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"(e) Prior to granting approval, tlie Secretary shall also find that the program 

 provides : 



"(1) for any one or a combination of the follo^siug general techniques for 

 control of land and water uses within the coastal zone : 



"(A) Coastal State establishment of criteria and standards for local 

 implementation, subject to administrative review and enforcement of 

 compliance ; 



"(B) Direct coastal State land and water use planning and regula- 

 tions ; or 



"(C) Coastal State administrative review for consistency with the 

 the management program of all development plans, projects, or land 

 and water use regulations, including exceptions and variances thereto, 

 proposed by any coastal State or local authority or private developer, 

 with power to approve or disapprove after public notice and an oppor- 

 tunity for hearings. 

 "(2) for a method of assuring that local land and water use regulations 

 within the coastal zone do not unreasonably restrict or exclude land and 

 water uses of regional benefit. 

 "(f) With the approval of the Secretary, a coastal State may allocate to a 

 local government, to an interstate agency, or an areawide agency designated 

 under section 204 of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development 

 Act of 1966 a portion of the grant under this section for the purpose of carrying 

 out the provisions of this section : Provided, That such allocation shall not 

 relieve the coastal State of the responsibility for ensuring that any funds so 

 allocated are applied in furtherance of such coastal State's approved management 

 program. 



"(g) The coastal State shall be authorized to amend the management pro- 

 gram. The modification shall be in accordance with the procedures required under 

 subsection (c) of this section. Any amendment or modification of the program 

 must be approved by the Secretary before additional administrative grants are 

 made to the coastal State under the program as amended. 



"(h) At the discretion of the coastal State and with the approval of the Sec- 

 retary, a management program may be developed and adopted in segments so 

 that immediate attention may be devoted to those areas within the coastal zone 

 which most urgently need management programs : Provided, That the coastal 

 State adequately provides for the ultimate ccordination of the various segments 

 of the management program into a single unified program and that the unified 

 program will be completed as soon as is reasonably practicable. 



"public hearings 



"Sec. 307. All public hearings by nonfederal entities required under this title 

 must be announced at least thirty days before they take place, and all relevant 

 materials, documents, and studies must be made readily available to the public 

 for study at least thirty days in advance of the actual hearing or hearings. 



"EtTLES AND REGULATIONS 



"Sec. 308. The Secretary shall develop and promulgate, pursuant to section 553 

 of title 5, United States Code, after notice and opportunity for full participation 

 by relevant Federal agencies, coastal State agencies, local governments, regional 

 organizations, port authorities, and other interested parties, both public and 

 private, such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the pro- 

 visions of this title. 



"review performance 



"Sec. 309. (a) The Secretary shall conduct a continuing review of the man- 

 agement programs of the coastal States and of the performance of each coastal 

 State. 



"(b) The Secretary shall have the authority to terminate any financial assist- 

 ance extended under section 306 and to vnthdraw any unexpended portion of 

 such assistance if (1) he determines that the coastal State is failing to adhere 

 to and is not justified in deviating from the program approved by the Secretary, 

 and (2) the coastal State has been given notice of proposed termination and 

 withdrawal and given an opportunity to present evidence of adherence or Justi- 

 fication for altering its program. 



