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 96 STAT. 1656

PUBLIC LAW 97-348—OCT. 18, 1982

paragraph (2) of subsection (b), such minor and technical modifications to the boundaries of system units as are necessary solely to reflect changes that have occurred in the size or location of any system units as a result of natural forces. (4) If, in the case of any minor and technical modification to the boundaries of system units made under the authority of this subsection, an appropriate chief executive officer of a State, county or equivalent jurisdiction, or State coastal zone management agency to which notice was given in accordance with this subsection files comments disagreeing with all or part of the modification and the Secretary makes a modification which is in conflict with such comments, or if the Secretary fails to adopt a modification pursuant to a proposal submitted by an appropriate State coasted zone management agency under paragraph dXA), the Secretary shall submit to the chief executive officer a written justification for his failure to make modifications consistent with such comments or proposals. 16 USC 3504.

SEC. 5. LIMITATIONS ON FEDERAL EXPENDITURES AFFECTING THE SYSTEM.

(a) Except as provided in section 6, no new expenditures or new financial assistance may be made available under authority of any Federal law for any purpose within the Coastal Barrier Resources System, including, but not limited to— (1) the construction or purchase of any structure, appurtenance, facility, or related infrastructure; (2) the construction or purchase of any road, airport, boat landing facility, or other facility on, or bridge or causeway to, any System unit; and (3) the carrying out of any project to prevent the erosion of, or to otherwise stabilize, any inlet, shoreline, or inshore area, except that such assistance and expenditures may be made available on units designated pursuant to section 4 on maps numbered SOI through SOS for purposes other than encouraging development and, in all units, in cases where an emergency threatens life, land, and property immediately adjacent to that unit. (b) An expenditure or financial assistance made available under authority of Federal law shall, for purposes of this Act, be a new expenditure or new financial assistance if— (1) in any case with respect to which specific appropriations are required, no money for construction or purchase purposes was appropriated before the date of the enactment of this Act; or (2) no legally binding commitment for the expenditure or financial assistance was made before such date of enactment. 16 USC 3505.

SEC. 6. EXCEPTIONS.

(a) Notwithstanding section 5, the appropriate Federal officer, after consultation with the Secretary, may make Federal expenditures or financial assistance available within the Coastal Barrier R^ources System for— (1) any use or facility necessary for the exploration, extraction, or transportation of energy resources which can be carried out only on, in, or adjacent to coastal water areas because the use or facility requires access to the coastal water body;

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