SENATE ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE TO BEGIN 105TH WITH ISTEA, INTERSTATE WASTE

The Senate Environment & Public Works Committee will begin the 105th Congress with its reform sights set on the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) and interstate waste legislation, according to Senate sources. But while committee Chairman John Chafee (R-RI) has deemed ISTEA and waste transport legislation his top two priorities for the upcoming congressional session, Senate sources say that Superfund reauthorization and Endangered Species Act reform will rank high on the committee's agenda, along with oversight of EPA's implementation...