150 



Mr. Lennon. Now, doctor, liow does the bill that we are considermg 

 -differ from the recommendations of the Stratton commission? 



Dr. White. Well, sir, I think that your bills parallel very closely 

 the recommendations of the Stratton commission. 



Mr. Lennon. You say in your judgment the bills that are being now 

 considered by this committee parallel in substance — at least I think 

 you infer the recommendations of the Stratton commission relating to 

 the coastal zone management. 



Dr. White. Yes, sir. 



Mr. Lennox. In what respect do they differ in any degree from the 

 recommendations of the Stratton commission concerning the establish- 

 ment of coastal zone management ? 



Dr. White. I cannot recall any substantial differences, but I would 

 not want to leave the record indicating there are none since it has been 

 some time since I looked at the details of the Commission's report. 

 But, my recollection is that this conforms very closely. 



Mr. Lennon. Now, Doctor, you were a member of the Stratton 

 commission ? 



Dr. "White. That is correct. 



Mr. Lennon. In addition to that, Doctor, you were a member of 

 the special panel of the Stratton commission which was authorized 

 to make a study of the problem relating to the management and 

 development of coastal zones ? 



Dr. White. That is correct. 



Mr. Lennon. You joined in the recommendation of the Stratton 

 commission related to coastal zone management in the Stratton com- 

 mission repoi-t to the President, did you not ? 



Dr. White. In my capacity as a commissioner. I did join in. This 

 was within the context of the Stratton commission's deliberations at 

 that time. 



Mr. Lennon. But, as a member of the panel, and there were four of 

 them on that panel, you made a specific recommendation to the full 

 committee, in turn, made the specific recommendation in the Stratton 

 commission report on which this legislation was drafted. 



Is that a fair statement, Doctor ? 



Dr. White. That is correct, Mr. Chairman. 



Mr. Lennon. So, vre have a situation — I believe I have seen it be- 

 fore, it is institutional restraints related to positions on legislation 

 which is certainly not uncommon. 



Now, Doctor, in the light of what you heard here in our colloquy 

 with Dr. MacDonald, do you not believe — and I want you to speak as 

 an individual and not as an administrative spokesman, if you can find 

 yourself in the position to do that — do you not believe, as a member of 

 the Stratton commission and as a member of the special panel that 

 made the study in depth of this question, now you state that in your 

 judgment this legislation parallels to a very substantial degree the 

 recommendation, do you not believe that we ought to go ahead and 

 move forward, that we cannot wait until the time comes in the 1980's 

 when perhaps some legislation that might be passed that involves the 

 total land use. 



Dr. White. Mr, Chairman, I would say that my views have not 

 changed since being a member of the Stratton commission. I so stated 

 in my testimony here that there is a great urgency to get a rational 



