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Under the terms of the automatic payments pro<}^ram, funds must 

 be used by the States first for the retirement of bonds guaranteed 

 under the Coastal Zone ISIanacrement Act which were issued to finance 

 OCS-induced public expenditures. The bill further requires that local 

 bonds be retired before State bonds. 



The second priority for automatic payments is devoted to the plan- 

 ning and carrying out of projects required as a result of OCS activity. 

 The last priority is to reduce or ameliorate the loss of any ecological 

 or recreational resource due to OCS developments. 



In addition to the automatic payments program provided under 

 H.R. 3981, there is also a $625 million program for 80 percent matching 

 grants to those States which have experienced or will experience a net 

 adverse impact as a consequence of OCS energy activities. This form 

 of assistance contains a provision to deny aid for the impact of those 

 facilities which could be located in a noncoastal area. This will provide 

 an important incentive to keep all but the most essential facilities away 

 from the shorelines, which are, rapidly becoming more and more 

 developed. 



The proposed coastal zone management amendments contain many 

 other important provisions as well, such as the approval of interstate 

 agreements on coastal management, and the provision of aid to States 

 to secure rights-of-way to public beaches. 



I am disappointed, however, that the amendment offered by Mr. du 

 PoxT to delete the provision requiring that Federal offshore leasing be 

 consistent with State coastal zone management plans has been agreed 

 to. I nevertheless rely upon the record established during today's 

 debate to show that it is the intent of this legislation that offshore leas- 

 ing not be in conflict ^\iih State management plans. Obviously, the 

 development of offshore energy resources is among the most serious 

 pressures that presently exist upon the maintenance of our coastal 

 areas. 



All things considered, however, I feel that this legislation represents 

 an important step forward in providing needed protections for those 

 regions of the Nation which have never before been forced to cope with 

 the adverse impacts of offshore oil and gas development. This is a 

 vitally important piece of legislation which I hope will receive the 

 overwhelming support of the Members of the House. 



Mr. AxDERSox of California. Mr. Chairman, the California coast is 

 a thin strip of land, some 1,100 miles long, that cannot possibly accom- 

 modate all the demands we are putting on it unless we plan wisely. 



H.R. 3981, Amendments to the Coastal Zone Management Act, ex- 

 pands on the far sighted planning Congress started in 1972 by initiat- 

 ing programs to protect valuable coastal resources as well as policies 

 to guide future development. Representing a district where major 

 energy facilities are located or proposed to be located : Namely super- 

 tanker ports to receive Alaskan oil and liquefied natural gas, refineries, 

 offshore oil rigs and related onshore developments ; I am particularly 

 pleased with the bill's coastal energy impact program. The leasing of 

 Outer Continental Shelf tracts mandated congressional action to pro- 

 tect State and local communities which must bear the bnmt of federally 

 approved energy projects conducted in the national interest. 



Mr. Chairman, I will not take any more of this body's time explain- 

 ing the other significant provisions of this bill. I am sure the Members 



