Acquisition The salt marsh in the NASA complex at Cape Kennedy, about 40,000 acres, has been 

 set aside in a National Wildlife Refuge. 



Agency Bulkhead Unes are fixed by the local city or county governing body, subject to the approval 

 of the Trustees of the Internal Trust Fund (composed of the Governor and six State cabinet officers). A 

 preliminary biological, ecological, and hydrological study is required from the State Board of 

 Conservation. In this connection the Board of Conservation has issued a circular containing guides for 

 evaluating marine productivity and adopting standards for waterfront development. The Trustees of the 

 Internal Fund have reportedly placed a moratorium on dredging and filling until these studies can be 

 completed. 



Georgia Regulation and Acquisition Other than the usual fish and game regulations and water 

 pollution controls, Georgia apparently has no current active program for regulation or acquisition of 

 estuarine areas. However, the power to acquire land is vested in the Game and Fish Commission for 

 waterfowl areas and in the State parks agency for public parks. 



Agency The State Game and Fish Commission is responsible for wildlife and fishery programs, 

 including marine as well as inland fisheries. The Water Quality Control Board is responsible for water 

 pollution control in estuaries and elsewhere in the State. 



Funding No information. 



Court Tests None. 



Coordination It is reported that the State Planning Bureau and the Coastal Area Planning 

 Commission will probably eventually serve to coordinate conservation and developmental matters. 



Louisiana Regulation Other than general water pollution control legislation, Louisiana's only 

 regulatory controls protecting estuaries are based on permits issued by the Corps of Engineers or by 

 Louisiana's Mineral Board or Department of PubUc Works, involving publicly owned bottoms. 



Agency The permits for projects affecting publicly owned bottoms are not granted without prior 

 examination and approval of the Wild Life and Fisheries Commission. 



Funding Total State program spending for estuarine research, management, and development is 

 about $1 million annuaUy. 



Court Tests Only legal tests have apparently involved State ownership of bottoms, not validity of 

 regulatory legislation. State control of bottoms has reportedly been upheld except in rare cases involving 

 Spanish land grants. 



Coordination Conservation activities of Wild Life and Fisheries Commission are coordinated with 

 Corps of Engineers, U.S. Geological Survey, Fish and Wildhfe Service, and State Mineral Board, 

 Department cf Conservation and Board of Health. 



Maine Regulation Other than general water pollution control and pesticide control legislation, Maine's 

 principal regulatory controls for estuarine protection involve: (1) a 1967 coastal wetlands alteration 

 permit law and (2) Corps of Engineers permits for alteration of coastal wetlands. The 1967 wetland 

 control law prohibits filling, removing, dredging, or draining of sanitary sewage into wetlands bordering 

 coastal waters without a permit from the municipahty (or county) affected, issued with the approval of 

 the Wetlands Control Board. Approval may be withheld if the proposal threatens public health, safety, 

 or welfare; would adversely affect abutting owners; or would damage conservation of water supplies or 

 wildlife or fisheries. 



Acquisition Both the Inland Fisheries and Game Department and the State Park Commission have 

 current coastal land acquisition programs. The U.S. Bureau of Sports Fisheries and Wildlife is acquiring 

 about 4,000 acres of salt marsh as National Wildhfe Refuge Areas. 



Agency The Wetlands Control Board consists of the Commissioner of Sea and Shore Fisheries, the 

 Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Game, the Forest Commissioner, the Chairman of the Highway 

 Commission, and the Chairman of the Water Improvement Commission. The Department of Sea and 



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