961 - Legislative declaration.

§ 961. Legislative  declaration. The legislature hereby declares it to  be in the public interest to protect and manage the South Shore  Estuary  System  as  a  single  integrated  estuary.  It is further in the public  interest to establish a council made up of representatives of state  and  local  governments  and private citizens to create a South Shore Estuary  Reserve,   prepare   a   comprehensive   management   plan   and    make  recommendations   to   preserve,   protect   and  enhance  the  natural,  recreational, economic and educational resources of the  reserve,  which  the  state  and  local  governments may incorporate into policy, laws or  regulations.