850 



(12) Section 306(c)(8) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1455(c)(8)) is amended by 

 adding at the end thereof the following new sentence : "In considering the na- 

 tional interest involved in the planning for and siting of such facilities which are 

 energy facilities located within a state's coastal zone, the Secretary shall further 

 tind, pursuant to regulations adopted by him, that the state has given considera- 

 tion to any applicable interstate energy plan or program which is promulgated 

 by an interstate entity established pursuant to section 309 of this title " 



(13) Section 306 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1455) is amended by adding at the 

 end thereof the following new subsection : 



''(i) As a condition of a State's continued eligibility for grants pursuant to 

 this section, the management program of such state shall, after the fiscal year 

 ending in 1978, include, as an integral part thereof (1) a planning process for 

 the protection of, and access to, public beaches and other coastal areas, which 

 IS prepared pursuant to section 305(b)(7) of this title, and approved by the 

 Secretary; (2) an energy facility planning process, which is developed pursuant 

 to section 305(b)(8) of this title, and approved by the Secretary and (3) a 

 shoreline erosion planning process, which is developed pursuant to section 305 

 (b)(9) of this title, and approved by the Secretary.". 



(14) Section 307(c) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1456 (c) ) is amended by adding at 

 the end thereof the following new paragraph : 



"(4) In case of serious disagreement between any Federal agency and the 

 state in the implementation of an approved state management program, the 

 Secretary, in cooperation with the Executive Office of the President, shall seek to 

 mediate the differences.". 



(15) Section 307(c)(3) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1.456(c)(3)) is amended by 

 (A) deleting "license or permit" in the first sentence thereof and inserting in 

 lieu thereof "license, lease, or permit" ; (B) deleting "licensing or permitting" in 

 the first sentence thereof and inserting in lieu thereof "licensing, leasing, or 

 permitting" : and (C) deleting "license or permit" in the last sentence thereof and 

 inserting in lieu thereof "license, lease, or permit". 



(16) Sections 308 through 314 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1457 through 1463) are 

 redesignated as sections 311 through 317, respectively. 



(17) Such Act is amended by inserting immediately after section 307 the fol- 

 lowing new sections : 



"coastal energy activity impact program 



"Sec. 308. (a) (1) The Secretary shall make a payment for each fiscal year 

 to each coastal state in an amount which bears to the amount appropriated for 

 that fiscal year pursuant to pargraph (6) of this subsection the same ratio as 

 the number representing the average of the following proportions (computed 

 with regard to such state) bears to 100 — 



"(A) the proportion which the outer Continental Shelf acreage which is ad- 

 jacent to such state and which is leased by the Federal Government in that year 

 bears to the total outer Continental Shelf acreage which is leased by the Federal 

 Government in that year ; 



"(B) the proportion which the number of exploration and development wells 

 adjacent to that state which are drilled in that year on outer Continental Shelf 

 acreage leased by the Federal Government bears to the total number of explora- 

 tion and development wells drilled in that year on outer Continental Shelf acreage 

 leased by the Federal Government ; 



"(C) the proportion which the volume of oil and natural gas produced in that 

 year from outer Continental Shelf acreage which is adjacent to such state and 

 which is leased by the Federal Government bears to the total volume of oil and 

 natural gas produced in that year from outer Continental Shelf lands under 

 Federal lease in that year ; 



"(D) the proportion which the volume of oil and natural gas produced from 

 outer Continental Shelf acreage leased by the Federal Government and first 

 landed in such state in that year bears to the total volume of oil and natural gas 

 produced from all outer Continental Shelf acreage leased by the Federal Govern- 

 ment and first landed in the United States in that year ; 



"(E) the proportion which the number of individuals residing in such state in 

 that year who are employed directly in outer Continental Shelf energy activities 

 by outer Continental Shelf lessees and their contractors and subcontractors bears 

 to the total number of individuals residing in all coastal states who are employed 

 directly in outer Continental Shelf energy activities in that year by outer Con- 

 tinental Shelf lessees, and their contractors and subcontractors ; and 



