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Grants would be limited to 50 percent of the State's cost of develop- 

 ing the program (to a maximum limit of $1 million per year for eack 

 coastal State). Other Federal fmids could not be used to match such 

 grants. The initial and subsequent grants would be, respectively, con- 

 ditioned on a demonstration that the funds would be used to develop 

 a comprehensive management program consistent with the require- 

 ment of section 202(d) (8) of the bill, and on a finding that the coastal 

 State w^as adequately and expeditiously developing such a program. 

 Upon completion of the development of the program the coastal State 

 would be required to submit it to the Secretary' for review. 



Operating grants up to 50 percent of costs of administering the 

 program (to a maximum limit of $1 million per year for each coastal 

 State) would be authorized by section 202(d) (1) if the State's pro- 

 gram were approved by the Secretary. Operating grants would be 

 allotted to the States on the basis of regulations developed by the Sec- 

 retary, taking into account tlie amount and nature of the coastline ana 

 area covered by the management plan, population, and other relevant 

 factors. No grant funds could be used for the acquisition of real 

 property. 



Before approving a State's comprehensive management program, 

 the Secretary would be required to find that the Governor had desig- 

 nated a single agency to receive and administer grants for implement- 

 ing its management plan; that the management plan had been re- 

 viewed and approved by the Governor; that the coastal State was 

 organized to implement the management plan; tliat the agency or 

 agencies responsible for implementing the management plan hticl the 

 necessary regulatory authority; that the coastal State had developed 

 and adopted a coastal zone management plan, and that it had provided 

 for adequate ]3ublic notice and hearings in the development of its 

 management plan. 



Each coastal State's management plan would be required to : iden- 

 tify the area covered by the management plan ; identify and recognize 

 the National, State, and local interests in the preservation, use, and 

 development of the coastal zone ; contain a feasible land and water use 

 plan reasonably reflecting short-term and long-term public and pri- 

 vate requirements for use of the coastal zone; desribe the coastal 

 State's current and planned progi-ams for the management of its 

 coastal zone; identify and describe the means for coordinating the 

 plan with Federal, State, and local plans for use, conservation, and 

 management of the coastal zone, including State, interstate, and re- 

 gional comprehensive planning; reflect the State's procedures for 

 review of State, local, and private projects in the coastal zone for con- 

 sistency with the plan and for advising whether Federal and federally 

 assisted projects are consistent with the plan; describe the State's 

 procedures for modification and changes of the management plan; 

 indicate that the plan was developed in cooperation with relevant 

 Federal agencies. State agencies, local govenmients, and all other in- 

 terests; describe the procedures for regular i-eview and updating of 

 the plan; contain adequate 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 would be authorized, with the Sec- 

 retary's approval, to allocate portions of a program development grant 



