[Senate Report 105-13]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
105th Congress Report
SENATE
1st Session 105-13
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REPORT TO THE SENATE ON ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND
PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE 104TH CONGRESS
April 22, 1997.--Ordered to be printed
COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS
one hundred fifth congress
JOHN H. CHAFEE, Rhode Island, Chairman
JOHN W. WARNER, Virginia MAX BAUCUS, Montana
ROBERT SMITH, New Hampshire DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN, New York
DIRK KEMPTHORNE, Idaho FRANK R. LAUTENBERG, New Jersey
JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma HARRY REID, Nevada
CRAIG THOMAS, Wyoming BOB GRAHAM, Florida
CHRISTOPHER S. BOND, Missouri JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN, Connecticut
TIM HUTCHINSON, Arkansas BARBARA BOXER, California
WAYNE ALLARD, Colorado RON WYDEN, OREGON
JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama
Steven J. Shimberg, Staff Director
J. Thomas Sliter, Minority Staff Director
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Committee jurisdiction........................................... 2
Full committee activities........................................ 2
Surface transportation....................................... 3
Clean water.................................................. 4
Water resources.............................................. 5
Public buildings............................................. 6
Drinking water............................................... 6
Fish and wildlife............................................ 8
Wetlands..................................................... 9
Endangered species........................................... 9
Nonindigenous species........................................ 10
National Environmental Education Act......................... 10
Superfund and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act......... 10
Nominations.................................................. 11
Full committee hearings.......................................... 12
Full committee field hearings.................................... 17
Full committee business meetings................................. 17
Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure meetings....... 25
Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Control, and Risk Assessment
meetings....................................................... 28
Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and
Nuclear Safety meetings........................................ 30
Subcommittee on Drinking Water, Fisheries, and Wildlife meetings. 32
Publication list--104th Congress................................. 36
105th Congress Report
SENATE
1st Session 105-13
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REPORT TO THE SENATE ON ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND
PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE 104TH CONGRESS
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April 22, 1997.--Ordered to be printed
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Mr. Chafee, from the Committee on Environment and Public Works, and in
accordance with section 8(b) of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the
Senate, submits the following report on the committee's activities for
the 104th Congress.
R E P O R T
This report describes the activities of the Senate
Committee on Environment and Public Works during the 104th
Congress.
The 104th Congress was a period of intense activity for the
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Under the leadership
of Chairman John H. Chafee and Ranking Minority Member Max
Baucus, the committee approved 65 bills, 50 of which became
public law, and approved 8 Presidential nominations. In
addition, the committee and subcommittees held 60 hearings and
18 business meetings.
The 104th Congress marked the culmination of several major
legislative initiatives for the committee: including enactment
of the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, the
Safe Drinking Water Amendments of 1996 and the Water Resources
Development Act of 1996.
The committee notes with sadness the death of former
Senator Edmund S. Muskie, who was a member of this committee
for over 19 years. As chairman of the Environmental Protection
Subcommittee of the Environment and Public Works Committee,
Senator Muskie tirelessly worked to create bipartisan support
for the numerous landmark environmental laws that passed in the
1970's.
The remainder of this report describes the committee's
activities in detail.
Committee Jurisdiction
(Pursuant to rule XXV, sec. 2, Standing Rules of the Senate)
The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works is one
of 16 standing committees established by rule XXV of the
Senate, under which committee jurisdictions were last revised
by the adoption of S. Res. 4, Senate Committee Reorganization,
February 11, 1977.
Section 2 of rule XXV as amended on January 5, 1981,
provides that the committee shall consist of 16 Senators. On
March 29, 1996, two additional members were added by Senate
Resolution 236.
Section (h) of rule XXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate
states that the Committee on Environment and Public Works:
``. . . shall be referred all proposed legislation, messages,
petitions, memorials, and other materials relating to the
following subjects:
1. Air pollution.
2. Construction and maintenance of highways.
3. Environmental aspects of Outer Continental Shelf lands.
4. Environmental effects of toxic substances, other than
pesticides.
5. Environmental policy.
6. Environmental research and development.
7. Fisheries and wildlife.
8. Flood control and improvement of rivers and harbors,
including environmental aspects of deepwater ports.
9. Noise pollution.
10. Nonmilitary environmental regulation and control of
nuclear energy.
11. Ocean dumping.
12. Public buildings and improved grounds for the United
States generally, including Federal buildings in the
District of Columbia.
13. Public works, bridges, and dams.
14. Regional economic development.
15. Solid waste disposal and recycling.
16. Water pollution.
17. Water resources.
(2) Such committee shall also study and review, on a
comprehensive basis, matters relating to environmental
protection and resource utilization and conservation, and
report thereon from time to time.''
Full Committee Activities
The full committee, under the leadership of Chairman John
H. Chafee and Ranking Minority Member Max Baucus, held 22
hearings and 15 business meetings in the 104th Congress. The
committee carefully examined and successfully passed many
environmental initiatives throughout the legislative session.
Listed below are the major issues the committee considered.
surface transportation
In 1995, in compliance with the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, the committee considered
legislation to provide for the designation of the National
Highway System. The National Highway System Designation Act of
1995, S. 440, provides an interconnected system of principal
arterial routes which: serve major population centers,
international border crossings, ports, airports, public
transportation facilities, and other intermodal transportation
facilities and other major travel destinations; meet national
defense requirements; and serve interstate and regional travel.
The Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure held
four hearings on S. 440. The first hearing was held on February
23, 1995, to examine the President's proposed budget for fiscal
year 1996, for the Department of Transportation. The second
hearing was held on March 23, 1995, to consider the effects of
transportation conformity requirements of the Clean Air Act of
1990 and the air quality programs of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Act of 1991. The third hearing was held on March
30, 1995, to consider transportation and safety matters. The
final hearing was held on April 6, 1995, to consider
infrastructure financing issues, as well as the status of the
Woodrow Wilson Bridge on I-95 between Virginia and Maryland.
Altogether the subcommittee heard testimony from 28 witnesses.
S. 440 was introduced by the subcommittee chairman, Senator
John W. Warner, on February 16, 1995, with 15 cosponsors
including Chairman John H. Chafee and Ranking Minority Member
Max Baucus. On May 3, the subcommittee held a business meeting
and ordered the bill favorably reported to the full committee
with an amendment. The full committee held a business meeting
May 10, and ordered the bill to be favorably reported with an
amendment.
S. 440 was reported and placed on the Senate Calendar on
May 22, and taken up on June 15, after a cloture petition was
filed and subsequently withdrawn. Senators Warner, Chafee, and
Baucus managed the bill during the six legislative days it was
under consideration. The Senate approved the bill on June 22,
by a voice vote.
A House/Senate conference was convened on September 26, to
reconcile the House and Senate versions of the bill. The
conference committee held one public meeting and then filed a
conference report (H. Rept. 104-245) on November 15. The
conference report was agreed to in the Senate by a vote of 80-
16 on November 17, and in the House by voice vote on November
18. The final bill was signed into law by President Clinton on
November 28, 1995 (Public Law 104-59).
The National Highway System Designation Act of 1995
approved the National Highway System which is a network of
approximately 160,000 miles of highway in our nation. Although
they account for only a small part of the total public road
miles, these roads carry the majority of the nation's commerce.
Passage of the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995
allowed States to receive annual apportionments of
approximately $6.5 billion, consisting of $3.6 billion for the
National Highway System and $2.9 billion for interstate
maintenance.
In addition, the Act significantly reduces paperwork and
regulatory burdens; increases flexibility in the management
systems; allows for the preservation of environmental and
scenic values to be taken into consideration when designing
highways; allows the use of Federal-aid funds for preventive
maintenance; postpones the mandate requiring metric signs until
2000; and implements the transportation enhancement program.
On July 11, 1995, the committee held a business meeting to
mark up an original bill to authorize an increased Federal
share of the costs of certain transportation projects in the
District of Columbia for fiscal years 1995 and 1996. The draft
bill was ordered favorably reported. On July 12, the bill was
introduced and reported to the Senate (S. Rept. 104-111). S.
1023 passed in the Senate by a voice vote on July 20. The
Senate agreed to the House passed version, H.R. 2017, on July
31. H.R. 2017 was signed into law by President Clinton on
August 4, 1995 (Public Law 104-21).
S. 1023 was introduced because the District of Columbia was
experiencing budget problems that jeopardized the
transportation infrastructure of the Federal City. The
legislation authorized the Secretary of Transportation to
increase the Federal cost share of the Federal-aid highway
program up to 100 percent for the District of Columbia for
fiscal years 1995-1996. In addition, the bill permitted the
Secretary to increase the Federal cost share only for projects
on the National Highway System and any other projects that the
Secretary determined to be of regional significance. The
District was obligated to repay the local match by September
30, 1996.
clean water
Chairman John Chafee introduced S. 1033, a bill to amend
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish uniform
national discharge standards for the control of water pollution
from vessels of the Armed Forces. The committee held a business
meeting to consider the draft legislation and ordered it
reported on July 11, 1995. On July 13, the bill was reported to
the Senate and placed on the Calendar (S. Rept. 104-113). S.
1033 was later adopted as an amendment to S. 1026, Fiscal Year
1996 Department of Defense authorization bill.
S. 1390, a bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act to permit a private person against whom a civil or
administrative penalty is assessed to use the amount of the
penalty to fund a community environmental project, was
introduced and referred to the committee on November 3, 1995. A
full committee hearing was held on December 13.
S. 1391, a bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act to prohibit the imposition of any civil or
administrative penalty against a unit of local government for a
violation of the Act when a compliance plan with respect to the
violation is in effect, was introduced and referred to the
committee on November 3, 1995. A full committee hearing was
held on December 13, 1995.
S. 811, the Water Desalination Research and Development Act
of 1996, a bill to authorize research into the desalinization
and reclamation of water and authorize a program for States,
cities, or qualifying agencies desiring to own and operate a
water desalinization or reclamation facility to develop such
facilities, was introduced on May 17, 1995, and referred to the
committee. The full committee held a business meeting on March
28, 1996, and ordered the bill to be reported favorably, with
an amendment in the nature of a substitute (S. Rept. 104-254).
On May 3, the bill was passed in the Senate. The Senate agreed
to an amended House version of the bill on September 27, by
voice vote. On October 11, 1996, President Clinton signed the
bill (Public Law 104-298).
S. 1730, a bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to
make the Act more effective in preventing oil pollution in the
Nation's waters through enhanced prevention of, and improved
response to, oil spills, and to ensure that citizens and
communities injured by oil spills are promptly and fully
compensated, was introduced by Chairman Chafee and referred to
the committee on May 7, 1996. The committee held a hearing on
June 4, 1996. The committee considered the bill on June 18 and
June 20 and ordered it favorably reported with an amendment (S.
Rept. 104-292). A modified version of the bill was included in
S. 1004, a bill to authorize appropriations for the United
States Coast Guard, during conference. The conference report on
S. 1004 was agreed to in the Senate on September 28, by voice
vote (H. Rept. 104-854). President Clinton signed S. 1004 into
law on October 19, 1996 (Public Law 104-324).
water resources
The committee has jurisdiction over the water resources
activities within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Civil Works
program. During the 104th Congress the Subcommittee on
Transportation and Infrastructure held one hearing on a
proposal to authorize funds for the programs of the Water
Resources Development Act and to examine the President's budget
request for Fiscal Year 1996 for the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers.
Senator John Warner introduced S. 640, The Water Resource
Development Act of 1996. The bill provided for the conservation
and development of water and related resources and authorized
the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for
improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States. On
August 2, 1995, the committee ordered S. 640 favorably reported
with amendments (S. Rept. 104-170). On July 11, 1996, after one
day of floor debate, the Senate passed S. 640 by a voice vote.
On July 30, 1996, S. 640 passed in the House by voice vote
after being amended to contain the text of H.R. 3592. On
September 25, 1996, the conference report was filed in the
House (H. Rept. 104-843). The House agreed to the conference
report on the bill by voice vote on September 26, 1996. The
Senate agreed to the conference report by voice vote on
September 27, 1996. The final bill was signed into law by
President Clinton on October 12, 1996 (Public Law 104-303).
S. 1406, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to
convey to the city of Eufaula, OK, a parcel of land located at
the Eufaula Lake project, was introduced and referred to the
committee on November 9, 1995. The committee ordered the bill
favorably reported on December 19, 1995 (S. Rept. 104-205). The
Senate passed S. 1406 as amended on June 5 by voice vote. In
the House, the S. 1406 was referred to committee and it was
incorporated into H.R. 3593, which subsequently became the
substitute language for S. 640, the Water Resources Development
Act of 1996. S. 640 was passed in the Senate on July 11, 1996
and signed into law by President Clinton on October 12, 1996
(Public Law 104-303).
public buildings
The committee has jurisdiction over the public buildings
activities of the U.S. General Services Administration. The
committee is responsible for all specific building projects and
oversight of the activities of the Public Buildings Service.
