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55–517CC
1999
AGENCY BUDGETS AND OTHER PRIORITIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000
(106–7)
HEARING
BEFORE THE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON
WATER RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
FEBRUARY 10, 1999
Printed for the use of the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
AGENCY BUDGETS AND OTHER PRIORITIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000
55–517CC
1999
AGENCY BUDGETS AND OTHER PRIORITIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000
(106–7)
HEARING
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BEFORE THE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON
WATER RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
FEBRUARY 10, 1999
Printed for the use of the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
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BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania, Chairman
DON YOUNG, Alaska
THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin
SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York
HERBERT H. BATEMAN, Virginia
HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina
JOHN J. DUNCAN, Jr., Tennessee
THOMAS W. EWING, Illinois
WAYNE T. GILCHREST, Maryland
STEPHEN HORN, California
BOB FRANKS, New Jersey
JOHN L. MICA, Florida
JACK QUINN, New York
TILLIE K. FOWLER, Florida
VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan
SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama
STEVEN C. LaTOURETTE, Ohio
SUE W. KELLY, New York
RAY LaHOOD, Illinois
RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana
CHARLES F. BASS, New Hampshire
ROBERT W. NEY, Ohio
JACK METCALF, Washington
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EDWARD A. PEASE, Indiana
ASA HUTCHINSON, Arkansas
MERRILL COOK, Utah
JOHN COOKSEY, Lousiana
JOHN R. THUNE, South Dakota
FRANK A. LoBIONDO, New Jersey
JERRY MORAN, Kansas
JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California
LEE TERRY, Nebraska
DON SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania
GARY G. MILLER, California
JOHN E. SWEENEY, New York
JIM DeMINT, South Carolina
DOUG BEREUTER, Nebraska
STEVEN T. KUYKENDALL, California
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
JOHNNY ISAKSON, Georgia
DAVID VITTER, Louisiana
JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia
ROBERT A. BORSKI, Pennsylvania
WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI, Illinois
ROBERT E. WISE, Jr., West Virginia
JAMES A. TRAFICANT, Jr., Ohio
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PETER A. DeFAZIO, Oregon
BOB CLEMENT, Tennessee
JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois
ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of Columbia
JERROLD NADLER, New York
PAT DANNER, Missouri
ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey
CORRINE BROWN, Florida
JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan
BOB FILNER, California
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas
FRANK MASCARA, Pennsylvania
GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi
JUANITA MILLENDER-McDONALD, California
ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland
EARL BLUMENAUER, Oregon
MAX SANDLIN, Texas
ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California
BILL PASCRELL, JR., New Jersey
LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa
JAMES P. McGOVERN, Massachusetts
TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania
NICK LAMPSON, Texas
JOHN ELIAS BALDACCI, Maine
MARION BERRY, Arkansas
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RONNIE SHOWS, Mississippi
BRIAN BAIRD, Washington
SHELLEY BERKLEY, Nevada
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York, Chairman
DONALD SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania Vice Chairman
DON YOUNG, Alaska
HERBERT H. BATEMAN, Virginia
WAYNE T. GILCHREST, Maryland
STEPHEN HORN, California
BOB FRANKS, New Jersey
JACK QUINN, New York
VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan
STEVEN C. LaTOURETTE, Ohio
SUE W. KELLY, New York
RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana
ROBERT W. NEY, Ohio
ASA HUTCHINSON, Arkansas
FRANK A. LoBIONDO, New Jersey
JOHN DOOLITTLE, California
DOUG BEREUTER, Nebraska
STEVEN KUYKENDALL, California
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MICHAEL SIMPSON, Idaho
BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania
(Ex Officio)
ROBERT A. BORSKI, Pennsylvania
GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi
EARL BLUMENAUER, Oregon
BRIAN BAIRD, Washington
BOB CLEMENT, Tennessee
JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois
ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey
JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan
FRANK MASCARA, Pennsylvania
ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California
BILL PASCRELL, Jr., New Jersey
LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa
JAMES P. McGOVERN, Massachusetts
NICK LAMPSON, Texas
JOHN ELIAS BALDACCI, Maine
JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
(Ex Officio)
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CONTENTS
TESTIMONY
Fields, Timothy, Jr., Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Foster, Nancy, Assistant Administrator, Ocean Services Coastal Zone Management, U.S. Department of Commerce
Fox, J. Charles, Assistant Administrator for Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Jackson, Dr. Kathryn, Executive Vice President, River System Operations and Environment, Tennessee Valley Authority
Jacquez, Albert S., Administrator, Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
Sells, Danny, Assistant Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Smith, David, Chief Financial Officer, Tennessee Valley Authority
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Westphal, Dr. Joseph W., Assistant Secretary of the Army Civil Works, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
Baird, Hon. Brian, of Washington
Baker, Hon. Richard H., of Louisiana
Costello, Hon. Jerry, of Illinois
Lampson, Hon. Nick, of Texas
PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY WITNESSES
Fields, Timothy, Jr.
Foster, Nancy
Fox, J. Charles
Jackson, Dr. Kathryn
Jacquez, Albert S.
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Reed, Pearlie S. (presented by Danny Sells)
Smith, David
Westphal, Dr. Joseph W.
SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD
Foster, Nancy, Assistant Administrator, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, responses to questions
Fox, J. Charles, Assistant Administrator for Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, responses to questions
Jacquez, Albert S., Administrator, Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, responses to questions
Sells, Danny, Assistant Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, responses to questions
ADDITION TO THE RECORD
Aging Watershed Projects: A Growing National Concern, by Robert G. Buckley, J. Randy Young, and Mike Thralls, Conservation Voices magazine, October/November 1998
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