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STATEMENTS
FROM HEARINGS
HELD 108TH CONGRESS
FIRST
SESSION:
- June
10, 2003.
Subcommittee
on The Subcommittee
on Fisheries,
Wildlife, and
Water hearing.
"Solid Waste
Agency of Northern
Cook County"
vs. "U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers".
- June
5, 2003.
Subcommittee
on Clean Air,
Climate Change,
and Nuclear
Safety hearing.
Clear Skies
Act, S. 485.
- May
20, 2003.
Subcommittee
on Transportation
and Infrastructure
hearing. SAFETEA,
S. 1072.
- May
8, 2003.
Subcommittee
on Clean Air,
Climate Change,
and Nuclear
Safety hearing.
Clear Skies
Act, S. 485.
- April
14, 2003.
Full committee
field hearing,
Palmer, Alaska.
Transportation
Infrastructure
Needs in Alaska.
- April
10, 2003.
Subcommittee
on Fisheries,
Wildlife, and
Water hearing.
Critical habitat
designations
under the Endangered
Species Act.
- April
8, 2003.
Subcommittee
on Clean Air,
Climate Change,
and Nuclear
Safety hearing.
Clear Skies
Act, S. 485.
- April
7, 2003.
Full committee
field hearing,
Chicago, IL.
TEA-21: Illinois
transportation
issues.
- April
2, 2003.
Full committee
hearing. Military
encroachment.
- April
1, 2003.
Full committee
hearing. Nominations.
- March
20, 2003.
Subcommittee
on Clean Air,
Climate Change,
and Nuclear
Safety hearing.
Alternative
fuels and fuel
additives.
- March
18, 2003.
Subcommittee
on Fisheries,
Wildlife, and
Water hearing.
U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service
Fiscal Year
2004 Budget.
- March
13, 2003.
Subcommittee
on Clean Air,
Climate Change,
and Nuclear
Safety hearing.
CMAQ and Conformity
Program Oversight.
- February
27, 2003.
Subcommittee
on Transportation
and Infrastructure
hearing. Federal
Highway Administration's
Fiscal Year
2004 Budget.
- February
26, 2003.
Full committee
hearing. EPA's
Fiscal Year
2004 Budget.
- February
13, 2003 .
Subcommittee
on Clean Air,
Climate Change,
and Nuclear
Safety hearing.
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission Oversight.
FIRST
SESSION:
June
10, 2003.
Subcommittee
on Fisheries,
Wildlife, and
Water hearing.
The Subcommittee
on Fisheries, Wildlife,
and Water will conduct
a hearing to receive
testimony regarding
the current regulatory
and legal status
of federal jurisdiction
of navigable waters
under the Clean
Water Act, in light
of the issues raised
by the Supreme Court
in Solid Waste Agency
of Northern Cook
County v. U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers,
No. 99-1178.
Tuesday, June
10, 2003
SD-406 (Hearing
Room)
9:30 am
Opening
Statements:
Sen.
Michael D. Crapo,
of Idaho.
Sen.
James M. Inhofe,
of Oklahoma.
Sen.
Lisa Murkowski,
of Alaska.
Sen. Craig Thomas,
of Wyoming.
Sen.
James M. Jeffords,
of Vermont.
Sen. Hillary Rodham
Clinton, of New
York.
Witnesses:
The
Honorable Russell
D. Feingold
U.S. Senator
State of Wisconsin
G.
Tracy Mehan
Assistant
Administrator
for Water
Environmental
Protection Agency
George
Dunlop
Deputy Assistant
Secretary for
Civil Works
Department of
the Army
Thomas
L. Sansonetti
Assistant
Attorney General
for Environment
and Natural Resources
Department of
Justice
L.
Michael Bogert
Counsel
Governor of Idaho
Letter
to Administrator
Whitman
Richard
Hamann
Associate in Law
University of
Florida
Robert
J. Pierce
President
Wetlands Science
Applications,
Inc.
[attachment]
Scott
Yaich, Ph.D.
Director
of Conservation
Programs
Ducks Unlimited
Statements
submitted for the
record::
American
Farm Bureau Federation
P.
