Conservation & Forestry Subcommittee-Public Hearing: WOTUSMarch 17, 2015 2:00pm 1300 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry – Public Hearing RE: To review the definition of “waters of the United States” proposed rule and its impact on rural America Witnesses Panel I The Honorable Jeff M. Witte, Director/Secretary, New Mexico Department of Agriculture, on behalf of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, Las Cruces, New Mexico The Honorable Robert ‘Pete’ Smeltz, Clinton County Commissioner, on behalf of the National Association of Counties, McElhattan, PA Mr. Joseph S. Fox, Arkansas Forestry Commission, on behalf of the National Association of State Foresters, Little Rock, AR The Honorable Martha Clark Mettler, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Office of Water Quality, Indiana Department of Environmental Management, on behalf of the Association of Clean Water Administrators, Indianapolis, IN Panel II Ms. Ellen Steen, General Counsel & Secretary, American Farm Bureau Federation, Washington, D.C. Mr. Jonathan Gledhill, President, Policy Navigation Group, on behalf of the Waters Advocacy Coalition, Annandale, VA Mr. Russ Biggica, Director of Government, Legislative and Economic Development, Pennsylvania Rural Electric Association (PREA), Harrisburg, PA Mr. Sledge Taylor, cotton, corn, soybean, wheat, sorghum, and peanut producer, Como, MS Mr. Steve Foglesong, livestock producer, Astoria, IL Related News Subcommittee Chairman Thompson's opening statement and Chairman Conaway's opening statement Press Release Video Watch Archived Video Click here for a link to download the archived video Hearing Transcript
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