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1 suant to this section with the coastal zone management pro- 



2 gi'am developed or being developed by the coastal State re- 



3 questing such grant, pursuant to section 305 or 306 of this 



4 Act. 



5 " (d) Such grants shall be allocated to the coastal States 



6 in proportion to the anticipated or actual impacts upon such 



7 States resulting from development or production of energy 



8 resources or the siting of energy facilities to be located in or 



9 which would affect, directly or indirectly, the coastal zone. 



10 " (e) x\. coastal State may, for the purpose of carrying 



11 out the provisions of this section and with the approval of the 



12 Secretary, allocate a portion of any grant received under this 



13 section to (1) any political subdivision of such State; (2) 



14 an areawide agency designated under section 204 of the 



15 Demonstration Cities and Metropohtan Development Act 



16 of 1966; (3) a regional agency ; or (4) an interstate agency. 



17 "iNTEESTATE COORDINATION GRANTS TO STATES 



18 "Sec. 309. (a) The States are encouraged to give high 



19 priority to coordinating State coastal zone planning, policies, 



20 and programs in contiguous interstate areas and to study, 



21 plan, or implement unified coastal zone policies in such areas. 



22 The States may conduct such coordination, study, planning, 



23 or inii)]ementation througli interstate agreement or com- 



24 pacts. The authorization of Congress is hereby given to two 



25 or more States to necrotiate and enter into interstate ao:ree- 



