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oil industry — especially when the tax proceeds from this activity go 

 entirely to the Federal Government, but the expense of providing 

 services made necessary by the new industry is borne by the local 

 and State governments. When tax revenues generated by the new 

 industrial activity are not enough to meet the public expenditures, 

 communities are faced with a new loss. When the Federal Government 

 causes it, we Avould not expect the local governments to pay. 



Mr. Wiggins. Mr. Chairman, I can only say very quickly tJiat, of 

 course, these Governors have testified in support of the legislation. 

 They want the revenue. 



The analogy of the payments as a result of mineral exploration 

 within a State is wholly inapt. A fair analogy would be to provide 

 California with a percent of mineral revenues generated from Federal 

 lands in Nevada. The offshore oil does not belong to California; it 

 belongs to the people of this country. There is no reason why my State 

 ought to get a windfall as a result of this legislation. 



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

 from California (Mr. Lagomarsino). 



(Mr. Lagomarsino asked and was given permission to revise and 

 extend his remarks.) 



Mr. Lagomarsino. Mr. Chairman, I would like to join my colleagues 

 in expressing nxy regrets with regard to the announcement of the gen- 

 tlewoman from Missouri (Mrs. Sullivan) not to seek reelection. We 

 will all miss her. She is truly a gentle lady in every sense of the word, 

 an outstanding Congressperson, and we wish her well in what will 

 become her retirement. 



I rise in support of H.R. 3981, coastal zone management. 



Mr. Chairman, I represent a coastal State and a coastal district; I 

 represent the county of Santa Barbara where we had a disastrous oil 

 spill in 1969, an event that attracted worldwide attention. 



Oil drilling, offshore oil drilling, and onshore facilities, are a matter 

 of serious concern in that area. I might say also that my district is 

 about evenly divided as to whether there should be offshore oil drilling 

 or not, but most people in my district support this bill because this 

 legislation does recognize the problem. While the bill may well admit 

 or concede that there is going to be Federal offshore oil drilling — and 

 I think that is probably a very logical assumption— it does also point 

 out that the Federal Governnient does have an obligation to mitigate 

 the problems that its very activity might create. 



Mr. Chairman, this legislation is of particular importance to Cali- 

 fornia because that is a State where there is probably going to be im- 

 mediate Federal offshore oil drilling. The Department of the Interior, 

 in spite of some protests, has gone ahead with offshore oil leasing. The 

 legislation we have before us I think is necessary to offset the adverse 

 economic, environmental, and social impacts that might be caused by 

 that particular operation. 



Mr. Chaii-man, our State legislature is even now considering coastal 

 zone management legislation after having several vears of studv by a 

 special committee that was set up by way of an initiative in California. 

 They need our help, Mr. Chairman. I urge an "aye'' vote. 



Mr. du Pont. Mr. Chairman, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman 

 from Louisiana (Mr. Treen). 



