Page 5 an optimum balance with market needs. In the interim period, it is essential that sufficient government enrichment capacity be available and be operated so as to stimulate rapid growth of the domestic uranium industry. To expand, the industry needs reasonable access and secured tenure to uranium bearing lands, assurance that land use regulation will not void existing claims, and realistic regulatory requirements pertaining to mine safety and the environment. For domestic sources to make us less dependent upon imported minerals requires the addition of incentives, the removal of constraints, and more effective teamwork between the public and the private sectors. Private enterprise must have appropriate access to mineral resources on the public lands. Environmental, health, and safety regulations should be developed and administered to accomplish their objectives in a manner which permits needed growth in domestic energy supplies and is compatible with existing technology. Standards for air and water quality should be based on proven needs to protect human health and not on secondary considerations. Above all private enterprise needs an investment climate that can attract the capital funds required to discover and develop the minerals needed, to process and to utilize these most efficiently. A diversity of private investment and effort by many firms and individuals will best serve the nation. This diversity contributes to innovation, improvement, and competition. Government policies, programs, and regulations should therefore not interfere with but encourage competition, permit efficient operations, and provide energy supply options for the consumer.