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of the oceans to 20,000 feet by 1980, and to utilize these depths by the 

 year 2000. A series of national projects to implement this xerogram is 

 recommended. 



In recognizing the increasing importance of our coast land, the 

 Commission recommends the establishment of coastal zone authorities 

 to provide for Federal, State, and local machinery to preserve the 

 quality of these regions, to develop the coastal areas for offshore ter- 

 minals, storage facilities, et cetera, to increase the opportunity for 

 recreation and public access to the water, and to strengthen our efforts 

 in pollution control. 



In the field of marine resources, the Commission has recommended 

 changes in national and international policies and law with respect to 

 the li^dng and mineral resources, and suggested mechanisms by which 

 Government and industry can cooperate to develop means by which 

 private investment can utilize ocean resources in an economical 

 manner. 



The Commission further recognizes that the utilization of the oceans 

 and ocean resources in terms of our domestic economy is primarily the 

 domain of private enterprise. 



Many of the changes suggested by the Commission define the man- 

 ner in which the Federal Government and the States can contribute to 

 the private sector by providing information and data in technology, 

 engineering, and resource evaluation. 



While the United States has immediate interests in the coastal zone, 

 effective use of this area requires a broader understanding of ocean 

 processes on a global scale. The Commission recommends programs 

 in research and exploration, monitoring and prediction, environmen- 

 tal modification and international areas in order to provide an im- 

 proved understanding and prediction capability of the oceans and 

 atmosphere on a global basis. 



All of the foregoing recommendations require many services which 

 can be provided principally by the Federal Government. These 

 supporting services of a technical and operational nature include map- 

 ping and charting, navigation, safety, and policing, data management, 

 and instrument calibration and standards. 



The scope of the program recommended by the Commission to ad- 

 vance our interest in and use of the seas demands a significant increase 

 in the annual funding for such a program. In fact, the Commission 

 recommends an increase of about 160 percent in our annual ocean 

 program funding. Specifically, it recommends an addition of $800 

 million beyond the roughly $500 million now annually appropriated 

 for the present progi'am. 



It is, then, reasonable, for an annual expenditure of $1.3 billion, 

 that we consider the value expected from such a program, and that we 

 think very seriously about whether a program of such magnitude can 

 be administered, managed, and directed by the part-time effort of 

 Government officials who have primary responsibilities in many other 

 important areas. 



Further, it is necessary to ask ourselves whether the sum of the work 

 representing that in support of the roles and missions of presently or- 

 ganized executive departments is sufficient to include all of the neces- 

 sary functions of an enlarged, forward-looking national program in 

 the oceans. 



