Land Conservation and Development administer the 
program. 
Pennsylvania 
Federal Funding 
Program Preparation (Section 305) 
1974: $150,000 
1975: 225,000 
1976: 292,000 
1977: 
Total: 667,000 
Current Status 
Pennsylvania is completing its third year of pro- 
gram development. The State has two coastal zones, 
the Delaware Estuary coastline and the Lake Erie 
coastline. The Commonwealth is completing work 
on the organization and authorities element of its 
third-year grant. This particular element was not 
properly completed during the grant period, and the 
Office of Coastal Zone Management found that the 
Commonwealth has not made satisfactory progress. 
At the start of 1978, no further funds were budgeted 
for the Commonwealth. 
Authorities 
Legislation will be needed in Pennsylvania in 
order to meet the requirements of the national 
coastal program. 
Puerto Rico 
Federal Funding 
Program Preparation (Section 305) 
1974: $ 250,000 
1975: 350,000 
1976: 424,190 
1977: 334,653 
Total: 1,358,843 
Program Managament (Section 306) 
1977: $292,626 
Total: 292,626 
Current Status 
Puerto Rico is in its fourth year of coastal pro- 
gram development for the whole Commonwealth, 
having received Federal approval for a management 
plan for the Culebra Segment in April 1977. During 
this last year, the Department of Natural Resources 
has begun its formal public review and informal Fed- 
eral review of its management program. Public hear- 
ings were held in January 1978, and the environ- 
mental impact statement process was expected to 
begin in April 1978. In addition, the Commonwealth 
continues to refine work being done to enable it to . 
gain Federal approval of its entire plan for compre- 
hensive coastal management, anticipated in August 
1978. 
Authorities 
The Puerto Rico Planning Board is given broad 
authority for controlling land and water uses. Island- 
wide policies have been adopted as part of the 
Island-wide Land Use Plan and specific coastal pol- 
icies will be adopted for the program submitted for 
Federal approval. The Department of Natural Re- 
sources will be the designated State agency and will 
assist the Planning Board in implementing the pro- 
gram. 
Rhode Island 
Federal Funding 
Program Preparation (Section 305) 
1974: §$ 154,415 
1975: 422,840 
1976: 430,779 
1977: 624,000 
Total: 1,632,034 
Current Status 
After about 6 years of experience in coastal re- 
sources management and 4 years of management 
planning with Federal coastal program assistance, 
the Rhode Island Coastal Zone Management Pro- 
gram was submitted to the Federal Government in 
October 1977. There have been opportunities for 
public and private review of the draft program, and 
the University of Rhode Island Coastal Resources 
Center has prepared documents describing the pro- 
grams. Hearings on the draft environmental impact 
statement on the program plan were held in 1977, 
and final. approval of the program is anticipated in 
1978. 
Authorities 
The State program is being based on 1971 legis- 
lation establishing the Coastal Resources Manage- 
ment Council. To provide specificity, 21 regulations 
have since been adopted. The governor’s office has 
been designated the Section 306 management 
agency. 
South Carolina 
Federal Funding 
Program Preparation (Section 305) 
1974: $ 198,485 
LOS! 281,664.82 
1976: 522,314 
U7 78 335,000 
Total:  1,337,463.82 
Current Status 
South Carolina began its fourth year of program 
development on October 1, 1977. During the third 
grant year, the State signed into law the Coastal 
Management Act of 1977. 
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