The committee also has jurisdiction over the naming of public
facilities, except post offices, or buildings not under the
jurisdiction of the General Services Administration.
During the 104th Congress the Subcommittee on
Transportation and Infrastructure held three oversight
hearings, on July 13, 1995, November 2, 1995, and June 25,
1996, on the design, purchase, construction, and lease of
Federal buildings and courthouses within the jurisdiction of
the General Services Administration, and to consider S. 1005,
the Public Buildings Reform Act of 1995. In addition, the
subcommittee held one hearing, on May 7, 1996, to consider the
authorization request for the Public Buildings Program for
fiscal year 1997, and to hear a proposal to transfer General
Service Administration-owned property to Fairfax County, VA,
for the possible future use as a site for a major league
baseball stadium. Twenty-three bills to name or rename public
facilities within the jurisdiction of the committee were signed
into law during the 104th Congress.
S. 1005, the Public Buildings Reform Act of 1995 was
introduced by Senator Max Baucus on June 29, 1995. On December
19, 1995, the committee ordered S. 1005 favorably reported,
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. On February 9,
1996, S. 1005 was reported to the Senate (S. Rept. 104-232)
and, by a voice vote on May 16, the Senate adopted the
committee amendment. No similar action, however, was taken in
the House on this measure.
The objective of S. 1005 was to establish a process that
will achieve greater discipline on the cost of new Federal
buildings and courthouses, assuring that the priorities for
public building construction projects are clearly identified.
The bill would require a prioritization of all General Service
Administration Federal buildings projects: construction,
acquisition, purchasing and leasing. This prioritization, based
on criteria established in the bill, would ensure that adequate
information is submitted to Congress for each request.
drinking water
The committee's most significant environmental
accomplishment during the 104th Congress was the development of
legislation to reform the Safe Drinking Water Act, S. 1316,
which was enacted into law.
In 1986, Congress enacted comprehensive amendments to Title
XIV of the Public Health Service Act, commonly known as the
Safe Drinking Water Act. However, as EPA began to implement the
1986 amendments, there were concerns that several of the new
provisions were too stringent, especially the contaminant
selection and monitoring provisions. In September, 1992, the
Senate approved an amendment by Senators Chafee and Lautenberg
to an appropriations bill, requiring EPA to issue a report on
the quality of drinking water and on the implementation of the
1986 amendments making ``recommendations concerning the
reauthorization of the Safe Drinking Water Act.'' In September,
1993, EPA issued the report required by the 1992 amendment. The
report found that, overall, ``[d]espite progress so far,
threats of waterborne disease and chemical contamination remain
a national concern.'' It also identified several shortcomings
to the SDWA. One was insufficient funding of state and local
drinking water programs. Another was the ongoing requirement
that EPA regulate an additional 25 contaminants every 3 years,
which, EPA argued, ``will add considerably to the regulatory
burden on States and drinking water systems (especially small
systems), and detract from implementation of priority
contaminants.'' Another was the failure to focus on the special
needs of small communities. In addition, the report recommended
that there should be a greater focus on source water
protection.
During the 103d Congress, the committee developed
legislation to address these and other concerns. The bill, S.
2019, was reported by the committee by a vote of 17-0 and
passed by the Senate by a vote of 95-3, but was not enacted
into law.
During the 104th Congress, the committee resumed its effort
to reform the Safe Drinking Water Act. Senators Kempthorne,
Chafee, Baucus, and Reid introduced S. 1316, on October 12,
1995, with 20 co-sponsors. The bill proposed comprehensive
amendments to reauthorize the Act and correct the impairments
in our Nation's drinking water supply. The bill included
several key themes--
Authorized a new grant program to capitalize State revolving
funds to make grants and loans for drinking water
treatment;
Established new principles for the selection of contaminants
for regulation;
Allowed EPA to weigh relative costs and health benefits and
competing health risks in new standards;
Improved the provisions for notifying the public about the
quality of the local drinking water;
Authorized variances for small system that cannot afford to
comply with national standards;
Encouraged voluntary partnerships at the local level to
protect source waters from contamination;
Gave each State flexibility to tailor monitoring requirements
to the conditions that exists in the State; and
Increased funding for State program administration and
technical assistance.
The committee held one hearing to consider S. 1316, on
October 19, 1995. The committee met on October 24, 1995, and
ordered the bill favorably reported with amendments by a
rollcall vote of 16 ayes to 0 nays (S. Rept. 104-169). S. 1316
was considered and approved in the Senate on November 29, 1995
by an unanimous vote of 99 yeas and 0 nays.
A House/Senate conference was convened on July 26, 1996, to
reconcile the House and Senate versions of the bill. The
conference committee held one public meeting and filed a
conference report on August 1, 1996 (H. Rept. 104-741). The
conference report was agreed to in the House by a vote of 392
yeas to 30 nays and in the Senate by a vote of 98 yeas to 0
nays on August 2, 1996. The conference report was signed into
law by President Clinton on August 6, 1996 (Public Law 104-
182).
fish and wildlife
S. 268, a bill to authorize the collection of fees for
expenses for triploid grass carp certification inspections was
introduced on January 24, 1995. The bill authorized the
Secretary of the Interior to charge fees for expenses to the
Federal Government for triploid grass carp certification
inspections requested by a person owning or operating an
aquaculture. On March 23, 1995 the committee ordered the bill
favorably reported. The bill was reported to the Senate on
April 18. The Senate passed S. 268 by voice vote on April 26
(S. Rept. 104-51). The House passed an identical version of the
bill on October 17, by voice vote. The bill was signed into law
by President Clinton on November 1, 1995 (Public Law 104-40).
Three national fish hatchery conveyance bills (H.R. 535,
H.R. 584, and H.R. 614) were passed by the Senate on August 9,
1995, after they were favorably reported by the committee on
August 2, 1995. These bills directed the Secretary of the
Interior to convey, without reimbursements, the national fish
hatcheries and related property to the States in which they are
located. The three hatcheries are: Corning National Fish
Hatchery, Arkansas; Fairport National Fish Hatchery, Iowa; and
New London National Fish Hatchery Production Facility,
Minnesota. President Clinton signed the bills into law on
September 6, 1995, (Public Laws 104-23, 104-24, and 104-25,
respectively).
Chairman John Chafee introduced S. 776, reauthorizing the
Striped Bass Act on May 9, 1995. S. 776 would continue funding
the successful Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act,
including the authority for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
and the National Marine Fisheries Service to continue the
Striped Bass Study, through fiscal year 1998. A full committee
hearing was conducted on December 12, 1995, and the committee
ordered the bill favorably reported on December 19. No further
action was taken by the Senate.
The committee considered a number of National Wildlife
Refuge bills during the 104th Congress, including the
following:
On March 28, 1996, the committee ordered favorably reported
S. 1422, The Amagansett National Wildlife Refuge, which
authorized the Secretary of the Interior to acquire 98 acres,
known as the ``Shadmoor Parcel,'' in East Hampton, New York for
inclusion in the Amagansett National Wildlife Refuge. On April
19, the committee reported the bill favorably and it was placed
on the Senate Calendar (S. Rept. 104-255). On April 24, the
Senate received the House companion bill, H.R. 1836, and the
Senate agreed to the House version on May 3, 1996, by voice
vote. On May 24, H.R. 1836 was signed into law (Public Law 104-
148).
H.R. 2679, a bill to revise the boundary of the North
Platte National Wildlife Refuge was reported on June 25, 1996.
In addition, the committee ordered favorably reported S. 1871,
a bill to expand the Pettaquamscutt Cove National Wildlife
Refuge. On June 25, 1996, S. 1871 and H.R 2679 were placed on
the Senate Calendar (S. Rept. 104-291 and 104-527
respectively). The text of S. 1871 was added to H.R. 2679 as
the Chafee amendment and subsequently passed in the Senate by a
voice vote on June 27. On October 1, 1996, H.R. 2679 was signed
into law (Public Law 104-212).
H.R. 1772, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to acquire certain interests in the Waihee Marsh for
inclusion in the Oahu National Wildlife Refuge Complex was
ordered favorably reported by the committee on June 25, 1996,
without a written report. On September 18, H.R. 1772 passed in
the Senate by voice vote. On October 1, H.R. 1772 was signed
into law (Public Law 104-209).
H.R. 2660, a bill to increase the amount authorized to be
appropriated to the Department of the Interior for the Tensas
River National Wildlife Refuge was ordered reported on June 25,
1996. On September 24, H.R. 2660 passed in the Senate by voice
vote. On October 9, H.R. 2660 was signed into law (Public Law
104-253).
S. 1802, a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to
convey certain property containing a fish and wildlife facility
to the State of Wyoming was reported by the committee on June
25, 1996 (S. Rept. 104-290). On September 24, S. 1802 was
considered and passed in the Senate by a voice vote with
amendments. On October 9, S. 1802 was signed into law (Public
Law 104-276).
S. 1611, a bill to establish the Kentucky National Wildlife
Refuge was reported by the committee on April 25, 1996 (S.
Rept. 104-257). No further action was taken by the Senate.
wetlands
S. 851, a bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act to reform the wetlands regulatory program, was introduced
and referred to the committee on May 25, 1995. The Subcommittee
on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety
held one hearing on S. 851 and two oversight hearings on
wetlands issues. The full committee held a hearing on wetlands
mitigation banking on March 14, 1996.
endangered species
The Subcommittee on Drinking Water, Fisheries, and Wildlife
held six hearings in Washington DC and three field hearings in
Oregon, Idaho, and Wyoming on the Endangered Species Act. The
hearings covered a wide variety of areas including
reauthorization of the Act, oversight, improved consultation
among the Federal agencies responsible for regulating the Act,
and the imposition of a moratorium on certain activities under
the ESA. In addition, the subcommittee held one business
meeting to consider S. 503, a bill to amend the Endangered
Species Act to impose a moratorium on the listing of species as
endangered or threatened and the designation of critical
habitat.
On January 11, 1995, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison
introduced S. 191, the Farm, Ranch, and Homestead Act of 1995,
which would amend the Endangered Species Act to impose a
moratorium on certain activities under the Act. On March 6,
1995, Senator Hutchison introduced a modified version of the
bill as S. 503. On March 7, the subcommittee held a hearing on
S. 191 and S. 503. On March 14, the subcommittee met and
reported S. 503 to the full committee with amendments. On March
16, Senator Hutchison proposed the substance of S. 503 to the
Department of Defense emergency supplemental appropriations
bill, H.R. 889, and the amendment was adopted by a voice vote
after the Senate voted to overturn a point of order against the
amendment (as legislation on an appropriations bill) by a vote
of 42-57. The amendment was included in the final version of
H.R. 889, which President Clinton signed into law on April 10,
1995 (Public Law 104-6).
nonindigenous species
S. 1660, a bill to provide for ballast water management to
prevent the introduction and spread of nonindigenous species
into the waters of the United States, was introduced by Senator
John Glenn on March 29, 1996, and referred to the committee. S.
1660 was sequentially referred to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation for 20 calendar days. The
Subcommittee on Drinking Water, Fisheries, and Wildlife held a
hearing on the bill on September 19, 1996. A similar bill, H.R.
4283, was referred to the committee on October 3, and
subsequently discharged by unanimous consent. H.R. 4283 was
passed in the Senate by voice vote on October 3, 1996.
President Clinton signed the final version on October 26, 1996
(Public Law 104-332).
national environmental education act
S. 1873, a bill to amend the National Environmental
Education Act to extend the programs under the Act, was
introduced and referred to the committee on June 13, 1996. The
committee ordered the bill favorably reported with an amendment
in the nature of a substitute on July 24, 1996. On July 29,
1996, the bill was reported to the Senate and was placed on the
Calendar (S. Rept. 104-366). S. 1873 passed in the Senate after
agreeing to the committee amendment by voice vote on August 2,
1996. No further action was taken by the House.
superfund and resource conservation and recovery act
During the 104th Congress the Subcommittee on Superfund,
Waste Control, and Risk Assessment held seven oversight
hearings prior to the introduction of a bill to reauthorize the
laws pertaining to the Superfund. On September 29, 1996,
Senators Smith and Chafee introduced S. 1285, ``The Accelerated
Cleanup and Environmental Restoration Act of 1995.'' Two full
committee hearings were held on the bill after its
introduction.
S. 1497, a bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to
make certain adjustments in the land disposal program to
provide needed flexibility, was introduced on December 21,
1995, and referred to the committee. H.R. 2036, a similar bill,
was referred to the committee on February 1, 1996. On February
20, 1996, the committee agreed to discharge the bill and it was
passed in the Senate with amendments. The House agreed to the
Senate amendments on March 7. President Clinton signed the bill
into law on March 26, 1996 (Public Law 104-119).
