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If we in the United States can take the strongest possible action to 
preserve our waters and our contiguous zones, and if the rest of the 
world is dumping, it will not do us much good. Therefore, we had 
better take the leadership in this international effort. 
I am hopeful, in fact I am sure that our U.S. delegation under 
the able direction of Chris Herter, Jr., is leading the fight for a strong 
U.S. position to the Conference in Stockholm in 1972. 
So, Mr. Chairman, in conclusion, we have to face this problem on 
a broad basis, both domestically and internationally. This is a golden 
opportunity to do it. The danger is clear and imminent. We have the 
opportunity because of support and interest to overcome many of the 
strong hurdles that are natural and inherent in this kind of an effort. 
I commend the committee for its interest in holding hearings on 
all of these bills. I am sure that whatever the committee votes out 
pale a giant step in dealing with this very difficult but important 
roblem. 
‘ Mr. Dinceri. Mr. Fascell, the committee wishes to commend you 
for a very fine and helpful statement and your very vigorous and 
effective leadership in this area, also. 
Mr. Pelly. 
Mr. Priiy. I certainly welcome the gentleman from Florida before 
this committee again. It seems to me the other day I saw something 
about acquiring private holdings inside the Everglades, and I believe 
Mr. Fascell was very active in legislation which made that possible. 
Mr. Fasceru. Yes, sir. We are delighted that authorization has 
come through the Congress. It has been a long, hard struggle. I do 
not have to tell the gentleman who helped set the national policy for 
a land and water conservation fund which makes moneys available 
to acquire inholdings, that the policy is beginning to produce signifi- 
cant results. 
_ Mr. Petry. We have before the committee legislation to protect en- 
dangered species. . 
Mr. Fascetu. I also support that legislation. 
Mr. Petry. I did not find out how consistent you were—how you 
were on the Miami Airport or the Florida Ship Canal, but I will not 
embarrass you now. 
Mr. Fascreuu. I will be very glad to detail my positions if we have 
enough time. 
Mr. Petty. We won’t go into that now. 
1 have two questions. How do you define the term “military ma- 
terial” as used in one of your bills, H.R. 18913? 
Mr. Fascetx. I think the easiest answer to that is just to define it 
as everything that is disposable. 
Mr. Pretiy. Anything that is dumped ? 
Mr. Fascety. Anything that has to be disposed of. 
Mr. Prtuy. In the other bill you call for a complete investigation 
and study of national policy with respect to the discharging of ma- 
terial. I wonder how that dovetails with the existing study that was 
ordered by the President which the Council on Environmental Quality 
is about to complete, as I understand it. Would that go a little further ? 
Mr. Fascetzu. That is my understanding, Mr. Pelly, that my bill 
would go a little further. It would be directed toward a specific prob- 
lem of discharge. 
