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and the state in the development of the program, the Secretary^ in coop- 

 eration with the Executive Office of the President^ shall seek to mediate 

 the differences. 



{c){l) Each Federal agency conducting or supporting activities di- 

 Tectly affecting tlie coastal zone shall conduct or support those activi- 

 ties in a manner ivhich is, to the maximujn extent practicable, consist- 

 ent with approved state management programs. 



(2) Any Federal agency lohich shall undertake any development 

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

 the maximu7n extent practicahle, consistent with approved state man- 

 agement pi'ograms. 



(3) After filial approval hy the Secretary of a state's management 

 program, a,ny applicant for a 7'equired Federal license or permit to con- 

 duct an activity affecting land or water uses in the coastal zone of that 

 state shall provide in the application to the licennng or perjnitting 

 agency a certification that the proposed activity complies with the 

 state'' s approved program and that such activity will he 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 certi- 

 fication, with all necessary information and data. Eaeh coastal state 

 shall establish procedures for public notice in the case of all such certi- 

 fications 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 con- 

 cerned that tlie state concurs loith or objects to the applicanf s certifica- 

 tion. If the state or its designated agency fails to furnish the required 

 notification within six months after receipt of its copy of the appli- 

 cant's certification, the state's concurrence with the certifcation shall 

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

 Federal agency until the state or its designated^ agency has coneuned 

 vnth the applicanf s certification or until^ by the state''s failure to act. 

 the concurrence is conclusively presumed, unless the Secretain/, 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 objectives of this title is otherwise necessary in the interest of 

 national security. 



(d) State a,nd local goveimments submitting applications for Fed- 

 eral assistance under other Federal programs affecting the coastal zone 

 shall indicate the vieios of the appropriate state or local agency as to 

 the relationship of such activities to the approved management pro- 

 gram, for the coastal zone. Sueh applications shall be submitted and 

 coordinated in accordance with the provisions of title IV of the Inter- 

 governmental Coordination Act of 1968 {82 Stat. 1098) . Federal agen- 

 cies shall not approve proposed projects that are inconsistent with a 

 coastal state's man/igemsnt program., except upon a finding by the 

 Secretary that sueh project is consistent loith the purposes of this title 

 or necessary in the interest of national security, 

 {e) Nothing in this title shall be construed — 



(1) to diminish either Federal or state jurisdiction, responsi- 

 bility, or rights in the field of planning, development, or control 

 of water resources, submerged lands, or navigable waters; nor to 

 displace, supersede, limit, or modify any interstate compact or the 



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