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grant under this section shall be made in excess of 10 per centum nor 

 less than 1 per centum of the total amount appropriated to carry out 

 the purposes of this section.] Provided^ That no annual grant made 

 under this section shall he in excess of $2fi00p00 for fiscal year 1975^ 

 in excess of $2,500,000 for fiscal year 1976, nor in excess of $3,000,000 

 for fiscal year 1977 : Provided further. That no annual grant made 

 under this section shall he less than 1 yer centum of the total amount 

 a'p'pro'priated to carry out the j^urposes of this section: And provided 

 further. That the Secretary shall waive the application of the 1 per 

 centum minimum requirement as to any grant under this section, wlien 

 the coastal State involved requests such a waiver. 



(c) Prior to granting approval of a management program submit- 

 ted by a coastal state, the Secretary shall find that : 



(1) The state has developed and adopted a management program 

 for its coastal zone in accordance with rules and regulations promul- 

 gated by the Secretary, after notice, and with the opportunity of full 

 participation by relevant Federal agencies, state agencies, local gov- 

 ernments, regional organizations, port authorities, and other in- 

 terested parties, public and private, which is adequate to carry out the 

 purposes of this title and is consistent with the policy declared in sec- 

 tion 303 of this title. 



(2) The state has: 



(A) coordinated its program with local, areawide, and inter- 

 state plans applicable to areas within the coastal zone existing on 

 January 1 of the year in which the state's management program 

 is submitted to the Secretary, which plans have been developed 

 by a local government, an areawide agency designated pursuant to 

 regulations established under section 204 of the Demonstration 

 Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966, a regional 

 agency, or an interstate agency ; and 



(B) established an effective mechanism for continuing consul- 

 tation and coordination between the management agency desig- 

 nated pursuant to paragraph ( 5 ) of this subsection and with local 

 governments, interstate agencies, regional agencies, and areawide 

 agencies within the coastal zone to assure the full participation 

 of such local governments and agencies in carrying out the pur- 

 poses of this title. 



(3) The state has held public hearings in the development of the 

 management program. 



(4) The management program and any changes thereto have been 

 reviewed and approved by the Governor. 



(5) The Governor of the state has designated a single agency to 

 receive and administer the grants for implementing the management 

 program required under paragraph (1) of this subsection. 



(6) The state is organized to implement the management program 

 required under paragraph (1) of this subsection. 



(7) The state has the authorities necessary to implement the pro- 

 gram, including the authority required under subsection (d) of this 

 section. 



(8) The management program provides for adequate consideration 

 of the national interest involved in the siting of facilities necessary 

 to meet requirements which are other than local in nature. 



