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plied in furtherance of sitch staters approved management program. 



(g) The state shall be authorised to amend the management pro- 

 gram. The modification shall he 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 to be made to the state under the 

 program as amended. 



(A) At the discretion of the state and with the approval of the Sec- 

 retary^ a management program may be developed and adopted in seg- 

 ments so that immediate attention may be devoted to those areas of 

 the coastal zone which most urgently need management programs : 

 Provided.^ That the state adequately allows for the ultimate coordina- 

 tion of the various segments of the management program into a single 

 united program and that the unified p)^'ogram will be completed as 

 soon as is reasonably practicable. 



INTERAGENCY COORDINATION AND COOPERATION 



Sec. 307. (a) In carrying out his functions and responsibilities un- 

 der this title., the Secretary shall consult with, cooperate with., and., to 

 the maximum extent practicable^ coordinate his activities with other 

 interested Federal agencies. 



(b) The Secretary shall not approve the management program sub- 

 mitted by a 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 betiveen any Federal 

 agency and the state in the development of the program the Secretai^., 

 in cooperation with the Executive Office of the President., shall seek 

 to mediate the differences. 



(c) (l) Each Federal agency conducting or supporting activities 

 in the coastal zone shall conduct or support those activities in a manner 

 which is, to the maximum extent practicable, consistent with approved 

 state management programs. 



(£) Any Federal agency which shall undertake any development 

 project in the coastal zone of a state shall insure that the project is, 

 to the maximum extent practicable, consistent with approved state 

 management prograrfis. 



(3) After final approval by the Secretary of a staters management 

 program^ any applicant for a required Federal license or permit to 

 coTuluct an aMivity affecting land or water uses in the coastal zone 

 of that state shall provide in the application to the licensing or per- 

 mitting agency a certification that the proposed activity complies 

 with the stated approved program and that such activity will be con- 

 ducted im. a manner consistent with the program. At the same tione, 

 the applicant shall furnish to the state or its designated agency a 

 copy of the certification, with all necessary information and data. 

 Each coastal state shall establish procedures for public notice in the 

 case of all such certifications and, to the extent it deems appropriate, 

 procedures for public hearings in connection therewith. At the earliest 

 practicahle time, the state or its designated agency shall notify the 

 Federal agency concerned that the state concurs with or objects to the 



