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nevertheless. They fall broadly into two categories. 



(1) Regulation of use and modification of interstate 

 estuarine resources through, first, the enunciating or 

 developing of a binding agreement among the signatories 

 on basic policies which are to govern the use of those 

 resources; and, second, the implementation of such poli- 

 cies by the compact agency through a variety of means, 

 including action to induce or compel compliance by others 

 with these policies and the direct management and oper- 

 ation of estuarine sites and facilities by the agency 

 itself. 



(2) Performance of services supporting the use of es- 

 tuarine resources or their management by the signatories. 



The use of the compact instrument which this chapter has suggested 

 in the case of the Chesapeake Bay is an example of each contribution. 



For a compact device to contribute to improved management of inter- 

 state estuaries, it must meet two requirements. 



(1) the authority and resources of a compact agency must 

 be commensurate with its basic mission. It is especially 

 essential, if a compact authorizes the signatories' joint 

 agency to develop and implement the basic policies which 

 are to govern the use of the estuary, that each member 

 State in fact should subordinate its authority to that of 

 the compact agency. 



(2) the compact cannot be allowed to supersede or diminish 



