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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1988

102 STAT. 3836

PUBLIC LAW 100-653—NOV. 14, 1988

(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this title is to protect and enhance the environmental quality of Massachusetts Bay by providing for its designation as an Estuary of National Significance and by providing for the preparation of a comprehensive restoration plan for the Bay. SEC. 1004. DESIGNATION AS ESTUARY OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.

Section 320(a)(2)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(a)(2)(B)) is amended by inserting "Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts (including Cape Cod Bay and Boston Harbor);" after "Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts;". 33 USC 1330

SEC. 1005. FUNDING SOURCES.

Within one year of enactment, the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Governor of Massachusetts shall undertake to identify and make available sources of funding to support activities pertaining to Mcissachusetts Bay undertaken pursuant to or authorized by section 320 of the Clean Water Act, and shall make every effort to coordinate existing research, monitoring or control efforts with such activities. Approved November 14, 1988.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4030: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 100-732 (Comm. on Merchant Marine and Fisheries). SENATE REPORTS: No. 100-563 (Comm. on Environment and Public Works). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 134 (1988): July 26, considered and passed House. Oct. 14, considered and passed Senate, amended. Oct. 19, House concurred in Senate amendments.