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"(11) Provision for conducting, fostering, or utilizing relevant 



research. 

 "(E) The coastal State has provided for adequate public notice and 

 public hearings in the development of the management plan. 

 "(4) Grant.s under this subsection shall be subject to the following limita- 



"(A) No annual grant to a single coastal State shall be made under 

 this section in excess of $200,000 ; and 



"(B) No grant funds shall be used for the acquisition of real property. 



"(5) With the approval of the Secretary, the Governor of a coastal State may 

 allocate to an interstate agency a portion of the grant under subsections (c) and 

 (d) of this section for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of said sub- 

 sections provided such interstate agency has the authority to meet the appli- 

 cable provisions of subsection (d) (3) of this section otherwise required of the 

 coastal State. 



"(e) Review of Performance. 



"(1) The Secretary shall conduct a continuing review of the comprehensive 

 management programs of the coastal States and of the performance of each 

 coastal State. 



"(2) The Secretary shall have the authority to terminate any financial as- 

 sistance extended under subsection (d) of this section and to withdraw any 

 unexpended portion of such assistance if: (1) he determines that the coastal 

 State is failing to adhere to and is not justified in deviating from the program 

 approved by the Secretary; and (2) the coastal State has been given notice 

 of proposed termination and withdrawal and an opportunity to present evidence 

 of adherence or justification for altering its program. 



"(f) Advisory Committees fob Management of the Coastal Zone. 



'•(1) The Secretary is authorized to establish in the Department of the 

 Interior advisory committees to consult with and make recommendations to 

 the Secretary on matters of policy concerning the coastal zone. Any such com- 

 mittee shall be composed of persons designated by the Secretary and shall per- 

 form such functions and operate in such manner as the Secretary may direct. 



"(2) ]Members of such advisory committees who are not regular full-time 

 employees of the United States, while serving on the business of the committees 

 including traveltime may receive compensation at rates not exceeding the daily 

 rate for GS-18; and while so serving away from their homes or regular places 

 of business may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of sub- 

 sistence, as authorized l>y .section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for indi- 

 viduals in the Government service employed intermittently. 



"(g) Interagency Coordination and Cooperation. 



"(1) The Secretary shall not approve the plan submitted by the State pur- 

 suant to subsection (d) until he has solicited the views of Federal agencies 

 principally affected by such plans or has evidence that such views were pro- 

 vided the State in the development of the plan. In case of serious disagreement 

 between any Federal agency and the State in the development of the plan the 

 Secretary shall seek to mediate the differences. 



"(2) All Federal agencies conducting or supporting activities in the coastal 

 area shall seek to make such activities consistent with the approved plan for 

 the area. State and local governments submitting applications for Federal 

 assistance in coastal areas shall indicate the views of the appropriate State 

 or local agency as to the relationship of such activities to the approved plan 

 for the coastal area. Federal agencies shall not approve proposed projects that 

 are inconsistent with the plan without making investigation and finding that 

 the proposal is, on balance, sound. The Secretary shall be advised by the heads 

 of other agencies of such problems and be provided an opportunity to participate 

 in any iuve.stigatiou. 



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



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

 rights in the field of water resources planning, development, or control ; not 

 to displace, supersede, limit, or modify any interstate compact or the juris- 



