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under this section shall terminate, and the coastal State shall be eligible for 

 grants under section 306 of this title. 



"(c) No annual grant to a single coastal State shall be made under this sec- 

 tion in excess of ^600,000. 



"(d) With the approval of the Secretary, the coastal State may allocate to an 

 interstate agency a portion of the grant under this section for the purpose of 

 carrying out the provisions of this section. 



"administrative grants 



"Sec. 306. (a) The Secretary is authorized to make annual grants to any coastal 

 State for not more than (56% per centum of the costs of administering the coastal 

 State's management plan and program, if he approves such plan and program 

 in accordance with subsection (c) hereof. Federal funds received from other 

 sources shall not be used to pay the coastal State's share of costs. 



"(b) Such grants shall be allotted to the States with approved plans and 

 programs based on regulations of the Secretary. 



"(c) Prior to granting approval of a comprehensive management plan and 

 program submitted by a coastal State, the Secretary shall find that: 



"(1) The coastal State has developed and adopted a management plan 

 and program for its coastal and estuarine zone adequate to carry out the 

 purposes of this title, in accordance with regulations published by the Secre- 

 tary, and with the opportunity of full participation by relevant Federal agen- 

 cies. State agencies, local governments, regional organizations, and other in- 

 terested parties, public and private. 



"(2) The coastal State has made provision for public notice and held pub- 

 lic hearings in the development of the management plan and program. All re- 

 quired public hearings under this title must be announced at least thirty 

 days before they take place, and all relevant materials, documents, and 

 studies must be made readily available to the public for study at least thirty 

 days in advance of the actual hearing or hearings. 



"(3) The management plan and program and changes thereto have been 

 reviewed and approved by the Governor. 



"(4) The Governor of the coastal State has designated a single agency to 

 receive and administer the grants for implementing the management plan 

 and program set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection. 



"(5) The coastal State is organized to implement the management plan 

 set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection. 



"(6) The coastal State has the regulatory authorities necessary to im- 

 plement the plan and program, including the authority set forth in subsection 

 (g) of this section. 

 "(d) With the approval of the Secretary, a coastal State may allocate to an 

 interstate agency a portion of the grant under this section for the purpose of 

 carrying out the provisions of this section, provided such, interstate agency has 

 the authority otherwise required of the coastal State under subsection (c) of this 

 section, if delegated by the coastal State for purposes of carrying out specific 

 projects under this section. 



"(e) The coastal State shall be authorized to amend the management plan and 

 program at any time that it determines the conditions which existed or were 

 foreseen at the time of the formulation of the management plan and program 

 have changed so as to justify modification of the plan and program. Such mod- 

 ification shall be in accordance with the procedures required under subsection 

 (c) of this section. Any amendment or modification of the coastal State's man- 

 agement plan and program must be approved by the Secretary before additional 

 administrative grants are made to the coastal State under the plan and program 

 as amended. 



"(f) At the discretion of the coastal State and with the approval of the 

 Secretary, a management plan and program may be developed and adopted in 

 segments so that immediate attention may be devoted to those areas of the 

 coastal zone which most urgently need comprehensive management plans and 

 programs : Provided, That the coastal State adequately allows for the ultimate 

 coordination of the various segments of the management plan into a single unified 

 plan and program and that such unified plan and program will be completed as 



