10/17/1999
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"The so-called 'takings' provisions in this bill, however, would dramatically increase costs to the taxpayers of protecting our vital wetlands."
"Nonpoint source pollution (NPSP) is the major water quality problem currently facing the nation."
"Wetlands are critical to our Nation's water supply by functioning as natural filters which improve water quality and mitigate potentially disastrous flooding."
"H.R. 961 would allow polluters to circumvent national industrial performance standards through case-by-case negotiations with States."