[Senate Report 107-100]
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107th Congress Report
SENATE
1st Session 107-100
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REPORT TO THE SENATE ON ACTIVITIES
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON
ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS
FOR THE
ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS
November 29, 2001.--Ordered to be printed.
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COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS
one hundred seventh congress
ROBERT C. SMITH, New Hampshire JAMES M. JEFFORDS, Vermont,
JOHN W. WARNER, Virginia Chairman
JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma MAX BAUCUS, Montana
CHRISTOPHER S. BOND, Missouri HARRY REID, Nevada
GEORGE V. VOINOVICH, Ohio BOB GRAHAM, Florida
MICHAEL D. CRAPO, Idaho JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN, Connecticut
LINCOLN CHAFEE, Rhode Island BARBARA BOXER, California
ARLEN SPECTER, Pennsylvania RON WYDEN, Oregon
BEN NIGHTHORSE CAMPBELL, Colorado THOMAS R. CARPER, Delaware
HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON, New York
JON S. CORZINE, New Jersey
Ken Connolly, Majority Staff
Director
Dave Conover, Minority Staff
Director
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COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS
one hundred sixth congress
MAX BAUCUS, Montana ROBERT C. SMITH, New Hampshire,
DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN, New York Chairman
FRANK L. LAUTENBERG, New Jersey JOHN W. WARNER, Virginia
HARRY REID, Nevada JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma
BOB GRAHAM, Florida CRAIG THOMAS, Wyoming
JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN, Connecticut CHRISTOPHER S. BOND, Missouri
BARBARA BOXER, California GEORGE V. VOINOVICH, Ohio
RON WYDEN, Oregon MICHAEL D. CRAPO, Idaho
ROBERT F. BENNETT, Utah
KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON, Texas
LINCOLN CHAFEE, Rhode Island
Dave Conover, Staff Director
J. Thomas Sliter, Minority Staff
Director
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CONTENTS
Page
Summary.......................................................... 1
Committee jurisdiction........................................... 2
Full committee activities:
Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act............. 3
Water Resources Development Act.............................. 5
Estuaries Habitat Restoration................................ 5
Beaches Environment Assessment, Closure, and Health Act...... 6
Wildlife refuges............................................. 7
Neotropical birds............................................ 8
Pittman-Robertson Act........................................ 8
Junior Duck Stamp............................................ 9
Disaster Mitigation Act...................................... 10
Nuclear regulations.......................................... 11
Brownfields reform........................................... 12
Nominations...................................................... 13
Meetings and hearings:
Full committee hearings...................................... 14
Full committee field hearings................................ 21
Full committee business meetings............................. 23
Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and
Nuclear Safety hearings.................................... 33
Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and
Nuclear Safety field hearing............................... 37
Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure hearings... 37
Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water hearings...... 39
Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water field hearing. 43
Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Control, and Risk Assessment
hearings................................................... 44
Publication list--106th Congress................................. 44
107th Congress Report
SENATE
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REPORT TO THE SENATE ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT
AND PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE 106TH CONGRESS
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November 29, 2000.--Ordered to be printed
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Mr. Jeffords, from the Committee on Environment and Public Works,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
Mr. Jeffords, 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 106th Congress.
Summary
This report describes the activities of the Senate
Committee on Environment and Public Works during the 106th
Congress.
The committee noted with sadness the death of Senator John
H. Chafee of Rhode Island. Senator Chafee was a member of this
committee for 22 years and served as its chairman for 4 years,
until his passing on October 24, 1999.
The 106th Congress was a period of intense activity for the
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Under the leadership
of Chairman John H. Chafee, his successor Robert C. Smith and
Ranking Minority Member Max Baucus, the committee approved
numerous bills, many of which became public law, and approved
19 Presidential nominations. In addition, the committee and
subcommittees held 77 hearings and 15 business meetings.
The 106th Congress marked the culmination of several major
legislative initiatives for the committee including a
comprehensive Everglades restoration plan, a bill to provide
for the conservation and development of water and related
resources, a bill to encourage the restoration of estuary
habitats, and a bill to improve the quality of coastal
recreation waters.
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, his successor, Chairman Robert C. Smith, and Ranking
Minority Member Max Baucus, held 34 hearings and 15 business
meetings in the 106th Congress. The committee carefully
examined and successfully passed many environmental initiatives
throughout the legislative session. Listed below are the major
issues the committee considered.
Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act
On January 7, 2000, Senator Robert C. Smith held his first
hearing as the chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment
and Public Works. This hearing, held in Naples, Florida,
focused on the restoration of America's Everglades. It was
during this hearing that Chairman Smith committed to passing
legislation to authorize comprehensive restoration of the
Everglades before the end of the year in order to begin the
process to save and restore the ecosystem of the Everglades.
Also at the hearing committing to move forward on Everglades
restoration were the chairman and ranking member of the
Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Senators
George Voinovich and Bob Graham. A second full committee
hearing on Everglades restoration was held in Washington, DC on
May 11, 2000. Witnesses at that hearing included Jeb Bush,
Governor of Florida, Senator Connie Mack, and others.
The Everglades have long been recognized as one of the
nation's environmental treasures, equivalent to the Grand
Canyon, Yosemite National Park, or the White Mountains in New
England. The committee strongly believes that saving the
Everglades is an important part of preserving our nation's
natural heritage and conservation legacy. Following the
leadership of Chairman Smith, this bipartisan commitment on the
part of the committee allowed for a process that brought
together a variety of interests to develop a common sense,
effective solution to save the Everglades. That solution came
in the form of the ``Restoring the Everglades, an American
Legacy Act'' (REAL Act) that eventually was signed into law,
P.L. 106-541. This legislation to restore the Everglades has
been recognized as one of most historic pieces of environmental
legislation to pass the Congress in over a generation, and the
most ambitious environmental restoration ever authorized.
The need for this legislation arose from the unintended
results of congressional action more than 50 years ago. In
response to a series of devastating floods in Florida that
killed scores in the 1940's, Congress authorized the Central
and Southern Florida (C&SF) Project in 1948. The intent of this
project was to redirect water out of Lake Okeechobee into the
Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. Nearly 1.7 billion
gallons of water per day are diverted from the southern half of
the State. This water had once flowed through the so-called
``river of grass,'' supporting the habitat for hundreds of
species of animals, birds, reptiles, and fish. As a result of
the high volume of discharges of water, coastal estuaries are
in peril, while water needed for the ecosystem and regional
water supplies are wasted. The unintended consequence of the
1948 C&SF Project has been the slow demise of the Everglades
and its many habitats.
For several decades, this committee and the Congress have
taken steps to address many of the C&SF Project's unintended
harms to the natural system. The Water Resources and
Development Act (WRDA) of 1992 authorized a Comprehensive
Review Study (Restudy) of the C&SF Project. The Water Resources
Development Act of 1996 (WRDA-96) provided further direction in
the Restudy.
As required by WRDA-96, the Restudy or ``Comprehensive
Everglades Restoration Plan'' (CERP) was submitted to Congress
on July 1, 1999. The CERP defines the major project for
ecosystem restoration, water supply, and other water-related
purposes, as well as defining a process for implementation. The
CERP has 68 project components to implement over a 35-year
period. These components are expected to improve the
functioning of over 2.4 million acres of the South Florida
ecosystem; stabilize Lake Okeechobee water levels for littoral
zone health; improve urban and agriculture water supply;
improve deliveries to Florida Bay, Biscayne Bay, and other
coastal estuaries; and improve regional water quality
conditions, while maintaining the existing levels of flood
protection. In addition, the CERP will eliminate the damaging
freshwater releases to the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie
estuaries. A key element of the CERP is adaptive assessment, an
approach to monitoring the progress of the CERP, providing
built-in flexibility, and giving the implementors of the CERP
the opportunity to respond to unforseen circumstances by making
modifications, as necessary.
On June 27, 2000, Chairman Smith, along with Senators
Voinovich, Baucus, Graham and Mack, introduced S. 2797, the
``Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act'' (REAL
Act). The bill approved the CERP as a framework and authorized
the first of a set of projects and implementation procedures.
As such, the REAL Act represents the first stage of the
Everglades restoration process.
The REAL Act authorized ten construction projects using
proven technologies to provide immediate benefits to the
natural system, at a cost of $1 billion to be shared equally
between the Federal Government and the State of Florida. REAL
authorized an additional four pilot projects to test new and
innovative technologies that may be employed in future
restoration projects. The Act also required that future
components of the plan must have a favorable Project
Implementation Reports (PIR) from the Secretary of the Army,
similar to the Chief of Engineer's report. Future projects will
be authorized through the biennial Water Resources Development
Act (WRDA).
The REAL Act also employed an adaptive management and
assessment mechanism to provide an unprecedented level of
flexibility to modify and improve the overall plan as new
technologies and new methods become available. There are also
built in ``assurances'' that the environment will be the
primary beneficiary of the water made available through the
CERP.
This historic piece of restoration and conservation
legislation was ordered reported by the committee on June 28,
2000. The bill was reported to the Senate on July 27, 2000,
accompanied by Senate Rept. 106-363, and it was placed on the
Calendar. The REAL Act was then incorporated in S. 2796 (Water
Resources Development Act of 2000) and passed the full Senate
by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 85-1 on September 25,
2000. The House passed an amended version of S. 2796 that
included the Senate Everglades language. Following a conference
and subsequent agreement by both houses of Congress, the REAL
Act (as included S. 2796) was signed into law by President
Clinton on December 11, 2000 (P.L. 106-541).
Water Resources Development Act
The committee has jurisdiction over the water resources
activities within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Civil Works
program. During the 106th Congress, much effort was expended in
the biennial authorization of the Water Resources Development
Act.
Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee Chairman
George V. Voinovich, along with Chairman Robert C. Smith and
Ranking Member Max Baucus, introduced the Water Resources
Development Act of 2000 (S. 2796), on June 27, 2000, which was
referred to the committee. The intent of S. 2796 notably was to
provide for the conservation and development of water and
related resources, and to authorize the Secretary of the Army
to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and
harbors of the United States.
On June 28, 2000, the committee ordered the bill to be
reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute, and
on July 27, 2000, the committee reported S. 2796 to the full
Senate (S. Rept. 106-362). On September 25, 2000, S. 2796
passed the Senate 85-1. On December 11, 2000 the bill was
signed into law by President Clinton (P.L. 106-541).
This legislation authorized the Secretary of the Army to
construct a number of projects for flood control, navigation,
and environmental restoration. The bill also modified existing
Army Corps projects and authorized several project studies.
S. 2796 included other project-specific and general
provisions related to Army Corps operations. The bill
authorized funds for shoreline protection and restoration
projects. The funds are most often used to assist States in
repairing damage caused by coastal storms. This legislation is
vitally important for countless communities across the country.
For economic and life-safety reasons, we must maintain our
harbors, ports, and inland waterways, our flood control levees
and shorelines, and the environment. The bill also incorporated
the language of S. 2797, the ``Restoring the Everglades, an
American Legacy Act.''
Estuaries Habitat Restoration Act
Estuaries are those bays, gulfs, sounds, and inlets where
fresh water meets and mixes with salt water from the ocean.
They provide some of the most economically and ecologically
productive habitats for an extensive variety of species of
plants, fish, wildlife, and waterfowl. According to the U.S.
Department of Commerce, more than 75 percent of the commercial
fish and shellfish catch and 80 to 90 percent of the
recreational fish catch in the United States depend on
estuaries at some stage in their lifecycles. The commercial
fishing industry alone contributes $111 billion per year to the
national economy.
Despite the critical need for estuary habitat restoration,
there are few programs that specifically address estuaries. The
primary program for protecting and restoring estuaries is the
National Estuary Program (NEP). In testimony submitted to the
committee on July 22, Richard Ribb, Director of the
Narragansett Bay Estuary Program, indicated that the NEP did
not have sufficient resources to adequately address habitat
restoration in addition to addressing the broad range of other
problems included under its mandate. Furthermore, the NEP can
only accommodate a limited number of the estimated 130
estuaries in the United States. Estuaries that are not included
in the NEP program must compete for funding with a variety of
different waterbodies.
On April 20, 1999, Chairman John H. Chafee, introduced the
Estuaries Habitat Restoration Act (S. 835) to address these
needs. The goal of the bill was to restore a total of one
million acres of estuary habitat by 2010. The bill provided
incentives and other tools to help communities carry out
restoration projects and stretched limited Federal resources by
encouraging State environmental agencies, local communities, as
well as private and not-for-profit organizations to help share
the cost of recreation projects, and to coordinate the
restoration activities among the multitude of Federal and State
organizations and private conservation interests.
The committee marked up S. 835 on September 29, 1999.
Following the death of Chairman John H. Chafee in October of
1999, Chairman Smith continued the fight for passage of this
legislation with the help of the newly appointed Rhode Island
Senator, Lincoln Chafee. On March 30, 2000, the bill was passed
by the full Senate. Following passage in the House of
Representatives, a conference report was agreed to by the
Senate on October 23, 2000. On November 7, 2000, the bill was
signed into law by President Clinton (P.L. 106-457).
Beaches Environment Assessment, Closure, and Health Act
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (Clean
Water Act) was enacted ``to restore and maintain the chemical,
physical and biological integrity of the Nation's waters.''
There is a broad consensus that the Act has been largely
successful. From an environmental perspective, the Clean Water
Act has been directly responsible for removing more than a
billion pounds of toxic chemicals per year and over 16 billion
pounds of oxygen-depleting pollution from wastewater each year.
At the same time, however, it is clear that there is more work
to be done. In particular, coastal waters in some areas still
do not meet water quality standards, especially in areas near
pollution sources after a heavy rainfall. In recent years,
where water quality is monitored, pollution has caused closures
or advisories on thousands of occasions at coastal beaches
nationwide, while countless other beaches were not monitored at
all. While monitoring data have shown that beach pollution is
usually infrequent and confined to limited areas, additional
measures to address this ongoing problem are warranted.
Improving water quality at our nation's beaches, as well as
implementing monitoring and public notification programs, will
benefit all Americans who have a right to expect that they can
safely swim in the water. In the United States, over half the
population lives near a coastal area; the great majority of
Americans visit coastal areas to participate in recreational
activities. It is estimated that coastal recreation, and the
related tourism industry, together serve 180 million Americans,
support 28.3 million jobs, and generate billions of dollars in
goods and services every year.
On March 3, 1999, Senator Frank R. Lautenberg introduced S.
522, the ``Beaches Environment Assessment, Closure, and Health
Act of 2000,'' a bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act to improve the quality of beaches and coastal
recreation water, and for other purposes. This legislation made
several significant changes to the Clean Water Act to address
the lack of adoption by some States and Federal agencies of the
EPA's water quality criteria for pathogen and pathogen
indicators; the need to develop better scientific data to
improve water quality criteria; to provide greater consistency
between State monitoring and notification programs; and to
improve water quality monitoring and notification efforts by
Federal agencies over coastal waters.
On July 22, 1999, the committee held a hearing on S. 522.
