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of estuarine resources that have a regional or national impact 

 that extends beyond the States' boundaries. From another viewpoint 

 the States often have State-oriented vision -- while the Federal 

 Government can provide the national -scope overview. States can 

 profit from others' experience through coordination at the Federal 

 level. 



Based on the general consensus of the State views, the following 

 discussion presents the details, expressed by the States, regarding 

 their ownership/management of estuarine resources with Federal 

 assistance. 



ROLE OF FEDERAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND PUBLIC AND PRIVATE 

 INTERESTS, VIEWED BY THE STATES 



The coastal States believe that the Federal Government's primary 

 role is to provide assistance to the States in conducting their 

 activities related to the management of estuarine resources. 



In general, the States expressed the viewpoint that the Federal 

 Government should provide a wide range of assistance; this was 

 grouped into five categories as follows: financial, scientific, 

 technical, legal, and administrative assistance (Table V.2.4). 



The provision of financial assistance from the Federal Government 

 to the States should, according to the States, include the funding 

 of grants-in-aid for construction; funding of development and conduct 

 of State, interstate, and regional activities; and funding for land 



