    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1999, Book I)]
    [February 24, 1999]
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    Message to the Congress Transmitting a Report on Administration of the
    Coastal Zone Management Act
    February 24, 1999

    To the Congress of the United States:
        I am pleased to transmit the Biennial Report to Congress on the
    Administration of the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) of the Office
    of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Ocean Service,
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for fiscal years
    1996 and 1997. This report is submitted as required by section 316 of
    the CZMA of 1972 as amended, (16 U.S.C. 1451, et seq.).
        The report discusses progress made at the national and State level
    in administering the Coastal Zone Management and Estuarine Research
    Reserve Programs during these years, and spotlights the accomplishments
    of NOAA's State coastal management and estuarine research reserve
    program partners under the CZMA.

                                                          William J. Clinton

    The White House,

    February 24, 1999.

    Note: This message was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on
    February 25.