iSS 



All Other (management, planning, surveys, and training) 



800 

 700 

 600 

 500 

 400 

 300 

 200 

 100 



72 



73 



74 



75 



76 



77 



78 



79 



80 



Projected Costs of the Commission's Recommended Programs 



Although the timing of some capital in- 

 vestments can be adjusted to reflect availa- 

 bility of funds, it is impoi-tant to recognize 

 the need for a proper sequencing of expendi- 

 ture. The productivity of marine science de- 

 pends on properly equipped facilities draw- 

 ing on the most up-to-date technology. 

 Progress in technology, in turn, requires ade- 

 quate test facilities and ranges. In another 

 field, marine geological surveys must be 

 sequenced to follow basic bathymetric and 

 geophysical mapping. Both depend on ade- 

 quate navigational control. 



Some of the expenditures proposed by the 

 Commission are for pilot projects and studies 

 designed to establish the feasibility of a 

 larger, future undertaking. Examples include 

 the Xational Pilot Buoy Project and the Na- 

 tional Lake Restoration Project. Feasibility 

 studies of possible future National Projects 

 have also been recommended. Although the 

 Conmiission has not attempted to estimate the 



cost of the programs and projects which 

 might be developed through such studies, it 

 does wish to point out that large new require- 

 ments for expenditure will in all likelihood 

 emerge in future years as our knowledge and 

 use of the oceans enlarge. 



Expanding expenditures for civil marine 

 programs will need to be accompanied by 

 increasing support for military programs. 

 Because the Navy now has an active program 

 and extensive capital facilities, funding for 

 such activities may not need to increase in 

 percentage terms as rapidlj' as on the civil 

 side, where the current level of activity is 

 lower in reference to current needs. But it is 

 obvious that the requirements of the Depart- 

 ment of Defense for marine and atmospheric 

 science, technology, and services will have to 

 keep pace with the increasing sophistication 

 of military systems operating on, under, and 

 over the seas. 



