STATEMENTS FROM HEARINGS
HELD 107TH CONGRESS

Index :
SECOND SESSION:

• October 8, 2002. Full committee hearing. Thirtieth Anniversary of the Clean Water Act.
• October 2, 2002. Full committee hearing. Health Affects of PM-2.5 Emissions.
• October 1, 2002. Full committee hearing. Green School Initiatives.
• September 30, 2002. Subcommittee on Transportation, Infrastructure, and Nuclear Safety hearing. TEA-21: State of the Highway Infrastructure.
• September 25, 2002. Joint committee hearing. TEA-21: Innovative Financing.
• September 24, 2002. Full committee hearing. Review of EPA and FEMA Responses to the September 11, 2001 Attacks.
• September 19, 2002. Full committee hearing. TEA-21 and Environmental Streamlining.
• September 13, 2002. Full committee hearing. Everglades Restoration Oversight.
• September 9, 2002. Joint Committee hearing. Freight and Intermodal Transportation.
• August 20, 2002. Full committee field hearing, Montpelier, VT. Rural Transportation Issues.
• August 8, 2002. Subcommittee on Transportation, Infrastructure, and Nuclear Safety field hearing, Reno, NV. Western Transportation Issues.
• August 5, 2002. Full committee field hearing, Cleveland, OH. Water Quality in Lake Erie.
• July 31, 2002. Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics, Risk, and Waste Management hearing. Review of EPA Inspector General's Report on the Superfund Program.
• July 30, 2002. Full committee hearing. Effectiveness of the current Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program (CMAQ), conformity, and the role of new technologies.
• July 24, 2002. Joint Committee hearing with Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Environmental Treaties.
• July 18, 2002. Full committee hearing. Nominations to the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board.
• July 16, 2002. Joint committee hearing between the Committee on Environment and Public Works and the Senate Judiciary Committee. New Source Review Program of the Clean Air Act
• July 11, 2002. Full committee hearing. Federal Recycling Programs
• July 10, 2002. Full committee hearing. Department of Homeland Security.
• July 9, 2002. Full committee hearing. Department of Defense Authorization Act: Environmental Law Issues.
• June 25, 2002. Full committee hearing. Office of the Ombudsman at the EPA.
• June 20, 2002. Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics, Risk, and Waste Management hearing. Asbestos Remediation in Libby, MT.
• June 18, 2002. Full committee hearing. Water Resources Development Act Issues.
• June 12, 2002. Full committee hearing. Clean Power Act, S. 556.
• June 6, 2002. Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, and Climate Change hearing. Clean Water Act: Section 404 Regulations on "Fill" and "Dredged Fill" Use Permits.
• June 5, 2002. Full committee hearing. Nuclear plant security.
• June 4, 2002. Full committee hearing. Proposed plaza for the John F. Kennedy Center.
• May 15, 2002. Full committee hearing. Transportation Planning and Smart Growth.
• May 14, 2002. Full committee hearing. Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Implementation Act, S. 2118.
• May 8, 2002. Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics, Risk, and Waste Management hearing. Underground Storage Tank Compliance Act (S. 1850).
• May 7, 2002. Full committee hearing. Nomination of John P. Suarez.
• April 10, 2002. Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics, Risk, and Waste Management hearing. Superfund oversight.
• March 20, 2002. Full committee hearing. Interstate waste and flow control.
• March 19, 2002. Full committee hearing. Transportation demand, access, mobility, and program flexibility.
• March 13, 2002. Full committee hearing. Economic and environmental risks associated with increasing greenhouse gas emissions.
• March 12, 2002. Full committee hearing. President's FY 2003 Budget for First Responders Initiative.
• March 12, 2002. Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics, Risk and Waste Management hearing. EPA Budget for Enforcement of Environmental Laws.
• March 6, 2002. Full committee hearing. Smarth growth bill (S. 975) and Brownfield Site Redevelopment Act (S. 1079).
• February 28, 2002. Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water hearing. Water infrastructure bills.
• February 26, 2002. Full committee hearing. Water infrastructure bills.
• February 25, 2002. Full committee field hearing, Pascoag, RI. Underground storage tanks.
• February 13, 2002. Full committee hearing. Environmental Protection Agency's Fiscal Year 2003 Budget.
• February 11, 2002. Subcommittee on Transportation, Infrastructure and Nuclear Safety hearing. Department of Transportation's Fiscal Year 2003 Budget.
• February 11, 2002. Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, and Climate Change hearing. Impacts on Air Quality of the September 11th Attacks and Possible Health Effects in the Area of the World Trade Center.
• January 29, 2002. Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, and Climate Change hearing. Clean Power Act, S. 556.
1
• January 24, 2002. Full committee hearing. Nominations.
• January 24, 2002. Full committee hearing. TEA-21 Reauthorization: "Partners for America's Transportation Future."
• January 23, 2002. Subcommittee on Transportation, Infrastructure, and Nuclear Safety hearing. Reauthorization of the Price-Anderson Act.

