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SEC. 12. ACQUISITION OF ACCESS TO PUBLIC BEACHES AND OTHER 

 PUBLIC COASTAL AREAS. 



Section 315 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as redes- 

 ignated by section 7 of this Act {16 U.S.C. 1461), is amended to read 

 as follows: 



'•''ESTUARINE SANCTUARIES AND BEACH ACCESS 



''''Sec. 315. The Secretary may, in accordance loith this section and 

 in accordance with such rules and regulatioiis as the Secretary shall 

 promulgate, make grants to any coastal state for the purpose of — 



'•(i) acquiring, developing, or operating estuarine sanctuaries, 

 to serve as natural field laboratories in ichich to study and gather 

 data on the natural and human processes occurring ivithin the 

 estuaries of the coastal zone; and 



"(^) acquiring lands to provide for access to public beaches 

 and other public coastal areas of environmental, recreational, 

 historical, esthetic, ecological, or cultural value, and for the pres- 

 ervation of islands. 

 The amount of any such grant shall not exceed 50 per centu7n of the 

 cost of the project involved ; except that, in the case of acquisition of 

 any estuarine sanctuary, the Federal share of the cost thereof shall not 

 exceed $2,000,000.". 



SEC. 13. ANNUAL REPORT. 



The second sentence of section 316(a) of the Coastal Zone Manage- 

 ment Act of 1972, as redesignated by section 7 of this Act (16 U.S.C. 

 1462(a)), is amended by striking out "''and (9)'' and inserting in lieu 

 thereof "(7^)"; and by inserting immediately after clause (8) the 

 following : "(.9) a description of the economic, environmental, and 

 social consequences of energy activity affecting the coastal zone and an 

 evaluation of the effectiveness of financial assistance under section 308 

 in dealing with such consequences; (10) a descnption and evaluation 

 of applicable interstate and regional planning and coordination 

 mechanisms developed by the coastal states; (11) a summary and 

 evaluation of the research, studies, and training conducted in support 

 of coastal zone management ; and'''', 



SEC. 14. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 



Section 318 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as re- 

 designated by section 7 of this Act (16 U.S.C. 14^>4)i is amended to 

 read as folloivs : 



^^AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 



^''Sec. 318. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 

 Secretary — 



"(i) such sums, not to exceed $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal 

 years ending SeptemherSO, 1977, September 30, 1978, and Septem- 

 ber 30, 1979, respectively, as may be necessayy for grants under 

 section 305, to remain available until expended ; 



"(^) such sums, not to exceed $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal 

 years ending September 30, 1977. September 30, 1978, Septem- 

 ber 30, 1979, and September 30, 1980, respectively , as may be nec- 

 essary for grants under section 306, to remain available until 

 expended; 



