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August 19, 1993 



The Honorable Solomon P. Ortiz 



Chairman 



Subcommittee on Oceanography, Gulf of Mexico, 



and the Outer Continental Shelf 

 U. S. House of Representatives 

 Room 1334, Longworth House Office Building 

 Washington, D.C. 20515-6230 



Dear Representative Ortiz: 



I am providing under cover of this letter responses to the five 

 specific questions which you posed about my July 15 testimony on 

 the Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health Act of 

 1993 (H.R. 31) . 



As you know, the nation's beaches differ substantially one from 

 another. The beaches on our barrier islands, washed by the warm 

 waters of the shallow Gulf of Mexico, are worlds away from the 

 beaches washed by the mid- Atlantic, for instance. Actions 

 appropriate to our long stretches of seldom used beach would be 

 insufficient on crowded recreational beaches. 



I trust that the Committee will keep in mind the great variety of 

 beaches which would be affected by this proposed legislation. 

 Thank you again for permitting me to testify. 



Sinrferely, ^-^ ^ 



Garry Mauro 



Texas Land Commissioner 



GM/jh 

 Enclosure 



Garry Mauro 



Commissioner 

 General Land Office 



Stephen F Austin Building 



1700 North Congress Avenue 



Austin, Texas 78701 



(512) 463-5256 



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