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Mr. Kyl. I thank the gentleman for his courtesy. A few moments ago 

 I read into the record a letter and promised the gentleman that I would 

 have a formal copy of the letter, a letter from the Council on Environ- 

 mental Quality on behalf of the Council and the administration in 

 support of these amendments. They sent these to me not before noon 

 today but on yesterday. 



They also reflect the attitudes of the Department of the Interior. 

 This is from the Council on Environmental Quality on behalf of the 

 administration, period. Will the gentleman yield further ? 



Mr. AspiNALL. I shall be glad to yield further to the gentleman 

 from Iowa. 



Mr. Kyl,. I would ask my much respected and beloved friend who is 

 the chairman of the subcommittee if he would not want to reflect a 

 moment more on his statement that whatever is being done here this 

 afternoon is being done because someone from the National Petroleum 

 Institute got to Members today about noon. I wish to state for the 

 record that no one who is associated with the National Petroleum 

 Institute or any other commercial group in the country has contacted 

 me regarding this piece of legislation, today, or any day in the past. 



Mr. AspiNALL. The chairman of the Committee on Interior and In- 

 sular Arfairs, wishes to say that he has not been contacted in this 

 respect on any such matter. He will also state that no one, except a few 

 members on the Interior and Insular Affairs Committee, has seen the 

 language of the amended bill and its report. The report on H.R. 7211 

 is not out as yet. I have not seen the amendment which is now being 

 offered. 



I have listened to the argument. I think it comes nearly in line with 

 the language to take care of the matter which the Committee on ^Mer- 

 chant Marine and Fisheries desires to take care of in this bill. 



I will say that I have never found my friend from Iowa in any 

 position where he would mislead anybody whether he was for or 

 against a matter, and the language is undoubtedly language he received 

 from those in charge of the administrative departments. 



The Chairman. The question is or the amendment offered by the 

 gentleman from Iowa (Mr. Kyl) . 



The question was taken; and on a division (demanded by Mr. Kyl) 

 there were ayes 43, noes 72. 



So the amendment was rejected. 



AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. CLARK 



Mr. Clark. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment. 

 The Clerk read as follows : 



Amendment offered by Mr. Clark : On page 50, lines 10 and 11, after the word 

 "Secretary delete the following words: "shall, to the maximum extent prac- 

 ticable," and insert in lieu thereof the word "may". 



Mr. Clark. Mr. Chairman, the purpose of this amendment is to 

 make it permissive rather than mandatory for Federal sanctuaries to 

 be established adjacent to areas set aside by State designations. With- 

 out this revision, vast resources of the Outer Continental Shelf could 



