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Secretary adequate to carry out the purposes of this act. The manage- 

 ment program must have been developed with the full opportunity of 

 participation by relevant Federal agencies, coastal State agencies, local 

 governments, regional organizations, port authorities, and other inter- 

 ested parties, public and private. 



(2) That the coastal State has coordinated with local, areawide, and 

 interstate plans developed by a local government, an interstate agency- 

 or an areawide agency designated pursuant to regulations established 

 under section 204 of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan De- 

 velopment Act of 1966 applicable to areas within the cosatal zone exist- 

 ing on January 1 of the year in which the management program is 

 submitted to the Secretary. Additionally, the State must have estab- 

 lished an effective mechanism for continuing consultation and coordi- 

 nation between the management agency and the local governments, 

 interstate agencies and areawide agencies within the coastal zone. This 

 must be done to assure the full participation of such local governments 

 and agencies in carrying out the purposes of this title. 



(3) That the coastal State has held public hearings in the develop- 

 ment of the management program. 



(4) That the management program and any changes of the program 

 have been reviewed and approved by the Governor of the coastal State. 



(5) That the Governor of the coastal State has designated a single 

 agency to receive and administer the fimds for implementing the man- 

 agement program. 



(6) That the coastal State is organized to implement the manage- 

 ment program, and 



(7) That the coastal State has the authority necessary to implement 

 the program. 



Section 306(d) further provides that before granting approval of 

 the mnaagement program, the Secretary must find that the States does 

 have the authority to manage the coastal zone in accordance with the 

 management program. Such authority can be exercised by the State 

 through a chosen agency or agencies, where more than one agency has 

 authority to act, or through local governments or areawide agencies 

 designated on interstate agencies under section 204 of the Demonstra- 

 tion Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966. The authority 

 must include power (1) to administer land and water use regulations, 

 control development in order to insure compliance with the program, 

 and resolve conflicts among competing uses; and (2) to acquire fee 

 simple and less than fee simple interests in lands, waters, and other 

 property through condemnation or otlier means when necessary to 

 achieve conformance with the management program. The committee 

 knows of no State that does not already have the authorities cited, 

 either in the State government or in local government. Key to this sub- 

 section is the flexibility permitted to each State to determine the level 

 of government through which such authority will be exercised. 



Under section 306(e) the Secretary must find that the program has 

 provided for any one or a combination of the following general tech- 

 niques to control land and water uses : 



(A) State establishment of criteria and standards for local imple- 

 mentation, subject to administrative review and enforcement of com- 

 pliance; (B) direct State land and water use planning and regulation; 

 or (C) coastal State administrative review for consistency with the 



