the policies of the program. The State is currently 
considering passage of additional legislation such as 
Forestry Practices which may supplement the au- 
thorities of the management program. 
California 
Federal Funding 
Program Preparation (Section 305) 
1974: $ 720,000 
1975: 900,000 
1976: 1,200,000 
1977: 1,028,668 
Total: 3,848,668 
Program Management (Section 306) 
1977: $120,979 
Total: 120,979 
Current Status 
For the first 3 years, California developed the 
Coastal Plan in response to a citizen’s initiative 
(Proposition 20) that required a comprehensive plan 
for coastal resource preservation and use. Concur- 
rently, the State was also directly controlling land 
and water uses through coastal development permit 
requirements. The Coastal Plan was introduced to 
the legislature, and, after considerable debate, the 
California Coastal Act of 1976 was approved. 
Part of third year and fourth year work programs 
were devoted to implementing parts of the Coastal 
Act including the development of local coastal pro- 
grams and approval of the management program 
under the Coastal Zone Management Act. 
The State’s management program was approved 
by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Juanita M. 
Kreps, in November 1977. The approval of the pro- 
gram has been contested in Federal Court by the 
American Petroleum Institute, et al.; the presiding 
judge allowed the program to be approved, but with- 
held the application of the Section 307 Federal con- 
sistency provisions of the Act until there is a hearing 
on the merits of the case. 
California’s first year implementation funds are 
devoted largely to processing thousands of coastal 
development permits and assisting local governments 
in developing comprehensive local coastal programs 
which incorporate the State policies established in 
the Coastal Act. 
Authorities 
The State’s coastal management program is based 
on the California Coastal Act, the Coastal Con- 
servancy Act of 1976, the Urban and Coastal Park 
Bond Act of 1976, and appropriate regulations de- 
veloped pursuant to the Coastal Act. The State is 
currently in the process of refining its program to - 
include the Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal Act of 
1977. 
Connecticut 
Federal Funding 
Program Preparation (Section 305) 
1974: $ 194,285 
IFS 482,484 
1976: 444,063 
SAE 
Total: 1,120,832 
Current Status 
Connecticut began its third year of 305 program 
development during fiscal year 1977. Draft legisla- 
tion was prepared for submission in January 1978. 
A recommended two-tier boundary is proposed, the 
first being about 1,000 feet from mean high water, 
the second being the first inland community. 
Authorities 
The State will need new legislative authority in 
order to meet the requirements of the Coastal Zone 
Management Act. A bill has been drafted and sub- 
mitted to the State legislature. The legislation would 
place the coastal management agency in the Depart- 
ment of Environmental Protection. The manage- 
ment technique recommended is a shared State/local 
partnership with the local agencies assuming most 
of the responsibility. 
Delaware 
Federal Funding 
Program Preparation (Section 305) 
1974: $166,666 
1975: 345,000 
1976: 
1977: 478,080 
Total: 989,746 
Current Status 
Much of Delaware’s first year of management 
program development was devoted to identifying and 
filling management data voids and in delineating 
areas of critical concerns, permissible uses, and 
priorities of uses. 
Efforts during the second year of work included: 
(1) completion of much of the basic coastal re- 
sources and processes research work; (2) application 
of the general coastal management methodology to 
the needs and issues affecting the Lewes-Rehoboth 
portion of the coast; (3) intial determination of geo- 
graphic areas of particular concern, including iden- 
tification of unique and rare natural areas worthy of 
preservation;* (4) initial listing of permissible uses; 
and (5) additional basic examination of existing legal 
and organizational arrangements. 
During the third year, much of the work centered 
on producing a draft management program by 
February 1978, and on a legislative package to be 
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