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great benefit to the cause of saving our Nation's immensely valuable 

 coastal zone resources. It is an important and timely start to finding 

 a solution to a very pressing problem, and I urge its adoption. 



Mr. MosHER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman 

 from Iowa (Mr. Kyi) . 



Mr. Kyl. Mr. Chairman, the gentleman from Colorado has put this 

 matter in proper context. 



I would first like to straighten out one matter which was suggested 

 by the subcommittee chairman when he spoke, but I think he unin- 

 tentionally left a misunderstanding. He said that the committee had 

 contacted and worked with the National League of Cities and United 

 States Conference of ISIayors on this matter and thereby gave the 

 impression that they were approving the legislation which is before 

 us. I would, therefore, like to read into the Kecord at this point a 

 letter dated August 2, 1972, from the National League of Cities and 

 the United States Conference of Mayors. It is addressed to me and it 



reads as follows : 



National League of Cities, 



u.s. confebence of mayors, 



August 2, 1912. 

 Hon. .John Kyl, 

 U.S. House of Representatives, 

 Washington, D.G. 



Dear Congressman Kyx: The National League of Cities and the United 

 States Conference of Mayors are deeply concerned that approval of H.R. 14146, 

 the "Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972", would cause irreparable harm to 

 cities' ability to engage in effective and comprehensive land use planning and 

 management. H.R. 14146 would fragment local planning by establishing a coastal 

 zone management program separate and distinct from cities' land use programs. 

 A broad national growth policy to define national goals and then a national 

 land use policy to guide s'tate and local implementation is needed, not further 

 fragmentation of local planning by isolating coastal zones for separate and 

 distinct management. The problems associated with our coastal zones can be 

 adequately dealt with through a comprehensive land use policy. Broad land use 

 controls would be granted to the Depar^tment of Commerce, which has little 

 experience in land use planning, and could lead to serious administrative dif- 

 ficulties with the land use management responsibilities of the Departments of 

 Interior and Housing and Urban Development, particularly if H.R. 7211, Na- 

 tional Land Use Policy Act, is adopted. 



Cities would have only a minimal involvement in land use decisions that affect 

 Tital concerns of every city. The National League of Cities and the U.S. Confer- 

 ence of Mayors have proposed numerous ways which, if adopted, would have 

 provided criteria and procedures to assure adequate protections for local govern- 

 ments and coordination with other local planning and implementation programs, 

 while at the same time protecting our coastal resources. H.R. 1414G does not pro- 

 vide those protections. Undeniably, the protection and the development of our 

 coastal zones is necessary, bvit we feel that this can best be achieved by those 

 clo.se.st to the problem, rather than those most removed. We respectfully urge 

 that H.R. 14146 not be adopted at this time. 

 Sincerely, 



Allen E. Pritchard, Jr., 

 Executive Vice President, National League of Cities. 

 John J. Gunther, 

 Executive Director, U.S. Conference of Mayors. 



Mr. MosiiER. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield briefly? 



Mr. Kyx,. Wliy, of course. 



]Mr. MosnER. I think it is important for the Record to state that 

 when this organization representing the mayors testified before our 

 committee it is true they objected to the bill and urged that this au- 