The committee considered S. 534, the Interstate
Transportation of Municipal Solid Waste Act of 1995. The
subcommittee held one hearing on March 1, 1995 and one business
meeting on March 15, 1995. On March 23, 1995, the full
committee favorably reported S. 543 with amendments. On May 16,
1995, by a vote of 94 to 6, the Senate agreed to a committee
amendment in the nature of a substitute and amendments proposed
thereto after 4 days of floor debate (S. Rept. 104-52). No
action was taken in the House.
S. 534 would amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act, to provide
authority for States to regulate the interstate transportation
of municipal solid wastes and to provide States and political
subdivisions authority to flow control waste.
S. 619, a bill to phase out the use of mercury in batteries
and provide for the efficient and cost-effective collection and
recycling or disposal of used nickel cadmium batteries, small
sealed lead-acid batteries, and certain other batteries, was
introduced on March 24, 1995. On August 2, 1995, the full
committee held a business meeting and favorably reported the
bill with amendments. S. 619 passed in the Senate by voice vote
on September 21, 1995 after the adoption of committee
amendments (S. Rept. 104-136). The House companion bill, H.R.
2024, was received from the House and passed by the Senate on
April 25, 1996. H.R. 2024 was signed into law by President
Clinton on May 13, 1996 (Public Law 104-142).
nominations
The Committee on Environment and Public Works approved
eight Presidential nominations during the 104th Congress. The
nominations which the committee approved and for which the
Senate gave advice and consent were as follows:
Council on Environmental Quality
Kathleen A. McGinty, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the
Council on Environmental Quality, having been appointed by the
President during a Senate adjournment.
Department of Commerce
Phillip A. Singerman, of Pennsylvania, to be Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development.
Mississippi River Commission
John Carter Albright, of Washington, serving as Director,
National Pacific Marine Center, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce, to be a
Member of the Mississippi River Commission.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Shirley Ann Jackson, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Greta Joy Dicus, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission.
Hubert T. Bell, Jr., of Alabama, to be Inspector General,
Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Edward McGaffigan, Jr., of Virginia, to be a member of the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Nils J. Diaz, of Florida, to be a member of the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission.
Full Committee Hearings
The full committee held the following hearings:
On February 15, 1995, hearing on the President's proposed
budget for Fiscal Year 1996 for the Environmental Protection
Agency, receiving testimony from Carol M. Browner
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency.
On February 16, 1995, hearing on the nomination of Shirley
Ann Jackson and Dan M. Berkovitz, to be members of the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission. The nominees testified and answered
questions on their own behalf. Ms. Jackson was introduced by
Senators Lautenberg and Bradley. Mr. Berkovitz was introduced
by Senator Graham.
On March 17, 1995, hearing on the impact of consultations
by the Department of the Interior and Department of Defense on
the Endangered Species Act and military operations at Ft.
Bragg, NC; and on rights of access to the Back Bay National
Wildlife Refuge, Virginia, receiving testimony from George
Frampton, Assistant Secretary for Fish ad Wildlife and Parks,
Department of the Interior; Lewis D. Walker, Deputy Assistant
Secretary of the Army; Major General Richard E. Davis, U.S.
Army; General Carl Stiner, U.S. Army (Retired); Robert
Shallenberger, Chief, Division of Refuges, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Joseph McCauley,
Acting Manager, Back Bay Wildlife Refuge; Joseph Elton,
Director of State Parks, Virginia Department of Conservation
and Recreation, Richmond, VA; and Molly Brown, Citizens for
Solutions, Virginia Beach, VA.
On March 22, 1995, hearing to conduct oversight on the
impact of certain regulatory reform proposals on environmental
laws, receiving testimony from Carol M. Browner, Administrator,
Environmental Protection Agency; Sally Katzen, Administrator,
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget; John R. Schmidt, Associate Attorney
General, Department of Justice; Steven Kaplan, General Counsel,
Department of Transportation; Tom Looby, director, Office of
Environment, Colorado Department of Public Health and
Environment; Thomas McGarity, professor, University of Texas
Law School, Austin, TX; Cass Sunstein, professor, University of
Chicago School of Law, Chicago, IL; John Graham, director,
Harvard Center for Risk Analysis, Boston, MA; Michael Baroody,
vice president for public affairs, National Association of
Manufacturers; and George C. Freeman, Jr. and Philip J. Harter,
cochairs, American Bar Association's Working Group on
Regulatory Reform.
On June 27, 1995, hearing to conduct oversight on effects
of Federal regulations upon the use and value of private
property, and possible applications of the ``takings''
provisions of the U.S. Constitution, receiving testimony from
John R. Schmidt, Associate Attorney General, Department of
Justice; Joseph L. Sax, Counselor to the Secretary of the
Interior; Roger J. Marzulla, Esq., Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer &
Feld, Washington, DC; Frank I. Michelman, professor, Harvard
Law School, Cambridge, MA; Roger Pilon, CATO Institute,
Washington, DC; Jim Little, National Cattlemen's Association,
Emmett, ID; Don Martin, National Homebuilders Association,
Albuquerque, NM; Richard Russman, New Hampshire State Senator,
Kingston, NH; Edward M. Thompson, Jr., American Farmland Trust,
Washington, DC.
On June 29, 1995, hearing to conduct oversight, in a joint
hearing with the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources, over the environmental effects of pipeline leaks and
oil spills in the Komi region of Russia, receiving testimony
from Robert J. Huggett, Assistant Administrator, Environmental
Protection Agency; Jerry A. Galt, Chief, Modeling and
Simulations Studies Branch, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration; Patricia Fry Godley, Assistant Secretary for
Fossil Energy, Department of Energy; Gary Brass, U.S. Arctic
Research Commission; Jacqueline Michel, Research Planning;
Richard Golob, World Information Systems; Cameron Duncan,
Greenpeace International; Tom Royer, University of Alaska,
Fairbanks, AK.
On July 12, 1995, hearing to conduct oversight on effects
of Federal regulations upon the use and value of private
property, and possible applications of the ``takings''
provisions of the U.S. Constitution, receiving testimony from
Alice Rivlin, Director, Office of Management and Budget; Paul
Tsongas, former U.S. Senator from Massachusetts; John Shanahan,
Heritage Foundation, Washington, DC; Michael L. Davis,
Assistant for Regulatory Affairs, Office of Civil Works,
Department of the Army; Gary S. Guzy, Deputy General Counsel,
Environmental Protection Agency; C. Ford Runge, professor,
University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN; Dean Kleckner, American
Farm Bureau Federation, Washington, DC; Richard Lazarus,
professor, Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, MO;
Jonathan H. Adler, Competitive Enterprise Institute,
Washington, DC; and Steven J. Eagle, professer, George Mason
Law School, Arlington, VA.
On August 10, 1995, hearing on the nomination of Greta Joy
Dicus to be a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The
nominee testified and answered questions on her own behalf. Ms.
Dicus was introduced by Senator Bumpers.
On September 27, 1995, hearing on the nomination of
Kathleen A. McGinty to be a member of the Council on
Environmental Quality. The nominee testified and answered
questions on her own behalf.
On October 19, 1995, hearing to consider S. 1316, the
``Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1995''; receiving
testimony from Carol Browner, Administrator, Environmental
Protection Agency; Nebraska Governor E. Benjamin Nelson,
Lincoln, NE; Ohio Governor George V. Voinovich, Columbus, OH;
Jeffrey Wennberg, Mayor of Rutland, VT; Gurnie C. Gunter,
Director, Kansas City Water Services Department, Kansas City,
MO, on behalf of the Association of Metropolitan Water
Agencies; Erik D. Olson, Natural Resources Defense Council, on
behalf of the Campaign for Safe and Affordable Drinking Water;
Donald Satchwell, East Green Acres Irrigation District, Post
Falls, Idaho, on behalf of the American Waterworks Association;
Dan Keil, Montana Rural Water Systems, Conrad, MT, on behalf of
the National Rural Water Association; David Ozonoff, Boston
University School of Public Health, Boston, MA; Richard J.
Bull, Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories, Richland, WA;
and William R. Mills, Jr., Orange County Water District, Orange
County, California, on behalf of the Association of California
Water Agencies.
On November 7, 1995, hearing on the nominations of Phillip
A. Singerman, of Pennsylvania, to be Assistant Secretary of
Commerce for Economic Development. Also on the nomination of
John C. Albright, of Washington, to be a Member of the
Mississippi River Commission. Mr. Singerman was introduced by
Senators Santorum and Lieberman. The nominees testified and
answered questions on their own behalf.
On December 12, 1995, hearing to consider S. 776, the
Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act of 1995, as reported
from the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation, receiving testimony from Jamie Geiger,
Assistant Regional Director for Fisheries, Northeast Region,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior;
Richard H. Schaefer, Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation
and Management, National Marine Fisheries Service, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce;
John H. Dunnigan, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission,
Washington, DC; Mark R. Gibson, Rhode Island Department of
Environmental Management, Division of Fish and Wildlife,
Wickford, RI; Damon M. Tatem, Jr., Tatem's Fish and Tackle
Shop, Nags Head, NC, on behalf of Atlantic States Marine
Fishery Commission; and Charles Bergmann, Axelsson and Johnson,
Cape May, NJ.
On December 13, 1995, hearing to conduct oversight of the
Clean Water Act, focusing on municipal and stormwater
management issues, receiving testimony from Senator Pressler,
Robert Perciasepe, Assistant Administrator, Office of Water,
Environmental Protection Agency; Mayor Jeffrey Wennberg,
Rutland, VT; Paul Pinault, executive director, Narragansett Bay
Commission, Providence, RI, on behalf of the Association of
Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies; Paul Marchetti, executive
director, Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority,
Harrisburg, PA; Jessica Landman, attorney, Natural Resources
Defense Council, Inc.; Al Bilik, president, Public Employee
Department, AFL-CIO; and Ronald S. Dungan, senior vice
president, United Water Resources, on behalf of the National
Association of Water Companies.
On March 14, 1996, hearing to review proposals for wetland
mitigation banking reforms, receiving testimony from H. Martin
Lancaster, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, who
was accompanied by Robert Perciasepe, Assistant Administrator
for Water, Environmental Protection Agency; Thomas R. Hebert,
Deputy Under Secretary for Conservation, U.S. Department of
Agriculture; John Dorney, Wetlands Manager, North Carolina
Department of Environmental Health and Natural Resources,
Raleigh, NC; Steve Gordon, Council of Lane County Governments,
Eugene, OR; John Ryan, president, Land and Water Resources,
Inc., Rosemont, IL; Denver Stutler, partner, ECOBANK,
Winterpark, FL; Robert D. Sokolove, president, U.S. Wetlands
Services, L.P.; Bethesda, MD; William J. Mitsch, professor,
School of Natural Resources, Ohio State University, Columbus,
OH; Leonard Shabman, professor, Department of Agriculture,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, VA; Charlie Ruma,
vice president, National Association of Home Builders,
Columbus, OH; Jan Goldman-Carter, National Wildlife Federation;
and Curtis C. Bohlen, Center for Estuarine and Environmental
Studies, University of Maryland, Solomons, MD.
On March 27, 1996, hearing to review legislative proposals
to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, particularly relative
to issues raised by the oil spills from marine accidents in the
waters off Rhode Island and Texas, receiving testimony from
Rear Admiral James C. Card, Chief, Office of Marine Safety,
Security, and Environmental Protection, U.S. Coast Guard,
accompanied by Daniel Sheehan, Director, National Pollution
Funds Center, Arlington, VA; Hon. Douglas K. Hall, Assistant
Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, U.S. Department of
Commerce; Tim Keeney, Director, Rhode Island Department of
Environmental Management, Providence, RI; Tom Allegretti,
President, American Waterways Operators, Arlington, VA; George
Blake, Executive Vice President, Maritime Overseas Corporation,
New York, NY; Sally Ann Lentz, executive director, Ocean
Advocates, Columbia, MD, on behalf of the Natural Resources
Defense Council; Barry M. Hartman, Counsel to Rhode Island
Lobstermen's Association, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart; Richard H.
Hobbie III, President, Water Quality Insurance Syndicate, New
York, NY; Mark Miller, President, National Response
Corporation, Calverton, NY; and Bill Gordon, Professor of
Marine Affairs, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI.
On April 23, 1996, hearing to consider S. 1285, the
``Accelerated Cleanup and Environmental Restoration Act of
1995,'' as amended by Senate Amendments 2846 and 3563 (in the
nature of a substitute), receiving testimony from Carol M.
Browner, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency; Sherri
W. Goodman, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental
Security; Lois J. Schiffer, Assistant Attorney General,
Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of
Justice; Thomas P. Grumbly, Acting Under Secretary of Energy;
Douglas K. Hall, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and
Atmosphere; J. Lawrence Wilson, chairman, Rohm & Haas Co.,
Philadelphia, PA, on behalf of the Chemical Manufacturers
Association; Karen Florini, Environmental Defense Fund; Barbara
J. Price, vice president for health, safety, and the
environment, Phillips Petroleum Co., Bartlesville, OK, on
behalf of the American Petroleum Institute; and John Spisak,
chief executive officer, Terranext Corp., Lakewood, CO.
