Republican John Boozman of Arkansas will chair the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee’s Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water and Wildlife, Senate GOP leaders announced this month. The subpanel has jurisdiction over a range of water policy issues, including the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Clean Water Act.
Sen. Boozman previously served as the top Republican on the subcommittee during the 113th Congress, when Democrats held control of the Senate. During his time as a member of the House of Representatives, Boozman also served as the top Republican on the House subcommittee with Clean Water Act oversight. Boozman is scheduled to speak at AMWA’s 2017 Water Policy Conference on March 28.
Boozman replaces Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan as chair of the subcommittee. Sen. Sullivan will remain a member of the panel, along with fellow Republicans James Inhofe (Okla.), Shelley Moore Capito (W.Va.), Roger Wicker (Miss.), Deb Fischer (Neb.), and Mike Rounds (S.D.).
Republicans’ full list of EPW subcommittee assignments is available online. Committee Democrats have yet to formally announce their subcommittee rosters.