H.R. 1300, THE RECYCLE AMERICA'S COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, Washington, DC 20402 COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE DON YOUNG, Alaska BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania, Chairman THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin STEVEN T. KUYKENDALL, California JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota BOB CLEMENT, Tennessee JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of JERROLD NADLER, New York ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey BOB FILNER, California EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas JUANITA MILLENDER-MCDONALD, ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland MAX SANDLIN, Texas ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California BILL PASCRELL, JR., New Jersey JAMES P. MCGOVERN, Massachusetts JOHN ELIAS BALDACCI, Maine CONTENTS Browner, Carol M., Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Curtis, Tom, Director, Natural Resources Group, National Governors' Asso- Diver, Stanley M., Vice President and Dealer Operator, Diver Chevrolet, Wilmington, Delaware, on behalf of the National Automobile Dealers Asso- Marshall, Hon. Jim, Mayor, Macon, Georgia Maxfield, Hal, Hal Maxfield Real Estate Company, Mansfield, Ohio Reilly, Bernard J., Corporate Counsel, Dupont Company, Wilmington, Dela- ware, on behalf of the Chemical Manufacturers Association Schultz, Ronald N., Legal Director, City of Rockford, Illinois Boehlert, Hon. Sherwood L., a Representative in Congress from New York, letter, U.S. Conference of Mayors, March 23, 1999 Borski, Hon. Robert A., a Representative in Congress from Pennsylvania, letter from Jon P. Jennings, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, U.S. Department of Justice, May 11, 1999 Browner, Carol M., Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Milne, Thomas L., Executive Director, National Association of County and Schultz, Ronald N., Legal Director, City of Rockford, Illinois, report, A Local Sullivan, Thomas M., Regulatory Policy Counsel, National Federation of Inde- Letter to Chairman Boehlert from the National Federation of Independent Letter to Hon. Dennis Hastert, Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Letter to Carol M. Browner, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection ADDITIONS TO THE RECORD .................... National Association of Attorneys General, comments on H.R. 1300, and a resolution on Superfund Reauthorization adopted June 22-26, 1997 (IV) Page 128 240 283 287 289 145 297 H.R. 1300, THE RECYCLE AMERICA'S LAND ACT OF 1999 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 10:13 a.m., in room 2167 Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Sherwood Boehlert [chairman of the subcommittee] presiding. Mr. BOEHLERT. [presiding] Good afternoon and welcome to the Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee. Today we will hear why meaningful Brownfields and Superfund reform is needed and how these objectives can be achieved. For those who said meaningful bipartisan reform was impossible, I present the Recycle America's Land Act, H.R. 1300. This legislation has 52 cosponsors, 27 of which are Democrats. It is truly a bipartisan product, painstakingly developed to bring us specific, targeted reform. Before I proceed any further, I want to thank the 52 Membersand I might add that this list is growing-who have cosponsored Recycle America's Land Act. I must also note that the Recycle America's Land Act has strong support within our Republican Conference. Five full Committee Chairmen are cosponsors of the legislation, and the list goes on. The American people sent us to Washington to solve problems and I am proud that this committee on both sides of the aisle has again stepped up to the plate. I also want to take this opportunity to thank America's Mayors, particularly, businessmen, small businessmen, union workers, and farmers for working with us to not only develop the Recycle America's Land Act, but also in spreading the word on the need for this critical legislation. I would like to share with all of you a list of those now strongly supporting the legislation and the list is long: the U.S. Conference of Mayors, National Conference of Black Mayors, National Federation of Independent Business, National Auto Dealers Association, National Association of Realtors, the list goes on and on. With the support H.R. 1300 enjoys on this committee, in this Congress, and outside Washington, D.C., I am going to redouble my efforts to deliver this legislation to the President's desk. In fact, it is my intention to complete the Subcommittee markup of this legislation before the Memorial Day recess and I fully expect that we will be able to complete the Full Committee markup before that (1) |