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Page 8, line 13, contains the word "popoulation" which should be corrected to 

 population." 



Page 9, line 20, contains the word "have" which apparently should be "has." 

 Also, page 19, line 5, contains the word "(z) )" which should be "(a) )." 

 Sincerely yours, 



R. F. Keller, 

 Assistant Comptroller General of the United States. 



General Counsel of the Department of Commerce, 



Washinffton, D.C., June 25, 1970. 

 Hon. Warren G. Magnuson, 



Chairman, Committee on Commerce, U.S. Senate, 

 Washington, D.C. 



Dear Mr. Chairman : This is in further reply to your request for the views 

 of this Department concerning S. 2802, a bill "To assist the States in establish- 

 ing coastal zone management programs," to be cited as the "Coastal Zone Man- 

 agement Act of 1969." 



S. 2802 would amend the Marine Resources and Engineering Act of 1966, as 

 amended (33 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) by adding two new titles for the purpose of 

 assisting the States to establish coastal zone management programs. In carrying 

 out the provisions of this bill, the National Council on Marine Resources and 

 Engineering Development established by the 1966 Act would review any plan- 

 ning and development program submitted by a coastal authority and would 

 make grants to such authorities in order to assist them in developing a long- 

 range master plan for the coastal zone and implementing a development program 

 based upon such master plan. 



This Department is in accord with the objectives of S. 2802, but we do not 

 recommend that it be enacted. 



On November 13, 1969, the Secretary of the Interior submitted to the Congress 

 the Administration's draft legislation cited as the "National Estuarine and 

 Coastal Zone Management Act of 1970," which has been introduced as S. 3183. 

 S. 3183 would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended (58 

 U.S.C. 466 et seq.) by adding a new section to establish a national policy and 

 program for the effective management and protection of the coastal zone. 



This Department favors the program of coastal zone protection provided for 

 in S. 3183. Accordingly, we recommend enactment of S. 3183 in lieu of S. 2802. 



We have been advised by the Bureau of the Budget that there would be no 

 objection to submission of our report to the Congress from the standpoint of 

 the Administration's program. 

 Sincerely, 



James T. Lynn, General Counsel. 



Statement or the Corps of Engineers Before the Senate 

 Committee on Commerce, April 21, 1970 



statement of HON. ROBERT A. FROSCH, ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE NAVY 

 FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, ACCOIMPANIED BY MAJ. GEN. FRANCIS 

 P. KOISCH, DIRECTOR OF CIVIL WORKS, U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS 



Dr. Frosch. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 



I have taken the liberty of asking Major General Koisch, Director of 

 Civil Works, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to join me to support 

 me should there be any questions that deal vrith the particular role of 

 the Army Engineers in the coastal zone. 



Senator Inouye. Welcome, sir. 



Dr. Frosch. I appreciate having an opportunity to testify on behalf 

 of the Department of Defense on the three Senate bills, S. 2802, 

 S. 3460, and a bill transmitted to the Congress for the administration 

 by the Department of the Interior, S. 3183. 



