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PREPARED STATEMENT OF EDWARD I. Kocu, Mayor, NEw York City 
Chairmen D'Amours and BieaaNes, members of this distinguished 
Committee, I am pleased to have this opportunity to testify 
before you this morning about the regulation of ocean disposal 
of waste materials under the Marine Protection, Research and 
Sanctuaries Act. Accompanying me are Commissioner Linda Seale 
of the New York City Department of Ports and Terminals and 
Commissioner Joseph T. McGough, Jr. of the City's Department 
of Environmental Protection. 
The responsibility this Committee has for protecting the 
public health and environment from potentially adverse impacts 
associated with ocean disposal of wastes is a critical one. The 
Act in front of you is an integral component of the highly complex 
regulatory scheme which has developed over the past decade to 
protect our natural resources and environment from the byproducts 
of a highly industrialized society. As Mayor of a City with 
over seven million residents living in a very small space, and 
abutting the ocean, I fully share your concerns. New York City 
wants to work with this Committee to make certain that adequate 
protections, based on the best scientific evidence available, 
exist to protect the air we breathe, the land upon which we live, 
the water we drink, and the oceans which surround us. 
In seeking to protect our natural resources, the Congress 
has moved to regulate the disposal of our society's wastes. How- 
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