Hughes Bill on OCS Funds Gains Committee Approval

WASHINGTON. DC - The House Merchant Maetne and Fisheries Com mitiee has approved a pro pnaal sponsored by Con Kressman Bill Hughes to distribute a portion of the federal Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) .revenue* to Ne% Jersey and other Coastal states Hughes said the OCS funds will be used to con timie a number of Important coastal zone manage ment and fisheries pr» grams which have been cut from the federal budget

• THIS OCS revenue sharing proposal is entirely ' consistent with the Ad ministration's goal of giving states greater discre tion and flexibility in protecting and developing their natural resources." ‘Hughes said "Under this revenue sharing approach, states will have the finan cial resources they need to carry out coastal zone pro grams, without adding a penny to the federal budget." The South Jersey lawmaker pointed out in a

news release that New Jersey is in the process of developing a far-reaching program to protect and .enhance the state’s coastal resources. In particular, he said, this program is designed to address the impacts of offshore oil and gas drilling •SINCE THE Administration is now moving forward with an accelerated OCS leasing program, it makes sense to share a portion of the OCS revenues with coastal states to help them

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minimize the environmental problems .associated with oil and gas development." Hughes said. At the same time, he said, the OCS revenue sharing funds will be used to restore a number of fisheries programs which were cut back due to budgetary constraints. For example, fishery assistance programs have been targeted for 33 percent reductions in funding, while the aquaculture research and devleopment program has been terminated entirely under the Administraion's budget. The federal coastal zone management and sea grant programs have similarly been targeted (or elimination. HUGHES POINTED out that the Administration's accelerated OCS leasing gram is expected to raiseNsome $18 billion in 1984. Linder the formula approver! by the Merchant Marine and*Fisheries Comlee, about $300 million of these revenues would be diverted to coastal states to pay for coastal zone management and natural resource enhancement programs. Hughes said New Jersey stands to receive as much as $9 million initially under this block grant program, to help pay for fisheries, coastal zone management, coastal energy impact, and resource enhancement programs. "By diverting a small fraction of the OCS revenues into coastal zone programs now, we will reap huge benefits in the long-run," Hughes said.

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