STATEMENTS FROM HEARINGS
HELD 107TH CONGRESS

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Index :
SECOND SESSION:


FIRST SESSION:

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Tuesday, October 8, 2002
9:30 a.m.
Hearing Room (SD-406)

Opening Statements:

Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
Sen. George V. Voinovich, of Ohio.

Witnesses:

Sen. Robert Stafford, former U.S. Senator from Vermont

Sen. George Mitchell, former U.S. Senator from Maine.

G. Tracy Mehan III
Assistant Administrator for Water
Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20460

Thomas A. Weber
Associate Chief
Natural Resource Conservation Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, DC 20250

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Senior Counsel
Natural Resources Defense Council
Washington, DC

Paul Pinault
President, Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies
And Director, Narragansett Bay Commission
Providence, Rhode Island

Robbi Savage
America's Clean Water Foundation
Washington, DC

Grace Chris
Student
White River Jct, VT

Kristen Hoeft
Student
Eagan, MN

Jordan Chin
Student
Portland, OR

Statements submitted for the record:

Robert E. Lee
National Cattlemen's Association


  • October 2, 2002. Full committee hearing.
  • Full Committee hearing to review the status and studies of the health impacts of PM-2.5, particularly those effects associated with power plant emissions.

    Wednesday, October 2, 2002
    2:00 p.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
    Sen. Christopher S. Bond, of Missouri.

    Witnesses:

    Dr. Jonathan M. Samet
    Co-Director, Risk Sciences and Public Policy Institute, and Professor and Chair of the Department of Epidemiology
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
    Baltimore, MD

    Robert M. O'Keefe
    Vice President
    Health Effects Institute
    Boston, MA

    Dr. Ron Wyzga
    Technical Executive and Manager of Air Quality, Health and Risk
    Electric Power Research Institute
    Palo Alto, CA

    Ben Rose
    Executive Director
    Green Mountain Club
    Waterbury Center, VT

    Jonathan Levy
    Assistant Professor of Environmental Health and Risk Assessment
    Department of Environmental Health
    Harvard School of Public Health
    Boston, MA


  • October 1, 2002. Full committee hearing.
  • The Environment and Public Works Committee conducted a hearing to assess green school initiatives: environmental standards for schools, school siting in relation to toxic waste sites, and "green" building codes. The committee reviewed activities undertaken by the EPA's Office of Children's Environmental Health and the Office of Indoor Air Quality, as well as those of taken by the Department of Energy, concerning address environmental and energy issues relevant to school properties.

    Tuesday, October 1, 2002
    9:30 a.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
    Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, of New York.

    Witnesses:

    Ramona Trovato
    Deputy Assistant Administrator
    Office of Environmental Information
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Washington, DC

    Claire Barnett
    Executive Director
    Healthy Schools Network
    Albany, NY

    Alex Wilson
    President
    BuildingGreen, Inc.
    Brattleboro, VT
    representing the U.S. Green Buildings Council

    Lois Gibbs
    Executive Director
    Center for Health, Environment and Justice
    Falls Church, VA

    Statements submitted for the record:

    Veronika Carella
    Glenwood, MD

    Geri Unger
    Funders' Forum on Environment and Education

    Daniel Schwartz
    Executive Director
    Children's Environmental Health Network

    Christine Gustafson
    Trevor, WI

    Philip J. Landrigan, M.D., M.Sc.
    Ethel H. Wise Professor and Chair
    Department of Community and Preventive Medicine
    Professor of Pediatrics

    Rochelle Davis
    Illinois Healthy Schools Campaign

    Tolle Graham
    Massachusetts Healthy Schools Campaign

    Suzanne Miller
    Vermont Public Interest Research Group (VPIRG)

    Derek Shendell
    UCLA School of Public Health

    Jenna Orkin
    9/11 Environmental Action

    Joellen Lawson
    Fairfield, CT

    Katie Acton
    Ozone Park, NY


  • September 30, 2002. Subcommittee on Transportation, Infrastructure, and Nuclear Safety hearing.
  • TEA-21 Reauthorization: State of the Nation's Highway Infrastructure

    Monday, September 30, 2002
    10:00 a.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. Harry Reid, of Nevada.
    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
    Sen. George V. Voinovich, of Ohio.

    Witnesses:

    Sen. Robert C. Byrd, of West Virginia.

    Hon. Mary E. Peters,
    Administrator,
    Federal Highway Administration,
    U.S. Department of Transportation,
    Washington, DC

    Hon. Joseph Perkins,
    Commissioner,
    Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities,
    Juneau, AK
    on behalf of American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

    JayEtta Hecker,
    Director of Physical Infrastructure Issues,
    General Accounting Office,
    Washington, DC

    Hon. Gordon Proctor,
    Director,
    Ohio Department of Transportation,
    Columbus, OH

    Thomas L. Jackson, P.E.,
    President-Elect,
    American Society of Civil Engineers,
    Washington, DC

    Dr. William R. Buechner,
    Vice President, Economics and Research,
    American Road and Transportation Builders Association,
    Washington, DC

    Statements submitted for the record:

    Garth Dull
    Nevada for Safe Roads

    William D. Ankner
    Director
    Rhode Island Department of Transportation
    Providence, RI


  • September 25, 2002. Joint committee hearing with Senate Finance Committee.
  • TEA-21 Reauthorization: Innovative Financing--Beyond the Highway Trust Fund

    Wednesday, September 25, 2002
    9:30 a.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
    Sen. Max Baucus, of Montana.
    Sen. Harry Reid, of Nevada.
    Sen. Jon S. Corzine, of New Jersey.
    Sen. James M. Inhofe, of Oklahmoma.
    Sen. Michael D. Crapo, of Idaho.

    Witnesses:

    David Seltzer,
    Distinguished Practitioner,
    Mercator Advisors,
    Philadelphia, PA
    on behalf of the University of Southern California, Los, Angeles,
    National Center for Innovations in Public Finance

    Phyllis Scheinberg,
    Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs,
    U.S. Department of Transportation,
    Washington, DC

    JayEtta Hecker,
    Director of Physical Infrastructure Issues,
    General Accounting Office
    Washington, DC

    Hon. Janice Hahn,
    Councilwoman,
    City of Los Angeles,
    Los Angeles, CA
    on behalf of the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority

    Hon. Peter Rahn,
    Secretary,
    New Mexico Department of Transportation,
    Santa Fe, NM

    John Horsley,
    Executive Director,
    American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials,
    Washington, DC

    Jeff Carey,
    Managing Director,
    Merrill Lynch Co., Inc.,
    New York, NY

    Statements submitted for the record::

    American Society of Civil Engineers

    Hon. Betty Karnette,
    State Representative
    Sacramento, CA

    Transportation Departments of the States of Montana, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming

    American Highway Users Alliance

    Ross B. Capon
    Executive Director
    National Association of Railroad Passengers


  • September 24, 2002. Full committee hearing.
  • Review of EPA and FEMA Responses to the September 11, 2001 Attacks

    Tuesday, September 24, 2002
    9:00 a.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
    Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, of New York.
    Sen. Jon S. Corzine, of New Jersey.
    Sen. Bob Smith, of New Hampshire.
    Sen. John W. Warner, of Virginia.
    Sen. James M. Inhofe, of Oklahoma.
    Sen. George V. Voinovich, of Ohio.
    Sen. Michael D. Crapo, of Idaho.

    Witnesses:

    Hon. Christine Todd Whitman
    Administrator
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Washington, DC

    Hon. Joe Allbaugh
    Director
    Federal Emergency Management Agency
    Washington, DC

    Dr. Kerry Kelly
    Chief Medical Officer
    New York City Fire Department
    New York City, NY

    Madeline Wils
    Member
    Community Board 1
    New York City, NY

    Danny Greenberg
    President and Attorney in Chief
    Legal Aid Society
    New York City, NY

    Jack Reall
    Task Force Leader
    Ohio Task Force One
    Sunbury, OH

    Statements submitted for the record:

    Jenna Orkin
    Mother of New York City Student

    Sudhir Jain
    President,
    WTC Residents Coalition,
    New York, NY

    Marjorie Clarke, Ph.D.


  • September 19, 2002. Full committee hearing.
  • "Project Delivery and Environmental Stewardship": Progress on Environmental Streamlining Under TEA-21

    Thursday, September 19, 2002
    9:30 a.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
    Executive Order on Streamlining Executive Office of the President
    Sen. Max Baucus, of Montana.
    Sen. Ron Wyden, of Oregon.
    Sen. Thomas R. Carper, of Delaware.
    Sen. Jon S. Corzine, of New Jersey.
    Sen. Bob Smith, of New Hampshire.
    Sen. John W. Warner, of Virginia.
    Sen. Christopher S. Bond, of Missouri.
    Sen. George V. Voinovich, of Ohio.
    Sen. Michael D. Crapo, of Idaho.

    Witnesses:

    Hon. Emil Frankel
    Assistant Secretary for for Transportation Policy,
    U.S. Department of Transportation,
    Washington, DC

    Hon. John Peter Suarez,
    Assistant Administrator,
    Office of Enforcement, Compliance, and Assurance,
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
    Washington, DC

    Hon. Kenneth M. Mead,
    Inspector General,
    U.S. Department of Transportation,
    Washington, DC

    Kate Siggerud,
    Acting Director of Physical Infrastructure Issues,
    General Accounting Office,
    Washington, DC

    Hon. Carol Murray,
    Commissioner,
    New Hampshire Department of Transportation,
    Concord, NH

    Kenneth Morefield,
    Assistant Secretary for Planning and Engineering,
    Florida Department of Transportation,
    Tallahassee, FL

    Emily Wadhams,
    State Historic Preservation Officer,
    Vermont Department of Housing and Community Affairs,
    Montpelier, VT

    Hal Kassoff,
    Vice President of Highway Programs,
    Parsons Brinckerhoff,
    Washington, DC
    on behalf of the American Council of Engineering Companies

    Charles Hales,
    Transit Planning Principal,
    HDR Inc.,
    Portland, OR

    Statements submitted for the record:

    American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

    Defenders of Wildlife


  • September 13, 2002. Full committee hearing.
  • Oversight hearing on Implementation of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP)

    Friday, September 13, 2002
    9:30 a.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
    Sen. Bob Graham, of Florida.
    Sen. James M. Inhofe, of Oklahoma.
    Sen. George V. Voinovich, of Ohio.
    Sen. Lincoln Chafee, of Rhode Island.

    Witnesses:

    Sen. Bill Nelson, of Florida.

    Hon. R.L. Brownlee
    Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)
    U.S. Department of the Army
    Washington, DC

    Tom Gibson
    Associate Administrator for the Office of Policy and Reinvention
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Washington, DC

    Ann R. Klee
    Counselor to the Secretary
    U.S. Department of Interior
    Washington, DC

    David B. Struhs
    Secretary
    Florida Department of Environmental Protection
    Tallahassee, FL

    Dexter Lehtinen
    General Counsel
    Testifying for Billy Cypress, Chairman
    Miccosukee Tribe of Indians
    Miami, FL

    Patricia A. Power
    Seminole Tribe of Florida
    Hollywood, FL

    Roman Gastesi
    Water Resource Manager
    Miami-Dade County
    Office of the County Manager
    Miami, FL

    Mary Ann Gosa
    Assistant Director of Government Affairs
    Florida Farm Bureau
    Gainesville, FL

    Shannon Estenoz
    World Wildlife Fund
    Hollywood, FL


  • September 9, 2002. Joint committee hearing. Freight and Intermodal Transportation Issues
  • Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine and Subcommittee on Transportation, Infrastructure, and Nuclear Safety hearing on Freight and Intermodal Transportation

    Monday, September 9, 2002
    2:30 p.m.
    Russell Room 253

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. Harry Reid, of Nevada.
    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.

    Witnesses:

    Jeffrey N. Shane,
    Deputy Secretary for Policy,
    U.S. Department of Transportation,
    Washington, DC

    JayEtta Hecker,
    Director, Physical Infrastructure Group,
    General Accounting Office,
    Washington, DC

    Michael W. Wickham,
    Chairman & CEO,
    Roadway Express, Inc.,
    Representing the American Trucking Association, Akron, Ohio

    Edward R. Hamberger,
    President, Association of American Railroads,
    Washington, DC

    Rick Larrabee,
    Director of Port Commerce,
    Port Authority of New York and New Jersey,
    New York, New York

    Katie Dusenberry,
    Chairman,
    Arizona Department of Transportation Board,
    Tucson, Arizona

    Michael Huerta,
    Coalition for America's Gateways and Trade Corridors,
    Washington, DC

    John D. Caruthers, Jr., Chairman,
    I-69 Mid-Continent Highway Coalition,
    Shreveport, Louisiana

    Statements submitted for the Record:

    Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation

    Rep. James P. McGovern
    Third District, Massachusetts


  • August 20, 2002. Full committee field hearing. Montpelier, VT
  • Hearing to examine the unique transportation needs of small town and rural America.

    Tuesday, August 20, 2002
    10:00 a.m.
    State House
    Room 10
    Montpelier, VT

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
    Sen. Bob Smith, of New Hampshire.

