Office of Congressional and
Legislative Affairs
2003
Hearings/Testimony
Updated
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DATE |
HEARING SUBJECT |
WITNESS(ES) |
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Tues.,
12/16 |
Exotic Bird Species and the Migratory Bird
Treaty Act Oversight
field hearing on the Exotic Bird Species and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act House
Resources S/C on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans |
Matt Hogan, |
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Fri., 12/5 |
Recovering from the Fires Field hearing
on Recovering from the Fires: Restoring and Protecting Communities, Water,
Wildlife and Forests in House
Resources S/C on Forests and |
Anne Kinsinger, Regional Biologist, Western |
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Thurs.,
12/4 |
The Dispensation of Funds from the Southern
Nevada Public Lands Management Act Oversight field
hearing on the dispensation of funds from the Southern Nevada Public Lands
Management Act House
Resources S/C on National Parks, Recreation and |
Robert
V. Abbey, |
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Mon.,
11/24 |
Impact of Coal Bonus Bid and Bonding on the
Fair Market Values Oversight
field hearing on “Coal’s Contribution to the United States Economy and the
Intermountain West” House Resources
S/C on Energy and Mineral Resources (Cubin) |
Allen Rabinoff, |
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Thurs.,
11/20 (Rescheduled from 11/13) |
John H. Chafee
Coastal Barrier Resources System Oversight
hearing on the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier
Resources System House
Resources S/C on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans (Gilchrest) |
Benjamin
Tuggle, Chief, Division of Federal Program Activities,
Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, |
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Tues.,
11/18 |
Lands Bills Hearing on S.
1209 (Bennett), to provide for the acquisition of property in Senate
Energy and Natural Resources S/C on |
Jim Hughes, Deputy Director, |
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Wed., 11/5 |
Mercury Emissions: State of the Science and
Technology Hearing on
“Mercury Emissions: State of the Science and Technology?” House Science
S/C on Environment, Technology, and Standards (Ehlers) |
Dr. David Krabbenhoft, Research Hydrologist, |
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Thurs.,
10/30 |
Parks and Wilderness Bills Hearing on S. 1241 (Clinton), to establish the
Kate Mullany National Historic Site in the State of
New York; S. 1364 (Murkowski), to amend the Alaska National Interest Lands
Conservation Act to authorize the payment of expenses after the death of
certain Federal employees in the State of Alaska; S. 1433 (Leahy), to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to provide assistance in implementing cultural heritage,
conservation, and recreational activities in the Connecticut River watershed
of the States of New Hampshire and Vermont; and S. 1462 (Chambliss), to
adjust the boundary of the Cumberland Island Wilderness, to authorize tours
of the Cumberland Island National Seashore Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee S/C on National Parks |
A. Durand Jones, |
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Thurs.,
10/30 |
Water
Bills H.R. 3334 (Calvert), to
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design and
construction of the Riverside-Corona Feeder in cooperation with the Western
Municipal Water District of Riverside, California; S. 212 (Bingaman), to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
cooperate with the High Plains States in conducting a hydrogeologic
characterization, mapping, modeling and monitoring program for the High
Plains Aquifer; and H.R. 3991
(Statement for the record), to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
Convey Certain Lands and Facilities of the Provo River Project House Resources Committee S/C on Water and Power |
John W. Keys, III, Commissioner, |
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Thurs.,
10/30 |
GAO Report
on Oil and Gas Activities on National Wildlife Oversight hearing on the GAO Report on Oil and Gas Activities on
National Wildlife Refuges House Resources S/C on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans (Gilchrest) |
David P.
Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks |
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Thurs.,
10/30 |
Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act Hearing on S.
1097 (Feinstein), to authorize the Secretary of
the Interior to implement the Calfed Bay-Delta
Program Senate
Energy and Natural Resources S/C on Water and Power (Murkowski) |
Bennett William Raley, Assistant Secretary for Water and Science |
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Wed.,
10/29 |
Indian
Money Account Claim Satisfaction Act Hearing on S. 1770 ( Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Campbell) |
James Cason, |
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Mon.,
10/27 |
Field hearing on the House Resources Committee S/C on |
Robert V. Abbey, State Director of |
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Wed.,
10/22 |
Confirmation—David
Anderson Hearing on the nomination of David W. Anderson, to be Assistant
Secretary for Indian Affairs Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Campbell) |
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Tues.,
10/21 |
Trail Responsibility
and Accountability for the Improvement of Lands Act (TRAIL Act) of 2003 Hearing on H.R. 3247 (Tancredo), to provide consistent
enforcement authority to the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service,
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Forest Service to
respond to violations of regulations regarding the management, use , and
protection of public lands under the jurisdiction of these agencies, to
clarify the purposes for which collected fines may be used House Resources S/C on Forests and |
Larry R. Parkinson, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Law Enforcement and Security |
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Thurs.,
10/16 |
Parks and
Heritage Bills Hearing on H.R. 704 (Schiff), to direct the Secretary of the
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a joint special
resources study to evaluate the suitability and feasibility of establishing
the area known as the Rim of the Valley Corridor as a unite of the Santa
Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in the State of California; H.R.
1399 (McInnis), to revise the boundary of the
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National
Conservation Area in the State of Colorado; H.R. 2909 (Bishop), to ensure the continued availability of the Utah test and
Training Range to support the readiness and training needs of the Armed
Forces; H.R. 646
(Whitfield), to expand the boundaries of the Fort Donelson
National Battlefield to authorize the acquisition and interpretation of lands
associated with the campaign that resulted in the capture of the fort in
1862; H.R. 1862 (Peterson-PA), to
establish the Oil Region National Heritage Area; H.R.
1798 (Johnson-CT), to establish the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Are in the State of
Connecticut and the commonwealth of Massachusetts; H.R.
