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ently being dumped in our ocean jurisdiction, nor within the land 
jurisdiction of the state. ; 
But the Commission has been advised that such substances are 
scheduled to increase some thirty times in the next ten years. No 
less an authority than David E. Lilienthal, former chairman of the 
Tennessee Valley Authority and the Atomic Energy Commission, 
raises serious doubt as to whether the benefits of atomic power 
production are worth the enormous risks that are associated with 
the inevitable wastes. 
THE LEGISLATION: 
The bill which the Commission is filing herewith is the result of 
a co-operative effort by many state officials, who have come to 
share the concern of this Commission. 
Valuable ideas were contributed by Governor Francis W. Sargent, 
who wanted the land protected as carefully as this Commission 
has a duty to protect the sea. Attorney General Robert H. Quinn 
felt that ultimate jurisdiction should rest with a board or commis- 
sion upon which all interested state agencies were represented. We 
believe this valuable suggestion has been realized by the utilization 
of the existing Water Resources Commission, and the addition 
thereto of the Commissioner of Public Safety—the only interested 
Department not now represented on that Commission. 
The Commission felt that the single most useful control was to 
authorize the Division of Water Pollution Control to license any 
disposal companies handling hazardous wastes. The Department of 
Natural Resources has agreed, and Commissioner Ells has given 
valuable help in drafting the legislation. 
‘The bill does not impinge upon the existing powers of any of the ~ 
interested state agencies, but allows the new board to add to such 
powers where needed by rules and regulations. 
For the first time, it brings under state control the ae 
handling, trucking and dumping of these hazardous wastes. It per- 
mits the state to approve hazardous waste dump sites. It allows rea- 
sonable license and inspection fees, so that the costs can be borne 
by the creator of hazardous wastes and not the public which seeks 
through this bill some reasonable protection. 3 
Further, the bill imposes a substantial fine for violations — 
