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use management; and the 200-meter isobar boundary refers to bound- 

 aries of national sovereignity over the reasources of the seabed. 



So I think that perhaps my immediate reaction would be that that 

 particular approach might not be appropriate to fixing the limits of 

 State land use authorities. 



Now as to the inward limits, as you know, both under the coastal 

 zone management legislation submitted by the administration and tlie 

 national land use legislation, there is no fixed line proposed; but, 

 rather, the demarcation is left very flexible so that to the extent that 

 the inward land mass is affected by sea influences, this could be con- 

 sidered part of the coastal zone. 



I would refer you to the definition beginning at the bottom of 

 page 3 of S. 992 and runnmg over on to page 4, and if I might just 

 read that briefly into the record ? 



Senator Hollings. Yes, sir. 



Mr. Train (reading) : 



Coastal zone means the land, waters and lands beneath the waters in close 

 proximity to the coastline, including the Great Lakes, and strongly influenced 

 by each other, and which extends seaward to the outer limit of the United States 

 territorial sea, and including areas influenced or affected by water from an 

 estuary such as, but not limited to, salt marshes, coastal and intertidal areas, 

 sounds, embayments, harbors, lagoons, in-shore waters, channels, and all other 

 coastal wetlands. 



And then it goes on to define "estuary." 



I would comment at this point, Mr. Chairman, that obviously this 

 is a definition which is susceptible to quite varied application, and 

 this is the intention. The intention is not to draw a hard and fast 

 line to put State administration and management into some kind of 

 a straitjacket, but to permit great flexibility in arriving at the area 

 called coastal zone. That was particularly important when we had 

 separate coastal zone legislation. 



I would point out that while that somewhat uncertain inland 

 boundary could give rise to some problems if there were separate 

 programs of management, one for the coastal zone and one for other 

 areas, a single program of national land use as proposed now by 

 the President would avoid, I am confident, problems of definition of 

 that inland boundary of the coastal zone. 



Senator Hollings. Specifically, does it contemplate anything more 

 than a wetlands preservation bill ? When you try to measure its scope, 

 what about when you get to a highway interchange ? For instance, on 

 Long Island, do you include La Guardia airfield? Would that be in 

 the coastal zone? 



Mr. Train. Yes; it very definitely could be in the coastal zone. 



Senator Hollings. All of Long Island could be in it ? 



Mr. Train. Very definitely it could be, depending upon the 



Senator Hollings. Maybe that is one way to relieve Mayor Lindsay. 



Mr. Train. I think the question of what would be in the coastal 

 zone would arise under both a separate and the broader legislative 

 proposals. 



Senator Hollings. We might have to make it a little bit more 

 specific because I think we could get bogged down in debate on that 

 one. 



Mr. Train. If I might just comment on tlie last point, Mr. Chair- 

 man, we do recognize that there are problems as to given areas, such 



