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review and approval pursuant to the provisions of section 306 of this 

 title, or such other action as he deems necessary [.] : Provided^ That 

 notttnthstanding any provision of this section or of section 306 no 

 State mafnagerrhent program, submitted pursuant to this subsec- 

 tion shall he considered incoinplete^ nor shall filial approval thereof 

 he delayed^ on acccmnt of such Staters faihcre to comply with 

 any regulations that are issued hy the Secretary to implement sub- 

 section (b)(7) or (b)(8) of this section, umtil September 30, 1978; 

 amd Provided, That the State shall remain eligible for grants under 

 this section through the fscal year ending in 1978 for the purpose of 

 developing a beach anA coastal area access plan and an energy facility 

 planning process for its State m/inagement program, pursuant to regu- 

 lations adopted by the Secretary to implement subsections (b)(7) 

 and (b) (8) of this section. On final approval of such prog-ram by the 

 Secretary, the State's eligibility for further grants under this section 

 shall terminate, and the State shall be eligible for grants under sec- 

 tion 306 of this title. 



(h) The authority to make grants under this section shall expire 

 on [June 30, 1979.] September 30, 1979. 



ADMINISTRATIVE GRANTS 



Sec. 306. (a) The Secretary is authorized to make annual grants to 

 any coastal State for not more than [66%] 80 per centum of the costs 

 of administering the State's management, program, if he approves such 

 program in accordance with subsection (c) hereof. Federal funds re- 

 ceived from other sources shall not be used to pay the state's share 

 of costs. 



Sec. 306(c). (8) The management program provides for adequate 

 consideration of the national interest involved in the siting of facili- 

 ties necessary to meet requirements which are other than local in na- 

 ture. In considering the national in terest involved in the planning for 

 and siting of such facilities which are energy facilities located within 

 a State''s coastal zone, th^ Secretary shall further find, pursuant to 

 regulations adopted by him, that the State has given consideration to 

 any applicable interstate energy plan or program that is promulgated 

 hy an interstate entity established pursuant to section 309 of this title. 



Interagency Coordination and Cooperation 



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Sec. 307. (3) After final approval by the Secretary of a state's man- 

 agement program, any applicant for a required Federal [license or 

 permit] license, lease, or permit to conduct an activity affecting land 

 or water uses in the coastal zone of that state shall provide m the 

 application to the [licensing or permitting] licensing, leasing 

 or permitting agency a certification that the proposed activity com- 

 plies 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 applicant shall furnish to the state or its designated agency 

 a copy of the certification, with all necessary information and data. 



