Kiparian Claims Assailed Hits Shift on Sludge Dumping

TRENTON r A-wem Mvman H Wrfy-Cumberla nifi said / t(kl^y that fhoii*arxfc» /n Npu Jersey, seeure in Jtheir waterfront homes may receive a rude awakening if Ihe state’s coastal resouiVex division 'succeeds in asserting its ripariahclaiqp I Hurley testified before Ihe Assembly and Sedate Judiciary < ommittee in Trenton iii support of' a (nruttitUlUmal revision which would exempt from - any riparian clajm real ™tau ~nnh has noHieen tfiucHed by tide water for 40 years AT THE PRESENT lime, thrugh the use. of

ancient map* the state is tryng to show that it has a claim to certain coastal land^ .iider the New

Jersey < (institution

The slate is putting ■ values on the lands it claims .ind the property owner faces an arbitrary demand for payment subject to the penalties of

law *

•HERE IS the situation," Hurley said, and why a remedy is, needed There are residents whose ‘families have held title -to land under fee simple, that is,

the state succeeds, a cloud will appear over eVery title. Nobody will have

clear title.

6"IT I& ABSURD, that 34 years after adoption of the 1947 state Constitution or 137 years after the 1844 state Constitution, the state can and is claiming the tide-coverd land. "A fair and reasonable solution to this problem can be found The people should not be placed in a position adverse to their own state

government

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without exception, for.., term would be subject on generatons and paid taxes the November ballot for the

on thom

"Now the state wants to assert a*claim it never had before, that the land was once flowed by tide waters.” Hurley said, ‘'If

people to decide.

WASHINGTON. DC. - Congressman Bill Hughds (D-NJ) has told officials of Ihe Environmental Protection Agency that Wcent policy changes allowing the continued dumping of sewage sludge off the New Jefsey coast an|p "clear violation” of the

federal ocean dumping law.

Hughes, who Authored the 1977 law which bans the dumping of harmful sewage sludge in the ocean after Dec. 31, 1981, said EPA’s position represents a IQO-percent turnaround'in policy, and is .not supported by any scientific evidence. AT A HEARING before the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee on Oceanography, Hughes pointed out that New York City, along with several other New York and New Jersey municipalities, has repeatedly challenged EPA’s past at-

tempts to enforce the deadline.

Now, Hughes said, EPA appears to be backing down under political pressure from those municipalities, by allowing them to shift sludge dumping from the present 12-mile site off Sandy Hook to a new disposal site 106 miles east of Cape May.

Oil Spill Liability Bill Gets A Bbost

"fePA’s ACTIONS are totally contrary to Congressional intent In this matter,” Hugnes stated, noting that the 1981 deadline amendment passed both the - House and Senate by overwhelming majorities. v The South Jersey lawmaker said he is k concerned that long-term dumping at the 106-mile site could have serious en* vironnrtntal impnets. The Congressman has coQsistrntly opposed opening up the 106-mileStte to sludge dumpirig, without clear scientific evidence that the marine environment will not be degraded by' municipal or industrial wastes. Hughes ik planning to Initiate additional fact-finding fmeetings along with; Congressmen Tom Evans (R-Del) and Edwin Forsythe (R-NJ) within the next several weeks to further examine the new ocean dumping policy. He has, also asked the Chairman of the Oceanography Subcommittee, Rep. Norman D’Amours (D-N.H.) to schedule oversight hearings on ocean dumping issues later this spring.

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WASHINGTON - The Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee has voted to approve -oil pollution liability legislation cos'ponsored by. Congressman William Hughes (D.-N.J.). The bill would establish a comprehensive system of liability and compensation for damages caused by oil pollution as well as providing a prompt and equilahle means of compensating those suffering damage, or ecorfomic loss, as a result of an oil pollution'incident . THE LEGISLATION, similar to a bill which Hughes cosponsored in the last Congress which passed the House of Representatives but died in Senate Committee, would create an Oil Pollution Trust Fund to provide compensation v

when the source of pollution ,is unknown or the polluter is unable to provide adequate compensation. The fund would be financed by a tax of 1.3 cents per barrel on oil produced or imported into the United States. Hughes said that it is in the public’s best interest to enact a'workable oil pollution ' compensation ahd liability scheme as quickly as possible. Despite all efforts, oil pollution in coastpl and neat’ shore watm continues to be a major problem. Spills from tankers plague shoreside communities at an alarming rate. The amount of oil spilled from tankers ih 1979 was the highest on record. The blowout from the JXTOC No. 1 well in the Gulf of Mexico that same year caused the largest oil spill

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in history from any source. HUGHES. WHO AMENDED the legislation duririg Coast Guard and Navigation Subcommittee consideration of the measure, said the bill will go a long way-towards compensating individuals and businesses which suffer economic harm as a result of oil spills into the-mlfrine environment lUtghes’ amendment expanofcd the coverage of the legislation to provide compensation for individuals and businesses which are involved in seasonal activities impacted by oil pollution. According to the South Jersey legislator, the legislation will unify the multiplicity of stpte, federal and international oil pollution liability and compensation statutes that Hurley Pushing Recycling Legislation MILLVILLE - Assemblyman- Juoes R. Hurley has thrown%s support behind a bill establishing a statewide Waste recycling program. Calling it a commonsense approach to a. crisis situation, Hurley said last week the bill would provide an incentive for facing up to what he called a "nasty problem of our abundant society.” yJt enaetd into law, the legislation would establish a statewide recycling plan including low interest loans to business and industry; also recycling grants to local governments, public information and education. THE PROGRAM would be managed by the Dept, of Energy and the Dept, of Environmental Protection. It would be funded by a tax of 12 cents per cubic yar of all solid waste disposed of at any sanitary landfill facility in the state. Hurley estimated the levy would yield $6 million annually. “The value of the salvage would be many times the total assessment.’’ he said.

now exikt. Hughes added that enactment of the bill would provide a much needed incentive for those producing, transporting, or

storing oil to exercise care in their operation by holding them strictly liable for pollution resulting from their activities.

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