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the United States, all financial transactions of such issuer and holder which re- 

 late to such evidence of indebtedness. The representatives of the General Ac- 

 counting Office shall have access to all books, accounts, reports, files, and other 

 records of such issuer and such holder insofar as any such record pertains to 

 financial transactions relating to the evidence of indebtedness guaranteed under 

 this section. 



"(k) For purposes of this section, the term 'unit of general purpose local 

 government' shall mean any city, county, town, township, parish, village, or other 

 general purpose i>olitical subdivision of a coastal state, if such general purpose 

 political subdivision possesses taxing powers and has responsibility for provid- 

 ing public facilities or public services to the community, as determined by the 

 Secretary.". 



Sec. 3. (a) There shall be in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin- 

 istration an Associate Administrator for Coastal Zone Management who shall 

 be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 

 Such Associate Administrator shall be a qualified individual who is, by reason of 

 background and experience, especially qualified to direct the implementation 

 and administration of this Act. Such Associate Administrator shall be compen- 

 sated at the rate now or hereafter provided for level V of the Executive Schedule 

 Pay Rates (5 UJSjC. 5316). 



(b) Section 5316 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

 end thereof the following new paragraph : 



"(135) Associate Administrator for Coastal Zone Management, National 

 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.". 



Sec. 4. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to modify or abrogate the con- 

 sistency requirements of section 307 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 

 1972. 



Mr. Murphy of New York (during the reading). Mr. Chairman, I 

 ask unanimous consent that the committee amendment in the nature of 

 a substitute be considered as read, printed in the Record, and open to 

 amendment at any point. 



The Chairman. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman 

 from New York? 



There was no objection. 



AMENDMENTS OFFERED BY MR. LENT 



Mr. Lent. Mr. Chairman, I offer two amendments, and I ask un- 

 animous consent that the amendments may be considered en bloc. 

 The Clerk read as follows : 



Amendments ofl'ered by Mr. Lent : On page 20, line 21, after the word "deci- 

 sion" insert "which would supersede local zoning ordinances.". 



And on page 20, lines 23 and 24, after the word "to" strike out the words "any 

 local government which has land use or water use control powers" and insert "any 

 local governmentwhich has zoning jurisdiction". 



The Chairman. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman 

 from New York? 



There was no objection. 



(Mr. Lent asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 

 remarks. ) 



Mr. Lent. Mr. Chairman, these amendments I offer today en bloc 

 are of a perfecting nature, to a provision included in the Merchant 

 Marine and Fisheries Committee's final version of H.R. 3981. 



This provision granted the right to a public hearing to local govern- 

 ments with land and water use control powers when affected by a State 

 coastal zone management agency's decisions. 



The intent of this provision was to strengthen the provision in sec- 

 tion 306(c) (2) (A) and (B), which requires ongoing consultation and 



