Y4.M53:101-81 HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT OF THE COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES ONE HUNDRED FIRST CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON TESTIMONY ON THE CONVENTION OF THE REGULA- MARCH 14, 1990 Serial No. 101-81 Printed for the use of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES WALTER B. JONES, North Carolina, Chairman GERRY E. STUDDS, Massachusetts BILLY TAUZIN, Louisiana THOMAS M. FOGLIETTA, Pennsylvania WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI, Illinois JOSEPH E. BRENNAN, Maine GEORGE J. HOCHBRUECKNER, New York BOB CLEMENT, Tennessee STEPHEN J. SOLARZ, New York FRANK PALLONE, JR., New Jersey GREG LAUGHLIN, Texas NITA M. LOWEY, New York JOLENE UNSOELD, Washington GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi ROBERT W. DAVIS, Michigan DON YOUNG, Alaska NORMAN F. LENT, New York NORMAN D. SHUMWAY, California JACK FIELDS, Texas CLAUDINE SCHNEIDER, Rhode Island JOHN R. MILLER, Washington HELEN DELICH BENTLEY, Maryland JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma PORTER J. GOSS, Florida ARTHUR RAVENEL, JR., South Carolina CONTENTS Hertel, Hon. Dennis M., a U.S. Representative from Michigan.. Jackson, James, General Counsel, American Petroleum Institute Owens, Hon. Wayne, a U.S. Representative from Utah Saxton, Hon. H. James, a U.S. Representative from New Jersey Westermeyer, Dr. William E., Project Director, "Polar Prospects: A Min- 24 108 Wolfe, Ambassador Edward E., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans 17 Prepared statement.. 102 Australian paper, "Concerning Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities," 12 Kimball, Lee, (World Resources Institute): Letter of September 19, 1988, to Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau. Special report, "The Antarctic Minerals Convention," July 1988 "Report on Antarctica," (XV Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting) Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), "The Role of Antarc- 142 Communications submitted: Foglietta, Hon. Thomas M., (Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and 52 Mullins, Janet G., (Department of State): Letter dated January 3, 1990, to Rahall, Hon, Nick J., II, (Chairman, Subcommittee on Mining and Natu- CONVENTION ON THE REGULATIONS OF ANTARCTIC MINERAL RESOURCE ACTIVITIES WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1990 U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS, Washington, DC. The Subcommittee met at 1:30 p.m. in Room 1334 of the Longworth House Office Building, the Hon. Thomas M. Foglietta (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Members present: Representatives Foglietta, Pallone, Taylor, Hutto, Schneider, Saxton, Ravenel, Davis, Lent, Coble, and Saiki. Staff present: Majority-Phillip W. Rotondi, Joan Bondareff, Tom Kitsos, Barbara Cavas, Chris Dollase, Judy Wells, and Rebecca Tepper. Minority-Peter Marx, George Pence, Duncan Smith, Brook Ball, and Larry Flick. STATEMENT OF HON. GENE TAYLOR, A U.S. REPRESENTATIVE FROM MISSISSIPPI Mr. TAYLOR. Good afternoon. The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will come to order. The Subcommittee is meeting today to receive testimony on the convention of the regulations of Antarctic mineral resource activities and alternative proposals. Ms. Schneider will introduce the first witness. Ms. SCHNEIDER. I'd like to take this opportunity to introduce my colleague from New England, Congressman Silvio Conte, who has long been a leader in the environmental community, and has shown a vision and an insight into appropriate policies, and has reflected that insight by putting the money where the mouth is, as we say in this business. Mr. Conte is the Ranking Member of the Appropriations Committee, and we certainly welcome him here. Mr. Chairman, are you going to permit any opening statements, by chance? Mr. TAYLOR. We will enter opening statements into the record after 2:00 o'clock. Congressman Conte, would you please proceed? STATEMENT OF HON. SILVIO O. CONTE, A U.S. REPRESENTATIVE FROM MASSACHUSETTS Mr. CONTE. Mr. Chairman, Representative Owens, I appreciate the opportunity to testify before this distinguished Subcommittee, and I want to commend you for holding these hearings on the future of Antarctica. (1) |