submitted to the legislature for consideration during 
its 1978 session. 
Authorities 
Delaware has three major statutes dealing with 
coastal resources: (1!) The Coastal Zone Act, (2) 
Wetlands Act, and (3) the Beach Preservation Act. 
As it is necessary for the State to seek additional 
legislative authority, the following bills have been 
submitted to the legislature: (1) a bill which estab- 
lishes a process for State involvement in local deci- 
sions that may be of more than local concern, (2) a 
critical areas bill, and (3) an erosion and sedimenta- 
tion bill. If this legislative package is enacted, the 
State may have sufficient comprehensive authority to 
meet Federal requirements for a coastal zone man- 
agement program. 
Florida 
Federal Funding 
Program Preparation (Section 305) 
1974: $ 450,000 
1975: 763,000 
1976: 1,122,496 
1977: 
Total: 2,335,496 
Estuarine Sanctuary (Section 315) 
1977: $1,500,000 
Total: 1,500,000 
Current Status 
The development of a coastal management pro- 
gram in Florida has been the responsibility of a suc- 
cession of State agencies that have been supported 
by Regional Planning Councils and citizen advisory 
committees. The program development process has 
produced extensive planning and management infor- 
mation at the State and regional level and has made 
management recommendations in a number of areas, 
including boundaries, uses to be managed, and areas 
of particular concern. In 1977, the Florida legislature 
transferred the responsibility for completing the 
coastal management program to the Department of 
Environmental Regulation. The Department, assisted 
by a State Coastal Zone Management Committee, 
published a “Preliminary Workshop Draft Program” 
in November 1977. The document was reviewed by 
Federal agencies and discussed at a number of well- 
attended public workshops throughout the State in 
December. Following necessary revisions, the pro- 
gram and implementing legislation will be submitted 
to the governor and hence to the legislature in early 
1978. 
Authorities 
There will be an attempt to pass legislation in 
1978 that will ensure that existing State authorities 
and programs will be conducted in a manner con- 
sistent with the proposed policies of the coastal man- 
agement program. Existing State authorities include, 
but are not limited to, permits relating to wetlands, 
beaches, as well as air and water quality, the Areas 
of Critical State Concern Program, the Development 
Regional Impact review process, and several special 
area programs such as the Aquatic Preserves Pro- 
gram. 
Georgia 
Federal Funding 
Program Preparation (Section 305) 
1974: $ 188,000 
1975: 416,250 
1976: 
1977: 491,115 
Total: 1,095,365 
Estuarine Sanctuary (Section 315) 
1975: $1,500,000 
1976: 
1977: 50,000 
Total: 1,550,000 
Current Status 
The momentum of the development of Georgia’s 
coastal management plan was interrupted during a 
reorganization within the Department of Planning 
and Budget and the program’s subsequent relocation 
in the State Department of Natural Resources. In 
June of 1978, the State will enter its fourth year of 
program development. 
Georgia has determined to seek coastal legislation, 
and during the third year the State developed legis- 
lative recommendations for the governor’s review. 
The State has made substantial progress in deter- 
mining procedures for citing uses of regional benefit 
and has begun addressing the national interest and 
energy facility siting requirements. 
The State’s inland boundary has been defined. 
The boundary extends 150 feet west of the Seaboard 
Coastline Railroad and Interstate 95. A nomination 
process has been recommended for future “geo- 
graphical areas of particular concern” designation 
and selected natural, cultural, and recreational re- 
source areas already have been designated. 
Authorities 
The State has prepared several pieces of legisla- 
tion for introduction in 1978. This package consists 
of four parts: (1) a Coastal Siting Act, (2) Coastal 
Management Act of 1978, (3) Shore Protection Act 
of 1978, and (4) a proposed Constitutional amend- 
ment. The governor has determined to introduce the 
latter three bills during the 1978 legislative session. 
The Coastal Siting Act has been introduced for 
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