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of the cost of acquisition, cleA'clopment, and operation of estuarine 

 sanctuaries, to be established for the purpose of providing research 

 areas in which scientists and students would have an opportunity to 

 examine the effect of processes occun-ing within the area. No limit upon 

 the number of sanctuaries is established, but a maximum of $2 million 

 is established for the Federal share of the cost of any such sanctuary. 

 Federal fmids received under section 305 or section 306 may not be 

 used for the purposes of tliis section, to constitute a part either of the 

 Federal or of the State share. 



This section also authorizes the Secretary, when it is requested by 

 the State concerned, to extend an estal^lished sanctuary seaward beyond 

 the coastal zone, that is, the territorial limits, if such an extension is 

 necessary in order to eU'ectuate the purposes for which the established 

 sanctuaiy was created. The Secretary is also authorized to issue neces- 

 sRvj and reasonable regTilations related to such a sanctuaiy extension. 

 The creation of estuarine sanctuaries under this section is considered 

 to be essential for research purposes in order to j^rovide some of the 

 information essential to coastal zone management decisiomnaking. It 

 is for that reason that it is expected that the regTilations promulgated 

 by the Secretarj^ will provide for regional variations and for estuaries 

 of various ecological types in order that these sanctuaries might sen'e 

 the widest possible needs. Careful consultation with the scientific 

 community will be required, and the wealth of ijiformation already 

 assembled in such studies as the National Estuary Study by the U.S. 

 Fish and Wildlife Service should be utilized. The sanctuaries which 

 are established can also be used to monitor sigiiificant changes in the 

 environment and to serve as a means for forecasting future impacts. 

 The exact number of sanctuaries to be established in ai\j single year 

 will depend upon the funds available and will vary in accordance with 

 the acquisition costs, depending upon whether the State concerned 

 has retained or relinquished its fundamental property rights in the 

 areas proposed for selection. 



Section 313. Management Program for the Contiguous Zone of the 

 United States. — This section provides for the development by the Sec- 

 retaiy in coordination with the Secretary of the Interior, and after 

 appropriate consultation with other interests, both governmental and 

 nongovernmental, of a management program for the area outside the 

 coastal zone and witliin 12 miles of the base line from which the teri'i- 

 torial sea is measured. The basic program criteria are outlined in gen- 

 eral form. It is possible that the Secretary, after considering the 

 various problems involved in such a program develo]:>ment. may find 

 that additional statutory authority is required under this section. 

 However, the intention of the language as presently proposed is that 

 present authorities should be utilized in the development of the pro- 

 gram. It is for that reason that tlie program development is specified 

 as a coordinated effort between the Departments of Commerce and the 

 Interior since those two departments have the responsibilities for 

 resource management in the contiguous zone. 



Since the program proA'ided for under this section is intended to bo 

 complementary to the approved State program of an adjacent State, it 

 is expected that the Secretary will consult the appropriate State in 

 developing a program in the contiguous zone. In addition, this section 

 requires coordination with the coastal State involved, where the State's 



