Union Calendar No. 440 109Th Congress, 2Nd Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Report 109–738
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1 Union Calendar No. 440 109th Congress, 2nd Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Report 109–738 (109–102) SUMMARY OF LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION Convened January 4, 2005 Adjourned December 22, 2005 SECOND SESSION Convened January 31, 2006 Adjourned December 8, 2006 COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DECEMBER 29, 2006.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 59–006 WASHINGTON : 2006 VerDate Aug 31 2005 01:18 Jan 15, 2007 Jkt 059006 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4012 Sfmt 4012 E:\HR\OC\HR738.XXX HR738 ccoleman on PRODPC75 with HEARING E:\Seals\Congress.#13 COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE DON YOUNG, Alaska, Chairman THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin, Vice-Chair JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York NICK J. RAHALL, II, West Virginia HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina PETER A. DEFAZIO, Oregon JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR., Tennessee JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois WAYNE T. GILCHREST, Maryland ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of JOHN L. MICA, Florida Columbia PETER HOEKSTRA, Michigan JERROLD NADLER, New York VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan CORRINE BROWN, Florida SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama BOB FILNER, California STEVEN C. LATOURETTE, Ohio EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas SUE W. KELLY, New York GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana JUANITA MILLENDER-MCDONALD, FRANK A. LOBIONDO, New Jersey California JERRY MORAN, Kansas ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland GARY G. MILLER, California EARL BLUMENAUER, Oregon ROBIN HAYES, North Carolina ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California ROB SIMMONS, Connecticut BILL PASCRELL, JR., New Jersey HENRY E. BROWN, JR., South Carolina LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON, Illinois TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania TODD RUSSELL PLATTS, Pennsylvania BRIAN BAIRD, Washington SAM GRAVES, Missouri SHELLEY BERKLEY, Nevada MARK R. KENNEDY, Minnesota JIM MATHESON, Utah BILL SHUSTER, Pennsylvania MICHAEL M. HONDA, California JOHN BOOZMAN, Arkansas RICK LARSEN, Washington JIM GERLACH, Pennsylvania MICHAEL E. CAPUANO, Massachusetts MARIO DIAZ-BALART, Florida ANTHONY D. WEINER, New York JON C. PORTER, Nevada JULIA CARSON, Indiana TOM OSBORNE, Nebraska TIMOTHY H. BISHOP, New York KENNY MARCHANT, Texas MICHAEL H. MICHAUD, Maine MICHAEL E. SODREL, Indiana LINCOLN DAVIS, Tennessee CHARLES W. DENT, Pennsylvania BEN CHANDLER, Kentucky TED POE, Texas BRIAN HIGGINS, New York DAVID G. REICHERT, Washington RUSS CARNAHAN, Missouri CONNIE MACK, Florida ALLYSON Y. SCHWARTZ, Pennsylvania JOHN R. ‘RANDY’ KUHL, JR., New York JOHN T. SALAZAR, Colorado LUIS G. FORTUN˜ O, Puerto Rico JOHN BARROW, Georgia LYNN A. WESTMORELAND, Georgia CHARLES W. BOUSTANY, JR., Louisiana JEAN SCHMIDT, Ohio SHELLEY SEKULA GIBBS, Texas (II) VerDate Aug 31 2005 01:18 Jan 15, 2007 Jkt 059006 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\HR738.XXX HR738 ccoleman on PRODPC75 with HEARING SUBCOMMITTEE ON AVIATION JOHN L. MICA, Florida, Chairman THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR., Tennessee PETER A. DEFAZIO, Oregon VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama Columbia SUE W. KELLY, New York CORRINE BROWN, Florida RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas FRANK A. LOBIONDO, New Jersey JUANITA MILLENDER-MCDONALD, JERRY MORAN, Kansas California ROBIN HAYES, North Carolina ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California HENRY E. BROWN, JR., South Carolina BILL PASCRELL, JR., New Jersey TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON, Illinois TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania SAM GRAVES, Missouri SHELLEY BERKLEY, Nevada MARK R. KENNEDY, Minnesota JIM MATHESON, Utah JOHN BOOZMAN, Arkansas MICHAEL M. HONDA, California JIM GERLACH, Pennsylvania RICK LARSEN, Washington MARIO DIAZ-BALART, Florida MICHAEL E. CAPUANO, Massachusetts JON C. PORTER, Nevada ANTHONY D. WEINER, New York KENNY MARCHANT, Texas BEN CHANDLER, Kentucky CHARLES W. DENT, Pennsylvania RUSS CARNAHAN, Missouri TED POE, Texas JOHN T. SALAZAR, Colorado JOHN R. ‘RANDY’ KUHL, JR., New York, NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia Vice-Chair BOB FILNER, California LYNN A. WESTMORELAND, Georgia JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota VACANCY (Ex Officio) DON YOUNG, Alaska (Ex Officio) SUBCOMMITTEE ON COAST GUARD AND MARITIME TRANSPORTATION FRANK A. LOBIONDO, New Jersey, Chairman HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina BOB FILNER, California, Ranking Democrat WAYNE T. GILCHREST, Maryland CORRINE BROWN, Florida PETER HOEKSTRA, Michigan GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi ROB SIMMONS, Connecticut JUANITA MILLENDER-MCDONALD, MARIO DIAZ-BALART, Florida California DAVID G. REICHERT, Washington, MICHAEL M. HONDA, California Vice-Chair ANTHONY D. WEINER, New York CONNIE MACK, Florida BRIAN HIGGINS, New York LUIS G. FORTUN˜ O, Puerto Rico BRIAN BAIRD, Washington CHARLES W. BOUSTANY, JR., Louisiana JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota DON