1618 (Majette),
to establish the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area in the State of
Georgia; H.R. 1594 (Christensen), to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study
of the suitability and feasibility of establishing the St. Croix National
Heritage Area in St. Croix, establish the National Aviation Heritage Area; and H.R. 280 (Hobson), to establish the National Aviation Heritage Area House Resources S/C on National Parks, Recreation, and |
deTeel Patterson Tiller, Acting Associate Director, Cultural
Resources, Jim Hughes, Deputy Director, Bureau of Land
Management & Jeffery Loman, Acting Deputy Director, Trust Services, Bureau
of Indian Affairs (H.R. 2909) |
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Wed.,
10/15 |
Water
Bills Hearing on S. 625 (Smith), to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to conduct certain
feasibility studies in the Tualatin River Basin in Oregon; H.R.
2831 (Gibbons), to authorize the Secretary
of the Interior to convey the Newlands Project
Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility to the Trukee-Carson
Irrigation District; H.R. 3210 (Walden), to authorize the Reclamation, to conduct a water resource
feasibility study for the Little Butte/Bear Creek Subbasins
in Oregon; House Resources S/C on Water and Power (Calvert) |
Mark Limbaugh, |
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Wed.,
10/15 |
Water
Projects Hearing on S. 943 (Enzi), to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
enter into 1 or more contracts with the city of Cheyenne, Wyoming, for the
storage of water in the Kendrick Project, Wyoming; S.
1058 (Allard), to provide a cost-sharing
requirement for the construction of the Arkansas Valley Conduit in the State
of Colorado; S. 1027 (Nelson), to
amend the Irrigation Project Contract Extension Act of 1998 to extend certain
contracts between the Bureau of Reclamation and certain irrigation water
contractors in the State of Wyoming and Nebraska; S.
1071 (Bingaman),
to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of
Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study on a water conservation project
within the Arch Hurley Conservancy District in the State of New Mexico; S.
1308 (Wyden), to
authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of
Reclamation, to participate in the implementation of a U.S. District Court
Consent Decree; S. 1307 (Smith), to
authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of
Reclamation, to assist in the implementation of fish passage and screening
facilities at non-Federal water projects; S. 1355 (Smith), to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to participate in the
rehabilitation of the Wallowa Lake Dam in Oregon;
and H.R. 1284
(Napolitano), to amend the to increase the Federal
share of the costs of the San Gabriel Basin demonstration project; and S.
Res. 183 (Ensign), commemorating 50 years of adjudication under the
McCarran Amendment of rights to the use of water; and S. 1577
(Thomas), to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a
hydroelectric project in the State of Wyoming Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on Water and Power (Murkowski) |
John W. Keys, III, |
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Wed.,
10/15 |
American
Indian Probate Reform Act of 2003 Hearing on S.
550, to amend the Indian Land Consolidation Act to improve provisions
relating to probate of trust and restricted land Senate
Indian Affairs Committee (Campbell) |
Wayne Nordwall |
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Fri.,
10/10 |
Impacts of
Drug Production on Public Lands Joint field hearing on the impacts of drug production on public lands House Government Reform S/C on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and
Regulatory Affairs (Ose) and S/C on Criminal
Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources (Souder) |
Richard
Martin, Superintendent, |
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Thurs.,
10/2 |
National
Parks Bills Hearing on S.
524
(Bunning), to expand the boundaries of the Fort Donelson National Battlefield to authorize the
acquisition and interpretation of lands associated with the campaign that
resulted in the capture of the fort in 1862; S.
1313 (Hollings), to establish the Congaree Swamp National Park in the State of South
Carolina; S. 1472 (Talent), to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to provide a grant for the construction of a statue of Harry S.
Truman at Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri; and S.
1576 (Byrd), to revise the boundary of Harpers Ferry National
Historical Park Senate
Energy and Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Thomas) |
Sue Masica, |
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Thurs.,
10/2 |
Hearing on H.R.
885 (Hayworth), to provide for adjustments to the
Central Arizona Project in Arizona, to authorize the Gila River Indian
Community water rights settlement, to reauthorize and amend the Southern
Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act of 1982; and H.R. 1753 (Nethercutt), to provide for equitable compensation of the
Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation in settlement of claims
of the Tribe concerning the contribution of the Tribe to the production of
hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam House
Resources S/C on Water and Power (Calvert) |
Bennett William Raley, |
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Tues.,
9/30 |
Hearing on S.
437 (Kyl), to provide fro adjustments to the
Central Arizona Project, to authorize the Gila River Indian Community water
rights settlement, to reauthorize and amend the Southern Arizona Water Rights
Settlement Act of 1982 Senate
Energy and Natural Resources S/C on Water and Power (Murkowski) |
Bennett William Raley, |
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Tues.,
9/30 |
Hearing on H.R.
1629 (Rehberg), to clarify that the Upper
Missouri Breaks National Monument does not include within its boundaries any
privately owned property; H.R. 2966 (Radanovich),
to preserve the use and access of pack and saddle stock animals on public
lands, including wilderness area, national monuments, and other specifically
designated areas, administered by the National Park Service, the Bureau of
Land Management, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Forest
Service where there is a historical tradition of such use; and H.R.
2424 (Cummings), to authorize assistance for the National Great
Blacks in Wax Museum and Justice Learning Center House
Resources S/C on National Parks, Recreation and |
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Mon., 9/29 |
Oversight
field hearing on hardrock mining House
Resources S/C on Energy and Mineral Resources (Cubin) |
Robert V. Abbey, State Director, |
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Sat., 9/27 |
Impact
Land Acquisition has on the National Park Service Maintenance Backlog, Park Service
Management Priorities, and Local Communities Oversight
field hearing on “The Impact Land Acquisition has on the National Park
Service Maintenance Backlog, Park Service Management Priorities, and Local
Communities” House
Resources S/C on National Parks, Recreation and |
John T. Reynolds, Superintendent, |
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Thurs.,
9/25 |
Hearing on H.R.
154 (Paul), to exclude certain properties from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System; H.R. 2501
(McIntyre), to clarify the boundaries of the Coastal Barrier Resources System
Cape Fear Unit NC-07P; H.R. 2619 (Case), to provide for the expansion
of Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge; and H.R. 2623 (Bachus), to provide for the expansion of the Cahaba River
National Wildlife Refuge in Bibb County, Alabama House
Resources S/C on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans (Gilchrest) |
Clinton M. Riley, |
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Wed., 9/24 |
Hearing on S.
