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TESTIMONY OF STEVEN N. MOVER, 

 Government Affairs Director of TROUT UNLIMITED, 



Mr. Chairman, and members of the Subcommittee, I appreciate the 

 opportunity to appear today to give you Trout Unlimited's views on 

 the polluted runoff (nonpoint source) and wetlands provisions of 

 pending Clean Water Act (CWA) legislation before the Committee. 

 As you requested, Mr. Chairman. I will give the Subcommittee our 

 views on a bill that we strongly support, H.R. 2543, the Nonpoint 

 Source Pollution Prevention Act of 1993 (introduced by 

 Representative Oberstar; hereinafter termed the Oberstar bill). 

 Additionally, I will provide our views on the polluted runoff 

 provisions of, S. 1114, the Water Pollution Prevention and Control 

 Act of 1994 (hereinafter termed the Senate bill), the recently 

 introduced House reauthorization bill, H.R. 3948, the Water Quality- 

 Act of 1994 (hereinafter termed the Mineta/Boehlert bill), and the 

 Clinton Administration's Clean Water Initiative. 



Further, I will provide our comments H.R. 3465, the Wetlands 

 Protection and Management Act, introduced by Chairmen Studds and 

 de la Garza (hereinafter termed the Studds/ de la Garza bill). 

 Additionally, I will give our views on a bill that we strongly support, 

 H.R. 350, the Wetlands Reform Act, introduced by Representative 

 Edwards (hereinafter termed the Edwards bill), and a bill that we 

 strongly oppose, H.R. 1330, the Comprehensive Wetlands 

 Conservation and Management Act, introduced by Representative 

 Hayes. 



Finally, I will comment on a bill that we oppose, H.R. 1440, the Site- 

 Specific Agricultural Resource Management Act of 1993, introduced 

 by Representative English 



Trout Unlimited is a national fisheries conservation group dedicated 

 to the protection and restoration of our nation's trout and salmon 

 resources, and the aquatic habitats that sustain these resources. TU 

 has over 75,000 members in 445 chapters in 38 states. Our 

 members generally are trout and salmon anglers who contribute 

 large amounts of their personal resources into aquatic habitat 

 protection and restoration efforts. Our members frequently rely on 

 provisions of the Clean Water Act to protect habitat in their local 

 waters. TU considers the Clean Water Act to be the Nation's single 

 most important law for protecting and restoring trout and salmon 

 populations. Strengthening and improving the CWA, especially its 

 polluted runoff prevention and wetlands provisions, is TU's highest 

 legislative priority in the 103rd Congress. 



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