STATEMENTS FROM HEARINGS
HELD 106TH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION
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Index:
SECOND SESSION:
- November 20, 2000. Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water. Draft Biological Opinions by NMFS and USFWS on Federal Columbia River Power System and Basinwide Salmon Recovery Strategy. Boise, ID.
- November 13, 2000. Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclears Safety. Clean Air Act reauthorization. Oklahoma City, OK.
- October 3, 2000. Full committee. Comparative Risk Assessment.
- September 28, 2000. Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Federal Protective Service Reform Act.
- September 27, 2000. Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety. Clean Air Act Reauthorization.
- September 26, 2000. Full committee. Legislation relative to EPA's programs for project streamlining, grants, and the Office of the Ombudsman.
- September 21, 2000. Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety. EPA's proposed regulations on diesel fuel.
- September 20, 2000. Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure. GAO Report on Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan.
- September 14, 2000. Full committee. Nomination of Maj. Gen. Robert B. Flowers.
- September 13 and 14, 2000. Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water hearing. Columbia River Basin Salmon Recovery Plan.
- September 12, 2000. Full committee hearing. DOT regulations on environmental streamlining.
- August 8, 2000. Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure field hearing. Nelsonville, Ohio
- July 25, 2000. Full committe hearing. FUSRAP--Low Activity Nuclear Waste.
- July 19, 2000. Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water hearing. Fish and Wildlife Service's administration of the Federal Aid Program.
- June 29, 2000. Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Control and Risk Assessment hearing. Brownfield Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act, S. 2700.
- June 29, 2000. Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water hearing. Oversight of the Safe Drinking Water Act.
- June 21, 2000. Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water hearing. Good Samaritan Abandoned or Inactive Mine Waste Remediation Act, S. 1787.
- June 15, 2000. Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property and Nuclear Safety hearing. Highway Diesel Fuel Sulfur Regulations.
- June 14, 2000. Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property and Nuclear Safety hearing. Ethanol and Reformulated Gasoline.
- June 13, 2000. Full committee hearing. Nominations.
- June 12, 2000. Full committee field hearing, Hot Springs, Arkansas. TMDLs.
- June 6, 2000. Full committee hearing. S. 1311, Designating EPA Region XI in Alaska.
- May 24, 2000. Full committee hearing. Conservation and Reinvestment Act (CARA) bills.
- May 23, 2000. Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure hearing. Water Resources Development Act of 2000.
- May 18, 2000. Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water hearing. Water Pollution Program Enhancements Act, S. 2417.
- May 17, 2000. Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety hearing. Incentive-Based Emission Controls by Utilities.
- May 16, 2000. Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure hearing. Corps of Engineers Mission and Backlog of Projects.
- May 11, 2000. Full committee hearing. Everglades Restoration.
- May 6, 2000. Full committee field hearing. Whitefield, NH. TMDLs.
- May 2, 2000. Full committee hearing. Successful State Environmental Programs.
- April 29, 2000. Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildife, and Water hearing. Fort Peck Fish Hatchery Authorization Act.
- March 30, 2000. Subcommittee on Superfund, Solid Waste, and Risk Assessment. FY 2001 Budget for EPA's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response.
- March 28, 2000. Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety. FY 2001 Budget for EPA's Clean Air Programs and Corps of Engineers' Wetlands Programs.
- March 23, 2000. Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildife, and Water hearing. Proposed Rule Regarding TMDLs--Impacts on the Regulated Community.
- March 21, 2000. Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Control, and Risk Assessment hearing. Superfund Cleanup Activities.
- March 21, 2000. Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure hearing. GSA Public Building Program and Courthouse Construction Budgets.
- March 9, 2000. Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety hearing. Oversight of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
- March 1, 2000. Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water hearing. Proposed Rule Regarding Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs): Costs and and Impacts to States.
- February 28, 2000. Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety field hearing. New Source Review Regulatory Program, Cincinnati, Ohio.
- February 24, 2000. Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure hearing. Oversight of the Corps of Engineers' FY2001 Budget.
- February 23, 2000. Full committee hearing. Oversight of EPA's FY2001 Budget.
- February 16, 2000. Full committee field hearing. Asbestos Contamination in Libby, Montana.
