Section 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.