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Mr. Sarpalius. Mr. Chairman, I will just submit it for the record 

 and we can go on and hear the testimony. 



Mr. Johnson. Thank you. Your statement, along with other 

 statements from the members, will appear at this point in the 

 record. 



[The prepared statements of Mr. Sarpalius and Mr. Combest fol- 

 low:] 



Opening Statement of Hon. Bill Sarpalius 



Thank you Mr. Chairman for taking this opportunity to have a hearing to review 

 the Clean Water Act pertaining to wetlands and nonpoint source pollution. Nonpoint 

 source pollution is an extremely important issue that needs to be dealt with in order 

 to preserve our environment, but it must be done in a reasonable manner. There 

 are responsible ways to preserve our wetlands without taking extreme measures 

 that do more harm than good. Mr. Chairman, I am totally supportive of corrective 

 measures that can be enacted in a reasonable manner. I look forward to hearing 

 from the witnesses today. 