- February 3, 2000. Full committee hearing. Nominations of Eric Eberhard and W. Michael McCabe.
FIRST SESSION:
- January 7, 2000. Full committee hearing. Everglades Restudy.
- December 14, 1999. Full committee hearing. West Nile Virus
- November 3, 1999. Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Drinking Water hearing. Habitat Conservation Plans
- October 19, 1999. Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Drinking Water hearing. Habitat Conservation Plans
- October 14, 1999. Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety hearing. Clean Air Act reauthorization
- October 13, 1999. Full committee hearing. Clean Water Act bills, S. 188, S. 669, S. 1706.
- October 7, 1999. Full committee hearing. Several water infrastructure bills, S. 614, S. 668, and S. 1699.
- October 6, 1999. Full committee hearing. Nominations of Glenn McCullough, Skila Harris, Gerald Poje, and oversight of TVA, S. 1323.
- October 5, 1999. Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety hearing. MTBE Blue Ribbon Panel findings.
- September 28, 1999. Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure hearing. GSA's FY 2000 Public Building Progam Authorization.
- September 23, 1999. Full committee hearing. Nominations of Richard Meserve, Paul L. Hill, Maj. Gen. Phillip R. Anderson, Brig. Gen. Robert H. Griffin, and Sam E. Angel.
- July 29, 1999. Sulfur Standard for Gasoline as Proposed in the Tier Two Standards for Automobiles. Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety hearing.
- July 22, 1999. Coastal Habitat Restoration and Water Quality. Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- July 20 and 21, 1999. Habitat Conservation Plans: Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Drinking Water.
- July 14, 1999. Clean Air Act--Conformity Regulations. Full Committee hearing.
- July 7, 1999. Urban Sprawl and Livability Issues. Full Committee field hearing, Las Vegas, NV.
- June 24, 1999. NOX SIP Plans for States. Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety hearing.
- June 23, 1999. Salmon Recovery. Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Drinking Water hearing.
- June 17, 1999. Municipal Solid Waste and Flow Control. Full Committee hearing.
- June 9, 1999. TEA-21 Implentation: Streamlining programs. Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure hearing
- June 3, 1999. S. 547. Credit for Voluntary Reductions Act. Full committee field hearing, Providence, RI
- May 27, 1999. S. 1100, Amending the Endangered Species Act with respect to Critical Habitat Recovery Plans. Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Drinking Water.
- May 25, 1999. Superfund Program Completion Act, S. 1090. Full committee.
- May 20, 1999. Tier II Standard for Sulfur in Gasoline. Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety.
- May 18, 1999. Tier II Standard for Sulfur in Gasoline. Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety.
- May 13, 1999. Clean Water Action Plan. Full Committee
- May 5, 1999. Nomination of Timothy Fields. Full Committee
- April 29, 1999. TEA-21 Implementation--Project Delivery and Streamlining. Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- April 28, 1999. Nomination of George T. Frampton, Jr. Full Committee.
- April 15, 1999. Hearing on Implementation of TEA-21. Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- March 24, 1999. Hearing on Voluntary Activities to Reduce the Emission of Greenhouse Gases. Full Committee.
- March 17 and 18, 1999. Hearings on the Open Space and Environmental Quality. Full Committee.
- March 16, 1999. Hearing on EPA's Risk Management Program. Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety.
- March 11, 1999. Hearing on the Water Resources Development Act, S. 507. Full Committee.
- March 4, 1999. Hearing on the Nominations of Gary Guzy and Anne Udall. Full Committee.
- March 3, 1999. Hearing on the Safe Drinking Water Act. Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Drinking Water.
- February 24, 1999. Hearing on Y2K Compliance in NRC and Chemical Safety Board. Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety.
- February 24, 1999. Hearing on EPA's FY 2000 Budget Request. Full committee.
- February 4, 1999. Hearing on oversight of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property and Nuclear Safety.
November 20, 2000. Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water. Field Hearing, Boise, ID.
Hearing to examine the Biological Opinion by the National Marine Fisheries Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on the operation of the Federal Columbia River Power System and the Federal Caucus Draft Basinwide Salmon Recovery Strategy.
Monday, November 20, 2000
10:00 a.m.