Scott Hassett,
Secretary
Wisconsin Department
of Natural Resources
Rollin
Sparrowe
Wildlife
Management Institute
June
5, 2003.
Subcommittee on
Clean Air, Climate
Change, and Nuclear
Safety hearing.
The Subcommittee
on Clean Air, Climate
Change, and Nuclear
Safety hearing to
consider Clear Skies
Act, S. 485.
Thursday, June
5, 2003
SD-406 (Hearing
Room)
9:30 am
Opening
Statements:
Sen.
George V. Voinovich,
of Ohio.
Sen.
James M. Inhofe,
of Oklahoma.
Sen. John Cornyn,
of Texas.
Sen.
Craig Thomas,
of Wyoming.
Sen.
Thomas R. Carper,
of Delaware.
Sen.
Joseph I. Lieberman,
of Connecticut.
Witnesses:
Dr.
Randall Kroszner
Acting Chairman
Council of Economic
Advisors
Dr.
Larry Monroe
Program Manager
of Pollution Control
Research
On behalf of the
Southern Company
and Edison Electric
Institute
Dr.
Steve Benson
Energy and Environment
Research Center
The University
of North Dakota
Dr.
Richard Bucher
W.L. Gore and
Associates
Hon.
Denise Nappier
Treasurer
State of Connecticut
Dr.
Margot Thorning
Chief Economist
American Council
for Capital Formation
Wes
Taylor
President, Production
TXU Energy
Jim
McGinnis
Managing Director
Morgan Stanley
Douglas
Cogan
Deputy Director,
Social Issues
Service
Investor Responsibility
Research Center
Mark
Brownstein
Director of Enterprise
Strategy
PSEG Services
Corporation
May
20, 2003.
Subcommittee on
Transportation
and Infrastructure
hearing.
The Subcommittee
on Transportation
and Infrastructure
review of S. 1072,
the Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, and Efficient
Transportation Equity
Act of 2003, the
Administration's
proposal to reauthorize
TEA-21.
Tuesday, May 20,
2003
SD-406 (Hearing
Room)
2:00 pm
Opening
Statements:
Sen.
Christopher S.
Bond, of Missouri.
Sen.
James M. Inhofe,
of Oklahoma.
Sen.
John W. Warner,
of Virginia.
Sen.
George V. Voinovich,
of Ohio.
Sen. Lincoln Chafee,
of Rhode Island.
Sen.
Lisa Murkowski,
of Alaska.
Sen. Craig Thomas,
of Wyoming.
Sen.
Harry Reid,
of Nevada.
Sen.
James M. Jeffords,
of Vermont.
Sen.
Max Baucus,
of Montana.
Sen. Ron Wyden,
of Oregon.
Sen.
Thomas R. Carper,
of Delaware.
Witness:
Hon.
Norman Mineta
Secretary
United States
Department of
Transportation
May
8, 2003.
Subcommittee on
Clean Air, Climate
Change, and Nuclear
Safety hearing.
The Subcommittee
on Clean Air, Climate
Change, and Nuclear
Safety hearing to
consider Clear Skies
Act, S. 485.
Thursday, May
8, 2003
SD-406 (Hearing
Room)
9:30 am
Opening
Statements:
Sen.
George V. Voinovich,
of Ohio.
Sen.
James M. Inhofe,
of Oklahoma.
Sen.
Craig Thomas,
of Wyoming.
Sen.
James M. Jeffords,
of Vermont.
Witnesses:
Hon.
Kyle E. McSlarrow
Deputy Secretary
United States
Department of
Energy James
Krimmel
President
Zaclon Chemical
Richard
Metz
Co-Executive Officer
UNIMARK, L.L.C.
Steve
Thumb
Principal
Energy Ventures
Incorporated Joel
Bluestein
President
Energy and Environmental
Analysis Inc.
Statements
submitted for the
record::
American
Chemistry Council
April
14, 2003.
Full
committee field
hearing, Palmer,
Alaska.
Transportation infrastructure
needs in Alaska.
Monday, April
14, 2003
Matanuska-Susitna
Borough Assembly
Chamber
9:30 am
350 E. Dahlia
Avenue
Palmer, Alaska
Opening
Statement:
Sen.
Lisa Murkowski,
of Alaska.
