[CPEO-MEF] HASC Readiness Subcommittee to Hold Encroachment Hearings

[Aimee Houghton <aimeeh@cpeo.org>]

On March 14th the Military Readiness Subcommittee will hold hearings on 
encroachment.  While the hearings last year focused on the general issues 
it appears that this hearing will be much more specific.  Some of the 
specific issues include:

How compliance with environmental laws such as Endangered Species Act 
(ESA), Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), Migratory Bird Treaty 
Act(MBTA), Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, Coastal Zone Management Act 
(CZMA), Resource and Recovery Act (RCRA), CERCLA, Noise Control Act and 
federal wilderness acts impacts military readiness and national security.

Changes the services have implemented to comply with environmental laws

Adverse impacts of compliance

Benefits of compliance

Challenges regulatory agencies face in enforcing compliance

How can Congress help to strike a balance between the agencies and their 
missions

Witnesses include:

Panel 1:

Ray DuBois, Jr.
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment

Mario Fiori
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations and Environment

H.T. Johnson
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Installations and Environment

Nelson Gibbs
Assistant Secretary for Installations, Environment and Logisitics, Air Force

Panel 2:

Sylvia Lowrance
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance
U.S. EPA

Steven Williams, Director
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, DOI

Vice Admiral Conrad Lautenbacher, JR (ret)
Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
NOAA



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