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system of coastal zone laboratories; (f) in collaboration with other 

 Federal agencies, support of feasibility studies and fundamental engi- 

 neering relevant to the development of offshore terminals, storage 

 facilities, and nuclear power plants; and (g), in surveys in the 

 coastal zone by other Federal agencies, identification of areas of 

 coimon interest and coordination of plans to avoid overlap and 



incompatibilities. 



Federal Compliance with State Plans 



Other Federal agencies providing grants-in-aid to the States, or 

 engaging in coastal activities, are to review their projects for con- 

 sistency with plans adopted by the State coastal zone authorities. 



Fixing of Territorial Boundaries 



Congress should establish a National Seashore Boundary Commission to 

 fix, subject to appropriate judicial review, the baselines from which 

 to measure the territorial sea and areas covered by the Submerged 

 Lands Act of 1953 and to determine, again subject to judicial review, 

 the seaward lateral boundaries between the States. 



COMPARISON OF COMMISSION REPORT 

 WITH RECOMMEMDATIONS IN THIS STUDY 



Like the Commission Report, the Estuary Study concludes that primary 



responsibility for achieving sound management of the Nation's estuarine 



and coastal zone resources should continue to reside in the States. 



Consistent with that finding, it too seeks to create a Federal-State 



