Sec. 104. Coordination and cooperation
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Section 307 ( 16 U.S.C. 1456 ) is amended— by redesignating subsections
(e)through
(i)as subsections
(f)through (j), respectively; in subsections
(b)and (d), by striking state and inserting State ; in subsection (c)— in paragraph (1)— in subparagraph (A), by striking land or water use or natural resource of the coastal zone and inserting land use or water use or natural resource of the coastal zone ; and in subparagraph (B), by striking under subsection
(h)and inserting under subsection
(i); in paragraph (2), by striking a state and inserting a State ; and in paragraph (3)— by striking state's each place it appears and inserting State's ; by striking the state each place it appears and inserting the State ; by striking such state each place it appears and inserting such State ; in subparagraph (A), by striking that state and inserting that State ; in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking federal and inserting Federal ; and in the matter following subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking a state and inserting a State ; by inserting after subsection (d), the following: The coastal states are encouraged— to coordinate State coastal zone planning, policies, and programs with respect to contiguous areas, shared resources, and interstate waters of such States; to study, plan, and implement unified coastal zone policies with respect to such areas; and to establish an effective mechanism, and participate in mediation under subsection (i), to identify, examine, and cooperatively resolve mutual problems with respect to the marine and coastal areas which affect, directly or indirectly, the coastal zone. Subject to paragraph (3), the coastal zone activities described in this subsection may be conducted pursuant to interstate or regional agreements or compacts. Two or more coastal states may negotiate and enter into any interstate or regional agreement or compact to do the following unless the agreement or compact conflicts with any law or treaty of the United States: To develop and administer coordinated coastal zone planning, policies, programs, and dispute resolution. To establish executive instrumentalities or agencies that such States consider necessary for the effective implementation of an agreement or compact under this subsection. An agreement or compact under paragraph
(3)shall be binding and obligatory upon any State or party thereto without further approval by Congress. ; in subsection (f), as redesignated— by striking or state and inserting or State ; and by striking more states each place it appears and inserting more States ; in subsection (g), as redesignated, by striking any state and inserting any State ; in subsection (h), as redesignated, by striking any state's and inserting any State's ; and by amending subsection (i), as redesignated, to read as follows: The Secretary may mediate a serious disagreement between any Federal agency and a coastal state or between two or more willing coastal states— in the development or the initial implementation of a management program under section 305; in the administration of a management program approved under section 305; or in coordination and cooperation under this section. The Secretary, with the cooperation of the Executive Office of the President, shall seek to mediate the differences involved in a disagreement described in paragraph (1). Mediation under this subsection shall, with respect to any disagreement described in paragraph (1)(B), include public hearings in the local area concerned. . Section 304(11) ( 16 U.S.C. 1453(11) ), as redesignated by section 102 of this Act, is amended by striking section 307(g) and inserting section 307(h) . Section 308(b)(1) ( 16 U.S.C. 1456a(b)(1) ) is amended by striking section 307(i)(3) and inserting section 307(j)(3) . Nothing in this section, or the amendments made by this section, may be construed to affect any mediation that was commenced before the date of enactment of this Act.
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