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Mr. Chairman, on page 42 of the bill, section 319, State and local 

 government bond guarantees, I wonder what the position of the gentle- 

 man from Alaska is on that. It says : 



The Secretary is authorized, in accordance with such rules as he shall pre- 

 scribe, to make commitments to guarantee and to guarantee the payment of 

 interest on and the principal balance of bonds or other evidences of indebtedness 

 issued by a coastal state or unit . . . 



Does the gentleman think that sounds a little bit like New York ? 



Mr. Young of Alaska. Mr. Chairman, I would say to the gentleman 

 that it is like comparing apples and oranges. These are areas impacted 

 by offshore development. They are not defunct areas. 



Mr. Ketchum. If the gentleman will yield further, the gentleman 

 feels it is all right for us to guarantee the bonded indebtedness ? 



Mr. Young of Alaska. In this case I would say so ; yes. 



Mr. Ketchum. I thank the gentleman. 



Mr. Du Pont. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 

 Maryland (Mr. Bauman). 



(Mr. Bauman asked and was given permission to revise and extend 

 his remarks.) 



Mr. Bauman. Mr. Chairman, I too want to add my voice in ex- 

 pressing regret on the retirement of our chairman, the gentlewoman 

 from Missouri (Mrs. Sullivan). As active legislators, we soon come 

 to learn who is pleasant to deal with and who is not in the course of 

 our duties. The record of the gentlewoman from Missouri stands out 

 and we will miss her. There is very little one can say which will add 

 to her illustrious career, which will be her monument long after she 

 has retired. 



Mr. Chairman, I do rise in support of this legislation. I do not agree 

 with all of its provisions. It amends a very comprehensive act. But on 

 balance it does so in a way that I think strengthens the intent of Con- 

 gress and protects our coastal areas. 



Mr. Chairman, I express particular appreciation to the ranking 

 minority member and to the chairman of the subcommittee, as well as 

 to our staff on both sides, for the assistance they have rendered to me. 

 I would also express my appreciation to the gentleman from Virginia 

 (Mr. Downing) for cosponsoring an amendment dealing with the 

 shellfish industry problem that has arisen as a result of actions by the 

 Food and Drug Administration. There is a provision in the bill which 

 solves this problem. 



The bill orders a study of the shellfish industry by the Department 

 of Commerce which will assess the impact on any proposed regulations 

 and holds them in abeyance until this study is completed. I think this 

 Mnll go a long w^ay toward answering the questions that have arisen 

 concerning the possible destruction of this $200 million industry, which 

 is very important to the State of Maryland and to all coastal States. 



Mr. Chairman, last May, I introduced a bill which would amend the 

 Coastal Zone Management Act to assist the States in protecting the 

 shellfish industry from unnecessary control by the Federal Govern- 

 ment. The Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries has adopted 

 my legislation as section 310 of H.R. 3981 now before us. This provi- 

 sion will do much to protect the beleaguered shellfish industry. 



I describe the shellfish industry as beleaguered, because unless pro- 

 tection such as this bill becomes law, watermen and processors face the 



