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"(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 state may allocate to a local gov- 

 ernment, an areawide agency designated under section 204 of the Demonstration 

 Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 196G, a regional agency, or an inter- 

 state agency, a portion of the grant under this section for the purose of carrying 

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

 the state of the responsibility for insuring that any funds so allocated are ap- 

 plied in furtherance of such state's approved management program. 



"(g) The state shall be authorized to amend the management program. 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 to be 

 made to the state under the program as amended. 



"(h) At the discretion of the state and with the approval of the Secretary, a 

 management program may be developed and adopted in segments so that immedi- 

 ate attention may be devoted to those areas of the coastal zone which most ur- 

 gently need management programs : Provided, That the state adequately allows 

 for tile ultimate coordination of the various segments of the management pro- 

 gram into a single unified program and that the unified program will be com- 

 pleted as soon as is reasonably practicable. 



"interagency coordination and cooperation 



"Sec. 307. (a) In carrying out his functions and responsibilities under this title, 

 the Secretary shall consult v.'ith, cooperate with, and, to the maximum extent prac- 

 ticable, coordinate his activities with other inerested Federal agencies. 



"(b) The Secretary shall not approve the management program submitted 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 dis- 

 agreement between any Federal agency and the state in the development of the 

 program the Secretary, in cooperation with the Executive Office of the President, 

 shall seek to mediate the differences. 



"(c) (1) Each Federal agency conducting or supporting activities in the coastal 

 zone shall conduct or support those activities in a manner which is, to the maxi- 

 mum extent practicable, consistent with approved state management programs. 



"(2) 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 programs. 



"(3) Afer final approval by the Secretary of a state's management program, 

 any applicant for a required Federal license or permit to conduct an activity 

 affecting land or water uses in the coastal zone of that state shall provide in 

 the application to the licensing or permitting agency a certification that the 

 proposed activity complies with the state's approved program and that such 

 activity will be conducted in a manner consistent with the program. At the 

 same time, 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 certification 

 and, to the extent it deems appropriate, procedures for public hearings in con- 

 nection therewith. At the earliest practicable time, the state or its designated 

 agency shall notify the Federal agency concerned that the state concurs with or 

 objects to the applicant's certification. If the state or its designated agency fails 

 to furnish the required notification within six months after receipt of its copy of 

 the applicant's certification, the state's concurrence with the certification shall be 

 conclusively presumed. No license or permit shall be granted by the Federal 

 agency until the state or its designated agency has concurred with the applicant's 

 certification or unit, by the state's failure to act, the concurrence is conclusively 

 presumed, unless the Secretary, on his own initiative or upon appeal by the 

 applicant, finds, after providing a reasonable opportunity for detailed comments 

 from the Federal agency involved and from the state, that the activity is con- 

 sistent with the objectives of this title or is otherwise necessary in the interest of 

 national security. 



"(d) State and local governments submitting applications for Federal assist- 

 ance imder other Federal programs affecting the coastal zone shall indicate the 

 views of the appropriate state or local agency as to the relationship of such activ- 