Witnesses:
Hon.
Loren Leman
Lieutenant Governor
of Alaska Commissioner
Michael Barton
Alaska Department
of Transportation
& Public Facilities
Jeffrey
Staser
Federal Co-Chairman
Denali Commission
Hon.
Beverly Masek
Co-Chair, House
Committee on Transportation
Alaska House of
Representatives
Eileen
Reilly, V.P. Projects
Alaska Railroad
Corporation Trefon
Angasan
Co-Chair, Board
of Directors
Alaska Federation
of Natives Hon.
George Wuerch
Mayor
Municipality of
Anchorage, AK
Cheryl
Coppe
Executive Administrator
for Development
Port of Anchorage
Municipality of
Anchorage, AK
Hon. Rhonda Boyles
Mayor
Fairbanks North
Star Borough,
AK Hon. Tim Anderson
Mayor
Matanuska-Susitna
Borough, AK Carvel
Zimin, Jr.
President
Bristol Bay Borough
Assembly, AK Hon.
Jim Cooper
Mayor
City of Palmer,
AK Hon.
Dianne Keller
Mayor
City of Wasilla,
AK
Statements
submitted for the
record::
Randy
Romenesko, P.E.
City Manager
Nome, AK Senator
John Cowdery
Chair, Senate
Transportation
Committee
Alaska State Senate
Loretta
Bullard
Kawerak Inc.
April
10, 2003.
Subcommittee on
Fisheries, Wildlife,
and Water.
Critical habitat
designations under
the Endangered Species
Act.
Thursday, April
10, 2003
9:30 a.m.
Hearing Room (SD-406)
Opening
Statements:
Sen.
Michael D. Crapo,
of Idaho.
Sen.
James M. Inhofe,
of Oklahoma.
Sen. Craig Thomas,
of Wyoming.
Sen.
Lisa Murkowski,
of Alaska.
Witnesses:
Hon.
Craig Manson
Assistant Secretary
for Fish, Wildlife,
and Parks
U.S. Department
of the Interior
Jeffrey
Kightlinger
General Counsel
Metropolitan Water
Districts of Southern
California
John
Kostyack
Senior Counsel
National Wildlife
Federation
David
Sunding
Associate Professor
Agricultural and
Resource Economics
University of
California, Berkeley
Craig
Douglas
Attorney
Smith, Robertson,
Elliott, and Glenn,
L.L.P.
William
Snape
Vice President
and General Counsel
Defenders of Wildlife
Statements
submitted for the
record:
American
Farm Bureau Federation
National
Association of
Homebuilders
April
8, 2003.
Subcommittee on
Clean Air, Climate
Change, and Nuclear
Safety.
Clear Skies Act
of 2003, S. 485
Tuesday, April
8, 2003
2:30 p.m.
Hearing Room (SD-406)
Opening
Statements:
Sen.
George V. Voinovich,
of Ohio.
Sen.
James M. Inhofe,
of Oklahoma.
Sen.
Craig Thomas,
of Wyoming.
Sen.
James M. Jeffords,
of Vermont.
Witnesses:
Hon.
Christine Todd
Whitman
Administrator
United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Hon.
Glenn McCullough,
Jr.
Chairman
Tennessee Valley
Authority
Jim
Rogers
CEO and President
Cinergy Corporation
On behalf of the
Edison Electric
Institute
Bradley
Campbell
Director
New Jersey Department
of Environmental
Protection
Northeast States
for Coordinated
Air Use Management
David
Hawkins
Climate Center
Program Director
Natural Resources
Defense Council
Eugene
Trisko
United Mine Workers
of America
Bernard
Melewski
Adirondack Council
April
7, 2003.
Full committee
field hearing.
TEA-21 Reauthorization:
"Illinois Transportation:
Crossroads of Our
Nation"
Monday, April
7, 2003
11:15 a.m.
Dirksen Federal
Office Building,
Room 2525
Chicago, IL
Opening
Statements:
Sen.
James M. Inhofe,
of Oklahoma.
Witnesses:
Hon.
Tim Martin
Secretary
Illinois Department
of Transportation
Hon.
