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"(b) The Secretary, in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by 

 him, is authorized to make available to a coastal state grants of up to 50 per 

 centum of the costs of acquisition of access to public beaches and other public 

 coastal areas of environmental, recreational, historical, esthetic, ecological and 

 cultural value.". 



(20) Section 316(a) of such Act (as redesignated by paragraph (16) of this 

 Act) is amended by (A) deleting "and" at the end of subdivision (8) thereof im- 

 mediately after the semicolon ; (B) redesignating subdivision (9) as subdivision 

 (11) ; and (C) inserting after subdivision (8) the following two new subdivi- 

 sions: "(9) a general description of the economic, environmental, and social im- 

 pacts of energy activity affecting the coastal zone ; (10) a description and evalu- 

 ation of interstate and regional planning mechanisms developed by the coastal 

 states ; and". 



(21) Section 315 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1464) is redesignated as section 320 

 and amended to read as follows : 



"authorization for appropriations 



"Sec. 320. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated — 



"(1) the sum of $24,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and 

 $24,000,000 for each of the two succeeding fiscal years, for grants under section 

 305 of this title to remain available until expended ; 



"(2) such sums, not to exceed $50,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 

 30, 1977, and $50,000,000 for each of the three succeeding fiscal years, as may be 

 necessary, for grants under section 306 of this title, to remain available until 

 expended ; 



"(3) such sums, not to exceed $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 

 30, 1977, and $5,000,000 for each of the three succeeding fiscal years as may be 

 necessary, for grants under section 309 of this title, to remain available until 

 expended ; 



" (4) such sums, not to exceed $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 

 1977, and $5,000,000 for each of the three succeeding fiscal years, as may be 

 necessary, for financial assistance under section 310(a) of this title, to remain 

 available until expended ; 



"(5) such sums, not to exceed $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending Septem- 

 ber 30, 1977, and $5,000,000 for each of the three succeeding fiscal years, as may 

 be necessary, for financial assi.sitance under section 310(b) of this title, to remain 

 available until expended ; 



"(6) such sums, not to exceed $6,000,000 for the fiscal year ending Septem- 

 ber 30, 1977, and $6,000,000 for each of the three succeeding fiscal years, as may be 

 necessary, for grants under section 315(a) of this title, to remain available until 

 expended ; and 



"(7) such sums, not to exceed $25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending Septem- 

 ber 30, 1977, and $25,000,000 for each of the three succeeding fiscal years, as may 

 be necessary, for grants under section 315(b) of this title, to remain available 

 until expended. 



"(b) There are also authorized to be appropriated such sums, not to exceed 

 $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and $5,000,000 for each 

 of the three succeeding fiscal years, as may be necessary, for administrative ex- 

 penses incident to the administration of this title. 



"(c) No Federal funds received by a state shall be used to pay the state's share 

 of the costs of a program or project authorized under this title.". 



(22) Such Act is further amended by inserting immediately after section 317 

 (as redesignated by paragraph (16 of this Act) the following new sections : 



"limitations 



"Sec. 318. Nothing in this title shall be construed to authorize or direct the 

 Secretary or any other Federal official to intercede in any state land or water use 

 decision including, but not limited to the siting of energy facilities, as a prerequi- 

 site to such states eligibility for grants or bond guarantees under this title. 



"state and local government bond guarantees 



"Sec. 319. (a) The Secretary is authorized, in accordance with such rules as 

 he shall prescribe, to make commitments to guarantee and to guarantee the pay- 

 ments of interest on and the principal balance of bonds or other evidence of 



