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| DATE | HEARING SUBJECT | WITNESS(ES) |
| Thurs., 11/18 |
Water Problems on the Standing Rock
Sioux Reservation Oversight hearing on the water problems on the Standing Rock Sioux
Reservation Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Campbell) |
Dennis Breitzman, Area
Manager, |
| Wed., 9/29 |
Public Hearing on S. 2378 (Reid), to provide
for the conveyance of certain public lands in Clark County, Nevada,
for use as a heliport; H.R. 2400
(Bordallo), to amend the Organic Act of Guam for the purposes of clarifying
the local judicial structure of Guam; H.R.
3874 (Bono), to convey for public purposes certain Federal lands
in Riverside County, California, that have been identified for disposal;
H.R. 4170 (Pombo), to authorize the Secretary
of the Interior to recruit volunteers to assist with, or facilitate,
the activities of various agencies and offices of the Department of
the Interior; and Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on |
Scott Cameron, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Performance,
Accountability, and Human Resources (on H.R. 2400, H.R. 3874 and H.R. 4170); and S. 2378) |
| Wed., 9/29 |
Lands Bills Hearing on H.R. 1550
(Rehberg), to authorize the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary
of Agriculture to make grants to improve the commercial value of forest
biomass for electric energy, useful heat, transportation fuels, petroleum-based
product substitutes, and other commercial purposes House Resources S/C on Forests and |
Witness: John Stewart, Biomass and |
| Fri., 9/24 |
Conservation of Sage Grouse Hearing on the suitability of state and private programs and developments
in federal activities for the conservation of sage grouse Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on Fisheries, Wildlife, and
Water (Crapo) |
Chad Calvert,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management |
| Thurs., 9/23 |
CITES Hearing on upcoming issues that will be discussed at the Thirteenth
Regular Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP13) to the Convention
on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
(CITES) House Resources S/C on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans
(Gilchrest) |
Craig Manson, Assistant
Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks |
| Wed., 9/22 |
Water Bills Hearing on H.R. 2603 (Pearce),
to impose limitations on the authority of the Secretary of the Interior
to claim title or other rights to water absent specific direction of
law or to abrogate, injure, or otherwise impair any right to the use
of any quantity of water; H.R. 4623 (Udall), to authorize the Secretary
of the Interior to provide financial assistance to the Eastern New Mexico
Rural Water System House Resources S/C on Water and Power (Calvert) |
Mark Limbaugh, Deputy Commissioner, Bureau
of Reclamation |
| Tues., 9/21 |
Indian Jails: A Clarion Call for Reform Hearing on Indian Jails: A Clarion Call for Reform Senate Finance Committee (Grassley) |
David W. Anderson, Assistant
Secretary for Indian Affairs |
| Tues., 9/21 |
Parks and Lands Bills Hearing on S. 784
(McCain), to revise the boundary of the S. 2656 (Graham), to establish a National Commission on the Quincentennial of
the discovery of H.R. 2055 (Jones), to amend Public Law 89-366 to allow for an adjustment in the
number of free roaming horses permitted in Cape Lookout National Seashore Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on National
Parks (Thomas) |
A. Durand Jones, Deputy Director, National Park
Service |
| Tues., 9/21 |
Pechanga Band of Hearing on H.R. 4908 (Issa), to
transfer certain land in Riverside County, California, from the Bureau
of Land Management to the United States to be held in trust for the
Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians House Resources Committee (Pombo) |
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| Mon., 9/20 |
Issues Affecting Rural Communities
in the Southwest – National Forest Management and the Endangered
Species Act Field hearing on Issues Affecting Rural Communities in the Southwest
– National Forest Management and the Endangered Species Act House Resources S/C on Forests and |
Dale
Hall, Regional Director, Southwest |
| Tues., 9/14 |
Lands Bills Hearing on S. 2532 (Ensign),
to establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve public
land, and provide for the high quality development in Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on |
Rebecca W. Watson, Assistant Secretary for Land
and Minerals Management |
| Tues., 9/14 |
Park and Lands Bills Hearing on H.R. 4285 (Gibbons),
to provide for the conveyance of certain public land in Clark County,
Nevada, for use as a heliport; H.R. 4808
(Pearce), to provide for a land exchange involving private land
and Bureau of Land Management land in the vicinity of Holloman Air Force
Base, New Mexico, for the purpose of removing private land from the
required safety zone surrounding munitions storage bunkers at Holloman
Air Force Base; H.R. 4817 (Nunes), to facilitate the resolution
of a minor boundary encroachment on lands of the Union Pacific Railroad
Company in Tipton, California, which were originally conveyed by the
United States as part of the right-of-way granted for the construction
of transcontinental railroads; H.R. 305 (McNulty), to establish the Kate
Mullany National Historic Site in the State of New York; H.R.
2237 (Hinchey), to establish within the National Park
225th Anniversary of the American Revolution Commemorative
program; H.R. 3258 (Wilson), to authorize 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; H.R.
4667 (Duncan), to authorize and facilitate hydroelectric
power licensing of the Tapoco Project; H.R.
4683 (Clyburn), to enhance the preservation and interpretation
of the Gullah/Geechee cultural heritage; and H.R.
