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authorizes the commencing or the carrying out of any preproduction 

 exploration (except geophysical exploration) with respect to any 

 onshore energy facility within any area of the Outer Continental 

 Shelf before the affected coastal State either develops a Secretarially 

 approved segment of its State coastal zone management program 

 concerning the impact of offshore energy facilities activity on such 

 State's coastal zones or certifies to the Secretary that the prohibition 

 on Federal action shall not apply with respect to such areas of the 

 Outer Continental Shelf. Any other affected State which considers 

 that such Federal action may have an impact on its coastal zone may 

 petition the Secretary to suspend or to prohibit any such Federal 

 action. If the Secretary determines after agency hearing that such 

 Federal action will or may have an adverse effect he may suspend or 

 prohibit the action in such area for such time as he deems appropriate. 



H.R. 3637 also prohibits Federal action, until June 30, 1977, regard- 

 ing production from or development of, any offshore facility within 

 any area of the Outer Continental Shelf before the affected coastal 

 State can also follow the procedures stated above. 



H.R. 3637 requires each appropriate Federal agency to inform, 

 within 15 days of receipt and on a continuing basis, all affected coastal 

 States of the nature, location and magnitude of potential resources 

 in or on the OCS ; and requires lessees of any area of the OCS to share 

 such information with the appropriate Federal agency within 30 days. 

 H.R. 3637 also requires Federal agencies which have authority to 

 approve exploration and development activity in or on the OCS to 

 make available to the appropriate affected coastal States all informa- 

 tion, including long-term plans, relating to the timing, location, and 

 magnitude of any activity. Each appropriate Federal agency shall 

 coordinate and consult, as an integral part of that agency's authoriza- 

 tion process, with all affected States likely to be impacted. 



H.R. 3637 authorizes the Secretary to make grants to any affected 

 coastal State for collection and assessment of economic, environmental 

 and social data, development of a process for the selection and desig- 

 nation of such sites, and construction of public facilities and works 

 and provision of public services as necessary or appropriate for the 

 integration of related onshore facilities into the community. H.R. 3637 

 also establishes eligibility requirements for such grants. 



Finally, H.R. 3637 establishes within the Department of the Treas- 

 ury a 100 million dollar Affected Coastal State Fund, for fiscal years 

 1976 and 1977, with such additional sums thereafter as necessary. Af- 

 fected coastal States are individually limited to no more than 15 per- 

 cent of the total fund for each year, 



E.R. 6090 differs from H.R. 1776 in that it establishes the Marine 

 Resources Conservation and Development Fund which, although simi- 

 lar to the Coastal States Fund in H.R. 1776, does not authorize regu- 

 lations which would prescribe fundable activities other than planning, 

 construction of public facilities, and provision of public services. 

 Rather it provides funds for "such other activities as may be deemed 

 by the State to be in its best interest". The bill appropriates 171^ per- 

 centum of the OCS revenues derived during the immediately preced- 

 ing fiscal year to the Fund. 



H.R. 6090 also requires the Secretary to apportion the Fund amount 

 available for disbursement in any fiscal year among eligible coastal 



