[CPEO-MEF] Senate EPW to Hold Hearings DOD RRPI Provisions

[Aimee Houghton <aimeeh@cpeo.org>]

Tomorrow at 2:30 PM the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee 
will hold hearings on those sections of the Defense Authorization Act for 
FY2003 that fall within the committee jurisdiction.  Namely the exemptions 
that DOD seek from 6 of the country's environmental laws:

The Migratory Bird Treaty Act
The Endangered Species Act
The Marine Mammal Protection Act
CERCLA
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
The Clean Air Act

Hearings on the issue of encroachment have been held for about the last 
year and a half however this is the first time that a hearing will be held 
on specific legislation.  At this time the committee has not released a 
final witness list however we do know that unlike the other hearings (with 
the exception of the House Government Reform Committee hearing where the 
state of Colorado testified) non-DOD viewpoints will be represented.

We will post a witness list when it becomes available.

Aimee

Please note new phone number and address below.
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Aimee R. Houghton
Associate Director, CPEO
1101 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC  20036
tel: 202-452-8039; fax: 202-452-8095
Email: aimeeh@cpeo.org
www.cpeo.org
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