954 



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in H.R. 3981 should be interpreted to change the original intent of 

 the federal consistency section of the original Coastal Zone Manage- 

 ment Act. 



Cost of the Legislation 



Pursuant to Clause 7 of Rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 

 Representatives, the Committee's estimate of the costs of the legisla- 

 tion is represented in the following table : 



AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATION FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING 

 [In millions of dollars] 



Sept. 30, Sept 30, Sept. 30, Sept. 30, Sept. 30, Section 



Section 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 total 



Compliance With Clause 2(1) (3) of Rule XI 



With respect to the requirements of clause 2(1) (3) of House Rule 

 XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives — 



(A) No oversight hearings were held on the administration of 

 this Act during this session of Congress. However, the Subcommittee 

 on Oceanography held 5 days of hearings on H.R. 3981 and identical 

 and similar bills during the first session of this Congress. The Subcom- 

 mittee does plan to hold oversight hearings on the administration of 

 this act early in the first session of the 95th Congress. 



(B) In the opinion of the Congressional Budget Office, no new 

 budget authority or increased tax expenditures, as required in Section 

 308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 will result from the 

 enactment of this Act. 



(C) Pursuant to Section 403 of the Congressional Budget Act of 

 1974, the Congressional Budget Office has prepared a cost estimate for 

 H.R. 3981. (The cost estimate follows the Inflationary Impact State- 

 ment. ) 



(D) The Committee on Government Operations has sent no report 

 to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries pursuant to 

 clause 2(b) (92) of rule X. 



Inflationary Impact Statement 



Pursuant to clause 2(1) (4) of rule XI of the Rules of the House 

 of Representatives, the Committee estimates that the enactment of 

 H.R. 3981 would have no significant inflationary impact on the prices 

 and costs in the national economy. 



