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and Wildlife Coordination Act to consider the adverse impact of any 

 proposed projects upon marine habitat. ^ 



In many cases we can see that a particular project would in fact 

 reduce the existing marine habitat, and therefore it is impractical, 

 and from that viewpoint alone is negative. 



On the other hand, a project may have important values from other 

 social needs. 



The question therefore is presented as to whether this use should be 

 permitted in the proposed location. We really are helpless to review 

 these in a meaningful way without having some overall plan as to 

 v;hat marine habitat is going to be preserved, and what is not going 

 to be preserved. 



It really is essential that there be agencies evaluating what is re- 

 quired to meet the total national needs 30 or 50 years in advance. 



Whether that calls for major port facilities in your city, I will not 

 try to comment, but I think that the basic approach is entirely valid. 



Dr. Adams. Thank you. 



I am afraid a very short one, sir, and then we are going to have 

 to go. 



Mr. Tobias. It is not a question of port facilities in South Carolina, 

 but in every State in the country. 



On the concept of coordination, we get along quite well. In fact. 

 South Carolina has a legislative proposal next year for an agency 

 which will coordinate multiple use, so that we have no quarrel there. 



My quarrel is with the concept of limiting the dredging to 

 particular cities on a national level. 



Mr. QuAKLES. I would agree with that point. 



Dr. Adams. Thank you. 



I commend all of you for tlie eagerness with which you jumped in 

 today to the discussion here, and the contributions that you have made 

 by doing so, and request that you continue to be thinkmg over lunch. 



Now I will turn the meeting back over to Tom. 



Mr. Clingan". Thank you. Dr. Adams. 



We appreciate the efforts of you and your panel, and the panel that 

 went before. 



We will adjourn to meet here at 2 o'clock. 



Thank you very much, gentlemen. 



(Wliereupon, at 12 :25 p.m., the conferences adjourned, to reconvene 

 at 2 p.m., the same day.) 



AFTERNOON" SESSIOIST 



Mr. Clingan". We will start the afternoon panel. It gives me a great 

 deal of pleasure to open our afternoon session by introducing to you 

 Mr. George Sprague, Department of Natural Resources of Boston, 

 Mass., heading the panel dealing with interstate and intrastate 

 problems. 



Panel 3 — Interstate and Intrastate Problems in Coastal Zone 



Management 



Moderator 



Mr. George E. Sprague, director, Division of Conservation, Depart- 

 ment of Natural Resources, Boston, Mass. 



