Author: United States; Congress; Se Environment

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Published: 2015-08-05

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 9781332259755

Excerpt from Environmental Protection Act of 1971, Vol. 1: Hearings, Before the Subcommittee on the Environment of the Committee on Commerce United States Senate Ninety-Second Congress, First Session The subcommittee met at 11 a.m. in room 5110, New Senate Office Building, Hon. Philip A. Hart (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Senator Hart. Opening Statement By The Chairman Senator Hart. The subcommittee will be in order. This morning we will hear from two witnesses and before our calling of the first witness, permit me to read a not so brief opening statement. This is the resumption of hearings that we have held on a bill introduced by Senator McGovern and myself. It is a bill intended to facilitate citizens suits to protect the environment. Last year we had 4 days of hearings on this proposal. I think a study of the record supports my feeling that most witnesses stressed the need for legislation of this character. The bill did suggest some fundamental changes and it was much too late in the session to hope for full consideration of the bill by the committee. Since that last set of hearings we have had some significant developments. The Michigan Legislature last summer passed a similar bill which was drafted by Prof. Joseph Sax of the University of Michigan Law School. Professor Sax will be our second witness today. That Michigan Act has been in operation for more than a half year and I understand the experience of the courts with the law has been favorable. In addition, controversy over bills of this type has been stirred by a speech in St. Louis last August by the Chief Justice. I think it not inappropriate to comment briefly on Chief Justice Burger's remarks as they bear on the bill before us. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.