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NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION 
1412 Sixteenth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036 202—797-6800 
STATEMENT OF KENNETH S. KAMLET, ON BEHALF OF THE 
NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION, AT HEARINGS ON DRAFT 
AMENDMENTS TO THE OCEAN DUMPING LAW, BEFORE THE 
SUBCOMMITTEE ON OCEANOGRAPHY AND THE SUBCOMMITTEE 
ON FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND THE 
ENVIRONMENT OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT 
MARINE AND FISHERIES, MARCH 23, 1982 
Messrs. Chairmen and Members of the Subcommittees: 
I am Kenneth S. Kamlet, Director of the National Wildlife 
Federation's Pollution and Toxic Substances Division. Itisa 
pleasure to appear once again before these subcommittees on 
behalf of the National Wildlife Federation and its 4.6 million 
members and supporters (and our 53 state and territorial 
affiliates). 
As we approach the ten-year anniversary (on April 23rd) of 
the effective date of the Ocean Dumping Law, it is eneimeisy 
appropriate that this Committee consider, as you are doing, the 
state of the coastal ocean off the shores of the United States, 
how well the Ocean Dumping Law has worked, and whether any 
changes or refinements are needed in the structure and aporoach 
of this landmark law. 
After briefly surveying where we are in achieving the marine 
protection goals of the Ocean Dumping Law, I will highlight 
what I perceive to be the major ccean dumping segues of the 1980's 
and how well the draft amendments address these issues. Finally, 
It ¢atalal a@tex some sasgestions on how the draft amendments can 
be improved and will identify some additional changes in the 
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