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February I's Six Action Programs Following up on the October 19 Task Force Report 1. Controlling Pollution from Federal Sources. No progress on him prelation implementing water pollution Executive Order; draft of air pol- lution Order does not deal with existing installations. Recommend that BOB be required to estimate time schedule on water pollution, and to file a report on air pollution standards within six months. 2. Expanded R&D on Air and Water Pollution. Recommends systems analyses of all wastes to determine efficient combination of solids of and' liquids, and the interaction of a polluted environment with all forms of life. Interdisciplinary personnel and research centers are necessary: Cost, $30 million for a complete program. $30 hilling 3. "Clean River" Demonstration Projects. Authorizations required for relaxing limits on size of grants and for more power for River Basin Commissions. Put entire river basin on self-sustaining basis with user charges after backlog of treatment plants is removed. 4. Effluent fee legislation. } Too tough to hin -hunsan whenter sather to lo then 5. Par Solid Waste Disposal. Limited research program and demonstration of efficient facilities for $15 million. No substitute for program with impact of earlier proposal to close down all garbage heaps.