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coastal zone act, as does the State of Delaware. Florida, Texas, Cali- 

 fornia, Maine, New Hampshire, Oregon, Virginia, and Missouri are 

 all in various stages of either enactment of their version of coastal 

 zone management or establishment of administrative control mechan- 

 isms. My own State of Washington, recently in the last legisla- 

 ture, enacted "coastal zone" legislation. In fact, I am not aware of a 

 single coastal State in this country which has not addressed itself to 

 the complexities of coastal zone management in one form or another. 



Yet, individual States are unable to solve the many complexities 

 of coastal zone problems, which cross political and geographical 

 boundaries, on their own initiative. There must be a total Federal, 

 State, and local statutory framework within which each State can 

 function in close coordination with all levels of our governmental 

 structure. Failure to pass and enact the legislation pending before 

 us now will continue to perpetuate the "limbo" status which this 

 country has been in, in regard to a wise management and utiliza- 

 tion of coastal zone resources, for some time. 



This Nation can ill afford to "continue to wait to begin to com- 

 mence" in solving coastal zone resource utilization problems. I urge 

 the passage and enactment of H.R. 14146 which will insure that past 

 mistakes in management are rectified, that present utilizations are 

 well thought out and planned, and that future plans, programs, and 

 projects all complement each other, on a Federal, State, and local 

 level, hj becoming integral parts of an overall management and ad- 

 ministration plan. 



Mr. MosHER. Mr. Chairman, I have no further requests for time 

 on this side, and I yield the balance of the time remaining on this side 

 to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Lennon) . 



Mr. Lennon. Mr. Chairman, I thank the distinguished gentleman 

 from Ohio. 



Mr. Chairman, I yield to the distinguished gentleman from Cali- 

 fornia (Mr. Anderson) such time as he may consume. 



Mr. Anderson of California. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the 

 bill H.R. 14146, the Coastal Zone Management Act, and in so doing, 

 I wish to commend the distinguished chairman of our subcommittee 

 for the tremendous amount of input and great deal of time and effort 

 on this bill. 



H.R. 14146, is a bill to encourage various coastal States to develop 

 plans and programs to manage our coastal areas in the public interest. 

 I think it is a very good bill. 



It is estimated that about 53 percent of our Nation's population is 

 concentrated within 50 miles of the coastline and the Great Lakes. 

 Predictions of population trends suggest that by the year 2000 this 

 same area will be inhabited by 80 percent of the national population. 



Large industrial complexes are lured to the coastal areas by avail- 

 able land, labor, and water. 



Housing development have covered the landscape in what were 

 once remote areas. In California alone, landfills have destroyed 75 

 percent of the coastal marshes. 



Hard choices must be made between protecting the environment and 

 developing the coastal areas. If those choices are going to be rational, 

 we must encourage the States and localities to devise plans which will 



