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-segments so that immediate attention may be devoted to those areas 

 within the coastal zone which most urgently need management pro- 

 grams : Provided^ That the state adequately provides for the ultimate 

 ■coordination of the various segments of the management program into 

 a single unified program and that the unified program will be com- 

 pleted as soon as is reasonably practicable. 



INTERAGENCY COORDINATION AND COOPERATION 



Sec. 307. (a) In carrying out his functions and responsibilities under 

 this title, the Secretary shall consult with, cooperate with, and, to the 

 maximum extent practicable, coordinate his activities with other in- 

 terested Federal agencies. 



(b) The Secretary shall not approve the management program sub- 

 mitted by a state pursuant to section 306 unless the views of Federal 

 agencies principally afi^ected by such program have been adequately 

 considered. In case of serious disagreement between any Federal 

 agency and the state in the development of the program the Secre- 

 tary, in cooperation with the Executive Office of the President, shall 

 seefe to mediate the differences. 



(c) (1) Each Federal agency conducting or supporting activities 

 directly affecting the coastal zone shall conduct or support those activi- 

 ties in a manner w^hich is, to the maximum extent practicable, con- 

 sistent with appoved state management programs. 



(2) Any Federal agency which shall undertake any development 

 project in the coastal zone of a state shall insure that the project is, 

 to the maximum extent practicable, consistent with approved state 

 management programs. 



(3) After final approval by the Secretary of a state's management 

 program, any applicant for a required Federal license or permit to 

 conduct an activity affecting land or water uses in the coastal zone of 

 that state shall provide in the application to the licensing or permit- 

 ting agency a certification that the proposed activity complies with 

 the state's approved program and that such activity will be conducted 

 in a manner consistent with the program. At the same time, the appli- 

 cant shall furnish to the state or its designated agency a copy of 

 the certification, with all necessary information and data. Each coastal 

 state shall establish procedures for public notice in the case of all such 

 certifications and, to the extent it deems appropriate, procedures for 

 public hearings in connection therewith. At the earliest practicable 

 time, the state or its designated agency shall notify the Federal agency 

 concerned that the state concurs with or objects to the applicant's 

 certification. If the state or its designated agency fails to furnish the 

 required notification within six months after receipt of its copy of the 

 applicant's certification, the state's concurrence with the certification 

 shall be conclusively presumed. No license or permit shall be granted 

 by the Federal agency until the state or its designated agency has con- 

 curred with the applicant's certification or until, by the state's failure 

 to act, the concurrence is conclusively presumed, unless the Secretary, 

 on his own initiative or upon appeal by the applicant, finds, after pro- 

 viding a reasonable opportunity for detailed comments from the .Fed- 

 eral agency involved and from the state, that the activity is consistent 

 with the objectives of this title or is otherwise necessary in the interest 



-of national security. 



