Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments of 1990

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Title I: General Provisions - Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments of 1990 - Sets forth congressional findings and purposes. Title II: Establishment of Ocean and Coastal Zone Management Service - Establishes within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration an Ocean and Coastal Zone Management Service to succeed the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management. Title III: Coastal Zone Management Act Amendments - Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to require State coastal zone management programs to provide for public participation. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to mediate disagreements between coastal States with respect to such programs. Directs the Secretary to implement a program to encourage coastal States to make continual improvements in management programs in specified national interest areas. Requires the Secretary to assess the priority needs for each State's improvement in such areas and to negotiate a National Interest Improvements Program. Directs the Secretary to retain 20 percent of the amounts appropriated for administrative and resource improvement grants to implement such programs. Sets forth allocation requirements. Permits the …