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porated in a redrafted bill prepared by the subcommittee. The 

 subcommittee also drew substantially upon ideas contained in S. 3183. 

 The redrafted bill was considered by the subcommittee and ordered 

 reported favorably to the Conunittee on Commerce kte in the 91st 

 Congress, but too late for final consideration by the committee before 

 the Congress adjourned sine die. 



Early in the 92d Congress, Senator Rollings introduced the sub- 

 committee-approved bill, which became S. 582. Shortly thereafter, 

 Senator Tower introduced S. 638, which was also based pn the sub- 

 committee bill, but modified to obviate som.e of the objections ex- 

 pressed by the administration to the subcommittee bill in the 91st 

 Congress. Between Congresses, however, the administration became 

 convinced that more broadly based land use management legislation 

 was both desirable and necessary. Its proposed National Land Use 

 Policy Act of 1971 was introduced on behalf of Senator Jackson (by 

 request) as S. 922. 



During the first session of the 92d Congress, the Subcommittee on 

 Oceans and Atmosphere, formerly the Subcommittee on Oceanog- 

 raphy, held an additional 3 days of hearings during May 1971. 

 Fifteen witnesses were heard and 39 new letters, articles and publica- 

 tions were received for the record, which was published by the Com- 

 mittee as Serial No. 92-15. 



In the ensuing period, S. 582 was redrafted by the subcommittee, 

 incorporating additional ideas from S. 638 and S. 992, which the sub- 

 committee felt strengthened the bill. The subcommittee also drew 

 substantially upon ideas propounded by the Council on Environ- 

 mental Quality, whose assistance was invaluable. The subcommittee 

 reported the bill favorably to the Committee on Commerce on Au- 

 gust 4, 1971, and on September 30, 1974, the committee ordered the bill 

 reported favorably with amendments. 



On March 14, 1972, at the request of Senator HoUings, S. 582 was 

 recommitted to the committee. Changes were made in the bill so as 

 to clear up conflicting matters of jurisdiction, to place limitations on 

 the coastal zone, and to broaden the participation of local govern- 

 ments, interstate agencies, and areawide agencies in the preparation 

 and operation of management programs. Additional changes were 

 made to make the bill compatible with proposed land use policy legis- 

 lation as proposed by the administration (see S. 992). Then, on 

 Tuesday, April 11, 1972, the committee ordered S. 3507 be reported 

 favorably as an original bill. 



Departmental Opinions 



During the 91st Congress, testimony was received from the Honor- 

 able Walter J. Hickel, Secretary of the Interior, Mr. E. I. Dillon, 

 then Acting Executive Secretary of the National Council on Marine 

 Resources and Engineering Development ; and the Honorable Robert 

 A. Frosch, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research and Develop- 

 ment, repi-esenting their various departments and agencies. In addi- 

 tion, the Department of Commerce submitted comments on the 

 redrafted bill. 



During hearings in the 92d Congress, the Honorable Russell Train, 

 Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality; the Honorable 



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