ACTION NEEDED: DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION CONFEREES

[Nick Morgan <nmorgan@igc.org>]

Posting from "Nick Morgan" <nmorgan@igc.org>
Subject: ACTION NEEDED: DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION CONFEREES

**** ACTION ALERT FOLLOWUP ****
**** TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FUNDING AT STAKE ****
**** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE SELECTED ****
**** IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED ****
Dear Friends,

AS MENTIONED BEFORE, THE SURVIVAL OF THE INDEPENDENT 
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF 
RESTORATION ADVISORY BOARDS IS IN THE HANDS OF THE 
CONFEREES FOR THE DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL. IF YOU 
LIVE IN ONE OF THESE MEMBERS DISTRICTS, OR IF YOU CAN 
CONTACT SOME OF THESE MEMBERS, YOU CAN HELP 
SAVE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FUNDING FOR RABS.

The Senate version of the Defense Authorization Act contains
language that places severe limitations on the support that 
the Defense Department can provide to RAB members. If passed, 
it would force the Pentagon to go back to square one in the 
drafting of regulations for RAB assistance. It would also limit 
RAB support - including administrative expenses as well as 
technical aid - to $4 million in fiscal year 1996, a level that 
the military itself says may not be adequate to meet the administrative 
costs of the over 200 RABs now in existence.

RAB members - and everyone else who supports public participation 
in Federal facilities cleanup oversight - should IMMEDIATELY urge 
the conferees listed below to:

1) Ensure that the Defense Department effort to 
implement the Underwood-Kohl Amendment (Herb Kohl 
is a Democratic Senator from Wisconsin) not be impeded, and 

2) That funds for RAB technical assistance remain 
at $7.5 million per year..

3) That technical assistance for RABs should be 
INDEPENDENT from DOD's own technical programs, thereby assuring
the value and integrity of any such program. (NOTE: This could
become a major issue - even if RAB funding is approved at a 
reasonable level, it will not serve the public's interest if the
assistance can only be procured through DOD's contractors).

We've been hearing that Members who have been 
contacted are responding favorably to our input - 
continued contact our elected officials can only 
help at this critical time.

If you are able, please get back - with a report 
on your Member's response - to:

Nick Morgan,
on behalf on the Military Toxics Project, at 
510/528-2885/6fax
nmorgan@igc.org
so at I can track and report back on progress with this effort.

The following are addresses and phone numbers for 
the conferees mentioned in this and in the previous messages on 
this matter:

SENATE ARMED SERVICES DIRECTORY

C=Capitol Building
DSOB=Dirksen Senate Office Building
HSOB=Hart Senate Office Building
RSOB=Russell Seante Office Building

Washington, D.C. 20510

Name and Address Phone, Fax & Email

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(R) AZ McCain, John 202-224-2253 202-228-2862
 241 RSOB Senator_McCain@mccain.senate.gov

(D) CT Lieberman, Joseph I. 202-224-4-041 
202-224-9750
 316 HSOB 
senator_lieberman@lieberman.senate.gov

(D) GA Nunn, Sam 202-224-3521 202-224-0072
 303 DSOB

(R) ID Kempthorne, Dirk 202-224-6142 
202-224-5893
 367 DSOB 
senator_kempthorne@kempthorne.senate.gov 

(R) IN Coats, Daniel 202-224-5623 202-228-4137
 404 RSOB 

(D) MA Kennedy, Edward 202-224-4543 
202-224-2417
 315 RSOB senator@kennedy.senate.gov

(R) ME Cohen, William 202-224-2523 202-224-2693
 322 HSOB

(D) MI Levin, Carl 202-224-6221 202-224-1388
 459 RSOB senator@levin.senate.gov

(R) MS Lott, Trent 202-224-6253 202-224-2262
 487 RSOB 

(D) NE Exon, J.J. 202-224-4224 202-224-5213
 528 HSOB

(R) NH Smith, Robert 202-224-3324 202-224-1353
 332 DSOB opinion@smith.senate.gov

(D) NM Bingaman, Jeff 202-224-5521 202-224-2852
 703 HSOB 
Senator_Bingaman@bingaman.senate.gov

(D) NV Bryan, Richard 202-224-6244 202-224-1867
 364 RSOB

(D) OH Glenn, John 202-224-3353 202-224-7983
 503 HSOB

(R) OK Inhofe, James 202-224-4721 202-228-0380
 453 RSOB

(R) PA Santorum, Rick 202-224-6324 202-228-4991 
(?)
 1120 RSOB

(R) SC Thurmond, Strom 202-224-5972 
202-224-1300
 217 RSOB

(R) TX Hutchison, Kay Bailey 202-224-5922 
202-224-0776
 283 RSOB senator@hutchison.senate.gov

