lands Protection and Management Act. Further ex- 
tensions of this boundary were made to include 
coastal lakes, river mouths and bays, floodplains, 
wetlands, Great Lakes sand dunes; public recreation 
and natural areas; and heavily developed or urban- 
ized areas. 
The program was submitted for approval to the 
Office of Coastal Zone Management in August 1977. 
A draft environmental impact statement was issued 
in Novernber 1977. 
Authorities 
The Michigan program’s authorities will consist 
of a number of existing State laws and regulations, 
including the Shorelands Protection and Manage- 
ment Act, the Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Act, 
the Subdivision Control Act, the Inland Lakes and 
Streams Act, the Great Lakes Submerged Lands 
Act, the Natural Rivers Act, the Mineral Wells Act, 
the Oil and Gas Wells Act, and the Michigan En- 
vironmental Protection Act. 
The lead agency for program implementation in 
Michigan will be the Department of Natural Re- 
sources, which also exercises the bulk of the author- 
ities. Coordination and consistency of other State 
agency actions will be achieved through agency par- 
ticipation on the Standing Committee on Shorelands 
and Water Coordination and through the Michigan 
Environmental Review Board’s review of proposed 
State actions which may have significant environ- 
mental or human implications. The Board will also 
serve as a framework for resolving conflicts, and is 
authorized by executive order to recommend that an 
activity be halted or modified if found environ- 
mentally unacceptable. 
Minnesota 
Federal Funding 
Program Preparation (Section 305) 
1974: $ 99,500 
1975: 377,000 
1976: 
1977: 336,000 
Total: 812,500 
Current Status 
Minnesota is completing its third year of program 
development under Section 305 funding. The State 
is trying to complete a program to be submitted to 
the Office of Coastal Zone Management in May or 
June 1978. The lead agency is the State Planning 
Agency. Through a demonstration project grant, 
Minnesota is focusing efforts on the Duluth-Superior 
harbor jointly with the State of Wisconsin. 
Authorities 
Program authorities will include a number of 
existing State laws and regulations, including the 
Shorelands Management Act, the Subdivided Land 
Sales Act, Power Plant Siting Act, the Minnesota 
Environmental Policy Act, Environmental Rights 
Act, and Environmental Quality Board Statute, and 
others. State agency compliance with the program 
will be required through the Environmental Quality 
Board’s adoption of the program as State policy. 
The Board has statutory authority to resolve conflicts 
involving State agencies with regard to programs, 
regulations, permits, and procedures significantly 
affecting the environment. The program has en- 
countered stiff local opposition and may not move 
into a fourth year of development. 
Mississippi 
Federal Funding 
Program Preparation (Section 305) 
1974: $101,564 
1975: 240,906 
1976: 171,168 
1977: 
Total: 513,638 
Current Status 
Three years of coastal planning in Mississippi 
have resulted in a program discussion draft prepared 
by the Mississippi Marine Resources Council includ- 
ing recommendations concerning boundaries, areas 
of particular concern, and uses subject to manage- 
ment. The program discussion draft is being revised 
subject to comments by Federal, State and local 
agencies, and private citizens. The council has been 
assisted in the preparation of the management pro- 
gram by citizen advisory committees in each of the 
three coastal counties, and by an intergovernmental 
relations committee. 
Authorities 
The Mississippi program requires additional State 
authority to ensure compliance by State and local 
agencies in the coastal zone. Building on existing 
State authority to issue permits regarding publicly- 
owned wetlands, the Marine Resources Council will 
propose legislation to the 1978 Mississippi Legisla- 
ture that will establish coastal goals and policies for 
all State and local agencies conducting activities in 
the coastal zone. 
New Hampshire 
Federal Funding 
Program Preparation (Section 305) 
1974: $ 78,000 
1975: 120,000 
1976: 148,000 
1977: 296,000 
Total: 642,000 
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