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1 "MANAGEMENT PLAN AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

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GRANTS

"SEC. 306. (a) The Secretary is authorized to make an4 nual grants to any coastal State for the purpose of assisting 5 in the development of a management plan and program for 6 the land and water resources of the coastal and estuarine 7 zone. Such grants shall not exceed 663 per centum of the 8 costs of such program development in any one year. Other 9 Federal funds received from other sources shall not be used 10 to match such grants. In order to qualify for grants under 11 this subsection, the coastal State must demonstrate to the 12 satisfaction of the Secretary that such grants will be used to 13 develop a management plan and program consistent with 14 the requirements set forth in section 306 (c) of this title. 15 Successive grants may be made annually for a period not to 16 exceed two years: Provided, That no such grant shall be 17 made under this subsection until the Secretary finds that the coastal State is adequately and expeditiously developing such management plan and program.

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"(b) Upon completion of the development of the 21 coastal State's management plan and program, the coastal

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State shall submit such plan and program to the Secretary 23 for review, approval pursuant to the provisions of section 306 24 of this title, or such other action as he deems necessary. On 25 final approval of such plan and program by the Secretary,

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1 the coastal State's eligibility for further grants under this 2 section shall terminate, and the coasta! State shall be eligible

3 for grants under section 306 of this title.

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"(c) No annual grant to a single coastal State shall be

5 made under this section in excess of $600,000.

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"(d) With the approval of the Secretary, the coastal

7 State may allocate to an interstate agency a portion of the 8 grant under this section for the purpose of carrying out the 9 provisions of this section.

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"ADMINISTRATIVE GRANTS

"SEC. 306. (a) The Secretary is authorized to make an12 nual grants to any coastal State for not more than 663 per 13 centum of the costs of administering the coastal State's management plan and program, if he approves such plan and

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program in accordance with subsection (c) hereof. Federal 16 funds received from other sources shall not be used to pay

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"(b) Such grants shall be allotted to the States with approved plans and programs based on regulations of the

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"(c) Prior to granting approval of a comprehensive management plan and program submitted by a coastal State, 23 the Secretary shall find that:

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"(1) The coastal State has developed and adopted

a management plan and program for its coastal and

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estuarine zone adequate to carry out the purposes of this title, in accordance with regulations published by the Secretary, and with the opportunity of full participation by relevant Federal agencies, State agencies, local governments, regional organizations, and other interested parties, public and private.

"(2) The coastal State has made provision for public notice and held public hearings in the development of the management plan and program. All required public hearings under this title must be announced at least thirty days before they take place, and all relevant ma12 terials, documents, and studies must be made readily

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advance of the actual hearing or hearings.

"(3) The management plan and program and

changes thereto have been reviewed and approved by

the Governor.

"(4) The Governor of the coastal State has designated a single agency to receive and administer the grants for implementing the management plan and program set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection.

"(5) The coastal State is organized to implement the management plan set forth in paragraph (1) of this

subsection.

"(6) The coastal State has the regulatory authori

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ties necessary to implement the plan and program, in

cluding the authority set forth in subsection (g) of this

section.

**(7) The management plan and program is consist

ent with an applicable implementation plan under the

Clean Air Act, as amended, the Federal Water Pollu

tion Control Act, as amended, and the Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1965, as amended.

“(d) With the approval of the Secretary, a coastal 10 State may allocate to an interstate agency a portion of the 11 grant under this section for the purpose of carrying out the 12 provisions of this section, provided such interstate agency 13 has the authority otherwise required of the coastal State 14 under subsection (c) of this section, if delegated by the 15 coastal State for purposes of carrying out specific projects 16 under this section.

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"(e) The coastal State shall be authorized to amend the 18 management plan and program at any time that it determines 19 the conditions which existed or were foreseen at the time of 20 the formulation of the management plan and program have 21 changed so as to justify modification of the plan and pro22 gram. Such modification shall be in accordance with the pro23 cedures required under subsection (c) of this section. Any 24 amendment or modification of the coastal State's management

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1 plan and program must be approved by the Secretary before 2 additional administrative grants are made to the coastal 3 State under the plan and program as amended.

4 "(f) At the discretion of the coastal State and with the 5 approval of the Secretary, a management plan and program 6 may be developed and adopted in segments so that immediate 7 attention may be devoted to those areas of the coastal zone 8 which most urgently need comprehensive management plans 9 and programs: Provided, That the coastal State adequately 10 allows for the ultimate coordination of the various segments 11 of the management plan into a single unified plan and pro12 gram and that such unified plan and program will be com13 pleted as soon as is reasonably practicable, and in no event

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more than three years from inception.

"(g) Prior to granting approval of the management 16 plan and program, the Secretary shall find that the coastal 17 State, acting through its chosen agency or agencies (includ18 ing local governments), has authority for the management 19 of the coastal and estuarine zone in accordance with the man20 agement plan and program and such authority shall include.

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"(1) to administer land and water use regulations, control public and private development of the coastal and estuarine zone in order to assure compliance with

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