On April 13, 2000, under the leadership of Chairman Smith, a
business meeting was held to consider S. 522 and H.R. 999, a
companion bill to S. 522 that was passed by the House of
Representatives on April 22, 1999 and referred to the Committee
on Environment and Public Works. During consideration of the
bills, the committee ordered reported H.R. 999 and S. 522 by
voice vote, in the text of a manager's amendment in the nature
of a substitute that strengthened Federal/State partnerships
and Federal assistance to the States. The text of S. 522, as
amended, was substituted for the text of H.R. 999. H.R. 999 was
then passed by the Senate on September 21, 2000. On October 10,
2000, the bill was signed into law by President Clinton (P.L.
106-284).
WILDLIFE REFUGES
On March 14, 1903, by Executive Order, President Theodore
Roosevelt established the first national wildlife refuge on
Pelican Island. Pelican Island is a small island in Florida's
Indian River. The refuge was established specifically to
protect the brown pelican. At the turn of the century, brown
pelicans were being hunted for their feathers for hats and
quills, causing a significant decline in the population.
Today, the National Wildlife Refuge System (Refuge System)
has evolved into the most comprehensive system of lands devoted
to wildlife protection and management in the world. Currently,
there are 526 refuges in the United States and its territories,
providing important habitat for 700 bird species, 220 mammal
species, 250 species of amphibians and reptiles, and over 200
fish species. The refuges range in size from less than one acre
at the Mille Lac National Wildlife Refuge in Minnesota, to 19.2
million in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. Each
year, the Refuge System attracts more than 34 million visitors
who participate in a variety of recreational activities
including observing and photographing wildlife, fishing,
hunting and taking part in system-sponsored educational
programs.
During the 106th Congress, the committee passed separate
legislation to establish three new wildlife refuges. The Cat
Island National Wildlife Refuge, the Red River National
Wildlife Refuge and the Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge.
H.R. 3292 (Cat Island) H.R. 4286 (Cahaba River), and H.R. 4318
(Red River) were all considered by the committee in a business
meeting on September 21, 2000, and ordered reported to the
Senate on October 2, 2000. The bills passed the Senate on
October 5, 2000 and were signed into law by President Clinton
[P.L. 106-300 (October 13, 2000), P.L. 106-331 (October 19,
2000) and P.L. 106-369 (October 27, 2000)].
NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRDS
Each autumn, some five billion birds from 500 species
migrate between their breeding grounds in North America and
tropical habitats in the Caribbean, Central and South America.
These neotropical migrants are birds that migrate between the
biogeographic region stretching across Mexico, Central America,
much of the Caribbean, and the northern part of South America.
They comprise a vast array of birds well known to many in the
Americas: ducks, other waterfowl, and dozens of other species.
In some parts of the United States and Canada, almost all of
the birds migrate to the tropics for the winter.
The natural challenges facing these migratory birds are
profound. Many migratory birds experience a relatively low
survival rate, due to nest predation and brood parasitism, as
well as natural competition among species, predation and
general hazards along their migratory routes.
As a result of these impacts, populations of migratory
birds have declined generally in recent years. Approximately
210 species of migratory birds in the United States are in
serious decline, with 90 species either threatened or
endangered under the Endangered Species Act. The Mexican
government has identified approximately 390 species of birds as
endangered, threatened, vulnerable or rare. Many of these are
neotropical migratory birds.
The Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (S. 148)
was introduced by Senator Spencer Abraham in order to
perpetuate healthy populations of neotropical migratory birds;
assist in the conservation of neotropical migratory birds by
supporting conservation initiatives in the United States, Latin
America, and the Caribbean; provide financial resources; and
foster international cooperation for those initiatives. This
bill required the Secretary of Interior to provide assistance
in the conservation of neotropical migratory birds. The bill
was referred to the committee on January 19, 1999, and on March
26, 1999, the bill was reported to the Senate and placed on the
Calendar. The bill passed the Senate on April 13, 1999. The
House considered the Senate bill and passed it with an
amendment on June 26, 2000. Following Senate agreement to the
House amendment on June 29, 2000, the bill was signed into law
on July 20, 2000, by President Clinton (P.L. 106-247).
Pittman-Robertson Act
The Pittman-Robertson Act and the Dingell-Johnson Act
(later called the Wallop-Breaux Act), authorized in 1937 and
1950, respectively, created user-pay benefit trust funds.
Together, these programs are called the Sport Fish and Wildlife
Restoration programs and are known more generally as the
Federal Aid program. Since its inception, the Pittman-Robertson
Act has provided over $4 billion for State wildlife restoration
projects; the Wallop-Breaux Act has provided over $3.6 billion
for State sport fish projects. In fiscal year 2000, the States
received a total of $434 million for the Pittman-Robertson and
Wallop-Breaux programs.
In December 1998, the Government Accounting Office (GAO)
began an oversight review of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service's (USFWS) administration of the Federal Aid program.
The GAO investigation found that the USFWS, among other things,
failed to maintain adequate controls over funds, expenditures,
and grants; used administrative funds inconsistently among
different USFWS regional offices; and had conducted limited
auditing of the use of funds. A 1993 investigation by the GAO
found similar problems. At that time, the USFWS indicated that
it was taking steps to address the problems. The 1998
investigation revealed that the changes promised had not been
implemented. During the 1998 investigation, GAO raised
significant concerns regarding the accountability, oversight,
and control of the Federal Aid program. Among other things, GAO
found that the USFWS had created two new programs unrelated to
the administration of the wildlife restoration and sport fish
programs and was funding these new programs with Federal Aid
program dollars. The two new programs were: the Administrative
Grants program and the Director's Conservation Fund.
In response to these issues, legislation (H. Res. 455) was
introduced and passed by the House. On April 6, 2000, H. Res.
455 was referred to the committee. This legislation addressed
the problems that were identified in the GAO report and
subsequent Congressional oversight hearings by making three
fundamental changes to the wildlife restoration and sport fish
programs. These changes were intended to enhance accountability
with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service with respect to the
administration of the Federal Aid program; to provide further
clarity regarding the use of administrative funds; and to
provide additional flexibility to the States for regional
conservation projects. First, the bill authorized a fixed sum
that the Secretary of Interior may set aside for administration
of both the Pittman-Robertson and Wallop-Breaux programs.
Second, the bill enumerated legitimate administrative costs and
limits the use of Federal Aid to those expenses. Finally, the
bill authorized a new Multistate Conservation Grant program to
allow for the use of some Federal Aid funds to be used for
regional projects.
On October 10, 2000, the bill was reported to the full
Senate with an amendment from Chairman Smith in the nature of a
substitute. The Senate passed the bill on October 12, 2000, and
after the House agreed to the Smith amendment, it was signed
into law by President Clinton on November 1, 2000 (P.L. 106-
408).
JUNIOR DUCK STAMP
Early America had an abundance of marshes and wetlands that
provided a home for an astonishing number of wild ducks, geese,
swans, brants and other waterfowl. Over time, a great deal of
our critical wildlife habitat has been lost due to changing
land use patterns and other causes. In addition, frequent bouts
of extreme weather have taken their toll. By the late 1920's,
hunters, conservationists and government officials became
concerned at the alarming decrease of waterfowl species.
To address the problem, Congress passed the Migratory Bird
Conservation Act of 1929. The Act authorized the Department of
the Agriculture to acquire and preserve wetlands as waterfowl
habitat. Although the Act was a step in the right direction, it
did not provide a permanent fund for the purchase of wetland
and waterfowl habitats. To rectify this situation, Jay ``Ding''
Darling, political cartoonist and chief of the Bureau of
Biological Survey, conceived of a unique idea to raise funds.
Ding Darling thought that stamps sold to waterfowl hunters
would generate funds to preserve the habitat. Based on Ding
Darling's idea, Congress passed and President Roosevelt signed
into law, the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act on March 16,
1934. More commonly known as the Duck Stamp Act, it requires
that all waterfowl hunters 16 years of age and older must
annually purchase and carry a Federal Duck Stamp. The revenue
generated from duck stamp sales is earmarked for the Migratory
Bird Conservation Fund to buy or lease waterfowl sanctuaries.
The Duck Stamp Program was such a success that in 1994
Congress created the Junior Duck Stamp Program. This extremely
successful program allows children from kindergarten through
the twelfth grade to participate in an integrated art and
science curriculum designed to teach environmental art and
science to students. Each student chooses one waterfowl species
to focus their efforts on throughout their course of study. At
the culmination of the course they draw that particular
species. Each State selects a Best-of-Show winner and enters
the piece of artwork in a national competition. The national
winning design is used to create the Junior Duck Stamp and the
artist receives $2,500. The national first, second, and third
place-winning students, their parents, and their art teacher
win a trip to Washington, DC, to attend the award ceremony.
On September 12, 2000, Chairman Smith, along with committee
members, Senators John Warner and Lincoln Chafee, introduced
legislation to reauthorize the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation
and Design Program Act (S. 3032). On September 28, 2000, the
committee ordered H.R. 2496 (the House companion bill to S.
3032) reported to the full Senate. On October 2, 2000, the bill
was reported to the Senate and placed on the Calendar. On
October 5, 2000, the bill was passed by the Senate and was
signed into law by President Clinton on October 19, 2000 (P.L.
106-316).
DISASTER MITIGATION ACT
The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act originally was enacted in 1974 and amended in
1988 and 1993 (P.L. 93-288). The Stafford Act provides the
principal authority for the President to provide assistance in
mitigating against, responding to, and preparing for disasters
and emergencies such as earthquakes, hurricanes, floods,
tornadoes, and terrorist acts. The mission of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which administers the Act,
is to reduce loss of life and property and protect the nation's
critical infrastructure from all types of hazards, through a
comprehensive, risk-based emergency management program. FEMA
programs are administered via ten regional offices (Atlanta,
Bothell (WA), Boston, Denton (TX), Chicago, Denver, Kansas
City, New York, Philadelphia, and San Francisco). FEMA also
works with a network of State and local emergency management
organizations and entities, as well as private sector
companies, in providing disaster assistance and mitigation
help. The Stafford Act authorizes Federal assistance in four
areas:
preparedness (e.g., emergency planning and
training);
mitigation (e.g., reducing potential damage
before disasters occur);
response (e.g., emergency assistance immediately
following a disaster); and
recovery (e.g., repair and reconstruction after a
disaster).
On October 5, 1999, Senator Inhofe introduced (S. 1691),
``The Disaster Mitigation Act of 1999,'' a bill to amend the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief Act to authorize programs
for predisaster mitigation, to streamline the administration of
disaster relief, to control Federal costs of disaster
assistance, and for other purposes. This legislation amended
the Stafford Act to authorize a new predisaster hazard
mitigation program (`Project Impact'), streamline management
and reduce associated costs thereof, and make other changes and
clarifications to existing law. The authority provided in this
3-year authorization was intended to formally authorize the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to encourage and
promote predisaster mitigation in different localities
throughout the country.
The committee ordered the bill reported on February 9,
2000, and on May 16, 2000, the bill was reported with an
amendment in the nature of a substitute by Chairman Smith,
Ranking Member Baucus, Subcommittee Chairman Inhofe, and
Subcommittee Ranking Member Graham. The text of S. 1691 was
substituted for the text of H.R. 707. H.R. 707, as amended, was
then passed by the Senate on July 19, 2000. On October 3, 2000,
the House agreed to the Senate amendment with an amendment. On
October 5, the Senate concurred with the House amendment with
an additional amendment that was then agreed to by the House on
October 10, 2000. President Clinton signed the bill into law on
October 30, 2000 (P.L. 106-390).
NUCLEAR REGULATIONS
Section 6101 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1990 (P.L. 101-508) required the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC) to collect fees-for-service from NRC applicants and
annual fees from NRC licensees. With regard to fees-for-
service, OBRA-90 required that pursuant to the Independent
Offices Appropriations Act, the NRC continue to charge any
applicant or other person receiving a service from the NRC a
fee covering the cost to the NRC of providing the service. With
regard to annual charges, the legislation directed the NRC to
collect annual fees from licensees that ``[t]o the maximum
extent practicable . . . have a reasonable relationship to the
cost of providing regulatory services'' and in an amount that,
when added to the amount collected in fees for service and the
amount appropriated for the Nuclear Waste Fund, would
approximate 100 percent of NRC budget authority for that fiscal
year. To meet the new requirement, the NRC adopted a policy of
collecting annual fees not only from reactor licensees, but
materials licensees as well.
Concerns were raised regarding the fairness of the fee
assessment structure. In the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (P.L.
102-486), Congress took steps to address one perceived inequity
by statutorily excluding certain federally owned research
reactors from the NRC annual fee requirement. In addition, the
1992 Act directed the NRC to undertake a review of its policy
for assessing annual charges, solicit public comment on
necessary changes to such policy, and make recommendations to
Congress on possible changes to existing law that could prevent
an unfair burden from being levied on certain NRC licensees.
After receiving NRC recommendations, Senator James M.
Inhofe, chairman of the Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands,
Private Property, and Nuclear Safety, introduced the ``NRC
Fairness in Funding Act'' (S. 1627) on September 23, 1999. This
legislation provided for a 5-year extension of the NRC's
authority to collect fees in an amount sufficient to constitute
100 percent of the NRC's fiscal year budget authority (less the
amount appropriated from the Nuclear Waste Fund), with the
addition of an exclusion for costs of those activities for
which it would not be fair and equitable to assess charges.
This bill would also amend current law to enhance nuclear
safety and physical security, increase NRC efficiency, and
maximize Commission resources.
The bill was marked up on September 29, 2000, and reported
to the Senate by Chairman Robert C. Smith on November 11, 1999.
S. 1627, with a managers' amendment, was passed by the Senate
on April 13, 2000. While the House did not take up the Senate
legislation, the fee fairness language from S. 1627 was
included in the Energy and Water Appropriations bill that was
eventually signed into law by President Clinton.
BROWNFIELDS REFORM
Nationwide, there are over 450,000 lightly contaminated,
abandoned former industrial sites known as ``brownfields''. The
redevelopment of these sites would not only provide
environmental benefit to the local communities by removing
contamination and preserving green space through redevelopment,
but would also provide for an increased tax base and inner-city
jobs. Unfortunately, today there exist numerous obstacles to
cleaning up and redeveloping these sites, from uncertainty and
liability concerns to financial risk. Under the leadership of
Chairman Robert C. Smith, Ranking Member Max Baucus, Superfund
Subcommittee Chairman Lincoln Chafee and Subcommittee Ranking
Member Frank Lautenberg, the committee moved forward on
brownfields reform legislation in the 106th Congress. The
Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act
(S. 2700) was introduced on June, 2000, by Senators Chafee,
Smith, Baucus and Lautenberg and received the cosponsorship of
66 members of the Senate. Due to circumstances unrelated to the
bill, S. 2700 was never able to move to the Senate floor.
Chairman Smith has stated that Brownfields reform legislation
will be a top priority for the 107th Congress and the committee
is optimistic that Brownfields reform legislation will become
law during the 107th Congress.
Nominations
The Committee on Environment and Public Works approved a
number of Presidential nominations during the 106th Congress.
The nominations that the committee approved and for which the
Senate gave advice and consent were as follows:
Appalachian Regional Commission
Ella Wong-Rusinko, of Virginia, to be Alternate Federal Co-
chairman of the Appalachian Regional Commission.
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
Paul L. Hill, Jr., of West Virginia, to be Chairperson of
the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term
of 5 years (Reappointment).
Paul L. Hill, Jr., of West Virginia, to be a Member of the
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of 5
years (Reappointment).
