Wayne Gilchrest: “I think this Congress has begun the process of resolving the vast…”

On the recordMarch 27, 1996

I think this Congress has begun the process of resolving the vast differences in that complex piece of legislation so we can have as our priority spending the money on cleanup costs rather than litigation costs. In the State of Maryland, as a result of the Chesapeake Bay improving and having clean water, much of that is attributed to wetlands filtering out a good deal of the nitrogen that comes in as a result of farming, or filters out a variety of other pollutants that get into the groundwater and spawning areas for fish, but wetlands is key to the economic boom in Maryland. There is about $2 billion worth of tourism, commercial fishing, recreational fishing, hunting, boating that comes to the State of Maryland as a result of the type of environment we have, so wetlands regulations help us to manage our resources.

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Wayne Gilchrest

Maryland

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Discussing the importance of wetlands and environmental legislation in Maryland.

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Wayne Gilchrest: “I think this Congress has begun the process of resolving the vast differences in that complex piece of legislation so we…”

Editor's note · Context