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(1)  Approval of the application;

(2)  Disapproval of the application; or

(3)  Conditional approval of the application,
under which approval would be granted if the application
were amended to remove certain inconsistencies with State
programs relating to environmental protection, land and
water use, or coastal zone management.

(c) In the preliminary determination of the State's
decision, the Governor shall consider factors, including:

(1)  Environmental review criteria, including:

(i) The effect on the marine environment;

(ii) The effect on oceanographic currents
and wave patterns;

(iii) The effect on alternate uses of the
oceans and navigable waters, [such as] INCLUDING scientific
study, fishing, and exploration of other living and
nonliving resources;

(iv) The effect of land-based developments
related to deepwater port development;

(v) The effect on human health and
welfare;

(vi) The effect on the State's coastal
zone management program under §§ 301 (a) and (b) of the
federal Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972; and

(vii) Other considerations the federal
Secretary may deem necessary and appropriate[.];

(2)  Economic, social, and cultural impacts;

(3)  Impacts on existing and future State and
local public facilities and services;

(4)  Evidence presented at public hearings held
within the State either required under the federal act or
conducted by the State;

(5)  The findings of any statement prepared
[pursuant to] UNDER § 6-506 of the Coastal Facilities Review
Act, and the status of any permit action [pursuant to] UNDER
that act;

(6)  Views of all interested county or local
governments; and

(7)  Views of the secretaries of Agriculture,
Natural Resources, Transportation, Health and Mental