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are different from the way DOE organizes its own activities, and 

 while our primary witness from DOE will discuss tidal power in his 

 statement, he is not the official responsible for supervising DOE's 

 activities in this area. He will be accompanied by a representative 

 of DOE's Office of Resource Applications which does have that 

 responsibility. 



Let me just say that to the utter astonishment of many people, 

 the earlier hearings last year on OTEC, which we began with, led 

 in an uncharacteristically prompt manner to the drafting, enact- 

 ment, and signing into law of legislation in spite, may I say, of 

 some of the testimony from the Department of Energy on that 

 subject. 



While we do not anticipate as prompt a call for legislation in the 

 other ocean fields which we are looking at now, it is very much our 

 hope that we can find areas, if there be such, in which prodding, 

 legislative or otherwise, would be helpful. 



Our first witness is Dr. Maurice J. Katz, Director of the Office of 

 Solar Power Applications in the Department of Energy. 



Dr. Katz, as I understand it, you are accompanied by the two 

 gentlemen I have listed here. 



STATEMENT OF DR. MAURICE J. KATZ, DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF 

 SOLAR POWER APPLICATIONS, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, 

 ACCOMPANIED BY WILLIAM E. RICHARDS, ACTING DIREC- 

 TOR, OCEAN ENERGY SYSTEMS DIVISION, AND RALPH E. 

 BURR, DIVISION OF HYDROELECTRIC RESOURCE DEVELOP- 

 MENT, OFFICE OF RESOURCE APPLICATIONS 



Dr. Katz. Yes, by Mr. William Richards, Acting Director of the 

 Ocean Energy Systems Division, and by Mr. Ralph Burr from the 

 Division of Hydroelectric Resource Development from the Assistant 

 Secretary for Resource Application. 



Mr. Studds. So we can all understand a little better the bureauc- 

 racies of the Department of Energy, you and Mr. Richards, who 

 works with you — is that correct? 



Dr. Katz. That is correct. 



Mr. Studds. Are responsible for ocean energy systems, which 

 includes waves, currents, salinity gradients and OTEC; is that 

 right? 



Dr. Katz. That is correct. 



Mr. Studds. However, in the Department of Energy, tidal power 

 is not an ocean system? 



Dr. Katz. That is correct. 



Mr. Studds. It is hydroelectric. 



Dr. Katz. That is correct. 



Mr. Studds. Therefore, that comes under another part of the 

 department? 



Dr. Katz. That is correct. 



Mr. Studds. OK. 



Now we have straightened that out, go right ahead with your 

 statement. 



Dr. Katz. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It is a pleasure to testify 

 before you today on the Department of Energy's (DOE) alternate 

 ocean energy systems program. 



