CONTENTS H.R. 6981 (Gude), a bill to provide for the prevention, abatement, and con- trol of air pollution in the District of Columbia.. H.R. 10017 (Horton), identical bill.. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare: Griswold, S. Smith, Associate Director for Abatement and Control, National Center for Air Pollution Control, Public Health Services.. MacKenzie, Vernon, Assistant Surgeon General, and Deputy Director, District of Columbia Government: Gimble, Gilbert, Assistant Corporation Counsel Grant, Dr. Murray, Director, Department of Public Health. Henson, Lt. Col. William F., Assistant Engineer Commissioner. Orndorf, Roy L., Director, Department of Sanitary Engineering- 17 Fuels Research Council, Inc., John A. McGrath, executive vice president__ Geiger, Dr. Jason, chairman, Medical Advisory Committee, Montgomery County (Md.) Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association Gude, Hon. Gilbert, a Representative in Congress from the State of Mary- Steuart Petroleum Co.: Counts, Richard L., president Via, Louis, general counsel.__. MATERIAL SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD 29, 30 Contreas, Mrs. R. B., letter dated April 29, 1967, to Chairman McMillan Reprint of article entitled "Health Effects From Repeated Exposures Letter dated July 20, 1967, from Hon. Wilbur J. Cohen, Under Secre- MATERIAL SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD-Continued Duncan, Hon. John B., Acting President, Board of Commissioners, letter dated July 14, 1967, to Chairman McMillan reporting on H.R. 6981, and suggested amendments.. Tobriner, Hon. Walter N., President, Board of Commissioners, letter dated August 21, 1967, to Chairman McMillan as to interstate District of Columbia Medical Society, Dr. Eloise W. Kailin, questionnaire survey of eye symptoms and results of Downes, Mrs. Patricia, letter dated April 15, 1967, to Chairman McMillan Eastlands Gardens Civic Association, Wilbur C. Goodwin, president, letter dated May 16, 1967, to Chairman McMillan... Kingman Park Civic Association, Robert Reid, president, letter dated June 24, 1967, to Chairman McMillan. Lowrey, Mrs. Gladys F., letter dated April 14, 1967, to Chairman MeMil- Maryland Department of Health, James B. Coulter, assistant commis- sioner, Environmental Health Service, letter dated April 25, 1967, to Chairman McMillan__ Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, Frederick A. Babson, president, letter dated August 24, 1967, to Chairman Multer, comment- Silver Spring Woman's Club, Mrs. G. E. Murch, corresponding secretary, letter dated June 14, 1967, to Chairman McMillan Steuart Petroleum Co., Richard L. Counts, president, and L. T. Via, sales Washington Evening Star, reprint of editorial of August 13, 1967, entitled Editorial No. 14, dated March 14, 1967, entitled "The Air We Editorial No. 17, dated July 2, 1967, entitled "The Air We Breathe". Woman's Club of Bethesda, Mrs. Eathol W. Allen, president, letter dated AIR POLLUTION THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1967 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE No. 2 OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 11:00 a.m. in room 1310, Longworth House Office Building, Hon. Abraham Multer presiding. Present: Representatives Multer (chairman), Winn, and Gude. Also present: James T. Clark, clerk; Hayden S. Garber, counsel; Sara Watson, assistant counsel; Donald Tubridy, minority clerk; Leonard O. Hilder, investigator. Mr. MULTER. The Committee will please be in order. We have met today to consider H.R. 6981, introduced by our distinguished colleague from Maryland, Mr. Gude, and H.R. 10017, introduced by another one of our distinguished colleagues from New York, Mr. Horton, both of whom serve on this District Committee; and we will also consider H.R. 12232, which I introduced yesterday. Those three bills will be made a part of the record at this point. (H.R. 6981 and H.R. 10017 follow:) H.R. 6981, 90th Congress, first session, by Mr. Gude on March 9, 1967, and H.R. 10017 by Mr. Horton on May 16, 1967 A BILL To provide for the prevention, abatement, and control of air pollution in the District of Columbia Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SHORT TITLE SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the "District of Columbia Air Pollution Control Act". DECLARATION OF POLICY SEC. 2. It is the policy of this Act to preserve, protect, and improve the air resources so as to promote health, safety, and welfare, prevent