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DepartTTient of Housing and Urban Development 



The Department of Housing and Urban Development provides 

 direct financial and technical assistance to States, metropolitan, and 

 local areas for comprehensive planning, housing, and other aspects of 

 urban and metropolitan development. Much population growth and 

 development is near estuarine zones, and assistance programs for the 

 planning, development, and use of estuaries and adjacent properties 

 have significant impact on these zones. 



Comprehensive planning grants provide assistance to many levels of 

 government for the preparation of comprehensive plans for land use, 

 facilities, and the use of natural resources. Comprehensive planning 

 on an areawide basis is required as a condition for funding many facil- 

 ity grant programs which directly affect estuarine zone management. 

 Grants for water and sewer facilities, for acquisition of sites for public 

 uses, and for the purchase of open spac^ for parks, recreation, and con- 

 servation can all contribute to better use of waterfront areas and can 

 aid in more effective estuarine management. 



The national flood insurance program, authorized by the Housing 

 and Urban Development Act of 1968, requires land use provisions to 

 restrict future development of flood-prone lands. By June 30, 1970, 

 permanent land use and control measures consistent with land manage- 

 ment must be adopted by State or local areas before insurance coverage 

 is provided. Title I of the Housing Act of 1949 provides loans and 

 grants for urban renewal or redevelopment of waterfront areas. The 

 open space program can help protect urban wetlands and develop 

 or preserve undeveloped, waterfront areas for recreational use. Newer 

 programs, such as model cities, can assist estuarine management by 

 providing a coordinated program to improve the urban environment. 

 The new communities provision of the 1968 act will encourage the 

 private development of new communities by guaranteeing the nnanc- 

 mg by developers. These can contribute toward estuarine management 

 through the location and design of land use patterns so as to reduce 

 pollution loads and improve recreational facility development. 



Department of Agriculture 



The Department of Agriculture contributes to the overall manage- 

 ment, use, and preservation of the estuarine system. The particular 

 program concern of the Department is land use, soil and water con- 

 servation, erosion prevention practices, and certain measures involved 

 in placing and maintaining these lands in a stable and productive con- 

 dition. As erosion and the volume of sediment is diminished, the estu- 

 aries can more effectively perform their normal biological roles. Its 

 areawide sewer and water planning grants and its sewer and water 

 facilities loans and grant, contribute to the abatement of pollution to 

 the extent that they are adjacent to the estuarine zone. 



