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practicable, allocate all or a portion of such grant to any local government 

 thereof which has suffered or may suffer net adverse impacts resulting from 

 coastal energy activities and such allocation shall be on a basis which is pro- 

 portional to the extent of such net adverse impact. In addition, any coastal state 

 may, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of subsection (b) of this 

 section, with the approval of the Secretary, allocate all or a portion of any grant 

 received to (1) an areawide agency designated under section 204 of the 

 Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966, (2) any re- 

 gional agency, or (3) any interstate agency. No provision in subsection (b) of thisi 

 section shall relieve a state of the responsibility for insuring that any funds 

 so allocated to any local government or any other agency shall be applied in 

 furtherance of the purposes of such subsection. 



"(g) No coastal state is eligible to receive any payment under subsection (a) 

 of this section, or any grant under subsection (b) of this section unless such 

 state — 



"(1) is receiving a program development grant under section 305 of this title 

 or, is making satisfactory progress, as determined by the Secretary, toward the 

 development of a coastal zone management program, or has such a program ap- 

 proved pursuant to section 306 of this title ; and 



"(2) has demonstrated to the satisfaction of, and has provided adequate as- 

 surances to, the Secretary that the proceeds of any such payment or grant will be 

 used in a manner consistent with the coastal zone management program being 

 developed by it, or with its approved program, consistent with the goals and 

 objectives of this title. 



"INTERSTATE COORDINATION GRANTS TO STATES 



"Sec. 309. (a) The states are encouraged to give high priority (1) to coordi- 

 nating state coastal zone planning, policies, and programs in contiguous inter- 

 state areas, and (2) to studying, planning, and/or implementing unified coastal 

 zone policies in such areas. The states may conduct such coordination, study, 

 planning, and implementation through interstate agreement or compact. The 

 Secretary is authorized to make annual grants to the coastal states, not to exceed 

 90 per centum of the cost of such coordination, study, planning or implementa- 

 tion, if the Secretary finds that each coastal state receiving a grant under this 

 section will use such grants for purposes consistent with the provisions of 

 sections 305 and 306 of this title. 



"(b) The consent of the Congress is hereby given to two or more states to 

 negotiate and enter into agreements or compacts, not in conflict wuth any law 

 or treaty of the United States, for (1) developing and administering coordinated 

 coastal zone planning, policies, and programs, pursuant to sections 305 and 306 

 of this title, and (2) establishing such agencies, joint or otherwise, as the states 

 may deem desirable for making effective such agreements and compacts. Such 

 agreements or compacts shall be binding and obligatory upon any state or party 

 thereto without further approval by Congress. 



"(c) Each executive instrumentality which is established by an interstate 

 agreement or compact pursuant to this section is encouraged to establish 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, tlie applicable coastal zone. The Sec- 

 retary, the Secretary of the Interior, the Chairman of the Council on Environ- 

 mental Quality, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 

 the Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration, or their designated 

 representatives, are authorized and directed to participate ex officio on behalf of 

 the Federal Government, whenever any such Federal-State consultation is 

 requested by such an instrumentality. 



"(d) Prior to establishment of an interstate agreement or compact pursuant to 

 this section, the Secretary is authorized to make grants to a multistate instru- 

 mentality or to a group of states for the purpose of creating temporary ad hoc 

 planning and coordinating entities to — 



"(1) coordinate state coastal zone planning, policies, and programs in con- 

 tiguous interstate areas : 



"(2) study, plan, and/or implement unified coastal zone policies in such inter- 

 state areas ; and 



"(3) provide a vehicle for communication with Federal officials witli regard to 

 Federal activities affecting the coastal zone of such interstate areas. 



