Subchapter EE. PENNSYLVANIA COASTAL ZONE
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
Sec.
1.361. Designated State agency.
1.362. Program objectives.
1.363. Coastal Zone Advisory Committee.
1.364. Cooperation by State agencies.
1.365. Force and effect.
Source The provisions of this Subchapter EE adopted by Executive Order No. 1980-20, dated September 22, 1980, effective September 22, 1980, 10 Pa.B. 4018, unless otherwise noted.
§ 1.361. Designated State agency.
(a) The Department of Environmental Protection is designated as the lead agency for implementing and administering the Federal Coastal Zone Management Program for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
(b) The Department of Environmental Resources shall be the single State agency to receive and administer the Federal Coastal Zone Management grants for implementing the management program.
(c) The Department of Environmental Protection, Coastal Zone Management Office, shall provide technical advice and assistance in the administration of the program, coordinate its activities with other agencies involved in the program, and act as a forum for conflict resolution among agencies in connection with their responsibilities under this order.
§ 1.362. Program objectives.
(a) The objectives of the Pennsylvania Coastal Zone Management Program are to:
(1) Identify and evaluate those coastal resources requiring management or protection by the State.
(2) Reexamine existing policies or develop new policies to manage these resources.
(3) Determine specific uses and special geographic areas that are to be subject to the management program.
(4) Identify the inland and seaward areas subject to the management program.
(5) Provide for consideration of the national interest in the planning for and siting of facilities that will meet more than local requirements.
(6) Include sufficient legal authorities and organizational arrangements to implement the program and to insure conformance to it.
(b) The program will involve affected State agencies in order to assure that existing authorities are used to implement the policies and management techniques identified as necessary for coastal management purposes.
§ 1.363. Coastal Zone Advisory Committee.
(a) The Committee shall be comprised of representatives designated by the heads of the following agencies:
(1) Department of Commerce.
(2) Department of Community Affairs.
(3) Department of Environmental Protection.
(4) Department of Transportation.
(5) Governor’s Office of Policy and Planning.
(6) Governor’s Energy Council.
(7) Fish Commission.
(8) Game Commission.
(9) Historical and Museum Commission.
(10) Public Utility Commission.
Each agency shall have one vote. The Chairperson of the Committee shall be designated by the Secretary of Environmental Resources.
(b) The functions of the Committee shall be:
(1) To insure that projects or activities proposed for funding under the Coastal Zone Management Program are in concert with planned or existing State agency activities.
(2) To be responsible for State and local coordination on actions of the Coastal Zone Management Program.
(3) To participate in the continuing review of the Pennsylvania Coastal Zone Management Program.
§ 1.364. Cooperation by State agencies.
(a) To the maximum extent permitted by law, administrative departments, independent administrative boards and commissions and other State agencies shall, upon Federal approval of the Pennsylvania Coastal Zone Management Program, enforce and act consistently with the goals, policies, and objectives of that Coastal Zone Management Program and provide for adequate consideration of the national interest involved in planning for and siting of facilities and the use of resources in the coastal zones when the planning, siting and uses are of more than local interest.
(b) Each administrative department, independent administrative board and commission, and other State agencies shall, upon Federal approval of the Pennsylvania Coastal Zone Management Program and thereafter, notify the Department of Environmental Resources, Coastal Zone Management Office, pursuant to rules distributed to members of the Coastal Zone Advisory Committee, of any and all proposed activities having an effect on coastal resources.
(c) Conflicts among fiscal, developmental, service or regulatory activities of State agencies which have a direct and significant impact on the coastal zone, that cannot be resolved through available administrative mechanisms, shall be resolved by the Governor.
§ 1.365. Force and effect.
This Executive Order shall remain in full force and effect as long as monies are available for the management of the Pennsylvania Coastal Zone Management Program.
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