ClIAVTFAi 2. (X)ASTAL STATES' BESP()NSIJiILITIP:S, 

 IDEOGRAMS, AND ROLES 



Sechon 1. Statk Profile DEVErx)PMEN'r 



Ah spocifiod in sp/;tion 5g of the (Jloan Wator R<!Kt,()ration Act of 

 ll)()0 in arru'uding tlio Kc.dciral Water Pollution (Control A(;t, the 

 National Kstiiminc Pollution Study and the resulting report to the 

 ('ongresH .shall inc,lu(ie the development of reconnnendations for the 

 "* * * respective I'esponsihilities which should be assumed hy Federal, 

 State, and l(K;al gov(^rnm<^nts and by [)ublic and private interests." 

 Also, the act s[)eciiies that the study shall be conducted in c(K)[)eration 

 with a[)proj)riate State organizations, institutions, and individuals. 



Hecause of the key or irn[)ortant role of the Staters in managing the 

 estuarine /one, it is essential to d«dine the scoj)e of present, rrumagement 

 frarneworks and from that to develop what should be the proper role 

 of coastal State gov(unments in regard to marine-(;oastal-estuarine 

 resources. (>)astal States are indicated in figure V.2.1. Likewise, it is 

 essential to find out weaknesses as well as strengths, a(H;om[)lishments 

 V(^rsus needs, existing organizations versus i)roposed ones, negative 

 as well as i)ositive views, and deficiencies as well as resources. Thus, the 

 overall State picture must be <l(^fined clcMirly as a basis for (treating, 

 building, and oaslng [)lans and programs for estuarine management. 

 Toward this goal the National Kstuarine Pollution Study ootained 

 from the (;oastal States the information for the develo{)ment of profiles 

 which define and outline the State's overall picture, which denne the 

 States' views and which assure that States' opinions are in(tluded for 

 consideration in the develo{)ment of the management j)lan. The 

 following section of this report summarizes these hndings. 



METHODS OF PROFrLE DEVEr/>PMENT 



The source of material used in the profiles of tlie coastal States was 

 developed through contracts, direct and indirect, with the State govern- 

 ments and supplemented by material and reports in the technical 

 literature. 



Beginning in 1907, the Governors of the 24 coastal States and the 

 territories were notified that th(^ advice and counsel of the States were 

 essential to the suc(;ess of the study, and they were asked to designate a 

 person to serve as the State's prinuiry cx)ntact point for this project. 

 Tlio primary concern underlying tliis procedure was that the study did 



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