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of years and why have we not been here before. Well, I am one of those 

 people who believe that before you bring a bill to the floor of this 

 House that involves the States, 30 States, if you please, in this Nation 

 of ours, you ought to attempt to obtain the consensus of those people 

 who would be affected, involved, and concerned, and participate in 

 the meaningful implementation of this legislation. That is why, even 

 though we got a consensus of the Governors and their departments of 

 conservation and development and their respective marine science 

 councils from all of those States, the thought occurred to me that this 

 matter ought to be presented to the National Governors' Conference 

 and not just the Southern or Eastern or Western Governors' Confer- 

 eaice. 



They went into this matter and passed a resolution supporting this 

 bill. Then someone suggested to me, "well, how would the legislatures 

 of the States of the Union react to this kind of legislation; will they 

 understand it and will they participate in this program?" Wliat did 

 we do ? We said "At your next national legislative conference involv- 

 ing the legislatures of the 50 States of the Union get into this thing 

 and give us your views." We have the consensus by resolution of 50 

 legislatures of the States plus the 50 Governors of the 50 States. We 

 also have your County Commissioners Association and your National 

 League of Municipalities, because they are involved. We wanted to 

 discuss it with them and get their reactions and get them out of the 

 committee room and go to their respective conferences to resolve any 

 difTerences they have. 



So we are here now saying, my friends, that this legislation we 

 present to you today is one of the few pieces of legislation I have been 

 privileged to participate in which has the united support of all of the 

 participants who will be involved in it ; that is, the Governors of the 

 States, the legislators, the county commissioners, and the members of 

 the town and city councils. 



What else can we do? We can give our support to this legislation 

 today enthusiastically, which I believe is in the total national interest 

 or else I would not be in the well of this House today saying what I 

 have. 



Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 



Mr. MosHEE. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 10 minutes. 



Mr. Chairman, I enthusiastically support H.R. 14146. 



Our bill will establish a national policy and develop a national 

 program for the management, beneficial use, protection and develop- 

 ment of the land and water resources of the Nation's coastal zones, 

 including the Great Lakes area; and the evidence is completely con- 

 vincing that this national policy and program development is crucially 

 needed, is in fact long past due. 



I strongly associate myself with the remarks of the gentleman from 

 North Carolina (Mr. Lennon) the distinguished chairman of our 

 Oceanography Subcommittee, with whom I have had the privilege 

 of working closely for several years in the preparation of this bill 

 and other important legislation concerning the oceans. 



Mr. Chairman, I want to digress a moment to recognize that we 

 in the Congress in the future will sorely miss Al Lennon's wise, effec- 

 tive leadership in matters of marine policy. It is a very sad fact that 



