On the recordMay 10, 1995
The gentleman mentioned beach closures. I just want to say what the gentleman spoke of in terms of the Coastal Zone Management Act and the provisions that have to do with nonpoint source pollution and the benefits provided for wetlands go a long way to prevent beach closures. In 1987 and 1988, I lived through those beach closures along with the Northeast coast, and I can say, I think uncategorically, that by repealing the laws which the committee bill proposes to repeal, that we are bound to repeat summers like those summers when we had those beach closures, because we are eliminating the protections that we have since put in place that have worked very, very well, and so I thank the gentleman for pointing out those very, very important aspects of this substitute.
Said by
Jim Saxton
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