[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 65 (Thursday, May 6, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S4881]
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                             THE OCEANS ACT

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, it has been 30 years since the Stratton 
Commission took a close look at our Nation's coastal policies. The 
Stratton Commission's recommendations have served as a guide for U.S. 
oceans policy for three decades, yet as we move towards the next 
millennium, it is imperative that we once again consider the direction 
and coherence of our policies towards this immense resource. I applaud 
Senator Hollings' efforts to explore ways to again examine these 
policies, and to determine the action necessary to responsibly steward 
this resource into the next century. I look forward to working with 
Senator Snowe and others to create bipartisan support for an Oceans Act 
that will craft policy for a healthy ocean for our children and for 
their grandchildren.

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