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Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on three very 

 important measures regarding protection and restoration of the 

 nation's riverine systems. My name is Beth Norcross, and I am 

 the Legislative Director of American Rivers, a national 

 organization dedicated to the protection and restoration of 

 America's river systems. I will testify directly on H.R. 4481 

 and H.R. 3873 and will support the statement of Mr. Mike Houck 

 regarding H.R. 4 289, the "Waterways Restoration Program." Ms. 

 Furse is to be commended for introducing such an important 

 measure which will have a long-standing effect on the restoration 

 of aquatic resources. American Rivers is strongly supportive of 

 this bill. 



H.R. 4481 — the National Aquatic Ecosystem Restora tion Act of 

 1994 



American Rivers strongly supports H.R. 4481 and commends 

 Congressman Hamburg and Congressman Studds for introducing this 

 important legislation. 



Increasingly the nation is faced with critical decisions 

 about how to manage and conserve America's rivers. Rivers are 

 essential, dynamic ecological systems, which are crucial to our 

 nation's future well-being. Rivers are truly the circulatory 