On April 24, 1996, hearing to resume consideration of S.
1285, the ``Accelerated Cleanup and Environmental Restoration
Act of 1995,'' as amended by Senate Amendments 2846 and 3563
(in the nature of a substitute), receiving testimony from
Senator Santorum, of Pennsylvania, Christine O. Gregoire,
attorney general for Washington State, Olympia, WA, on behalf
of the National Association of Attorneys General; Robert
Varney, commissioner, New Hampshire Department of Environmental
Services, Concord, NH, on behalf of the National Governors'
Association; James C. Colman, assistant commissioner,
Massachusetts Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup, Boston, MA, on
behalf of the Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste
Management Officials; Michael J. Farrow, resources director,
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation,
Pendleton, OR; Robert L. Stickels, county administrator, Sussex
County, Delaware, on behalf of the National Association of
Counties; Andrew J. Card, Jr., president, American Automobile
Manufacturers Association; Robert E. Vagley, president,
American Insurance Association; Marion Trieste, president,
Saratoga Springs Hazardous Waste Coalition, Saratoga Springs,
NY, on behalf of the Sierra Club; Barbara Williams, Sunny Ray
Restaurant, Gettysburg, PA, on behalf of the National
Federation of Independent Business; Richard B. Stewart,
professor, New York University Law School, on behalf of the
Coalition for Natural Resource Damages Reform; Sarah Chassis,
Natural Resources Defense Council, New York, NY; Michael A.
Somjassy, OHM Remediation Services Corp., Findlay, OH; and
Velma M. Smith, executive director, Friends of the Earth,
Seattle, WA.
On May 2, 1996, hearing on the nomination of Hubert T.
Bell, Jr., to be the Inspector General of the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission. The nominee testified and answered
questions on his own behalf.
On June 4, 1996, hearing to consider S. 1730, the Oil Spill
Prevention and Response Improvement Act, receiving testimony
from Rear Admiral James C. Card, Chief for Marine Safety,
Security and Environmental Protection, U.S. Coast Guard,
Department of Transportation; Douglas K. Hall, Assistant
Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, Department of Commerce;
Sidney H. Holbrook, Commissioner, Connecticut Department of
Environmental Protection; Thomas A. Allegretti, president,
American Waterways Operators, Arlington, VA; John Torgan, Save
the Bay, Providence, RI; Richard du Moulin, chairman, Marine
Transport Lines, Inc., Secaucus, NJ, on behalf of the
International Association of Independent Tanker Owners; Douglas
Wolcott, chairman, National Research Council's Committee on the
Oil Pollution Act of 1990; George Savastano, director of public
works, Ocean City, NJ; and Richard Hobbie, president, Water
Quality Insurance Syndicate, New York, NY, on behalf of the
American Institute of Marine Underwriters.
On July 24, 1996, hearing on the nominations of Edward
McGaffigan, Jr., and Nils J. Diaz of to be members of the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The nominees testified and
answered questions on their own behalf. Mr. McGaffigan was
introduced by Senators Bingaman and Domenici. Mr. Diaz was
introduced by Senators Graham and Mack.
Full Committee Field Hearings
On December 9, 1995, in Bozeman, MT, hearing to consider S.
1019, the Whirling Disease Response Act, a bill to direct the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to examine the impacts of
whirling disease, and other parasites and pathogens, on trout
in the Madison River, Montana, in similar habitats. The
committee received testimony from John Rogers, Deputy Director,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior;
Robin Cunningham, president, Fishing Outfitters Association of
Montana, Bozeman, MT; Paul Roos, Paul Roos Outfitter, Helena,
MT; Ed Williams, Chamber of Commerce, Ennis, MT; Marshall
Bloom, regional vice president, Trout Unlimited, and cochair,
Montana Whirling Disease Task Force; Pat Graham, Director for
State of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, and cochair, Montana
Whirling Disease Task Force; Karl Johnson, professor, Montana
State University, and member Montana Whirling Disease
Foundation; Bob Swenson, vice president of research, Montana
State University; Beth MacConnell, fish biologist, Fish
Technology Center, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Dick
Vincent, fish biologist, State of Montana Department of Fish,
Wildlife and Parks.
On February 14, 1996, in Narragansett, RI, hearing to
conduct oversight concerning the oil spill that occurred
following the accident of the barge, North Cape, in the Block
Island Sound, Rhode Island. The hearing was held in the Town
Council chambers of Narragansett, RI, and the committee
received testimony from Representative Jack Reed, of Rhode
Island; Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Almond; Vice Adm. Arthur
E. Henn, Vice Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard; Phillip Singerman,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development; John
Bullard, Director of Sustainable Development and
Intergovernmental Affairs, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce; Capt. P.
``Barney'' Turlo, U.S. Coast Guard, Providence, RI; Charles
Hebert, Fish and Wildlife Manager, Fish and Wildlife Service,
U.S. Department of the Interior; Douglas Eklof, Vice President,
Eklof Marine Corporation, Staten Island, NY; Anne Considine,
Director of Marketing and Tourism, South County Council on
Tourism, Wakefield, RI; Jim O'Malley, Executive Director, East
Coast Fisheries Association, Narragansett, RI; Brian Turnbaugh,
fisherman, Wakefield, RI; Robert Smith, President, Rhode Island
Lobsterman's Association, Charlestown, RI; Curt Spalding, Save
the Bay, Providence, RI; and Dennis Nixon, professor,
Department of Marine Affairs, University of Rhode Island,
Kingston, RI.
Full Committee Business Meetings
On January 12, 1995, ordered reported an original
resolution requesting $2,351,491 for operating expenses for the
period from March 1, 1995, through February 29, 1996, and
$2,404,115 for operating expenses for the period from March 1,
1996, through February 28, 1997.
On March 23, 1995, ordered reported, S. 534, as amended,
the Interstate Transportation of Municipal Solid Waste Act of
1995; and S. 268, authorizing the certification of triploid
grass carp by the Fish and Wildlife Service.
On April 4, 1995, reported the nomination of Shirley Ann
Jackson, of New Jersey, to be Commissioner, Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
On May 10, 1995, ordered reported, S. 440, as amended, the
National Highway System Designation Act of 1995.
On July 11, 1995, ordered reported two original bills: to
provide uniform water discharge standards for U.S. military
naval vessels; and to authorize the Secretary of Transportation
to provide an increased Federal cost share of highway funding
for the District of Columbia.
On August 2, 1995, the committee ordered reported:
S. 640, Water Resources Development Act of 1995, as
amended;
S. 619, Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery
Management Act, as amended;
S. 369, Seymour H. Lynne Federal Courthouse, Decatur, AL;
S. 734, Bruce R. Thompson U.S. Courthouse and Federal
Building, Reno, NV;
S. 965, Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse, Alexandria, VA;
S. 1076, Francis J. Hagel Building, Richmond, CA;
H.R. 535, a bill to convey the Corning National Fish
Hatchery to the State of Arkansas;
H.R. 584, a bill to convey the Fairport National Fish
Hatchery to the State of Iowa;
H.R. 614, a bill to convey the New London National Fish
Hatchery to the State of Minnesota;
Agreed to committee resolution to authorize:
National Resource Conservation Service to modify project
at McCoy Watershed, California;
National Resource Conservation Service to modify project
at Doyle Creek, Kansas;
Study at the Fargo-Moorhead Midtown Dam, North Dakota;
Study at the Misquamicut in Westerly, Rhode Island.
On September 19, 1995, considered and agreed to bill
language to be submitted to the Senate Committee on the Budget
which identifies the reconciliation recommendations for
authorizations under the jurisdiction of the Senate Committee
on Environment and Public Works. The language conforms to the
budget reconciliation instructions in H. Con. Res. 67, 104th
Congress. In addition, the committee reported the nomination of
Greta J. Dicus, of Arkansas, to be Commissioner, Nuclear
Regulatory Commission.
On October 24, 1995, the committee ordered reported:
S. 1316, the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1995,
as amended;
S. 1097, a bill designating the ``David J. Wheeler Federal
Building'' , Baker City; and
The nomination of Kathleen A. McGinty, of Pennsylvania, to
be Chair, Council on Environmental Quality.
The committee also agreed to the following 35 committee
resolutions to approve prospectuses (pursuant to 40 U.S.C.,
606):
For the construction of a laboratory building to house the
Natinla Water Quality Laboratory of the U.S. Geological
Survey, in Lakewood, CO;
To acquire a site and design for a U.S. Border Station in
Sweetgrass, MT;
Providing for the construction of a Federal building annex
to the Department of Veterans Affairs Automation Center,
Austin, TX;
Providing for the construction of a U.S. Border Station in
Blaine-Pacific Highway, WA;
Providing for the construction of a U.S. Border Station I
Point Roberts, WA;
Providing for the construction of a computing facility for
the Internal Revenue Service, Martinsburg, WV;
Providing for the site acquisition, design, and
construction of a U.S. Border Station for the U.S. Customs
Service, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the
Department of Agriculture, and the General Services
Administration, Highgate Springs, VT;
Providing for the alteration to replace or retrofit
existing air conditioning equipment currently using
chlorofluorocarbon refrigerants in various Federal
buildings;
Providing for the alteration to replace or modernize
existing elevators in various Federal buildings;
Providing for the implementation of energy retrofit and
conservation measures in various Federal buildings;
Providing for the modernization of a Federal building in
Little Rock, AR;
Providing for the modernization of the U.S. Customs-
Interstate Commerce Commission-Connecting Wing Complex,
Washington, DC;
Providing for the modernization of the Federal Building-
Post Office-Courthouse in Bismarck, ND;
Providing for the modernization of the Social Security
Administration's Mid-Atlantic Program Service Center,
Philadelphia, PA;
Providing for the modernization of the A. Maceo Smith
Federal Building, Dallas, TX;
Providing for the alteration of the J.O. Pastore Federal
Building-U.S. Post Office, Providence, RI;
Providing for the lease of space to consolidate the
Federal Communications Commission in the Central Employment
Area, Washington, DC;
Providing for the lease of space for the Western Area
Power Administration (WAPA), Denver, CO;
Providing for the lease of space for the Department of
Veterans Affairs, Boston, MA;
Providing for the lease of space for the Department of
Defense, Arlington, VA;
Providing for the lease of space for the Drug Enforcement
Administration, New York, NY;
Providing for the lease of space for the Internal Revenue
Service, San Jose, CA;
Providing for the lease of space for the Internal Revenue
Service, Denver, CO;
Providing for the lease of space for the Department of
Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC;
Providing for the lease of space for the Immigration and
Naturalization Service, Washington, DC;
Providing for the lease of space for the Internal Revenue
Service, Washington, DC;
Providing for the lease of space for the U.S. Information
Agency, Washington, DC;
Internal Revenue Service, Fort Lauderdale, FL;
Providing for the lease of space for the Department of
Justice, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and
the Executive Office of Immigration Review, Miami, FL;
Providing for the lease of space for the Environmental
Protection Agency, Boston, MA;
Providing for the lease of space for the U.S. Customs
Service, Newark and Elizabeth, NJ;
Providing for the lease of space for the Department of
Agriculture, Arlington, VA;
Providing for the lease of space for the Patent and
Trademark Office, Arlington, VA;
Providing for the lease of space for the Department of
Agriculture, Kansas City Metropolitan Area, Missouri; and
Providing for the lease of space for the Army Corps of
Engineers, Southbridge, MA.
On November 9, 1995, reported the nomination of Phillip A.
Singerman, of Pennsylvania, to be Assistant Secretary of
Commerce for Economic Development. Also reported the nomination
of John C. Albright, of Washington, to be a Member of the
Mississippi River Commission.
On December 19, 1995, the committee ordered reported:
S. 776, Striped Bass Conservation Act Amendments of 1995;
S. 1005, Public Buildings Reform Act of 1995, as amended;
S. 1315, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade
Center, Washington, DC;
S. 1388, Howard H. Baker, Jr., United States Courthouse,
Knoxville, TN;
H.R. 965, Romano L. Mazzoli Federal Building, Louisville,
KY;
H.R. 1253, Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife
Refuge;
H.R. 2005, A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior
to make technical corrections in the Fire Island unit of
the Coastal Barrier Resources System;
S. 1406, A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to
convey to the city of Eufaula, OK, a parcel of land located
at the Eufaula Lake project.
