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Mr. Karth. I appreciate the problems you have had in wrestling 

 with this question. The only fear I have is that because of this we 

 might well precipitate a program in the final analysis which is perhaps 

 not integrated or concentrated. 



Let us say, perhaps, that State X which is contiguous to State Y 

 has as its only interest the exploration of oil, while State Y is interested 

 for any number of reasons in fishing and therefore antipollution and 

 those many things contributing to it. 



Is it not possible that because of the contiguousness of the two 

 States that one might well dilute the efforts of the other and make 

 them unwholesome? 



Dr. Knauss. I would like to read from page 60 of the report: 



Without under-estimating potential difficulties, the Commission was persuaded 

 that in most cases management undertaken by one state will perhaps not differ 

 greatly from that undertaken by another state. When differences do arise they 

 may be settled by direct negotiation or by the establishment of ad hoc interstate 

 committees or an interstate commerce or compact. Strong coastal zone authorities 

 representing the variety of state interests will facilitate such agreements. 



The Commission believes such interstate agreements are preferable to co- 

 ordination thjough river basin commissions in which the Federal Governrnent is 

 a member. Not having management or enforcement authority such commissions 

 can only plan and advise. 



Mr. Karth. These regional groups do not engage themselves in 

 negotiations and usually each State follows its own interests. 



I notice on page 23 that you recommend a presidentially appointed 

 advisory committee for NOAA. Is your recommendation based 

 pretty much upon the way the National Space Council operates 

 today, or woidd you give that committee additional powers which 

 the National Space Council today does not have? 



Mr. Reedy, There would be some resemblances, Congressman. 

 The fundamental thought here is to have a body of men who can 

 provide a two-way exchange of information. The powers of this 

 organization would not be administrative powers. It would not have 

 anything to administer other than a small staff. Its functions would 

 be primarily those of evaluation and of assuring that there is a con- 

 tinuous exchange of information between the governmental authori- 

 ties, primarily NOAA, and private industry and the academic 

 community. 



In this way, since this is a national effort rather than specifically 

 a governmental effort, you do have close connections between industry^ 

 the academic community — and I forgot to include the States in my 

 previous statement — and governmental authority itself. However, 

 it would not administer anything. It woidd not have contractual 

 authority. It would not have any authority other than to evaluate, 

 advise, and exchange information. 



Mr. Karth. The report says to advise the head of NOAA in car- 

 rying out his functions. That is a pretty broad and general statement 

 and implies to me in part, at least, that he woidd have some admin- 

 istrative responsibility in initiating programs and perhaps carrying 

 them out. 



Mr. Reedy. In suggesting, yes, suggesting programs, advising^ 

 and recommending. 



Mr. Karth. No authority other than advising? 



Mr. Reedy. No. It would be advice on an extremely broad field 

 because we are talking about a very broad field. There would be no 

 contractual authority and there would be no administrative authority. 