Gerlad V. Poje, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Chemical
Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of 5 years
(Reappointment).
Department of Commerce
Arthur C. Campbell of Tennessee, to be Assistant Secretary
of Commerce for Economic Development. (New Position)
Environmental Protection Agency
James V. Aidala, of Virginia, to be Assistant Adminstrator,
Office of Toxic Substances, Environmental Protection Agency.
Timothy Fields, Jr., of Virginia, to be Assistant
Administrator, Office of Solid Waste, Environmental Protection
Agency.
Gary S. Guzy, of the District of Columbia, to be an
Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Michael W. McCabe, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Mississippi River Commission
Maj. Gen. Phillips R. Anderson, U.S. Army, to be a Member
and President of the Mississippi River Commission.
Sam Epstein Angel, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the
Mississippi River Commission for a term of 9 years.
Brig. Gen. Robert H. Griffin, U.S. Army, to be a Member of
the Mississippi River Commission.
Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental
Policy Foundation
Eric D. Eberhard, of Washington, to be a member of the
Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and
Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation for a
term expiring October 6, 2002.
Anne Jeannette Udall, of North Carolina, to be a member of
the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and
Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation for a
term expiring October 6, 2004 (Reappointment).
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Edward McGaffigan, Jr., of Virginia, to be a Member of the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a term of 5 years expiring
June 30, 2004 (Reappointment).
Richard A. Meserve, of Virginia, to be a Member of the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a term of 5 years expiring
June 30, 2004.
Tennessee Valley Authority
Skila Harris, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring
May 18, 2008.
Glenn L. McCullough, of Mississippi, to be a Member of the
Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term
expiring May 18, 2005.
Meetings and Hearings
Full Committee Hearings
The full committee held the following hearings:
On February 24, 1999, to consider the President's proposed
budget request for fiscal year 2000 for the Environmental
Protection Agency, receiving testimony from Carol M. Browner,
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency.
On March 4, 1999, to consider the nominations of Gary S.
Guzy, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant
Administrator, Office of General Counsel, Environmental
Protection Agency, and Anne Jeannette Udall, of North Carolina,
to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall
Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy
Foundation. The nominees testified and answered questions on
their own behalf; Mr. Guzy was introduced by Senator Lautenberg
and Dr. Udall was introduced by Representative Udall.
On March 11, 1999, to consider S. 507, a bill to provide
for the conservation and development of water and related
resources, and to authorize the Secretary of the Army to
construct various projects for improvements to rivers and
harbors of the United States, and the President's proposed
budget request for fiscal year 2000 for the Army Corps of
Engineers, receiving testimony from Joseph W. Westphal,
Assistant Secretary for Civil Works, and Michael L. Davis,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Policy and Legislation, both of
the Department of the Army.
On March 17, 1999, to examine the loss of open space and
environmental quality, focusing on sprawl and development, and
related proposals, receiving testimony from Mayor Paul Helmke,
Fort Wayne, IN, on behalf of the United States Conference of
Mayors; Terry Kauffman, Board of Commissioners, Lancaster
County, Pennsylvania, on behalf of the National Association of
Counties; Richard Moe, National Trust for Historic
Preservation, Kathryn Hohmann, Sierra Club; Gary Garczynski,
National Association of Home Builders; and Nelson C. Rising,
Catellus Development Corporation, on behalf of the National
Realty Committee, and Steven Hayward, Pacific Research
Institute for Public Policy, both of San Francisco, CA.
On March 18, 1999, to continue consideration of the loss of
open space and environmental quality, focusing on sprawl and
development, and related proposals, receiving testimony from
Senators Landrieu, Feinstein, and Leahy; Maryland Governor
Parris N. Glendening, Annapolis; David Hayes, Counselor to the
Secretary of the Interior; Andrew Falender, Appalachian
Mountain Club, MA; Chris Montague, Montana Land Reliance,
Billings, MT; R. Max Peterson, International Association of
Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Roy Kienitz, Surface Transportation
Policy Project; and Ralph Grossi, American Farmland Trust.
On March 24, 1999, to examine voluntary greenhouse gas
mitigation activities issues, including actions and programs in
the United States, issues related to the design of a voluntary
action crediting program, and S. 547, to authorize the
President to enter into agreements to provide regulatory credit
for voluntary early action to mitigate potential environmental
impacts from greenhouse gas emissions, receiving testimony from
Eileen Claussen, Pew Center on Global Climate Change,
Arlington, VA; Tia Nelson, Nature Conservatory, Arlington, VA;
Dale A. Landgren, Wisconsin Electric Power Company, Milwaukee,
WI; Richard L. Sandor, Environmental Financial Products,
Chicago, IL; John Passacantando, Ozone Action; and Raymond
Keating, Small Business Survival Committee.
On April 28, 1999, to consider the nomination of George T.
Frampton, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of
the Council on Environmental Quality. The nominee testified and
answered questions on his own behalf.
On May 5, 1999, to consider the nomination of Timothy
Fields, Jr., of Virginia, to be Assistant Administrator, Office
of Solid Waste, Environmental Protection Agency, after the
nominee testified and answered questions on his own behalf.
On May 13, 1999, to consider issues relating to the
President's Clean Water Action Plan, receiving testimony from
Dan Glickman, Secretary of Agriculture; Carol M. Browner,
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency; Gary G. Beach,
Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, Cheyenne; John
Godbee, International Paper Company, on behalf of the American
Forest and Paper Association; Daniel F. Heilig, Wyoming Outdoor
Council, on behalf of the Clean Water Network; Ross Wilson,
Texas Cattle Feeder's Association, Amarillo, on behalf of the
National Cattlemen's Beef Association; and Jane Nishida,
Maryland Department of the Environment, Baltimore.
On May 25, 1999, to consider S. 1090, a bill to reauthorize
and amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Liability,
and Compensation Act of 1980, receiving testimony from Mayor
Jim Marshall, Macon, GA, on behalf of the U.S. Conference of
Mayors; Mayor Thomas Suozzi, Glen Cove, NY, on behalf of the
American Communities for Cleanup Equity; Tom Curtis, National
Governors' Association; Karen Florini, Environmental Defense
Fund; Red Cavaney, American Petroleum Institute; Claudia
Kerbawy, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Lansing,
on behalf of the Association of State and Territorial Solid
Waste Management Officials; Gordon J. Johnson, New York State
Assistant Attorney General, Albany, on behalf of the National
Association of Attorneys General; Bernard J. Reilly, Du Pont De
Nemours E.I. and Co., Wilmington, Delaware, on behalf of the
Chemical Manufacturers Association; Mark Gregor, Rochester, NY,
on behalf of the National Association of Local Government
Environmental Professionals; Mike Nobis, J. K. Creative
Printers, Quincy, IL, on behalf of the National Federation of
Independent Business; Mike Ford, Mike Ford Agency, Clark, NJ,
on behalf of the National Association of Realtors; and Wilma
Subra, Subra Company, New Iberia, LA.
On June 17, 1999, to consider S. 533, to amend the Solid
Waste Disposal Act to authorize local governments and Governors
to restrict receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste; S.
663, to impose certain limitations on the receipt of out-of-
State municipal solid waste and to authorize State and local
controls over the flow of municipal solid waste; and, S. 872,
to impose certain limits on the receipt of out-of-State
municipal solid waste, to authorize State and local controls
over the flow of municipal solid waste, receiving testimony
from Senators Specter, Warner, Robb and Bayh; Indiana's Lt.
Governor Joseph E. Kernan, Indianapolis; James M. Seif,
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection,
Harrisburg; Gary Sondermeyer, New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection, Trenton; Floyd H. Miles, Sr., Charles
City County Board of Supervisors, Providence Forge, VA; Dewey
R. Stokes, Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Columbus,
OH, on behalf of the National Association of Counties; Grover
G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform; and, Robert Eisenbud,
Waste Management, Inc.
On July 14, 1999, to examine transportation conformity
activities under the Clean Air Act and the effect recent
litigation may have on this program, and S. 1053, to amend the
Clean Air Act to incorporate certain provisions of the
transportation conformity regulations, as in effect on March 1,
1999, receiving testimony from Robert Perciasepe, Assistant
Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, Environmental
Protection Agency; Kenneth R. Wykle, Administrator, Federal
Highway Administration, and Gordon J. Linton, Administrator,
Federal Transit Administration, both of the Department of
Transportation; E. Dean Carlson, Kansas Department of
Transportation, Topeka, on behalf of the American Association
of State Highway and Transportation Officials; Jack L.
Stephens, Jr., Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority,
Atlanta, GA; Jacob L. Snow, Clark County Regional
Transportation Commission, Las Vegas, NV; Mark Pisano, Southern
California Association of Governments, Los Angeles; Michael A.
Replogle, Environmental Defense Fund, Washington, DC; and Jack
Kinstlinger, KCI Technologies, Inc., Hunt Valley, MD, on behalf
of the American Road and Transportation Builders Association.
On July 21, 1999, to consider S. 835, to encourage the
restoration of estuary habitat through more efficient project
financing and enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal
restoration programs; S. 878, to amend the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act to permit grants for the national estuary
program to be used for the development and implementation of a
comprehensive conservation and management plan, to reauthorize
appropriations to carry out the program; S. 492, to amend the
Federal Water Pollution Act to assist in the restoration of the
Chesapeake Bay; S. 1119, to amend the Act of August 9, 1950, to
continue funding of the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection
and Restoration Act; S. 522, to amend the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act to improve the quality of beaches and
coastal recreation water; and, H.R. 999, to amend the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act to improve the quality of coastal
recreation waters, receiving testimony from Senators Breaux,
Sarbanes, and Torricelli; Representative Bilbray; J. Charles
Fox, Assistant Administrator, Office of Water, Environmental
Protection Agency; Michael L. Davis, Deputy Assistant Secretary
of the Army for Civil Works; Mayor Martin L. Pagliughi, Avalon,
NJ; Ted Danson, American Oceans Campaign, Santa Monica, CA;
Linda Shead, Galveston Bay Foundation, Galveston Bay, TX, on
behalf of the Restore America's Estuaries; Richard Ribb, Rhode
Island Department of Environmental Management, Providence, on
behalf of the Association of National Estuary Programs; Michael
F, Hirshfield, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Annapolis, Maryland;
and Len Bahr, Office of the Governor, Baton Rouge, LA.
On September 23, 1999, to consider the nominations of
Richard A. Meserve, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission; Paul L. Hill, Jr, of West Virginia, to
be Chairperson of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation
Board; Maj. Gen. Phillip R. Anderson, United States Army, to be
a Member and President of the Mississippi River Commission, and
Sam Epstein Angel, of Arkansas, and Brig. Gen. Robert H.
Griffin, United States Army, each to be a Member of the
Mississippi River Commission, after the nominees testified and
answered questions on their own behalf. Mr. Hill was introduced
by Senator Byrd.
On October 6, 1999, to consider the nominations of Glenn L.
McCullough, Jr, of Mississippi, and Skila Harris, of Kentucky,
each to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee
Valley Authority, and Gerald V. Poje, of Virginia, to be a
Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board,
after the nominees testified and answered questions on their
own behalf. Mr. McCullough was introduced by Senators Cochran
and Lott, and Representatives Wicker and Pickering, and Ms.
Harris was introduced by Senator Thompson.
On October 6, 1999, to conduct oversight on the role of the
Tennessee Valley Authority in a changing electric power
industry, and to consider S. 1323, a bill to amend the Federal
Power Act to ensure that certain Federal power customers are
provided protection by the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, receiving testimony from Mark Medford, Executive
Vice President, Customer Service and Marketing, Tennessee
Valley Authority; Don Fuller, Paducah Power System, Paducah,
KY; Robert M. Hewett, Kentucky Utilities Company, Lexington, on
behalf of the TVA Watch; and Richard Munson, Northeast-Midwest
Institute, Washington, DC.
On October 7, 1999, to consider S. 968, to authorize the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make
grants to State agencies with responsibility for water source
development, for the purposes of maximizing the available water
supply and protecting the environment through the development
of alternative water sources; S. 914, to amend the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act to require that discharges from
combined storm and sanitary sewers conform to the Combined
Sewer Overflow Control Policy of the Environmental Protection
Agency; and, S. 1699, to amend the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water
pollution control revolving funds, receiving testimony from J.
Charles Fox, Assistant Administrator for Water, Environmental
Protection Agency; Mayor Raymond J. Wieczorek, Manchester, NH,
on behalf the CSO Partnership; Gerald E. Dorfman, Dorfman
Construction Company, Inc., Woodland Hills, California, on
behalf of the National Utility Contractors Association; Greg
Mason, Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority, Atlanta, on
behalf of the Council of Infrastructure Financing Authorities;
Tom Kamppinen, Michigan Department of Environmental Protection,
Lansing, on behalf of the Association of State and Interstate
Water Pollution Control Administrators; and, E.D. Vergara,
Southwest Florida Water Management District, Brooksville.
On October 13, 1999, to consider S. 188, to amend the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the use of
State revolving loan funds for construction of water
conservation and quality improvements; S. 1706, to amend the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act to exclude from stormwater
regulation certain areas and activities, and to improve the
regulation and limit the liability of local governments
concerning co-permitting and the implementation of control
measures; and, S. 669, to amend the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act to ensure compliance by Federal facilities with
pollution control requirements, after receiving testimony from
Senator Burns; J. Charles Fox, Assistant Administrator for
Water, Environmental Protection Agency; Bruce deGrazia,
Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental
Quality; Maryland Assistant Attorney General Mary Rosewin
Sweeney, Annapolis, on behalf of the National Association of
Attorneys General; Helen Walker, Victoria County Court,
Victoria, TX, on behalf of the Texas Counties Storm Water
Coalition; Doug Harrison, Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control
District, Fresno, CA, on behalf of the National Association of
Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies; Steve Fleischli,
Santa Monica BayKeeper, Santa Monica, California; and Jan Lee,
Oregon Water Resources Congress, Salem.
On February 3, 2000, to consider the nominations of Eric D.
Eberhard, of Washington, to be a Member of the Board of
Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in
National Environmental Policy Foundation, and W. Michael
McCabe, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Administrator,
Environmental Protection Agency, after the nominees testified
and answered questions on their own behalf. Mr. McCabe was
introduced by Senator Biden.
February 23, 2000, to consider the President's proposed
budget request for fiscal year 2001 for the Environmental
Protection Agency, receiving testimony from Carol M. Browner,
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency.
On May 2, 2000, to receive information on State
environmental success stories and environmental protection
program improvements, focusing on the EPA's relationship with
States, enforcement, funding, inspections, administration, land
recycling and brownfields, data management, non-point source
runoff, technology, and the ECOS/EPA Regulatory Innovation
Agreement, after receiving testimony from W. Michael McCabe,
Acting Deputy Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency;
Peter F. Guerrero, Director, Environmental Protection Issues,
Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division,
General Accounting Office; R. Lewis Shaw, South Carolina
Department of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia, and
Robert W. Varney, New Hampshire Department of Environmental
Services, Concord, both on behalf of the Environmental Council
of the States (ECOS); James M. Seif, Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection, Harrisburg; Brent C. Bradford, Utah
Department of Environmental Quality, Salt Lake City; Lynn
Scarlett, Reason Public Policy Institute, Los Angeles, CA; and
Erik D. Olson, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Jason S.
