988 



102 



any local government or other agency shall he applied in furtheraTwe 

 of the purposes of this subsection. 



{h) {1) The Secretary may make grants to any coastal state if he 

 determines that such state''s coastal zone is heing^ or is likely to &e, im.- 

 pacted by the location., construction^ expansion.^ or operation of energy 

 facilities in, or which significantly affect its coastal zone. Svx^h grants 

 shall be for the purpose of enabling such coastal state to study and 

 plan for the econcymic, social., and environmental consequences which 

 are resulting or are likely to result in its coastal zone from such energy 

 facilities. The amount of any such grant may equal up to 80 per centum, 

 of the cost of such study or plan, to the extent of available funds. 



{2) The Secretary may make grants to any coastal state if he is sat- 

 isfied^ pursuant to regulations and criteria to be promulgated accord- 

 ing to subsection (c) of this section., that such state's coastal zone has 

 suffered.^ or will suffer., net adverse impacts from any coastal energy 

 activity. Such grants shall be used for, and may equal up to 80 per 

 centum of the cost of carrying out projects, programs, or other pur- 

 poses which are designed to reduce or ameliorate any net adverse im- 

 pacts resulting from coastal energy activity. 



(c) Within one hundred and eighty davs after the effective date of 

 this section, the Secretaru shall, by regulations promulgated in accord- 

 ance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, establish require- 

 ments for grant eligibility under subsection (b) of this section. Such 

 regulations shall — 



(1) include appropriate criteria for determining the amount of 

 a grant cmd the general range of studying and planning activities 

 for which grants will be provided xunder subsection {b){l) of 

 this section ; 



(2) specify the means and criteria by which ths Secretary shall 

 determine whether a state''s coastal zone has, or will suffer, net 

 adverse impacts; 



(S) include criteria for calculating the amount of a grant 

 vmder subsection (6) (^) of this section, which criteria shall in- 

 clude consideration of — 



{A) offsetting benefits to the state'' s coastal zone or a politi- 

 cal subdivision thereof, including but not limited to increased 

 revenues, 



(B) the staters overall efforts to reduce or ameliorate net 

 adverse impacts, including but not limited to, the state''s effort 

 to insure that persons lohose coastal energy activity is directly 

 responsible for net adverse impacts in the stateh coastal zone 

 are required, to the maximum extent practicable, to reduce or 

 ameliorate such net adverse impacts, 



(O) the 8tate''s consideration of alternative sites for the 

 coastal energy activity which would minimize net adverse im- 

 pacts ; and 



(D) the availahility of Federal funds pursuant to other 

 statutes, regulations, and programs, and under subsection (a) 

 of this section, which may be used in whole or in part to re- 

 duce or ameliorate net adverse impacts of coastal energy 

 activity; 



