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resources to administer State-level estuarine and coastal manage- 

 ment functions, or, alternatively, to coordinate State-level man- 

 agement activities in the estuaries, including State-local, 

 interstate, and State-Federal relations. Such organizational ar- 

 rangements should be facilitated by the proposed new program 

 of Federal grants (outlined under "Federal Kole") for the admin- 

 istration of the State estuarine and coastal management programs. 

 The State should coordinate its own programs with the appropri- 

 ate part of Federal programs. 



(2) Improve the States' long-range management capability 

 through such other measures as : 



(a) Preparation of an official use and management plan 

 for each of the States estuaries and coastal zones, either by 

 the State or by general or special purpose subdivisions with 

 State participation and assistance and through the use of 

 public hearings at critical stages in the development process. 

 This plan should be appropriately coordinated with Federal 

 agencies, State agencies, local governments, and other inter- 

 ests; and with plans for managing the land and water re- 

 sources in the estuary's tributary streams, metropolitan 

 area plans, economic development plans, and so forth. 



(5) Instituting State-level permit requirements for dredg- 

 ing, filling, or other modification of wetlands and other estu- 

 arine and coastal resources in areas not subject to exclusive 

 Federal regulation. 



(c) Requiring all State and local agencies engaged in ac- 

 tivities which may physically or otherwise modify estuarine 

 or coastal resources, either directly or through issuance of 

 permits, licenses, leases, and so forth, to comply with the 

 approved use and management plan for the estuary in ques- 

 tion. In the absence of such plan, the agency should be re- 

 quired to: 



[1] Give notice of the intended action and hold a pub- 

 lic hearing before acting, if another governmental agency 

 gives notice that a substantial adverse effect on estuarine 

 or coastal resources or their use is a likely result. 



[2] Minimize adverse effects on estuarine and coastal 

 resources and their use. Provisions for such requirements 

 also should authorize denial of such permits, licenses, 

 and so forth, based the possibility of such adverse effects. 



(d) Where necessary, initiate legislative and judicial pro- 

 ceedings to resolve problems in establishing the States title 

 to tidal lands, wetlands, and so forth, and in regulating use of 

 estuarine and coastal lands under private ownership. 



(e) Strengthening selective land acquisition and develop- 

 ment programs for recreation and conservation purposes. 



(f) Instituting State-level authority to review land use, 

 zoning, and other action by local governments and to veto if 

 inconsistent with the State-adopted management plan for 

 that estuary. 



(g) Augmented funding of all components of the States 

 comprehensive management programs. 