Grumet, Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management,
both of Washington, DC.
On May 11, 2000, to consider S. 2797, to approve the
Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan by providing for the
conservation and development of water and related resources,
and authorizing the Secretary of the Army to construct various
projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United
States, after receiving testimony from Joseph Westphal,
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works; Gary S. Guzy,
General Counsel, Environmental Protection Agency; Mary Doyle,
Acting Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and
Science; Florida Governor Jeb Bush, Tallahassee; Patricia
Power, Seminole Tribe of Florida, Hollywood, FL; Dexter
Lehtinen, Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, Miami;
Michael Collins, South Florida Water Management District,
Islamorada; Ken Keck, Florida Citrus Mutual, Lakeland; and
David E. Guggenheim, Conservancy of Southwest Florida, Naples,
on behalf of the Everglades Coalition.
On May 24, 2000, to consider proposed legislation that
would use revenue generated from Outer Continental Shelf oil
and gas production to fund coastal conservation and
restoration, and related activities, including related
provisions of S. 25, to provide Coastal Impact Assistance to
State and local governments, to amend the Outer Continental
Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978, the Land and Water
Conservation Fund Act of 1965, the Urban Park and Recreation
Recovery Act, and the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act
(commonly referred to as the Pittman-Robertson Act) to
establish a fund to meet the outdoor conservation and
recreation needs of the American people, S. 2123, to provide
Outer Continental Shelf Impact assistance to State and local
governments, to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act
of 1965, the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978,
and the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (commonly
referred to as the Pittman-Robertson Act) to establish a fund
to meet the outdoor conservation and recreation needs of the
American people; and, S. 2181, to amend the Land and Water
Conservation Fund Act to provide full funding for the Land and
Water Conservation Fund, and to provide dedicated funding for
other conservation programs, including coastal stewardship,
wildlife habitat protection, State and local park and open
space preservation, historic preservation, forestry
conservation programs, and youth conservation corps, after
receiving testimony from Senators Cochran and Landrieu;
Representatives Don Young, George Miller, Chenoweth-Hage,
Shadegg, and Tauzin; Jamie R. Clark, Director, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; David Waller,
Georgia Division of Wildlife, Social Circle, and Wayne Vetter,
New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, Concord, both on behalf
of the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies;
Rindy O'Brien, Wilderness Society; Rodger Schlickeisen,
Defenders of Wildlife; Michael Hardiman, American Land Rights
Association; Rollin D. Sparrowe, Wildlife Management Institute;
and Charles R. Niebling, Society for the Protection of New
Hampshire Forests, Concord.
On June 6, 2000, to consider S. 1311, to direct the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to
establish an eleventh region of the Environmental Protection
Agency, comprised solely of the State of Alaska, after
receiving testimony from Senator Murkowski; Romulo L. Diaz, Jr,
Assistant Administrator for Administration and Resources
Management, Environmental Protection Agency; Michele D. Brown,
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, and Ken
Freeman, Resource Development Council, both of Anchorage, AK.
On June 13, 2000, to consider the nominations of James V.
Aidala, of Virginia, to be Assistant Administrator for Toxic
Substances of the Environmental Protection Agency, Arthur C.
Campbell, of Tennessee, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce
for Economic Development, and Ella Wong-Rusinko, of Virginia,
to be Alternate Federal Co-chairman of the Appalachian Regional
Commission, after the nominees testified and answered questions
on their own behalf. Mr. Aidala was introduced by Senators
Lieberman and Roberts, Mr. Campbell was introduced by Senator
Frist and Representatives Bennie Thompson and Wamp, and Ms.
Wong-Rusinko was introduced by Senators Warner and Hutchison.
On September 12, 2000, to examine Department of
Transportation proposed regulations for metropolitan and
statewide transportation planning rules, implementation of the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and related
procedures for transportation decision-making, protection of
public parks, wildlife and waterfowl, and historic sites,
focusing on the proposed NEPA regulations and how they relate
to the environmental streamlining provisions of the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (P.L. 105-178),
after receiving testimony from George T. Frampton, Jr.,
Chairman, Council on Environmental Quality; Kenneth R. Wykle,
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Department of
Transportation; Lois J. Schiffer, Assistant Attorney General,
Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of
Justice; Carol A. Murray, New Hampshire Department of
Transportation, Concord; Jim Currie, Montana Department of
Transportation, Helena, on behalf of the Montana, Wyoming,
Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Arizona, and
Michigan Transportation Departments; Gordon D. Proctor, Ohio
Department of Transportation, Columbus; and Thomas R. Warne,
Utah Department of Transportation, Salt Lake City, on behalf of
the American Association of State Highway and Transportation
Officials.
On September 26, 2000, to consider S. 1763, to amend the
Solid Waste Disposal Act to re-authorize the Office of
Ombudsman of the Environmental Protection Agency; S. 1915, to
enhance the services provided by the Environmental Protection
Agency to small communities that are attempting to comply with
national, State, and local environmental regulations; S. 2296,
to provide grants for special environmental assistance for the
regulation of communities and habitat (SEARCH) to small
communities; and S. 2800, to require the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency to establish an integrated
environmental reporting system, after receiving testimony from
Senator Allard; Diane E. Thompson, Associate Administrator for
Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, Environmental
Protection Agency; George Dana Bisbee, New Hampshire Department
of Environmental Services, Concord, on behalf of the
Environmental Council of the States; Jeremiah D. Baumann, U.S.
Public Interest Research Group, Washington, DC; Deborah Spaar
Sanchez, Overland Neighborhood Environmental Watch, Denver, CO;
Kenneth Bruzelius, Midwest Assistance Program, Inc., New
Prague, MN; B. Roy Prescott, Jerome County Board of
Commissioners, Jerome, ID; and Benjamin Y. Cooper, Printing
Industries of America, Inc., Alexandria, VA.
On October 3, 2000, to examine the Environmental Protection
Agency's use of comparative assessment to evaluate and compare
risks posed by certain environmental threats, and EPA's Science
Advisory Board report on EPA's method for comparing risk,
focusing on lessons learned from the application of comparative
risk analysis in defining strategic goals for the environment
and setting priorities at the Federal, State, and local level,
after receiving testimony from Al McGartland, Assistant
Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation,
Environmental Protection Agency; Peter F. Guerrero, Director,
Environmental Protection Issues, Resources, Community, and
Economic Development Division, General Accounting Office;
Katherine Hartnett, New Hampshire Comparative Risk Project,
Concord; Michael J. Pompili, Columbus Health Department,
Columbus, OH; J. Clarence Davies, Resources for the Future,
Washington, DC; and Elizabeth L. Anderson, Sciences
International, Inc., Alexandria, VA.
Full Committee Field Hearings
The full committee held the following field hearings:
On July 7, 1999, at the City Council Chambers, Las Vegas,
NV, to continue consideration of the loss of open space and
environmental quality, focusing on sprawl and development, and
related proposals, receiving testimony from Senator Bryan;
Representative Berkley; Nuria I. Fernandez, Deputy
Administrator, Federal Transit Administration, Department of
Transportation; Oscar Goodman, Mayor, Las Vegas, NV; Bruce
Woodbury, Chairman, Southern Nevada Planning Coalition; Richard
Bunker, President, Nevada Resort Association; Mary Kincaid,
Chairman, Southern Nevada Water Authority; Patricia Mulroy,
Manager, Southern Nevada Water Authority; Robert E. Lewis,
President, Nevada Region, Kaufman and Broad Home Corp.; Jacob
Snow, Executive Director, Clark County Regional Transportation
Commission; Tom Stephens, Director, Nevada Department of
Transportation; Allen Biaggi, Administrator, Nevada Division of
Environmental Protection; Jim Gibson, Mayor, Henderson, NV, and
Chairman, Southern Nevada Strategic Planning Authority; and Jay
Bartok, President, Friends of Red Rock Canyon.
On June 3, 1999, at Pattered Lounge, the Faunae House,
Brown University, Providence, RI, to continue consideration of
voluntary greenhouse gas mitigation activities issues,
including actions and programs in the United States, issues
related to the design of a voluntary action crediting program,
and S. 547, to authorize the President to enter into agreements
to provide regulatory credit for voluntary early action to
mitigate potential environmental impacts from greenhouse gas
emissions, receiving testimony from State Representative Scott
P. Rabat, Warwick, RI; Ken Colburn, Director, Air Resources
Division, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services;
Kevin Fay, Executive Director, International Climate Change
Partnership; Steven Hamburg, Ittleson Associate Professor of
Environmental Studies, Brown University; and Peggy Fantozzi,
Chair, Massacusetts Commission for Conservation of Soil, Water
and Related Resources.
On December 14, 1999, at the Fairfield University School of
Business, Fairfield, CT, to consider public health and
environmental consequences of the mosquito-borne West Nile
virus, receiving testimony from Durland Fish, Associate
Professor of Epidemiology, Yale University School of
Environment and Public Health, New Haven, CT; Theodore
Andreadis, Department Head, Department of Soil and Water,
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station; Robert McLean,
Director, National Wildlife Health Center, U.S. Geological
Survey; and Jane Stahl, Deputy Commissioner, Connecticut
Department of Environmental Protection.
On January 7, 2000, in Naples, Florida, to consider the
report by the Army Corps of Engineers on the restoration of the
Everglades, entitled ``Central and Southern Florida Project
Comprehensive Review Study,'' receiving testimony from Carol M.
Browner, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency; Joseph
Westphal, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works;
Michael Davis, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil
Works; Mary Doyle, Counselor to the Secretary and Chair, South
Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force, Department of the
Interior; David B. Struhs, Florida Secretary of Environmental
Protection, Tallahasse, FL; Mike Collins, Chairman, South
Florida Water Management District, Islamorada, FL; Jim Shore,
General Counsel, Seminole Tribe of Florida, Hollywood, FL;
Dexter Lehtinen, on behalf of the Miccosukee Tribe, Miami, FL;
Nathaniel Reed, Hobe Sound, FL; Malcolm S. ``Bubba'' Wade, Jr.,
Senior Vice President, U.S. Sugar Corporation, Clewiston, FL;
and Nora Williams, Commissioner, Monroe County, Florida.
On February 16, 2000, at the Memorial Gym, Libby, MT, to
consider the Federal, State, and local response to asbestos
contamination in Libby, receiving testimony from Rita Windom,
Lincoln County, Montana, Commissioner; Brad Black, Medical
Officer, Lincoln County Environmental Health Department; Ron
Anderson, Director, Lincoln County Environmental Health
Department; Tony Berget, Mayor, Libby, MT; Todd Damrow, State
Epidemiologist, Montana Department of Public Health and Human
Services, Helena, MT; Mark Simonich, Director, Montana
Department of Environmental Quality, Helena, MT; William
Yellowtail, administrator, Region VIII, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Denver, Co; and Henry Falk, Assistant
Administrator, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry, Atlanta, GA.
On May 6, 2000, at the White Mountain Regional High School,
Whitefield, NH, to consider the proposed rule regarding Total
Maximum Daily Loads and its impact on the regulated community,
receiving testimony from J. Charles Fox, Assistant
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency; Harry Stewart,
Director of Water Division, New Hampshire Department of
Environmental Services; Philip Bryce, Director, New Hampshire
Division of Forests and Lands; John Hodsdon, Director New
Hampshire National Association of Conservation Districts; Eric
Kingsley, Executive Director, New Hampshire Timberland Owners
Association; Charles Niebling, Policy Director, Society for the
Protection of New Hampshire Forests; Ronald Poltak, Executive
Director, Northeastern Interstate Water Pollution Control
Commission; Joel Swanton, Manager of Forest Policy, Champion
International; Tom Buob, University of New Hampshire
Cooperative Extension; Nancy Girard, Conservation Law
Foundation; Scott Mason, Northwinds Farm, Coos County Farm
Bureau; David Paris, Water Supply Administrator, Manchester
Water Works; and, Commissioner Ronald Lovaglio, Maine
Department of Conservation.
Full Committee Business Meetings
The full committee held the following business meetings:
January 20, 1999
The committee agreed to committee rules for the 106th
Congress and announced majority party subcommittee assignments.
March 17, 1999
The following bills were ordered reported:
S. 507.--A bill to provide for the conservation and
development of water and related resources, to authorize the
Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for
improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, with
amendments;
S. 148.--A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to
establish a program to provide assistance in the conservation
of neotropical migratory birds;
S. 574.--A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to
make corrections to a map relating to the Coastal Barrier
Resources System;
S. 67.--A bill to designate the headquarters building of
the Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington,
DC, as the ``Robert C. Weaver Federal Building'';
S. 272 and H.R. 396.--Bills to designate the Federal
building located at 1301 Clay Street in Oakland, California, as
the ``Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building'';
S. 392.--A bill to designate the Federal building and
United States courthouse located at West 920 Riverside Avenue
in Spokane, Washington, as the ``Thomas S. Foley Federal
Building and United States Courthouse'', and the plaza at the
south entrance of that building and courthouse as the ``Walter
F. Horan Plaza'';
S. 437.--A bill to designate the United States courthouse
under construction at 338 Las Vegas Boulevard South in Las
Vegas, Nevada, as the ``Lloyd D. George United States
Courthouse'';
S. 453.--A bill to designate the Federal building located
at 709 West 9th Street in Juneau, Alaska, as the ``Hurff A.
Saunders Federal Building'';
S. 460.--A bill to designate the United States courthouse
located at 401 South Michigan Street in South Bend, Indiana, as
the ``Robert K. Rodibaugh United States Bankruptcy
Courthouse'';
H.R. 92.--A bill to designate the Federal building and
United States courthouse located at 251 North Main Street in
Winston Salem, North Carolina, as the ``Hiram H. Ward Federal
Building and United States Courthouse'';
H.R. 158.--A bill to designate the Federal Courthouse
located at 316 North 26th Street in Billings, Montana, as the
``James F. Battin Federal Courthouse'';
H.R. 233.--A bill to designate the Federal building located
at 700 East San Antonio Street in El Paso, Texas, as the
``Richard C. White Federal Building.''
The following nominations were reported:
Gary S. Guzy, of the District of Columbia, to be an
Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Anne Jeannette Udall, of North Carolina, to be a Member of
the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and
Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation.
The following committee resolutions were agreed to:
Youngstown, Ohio, Courthouse construction.
Middle Deep Red Run Watershed Project, Oklahoma.
May 11, 1999
The following bills were ordered reported:
S. 880, to amend the Clean Air Act to remove flammable
fuels from the list of substances with respect to which
reporting and other activities are required under the risk
management plan program, with amendments.
S. 559, to designate the Federal building located at 33
East 8th Street in Austin, Texas, as the ``J.J. `Jake' Pickle
Federal Building''.
S. 858, to designate the Federal building and United States
courthouse located at 18 Greenville Street in Newnan, Georgia,
as the ``Lewis R. Morgan Federal Building and United States
Courthouse''.
The following nomination was reported:
George T. Frampton, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be
a Member of the Council on Environmental Quality.
The following committee resolutions were ordered reported:
United Nations Mission, New York, NY, building resolution
Mount St. Helens water resolution.
June 29, 1999
The following bills were ordered reported:
S. 1100, to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to
provide that the designation of critical habitat for endangered
and threatened species be required as part of the development
of recovery plans for those species, with an amendment in the
nature of a substitute.
