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"(i) developing and administering coordinated coastal zone 

 planning^ policies^ and programs pursuant to sections 305 and 

 306; and 



"(^) establishing executive instrumentalities or agencies lohich 

 such states deem desirable for the effective implementation of such 

 agreements or compacts. 

 Such agreements or comports shall he bindi^ig and obligatory upon 

 any state or party thereto without further approval by the Congress. 

 "(c) Each executive instrmnentality or agency which is established 

 by an interstate agreement or compact pursuant to this section is en- 

 couraged to adopt a Federal-State consultation procedure for the iden- 

 tification., examination, and cooperative resolution of mutual problems 

 utith respect to the marine and coastal areas which affect, directly or 

 indirectly, the applicable coastal zone. The Secretary., the Secretainj 

 of the Interior., the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Qual- 

 ity, the Administrator of the F^nvironmental Protection Agency., the 

 Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, 

 and the Administrator of the Federal Energy Admitiistration. or their 

 designated representatives., shall participate ex officio on behalf of the 

 Federal Government whenever any such Federal-State consultation is 

 requested by such an instrumentality or agency. 



"(c?) If no applicable interstate agreement or compact exists., the 

 Secretary may coordinate coastal zone activities described in sub- 

 section (a) and may make grants to assist any group of two or more 

 coastal states to create and maintain a temporary planning and co- 

 ordinatinq entity to — 



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

 grams with respect to contiguous areas of the states involved; 



"(.'^) study., plan., and implement unified coastal zone policies 

 with respect to such areas; and 



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

 State consultation procedure, for the identification, examination., 

 and cooperative resolution of mutucd problems with respect to 

 the marine and- coastal areas whicJt 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 

 following: 



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RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT 



''''Sec. 310. {a) The Secretary may conduct a program of research., 

 study., and training to support the development and implementation of 

 management programs. Each department, agency, and instrumentality 

 of the executive branch of the Federal Crovernment 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 



