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Mr. Dincetx. Will you tell me whether you require permits for any 
person to dump inside the 3-mile limit ? c 
General Groves. Our attitude, sir, is that they shouldn’t do it with- 
out a permit. 
Mr. Dincrrx. The statute reads rather clear. Do you impose a re- 
atremient that any person have a permit to dump inside the 3-mile 
imit ? 
General Groves. Yes, sir. 
Mr. Dinceru. And if somebody dumps without a permit within the 
3-mile limit, what is done? 
General Groves. When it comes to our attention, our first step would 
be to go to him and find out what the trouble is and if it violates the 
law and he persists in so doing, we would bring it to the attention of 
the Department of Justice for prosecution. 
Mr. Dinceru. You say if he violates the law and persists in so doing. 
So this means that when it comes to your attention somebody has al- 
ready been dumping for a long period of time and you do not proceed 
against him ? 
General Groves. Yes, sir, we would proceed against him. 
Mr. Drxcetx. You would now? 
General Groves. Yes, sir. 
Mr. Dincetz. Do you have a standard written procedure and direc- 
tion to your district engineers with regard to this particular point ? 
General Groves. Yes, sir. 
Mr. Dixcetu. You do? 
General Groves. We have quite a number that relate to it; yes, sir. 
Mr. Drineertu. Does this instruction direct your district engineers as 
to how they should notify the U.S. Attorney and how they should 
proceed with regard to bringing criminal action against persons who 
dump inside the 3-mile limit ? 
General Groves. Yes, sir. 
Mr. Dincerz. Would you then please submit to this subcommittee 
copies of those instructions for review by the staff ? 
_ (The information follows:), 
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, New YORK DISTRICT, 
Corps OF ENGINEERS, NEW YORE, N.Y., 
April 23, 1969. 
Regulation No. 1145-2-1 
CrviL REGULATORY FUNCTIONS—SUPERVISOR OF NEW YORK HARBOR 
1. Purpose.—Policy, authority and responsibility of the Supervisor of New 
York Harbor in the enforcement of certain Federal statutes. 
2. Scope.—Prevention of obstructive and injurious deposits in New York 
Harbor, its adjacent and tributary waters, and Long Island Sound. 
8. Applicability —U.S. Army Engineer District, New York. 
4. References. 
(a) United States Code, Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters. ; 
(b) Code of Federal Regulations, Title 33, Navigation and Navigable 
Waters. 
(c) ER 1145-2-301, Civil Regulatory Functions—Use of Navigable Waters— 
Policy, Practice and Procedure. or px 
(d) ER 1165-2-302, Water Resource Policies and Authorities—Definition of 
Navigability Policy, Practice and Procedure. : 
5. Policy.—The Corps of Engineers has police powers under certain Acts of 
Congress for the protection and preservation of navigable waters. It has been 
the long standing policy of the Corps to secure compliance with the law short 
