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sea, we should therefore, be very careful of a study which extends be- 

 yond the territorial sea to encompass the Continental Shelf. I agree 

 that the amendment, as modified and the additional language which 

 has since been added, merely asks for recommendations as to how to 

 preserve the environmental quality of the coastal zone and the nearby 

 ocean areas. I have no objection to that. Everyone else seems to be in 

 the act studying the environment, so it would be fine to have this study 

 made by the National Academy of Sciences. 



Mr. HoLLiNGS. Mr. President, I move adoption of the amendment. 



The Preskung Officer. The question is on agreeing to the amend- 

 ment. 



Mr. Robert C. Byrd. May I ask the distinguished manager of the 

 bill whether it is his intention to ask for the yeas and nays on final 

 passage of the bill ? 



Mr. HoLLiNGS. Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays just on 

 final passage. 



The yeas and nays were ordered. 



Mr. BoGGS. Mr. President, the bill, S. 3507, represents the fruits of 

 a cooperative effort involving the Commerce and Public Works Com- 

 mittees. I think the members of the committees and the respective 

 staffs are to be complimented for working together in bringing this 

 matter to the Senate. 



Upon giving S. 3507 its final review, the Committee on Public 

 Works has recommended three very short, but important, amendments 

 to keep the coastal zone bill in harmony with other pollution control 

 legislation which had its origin in the Public Works Committee. 

 These amendments have been discussed with the staff of the Commerce 

 Committee and Senator Hollings and it is mj^' understanding they are 

 acceptable. 



I think it is appropriate to give a brief description of each of these 

 amendments and their purpose. 



As stated in S. 3507 the purpose of the coastal zone management 

 plan is primarily to regulate land and water uses in the interests of 

 environmental quality. Pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Con- 

 trol Act, the States, working together with the Federal Government, 

 develop and implement programs necessary to achieve water quality 

 objectives. In order to avoid confusion it is necessary to define water 

 uses in the context of S. 3507 so that the program which will be devel- 

 oped by the Secretary of Commerce and State agencies will in no way 

 conflict or overlap with the program administered by the Environ- 

 mental Protection Agency in concert with State governments. The 

 amendment proposed would define "water use" to mal\:e it clear that 

 the coastal zone management bill in no way alters the requirements 

 established pursuant to the Federal AVater Pollution Control Act but 

 rather that such requirements are incorporated into the coastal zone 

 program. The scope of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and 

 the Coastal Zone Management Act are therefore defined and made 

 compatible and complementary. 



Another amendment is also necessary to make clear the relationship 

 of the Coastal Zone Management Act and other environmental protec- 

 tion acts, specifically the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and 

 the Clean Air Act. It is essential to avoid ambiguity on the question 

 whether the Coastal Zone INIanagement Act can, in any way, be in- 



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