4887 (Kingston), to adjust the boundary of the Cumberland
Island Wilderness, to authorize tours of the Cumberland Island National
Seashore House Resources S/C on National Parks, Recreation and |
Elena Daly, Director, National Landscape Conservation
System, Bureau of Land Management (on H.R. 4285, and H.R. 4808); Thomas Lonnie, Assistant Director, Minerals, Realty, and Resource
Protection, Bureau of Land Management (on H.R. 4817); and Sue Massica, Associate Director, Park Planning,
Facilities, and Lands, National Park Service (on H.R. 305, H.R. 2237,
H.R. 3258, H.R. 4667, H.R. 4683, and H.R. 4887) |
| Fri., 9/10 |
Examining Impacts of the Endangered
Species Act on Southern California’s Inland Empire Oversight field hearing on “Examining the Impacts of the Endangered
Species Act on House Resources Committee (Pombo) |
Julie
McDonald, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and
Parks |
| Thurs., 9/9 |
Water Bills Hearing on H.R. 4893 (Calvert),
to authorize additional appropriations for the Reclamation Safety of
Dams Act of 1978; and H.R. 4775 (Reyes),
to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities
Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the
El Paso, Texas, water reclamation, reuse, and desalinization project House Resources S/C on Water and Power (Calvert) |
John W. Keys, III, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation |
| Mon., 8/23 |
Endangered Species Act Oversight field hearing on the Endangered Species Act and to examine
alternatives to improve current law Senate Environment and Public Works S/C on Fisheries, Wildlife and
Water (Thomas) |
Julie MacDonald,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks |
| Fri., 8/20 |
Progress Made in Safeguarding
the Oversight field hearing on progress made in safeguarding
the House Government Reform ( |
Scott
W. Phillips, |
| Thurs., 7/22 |
National Parks Air Tour Management
Oversight hearing on implementation of the National Parks Air Tour
Management Act of 2000 (P. L. 106-181) Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Thomas) |
Paul Hoffman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks |
| Wed., 7/21 |
Report of the Hearing on the report of the Guam War Claims Review Commission House Resources Committee (Pombo) |
David
B. Cohen, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Insular Affairs |
| Wed., 7/21 |
Native American Capital Formation
and Economic Development Act Hearing on S. 519 ( Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Campbell) |
David Anderson, Assistant
Secretary – Indian Affairs |
| Wed., 7/21 |
Hearing on S. 738 (Boxer),
to designate certain public lands in Humboldt, Del Norte, Mendocino,
Lake, Napa, and Yolo Counties in the State of California as wilderness,
to designate certain segments of the Black Butte River in Mendocino
County, California as a wild or scenic river ; S. 2622 (Bingaman), to provide for the exchange
of certain Federal land in the Santa Fe National Forest and certain
non-Federal land in the Pecos National Historical Park in the State
of New Mexico; S. 2253 (Feinstein),
to permit young adults to perform projects to prevent fire and suppress
fires, and provide disaster relief, on public land through a Healthy
Forest Youth Conservation Corps Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on |
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| Tues., 7/20 |
Hearing on S. 2605 (Craig), to direct the Secretary of
the Interior and the heads of other Federal agencies to carry out an
agreement resolving major issues relating to the adjudication of water
rights in the Snake River Basin, Idaho Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Campbell) |
Michael D. Olsen, Counselor
to the Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs |
| Tues., 7/20 |
Americans Outdoors Act of 2004 Hearing on S. 2590 (Alexander), to provide a conservation
royalty from Outer Continental Shelf revenues to establish the Coastal
Impact Assistance Program, to provide assistance to States under the
Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, to ensure adequate funding
for conserving and restoring wildlife, to assist local governments in
improving local park and recreation systems Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Domenici) |
P. Lynn Scarlett, Assistant
Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget |
| Tues., 7/20 |
Lands Bills Hearing on H.R. 3176 (Udall),
to designate the Ojito Wilderness Study Area as wilderness, to take
certain land into trust for the Pueblo of Zia; and H.R.
4593 (Gibbons), to establish wilderness areas, promote
conservation, improve public land, and provide for the high quality
development in Lincoln County, Nevada House Resources S/C on National Parks, Recreation, and |
Rebecca W. Watson, |
| Sat., 7/17 |
Endangered Species Act Field hearing on the Endangered Species Act’s impact on the Klamath
Project House Resources Committee (Pombo) |
Kirk C. Rodgers,
Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region, Bureau of Reclamation |
| Thurs., 7/15 |
Park Bills Hearing on H.R. 4066 (Cole),
to provide for the conveyance of certain land to the United States and
to revise the boundary of Chickasaw National Recreation Area, Oklahoma,;
H.R. 446 (Woolsey), to authorize
appropriations to the Secretary of the Interior for the restoration
of the Angel Island Immigration Station in the State of California;
and H.R. 4579 (McCarthy),
to modify the boundary of the Harry S. Truman National Historic Site
in the Sate of Missouri House Resources S/C on National Parks, Recreation, and Public Lands
(Radanovich) |
Sue Masica, Associate Director, Park Planning, Facilities,
and Lands, National Park Service |
| Thurs., 7/15 |
Restoring Forests after Catastrophic
Events Oversight hearing on “Restoring Forests after Catastrophic Events”
House Resources S/C on Forests and Forest Health (Walden) |
Edward Shephard,
Assistant Director, Renewable Resources and Planning, Bureau of Land
Management |
| Thurs., 7/15 |
Contracting with Service Disabled
Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) Joint oversight hearing on plans for using new, restricted, and sole
source authorities in contracting with service-disabled veteran-owned
small businesses (SDVOSBs) House Veterans Affairs S/C on Benefits (Brown) and House Small Business
S/C on Workforce, Empowerment, and Government Programs (Akin) |
Nina Hatfield,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget and Finance |
| Thurs., 7/15 |
Energy Technology Hearing on energy technology House Resources S/C on Energy and Mineral Resources (Cubin) |
Dr. Timothy S.
Collett, Research Geologist, |
| Thurs., 7/15 |
Parks Bills Hearing on S. 1852 (Specter),
to provide financial assistance for the rehabilitation of the Benjamin
Franklin National Memorial in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the development
of an exhibit to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the
birth of Benjamin Franklin; S. 2142
(Lautenberg), to authorize appropriations for the New Jersey
Coastal Heritage Trail Route; S. 2181 (Campbell), to adjust the boundary
of Rocky Mountain National Park in the State of Colorado; S.
