United States House Transportation Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
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The Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment is a subcommittee
United States Congressional subcommittee
A congressional subcommittee in the United States Congress is a subdivision of a United States congressional committee that considers specified matters and reports back to the full committee....

 within the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
The U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. John Mica currently chairs the committee.-History:...

. The subcommittee has jurisdiction over water conservation, pollution control, infrastructure, and hazardous waste cleanup, the civil works programs of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Clean Water Act
Clean Water Act
The Clean Water Act is the primary federal law in the United States governing water pollution. Commonly abbreviated as the CWA, the act established the goals of eliminating releases of high amounts of toxic substances into water, eliminating additional water pollution by 1985, and ensuring that...

 programs of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Other agencies under the subcommittee’s jurisdiction include the Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee Valley Authority
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, the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation. The SLSDC is responsible for the safe and efficient movement of marine traffic through the U.S.-owned and operated facilities of the Saint Lawrence Seaway, which consists of 2 of the...

, the International Boundary Water Commission, and certain programs of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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 and the Natural Resources Conservation Service
Natural Resources Conservation Service
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.

Members, 112th Congress

The committee is chaired by Bob Gibbs
Bob Gibbs
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 of Ohio
Ohio
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, and the Ranking Member
Ranking member
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 is Tim Bishop
Tim Bishop
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 of New York
New York
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.
Majority Minority
  • Bob Gibbs
    Bob Gibbs
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    , Ohio, Chairman
  • Jaime Herrera Beutler, Washington, Vice Chair
  • Don Young
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    , Alaska
  • Jimmy Duncan, Tennessee
  • Gary Miller
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    , California
  • Timothy V. Johnson, Illinois
  • Bill Shuster
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    , Pennsylvania
  • Shelley Moore Capito
    Shelley Moore Capito
    Shelley Moore Capito is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2001. She is a member of the Republican Party...

    , West Virginia
  • Candice Miller
    Candice Miller
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    , Michigan
  • Duncan D. Hunter
    Duncan D. Hunter
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    , California
  • Andy Harris, Maryland
  • Rick Crawford, Arkansas
  • Chip Cravaack
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    , Minnesota
  • Larry Bucshon
    Larry Bucshon
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    , Indiana
  • Jeff Landry
    Jeff Landry
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    , Louisiana
  • Jeff Denham
    Jeff Denham
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    , California
  • James Lankford
    James Lankford
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    , Oklahoma
  • Vacant
  • Tim Bishop
    Tim Bishop
    Timothy H. "Tim" Bishop is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Democratic Party.The district includes most of Central and Eastern Suffolk County, including most of Smithtown, as well as the entirety of the towns of Brookhaven, Riverhead, Southold, Southampton,...

    , New York, Ranking Member
  • Jerry Costello
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    , Illinois
  • Eleanor Holmes Norton
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    , District of Columbia
  • Russ Carnahan
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    , Missouri
  • Donna Edwards
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    , Maryland
  • Corrine Brown
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    , Florida
  • Bob Filner
    Bob Filner
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    , California
  • Eddie Bernice Johnson
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    , Texas
  • Mike Capuano
    Mike Capuano
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    , Massachusetts
  • Grace Napolitano
    Grace Napolitano
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    , California
  • Jason Altmire
    Jason Altmire
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    , Pennsylvania
  • Steve Cohen
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    , Tennessee
  • Laura Richardson
    Laura Richardson
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    , California
  • Ex officio
  • John Mica
    John Mica
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    , Florida
  • Nick Rahall
    Nick Rahall
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    , West Virginia
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