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and noxious chemicals that are being poured into the area. Several of 
the heavy metals are known to be cancer-producing. This contamina- 
tion within a short distance of the raatrapelicant areas’ beaches is a mat- 
ter for very real concern. 
Mr. Kerra. Do you anticipate making other changes in your pre- 
pared text as you go along? 
Mr. Orrineerr. I do. 
Mr. Kerr. Mr. Chairman, my problem is that I am not going to 
be able to stay. As you know, I have an executive session on mutual 
funds. 
Mr. Drncett. As we both do. 
Mr. Orrtncer. This statement contains the burden of my testimony. 
I do have some additions and some places where I would like to 
elaborate on it. 
Mr. Kerrn. Very well. 
Mr. Orrincer. As I say, I presented this problem to President Nixon 
6 months ago. In view of his strong message on environmental pres- 
ervation I urged the President to take immediate executive action to 
halt the dumping in New York Bight and to initiate steps to correct 
the dumping that has been done. 
You may remember that in his message Mr. Nixon warned that it 
is, and I quote from the President’s message, “literally now or never” 
for environmental protection. I regret to say that in the case of New 
York Bight Mr. Nixon apparently opted for “never.” 
It has now been nearly 6 months since this problem was brought to 
the President’s attention. During this time, legislators, governors, Fed- 
eral and State officials of both political parties, and scientists have 
expressed alarm and called for action. 
In late February no less an authority than the Assistant Secretary 
of Interior for Fish and Wildlife, Leslie L. Glasgow, who visited the 
“Dead Sea” with me on February 13, expressed his belief that the 
dumping should cease. It is rather remarkable to me, therefore, that in 
his testimony yesterday he should opt for further study. 
The Governor of New Jersey, William Cahill, acted promptly and 
properly to protect the interests of the people of the New York Metro- 
politan area by announcing that all dumping in the Bight be halted 
immediately. In response to my communications the Governors of 
Maine, Massachusetts, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Maryland ex- 
pressed their support for efforts to halt all offshore dumping. In fact, 
of all the governors who have responded to Governor Cahill and my- 
self, only one, New York’s Governor Nelson Rockefeller, has expressed 
reluctance to act. 
I would like to file for the record the responses that I have received 
from these governors in connection with this problem. I will be glad 
to submit them to the committee. 
Mr. Karr. Do you have them here with you? 
Mr. Orrincer. Yes. I do. 
Mr. Kerra. Mr. Chairman, without objection, I would like to have 
them entered in the record. 
Mr. Dincext. Without objection, the documents referred to will be 
inserted in the record at this point. 