1601 (Campbell), to amend the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence
Prevention Act, to provide for the reporting and reduction of child abuse and
family violence incidences on Indian reservations Senate
Indian Affairs Committee |
Woodrow Hopper, |
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Tues.,
9/23 |
Hearing on S.
213
(Bingaman), to clear title to certain real property
in New Mexico associated with the Middle Rio Grande Project; S.
1236 (Campbell), to direct the Secretary of the Interior to
establish a program to control or eradicate tamarisk in the Western States; S.
1516 (Domenici), to further the purposes
of the Reclamation Projects Authorization an Adjustment Act of 1992 by
directing the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of
Reclamation, to carry out an assessment and demonstration program to assess
potential increases in water availability for Bureau of Reclamation projects
and other uses through control of salt cedar and Russian olive; H.R.
856
(Stenholm), to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to revise a payment contract with the Tom Green County Water Control
and Improvement District No. 1, San Angelo project, Texas; and H.R.
961
(Kind), to promote Department of the Interior efforts to provide a scientific
basis for the management of sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper
Mississippi River Basin Senate
Energy and Natural Resources S/C on Water and Power (Murkowski) |
James
Tate, Science
Advisor to the Secretary |
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Wed., 9/17 |
Hearing on S.
420 (Dole), to provide for the acknowledgement of the Lumbee
Tribe of Senate
Indian Affairs Committee |
Aurene M. Martin, Principal Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs |
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Thurs.,
9/11 |
Hearing on S.
511 (Bingaman), to provide permanent funding
for the Payment In Lieu of Taxes program Senate
Energy and Natural Resources S/C on |
Christopher Kearney, |
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Wed., 9/10 |
Hearing on H.R.
142
(Miller, Gary), to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in
the Inland Empire regional water recycling project, to authorize the
Secretary to carry out a program to assist agencies in projects to construct
regional brine lines in California, and to authorize the Secretary to
participate in the Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration and
reclamation project; H.R. 1156 (Sanchez), to
increase the ceiling on the Federal share of the costs of phase I of the
Orange County, California, Regional Water Reclamation Project; H.R.
2960 (Ortiz), to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
participate in the Brownsville Public Utility Board water recycling and
desalinization project; H.R. 2991 (Dreier),
to authorize the Secretary of Interior to participate in the Inland Empire
regional recycling project in the Cucamonga County Water District recycling
project House
Resources Committee S/C on Water and Power |
William Rinne, Deputy Commissioner, Operations, Bureau of Reclamation |
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Tues.,
9/9 (Rescheduled from 7/29) |
Hearing on S.
1107 (Thomas), to enhance the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program
for the National Park Service; S. 808 (Levin), to provide
for expansion of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore; and H.R.
620 (Radanovich), to authorize the
Secretary of the Interior to provide supplemental funding and other services
that are necessary to assist in California in providing educational services
for students attending schools located within the park Senate
Energy and Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Thomas) |
Patricia
Lynn Scarlett, Assistant Secretary for Policy,
Budget and Administration (S. 1107) ; and |
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Tues.,
8/26 |
Field (Boise
City Council, Senate
Environment and Public Works S/C on Fisheries, Wildlife and Water (Crapo) |
David Allen, Regional Director, |
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Mon., 8/25 |
Field hearing
( House
Resources Committee (Pombo) |
Edward Shepard, Assistant Director,
Renewable Resources and Planning, Bureau of Land Management |
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Thurs.,
8/21 |
Field hearing
( House Select
Committee on Homeland Security S/C on Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism
(Gibbons) |
Larry L. Todd, Director, |
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Mon., 8/18 |
Field hearing on “Access to the California Desert Conservation
District with emphasis on the Imperial San Dunes Recreation Area” House Resources S/C on National Parks, Recreation and |
Mike Pool, State Director, |
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Wed., 8/6 |
Field hearing
on S. 1421 (Murkowski), to authorize the
subdivision and dedication of restricted land owned by Alaska Natives; S.
1354 (Murkowski), to resolve certain conveyances
and provide for alternative land selections under the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act related to Cape Fox Corporation and Sealaska
Corporation; and S. 1466 (Murkowski),
to facilitate the transfer of land in the State of Senate Energy
and Natural Resources S/C on |
Henri Bisson, State Director, |
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Wed., 7/30 |
Hearing on S.
578, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to include Indian Tribes
among the entities consulted with respect to activities carried out by the
Secretary of Homeland Security Senate
Indian Affairs Committee (Campbell) |
Terry Virden, Director, |
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Wed., 7/30 |
Hearing to
discuss methodologies for settling the Cobell v.
Norton lawsuit that are creative, fair and expedient Senate
Indian Affairs Committee (Campbell) |
James Cason, |
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Thurs.,
7/24 |
Hearing on
H.R. 2693, to reauthorize the Marine Mammal Protection Act House
Resources S/C on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans (Gilchrest) |
Marshall Jones, |
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Thurs.,
7/24 |
Oversight
hearing on the competitive sourcing effort within the National Park Service Senate
Energy and Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Thomas) |
Frances P. Mainella, Director, |
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Thurs.,
7/24 |
Hearing on
the Abandoned Mine Lands Program House
Resources S/C on Energy and Mineral Resources (Cubin) |
Jeffrey D. Jarrett, Director, |
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Thurs.,
7/24 |
Hearing on H.R.
1005 (McInnis), to provide permanent funding
for the payment in lieu of taxes program House
Resources S/C on Forests and |
Christopher Kearney, |
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Tues.,
7/22 |
Hearing on
H.R. 2772 (Gibbons), to amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to promote
the development and use of geothermal resources in the House
Resources S/C on Energy and Mineral Resources (Cubin) |
Patricia Morrison, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land
and Minerals Management |
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Tues.,
7/22 |
Hearing on H.R.
546 (Case), to revise the boundary of the Kaloko-Honokohau
National Historical Park in the State of Hawaii; and H.R.
2457 (Mica), to authorize funds for an educational center for the
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument; and H.R.
