State of Oregon: Safety & Resilience - Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board

The Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board is a 20-member advisory group and includes 10 citizen members, six state legislators, and representatives from the Governor's Office, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, and two state agencies.

Cleanup Board Responsibilities

The Board provides input to the United States Department of Energy (USDOE) and its regulators on the Hanford cleanup. The Board's key responsibilities include:

Recommending state policy to the Governor and the Legislative Assembly.

Keeping key cleanup issues visible.

Holding USDOE and its contractors accountable.

Bringing Hanford issues to the public.

Conveying that the cleanup is a regional issue and that Oregon has a stake in the outcome. Oregon's primary role at Hanford is to ensure cleanup decisions are protective of the Columbia River.

The Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board meets at locations throughout Oregon, though principally in communities along the Columbia River. Its meetings are open to the public and the public is encouraged to attend and participate.

At the meetings, representatives of the U.S. Department of Energy, contractors, Washington Department of Ecology, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and Oregon Department of Energy staff brief the Board about a wide variety of issues associated with the Hanford Site.

Board Members

Name	Representing
Jeff Wyatt, Chair	Member of the Public
Steven Bedrick, Vice Chair	Member of the Public
Laura Feldman	Member of the Public
Maddie Stitzel	Member of the Public
Jim Doherty	Member of the Public
Miya Burke	Member of the Public
Michael Freeman	Member of the Public
Thomas Roberts	Member of the Public and Representative of a Local Emergency Response Organization in Eastern Oregon
Geoff Huntington	Governor's Office
Janine Benner	Oregon Department of Energy
Aaron Ashley	Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
Tim Seymour	Oregon Water Resources
Senator Bill Hansell	Oregon State Senator (Athena)
Representative Mark Gamba	Oregon State Representative (Milwaukie)
Senator Chris Gorsek	Oregon State Senator (Troutdale)
Representative Bobby Levy	Oregon State Representative (Echo)
Vacancy	Member of the Public
Vacancy	Member of the Public
Vacancy	Oregon State Senator
Vacancy	Oregon State Representative