    Witnesses:

    Hon. Michael Jackson
    Deputy Secretary
    U.S. Department of Transportation
    Washington, DC

    Hon. Brian Searles
    Secretary
    Vermont Agency of Transportation
    Montpelier, VT

    Raymond S. Burton
    Executive Councilor
    Woodville, NH 03785-9801

    Hon. Richard Pembroke
    Chairman
    Vermont House Committee on Transportation
    Bennington, VT

    Hon. Richard Mazza
    Chairman
    Vermont Senate Committee on Transportation
    Colchester, VT

    Dr. Thomas Adler
    Northeast Transportation Institute and Museum
    White River Junction, VT

    Debra Ricker
    Associated General Contractors of Vermont
    Barre, VT

    Paul Bruhn
    Preservation Trust of Vermont
    Burlington, VT

    Matthew Sternberg
    Executive Director
    Rutland Redevelopment Authority
    Rutland, VT

    Statements submitted for the record:

    Patricia Crocker
    Executive Director
    Vermont Public Transportation Association
    Supplemental statement

    Meg Maguire
    President
    Scenic America

    Debbie Rohe
    President
    Scenic Michigan

    Mary Tracy
    Executive Director
    Society Created to Reduce Urban Blight

    Stephanie Carter
    Acting Commissioner
    Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing
    Montpelier, VT


  • August 8, 2002. Subcommittee on Transportation, Infrastructure, and Nuclear Safety field hearing. Reno, NV
  • Western Transportation Issues: A field hearing to examine the State of Nevada's transportation needs and review the Federal Lands Highway Program in preparation for the reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21).

    Thursday, August 8, 2002
    3:00 p.m.
    Reno City Council Chambers
    490 South Center Street
    Reno, NV

    Opening Statement:

    Sen. Harry Reid, of Nevada.

    Witnesses:

    Hon. Mary E. Peters
    Federal Highway Administrator
    U.S. Department of Transportation
    Washington, DC

    Hon. Thomas Stephens
    Director
    Nevada Department of Transportation
    Carson City, NV

    Greg Krause
    Executive Director
    Washoe County Regional Transportation Commission
    Reno, NV

    Juan Palma
    Executive Director
    Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
    Zephyr Cove, NV

    Gary Carano
    Nevada Resort Association
    Reno, NV

    Hon. Bruce Warner
    Director
    Oregon Department of Transportation
    Salem, OR

    Hon. John H. Milton, III
    Commissioner
    Humboldt County
    Winnemucca, NV

    Robyn Burdette
    Chairwoman
    Summit Lake Paiute Tribe
    Winnemucca, NV

    Statements submitted for the record:

    Sampson Begay
    Andrew Simpson

    Negotiated Rulemaking Representatives
    Navajo Nation


  • August 5, 2002. Full committee field hearing. Cleveland, Ohio
  • Hearing on Anoxia in the Cental Basin of Lake Erie.

    Monday, August 5, 2002
    10:30 a.m.
    U.S. Coast Guard Moorings Club
    1055 East Ninth Street
    Cleveland, Ohio

    Opening Statement:

    Sen. George V. Voinovich, of Ohio.

    Witnesses:

    David A. Ullrich
    Deputy Regional Administrator
    Region 5
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Chicago, Illinois

    Gary L. Isbell
    Executive Administrator
    Fisheries Management and Research
    Ohio Division of Wildlife
    Ohio Department of Natural Resources
    Columbus, Ohio

    David A. Culver, Ph.D.
    Professor
    Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology
    The Ohio State University
    Columbus, Ohio

    Robert T. Heath, Ph.D.
    Professor and Director of the Water Resources Research Institute
    Department of Biological Sciences
    Kent State University
    Kent, Ohio

    Elaine Marsh
    Board Member
    Great Lakes United
    Buffalo, New York

    Gerald Matisoff, Ph.D.
    Professor and Chair
    Department of Geological Sciences
    Case Western Reserve University
    Cleveland, Ohio

    Jeffrey M. Reutter, Ph.D.
    Director
    Ohio Sea Grant College Program
    Franz Theodore Stone Laboratory
    Center for Lake Erie Area Research
    Great Lakes Aquatic Ecosystem Research Consortium
    Columbus, Ohio


  • July 31, 2002. Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics, Risk and Waste Management hearing.
  • Review of the EPA Inspector General's report on the Superfund Program.

    Tuesday, July 31, 2002
    10:00 a.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. Barbara Boxer, of California.
    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
    Sen. Max Baucus, of Montana.
    Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, of New York.
    Sen. Jon S. Corzine, of New Jersey.
    Sen. Bob Smith, of New Hampshire.
    Sen. James M. Inhofe, Oklahoma.
    Sen. Michael D. Crapo, of Idaho.

    Witnesses:

    Sen. Robert Torricelli, of New Jersey.
    Sen. Bill Nelson, of Florida.

    Nikki Tinsley
    Inspector General
    Office of the Inspector General
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Washington, DC

    Marianne Lamont Horinko
    Assistant Administrator
    Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Washington, DC

    Statements submitted for the record:

    Sen. Richard Durbin, of Illinois.
    Sen. John Kerry, of Massachusetts.
    Sen. Edward Kennedy, of Massachusetts.

  • July 30, 2002. Full committee hearing.
  • Transportation and Air Quality": Hearing to examine the effectiveness of the current Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program (CMAQ), conformity, and the role of new technologies.

    Tuesday, July 30, 2002
    9:30 a.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
    Sen. Jon S. Corzine, of New Jersey.
    Sen. Bob Smith, of New Hampshire.
    Sen. James M. Inhofe, of Oklahoma.
    Sen. George V. Voinovich, of Ohio.

    Witnesses:

    Hon. Mary Peters
    Administrator
    Federal Highway Administration
    U.S. Department of Transportation
    Washington, DC

    Hon. Jeffrey Holmstead
    Assistant Administrator
    Office of Air and Radiation
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Washington, DC

    Hon. Scott Johnstone
    Secretary
    Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
    Waterbury, VT

    Hon. Ron Harris
    County Judge
    Collin County, TX

    Lynn Terry
    Deputy Executive Officer
    California Air Resources Board
    Sacramento, CA

    James Stephenson
    President
    Yancy Brothers, Co.
    Atlanta, GA
    on behalf of the American Road and Transportation Builders Association

    Michael Replogle
    Transportation Director
    Environmental Defense Fund
    Washington, DC

    Statements submitted for the record:

    John B. Stephenson
    Director, Natural Resources and Environment
    General Accounting Office
    Washington, DC

    Metropolitan Planning Organization Surveys:

  • Atlanta Regional Commission
  • Baltimore Metropolitan Council
  • California Metropolitan Transportation Commission
  • Dallas, TX MPO
  • Denver Regional Council of Governments
  • Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments
  • Kyova Interstate Planning Commission
  • Mecklenberg, NC, MPO
  • Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
  • New York Metropolitan Transportation Council
  • North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority
  • Oregon Metro MPO
  • OKI MPO
  • Sacramento, CA
  • San Joaquin, CA, Council of Governments
  • Southern California MPO

  • July 24, 2002. Joint committee hearing with Senate Foreign Relations.
  • The full Committee on Environment and Public Works and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations conducted a hearing to review implementation of environmental treaties.

    Wednesday, July 24, 2002
    10:30 a.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statements:

    FROM EPW
    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
    Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, of Connecticut
    Sen. Jon S. Corzine, of New Jersey
    Sen. Lincoln Chafee, of Rhode Island.

    FROM FOREIGN RELATIONS
    Sen. Paul Sarbanes, of Maryland.
    Sen. Russell D. Feingold, of Wisconsin.
    Sen. Chuck Hagel, of Nebraska.

    Witnesses:

    Hon. John F. Turner
    Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
    U.S. Department of State
    Washington, D.C.

    Hon. James Connaughton
    Chair
    White House Council on Environmental Quality
    Washington, D.C.

    Maurice Strong
    Chairman
    Earth Council Institute Canada
    Toronto, Ontario
    Canada

    Professor John C. Dernbach
    Widener University Law School
    Harrisburg, PA

    Christopher C. Horner
    Counsel
    Competitive Enterprise Institute
    Washington, D.C.

    Additional statements submitted for the record:

    Jon Reisman
    Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy
    University of Maine at Machias

    John B. Stephenson
    Director, Natural Resources and Environment Division
    General Accounting Office


  • July 18, 2002. Full committee hearing.
  • The full Committee on Environment and Public Works conducted a hearing to hear from nominees pending before the committee.

    Thursday, July 18, 2002
    10:00 a.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statement:

    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
    Sen. Bob Smith, of New Hampshire.

    Witnesses:

    John S. Bresland to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, Washington, DC.

    Carolyn W. Merritt to be a Member and Chair of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, Washington, DC.


  • July 16, 2002. Joint committee hearing between EPW and the Senate Judiciary Committee.
  • The Committee on Environment and Public Works and the Senate Committee on the Judiciary conducted a hearing to review the New Source Review policy, regulations, and enforcement activities.

    Tuesday, July 16, 2002
    10:00 a.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-106)

    Opening Statements:

    EPW COMMITTEE
    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
    Sen. Max Baucus, of Montana.
    Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, of Connecticut.
    Sen. Ron Wyden, of Oregon.
    Sen. Thomas R. Carper, of Delaware.
    Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, of New York.
    Sen. Jon S. Corzine, of New Jersey.
    Sen. Bob Smith, of New Hampshire.
    Sen. John W. Warner, of Virginia.
    Sen. James M. Inhofe, of Oklahoma.
    Sen. Chrisopher S. Bond, of Missouri.
    Sen. George V. Voinovich, of Ohio.
    Sen. Lincoln Chafee, of Rhode Island.
    Sen. Arlen Specter, of Pennsylvania.

    JUDCIARY COMMITTEE
    Sen. Patrick Leahy, of Vermont.
    Sen. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., of Delaware.
    Sen. Charles E. Schumer, of New York.
    Sen. Richard J. Durbin, of Illinois.
    Sen. Sen. John Edwards, of North Carolina.
    Sen. Jeff Sessions, of Alabama.

    Witnesses:

    Thomas L. Sansonetti
    Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division
    U.S. Department of Justice
    Washington, DC

    Jeffrey Holmstead
    Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Washington, DC

    William H. Sorrell
    Attorney General, State of Vermont
    Montpelier, VT

    Eliot Spitzer
    Attorney General, State of New York
    New York, NY

    Bill Pryor
    Attorney General, State of Alabama
    Montgomery, AL

    Eric Schaeffer
    Director, Environmental Integrity Project
    Rockefeller Family Fund
    Washington, DC

    Bob Slaughter
    President
    National Petrochemical & Refiners Association
    Washington, DC

    Hilton Kelley
    Port Arthur, TX

    Steve Harper
    Director, Environment, Health, Safety, and Energy Policy
    Intel, Corp.
    Washington, DC

    John Walke
    Clean Air Director
    Natural Resources Defense Council
    Washington, DC

    E. Donald Elliott
    Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
    Washington, DC

    Additional statements submitted for the record:

    Joseph L. Bast
    President
    The Heartland Institute
    19 South LaSalle, Suite 903
    Chicago, IL 60603


  • July 11, 2002. Full committee hearing.
  • The full Committee on Environment and Public Works conducted a hearing to Federal Recycling Programs: GSA Procurement Policies and Beverage Container Recycling Programs.

    Thursday, July 11, 2002
    9:30 a.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statement:

    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.

    Witnesses:

    Debra Yap
    Director of the Environmental Strategy and Safety Division
    Office of Business and Opportunity in the Public Building Service
    General Services Administration
    Washington, DC

    Dobbins Callahan
    General Manager, Government Markets
    Collins & Aikman Floorcoverings
    Dalton GA

    Clifford Case III
    Partner, Carter, Ledyard & Millburn
    New York, New York

    Fred von Zuben
    President and CEO
    The Newark Group
    Cranford, NJ

    Darryl Young, Director
    California Department of Conservation
    Sacramento, CA

    Edward Boisson
    Boisson & Associates
    Carrboro, NC

    Kevin Dietly
    Northbridge Environmental Management Consultants
    Westford, MA

    Additional statements submitted for the record:

    Rep. David Bonior, of Michigan.

    Wayne Turner
    5802 Hidden Orchard Dr.
    Greensboro, NC 27410

    Fran McPoland
    Federal Environmental Executive 1994-2000
    Chair, White House Task Force on Recycling 1998-2000

    Deborah MacCormac
    Florida Department of Environmental Protection
    Orlando Office of Pollution Prevention

    Steve Leuty
    Kalamazoo County Recycling Coordinator
    201 W. Kalamazoo Avenue
    Kalamazoo Michigan 49007

    Larry & Marty Karigan-Winter
    558 Madison 2410
    Huntsville, AR 72740

    Thomas Ibsen
    1788 Palace Ave.
    Saint Paul, MN 55105

    Julie Daniel
    General Manager
    BRING Recycling

    C. Williams

    Brenda Pulley
    ALCAN Aluminum Corp.