2715 (Radanovich), to provide for necessary improvements to
facilities at Yosemite National Park House
Resources S/C on National Parks, Recreation and |
P. Daniel
Smith,
Special Assistant to the Director, National Park Service |
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Tues.,
7/22 |
Hearing on S.
1314 (Bingaman), to expedite procedures for
hazardous fuels reduction activities on National Forest System lands
established from the public domain and other public lands administered by the
Bureau of Land Management, to improve the health of National Forest System
lands established from the public domain and other public lands administered
by the Bureau of Land Management; and H.R. 1904 (McInnis), to improve
the capacity of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the
Interior to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects on National
Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands aimed at protecting
communities, watersheds, and certain other at-risk lands from catastrophic
wildfire, to enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to
forest and rangeland health, including catastrophic wildfire, across the
landscape; and S. 1352 (Wyden),
to expedite procedures for hazardous fuels reduction activities and
restoration in wildland fire prone national forests Senate
Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Domenici) |
Rebecca W. Watson, Assistant Secretary
for Land and Minerals Management |
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Thurs.,
7/17 |
Hearing on “Endangered
Farmers and Ranchers: Unintended Consequences of the Endangered Species Act House
Small Business S/C on Rural |
Craig Manson, Assistant Secretary for
Fish and Wildlife and Parks |
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Thurs.,
7/17 |
Oversight
hearing on Strategic and Critical Minerals House
Resources S/C on Energy and Mineral Resources (Cubin) |
Dr. Charles G. Groat, Director, |
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Thurs.,
7/17 |
Oversight
hearing on the importation of exotic species and the impact on public health
and safety Senate
Environment and Public Works Committee (Inhofe) |
Marshall Jones, |
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Wed., 7/16 |
Hearing on
the Marine Mammal Protection Act Senate
Commerce S/C on Oceans, Fisheries and Coast Guard (Snowe) |
Marshall Jones, |
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Wed., 7/16 |
Hearing on “ Senate
Government Affairs S/C on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal
Workforce and the |
Robyn Thorson, Regional Director, |
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Tues.,
7/15 |
Hearing on
the Compact of Free Association with the Senate
Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Domenici) |
David B.
Cohen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Insular Affairs |
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Tues.,
7/15 |
Parks
Bills Hearing on H.R.
408 (Camp), to provide for expansion of Sleeping Bear Dunes National
Lakeshore; H.R. 532 (Lantos),
to revise the boundaries of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in the
State of California, to restore and extend the term of the advisory
commission for the recreation area; and H.R. 1289 (Radanovich), to
establish the National Parks Institute at the University of California,
Merced House
Resources S/C on National Parks, Recreation and |
P. Daniel
Smith,
Special Assistant to the Director, National Park Service |
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Sat., 7/12 |
Field hearing
( House Resources
S/C on Energy and Mineral Resources (Cubin) |
Robert Bennett, State Director, |
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Thurs.,
7/10 |
Hearing on H.J.
Res 63 (Pombo), reauthorizing the Compacts of Free
Association with Micronesia and the Marshall Islands; and H.R. 2522 (Bordallo), to amend the Organic Act of Guam to authorize
the Secretary of the Interior to reduce, release, or waive amounts owed by
the Government of Guam to the United States to offset unreimbursed
Compact impact expenses House
Resources Committee (Pombo) |
David B.
Cohen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Insular Affairs |
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Wed., 7/9 |
Oversight
hearing on “Can a process be developed to settle matters relating to the
Indian Trust Fund Lawsuit” House
Resources Committee (Pombo) |
James Cason, Associate Deputy Secretary |
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Wed., 7/9 |
Oversight
hearing on the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (P.L. 100-497) Senate
Indian Affairs Committee (Campbell) |
Aurene M. Martin, Acting Assistant
Secretary for Indian Affairs |
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Tues., 7/8 |
Oversight hearing
on the maintenance backlog, land acquisition backlog, and deficit in
personnel within the National Park System Senate
Energy and Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Thomas) |
Donald W. Murphy, Deputy Director,
National Park Service |
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Tues., 7/1 |
Oversight
field hearing ( House
Resources S/C on Water and Power (Calvert) |
William Rinne, Deputy Commissioner,
Bureau of Reclamation |
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Sat., 6/28 |
Oversight
field hearing ( House
Resources S/C on Water and Power (Calvert) |
Kirk C. Rodgers, Regional Director, |
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Thurs.,
6/26 |
Healthy
Hearing on H.R.
1904 (McInnis), to improve the capacity of the Secretary of Agriculture and
the Secretary of the Interior to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction
projects on National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands
aimed at protecting communities, watersheds, and certain at-risk lands from
catastrophic wildfire, to enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address
threats to forest and rangeland health, including catastrophic wildfire,
across the landscape Senate
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (Cochran) |
P. Lynn Scarlett, Assistant Secretary
for Policy, Management and Budget |
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Thurs.,
6/26 |
Hearing on H.R.
