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

 mentation, subject to administrative review and enforcement of compliance; 



"(B) Direct coastal State land and water use planning and regulations; or 



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

 ment program of all development plans, projects, or land and water use regula- 

 tions, 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 opportunity 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 1906 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 manage- 

 ment 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 

 Secretary, 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 coordination 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. 



"(i) The Secretary is authorized to make management program development 

 or administrative grants to a political subdivision of a State with areawide 

 powers, if the Secretary finds that the State has not developed a management 

 program required by section 306 of this title : Provided, That if the State com- 

 pletes such a program the authority of this subsection shall terminate with 

 regard to any political subdivision of such State. 



"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. 



"rules and regulations 



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

 S-'iS of title 5, United States Code, after notice and opportunity for full participa- 

 tion 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 

 provisions 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 as- 

 .'jistanop extended under section 306 and to withdraw any unexpended portion 

 of such ai5.sistance if (1) be 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 justification for altering its program. 



