. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. seascope Conference draws management views REP. WILLIS P. WHICHARD. Rep. W hie hard (D-Durham) served in the N. C. House of Repre- sentatives during 1973-7% as chair- man of the House Committee on Water and Air Resources. He was one of two key co-sponsors of the Coastal Area Management Act in the General Assembly. Coastal zone management in North Carolina The 1969 General Assembly, recognizing the critical problems of develop- ment in North Carolina's coastal region, established and funded a study commissi
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. seascope Conference draws management views REP. WILLIS P. WHICHARD. Rep. W hie hard (D-Durham) served in the N. C. House of Repre- sentatives during 1973-7% as chair- man of the House Committee on Water and Air Resources. He was one of two key co-sponsors of the Coastal Area Management Act in the General Assembly. Coastal zone management in North Carolina The 1969 General Assembly, recognizing the critical problems of develop- ment in North Carolina's coastal region, established and funded a study commission on coastal area management. The Coastal Area Management Act introduced in the 1973 Session was the product of that Commission. Because of considerable interest in this legislation, the bill was held over for further hearings and study between the 1973 and 1974 sessions. A joint Senate-House Committee held day-long hearings in five cities in the coastal area. The bill was then the subject of further scrutiny by the committee, which resulted in submission of a re-drafted bill to the 1974 Session. After further committee action and numerous floor amendments, the bill was finally enacted two days before adjournment. The bill establishes a cooperative program between state and local govern- ment for management of future growth in the coastal area. State government establishes areas of environmental concern. Local government has the initia- tive for planning, with state government acting in a supportive standard- setting and review capacity. Enforcement is a concurrent State-local responsibility. Two new state level agencies are established. A Coastal Resources Com- mission, consisting of 15 members appointed by the Governor (12 from nominees submitted by counties and cities in the coastal area; three with no restrictions), approves land use plans submitted by the counties, designates areas of environmental concern and approves or denies permits for major development within those
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