The following resolutions were ordered reported:
An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
The following nomination was ordered reported:
Timothy Fields, Jr., of Virginia, to be Assistant
Administrator, Office of Solid Waste, Environmental Protection
Agency.
July 27, 1999
The committee began markup of S. 1090, a bill to
reauthorize and amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Liability, and Compensation Act of 1980, but did not complete
action thereon.
August 4, 1999
The committee continued markup of S. 1090, a bill to
reauthorize and amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Liability, and Compensation Act of 1980, but did not complete
action thereon.
September 29, 1999
The following bills were ordered reported:
S. 1652.--A bill to designate the Old Executive Office
Building located at 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, in
Washington, District of Columbia, as the Dwight D. Eisenhower
Executive Office Building;
S. 1567.--A bill to designate the United States courthouse
located at 223 Broad Street in Albany, Georgia, as the ``C.B.
King United States Courthouse'';
S. 1595.--A bill to designate the United States courthouse
at 401 West Washington Street in Phoenix, Arizona, as the
``Sandra Day O'Connor United States Courthouse'';
H.R. 560.--A bill to designate the Federal building and
United States courthouse located at the intersection of
Comercio and San Justo Streets, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as
the ``Jose V. Toledo Federal Building and United States
Courthouse'';
S. 835.--A bill to encourage the restoration of estuary
habitat through more efficient project financing and enhanced
coordination of Federal and non-Federal restoration programs,
with an amendment;
S. 492.--A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act to assist in the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay;
S. 1119.--A bill to amend the Act of August 9, 1950, to
continue funding of the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection
and Restoration Act;
S. 1632.--A bill to extend the authorization of
appropriations for activities at Long Island Sound;
An original bill to provide that certain environmental
reports shall continue to be required to be submitted;
S. 1398.--A bill to clarify certain boundaries on maps
relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System, with an
amendment in the nature of a substitute;
H.R. 2724.--A bill to make technical corrections to the
Water Resources Development Act of 1999, with an amendment in
the nature of a substitute;
S. 1144.--A bill to provide increased flexibility in use of
highway funding, with amendments;
S. 1627.--A bill to extend the authority of the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission to collect fees through 2004, with an
amendment in the nature of a substitute;
S. 1053.--A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to incorporate
certain provisions of the transportation conformity
regulations, as in effect on March 1, 1999, with an amendment
in the nature of a substitute;
H.R. 2454.--A bill to assure the long-term conservation of
mid-continent light geese and the biological diversity of the
ecosystem upon which many North American migratory birds
depend, by directing the Secretary of the Interior to implement
rules to reduce the overabundant population of mid-continent
light geese, with an amendment.
The following nominations were ordered reported:
Richard A. Meserve, of Virginia, to be a Member of the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Paul L. Hill, Jr, of West Virginia, to be Chairperson of
the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board.
Maj. Gen. Phillip R. Anderson, United States Army, to be a
Member and President of the Mississippi River Commission.
Sam Epstein Angel, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the
Mississippi River Commission.
Brig. Gen. Robert H. Griffin, United States Army, to be a
Member of the Mississippi River Commission.
The following committee resolutions for public buildings
were ordered reported:
1. Repair and Alteration Projects
Modernization or replacement of various
elevators in buildings, $17,095,000;
Modernization of Frank M. Johnson, Jr.
Federal Building in Montgomery, Alabama, $11,606,000;
Alteration of Federal Building and U.S.
Courthouse in Anchorage, Alaska, $21,098,000;
Alteration of U.S. Geological Survey Building
One in Menlo, California, $6,831,000;
Alteration of U.S. Geological Survey Building
Two in Menlo, California, $5,284,000;
Alteration of John E. Moss Federal Building
and Courthouse Sacramento, California, $7,948,000;
Alteration of Metro West Building in
Baltimore, MD, $36,705,000;
Alteration of Annex Building in Woodlawn, MD,
$25,890,000;
Alteration of Bishop H. Whipple Federal
Building in Fort Snelling, MN, $10,989,000;
Alteration of Senator Dennis Chavez Federal
Building in Albuquerque, NM, $8,537,000;
Alteration of the Anthony J. Celebrezze
Federal Building, Cleveland, OH $7,234,000;
Alteration of 1724 F Street, NW in Washington
DC, $2,734,000;
Alteration of the U.S. Customhouse in New
Orleans, LA $8,500,000;
2. Advanced Design Program
Phoenix, AZ Federal Building Courthouse,
$1,428,000;
Lakewood, CO Building 67, $676,000;
Washington, DC Mary E. Switzer Memorial
Building, $2,392,000;
Jacksonville, FL Charles E. Bennett Federal
Building, $1,930,000;
Chicago, IL Federal Building, $1,372,000;
Des Moines, IA Federal Building, $988,000;
Baltimore, MD Fallon Federal Building,
$1,120,000;
Detroit, MI P.V. McNamara Federal Building,
$1,734,000;
Kansas City, MO Federal Building, $793,000;
Portsmouth, NH Thomas McIntyre Federal
Building, $829,000;
Las Vegas, NV Foley Federal Building,
$1,365,000;
Dallas, TX Cabell Federal Building-
Courthouse, $1,360,000;
Seattle, WA Henry M. Jackson Federal
Building, $1,728,000;
3. Construction projects
Site and design:
Roosville, Montana, $753,000;
Fort Hancock, Texas, $277,000.
Construction:
Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, $8,263,000;
Sweetgrass, Montana, $11,480,000;
Oroville, Washington, $11,206,000;
Social Security Administration Day Care
Center, Woodlawn, Maryland, $6,622,000;
Federal Campus in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to
replace the Alfred Murrah Building, $40,400,000.
Demolition:
U.S. Mission to the United Nations, New York,
New York, $4,300,000.
4. Leases
Department of Justice, Washington DC,
$3,650,400;
Small Business Administration, Washington DC,
$10,516,240;
National Institutes of Health, Montgomery
County, MD, $2,394,630;
Department of Health and Human Services,
Maryland, $4,827,303;
Internal Revenue Service, Las Vegas, NV,
$2,683,692;
Internal Revenue Service, in Nassau County,
NY, $3,191,250;
Internal Revenue Service in Philadelphia, PA,
$6,726,312;
Department of Defense, Alexandria, VA,
$8,971,904;
Department of Defense, Arlington, VA,
$4,070,730;
Department of State, Arlington, VA,
$4,494,362;
Immigration and Naturalization Service,
Seattle, WA, $4,375,000;
Department of Education, San Francisco, CA,
$3,123,000 ;
Department of Health and Human Services, San
Francisco, CA, $5,296,500;
Internal Revenue Service, San Francisco, CA,
$4,185,000;
National Park Service, San Francisco, CA.
$2,623,500;
Department of Education, Washington, DC,
$9,149,720;
Department of Transportation, Washington, DC.
$40,113,836;
U.S. Southern Command Headquarters, Miami,
FL, $3,783,000.
October 19, 1999
The committee ordered reported the nominations of Skila
Harris, of Kentucky, and Glenn L. McCullough, Jr, of
Mississippi, both to be Members of the Board of Directors of
the Tennessee Valley Authority, and Gerald V. Poje, of
Virginia, to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard
Investigation Board.
February 9, 2000
The committee amended the committee rules to change the
name of the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Drinking
Water to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water.
The following bills were ordered reported:
S. 1653.--A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Fish
and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act;
S. 1752.--A bill to reauthorize and amend the Coastal
Barrier Resources Act, with an amendment;
S. 1946.--A bill to amend the National Environmental
Education Act to redesignate that Act as the ``John H. Chafee
Environmental Education Act'', to establish the John H. Chafee
Memorial Fellowship Program, and to extend the programs under
that Act, with amendments;
S. 1794.--A bill to designate the Federal courthouse at 145
East Simpson Avenue in Jackson, Wyoming, as the ``Clifford P.
Hansen Federal Courthouse'';
S. 1691.--A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize programs for
predisaster mitigation, to streamline the administration of
disaster relief, to control the Federal costs of disaster
assistance, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
H.R. 707.--A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize a program for
predisaster mitigation, to streamline the administration of
disaster relief, to control the Federal costs of disaster
assistance.
The following nominations were ordered reported:
Eric D. Eberhard, of Washington, to be a Member of the
Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and
Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation; and
W. Michael McCabe, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
April 13, 2000
The following bills were ordered reported:
S. 522.--A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act to improve the quality of beaches and coastal
recreation water, with an amendment in the nature of a
substitute;
H.R. 999.--A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act to improve the quality of coastal recreation
waters;
S. 2370.--A bill to designate the Federal Building located
at 500 Pearl Street in New York City, New York, as the ``Daniel
Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse'';
H.R. 2412.--A bill to designate the Federal building and
United States courthouse located at 1300 South Harrison Street
in Fort Wayne, Indiana, as the ``E. Ross Adair Federal Building
and United States Courthouse'';
S. 2297.--A bill to reauthorize the Water Resources
Research Act of 1984.
The following nomination was ordered reported:
Edward McGaffigan, Jr., of Virginia, to be a Member of the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
June 28, 2000
The following bills were ordered reported:
S. 2796.--A bill to provide for the conservation and
development of water and related resources, to authorize the
Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for
improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and
for other purposes (text of S. 2797 incorporated in this
measure).
S. 2797.--A bill to authorize an Everglades Restoration
Plan.
The following resolutions were agreed to:
A resolution requesting the review of the report of the
Chief of Engineers on the Columbia and Lower Willamette Rivers
below Vancouver, Washington, and Portland, Oregon, published as
House Document 452 of the Eighty-seventh Congress.
The following public building resolutions were agreed to:
Alterations:
Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building, Salt
Lake City, Utah--$21,199,000.
Federal Building-U.S. Courthouse, Phoenix,
Arizona--$26,962,000.
U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania--$54,144,000.
U.S. Courthouse, 40 Foley Square, New York,
New York--$5,037,000.
Potter Stewart U.S. Courthouse, Cincinnati,
Ohio--$18,434,000.
Santa Ana Federal Building, Santa Ana,
California--$27,864,000.
Internal Revenue Service Headquarters
building, Washington, DC--$52,171,000.
Social Security Administration National
Computer Center, Woodlawn, Maryland--$28,775,000.
P.V. McNamara Federal Building, Detroit,
Michigan--$26,999,000.
Richard Bolling Federal Building, Kansas
City, Missouri--$25,882,000.
Federal Building, 8930 Ward Parkway, Kansas
City, Missouri--$8,964,000.
Federal Building, 811 Grand, Kansas City,
Missouri--$4,304,000.
J.W. Powell Federal Building, Reston, VA--
$22,993,000.
Edward Zorinsky Federal Building, Omaha,
Nebraska--$45,960,000.
Design projects:
Robert N. Giaimo Federal Building, New Haven,
Connecticut--$987,000.
GSA Regional Office Building, Washington,
DC--$3,770,000.
U.S. Courthouse, Tallahassee, Florida--
$518,000.
U.S. Courthouse, Davenport, Iowa--$790,000.
Federal Office Building No. 3, Suitland,
Maryland--$5,200,000.
Federal Office Building No. 104/105
Goodfellow, St. Louis, Missouri--$ 1,208,000.
Anthony J. Celebrezze Federal Building,
Cleveland, Ohio--$1,464,000.
Howard M. Metzenbaum U.S. Courthouse,
Cleveland, Ohio--$1,545,000.
U.S. Courthouse, Muskogee, Oklahoma--
$823,000.
Moorhead Federal Building, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania--$3,464,000.
U.S. Courthouse, Milwaukee, Wisconsin--
$774,000.
Leases:
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Cleveland,
Ohio.
National Park Service, San Francisco,
California.
Department of the Interior, Washington, DC.
Internal Revenue Service, Fresno, California.
Department of Justice, Washington, DC.
Multiple agencies, 1120 Vermont Avenue NW,
Washington, DC.
Department of Housing and Urban Development,
Washington, DC.
Social Security Administration, Security West
Building, Woodlawn, Maryland.
Department of Health and Human Services,
Rockville, Maryland.
Immigration and Naturalization Service,
Garden City, New York.
Internal Revenue Service, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
Department of Defense, Ballston Center Tower
1, Arlington, Virginia.
Department of Labor, Ballston Center Tower 3,
Arlington, Virginia.
Executive Office of Immigration Review,
Northern Virginia.
July 26, 2000
The following bills were ordered reported:
S. 2417.--A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act to increase funding for State non-point source
pollution control programs, and for other purposes.
S. 1109.--A bill to conserve global bear populations by
prohibiting the importation, exportation, and interstate trade
of bear viscera and items, products, or substances containing,
or labeled or advertised as containing, bear viscera, and for
other purposes.
S. 2878.--A bill to commemorate the centennial of the
establishment of the first national wildlife refuge in the
United States on March 14, 1903, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1729.--A bill to designate the Federal facility
located at 1301 Emmet Street in Charlottesville, Virginia, as
the ``Pamela B. Gwin Hall''.
H.R. 1901.--A bill to designate the United States border
station located in Pharr, Texas, as the ``Kika de la Garza
United States Border Station''.
H.R. 1959.--A bill to designate the Federal building
located at 743 East Durango Boulevard in San Antonio, Texas, as
the ``Adrian A. Spears Judicial Training Center''.
H.R. 4608.--A bill to designate the United States
courthouse located at 220 West Depot Street in Greeneville,
Tennessee, as the ``James H. Quillen United States
Courthouse''.
The following nominations were ordered reported:
Arthur C. Campbell, Assistant Secretary for Economic
Development, Department of Commerce.
Ella Wong-Rusinko, Alternate Federal Co-Chairman,
Appalachian Regional Commission.
The following committee resolutions were agreed to:
Snake River Watershed, Minnesota.
Site acquisition/design:
U.S. Courthouse, Mobile, Alabama--$7,782,000.
U.S. Courthouse, Richmond, Virginia--
$19,581,000.
U.S. Courthouse, Norfolk, Virginia--
$10,593,000.
U.S. Courthouse, Las Cruces, New Mexico--
$3,040,000.
U.S. Courthouse, Rockford, Illinois--
$2,837,000.
U.S. Courthouse, Cedar Rapids, Iowa--
$13,606,000.
U.S. Courthouse, Nashville, Tennessee--
$13,784,000.
U.S. Courthouse, Los Angeles, California--
$36,203,000.
U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, New York--
$3,599,000.
U.S. Courthouse, El Paso, Texas--$8,473,000.
U.S. Post Office-Courthouse, Little Rock,
Arkansas--$1,820,000.
U.S. Border Station, Jackman, Maine--
$619,000.
U.S. Border Station, Del Rio, Texas--
$1,832,000.
U.S. Border Station, Eagle Pass, Texas--
$2,212,000.
U.S. Border Station, Raymond, Montana--
$577,000.
Federal Bureau of Investigation Field Office,
Houston, Texas--$6,145,000.
Design and construction:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, Suitland, Maryland--$51,737,000.
Construction:
U.S. Courthouse, Fresno, California--
$111,737,000.
U.S. Courthouse, Erie, Pennsylvania--
$26,969,000.
U.S. Courthouse, Seattle, Washington,--
$186,421,000.
U.S. Courthouse, Gulfport, Mississippi--
$42,715,000.
