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"INTEKAGENCT COORDINATION AND COOPERATION 



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

 title, the Secretary shall consult with, cooperate with, and, to the maximum ex- 

 tent practicable, coordinate his activities with other interested 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 Fedei-al 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) After 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 pro- 

 posed 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 certifi- 

 cation, 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 connection 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 ap- 

 plicant'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 until, 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 consistent with the ob- 

 jectives of this title or is otherwise necessary in the interest of national security. 



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

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

 views of the appropriate State or local agency as to the relationship of such 

 activities to the approved management program for the coastal zone. Such ap- 

 plications shall be submitted and coordinated in accordance with the provisions 

 of title IV of the Intergovernmental Coordination Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 1098). 

 Federal agencies shall not approve proposed projects that are inconsistent with a 

 coastal State's management program ; except upon a finding by the Secretary that 

 such project is consistent with the purposes of this title or necessary in the in- 

 terest of national security. 



"(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed — 



"(1) to diminish either Federal or state jurisdiction, responsibility, or rights 

 in the field of planning, development, or control of water resources and navigable 

 waters ; nor to displace, supersede, limit, or modify any interstate compact or 

 the jurisdiction or responsibility of any legally established joint or common 

 agency of two or more states or of two or more states and the Federal Govern- 

 ment ; nor to limit the authority of Congress to authorize and fund projects ; 



"(2) as superseding, modifying, or repealing existing laws applicable to the 

 various Federal agencies ; nor to affect the jurisdiction, powers, or prerogatives 

 of the International Joint Commission. United States and Canada, the Permanent 

 Engineering Board, and the United States operating entity or entities established 

 pursuant to the Columbia River Basin Treaty, signed at Washington, January 17, 

 1961, or the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and 

 Mexico. 



