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"public beach'' under its phm. In both instances, consistent with the 

 overall purpose of the Act, the determination is made by the State. 

 The Secretary of Commerce (through NOAA) will provide general 

 guidelines which permit the States to make their own determinations 

 within the range of those guidelines. 



This committee's report on the Coastal Zone Management Act 

 of 1972 provided suggestions on possible ingredients of a State 

 coastal zone management program, without limitation. "VVe specific- 

 ally mentioned "ecology"' * * * ''recreation including beaches * * *" 

 "'open space, including educational and natural preserves, scenic beauty 

 and public access to the coastline and coastal and estuarine ai'eas, both 

 visual and physical," among others. Witliout detracting fi-om the 

 guidance provided in our repoi-t then, this new provision in 305 (b) 

 (7) I'epresents a determination of the commitee to give further em- 

 piiasis to pi-otection of and access to tlie areas mentioned. As such, it 

 is essentially not a new requirement of the act. It is also not a man- 

 date to each coastal State to provide any specific protection and access 

 but only a mandate to include in the management plan of each for 

 which grants are provided an adequate specific plan for that State 

 with respect to these matters. Some coastal States already have 

 such plans, although they are in different stages of development or 

 implementation. This provision assures that there will be Federal 

 assistance under the Coastal Zone Management Act for such plans. 



Second, this subsection adds a paragraph (8) to section 805(b) 

 which specifically inquires that the State coastal zone management pro- 

 gram include a prcK'css foi' the planning for enei'gy facilities likely to 

 be located in the coastal zone and for the planning foi', and manage- 

 ment of, the anticipated impacts from any energy facility (whether 

 that facility, causing the coastal zone impact, is in or out of the coastal 

 zone). As m the case of paragi-aph (7). above, the specificity which 

 this provision adds to the Coastal Zone Management Act does not bring 

 a previously nonexistent re(|uirement into the Act. Energy facilities 

 were recognized as a ma jor component of the development in the coastal 

 zone when the Coastal Zone Management Act was enacted to provide 

 assistance to the States in protecting, preserving, and developing the 

 coastal zone in a rational, comprehensive, and coordinated manner. 

 The legislative history of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 

 clearly discloses that energy facilities were to be appropriately dealt 

 with in State coastal zone management plans. This includes the 

 impacts resulting in the coastal zone from such facilities. This history 

 is more fully discussed in an earlier portion of this report. The pro- 

 vision which S. 586 adds is, of course, brought on by the increased 

 emphasis in recent years upon the siting of energy facilities in and 

 beyond the coastal zone (together with other increasing demands), 

 and the Committee's desire to be assured that each coastal State 

 receives needed assistance for its necessary planning for such energy' 

 facilities and for such impacts. This is also discussed in an earlier 

 portion of this report. 



The additional provision for an energy facility planning process 

 component of a State coastal zone management ]irogram also comple- 

 ments the present section 300 (c) (8) of the Coastal Zone Management 

 Act which provides that no State program may be approved for 



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