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Rep. Napolitano Announces Appointment to Committees on Transportation, Natural Resources

February 14, 2011

(Washington D.C.)- Today, Rep. Grace F. Napolitano announced her committee appointments for the 112th Congress.

Napolitano was appointed to the Natural Resources Committee, which covers energy production, mineral lands and mining, fisheries and wildlife, water management, public lands, oceans, and Native American issues, and reclamation. Napolitano was also selected to be the ranking member (top Democrat) on the Subcommittee on Water and Power, which has jurisdiction over water resources, irrigation projects, hydroelectric power, and interstate water issues.

Napolitano was also appointed to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, which covers surface transportation, freight and passenger rail, aviation, inland waterways, international maritime commerce, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers water projects, and the federal clean water program. Napolitano will sit on the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, and the Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment.

“Improved transportation and a stable water supply are critical for our area,” Napolitano said. “Better freeways, faster transit, and clean, available water are all fundamental for economic growth.”

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