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On page 11, under subsection 306 : 



"(1) The coastal State has developed and adopted a management program for 

 its coastal zone in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the 

 Secretary, which shall be in accordance with the objectives of this Act, after 

 notice, and with the opportunity of full participation by relevant Federal agencies, 

 coastal State agencies, local governments, regional organizations, port authorities, 

 and other interested parties, public and private, which is adequate to carry out 

 the purposes of this title. 



Again we include the reference to local governments. 



On page 12, section 30G, subsection (d) , at about line 20, it is stated : 



(d) Prior to granting approval of the management program, the Secretary shall 

 find that the coastal State, acting through its chosen agency or agencies (including 

 local governments) , . . . 



So, in fact, as stated — and this would later become law — the city 

 government can be the entity designated by the Governor himself 

 as the coastal zone management agency. 



In addition to that, Mr. President, we provided certain flexibility 

 in the bill with respect to whether or not it could be a State group, a 

 local group, or some already established group, to act as the coastal 

 authority. We had testimony with respect to the State or New York 

 that the New York Port Authority was probably the best agency with- 

 in the State of New York ; it had complete authority with respect to 

 coastal zone problems, development, pollution, the Corps of Engineers, 

 water quality, navigation, and almost everything else ; and it could be 

 that it would be the State-designated agency. 



Mr. President, at this time I yield to the Senator from Rhode Island. 



Mr. Pell. Mr. President, I thank the distinguished Senator from 

 South Carolina for yielding. 



At this point I send to the desk an amendment on behalf of the Sena- 

 tor from Massachusetts Mr. Kennedy, for himself, the Senator from 

 Wisconsin, Mr. Nelson, the Senator from New Hampshire, Mr. Mcln- 

 tyre, the Senator from New Jersey, Mr. Williams, the Senator from 

 South Carolina, Mr. Rollings and myself. 



The Presiding Officer. The amendment will be stated. 



The legislative clerk proceeded to read the amendment. 



Mr. Pell. Mr. President, I ask unanmous consent that further read- 

 ing of the amendment be dispensed with. 



The Presiding Officer. Without objection, it is so ordered; and, 

 without objection, the amendment will be printed in the Eecosd. 



The amendment, ordered to be printed in the Record, is as follows : 



On page 26, after line 19, insert the following : 



Sec. 316. (c) The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad- 

 ministration of the Department of Commerce, consultation with the Secre- 

 tary of the Interior, shall enter into appropriate arrangements with the National 

 Academy of Sciences to imdertake a full investigation of the environmental haz- 

 ards attendant on offshore oil drilling on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf. 

 Such study should take into consideration the recreational, marine resources, eco- 

 logical, esthetic, and research values which might be imparted by the proposed 

 drilling, as well as alternatives to such drilling in meeting the Nation's energy 

 needs. A report shall be made to the Congress, to the Administrator, and to the 

 Secretary by July 1, 1973. 



There are authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year in which this Act is 

 enacted and for the next fiscal year thereafter such sums as may be necessary to 

 carry out thLs section, but the sums appropriated may not exceed $500,000. 



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