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1966, to a regional agency, or to an interstate agency, a portion of the 

 grant under this section, for the purpose of carrying out the provi- 

 sions of this section. 



(h) (1) The Secretary may make annual grants under this svhsec- 

 tion to any coastal state for not more than 80 per centum of the cost of 

 implementing the state'^s management program^ if he preliminarily 

 approves such program in accordance with paragraph {2) of this sub- 

 section. The limitation on the nu/mber of annual development grants 

 pursuant to subsection (c) of this section is not applicable to this sub- 

 section. States shall remain eligible for im,plementation grants pur- 

 suant to this subsection until September 30., 1979. 



{2) Before gramting preliminary approval of a management pro- 

 gram submitted by a coastal state pursuant to this subsection., the 

 Secretary shall fnd that the coastal state has — 



{A) developed a management program which is in compliance 

 with the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this sec- 

 tion but is not yet wholly in compliance with the requirements of 

 section 306 of this title., 



(B) in consultation with the Secretary^ specifically identified 

 the deficiencies in the program which would render the state in- 

 eligible for the Secretary'^s approval pursuant to section 306 of 

 this title., and deficiencies such as the lack of an adequate organi- 

 zational network or the la/)k of sufficient state authority to ad- 

 minister effectively the state'^s program have been set forth with 

 particularity., 



(C) has established a reasonable time schedule during which 

 it can remedy the defciencies identified under subparagraph (B) 

 of this subsection: and 



(D) has specifically identified the types of program manage- 

 ment activities that it seeks to fund pursuant to this subsection. 



(3) The Secretary shall determine allowable costs under this sub- 

 section and shall publish necessary and reasonable rules and regula- 

 tions in this regard. 



{Ji) Any state program funded under the provisions of this subsec- 

 tion shall not be conMdered an approved program for the purposes of 

 section 307 of this title. 



[(h)] (i) The authoritv to make frrants under this section shall 

 expire on [June 30, 1977.] September 30, 1979. 



ADMINISTRATIVE GRANTS 



Sec. 306. (a) The Secretary is authori7<^rl to make annual s'rants to 

 anv coastal state for not more than [662^3| 80 per c^^ntum of the costs 

 of administerina: the state's management proarram. if hp approves such 

 prosrram in accordance with subsection (c) hereof. TFederal funds 

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

 of costs.] 



(b) Such grants shall be allocated to the states with approved pro- 

 grams based on rules and rearulations promulsrated by the Secretary 

 which shall take into account the extent and nature of the shoreline 

 and area covered bv the nlan, population of the area, and other reler 

 vant factors : Provided. That no annual srant made under this section 

 shall b© in excess of $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1975, in excess of $2,* 



