26386 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS September 26, 1979 By Mr. CHARLES WILSON of Texas: Anthony Petel, which was referred to the EVANS of Indiana, Mr. FITHIAN, Mr. FOLEY, H.R. 5415. A bill to provide that aliens Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. GARCIA, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. GOODLING, Mr. employed in the United States shall not be HAMILTON, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. LOEFFLER, Mr. LONG entitled to vote in certain elections conducted of Maryland, Mr. McHuGH, Mr. MAGUIRE, MI. among members of labor organizations unless MICHEL, Mr. MOORE, Mr. MYERS of Indiana, such aliens have been naturalized as citi­ ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Mr. PATI'EN, Mr. PATTERSON, Mr. PAUL, Mr. zens of the United States; jointly, to the PERKINS, Mr. QUAYLE, Mr. RAILSBACK, Mr. Committees on Education and Labor and In­ Under clause 4 of ru1e XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions RINALDO, Mr. RoYBAL, Mr. RoYER, Mr. SATTER­ terstate and Foreign Commerce. FIELD, Mr. SHARP, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. STOCKMAN, By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, as follows: Mr. STUMP, Mr. TREEN, Mr. VANDER JAGT, and Mr. TREEN, Mr. BIAGGI, Mr. LENT, Mr. H.R. 810: Mr. LOTT. Mr. WYDLER. JEFFORDS, Mr. WHITEHURST, Mr. H.R. 1000: Mr. PAUL. H.J. Res. 300: Mr. HYDE. SYMMS, and Mr. LoTT): H.R. 2279: Mr. HANSEN, Mr. CONTE, and H .R. 5416. A bill to promote the transfer of Mr. SAWYER. H. Con. Res. 83: Mr. ADDABBO, Mr. ASH­ BROOK, and Mr. LENT. various fisheries technologies and tech­ H .R. 2997: Mr. COLEMAN and Mr. SOLARZ. H. Con. Res. 134. Mr. DouGHERTY. niques, and for other purposes; to the Com­ H.R. 3614: Mr. COUGHLIN and Mr. ROSTEN­ mittee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. KOWSKI. H. Con. Res. 183: Mr. GLICKMAN and Mr. By Mr. HANSEN (for himself and Mr. ROUSSELOT. SYMMS): H .R. 3981: Mr. BRINKLEY. H.R. 5417. A bill to exempt the Milner Dam H.R. 4646: Mr. AKAKA, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. from certain requirements of the Federal APPLEGATE, Mr. BEVILL, Mrs. BOUQUARD, Mr. DELETION OF SPONSORS Power Act (16 U.S.C. 807), and for other pur­ BOWEN, Mr. BREAUX, Mr. DASCHLE, Mr. poses; to the Committee on Interstate and FLIPPO, Mr. FOWLER, Mr. GINN, Mr. GUARINI, Under clause 4 of rule xxn, sponsors Foreign Commerce. Mr. HEFNER, Mr. HINSON, Mr. HOLLAND, Mr. were deleted from public bills and resolu­ By Mr. PIDLLIPBURTON: LEDERER, Mr. LEHMAN, Mr. MAZZOLI, Mr. NEL­ tions as follows: SON, Mr. NICHOLS, Mr. PEPPER, Mr. PRICE, H. Con. Res. 191. Concurrent resolution to H.R. 1603: Mr. EDWARDS of Oklahoma. Mr. RAHALL, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. EMERY, Mr. authorize the Secretary of the ~terior to H.R. 4360: Mr. HUGHES. provide for the commemoration of the efforts JoNEs of Tennessee, Mr. ANTHONY, and Mr. of Goodloe Byron to protect the Appalachian KOGOVSEK. Trail; to the Committee on Interior and In­ H.R. 4943 : Mr. HuGHES. AMENDMENTS sular Affairs. H.R. 4970: Mr. FITHIAN and Mr. FORD of By Mr. BROOKS (by request): Tennessee. Under clause 6 of ru1e XXIII, pro­ H. Res. 428. Resolution to disapprove Re­ H.R. 5048: Mr. BUTLER, Mr. DAN DANIEL, posed amendments were submitted as organization Plan No. 3, transmitted by the Mr. FISHER, Mr. TRIBLE, Mr. WHITEHURST, Mr. President on September 25, 1979; to the Com­ follows: PHILLIP BURTON, Mr. CARR, Mr. DOWNEY, Mr. mittee on Government Operations. H.R. 5359 GIBBONS, Mr. MAGUIRE, Mr. OTTINGER, Mr. RE­ By Ms. FERRARO: By Mr. KRAMER: GULA, Mr. RODINO, Mr. SEIBERLING, Mr. SOLARZ, H. Res. 429. Resolution commending Pope -Page 62, after line 7, add the following Mr. STARK, Mr. UDALL, Mr. WoN PAT, Mrs. John Paul II, and welcoming him to the new section: SPELLMAN, and Mr. EDWARDS of Oklahoma. United States; to the Committee on Foreign SE:::. 776. None of the funds appropriated Affairs. H.R. 5114: Mr. SHUMWAY, Mr. BADHAM, Mr. by this Act may be used to reduce the per­ By Mr. MURPHY of New York: LENT, and Ms. FERRARO. £.onnel, support, or equipment levels at any H. Res. 430. Resolution to provide for the H.R. 5182: Mrs. BYRON, Mr. FISHER, and Mr. United States naval installation or facility further expenses of investigations and studies FAUNTROY. at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, or to reduce any to be conducted by the Committee on H .R. 5308: Mr. CORCORAN, Mr. FINDLEY, Mr. military functions which are primarily sup­ Merchant Marine and Fisheries; to the Com­ SOLOMON, Mr. TAUKE, Mr. VOLKMER, Mrs. ported by such installation or facility. mittee on House Administration. BOUQUARD, Mr. CLEVELAND, Mr. CHENEY, and By Mr. MILLER of California: Mr. NEAL. -Insert on page 62, after line 7, new Eection H.R. 5330: Mr. LOTT and Mr. BURGENER. PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS 