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"public hearings 



"Sec. 308. All public hearings required under this title must be announced at 

 least thirty days prior to the hearing date. At the time of the announcement, all 

 agency materials pertinent to the hearings, including documents, studies, and 

 other data, must be made available to the public for review and study. As similar 

 materials are subsequently developed, they shall be made available to the public 

 as they become available to the agency. 



"review op performance 



"Sec 309. (a) The Secretary shall conduct a continuing review of the manage- 

 ment programs of the coastal states and of the performance of each state. 



"(b) The Secretary shall have the authority to terminate any financial assist- 

 ance extended under section 306 and to withdraw any unexpended portion of such 

 assistance if (1) he determines that the state is failing to adhere to and is not 

 justified in deviating from the program approved by the Secretary; and (2) the 

 state has been given notice of proposed termination and withdrawal and an op- 

 portunity to present evidence of adherence or justification for altering its 

 program. 



"records 



"Sec. 310. (a) Each recipient of a grant under this title shall keep such 

 records as the Secretary shall prescribe, including records which fully disclose 

 the amount and di-sposition of the funds received under the grant, the total 

 cost of the project or undertaking supplied by other sources, and such other 

 records as will facilitate an effective audit. 



"(b) The Secretary and the Comptroller General of the United States, or 

 any of their duly authorized representative, shall have access for the purpose of 

 audit and examination to any books, documents, papers, and records of the 

 recipient of the grant that are pertinent to the determination that funds granted 

 are used in accordance with this title. 



"advisory committee 



"Sec. 311. (a) The Secretary is authorized and directed to establish a Coastal 

 Zone Management Advisory Committee to advise, consult with, and make rec- 

 ommendations to the Secretary on matters of policy concerning the coastal zone. 

 Such committee shall be composed of not more than ten persons designated by 

 the Secretary and shall perform such functions and operate in such a manner 

 as the Secretary may direct. The Secretary shall insure that the committee 

 membership as a group possesses a broad range of experience and knowledge 

 relating to problems involving management, use, conservation, protection, and 

 development of coastal zone resources. 



"(b) Members of said advisory committee who are not regular full-time 

 employees of the L'nited States, while serving on the business of the committee, 

 including traveltime, may receive compensation at rates not exceeding $100 per 

 diem : and while so serving away from their homes or regular places of business 

 may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as 

 authorized l)y section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for individuals in the 

 Government service employed intermittently. 



"estuarine sanctuaries 



"Sec. 312. (a) The Secretary, in accordance with rules and regulations promul- 

 gated l)y him, is authorized to make available to a coastal state grants of up 

 to 50 per centum of the costs of acquisition, development, and operation of 

 estuarine sanctuaries for the purpo.se of creating natural field laboratories to 

 gather data and make studies of the natural and human processes occurring 

 within the estuaries of the coastal zone. The Federal share of the cost for each 

 such .sanctuary shall not exceed $2,000,000. No Federal funds received pursuant 

 to section 305 or .section 300 shall be used for the purpose of this section. 



"(1») When an estuarine sanctuary is established by a coastal state, for the 

 purpose envisioned in subsection (a), whether or not Fedei-al funds have been 



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