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Published by Section of General Practice  American Bar Association


Volume   VII,  Number 1


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SECTION COMMITTEES CONSIDER
CITIZENS SUITS RESOLUTIONS
AT   NEW   ORLEANS MEETING

B    Ge  ite H Raup

I wo    omi   tteen i   th  (Wencral Pra.ta.e   Caftiron w4ere
espe,ially a.tive during tie  19'2 Mfid- ear meeting  it the
(General Praatke  Sestion  )t the ABA   it \c%( Orleans  On
SaturdaN,  I chruarN   P1'2. at the I aumnit Rocsevelt Hlitel
Ahe   Sea lion sI rinrrninental law    irnittee  under   the
,harrinanihip  -I J Iburnas (reenie  I salt lAke ( its. I tal.
anid  the  ( iinsuier ( la% A,  airns (-riiniftee under  the
a,1111rinan1 hip  it  Jaies J Bi erbw er  ift  Iahigtn.1 )( inet
iwnth   to  ',isider two resoaluttion A resalutwio prepared h%
the   \atuial  Remuirr es  IAw    Se, Itifn (  rirtiittee in
I n troninental ()uailit urges ( ingreigess with  reSpe.t ti federal
statutes'' stanidards. regulatiions -r 'rder\ pe:tairing tor
pillutsin   it the   eI iti rimienft. IaI to lodge  priniarN
responisihilit> tr thei eri        inentier  I  pprunriare egulaftir
rgelupesi   a t(hlh   authrte private ntrae renita   meeded atinsm
tall  up<r n 3 tirjding   that  private  colo)rcement  is  needed  to,


supplement  agenc>  aa,tion. and (,) to include in any legilation
appropriate   safeguards insuring that  primiar> jurisdiction
rermains it. the appropriate agena.> and limiting standing to sue
ti  persons or  .lasses able to deionstrate injur> ti their
persris or ; riperty as a result of specifi  alleged violation ot
statute. regulation. or irder
    ilhe \atural Resoura:es Ia  Sea.tion has been a.irculatirig
 this proposd  resoluti    tin iornirient h% iither interested
 seatiins arid -111ni ittces  It  Ais the  feeling <I that se tion  that
 J res lutiroi to estahlish an ABA positirn would he presented
 ti thc  cts,f a ourinil at the Mid-  ear Meetir,g arid the
 Natural Resuour.e IAw   ea tiiin apparentl is aining to have
 the reflutitri read>  fir 4roisideratiaor h> the House  of
 Ielegates at the Annual  Meeting  tI the Assuesation in Sari
 I ratnaisa.n
    I hie Joint micetirng it the (merneral Praatiae Seationa
)  rt1111itees .n 1 isiruuriniental IaA and ( turisuner (lass
A1tinrs  alsoi had 1ir the ageria.a the (,iisideration oit the
rev,ontieridaon  ,t the Speia! ( ninnintee in I niiuritner tal
l  a   t the Aieriaa    Hat A ssn ati.   I)ard I  Maxwell,


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