  • July 10, 2002. Full committee hearing.
  • The full Committee on Environment and Public Works conducted a hearing to receive testimony on the President's proposal to establish the Department of Homeland Security.

    Wednesday, July 10, 2002
    2:00 p.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
    Sen. Ron Wyden, of Oregon.
    Sen. Thomas R. Carper, of Delaware.
    Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, of New York.
    Sen. Bob Smith, of New Hampshire.
    Sen. John W. Warner, of Virginia.
    Sen. James M. Inhofe, of Oklahoma.
    Sen. Christopher S. Bond, of Missouri.
    Sen. Pete V. Domenici, of New Mexico.

    Witness:

    Gov. Tom Ridge, Director,
    Transition Planning Office for Department of Homeland Security
    Washington, DC


  • July 9, 2002. Full committee hearing.
  • The full Committee on Environment and Public Works conducted a hearing to receive testimony on Sections 2015, 2016, 2107(a) and (b), 2018 and 2019 of S. 225, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003.

    Tuesday, July 9, 2002
    2:30 p.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
    Sen. Max Baucus, of Montana.
    Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, of Connecticut.
    Sen. Barbara Boxer, of California.
    Sen. Ron Wyden, of Oregon.
    Sen. Jon S. Corzine, of New Jersey.
    Sen. Bob Smith, of New Hampshire.
    Sen. John W. Warner, of Virginia.
    Sen. James M. Inhofe, of Oklahoma.

    Witnesses:

    Admiral William Fallon
    Vice Chief of Naval Operations
    Washington, DC

    General John M. Keane
    Vice Chief of Staff
    United States Army
    Washington, DC

    General Michael J. Williams
    Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps
    Washington, DC

    General Robert H. Foglesong
    Vice Chief of Staff
    United States Air Force
    Washington, DC

    Jamie Rappaport Clark
    Senior Vice President for Conservation Programs
    National Wildlife Federation
    Washington, DC

    Dr. Bonner Cohen
    Lexington Institute
    Arlington, VA

    David Henkin
    Staff Attorney
    Earth Justice
    Honolulu, HI

    William Hurd
    Solicitor General
    Office of the Attorney General
    Richmond, VA

    Dan Miller
    First Assistant Attorney General
    Natural Resources and Environment Section
    Colorado Department of Law
    Denver, CO

    Stanley Phillippe, Division Chief
    Office of Military Facilities
    Department of Toxic Substances Control,
    Region 3
    Sacramento, CA

  • June 25, 2002. Full committee hearing.
  • The full Committee on Environment and Public works conducted oversight of the Environmental Protection Agency Inspector General's actions with respect to the Ombudsman, and to consider S. 606, a bill to provide additional authority to the Office of the Ombudsman of the Environmental Protection Agency.

    Tuesday, June 25, 2002
    9:30 a.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
    Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, of New York.
    Sen. Thomas R. Carper, of Delaware.
    Sen. Michael D. Crapo, of Idaho.
    Sen. Arlen Specter, of Pennsylvania.

    Witnesses:

    Sen. Wayne Allard, of Colorado.

    Rep. Jerrold Nadler, of New York.

    Nikki L. Tinsley
    Inspector General
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Washington, DC

    David Wood
    Director Natural Resources and Environment
    U.S. General Accounting Office
    Washington, DC

    Robert Martin
    Former EPA National Ombudsman
    Ashburn, VA

    Danielle Brian
    Executive Director
    Project on Government Oversight
    Washington, DC

    Katherine Zanetti
    Facilitator
    Shoshone Natural Resources Coalition
    Wallace, ID

    Susan Shortz
    President
    Halt Environmental Lead Pollution (HELP)
    Throop, PA

    Additional statements submitted for the record:

    American Bar Association

    Heather Malinowski
    Secretary, Pi-Pa-TAG, Inc

    U.S. Ombudsman Association

    L. Rogers and Antonia M. Hardy
    31169 S. Benewah Road
    Harrison, ID

    Silver Valley Coalition
    Idaho

    Ron Scholl
    230 Mount Ave.
    Missoula, MT 59801

    Alberton Community Coalition for Environmental Health
    P.O. Box 8733, Missoula, MT, 59807

    Cindy Koke
    105 E. Colorado Ave
    Denver Colo 80210

    William A. Smedley
    Executive Director, GreenWatch Inc.
    Board Member, PEN
    Chairman Legal Committee, AIR

    Suzie Canales
    5757 S. Staples #3105
    Corpus Christi, TX 78413


  • June 20, 2002. Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics, Risk, and Waste Management hearing.
  • The Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics, Risk, and Waste Management hearing to review asbestos remediation activities in Libby, Montana, lessons learned from Libby, as well as evaluate home insulation concerns related to asbestos.

    Thursday, June 20, 2002
    9:30 a.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. Max Baucus, of Montana.

    Witnesses:

    Sen. Patty Murray, of Washington.

    Marianne Horinko
    Assistant Administrator
    Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Washington, DC

    Dr. Gregory Wagner
    Director, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    Washington, DC

    Dr. Henry Falk
    Assistant Administrator
    Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
    Atlanta, GA

    Michael Spence, MD
    State Medical Officer
    Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
    Helena, MT

    Brad Black, MD
    Lincoln County Health Officer and Director
    Clinic for Asbestos Related Disease
    Libby, MT

    Pat Cohan, RN
    Coordinator, Clinic for Asbestos Related Disease
    Libby, MT

    John Konzen
    Lincoln County Commissioner
    Libby, MT

    Additional statements submitted for the record:

    Rep. Denny Rehberg, of Montana.


  • June 18, 2002. Full committee hearing.
  • The full Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing to receive testimony on issues pertaining to water resources development programs within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

    Tuesday, June 18, 2002
    2:30 p.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
    Sen. Max Baucus, of Montana.
    Sen. Harry Reid, of Nevada.
    Sen. Jon S. Corzine, of New Jersey.
    Sen. Bob Smith, of New Hampshire.
    Sen. John W. Warner, of Virginia.
    Sen. James M. Inhofe, of Oklahoma.
    Sen. Christopher S. Bond, of Missouri.
    Sen. George V. Voinovich, of Ohio.
    Sen. Lincoln Chafee, of Rhode Island.

    Witnesses:

    Sen. Russell D. Feingold, of Wisconsin.

    Hon. R. L. Brownlee
    Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)
    Washington, DC.

    Lt. General Robert B. Flowers, P.E.
    Chief of Engineers
    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
    Washington, DC.

    Tom Chase
    Director of Environmental Affairs
    American Association of Port Authorities
    Alexandria, VA

    Montgomery Fischer
    Director of Water Policy
    National Wildlife Federation
    Reston, VA

    Steve Ellis
    Director of Water Resources
    Taxpayers for Common Sense
    Washington, DC, on behalf of Citizens Against Government Waste

    Edward Dickey, Ph.D
    Baltimore, MD

    Lisa Holland
    State Coordinator
    Flood Mitigation Programs
    South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
    Columbia, SC

    Christopher Brescia
    President
    MARC 2000
    St. Louis, MO

    Tony MacDonald
    Executive Director
    Coastal States Organization
    Washington, DC

    Jim Robinson, Jr.
    East Prairie, MO 63845

    Additional statements submitted for the record:

    Sen. Tom Daschle, of South Dakota.

    Eric Draper
    Director of Policy
    Audubon of Florida

    National Association of Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies

    Robert Perciasepe
    National Audubon Society

    Melissa Samet
    American Rivers

    Peter Sepp
    Tational Taxpayers Union


  • June 12, 2002. Full committee hearing.
  • The full Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing to receive testimony further analyzing the benefits and costs of multi-pollutant legislation.

    Wednesday, June 12, 2002
    9:30 a.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
    Sen. Bob Graham, of Florida.
    Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, of Connecticut.
    Sen. Barbara Boxer, of California.
    Sen. Ron Wyden, of Oregon.
    Sen. Bob Smith, of New Hampshire.
    Sen. Christopher S. Bond, of Missouri.
    Sen. George V. Voinovich, of Ohio.
    Sen. Lincoln Chafee, of Rhode Island.

    Witnesses:

    Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich, Ohio Tenth District
    U.S. House of Representatives

    Ronald C. Methier
    Branch Chief
    Georgia Department of Natural Resources
    Environmental Protection Division
    Air Protection Branch
    Atlanta, GA
    On behalf of the State and Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators and the Association of Local Air Pollution Control Officials (STAPPA/ALAPCO).

    Bob Page
    Vice President of Sustainable Development
    Transalta Corporation
    Calgary, Alberta
    Canada

    William F. Tyndall
    Vice President, Environmental Services and Federal Affairs
    Cinergy Corporation
    Cincinnati, OH

    David G. Hawkins
    Director, Climate Center
    Natural Resources Defense Council
    Washington, DC

    Lee Hughes
    Vice President, Corporate Environmental Control
    Bayer Corporation
    Pittsburgh, PA
    On behalf of the American Chemistry Council.

    Don Barger
    Senior Director
    National Parks Conservation Association
    Southeast Regional Office
    Clinton, TN

    Tom Mullen
    CEO and President
    Catholic Charities Health and Human Services
    Diocese of Cleveland
    Cleveland, OH


  • June 6, 2002. Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, and Climate Change hearing.
  • The Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, and Climate Change conducted a hearing to review proposed revisions to the wetlands program of the Clean Water Act with respect to "fill material" and "discharge of fill material".

    Thursday, June 6, 2002
    10:00 a.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, of Connecticut.
    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
    Sen. Thomas R. Carper, of Delaware.
    Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, of New York.
    Sen. Jon S. Corzine, of New Jersey.

    Witnesses:

    George S. Dunlop
    Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Policy and Legislation
    Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)
    Washington, DC

    Benjamin H. Grumbles
    Deputy Assistant Administrator
    Office of Water
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Washington, DC

    Joan Mulhern
    Senior Legislative Counsel
    Earth Justice Legal Defense Fund
    Washington, DC

    Mike Callaghan
    Secretary
    West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
    Charleston, WV

    J. Bruce Wallace, Ph.D.
    Professor of Entomology
    University of Georgia
    Athens, GA

    Mike Whitt
    Executive Director
    Mingo County Redevelopment Authority
    Williamson, WV

    Kevin Richardson
    Founder and President
    Just Within Reach Foundation
    259 West Shore Street
    Lexington, Kentucky 40507

    Statements submitted for the record:

    Doyle Coakley
    Citizens for Coal

    Perry Plumart
    Director of Government Relations
    Audubon


  • June 5, 2002. Full committee hearing.
  • The full Committee on Environment and Public Works met to receive testimony on S. 1586, a bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to authorize the carrying of firearms by employees of licensees, and for other purposes, and S. 1746, a bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to strengthen security at sensitive nuclear facilities.

    Wednesday, June 5, 2002
    10:00 a.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. James Jeffords, of Vermont.

    Witnesses:

    Hon. Edward J. Markey
    United States Congressman-(MA)

    Hon. Richard A. Meserve
    Chairman
    United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
    Washington, DC

    David Lochbaum
    Nuclear Safety Engineer
    Union of Concerned Scientists
    1707 H. Street, N.W., Suite 600
    Washington, DC

    Jack Skolds
    Chief Nuclear Officer
    Excelon Corp.
    701 Penn. Ave, N.W., Suite 115
    Washington, DC

    Danielle Brian
    Executive Director
    Project on Government Oversight
    Washington, D.C. 20001

    Donna J. Hastie
    Emergency Planning Consultant
    4940 Riverhall Rd.
    Marrietta, GA

    Irwin Redlener, M.D., F.A.A.P.
    President, Children's Health Fund
    317 East 64th Street
    New York, NY

    Statements submitted for the record:

    Dr. Edwin Lyman
    President
    Nuclear Control Institute
    Washington, DC


  • June 4, 2002. Full committee hearing.
  • The full Committee on Environment and Public Works met to review proposals for construction of a plaza complex at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

    Tuesday, June 4, 2002
    9:00 a.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. James Jeffords, of Vermont.

    Witnesses:

    The Honorable Mary Peters
    Administrator
    Federal Highway Administration
    Washington, DC

    Dan Tangherlini,
    Acting Director
    District Division of Transportation
    2000 14th Street, N.W., 6th Floor
    Washington, DC

    Michael Kaiser
    President
    John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
    Washington, DC


  • May 15, 2002. Full committee hearing.
  • The full committee met to consider transportation planning and smart growth in connection with regional, State, and local partners

    Wednesday, May 15, 2002
    10:00 a.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. James Jeffords, of Vermont.
    Sen. Jon S. Corzine, of New Jersey.

