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ment proposed by Congressman Lennon. Following a precedent estab- 

 lished by the committee when the Federal Boating Act of 1958 was 

 drafted, I should invite States, and in this case local governments, to 

 name representatives to the study and drafting committee. 



An advisory group of persons representative of the private sector 

 could be named. By drawing together all the interested parties, I be- 

 lieve that a more satisfactory solution could be devised than would be 

 possible otherwise, or to this point has been proposed. 



Thank jou very much. 



Mr. Clingan. Thank you. 



This brings us to our next panelist, from Washington, D.C., Mr. 

 Edwin T. Haef ele. 



STATEMENT OF EDWIN T. HAEEELE, RESOUECES EOK THE FUTUEE, 



WASHINGTON, B.C. 



Mr. Haefele. First, let me say I had nothing to do with any input 

 RFF made to this council's deliberations or to the commission's. 



The last speaker of the day has two obligations. The first is that he 

 must have been here all day so that he is as tired of being talked to as 

 you are. I have been and I am. 



The second obligation is that he must be brief. I will be. 



I was disturbed a little bit by the report of the commission and by 

 much of the conversation that has taken place here today. 



In dealing with this problem strictly as a "management"' problem — 

 recognizing that you are mostly management people — officials of State 

 governments or of Federal executive agencies — I hope you realize that 

 "management" tends to focus attention on the means rather than the 

 goals. 



I think you all see that what we have here is primarily a choice prob- 

 lem. Even though we may use, as was mentioned this morning, com- 

 promise in reaching the choice, when we come down to it, we do make 

 choices. 



Looked at as a public choice problem, there were some words and 

 phrases and understandings today that I think need to be more clearly 

 defined. I would like to give jou some definitions. 



I apologize for my exaggerations, but the dsij has been long and 

 time is short. 



Definition A, a public authoritj^, particularly as in a coastal zone 

 authority : 



"A device for keeping public choices out of the hands of the elec- 

 torate and their elected officials of government, often with the active 

 cooperation of the latter." 



Definition B, a public hearing held by a public authority. 



"A process for allowing the electorate to let off steam after you have 

 removed the control of public choice from their hands." 



Definition C, balanced use of the coastal zone : 



"Like a balanced transport system, this does not mean anything in 

 particular, and a good deal less as a general proposition." 



Synonym : See comprehensive planning. 



Definition D, grant-in-aid program : 



"An obsolete Federal device which effectively keeps choices at the 

 Federal level without even trying." 



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