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 PUBLIC LAW 101-646—NOV. 29, 1990 104 STAT. 4785 Director, and Administrator shall have ninety days to determine whether the modifications are sufficient to bring the plan into compliance with requirements of subsection (d) of this section. (3) APPROVAL OF MODIFIED PLAN. —I f the Secretary, the Director, and the Administrator fail to approve or disapprove the conservation plan, as modified, within the ninety-day period following the date on which it was submitted to them by the Grovernor, such plan, as modified, shall be deemed to be approved effective upon the expiration of such ninety-day period. (f) AMENDMENTS TO CONSERVATION PLAN. —I f the Governor amends the conservation plan approved under this section, any such amended plan shall be considered a new plan and shall be subject to the requirements of this section; except that minor changes to such plan shall not be subject to the requirements of this section. (g) IMPLEMENTATION OF CONSERVATION PLAN. — A conservation ' plan approved under this section shall be implemented as provided therein. (h) FEDERAL OVERSIGHT. — (1) INITIAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Within one hundred and eighty days after entering into the agreement required under subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary, the Director, and the Administrator shall report to the Congress as to the status of a conservation plan approved under this section and the progress of the State in carrying out such a plan, including and ' accounting, as required under subsection (c) of this section, of the gains and losses of coastal wetlands as a result of development activities. (2) REPORT TO CONGRESS. — Twenty-four months after the initial one hundred and eighty day period set forth in paragraph (1), and at the end of each twenty-four-month period thereafter, the Secretary, the Director, and the Administrator shall, report to the Congress on the status of the conservation plan and provide an evaluation of the effectiveness of the plan in meeting the goal of this section. SEC. 305 NATIONAL COASTAL WETLANDS CONSERVATION GRANTS. 16 USC 3954. (a) MATCHING GRANTS. —The Director shall, with the funds made available in accordance with the next following section of this title, make matching grants to any coastal State to carry out coastal wetlands conservation projects from funds made available for that purpose. (b) PRIORITY.— Subject to the cost-sharing requirements of this section, the Director may grant or otherwise provide any matching moneys to any coastal State which submits a proposal substantial in character and design to carry out a coastal wetlands conservation project. In awarding such matching grants, the Director shall give priority to coastal wetlands conservation projects that are— (1) consistent with the National Wetlands Priority Conservation Plan developed under section 301 of the Emergency Wetlands Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3921); and (2) in coastal States that have established dedicated funding for programs to acquire coastal wetlands, natural areas and open spaces. In addition, priority consideration shall be given to coastal wetlands conservation projects in maritime forests on coastal barrier islands.

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