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[1] Permits for structures over and in navigable 

 waters ; 



[2] Regulations establishing harbor lines; 



[3] Regulations restricting use of navigable waters 

 for various purposes (danger zones, fishing grounds, 

 et cetera) ; and 



[4] Licenses regulating the construction and opera- 

 tion of non-Federal hydroelectric and nuclear facilities 

 for generating electric power. 



(8) Coordinate Federal estuarine and coastal management ac- 

 tivities and provide means for coordinating these activities with 

 those of the States, their subdivisions, and interetate agencies. 



(9) In cooperation with the States, continuously monitor de- 

 velopments and conditions in estuaries and coastal areas and eval- 

 uate the effectiveness of the national program. 



(10) Provide adequate investigation and consideration for the 

 protection of estuarine values in the formulation of comprehensive 

 river basin development programs under the aegis of the Water 

 Resources Council by assuring cooperative State-Federal recogni- 

 tion of the impacts of upstream water quality and hydrology and 

 related land resources development upon the resources of the 

 estuaries. 



Before leaving the recommended Federal role it is important to note 

 that several of the above items are already the subject of legislation 

 currently being considered by Congress. 



Recommendations Concerning New Legislation at the Federal 



Level 



If the Federal role in the national estuarine and coastal zone manage- 

 ment program is to he carried out successfully, critical needs are new 

 legislation authorizing a Federal program directed specifically to the 

 problems of the estuarine and coastal zone and provisions for coordina- 

 tion of that new program with existing programs directly or indirectly 

 affecting those zones. 



Accordingly, it is first recommended that there he: The enactment 

 of legislation establishing the comprehensive national management 

 program. Amon^ its purposes, this legislation should : 



(1) Specify the national policy, its broad objectives and guide- 

 lines. 



(2) Establish and fund two new programs of grants as follows : 



(a) Matching program development grants to a State for 

 the purpose of assisting the State in preparing a comprehen- 

 sive State program for the management of its estuarine and 

 coastal zones. To be eligible for such grants the State must 

 demonstrate that the grant wall be used to develop a compre- 

 hensive management program meeting the requirements set 

 forth in the following section on operating grants. 



(b) Upon approval of the State's comprehensive manage- 

 ment program, annual operating grants to the State to assist 

 in the administration of the State program for comprehensive 

 management of its estuarine and coastal zones. 



In the administration of such operating grants it shall be 



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