    Witnesses:

    Ms. Cynthia Burbank
    Program Manager, Planning and Environment
    Federal Highway Administration
    Washington, DC

    Kenneth J. Leonard
    Director
    Division of Transportation Investment Management
    Wisconsin Department of Transportation
    Madison, WI
    on behalf of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

    Ronald Kirby
    Transportation Director
    Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
    Washington, DC
    on behalf of the Association of Metropolitan
    Planning Organizations

    Peter Gregory
    Executive Director
    Two Rivers Ottauguechee Regional Commission
    Woodstock, VT
    on behalf of the National Association of Regional Councils

    Andrew Cotugno
    Planning Director
    METRO
    Portland, OR

    Judith Espinosa
    Director
    Alliance for Transportation Research
    Albuquerque, NM
    on behalf of the Surface Transportation Policy Project

    Tom Downs
    Director
    National Center for Smart Growth Education and Research
    University of Maryland
    Baltimore, MD

    Wendell Cox
    Wendell Cox Consultancy
    Belleville, IL

    Jennifer Joy Wilson
    President
    National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association
    Arlington, VA

    Statements submitted for the record:

    Richard Stolz
    Deputy Director of Public Policy
    Center for Community Change
    On behalf of the Transportation Equity Network


  • May 14, 2002. Full committee hearing.
  • The full committee received testimony regarding the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Implementation Act of 2002 (S. 2118) and the legislative proposal put forth by the Bush Administration.

    Tuesday, May 14, 2002
    9:30 a.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. James Jeffords, of Vermont.
    Sen. Bob Smith, of New Hampshire.

    Witnesses:

    Jeffry M. Burnam
    Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment, Bureau of Oceans and International,
    Environmental and Scientific Affairs
    Department of State
    Washington, DC

    Stephen L. Johnson
    Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Washington, DC

    Warren Muir
    Executive Director, Commission on Life Sciences, and
    Executive Director, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources
    National Research Council
    Washington, DC
    delivering statement of Bruce Alberts, President, National Academy of Sciences

    John Buccini
    Chair, Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on POPs
    Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Brooks Yeager
    Vice President, Global Threats Program
    World Wildlife Fund
    Washington, DC

    Michael Walls
    Senior Counsel
    American Chemistry Council
    Arlington, VA

    Karen Perry
    Deputy Director, Environment and Health Program
    Physicians for Social Responsibility
    Washington, DC

    Statements submitted for the record:

    Jay J. Vroom
    CropLife America


  • May 8, 2002. Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics, Risk, and Waste Management hearing.
  • The Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics, Risk, and Waste Management hearing to review S. 1850, the Underground Storage Tank Compliance Act of 2001.

    Wednesday, May 8, 2002
    1:30 p.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. Barbara Boxer, of California.
    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
    Sen. Bob Smith, of New Hampshire.
    Sen. Lincoln Chafee, of Rhode Island.
    Sen. James M. Inhofe, of Oklahoma.

    Witnesses:

    Marianne Horinko
    Assistant Administrator
    Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Washington, DC

    John Stephenson
    Director, Natural Resources and Environment
    U.S. General Accounting Office
    Washington, DC

    Craig Perkins
    Director of Environmental & Public Works Management
    City of Santa Monica
    Santa Monica, CA

    Grant Cope
    Staff Attorney
    U.S. Public Interest Research Group
    Washington, DC

    Kathleen Stiller
    ASTSWMO Tanks Subcommittee Chair
    Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
    New Castle, DE
    on behalf of the Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials
    (ASTSWMO)

    Arthur J. DeBlois III
    President & CEO
    DB Companies, Inc.
    Providence, RI
    on behalf of the Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America (SIGMA) and the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS)

    Roger Brunner
    Profits Center Manager
    Zurich North America
    East Lansing, MI

    Statements submitted for the record:

    Randy Golding and Shannon Marty
    Tracer Research Corporation


  • May 7, 2002. Full committee hearing.
  • Hearing to consider the nomination of John P. Suarez, nominated by the President to be the Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, Environmental Protection Agency.

    Tuesday, May 7, 2002
    11:00 a.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
    Sen. Barbara Boxer, of California.
    Sen. Jon S. Corzine, of New Jersey.
    Sen. Bob Smith, of New Hampshire.
    Sen. Christopher S. Bond, of Missouri.

    Witness:

    John P. Suarez, nominated by the President to be Assistant Administrator, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, Environmental Protection Agency.


  • April 10, 2002. Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics, Risk, and Waste Management hearing.
  • Oversight hearing on the Superfund program.

    Wednesday, April 10, 2002
    10:00 a.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. Barbara Boxer, of California.
    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
    Sen. Max Baucus, of Montana.
    Sen. Thomas R. Carper, of Delaware.
    Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, of New York.
    Sen. Jon S. Corzine, of New Jersey.
    Sen. Lincoln Chafee, of Rhode Island.
    Sen. Bob Smith, of New Hampshire.

    Witnesses:

    Sen. Ben Nelson, of Florida.

    Marianne Horinko
    Assistant Administrator
    Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Washington, DC

    Norma Lopez-Reid
    Council Member
    City of Montebello
    Montebello, California

    Robert Spiegel
    Executive Director
    Edison Wetlands Association
    Edison, NJ

    Grant Cope
    Staff Attorney
    U.S. Public Interest Research Group
    Washington, DC

    Michael Steinberg
    Morgan, Lewis and Bockius
    Washington, DC
    representing the American Chemistry Council

    Kenneth Cornell
    Executive Vice President and Chief Underwriting Officer
    AIG Environmental
    New York, New York


  • March 20, 2002. Full committee hearing.
  • Interstate waste and flow control, hearing to consider S. 1194 and S. 2034, bills to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act.

    Wednesday, March 20, 2002
    10:00 a.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
    Sen. Max Baucus, of Montana.
    Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, of New York.
    Sen. Bob Smith, of New Hampshire.
    Sen. John W. Warner, of Virginia.
    Sen. George V. Voinovich, of Ohio.
    Sen. Arlen Specter, of Pennsylvania.

    Witnesses:

    Robert G. Burnley
    Director
    Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
    Richmond, VA

    David Hess
    Secretary
    Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
    Harrisburg, PA

    Harold J. Anderson
    Chief Counsel
    Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio
    Grove City, Ohio

    Leslie Allan
    Deputy Commissioner for Legal Affairs
    New York City Department of Sanitation
    New York, New York

    Bruce Parker
    President & CEO
    National Solid Waste Management Association
    Washington, DC

    Statements submitted for the record:

    Sen. Carl Levin, of Michigan.

    Fairfax County, Virginia, Divison of Solid Waste and Recovery


  • March 19, 2002. Full committee hearing.
  • Mobility, Congestion and Intermodalism: hearing to examine fresh ideas on transportation demand, access, mobility and program flexibility.

    Tuesday, March 19, 2002
    2:30 p.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
    Sen. Harry Reid, of Nevada.
    Sen. Jon S. Corzine, of New Jersey.
    Sen. Bob Smith, of New Hampshire.

    Witnesses:

    Alan Pisarski
    Falls Church, VA

    Dr. Tim Lomax
    Texas Transportation Institute
    College Station, Texas

    Hon. Ron Sims
    King County Executive
    Seattle, WA

    Introduction by Senator Patty Murray, of Washington.

    Dr. Anthony Downs
    Brookings Institution
    Washington, DC

    C. Kenneth Orski
    Urban Mobility Corporation
    Potomac, MD

    Fred Salvucci
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Cambridge, MA

    Statements submitted for the record:

    Association for Commuter Transportation

    League of American Bicyclists


  • March 13, 2002. Full committee hearing.
  • Hearing to receive testimony on the economic and environmental risks associated with increasing greenhouse gas emissions.

    Wednesday, March 13, 2002
    9:30 a.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
    Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, of Connecticut.
    Sen. Jon S. Corzine, of New Jersey.
    Sen. Bob Smith, of New Hampshire.
    Sen. George V. Voinovich, of Ohio.
    Sen. Lincoln Chafee, of Rhode Island.
    Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, of Colorado

    Witnesses:

    Dr. F. Sherwood Rowland
    Donald Bren Research Professor of Chemistry and Earth System Science
    University of California, Irvine
    Irvine, CA

    Dr. Roger A. Pielke Jr.
    Associate Professor
    Center for Science and Technology Policy Research
    University of Colorado/CIRES
    Boulder, CO Statement in Microsoft Word format

    Adam Markham
    Executive Director
    Clean Air-Cool Planet
    Portsmouth, NH

    Dr. Sallie Baliunas
    Astrophysicist
    Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
    Cambridge, MA

    Dr. David M. Legates, C.C.M.
    Director
    Center for Climatic Research
    University of Delaware
    Newark, DE

    Dr. Martin Whittaker
    Managing Director
    Innovest
    Richmond Hill, Ontario
    Canada

    Jack D. Cogen
    President
    Natsource
    New York, NY


  • March 12, 2002. Full committee hearing.
  • The full Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing to receive testimony on the proposed First Responder Initiative in President Bush's FY 2003 budget.

    Tuesday, March 12, 2002
    2:30 p.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
    Sen. Ron Wyden, of Oregon.
    Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, of New York.
    Sen. Jon S. Corzine, of New Jersey
    Sen. Bob Smith, of New Hampshire.
    Sen. John W. Warner, of Virginia.
    Sen. Christopher S. Bond, of Missouri.
    Sen. George V. Voinovich, of Ohio.

    Witnesses:

    Hon. Joe Allbaugh, Director
    Federal Emergency Management Agency
    Washington, D.C.

    Woodbury P. Fogg, P.E.
    on behalf of the National Emergency Management Association
    Washington, D.C.

    Chief Ed Wilson
    City of Portland Fire Department
    Portland, OR

    Chief Mike O'Neil
    South Burlington Fire Department
    Burlington, VT

    Kenneth E. Zirkle
    President, The University of Findlay
    Findlay, OH


  • March 12, 2002. Subcomittee on Superfund, Toxics, Risk and Waste Management hearing.
  • The Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics, Risk, and Waste Management held a hearing on environmental enforcement.

    Tuesday, March 12, 2002
    10:00 a.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. Barbara Boxer, of California.
    Sen. Jon S. Corzine, of New Jersey.
    Sen. James M. Inhofe, of Oklahoma.

    Witnesses:

    Eric Schaeffer
    Consultant
    Rockefeller Family Fund
    New York, New York
    Former Director of EPA's Office of Regulatory Enforcement

    Scott Segal
    Partner
    Bracewell & Patterson LLP
    Washington, DC

    Dr. Barry L. Johnson
    Adjunct Professor
    Rollins School of Public Health
    Emory University
    Atlanta, GA


  • March 6, 2002. Full committee hearing.
  • The full Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing to receive testimony on S. 975, the Community Character Act of 2001; and S.1079, the Brownfield Site Redevelopment Assistance Act of 2001.

    Wednesday, March 6, 2002
    9:30 a.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
    Sen. Ron Wyden, of Oregon.
    Sen. Lincoln Chafee, of Rhode Island.
    Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, of Colorado.

    Witnesses:

    Sen. Carl Levin, of Michigan.

    Dr. David Sampson
    Assistant Secretary for Economic Development
    U.S. Department of Commerce

    Elizabeth Humstone, Executive Director
    Vermont Forum on Sprawl
    Burlington, Vermont, representing the American Planning Association

    Deb Anderson, Director
    Wood Partners
    Durham, NC, representing the National Multi Housing Council

    Don Chen, Director
    Smart Growth America
    Washington, DC

    Gary Garczynski, President
    National Association of Homebuilders
    Washington, DC

    Mary Lou Bentley, Executive Director
    Western Nevada Development District
    Carson City, Nevada, representing the National Association of Development Organizations

    Additional statements submitted for the record:

    National Association of Realtors


  • February 28, 2002. Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water hearing.
  • Hearing to receive testimony on S. 1961, the Water Investment Act, a bill to the improve the financial and environmental sustainability of the water programs of the United States and other water infrastructure bills.

    Thursday, February 28, 2002
    2:30 p.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. Bob Graham, of Florida.
    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
    Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, of New York.
    Sen. Michael D. Crapo, of Idaho.
    Sen. Lincoln Chafee, of Rhode Island.

    Witnesses:

    Sen. Paul S. Sarbanes, of Maryland

    Robert Hirsch
    Associate Director of Water
    United States Geological Survey

    Andrew M. Chapman
    President
    Elizabethtown Water Company
    testifying on behalf of the National Association of Water Companies

    Ed Archuleta
    General Manger
    El Paso Water Utilities presenting the statement of Jerry Johnson,
    testifying on behalf of the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies

    Paul Pinault
    Executive Director
    Narragansett Bay Commission
    testifying on behalf of the American Metropolitan Sewerage Association

    Elmer Ronnebaum,
    General Manager
    Kansas Rural Water Association
    testifying on behalf of the National Rural Water Association

    Howard Neukrug
    Director
    Office of Watersheds
    Philadelphia Water Department
    testifying on behalf of the American Water Works Association

    Tom Morrissey
    President
    Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators and Director of the Connecticut Division of Planning and Standards

    Jay L. Rutherford, P.E.
    Director, Water Supply Division
    Vermont Dept. of Environmental Conservation
    testifying on behalf of the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators

    Additional statements submitted for the record:

    American Council of Engineering Companies

    Coalition for Alternative Wastewater Treatment

    Eastern Municipal Water District


  • February 26, 2002. Full committee.
  • Hearing to receive testimony on S. 1961, the Water Investment Act, a bill to the improve the financial and environmental sustainability of the water programs of the United States and other water infrastructure bills.

