Legislation to promote an international response to the threat of global warming that U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) helped to champion was incorporated into the comprehensive energy bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives today. Read more

Legislation authorizing over $200 million for the Manasquan Inlet to Barnegat Inlet beach replenishment project received final approval from the U.S. House of Representatives late last night announced U.S. Reps. Chris Smith (NJ-04) and Jim Saxton (NJ-03), who have worked jointly for many years to secure the authorization. Read more

In response to the EPA Region II announcement of a new water quality test which would reduce the current twenty-four hour testing period down to just three hours to yield results, Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) stated, “The concerted effort by the EPA to achieve better, faster, quality testing of ocean waters is a step in the right direction to ensure the health and safety of not just the ocean, but also the people who live in and visit the Jersey Shore area.” Read more

AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. SMITH OF NEW JERSEY Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Madam Chairman, I offer an amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Amendment offered by Mr. Smith of New Jersey: At the end of title I, insert the following: Sec. 192. Out of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act to the SurfaceTransportation Board of the Department of Transportation, when considering cases, matters, or declaratory orders before the Board involving a railroad, or an entity claiming or... Read more

Mindful that an arcane House procedural rule would get in his way, Rep. Chris Smith plowed on and offered an amendment to strip the Surface Transportation Board (STB) of its authority to approve waste transfer stations along rail lines. Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and the Mayors of Freehold Borough and Freehold Township today called for the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to conduct an environmental study and hold public hearings concerning the proposed waste transfer station in Freehold Township.In a letter to Secretary Vernon A. Williams, Rep. Smith and Mayors Dorothy Avallone and Michael Wilson requested a full environmental reveiw to be undertaken by the STB's Section of Environmental Analysis and a public hearing in M... Read more

The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation today that includes half a million in federal funds for remediation measures at Assunpink Creek—funds that U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) actively worked to secure. $500,000 for the project was included in the FY08 Energy and Water Appropriations bill (H.R. 2641) with the help of an appropriations request for the project made by Smith. H.R. 2641 passed the House by a vote of 312-112. “Over the past several years, Trenton has been hit hard by sev... Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), local officials and local activists met with representatives of the Surface Transportation Board (STB) in Smith’s Capitol Hill office to express their concerns about the STB review process of applications for potential waste transfer stations. Read more

“The United States must take the lead on promoting an international response to the threat of global warming,” said U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today during committee consideration of comprehensive legislation he cosponsored with U.S. Rep. Tom Lantos (D-CA) that aims to increase U.S. involvement in the effort to reach a global agreement on climate change. Read more

U.S. Rep. James Oberstar (D-MN-08)—chairman of the powerful House Committee that oversees federal support for local flood control and ecosystem restoration projects—was in NJ today to meet with Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ-04) and local leaders who are working to mitigate the flood and pollution problems associated with Wreck Pond. "This is an extraordinary meeting, it’s not everyday that the Chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee travels all the way from Washington to hear from u... Read more