YOUNG, Alaska (Ex Officio) (Ex Officio) (III) VerDate Aug 31 2005 01:18 Jan 15, 2007 Jkt 059006 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 7633 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\HR738.XXX HR738 ccoleman on PRODPC75 with HEARING IV SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT BILL SHUSTER, Pennsylvania, Chairman JIM GERLACH, Pennsylvania ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of KENNY MARCHANT, Texas, Vice-Chair Columbia CHARLES W. DENT, Pennsylvania MICHAEL H. MICHAUD, Maine JOHN R. ‘RANDY’ KUHL, JR., New York LINCOLN DAVIS, Tennessee DON YOUNG, Alaska JULIA CARSON, Indiana (Ex Officio) JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota (Ex Officio) SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS, TRANSIT AND PIPELINES THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin, Chairman SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York PETER A. DEFAZIO, Oregon HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR., Tennessee JERROLD NADLER, New York JOHN L. MICA, Florida GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi PETER HOEKSTRA, Michigan JUANITA MILLENDER-MCDONALD, SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama California STEVEN C. LATOURETTE, Ohio ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland SUE W. KELLY, New York EARL BLUMENAUER, Oregon RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California FRANK A. LOBIONDO, New Jersey BILL PASCRELL, JR., New Jersey JERRY MORAN, Kansas TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania GARY G. MILLER, California BRIAN BAIRD, Washington ROBIN HAYES, North Carolina SHELLEY BERKLEY, Nevada ROB SIMMONS, Connecticut JIM MATHESON, Utah HENRY E. BROWN, JR., South Carolina MICHAEL M. HONDA, California TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON, Illinois RICK LARSEN, Washington TODD RUSSELL PLATTS, Pennsylvania MICHAEL E. CAPUANO, Massachusetts SAM GRAVES, Missouri ANTHONY D. WEINER, New York MARK R. KENNEDY, Minnesota JULIA CARSON, Indiana BILL SHUSTER, Pennsylvania TIMOTHY H. BISHOP, New York JOHN BOOZMAN, Arkansas MICHAEL H. MICHAUD, Maine MARIO DIAZ-BALART, Florida LINCOLN DAVIS, Tennessee JON C. PORTER, Nevada BEN CHANDLER, Kentucky TOM OSBORNE, Nebraska BRIAN HIGGINS, New York KENNY MARCHANT, Texas RUSS CARNAHAN, Missouri MICHAEL E. SODREL, Indiana ALLYSON Y. SCHWARTZ, Pennsylvania DAVID G. REICHERT, Washington JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota JEAN SCHMIDT, Ohio (Ex Officio) VACANCY DON YOUNG, Alaska (Ex Officio) SUBCOMMITTEE ON RAILROADS STEVEN C. LATOURETTE, Ohio, Chairman THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin CORRINE BROWN, Florida SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia JOHN L. MICA, Florida JERROLD NADLER, New York SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama BOB FILNER, California JERRY MORAN, Kansas ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland GARY G. MILLER, California EARL BLUMENAUER, Oregon ROB SIMMONS, Connecticut LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa TODD RUSSELL PLATTS, Pennsylvania JULIA CARSON, Indiana SAM GRAVES, Missouri PETER A. DEFAZIO, Oregon JON PORTER, Nevada JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois TOM OSBORNE, Nebraska EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas MICHAEL E. SODREL, Indiana JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota LYNN A. WESTMORELND, Georgia, JOHN BARROW, Georgia Vice-Chair (ex officio) DON YOUNG, Alaska (ex officio) VerDate Aug 31 2005 01:18 Jan 15, 2007 Jkt 059006 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 7633 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\HR738.XXX HR738 ccoleman on PRODPC75 with HEARING V SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR., Tennessee, Chairman SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas WAYNE T. GILCHREST, Maryland JOHN T. SALAZAR, Colorado VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois STEVEN C. LATOURETTE, Ohio GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi SUE W. KELLY, New York BRIAN BAIRD, Washington RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana TIMOTHY H. BISHOP, New York GARY G. MILLER, California BRIAN HIGGINS, New York HENRY E. BROWN, JR., South Carolina ALLYSON Y. SCHWARTZ, Pennsylvania BILL SHUSTER, Pennsylvania EARL BLUMENAUER, Oregon JOHN BOOZMAN, Arkansas ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California JIM GERLACH, Pennsylvania BILL PASCRELL, JR., New Jersey TOM OSBORNE, Nebraska RUSS CARNAHAN, Missouri TED POE, Texas NICK J. RAHALL, II, West Virginia CONNIE MACK, Florida ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of LUIS G. FORTUN˜ O, Puerto Rico Columbia CHARLES W. BOUSTANY, JR., Louisiana, JOHN BARROW, Georgia Vice-Chair JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota JEAN SCHMIDT, Ohio (Ex Officio) VACANCY DON YOUNG, Alaska (Ex Officio) VerDate Aug 31 2005 01:18 Jan 15, 2007 Jkt 059006 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 7633 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\HR738.XXX HR738 ccoleman on PRODPC75 with HEARING VerDate Aug 31 2005 01:18 Jan 15, 2007 Jkt 059006 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 7633 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\HR738.XXX HR738 ccoleman on PRODPC75 with HEARING Committee Staff Majority Full Committee Staff Lloyd A. Jones, Chief of Staff Elizabeth Megginson, Chief Counsel Charles C. Ziegler, Deputy Chief Counsel and Parliamentarian