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many othei-s whicli will inure to the benefit of the country he loves so 

 well. 



Of course, the same holds true for our dear friend, the PTonorable 

 Tom Pelly of Washington, who has contributed so much to this 

 legislation. 



Mr. Chairman, if there has been some reservation expressed on the 

 part of the cities of the United States, certainly that does not apply 

 so far as the States themselves are concerned. 



I would like to bring to your attention the specific positions of three 

 organizations which represent different aspects of the State govern- 

 mental structure. The first of these is the National Governors' Con- 

 ference. That organization, which represents the Govei'uors of all the 

 States, was represented at the subcommittee hearings by Gov. Jimmy 

 Carter of Georgia, who spoke in support of the legislation. 



Consistent with Governor Cartei-'s testimony, a report of the Com- 

 mittee on Natural Resources and Environmental INIanagement at the 

 63d annual meeting of the National Governors' Conference, in Septem- 

 ber 1971, stated : 



. . . for two successive years the National Governors' Conference lias adopted 

 a strong policy position relating to coastal zone policy, planning and manage- 

 ment. Underscored has been the need for a balanced approach for conseration 

 and development through appropriate administrative and legal devices . . . the 

 Committee considers (this need) of even greater significance in 1971 than ... in 

 the previous two years. 



The Conference itself subsequently reaffirmed its policy position on 

 coastal zone planning. In eft'ect, it endorsed the legislation before the 

 subcommittee and urged its immediate enactment. 



Consistent with his testimony is the following excerpt from the final 

 report of the intergo vera mental relations committee of the National 

 Legislative Conference, dated August 1970 : 



The need for coastal zone management legislation derives from the inestimable' 

 importance of the estuarine and coastal environment to the nation's economy, 

 environmental health and quality of life. . . . 



While Federal and local government involvement is essential to any effective 

 coastal management program. States must assume primary responsihility for 

 assuring that the public interest is served in the multiple use of the land and 

 waters of the coastal zone. 



In simimarizing, the committee recommended that Federal coastal 

 zone management legislation should be flexible, nonpreemptive, and 

 adequately funded on a two-thirds Federal, one-third State basis. 



The third organizational group to which I would like to refer is the 

 Coastal States Organization, which is composed of the representa- 

 tives of the Governors of the several coastal States, all of which will 

 be directly affected by the bill. Representing that organization, Dr. 

 "William J. Hargis, Jr., chairman of the Virginia Institute of INIarine 

 Science, strongly urged the enactment of coastal zone legislation. 



I hope that my colleagues will overwhelmingly support this bill. 



Mr. PIarrinOxTOn. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of the 

 coastal zone management bill, which would take a vital first sitep 

 toward a program of rational planning to preserve and protect our 

 coastal areas. 



It is clear that the current state of these areas dictates immediate 

 action. The coastal areas, crowded with more than half of the Nation's 



