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

 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 66% 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 pro- 

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

 amount and nature of the coastline and area co/ered by the plan, population, 

 and other relevant factors. 



"(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 

 Secretary, and with the opportunity of full participation by relevant Federal 

 agencies. State agencies, local governments, regional organizations, and 

 other interested parties, public and private. 



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

 public hearings in the development of the management plan and program. 

 All required 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 sub- 

 section (g) of this section. 



"(7) The management plan and program is consistent with an applicable 

 implementation plan under the Clean Air Act, as amended, the Federal Water 

 Pollution Control Act, as amended, and the Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1965, 

 as amended. 

 "(8) The management plan and program makes provision for procedures 

 whereby specific areas may be designated for the purpose of preserving or 

 restoring them for their conservation, recreational, ecological, or esthetic 

 values. 

 "(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 

 modification shall be in accordance with the procedures required under subsec- 

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

 management plan and program must be approved by the Secretary before addi- 

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

 program as amended. 



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