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Pub. Law 94-370 



" ( 1 ) coordinate state coastal zone planning, policies, and pro- 

 grams with respect to contiguous areas of the states involved ; 



"(2) study, plan, and implement unified coastal zone policies 

 with respect to such areas ; and 



"(3) establish an effective mechanism, and adopt a Federal- 

 State consultation procedure, for the identification, examination, 

 and cooperative resolution of mutual problems with respect to 

 the marine and coastal areas which affect, directly or indirectly, 

 the applicable coastal zone. 

 The amount of such grants shall not exceed 90 per centum of the cost 

 of creating and maintaining such an entity. The Federal officials 

 specified in subsection (c), or their designated representatives, shall 

 participate on behalf of the Federal Government, upon the request of 

 any such temporary planning and coordinating entity.''. 



SEC. 9. RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 



The Coastal Management Act of 1972 is further amended by adding 

 immediately after section 309 (as added by section 8 of this Act) the 

 folio wins: : 



Contracts or 

 other arrange- 

 ments. 



"RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT 



"Sec. 310. (a) The Secretary may conduct a program of research, 16 USC 1466c. 

 study, and training to support the development and implementation of 

 management programs. Each department, agency, and instrumentality 

 of the executive branch of the Federal Government may assist the 

 Secretary, on a reimbursable basis or otherwise, in carrying out the 

 purposes of this section, including, but not limited to, the furnishing 

 of information to the extent permitted by law, the transfer of personnel 

 with their consent and without prejudice to their position and rating, 

 and the performance of any research, study, and training which does 

 not interfere with the performance of the primary duties of such 

 department, agency, or instrumentality. The Secretary may enter into 

 contracts or other arrangements with any qualified person for the pur- 

 poses of carrying out this subsection. 



"(b) The Secretary may make grants to coastal states to assist such 

 states in carrying out research, studies, and training required with 

 respect to coastal zone management. The amoimt of any grant made 

 under this subsection shall not exceed 80 per centum of the cost of such 

 research, studies, and training. 



"(c)(1) The Secretary shall provide for the coordination of 

 research, studies, and training activities under this section with any 

 other such activities that are conducted by, or subject to the authority 

 of, the Secretary. 



"(2) The Secretary shall make the results of research conducted 

 pursuant to this section available to any interested person.". 



SEC. 10. REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE. 



Section 312(a) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as 

 redesignated by section 7 of this Act (16 U.S.C. 1458(a) ) is amended 

 to read as follows : 



" (a) The Secretary shall conduct a continuing review of — 



"(1) the management programs of the coastal states and the 

 performance of such states with respect to coastal zone manage- 

 ment ; and 



"(2) the coastal energy impact program provided for under 

 section 308.". Ante , p. 1017. 



90 STAT. 1029 