U.S. Courthouse, Miami, Florida--
$121,946,000.
U.S. Border Station, Eureka, Montana--
$6,892,000.
U.S. Border Station, Ft. Hancock, Texas--
$2,140,000.
Alteration/construction to existing courthouse:
Parking annex and modifications to U.S.
Courthouse, Washington, DC--$109,498,000.
September 7, 2000
The following bill was ordered reported:
S. 2962.--A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to address the
problems concern methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE).
September 21, 2000
The following public building resolutions were agreed to:
Construction:
U.S. Federal Building and Courthouse, Laredo,
Texas--$37,105,000.
Leases:
City Crescent Building, North Howard Street,
Baltimore, Maryland.
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Woodlawn,
Maryland.
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Las Vegas,
Nevada.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C
Street SW, Washington, DC.
Federal Trade Commission, 601 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW, Washington, DC.
General Services Administration, Federal
Supply Service, Stockton, California.
General Services Administration, Wanamaker
Building, 100 Penn Square East, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
U.S. Customs Service, Food and Drug
Administration, U.S. Marshals Service, Seattle,
Washington.
U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C
Street NW, Washington, DC.
U.S. Secret Service, Chicago, IL.
September 28, 2000
The following bills were ordered reported:
H.R. 2496.--a bill to reauthorize the Junior Duck Stamp
Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994;
H.R. 4320.--A bill to assist in the conservation of great
apes by supporting and providing financial resources for the
conservation programs of countries within the range of great
apes and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in the
conservation of great apes;
H.R. 3671.--A bill to amend the Acts popularly known as the
Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-
Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act to enhance the funds
available for grants to States for fish and wildlife
conservation projects and increase opportunities for
recreational hunting, bow hunting, trapping, archery, and
fishing, by eliminating opportunities for waste, fraud, abuse,
maladministration, and unauthorized expenditures for
administration and execution of those Acts, with an amendment
in the nature of a substitute;
H.R. 4286.--A bill to provide for the establishment of the
Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge in Bibb County, Alabama;
H.R. 3292.--A bill to provide for the establishment of the
Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge in West Feliciana Parish,
Louisiana with amendments;
H.R. 4318.--A bill to establish the Red River National
Wildlife Refuge;
H.R. 4435.--A bill to clarify certain boundaries on the map
relating to Unit NC-01 of the Coastal Barrier Resources System;
H.R. 34.--A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to
make technical corrections to a map relating to the Coastal
Barrier Resources System, with amendments;
H.R. 1162.--A bill to designate the bridge on United States
Route 231 that crosses the Ohio River between Maceo, Kentucky,
and Rockport, Indiana, as the ``William H. Natcher Bridge'';
H.R. 1605.--A bill to designate the Federal building and
United States courthouse located at 402 North Walnut Street in
Harrison, Arkansas, as the ``J. Smith Henley Federal Building
and United States Courthouse'';
H.R. 4806.--A bill to designate the Federal building
located at 1710 Alabama Avenue in Jasper, Alabama, as the
``Carl Elliott Federal Building''.
Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear
Safety Hearings
The subcommittee held the following hearings:
On February 4, 1999, to review activities of the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, including nuclear industry regulation,
enforcement and safety concerns, and NRC organizational and
regulatory reforms, receiving testimony from Shirley Ann
Jackson, Chairman, and Commissioner Greta Joy Dicus,
Commissioner Nils Diaz, Commissioner Edward McGaffigan, and
Commissioner Jeffrey S. Merrifield; Gary L. Jones, Associate
Director, Energy, Resources, and Science Issues, Resources,
Community, and Economic Development Division, General
Accounting Office; Joe F. Colvin, Nuclear Energy Institute;
David Lochbaum, Union of Concerned Scientists; and James T.
Rhodes, Institute of Nuclear Power Operations, Atlanta, GA.
On February 24, 1999, to consider potential year 2000
computer problem issues relative to the nuclear industry and
chemical safety, receiving testimony from Gerald V. Poje, Board
Member, Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board; William
D. Travers, Executive Director for Operations, Nuclear
Regulatory Commission; and David L. Swanson, Edison Electric
Institute.
On March 16, 1999, to consider implementation of the
Environmental Protection Agency's Risk Management Plan Program
of the Clean Air Act, receiving testimony from Timothy Fields,
Jr., Acting Assistant Administrator for Solid Waste and
Emergency Response, Environmental Protection Agency; Robert M.
Burnham, Chief, Domestic Terrorism Section, National Security
Division, and Robert M. Blitzer, former Section Chief, Domestic
Terrorism/Counterterrorism Planning Section, both of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice; Dean
Kleckner, Rudd, IA on behalf of the American Farm Bureau
Federation; James E. Bertelsmeyer, Heritage Propane, Tulsa, OK,
on behalf of the National Propane Gas Association; Thomas M.
Susman, Ropes and Gray, and Thomas E. Natan, Jr., National
Environmental Trust, both of Washington, DC; Paula R. Littles,
Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers
International Union, Fairfax, VA; and Ben Laganga, Union County
Office of Emergency Management, Westfield, NJ.
On May 18, 1999, to conduct oversight of the Environmental
Protection Agency's proposed sulfur standard for gasoline as
contained in the proposed Tier Two standards for automobiles,
receiving testimony from Nettie H. Myers, South Dakota
Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Pierre; James
D. Austin, New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation, Albany; J. Louis Frank, Marathon Ashland
Petroleum, Findlay, Ohio; Loren K. Beard, Daimler-Chrysler
Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI, on behalf of the Alliance of
Automobile Manufacturers; Rebecca D. Stanfield, U.S. Public
Interest Research Group; Clint W. Ensign, Sinclair Oil
Corporation, Salt Lake City, UT; and William E. Nasser, Energy
BioSystems Corporation, The Woodlands, TX.
On May 20, 1999, to conduct oversight on the Environmental
Protection Agency's proposed sulfur standard for gasoline as
contained in the proposed Tier Two standards for automobiles,
after receiving testimony from Carol M. Browner, Administrator,
and Robert Perciasepe, Assistant Administrator for Air and
Radiation, both of the Environmental Protection Agency.
On June 24, 1999, to review the Environmental Protection
Agency's NOx State Implementation Plan Call under the Clean Air
Act, to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides in order to
decrease the transport of ozone across State boundaries,
receiving testimony from Maine State Senator Sharon A. Treat,
Gardiner, ME; F. Wayne Hill, Gwinnett County Board of
Commission, Lawrenceville, GA; Mayor Thomas Nye, Hamilton, OH;
Russell J. Harding, Michigan Department of Environmental
Quality, Lansing, MI; and Jane Stahl, Connecticut Department of
Environmental Protection, Hartford, CT.
On July 28, 1999, to review the Environmental Protection
Agency's Tier 2 standards for cars and light-duty trucks and
the accompanying proposed low sulfur requirements for gasoline,
receiving testimony from Robert Perciasepe, Assistant
Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, Environmental
Protection Agency.
On October 5, 1999, to examine the Environmental Protection
Agency's Blue Ribbon Panel findings on the use of Oxygenates
and MTBE, methyl tertiary-butyl ether, in gasoline, receiving
testimony from former Senator Jake Garn, on behalf of the
Huntsman Corporation, Salt Lake City, Utah; Daniel S.
Greenbaum, Health Effects Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts,
on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency's Blue Ribbon
Panel; Michael P. Kenney, California Air Resources Board,
Sacramento, on behalf of the California Environmental
Protection Agency; and Robert H. Campbell, Sunoco, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA.
On October 14, 1999, to consider programs of the Clean Air
Act, focusing on air and radiation, risk, cost/benefit, and
exposure issues, Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT)
process, acid rain program, and the effect of multiple
regulations directed at the same pollutants, receiving
testimony from Robert Perciasepe, Assistant Administrator,
Office of Air and Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency;
John D. Graham, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA;
Richard L. Revesz, New York University School of Law, New York,
NY; Alison Kerester, University of Texas School of Public
Health/Mickey Leland National Urban Air Toxic Research Center,
Houston; Michel R. Benoit, Cement Kiln Recycling Coalition,
Washington, DC; Bernard C. Melewski, Adirondack Council,
Albany, NY; and William F. Tyndall, Cinergy Corporation,
Cincinnati, OH, on behalf of the Edison Electric Institute.
On March 9, 2000, on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
focusing on the regulatory process in the nuclear industry,
enforcement and safety concerns, and possible reforms for more
effective oversight, after receiving testimony from Senator
Sessions; Richard A. Meserve, Chairman, who was accompanied by
Nils Diaz, Jeffrey S. Merrifield, Edward McGaffigan, and Greta
Joy Dicus, each a Commissioner, all of the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission; Gary L. Jones, Associate Director, Energy,
Resources, and Science Issues, Resources, Community, and
Economic Development Division, General Accounting Office; Ralph
Beedle, Nuclear Energy Institute, and David E. Adelman, Natural
Resources Defense Council, both of Washington, DC; and William
E. Kennedy, Jr., Health Physics Society, Benton City, WA, on
behalf of the American National Standards Institute.
On May 17, 2000, on proposed legislation authorizing funds
for programs of the Clean Air Act, focusing on an incentive-
based utility emissions reduction approach, after receiving
testimony from David G. Wood, Associate Director, Environmental
Protection Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic
Development Division, General Accounting Office; James E.
Rogers, Cinergy Corporation, Cincinnati, OH; Charles D.
McCrary, Southern Company Generation, Birmingham, AL; Frank
Cassidy, PSEG Power, Newark, New Jersey; Armand Cohen, Clean
Air Task Force, Boston, MA, on behalf of Clean the Air: The
National Campaign Against Dirty Power; and Wayne Brunetti, New
Century Energies, Inc., Denver, CO.
On June 14, 2000, on the environmental benefits and impacts
of ethanol under the Clean Air Act, after receiving testimony
from Senators Grassley, Harkin, and Durbin; Gordon Proctor,
Ohio Department of Transportation, Columbus; Daniel S.
Greenbaum, Health Effects Institute, Cambridge Massachusetts;
A. Blakeman Early, on behalf of the American Lung Association,
and Bob Slaughter, on behalf of the National Petrochemical and
Refiners Association, both of Washington, DC; Michael S.
Graboski, Colorado Institute for Fuels and High Altitude Engine
Research, Colorado School of Mines, Lakewood, on behalf of the
National Corn Grower's Association; Jack Huggins, Williams Bio-
Energy, The Williams Companies, Pekin, IL; Jason S. Grumet,
Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management, Boston,
MA; and Stephen Gatto, BC International Corporation, Dedham,
MA.
On June 15, 2000, to examine Environmental Protection
Agency emission standards for heavy duty trucks and buses and
the accompanying low sulfur requirement for diesel fuel, after
receiving testimony from Robert Perciasepe, Assistant
Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, Environmental
Protection Agency; J. Louis Frank, Marathon Ashland Petroleum,
Findlay, OH; Jerry Thompson, Citgo Petroleum Company, Tulsa,
OK, on behalf of the National Petrochemical and Refiners
Association; Robert J. Looney, Cenax Harvest States
Cooperative, on behalf of the National Council of Farmer
Cooperatives, David S. Addington, American Trucking
Associations, Inc., and Bruce Bertelsen, Manufacturers of
Emission Controls Association, all of Washington, DC; and James
A Haslam, III, Pilot Oil Corporation, Knoxville, TN, on behalf
of the Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America.
On September 21, 2000, to examine the Environmental
Protection Agency's proposed heavy-duty diesel emission rule
designed to regulate heavy-duty diesel engines by (1) requiring
the use of catalytic exhaust emissions control devices to
reduce PM, NOx, and NMHC, and (2) reducing the amount of sulfur
in highway diesel fuel, after receiving testimony from Ronald
W. Williams, Gary-Williams Energy Corporation, Denver,
Colorado; Paul Rogers, Voss Companies, Inc., Cuba, Missouri, on
behalf of the National Association of Truck Stop Operators;
Richard A. Kassel, Natural Resources Defense Council, New York,
New York; and Christina Vujovich, Cummins, Inc., Columbus, IN.
On September 27, 2000, on proposed legislation authorizing
funds for programs of the Clean Air Act, after receiving
testimony from Mayor Richard P. Homrighausen, Dover, OH; Karen
Studders, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, St. Paul; Jeffrey
A. Saitas, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission,
Austin; Dennis Hemmer, Wyoming Department of Environmental
Quality, Cheyenne; John E. Terrill, Jr., Oklahoma Department of
Environmental Quality, and Zach D. Taylor, Association of
Central Oklahoma Governments, both of Oklahoma City; Kenneth A.
Colburn, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services,
Concord; Ron Methier, Georgia Environmental Protection
Division, Atlanta; and Marcia Willhite, Lincoln-Lancaster
County Health Department, Lincoln, NE.
Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear
Safety Field Hearing
The subcommittee held the following field hearing:
On February 28, 2000, at the Hamilton County Administration
Building, Sixth Floor, East Court Street, Cincinnati, OH, to
receive testimony on the Clean Air Act's New Source Review
Regulatory program, receiving testimony from Representative
Strickland; John S. Seitz, Director, Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Research Triangle Park, NC; Joe Bynum, Executive Vice
President, Fossil Power Group, Tennessee Valley Authority,
Chattanooga, TN; Bob Slaughter, Director for Public Policy,
National Petrochemical Refiners Association; W. Henson Moore,
President and CEO, American Forest and Paper Association; David
Hawkins, Natural Resources Defense Council; and Bill Tyndall,
Vice President of Environmental Services, Cinergy Corporation,
Cincinnati, OH.
Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure Hearings
The subcommittee held the following hearings:
On April 15, 1999, to review the Department of
Transportation's implementation of the Transportation Equity
Act for the 21st century, receiving testimony from Kenneth R.
Wykle, Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Gordon J.
Linton, Administrator, Federal Transit Administration, and
Ricardo Martinez, Administrator, National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration; Missouri State Representative Joan Bray,
St. Louis, MO, on behalf of the National Conference of State
Legislatures; Jean Jacobson, Racine County, Wisconsin, on
behalf of the National Association of Counties; Mayor Kenneth
L. Barr, Fort Worth, TX, on behalf of the U.S. Conference of
Mayors; Mayor Robert T. Bartlett, Monrovia, CA, on behalf of
the National League of Cities; Taylor R. Bowlden, American
Highway Users Alliance; and Roy Kienitz, Surface Transportation
Policy Project.
April 29, 1999, to review the Department of
Transportation's implementation of the Transportation Equity
Act for the 21st century, receiving testimony from Delaware
Governor Thomas R. Carper, Dover, on behalf of the National
Governors' Association; Charles Thompson, Wisconsin Department
of Transportation, Madison, on behalf of the American
Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials;
Brian A. Mills, Cass County, Missouri, on behalf of the
Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations; Jerry W.
Alb, Washington State Department of Transportation, Olympia;
Tim Stowe, Anderson and Associates, Inc., Blacksburg, VA, on
behalf of the American Consulting Engineers Council; Roy
Kienitz, Surface Transportation Policy Project; Brian R.
Holmes, Connecticut Road Builders Association, Wethersfield, on
behalf of the American Road and Transportation Builders
Association; and Mitch Leslie, Montana Contractors'
Association, Billings, on behalf of the Associated General
Contractors.
