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laws, or formal arrangements. However, no central coordinating 

 agency exists to handle the management of the State's estuarine 

 resources. 



Construction of any facility involving navigable waters requiring 

 a permit from the Corps of Engineers is controlled by consultation 

 between the Corps and the State agencies involved. Hater policy 

 of the State is determined by the State Water Resources Board 

 through a public hearing and determination system involving the 

 public and all State agencies concerned. 



Principal problems existing in the analogous State are in the 

 area of the need for more coordination of existing activities; 

 resolution of conflicts regarding ownership of estuarine and upland 

 areas; clear statement of ownership which is basic to determination 

 of rights, developments, and erasing of conflicts by wise long- 

 range planning; comprehensive planning to preserve and provide 

 for the orderly development of estuaries, with the States taking 

 the initiative; funds (Federal) to assist the States in long- 

 range planning and coordination; increased involvement of govern- 

 ment, industry and all citizens in estuarine planning, development, 

 and protection; enforcement or strengthening of existing State 

 laws; establishment of guidelines by the Federal Government for 

 use by the State to assist in establishing uniform regulations 

 especially for watercraft; and last but not least, the major need 