1204 (Souder), to amend the National
Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1956 to establish requirements
for the award of concessions in the National Wildlife Refuge System, to
provide for maintenance and repair of properties located in the System by
concessionaires authorized to use such properties; and H.R. 2408 (Saxton),
to amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to reauthorize volunteer programs
and community partnerships for national wildlife refuges House
Resources S/C on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans (Gilchrest) |
Marshall Jones, |
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Thurs.,
6/26 |
Hearing on
A-76 Competitive Sourcing House
Government Reform Committee (Davis) |
Scott Cameron, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Performance and Management |
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Wed., 6/25 (Rescheduled from 6/19) |
Oversight
hearing on grazing programs of the Bureau of Land Management and Forest
Service Senate
Energy and Natural Resources S/C on |
Rebecca Watson, Assistant Secretary
for Land and Minerals Management |
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Tues.,
6/24 |
Lands
Bills H.R. 1658 (Pombo), to amend the Railroad Right-of-Way
Conveyance Validation Act to validate additional conveyances of certain lands
in the State of California that form part of the right-of-way granted by the
United States to facilitate the construction of the transcontinental railway;
and H.R. 2055 (Jones-NC), to amend Public Law 89-366 to
allow for an adjustment in the number of free roaming horses permitted in
Cape Lookout National Seashore; and H.R. 1521 (Murtha),
to provide for additional lands to be included within the boundary of the
Johnstown Flood National Memorial in the State of Pennsylvania House
Resources S/C on National Parks, Recreation, and |
Bob
Anderson, Acting Assistant Director for Minerals, Realty and Resource
Protection, Bureau of Land Management (H.R. 1658) |
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Tues.,
6/24 |
Water
Bills Hearing on
H.R. 1794 (Doolittle), to
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct and rehabilitate Federal
water supply lines associated with Folsom Dam in California; and H.R. 2040 (Osborne), to amend the Irrigation
Project Contract Extension Act of 1998 to extend certain contracts between
the Bureau of Reclamation and certain irrigation water contractors in the
State of Wyoming and Nebraska House
Resources S/C on Water and Power (Calvert) |
William Rinne, Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation |
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Tues.,
6/24 |
Hearing on
the implementation of the National Marine Fisheries Service’s 2000 Biological
Opinion for listed anadromous fish regarding
operation of the Federal Columbia River Power System Senate
Environment and Public Works S/C on Fisheries, Wildlife and Water (Crapo) |
J. William McDonald, Regional Director, |
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Tues.,
6/24 |
Oversight
hearing on “The Ability of Federal Lands to Meet our Energy Needs,” focusing
on the recent estimates of oil and gas resources on Federal lands and
impediments to their development House
Resources S/C on Energy and Mineral Resources(Cubin) |
Rebecca A. Watson, Assistant Secretary
for Land and Minerals Management |
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Thurs.,
6/19 |
Joint hearing
on H.R. 2057 (McInnis), to provide for a multi-agency cooperative
effort to encourage further research regarding the causes of chronic wasting
disease and methods to control the further spread of the disease in deer and
elk herds, to monitor the incidence of the disease, to support State efforts
to control the disease; and House
Resources S/C on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans (Gilchrest) and
S/C on Forests and |
Charles G.
Groat, Director, U.S. Geological Survey (H.R. 2057) |
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Thurs.,
6/19 |
Hearing on H.R.
1038 (Tancredo), to increase the penalties to
be imposed for a violation of fire regulations applicable to public lands,
National Park System lands, or National Forest System lands when the
violation results in damage to public or private property, to specify the
purpose for which collected fines may be used House
Resources S/C on Forests and |
Larry Parkinson, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Law Enforcement |
|
Wed., 6/18 |
Hearing on the
Reauthorization of the Compacts of Free Association with House
International Relations S/C on |
David B. Cohen, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Insular Affairs |
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Wed., 6/18 |
Indian
Bills H.R. 1409 (Taylor), to provide for a Federal land
exchange for the environmental, educational, and cultural benefit of the
American public and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; and H.R.
884 (Gibbons), to provide for the use and distribution of the funds
awarded to the Western Shoshone identifiable group under Indian Claims
Commission Docket Numbers 326-A-1, 326-A-3, and 326-K House
Resources Committee (Pombo) |
Michael D.
Olsen,
Counselor to the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs |
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Wed., 6/18 |
Oversight
hearing on Native American Sacred Places Senate
Indian Affairs Committee (Campbell) |
Director,
Office of Policy Analysis |
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Tues.,
6/17 |
S. 525 (Levin), to amend the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act
of 1990 to reauthorize and improve that Act Senate
Environment and Public Works S/C on Fisheries, Wildlife and Water (Crapo) |
Matt Hogan, Assistant Director, |
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Tues.,
6/17 |
Parks
Bills H.R. 1399 (McInnis), to revise the boundary of the
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National
Conservation Area in the State of Colorado; H.R. 1616 (Lewis), to authorize
the exchange of certain lands within the Martin Luther King, Junior, National
Historic Site for lands owned by the City of Atlanta, Georgia; and H.R.
1964 (Frelinghuysen), to establish the
Highlands Stewardship Area in the States of Connecticut, New Jersey, New
York, and Pennsylvania House
Resources S/C on National Parks, Recreation, and |
A. Durand
Jones, |
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Thurs.,
6/12 |
Wildlife
Bills H.R. 1472 (Gallegly),
to require the adoption and enforcement of regulations to prohibit the
intentional feeding of bears on Federal public lands in order to end the
hunting practice known as “bear baiting” and reduce the number of dangerous
interactions between people and bears; and H.R. 1006 (McKeon),
to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to further the conservation of
certain wildlife species House
Resources S/C on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans (Gilchrest) |
Matt Hogan, |
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Thurs.,
6/10 |
Miscellaneous
Parks and Memorial Bills Hearing on H.R. 255 (Bereuter); to
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant an easement to facilitate
access to the Lewis and S. 499 (Landrieu), to
authorize the American Battle Monuments Commission to establish in the State
of Louisiana a memorial to honor the Buffalo Soldiers; S. 546 (Akaka),
to provide for the protection of paleontological
resources on Federal land; S.643 (Domenici),
to authorized the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the
University of New Mexico, to construct and occupy a portion of the Hibben Center for Archaeological Research at the
University of New Mexico; S.
677 (Campbell), to revise the
boundary of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge
National Conservation Area in the State of Colorado; H.R. 1012 (Norton), to establish the Carter G.
Woodson Home National Historic Site in the District of Columbia; and S. 1060 (McCain) and H.R. 1577 (Tancredo), to
designate the visitors’ center at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument,
Arizona, as the “Kris Eggle Visitors’ Center” Senate
Energy and Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Thomas) |
Christopher
Kearney,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs (S. 546) |
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Tues.,
6/10 |
Hearing on “Geospatial Information: A Progress Report on Improving
Our Nation’s Map-Related Data Infrastructure” House
Government Reform S/C on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental
Relations and Census (Putnam) |
Scott Cameron, |
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Wed., 6/4 |
Hearing on
the Impacts on Tribal Fish and Wildlife Management Programs in the Senate
Indian Affairs Committee (Campbell) |
Hannibal Bolton, Chief, Division of
Fish and Wildlife Management and Habitat Restoration, Fisheries and Habitat
Conservation, |
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Wed., 6/4 |
Lands
Bills Hearing on S.
