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a~b~ 16 . c: 62 to do everything within their power to oppose the Food and Drug Administration's efforts to hurt the tobacco industry. We also urge them to work with other members of the U.S. House of Representatives and to Senate to stop any further regulation of tobacco. Commissioner Reives moved to approve the above Resolution. Commissioner Cox seconded the motion, and upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Cox, Dossenbach, Garner, Moretz, Reives, Stafford and Wicker Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Board considered a Resolution of support for the Cape Fear River Program. County Manager William Cowan asked the Board to consider the following Resolution: R E S O L U T I O N The Lee County Board of Commissioners endorses the request of the Lower Cape Fear Water and Sewer Authority for the sponsor of a Bill through the General Assembly in the amount of $200,000 for a special appropriation to fund the Cape Fear River Program through the Center for Marine Science Research at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. WHEREAS, current proposed standards affecting point source dischargers, primarily large manufacturing facilities, are based on previous data which is inconclusive and not complete; and WHEREAS, the project description allows for the placement of fifteen (15) sampling stations throughout the Lower Cape Fear River for uniform collection of data; and WHEREAS, the N.C. Division of Environmental Management is pursing the development of a consistent plan for basin wide water quality testing and monitoring in the Cape Fear River Basin; and WHEREAS, the Lee County Board of Commissioners are promoting the establishment of a consistent testing and monitoring plan for the Cape Fear River; and WHEREAS, more realistic and logical future effluent limitations for users of the river can best be determined and imposed from uniform, accurate data; and 003 3