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Other Federal funds cannot be used to matcli sucli grants. The initial 

 and subsequent grants are, respectively, conditioned on a demonstra- 

 tion that the funds ^Yill be used to develop a comprehensive manage- 

 ment program consistent with the requirement of subsection (d) (3) 

 of the bill and a finding that the coastal State is adequately and 

 expeditiously developing such a program. Upon completion of the 

 development of the program the coastal State shall submit it to the 

 Secretary for review. 



Operating grants up to 50 percent of costs of administering the pro- 

 gram (to a maximum limit of $200,000 per year for each coastal State) 

 are authorized by section 19(d) (1) if the State's program is approved 

 by the Secretary. Operating grants will be alloted to the States on 

 the basis of regulations developed by the Secretary which will take into 

 account the amount and nature of the coastline and area covered by the 

 management plan, population, and other relevant factors. No grant 

 funds shall be used for the acquisition of real property. 



Before approving a State's comprehensive management program, the 

 Secretai-y must find that the Governor has designated a single agency 

 to receive and administer grants for implementing its management 

 plan ; that the management plan has been reviewed and approved by 

 the Grovernor; that the coastal State is organized to implement the 

 management plan ; that the agency or agencies responsible for imple- 

 menting the management plan have the necessary regulary author- 

 ity ; that the coastal State has developed and adopted a coastal zone 

 management plan and that it has provided for adequate public notice 

 and hearings in the development of its management plan. 



Each coastal State's management plan must : identify the area cov- 

 ered by the management plan; identify and recognize the national, 

 State, and local interest in the preservation, use, and development of 

 the coastal zone; contain a feasible land and water use plan which 

 reasonably reflects short-term and long-term public and private re- 

 quirements for use of the coastal zone ; describe the coastal State's cur- 

 rent and planned programs for the management of its coastal zone; 

 identify and describe the means for coordinating the plan with Fed- 

 eral, State, and local plans for use, conservation, and management of 

 the coastal zone, including State, interstate, and regional comprehen- 

 sive planning; reflect the State's procedures for reviews of State, 

 local, and private projects in the coastal zone for consistency with the 

 plan and for advising whether Federal and federally assisted projects 

 are consistent with the plan ; describe the State's procedures for modi- 

 fication and change of the management plan; indicate that the plan 

 was developed in cooperation with relevant Federal agencies. State 

 agencies, local governments, and all other interests ; describe the pro- 

 cedures for regular review and updating of the plan; contain ade- 

 quate provisions for disseminating information concerning the plan 

 and subsequent modifications or changes; and provide for conducting, 

 fostering, or utilizing relevant research. 



The Governor of a coastal State may, with the Secretary's approval, 

 allocate portions of a program development grant or operating grant 

 to an interstate agency if such agency has authority to perform the 

 functions required of a coastal State under the bill. 



Section 19(e) requires the Secretary to continually review the man- 

 agement program and performance of the coastal States and author- 



