[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 77 (Wednesday, May 10, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H4678]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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                     THE CLEAN WATER ACT, H.R. 961

  (Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of 
H.R. 961, the legislation to reauthorize the Clean Water Act. As 
someone with experience in growing trees, I understand the concerns 
about the so-called nonpoint source pollutions from forests. I 
appreciate that we have extensive regulations which address other 
sources and that we are looking to control runoff of water from all 
sources. You would not know it from the rhetoric, but the forest 
industry has done a pretty good job already in controlling the problem.
  When I was in the State legislature, I cosponsored sedimentation 
legislation that today on North Carolina's basis controls runoff from 
forests as well as other sources. Every State in the country with any 
significant forest activity has what is called best management 
practices which are sets of very detailed practices which have to be in 
place before forest practices are undertaken.
  For example, the best management practices include everything from 
ways to build temporary roads with water bars to prevent runoff in 
other ways.
  I urge support of the Clean Water Act and the bill of the gentleman 
from Pennsylvania [Mr. Shuster].

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