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importance of maintaining the quality of these productive regions in order to 

 insvire both its enjoyment and the sound utilization of its resources. It is thereby 

 declared to be the policy of the Congress to foster the effective utilization of 

 coastal and estuarine areas through assistance to coastal States in their 

 management. 



"STATE PROGRAMS 



"Sec. 303. (a) Subject to the limitations in section 304(a)(1), the Adminis- 

 trator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (hereafter referred to 

 in this title as the 'Administrator') may make grants to any coastal authority 

 for the purpose of defraying the operating expenses incurred by such coastal 

 authority. 



"(b) The Administrator shall review any proposal for long-range planning 

 with respect to coastal and estuarine area management, or for the implementa- 

 tion of such a plan, submitted to him by a coastal authority. Upon approval 

 by him of such a proposal, the Administrator may, subject to the limitations in 

 section 304(a) (1), make grants to such coastal authority to enable it to carry 

 out such long-range planning or implementation, but no proposal may be ap- 

 proved by the Administrator unless he finds that it fulfills the objectives of this 

 title, taking into consideration the degree to which the proposal — 



"(1) identifies the coastal areas requiring concerted attention, and devel- 

 ops a plan for their most effective utilization ; 



"(2) provides machinery for the resolution of conflicts arising from multi- 

 ple use ; 



"(3) fosters the widest possible variety of beneficial uses to maximize 

 social return, achieving a balance between the need for conservation and for 

 economic development ; 



"(4) provides for necessary enforcement powers through zoning, permits, 

 licenses, easements, acquisition or other means to assure compliance with 

 plans and resolve conflicts in uses ; 



"(5) fosters coordination with local, State, and Federal agencies, research 

 institutions, private organizations, and other groups as appropriate to pro- 

 vide a focus for effective management ; 



"(6) provides for a continuing inventory of shoreline and estuarine re- 

 sources, encourages studies, and sponsors or otherwise conducts research as 

 a contributing link in the decisionmaking process ; 



"(7) provides an opportunity for all interested parties to participate in 

 the development of any plan or program through public hearings ; and 



"(8) takes into account the rights and interests of other States and re- 

 spects Federal rights and international agreements. 

 "(c) Subject to the limitations contained in section 304(b), the Administrator 

 is authorized — 



"(1) to enter into agreement with any coastal State to underwrite, by 

 guarantee, bonds issued, or loans obtained, by such State for land acquisi- 

 tion, water development, or restoration projects undertaken by such State 

 in connection with the implementation of a coastal or estuarine area manage- 

 ment plan, and 



"(2) to make payments to any coastal State to enable such State to meet 

 the amortization charges, or loan interest, incurred by it with respect to 

 bonds or loans guaranteed by the United States under paragraph (1). 



"administration 



"Sec. 804. (a) (1) The Administrator is authorized to make grants under sub- 

 section (a) or (b) of section 303 from sums appropriated to carry out such sub- 

 sections, subject to the following limitations : 



"(A) Sums so appropriated to carry out each of such subsections shall 

 be allotted from time to time among participating coastal States in accord- 

 ance with regulations prescribed by him and with the objectives of this title 

 based on — 



"(i) the populations of such States, 

 "(ii) the size of the coastal or estuarine areas, and 

 " (iii) the respective financial needs of such States. 

 "(B) Grants made under section 303(a) to a coastal authority may not 

 be made to defray any operating expenses other than those incurred by such 



