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commercial and sport fisheries harvest ; such areas, particularly the estuaries, 

 constitute ecological systems which are susceptible to destruction and disruption 

 by man. 



"(C) Continued unplanned or uncoordinated development activities in the 

 coastal zone pose an immediate threat of irreversible harm to the coastal zone 

 and its resources and a loss of the benefits it offers. 



"(D) The coastal zone is a valuable area for multiple economic, recreational, 

 conservation, and resource uses. 



"(E) The interest in the coastal zone extends to the citizens of all the States, 

 and is not limited to the citizens in the coastal States, 

 (c) Peogeam Development Geants. — 



"(1) The Secretary is authorized to make grants to any coastal State for the 

 purpose of assisting in the development of a comprehensive management program 

 for the land and water resources of the coastal zone. Such grants shall not exceed 

 50 per centum of the costs of such program development. Other Federal funds 

 received from other sources shall not be used to match such grants. In order to 

 qualify for grants under this subsection, the coastal State must demonstrate to 

 the satisfaction of the Secretary that such grants will be used to develop a 

 comprehensive management program consistent with the requirements set forth 

 in subsection (d) (3) of this section. Successive grants may be made annually: 

 Proi^ided, hoirever, That no subsequent annual grant shall be made under this 

 subsection until the Secretary finds that the coastal State is adequately and 

 expeditiously developing such a comprehensive management program. Upon 

 completion of the development of the coastal State's comprehensive management 

 program, the coastal State shall submit such program to the Secretary for 

 review. 



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

 subsection in excess of $1,000,000. 

 "(d) Opeeating Grants. — 



"(1) The Secretary is authorized to make annual grants to such coastal State 

 for not more than 50 per centum of the costs of administering such program if 

 he approves a coastal State's management program, in accordance with paragraph 

 (3) of this subsection. Federal funds received from other sources shall not be 

 used to pay the coastal State's share of costs. 



"(2) Such grants shall be allotted to the States with approved programs 

 based on regulations of the Secretary, which shall take into account the amount 

 and nature of the coastline and area covered by the plan, population, and other 

 re! evant factors. 



"(3) Prior to granting approval of a comprehensive management program 

 sul)mitted by a coastal State, the Secretary shall find that — 



"(A) the Governor of the coastal State has designated a single agency 

 to receive and administer the grants for implementing the management plan 

 set forth in subparagraph (D) of this subsection and the management plan 

 and changes thereto have been reviewed and approved by the Governor ; 



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

 set forth in subparagraph (D) of this subsection ; 



"(C) the agency or agencies responsible for implementing such manage- 

 ment plan have vested in them the regulatory authorities necessary to 

 implement the plan, including but not limited to, permit authority, authority 

 to acquire interests in real property through the power of eminent domain 

 and zoning authority, or authority to require local zoning to conform with 

 the State management plan ; 



"(D) the coastal State has developed and adopted a management plan 

 in cooperation with relevant Federal agencies, State agencies, local gov- 

 ernments and all other interests for its coastal zone adequate to carry out 

 the purpases of this section and containing the following provisions : 



"(i) an identification of the boundaries of the iwrtions of the coastal 

 State subject to the management plan ; 



"(ii) an identification and recognition of the national. State, and 

 local interests in the preservation conservation, use, and development 

 of the coastal zone ; 



"(iii) a feasible land and water use plan, consistent with applicable 

 water quality standards, within specific sections of the coastal zone 

 reasonably reflecting the needs of industry, transportation, recreation, 