The committee agreed to 20 committee resolutions to approve
prospectuses relating to courthouses providing for:
The construction of a Federal building-U.S. Courthouse in
Central Islip, NY;
The construction of a Federal building-U.S. Courthouse in
Tucson, AZ;
The construction of a Federal building-U.S. Courthouse in
Brownsville, TX;
The acquisition of a site and design of a U.S. Courthouse
in Corpus Christi, TX;
The construction of a U.S. Courthouse in Lafayette, LA;
The construction of a Federal building-U.S. Courthouse in
Omaha, NE;
The construction of a U.S. Courthouse Annex in Scranton,
PA;
The construction of a U.S. Courthouse in Tallahassee, FL;
The construction of a Federal building-U.S. Courthouse in
Albuquerque, NM;
The acquisition of a site, design and construction of a
U.S. Courthouse in Las Vegas, NV;
The design of a U.S. Courthouse in Jacksonville, FL;
The design of a U.S. Courthouse Annex in Columbia, SC;
The construction of a U.S. Courthouse in Albany, GA;
The acquisition of a site and design of a U.S. Courthouse
in London, KY;
The acquisition of a site and design of a U.S. Courthouse
in Greeneville, TN;
The acquisition of a site and design of a U.S. Courthouse
in Covington, KY;
The design of a U.S. Courthouse Annex at Third and
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC;
The acquisition of a site and design of a U.S. Courthouse
in Fresno, CA;
The design and construction of a building for the U.S.
Secret Service Office of Training, at the James Rowley
Training Center, Beltsville, MD;
The modernization of the U.S. Post Office-Courthouse in
Old San Juan, PR;
The lease of space for the Department of Defense in
Arlington, VA; and
The lease of space for the Department of Commerce in
Northern Virginia.
The committee also agreed to a resolution directing the
Secretary of the Army to study flood control and ecosystem
improvements on the Upper Truckee River Watershed, California
and Nevada.
On March 28, 1996, the committee ordered reported the
following bills:
H.R. 255, to designate the James Lawrence King Federal
Justice Building, Miami, FL;
H.R. 869, to designate the Thomas D. Lambros Federal
Building and U.S. Courthouse, Youngstown, OH;
H.R. 1804 to designate the Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal
Building, Fort Smith, AR;
H.R. 2415, to designate the Timothy C. McCaghren Customs
Administrative Building, El Paso, TX;
H.R. 2556, to designate the Vincent E. McKelvey Federal
Building, Menlo Park, CA;
H.R. 1743, Reauthorization of the Water Resources Research
Act of 1984, as amended;
S. 811, Water Desalinization Research and Development Act
of 1995, as amended;
S. 1611, a bill to establish the Kentucky National
Wildlife Refuge;
S. 1422, a bill to authorize acquisition of property for
inclusion in the Amagansett National Wildlife Refuge, East
Hampton, NY; and
H.R. 2243, Reauthorization of the Trinity River Basin Fish
and Wildlife Management Act of 1984.
The committee agreed to the following resolutions:
To authorize construction of an EPA research facility in
Research Triangle Park, NC;
To authorize the design phase of 15 GSA repair and
alteration projects; and
To direct the Secretary of the Army to study Santa
Margarita River, Riverside and San Diego Counties, San
Diego Streams, California.
On May 14, 1996, the committee reported the nomination of
Hubert T. Bell, Jr., to be Inspector General of the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission.
On June 18, 1996, the following measures were considered
but no final action was taken:
S. 1730, Oil Spill Prevention and Response Improvement
Act;
S. 1636, a bill to designate the ``Mark O. Hatfield U.S.
Courthouse,'' Portland, OR;
H.R. 3364, a bill to designate the ``William J. Nealon
U.S. Courthouse,'' Scranton, PA;
H.R. 1772, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to acquire certain interests in the Waihee Marsh
for inclusion in the Oahu National Wildlife Refuge Complex;
H.R. 2660, a bill to increase the amount authorized to be
appropriated to the Department of the Interior for the
Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge;
H.R. 2679, a bill to revise the boundary of the North
Platte National Wildlife Refuge;
H.R. 2982, a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior
to convey the Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery to the
State of Alabama;
S. 1802, a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to
convey certain property containing a fish and wildlife
facility to the State of Wyoming; and
S. 1871, a bill to expand the Pettaquamscutt Cove National
Wildlife Refuge.
The following committee resolutions were considered, but no
final action was taken:
To direct the Secretary of the Army to review previous
reports by the
Chief of Engineers on the Jordan River at Salt Lake City,
UT, to determine whether modifications are warranted in the
interest of environmental restoration, flood protection, or
other water resources development; and
To direct the Secretary of the Army to review previous
reports by the Chief of Engineers on the Mississippi River
and Tributaries project to determine whether any
modifications of the recommendations contained therein are
advisable for flood control and related water improvements
in the metropolitan Memphis area, including: Shelby,
Tipton, Fayett counties, in Tennessee, and Desoto and
Marshall counties, in Mississippi.
On June 20, 1996, the committee reported the following
measures:
S. 1730, Oil Spill Prevention and Response Improvement
Act;
S. 1636, a bill to designate the ``Mark O. Hatfield U.S.
Courthouse,'' Portland, OR;
H.R. 3364, a bill to designate the ``William J. Nealon
U.S. Courthouse,'' Scranton, PA;
H.R. 1772, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to acquire certain interests in the Waihee Marsh
for inclusion in the Oahu National Wildlife Refuge Complex;
H.R. 2660, a bill to increase the amount authorized to be
appropriated to the Department of the Interior for the
Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge;
H.R. 2679, a bill to revise the boundary of the North
Platte National Wildlife Refuge;
H.R. 2982, a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior
to convey the Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery to the
State of Alabama;
S. 1802, a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to
convey certain property containing a fish and wildlife
facility to the State of Wyoming; and
S. 1871, a bill to to expand the Pettaquamscutt Cove
National Wildlife Refuge.
The following committee resolutions were agreed to:
To direct the Secretary of the Army to review previous
reports by the Chief of Engineers on the Jordan River at
Salt Lake City, UT, to determine whether modifications are
warranted in the interest of environmental restoration,
flood protection, or other water resources development; and
To direct the Secretary of the Army to review previous
reports by the Chief of Engineers on the Mississippi River
and Tributaries project to determine whether any
modifications of the recommendations contained therein are
advisable for flood control and related water improvements
in the metropolitan Memphis area, including: Shelby,
Tipton, Fayett counties, in Tennessee, and Desoto and
Marshall counties, in Mississippi.
On July 24, 1996, the committee ordered reported:
S. 1873, National Environmental Education Amendments Act
of 1996;
H.R. 2909, the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife
Refuge Eminent Domain Prevention Act;
S. 1875, to designate the U.S. Courthouse in Medford,
Oregon, as the ``James A. Redden Federal Courthouse;''
S. 1977, to designate the U.S. Courthouse located at 611
North Florida Avenue in Tampa, Florida, as the ``Sam M.
Gibbons U.S. Courthouse;''
H.R. 2504, to designate the Federal Building at the corner
of Patton Avenue and Otis Street, and the U.S. Courthouse
located on Otis Street in Asheville, N.C., as the ``Veach-
Baley Federal Complex;''
H.R. 3186, to designate the Federal Building at 1655
Woodson Street in Overland, Missouri, as the Sammy L. Davis
Federal Building;
H.R. 3400, to designate the Federal Building and U.S.
Courthouse to be constructed at a site on 18th Street
between Dodge and Douglas Streets in Omaha, Nebraska, as
the ``Roman L. Hruska Federal Building and U.S.
Courthouse;'' and
H.R. 3572, to designate the bridge on U.S. Route 231 which
crosses the Ohio River between Maceo, Kentucky, and
Rockport, Indiana, as the ``William H. Natcher Bridge.''
The committee approved resolutions authorizing the General
Services Administration to construct the following new
buildings:
Philadelphia, PA, Veterans Administration;
Brooklyn, NY, courthouse;
Corpus Christi, TX, courthouse;
Cleveland, OH, courthouse;
Seattle, WA, courthouse;
Las Vegas, NV, courthouse;
Denver, CO, courthouse site/design;
London, KY, courthouse;
Columbia, SC, courthouse;
Miami, FL, courthouse;
Salt Lake City, UT, courthouse;
Covington, KY, courthouse; and
Portland, OR, consolidated law enforcement building site.
The committee approved resolutions authorizing the General
Services Administration to alter or repair the following
buildings (listed in order of GSA priority):
Fort Worth, TX, Federal building, roof repair;
Albany, NY, Post office and courthouse alteration;
Honolulu, HI, Federal building and courthouse;
Nationwide (DC&VA) elevator repairs;
Nationwide Energy program retrofit;
Nationwide CFC program retrofit;
Andover, MA, IRS Service Center alteration design;
Brookhaven, NY, IRS Service Center alteration;
Chicago, IL, E.M. Dirksen Courthouse alteration;
Washington, DC, Ariel Rios Building alteration;
Camden, NJ, Federal building and courthouse alteration;
Scranton, PA, Federal building and courthouse;
Concord, NH, Federal building alteration;
Providence, RI, Federal building and courthouse
alteration;
Washington, DC, State Department Building alteration;
Washington, DC, Department of Justice Building; and
Richland, WA, Federal building and courthouse.
The committee approved resolutions authorizing the General
Services Administration to lease the following buildings
(listed in order of GSA priority):
San Diego, CA, for the Veterans Administration;
Los Angeles, CA, for the Immigration and Naturalization
Service;
Northern Virginia, for the Department of Defense (3
leases);
Birmingham, AL, for the Social Security Administration;
Huntsville, AL, for the Department of Defense;
Washington, DC, for the Department of Justice (4 leases);
Washington, DC, for the State Department;
Washington, DC, for the Peace Corps;
Burlington, MA, for the Federal Aviation Administration;
Austin, TX, for the Internal Revenue Service;
Arlington, VA, for the Department of Defense;
Arlington, VA, for the Drug Enforcement Administration;
and
Cleveland, OH, for the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The committee approved a resolution authorizing the Natural
Resources Conservation Service watershed project for the Upper
Delaware and Tributaries Watershed located in Atchison, Brown,
Jackson, and Nemaha Counties in Kansas; and a resolution
authorizing the Secretary of the Army to review the report to
the Chief of Engineers entitled Survey Report on Flood Control
of Walker River and Tributaries in California and Nevada, dated
January 23, 1941, and other pertinent Federal and non-Federal
reports, with a view to examine flood control, water quality,
wetlands habitat, and other environmental restoration
opportunities within the Walker River Basin, and the other
subbasins of the Walker River Basin, California and Nevada.
On August 1, 1996, the committee reported the nominations
of Nils J. Diaz and Edward McGaffigan, Jr. to be Members of the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission. In addition, the committee
agreed to a resolution to authorize the General Services
Administration to alter or modify Federal buildings to improve
safety.
Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure Meetings
Activities of the Subcommittee on Transportation and
Infrastructure, under the leadership of Subcommittee Chairman,
John W. Warner and Ranking Minority Member Max Baucus, included
legislative action and oversight of the Nation's
transportation, water resources, public buildings, and disaster
relief programs. The subcommittee held 10 hearings and 1
business meeting.
The subcommittee held the following hearings:
On February 14, 1995, hearing to authorize funds for the
programs of the Water Resources Development Act and to examine
the President's budget request for Fiscal Year 1996 for the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, receiving testimony from John H.
Zirschky, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil
Works; Major General Stanley Genega, Director of Civil Works,
U.S. Army; Brigadier General Gerald E. Galloway, Jr., U.S.
Army, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY; Larry King, Acting
Director, District of Columbia Department of Public Works;
Jeffrey Tarbert, Mayor, Falls Church, VA; Robert R. Perry, City
Council Member, Falls Church, VA; Mary Margaret Whipple, Member
of the County Board of Supervisors, Arlington, VA; Doug
Plasencia, Association of State Floodplain Managers, Inc.,
Richmond, VA; and Christopher J. Brescia, Midwest Area River
Coalition 2000, St. Louis, MO.
On February 23, 1995, hearing to provide for the
designation of the National Highway System, S. 440, and to
examine the President's proposed budget for Fiscal Year 1996
for the Department of Transportation, receiving testimony from
Mortimer L. Downey, Deputy Secretary of Transportation; Rodney
E. Slater, Administrator, Federal Highway Administration;
Ricardo Martinez, Administrator, National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration; Gordon J. Linton, Administrator, Federal
Transit Administration; Harry W. Blunt, Jr., Concord Coach
Lines, Inc., Concord, NH; Hank Dittmar, Surface Transportation
Policy Project, Washington, DC; Robert E. Martinez, Virginia
Department of Transportation; Francis B. and Francois, Virginia
Department of Transportation.
On March 23, 1995, hearing to provide for the designation
of the National Highway System, S. 440, and to assess the
effects of transportation conformity requirements of the Clean
Air Act of 1990 and the air quality programs of the Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, receiving
testimony from Virginia Governor George Allen, Richmond, VA;
Jane F. Garvey, Deputy Administrator, Federal Highway
Administration, Department of Transportation; Mary D. Nichols,
Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation, Environmental
Protection Agency; Kirk Brown, Illinois Secretary of
Transportation, Springfield, IL; William J. Roberts,
Environmental Defense Fund; and Brian R. Holmes, Connecticut
Road Builders Association, Wethersfield, CT.
