PUBLIC LAW 100-653—NOV. 14, 1988

102 STAT. 3835

1 "thereunder shall be fined under title 18, United States
prisoned for not more than 1 year, or both.".

HNICAL CORRECTION.

[dXIXA) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C.
)), as amended by the African Elephant Conservation
tided further by striking "recreational purposes); or" and
a lieu thereof "recreational purposes) or plants; or".

E X—PROTECTION OF MASSACHUSETTS BAY

ORT TITLE.

' may be cited as the "Massachusetts Bay Protection Act

1FINITION.

oses of this title, the term "Massachusetts Bay" includes
3tts Bay, Cape Cod Bay, and Boston Harbor, consisting of
^tending from Cape Ann, Massachusetts south to the
jach of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

NDINGS AND PURPOSE.

NTGS.—The Congress finds and declares that—
[assachusetts Bay comprises a single major estuarine and
graphic system extending from Cape Ann, Massachusetts
to the northern reaches of Cape Cod, encompassing

Harbor, Massachusetts Bay, and Cape Cod Bay;
fcveral major riverine systems, including the Charles,
set, and Mystic Rivers, drain the watersheds of eastern
chusetts into the Bay;

tie shorelines of Massachusetts Bay, first occupied in the
i 1600's, are home to over 4 million people and support a
ig industrial and recreational economy;
Massachusetts Bay supports important commercial fish-
including lobsters, finfish, and sheilfisheries, and is home
frequented by several endangered species and marine
lals;

Massachusetts Bay also constitutes an important rec-
aal resource, providing fishing, swimming, and boating
;unities to the region;

'apidly expanding coastal populations and pollution pose
sing threats to the long-term health and integrity of
chusetts Bay;
yhile the cleanup of Boston Harbor will contribute signifi-

to improving theb* overall environmental quality of
tchusetts Bay, expanded efforts encompassing the entire
item will be necessary to ensure its long-term health;
the concerted efforts of all levels of Government, the
e sector, and the public at large will be necessary to
± and enhance the environmental integrity of Massachu-
3ay; and

the designation of Massachusetts Bay as an Estuary of
nal Significance and the development of a comprehensive
for protecting and restoring the Bay may contribute
icantly to its long-term health and environmental
ity.

Massachusetts
Bay Protection
Act of 1988.
Environmental
protection.
33 USC 1251
note.

33 USC 1330
note.

33 USC 1330
note.

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