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(k) To the extent that Federal funds are avail- 

 able under, or pursuant to, any other law with 

 respect to — 



(1) study and planning for which financial as- 

 sistance may be provided under subsection (b) 

 (4) (B) and (c), or 



(2) public facilities and public services for 

 which financial assistance may be provided under 

 subsection (b)(4)(B) and (d), 



the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, ad- 

 minister such subsections — 



(A) on the basis that the financial assistance 

 shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any 

 Federal funds which any coastal state or unit of 

 general purpose local government may obtain 

 under any other law; and 



(B) to avoid duplication. 

 (1) As used in this section — 



(1) The term "retirement", when used with re- 

 spect to bonds, means the redemption in full and 

 the withdrawal from circulation of those which 

 cannot be repaid by the issuing jurisdiction in 

 accordance with the appropriate repayment 

 schedule. 



(2) The term "unavoidable", when used with 

 respect to a loss of any valuable environmental 

 or recreational resource, means a loss, in whole 

 or in part — 



(A) the costs of prevention, reduction, or 

 amelioration of which cannot be directly or 

 indirectly attributed to, or assessed against, 

 any identifiable person; and 



(B) cannot be paid for with funds which are 

 available under, or pursuant to, any provision 

 of Federal law other than this section. 



(3) The term "unit of general purpose local 

 government" means any political subdivision of 

 any coastal State or any special entity created 

 by such a state or subdivision which (in whole 

 or part) is located in, or has authority over, such 

 state's coastal zone, and which (A) has author- 

 ity to levy taxes or establish and collect user fees, 

 and (B) provides any public facility or public 

 service which is financed in whole or part by 

 taxes or user fees. (Added Pub. L. 94-370, § 7, 

 July 26, 1976, 90 Stat. 1019.) 



§ 1456b. INTERSTATE GRANTS 



(a) The coastal states are encouraged to give 

 high priority — 



(1) to coordinating state coastal zone plan- 

 ning, policies, and programs with respect to con- 

 tiguous areas of such states; and 



(2) to studying, planning, and implementing 

 unified coastal zone policies with respect to such 

 areas. 



Such coordination, study, planning, and implemen- 

 tation may be conducted pursuant to interstate 

 agreements or compacts. The Secretary may make 

 grants annually, in amounts not to exceed 90 per 

 centum of the cost of such coordination, study, 

 planning, or implementation, if the Secretary finds 

 that the proceeds of such grants will be used for 

 purposes consistent with sections 1454 and 1455. 

 (b) The consent of the Congress is hereby given 



to two or more coastal states to negotiate, and to 

 enter into, agreements or compacts, which do not 

 conflict with any law or treaty of the United 

 States, for — 



(1) developing and administering coordinated 

 coastal zone planning, policies, and programs 

 pursuant to sections 1454 and 1455; and 



(2) establishing executive instrumentalities or 

 agencies which such states deem desirable for the 

 effective implementation of such agreements or 

 compacts. 



Such agreements or compacts shall be binding and 

 obligatory upon any state or party thereto without 

 further approval by the Congress. 



(c1 Each executive instrumentality or agency 

 which is established by an interstate agreement or 

 compact pursuant to this section is encouraged to 

 adopt, 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, the applicable coastal zone. The Secre- 

 tary, the Secretary of the Interior, the Chairman 

 of the Council on Environmental Quality, the Ad- 

 ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agen- 

 cy, the Secretary of the department in which the 

 Coast Guard is operating, and the Administrator of 

 the Federal Energy Administration, or their desig- 

 nated 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. 



(d) If no applicable interstate agreement or com- 

 pact exists, the Secretary may coordinate coastal 

 zone activities described in subsection (a) and may 

 make grants to assist any group of two or more 

 coastal states to create and maintain a temporary 

 planning and coordinating entity to — 



(1) coordinate state coastal zone planninng, 

 policies, and programs with respect to contigu- 

 ous areas of the states involved; 



(2) study, plan, and implement imified coastal 

 zone policies with respect to such areas; and 



(3) establish an effective mechanism, and 

 adopt a Federal-State consultation procedure, 

 for the identification, examination, and coopera- 

 tive resolution of mutual problems with respect 

 to the marine and coastal areas which 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 (o, or their designated representatives, 

 shall participate on behalf of the Federal Govern- 

 ment, upon the request of any such temporary 

 planning and coordinating entity. (Added Pub. L. 

 94-370, § 8, July 26, 1976, 90 Stat. 1028.) 



§ 1456c. Research and technical assistance 

 for coastal zone management. 



(a) The Secretary may conduct a program of 

 research, study, and training to support the devel- 

 opment and implementation of management pro- 

 grams. Each department, agency, and instrumen- 

 tality of the executive branch of the Federal Gov- 