714 (Wyden), to provide for the conveyance
of a small parcel of Bureau of Land Management land in Douglas County,
Oregon, to the county to improve management of and recreational access to the
Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area; S. 924 (Murkowski),
to authorize the exchange of lands between an Alaska Native Village
Corporation and the Department of the Interior; and H.R.
417 (Hunter), to revoke a Public Land Order with respect to certain
lands erroneously included in the Cibola National
Wildlife Refuge, California Senate
Energy and Natural Resources S/C on |
Jim Hughes, Deputy Director, |
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Wed., 6/4 |
Indian
Bills Hearing on S.
281(Campbell), to amend the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century to make certain amendments with respect to Indian tribes, to provide
for training and technical assistance to Native Americans who are interested
in commercial vehicle driving careers; and S. 725 (Bingaman),
to amend the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century to provide from
the Highway Trust Fund additional funding for Indian reservation roads Senate
Indian Affairs Committee (Campbell) |
Terry Virden, Director, |
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Tues., 6/3 |
Hearing on S.
268 (Voinovich), to authorize the Pyramid
of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia
and its environs to honor members of the Armed Forces of the United States
who have lost their lives during peacekeeping operations, humanitarian
efforts, training, terrorist attacks, or covert operations; S.
296 (Campbell), to require the Secretary of Defense to report to
Congress regarding the requirements applicable to the inscription of
veterans’ names on the memorial wall of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial; S.
470 (Sarbanes), to extend the authority
for construction of a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr.; and S. 1076 (Hagel), to
authorize construction of an education center at or near the Vietnam Veterans
Memorial Senate Energy
and Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Thomas) |
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Tues., 6/3 |
Oversight
hearing on Reauthorization of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
and Private Property Protection Under the National Historic Preservation Act House
Resources S/C on National Parks, Recreation, and Public Lands Radanovich) |
deTeel Patterson
Tiller, Acting Associate Director for Cultural Resources, National
Park Service |
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Thurs.,
5/22 |
Hearing on H.R.
2048 (Gilchrest), to extend the period for reimbursement under the
Fishermen’s Protective Act of 1967, and to reauthorize the Yukon River
Restoration and Enhancement Fund House
Resources S/C on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans (Gilchrest) |
Marshall Jones, |
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Thurs.,
5/22 |
Hearing on H.R.
1598 (Cox), to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study
and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate
in projects within the San Diego Creek Watershed, California; and H.R. 1732 (Carter), to amend the Reclamation Wastewater
and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to participate in the Williamson County, Texas, Water Recycling and
Reuse Project House
Resources S/C on Water and Power (Calvert) |
Mark
Limbaugh, Deputy Commissioner, External and Intergovernmental Affairs,
Bureau of Reclamation |
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Wed., 5/21 |
Hearing on H.R.
1442 (Pombo), to authorize the design and construction of a visitor center
for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial House
Resources S/C on National Parks, Recreation, and |
P. Daniel Smith, Special Assistant to
the Director, National Park Service |
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Wed., 5/21 |
Indian Trust
Reorganization Senate
Indian Affairs Committee (Campbell) |
Ross Swimmer, Special Trustee for
American Indians |
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Mon., 5/19 |
Senate
Veterans’ Affairs Committee (Specter) |
Arthur Stewart, Superintendent, |
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Thurs.,
5/15 |
Marine Mammal
Protection Act Senate
Commerce, Science and Transportation S/C on Oceans, Fisheries and Coast Guard
(Snowe) |
Marshall Jones, Deputy Director of
the |
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Thurs.,
5/15 |
CALFED’s Cross-Cut Budget House
Resources S/C on Water and Power (Calvert) |
Jason Peltier, Special Assistant to
the Assistant Secretary for Water and Science |
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Tues., 5/13 |
S. 520 (Crapo), to
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain facilities to the
Fremont-Madison Irrigation District in the State of Idaho; S. 625 (Smith), to authorize the Bureau of
Reclamation to conduct certain feasibility studies in the Tualatin River
Basin in Oregon; S. 960 (Akaka),
to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act
to authorize certain projects in the State of Hawaii and to amend the Hawaii
Water Resources Act of 2000 to modify the water resources study; S. 649 (Feinstein), to
amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in projects within the
San Diego Creek Watershed, California; and S. 993 (Smith), to amend the Small Reclamation
Projects Act of 1956 Senate
Energy and Natural Resources S/C on Water and Power (Murkowski) |
John W.
Keys, III, Commissioner, |
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Tues.,
5/13 |
Park Bills S. 452 (Reid), to require the Secretary of the
Interior to conduct a study to identify sites and resources, to recommend
alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the Cold War; S.
500 (Hollings), to direct the Secretary of
the Interior to study certain sites in the historic district of Beaufort,
South Carolina, relating to the Reconstruction Era; S. 601 (Smith) and H.R. 733 (Hooley),
to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the McLoughlin
House National Historic Site in Oregon City, Oregon, for inclusion in the
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site; S. 612 (Bennett) and H.R.
788
(Cannon), to revise the boundary of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
in the States of Utah and Arizona; and S. 630 (Boxer) and H.R.