2374 (Nickles), to provide for conveyance of certain
land to the United States and to revise the boundary of Chickasaw National
Recreation Area, Oklahoma; S. 2397 (Boxer), and H.R. 3706 (George Miller), to adjust
the boundary of the John Muir National Historic Site; S.
2432 (Talent), to expand the boundaries of Wilson’s
Creek Battlefield National Park; S. 2567 (Feinstein), to adjust the boundary
of Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on National Parks(Thomas)
|
Durand Jones, Deputy Director, National Park Service |
| Wed., 7/14 |
Miscellaneous Public Lands & Forests
Bills Hearing on S. 2317 (Thomas), to limit the royalty on
soda ash; and S. 2353 (Craig), to reauthorize and amend
the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992; H.R. 1189 (Faleomavaega),
to increase the waiver requirement for certain local matching requirements
for grants provided to American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, on
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; and H.R. 2010
(Faleomavaega), to protect the voting rights of members of the
Armed Services in elections for the Delegate representing American Samoa
in the United States House of Representatives Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on Public Lands and Forests
(Craig) |
David Cohen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Insular Affairs (on H.R. 1189 and H.R.
2010); and P. Patrick Leahy, Associate Director
for |
| Wed., 7/14 |
Implementation of the American Indian
Religious Freedom Act of 1978 Oversight hearing on the Implementation of the American Indian Religious
Freedom Act of 1978 Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Campbell) |
Brian
Pogue, Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs |
| Tues., 7/13 |
Gaming on Off-Reservation, Restored
and Newly-Acquired Lands Oversight hearing on Gaming on Off-Reservation, Restored and House Resources Committee (Pombo) |
Aurene M. Martin,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs |
| Thurs., 7/8 |
Status of Telecommuting in the Federal
Workforce Hearing on the status of telecommuting in the Federal workforce House Government Reform Committee (Davis) |
Scott J. Cameron,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Performance, Accountability, and Human
Resources |
| Thurs., 7/8 |
Water Bills Hearing on S. 943 (Enzi), to
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contract with the city of
Cheyenne, Wyoming, for the storage of the city’s water in the
Kendrick Project, Wyoming; H.R. 4650 (Tiahrt), amend the Act entitled
“An act to provide for the construction of the Cheney division,
Wichita Federal reclamation project, Kansas, and for other purposes”
to authorize the Equus Beds Division of the Wichita Project; and H.R.
4588, to amend the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation
and Improvement Act of 2000 to authorize additional projects and activities
under the Act, and for other purposes House Resources Committee S/C on Water and Power |
Mark Limbaugh, Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation |
| Thurs., 7/8 |
Status of Telecommuting in the Federal
Workforce Hearing on the status of telecommuting in the Federal workforce House Government Reform Committee (Davis) |
Scott Cameron, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Performance, Accountability, and Human Resources |
| Mon., 6/28 |
Impact of Revised Statute 2477 Oversight field hearing on the impact of Revised Statute 2477 House Resources S/C on National Parks, Recreation, and Public Lands
(Radanovich) |
Jim Hughes,
Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management |
| Thurs., 6/24 |
National Heritage Areas Hearing on S. 2543 (Thomas), to establish a program and
criteria for National Heritage Areas in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Thomas) |
A. Durand Jones, Deputy
Director, National Park Service |
| Thurs., 6/24 |
Reauthorization of the National Earthquake
Hazards Reduction Program Hearing H.R. 2608, (Smith), to reauthorize the National
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation S/C on Science, Technology
and Space (Brownback) |
Dr. David Applegate,
Senior Science Advisor for Earthquake and Geologic Hazards, |
| Thurs., 6/24 (Rescheduled from 6/9) |
Indian Land Settlement Bills Hearing on H.R. 831 (Miller), to provide for and approve
the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community;
and H.R. 2793 (Dingell), to provide for and approve certain
land claims of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians House Resources Committee (Pombo) |
Aurene Martin,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs |
| Thurs., 6/24 (Rescheduled from 6/17) |
National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization
Act Hearing on H.R. 4010 (Cubin), to reauthorize and amend
the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992; House Resources S/C on Energy and Mineral Resources (Cubin) |
Patrick Leahy, Associate
Director for Geology; |
| Thurs., 6/24 |
Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers
Oversight hearing on “Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers:”
Recommendations for Navigation Improvements and Ecosystem Restoration”
House Transportation and Infrastructure S/C on Water Resources and
Environment (Duncan) |
Dr.
Benjamin N. Tuggle, Chief, Division of Habitat and Resources
Conservation, |
| Thurs., 6/24 |
Migratory Bird Management Hearing on H.R. 3320 (Ross), to improve migratory bird
management by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the
Department of Agriculture House Resources S/C on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans
(Gilchrest) |
Matt Hogan, |
| Thurs., 6/24 |
Healthy Forest Restoration Act Oversight hearing on the healthy forest restoration act Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry S/C on Forestry, Conservation
and Rural Revitalization (Crapo) |
Chad
Calvert, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management |
| Wed., 6/23 |
Grazing Programs of the Bureau of
Land Management and Forest Service Oversight hearing to review the grazing programs of the Bureau of Land
Management and the Forest Service Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on Public Lands and Forests
(Craig) |
Jim Hughes,
Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management |
| Wed., 6/23 |
Water Bills Hearing on H.R. 4300 (Issa),
to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities
Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the
Eastern Municipal Water District Recycled Water System Pressurization
and Expansion Project; H.R. 445 (Pombo), to authorize the Secretary
of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation and in coordination
with other Federal, State, and local government agencies, to participate
in the funding and implementation of a balanced, long-term groundwater
remediation program in California; H.R. 4389
(Issa), to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct
facilities to provide water irrigation, municipal, domestic, military,
and other uses from the Santa Margarita River, California House Resources S/C on Water and Power (Calvert) |
William E. Rinne, Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of
Reclamation |
| Wed., 6/23 |
Geospatial Information Oversight hearing on “Geospatial Information: Are we headed in
the right direction or are we lost?” House Government Reform S/C on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental
Relations and the Census (Putnam) |
Scott J. Cameron,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Performance and Management |
| Wed., 6/23 |
Indian Tribal Detention Facilities Oversight hearing on Indian Tribal Detention Facilities Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Campbell) |
David
W. Anderson, Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs |
| Wed., 6/23 |
American Indian Probate Reform Act
Hearing on S. 1721 (Campbell), to amend the Indian Land
Consolidation Act to improve provisions relating to probate of trust
and restricted land House Resources Committee (Pombo) |
Ross O. Swimmer, Special
Trustee for American Indians |
| Thurs., 6/17 |
Water Supply and Reclamation Bills Hearing on S. 2513 (Bingaman),
to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance
to the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority for the planning, design,
and construction of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System; S.
