Authorities 
About two-thirds of the Section 306 grant fund 
will be available to help local communities imple- 
ment the program. The proposed State coastal man- 
agement agency is the State Planning Office. The 
Coastal Conservation Development Commission ap- 
pointed by the Governor has provided overall guid- 
ance in program development. No new legislation 
will be sought in Maine. Instead, reliance on the 11 
present State laws felt pertinent to the coastal area 
will be used in what is termed “networking” of exist- 
ing authorities. Included are wetlands, critical areas, 
and shoreline zoning acts. 
Maryland 
Federal Funding 
Program Preparation (Section 305) 
1974: $ 280,000 
S)7/S}2 560,000 
1976: 810,290 
1977: 800,096 
Total: 2,450,386 
Current Status 
Maryland’s initial efforts in coastal management 
planning were research-intensive, with certain speci- 
fic targets set during its second year of program 
development. The State has focused on completing 
the resource inventory necessary to determine geo- 
graphic areas of particular concern; initiated a study 
of onshore development associated with OCS activ- 
ities; established a public participation framework 
within which program elements may be reviewed and 
appropriately modified; completed a draft compre- 
hensive dredge spoil disposal pian; completed inven- 
tory and analysis of institution and authorities for 
managing coastal areas to determine the remedial 
action necessary; and worked with relevant State 
and Federal agencies and local governments in an 
effort to ensure consistency as permissible uses of 
the coast are identified. 
Following governmental reorganization that 
placed primary responsibility for coastal planning 
under the Energy and Coastal Zone Administration, a 
clearer course of action toward coastal program ap- 
proval is emerging. Major objectives of the State’s 
third year of coastal planning are: (1) a greater 
effort toward soliciting public and local government 
participation; (2) work on the Baltimore Metro- 
politan Coastal Area Study; (3) initiating a coastal 
use capability study to develop a management mech- 
anism for using resource information; (4) work with 
the Department of State Planning to recommend 
mechanisms to meet the requirements for authorities 
and organizational networking; (5) additional em- 
phasis on State-Federal coordination; and (6) prepa- 
ration of the management program document. 
Authorities 
The Maryland program document has been com- 
pleted and is under review by the Office of Coastal 
Zone Management. An executive order, signed by 
the governor, is needed to create a network of al- 
ready existing State authorities and provide a conflict 
resolution mechanism necessary for Federal program 
approval. The program uses five present State au- 
thorities on: wetlands, coastal facilities review, 
powerplant siting, shore erosion, and flood control 
watershed management laws. 
Massachusetts 
Federal Funding 
Program Preparation (Section 305) 
1974: $ 210,000 
1975: 492,330.58 
1976: 917,100 
1977: 651,000 
Total: 2,270,430.58 
Current Status 
The Massachusetts Coastal Zone Program has 
received preliminary approval under Section 305(d). 
A preliminary program was submitted for public 
review in December 1976 and to the Federal Office 
of Coastal Zone Management in summer 1977. The 
draft environmental impact statement was circulated 
in fall 1977. Federal approval of the program was 
scheduled for early 1978. 
Authorities 
Massachusetts has based its program on existing 
authorities. The State passed strong environmental 
laws in the 1960s and early 1970s and is using the 
coastal program to implement them more effectively. 
Among the State laws to be used are two coastal 
wetlands acts, the offshore minerals act, an ocean 
sanctuaries act, and the State environmental policy 
act. 
Michigan 
Federal Funding 
Program Preparation (Section 305) 
1974: $ 330,486 
1975: 400,000 
1976: 529,839 
1977: 655,000 
Total: 1,915,325 
Current Status 
The Michigan coastal zone boundary has been 
designated as including all lakeward coastal areas 
within Michigan’s jurisdiction and landward coastal 
areas extending to a minimum of 1,000 feet inland 
of the ordinary high-water mark. The latter repre- 
sents the jurisdictional limit of the Michigan Shore- 
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