Proposed new subsection 10(k) in section 4 of the bill (page 43, line 8), would prohibit the Federal Government from entering into contracts with, or providing financial assistance to, any person whose facilities are not in compliance with water quality standards…..This provision, as written, seems unwieldy. It could not be faithfully carried out without generating a tremendous amount of unnecessary paperwork and inconvenience for all concerned—Federal and State agencies, as well as industry.
Statement of Peter N. Gammelgard, Senior Vice President for Public and Environmental Affairs, American Petroleum Institute, pgs. 583-592, esp. 583-584, in “Water Pollution—1970 (Part 2),” Hearings, Subcommittee on Air and Water Pollution of the Senate Committee on Public Works, April 28, 29, 30; May 1 and 6, 1970.
