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 Allard, Hon. Wayne, a Representative in Congress from the State of Colorado, 



opening statement 5 



Combest, Hon. Larry, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, 



prepared statement 9 



de la Garza, Hon. E (Kika), a Representative in Congress from the State 



of Texas, opening statement 2 



Prepareci statement 4 



Johnson, Hon. Tim, a Representative in Congress from the State of South 



Dakota, opening statement 1 



Nussle, Hon. Jim, a Representative in Congress from the State of Iowa, 



opening statement ''' 



Peterson, Hon. Collin C, a Representative in Congress from the State of 



Minnesota, opening statement 6 



Pomeroy, Hon. Earl, a Representative in Congress from the State of North 



Dakota, opening statement 5 



Sarpalius, Hon. Bill, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, 



prepared statement 8 



Witnesses 



Berg, Norman A., Washington representative, Soil and Water Conservation 



Society 29 



Prepared statement 95 



Gamer, James W., Virginia State forester, and president. National Associa- 

 tion of State Foresters 44 



Prepared statement 180 



Hebert, Thomas R., Deputy Assistant Secretary, Natural Resources and Envi- 

 ronment, U.S. Department of Agriculture 12 



Prepaired statement 48 



Jones, Ron, director, Texas Institute for Applied Environmental Research, 



Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX 25 



Prepared statement 65 



Leitch, Jay A., professor, department of agricultural economics, North Dakota 

 State University, on behalf of the Council for Agricultural Science and 



Technology 30 



Prepared statement 108 



Moyer, Steven N., director, government affairs, Trout Unlimited, on behalf 



of the Clean Water Network 41 



Prepared statement 157 



Nipp, Terry L., project director, water quaUty and environmental pohcy, 

 experiment station and extension service committees on organization and 

 policy. National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Col- 

 leges 26 



Prepared statement 74 



Olson, Judy, president, National Association of Wheat Growers, on behalf 



of the Clean Water Working Group 37 



Prepared statement 138 



Stallman, Bob, president, Texas Farm Bureau, and member, board of direc- 

 tors, American Farm Bvireau Federation, on behalf of the Clean Water 



Working Group 39 



Prepared statement 153 



Talbert, Gerald, director, pohcy and programs, National Association of Con- 

 servation Districts, also on behalf of the National Association of State 



Conservation Agencies 43 



Prepared statement 174 



