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are man-planned, man-designed, man-made and dependent on men for 

 operation, maintenance and improvement. 



Furthermore, tliis percentage is increasing and the degree of our 

 dependence on technology is increasing as the complexity of products 

 and systems necessary to life removes us farther from nature. 



Man's relatively new found ability to control his environment has 

 not always been used to his best advantage. For example, our solution 

 to the design transportation problem created a transportation system 

 which kills 50,000 people per year and contributes in making the air 

 of our cities unfit to breatlie. 



Further, our design solution to mass production was a factory 

 system which adds to air pollution, dumps millions of tons of noxious 

 by-products into our lakes and streams and makes no satisfactory pro- 

 visions for handling scrap and wornout products. 



The utilization of the coastal zone presents man with yet another 

 opportunity to design a solution to a pressing problem. I hope that 

 we will be able to create a design that this time will stand the test of 

 time. 



The goal in coastal zone, as it is everywhere, is to achieve a 

 solution which will satisfy the socio-economic needs of this zone vv-hile 

 protecting the ecology of the area from pemianent damage. This re- 

 quires that all planning for development and management of areas 

 within or containing segments of the coastal zone must be com^^re- 

 hensive if they are to assure optimum use of resources for all purposes. 



Goals, priorities, and guidelines must be established. Problems in 

 eacli region must be identified and a framework constructed within 

 w^hich a solution can be developed. The State and local authorities are 

 most familiar with their problems and form the logical planning 

 points. There must, however, be coordination Avith the Federal Govern- 

 ment as various Federal agencies have programs and activities involv- 

 ing the coastal zone. 



I envision the role of science and technology as assembling the basic 

 data which now exists and analyzing these data so that the decision- 

 makers may create an approprriate design for any coastal zone 

 management. 



For example, in formulating a plan ESSA might be called upon 

 to assist a national effort to chart the lateral seaward boundaries be- 

 tween the States. Further, data on water budget, estuarine circulation, 

 ecosj^stems, coastal currents and other pertinent parameters of the 

 coastal zone will certainly be needed. 



As announced hj the Vice President on October 19, the adminis- 

 tration plans to submit a legislative proposal to the Congress to estab- 

 lish policy objectives for the coastal areas and to authorize Federal 

 grants, with matching State contributions, that will encourage and 

 facilitate the establishment of management authorities. 



Such legislation should assist in insuring that rapid coastal develop- 

 ment does not destroy limited coastal land and water resources and 

 that all interests in the coastal regions would be assured considera- 

 tion — for port development, navigation, commercial fishing, mineral 

 exploitation, recreation, conservation, industrial development, hous- 

 ing, power generation, and waste disposal. 



In conclusion, I would like to reemphasize my belief that man now 

 stands on the threshold of designing a comprehensive, long-range solu- 