    Tuesday, February 26, 2002
    9:30 a.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
    Sen. Max Baucus, of Montana
    Sen. Jon S. Corzine, of New Jersey
    Sen. Bob Smith, of New Hampshire.
    Sen. John W. Warner, of Virginia.
    Sen. James M. Inhofe, of Oklahoma.
    Sen. Christopher S. Bond, of Missouri.
    Sen. George V. Voinovich, of Ohio.
    Sen. Michael D. Crapo, of Idaho.
    Sen. Lincoln Chafee, of Rhode Island.

    Witnesses:

    Hon. Jon Kyl
    United States Senate
    Washington, DC

    Ben Grumbles
    Deputy Assistant Administrator for Water
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Office of Water

    Mayor Douglas H. Palmer
    Trenton, New Jersey
    Chairman, Urban Water Council, Conference of Mayors

    Hon. Joseph A. Moore
    Alderman, City of Chicago, testifying on behalf of the League of Cities

    Nancy Stoner
    Director, Clean Water Project,
    Natural Resources Defense Council

    Paul Schwartz
    National Policy Coordinator
    Clean Water Action

    Bill Kukurin
    Associated Builders and Contractors

    Jim Barron
    President
    Ronkin Construction
    testifying on behalf of the National Utility Contractors Association

    Terry Yellig
    Building Trades Attorney
    Sherman, Dunn, Cohen, Leifer & Yellig
    testifying on behalf of the International Union of Operating Engineers

    Additional statements submitted for the record:

    Association of California Water Agencies

    American Society of Civil Engineers


  • February 25, 2002. Full committee field hearing, Pascoag, RI.
  • Hearing to receive testimony on S. 1850, the Underground Storage Tank Compliance Act of 2001, and the impact of leaking underground storage tanks on local communities.

    Monday, February 25, 2002
    9:30 a.m.
    Pascoag Utility District Maintenance Garage
    253 Pascoag Main Street
    Pascoag, RI

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. Lincoln Chafee, of Rhode Island.
    Sen. Jack Reed, of Rhode Island.
    Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy, of Rhode Island.

    Witnesses:

    George Reilly
    Resident
    Pascoag, RI

    Michael Wallace
    Resident
    Pascoag, RI

    Jan Reitsma
    Director
    Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
    Providence, RI

    Hon. Scott Rabideau
    Rhode Island State Representative
    Harrisville, RI

    Arthur J. DeBlois, III
    DB Companies
    Pawtucket, RI

    on behalf of the Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America and the National Association of Convenience Stores

    Jeff Kos
    President
    Environmental Council of Rhode Island
    Providence, RI


  • February 13, 2002. Full committee.
  • Hearing to examine the Environmental Protection Agency's FY2003 Budget proposal.

    Wednesday, February 13, 2002
    9:30 a.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
    Sen. Max Baucus, of Montana.
    Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, of Connecticut.
    Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, of New York.
    Sen. Jon S. Corzine, of New Jersey.
    Sen. Bob Smith, of New Hampshire.
    Sen. James M. Inhofe, of Oklahoma.
    Sen. Christopher S. Bond, of Missouri.
    Sen. Michael D. Crapo, of Idaho.
    Sen. Arlen Specter, of Pennsylvania.
    Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, of Colorado.

    Witness:

    Hon. Christine Todd Whitman
    Administrator
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency


  • February 11, 2002. Subcommittee on Transportation, Infrastructure, and Nuclear Safety.
  • Hearing to examine the Administration's FY2003 Budget proposal, the Revenue Aligned Budget Authority(RABA) mechanism and budget-related reauthorization issues.

    Monday, February 11, 2002
    1:00 p.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statements:

    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.
    Sen. James M. Inhofe, of Oklahoma.
    Sen. Bob Smith, of New Hampshire.
    Sen. Lincoln Chafee, of Rhode Island.
    Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, of Colorado.

    Witnesses:

    Hon. Mary E. Peters
    Federal Highway Administrator
    U.S. Department of Transportation
    Washington, DC

    Hon. Donna McLean
    Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs
    U.S. Department of Transportation
    Washington, DC

    Hon. Thomas E. Stephens, Director
    Nevada Department of Transportation
    Carson City, NV
    On behalf of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

    William Fay
    President and CEO
    American Highway User's Alliance
    Washington, DC

    Tom Hill
    Senior Vice President
    Oldcastle Materials, Inc.
    Shown is prepared statement of James Duit, on behalf of the American Road and Transportation Builders Association

    Statements for the record:

    General Accounting Office
    Statement of JayEtta Z. Hecker,
    Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues

    Andrew Lyon,
    Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tax Analysis
    U.S. Department of the Treasury
    Attachment

    Kenneth Wert, Associated General Contractors of America

    David J. Miller

  • February 11, 2002. Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, and Climate Change.
  • Hearing to receive testimony on the impacts of the September 11 attack on air quality and possible related health impacts in the area of the World Trade Center and how to address any such impacts.

    Monday, February 11, 2002
    9:30 a.m.
    Alexander Hamilton U.S. Customs House
    One Bowling Green
    New York, NY

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, of Connecticut.
    Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, of New York.
    Sen. George V. Voinovich, of Ohio.

    Witnesses:

    Rep. Jerrold Nadler
    U.S. House of Representatives
    New York, NY

    Liz Berger
    Resident
    New York, NY

    Dr. Kerry Kelly
    Chief Medical Officer
    New York City Fire Department
    Brooklyn, NY

    Dr. George Thurston
    Associate Professor of Environmental Medicine
    New York University Medical School
    Nelson Institute of Environmental Medicine
    Tuxedo, NY

    Eric Goldstein
    New York Urban Program Director
    Natural Resources Defense Council
    New York, NY

    Marianne Jackson
    Deputy Federal Coordinating Officer for the World Trade Center Event
    Federal Emergency Management Agency
    Washington, D.C.

    Jane M. Kenny
    Administrator
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 2
    New York, NY

    Carl Johnson
    Deputy Commissioner for Air and Waste Management
    Department of Environmental Conservation
    State of New York
    Albany, NY

    Commissioner Joel Miele
    Department of Environmental Protection
    City of New York
    Flushing, NY

    With: Commissioner Thomas Frieden
    Department of Health
    City of New York
    New York, NY


    Tom Scotto
    President
    Detectives Endowment Association
    New York, NY

    Edward J. Malloy
    President
    Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York
    New York, NY

    Dr. Stephen Levin
    Medical Director
    Irving J. Selikoff Occupational Health Clinical Center
    The Mount Sinai Medical Center
    New York, NY

    Marilena Christodoulou
    President
    Stuyvesant High School Parents' Association
    New York, NY

    Julie Hiraga
    Second Grade Teacher
    PS 89
    New York, NY

    Bernard Orlan
    Director of Environmental Health and Safety
    New York City Board of Education
    Brooklyn, NY

    Dr. Phil Landrigan
    Ethel H. Wise Professor and Chairman
    Department of Community and Preventive Medicine
    The Mount Sinai School of Medicine
    New York, NY

    Statements submitted for the record:
    Marjorie J. Clarke, Ph.D., QEP
    CUNY faculty

    Attachment 1, Problems with EPA's Scope of Work for Remediation of WTC Contamination
    Attachment 2, NYCity Council Hearing on Post-9/11 Remediation of WTC Contamination

  • January 29, 2002. Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, and Climate Change.
  • Compliance options for electric power generators to meet new limits on carbon and mercury emissions contained in S. 556.

    Tuesday, January 29, 2002
    9:30 a.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, of Connecticut.
    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
    Sen. Bob Smith, of New Hampshire.
    Sen. Greorge V. Voinovich, of Ohio.
    Sen. James M. Inhofe, of Oklahoma.
    Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, of Colorado.

    Witnesses:

    Robert S. Kripowicz
    Acting Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy
    U.S. Department of Energy
    Washington, DC

    Ed Lowe, P.E.
    Marketing Director, Energy Products
    General Electric
    Schenectady, NY

    Phil Amick
    Vice President, Commercial Development
    Global Energy, Inc.
    Houston, TX

    Dr. Richard L. Sandor
    Chairman and CEO
    Environmental Financial Products LLC
    Chicago, IL

    Dr. Michael D. Durham
    President
    ADA Environmental Solutions
    Littleton, CO
    ATTACHMENT TO TESTIMONY
    ATTACHMENT TO TESTIMONY

    Richard L. Miller
    Fabric Filter & FGD Sales Manager
    Hamon Research-Cottrell, Inc.
    Walnutport, PA

    Frank Alix
    CEO
    Powerspan Corporation
    New Durham, NH

    George Offen
    Area Manager for Air Emissions & By-Products
    Environmental Department
    Electric Power Research Institute
    Palo Alto, CA

    Statements submitted for the record:
    Full-Scale Evaluation of Mercury Control with Sorbent Injection and COHPAC at Alabama Power E.C. Gaston

    James A. Childress
    Gasification Technologies Council


  • January 24, 2002. Full committee.
  • Hearing to consider testimony of nominees before the committee.

    Wednesday, January 24, 2002
    2:30 p.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
    Sen. Bob Smith, of New Hampshire. Witnesses:
    Linda Morrison Combs to be Chief Financial Officer
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Washington, D.C.

    J. Paul Gilman to be Assistant Administrator
    Office of Research and Development
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Washington, D.C.

    Morris X. Winn to be Assistant Administrator
    Administration and Resources Management
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Washington, D.C.


    "Partners for America's Transportation Future." Hearing to examine lessons learned from TEA-21 and perspectives on reauthorization from the Federal, State, and local level.

    Wednesday, January 24, 2002
    9:30 a.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
    Sen. Max Baucus, of Montana.
    Sen. Harry Reid, of Nevada.
    Sen. Bob Graham, of Florida.
    Sen. Thomas R. Carper, of Delaware.
    Sen. Jon S. Corzine, of New Jersey.
    Sen. Bob Smith, of New Hampshire.
    Sen. John R. Warner, of Virginia.
    Sen. James M. Inhofe, of Oklahoma.
    Sen. Michael Crapo, of Idaho.
    Sen. Lincoln Chafee, of Rhode Island.
    Ben Nighthorse Campbell, of Colorado.

    Witnesses :

    Hon. Norman Y. Mineta
    Secretary of Transportation
    Washington, DC

    Hon. Robert Wise
    Governor, State of West Virginia
    Given by Ray Scheppach, Executive Director, National Governor’s Association

    Hon. Peter Clavelle
    Mayor
    Burlington, Vermont
    On behalf of the National League of Cities

    Hon. H. Brent Coles
    Mayor
    Boise, Idaho
    On behalf of the U.S. Conference of Mayors

    Hon. Chris Hart
    Commissioner
    Hillsborough County, Florida
    On behalf of the National Association of Counties


    January 23, 2002. Subcommittee on Transportation, Infrastructure, and Nuclear Safety committee.


    Hearing on the reauthorization of the Price-Anderson provisions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 as they apply to licensees of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

    Tuesday, January 23, 2002
    10:00 a.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. Harry Reid, of Nevada.
    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
    Sen. Bob Smith, of New Hampshire.
    Sen. James M. Inhofe, of Oklahoma.
    Sen. George V. Voinovich, of Ohio.


    Witnesses :

    William F. Kane
    Deputy Executive Director for Reactor Programs
    United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
    Washington, DC

    John L. Quattrocchi
    Senior Vice President, Underwriting
    American Nuclear Insurers
    West Hartford, CT

    Martin S. Fertel
    Senior Vice President
    Nuclear Energy Institute
    Washington, DC

    Peter Bradford
    Visiting Lecturer
    New Haven, CT

    Dan Guttman
    Fellow
    Center for Study of American Government
    Johns Hopkins University
    Baltimore, MD

    Christie Brinkley
    STAR Foundation
    East Hampton, NY


  • December 4, 2001. Full committee.

  • Hearing on remediation of biologically and chemically contaminated buildings.

    Tuesday, December 4, 2001
    9:30 a.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
    Sen. Thomas R. Carper, of Delaware.
    Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, of New York.
    Sen. Jon S. Corzine, of New Jersey.
    Sen. Bob Smith, of New Hampshire.
    Sen. James M. Inhofe, of Oklahoma.
    Sen. George V. Voinovich, of Ohio.


    Witnesses :

    Hon. Christine Todd Whitman
    Administrator
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

    Dr. Patrick Meehan
    Director
    Division of Emergency and Environmental Health Services
    National Center for Environmental Health
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    Atlanta, GA

    Dr. Ivan C.A. Walks
    Director
    District of Columbia Department of Health
    Washington, DC

    Mike Grosser
    Technical Director
    Nuclear Biological and Chemical Defense Systems
    Marine Corps Systems Command
    Quantico, VA

    Les Vinney
    President and CEO
    Steris Corporation
    Mentor, OH


  • November 15, 2001. Full committee.

  • Hearing to receive testimony on the effects of S. 556, on the environment and the economy, and any improvements or amendments that should be made to the legislation.