251 (Domenici), to direct the Secretary of the Interior
to conduct a feasibility study of a Chimayo water supply system, to
provide for the planning , design, and construction of a water supply,
reclamation, and filtration facility for Espanola, New Mexico; S.
2460 (Domenici), to provide assistance to the State of
New Mexico for the development of comprehensive State water plans; and
S. 1211 (Domenici), to further
the purposes of title XVI of the Reclamation Projects Authorization
and Adjustment Act of 1992, the “Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater
Study and Facilities Act”, by directing the Secretary of the Interior
to undertake a demonstration program for water reclamation in the Tularosa
Basin of New Mexico Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on Water and Power (Murkowski) |
John W. Keys, III, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation
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| Thurs., 6/17 |
Enhancing National Border Security
Hearing on enhancing national border security Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (McCain) |
Roger DiRosa,
Refuge Manager, Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife |
| Wed., 6/16 |
Oglala Sioux Tribe Angostura Irrigation
Project Rehabilitation and Development Act Hearing on S. 1996 (Daschle), to enhance and provide
to the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Angostura Irrigation Project certain benefits
of the Pick-Sloan Missouri basin program Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Campbell) |
Ross Mooney, Acting
Deputy Director for the Office of Trust Services, Bureau of Indian
Affairs |
| Wed., 6/16 (Rescheduled from 6/9) |
No Child Left Behind Act Oversight hearing on the implementation in Native American communities
for the “No Child Left Behind Act” Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Campbell) |
Theresa Rosier,
Counselor to the Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs for David
Anderson, Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs |
| Wed., 6/16 |
Office of Chief Financial Officer
of the Government of the Hearing on H.R. 3589 (Christensen), to create the Office
of the Chief Financial Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands
House Resources Committee (Pombo) |
Nikolao Pula, Acting
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Insular Affairs |
| Tues., 6/15 (Rescheduled from 6/16) |
Tribal Parity Act Hearing on S. 1530 (Daschle), to provide compensation
to the Lower Brule and Crow Creek Sioux Tribes of South Dakota for damage
to tribal land caused by Pick-Sloan projects along the Missouri River
Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Campbell) |
Ross Mooney, Acting
Deputy Director of Trust Bureau of Indian Affairs |
| Thurs., 6/15 (Rescheduled from 6/10) |
Land Bills Hearing on H.R. 1630 (Renzi),
to revise the boundary of the Petrified Forest National Park in the
State of Arizona; H.R. 212 (Frank), to direct the Secretary
of the Interior to conduct a special resources study regarding the suitability
and feasibility of designing certain historic buildings and areas in
Taunton, Massachusetts, as a unit of the National Park System; H.R.
3954 (Hunter), to authorize the Secretary of the Interior
to resolve boundary discrepancies in San Diego County, California, arising
from an erroneous survey conducted by a Government contractor in 1881
that resulted in overlapping boundaries for certain lands; H.R.
4481 (Blunt), to amend Public law 86-434 establishing
Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield in the State of Missouri to
expand the boundaries of the park; and S.
1576 (Byrd), to revise the boundary of Harpers Ferry
National Historical Park House Resources S/C on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands
(Radanovich) |
Paul Hoffman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish
and Wildlife and Parks; and Jim Hughes, Deputy Director, Bureau
of Land Management (on H.R. 3954) |
| Mon., 6/14 |
The Benefits and Challenges of Ecosystem
Management through Sustainable Agriculture: Delmarva Peninsula as an
Example Oversight field hearing on “The Benefits and Challenges of Ecosystem
Management through Sustainable Agriculture: Delmarva Peninsula as an
Example” House Resources S/C on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans
(Gilchrest) |
Judith M. Denver,
U.S. Geological Survey Project Chief, Potomac River Basin and Delmarva
Peninsula National Water-Quality Assessment Program Study Unit |
| Tues., 6/8 |
Parks Bills Hearing on S. 93
(Stevens), to direct the Secretary of the Interior to undertake
a program to reduce the risks from and mitigate the effects of avalanches
on visitors to units of the National Park System and on other recreational
users of public land; S. 1678 (Bennett), to provide for the establishment
of the Uintah Research and Curatorial Center for Dinosaur National Monument
in the States of Colorado and Utah; S. 2140
(Cantwell), to expand the boundary of the Mount Rainier National
Park; S. 2287 (Landrieu), to
adjust the boundary of the Barataria Preserve Unit of the Jean Lafitte
National Historical Park and Preserve in the State of Louisiana; and
S. 2469 (Talent), to amend the National Historic
Preservation Act to provide appropriation authorization and improve
the operations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on
National Parks (Thomas) |
Janet Snyder Matthews, Associate Director For Cultural
Resources, National Park Service |
| Thurs., 5/20 |
Historic Preservation of the Peopling
of Hearing on “Historic Preservation of the Peopling of America” House Government Reform S/C on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human
Resources (Souder) |
Janet Snyder Matthews,
Associate Director For Cultural Resources, National Park Service |
| Thurs., 5/20 |
Historic Sites Bills Hearing on S. 1789 (Miller)
and 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;
S. 2167 (Cantwell), to establish
the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park in the States of Washington
and Oregon; and S. 1808 (Sessions),
to provide for the preservation and restoration of historic buildings
at historically women’s public college or universities; and S. 1672 (Nelson), to expand the Timucuan
Ecological and Historic Preserve, Florida; and S. 2173 ( Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Thomas) |
Paul Hoffman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish
and Wildlife and Parks |
| Thurs., 5/20 (Rescheduled from 5/18) |
Great Lakes Water Quality Improvement
and Ecosystem Restoration Hearing on contributions made by the Department of the Interior to
water quality improvement and ecosystem restoration in the Great Lakes
and coordination of such actions with other Federal agencies and state
and local governments House Transportation and Infrastructure S/C on Water Resources and
Environment (Duncan) |
Robyn Thorson,
Regional Director, |
| Wed., 5/19 |
Water and Power Bills Hearing on S. 900 (Burns),
to convey the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project, the Savage Unit
of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, and the Intake Irrigation
Project to the pertinent irrigation districts; S.