On March 30, 1995, hearing to provide for the designation
of the National Highway Systems. 440, and to consider
transportation and safety matters, receiving testimony from
Senators Snowe, Lautenberg, Campbell, and Nickles; Rhode Island
State Senator William Enos, Providence, RI; New Hampshire
Representative Sherman A. Packard, Londonderry, NH; Illinois
State Senator John Cullerton, Chicago, IL; Mark L. Rosenberg,
Director, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA; Gary B.
Sauer, chairman, National Asphalt Pavement Association, Lanham,
MD; and Jed S. Billings, president, FNF Construction, Inc.,
Tempe, AZ.
On April 6, 1995, hearing to provide for the designation of
the National Highway System, S. 440, and to consider
infrastructural financing issues, as well as the status of the
Woodrow Wilson Bridge, receiving testimony from Jane Garvey,
Deputy Administrator, Federal Highway Administration; Jack
Herrity, chairman, Interstate Study Commission, Fairfax, VA;
Ann Stern, chairman, Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation,
New York, NY; Ralph Stanley, senior vice president, United
Infrastructure, Chicago, IL; and Daniel V. Flanagan, chairman,
Commission to promote Investment in America's Infrastructure,
Arlington, VA.
On July 13, 1995, hearing to conduct oversight of the
General Services Administration in the design, purchase,
construction, and lease of Federal buildings and courthouses,
and to consider S. 1005, a bill to improve the process of
constructing, altering, purchasing and acquiring public
buildings, receiving testimony from Roger Johnson, General
Services Administrator; Robert C. Broomfield, judge, Federal
District of Arizona, and chairman, Judicial Conference
Committee on Security, Space, and Facilities; James M.
Rosenbaum, judge, Federal District of Minnesota; and J. William
Gadsby, General Accounting Office, Washington, DC.
On November 2, 1995, hearing to conduct oversight of the
General Services Administration in the design, purchase,
construction, and lease of Federal buildings and courthouses,
and to consider S. 1005, a bill to improve the process of
constructing, altering, purchasing and acquiring public
buildings, receiving testimony from Roger Johnson, General
Services Administrator; Robert E. Cowen, judge, Third Federal
Circuit, and chairman of the Judicial Conference Space and
Facilities Subcommittee; L. Ralph Mecham, Director,
Administrative Conference of the U.S. Courts; Joel S. Gallay,
Deputy Inspector General, General Services Administration.
On May 7, 1996, hearing to consider the authorization
request by the General Services Administration for the Public
Buildings Program for fiscal year 1997, and to hear a proposal
to transfer GSA-owned property to Fairfax County, VA for the
possible future use as a site for a major league baseball
stadium, receiving testimony from David J. Barram, Acting
General Services Administrator; Robert E. Cowen, judge, Third
Federal Circuit, and chairman of the Judicial Conference Space
and Facilities Subcommittee; Thomas Sherman, Acting Regional
Administrator, National Capital Region, General Services
Administration; Katherine K. Hanley, chairman, Fairfax County
Board of Supervisors; Dana Kauffman, Supervisor for Lee
District, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors; William L.
Collins III, chairman, Virginia Baseball Club, L.C.,
Alexandria, VA; Lee Carson Fifer, Jr., counsel, Maguire, Woods,
Battle, and Boothe, McLean, VA, on behalf of the Virginia
Baseball Stadium Authority; and Addison L. Smith, West
Springfield Civic Association, Springfield, Virginia.
On June 25, 1996, hearing to conduct an oversight hearing
on the streamlined procedures proposed by the General Services
Administration for the leasing of Federal buildings, receiving
testimony from Robert Peck, Commissioner, Public Buildings
Service, General Services Administration; Thomas Sherman,
Acting Regional Administrator for the National Capital Region,
General Services Administration; Bruce A. Lehman, Assistant
Secretary of Commerce and Commissioner of Patents and
Trademarks, Department of Commerce; and Michael T. Shehadi,
Charles E. Smith Realty Co., Arlington, VA.
On September 11, 1996, hearing to conduct oversight of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 and to
review the role of Federal, State, and local governments in
surface transportation, receiving testimony from Hon. Federico
Pena, Secretary of Transportation; Kentucky Governor Paul E.
Patton, Louisville, KY, on behalf of the National Governors
Association; Virginia Governor George Allen, Richmond, VA, on
behalf of the Southern Governors Association; Mayor Bill
Campbell, Atlanta, GA, on behalf of the U.S. Conference of
Mayors; William Burnett, president, American Association of
State Highway and Transportation Officials; Carol Roberts, Palm
Beach, FL, on behalf of the National Association of Counties;
and Stephen J. Del Giudice, Prince Georges County, Maryland, on
behalf of other Association of Metropolitan Planning
Organization.
The subcommittee held one business meeting on May 3, 1995,
reported to the full committee S. 440, a bill to designate the
National Highway System, by a vote of 9 to 0, after agreeing to
an amendment in the nature of a substitute, and further
amending the bill.
Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Control, and Risk Assessment Meetings
During the 104th Congress, the Subcommittee on Superfund,
Waste Control, and Risk Assessment, under the leadership of
Subcommittee Chairman Robert Smith and Ranking Minority Member
Frank Lautenberg, had an active oversight and legislative
agenda in areas under its jurisdictiction such as Superfund and
interstate transportation of solid waste.
The subcommittee held the following hearings:
On March 1, 1995, hearing to authorize State and local
governments to regulate the interstate flow of solid waste,
after hearing testimony from Senator Coats; Senator Cohen; New
Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman, Trenton, NJ;
Representative Smith of New Jersey; Representative Pallone;
Edward C. Farrell, Executive Director, New York Conference of
Mayors and Municipal Officials; Randy Johnson, Hennepin County,
Minnesota, Commissioner; Johnathan H. Adler, Associate Director
of Environmental Studies, Competitive Enterprise Institute;
Tony Ciofalo, Vice President, Allied Waste Industries; Micah
Green, Executive Vice President, Public Securities Association;
Allen Hershkowitz, Senior Scientist, Natural Resources Defense
Council; and Michael Roush, National Federation of Independent
Business.
On March 10, 1995, oversight hearing of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA), hearing testimony from Carol Browner, Administrator,
Environmental Protection Agency; Don R. Clay, President, Don
Clay Associates, Inc., Washington, DC; J. Winston Porter,
President, Waste Policy Center, Sterling, VA; Edwin H. Clark
II, President, Clean Sites, Alexandria, VA; Michael Steinberg,
Morgan Lewis and Bockius, Washington, DC; John Shanahan, Policy
Analyst for Environmental Affairs and Energy Studies, Heritage
Foundation; Katherine Probst, Senior Fellow, Resources for the
Future; Lloyd Dixon, Institute for Civil Justice, RAND.
On March 29, 1995, oversight hearing of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA) concerning remedy selection and cleanup standards,
hearing testimony from Martin Yee, owner, White Spur Dry
Cleaners, El Paso, TX; Timothy C. Duffy, executive director,
Rhode Island Association of School Committees, Warwick, RI;
Richard Bunn, president, U.G.I. Corporation, Reading, PA; James
A. Goodrich, executive director, San Gabriel Basin Water
Quality Authority, Covina, CA; John F. Spisak, president,
Industrial Compliance, Inc., Lakewood, CO; Barry Johnson,
assistant administrator, Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA: Ronald Cattany, deputy director,
Idaho Department of Natural Resources, Denver, CO; Pat Murphy,
Concerned Citizens of Triumph, Hailey, ID; and Rose Augustine,
Tucson, AZ.
On April 5, 1995, oversight hearing of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA) concerning risk assessment issues, hearing testimony
from Curtis C. Travis, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN;
Steven J. Milloy, president, Regulatory Impact Analysis
Project, Washington, DC; Philip J. O'Brien, Director, Division
of Waste Management, New Hampshire Department of Environmental
Services, Concord, NH; Milton Russell, Joint Institute for
Energy and Environment, Knoxville, TN; Michael Parr, DuPont
Company, Wilmington, DE; Linda Greer, senior scientist,
National Resources Defense Council, Washington, DC; Elliot
Laws, Assistant Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency;
Richard Brown, vice president, Groundwater Technology, Inc.,
Trenton, NJ; Robert Franz, environmental remediation program
manager, General Electric Co., Fairfield, CT; Paul Miskimin,
senior vice president, Jacobs Energy Group, Inc., Pasadena, CA;
and Marcia Williams, president, Williams and Vanino, Los
Angeles, CA.
On April 27, 1995, oversight hearing of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA) concerning liability issues, hearing testimony from
Robert Burt, FMC Corporation, Chicago, IL, on behalf of the
Business Roundtable; Richard D. Smith, president, Chubb Corp.,
Warren, NJ; Kelvin Herstad, president, United Truck Body, Inc.,
Duluth, MN, on behalf of the National Federation of Independent
Businesses; Barbara Price, vice president for health,
environment, and safety, Phillips Petroleum, on behalf of the
American Petroleum Institute; Mary P. Morningstar, corporation
counsel, Lockheed-Martin Corp., Bedford, MA, on behalf of the
Electronics Industry Association; Richard S. Leavitt,
president, Chelsea Clock, Inc., Chelsea, MA; Lois Schiffer,
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources
Division, Department of Justice; Jan Paul Acton, assistant
director, Congressional Budget Office; Boyd Condie, City
Council Member, Alhambra, CA; Joe J. Palacioz, City Manager,
Hutchinson, KS; R. Brian McLaughlin, deputy attorney general
for the State of New Jersey, Trenton, NJ, on behalf of the
National Association of Attorneys General; Peter D. Prestley,
Simpson, Thatcher & Bartlett, New York, NY, on behalf of the
American Bar Association; and Ann Hill, assistant general
counsel, First Interstate Bank of Oregon, Portland, OR, on
behalf of the American Bankers Association.
On May 4, 1995, oversight hearing of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA) concerning the role of the States in administering the
Superfund, hearing testimony from Robert Varney, Commissioner,
New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services; James
Colman, Assistant Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of
Environmental Protection, on behalf of the Association of State
and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials; Russell
Harding, Deputy Director for Environmental Protection, Michigan
Department of Natural Resources; Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary,
North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Resources,
on behalf of the National Academy of Public Administrators;
David R. Tripp, Wichita, KS; Karen Florini, Environmental
Defense Fund; Kent Jeffreys, National Center for Policy
Analysis; and Velma Dunn, Phoenix, AZ.
On May 9, 1995, oversight hearing of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA) concerning the administration of Federal Superfund
sites, hearing testimony from Thomas Grumbly, Assistant
Secretary for Environmental Management, Department of Energy;
Sherry Goodman, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for
Environmental Security, Department of Defense; Frank Parker,
professor, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN; Mary
Morningstar, corporation counsel, Lockheed-Martin Corporation,
Bedford, MA; Barry Steinberg, National Association of
Installation Developers, Arlington, VA; Lenny Siegel, director,
Pacific Studies Center, Mountain View, CA; Christopher Jones,
Office of the Attorney General for the State of Ohio, Columbus,
OH; and Andrew Paterson, managing director, RIMTech, Pasadena,
CA.
On May 11, 1995, oversight hearing of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA) concerning natural resource recovery, hearing
testimony from Keith O. Fultz, Assistant Comptroller General,
General Accounting Office; Chris Tweeten, Montana's chief
deputy attorney general, Helena, MT; Charlie DeSaillan, New
Mexico's assistant attorney general for natural resources,
Santa Fe, NM; Keith Meiser, senior counsel, CSC Transportation,
Jacksonville, FL; Kevin L. McKnight, manager for environmental
remediation projects, Aluminum Company of America, Pittsburgh,
PA; Douglas Hall, Assistant Secretary, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration; Kenneth D. Jenkins, director,
Molecular Ecology Institute, California State University at
Longbeach; and Jerry Hausman, McDonald Professor in Economics,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA.
The subcommittee held one business meeting on March 15,
1995, to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act, S. 534, a bill to
provide authority for States to limit the interstate
transportation of municipal solid waste; reported bill with
amendments to the full committee.
Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear
Safety Meetings
During the 104th Congress, the Subcommittee on Clean Air,
Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety, under the
leadership of Subcommittee Chairman Lauch Faircloth and Ranking
Minority Member Bob Graham, undertook several oversight
activities and considered S. 851, the Wetlands Regulatory
Reform Act of 1995.
The subcommittee held the following hearings:
On June 29, 1995, hearing to conduct oversight of the Clean
Air Act of 1990 and regulatory oversight by the Environmental
Protection Agency of the Inspection and Maintenance Program for
vehicle emissions, receiving testimony from Becky Norton
Dunlop, Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources, Richmond, VA;
Tom Getz, Colorado Department of Public Health and the
Environment; Mary Nichols, Assistant Administrator for Air and
Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency; Lynn Scarlett,
Reason Foundation, Los Angeles, CA; Douglas Lawson, Reason
Foundation, Los Angeles, CA; and Michael Walsh, Arlington, VA.
