V-142 



The needed State actions to assume their new and strengthened role 

 are: 



(1) establishment or designation of a specific State 

 organization provided with the authority and means to 

 develop and implement the comprehensive phase of manage- 

 ment for the estuarine zone. 



(2) control and enforcement of Water Quality Standards 

 as an essential element in the long-range management 

 plan. 



(3) consideration of legislation designed to preserve 

 the public interest in the wetland and tidal areas. 

 Such legislation should give authority to the State 



to delineate wetlands of significant natural resource 

 value and to give them long-term protection. The State 

 should initiate the action and should not have to wait 

 until a particular wetland or estuary is in imminent 

 danger of destruction. 



(4) establishment or authorization, as needed, of appro- 

 priate local /regional management organizations or special 

 districts to provide effective implementation of the com- 

 prehensive management plan for the State's estuarine zone. 



(5) propose or work towards appropriate interstate 

 compacts or relationships needed for management, regulation, 

 and optimum multiple-use development in interstate waters 

 including: 



