[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 6483-6484]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNIZING MARTIN DOSTER FOR RETIREMENT AFTER 33 YEARS OF PUBLIC 
                                SERVICE

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                           HON. BRIAN HIGGINS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 12, 2015

  Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, I stand before you today to recognize and 
congratulate Mr. Martin Doster on his retirement after serving 33 years 
with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Mr. 
Doster has been a vital member of the New York State Department of 
Environmental Conservation since 1982 and has dedicated his career to 
conserve, improve, and protect New York's natural resources and 
environment.
  Mr. Doster has served as the Western New York Regional Remediation 
Engineer for the Division of Environmental Remediation since 1989 and 
formerly was an engineer with the division of water beginning in 1982. 
During his tenure Mr. Doster oversaw the New York State Superfund 
Emergency Response Program where he was responsible for managing and 
coordinating efforts to remediate property impacted by hazardous waste. 
He has been

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responsible for the design and construction of many significant 
projects in Western New York, such as the Buffalo River Restoration 
Project and the Buffalo Color Remediation. Mr. Doster has also 
protected Western New York's Environment by implementing and enforcing 
the Clean Water Act, The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and the 
Toxic Substances Control Act.
  Mr. Doster's service to the Western New York community does not stop 
with his work at the New York State Department of Environmental 
Conservation. Mr. Doster has helped educate future Civil and 
Environmental Engineers at University at Buffalo through graduate level 
courses and lectures. He has served as a leader in his community as a 
Past President and Chairman of the First Trinity Lutheran Church. Mr. 
Doster has the utmost pride in his community; this is demonstrated by 
his volunteer service to the American Red Cross as a local team 
supervisor, service as a Boy Scout Troop Leader and devoting 8 years as 
a DEC Team Leader for Brush Up Buffalo.
  Mr. Speaker, thank you for allowing me a few moments to honor and 
recognize Mr. Martin Doster. I ask that my colleagues join me in 
congratulating Mr. Doster on an accomplished career, and to commend him 
for the exemplary work he has done to enrich the communities and 
protect the environment of Western New York.

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