519 (Solis), to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
study of the San Gabriel River Watershed Senate
Energy and Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Thomas) |
Sue Masica, Associate Director, |
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Thurs.,
5/8 |
National
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program House
Science S/C on Research (Smith) |
No DOI
witness--Statement for the Record |
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Wed., 5/7 |
S.550, American Indian Probate
Reform Act of 2003 Senate
Indian Affairs Committee (Campbell) |
Wayne Nordwall, Director, Western
Region, Bureau of Indian Affairs; accompanied by |
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Tues., 5/6 |
H.R. 1835 (Gallegly),
to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to limit designation as critical
habitat of areas owned or controlled by the Department of Defense House
Resources Committee (Pombo) |
Harold Craig Manson, |
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Tues., 5/6 |
National
Trails System Bills S. 324 (Levin), to amend the National Trails
System Act to clarify Federal authority relating to land acquisition from
willing sellers for certain trails in the National Trails System; S. 634 (Hatch), to amend the National Trails
System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a study on
the feasibility of designating the Trail of the Ancients as a national
historic trail; S. 635, (Hatch) to amend the
National Trails Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to update the
feasibility and suitability studies of four national historic trails; and S. 651 (Allard), to amend the National Trails
System Act to clarify Federal authority relating to land acquisition from
willing sellers for the majority of the trails in the System Senate
Energy and Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Thomas) |
D. Thomas
Ross,
Assistant Director, Recreation and Conservation, National Park Service |
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Wed., 4/30 |
President’s
Healthy Forest Initiative House
Agriculture Committee (Goodlatte) |
Rebecca W. Watson, |
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Tues.,
4/29 |
Joint
oversight hearing on the growing problem of invasive species in this country House
Resources S/C on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans (Gilchrest) and
S/C on National Parks, Recreation and |
James Tate, Science Advisor |
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Tues.,
4/22 |
Oversight
field hearing to examine the implementation of the Yosemite Valley Plan House Resources
S/C on National Parks, Recreation and |
Frances P. Mainella, |
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Tues.,
4/15 |
Field hearing
on the impact of the drug trade, the status of law enforcement along the
Texas/New Mexico border—particularly in our national parks—and ways to
improve security there House
Government Reform S/C on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources (Souder) |
Frank Deckert, Superintendent, |
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Thurs.,
4/10 |
Emergency
Preparedness in the Nation’s Capital House
Government Reform Committee (Davis) |
Teresa C. Chambers, |
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Thurs.,
4/10 |
H.R. 1497(Pombo), to
reauthorize title I of the Sikes Act House
Resources S/C on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans (Gilchrest) |
Dr.
Benjamin N. Tuggle, Chief, Division of
Federal Program Activities, |
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Thurs.,
4/10 |
Oversight
hearing on the designation of critical habitat under the Endangered Species
Act Senate
Environment and Public Works S/C on Fisheries, Wildlife and Water (Crapo) |
Harold Craig Manson, Assistant Secretary for
Fish and Wildlife and Parks |
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Thurs.,
4/10 |
DOI FY-2004
Budget Request Senate
Appropriations S/C on Interior (Burns) |
Secretary
Norton |
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Tues., 4/8 |
H.R. 272 (Gibbons), to direct the Secretary of
Agriculture to convey certain land to Lander County, Nevada, and the
Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to Eureka County, Nevada,
for continued use as cemeteries; H.R. 437 (Larson), to direct
the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of Coltsville
in the State of Connecticut for potential inclusion in the National Park
System; and H.R. 1113 (Kingston), to
authorize an exchange of land at Fort Frederica National Monument House Resources
S/C on National Parks, Recreation, and |
Jeffrey
Taylor,
Assistant Director, Office of Legislative and Congressional Affairs, National
Park Service (H.R. 437 and H.R.1113) |
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Wed., 4/2 |
Hearing to
review encroachment of military bases and training operations Senate
Environment and Public Works Committee (Inhofe) |
Harold Craig Manson, Assistant Secretary
for Fish and Wildlife and Parks |
|
Tues., 4/1 |
Hearing to
review the impact of environmental laws on military readiness and the
Administration’s legislative proposal to address those impacts Senate
Armed Services S/C on Readiness and Management Support (Ensign) |
Julie MacDonald, Special Assistant to
the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks |
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Tues., 4/1 |
H.R. 135 (Linder), to establish the “Twenty-First
Century Water Commission” to study and develop recommendations for a
comprehensive water strategy to address future water needs; H.R.
495 (Renzi), to approve the settlement of
the water rights claim of the Zuni Indian Tribe in Apache County, Arizona; H.R.
901 (Ose), to authorize the Secretary of
the Interior to construct a bridge on Federal land west and adjacent to
Folsom Dam in California; and H.R. 1284 (Napolitano),
to amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to
increase the Federal share of the costs of the San Gabriel Basin demonstration
project House
Resources S/C on Water and Power (Calvert) |
John W.
Keys III, Commissioner, |
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Wed., 3/26 |
Oversight
Hearing on Blue Ribbon Panel Report on Aerial Fire Fighting and Safety Senate
Energy and Natural Resources S/C on |
Larry Hamilton, National Director, |
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Wed., 3/26 |
Oversight
Hearing on House
Appropriations S/C on Interior ( |
Ann Klee, Chair, |
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Tues.,
3/25 |
S. 520 (Crapo), to
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain facilities to the
Fremont-Madison Irrigation District in the State of Idaho; and S.
625 (Smith), to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to conduct
certain feasibility studies in the Tualatin River Basin in Oregon Senate
Energy and Natural Resources S/C on Water and Power (Smith) |
John Keys
III,
Commissioner, |
|
Tues.,
3/25 |
Oversight
Hearing on NPS Concessions Management Program House
Resources S/C on National Parks, Recreation, and |
Randy Jones, Deputy Director, |
|
Wed., 3/19 |
Oversight
Hearing on Enhancing House
Resources Committee (Pombo) |
Rebecca W. Watson, Assistant Secretary
for Land and Minerals Management |
|
Wed., 3/19 |
S. 424 (Bingaman),
to establish, reauthorize, and improve energy programs relating to Indian
tribes; and S. 522 ( Senate
Indian Affairs Committee (Campbell) |
Theresa Rosier, Counselor to the
Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs |
|
Wed., 3/19 |
FY-2004 House
Appropriations S/C on Interior ( |
Fran Mainella, Director, |
|
Wed., 3/19 |
FY-2004
Budget Request House
Resources S/C on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans (Gilchrest) |
Steven A.
