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were expended; (4) an identification of any State programs whicli have been 

 reviewed and disapproved or with respect to which grants have been terminated 

 under this title, and a statement of the reasons for such action ; (5) a listing of 

 the Federal development projects which the Council has reviewed under section 

 309 of this title and a summary of the final action taken by the Council with 

 respect to each such project; (6) a summary of the regulations issued by the 

 Council or in effect during the preceding calendar year; and (7) a summary 

 of outstanding problems arising in the administration of this title in order of 

 priority. 



"(b) The report required by subsection (a) shall contain such recommendations 

 for additional legislation as the Council deems necessary to achieve the objec- 

 tives of this title and enhance its effective operation. 



"TITLE IV— MISCELLANEOUS 



"marine eesoueces fund 



"Sec. 401. The sum of $125,000,000 of all revenues received in each fiscal year 

 beginning after June 30, 1970, to the extent such revenues otherwise would be 

 deposited in miscellaneous receipts of the United States Treasury, under the Outer 

 Continental Shelf Lands Act (67 Stat. 462; 43 U.S.C. 1337 et seq.), including the 

 funds held in escrow under the interim agreement of October 12, 1956, between 

 the United States and Louisiana, to the extent the United States is determined 

 to be entitled to such escrow fund, shall be placed in a special fund in the 

 Treasury to be known as the 'Marine Resources Fund'. Money in such fund shall 

 be used only for the purposes of (1) assistance to States qualifying under the 

 provisions of title III of this Act, and (2) funding of programs authorized undei' 

 title II of this Act, and are hereby authorized for such use to the extent made 

 available in appropriation Acts." 



Sec. 2. Section 3(a) of the Marine Resources and Engineering Development 

 Act of 1966 (33 U.S.C. 1102 (z)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the 

 following : 



" (10) The Secretary of the Army." 



Sec. 3. Section 3(f) of the Marine Resources and Engineering Development 

 Act of 1966 (33 U.S.C. 1102(f) ) is amended by striking out "June 30, 1970" and 

 inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 1975". 



Sec. 4. Section 9 of the Marine Resources and Engineering Development Act 

 of 1966 (33 U.S.C. 1108) is amended by striking out "$1,200,000" and inserting 

 in lieu thereof "$3,000,000". 



[H.R. 14845, 91st Cong., 1st sess.] 



A BILL To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide for the establish- 

 ment of a national policy for the management, beneficial use, protection, and development 

 of the land and water resources of the Nation's estuarine and coastal zone 



Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 

 States of America in Congress assembled. That as a result of a comprehensive 

 study carried out pursuant to section 5(g) of the Federal Water Pollution Con- 

 trol Act, as amended, and the information derived therefrom of the effects of 

 pollution, including sedimentation, in the estuaries and estuarine zones of the 

 United States on navigation, flood control, recreation, water supply and water 

 power, and other beneficial purposes, the Congress finds and declares that it is 

 necessary to establish a national policy to encourage and assist the coastal States 

 to exercise effectively their responsibilities over the Nation's estuarine and 

 coastal zones through development and implementation of comprehensive man- 

 agement programs, to achieve effective use of the coastal zone through a balance 

 between development and protection of the natural environment. 



Sec. 2. This Act may be cited as the National Estuarine Zone Management 

 Act of 1970. 



Sec. 3. Section 19 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, is 

 redesignated as section 20. After section IS of the Federal Water Pollution Con- 

 trol Act, as amended, there is hereby inserted the following new section : 



"Sec. 19. (a) For the purposes of this section — 



"(1) 'Estuary' means all or part of the mouth of a river or stream or other 

 body of water having unimpaired natural connection with open sea and within 



