By now. everyone in this body is aware of the increased responsibilities given to the Coast Guard by the Congress. When we consider the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Ports and Waters Safety Act of 1972 alone. we must realize the scope of the new missions that have been given to this service. The increases in private boating and the incursions in our offshore waters by foreign fishing fleets. international drug runners. illegal aliens. and the increase in pollution potential severely strain a service already pushed to its limits. Add to this the possibility of extending our offshore limits in the years immediately ahead. and it is easy to see that this service will have to at least double its capabilities by 1980. I would refer more specifically to one major area of Coast Guard activity. and that is the field of pollution control in U.S. rivers and harbors. in our coastal waters. and indeed In the oceans of the world.
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