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zone is going to have to recognize competing uses and water manage- 

 ment. 



Now, it is obvious that the shorelands along the coast are tied in with 

 water use. There is no way you can separate them. So I guess what I 

 am saying is that this subcommittee is really approaching it from a 

 water use viewpoint impinging upon the land, rather than an interior 

 land use viewpoint impinging upon the water. 



Having said that, my question to you is : 



What is the administration proposal, as envisioned in this land use 

 policy, which would assist the States m connection with water resource 

 management and water uses in the coastal zone area ? 



Mr. Quaelp:s. I think, when we use the words "land use control,"_we 

 are using them as a shorthand expression. From a technical viewpoint, 

 it might be more accurate to Fay water and land use or land and water 

 use management or land and water use management and control or 

 X)lanning. 



Very clearly, the management of activities on the water is an in- 

 tegral' part of management of the area, and I am quite sure that the 

 administration bill, H.K. 4332, provides a jurisdictional area of cov- 

 erage that would encompass the major water areas. 



So, frequently the destruction of the water areas, the fishery re- 

 sources, or other uses and values that are in the water, is a direct result 

 of the use made of the adjacent land, that is, in itself, an important 

 part of the problem. It is not by any means the entire problem. 



Mr. Het^vard. I certainly agree with you there. My real concern 

 here, in connection with the bill, is, for instance, you referred to sec- 

 tion 5(g) of the Water Pollution Control Act study. 



Now, as I recall, that study was combined with a separate estuarine 

 study, and quite an extensive volume of paper came up here, but we did 

 not see any recommendations for protecting estuaries as a part of that 

 study. That is, no legislation was proposed. 



Now, we have attempted in this bill to include a provision for 

 estuarine sanctuaries, and we provide for Federal grants up to $30 

 million over a period of 5 years to assist the States on a 50-50 basis 

 to acquire necessary property rights in order to create estuarine 

 sanctuaries. 



I notice in the administration bill that there is a prohibition against 

 using any of the funds for acquiring property rights, and, in my 

 opinion, that is a grave deficiency in the approach. 



Mr. QuARLES. If I might respond to that, sir 



Mr. Hetavard. Yes. 



Mr. QuARLEs [continuing]. I think it also encompasses a question 

 you asked a moment ago that I did not really directly answer : TVliat 

 is the administration's proposal for protection here ? 



There are two elements that are involved. One is to establish some 

 general regidatory framework over development and other activity 

 Avithin whatever area you are talking about. 



The second_ element is tliat in some instances it may be desirable to 

 actually acquire fee ownership of an area to presen-e that area intact. 



The administration proposal does not go into the acquisition of fee. I 

 would recogriize that as something which might warrant consideration. 



That, however, does not by any means diminish the importance of 

 the administration proposal to establish the regulatory control which 



