COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, 1982 AND TRANSPORTATION NINETY-SEVENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON S. 2792 TO ESTABLISH AN OCEAN AND COASTAL DEVELOPMENT IMPACT AS- S. 2794 TO INSURE THE INTELLIGENT AND FULL UTILIZATION OF MARINE RESOURCES AUGUST 12 AND SEPTEMBER 1, 1982 Serial No. 97-136 Printed for the use of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 12-448 O U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1982 ERNEST F. HOLLINGS, South Carolina DONALD W. RIEGLE, JR., Michigan WILLIAM M. DIEFENDERFER, Chief Counsel GERALD J. KOVACH, General Counsel CONTENTS Opening statement by Senator Stevens.. Opening statement by Senator Gorton. Opening statement by Senator Mitchell. CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF WITNESSES AUGUST 12, 1982 Representatives, accompanied by Gerard Gil, legislative assistant Cowles, C. Deming, State-Federal relations, Governor's office, State of Alaska; William M. Campbell, South Carolina State House of Representatives; Alec Giffen, office of the Governor, State of Maine; and Deni Greene, office of Gottovi, Karen, commissioner, New Hanover County, N.C., and chairman, 62 Berg, Roger, commissioner, Clatsop County Board of Commissioners... DeLapa, Michael D., director, Columbia River Estuary Study Task Force. Donaldson, Jack, director, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife... 98 Gilliland, on behalf of Brian Boyle, commissioner of public lands, State of Washington, accompanied by Dave Jamison, marine lands division. Herder, Bill, president, Oregon Public Port Association; and Floyd Shelton, 103 Moos, Donald W., director, Washington State Department of Ecology, accom- 121 Harville, John P., executive director, Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission 157 Prepared statement 164 Zajonc, Ed, director, Division of State Lands, State of Oregon....... Wick, William Q., director, Sea Grant Program, Oregon State University. Prepared statement 135 OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF REVENUE SHARING PROPOSALS THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1982 U.S. SENATE, COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION, NATIONAL OCEAN POLICY STUDY, The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 9:50 a.m., in room 235, Russell Building, Hon Ted Stevens presiding. Staff members assigned to these hearings: Dennis W. Barnes and William J. McClusky, Jr., professional staff members; and Deborah J. Stirling, minority staff counsel. OPENING STATEMENT BY SENATOR STEVENS Senator STEVENS. My apologies to all concerned for being late. It could not be avoided. Gentlemen, do you have an opening statement? I have an opening statement for the record. Outer Continental Shelf [OCS] revene sharing is an idea whose time has arrived. Recently the Secretary of the Interior, James Watt, announced his 5-year plan to lease over 1 billion acres of the OCS nationwide. Over 40 lease sales will be conducted over the next 5 years affecting coastal areas throughout the lower 48 and Alaska. These leases are expected to generate between $10 and $20 billion annually for the Federal Treasury. However, it is my fear that this revenue, and more importantly, the needed domestic production which it represents will be severely delayed if our coastal States are convinced they are not part of the leasing process and will be faced by substantial onshore costs a a result of this program. States must be guaranteed financial participation at least to the extent necessary to evaluate the risks each faces-this means costly research and planning, and the development of facilities to handle population growth, and generally provide for mitigation of onshore impacts arising from development. Over the years a number of us in Congress have offered legislation that would install the States as true partners in OCS development. In fact, in 1973 I introduced such legislation. In other resource areas this concept has successfully been employed through the Mineral Leasing Act, the National Forest Revenue Act, and the Taylor Grazing Act, all of which are direct examples of specific revenue sharing. Additionally the Federal Government funds States for land acquisition and maintenance of parks under the land and (1) |