242 



"advisory committee 



"Sec. 312. (a) The Secretary is authorized to establish a Coastal Zone Man- 

 agement Advisory Committee (hereafter referred to 'the Committee') to advise, 

 consult with, and make recommendations to the Secretary on matters of policy 

 concerning the coastal zone. Such committee shall be composed of not more than 

 fifteen persons designated by the Secretary and shall perform such functions 

 and operate in such a manner as the Secretary may direct. 



"(b) Members of the committee who are not regular full-time employees of 

 the United States, while serving on the business of the committee, including 

 traveltime, may receive compensation at rates not exceeding $100 per diem ; 

 and while so serving away from their homes or regular places of business may 

 be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistance, as author- 

 ized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for individuals in the Govern- 

 ment service employed intermittently. 



"ESTUAEINE SANCTtrAEIES 



"Sec. 313. (a) The Secretary, in accordance with rules and regulations pro- 

 mulgated by him, is authorized to make available to a coastal State grants up 

 to 50 percentum of the costs of acquisition, development, and operation of estu- 

 arine sanctuaries for the purpose of creating natural field laboratories to gather 

 data and make studies of the natural and human processes occurring within and 

 directly affecting the estuarines of the coastal zone. The Federal share of the 

 cost for each such sanctuary shall not exceed $2,0(X),000. No Federal funds re- 

 ceived pursuant to section 306 shall be used for the purpose of this section. 



"interagency coordination AND COOPERATION 



"Sec 314. (a) The Secretary shall not approve the management program sub- 

 mitted by a coastal State pursuant to section 306 unless the views of Federal 

 agencies principally affected by such program have been adequately considered. 

 In case of serious disagreement between any Federal agency and a coastal State 

 in the development of the program the Secretary, in cooperation with the Na- 

 tional Coastal Resources Board, shall seek to mediate the differences. 



"(b) (1) All Federal agencies conducting or supporting activities in the coastal 

 zone shall administer their programs consistent with approved coastal State 

 management programs except in cases of overriding national interest as deter- 

 mined by the President. Procedures provided for in regulations issued pursuant 

 to section 204 of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act 

 of 1966 and title IV of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act of 1968 shall be 

 applied in determining whether Federal projects and activities are consistent 

 with approved management programs. 



"(2) Federal agencies shall not undertake any development project in the 

 coastal zone of a coastal State which, in the opinion of the coastal State, is 

 inconsistent with the management program of the coastal State unless the Secre- 

 tary, after receiving detailed comments from both the Federal agency and the 

 coastal State and affected local governments, finds that such project is consistent 

 with the objectives of this title, or is informed by the Secretary of Defense and' 

 finds that the project is necessary in the interest of national security. 



"(3) After the final approval by the Secretary of a coastal State's manage- 

 ment program, any applicant for a Federal license or permit to conduct any 

 activity in the coastal and estuarine zone subject to such license or permit,, 

 shall provide in the application to the licensing or permitting agency a cer- 

 tification from the appropriate State agency that the proposed activity complies 

 with the State's approved management program, and that there is reasonable^ 

 assurance, as determined by the State, that such activity shall be conducted 

 in a manner consistent with the State's approved management program. The- 

 State shall establish procedures for public notice in the case of all applications 

 for certification by it, and to the extent it deems appropriate, procedures for 

 public hearings in connection with specific applications. If the State agency fails 

 or refuses to act on a request for certification within six months after receipt 

 of such request, the certification requirements of this subsection shall he 

 waived with respect to such Federal application. No license or permit shall 

 be granted until the certification required by this section has been obtained 

 or has been waived as provided in the preceding sentence, unless, after receipt 

 of detailed comments from the relevant Federal and State agencies, and the 

 provision of an opportunity for a public hearing, the activity is found by the 



