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master plans in order to obtain all points of view in the final prepara- 

 tion of the master plan ; 



"(E) the coastal authority shall be authorized to amend such master 

 plan at any time that it determines that conditions which existed or were 

 foreseen at the time of the formulation of such master plan have changed 

 to such a degree as to justify modification of such plan, and authority 

 for such modification shall provide for adoption of amendments only 

 after a full opportunity for comment, including hearings, have been 

 afforded to interested parties ; and 



"(F) at the discretion of the coastal authority and with the approval 

 of the Council, a master plan may be developed and adopted in segments 

 so that concerted and early attention may be devoted to those areas of 

 the coastal zone which most urgently need comprehensive planning and 

 development: Provided, That each such segment does not exclude any 

 portion of the coastal zone which is substantially interrelated economi- 

 cally, socially, or by peculiar geographic configuration or movement of 

 ocean tides or currents with the area which is included within such plan- 

 ning segment : And provided further, That the coastal authority ade- 

 quately allows for the ultimate coordination of the various segments of 

 the master plan into a single unified plan and that the coastal authority 

 satisfies the Council that such unified plan ^vill be completed as soon as 

 is reasonably practicable ; 

 "(2) provides authority for the development of the coastal zone in ac- 

 cordance with such master plan, and such authority shall include power — 

 ■"(A) to draw up land use and zoning regulations which shall control 

 public and private development of the coastal zone in order to assure 

 compliance with the master plan and to resolve conflicts among com- 

 peting uses ; 



"(B) to acquire lands within the coastal zone through condemnation 

 or other means when necessary to achieve conformance with the master 

 plan ; 



"(C) to develop land and facilities and to operate such public facilities 

 as beaches, marinas, and other waterfront developments, as may be re- 

 quired to carry out such master plan ; 



"(D) to borrow money and issue bonds for the purpose of land ac- 

 quisition or land and water development and restoration projects ; and 

 "(E) to exercise such other functions as the Council determines are 

 necessary to enable the orderly development of the coastal zone in ac- 

 cordance with such master plan ; and 

 "(3) provides authority for the coastal authority to review all develop- 

 ment projects or regulations proposed by any State or local authority or 

 private developer to determine whether such project or regulation is con- 

 sistent with the principles and standards set forth in the master plan and 

 to reject a development plan which fails to comply with such principles and 

 standards : Provided, That such determination shall be made only after 

 there has been a full opportunity for hearings : And provided further. That 

 such determination shall be subject to judicial review. 



"allotments 



"Sec. 305. (a) In making grants pursuant to section 304, the Council may 

 make available to a coastal authority up to 50 per centum of the costs of 

 developing a long-range master plan and implementing a developing program 

 pursuant to such action. The actual amount of the allotment to each coastal 

 authority shall be determined, in accordance with the Council's regulations, 

 on the basis (1) the jwpulation of the State, (2) the area of public water within 

 the State's coastal zone, and (3) the need for comprehensive planning and 

 development of such coastal zone. 



"(b) In addition to grants-in-aid, the Council is authorized, under such 

 terms and conditions as the Council may prescribe, to enter into agreements 

 with coastal authorities to undemvrite by guaranty thereof bond issues or loans 

 for the piirpose of land acquisition or land and water development and res- 

 toration projects. 



