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It is the policy of the Water Resources Council that the 

 use, preservation or development, and management of 

 coastal, lakes, and river shorelines and islands and 

 estuaries are to be given full consideration in the plan- 

 ning of use of water and related land resources by river 

 basin commissions established under the Water Resources 

 Planning Act. 



The Council also considers the planning for the preser- 

 vation, development and use of estuaries, islands and 

 coastal, river, and lake shorelines and an appropriate 

 use of Federal and State funds in accordance with Title 

 III of the Water Resources Planning Act [which provides 

 authority to assist the States financially in planning 

 for the use of water and related land resources]. 



The National Council on Marine Resources and Engineering Develop- 

 ment charged with the coordination and development of marine 

 sciences created the Committee on the Multiple Use of the Coastal 

 zone (CMUZ) in August 1967. This committee through its meetings, 

 studies, and symposia was an excellent forum for bringing forth 

 the problems of the estuaries and the adjacent coastal area. 



In regard to the furtherance of coordination it should be noted 

 that the Water Resources Council, by memoranduin for the record 

 dated June 18, 1969, has in agreement with the National Council 

 for Marine Resources and Engineering Development established 