Miguel D'Escoto
Director
Chicago Department
of Transportation
Doug
Whitley
President
Illinois Chamber
of Commerce
Jim
Pennekamp
Executive Director
Leadership Council
of Southwestern
Illinois
Ryan
Petty
President
Rockford Area
Chamber of Commerce
Denise
Bulat
Director
Bi-State Regional
Commission
Hon.
Thomas Marcucci
Mayor, City of
Elmhurst
Representative
of CATS (Chicago
Area Transportation
Study)
Hon.
Robert Schillerstrom
Chairman
DuPage County
Board
Professor
Piyushimita Thakuriah
Associate Director
of Research Programs
Urban Transportation
Center- Department
of Urban Planning
and Policy
David
Lorig
President
Lorig Construction
Company
Rita
Castle
Public Affairs
Officer
Caterpillar
Margaret
Blackshere
President
Illinois AFL-CIO
Richard
Feltes
President
Feltes Sand and
Gravel
Ron
Warfield
President
Illinois Farm
Bureau
Hon.
Linzey Jones
Mayor of Olympia
Fields
President of South
Suburban Mayors
and Manages Association
Additional
Statements Submitted
for the Record:
Business
Leaders for Transportation
Transportation
Management Association
Robert
Jones
Mayor
Danville, IL Phil
Pagano
Executive Director
Metra, Northeast
Illinois Regional
Commuter Railroad
Corporation Richard
C.D. Fleming
President and
Chief Executive
Officer
St. Louis Regional
Chamber and Growth
Association Joseph
L. Mikan
Will County Executive
Coles
County Council
Henry
Sinda
City of Collinsville,
IL Carbondale,
IL Madison
County, IL
City
of Villa Grove,
IL Kurt
McChesney
Highway 24 Coalition
336
Coalition
Project
29 Brookfield
Zoo City
of Litchfield,
IL Memorial
Hospital of Carbondale,
IL
Carbondale Chamber
of Commerce, Carbondale,
IL Hon.
Chapin Rose,
Illinois House
of Representatives
Lee
Roy Brandon,
Jackson County
Business Development
Corporation
Village of Catlin,
IL
Southern Illinois
University
Illinois Highway
30 Coalition
51
Coalition
April
2, 2003.
Full committee.
Impact of military
training on the
environment
Wednesday, April
2, 2003
9:30 a.m.
Hearing Room (SD-406)
Opening
Statements:
Sen.
James M. Inhofe,
of Oklahoma.
Sen. John W. Warner,
of Virginia.
Sen.
Michael D. Crapo,
of Idaho.
Sen. John Cornyn,
of Texas.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski,
of Alaska.
Sen. Craig Thomas,
of Wyoming.
Sen. Wayne Allard,
of Colorado.
Sen.
James M. Jeffords,
of Vermont.
Sen.
Harry Reid,
of Nevada.
Sen. Joseph I.
Lieberman, of
Connecticut.
Sen. Barbara Boxer,
of California.
Sen. Ron Wyden,
of Oregon.
Sen. Thomas R.
Carper, of Delaware.
Witnesses:
Benedict
S. Cohen
Deputy General
Counsel for Environment
and Installations
Department of
Defense
J.P.
Suarez
Assistant Admininstrator
for Enforcement
and Compliance
Assurance
Environmental
Protection Agency
H.
Craig Manson
Assistant Secretary
for Fish, Wildlife,
and Parks
Department of
the Interior
Frank
J. Gaffney, Jr.
President and
CEO
Center for Security
Policy
Barry
W. Holman
Director, Defense
Infrastructure
Issues
General Accounting
Office
Dan
Miller
First Assistant
Attorney General
Natural Resources
and Environment
Section
Colorado Department
of Law
Boulder, CO
Douglas
Benevento
Executive Director
Colorado Department
of Public Health
and Environment
Boulder, CO
Jamie
Clark
Senior Vice President
for Conservation
Programs
National Wildlife
Federation
Ingrid
Lindemann
Councilmember,
Aurora, Colorado
on behalf of National
League of Cities
Advisory Council
Dr.
Bonner Cohen
Senior Fellow
Lexington Institute
Arlington, VA
April
1, 2003.
Full committee.
Nominations pending
before the committee
Tuesday, April
1, 2003
9:30 a.m.
