Mr. Pataki's response to this proposal is in contrast to his position on other federal proposals affecting the environment.

The session meets to arrive at ten state and four federal proposals.

That happened in 1934, a year that saw other federal proposals with far-reaching implications for the American public become law.

Maryland and Virginia lawmakers have already submitted a bipartisan federal proposal to cover half the cost.

"The federal proposal limits it to public-safety positions, but why limit it to that?"

Their suggestions were rejected by the commissioners who found no merit in the federal proposals.

California plans on adopting its proposed rule in the same time frame as the federal proposal.

He told them they would be surprised and pleased by the federal proposal.

So far, only 21 states have such provisions; a federal proposal died in conference this year.

Last week, he was invited to discuss New Jersey's law and the problems he sees with the federal proposals.