OCEAN DISPOSAL OF CONTAMINATED DREDGE 



MATERIAL 



TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1993 



House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Oceanog- 

 raphy, Gulf of Mexico, and the Outer Continental 

 Shelf, Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisher- 

 ies, 



Washington, DC. 



The subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 2:19 p.m., in room 

 1334, Longworth House Office Building, Hon. Solomon P. Ortiz 

 [chairman of the subcommittee] presiding. 



Present: Representatives Ortiz, Green, Weldon, Saxton, Hughes, 

 and Pallone. 



Staff Present: Tom Kitsos, Mary Kitsos, Sue Waldron, Dan Ashe, 

 Robert Wharton, Dino Esparza, Sheila McCready, Chris Mann, 

 Greg Lambert, Ed Welch, Lisa Pittman, Dave Whaley, Eunice 

 Groark. 



STATEMENT OF HON. SOLOMON P. ORTIZ, A U.S. 

 REPRESENTATIVE FROM TEXAS 



Mr. Ortiz. The hearing will come to order. Good afternoon. I am 

 sorry I am a little late. We had a series of votes. We might have 

 more later on. It might be an afternoon that will be very interrupt- 

 ed. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome all of you to 

 this hearing of the Subcommittee on Oceanography, Gulf of 

 Mexico, and the Outer Continental Shelf. 



Today, our focus will be on the current ocean disposal program 

 for contaminated dredge material. We are expecting a number of 

 votes this afternoon so if there is no objection, I would like to 

 submit my statement for the record and open the floor to any other 

 members that might have an opening statement. Before we do that, 

 I would like to yield to my good friend, the ranking member, Mr. 

 Weldon. 



[Statement of Mr. Ortiz follows:] 



Statement of Hon. Solomon P. Ortiz, a U.S. Representative from Texas, and 

 Chairman, Subcommittee on Oceanography, Gulf of Mexico, and the Outer 

 Continental Shelf 



Good afternoon, I would like to welcome you all to this hearing of the Subcommit- 

 tee on Oceanography, Gulf of Mexico, and the Outer Continental Shelf. 



Today, our focus will be on the current ocean disposal program for contaminated 

 dredge material. Specifically, it will examine the Army Corps of Engineers and the 

 EPA's roles in the permitting process under the Ocean Dumping Act; an update on 

 Federal efforts to address the issues of contaminated sediment assessment, remedi- 



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