Boise City City Council Chambers
150 N. Capitol Boulevard -- Third Floor
Boise, Idaho 83720
Opening Statements:
Hon. Michael D. Crapo, Idaho.
Witnesses:
Michael Schiewe, Director
Northwest Fisheries Science Center
Fish Ecology Division
National Marine Fisheries Service
Seattle, Washington
Doug Arndt
Chief, Fish Management Division
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Northwestern Division, North Pacific Region
Portland, Oregon
Howard Schaller
Project Leader Columbia River Fisheries Program
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Vancouver, Washington
Richard M. Rigby
Program Manager
Water Rights & Acquisition Bureau of Reclamation
Boise, Idaho
James Anderson
Columbia Basin Research
Seattle, Washington
Charles Paulsen
President
Paulson Environment Reaserch
Lake Oswego, Oregon
Karl Dreher
Director
Idaho Department of Water Resources
Boise, Idaho
Russell Thurow
Fisheries Research Scientist
Rocky Mountain Research Station
Boise, Idaho
Dan James
Pacific Northwest Waterways Association
Vancouver, Washington
Thayne Barrie
Owner, Sunset Sports Center
Boise, Idaho
on Behalf of Idaho Steelhead and Salmon Unlimited
Craig Smith
Northwest Food Processors Association
Salem, Oregon
Mark J. Benson
Public Affairs Director, Idaho
Potlatch Corporation
Lewiston, Idaho
Scott Corwin
Director, Regional Affairs
Pacific Northwest Generating Cooperative
Portland, Oregon
Statement submitted for the record:
Save Our Salmon
Matt Eames,
Senior Legislative Affairs Representative
Idaho Power Company
November 13, 2000. Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property and Nuclear Safety field hearing. Oklahoma City, OK
Field Hearing to obtain testimony regarding the effects of meteorological and weather related events on ozone nonattainment under the Clean Air Act.--
Monday November 13, 2000
2:00 p.m.
Oklahoma City Community College
777 South May Road
Oklahoma City, OK
Opening Statements:
Hon James M. Inhofe, Oklahoma.
Witnesses:
John Seitz
Director
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
State Representative Sean Mitchell
Broomfield, Colorado
Mark Coleman
Director
Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jim Thomas
Director
Technical Analysis Division
Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission
Austin, Texas
Additional Statements Submitted for the Record:
Dennnis Hemmer
Wyoming Department of Environmental Protection
October 3, 2000. Full committee hearing.
Use of comparative risk assessment in setting priorities and on the Science Advisory Board's residual risk report--
Tuesday, October 3, 2000
9:30 a.m.
SD-406 (Hearing Room)
Opening Statements:
Hon Bob Smith, New Hampshire.
Hon Max Baucus, Montana.
Hon Daniel Patrick Moynihan, New York.
Hon Frank R. Lautenberg, New Jersey.
Hon Joseph I. Lieberman, Connecticut.
Witness statements:
Al McGartland
Director, National Center for Environmental Economics
Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovations
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Peter Guerrero
Director, Environmental Protection Issues
U.S. General Accounting Office
Katherine Hartnett
Executive Director
New Hampshire Comparative Risk Project
Michael J. Pompili
Assistant Health Commissioner
Columbus Health Department
J. Clarence (Terry) Davies, PhD
Senior Fellow, Center for Risk Management
Resources for the Future
Elizabeth L. Anderson
President and CEO
Sciences International Inc.
Statements submitted for the record:
Morton Lippmann
Professor, New York University
Chair, Science Advisory Board
Lee Hughes
Vice President for Corporate Environmental Control
Bayer Corp
Robert Brenner
Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Dr. Philip Hopke
Chair, Residual Risk Subcommittee
Science Advisory Board
Felice Stadler
National Policy Coordinator
Clean the Rain Campaign
National Wildlife Federation
George E. Parris
Director of Environmental and Regulatory Affairs
American Wood Preservers Institute
U.S. Marshals Service
September 28, 2000. Committee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety hearing.
Hearing to receive testimony on H.R. 809, the Federal Protective Service Reform Act of 2000
Thursday, September 28, 2000
9:30 a.m.
