COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION NINETY-FIFTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON S. 2767 TO AMEND SECTION 204 OF THE MARINE PROTECTION, RE- S. 2769 TO AMEND SECTION 304 OF THE MARINE PROTECTION, RE- 25-438 O MARCH 20, 1978 Serial No. 95-65 Printed for the use of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1978 78 воже برت bco3 Bleicher, Samuel N., Director, Office of Ocean Management, National Questions of the committee and the answers thereto__. Hess, Dr. Wilmot N., Acting Associate Administrator, National Oceanic Questions of the committee and the answers thereto‒‒‒‒ Kamlet, Kenneth S., on behalf of the National Wildlife Federation, Wash- Prepared statement_ Questions of the committee and the answers thereto___ ADDITIONAL ARTICLES, LETTERS, AND STATEMENTS Sierra Club, statement_. 42 The Marine Sanctuaries Program: A Framework for Critical Areas Man- 45 (III) AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MARINE PROTECTION, RESEARCH, AND SANCTUARIES ACT OF 1972 MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1978 U.S. SENATE, COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION, Washington, D.C. The committee met at 10:30 a.m., in room 318, Russell Senate Office Building, Hon. Ernest F. Hollings, presiding. OPENING STATEMENT BY SENATOR HOLLINGS Senator HOLLINGS. This morning's hearings are on S. 2767 and S. 2769 the reauthorization of two parts of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972: Title II, which directs the Secretary of Commerce to conduct research on the effects of ocean dumping and other man-induced changes in the oceans, and title III, which provides for marine sanctuaries. Increasingly, we have seen just how important these two functions are. The oil tanker accidents of both last winter and today, and incidents as diverse as sewage washing up on Long Island beaches and kepone contaminating Chesapeake Bay, show how vulnerable our coastal waters are, and how much more we need to learn about the effect of marine pollution. Much more research and information are needed, which is why I am encouraged that NOAA plans to expand its title II research, as well as related research under other NOAA authority. This morning I look forward to hearing how NOAA plans to use the additional money it is requesting for fiscal year 1979. I am also pleased to note that the President's May 1977 environmental message called for more marine sanctuaries, and that the designation of additional sanctuaries is a top priority of NOAA's new Office of Ocean Management, which now administers the program. I hope the details of these plans will be discussed at this hearing. [The bills follow:] [S. 2767, 95th Cong., 2d sess.] A BILL To amend section 204 of the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to extend the authorization for appropriations for fiscal years 1979 and 1980 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 204 of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 as amended (33 U.S.C. 1444), is further amended by (1) deleting the word "and" after the date "1977" and inserting in lieu thereof a comma; (2) deleting the period after the date "1978"; and (3) adding", not to exceed $5,905,000 for fiscal year 1979, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1980.". (1) |