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1 which is supported by a majority of the mem- 



2 bers of the interdisciplinary team, a determina- 



3 tion on whether the project may receive assist- 



4 ance under the program shall be made by the 



5 Chief of the Soil Conservation Service. In mak- 



6 ing a determination under this subparagraph, 



7 the Chief shall consult with the Administrator 



8 of the Environmental Protection Agency, the 



9 Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service, and, 



10 in coastal areas, the Assistant Administrator of 



1 1 the National Marine Fisheries Service. The Sec- 



12 retary shall conduct such monitoring activities 



13 as are necessary to ensure the success and ef- 



14 fectiveness of project determinations made pur- 



15 suant to this subparagraph. 



16 "(3) Final selection. — The final determina- 



17 tion on whether to provide assistance for a project 



18 under the program shall be made by the program 



19 administrator of the State and shall be based on the 



20 recommendations of the interdisciplinary team of the 



21 State transmitted pursuant to paragraph (2)(B). 



22 "(f) Appointment of interdisciplinary 



23 TEAMS. — 



24 "(1) In general. — There shall be established 



25 in each State an interdisciplinary team of specialists 



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