1876 (Bennett), to authorize the Secretary of the Interior
to convey certain lands and facilities of the Provo River Project; S.
1957 (Bingaman), to authorize the Secretary of the Interior
to cooperate with the States on the border with Mexico and other appropriate
entities in conducting a hydrogeologic characterization, mapping, and
modeling program for priority transboundary aquifers; S. 2304 (Hagel) and H.R. 3209 (Osborne), to amend the Reclamation Project Authorization Act of
1972 to clarify the acreage for which the North Loup division in authorized
to provide irrigation water under the Missouri River Basin project;
H.R. 1648 (Capps), to authorize the Secretary
of the Interior to convey certain water distribution systems of the
Cachuma Project, California, to the Carpinteria Valley Water District
and the Montecito Water District; and H.R. 1732 (Carter), to amend the 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 |
John W. Keys, III, Commissioner Bureau of Reclamation;
and Dr. Charles G. Groat, Director, U.S. Geological Survey (on S.
1957) |
| Tues., 5/18 |
Reclamation Bills Hearing on H.R. 4045 (Pombo),
to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a feasibility
study with respect to the Mokelumne River; H.R.
3597 (Doolittle), to authorize the Secretary of the Interior,
through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study on
the Alder Creek water storage and conservation project in El Dorado
County, California; and H.R. 2257 (Rehberg), to convey the Lower
Yellowstone Irrigation Project, the Savage Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri
Basin Program, and the Intake Irrigation Project to the appurtenant
Irrigation Districts House Resources S/C on Water and Power (Calvert) |
John W. Keys III, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation |
| Sat., 5/15 |
Use of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology
in the National Park System Oversight field hearing on the use of hydrogen fuel cell technology
in the National Park System House Resources S/C on National Parks, Recreation, and Public Lands
(Radanovich) |
Joseph Alston, |
| Thurs., 5/13 |
Fire Preparedness Oversight hearing on Fire Preparedness for the 2004 Fire Season House Resources S/C on Forests and Forest Health (Walden) |
P. Lynn Scarlett,
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget |
| Thurs., 5/13 |
Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Land
Transfer/ Brown Tree Snake Control and Eradication Act Hearing on H.R. 3433 (Emerson),
to transfer Federal Lands between the Secretary of the Agriculture and
the Secretary of the Interior; and H.R. 3479
(Bordallo), to provide for the control and eradication of the
brown tree snake on the island of Guam and the prevention of the introduction
of the brown tree snake to other areas of the United States House Resources S/C on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans
(Gilchrest) |
James Tate, Science Advisor (H.R.
3479); and William F. Hartwig, Assistant Director of the National
Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (H.R. 3433) |
| Wed., 5/12 |
Reorganization of Trust Management
at the BIA and Office of the Special Trustee Oversight hearing on the reorganization of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
and the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians House Resources Committee (Pombo) |
Ross Swimmer,
Special Trustee for American Indians, and Aurene M. Martin, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Indian
Affairs |
| Wed., 5/12 |
Department of the Interior Tribal
Self-Governance Act of 2003 Hearing on S. 1715 (Campbell), to amend the Indian Self-Determination
and Education Assistance Act to provide further self-governance by Indian
tribes Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Campbell) |
David Anderson, Assistant
Secretary for Indian Affairs |
| Tues., 5/11 (Rescheduled from 4/6) |
Fire Preparedness Oversight hearing on the fire preparedness of the Department of the
Interior and Department of Agriculture fire fighting agencies; focusing
on learning what the outlook for the fire season is and where the agencies
expect the greatest challenges related to fires to be Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Domenici) |
P. Lynn Scarlett,
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget |
| Thurs., 5/6 (Rescheduled from 4/20) |
Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement
Act Hearing on H.R. 3283 (Regula) to improve recreational
facilities and visitor opportunities on Federal recreational lands by
reinvesting receipts from fair and consistent recreational fees and
passes House Resources S/C on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands
(Radanovich) |
P. Lynn Scarlett, Assistant
Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget |
| Wed., 5/5 |
Land Bills Hearing on 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; S. 2285 (Hatch), to direct the Secretary of the
Interior to convey a parcel of real property to Beaver County, Utah;
S. 155 (Enzi), to convey to the town of Frannie, Wyoming,
certain land withdrawn by the Commissioner of Reclamation; S. 1521
(Reid), to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain
land to the Edward H. McDaniel American Legion Post No. 22 in Pahrump,
Nevada, for the construction of a post building and memorial park for
use by the American Legion, other veterans’ groups, and the local
community; S. 1826 (Reid), to direct the Secretary of
the Interior to convey certain land in the Washoe County, Nevada, to
the Board of Regents of the University and Community College System
of Nevada; S. 2085 (Reid), to modify the requirements
of the land conveyance to the University of Nevada at Las Vegas Research
Foundation Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on Public Lands and Forests
(Craig) |
Bob Anderson,
Deputy Assistant Director, Minerals, Realty and Resource Protection
Bureau of Land Management (H.R. 1658, S. 2285, S. 1521, S. 1826 &
S. 2085) Statement for the Record on S. 155 |
| Wed., 5/5 |
American Indian Tribal Recognition
Process Hearing on the status of the American Indian Tribal recognition process
administered by the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Indian
Affairs House Government Reform Committee (Thomas) |
Theresa
Rosier, Counselor to the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs;
accompanied by R. Lee Fleming, Director, Office of Federal Acknowledgement, Office
of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs; and |
| Wed., 5/5 |
Fire Preparedness Hearing on the Bush Administration’s regulatory response to wildland
fires in the West House Government Reform S/C on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and
Regulatory Affairs (Ose) |
P. Lynn Scarlett,