On June 9, 1999, to review the project delivery and
streamlining provisions of the Transportation Equity Act for
the 21st Century, receiving testimony from George T. Frampton,
Jr., Acting Chairman, Council on Environmental Quality; and
Eugene A. Conti, Jr., Assistant Secretary of Transportation for
Transportation Policy.
On September 28, 1999, to consider the proposed fiscal year
2000 budget request for the Public Buildings Program of the
General Services Administration, receiving testimony from
Robert A. Peck, Commissioner, Public Buildings Service, General
Services Administration.
On February 24, 2000, to review the President's proposed
budget request for fiscal year 2001 for the Army Corps of
Engineers, focusing on the Civil Works Program, receiving
testimony from Joseph Westphal, Assistant Secretary of the Army
for Civil Works, and Lt. Gen. Joe Ballard, Chief of Engineers
and Commanding Officer, both of the Army Corps of Engineers.
On March 21, 2000, on General Services Administration's
proposed fiscal year 2001 Capital Investment and Leasing
Program, including the courthouse construction program, after
receiving testimony from Robert A. Peck, Commissioner, Public
Buildings Service, General Services Administration; and Judge
Jane R. Roth, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, on
behalf of the Judicial Conference of the United States.
On May 16, 2000, hearings on the Army Corps of Engineers
backlog of authorized projects and the future of the Army Corps
of Engineers mission, focusing on the Civil Works program,
construction backlog, navigational and water resources, flood
control, the Mississippi Valley, and the nation's coastline,
receiving testimony from Claudia L. Tornblom, Deputy Assistant
Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) for Management and Budget;
J. Ron Brinson, New Orleans Port Authority, New Orleans,
Louisiana, on behalf of the National Waterways Conference, Inc.
and the American Association of Port Authorities; Scott Faber,
American Rivers, and Tony B. MacDonald, Coastal States
Organization, both of Washington, DC; and Bill Parrish,
Maryland Department of the Environment, Baltimore, on behalf of
the Association of Flood Plain Managers.
On May 23, 2000, to examine programs related to the
proposed Water Resources Development Act of 2000, including the
Puget Sound Restoration Project, the Port of New York and New
Jersey Project, the Ohio River Project, Brownfields
revitalization, and the National Shore Protection Act of 1996,
after receiving testimony from Joseph Westphal, Assistant
Secretary of the Army for Civil Works; Mayor Dannel Malloy,
Stamford, CT, on behalf of the National Association of Local
Government Environmental Professionals; Doug Sutherland, Pierce
County Executive's Office, Tacoma, WA; Lillian Borrone, Port
Authority of New York and New Jersey, New York, NY; R. Barry
Palmer, Association for the Development of Inland Navigation in
America's Ohio Valley, Pittsburgh, PA; and Howard D. Marlowe,
American Coastal Coalition, Washington, DC.
On September 20, 2000, to examine the role of the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers' Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan
to improve the quality, quantity, timing, and distribution of
water in the South Florida ecosystem, after receiving testimony
from Barry T. Hill, Associate Director, Energy, Resources, and
Science Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic Development
Division, General Accounting Office; Michael L. Davis, Deputy
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works; and David B.
Struhs, Florida Department of Environmental Protection,
Tallahassee.
On September 28, 2000, on H.R. 809, to amend the Act of
June 1, 1948, to provide for reform of the Federal Protective
Service, after receiving testimony from Representative
Traficant; Robert A. Peck, Commissioner, Public Buildings,
Service, and Joel S. Gallay, Deputy Inspector General, both of
the General Services Administration; Jane R. Roth, U.S. Court
of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Wilmington, Delaware, on
behalf of the Judicial Conference of the United States; and
Steven Bellew, Federal Protective Service Police, Dallas,
Texas, on behalf of the Fraternal Order of Police Federal
Protective Service Labor Committee.
Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water Hearings
The subcommittee held the following hearings:
On March 3, 1999, to review the Environmental Protection
Agency's implementation of the 1996 amendments to the Safe
Drinking Water Act, receiving testimony from J. Charles Fox,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Water, Environmental
Protection Agency; Norine Noonan, Assistant Administrator,
Office of Research and Development, Environmental Protection
Agency; Gerry C. Biberstine, Colorado Department of Public
Health and Environment, Denver, CO, on behalf of the
Association of State Drinking Water Administrators; Merril
Bingham, Provo City Water Resources, Provo, UT, on behalf of
the American Water Works Association; Erik D. Olson, Natural
Resources Defense Council; Gurnie Gunter, Kansas City Water
Services Department, Kansas City, MO, on behalf of the
Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies; Steven Levy,
Atlantic State Rural Water Association, Norwich, CT, on behalf
of the National Rural Water Association; and Andrew M. Chapman,
Elizabethtown Water Company, Elizabethtown, NJ, on behalf of
the National Association of Water Companies.
On May 27, 1999, to consider S. 1100, a bill to amend the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that the designation
of critical habitat for endangered and threatened species be
required as part of the development of recovery plans for those
species, receiving testimony from Senator Domenici; Jamie
Rappaport Clark, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Department of the Interior; William R. Murray, American Forest
and Paper Association; Charles T. DuMars, University of New
Mexico School of Law, Albuquerque, on behalf of the Middle Rio
Grande Conservancy District; and John F. Kostyack, National
Wildlife Federation.
On June 23, 1999, to conduct oversight relating to the
Columbia River Basin salmon recovery, focusing on the
activities of the Federal Caucus and the Four-H Paper, and the
status of the 99 Decision, after receiving testimony from
Senator Craig; George T. Frampton, Jr., Acting Chairman,
Council on Environmental Quality; Governor Dirk Kempthorne,
State of Idaho; Mark Dunn, J.R. Simplot Company, on behalf of
the Northwest Food Processors Association, Boise, ID; Donald
Sampson, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, Portland,
OR; Scott Faber, American Rivers; Owen C. Squires, Pulp and
Paperworkers Resource Council, Lewiston, ID, on behalf of the
Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical, and Energy Workers
International Union Local 712; Tim Stearns, Save Our Wild
Salmon, Seattle, WA; and Lynn Ausman, Waitsburg, WA, on behalf
of the Washington Association of Wheat Growers and the
Washington Barley Commission.
On July 20, 1999, to examine the extent and quality of the
science of the Endangered Species Act's habitat conservation
plans, receiving testimony from Peter Kareiva, Senior
Ecologist, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Stuart
Pimm, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; and Dennis D. Murphy,
University of Nevada, Reno.
On July 21, 1999, continuation of examination of the extent
and quality of the science of the Endangered Species Act's
habitat conservation plans, after receiving testimony from
Donald J. Barry, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish
and Wildlife and Parks; Monica P. Medina, General Counsel,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of
Commerce; Lorin L. Hicks, Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc.,
Seattle, WA; Steven P. Courtney, Sustainable Ecosystems
Institute, Portland, OR; Michael A. O'Connell, Nature
Conservancy, Mission Viejo, CA; Laura C, Hood, Defenders of
Wildlife, Washington, DC; and Gregory A. Thomas, Natural
Heritage Institute, San Francisco, CA.
On October 19, 1999, to examine how species listed under
the Endangered Species Act (ESA) benefit from conservation and
mitigation measures required in Habitat Conservation Plans
(HCPs), focusing on negotiation and implementation,
appropriateness and adequacy of conservation measures, and the
Administration's ``no surprises'' policy, receiving testimony
from Eric R. Glitzenstein, Meyer and Glitzenstein, on behalf of
the Spirit of the Sage Council/Defenders of Wildlife; Steven P.
Quarles, on behalf of the American Forest and Paper
Association; Robert D. Thornton, Nossaman, Guthner, Knox, and
Elliott, Irvine, CA, on behalf of the Orange County
Transportation Corridor Agencies; William C. Pauli, California
Farm Bureau Federation, Sacramento, on behalf of the American
Farm Bureau Federation; Rudolph Willey, Presley Homes,
Martinez, CA; Brooke S. Fox, Douglas County Board of
Commissioners, Castle Rock, CO; James E. Moore, Nature
Conservancy of Nevada, Las Vegas; and Don Rose, Sempra Energy,
San Diego, CA, on behalf of the Edison Electric Institute.
On November 3, 1999, to examine solutions to the policy
concerns with respect to Habitat Conservation Plans, receiving
testimony from Jamie Rappaport Clark, Director, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Don Knowles,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, Department of Commerce; Jimmy S. Christenson,
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Madison; David
Donnelly, Southern Nevada Water Authority, Las Vegas; Maureen
S. Frisch, Simpson Investment Company, Seattle, WA, on behalf
of the Foundation for Habitat Conservation and Coalition for
Habitat Conservation; Dan Silver, Endangered Habitats League,
Los Angeles, California; James Riley, Intermountain Forest
Association, Coeur d'Alene, ID; and Michael J. Bean,
Environmental Defense Fund.
On March 1, 2000, to examine the Environmental Protection
Agency's proposed rule regarding total maximum daily loads and
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit programs
pursuant to the Clean Water Act, receiving testimony from J.
Charles Fox, Assistant Administrator for Water, Environmental
Protection Agency; Montana Governor Marc Racicot, Helena; Jamie
Clover Adams, Kansas Department of Agriculture, Topeka, on
behalf of the National Association of State Departments of
Agriculture; William Nielsen, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, on behalf
of the National League of Cities; J. David Holm, Colorado Water
Quality Control Division, Denver, on behalf of the Association
of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators;
Warren E. Archey, Massachusetts Bureau of Forestry, Pittsfield,
on behalf of the National Association of State Foresters; and
Richard A. Parrish, Southern Environmental Law Center,
Charlottesville, VA.
On March 23, 2000, to examine the Environmental Protection
Agency's proposed rules regarding changes in the total maximum
daily load and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
permit programs pursuant to the Clean Water Act, receiving
testimony from Senators Gordon Smith, Lincoln, and Hutchinson;
Peter F. Guerrero, Director, Environmental Protection Issues,
Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division,
General Accounting Office; Robert J. Wittman, Westmoreland
County Board of Supervisors, Montross, VA, on behalf of the
Virginia and Maryland Associations of Municipal Wastewater
Agencies and Rappahannock River Basin Commission; David
Skolasinski, Cliffs Mining Services Company, Duluth, Minnesota,
on behalf of the National Mining Association and Iron Mining
Association of Minnesota; Nina Bell, Northwest Environmental
Advocates, Portland, Oregon; W. Jeffrey Pardue, Florida Power
Corporation, St. Petersburg, on behalf of the Edison Electric
Institute and Clean Water Industry Coalition; Norman E.
LeBlanc, Hampton Roads Sanitation District, Virginia Beach,
Virginia, on behalf of the Association of Metropolitan Sewerage
Agencies; Joan M. Cloonan, J.R. Simplot Company Food Group,
Boise, Idaho, on behalf of the Northwest Food Processors
Association; Thomas N. Thomson, Thomson Family Tree Farm,
Orford, NH, on behalf of the American Tree Farm System; Sharon
Buccino, Natural Resources Defense Council, Washington, DC;
Robert J. Olszewski, Timber Company, Atlanta, GA, on behalf of
the American Forest and Paper Association; and Dina J. Moore,
Kneeland, CA, on behalf of the National Cattlemen's Beef
Association.
On May 18, 2000, on S. 2417, to amend the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act to increase funding for State nonpoint
source pollution control programs.
On June 21, 2000, on S. 1787, to amend the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act to improve water quality on abandoned or
inactive mined land, and the related recommendations of the
Western Governors Association, after receiving testimony from
J. Charles Fox, Assistant Administrator for Water,
Environmental Protection Agency; South Dakota Governor William
J. Janklow, Pierre, on behalf of the Western Governors
Association; Katherine Kelly, Idaho Department of Environmental
Quality, and Jack Lyman, Idaho Mining Association, both of
Boise; William B. Goodhard, Echo Bay Mines, Englewood, CO, on
behalf of the National Mining Association; Sara Kendall,
Western Organization of Resource Councils, Washington, DC; and
David Gerard, Political Economy Research Center, Bozeman, MT.
On June 29, 2000, on the implementation of the Safe
Drinking Water Act, focusing on the primary statute for
protecting public water supplies from harmful contaminants,
after receiving testimony from J. Charles Fox, Assistant
Administrator, Office of Water, and Norine E. Noonan, Assistant
Administrator, Office of Research and Development, both of the
Environmental Protection Agency; Gregg L. Grunenfelder,
Washington Department of Health, Olympia, WA, on behalf of the
Association of State Drinking Water Administrators; Gurnie
Gunter, Kansas City Water Services Department, Kansas City, MO,
on behalf of the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies; J.
William Hirzy, National Treasury Employees Union Chapter 280,
Erik D. Olson, Natural Resources Defense Council, and J.
Richard Tompkins, National Association of Water Companies, all
of Washington, DC; Michael J. Kosnett, University of Colorado
Health Sciences Center Division of Clinical Pharmacology and
Toxicology, Denver, on behalf of the National Research
Council's Subcommittee on Arsenic in Drinking Water; David
Paris, Manchester Water Treatment Plant, Manchester, NH, on
behalf of the American Water Works Association; and Randy Van
Dyke, Clay Regional Water, Spencer, IA, on behalf of the
National Rural Water Association.
On July 19, 2000, to examine concerns raised by the General
Accounting Office investigation of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Services administration of the Federal Aid Program, including
controls over funds, expenditures, and grants, the use
administrative funds among regional offices, and limited
auditing, after receiving testimony from Barry T. Hill,
Associate Director, Energy, Resources, and Science Issues,
Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division,
General Accounting Office; Jamie Rappaport Clark, Director,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; R.
Max Peterson, International Association of Fish and Wildlife
Agencies, and Terry Z. Riley, Wildlife Management Institute,
both of Washington, DC; Susan R. Lamson, National Rifle
Association of America, Fairfax, VA; and Mike Nussman, American
Sportfishing Association, Alexandria, VA.
On September 13, 2000, to examine the biological opinion on
the Federal Columbia River Power System and the Federal Caucus
Draft Basinwide Salmon Recovery Strategy, receiving testimony
from William Stelle, Jr., Northwest Regional Administrator,
National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce; Col.
Eric T. Mogren, Deputy Division Engineer, Northwestern
Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Judith A. Johansen,
Administrator/ Chief Executive Officer, Bonneville Power
Administration, Department of Energy; David Cottingham, Special
D903Assistant to the Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Department of the Interior; Idaho Governor Dirk Kempthorne,
Boise; Samuel Penny, Nez Perce Tribe, Lapwai, ID, on behalf of
the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission; Lionel Q.
Boyer, Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, Fort Hall, Idaho; and John
Etchart, Helena, MT; Eric J. Bloch, Portland, OR; and Frank L.
Cassidy, Vancouver, WA, all on behalf of the Northwest Power
Planning Council.
On September 14, 2000, to examine the biological opinion on
the Federal Columbia River Power System and the Federal Caucus
Draft Basinwide Salmon Recovery Strategy, receiving testimony
from Nicolaas Bouwes, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife,
and Earl C. Weber, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission,
both of Portland, OR; Edward C. Bowles, Idaho Department of
Fish and Game; Scott Bosse, Idaho Rivers United; Norman M.
