What Do the Election Results Mean for Brownfields in the Next Congress

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What Do the Election Results Mean for Brownfields
in the Next Congress

• Presentation by
• Peter D. Robertson
• Partner, Pillsburys Environmental and Public
  Policy Groups

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Energy and Commerce Committee

• Representative John Dingell (D-MI) is expected to
  become Chairman of the Energy and Commerce
  Committee
• Long time supporter of brownfields programs
• Has suggested that oversight of the brownfields
  program may be a priority
• Has expressed concern about funding for the
  Superfund and Brownfields program
• Joe Barton seeking Republican leadership post
  Ralph Hall next in seniority
• Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee
  Representative Hilda Solis (D-CA) is currently
  the Ranking Democrat of this Subcommittee
  Gillmor is current chair

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Financial Services Committee

• Representative Barney Frank (D-MA) is expected to
  become Chairman of this Committee.
• Representative Richard Baker (LA) is the senior
  Republican
• Housing and Community Opportunity Subcommittee
  Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) is the
  Ranking Member Gary Miller of California is the
  next ranking Republican on the Subcommittee
• Committee responsibility to be folded back into
  the Energy and Commerce Committee?

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House Appropriations Committee

• Representative David Obey (D-WI) is expected to
  become Chairman of the House Appropriations
  Committee. Jerry Lewis is the senior Republican.
• Interior, Environment and Related Agencies
  Subcommittee Representative Norm Dicks (WA) is
  the Ranking Democrat Wamp is next ranking
  Republican (behind Taylor), but Wamp doesnt have
  seniority
• Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban
  Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia
  Subcommittee Representative John Olver (D-MA) is
  the Ranking Member Joe Knollenberg (MI) is
  current senior Republican

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Transportation and Infrastructure

• James Oberstar (D-MN) is expected to become
  chairman of the TI Committee
• Don Young of Alaska is the current senior
  Republican. Will he take the ranking Republican
  position on Resources (replacing Pombo)? If so,
  does Tom Petri (WI) take his place at TI?
• Water Resources Subcommittee to be chaired by
  Eddie Bernice Johnson? John Duncan to stay as
  senior Republican?
• Economic Development Subcommittee to be chaired
  by Eleanor Holmes Norton? Bill Shuster to be
  senior Republican?

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Environment and Public Works Committee

• Senator Barbara Boxer (CA) is expected to become
  chair of this committee. Senator Inhofe to stay
  as senior Republican.
• Boxer has a long agenda, including climate
  change, Superfund (taxes, etc). Will it include
  brownfields?
• Superfund and Waste Management Boxer was chair
  Baucus and Lautenberg behind her
• Transportation and Infrastructure Baucus is the
  ranking Democrat Bond the senior Republican

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Senate Banking Committee

• Senator Christopher Dodd (CT) is expected to
  become chairman of this committee
• Senator Richard Shelby likely to remain as senior
  Republican
• Housing and Transportation Subcommittee Senator
  Jack Reed (RI) is the senior Democrat Wayne
  Allard (CO) is the senior Republican

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Senate Appropriations

• Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV) is expected to become
  Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
  Thad Cochran (MS) likely to remain as senior
  Republican
• Interior and Related Agencies Subcommittee
  Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) is the senior
  Democrat Stevens is the senior Republican behind
  departing Republican Chairman Conrad Burns
• Transportation, Treasury, the Judiciary, and
  Housing and Urban Development, and Related
  Agencies Subcommittee Senator Patty Murray (WA)
  is the senior Democrat Kit Bond (MO) is the
  senior Republican