    Thursday, November 15, 2001
    9:30 a.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
    Harry Reid, of Nevada.
    Joseph I. Lieberman, of Connecticut.
    Thomas R. Carper, of Delaware.
    Hillary Rodham Clinton, of New York.
    Jon S. Corzine, of New Jersey.
    Bob Smith, of New Hampshire.
    James M. Inhofe, of Oklahoma.
    Christopher S. Bond, of Missouri.
    George V. Voinovich, of Ohio.
    Lincoln Chafee, of Rhode Island.
    Ben Nighthorse Campbell, of Colorado.


    Witnesses :

    The Honorable Howard Dean, M.D.
    Governor of the State of Vermont
    Montpelier, VT

    Gerard M. Anderson,
    President & COO
    DTE Energy Resources
    DTE Energy Company
    Detroit, MI

    Jeffry E. Sterba,
    Chairman, President and CEO
    Public Service Company of New Mexico
    Albuquerque, NM

    Robert LaCount,
    Air Quality Manager - Environmental Affairs
    PG&E National Energy Group
    Bethesda, MD

    Jeffrey C. Smith, Executive Director
    Institute of Clean Air Companies
    Washington, DC

    David Hawkins,
    Program Director - Climate Center
    Natural Resources Defense Council
    Washington, DC

    Ronald J. Tipton,
    Senior Vice-President for Programs
    National Parks Conservation Association
    Washington, DC

    John Kirkwood,
    Chief Executive Officer
    American Lung Association
    New York, NY

    Bill Banig,
    Director of Governmental Affairs
    United Mine Workers of America
    Fairfax, VA

  • November 14, 2001. Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics, Risk and Waste Management.

  • Hearing on S. 1602, Chemical Security Act.

    Wednesday, November 14, 2001
    2:00 p.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. Barbara Boxer, of California.
    Sen. Thomas R. Carper, of Delaware.
    Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, of New York.
    Sen. Jon S. Corzine, of New Jersey.
    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.

    Sen. Bob Smith, of New Hampshire.
    Sen. James M. Inhofe, of Oklahoma.
    Sen. Arlen Specter, of Pennsylvania.

    Witnesses:

    Robert C. Shinn, Jr., Commissioner,
    New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
    Trenton, NJ

    Fred Webber, President and Chief Executive Officer,
    American Chemistry Council

    Paul Orum, Director,
    Working Group on Community Right-to-Know

    Bill Stanley,
    Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association

    Rena Steinzor, Academic Fellow,
    National Resources Defense Council

    Statements submitted for the record:

    National Propane Gas Association
    Washington, DC

    William Canary
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    American Trucking Associations, Inc.

    American Petroleum Institute

    American Fertilizer Institute

    Rick Hind, Legislative Director
    Greenpeace Toxics Campaign


  • November 14, 2001. Full committee.

  • Hearing on National Water Supply Issues.

    Wednesday, November 14, 2001
    9:30 a.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. Bob Graham, of Florida.
    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.

    Sen. Jon S. Corzine, of New Jersey.
    Sen. Bob Smith, of New Hampshire.
    Sen. Michael D. Crapo, of Idaho.
    Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, of Colorado.

    Witnesses:

    Hon. Mike Parker
    Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works
    Washington, DC

    John Keys
    Commissioner
    Bureau of Reclamation
    Department of Interior
    Washington, DC

    Robert Hirsch
    Chief Hydrologist
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Department of Interior
    Washington, DC

    Tom Weber
    Deputy Chief of Programs
    Natural Resources Conservation Service
    Department of Agriculture
    Washington, DC

    Ane Deister
    Associate Vice President of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
    Nonfederal chair of National Drought Council
    Los Angeles, CA

    Jay Rutherford
    Director
    Water Supply Division
    Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
    Testifying on behalf of the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators
    Waterbury, VT

    Ken Frederick
    Senior Fellow
    Resources for the Future
    Washington, DC


  • November 1, 2001. Full committee.

  • Hearing to receive testimony on infrastructure security and economic recovery.

    Thursday, November 1, 2001
    2:00 p.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)

    Opening Statements:

    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.

    Sen. Thomas R. Carper, of Delaware.

    Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, New York.

    Sen. Jon S. Corzine, of New Jersey.

    Sen. Bob Smith, New Hampshire.



    Witnesses :

    Michael Brown, Deputy Director
    Federal Emergency Management Agency
    Washington, D.C.

    Joe Moravec, Commissioner
    Public Building Service
    General Services Administration
    Washington, D.C.

    Dr. David Sampson
    Assistant Secretary for Economic Development
    Economic Development Administration
    U.S. Department of Commerce
    Washington, DC

    Richard Meserve
    Chairman
    Nuclear Regulatory Commission
    Rockville, MD

    Herbert Mitchell
    Associate Administrator for Disaster Assistance
    Small Business Administration
    Washington, DC

    Marianne L. Horinko, Assistant Administrator
    Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
    Environmental Protection Agency
    Washington, DC


  • November 1, 2001. Full committee.
  • Hearing to receive testimony on how S. 556 would affect the environment, the economy, and any improvements or amendments that should be made to the legislation.
    Thursday, November 1, 2001
    9:30 a.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)
    Opening Statements:
    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
    Sen. Max Baucus, of Montana.
    Sen. Barbara Boxer, of California.
    Sen. Thomas R. Carper, of Delaware.
    Sen. Jon S. Corzine, of New Jersey.
    Sen. Bob Smith, New Hampshire.
    Sen. James M. Inhofe, of Oklahoma.
    Sen. George V. Voinovich, of Ohio.
    Sen. Michael D. Crapo, of Idaho.
    Sen. Cristopher S. Bond, of Missouri.
    Sen Lincoln Chafee, of Rhode Island.
    Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, of Colorado.


    Witnesses :

    Hon. Sherwood L. Boehlert, of New York.
    Jeffrey Holmstead, Assistant Administrator
    Office of Air and Radiation
    Environmental Protection Agency
            ATTACHMENT (Report by EPA to Senators Jeffords and Lieberman)

    Mary Hutzler, Acting Administrator
    Energy Information Administration
    Washington, D.C.
    Attachment 1 to Testimony
    Attachment 2 to Testimony

    Ken Colburn, Director of Air Resources
    Department of Environmental Services
    Concord, NH

    Dave Ouimette, Manager
    Stationary Sources
    Air Pollution Control Division
    Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment
    Denver, CO

    Brock Nicholson, Chief
    Air Quality Planning Division
    North Carolina Department of Environmental Natural Resources
    Raleigh, NC

    Michael Callaghan, Secretary
    Department of Environmental Protection
    Charleston, WV

    Statement submitted for the record:
    Global Climate Coalition

  • October 31, 2001. Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water.

  • Oversight hearing on innovative financing techniques for water infrastructure improvements.

    Wednesday, October 31, 2001
    9:30 a.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)


    Opening Statements:

    Sen. Bob Graham, of Florida
    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
    Sen. Jon S. Corzine, of New Jersey.
    Sen. Michael D. Crapo, of Idaho.
    Sen. Cristopher S. Bond, of Missouri.
    Sen Lincoln Chafee, of Rhode Island.


    Witnesses :

    G. Tracy Mehan, Assistant Administrator,
    Office of Water
    Environmental Protection Agency

    Stephen E. Howard
    Senior Vice President, Lehman Brothers
    New York, NY

    Rick Farrell, Executive Director,
    Wisconsin Department of Agriculture,
    and Executive Director, Council of Infrastructure Financing Authorities

    Peter L. Cook
    Executive Director, National Association of Water Companies
    Washington, DC

    Harold J. Gorman
    Executive Director, New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board
    New Orleans, LA

    Paul Pinault
    Executive Director, Narragansett Bay Commission
    Providence, RI

    Statement submitted for the record:

    American Society of Civil Engineers


  • October 17, 2001. Full committee.
  • To receive testimony from several Presidential nominees.

    Wednesday, October 16, 2001
    9:30 a.m.
    Hearing Room (SD-406)


    Opening Statement:

    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.


    Witnesses:

  • William W. Baxter to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority;
  • Kimberly Terese Nelson to be an Assistant Administrator of the Office of Environmental Information, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; and
  • Steven A. Williams to be Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

  • October 16, 2001. Full committee.

  • To receive testimony on FEMA's actions following the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

    Wednesday, October 16, 2001,
    9:30 AM
    Hearing Room (SD-406)


    Opening Statements:

    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.


    Witnesses :

    Joseph Allbaugh
    Director
    Federal Emergency Management Agency

    Edward P. Plaugher
    Chief, Arlington County Fire Department
    Arlington, Va

    Jeffrey L. Metzinger
    Chief, Sacramento Metropolitan Fire Department
    and Member, FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Team

    Robert Hessinger
    Member Ohio Task Force One


  • September 21, 2001. Full committee.

  • To receive testimony from several Presidential nominees.

    Thursday, September 21, 2001,
    9:00 AM
    Hearing Room (SD-406)


    Opening Statements:

    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
    Sen. Thomas R. Carper, of Delaware.


    Witnesses :

    Brigadier General Edwin J. Arnold, Jr. to be a Member and President of the Mississippi River Commission

    Nils J. Diaz to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

    Patrick Hayes Johnson to be Federal Cochairperson, Delta Regional Authority

    Brigadier General Carl A. Strock to be a Member of the Mississippi River Commission.

    Marianne Lamont Horinko to be Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Environmental Protection Agency

    Harold Craig Manson to be Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior

    Paul Michael Parker to be Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, Department of Defense

    Mary E. Peters to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation


  • September 10, 2001. Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

  • To receive testimony regarding the Intelligent Transportation Systems program.

    Monday, September 10, 2001,
    3:30 AM
    Hearing Room (SD-406)


    Opening Statements:

    Sen. Harry Reid, of Nevada.
    Sen. Bob Graham, of Florida.
    Sen. Bob Smith, of New Hampshire.
    Sen. James M. Inhofe, of Florida.


    Witnesses :

    Christine Johnson, Director
    Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
    Department of Transportation

    Elwyn Tinklenberg, Commissioner
    Minnesota Department of Transportation
    St. Paul, Minnesota
    (Representing the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials)

    Larry Yermack, Chairman
    ITS America
    Washington, DC

    James Beall, Jr., Chairman
    Santa Clara Board of Supervisors
    San Francisco Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation Commission
    San Jose, California

    Martin Manning, Director
    Clark County Department of Public Works
    Las Vegas, Nevada

    Steve Albert, Director
    Western Transportation Institute
    Bozeman, Montana


  • August 1, 2001. Full committee hearing. To assess the impact of air emissions from the transportation sector on public health and the environment.
  • Wednesday, August 1, 2001,
    9:00 AM
    Hearing Room (SD-406)


    Opening Statements:

    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
    Sen. Harry Reid, of Nevada.
    Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, of Connecticut.
    Sen. Thomas R. Carper, of Delaware.
    Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, of New York.
    Sen. Jon S. Corzine, of New Jersey.
    Sen. George V. Voinovich, of Ohio.
    Sen. Michael D. Crapo, of Idaho.
    Sen. Lincoln Chafee, of Rhode Island.


    Witnesses :

    Rob Brenner,
    Acting Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Washington, D.C.

    Jason Mark,
    Clean Vehicles Program Director
    Union of Concerned Scientists
    Washington, D.C.

    Greg Dana,
    Vice President for Environment
    Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
    Washington, D.C.

    Dan Greenbaum,
    President
    Health Effects Institute
    Cambridge, MA

    Omar Freilla,
    New York City Environmental Justice Alliance
    New York, NY

    Jeff Saitas,
    Executive Director
    Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission
    Austin, TX


  • July 26, 2001. Full committee hearing. Public health and Environmental Effects of Electric Power Plant Emissions.
  • Thursday, July 26, 2001,
    9:30 AM
    Hearing Room (SD-406)


    Opening Statements:

    Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
    Sen. Max Baucus, of Montana.
    Sen. Harry Reid, of Oklahoma.
    Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, of Connecticut.
    Sen. Thomas R. Carper, of Delaware.
    Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, of New York.
    Sen. Jon S. Corzine, of New Jersey.
    Sen. Bob Smith, of New Hampshire.
    Sen. James M. Inhofe, of Oklahoma.
    Sen. George V. Voinovich, of Ohio.
    Sen. Michael D. Crapo, of Oklahoma.
    Sen. Lincoln Chafee, of Rhode Island.
    Sen. Arlen Specter, of Pennsylvania.
    Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, of Colorado.


    Witnesses :

    Hon. Susan M. Collins
    U.S. Senator from the State of Maine.

    Hon. Christine Todd Whitman
    Administrator
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

    Scott Johnstone
    Secretary, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
    Waterbury, VT

    George Thurston
    Associate Professor of Environmental Medicine,
    New York University School of Medicine
    Tuxedo, NY

    C. Boyden Gray
    Partner, Wilmer, Cutler, and Pickering
    on behalf of the Electric Reliability Coordinating Council
    Washington, DC

    Dale E. Heydlauff
    Senior Vice President, Environmental Affairs,
    Edison Electric Institute
    Washington, DC

    Conrad Schneider
    Advocacy Director, Clean Air Task Force
    Brunswick, ME


    Statements submitted for the record:

    American Society of Civil Engineers


  • July 25, 2001. Full committee hearing. Pending nominations.
  • Wednesday, July 25, 2001,
    9:30 AM
    Hearing Room (SD-406)


    Opening Statement:
    Hon. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.