On July 19, 1995, hearing to conduct oversight over the
wetlands provisions, to review provisions of S. 851 that would
amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, to review the
general provisions of section 404 of the Act and their
administration by the Federal government, receiving testimony
from Senators Frank Murkowski, J. Bennett Johnston, and Larry
Pressler; Representative Wayne Gilchrest; Dallas Harris,
Wrightsville Beach, NC; Flora Heckert, Virginia Beach, VA; Nan
Robbins, Paris, TN; Charles Jowaiszas (for Barry Horner),
Weartown, NJ; John Pai White, San Juan, PR; Jack McHugh, Ocean
County, New Jersey; Joseph L. Carter, Myrtle Beach, SC; John
Zirschky, Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Works,
Department of the Army; Robert Perciasepe, Assistant
Administrator for Water, Environmental Protection Agency;
Charlie Hollis, Wrightsville Beach, NC; Bernie Goode, Burke,
VA; Peggle Reigle, Cambridge, MD; William Spencer, Clinton, NC;
Carl Loop, American Farm Bureau, Washington, DC; Glen Spain,
Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman's Associations,
Sausalito, CA; Derb Carter, Southern Environmental Law Center,
Chapel Hill, NC; and Don McKenzie, Wildlife Management
Institute.
On August 1, 1995, hearing to conduct oversight of the
Clean Air Act of 1990 and Title V provisions of the Act
relating to industrial permitting requirements, receiving
testimony from David Hawkins, Natural Resources Defense
Council; Paul Eisele, Masco Corporation, Taylor, MI; Dan
Bartosch, Texas Instruments, Dallas, TX; Richard Wimbish,
Techform, Inc., Mount Airy, NC; Jeff Saitas, Office of Air
Quality, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission,
Austin, TX; Robert Hodanbosi, Division of Air Pollution
Control, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Columbus, OH;
Mary Nichols, Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and
Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency; and Steven Herman,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance, Environmental Protection Agency.
On August 2, 1995, hearing to conduct oversight over the
wetlands provisions, to review provisions of S. 851 that would
amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, to examine the
roles of State and local governments in implementation of
section 404 provisions and to review scientific criteria for
the functions and values of wetlands in the United States,
receiving testimony from Becky Gay, Alaska Wetland Coalition,
Anchorage, AK; Virginia Albrecht and Ted Brown, Foundation for
Environmental and Economic Progress, Boca Raton, FL; Janet
Llewellyn, Assistant Director, Division of Environmental
Resource Planning, Florida Department of Environmental
Protection, Tallahassee, FL; Scott Haussman, Chief, Water
Regulations Section, New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection, Trenton, NJ; Kevin Martin, soil consultant,
Raleigh, NC; Jonathan Tolman, Competetive Enterprise Institute,
Washington, DC; William Lewis, Jr., professor, Center for
Luminology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; Orie Loucks,
professor, Miami University of Ohio, Oxford, OH; Walter T.
McDonald, Vice Chair of the Environmental Committee, National
Association of Realtors, Washington, DC; Bob Szabo, National
Wetlands Coalition, Washington, DC; Jan Goldman-Carter,
National Wildlife Federation, West Chester, PA; Mark Davis,
Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, Baton Rouge, LA; and
Mark Tipton, president, National Association of Home Builders,
Washington, DC.
On November 1, 1995, hearing to consider S. 851, the
Wetlands Regulatory Reform Act of 1995, receiving testimony
from Dr. John H. Zirschky, Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil
Works, Department of the Army; Robert Perciasepe, Assistant
Administrator for Water, Environmental Protection Agency;
Bernie Goode, Former Chief, Regulatory Branch, U.S. Corps of
Engineers; John Echeverria, general counsel, National Audubon
Society; James S. Burling, attorney, Pacific Legal Foundation,
Sacramento, CA; Robert D. Sokolove, president, U.S. Wetland
Services, Inc., Bethesda, MD; Bill Lane, developer and private
mitigation banker, Lane Corporation, Goldsboro, NC; Steve
Moyer, director of governmental affairs, Trout Unlimited,
Arlington, VA; and Ken Bierly, manager, Groundwater Enhancement
Board, Oregon Department of Water Resources, Salem, OR.
On October 2, 1996, hearing to conduct oversight of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency and responses by other
Federal agencies to the damage caused by Hurricane Fran,
receiving testimony from James Lee Witt, Director, Federal
Emergency Management Agency; H. Martin Lancaster, Assistant
Secretary of the Army (Civil Works); Dallas R. Smith, Deputy
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign
Agricultural Services; Mayor Don Betz, and Karen Carter Dixon,
both of Wilmington, North Carolina; Mayor Koka Booth, and
William Garman, both of Cary, North Carolina; and David C.
Jones, Madison County Board of Supervisors, Madison, Virginia.
Subcommittee on Drinking Water, Fisheries, and Wildlife Meetings
During the 104th Congress, the Subcommittee on Drinking
Water, Fisheries, and Wildlife, under the leadership of
Subcommittee Chairman Dirk Kempthorne and Ranking Minority
Member Harry Reid, undertook a wide range of legislative and
oversight activities. These included oversight of the
Endangered Species Act, oversight of the recovery efforts for
salmon and steelhead trout on the Columbia and Snake Rivers in
the Pacific Northwest, Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of
1996, and authorization and expansion of the Nonindigenous
Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990.
The subcommittee held the following hearings:
On March 2, 1995, hearing to provide for improved
consultation among the Federal agencies responsible for
regulating the Endangered Species Act, hearing testimony from
James R. Lyons, Under Secretary for Natural Resources and
Environment, Department of Agriculture; Jack Ward Thomas,
Chief, U.S. Forest Service; Douglas K. Hall, Assistant
Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, Department of Commerce;
and Rolland A. Schmitten, Assistant Administrator for
Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Department of Commerce.
On March 7, 1995, hearing to consider S. 191 and S. 503, to
impose a moratorium on certain activities under the Endangered
Species Act, receiving testimony from Senator Hutchison;
Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt; David Wilcove,
Environmental Defense Fund; William J. Snape III, Defenders of
Wildlife; Robert E. Gordon, Jr., National Wilderness Institute,
Alexandria, VA; Rick Perry, Texas Department of Agriculture,
Austin, TX; James A. Kraft, Plum Creek Timber Company, Seattle,
WA; and Kenneth W. Peterson, Kern County, California, Board of
Supervisors.
On June 22, 1995, hearing to conduct oversight of the
Endangered Species Act and the policies of the National Marine
Fisheries Service for the protection of endangered and
threatened species of salmon at hydroelectric dams on the
Columbia River and Snake River, receiving testimony from Larry
Fidler, Aspen Sciences Limited, Cranbuck, British Columbia,
Canada; Wesley Ebel, biologist, Seattle, WA; Gerald Bouck,
biologist, Portland, OR; Margaret Filardo, Fish Passage Center,
Portland, OR; Philip Mundy, Fisheries and Aquatic Services,
Lake Oswego, OR; James Jay Anderson, University of Washington,
Seattle, WA; Will Stelle, Northwest Regional Director, National
Marine Fisheries Service; Michael Schiewe, Divisional Director
for Coastal Zones, National Marine Fisheries Service; Col.
Bartholomew Bohn, North Pacific Divisional Director, Army Corps
of Engineers; Doug Arndt, Senior Fish Program Planner, Army
Corps of Engineers; Ed Bowles, Anadromous Fish Manager, Idaho
Department of Fish and Game.
On July 13, 1995, hearing on the reauthorization of the
Endangered Species Act, receiving testimony from Bruce Babbit,
Secretary of the Interior; Douglas K. Hall, Assistant Secretary
for Oceans and Atmosphere, Department of Commerce; Michael
Clegg, acting dean, College of Natural and Agricultural
Sciences, Riverside, CA; Jane Lubchenko, professor, Oregon
State University, Corvallis, OR; Stuart Pimm, professor,
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; Mark Plummer, Discovery
Institute, Seattle, WA; Gregg Easterbrook, Arlington, VA;
Robert Irvin, Center for Marine Conservation, Washington, DC;
David Mazour, Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation,
Holdrege, NE; Judy DeHose, councilwoman, White Mountain Apache
Tribe, Whiteriver, AZ; John Harja, Western Governors'
Association, Salt Lake City, UT; Emily Swanson, Montana State
representative, Bozeman, MT; Dick Knox, Montana State
representative, Winifred, MT; and Dave Schmidt, National
Association of Counties, Linn County, Oregon.
On July 20, 1995, hearing on the reauthorization of the
Endangered Species Act, with an emphasis on species recovery
and provisions of the Act relating to international enforcement
issues, receiving testimony from Mollie Beattie, Director, Fish
and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Rolland
Schmitten, Assistant Administrator, National Marine Fisheries
Service, Department of Commerce; Allan Egbert, Florida Game and
Freshwater Fish Commission; Mike Scott, National Biological
Service, Moscow, ID; Robert Taylor, Director of Wildlife
Ecology, California Forestry Association, Sacramento, CA; David
Langhorst, Idaho Wildlife Federation, Ketchum, ID; John
Lambeth, Fairy Shrimp Study Group, Sacramento, CA; Robert J.
Weise, Assistant Director of Conservation and Science, American
Zoo and Aquarium Association, Bethesda, MD; Jeff Cilek,
Peregrine Fund, Boise, ID; Gerhardus J. Hanekom and Malan
Lindeque, Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Republic of
Namibia; Stephen Kasere, CAMPFIRE Association, Zimbabwe; Rams
Rammutla, South African National Parks Board, Republic of South
Africa; John Grandy, Humane Society of the United States,
Washington, DC; and Ginette Hemley, World Wildlife Fund,
Washington, DC.
On August 3, 1995, hearing on the reauthorization of the
Endangered Species Act, with an emphasis on the role of
economic incentives in species management and conservation,
particularly on private lands, the effectiveness of critical
habitat plans, and cost of conservation efforts, receiving
testimony from Carl Loop, Vice President, American Farm Bureau
Federation, Washington, DC; R.J. Smith, Competitive Enterprise
Institute, Washington, DC; Jim Sweeney, Champion International
Corporation, Washington, DC; Michael Bean, Environmental
Defense Fund; Washington, DC; Mike White, Hecla Mining Company,
Coeur d'Alene, ID; Sherl L. Chapman, Idaho Water Users
Association, Inc., Boise, ID; Steve Quarles, Endangered Species
Coordinating Council and American Forest and Paper Association,
Washington, DC; George E. Meyer, Secretary, Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources, Madison, WI; Murray Lloyd,
Black Bear Conservation Committee, Shreveport, LA; Brian Loew,
Riverside County Habitat Conservation Agency, Riverside, CA;
Charles E. Gilliland, Associate Research Economist, Texas A&M
University, College Station, TX; Randy Scott, Planning Manager,
San Bernadino, CA; Elliot Parks, Johnson & Johnson, San Diego,
CA; and Lindell Marsh, Siemon, Larson & Marsh, Irvine, CA.
On June 11, 1996, hearing to conduct oversight on the
recovery efforts for salmon and steelhead trout on the Columbia
and Snake Rivers in the Pacific Northwest, receiving testimony
from Major General Russell Fuhrman, U.S. Corps of Engineers,
Department of the Army; Mitch Sanchotena, Idaho Steelhead and
Salmon Unlimited, Boise, ID; D.W. Chapman, Boise, ID; Richard
N. Williams, Meridian, ID; William Stelle, Director for the
Northwest Region, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department
of Commerce; and Mike Field, member, Northwest Power Planning
Council, Boise, ID.
On September 19, 1996, hearing to consider S. 1660, a bill
to authorize funds for and expand the programs of the
Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of
1990, focusing on efforts to reduce the threat posed by
nonindigenous aquatic nuisance species originating from ballast
water discharge, receiving testimony from Senator Glenn; Rowan
W. Gould, Deputy Assistant Director of the Interior for
Fisheries; Commander Richard M. Gaudiosi, Chief, Plans and
Preparedness Division, Marine Safety and Environmental
Protection Office of Response, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of
Transportation; James T. Carlton, Maritime Studies Program/
Williams College and Mystic Seaport, Mystic, CT; Ann P.
Swanson, Chesapeake Bay Commission, Annapolis, MD; Stephen
Hall, Association of California Water Agencies, Sacramento, CA;
and Joseph J. Cox, United States Chamber of Shipping.
