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SECTION 3. A COASTAL STATE'S ORGANIZATION FOR MANAGING 

 ESTUARINE RESOURCES 



The preceding section presents a picture of several selected coastal 

 State estuarine management frameworks which show the wide range in 

 management capabilities. Because it is difficult to gain an overview 

 of the 24 coastal State frameworks, the following description is 

 presented as a single State-level estuarine management-organization- 

 legislative framework. It is considered to be analogous to those of 

 coastal States, and it is intended to show what the average State-level 

 organization includes. It is neither extremely strong nor very weak. 



The analogous State organization consists of an agency such as the 

 Division or Department of State Lands and Resources which has significant 

 responsibilities for management provided for by statute. 



This agency has responsibility for developing natural resources for 

 issuing/approving leases for the removal of material from natural 

 waterways; for granting permits for structures and projects, such as 

 laying cables on coastal lands; and for selling or leasing the lands 

 under navigable waters and along State-owned estuarine areas. However, 

 permits are not required for the disposal of "spoil" into estuarine 

 areas. 



Related to this agency are other agencies whose responsibilities involve 



the use of estuarine resources, generally in a particular area, as follows. 



The State Fish Commission or Division has the responsibility for the 



protection, propagation, and preservation of food fish and for the 