    Witnesses :


  • July 23, 2001. Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure hearing.

  • To receive testimony regarding the Federal role in meeting infrastructure needs.

    Monday, July 23, 2001,
    3:00 PM
    Hearing Room (SD-406)


    Opening Statements :

    Sen. Harry Reid, of Nevada.
    Sen. James M. Inhofe, of Oklahoma.
    Sen. George V. Voinovich, of Ohio.

    Witnesses :

    Hon. Marc Morial
    Mayor, New Orleans, Louisiana
    President, U.S. Conference of Mayors

    Bill Campbell
    Mayor
    Atlanta, Georgia

    Oscar Goodman
    Mayor
    Las Vegas, Nevada

    Anthony Williams
    Mayor
    Washington, D.C.

    Robert W. Portiss
    Port Director
    Tulsa, Oklahoma

    Peter Guerrero, Director
    Physical Infrastructure
    U.S. General Accounting Office
    Washington, D.C.

    Statement submitted for the record:

    American Society of Civil Engineers

  • June 11, 2001. Full committee field hearing, Garden City, NY.
  • To receive testimony on potential links between environmental contamination and chronic diseases/disease clusters, including high rates of breast cancer.

    Monday, June 11, 2001,
    9:00 AM
    Adelphi University
    The Ballroom, Ruth Harley Student Center
    Garden City, NY

    Opening Statements :

    Sen. Harry Reid, of Nevada.
    Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, of New York.
    Sen. Lincoln Chafee , of Rhode Island.

    Opening Statements by Members of Congress from New York State :

    Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-4), of Mineola, New York.
    Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-5), of Queens, New York.
    Rep. Felix Grucci (R-1), of East Patchogue, New York.
    Rep. Steve Israel (D-2), of Huntington, New York.
    Rep. Peter King (R-3), of Seaford, New York.

    Witnesses :

    Dr. Phil Landrigan
    Ethel H. Wise Professor and Chairman
    Department of Community and Preventive Medicine
    Mount Sinai School of Medicine
    New York, NY

    Dr. Randall Todd
    State Epidemiologist
    State of Nevada
    Department of Human Resources
    Carson City, NV

    Jim Hare
    Councilman
    Elmira, NY

    Tim Tobin
    Parent
    Elmira, NY

    Karen Joy Miller
    President
    Huntington Breast Cancer Action Coalition
    Huntington, NY

    Dr. Marilie Gammon
    Principal Investigator, Breast Cancer and the Environment on Long Island
    Long Island Breast Cancer Study Project
    University of North Carolina
    Chapel Hill, NC

    Dr. Ruby Senie
    Principal Investigator
    The Metropolitan New York Registry of Breast Cancer Families Mailman School of Public Health
    Columbia University
    New York, NY

    Gail Frankel
    National Breast Cancer Coalition
    Centereach, NY

    Amy Juchatz
    Health Program Analyst
    Suffolk County Department of Health Services
    Hauppauge, NY

    Dr. Dick Jackson
    Director
    National Center for Environmental Health
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    Atlanta, GA

    Dr. Deborah Winn
    Acting Associate Director
    Division of Genetics and Epidemiology
    National Cancer Institute
    National Institutes of Health
    Bethesda, MD

    Dr. Sam Wilson
    Deputy Director
    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
    National Institutes of Health
    Research Triangle Park, NC

    Dr. Lynn Goldman
    Professor
    Bloomberg School of Public Health
    The Johns Hopkins University
    Baltimore, MD

    Statements submitted for the record :

    Assemblyman Thomas P. DiNapoli
    16th District
    Nassau County, New York

    Elinor Schoenfeld, M.D.
    Stony Brook University School of Medicine

    Mark Serotoff
    Scientific and Technology Department
    Townline Civic Association
    Huntington, NY


  • May 30, 2001. Full committee field hearing, Durham, NH.
  • To receive testimony on innovative environmental technologies.

    Wednesday, May 30, 2001,
    2:00 PM
    University of New Hampshire
    Memorial Union Building
    Strafford Room
    Durham, NH

    Opening Statement :

    Sen. Bob Smith, of New Hampshire

    Witnesses :

    Frank Alix
    CEO and President
    Power Span

    Judith Bayer
    United Technologies

    Richard Taylor
    CEO and President
    Ocean Power Technologies

    Richard Eidlin
    Solar Works

    David Goldstein
    Energy Program Co-Director
    Natural Resources Defense Council

    Tom Kelly, Ph.D.
    Director, Office of Sustainability
    University of New Hampshire
    Durham, NH

    Casimer Andary
    Director, Mobile Source Affairs
    Alliance of Automobile Manufactures

    Additional statements submitted for the record :

    Briefing documents submitted by Dr. Ted Loder III

    "Outside-the-Box” Technologies
    presented to the EPW Committee on October 18, 2000.

    Roy Gat
    Advanced Electron Beams, Inc.
    Cambridge, MA

    Filson H. Glanz
    Professor emeritus, Electrical Engineering
    University of New Hampshire

    Rone Lewis
    Ingersoll Rand Company
    Woodcliff Lake, NJ

    Gary Long
    President and Chief Operating Officer
    Public Service of New Hampshire


  • May 17, 2001. Full committee.
  • To receive testimony on nominations.

    Thursday, May 17, 2001
    9:30 AM
    SD-628 (Hearing Room)

    Opening Statements :

    Sen. Bob Smith, of New Hampshire.
    Sen. James M. Inhofe, of Oklahoma.
    Sen. Christopher S. Bond, of Missouri.
    Sen. George V. Voinovich, of Ohio.
    Sen. Harry Reid, of Nevada.
    Sen. Max Baucus, of Montana.
    Sen. Thomas R. Carper, of Delaware.
    Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, of New York.

    Witnesses :

    Linda Fisher , of the District of Columbia
    Nominated to be Deputy Administrator
    Environmental Protection Agency

    Jeffrey Holmstead , of Colorado
    Nominated to be Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation
    Environmental Protection Agency

    Stephen Johnson , of Maryland
    Nominated to be Assistant Administrator for Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
    Environmental Protection Agency

    James Connaughton , of the District of Columbia
    Nominated to be Member of the Council on Environmental Quality
    Executive Office of the President


  • May 15, 2001. Full committee.
  • To receive testimony on the Fiscal Year 2002 budget and priorities of the Environmental Protection Agency.

    Tuesday, May 15, 2001
    2:30 PM
    SD-628 (Hearing Room)

    Opening Statements :

    Sen. Bob Smith, of New Hampshire.
    Sen. John W. Warner, of Virginia.
    Sen. James Inhofe, of Oklahoma.
    Sen. George V. Voinovich, of Ohio.
    Sen. Harry Reid, of Nevada.
    Sen. Barbara Boxer, of California.
    Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, of New York.
    Sen. Jon S. Corzine, of New Jersey.

    Witness :

    Hon. Christine Todd Whitman
    Administrator
    Environmental Protection Agency

  • May 10, 2001. Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure hearing.
  • Fiscal Year 2002 Budget Requests for the Department of Transportation and the General Services Administration.

    Thursday, May 10, 2001
    10:15 AM
    SD-628 (Hearing Room)

    Opening Statements :

    Sen. James Inhofe, of Oklahoma.
    Sen. Bob Smith, of New Hampshire.
    Sen. John W. Warner, of Virginia.
    Sen. Lincoln Chafee, of Rhode Island.
    Sen. Max Baucus, of Montana.
    Sen. Harry Reid, of Nevada.

    Witnesses :

    The Honorable Norman Mineta
    Secretary of Transportation
    U.S. Department of Transportation
    Washington, DC

    Thurman Davis, Sr.
    Acting Administrator
    General Services Administration
    Washington, DC

    Judge Jane R. Roth
    U.S. Court of Appeals
    Washington, DC


  • May 9, 2001. Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water hearing.
  • Oversight hearing on the listing and delisting process under the Endangered Species Act.

    Wednesday, May 9, 2001
    9:30 AM
    SD-628 (Hearing Room)

    Opening Statements :

    Sen. Michael D. Crapo, of Idaho.
    Sen. Bob Graham, of Florida.
    Sen. Max Baucus, of Montana.
    Sen. Harry Reid, of Nevada.
    Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, of New York.
    Sen. Jon Corzine, of New Jersey.

    Witnesses :

    Sen. Craig Thomas, of Wyoming.

    Gary Frazer
    Assistant Director for Endangered Species
    Fish and Wildlife Service
    U.S. Department of Interior

    Don Knowles
    Director, Office of Protected Resources
    National Marine Fisheries Service
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
    U.S. Department of Commerce

    Dr. Deborah Brosnan
    President
    Sustainable Ecosystems Institute
    Portland, Oregon

    Dr. David Wilcove
    Scientist/Wildlife Program
    Environmental Defense
    Washington, DC

    Dr. Lev Ginzburg
    Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolution
    State University of New York at Stony Brook
    President, Applied Biomathematics
    Setauket, New York

    John Echeverria
    Director
    Environmental Policy Project
    Georgetown University Law Center
    Washington, DC

    Steven P. Quarles
    Counsel
    Quad State County Government Coalition and American Forest & Paper Association
    Washington, D.C.

    Steve Moyer
    Vice President of Conservation Programs
    Trout Unlimited
    Arlington, Virginia

    Ralph Moss
    Director, Government Affairs
    Seaboard Corporation
    Washington, DC

    Zeke Grader
    Executive Director
    Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations
    San Francisco, California

    Statement submitted for the record :

    American Farm Bureau Federation


  • May 8, 2001. Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety hearing.
  • Oversight hearing on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

    Tuesday, May 8, 2001
    9:30 AM
    SD-628 (Hearing Room)

    Opening Statements :

    Sen. George V. Voinovich, of Ohio.
    Sen. James M. Inhofe, of Oklahoma.
    Sen. Harry Reid, of Nevada.
    Sen. Thomas R. Carper, of Delaware.
    Sen. Jon S. Corzine, of New Jersey.

    Witnesses :

    Dr. Richard A. Meserve
    Chairman
    Nuclear Regulatory Commission

    Accompanied by:
    Commissioner Nils Diaz
    Commissioner Greta Dicus
    Commissioner Edward McGaffigan
    Commissioner Jeffrey Merrifield

    Joe F. Colvin
    President and CEO
    Nuclear Energy Institute

    David Lochbaum
    Nuclear Safety Engineer
    Union of Concerned Scientists

    Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr.
    President and Chief Nuclear Officer
    Exelon Corporation

    Gary Jones
    Associate Director for Energy, Resources, and Science Issues
    U.S. General Accounting Office

    Steven Fetter
    Managing Director,
    Global Power Group
    Fitch IBCA


  • May 2, 2001. Full committee hearing.
  • To receive testimony to consider the science of global climate change and issues related to reducing net greenhouse gas emissions.

    Wednesday, May 2, 2001
    9:30 AM
    SD-628 (Hearing Room)

    Opening Statements :

    Sen. Bob Smith, of New Hampshire.
    Sen. George Voinovich, of Ohio.
    Sen. John W. Warner, of Virginia.
    Sen. James Inhofe, of Oklahoma.
    Sen. Lincoln Chafee, of Rhode Island.
    Sen. Arlen Specter, of Pennsylvania.
    Sen. Harry Reid, of Nevada.
    Sen. Max Baucus, of Montana.
    Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, of Connecticut.
    Sen. Ron Wyden, of Oregon.
    Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, of New York.
    Sen. Jon Corzine, of New Jersey.

    Witnesses :

    Dr. Richard S. Lindzen
    Alfred P. Sloane Professor of Meteorology,
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Dr. Kevin E. Trenberth
    Head, Climate Analysis Section
    Climate and Global Dynamics Division
    National Center for Atmospheric Research

    Dr. John R. Christy
    Professor
    Department of Atmospheric Science
    University of Alabama at Huntsville

    Dr. Jae Edmonds
    Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

    Dr. Rattan Lal
    School of Natural Resources
    Ohio State University

    James E. Rogers
    Chairman, President, and CEO
    Cinergy Corp.

    Dr. Marilyn A. Brown
    Director, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program
    Oak Ridge National Laboratory

    Statements submitted for the record :

    Florentin Krause, Ph.D,.Director,
    International Project for Sustainable Energy Paths
    El Cerrito, CA

    Kalee Kreider
    Global Warming Campaign Director
    National Environmental Trust


  • April 30, 2001. Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water field hearing, Columbus, OH.
  • To receive testimony on options to address wastewater infrastructure needs in Ohio.

    Monday, April 30, 2001
    9:30 AM
    Columbus City Hall Chamber
    90 West Broad Street
    Columbus, Ohio

    Opening Statements :

    Sen. Michael Crapo, of Idaho.
    Sen. George V. Voinovich, of Ohio.

