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Mr. Chiles. The Senator from Florida had a bill on this 2 years ago, 

 in which he was trying to say that, because they were talking about 

 drilling in the gulf at that time, those States that were going to have 

 to take the risk of having offshore oil drilling off their States ought to 

 have some provision made for problems that they might have. But it 

 certainly was occasioned by the offshore oil drilling. I do not see it was 

 anything else. 



I am concerned that we have a limited amount of money here. If we 

 open this up for all the other things, the coal plant, the nuclear plant, 

 and these other plants, it might well be Florida would not get any- 

 thing for the problems that we might have. The pie would be cut so 

 fine that the money would all be gone and there would not be anything. 

 I think we could have some real problems from our shore drilling. 



It seems to me that the amendment of the Senator from Arkansas 

 really helps the coastal States that are really worried about the off'- 

 shore drilling and the problems they might have, because there would 

 be some money there available for them and it would not be divided out 

 with all these other uses, where it would really not amount to any- 

 thing anyway. 



Mr. Bumpers. I thanls: the Senator from Florida for his questions 

 and comments. 



Mr. President, I am prepared to yield back my time. 



The Presiding Officer. The Senator yields back his time. 



The Senator from South Carolina is recognized. 



Mr. HoLLiNGS. Mr. President, I say to the Senator from Florida, I 

 do not see how my good friends in the back corner got so confused. 

 The plant at Fort Pierce is practically on the beach. It is a pilot plant. 

 Under this particular bill, without the Bumpers amendment, we could 

 receive impact assistance for the net adverse impact caused to that 

 coastal region. What the Bumpers amendment says is, in essence, in or- 

 der to receive it, take that powerplant and move it out into the ocean. If 

 that is what the gentleman from Florida wants to vote for, that suits 

 me. Ninety percent of my State does not even qualify for the fund. 

 My nuclear powerplant at Parr Shoals would get zero, nothing. The 

 nuclear powerplant at Keowee would get no money, because it does not 

 adversely affect the coastal area. If those areas want to submit an over- 

 all plan approved by the Federal Government, fine and dandy. We 

 could set up one for Arkansas, which would suit me fine, and I would 

 vote for it. 



We passed land use. But what he is saying is that we have a prob- 

 lem but until we can solve the entire problem, let us not solve part 

 of it. Congress in its wisdom, 3 years ago, already solved part of it and 

 we are just trying to update the amendments with these impact provi- 

 sions in here. This bill passed unanimously out of the Committee on 

 Commerce, 



With those comments, I move to table the motion to reconsider and 

 ask for the yeas and nays. 



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

 cient second. 



The question is on agreeing to the motion to lay on the table the mo- 

 tion to reconsider. The yeas and nays have been ordered and the clerk 

 will call the roll. 



The legislative clerk called the roll. 