(D) VA Robb, Charles 202-224-4024 202-224-8689
 154 RSOB Senator_Robb@robb.senate.gov

(R) VA Warner, John 202-224-2023 202-224-6295
 225 RSOB senator@warner.senate.gov

(D) WV Byrd, Robert 202-224-3954 202-228-0002

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HOUSE MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AND MILITARY 
READINESS SUBCOMMITTEES DIRECTORY

Cannon=Cannon Building
LHOB=Longworth House Office Building
RHOB=Rayburn House Office Building

DS ST Representative (Party) Phone, Fax & 
Email

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2 AL Everett, Terry (R) 202-225-2901 n/a
 208 Cannon everett@hr.house.gov 

3 AL Browder, Glen (D) 202-225-3261 
202-225-9020
 2344 RHOB

3 AZ Stump, Robert (R) 202-225-4576 
202-225-6328
 211 Cannon

25 CA McKeon, Howard (R) 202-225-1956 
202-226-0683
 307 Cannon tellbuck@hr.house.gov

51 CA Cunningham, Randy (R) 202-225-5452 
202-225-2558
 227 Cannon 

52 CA Hunter, Duncan (R) 202-225-5672 
202-225-0235
 2265 RHOB

5 CO Hefley, Joel (R) 202-225-4422 
202-225-1942
 2351 RHOB

1 FL Scarborough, Joe (R) 202-225-4136 
202-225-3414
 1523 LHOB

2 FL Peterson, Peter (D) 202-225-5235 
202-225-1586
 306 Cannon

4 FL Fowler, Tillie (R) 202-225-2501 
202-225-9318
 413 Cannon

15 FL Weldon, Dave (R) 202-225-3671 
202-225-3516
 216 Cannon fla-15@hr.house.gov

 GU Underwood, Robert (D) 202-225-1188 
 202-225-0341
 424 Cannon runderwo@hr.house.gov

1 HI Abercrombie, Neil (D) 202-225-2726 
202-225-4580
 1233 LHOB

17 IL Evans, Land (D) 202-225-5905 
202-225-5396
 2335 RHOB

8 IN Hostettler, John (R) 202-225-4636 
202-225-3284
 1404 LHOB johnhost@hr.house.gov

3 KY Ward, Michael (D) 202-225-5401 
202-225-3511
 1032 LHOB mward2@hr.house.gov

5 MA Meehan, Martin (D) 202-225-3411 
202-226-0771
 318 Cannon 

6 MA Torkildsen, Peter (R) 202-225-8020 
202-225-8037
 120 Cannon torkma06@.hr.house.gov

6 MD Bartlett, Roscoe (R) 202-225-2721 
202-225-2193
 322 Cannon

2 MO Talent, James (R) 202-225-2561 
202-225-2563
 1022 LHOB

3 MS Montgomery, G.V. (D) 202-225-5031 
202-225-3375
 2184 RHOB

3 NC Jones, Walter (R) 202-225-3415 
202-225-3286
 214 Cannon

3 NJ Saxton, H. James (R) 202-225-4765 
202-225-0778
 339 Cannon

24 NY McHugh, John (R) 202-225-4611 
202-226-0621
 416 Cannon

12 OH Kasich, John (R) 202-225-5355 
202-225-7695
 1131 LHOB

7 PA Weldon, Curt (R) 202-225-2011 
202-225-8137
 2452 RHOB

15 PA McHale, Paul (D) 202-225-6411 
202-225-5320
 217 Cannon mchale@hr.house.gov

5 SC Spratt JR., John (D) 202-225-5501 
202-225-0464
 1536 LHOB jspratt@hr.house.gov

4 TN Hilleary, VAN (R) 202-225-6831 
202-225-3272
 114 Cannon

11 TX Edwards, Chet (D) 202-225-6105 
202-225-0350
 328 Cannon

27 TX Ortiz, Solomon (D) 202-225-7742 
202-226-1134
 2136 RHOB

28 TX Tejeda, Frank (D) 202-225-1640 
202-225-1641
 323 Cannon

1 UT Hansen, James (R) 202-225-0453 
202-225-5857
 2466 RHOB

1 VA Bateman, Herbert (R) 202-225-7751 
202-225-4382
 2350 RHOB

2 VA Pickett, Owen (D) 202-225-4215 
202-225-4218
 2430 RHOB

4 VA Sisisky, Norman (D) 202-225-6365 
202-226-1170
 2371 RHOB

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