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mfimifactiirp, production, or assembly of equipment, machinery, prod- 

 ucts, or devices whicli are or will be directly involved in any activity 

 described in paragraph (1) of this subsection.'' 



I submit to my colleagues that that means, very simply, that if 

 somebody elects to build a coal-fired generating plant in western New 

 Jersey, wdiether it be in the coastal zone or outside of the coastal zone, 

 if the argument can be made that it will have an adverse impact on 

 the coastal zone, they are entitled to come to Washington and ask the 

 Secretary for impact aid. If that same plant is built in any other State 

 in the Nation, it is not even arguable, it is not debatable. They are not 

 entitled even to apply for aid. 



I am saying that if Westinghouse builds a plant anywhere in the 

 State of New Jersey to manufacture turbines, and Westinghouse does 

 manufacture turbines — let us assume that they manufacture turbines — 

 T am not picking on New Jersey, but assume they have a plant there, 

 and somebody decides it has an impact on the coastal zone, even though 

 the turbine is being shipped to Arkansas to lire a new 6-million-ton 

 coal-fired plant we are building down there. New Jersey is entitled to 

 come to Washington and ask the State for aid. The State of Arkansas, 

 which is going to be using the turbine, which is going to be using 6 

 million tons of coal a year for the first time in our history, is entitled 

 to nothing. 



I saw the Appalachia bill go through the Senate. It was a fine bill 

 to help the A]5palachian region of the country. But there were people 

 in Congress who said, this is not fair to the rest of the Nation. So the 

 title V commissions were set up. Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Mis- 

 souri, and Louisiana comprise the Ozarks Regional Conmiission. As of 

 this day, the Appalachian Commission gets $20 per person for every- 

 body in the region. The title V connnissions get 20 cents per person 

 for evei^d)ody in their regions. 



I am saying if we fragment this economic aid, this environmental 

 aid, this social aid, we will never have a chance in the inland States. 

 They are not going to be adversely affected by this. They are just not 

 going to get any effect at all. I am saying if we stretch this thing that 

 far, it is beyond what I believe the intention of the authors was. 



I am for it. I want to support the bill. But I do not want to support 

 it to the extent that it is written now. 



INIr. President, I ask for tlie yeas and nays on my motion to 

 reconsider. 



The Presiding Officer. Is there a sufficient second? There is a 

 sufficient second. 



The yeas and nays were ordered. 



]Mr. Bumpers. I further ask unanimous consent that the rollcall vote 

 be taken in 10 minutes, 



]Mr, HoLLiNGS. I object. I am going to move to table and ask for the 

 yeas and nays. Does that suit the Senator ? 



Mr. Bumpers. I am going to ask unanimous consent. 



Mr. Long. Will the Senator yield at this point ? 



Mr. HoLLiNGs. Yes. 



Mr. Long. I voted for the Appalachian bill and it had nothing in it 

 for Louisiana. I am surprised to find out that we got the 20 cents^That 

 was a depressed part of the country and the bill made some sense. I 