Semanko, Idaho Water Users Association; and Derrek Batson,
Idaho Steelhead and Salmon Unlimited, all of Boise; Keith
Kutchins, Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Fisheries Department, Fort
Hall, ID; Robert J. Masonis, American Rivers, and Sara Patton,
Northwest Energy Coalition, both of Seattle, WA; and Glen
Spain, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations,
Eugene, OR.
Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water Field Hearing
The subcommittee held the following field hearing:
On April 29, 2000, at the Cottonwood Inn, Glasgow, MT to
receive testimony on the Fort Peck Fish Hatchery, receiving
testimony from Hon. Sam Kitzenberg, State Representative,
Glasgow, MT; Hon. Eleanor Pratt, Chairman, Board of
Commissioners, Valley County, Glasgow, MT; Col. Mark Tillotson,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha, NE; Pat Graham, Director,
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Helena, MT; Bud Clinch,
director, Montana Department of Natural Resources and
Conservation, Helena, MT; Chuck Lawson, Chairman, Citizens for
a Fort Peck Fish Hatchery, Glasgow, MT; Robert McColly, Valley
County Electric Cooperative, Hinsdale, MT; Carl Seilstad, State
President, Montana, Walleyes Unlimited, Roy, MT.
Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Control, and Risk Assessment Hearing
The subcommittee held the following hearing:
On June 29, 2000, on S. 2700, to amend the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
to promote the cleanup and reuse of brownfields, to provide
financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and to
enhance State response programs, after receiving testimony from
Timothy Fields, Jr., Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid
Waste and Emergency Response, Environmental Protection Agency;
Mayor J. Christian Bollwage, Elizabeth, NJ, on behalf of the
United States Conference of Mayors; Mayor Preston A. Daniels,
Des Moines, IA, on behalf of the National Association of Local
Government Environmental Professionals; Jan H. Reitsma, Rhode
Island Department of Environmental Management, Providence;
Kevin P. Fitzpatrick, AIG Global Real Estate Investment
Corporation, on behalf of the Real Estate Roundtable, and
William McElroy, Zurich U.S. Specialities, on behalf of the
American Insurance Association, both of New York, NY; Alan
Front, Trust for Public Land, Washington, DC; and Vernice
Miller-Travis, Partnership for Sustainable Brownfields
Redevelopment, Baltimore, MD.
Publication List--106th Congress
Publications of the Committee on Environment and Public Works
Hearings--106th Congress
(Note: These publications may be obtained on the Internet at http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/senate/
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Hearing Number Title Date
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106-39............................... Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Review of February 4, 1999
Programs and Reforms (Subcommittee).
106-129.............................. Environmental Protection Agency's Fiscal Year February 24, 1999
2000 Budget Request (Full committee).
106-44............................... Nuclear and Chemical Safety: Y2K Issues February 24, 1999
(Subcommittee).
106-70............................... Implementation of the 1996 Safe Drinking Water March 3, 1999
Act Amendments (Subcommittee).
106-40............................... Nomination of Gary Guzy and Anne Jeannette Udall March 4, 1999
(Full committee).
106-123.............................. Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (S. 507) March 11, 1999
(Full committee).
106-151.............................. EPA's Risk Management Plan (RMP) Program (Full March 16, 1999
committee).
106-148.............................. Open Space and Environmental Quality (Full March 17-18, 1999
committee).
(Full committee) Field Hearing--Las Vegas, NV... July 7, 1999
106-150.............................. Credit for Early Reductions Act (S. 547) (Full March 24, 1999
committee).
(Full committee) Field Hearing--Providence, RI.. June 3, 1999
106-438.............................. Implementation of the Transportation Equity Act April 15, 1999
for the 21st Century (Subcommittee).
(Subcommittee).................................. April 29, 1999
(Subcommittee).................................. June 9, 1999
106-268.............................. Nomination of George Frampton (Full committee).. April 28, 1999
(Full committee) Timothy Fields................. May 5, 1999
(Full committee) Richard Meserve, Paul L. Hill, September 23, 1999
Jr., Maj. Gen. Phillip R. Anderson, Samuel E.
Angel, and Brig. Gen. Robert Griffin.
(Full committee) Skila Harris, Glenn L. October 6, 1999
McCullough, and Gerald V. Poje.
106-389.............................. Clean Water Action Plan (Full committee)........ May 13, 1999
106-503.............................. Clean Air Act: Tier Two Regulations on Sulfur in May 18, 1999
Gasoline (Subcommittee).
(Subcommittee).................................. May 20, 1999
(Subcommittee).................................. July 29, 1999
106-322.............................. Superfund Program Completion Act, S. 1090 (Full May 25, 1999
committee).
106-437.............................. Endangered Species Act: Critical Habitat May 27, 1999
Designation Reforms (Subcommittee).
106-357.............................. Interstate Transportation of Municipal Solid June 17, 1999
Waste, S. 533 (Full committee).
106-453.............................. Salmon in the Columbia River Basin: Review of June 23, 1999
Proposed Recovery Plan (Subcommittee).
106-471.............................. NOx State Implementation Plans (Subcommittee)... June 24, 1999
106-152.............................. Conformity Under the Clean Air Act (Full July 14, 1999
committee).
106-504.............................. Habitat Conservation Plans (Subcommittee)....... July 20, 1999
(Subcommittee).................................. July 21, 1999
(Subcommittee).................................. October 19, 1999
(Subcommittee).................................. November 3, 1999
106-284.............................. Estuary and Coastal Habitat Conservation (Full July 22, 1999
committee).
106-472.............................. General Service Administration's Fiscal Year September 28, 1999
2000 Public Building Program Authorization
(Subcommittee).
106-546.............................. MTBE Blue Ribbon Panel Findings (Subcommittee).. October 5, 1999
106-536.............................. TVA Customer Protection Act (S. 1323) (Full October 6, 1999
committee).
106-618.............................. Water Infrastructure Legislation (S. 968, S. October 7, 1999
914, and S. 1699) (Full committee).
106-590.............................. Clean Water Act Issues (S. 669, S. 188, and S. October 13, 1999
1706) (Full committee).
106-611.............................. Clean Air Act: Review and Oversight October 14, 1999
(Subcommittee).
106-627.............................. Mosquito-Borne West Nile Virus, Field Hearing-- December 14, 1999
Fairfield, CT (Full committee).
106-729.............................. Everglades Restoration, Field Hearing--Naples, January 7, 2000
FL (Full committee).
(Full committee)................................ May 11, 2000
(Subcommittee).................................. September 20, 2000
106-745.............................. Nominations of 106th Congress, Second Session: February 3, 2000
(Full committee) Eric D. Eberhard and W.
Michael McCabe.
(Full committee) James Aidala, Arthur C. June 13, 2000
Campbell, and Ella Wong-Rusinko.
106-950.............................. Asbestos Exposure in Libby MT, Field Hearing-- February 16, 2000
Libby, MT (Full committee).
106-802.............................. Environmental Protection Agency Fiscal Year 2001 February 23, 2000
Budget (Full committee).
106-809.............................. Corps of Engineers Fiscal Year 2001 Budget February 24, 2000
(Subcommittee).
106-944.............................. Clean Air Act's New Source Review Regulatory February 28, 2000
Program (Subcommittee).
106-971.............................. Clean Water Act: EPA's Proposed Rules on TMDL March 1, 2000
and NPDES Permits (Subcommittee).
(Subcommittee).................................. March 23, 2000
(Full committee) Field Hearing--Whitefield, NH.. May 6, 2000
(Subcommittee) Water Pollution Program May 18, 2000
Enhancements Act of 2000 (S. 2417).
(Full committee) Field Hearing--Hot Springs, AR. June 12, 2000
106-1014............................. Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Regulatory March 9, 2000
Reforms (Subcommittee).
106-999.............................. GSA's Fiscal Year 2001 Capital Investment and March 21, 2000
Leasing Program (Subcommittee).
106-980.............................. Superfund Program: Status of Cleanup Efforts March 21, 2000
(Subcommittee).
106-911.............................. EPA's Clean Air Act Budget and Corps of March 28, 2000
Engineers Wetlands Budget (Subcommittee).
106-913.............................. EPA's Fiscal Year 2001 Budget for Office of March 30, 2000
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
(Subcommittee).
106-1037............................. Fort Peck Fish Hatchery Authorization Act of April 29, 2000
2000 (S. 2027) (Subcommittee).
106-919.............................. Successful State Environmental Programs (Full May 2, 2000
committee).
106-951.............................. Corps of Engineers Backlog of Authorized May 16, 2000
Projects and Future of the Corps' Mission
(Subcommittee).
106-975.............................. Clean Air Act: Incentive-based Utility Emissions May 17, 2000
Reductions (Subcommittee).
106-976.............................. Water Resources Development Act of 2000 May 23, 2000
(Subcommittee).
106-935.............................. Conservation and Reinvestment Act (S. 25, S. May 24, 2000
2123, S. 2181) (Full committee).
106-952.............................. Region XI of the Environmental Protection Agency June 6, 2000
(S. 1311) (Full committee).
106-953.............................. Clean Air Act: Environmental Benefits and June 14, 2000
Impacts of Ethanol (Subcommittee).
106-954.............................. Highway Diesel Sulfur Regulations (Subcommittee) June 15, 2000
106-955.............................. Good Samaritan Abandoned or Inactive Mine Waste June 21, 2000
Remediation Act (S. 1787) (Subcommittee).
106-956.............................. Safe Drinking Water Act Oversight (Subcommittee) June 29, 2000
106-957.............................. Brownfields Revitalization Act (S. 2700) June 29, 2000
(Subcommittee).
106-958.............................. Fish and Wildlife Service: Oversight of the July 19, 2000
Federal Aid Program (Subcommittee).
106-959.............................. Disposal of Low Activity Nuclear Waste (Full July 25, 2000
committee).
106-960.............................. Appalachian Regional Commission, Field Hearing-- August 8, 2000
Nelsonville, OH (Subcommittee).
106-961.............................. Transportation Regulations on Planning and the September 12, 2000
Environment (Subcommittee).
106-963.............................. Testimony of Maj. Gen. Robert B. Flowers (Full September 14, 2000
committee).
106-964.............................. EPA's Proposed Regulations on Diesel Fuel September 21, 2000
(Subcommittee).
106-965.............................. Ombudsman's Office at EPA and Other Programs September 26, 2000
(Full committee).
106-966.............................. Clean Air Act Reauthorization (Subcommittee).... September 27, 2000
(Subcommittee) Field Hearing--Oklahoma City, OK. November 13, 2000
106-967.............................. Federal Protective Service Reform Act (H.R. 809) September 28, 2000
(Subcommittee).
106-968.............................. Comparative Risk Assessment and Science Advisory October 3, 2000
Board's Residual Risk Report (Full committee).
106-962.............................. Draft Biological Opinion on the Columbia River September 13-14, 2000
Power System and Basinwide Salmon Recovery
Strategy (Subcommittee).
(Subcommittee) Field Hearing--Boise, ID......... November 20, 2000
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Committee Prints--106th Congress
(Note: These publications may be obtained on the Internet at http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/senate/
senate09.html)
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106-3................................ Rules, Committee on Environment and Public Works January 20, 1999
106-4................................ Committee membership list....................... January 21, 1999
106-39............................... Committee membership list....................... February 9, 2000
106-40............................... Rules, Committee on Environment and Public Works February 9, 2000
106-59............................... Safe Drinking Water Act, As Amended by the Safe December 2000
Drinking Water Act of 1996, P.L. 104-182.
106-77............................... Resolutions Adopted by the Committee on March 2001
Environment and Public Works During the 106th
Congress.
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Senate Reports--106th Congress
(Note: These publications may be obtained on the Internet at http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/senate/
senate09.html)
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106-34............................... Water Resources Development Act (S. 507)........ March 23, 1999
106-36............................... Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (S. March 26, 1999
148).
106-39............................... Coastal Barrier System Map Correction (S. 574).. March 26, 1999
106-47............................... Activities of the Committee on Environment and May 11, 1999
Public Works, 105th Congress.
106-70............................... Fuels Regulatory Relief Act (S. 880)............ June 9, 1999
106-126.............................. Critical Habitat Designation for Endangered July 28, 1999
Species Recovery Plans (S. 1100).
106-171.............................. Coastal Barrier Resources System Map Correction October 6, 1999
Cape Hatteras Unit NC-03P (S. 1398).
106-181.............................. Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act of 1999 (S. 492). October 13, 1999
106-182.............................. Authorizing Appropriations for Activities at the October 13, 1999
Long Island Sound (S. 1632).
106-183.............................. Technical Corrections to the Water Resources October 13, 1999
Development Act of 1999 (H.R. 2724).
106-188.............................. Arctic Tundra Habitat Emergency Conservation Act October 14, 1999
(H.R. 2454).
106-189.............................. Estuary Habitat Restoration Partnership Act of October 14, 1999
1999 (S. 835).
106-190.............................. Reports to Congress Providing for the October 14, 1999
Continuation of Federal Water Pollution Control
Act Reports (S. 1730).
106-191.............................. Reports to Congress Providing for the October 14, 1999
Continuation of a Clean Air Act Report (S.
1731).
106-193.............................. Reauthorizing the Coastal Wetlands Planning, October 18, 1999
Protection and Restoration Act (S. 1119).
106-194.............................. Reports to Congress Providing for the October 18, 1999
Continuation of an Endangered Species Act
Report (S. 1744).
106-220.............................. NRC Fairness in Funding Act of 1999 (S. 1627)... November 9, 1999
106-226.............................. Surface Transportation Act of 1999 (S. 1144).... January 7, 2000
106-228.............................. Extension of Conformity Regulations Under the February 2, 2000
Clean Air Act (S. 1053).
106-230.............................. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation March 6, 2000
Establishment Act (S. 1653).
106-252.............................. Coastal Barrier Resources Reauthorization Act April 4, 2000
(S. 1752).
106-272.............................. John H. Chafee Environmental Education Act (S. April 13, 2000
1946).
106-295.............................. Disaster Mitigation Act (S. 1691)............... May 16, 2000
106-362.............................. Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (S. July 27, 2000
2796).
106-363.............................. Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act July 27, 2000
(S. 2797).
106-366.............................. Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal August 25, 2000
Health Act of 2000 (S. 522).
106-369.............................. Water Resources Research Act Amendments of 2000 August 25, 2000
(S. 2297).
106-370.............................. National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial August 25, 2000
Commemoration Act (S. 2878).
106-426.............................. Federal Reformulated Fuels Act ( S. 2962)....... September 28, 2000
106-457.............................. Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design October 2, 2000
Program Act (H.R. 2496).
106-459.............................. Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge October 2, 2000
Establishment Act (H.R. 3292).
106-461.............................. Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge October 2, 2000
Establishment Act (H.R. 4286).
106-462.............................. Red River National Wildlife Refuge Act (H.R. October 2, 2000
4318).
106-471.............................. Coastal Barrier Resources System Map--Captiva October 3, 2000
Island, Florida (H.R. 34).
106-472.............................. Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 (H.R. 4320).. October 3, 2000
106-473.............................. Coastal Barrier Resources System Map--Pine October 3, 2000
Island, NC (H.R. 4435).
106-484.............................. Bear Protection Act of 1999 (S. 1109)........... October 4, 2000
106-485.............................. Water Pollution Program Enhancements Act of 2000 October 4, 2000
(S. 2417).
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