The subcommittee held the following field hearings:
On June 1, 1995, hearing on the reauthorization of the
Endangered Species Act, held in Douglas Hall, Douglas County
Fairgrounds, Roseburg, OR, receiving testimony from Rod
Johnson, an Oregon State Senator; Rudy Rosen, Oregon Department
of Fish and Wildlife, Salem, OR; Ann Hannes, Oregon State
forester; Doug Robertson, Douglas County, Oregon, Commissioner;
Jerry Rust, Lane County, Oregon, Commissioner; Mark Simmons,
Northwest Timberworkers Resource Council, Elgin, OR; Glen
Spain, Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman's Associations,
Eugene, OR; Jim Hallstrom, Zip-O-Log Mills, Inc., Eugene, OR;
Liz Hamilton, Northwest Sportfishing Industry Association,
Oregon City, OR; Paul Ehinger, Ehinger and Associates, Eugene,
OR; Ernie Niemi, ECO Northwest, Eugene, OR; Bob Doppelt,
Pacific Rivers Council, Eugene, OR; Mike Wiedeman, Oregon Lands
Coalition, Enterprise, OR; Mark Hubbard, Oregon Natural
Resources Council, Eugene, OR; Allyn Ford, Roseburg Forest
Products, Roseburg, OR; Bill Arsenault, Small Woodlands
Association, Elkton, OR; Penny Lind, Roseburg, OR; Curt Smitch,
Assistant Regional Director, Fish and Wildlife Service,
Department of the Interior, Olympia, WA, Regional Office;
Nelson Wallulatum, Columbia River Intertribal Fish Commission,
Bend, OR; Mack Birkmeier, Oregon Cattlemen's Association,
Joseph, OR; Bob Allen, Umpqua Watershed, Roseburg, OR; Jim
Ince, Umpqua Watershed, Roseburg, OR; and John Crawford,
Klamath Basin Water Users, Klamath Falls, OR.
On June 3, 1995, hearing on the reauthorization of the
Endangered Species Act, held in the Ramada Inn, 621 21st
Street, Lewiston, ID, receiving testimony from Laird Noh, Idaho
State Senator; Chuck Cuddy, Idaho State Representative; Lenore
Barrett, Idaho State Representative; Darrell Kerby, Bonners
Ferry, ID, City Council Member; Ron Gillett, outfitter and
motel owner, Stanley, ID; Ray Brady, Grangeville, ID; Jim
Hawkins, Custer County Agent, Challis, ID; Phil Church, Pulp
and Paper Resource Workers Council Union, Lewiston, ID; Sherry
Colyer, Bruneau, ID; Dave Wilson, Idaho Homebuilders
Association, Ketchum, ID; Rick Johnson, Idaho Conservation
League; Sam Penney, Nez Perce Tribe, Lapwai, ID; Falma Moye,
Blue Ribbon Coalition, Challis, ID; Mitch Sanchotena, Idaho
Salmon and Steelhead, Unlimited, Eagle, ID; Charles Ray, Idaho
Rivers United, McCall, ID; Bill DeVeny, Idaho Farm Bureau,
Riggins, ID; Mike Guerry, Idaho Woolgrowers, Buhl, ID; Bob
Adams, Community Grizzly Bear Plan, Priest River, ID; Ted
Hoffman, Idaho Cattlemen's Association, Mountain Home, ID; and
James Peek, professor, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID.
On August 16, 1995, hearing on the reauthorization of the
Endangered Species Act, held in the Interstate Oil and Gas
Commission Building, Casper, WY, receiving testimony from
Wyoming Governor Jim Geringer, Cheyenne, WY; Representative
Barbara Cubin from Wyoming; Dan Chu, Executive Director,
Wyoming Wildlife Federation, Cheyenne, WY; Connie Wilbert,
Chair, Northern Plains Regional Conservation Committee, Sierra
Club, Laramie, WY; Leah Talbott, Albany County Commissioner,
Laramie, WY; Larry J. Bourret, Executive Vice President,
Wyoming Farm Bureau, Federation, Laramie, WY; John Talbott,
Director, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Cheyenne, WY; rank
Philp, Wyoming State Representative, Shoshoni, WY; George
Enneking, Idaho County Commissioner. Grangeville, ID; Michael
K. Purcell, Director, Wyoming Water Development Office,
Cheyenne, WY; Richard Tass, Johnson County Commissioner,
Buffalo, WY; Steve Thomas, Wyoming Field Representative,
Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Cody, MT; Tom Christiansen,
President, Wyoming Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Green
River, WY; Jack Turnell, Pitchfork Ranch, Meeteetse, WY; John
Winter, Two Ocean Outfitters, Moran, WY; Terry Schramm, Walton
Ranch Company, Jackson, WY; Harold R. Fray, Jr., Casper, WY;
Kirk Koepsel, Northern Plains Office, Sierra Club, Sheridan,
WY; Tom Throop, Wyoming Outdoor Council, Lander, WY; Michael
Tokonczyk, Hulett, WY; Howard Ewart, Casper, WY; Nicky
Groenewold, Newcastle, WY; Dru Bower, National Coalition for
Public Land and Natural Resources, Cheyenne, WY; and Herman
Strand, Casper, WY.
The subcommittee held a business meeting on March 14, 1995,
to consider S. 503, a bill to amend the Endangered Species Act
to impose a moratorium on the listing of species as endangered
or threatened and the designation of critical habitat; reported
to the full committee with amendments.
Publication List--104th Congress
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S. Hrg. 104-42.......................... Water Resources Development Act........... February 14, 1995
S. Hrg. 104-48.......................... Environmental Protection Agency Fiscal February 15, 1996
Year 1996 Budget Request.
S. Hrg. 104-57.......................... Nominations of Shirley Jackson and Dan M. February 16, 1995
Berkovitz to the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
S. Hrg. 104-246......................... National Highway System Designation Act of February 23, 1995
1995, Part 1. March 23, 1995
March 30, 1995
Part 2................................ April 6, 1995
S. Hrg. 104-133......................... Flow Control and Interstate Transportation March 1, 1995
of Solid Waste.
S. Hrg. 104-122......................... Endangered Species Act: Review of Federal March 2, 1995
Agency Actions and Court Orders Under
Section 7 Provisions.
S. Hrg. 104-171......................... Moratorium on Provisions of Endangered March 7, 1995
Species Act, S. 191 and S. 503.
S. Hrg. 104-279......................... Superfund Reassessment, Part 1............ March 10, 1995
March 29, 1995
April 5, 1995
Part 2................................ April 27, 1995
May 4, 1995
May 9, 1995
May 11, 1995
S. Hrg. 104-243......................... Endangered Species Act Conservation March 17, 1995
Programs at Ft. Bragg, NC and Back Bay
National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia Beach,
VA.
S. Hrg. 104-166......................... Regulatory Reform and Environmental Laws.. March 22, 1995
S. Hrg. 104-366......................... Reauthorization of the Endangered Species
Act, Part 1 (ROSEBURG, OR). June 1, 1995
(LEWISTON, ID).......................... June 3, 1995
(CASPER, WY)............................ August 16, 1995
Part 2................................ July 13, 1995
July 20, 1995
August 3, 1995
S. Hrg. 104-291......................... Salmon Spill Policy on Columbia and Snake June 22, 1995
Rivers.
S. Hrg. 104-299......................... Private Property and Environmental Laws... June 27, 1995
July 12, 1995
S. Hrg. 104-195......................... Komi Region Oil Spills (Joint Hrg. with June 29, 1995
Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources).
S. Hrg. 104-507......................... Clean Air Act: Motor Vehicle Inspection June 29, 1995
and Maintenance Program.
S. Hrg. 104-367......................... Public Buildings Reform Act of 1995, S. July 13, 1995
1005. November 2, 1995
S. Hrg. 104-643......................... Wetlands Regulatory Reform Act of 1995, S. July 19, 1995
851. August 2, 1995
November 1, 1995
S. Hrg. 104-287......................... Clean Air Act, Title V.................... August 1, 1995
S. Hrg. 104-317......................... Nomination of Greta J. Dicus to Nuclear August 10, 1995
Regulatory Commission.
S. Hrg. 104-352......................... Nomination of Kathleen A. McGinty to the September 27, 1995
Council on Environmental Quality.
S. Hrg. 104-354......................... Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of October 19, 1995
1995, S. 1316.
S. Hrg. 104-368......................... Nominations of Phillip A. Singerman and November 7, 1995
John C. Albright.
S. Hrg. 104-425......................... Whirling Disease Response Act of 1995 December 9, 1995
(BOZEMAN, MT).
S. Hrg. 104-467......................... Striped Bass Conservation Act Amendments December 12, 1995
of 1996, S. 776.
S. Hrg. 104-518......................... Clean Water Act: Municipal Issues......... December 13, 1995
S. Hrg. 104-578......................... Oil Spill Prevention and Response
Improvement Act, S. 1730 (NARAGANSETT, February 14, 1996
RI). March 27, 1996
June 4, 1996
S. Hrg. 104-644......................... Wetlands Mitigation Banking............... March 14, 1996
S. Hrg. 104-645......................... Accelerated Cleanup and Environmental April 23, 1996
Restoration Act, S. 1285. April 24, 1996
S. Hrg. 104-515......................... Nomination of Hubert T. Bell, Jr., to be May 2, 1996
Inspector General of the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission.
S. Hrg. 104-699......................... GSA Public Buildings Service Program...... May 7, 1996
S. Hrg. 104-732......................... Salmon and Steelhead Recovery in the June 11, 1996
Pacific Northwest.
S. Hrg. 104-700......................... GSA Public Building Leasing Program....... June 25, 1996
S. Hrg. 104-545......................... Nominations of Nils Diaz and Edward July 24, 1996
McGaffigan, Jr.
S. Hrg. 104-745......................... Intermodal Surface Transportation September 11, 1996
Efficiency Act (ISTEA): Review of Federal
and State Roles.
S. Hrg. 104-746......................... National Invasive Species Act of 1996, S. September 19, 1996
1660.
S. Hrg. 104-733......................... Disaster Relief Efforts Following October 2, 1996
Hurricane Fran.
S. Prt. 104-3........................... Rules, Committee on Environment & Public January 1995
Works.
S. Prt. 104-61.......................... Activities of the Committee on Environment December 1996
and Public Works during the 103d Congress.
S. Prt. 104-76.......................... Legislative Calendar of the Committee on December 1996
Environment and Public Works, 104th
Congress.
S. Prt. 104-77.......................... Safe Drinking Water Act, As Amended by the December 1996
Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of
1996 (Public Law 104-182).
S. Prt. 104-79.......................... Committee Resolutions Adopted by the November 1996
Committee on Environment and Public Works
during the 104th Congress.
S. Rept. 104-51......................... Triploid Carp Certification (S. 268)...... April 18, 1995
S. Rept. 104-52......................... Interstate Transportation of Municipal April 18, 1995
Solid Waste Act of 1995, (S. 534).
S. Rept. 104-86......................... National Highway System Designation Act May 22, 1995
(S. 440).
S. Rept. 104-111........................ District of Columbia Emergency Highway July 12, 1995
Relief Act (S. 1023).
S. Rept. 104-113........................ Uniform National Discharge Standards for July 13, 1995
Armed Forces Vessels Act of 1995 (S.
1033).
S. Rept. 104-130........................ Corning National Fish Hatchery Conveyance August 7, 1995
Act (H.R. 535).
S. Rept. 104-131........................ Conveyance of the Fairport National Fish August 7, 1995
Hatchery to the State of Iowa (H.R. 584).
S. Rept. 104-132........................ Conveyance of the New London National Fish August 7, 1995
Hatchery to the State of Minnesota (H.R.
614).
S. Rept. 104-136........................ Battery Recycling (S.619)................. August 30, 1995
S. Rept. 104-169........................ Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments 995 (S. November 7, 1995
1316).
S. Rept. 104-170........................ Water Resources Development Act (S. 640).. November 9, 1995
S. Rept. 104-205........................ Conveying Land from Eufaula Lake Project, January 26, 1996.
Oklahoma (S. 1406).
S. Rept. 104-229........................ Corrections in Coastal Barrier Resources February 1, 1996.
System (H.R. 2005).
S. Rept. 104-232........................ Public Buildings Reform Act of 1995 (S. February 9, 1996
1005).
S. Rept. 104-252........................ Reauthorization of the Water Resources April 16, 1996
Research Act (H.R. 1743).
S. Rept. 104-253........................ Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife April 16, 1996
Management Reauthorization Act of 1995
(H.R. 2243).
S. Rept. 104-254........................ Water Desalinization Research and April 18, 1996
Development Act of 1995 (S. 811).
S. Rept. 104-255........................ Amagansett National Wildlife Refuge, East April 19, 1996
Hampton, NY (S. 1422).
S. Rept. 104-257........................ Kentucky National Wildlife Refuge April 25, 1996
Authorization Act (S. 1611).
S. Rept. 104-290........................ Wyoming Fish and Wildlife Facility June 25, 1996
Conveyance (S. 1802).
S. Rept. 104-291........................ Pettaquamscutt Cove National Fish and June 25, 1996
Wildlife Refuge, RI (S. 1871).
S. Rept. 104-292........................ Oil Spill Prevention and Response June 26, 1996
Improvement Act (S. 1730).
S. Rept. 104-336........................ National Environmental Education July 29, 1996
Amendments Act of 1996 (S. 1873).
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