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Budget and Administration |
| Thurs., 4/29 |
Parks Bills / Noxious Weed Control
Act Hearing on H.R. 3638 (Thompson),
to adjust the boundary of Redwood National Park in the State of California;
H.R. 3932 (Nunes), to amend Public Law 99-338
to authorize the continued use of certain lands within the Sequoia National
Park by portions of an existing hydroelectric project; and S. 144 (Craig), to require the Secretary of
the Interior to establish a program to provide assistance through States
to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful,
nonnative weeds on public and private land House Resources S/C on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands
(Radanovich) |
Scott J. Cameron, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Performance and Management (on S. 144); and Donald W. Murphy, Deputy
Director, National Park Service (H.R. 3638 and H.R. 3932) |
| Thurs., 4/29 |
International Aspects of Fish and
Wildlife Conservation and Management Activities Oversight hearing on the international aspects of fish and wildlife
conservation management activities House Resources S/C on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans
(Gilchrest) |
Kenneth B. Stansell,
Assistant Director, International Affairs, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service |
| Wed., 4/28 |
Tribal Contract Support Cost Technical
Amendments of 2004 Hearing on S. 2172 (Campbell), to make technical amendments
to the provisions of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance
Act relating to contract support costs Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Campbell) |
William Sinclair, Director,
Office of Self-Governance and Self-Determination |
| Wed., 4/28 |
Critical Habitat Reform Act Hearing on H.R. 2933 (Cardoza), to amend the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 to reform the process for designating critical habitat
under that Act House Resources Committee (Pombo) |
Craig Manson, Assistant
Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks |
| Tues., 4/27 |
Parks and Lands Bills Hearing on S. 1092 (Campbell)
to authorize the establishment of a national database for purposes of
identifying, locating, and cataloging the many memorials and permanent
tributes to America’s veterans; S. 1748
(DeWine), to establish a program to award grants to improve and
maintain sites honoring Presidents of the United States; S.
1064 (Breaux), to establish a commission to commemorate
the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War; and S.
2046 (Graham), to authorize the exchange of certain land
in Everglades National Park; to authorize the exchange of certain lands
in Everglades National Park; S. 2052
(Hutchinson), to amend the National Trails System Act to designate
El Camino Real de los Tejas as a National Historic Trail; and S.
2319 (Alexander), to authorize and facilitate hydroelectric
power licensing of the Tapoco Project Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Thomas) |
Richard Ring, Associate Director, Administration,
Business Practices and Workforce Development, National Park Service
(S. 1092, S1748, S. 1064, & S. 2046) and Paul Hoffman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife
and Parks (S. 2319 & S. 2052) |
| Wed., 4/21 |
Recreation Fees Oversight hearing on Recreation Fees Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on Public Lands and Forests
(Craig) |
P. Lynn Scarlett,
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget |
| Wed., 4/21 |
Colorado River Indian Reservation
Boundary Correction Act Hearing on H.R. 2941 (Grijalva) to correct the south
boundary of the Colorado River Indian Reservation in House Resources Committee (Pombo) |
Michael D. Olsen, Counselor
to the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs |
| Wed., 4/21 |
Federal Acknowledgment Process Reform
Act of 2003 Hearing on S. 297 (Campbell), to provide reforms and
resources to the Bureau of Indian Affairs to improve the Federal acknowledgment
process Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Campbell) |
Aurene M. Martin, Principal
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs; accompanied by R. Lee Fleming, Director, Office of Federal Acknowledgement, Office
of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs |
| Tues., 4/20 (Rescheduled from 3/11) |
FY-2005 Budget Request – Bureau
of Reclamation Hearing on the FY-2005 budget request for Bureau of Reclamation Senate Appropriations S/C on Energy and Water Development (Domenici) |
Bennett
W. Raley, Assistant Secretary for Water and Science and John W. Keys III, Commissioner,
Bureau of Reclamation accompanied by Ronald Johnston, Program Director,
Central Utah Project Completion Act Office |
| Thurs., 4/15 |
International Trade and the Impact
on the U.S. Soda Ash Industry Field hearing to examine the impact global trade is having on the production
of soda ash in the Senate Finance S/C on International Trade (Thomas) |
Dennis
Kostick, Senior Mineral Commodity Specialist, U.S. Geological
Survey |
| Thurs., 4/15 |
Invasive Species Oversight field hearing on the serious growing problem of invasive
species in the Hawaiian Archipelago House Resources S/C on Fisheries Conservations, Wildlife and Oceans
(Gilchrest) |
David Wesley,
Deputy Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Thurs., 4/8 |
Concessions Oversight hearing to review the National Park Service concessions program,
including implementation of the national Park Service Concessions Management
Improvement Act of 1998 Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C National Parks (Thomas) |
Durand Jones, Deputy
Director, National Park Service |
| Tues., 4/6 |
Chronic Wasting Bill Hearing on S. 1036 (Allard), to provide for a multi-agency
cooperative effort to encourage further research regarding the causes
of chronic wasting disease in deer and elk herds, to monitor the incidence
of the disease, to support State efforts to control the disease; and
S. 1366 (Allard), to authorize the Secretary of the Interior
to make grants to State and tribal governments to assist State and tribal
efforts to manage and control the spread of chronic wasting disease
in deer and elk herds Senate Environment and Public Works S/C on Fisheries, Wildlife and
Water (Crapo) |
Charles G. Groat,
Director, U.S. Geological Survey |
| Thurs., 4/1 |
Lumbee Recognition Act Hearing on H.R. 898 (McIntyre), to provide for the recognition
of the Lumbee Tribe of House Resources Committee (Pombo) |
Michael D. Olsen, Counselor
to the Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs |
| Wed., 3/31 (Rescheduled from 2/26) |
Federal Recognition and Acknowledgement
Process Hearing on the Federal Recognition and Acknowledgement Process by the
Bureau of Indian Affairs House Resources Committee (Pombo) |
