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which is held in trust by the federal government . . .". 16 U.S.C. 

 § 1463(a). 



It should be noted that islands included in the zone will be subject 

 to the exemption authority and statutory exclusion currently appli- 

 cable to other federal areas and activities. Department of Defense 

 lands, to the extent they fall under the statutory exclusion of 16 U.S.C. 

 § 1453(a), would be excluded from the coastal zone and, therefore, 

 exempt from kate management plans and programs. 



Due to the lack of clarifying litigation and the absence of actual 

 experience with approved state plans, the effect of the Coastal Zone 

 Management Act upon federal activities remains somewhat unclear. 

 Accordingly, it is recommended that appropriate amendatory lan- 

 guage be added to specifically exempt areas of the Coastal Zones re- 

 quired for military operations. 



Subject to the foregoing, the Department of the Navy on behalf of 

 the Department of Defense, defers to the views of the Department 

 of Commerce and the Department of the Interior. 



This report has been coordinated within the Department of Defense 

 in accordance with the procedures prescribed by the Secretary of 

 Defense. 



The Office of Management and Budget advises that, from the stand- 

 point of the Administration's program, there is not objection to the 

 presentation of this report on H.R. 3981 for the consideration of the 

 Committee. 



For the Secretary of the Navy. 

 Sincerely yours, 



N. R. Gooding, Jr., 

 Captain^ U.S. Navy^ Deputy Chief. 



Department of State, 

 Washington, D.C., May 1, 1975. 

 Hon. Leokor K. Sitllivan, 



Chairman, Convmittee on, Merchant Marine and Fisheries., 

 House of Representatives., 

 Washington, B.C. 



Dear Madam Chairman : The Secretary has asked me to reply to 

 your letters of February 4 and 13 and March 6. In your correspondence 

 vou requested the Department's comments on H.R. 1776, H.R. 1676, 

 H.R. 3637, and 3981. 



The Department interposes no objection to the proposed legislation 

 from the standpoint of foreign relations. We defer to the Department 

 of Commerce in this matter. In addition, under the terms of the pro- 

 posed legislation, the Department is not authorized to expend funds 

 and would not incur any administrative expense. 



The Office of Management and Budget advises that from the stand- 

 point of the Administration's program there is no objection to the sub- 

 mission of this report. 

 Sincerely, 



Robert J. McClosket, 

 AHuhtant Sccn'lifry for Congressional Relations. 



