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Aad, It ahould b« •apbaslied/ tb« monay tbat is spent by 

 gtata, leaal «Bd fadaxal ag«Boi«a ea tbl* typ* of prograa is an 

 investfflsnt. As w« bavs sbovn in Vsw Jsrssy, tbs staady 

 inprovamant ia watar quality and tba eonCidenoa vbiob tbe public 

 oan bava in tbair ooaaa vatars rasults in a bigb rata of raturn 

 to tba Stata. 



Wa ara bigbly supportiva of tba individual provisions of HR 

 31. Tbara is graat aaad for tba additional study and rasearcb on 

 busan spaolflo patbogans eallad for in tba bill. Wbila faoal 

 oolifon and antaroooooi ara tba prima indicators vbich are 

 maasurad, naitber is buaan speoifio. Haw Jarsay bas funded 

 rasaarob to develop viral b;uaan spaoific indicators for 

 patboganioity la ooastal waters. Likewise, tbe Interstate 

 Sbellfisb sanitation Coafflission bas recently embarked on 

 rasaarob into sballfisb contamination wbieb sbould provide 

 additional iasigbt in tbis area. We ara pleased tbat tbe bill 

 will require tbe U8SPA to oontinue tbis researob. 



Tbe one cbange whicb Z would reoomnend to HR 31 is to refine 

 tbe definition of ••coastal recreation waters^' to include 

 estuarina as well as marine coastal waters. Tbis will belp to 

 ensure tba safety and bealtb of tbose individuals wbo batbe in 

 our bays as well as tbose wbo oboose to recreate in our ocean 

 waters . 



In dosing, Z would like to eoffljnend tbis committee and 

 Congressman Bugbes for your efforts and perseverance in tbis 

 area. New Jerseys success in coastal monitoring can and sbould 

 be replicated tbrougbout tbe nation. We bave been tbe testing 

 ground and now it is time for tbe setting of national criteria 

 for testing and closure so tbat tbe public oan bave confidence 

 ia all of watara tbay swim in. 