    Witnesses :

    Hon. Lydia Reid
    Mayor
    City of Mansfield
    Mansfield, Ohio

    Hon. Robert Vicenzo
    Mayor
    City of St. Clairsville
    St. Clairsville, Ohio

    Christopher Jones
    Director
    Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
    Columbus, Ohio

    Erwin Odeal
    Executive Director
    Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
    Cleveland, Ohio

    Robert Stevenson
    Commissioner
    Department of Public Utilities
    Division of Water/Wastewater
    Toledo, Ohio
    Toledo's written statement submitted by Donald Moline, Director of Public Utilities

    Patrick T. Karney, P.E., DEE
    Director
    Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati
    Cincinnati, Ohio

    Patrick Gsellman
    Environmental Supervisor
    Bureau of Engineering
    Akron, Ohio


  • April 27, 2001. Full committee field hearing, Salem, NH.
  • To receive testimony on the use of the gasoline additive methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE).

    Friday, April 27, 2001
    2:00 PM
    Media Center, Salem High School
    Salem, NH

    Opening Statement :

    Sen. Bob Smith, of New Hampshire.

    Witnesses :

    Christina Miller
    Homeowner, Derry NH

    Hon. Arthur Klemm
    New Hampshire State Senator
    Windham, NH

    Robert Varney
    Commissioner
    New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services

    Nancy Kinner
    Professor of Civil Engineering
    University of New Hampshire

    William Holmberg
    Biofuel Refiner, Bow NH

    Patty Aho
    Executive Director
    Maine Petroleum Association (API)

    Statements submitted for the Record :

    Thomas L. Adams, President, Oxygenated Fuels Association (OFA)

    Clint Norris , BC International

    Hayes Gahagan , Gahagan & Associates


  • April 26, 2001. Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure hearing.
  • To receive testimony on the President's Fiscal Year 2002 Budget request for the Army Corps of Engineers, Civil Works program

    Thursday, April 26, 2001
    9:30 AM
    SD-628 (Hearing Room)

    Opening Statements :

    Sen. James M. Inhofe, of Oklahoma.
    Sen. George V. Voinovich, of Ohio.
    Sen. Max Baucus, of Montana.

    Witnesses :

    Claudia Tornblom
    Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Management and Budget
    Department of the Army

    Lt. General Robert B. Flowers
    Chief of Engineers
    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
    Department of the Army


  • April 12, 2001. Full committee field hearing.
  • To receive testimony on the investigation of the childhood leukemia cluster in Fallon, NV, and the government response to cancer clusters and environment-related community health concerns.

    Thursday, April 12, 2001
    9:00 AM
    Fallon Convention Center
    100 Campus Way, Fallon, NV

    Opening Statements :

    Sen. Harry Reid, of Nevada.
    Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, of New York.

    Opening Statements by Nevada Congressional delegation :

    Sen. John Ensign, of Nevada.
    Rep. Jim Gibbons, of Nevada.

    Witnesses :

    Senator Mike McGinness
    Nevada State Senate

    Assemblyperson Marcia de Braga
    Nevada State Assembly

    Brenda Gross
    Mother of Child with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
    Fallon, NV

    Karinsa Muro-Rivers
    Mother of Child with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
    Fallon, NV

    Dr. Stephen Prescott
    Executive Director
    Huntsman Cancer Institute
    Salt Lake City, UT
    (accompanied by Joseph V. Simone, M.D Senior Clinical Director)

    Dr. Mary Guinan
    Nevada State Health Officer
    Carson City, NV

    Dr. Randall Todd
    Nevada State Epidemiologist
    Carson City, NV

    Rear Admiral R.J. Naughton
    Fallon Naval Air Station
    Fallon, NV
    (accompanied by Captain D.A. &quotRoy" Rogers, Commander)

    Ken Tedford
    Mayor, City of Fallon
    Fallon, NV

    Gwen Washburn
    Commissioner, Churchill County
    Fallon, NV

    Dr. Henry Falk
    Assistant Administrator
    Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry
    Atlanta, GA
    (accompanied by Dr. Aubrey Miller Medical Coordinator, Environmental Emergencies and Hazards U.S. Public Health Service )

    Dr. Thomas Sinks
    Associate Director for Science
    National Center for Environmental Health
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    Atlanta, GA

    E. Ramona Trovato
    Director
    Office of Children's Health Protection
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Washington, DC

    Dr. Shelley Hearne
    Executive Director
    Trust for America's Health
    Washington, DC

    Additional statement submitted for the record :

    Bonnie Eberhardt Shundahai Network, Pahrump, NV


  • April 10, 2001. Full committee field hearing.
  • To receive testimony on State wildlife efforts and conservation needs.

    Tuesday, April 10, 2001
    1:00 PM
    Bartley Ranch
    Reno, NV

    Opening Statement :

    Sen. Harry Reid, of Nevada.

    Witnesses :

    Rep. Mike Sandlin, of Texas.

    Don Henley
    Caddo Lake Institute
    Karnack, TX

    Leta Collord
    Northeastern Nevada Stewardship Group
    Elko, NV

    Larry Johnson
    President
    Nevada Bighorns Unlimited
    Reno, NV

    Elsie Dupree
    President
    Nevada Wildlife Federation
    Reno, NV

    Terry Crawforth
    Administrator
    Nevada Division of Wildlife

    Gary Graham
    Division Director
    Texas Parks and Wildlife Service
    Austin, TX

    Robert Abbey
    Director
    Nevada Bureau of Land Management

    A. Brian Wallace
    Chairman
    Washoe Tribe
    Nevada and California

    Robert Williams
    Field Supervisor
    Nevada Fish and Wildlife Office

    Dennis Murphy
    Biodiversity Inititive
    University of Nevada, Reno

    Karen Denio
    Acting State Executive Director
    Farm Services Agency
    U.S. Department of Agriculture

    Nick Pearson
    State Conservationist
    Natural Resources Conservation Service
    U.S. Department of Agriculture


  • April 5, 2001. Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety.
  • The Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety hearing to receive testimony on the interaction between our environmental regulations with our nation's energy policy, with an emphasis on oil and gas issues.

    Thursday, April 5, 2001
    9:00 AM
    SD-406 (Hearing Room)

    Opening Statements :

    Sen. George V. Voinovich, of Ohio.
    Sen. James M. Inhofe, of Oklahoma.
    Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, of Colorado.
    Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, of Connecticut.
    Sen. Thomas R. Carper, of Delaware.
    Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, of New York.
    Sen. Jon Corzine, of New Jersey.

    Witnesses :

    Robert Hirsch
    Board of Directors
    Annapolis Center (also chair of the NAS energy and environment board)

    Eliot Spitzer
    State of New York
    Office of Attorney General

    Thomas Stewart
    Executive Vice President
    Ohio Oil and Gas Association

    Jason S. Grumet
    Executive Director
    Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management

    Bob Slaughter
    Director, Public Policy
    National Petrochemical & Refiners Association

    Carlos J. Porras
    Executive Director
    Communities for a Better Environment

    Taylor Bowlden
    Vice President
    Policy and Government Affairs
    American Highway Users Alliance

    Statements submitted for the record :

    Thomas L. Robinson
    National Association of Convenience Stores

    National Association of Manufacturers

  • March 27, 2001. Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water.
  • The Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water hearing to receive testimony on water and wastewater infrastructure needs.

    Tuesday, March 27, 2001
    9:30 AM
    SD-406 (Hearing Room)

    Opening Statements :

    Sen. Michael D. Crapo, of Idaho.
    Sen. Bob Smith, of New Hampshire.
    Sen. Christopher S. Bond, of Missouri.
    Sen. George V. Voinovich, of Ohio.
    Sen. Lincoln Chafee, of Rhode Island.
    Sen. Bob Graham, of Florida.
    Sen. Harry Reid, of Nevada.
    Sen. Max Baucus, of Montana.
    Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, of New York.
    Sen. Jon S. Corzine, of New Jersey.

    Witnesses :

    The Honorable Christine Todd Whitman
    Administrator
    Environmental Protection Agency
    Jon Sandoval
    Chief of Staff
    Idaho Department of Environmental Quality
    Boise, Idaho

    David Struhs
    Secretary
    Florida Department of Environmental Protection
    Tallahassee, Florida

    Harry Stewart
    Director
    Water Division
    New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
    Concord, New Hampshire

    Allen Biaggi
    Administrator
    Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
    Division of Environmental Protection
    Carson City, Nevada

    Bruce Tobey
    Mayor
    Gloucester, Massachusetts
    on behalf of the Water Infrastructure Network

    Janice Beecher, Ph.D.
    Principal
    Policy Research, Inc.
    Indianapolis, Indiana
    on behalf of the H20 Coalition

    Paul Schwartz
    National Policy Coordinator
    Clean Water Action
    Washington, DC

    Statements submitted for the record :

    American Society of Civil Engineers

    Water Environment Federation


  • March 21, 2001. Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety.
  • The Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety hearing to receive testimony on harmonizing the Clean Air Act with our nation’s energy policy.

    Wednesday, March 21, 2001
    9:00 AM
    SD-406 (Hearing Room)

    Opening Statements :

    Sen. George V. Voinovich, of Ohio.
    Sen. Bob Smith, of New Hampshire.
    Sen. James M. Inhofe, of Oklahoma.
    Sen. Michael D. Crapo, of Idaho.
    Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, of Connecticut.
    Sen. Thomas R. Carper, of Delaware.
    Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, of New York.
    Sen. Jon S. Corzine, of New Jersey.

    Witnesses :

    Linda Stuntz
    former Deputy Secretary, Department of Energy

    Katie McGinty
    former Chair
    Council on Environmental Quality

    Anthony J. Alexander
    President
    First Energy
    Akron, OH

    David Nemtzow
    President
    Alliance to Save Energy

    Olon Plunk
    Vice President for Environmental Services
    Excel Energy
    Minneapolis, MN

    David Hawkins
    Natural Resources Defense Council


  • March 15, 2001. Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  • Hearing to receive testimony on reforms made to address concerns with how the Army Corps of Engineers conducts Feasibility Studies.

    Thursday, March 15, 2001
    9:30 AM
    SD-406 (Hearing Room)

    Opening Statements :

    Sen. James M. Inhofe, of Oklahoma.
    Sen. Bob Smith, of New Hampshire.
    Sen. Christopher S. Bond, of Missouri.
    Sen. George V. Voinovich, of Ohio.
    Sen. Max Baucus, of Montana.
    Sen. Bob Graham, of Florida.

    Witness :

    Lt. Gen. Robert B. Flowers
    Oral statement
    Written Statement
    Chief of Engineers
    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
    Washington, DC


  • February 27, 2001. Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Control, and Risk Assessment.
  • Hearing on S. 350, Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act of 2001.

    February 27, 2001
    10:15 AM
    SD-406 (Hearing Room)

    Opening Statements :

    Sen. Lincoln Chafee, of Rhode Island.
    Sen. Bob Smith, of New Hampshire.
    Sen. James M. Inhofe, of Oklahoma.
    Sen. Barbara Boxer, of California.
    Sen. Max Baucus, of Montana.
    Sen. Thomas R. Carper, of Delaware.
    Sen. Jon S. Corzine, of New Jersey.

    Witnesses :

    Christine Todd Whitman
    Administrator
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

    J. Christian Bollwage
    Mayor of Elizabeth, New Jersey
    on behalf of the United States Conference of Mayors

    Myrtle Walker
    Mayor of East Palo Alto, California
    on behalf of the National Association of Local Government Environmental Professionals

    Phil O’Brien
    Director, Division of Waste Management
    New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services

    Mike Ford
    Mike Ford Agency
    Clark, NJ
    on behalf of the National Association of Realtors

    Alan Front
    Senior Vice President
    The Trust for Public Land

    John Arlington
    Assistant Vice President
    American Insurance Association

    Grant Cope
    Staff Attorney
    U.S. Public Interest Research Group

    Robert Fox
    Manko, Gold & Katcher LLP
    Bala Cynwyd, PA

    Deeohn Ferris
    President
    Global Environmental Resources Inc.


  • January 17, 2001. Full committee.
  • Hearing to consider the pending nomination of Hon. Christine Todd Whitman to be Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

    Wednesday, January 17, 2001
    9:30 a.m.
    SD-406 (Hearing Room)

    Opening Statements :

    Sen. Harry Reid, of Nevada.
    Sen. Max Baucus, of Montana.
    Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, of Connecticut.
    Sen. Barbara Boxer, of California.
    Sen. Thomas R. Carper, of Delaware.
    Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, of New York.
    Sen. Bob Smith, of New Hampshire.
    Sen. John W. Warner, of Virginia.
    Sen. James M. Inhofe, of Oklahoma.
    Sen. George V. Voinovich, of Ohio.

    Witness :

    Hon. Christine Todd Whitman,
    named by President-elect Bush to be the Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
    Introduced by :
    Sen. Robert G. Torricelli, of New Jersey.
    Sen. Jon S. Corzine, of New Jersey.
    Rep. Rodney P. Frelinghuysen, of New Jersey.