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sibility, or riglits under other programs and does not supersede, mod- 

 ify, or repeal existing Federal law. 



The legislation further recognizes that appropriate land water re- 

 search areas are needed for scientific uses in key areas of the coastal 

 zone as an aid in developing an appropriate State management plan 

 and has provided, in section 312, for Federal financial assistance to 

 coastal States for up to 50 percent of the cost of acquisition, develop- 

 ment and operation of "estuarine sanctuaries" for purposes of research. 



In addition, the measure provides for a Federal management pro- 

 gram in the contiguous zone of the United States to insure that both 

 Federal action in this zone, and State action within their jurisdictional 

 limits offshore are coordinated and compatible with each other. 



Mr. Chairman, this legislation is timely, comprehensive, balanced in 

 scope and application. It will insure that future uses which we as a 

 nation and a people desire to make of our valuable coastal zone, are 

 done in a logical, orderly, and coordinated manner at all levels of Fed- 

 eral, State, and local government. 



I urge an overwhelming vote for its approval. 



ISIr. Pelly. INIr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield ? 



Mr. INIosHER. I yield to the gentleman from Washington. 



Mr, Pelly. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding, and 

 I join the distinguished gentleman from Ohio (INIr. Mosher) in paying 

 tribute to the great contribution made during his service in the House 

 of Representatives by the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Len- 

 non), as a member of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fish- 

 eries, and especially as chairman of the Subcommittee on Oceanog- 

 raphy. 



All of us who serve with Alton Lennon recognize his great interest 

 in marine science, and as such, of course, he is one of the chief archi- 

 tects of the legislation which established the National Oceanographic 

 and Atmospheric Agency. Similarly, as the chief sponsor of this bill. 

 H.R. 14146, to protect and develop the land and water resources of the 

 Nation's coastal areas, the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Len- 

 non) again establishes himself as an author and architect of landmark 

 conservation legislation. 



Congressman Lennon, Mr. Chairman, will be greatly missed, but his 

 legislative record and achievements assure that he will be remembered 

 and lionored by all those who in the future recognize the omportance of 

 oceanogi-aphy, and the value of our land and water resources. 



Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding. 



Mr. Lennon. Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may consume to 

 our distinguished chairman of the full Committee on Merchant Marine 

 and Fisheries, the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Garmatz). 



Mr. Garmatz. Mr. Chairman, the Nation's vital shorelines and estu- 

 arine areas — the Avetlands, woodlands, and wildlife habitats which are 

 so valuable and irreplaceable — are facing constant and ever-growing 

 absorption and destruction due to the demands of our modern society. 

 H.R. 14146 is designed to protect and preserve these invaluable areas, 

 and I feel that every member of the House has a responsibility to vote 

 for passage of this important legislation. 



I want to make it clear that, although T support the concepts of con- 

 servation. I am also acutely aware of the ever-growing needs of our 



