Coastal Zone Environment Act

Coastal Zone Environment Act - Provides, under the Coastal Zone Management Act, that any applicant for a required license, lease, or permit for the development or production of energy resources in a coastal zone shall certify that the proposed activity complies with any approved State management program.

Establishes in the Department of the Treasury the Coastal Impact Fund. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to make 100 percent annual grants from the Fund to those coastal States which the Secretary determines are likely to be significantly or adversely impacted by the development of energy resources by the siting of energy facilities. Directs the Secretary to establish requirements for grant eligibility and lists circumstances under which the regulations shall provide that a State is eligible.

States that the authorization of Congress is given two or more States to negotiate and enter into interstate agreements for the purpose of study, planning, and implementation of unified coastal zone policies for the coordination of sucb policies. Authorizes the Secretary to make annual grants for such purpose, provided they do not exceed 90 percent of the cost.

Authorizes the Secretary to provide assistance to the coastal States to develop a capability for carrying out short-term research, studies, and training required in support of coastal zone management.

Requires the Secretary to submit additional information each year to the President for transmittal to Congress including: (1) a general description and evaluation of interstate and regional planning mechanisms developed by the coastal States.

Extends until 1980 the authority of the Secretary to make grants to the coastal States for the development of land and water resources management programs.

Authorizes to be appropriated $200,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 and for each of the four succeeding fiscal years for grants made from the Coastal Impact Fund. Authorizes to be appropriated for fiscal years 1976-79 such sums, not to exceed 5,000,000, for interstate coordination grants to the coastal States. Authorizes to be appropriated for fiscal years 1976-79 such sums, not to exceed $5,000,000 for coastal research assistance grants to the coastal States.

Authorizes to be appropriated $50,000,000 for fiscal years 1975 through 1980 for grants for the costs of acquisition, developmeent, and operation of estuarine sanctuaries and creating natural field laboratories.