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coastal zone authorities to plan the orderly development of coastal 

 resources. 



On the question of what will work best — from, principall.y, the 

 standpoint of the States which will liave the primary responsibility 

 in managing the multiple uses of their coasts, clearlj^ a central location 

 is essential. 



Otherwise, a State will be faced with the bewildering array of 24 

 departments and agencies with specific activities that affect coastal 

 development, and from the report of panel III, chapter 7, table 1, we 

 have a list of Federal agencies with activities relating to the coastal 

 zone attached. 



It will be essential for one office to handle Federal grants-in-aid 

 to State coastal authorities, other assistance and review plans and 

 actions. 



For the States to have to coordinate proposals and programs 

 through the Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Health, Edu- 

 cation, and Welfare, Corps of Engineers, National Science Founda- 

 tion and ESSA — ^to mention just a few — is just downright 

 unthinkable. 



If central location for the Federal role in coastal zone management 

 is conceded, and I frankly cannot think of any objection, then the 

 harder question is, where ? In what department or agency ? 



Here, I think it is worth pointing out what is unique about coastal 

 zones. Simply put, it is that they adjoin large bodies of water, either 

 the oceans or the Great Lakes. Coastal zones, the oceans, and the Great 

 Lakes are closely interrelated. What we are talking about is some- 

 thing more than just another landuse plan. We necessarily are talking 

 about the impact of various land uses on another environment — the 

 water — and how to favorably balance all of the pressures on this rich 

 coastal zone made attractive by the proximity to water. 



The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has a riglitful claim with navi- 

 gation, beach, and hurricane programs affecting coastal development. 



The Water Resources Council, an interdepartmental agency, can — 

 and I am sure will — argue that its river basin commissions can form 

 the basis for coastal studies and management decisions. 



The Department of the Interior can — and will, I am sure — argue 

 it is the logical place for coastal zone management since many of its 

 components — Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, Sport Fisheries and 

 Wildlife, Water Pollution Control Administration, Office of Saline 

 Water, and Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, to mention some — have 

 coastal activities. 



However, from the standpoint of the total national interest, I 

 believe coastal zone management ought to be housed in the proposed 

 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency. 



For a variety of reasons, well stated by the Commission on Marine 

 Science, Engineering, and Resources, the Nation needs a stronger 

 effort to understand and beneficially use ocean resources, especially its 

 coasts. NOAA is recommended as the catalyst for an expanded effort 

 by industry. Government and science and, in my opinion, is absolutely 

 essential to increased understanding and support for ocean programs 

 of all kinds. 



I not only strongly support NOAA's establishment, I think it will 



