Wednesday, March 31, 2004
1:30 pm
Hearing Room (SD-406)

Opening Statements:

Sen. Christopher S. Bond, of Missouri.

Sen. James M. Inhofe, of Oklahoma

Sen. John W. Warner, of Virginia

Sen. Lincoln Chafee, of Rhode Island.

Sen. John Cornyn, of Texas.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, of Alaska.

Sen. Wayne Allard, of Colorado.

Sen. James M. Jeffords, of Vermont.

Sen. Max Baucus, of Montana.

Sen. Harry Reid, of Nevada

Sen. Bob Graham, of Flordia

Sen. Ron Wyden, of Oregon.

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, of New York.

Witnesses:

The Honorable John Paul Woodley
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)
Army Corps of Engineers
Washington, DC

Lieutenant General Robert B. Flowers
Chief of Engineers
Army Corps of Engineers
Washington, DC

The Honorable John T. Myers
On behalf of the National Waterways Conference
Punta Gorda, FL

Mr. Derrick Crandall
President
American Recreation Coalition
Washington, DC

Mr. Steve Levy
County Executive, Suffolk County, NY
Hauppauge, NY

Mr. Michael Leone
Chairman
American Association of Port Authorities
Alexandria, VA

Dr. William G. Howland
Basin Program Manager
Lake Champlain Basin Program
Grand Isle, VT

Mr. Michael Cameron
Desert Rivers Program Director
The Nature Conservancy of Nevada
Reno, NV

Mr. Dominic Izzo
American Society of Civil Engineers
Washington, DC

Mr. Gregory A. Zlotnick
Director
Santa Clara Valley Water District
San Jose, CA

Mr. Ray Poupore
Executive Director
National Heavy & Highway Alliance
Washington, DC

Mr. Scott Faber
Water Resources Specialist
Environmental Defense
Washington, DC

Statements submitted for the record:

Mr. George C. Grugett
Executive Vice President
Mississippi Valley Flood Association
Collierville, TN

Honorable Bob Young
Mayor of Augusta, Georgia

E.G.Rod Pittman
Chairman
Texas Water Development Board

Ellen Posivach, City Manager
Tarpon Springs, Florida

National Association of Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies

Interstate Council on Water Policy

American Shore and Beach Preservation Association