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the management plan and program, and to resolve con

flicts among competing uses;

"(2) to acquire fee simple and less than fee simple interests in lands, waters, and other property within

the coastal and estuarine zone through condemnation or

other means when necessary to achieve conformance with the management plan and program;

"(3) to develop land and facilities and to operate such public facilities as beaches, marinas, and other waterfront developments, as may be required to carry out the management plan and program;

"(4) to borrow money and issue bonds for the purpose of land acquisition or land and water development

and restoration projects; and

"(5) to exercise such other functions as the Secretary determines are necessary to enable the orderly development of the coastal and estuarine zone in accordance with the management plan and program.

"(h) Prior to granting approval, the Secretary shall 20 find that the coastal State, acting through its chosen agency 21 or agencies (including local governments), has authority 22 to review all development plans, projects, or land and water 23 use regulations, including exceptions and variances thereto, 24 proposed by any State or local authority or private devel

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1 oper to determine whether such plans, projects, or regulations 2 are consistent with the principles and standards set forth 3 in the management plan and program and to reject a develop4 ment plan, project, or regulation which fails to comply with 5 such principles and standards: Provided, That such deter6 mination shall be made only after there has been a full oppor7 tunity for hearings.

8 "(i) No annual administrative grant to a coastal State 9 shall be made under this section in excess of 15 per 10 centum of the total amount appropriated to carry out the 11 purposes of this section.

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"BOND AND LOAN GUARANTIES

"SEC. 307. In addition to grants-in-aid, the Secretary is 14 authorized under such terms and conditions as he may pre15 scribe, to enter into agreements with coastal States to under16 write by guaranty thereof bond issues or loans for the purposes of land acquisition, or land and water development and 18 restoration projects: Provided, That the aggregate principal 19 amount of guaranteed bonds and loans outstanding at any

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“REGULATIONS

"SEC. 308. The Secretary shall develop and promul

gate, pursuant to section 553 of title 5, United States Code,

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1 both public and private, such rules and regulations as may

2 be necessary to carry out the provisions of this title.

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4 "SEC. 309. (a) The Secretary shall conduct a continu

5 ing review of the comprehensive management plans and pro

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grams of the coastal States and of the performance of each 7 coastal State.

8 "(b) The Secretary shall have the authority to terminate any financial assistance extended under section 306 and 10 to withdraw any unexpended portion of such assistance if 11 (1) he determines that the coastal State is failing to adhere 12 to and is not justified in deviating from the program ap13 proved by the Secretary; and (2) the coastal State has been 14 given notice of proposed termination and withdrawal and an 15 opportunity to present evidence of adherence or justification 16 for altering its program.

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"RECORDS

"SEC. 310. (a) Each recipient of a grant under this 19 title shall keep such records as the Secretary shall prescribe, 20 including records which fully disclose the amount and dis21 position of the funds received under the grant, and the total 22 cost of the project or undertaking supplied by other sources, 23 and such other records as will facilitate an effective audit.

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"(b) The Secretary and the Comptroller General of the

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1 United States, or any of their duly authorized representa2 tives, shall have access for the purpose of audit and examina3 tion to any books, documents, papers, and records of the 4 recipient of the grant that are pertinent to the determination. 5 that funds granted are used in accordance with this title. "ADVISORY COMMITTEE

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7 "SEC. 311. (a) The Secretary is authorized and directed

8 to establish a coastal and estuarine zone management advi

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sory committee to advise, consult with, and make recommen10 dations to the Secretary on matters of policy concerning 11 the coastal and estuarine zones of the coastal States of the 12 United States. Such committee shall be composed of not more 13 than fifteen persons designated by the Secretary and shall 14 perform such functions and operate in such a manner as the 15 Secretary may direct.

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"(b) Members of said advisory committee who are not 17 regular full-time employees of the United States, while serv18 ing on the business of the committee, including traveltime, 19 may receive compensation at rates not exceeding the daily 20 rate for GS-18; and while so serving away from their homes 21 or regular places of business may be allowed travel expenses, 22 including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by 23 section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for individuals in 24 the Government service employed intermittently.

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“ESTUARINE SANCTUARIES

"SEC. 312. The Secretary, in accordance with his regu

3 lations, is authorized to make available to a coastal State

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grants up to 50 per centum of the costs of acquisition, devel5 opment, and operation of estuarine sanctuaries for the purpose 6 of creating natural field laboratories to gather data and make 7 long-term studies of the natural and human processes occur8 ring within the estuaries of the coastal and estuarine zone. 9 The number of estuarine sanctuaries provided for under this 10 section shall not exceed fifteen, and the Federal share of 11 the cost for each such sanctuary shall not exceed $2,000,000. 12 No Federal funds received pursuant to section 306 shall be 13 used for the purpose of this section.

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"INTERAGENCY COORDINATION AND COOPERATION "SEC. 313. (a) The Secretary shall not approve the 16 management plan and program submitted by the State pur17 suant to section 306 unless the views of Federal agencies 18 principally affected by such plan and program have been 19 adequately considered. In case of serious disagreement be20 tween any Federal agency and the State in the development 21 of the plan the Secretary, in cooperation with the Executive 22 Office of the President, shall seek to mediate the differences. "(b) (1) All Federal agencies conducting or supporting

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24 activities in the coastal and estuarine zone shall seek to make

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