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shall be compensated at the rate now or hereafter provided for level V of the 

 Executive Schedule Pay Rates ( 5 U. S.C. 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 

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

 1972. 



Purpose of the Legislation 



The basic purpose of H.R. 3981 is to strengthen and augment the 

 Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to better enable it to meet 

 today's pressures and demands, particularly those related to energy. 



The Committee believes the coastal zone management program to be 

 of great importance to the country. Under it, states, together with 

 local units of government, are preparing comprehensive programs to 

 guide future uses of the nation's valuable coastal areas. 



When Congress enacted the program in 1972, the energy crisis had 

 not yet emerged. That crisis and the resulting need for both increased 

 domestic petroleum production and increased imports of fuel has 

 dramatically added to the great stresses which already exist in our 

 coastal areas. 



To enable the states to cope with an accelerated oflFshore oil and 

 gas leasing program, deepwater ports and similar energy facilities, 

 H.R. 3981 adds several significant forms of assistance. Two types of 

 direct assistance to states are provided, including funds for planning, 

 as well as guarantees for bonds issued to provide public services and 

 facilities made necessary by Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas 

 operations. 



In addition to the direct energy-related provisions of H.R. 3981, 

 there are several major additions to the provisions of the original 

 coastal zone program. These have been added by the Committee based 

 on its examination of the conduct of the program since 1973, the 

 testimony of state officials charged with carrying out the provisions 

 of the Act, and the experience of the Office of Coastal Zone Manage- 

 ment in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration which 

 has responsibility for administering the Act. 



Among these additions are three new requirements for state coastal 

 zone management programs; provision of a new preliminary approval 

 phase which would come between the program development work 

 under section 305 now being conducted in the states and the program 

 administration stage under section 306: new incentives for interstate 

 coordination and research and training programs, and a new authori- 

 zation to provide matching grants to enable states to acquire access 

 to public beaches and other public amenities in the coasts to help meet 

 the rapidly growing need for more coastal recreation outlets. 



Summary of Key Provisions of H.R. 3981 



I. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE COASTAL ZONE PROGRAMS IN 

 SECTION 305/nEW PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PHASE 



Section 305 authorizing coastal management program development 

 was amended by the Committee to include three additional elements 



