rare and endangered species; soil and water con- 

 servation; and compatible outdoor recreation. Of 

 the 312 units in the refuge system, 78 are coastal 

 installations and 42 of these contain significant 

 estuarine areas. These are shown along with 

 Bureau Laboratories on Figure 2. 



Many of the refuges are superimposed on Corps 

 of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation projects 

 and a few are administered jointly with Bureau of 

 Land Management projects. Close coordination is 

 required with these agencies to ensure that lands 

 are managed to the best interest of wildlife 

 consistent with the primary purpose of the proj- 

 ect. Channel and dredging operations conducted 

 by the Corps of Engineers may or may not be 

 beneficial to wildUfe refuge purposes. For this 

 reason, considerable coordination is being effected 

 by the Corps of Engineers and the Department of 

 the Interior for both present and proposed re- 

 search. 



The appropriations for carrying out the 

 Bureau's programs in the coastal zone are as 

 follows: 



FY 68 FY 69 



(millions of dollars) 



1.8 1.9 



3.0 3.1 



4.6 4.8 



7.8 9.8 



Research and development 



Investment 



Operations 



Total 



In accordance with the Fish and Wildlife 

 Coordination Act'° the Bureau investigates, plans, 

 and coordinates activities to preserve and develop 

 fish and wildlife resources associated with a 

 multitude of water development programs 

 throughout the United States. The individual 

 projects of these programs frequently involve 



10 



Act of March 10, 1934, 48 Stat. 401, 16 U.S.C. 661. 



Figure 3. 



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