• December 4, 2001. Full committee hearing. Remediation of Biologically and Chemically Contaminated Buildings.
• November 15, 2001. Full committee hearing. S. 556, Clean Power Act.
• November 14, 2001. Subcommiteee on Superfund, Toxics, Risk and Waste Management hearing. S. 1602, Chemical Security Act.
• November 14, 2001. Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water hearing. National water supply.
• November 1, 2001. Full committee hearing. Infrastructure security.
• November 1, 2001. Full committee hearing. Consideration of S. 556, Clean Power Act
• October 31, 2001.  Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water hearing. Water infrastructure.
• October 17, 2001. Full committee hearing. Nominations.
• October 16, 2001. Full committee hearing. FEMA Response to September 11, 2001 Attacks.
• September 21, 2001. Full committee hearing. Nominations.
• September 10, 2001. Subcommittee on Transportation, Infrastructure and Nuclear Safety hearing. Intelligent Transportation Systems.
• August 1, 2001. Full committee hearing. To assess the impact of air emissions from the transportation sector on public health and the environment.
• July 26, 2001. Full committee hearing. Health and Environmental Effects of Power Plant Emissions.
• July 25, 2001. Full committee hearing. Nominations.
• July 23, 2001. Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure hearing. Federal Role in Infrastructure Needs.
• June 11, 2001. Full committee field hearing, Garden City, NY. Environmental Contamination and Chronic Diseases.
• May 30, 2001. Full committee field hearing, Durham, NH. Environmental technology.
• May 17, 2001. Full committee. Nominations.
• May 15, 2001. Full committee. EPA Budget for Fiscal Year 2002.
• May 10, 2001. Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Department of Transportaion and General Services Administration Budget Requests for FY2002.
• May 9, 2001. Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water hearing. Endangered Species Act: Listing and Delisting Process.
• May 8, 2001. Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property and Nuclear Safety hearing. Nuclear Regulatory Commission oversight.
• May 2, 2001. Full committee hearing. Global Warming: State of the Science.
• April 30, 2001. Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water field hearing, Columbus, Ohio. Wastewater Treatment Issues in Ohio.
• April 27, 2001. Full committee field hearing, Salem, NH. MTBE in gasoline.
• April 26, 2001. Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure hearing. Fiscal Year 2002 Budget for the Corps of Engineers.
• April 12, 2001. Full committee field hearing. Health hazards in Fallon, NV.
• April 10, 2001. Full committee field hearing. State wildlife and conservation needs, Reno, NV.
• April 5, 2001. Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety. Clean Air Act: Regulations and Energy Policy.
• March 27, 2001. Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water. Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Needs.
• March 21, 2001. Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety. Clean Air Act and national energy policy.
• March 15, 2001. Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Reforms to Address the Corps of Engineers' Feasibility Studies.
• February 27, 2001. Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Control, and Risk Assessment. S. 350, Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act of 2001.
• January 17, 2001. Full Committee. Nomination of Christine Todd Whitman to be Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

---

• October 8, 2002. Full committee hearing.

.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

"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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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:

Witnesses :