I will close simply by saying, as has been pointed out, 8 million people live directly within the Long Island Watershed, 28 million people within 50 miles, and millions more visit those areas each year. This is a bill that is very important for the environment and very important for the economy. Both of these bills amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and both the BEACH Act and the Long Island Sound legislation are good bills that all Members on both sides can be very proud of.
Jeff Duncan: “I will close simply by saying, as has been pointed out, 8 million people live directly within the Long Island Watershed…”
On the recordDecember 7, 2005
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I have no additional speakers, and I am prepared to close. I reserve the balance of my time.