Hearing Room (SD-406)
Opening
Statements:
Sen.
James M. Inhofe,
of Oklahoma.
Sen.
Christopher S.
Bond, of Missouri.
Sen. James M.
Jeffords, of Vermont.
Sen.
Max Baucus,
of Montana.
Sen. Thomas R.
Carper, of Delaware.
Witnesses:
Richard
W. Moore
Nominated to be
Inspector General
Tennessee Valley
Authority
Introduced
by Senator Sessions.
Ricky
Dale James
Nominated to
be a Member
of the Mississippi
River Commission
Rear
Admiral Nicholas
A. Prahl,
NOAA
To be a Member
of the Mississippi
River Commission
John
Paul Woodley,
Jr.,
Nominated to
be Assistant
Secretary for
Civil Works
United States
Army
Robert
Boldrey,
of Michigan,
to be a Member
of the Board
of Trustees
of the Morris
K. Udall Scholarship
and Excellence
in National
Environmental
Policy Foundation
Malcomb
B. Bowekaty,
of New Mexico,
to be a Member
of the Board
of Trustees
of the Morris
K. Udall Scholarship
and Excellence
in National
Environmental
Policy Foundation
Herbert
Guenther,
of Arizona,
to be a Member
of the Board
of Trustees
of the Morris
K. Udall Scholarship
and Excellence
in National
Environmental
Policy Foundation
Richard
Narcia,
of Arizona,
to be a Member
of the Board
of Trustees
of the Morris
K. Udall Scholarship
and Excellence
in National
Environmental
Bradley
Udall,
of Colorado,
to be a Member
of the Board
of Trustees
of the Morris
K. Udall Scholarship
and Excellence
in National
Environmental
Policy Foundation
March
20, 2003.
Subcommittee on
Clean Air, Climate
Change, and Nuclear
Safety.
Alternative fuels
and fuel additives.
Thursday, March
20, 2003
9:30 a.m.
Hearing Room (SD-406)
Opening
Statements:
Sen.
George V. Voinovich,
of Ohio.
Sen. James M.
Inhofe, of Oklahoma.
Sen. Christopher
S. Bond, of Missouri.
Sen. Craig Thomas,
of Wyoming.
Sen. Thomas R.
Carper, of Delaware.
Sen. James. M.
Jeffords, of Vermont.
Sen. Hillary Rodham
Clinton, of New
York.
Witness:
Hon.
Jeffrey R. Holmstead
Assistant Administrator
for Air and Radiation
U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency
Hon. David Garman
Assistant Secretary
for Renewable
Energy
U.S. Department
of Energy
Mary Hutzler
Director
Office of Integrated
Analysis and Forecasting
Energy Information
Administration
Fred Yoder
President
National Corn
Growers Association
Dr. Edward Murphy
Downstream General
Manager
American Petroleum
Institute
Robert Slaughter
President
National Petrochemical
and Refiners Association
Scott Segal
Partner
Bracewell and
Patterson, L.L.P.
Rich Wagman
First Vice Chairman
of ARTBA
President of G.A.
and F.C. Wagman
York, Pennsylvania
On behalf of the
American Road
and Transportation
Builders Association
A. Blakeman Early
Consultant
The American Lung
Association
Paul J. Granger,
P.E.
Superintendent
Plainview Water
District
Plainview, New
York
Craig Perkins
Director
Environment and
Public Works Management
Santa Monica,
California
Statements
submitted for the
record:
Erik
Olson
Senior Attorney
Natural Resources
Defense Council
Joe Jobe
Executive Director
National Biodiesel
Board
Bob Dinneen
President
Renewable Fuels
Association
National Association
of Convenience
Stores/Society
of Independent
Gasoline Marketers
of America
March
18, 2003.
Subcommittee on
Fisheries, Wildlife,
and Water.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service Budget for
Fiscal Year 2004.
Tuesday, March
18, 2003
11:00 a.m.
Hearing Room (SD-406)
Opening
Statements:
Sen. Michael D.
Crapo, of Idaho.
Sen. James M.
Inhofe, of Oklahoma.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski,
of Alaska.
Sen. Craig Thomas,
of Wyoming.
