§ 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.