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"(n) 'Net adverse impacts' means the consequences of a coastal energy ac- 

 tivity which are determined by the Secretary to he economically or ecologically 

 costly to a state's coastal zone when weighed against the benefits of a coastal 

 energy activity which directly offset such costly consequences according to the 

 criteria as determined in accordance with section 308(c) of this title. Such im- 

 pacts may include, but are not limited to— 



"(1) rapid and significant population changes or economic development requir- 

 ing expenditures for public facilities and public services Avhich cannot be fi- 

 nanced entirely through its usual and reasonable means of generating state and 

 local revenues, or through availability of Federal funds including those author- 

 ized bv this title ; 



"(2) unavoidable loss of unique of unusually valuable ecological or recreational 

 resources when such loss cannot be replaced or restored through its usual and 

 reasonable means of generating state and local revenues, or through availability 

 of Federal funds including those authorized by this title. 



"(o) 'Coastal energy activity' means any of the following activities if it is car- 

 ried out in, or has a significant effect on, the coastal zone of any coastal state 

 or coastal states — 



"(1) the exploration, development, production, or transportation of oil and gas 

 resources from the outer Continental Shelf and the location, construction, expan- 

 sion, or operation of supporting equipment and facilities limited to exploratory 

 rigs and vessels ; production platforms ; subsea completion systems ; marine serv- 

 ice and supply bases for rigs, drill ships, and supply vessel ; pipeline, pipelaying 

 vessels and pipeline terminals, tanks, receiving oil or gas from the outer Con- 

 tinental Shelf for temporary storage; vessel loading docks and terminals used 

 for the transportation of oil or gas from the outer Continental Shelf; and other 

 facilities or equipment recpiired for the removal of the foregoing or made nec- 

 essary 'by the foregoing when such other facilities or equipment are determined by 

 the coastal state affected to have technical requirements which would make their 

 location, construction, expansion, or operation in the coastal zone unavoidable ; 



"(2) the location, construction, expansion, or operation of vessel loading docks, 

 terminals, and storage facilities used for the transportation of liquefied natural 

 gas, coal, or oil or of conversion or treatment facilities necessarily associated 

 with the processing of liquefied natural gas ; or 



"(3) the location, construction, expansion, or operation of deepwater ports 

 and directlv associated facilities, as defined in the Deepwater Port Act (33 U.S.C. 

 1501-1524 :" Public Law 93-627)." 



(5) Section 305(b) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1454(b)) is amended by deleting 

 the period at the end thereof and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon, and by 

 adding at the end thereof the following new paragraphs : 



"(7) a definition of the term 'beach' and a planning process for the protection 

 of, and access to, public beaches and other public coastal areas of environmental, 

 recreational, historical, esthetic, ecological, and cultural value ; 



"(8) a planning process for energy facilities likely to be located in the coastal 

 zone and a process for the planning and management of the anticipated impacts 

 from any energy facility ; and 



"(9) a planning process that will assess the effects of shoreline erosion and 

 evaluate methods of control, lessen the impact of, or otherwise restore areas 

 adversely affected by such erosion, whether caused by natural or man-induced 

 actions." 



(6) Section 305(c) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1454(c)) is amended by deleting 

 "66%" and inserting in lieu thereof "80" ; by deleting in the first sentence thereof 

 "three" and inserting in lieu thereof "four"' ; and by deleting the second sentence 

 thereof. 



(7) Section 305(d) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1454(d) ) is amended— 



(A) by deleting the period at the end of the first sentence thereof and insert- 

 ing in lieu thereof the following " : Provided, That notwithstanding any provision 

 of this section or of section 306 no state management program submitted pursu- 

 ant to this subsection before October 1, 1978, sliall be considered incomplete, nor 

 shall final approval thereof be delayed, on account of such state's failure to 

 comply with any regulations that are issued l)y the Secretary to implement sub- 

 section (b) (7), (b) (8), or (b) (9) of this section." ; and 



(B) by deleting tlie period at the end thereof and inserting in lieu thereof the 

 following " : Provided, That the state .shall remain eligible for grants under this 

 section through the fiscal year ending in 1978 for the purpose of developing 



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