R. Lee Fleming,
Director, Office of Federal Acknowledgement, Office of the Assistant
Secretary-Indian Affairs |
| Tues., 3/30 |
Abandoned Mine Reclamation Hearing on H.R. 3796 (Cubin), to amend the Surface Mining
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to reauthorize and reform the Abandoned
Mine Reclamation Program; and H.R. 3778 (Peterson), to
amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to reauthorize
collection of reclamation fees, revise the abandoned mine reclamation
program, promote remining, authorize the Office of Surface Mining to
collect the black lung excise tax, and make sundry other changes House Resources S/C on Energy and Mineral Resources (Cubin) |
Jeffrey D. Jarrett,
Director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement |
| Tues., 3/30 |
Inter-Tribal Timber Council’s
Indian Forest Management Assessment Team Report Oversight hearing on the Inter-Tribal Timber Council’s Indian
Forest Management Assessment Team Report Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Campbell) |
Aurene
M. Martin, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary – Indian
Affairs |
| Tues., 3/30 |
Heritage Areas Oversight hearing on National Heritage Areas, including findings and
recommendations of the General Accounting Office, the definition of
a National Heritage Area, the definition of “national significance”
as it relates to National Heritage Areas as units of the National Park
System, recommendations for prioritizing proposed studies and designations
and options for developing a National Heritage Area Program within the
National Park Service Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Thomas) |
A. Durand
Jones, Deputy Director, National Park Service |
| Thurs., 3/25 |
Park and Lands Bills Hearing on H.R. 1517 (Graves),
to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund to limit the use of funds
available from the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to use
for maintenance; H.R. 2663 (Christensen), to authorize the
Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of
designating Castle Nugent Farms located on St. Croix, Virgin Islands,
as a unit of the National Park System; and H.R.
3874 (Bono), to convey for public purposes certain Federal
lands in Riverside County, California, that have been identified for
disposal House Resources S/C on National Parks, Recreation, and Public Lands
(Radanovich) |
Robert J. Lamb, Senior Advisor to the Assistant
Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget |
| Thurs., 3/25 |
Rural Water Supply Legislation Hearing on S. 1085 (Bingaman),
to provide for a Bureau of Reclamation program to assist states and
local communities in evaluating and developing rural and small community
water supply systems; and S. 1732
(Domenici), to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish
a rural water supply program in the Reclamation States to provide a
clean, safe, affordable, and reliable water supply to rural residents;
S. 1727 (Domenici), to amend
the Lease Lot Conveyance Act of 2002 to provide that the amounts received
by the United States under contract shall be deposited in the Reclamation
Fund; and S. 2218 (Domenici),
to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a rural water supply
program in the Reclamation States for the purpose of providing a clean,
safe, affordable, and reliable water supply to rural residents and for
other purposes, to authorize the Secretary to conduct appraisal and
feasibility studies for rural water projects, and to establish guidelines
for projects authorized under this program Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on Water and Power (Murkowski) |
John W. Keys III, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation |
| Thurs., 3/25 (Rescheduled from 3/31) |
FY-2005 Budget Request – National
Park Service Hearing on the FY-2005 budget request for the National Park Service House Appropriations S/C on Interior and Related Agencies (Taylor) |
Frances P. Mainella,
Director, National Park Service |
| Thurs., 3/25 |
DOI FY-2005 Budget Request Hearing on the FY-2005 budget request for the Department of the Interior
Senate Appropriations S/C on Interior (Burns) |
|
| Thurs., 3/25 |
Marine Turtle Conservation Act of
2003 Hearing on H.R. 3378 (Gilchrest), to assist in the conservation
of marine turtles and the nesting habitats of marine turtles in foreign
countries House Resources S/C on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans
(Gilchrest) |
Marshall Jones, Deputy
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Wed., 3/24 |
Animas-La Plata Project Hearing on the Animas-La Plata Project which was authorized by the
Colorado River Basin Project Act of September 30, 1968 (P.L. 84-485),
to be located in La Plata County in southwestern Colorado and in San
Juan County in northwestern New Mexico. In addition to providing water,
the project was incorporated into the Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights
Settlement Act (P.L. 100-585) in order to settle regional and significant
Colorado Ute tribal water rights claims Senate Appropriations S/C on Energy and Water Development (Domenici) |
Bennett W. Raley, Assistant Secretary
for Water and Science |
| Wed., 3/24 |
Reclamation Issues Oversight hearing on the “Bureau of Reclamation’s Facility
Title Transfers: Lessons Learned and Future Opportunities;” and
hearing on H.R. 3747 (Walden), to participate in the rehabilitation
of the Wallowa Lake Dam in House Resources S/C on Water and Power (Calvert) |
John W. Keys, III, Commissioner,
Bureau of Reclamation |
| Wed., 3/24 |
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Amendments
of 2003 Hearing on S. 1529 (Campbell), to amend the Indian Gaming
Regulatory Act to include provisions relating to the payment and administration
of gaming fees Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Campbell) |
George Skibine,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Economic Development |
| Wed., 3/24 |
Forest and Lands Bills Hearing on H.R. 1964 (Frelinghuysen), to establish the
Highlands Stewardship Area in the State of Connecticut, New Jersey,
New York, and Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on Public Lands and Forests
(Craig) |
Robert W. McIntosh, Associate
Regional Director for Planning and Partnerships, Northeast Region, National
Park Service |
| Wed., 3/17 |
DOI’s Appraisal Office Oversight hearing to examine how the Department of the Interior’s
new Appraisal Office is functioning and how land exchanges and being
evaluated House Resources S/C on National Parks, Recreation, and Public Lands
(Radanovich) |
P. Lynn Scarlett,
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Budget and Administration |
| Wed., 3/17 |
FY-2005 Budget Request – U.S.
