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Mr. Lennon. Gentlemen, without objection we will follow the rule 

 that I established, and we would be delighted if you could find the 

 time to stay here in case the members wanted to question you after 

 we have heard the other Members scheduled to be heard. 



Mr. Murphy. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 



Mr. Lennon. Would you submit a list of the definitive amendments 

 to the so-called administration bill which would implement specifi- 

 cally your philosophy that you enunciated in your statement, which 

 had to be done in this point of time but which the administration bill 

 did not do ? 



Mr. MuEPHY. I will be happy to provide that also, Mr. Chairman. 



Mr. Lennon. Thank you. 



(The list follows:) 



Amendments to H.R. 4723, as Introduced, Offered by Mr. Murphy of New 



York 



Page 2, lines 17 and 18, strike out "and the Great Lakes." and insert "the 

 Great Lakes, and the navigable waters of the United States." 

 Page 8, between lines 5 and 6 insert the following : 



Designation of Dumping Areas and Application of State Dumping Standards 

 Thereto in Certain Cases 



Sec. 6. (a) During the two-year period after the date of the enactment of 

 this Act, the Administrator, in cooperation with the Federal oflBcers listed in 

 section 5(a) (1), shall make a full and complete investigation with respect to 

 the oceans, coastal, and other waters for the purpose of designating specific areas 

 therein where material can be safely discharged. Before designating any such 

 area, the Administrator shall take into account (1) those factors specified in 

 section 5(a) relating to the protection of the general welfare and the environ- 

 ment, and (2) the criteria developed in the administration of such section 5. 

 After designating any such area, the Administrator shall prescribe such stand- 

 ards relating to the discharge of material within such area as may be necessary 

 and appropriate. Such standards (hereafter referred to in this section as the 

 "Federal standards") shall apply with respect to permits issued under section 5, 

 but nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to prohibit the Administrator 

 from appropriately modifying any Federal standard prescribed under this sub- 

 section in order to take care of any exceptional circumstance which may be 

 raised in connection with the issuance of any permit. 



(b) (1) If within one year after the Administrator prescribes Federal stand- 

 ards with respect to any area designated by him pursuant to subsection (a) 

 of this section, a State establishes standards with respect to dumping within 

 such area, such State standards shall apply with respect to any dumping in 

 such area if such area is within the jurisdiction of such State if, within such 

 one year period, the Secretary, after public hearings — 



(A) determines that such State standards are equal to or more stringent 

 than the Federal standards prescribed by him pursuant to subsection (a) 

 of this section, and 



(B) that there are adequate procedures by which the State can enforce 

 such standards. 



If the Administrator determines that such State standards are not as stringent 

 as the Federal standards then the Federal standards shall apply within such 

 area. 



(2) Any State standards found to be applicable within an area, designated 

 by the Administrator pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall continue 

 to apply until such time as the Administrator, after public hearing, determines 

 that such standards are not equal to or more stringent than the comparable 

 Federal standards. The Administrator shall review all such standards of each 

 State at least once each calendar year for purposes of comparing them with 

 the applicable Federal standards. 



(c) The Administrator is authorized to isisue new Federal standards and to 

 amend existing Federal standards from time to time as he determines necessary 



