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als. We put authorizations in the Water Resources bill for alterna- 

 tives to ocean disposal. 



We appropriated money for alternative methods, but, even so, ev- 

 erybody is here today saying it is OK to continue to dump. Well, it 

 is not OK. I don't find it acceptable. I don't know what to say other 

 than to say that I am extremely disappointed in what has hap- 

 pened here, and I hope that there is some way to turn it around. 

 Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 



Mr. Ortiz. We have Mr. Green, a good friend and colleague from 

 Texas. Do you have an opening statement? 



STATEMENT OF HON. GENE GREEN, A U.S. REPRESENTATIVE 



FROM TEXAS 



Mr. Green. Mr. Chairman, I don't have a prepared opening 

 statement. I just appreciate the opportunity to be here and repre- 

 senting the Port of Houston and the communities surrounding 

 Houston. I appreciate the chance to participate. 



Mr. Ortiz. And I can assure the members that your opening 

 statements in their entirety will appear in the record, and hopeful- 

 ly as we proceed this afternoon, we will begin to chart a course for 

 the long-term solution to the problem of contaminated dredge dis- 

 posal. Our first panel consists of the Federal and State agencies in- 

 volved in the permitting process as set out in the Ocean Dumping 

 Act. 



The first witness is Mr. Morgan Rees, Deputy Assistant Secre- 

 tary for Planning Policy and Legislation for the United States 

 Army Corps of Engineers. Mr. Rees will be accompanied by Mr. Mi- 

 chael Davis, Assistant for Regulatory Affairs, Office of the Assist- 

 ant Secretary of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Representing 

 the Environmental Protection Agency is Mr. Tudor Davies, the 

 Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Water. 



Lastly, but not least, representing the New Jersey Department of 

 Environmental Protection and Energy, which has its own regula- 

 tory responsibilities with regards to the Newark Bay permit, is Mr. 

 Richard Sinding, Director of Policy and Planning for New Jersey 

 DEPE. 



At this time, I would like to remind each of the witnesses to 

 limit your oral statements to five minutes. Your written testimony 

 will be placed in the hearing record. We can proceed with Mr. 

 Rees. Thank you and welcome. 



STATEMENT OF MORGAN REES, DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY 

 FOR PLANNING POLICY AND LEGISLATION, U.S. ARMY CORPS 

 OF ENGINEERS; ACCOMPANIED BY MICHAEL DAVIS, ASSIST- 

 ANT FOR REGULATORY AFFAIRS, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT 

 SECRETARY, U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS 



STATEMENT OF MORGAN REES 



Mr. Rees. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, members of the committee 

 and subcommittee. I am Morgan Rees, Deputy Assistant Secretary 

 of the Army in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil 

 Works. We oversee the Army Corps of Engineers. 



Mr. Ortiz. If you can get your mike a little bit closer to you. 



