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We have a second demarcation line in the Great Lakes that 

 allows a vessel master, if he cannot exchange by a certain point, to 

 move to another area, and in that second area we say you can only 

 discharge in water of 240 feet deep. No ruffe have been, at least to 

 my knowledge, caught in that depth of water. 



Mr. LiPiNSKi. Dr. Carlton, do you have anything to add to that, 

 by any chance? 



Dr. Carlton. No, we are just going to have to watch that and see 

 how that all goes. 



Mr. LiPiNSKi. Thank you. 



Captain Donohoe, could the proposed Marine Board's study be 

 used to fulfill the study that the Ballast Water Control Act would 

 require? 



Captain Donohoe. Yes, sir. The Marine Board study that we pro- 

 posed, and we are talking to the Marine Board about conducting, 

 was exactly on the lines of identifying and helping us describe £d- 

 tematives. So if that study is pursued, we are confident that it 

 would, in fact, deliver to the Congress the report that you have de- 

 scribed in your legislation. 



Mr. LiPiNSKi. Thank you, 



Mr. Lasky, does the Ballast Water Control Act allow sufficient 

 flexibility for the Secretary of Transportation to maximize agency 

 and private sector expertise? 



Mr. Lasky. We believe it does. 



Mr. LiPiNSKi. You believe it does? 



Mr. Lasky. Yes. 



Mr. LiPiNSKi, Mr. Taylor, do you have any more questions? 



Mr. Taylor. No, sir. 



Mr. LiPiNSKi. I have no more questions at this particular time. I 

 sincerely appreciate all of your being here, once again. Thank you 

 for your testimony. 



As I say, it was very interesting, very informative, and it certain- 

 ly is going to be enormously helpful to us as we pursue this issue. 

 Thank you. 



[Whereupon, at 11:20 a.m., the Subcommittees were adjourned; 

 and the following was submitted for the record:] 



