FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	ENR

FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1998                                                                                                                              (202) 514-2008

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JUSTICE DEPARTMENT'S TOP ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL 


TO ADDRESS ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL ATTORNEYS





Will Discuss Local Land Use Planning and Superfund Reform





	WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Justice Department's top environmental law
enforcement official, Assistant Attorney General Lois Schiffer, will address
the International Association of Municipal Lawyers on Monday, March 30, 1998,
at the Washington Sheraton Hotel at 1:00pm.

	Ms. Schiffer will discuss two of the most significant environmental
topics currently pending before Congress:  local land use planning and
Superfund reform.   She will discuss the Department's objections to the
"Private Property Rights Implementation Act of 1997," pending in Congress
which would take local land use planning decisions away from communities. 
She also will discuss the Administration's new Superfund Settlement policy
for municipalities, which helps them deal with contaminated landfills and get
out of Superfund litigation quickly and fairly.

			Who:		Assistant Attorney General Lois Schiffer

					Environment and Natural Resources Division

					U.S. Department of Justice




			Where:	International Municipal Lawyers Association

					Washington Sheraton Hotel

					Ballroom North

					2660 Woodley Road and Connecticut Ave., NW

					Washington, D.C.




			When:	Monday, March 30, 1998

					1:00 PM




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