Sen. James M.
Jeffords, of Vermont.
Sen. Max Baucus,
of Montana.
Witness:
Hon.
Steven Williams
Director
U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service
March
13, 2003.
Subcommittee on
Clean Air, Climate
Change, and Nuclear
Safety.
Oversight hearing
on the implementation
of the CMAQ and
Conformity programs.
Thursday, March
13, 2003
9:30 a.m.
Hearing Room (SD-406)
Opening
Statements:
Sen.
George V. Voinovich,
of Ohio.
Sen.
James M. Inhofe,
of Oklahoma.
Sen. Craig Thomas,
of Wyoming.
Sen.
Thomas R. Carper,
of Delaware.
Sen.
James M. Jeffords,
of Vermont.
Witnesses:
Emil
H. Frankel
Assistant Secretary
for Transportation
Policy
U.S. Department
of Transportation
Jeffrey
R. Holmstead
Assistant Administrator
for Air and Radiation
U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency
Howard
R. Maier
Executive Director
Northeast Ohio
Areawide Coordinating
Agency
W.
Gerald Teague,
M.D.
Professor and
Vice Chairman
of Pediatrics
Director, Division
of Pulmonary Medicine
Emory University
School of Medicine
Jerry
Lasker
Executive Director
of the Indian
Nation Council
of Governments
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Annette
Liebe
on behalf of the
State and Territorial
Air Pollution
Program
Administrators
/Association of
Local Air Pollution
Control Officials
Manager, Air Quality
Planning
Oregon Department
of Environmental
Quality
Diane
Steed
President
American Highway
Users Alliance
Marsha
Kaiser
on behalf of the
American Association
of State Highway
& Transportation
Officials
Director, Department
of Planning and
Capital Programming
Maryland Department
of Transportation
Michael
Replogle
Transportation
Director
Environmental
Defense
Statements
submitted for the
record:
Associated
General Contractors
of America
National
Association of
Home Builders
Melody
Flowers,
Sierra Club
February
27, 2003.
Subcommittee on
Transportation
and Infrastructure.
To consider the
Fiscal Year 2004
Budget for the Federal
Highway Administration,
Department of Transportation.
Thursday, February
27, 2003
9:30 a.m.
Hearing Room (SD-406)
Opening
Statements:
Sen.
Christopher S.
Bond, of Missouri.
Sen.
James M. Inhofe,
of Oklahoma.
Sen.
George V. Voinovich,
of Ohio.
Sen. John Cornyn,
of Texas.
Sen. Craig Thomas,
of Wyoming.
Sen.
Harry Reid,
of Nevada.
Sen.
James M. Jeffords,
of Vermont.
Sen.
Barbara Boxer,
of California.
Witness:
Hon.
Mary Peters
Administrator
Federal Highway
Administration
Department of
Transportation
February
26, 2003.
Full committee.
To consider the
Fiscal Year 2004
Budget for the Environmental
Protection Agency.
Wednesday, February
26, 2003
9:30 a.m.
Hearing Room (SD-406)
Opening
Statements:
Sen.
James M. Inhofe,
of Oklahoma.
Sen.
George V. Voinovich,
of Ohio.
Sen.
James M. Jeffords,
of Vermont.
Sen.
Max Baucus,
of Montana.
Witness:
Hon.
Christine Todd
Whitman
Administrator
U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency
February
13, 2003.
Subcommittee on
Clean Air, Climate
Change, and Nuclear
Safety.
Oversight of the
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
Wednesday, February
13, 2003
9:30 a.m.
Hearing Room (SD-406)
Opening
Statements:
Sen.
George V. Voinovich,
of Ohio.
Sen.
James M. Inhofe,
of Oklahoma.
Sen.
Harry Reid,
of Nevada.
Witnesses:
Richard
A. Meserve,
Chairman
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission Greta
Joy Dicus
Commissioner
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission Nils
J. Diaz
Commissioner
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission Edward
McGaffigan, Jr.
Commissioner
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission Jeffrey
S. Merrifield
Commissioner
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission Hubert
T. Bell
Inspector General
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission
Statements
submitted for the
record:
Jere
Witt, Commissioner
Ottowa County,
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