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ESTUARINE SANCTUARIES AND BEACH ACCESS 



Sec. [312.] 315. (a) 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, 

 development, and operation of estuarine sanctuaries for the purposes 

 of creating natural field laboratories to gather data and make studies 

 of the natural and human processes occurring within the estuaries of 

 the coastal zone. The Federal share of the cost for each such sanctuary 

 shall not exceed $2,000,000. [No Federal funds received pursuant to 

 section 305 or section 306 shall be used for the purpose of this section.] 



(b) The Secretary^ in accordance with rides and regvlations pro- 

 mulgated hy him^ is authorized to Tnake 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^ recrea- 

 tional^ historical^ esthetic, ecological and cultural valus. 



ANNUAL REPORT 



Sec. [313.] SJ6. (a) The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the 

 President for transmittal to the Congress not later than November 1 

 of each year a report on the administration of this title for the preced- 

 ing fiscal year. The report shall include but not be restricted to (1) 

 an identification of the state programs approved pursuant to this title 

 during the preceding Federal fiscal year and a description of those 

 programs; (2) a listing of the states participating in the provisions 

 of this title and a description of the status of each state's programs 

 and its acx3omplishments during the preceding Federal fiscal year; (3) 

 an itemization of the allocation of funds to the various coastal states 

 and a breakdown of the major projects and areas on which these funds 

 were expended; (4) an identification of any state programs which 

 have been reviewed and disapproved or with respect to which grants 

 have been terminated under this title, and a statement of the reasons 

 for such action; (5) a listing of all activities and projects which, pur- 

 suant to the provisions of subsection (c) or subsection (d) of section 

 307, are not consistent with an applicable approved state management 

 program; (6) a summary of the regulations issued by the Secretary 

 or in effect during the preceding Federal fiscal year ; (7) a summary of 

 a coordinated national strategy and program for the Nation's coastal 

 zone including identification and discussion of Federal, regional, state, 

 and local responsibilities and functions therein ; (8) a summary of out- 

 standing problems arising in the administration of this title in order 

 of priority ; [and] (9) a general description of the economic, environ- 

 mental^ and social impacts of energy activity affecting the coastal 

 planning mechanisms developed by the coastal states; and [(9)] {11) 

 such other information as mav be appropriate. 



(b) The report required by subsection (a) shall contain such rec- 

 ommenda^^ions for additional leji^i slat ion as the Secretary deems neces- 

 sary to achieve the objectives of this title and enhance its effective 

 operation. 



RUT.ES AND REGULATIONS 



Sec. [314.] 317. The Seoretarv shall develop and promulgate, pur- 

 suant to section 553 of title 5, United States Code, after notice and 



