June 10, 2003. Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water hearing.
The Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water conducted a hearing to receive testimony regarding the current regulatory and legal status of federal jurisdiction of navigable waters under the Clean Water Act, in light of the issues raised by the Supreme Court in Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, No. 99-1178.
Tuesday, June 10, 2003
SD-406 (Hearing Room)
9:30 am
Opening Statements: Sen. Michael D. Crapo, of Idaho.
Sen. James M. Inhofe, of Oklahoma.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, of Alaska.
Sen. Craig Thomas, of Wyoming.
Sen. Bob Graham, of Florida.
Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.
Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, of Connecticut.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, of New York.
Witnesses: Sen. Russell D. Feingold, of Wisconsin.
G. Tracy Mehan
Assistant Administrator for Water
Environmental Protection Agency
George Dunlop
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Civil Works
Department of the Army
Thomas L. Sansonetti
Assistant Attorney General for Environment and Natural Resources
Department of Justice
L. Michael Bogert
Counsel
Governor of Idaho
Richard Hamann
Associate in Law
University of Florida
Robert J. Pierce
President
Wetlands Science Applications, Inc.
Scott Yaich, Ph.D.
Director of Conservation Programs
Ducks Unlimited
Statements submitted for the record:: American Farm Bureau Federation
P. Scott Hassett,
Secretary
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Rollin Sparrowe
Wildlife Management Institute
