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I am saying that it is not fair for all States to be doing this and 

 some be compensated for the impact. 



]Mr. Stevens. I say to the Senator from Arkansas, the only differ- 

 ence is this : If one makes a mistake down there, one does not affect 

 the living resources of the sea, and I thought the Coastal Zone Man- 

 agement Act was primarily intended to protect the living resources 

 of the sea. That was our motivation. We were trying to make the people 

 who live in that zone adjacent to the sea follow a plan that would 

 provide for the protection of that ocean and the coastal zone so that 

 we would bring about some increased protection for the living re- 

 sources of the sea. 



We have put a burden again, a special burden, on those living in 

 the coastal zone that we have not put on the rest of the country, and 

 that is: they must plan. They will not get any money under this 

 except for planning, b'cfore they do plan, and are not going to get any 

 impact money or anything else unless they have a plan and that is 

 going to be approved by the Department of Commerce. That is 

 the basic goal under the original act. 



It is to protect the living resources of the sea and the coastal zone 

 upon which they rely, the sanctuaries and those areas off our shores. 

 I agreed that the Senator's State has rivers and I know of the 

 fishery resources there, but the oceans of the world need protection. 

 AVe were trying to set an example in the same way when we passed 

 the act to provide a m.oratorium for this country on the taking of 

 ocean mammals, to lead the nations of the world in providing those 

 resources some protection. 



The Senator from Washington has my great devotion because he 

 sets an example to all of us in this period saying that we should remem- 

 ber those living resources of the sea. They do not vote. 



If one makes a mistake out there in Arkansas, and really makes a 

 mistake, one is going to be voted out of office. 



If one makes a mistalce in the coastal zone, things are affected that 

 do not vote. 



I really firmly believe we are dedicated in this act, again, to 

 giving the incentives to protect the coastal zone with the end objec- 

 tive of protecting the oceans. 



Mr. Brock. Will the Senator yield? 

 Mr. Stevens. Yes. 



Mr. Brock. I do not argue with one thing the Senator said, but 

 I think what the Senator from Arkansas is saying is something 

 slightl}^ difl'erent. Maybe we are like two ships passing in the night, 

 if we are dealing with those things which do impact on the living re- 

 sources of the sea, to wit, the offshore development, which the Senator 

 would limit this to. That is fine. 



I cannot argue that. I do not think the Senator from Arkansas 

 argiies that at all. 



Mr. Bumpers. The Senator is right. 

 IVIr. Brock. But this bill goes well beyond that. 

 If we want to deal with the offshore impact problem of drilling, 

 and so forth, let us pass this bill with this amendment and hold it to 

 that, and then let us consider a total bill on the impaction problem 

 of any energy development anywhere in the country so that all States 

 are treated equally. 