Williams, Director, |
|
Tues.,
3/18 |
FY-2004
Budget Request Senate
Environment and Public Works S/C on Fisheries, Wildlife and Water (Crapo) |
Steven A. Williams, Director, |
|
Thurs.,
3/13 |
Oversight
hearing on heritage areas Senate
Energy and Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Thomas) |
Paul Hoffman, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks |
|
Thurs.,
3/13 |
Senate
Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Domenici) |
P. Lynn Scarlett, Assistant Secretary
for Policy, Management and Budget |
|
Thurs.,
3/13 |
Environmental
Legislative Proposals House
Armed Services S/C on Readiness (Hefley) |
Julie McDonald, Special Assistant to
the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks |
|
Thurs.,
3/13 |
Harmful Algal
Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of Act of 1998 House
Science S/C on Environment, Technology and Standards (Ehlers) |
Charles G. Groat, Director, |
|
Wed., 3/12
|
H.R. 39, Arctic Coastal Plain
Domestic Energy Security Act House
Resources Committee (Pombo) |
Secretary Norton (Testimony) |
|
Thurs.,
3/12 |
Hearing on
the FY-2004 budget request for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Office of
the Special Trustee for American Indians House Appropriations
S/C on Interior ( |
J. Steven Griles, Deputy Secretary |
|
Mon., 3/10 |
Field hearing
on “The Impact of the Drug Trade on Border Security and National Parks” House Government
Reform S/C on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources (Souder) |
William Wellman, Superintendent, |
|
Fri., 3/7 |
Oversight
field hearing on Crisis on the National Forests: Containing the Threat of Wildland Fire to the Environment and Communities House Resources
S/C on Forests and |
Mark Rey,
Under Secretary, |
|
Thurs.,
3/6 |
Hearing on
the FY-2004 budget request for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service House
Appropriations S/C on Interior ( |
Steven A.
Williams, Director, |
|
Thurs.,
3/6 |
Hearing on
the FY-2004 budget request for the Bureau of Reclamation House
Appropriations S/C on Energy and Water (Hobson) |
Secretary
Norton John
W. Keys, III, Commissioner, |
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Thurs.,
3/6 |
H.R. 274 (Gilchrest), to
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the property in Cecil
County, Maryland, known as Garrett Island for inclusion in the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge; H.R. 289 (Kaptur), to expand the boundaries of the Ottawa National
Wildlife Refuge Complex and the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge; H.R.
417 (Hunter), to revoke a Public Land Order with respect to certain lands
erroneously included in the Cibola National Wildlife
Refuge, California; and H.R. 273 (Gilchrest), to provide for the
eradication and control of nutria in Maryland and Louisiana House
Resources S/C on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans (Gilchrest) |
Matt Hogan, |
|
Thurs.,
3/6 |
Hearing on S.
212 (Bingaman), to authorize the Secretary of
the Interior to cooperate with the High Plains States in conducting a
hydroelectric characterization, mapping, modeling and monitoring program for
the High Plains Aquifer Senate
Energy and Natural Resources S/C on Water and Power (Murkowski) |
William M. Alley, Chief, |
|
Thurs.,
3/6 |
H.R. 793 (Cubin),
to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorize the Secretary of
the Interior to grant easements and rights-of-way on the Outer Continental Shelf
for activities otherwise authorized by that Act; and H.R. 794 (Cubin), to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for
the development of Federal coal resources House
Resources S/C on Energy and Mineral Resources (Cubin) |
Johnnie Burton, Director, Minerals
Management Service accompanied by Conrad Lass, Chief of Staff, Bureau
of Land Management |
|
Wed., 3/5 |
Oversight
hearing on the FY-2004 budget request for the Bureau of Reclamation,
including but not limited to the funding for federal water projects and water
supply technologies, California Bay-Delta Restoration, Drought Assistance,
and Dam Safety and Security House
Resources S/C on Water and Power (Calvert) |
John W. Keys, III, Commissioner, Bureau
of Reclamation |
|
Wed., 3/5 |
Hearing on
Independent Peer Review of Scientific, Technical and Economic Products that
Support Agency Decision-Making House
Transportation and Infrastructure S/C on Water Resources and Environment ( |
P. Lynn Scarlett, |
|
Wed., 3/5 |
Oversight hearing
on the FY-2004 budget request for the Bureau of Reclamation Senate
Appropriations S/C on Energy and Water Development (Domenici)
|
Bennett Raley, |
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Wed., 3/5 |
Hearing on the
FY-2004 budget request for Indian Programs Senate
Indian Affairs Committee (Campbell) |
Aurene Martin, Acting Assistant
Secretary for Indian Affairs; accompanied by |
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Tues., 3/4 |
S. 328 (Sarbanes), to
designate Catoctin Mountain Park in the State of
Maryland as the “Catoctin Mountain National
Recreation Area”; S. 164 (McCain), to authorize the Secretary of
the Interior to conduct a special resource study of sites associated with the
life of Cesar Estrada Chavez and the farm labor movement; S.
347 (Feinstein), to direct the Secretary
of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a joint special
resources study to evaluate the suitability and feasibility of establishing
the Rim of the Valley Corridor as a unit of the Santa Monica Mountains
National Recreation Area; and S. 425 (Daschle),
to revise the boundary of the Wind Cave National Park in the State of South
Dakota Senate
Energy and Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Thomas) |
deTeel Patterson Tiller, Acting Associate
Director for Cultural Resources, National Park Service |
|
Thurs.,
2/27 |
Lands Bills Senate
Energy and Natural Resources S/C on Forests and |
James Hughes , Deputy Director,
Bureau of Land Management; (S.203 & S.246) |
|
Thurs.,
2/27 |
Energy
Production on Federal Lands Senate
Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Domenici) |
J. Steven Griles, Deputy Secretary; accompanied
by Patricia E. Morrison,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management |
|
Wed., 2/26 |
DOI FY-2004
Budget Request House
Appropriations S/C on Interior ( |
Secretary
Norton |
|
Tues.,
2/25 |
CITES House Resources
Committee S/C on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans (Gilchrest) |
Judge Craig Manson, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and
Parks |
|
Wed., 2/12
|
Confirmation
Ross Swimmer Senate
Committee on Indian Affairs ( |
Ross
Swimmer |
|
Tues.,
2/11 |
DOI FY-2004
Budget Request Senate
Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Domenici) |
Secretary
Norton |
|
Thurs.,
1/30 |
Senate Committee
on Finance (Grassley) |
Donald W. Murphy, Deputy Director,
National Park Service |
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