184 SEA GRANT COLLEGES 



ICO's view of the sea grant college concept, as put forward in Sena- 

 tor Pell's bill, S. 2439. 



Since the essential components of this legislation are presented in a 

 very straightforward manner, and because they represent not an en- 

 tirely new concept in terms of applied research, education, and train- 

 ing — but rather an ingenious twist on an educational approach which 

 has already established itself as a success — I feel that I can be equally 

 direct and precise in expressing those views which are the reason for 

 mj being here today. 



'There is no doubt of the general need for the continuance of Federal 

 assistance in developing and maintaining centers of oceanographic 

 excellence in our miiversities. The establishment of such centers of 

 excellence necessarily includes the support of means whereby a broad 

 range of skilled manpower can be developed to handle theoretical and 

 practical problems soon to be encountered by the research scientist,, 

 the development engineer, and the technician who supports the ocean 

 operators. All of this contemplates progress in instrumentation, re- 

 source development, intelligently integrated academic curricula, pur- 

 posefully defined research goals, improvement in operational tech- 

 niques, and last but not least — dissemination of the knowledge ac- 

 quired to those people who daily work will eventually exploit the ocean 

 to the fullest. 



I can say without reservation that the Interagency Committee on 

 Oceanography supports the concept of sea grant colleges as outlined 

 in S. 2439. If I might also depart from custom, I might add that my 

 personal views are identical to that of the ICO. 



I would like us to look at a problem of administration — and from 

 your vantage point, gentlemen, one of legislation — which I think we 

 will all agree is most difficult- — the question of implementation. Or 

 said in other terms: "What is the best way to go about getting this 

 done ?" S. 2439 calls for the deposit, in a special account in the Treas- 

 ury, of 10 percent of all bonuses, rentals, and royalties paid to the 

 Federal Government after June 30, 1965, in accordance with the pro- 

 visions of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. 



The conclusion that the ICO has reached is that no program of 

 this nature should look to funds earmarked from another source for 

 its subsistence. If the principle is worthwhile, which this one is, it 

 should stand on its own merit. Thus the ICO feels that needs and the 

 means to meet them should be analyzed and then funds to support them 

 can and should be provided through the normal budget and appro- 

 priation processes. This would insure that funding is planned in re- 

 lation to the required program and that funding is adequate to meet 

 the challenging opportunities. 



I feel certain that State enthusiasm for this program can best be 

 effected by a stipulation in this bill that Federal moneys allocated for 

 the development of these "centers of excellence" be paralleled by funds 

 from individual State legislatures, according to an apportioned 

 formula. 



Another aspect of "State participation," which the ICO feels is 

 deserving of careful attention, is the, question of which States should 

 receive the benefits of such a bill were it to become law. I do believe 

 that some means should be devised whereby all of the 50 States, regard- 

 less of their location in proximity to the oceans or the Great Lakes, 



