1977: $ 600,000 
Total: 1,219,000 
Estuarine Sanctuary (Section 315) 
1977: $894,152 
Total: 894,152 
Current Status 
The Ohio program is in the early stages of its 
third year of development. The proposed manage- 
ment area for the program currently consists of a 
1,000-meter strip of land along the shoreline of 
Lake Erie. This zone will extend further inland to 
cover areas that are affected by the lake or which 
would affect the coastal zone. A final management 
boundary will not be determined until the organiza- 
tional structure and program authorities are agreed 
upon by the government units involved in the pro- 
gram. 
Ohio has not yet decided which coastal uses 
should be managed by the State coastal program. It 
is likely that the State will want to deal with those 
which affect coastal water quality and those which 
could be affected by erosion and flooding. Once the 
State enters the program implementation phase, 
Ohio intends to develop incentive projects that will 
lead to increased public access and port activity. 
Preliminary statements of goals and objectives by 
the State indicate that Ohio will attempt to use the 
coastal program to assist property owners in con- 
trolling erosion through identification of other Fed- 
eral programs that can provide this assistance. The 
State has also developed a preliminary list of areas 
from which it will designate special management 
areas for economic development, cultural preserva- 
tion, and natural qualities such as fish and wildlife 
management. 
The organizational structure and authorities that 
the management program will use have not yet been 
identified. The citizen advisory groups formed during 
program development and the State agency respon- 
sible for program development—the Department of 
Natural Resources (DNR)—have expressed a pref- 
erence for keeping program regulatory decisions at 
the lowest level of government. It appears that Ohio 
will have to develop strong interagency linkages 
during program implementation, because some exist- 
ing authorities at the State level such as air and 
water quality authorities and the Power Siting Act 
will be incorporated as part of the program. These 
authorities are not administered by DNR. 
Authorities 
It is likely that Ohio will require some form of new 
State legislation to deal with issues such as shoreline 
erosion and coastal flooding. All regulatory power 
over land-use decisions now resides at the local level. 
Any new authority which is developed in these areas 
will provide for decision-making at the local level of 
government. Any State efforts as securing coastal 
legislation will come early in 1979. 
Oregon 
Federal Funding 
Program Preparation (Section 305) 
1974: $ 250,132 
L975: 298,811 
1976: 1,027,035 
1977: 120,000 
Total: 1,695,978 
Estuarine Sanctuary (Section 315) 
1974: $ 823,965 
1975: 325,000 
1976: 600,000 
1977: 55,848 
Total: 1,804,813 
Program Management (Section 306) 
1977: $1,850,000 
Total: 1,850,000 
Current Status 
The Oregon Coastal Management Program was 
officially approved on May 6, 1977, after a lengthy 
process and delays caused by the adoption of four 
new coastal goals for estuarine resources, shorelands, 
beaches and dunes, and ocean resources. The pro- 
gram consists of direct State control as well as local 
implementation of statewide goals through the devel- 
opment and implementation of comprehensive land- 
use plans that are enforceable. 
The major emphasis of the program is directed 
at providing assistance to local governments in devel- 
oping their comprehensive plans. Much of the as- 
sistance revolves around the use of estuarine re- 
sources which must be classified according to their 
capability and suitability of uses. Other work ele- 
ments include processing petitions for review (en- 
forcement), efforts to improve coordination and 
consultation, joint participation with the State of 
Washington including local governments and the 
involvement of Federal agencies in the comprehen- 
sive management of the Columbia River Estuary, 
and a public awareness program directed at stimu- 
lating citizen participation in comprehensive plan- 
ning. 
Authorities 
The Federally approved Oregon Coastal Manage- 
ment Program is based on a broader statewide pro- 
gram, namely the Land Use Act of 1973. Other 
authorities in the program include laws dealing with 
beaches, dredge and fill, mandatory zoning, and 
natural area preserves. The Land Conservation and 
Development Commission and the Department of 
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