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made in our committee by testimony last year when we had similar 

 legislation so indicates. There is a real impact on offshore drilling. 

 The Gulf Council made such a report 3 years ago and showed a net 

 impact, adverse, of $33 million. 



The theory here, the mechanism, is not a new one ; it is not unique to 

 Outer Continental Shelf drilling. Indeed, there is an impact fund 

 from which Oklahoma benefits — I am responding to his comments — 

 this is not a unique kind of mechanism. 



For example, ^ve have an impact fimd for Army bases, from which 

 the State of Oklahoma gets a great deal under its impact fimds for 

 Fort Sill, for example, recognizing that there is impact from these 

 Government children who are educated by the State of Oklahoma and 

 by the counties surrounding. It is that same kind of idea incorporated 

 in this bill, recognizing a real impact and not a bribe. 



The Presiding Officer. Who yields time ? 



Mr. Stevens. Mr. President, may I inquire of the Senator from 

 Louisiana if he wishes to proceed at this time with that amendment he 

 has offered or what the wishes of the manager of the bill are ? As I 

 understand it, we did receive consent — ^and correct me if I am wrong, 

 I would make a parliamentary inquiry — has the bill as reported by 

 the committee been deemed original text for the purpose of amend- 

 ment ? 



The PREsroiNG Officer (Mr. Bartlett). The committee amendment 

 has been agreed to as original text for the purpose of further amend- 

 ment. 



Mr. Johnston. I would think it would be the more orderly procedure 

 to proceed with that amendment. 



Mr. HoLLiNGS. Then we could take up the amendment of the Senator 

 from Washington. 



Mr. Jackson. Mr. President, I deeply appreciate the spirit of co- 

 operation which has prevailed between the Commerce Committee and 

 the Interior Committee as both committees have been working on 

 legislation relating to Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas development 

 and its impact on the coastal zone. 



While I am opposed to any sharing of Federal revenues from Outer 

 Continental Shelf activity with the States, I have consistently sup- 

 ported the concept of Federal impact aid to those States suffering ad- 

 verse impacts from Federal decisions to develop OCS oil and gas. The 

 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Management Act (S. 521) which the 

 Interior Coimnittee has ordered reported and should be before the 

 Senate next week, contains provisions for a coastal State impact fimd 

 as did its predecessor (S. 3221) which was passed by the Senate last 

 year. S. 586 contains a provision for automatic impact aid grants. 

 The Interior Committee bill also contains an automatic impact aid 

 provision based on a formula which was specifically designed to pro- 

 vide funds to coastal States in so-called frontier areas— those areas 

 where there has been no Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas develop- 

 ment in the past. 



I supported this approach because I felt it imperative that the 

 Federal Government provide assistance to such States so that they 

 could do the necessary planning and provide the necessary public 



