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We must expand our domestic supplyl of oil and gas, which effectively 

 nieans we must tap new offshore fields around the continental United 

 States. At the same time — and this is something we should not lose 

 sight of — we must see to it that the coastal zone mangement program 

 succeeds. 



At stake in this program is whether or not we as a nation are going 

 to protect our coasts for future generations or whether we are going to 

 let future development in the coasts take place in a haphazard and 

 damaging fashion. 



The coastal zone program is a pioneering effort to bring about a sys- 

 tem of rational management of a resource of incalculable value — the 

 coastal lands and waters of this Nation. A successful coastal zone pro- 

 gram will be good for business. It will allow companies to know where 

 they can locate plants and businesses in the coast. A successful coastal 

 zone program will protect the public interest. It will mean especially 

 valuable coastal areas will be set aside for limited or no development, 

 as appropriate. Local communities will remain in basic control over the 

 use of property within their jurisdiction, but consideration will be 

 given to broader regional and State interests as well. If this program 

 succeeds it will be of immense value to present and future generations. 



I want us to keep in mind what we are doing with this legislation. 

 We are, as the conference report states : "To improve coastal zone man- 

 agement in the United States, and for other purposes." 



We provide numerous improvements to the coastal zone program. 

 My colleagues will detail some of these for you. Basically, we are ex- 

 tending the life of this vital program, adding a new interim phase be- 

 tween the time a State prepares its coastal program and the time it is 

 ready to put it into operation, coastal planning and increasing the Fed- 

 eral matching share and funding levels, among other things. 



The major new element, of course, is the coastal energy impact pro- 

 gram. The total authorized for this new feature of coastal management 

 is $1.2 billion over 10 years, in the form of loans, grants and bond 

 guarantees. You will also hear in detail from others about the various 

 components of this impact program. 



Let me state two essential principles guiding us in the development 

 of the energy impact program. One, we see it as responsive to the legiti- 

 mate complaints and suggestions from coastal States and communities 

 faced with the responsibility for producing needed new energy. Some 

 coastal areas will be able to absorb a major new industry such as that 

 associated with offshore oil and gas production; others, particularly 

 rural areas will not. It is to aid these latter areas particularly that we 

 have designed a balanced package of assistance. In doing so we will 

 take a long step toward enabling this country to improve its posture 

 with regard to self-sufficiency in energy. 



The second major point is this. We are united in our belief that a 

 coastal energy impact program must be administered by and in the 

 context of the coastal zone management program. To have adminis- 

 tration of the impact i^rogram separate from that of the coastal zone 

 office in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration would 

 endanger the coastal zone program and violate the aim of Congress in 

 this regard. What we anticipate is a separate administrative apparatus 

 within the coastal zone offices here in Washington and in the various 

 States. It would be folly for Congress to make it a requirement that 



