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coal (including, but not limited to, by means of any deepwater port, 

 as defined in the Deepwater Port Act of 1974) ; the above activities 

 are inc hided in such term if, and to the extent that, such activity re- 

 quires and involves the siting, construction, expansion or operation of 

 any equipment or facility and if technical requirements necessitate 

 that such siting, construction, expansion or operation be carried out 

 in, or in close proximity to, the coastal zone of any coastal state. This 

 definition follows the House amendment. 



The definition of the term ''energy facilities" follows that in the 

 Senate bill and the House amendment. The term means equipment and 

 facilities which are or will be used primarily in exploration for or in 

 development, production, conversion, storage, transfer, processing, or 

 transportation of any energy resource ; or primarily for the manufac- 

 ture, production, or assembly of equipment, machinery, products, or 

 devices which are involved in any such activity. The definition includes 

 a list, which is not exclusive, of equipment and facilities which come 

 within this description. 



The section follows the House amendment in adding a definition of 

 "local government". A local government means any political subdivi- 

 sion of, or any special entity created by, any coastal state which (in 

 whole or in part) is located in or has authority over such state's coastal 

 zone and which either has authority to levy taxes or to establish and 

 collect user fees or which provides any public facility or public service 

 which is financed by taxes or user fees. 



The section also follows the House amendment in adding a defini- 

 tion of "outer Continental Shelf energy activity". The terms means 

 any exploration for, or development or production of, oil or natural 

 gas from the outer Continental Shelf, or the siting, construction, ex- 

 pansion, or operation of any new or expanded energy facilities directly 

 required by such exploration, development, or production. [The term 

 "outer Continental Shelf" has the same meaning as set forth in sec- 

 tion 2(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act of 1953 (43 

 U.S.C. 1331(a))]. 



The section follows the Senate bill in adding a definition of the term 

 "person" for purposes of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972. 

 The definition is different from the definition of the term "person" in 

 section 1 of title 1 of the United States Code (which applies to all 

 U.S.C. provisions unless otherwise provided) in that it includes the 

 Federal Government, any state, local, or regional government, or any 

 entity of any such government. 



The section follows the Senate bill and the House amendment in 

 adding a definition of the term "public facilities and public services". 

 The term means specified facilities and services which are financed, in 

 whole or in part, by any state or political subdivision thereof. This 

 list of facilities and services are not intended to be exclusive and the 

 Secretary may add to the enumerated list if he determines that other 

 facilities or services so financed will support increased population. 



Section J^. Managennent Program Develop7nent Grants 



The conference substitute makes a significant number of additions 

 to and changes in section 305 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 

 1972. These amendments are combined with the existing and un- 

 changed provisions in the interest of clarity. 