injury to human health, plant and animal life, and property, to foster the comfort and convenience of its inhabitants, and, to the greatest degree practicable, to facilitate the enjoyment of the natural attractions of the District of Columbia. SEC. 3. For purposes of this Act DEFINITIONS (1) The term "air contaminant" means dust, fumes, gas, mist, smoke, vapor, odor. or particulate matter, or any combination thereof, present in the atmosphere. (2) The term "air pollution" means the presence in the outdoor atmosphere of one or more air contaminants, or any combination thereof, in sufficient quantities and of such characteristics and duration as is or is likely to be injurious to public welfare, to the health of human, plant, or animal life, or to property, or which interferes with the enjoyment of life and property. (3) The term "control equipment" means any equipment which has the function of controlling the emissions from a process, fuel-burning, or refuse-burning equipment and reducing the creation or emission of air contaminants into the atmosphere, or both. (4) The term "Commissioners" means the Commissioners of the District of Columbia. (5) The term "fuel-burning equipment" means any equipment, device, or contrivance, and all appurtenances thereto, including ducts, breechings, fuel-feeding equipment, ash-removal equipment, combustion controls, stacks, and chimneys, used primarily, but not exclusively, to burn any fuel for the purpose of indirect heating in which the material being heated is not contacted by, and adds no substance to, the products of combustion. (6) The term "incinerator" means any equipment, device, or contrivance used for the destruction of garbage, rubbish, or other wastes by burning, and all appurtenances thereof. (7) The term "opacity" means the state of a substance which renders it partially or wholly impervious to rays of light. The term refers to the obscuration of an observer's view. (8) The term "open fire" means a fire in which any material is burned in the open or in a receptacle other than a furnace, incinerator, or other equipment connected to a stack. (9) The term "particulate matter" means material which is or has been suspended in air or other gases and is a liquid or a solid at standard conditions of temperature (68 degrees Fahrenheit) and pressure (14.7 pounds per square inch absolute). (10) The term "person" includes an individual or a partnership, public or private corporation, association, department, or agency of the District of Columbia Government, or any other legal entity. (11) The term "process weight" means the total amount of all material introduced into an industrial operation, including solid fuels, but excluding liquid fuels and gaseous fuels when these are used as fuels and air introduced for purposes of combustion. (12) The term "process weight per hour" means— (A) in the case of continuous or long-term operation, the total process weight for the entire period of operation or for a typical portion thereof, divided by the number of hours of such period or portion thereof, and (B) in the case of a batch operation, the total process weight for a period which covers a complete operation or an integral number of cycles, divided by the hours of actual process operation during such period. (13) The term "Ringelmann Smoke Chart" means a chart for grading the appearance, density, or shade of smoke, as published, with instructions for use, by the United States Bureau of Mines in Information Circular 7718, dated August 1955. (14) The term "salvage operation" means any operation conducted in whole or in part for the salvaging or reclaiming of any product or material. (15) The term "smoke" means small gas borne partcles, other than water, in sufficient number to be observable. (16) The term "source" means any physical arrangement, condition, or structure which may emit air contaminants. SEC. 4. The Commissioners shall establish an Air Pollution Control Agency. The Commissioners shall carry out the provisions of the Act through such Agency. The Agency shall be headed by an Administrator, appointed by the Commissioners, who shall perform such duties as are delegated to him by the Commissioners. DUTIES AND POWERS SEC. 5. (a) The Commissioners shall— (1) conduct studies, investigations, and research relating to air pollution and its prevention, abatement, and control; (2) prepare and develop a comprehensive plan or plans for the prevention, abatement, and control of air pollution; |