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Within 1 year after a Federal standard is established, the Secretary 
of the Interior would be required to review State standards to see if 
they are as stringent as the Federal standards. ; 
If a determination is made that a State standard is not as stringent 
as the Federal standard, then the Federal standard would apply. 
The bills would subject violators of a standard to a civil penalty of 
$10,000. In addition, persons dumping waste into a nondesignated area 
would be subject to a civil penalty of $10,000. 
Also to be heard this morning is a group of bills very similar to 
Mr. Murphy’s bills. They are H.R. 18454, H.R. 18592, and H.R. 18593 
introduced by Mr. Harrington and 29 other Members of the House. 
Since all of the bills to be heard this morning are similar in nature, 
the subcommittee will consider them as a group and when the witness 
comes to the witness table he can comment on all of the bills, or any 
one of the bills, as he so chooses. : 
The bills and the departmental reports will appear at this point in 
the record. 
(H.R. 15827, H.R. 17603, H.R. 18454, and departmental reports 
follow :) 
[H.R. 15827, H.R. 15828, H.R. 15829, H.R. 16229, 91st Cong. Second Sess. ] 
BILLS To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to require the Secre- 
tary of the Army to terminate certain licenses and permits relating to the disposition 
of waste materials in the waters of the New York Bight, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States 
of America in Congress assembled, That the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 (Public Law 91-190) is amended by adding at the end thereof the fol- 
lowing new title: 
“TITLE III 
“TERMINATION OF LICENSES AND PERMITS 
“Sec. 301. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the 
Army acting through the Chief of Engineers shall, within thirty days follow- 
ing the date of enactment of this title, revoke or otherwise terminate any license 
or permit which he has issued authorizing the discharge (including, but not 
limited to, any spilling, leakage, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying or dump- 
ing of any sewage, sludge, spoil, or other waste into the waters of the New 
York Bight, or into any other waters within a twenty-five mile radius of the 
Ambrose Lighthouse. 
“INVESTIGATION 
“Sec. 302. The Secretary of the Army acting through the Chief of Engineers 
shall make a complete investigation and study of the methods by which, and 
the cost of, restoring the waters of the New York Bight and any other waters 
referred to in section 301 of this title, to their condition prior to the dis- 
charges terminated under section 301 of this title. Such Secretary shall report 
to Congress the results of such investigation and study, together with his 
recommendations, no later than one year after the date of enactment of this 
title.” 
[H.R. 17603, H.R. 17843, H.R. 17879, H.R. 18043, 91st Cong., Second Sess, ] 
BILLS To amend the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act to provide additional protec- 
tion to marine and wildlife ecology by requiring the designation of certain water and 
submerged lands areas where the depositing of certain waste materials will be 
permitted, to authorize the establishment of standards with respect to such deposits, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in-€ongress assembled, That the Fish and Wildlife Coordina- 