776: H.J. Res. 68: Mr. AMBRO, Mr. ANNUNZIO, None of the funds appropriated under this Under clause 1 of ru1e XXII, Mr. BRODHEAD, Mr. BURGENER, Mr. JOHN L. Act may be used for chemical, biologic3.l or Mr. MITCHELL of New York presented a BURTON, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. DANIEL B. CRANE , radiological experiments on non-consenting bill (H.R. 5418) for the relief of Rev. Mr. DECKARD, Mr. ERLENBORN, Mr. ERTEL, Mr. civilian populations. EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS THE NEED FOR AN OIL-SPILL dad and Tobago. Both ships were holed, need for prompt action on H.R. 85, a bill SUPERFUND-PART II creating a gigantic oil spill that only to provide a comprehensive system of lia­ chance took out to sea instead of onto bility and compensation for oil-spill the resort beaches so vital to the econ­ damage and removal costs. Had H.R. HON. JOHN M. MURPHY omy of the islands. The Atlantic Em­ 6803, the predecessor of H.R. 85, been OF NEW YORK press sank several days after the colli­ enacted into law last October, U.S. citi­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sion, taking with her to the bottom the zens suffering damage from the Staten Wednesday, September 26, 1979 oil trapped in intact cargo tanks. She Island spill and the IXTOC I incident was the largest ship in history to sink. would now have quick and effective • Mr. MURPHY of New York. Mr. Most recently, in the first week of Au­ means to obtain compensation. Speaker, the urgency of problems asso­ gust, oil from the Mexican oil well H.R. 85 represents the distillation of ciated with oil pollution has been under­ IXTOC I, which suffered a blowout on several years of deliberations on this scored in recent weeks by several cas­ June 3, reached the waters and beaches matter by the Congress and by the ad­ ualties. of South Texas. The well has been dis­ ministration of three Presidents. The On June 30. the container ship Sea charging oil at a rate of 10,000 to 30,000 subject of an oil pollution superfund, in Speed Arabia ran aground off Staten barrels a day into the Gulf of Campeche. all its ramifications, has been thoroughly Island, resu1ting in the discharge of No end is in sight. By the time the well is studied, analyzed, and debated. The need 100,000 gallons of diesel oil that virtually capped and the oil disperses, the pollu­ for such a compensation system is abun­ surrounded Staten Island and polluted tion may well affect the waters and dantly clear. The time has now arrived­ the waters of upper and lower New York beaches of all the States on the Gull of indeed is overdue-for final legislative Bay. Beaches and parks were closed and Mexico, as well as the rich fishing decisions on an oilspill superfund, de­ marine life was damaged many miles grounds offshore. This situation was de­ cisions that should be made as rapidly as from the origin of the spill. scribed in more detail in my remarks ap­ procedures of the Congress and the press On July 19, the supertankers Aegean pearing in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD of of other business will allow. Captain and Atlantic Empress collided September 19, 1979, at page 25440. This clear course of action shou1d not off the coasts of the island nation, Trini- These recent disasters emphasize the be allowed to become impeded by hurried • This "bullet" symbol identtlies statements or insertions which are not spoken by the Member on the floor. September 26, 1979 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 26387 proposals to broaden the scope of an oil­ can have some indirect effect in prevent­ 'shortage. As noted economist Milton spill superfund to encompass other sub­ ing pollution from vessels and facilities, Friedman suggested in a June article, stances and other types of pollution that should not be viewed as its prin­ however, that is like blaming the ob­ probl~s. In this respect, the Committee cipal purpose. Environmental protection stetrician for the baby. on Merchant Marine and Fisheries has is best achieved by a direct attack on the Dr. Friedman goes on to explain in signified its clear intention to deal with root sources of pollution. the article how the Federal Government liability and compensation for pollution Such an approach is exemplified by decreed our energy bind, and how Gov­ discharges in a comprehensive way but in measures such as the Port and Tanker ernment can free us from that bind. He discrete legislative packages. Safety Act of 1978, the International also reminds us of the natural law of The administration earlier this year Tanker Safety and Pollution Prevention supply and demand: When the price of submitted proposed legislation to provide Protocols of 1978, and the Coast Guard a product--any product--is low, short­ a comprehensive system of liability and regulations already published, which im­ ages are often created.