[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 46 (Friday, March 16, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E569]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    PAYING TRIBUTE TO JEFF FONTAINE

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 16, 2007

  Mr. PORTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. Jeff Fontaine, 
who was recently appointed as Executive Director of the Nevada 
Association of Counties, NACO.
  Jeff joins NACO after years of distinguished public service. Prior to 
being named as Executive Director of NACO, Jeff served as Director of 
the Nevada Department of Transportation, NDOT, where he also held the 
position of Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer. In this 
capacity, Jeff, oversaw a $600 million budget and 1,600 employees while 
engaging in road and bridge planning, designing, construction, and 
maintenance.
  In the years before his work with NDOT, Jeff worked as a Public 
Health Engineering Supervisor with the Nevada State Health Division 
where he was the State Drinking Water Administrator who regulated the 
quality of water in the state's public water systems. Jeff also served 
as an environmental engineer for the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Region IX in San Francisco. In this capacity, Mr. Fontaine 
regulated the federal drinking programs on Indian Lands in three 
western states and in the island nations of Micronesia.
  Madam Speaker, I am proud to honor Jeff Fontaine. His dedication to 
the community is commendable and I wish him continued success in his 
future endeavors.

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