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nology, whether it is gas and oil development, powerplant siting, sew- 
age effluent problems, anything of this nature this one department now 
has the entire responsibility for the development and the coordina- 
tion and the compliance with these plans. 
Mr. Ruppr. Do you, on a State level feel that you will be in a much 
better position to fund this agency at a higher level than you would 
the piecemeal groups involved in this direction ? 
Mr. Reinecke. There is no question about it. This has been de- 
veloped. Through the reorganization plan the legislature had the 
opportunity to look at this and to turn it down if they wanted to. 
They recognized the wisdom and, gratefully, they passed the bill 
so that we do have this in effect at this time. 
Mr. Rupre. Thank you. 
Mr. Chairman, I would say that if we could pass legislation like 
this, there would be bipartisan support for the multimillion dollar 
programs suggested by the committee. 
Mr. Lececertr. I am glad that something unlocks your liberalism. 
T recognize the gentleman from Alaska now. 
Mr. Potiock. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 
Ed, we are all delighted to see you back here visiting. It seems very 
interesting for me, having spent so much time with you on the com- 
mittee, to read your presentation. I think it is excellent. I am sure you 
did touch on this, but I came in late and I am not sure I understand 
the relationship of the Interagency Council for Ocean Resources, 
ICOR, which I presume is a State agency 
Mr. Retnecke. Yes, sit. 
Mr. Potiock. And your Department and your California Advisory 
Commission on Marine and Coastal Resources. Are they in conflict 
in any way ? 
Mr. Rerneckn. No, they work very much together. The ICOR is 
strictly a high-level, such as the National Council on Oceanography. 
Tt is made up of the five Cabinet Secretaries and myself. As such 1t is 
an in-house executive operation whose function is totally planning. 
At such times as the California Ocean Area Plan is developed, ICOR 
will cease to exist, and we will turn the product of that over to the 
new Department which is then a departmental operation for imple- 
mentation of navigation and ocean development. 
But CMC, the Marine Advisory Commission, is principally a re- 
view body, private sector primarily, with some legislative input as 
well. 
Mr. Potiock. An advisory commission ? 
Mr. Retneckn, Advisory to the legislature and to the Governor. 
Mr. Pornock. And will they be advisory also to the Department? 
Mr. Retnecke. Yes. Any agency that would be advisory to the 
Governor would be passed on to the appropriate departinent. — 
Mr. Pottock. Did I understand your response to Congressman Mail- 
liard to be that you could come up with specific recommendations 
for amendments to the bill? 
Mr. Rernecke. I think we could, ves. We would be glad to. 
Mr. Pottocr. That would be very helpful. 
Mr. Rervecke. I didn’t want to assume the prerogative of the com- 
mittce and establish specific language. 
Mr. Porroce. T understand that, but I think from yonr point of 
view, representing a State and being very much involved in its per- 