SD-406 (Hearing Room)
Opening Statements:
Hon George V. Voinovich, Ohio.
Hon Max Baucus, Montana.
Hon Joseph I. Lieberman, Connecticut.
Witness statements:
Hon. James A. Traficant, Jr. Ohio (D-17)
Robert A. Peck
Commissioner
Public Buildings Service
General Services Administration
Joel S. Gallay
Deputy Inspector General
General Services Administration
Hon. Jane Roth
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals
Wilmington, DE
Steven Bellew
Vice Chairman
Fraternal Order of Police
Federal Protective Service Protective Committee
Dallas, TX
September 27, 2000. Committee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety hearing.
Hearing to reauthorize the Clean Air Act
Wednesday, September 27, 2000
2:15 p.m.
SD-406 (Hearing Room)
Opening Statements:
Hon James Inhofe, Oklahoma.
Hon Bob Smith, New Hampshire.
Hon George V. Voinovich, Ohio.
Witness statements:
Karen A. Studders
Commissioner
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
St. Paul, Minnesota
Jeff Saitas
Executive Director
Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission Austin, Texas
Dennis Hemmer
Director
Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality Cheynne, Wisconsin
John E. Terrill
Air Quality Director
Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Kenneth Colburn
Director
Air Resources Division
New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
Concord, New Hampshire
Ron Methier
Air Protection Branch Chief
Georgia Environmental Protection Division Atlanta, Georgia
Mayor Richard Homrighausen
City of Dover
Dover, Ohio
Marcia Willhite
Assistant Chief Pollution Prevention-Air Quality Environmental Health Division
City of Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska
Zach Taylor
Executive Director
Association of Central Oklahoma Governments Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
September 26, 2000. Full Committee.
Environmental Protection Agency Improvements Hearing
- S. 1763, the Ombudsman Reauthorization Act of 1999;
- S. 1915, the Small Community Assistance Act of 1999;
- S. 2296, the Project SEARCH Act of 2000;
- S. 2800, the Streamlined Environmental Reporting and Pollution Prevention Act of 2000
Tuesday, September 26, 2000
9:30 a.m.
SD-406 (Hearing Room)
Opening Statements:
Hon. Bob Smith, New Hampshire.
Hon. Michael D. Crapo, Idaho.
Hon. Frank R. Lautenberg, New Jersey.
Witness statements:
Honorable Wayne Allard
U.S. Senator
State of Colorado
Diane E. Thompson
Associate Administrator for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, D.C. accompanied by Mr. Michael Shapiro, Deputy Assistant Administrator of the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, and Ms. Margaret N. Schneider, Deputy Assistant Administrator the Office of Environmental Information
George Dana Bisbee
Assistant Administrator New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
on behalf of the Environmental Council of the States, Concord, New Hampshire
Jeremiah Baumann
Environmental Health Advocate
U.S. Public Interest Research Group
Washington, D.C.
Deborah Sanchez
Co-Founder and Administrator
Overland Neighborhood Environmental Watch
Denver, Colorado
Ken Bruzelius
Executive Director
Midwest Assistance Program
New Prage, Minnesota
B. Roy Prescott
Chairman
Jerome County Board of Commissioners
Jerome, Idaho
Ben Cooper
Senior Vice-President of Government Affairs
Printing Industries of America
Alexandria, Virginia
Statements submitted for the record:
Danielle Brian
Executive Director of the Project On Government Oversight
Patricia Martin
Quincy, WA
September 21, 2000. Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety.
Hearing to receive testimony on EPA's proposed diesel fuel regulations.
Thursday, September 21, 2000
10:15 a.m.
SD-406 (Hearing Room)
Opening Statement:
Hon. James M. Inhofe, Oklahoma.
Witness statements:
Ronald Williams
President
Gary Williams Energy Corporation
Denver, Colorado
Paul Rogers
Chief Operating Officer
Voss Companies, Inc.
Cuba, Missouri
On behalf of the National Association of Truck Stop Operators
Richard A. Kassel
Senior Attorney
Natural Resources Defense Council
New York, New York
Christina Vujovich
Vice President
Environmental Policy and Product Strategy
Cummins, Inc.
Columbus, Indiana