Geological Survey Hearing on the FY-2005 budget request for the U.S. Geological Survey House Appropriations S/C on Interior and Related Agencies (Taylor) |
Dr. Charles G. Groat, Director, U.S. Geological
Survey |
| Mon., 3/15 |
Osage Tribe Sovereign Rights Field hearing on H.R. 2912 (Lucas), to reaffirm the inherent
sovereign rights to the Osage Tribe to determine its membership and
form of government House Resources Committee (Pombo) |
Jeanette Hanna, Director,
Eastern Oklahoma Region, Bureau of Indian Affairs |
| Thurs., 3/11 |
Confirmation – Sue Ellen Wooldridge Hearing on the nomination of Sue Ellen Wooldridge to be Solicitor,
Department of Interior Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Domenici) |
Sue Ellen Wooldridge,
Nominee |
| Thurs., 3/11 |
FY-2005 Budget Request – U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service Oversight hearing on the FY-2005 budget request for the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service House Resources S/C on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans
(Gilchrest) |
Steven A.
Williams, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Thurs., 3/11 (Rescheduled from 2/26) |
Abandoned Mine Lands Programs Hearing on S. 2049 (Specter), to amend the Surface Mining
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to reauthorize collection of reclamation
fees, revise the abandoned mine reclamation program, promote remining,
authorize the Office of Surface Mining to collect the black lung excise
tax, and make sundry other changes; and S. 2086 (Thomas),
to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to improve
the reclamation of abandoned mines Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Domenici) |
Jeffrey D. Jarrett,
Director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement |
| Wed., 3/10 |
Jamestown 400th Anniversary
Commemorative Coin Act Hearing on H.R. 1914 (Jo Ann Davis), to provide for the issuance of a coin to commemorate
the 400th anniversary of the Jamestown settlement House Financial Services S/C on Domestic and International Monetary
Policy, Trade and Technology (King) |
J. Steven Griles, Deputy
Secretary |
| Wed., 3/10 |
Proposed Reorganization of Major Agencies
and Functions Related to Indian Trust Reform Matters within the DOI Oversight hearing on the proposed reorganization of major agencies
and functions related to Indian trust reform matters within the Department
of the Interior Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Campbell) |
Ross O. Swimmer, Special Trustee for American Indians,
and David W. Anderson, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs |
| Wed., 3/10 (Rescheduled from 2/4) |
Land Bills Hearing on 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; S. 1819 (Reid) and 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; and H.R.
3249 (Walden), to extend the term of the Forest Counties
Payments Committee Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on Public Lands and
Forests (Craig) |
Tom Lonnie, Assistant Director, Minerals, Realty,
and Resource Protection, Bureau of Land Management |
| Tues., 3/9 |
Water Supply Issues in the Arid West Oversight hearing on Water supply issues in the Arid West Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Domenici) |
Bennett Raley,
Assistant Secretary for Water and Science |
| Tues., 3/9 (Rescheduled from 2/5) |
California Missions Preservation Act/
Johnstown Flood National Memorial Boundary Adjustment Act Hearing on S. 1306 (Boxer) and H.R. 1446 (Farr), to support the efforts of the
California Missions Foundation to restore and repair the Spanish colonial
and mission-era missions in the State of California and to preserve
the artworks and artifacts of these missions; and H.R.
1521 (Murtha), to provide for additional lands to be included
within the boundary of the Johnston Flood National Memorial in the State
of Pennsylvania; S. 1430 (Murkowski), to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
study of the Baranov Museum in Kodiak, Alaska, for potential inclusion
in the National Park System; and S. 1687 (Bingaman), to direct the Secretary
of the Interior to conduct a study on the preservation and interpretation
of the historic sites of the Manhattan Project for potential inclusion
in the National Park System Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Thomas)
|
P. Daniel Smith, Special Assistant to the Director,
National Park Service |
| Thurs., 3/4 |
DOI FY-2005 Budget Request –
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Hearing on the FY-2005 budget request for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service House Appropriations S/C on Interior and Related Agencies (Taylor) |
Steven A. Williams,
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Thurs., 3/4 |
DOI FY- 2005 Budget Request—Bureau
of Reclamation Hearing on the FY-2005 budget request for the Department House Appropriations S/C on Energy and Water Development (Hobson) |
Secretary Gale Norton and John W. Keys III, Commissioner,
Bureau of Reclamation |
| Wed., 3/3 |
Outfitter Policy Act of 2003 Hearing on S. 1420 (Craig), to establish terms and conditions
for use of certain Federal land by outfitters and to facilitate public
opportunities for the recreational use and enjoyment of such land Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Domenici) |
James Hughes,
Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management |
| Sat., 2/28 |
Sierra Nevada Forest Plan: Protecting
Communities, Water, Wildlife and Forests in the Field hearing on the Sierra Nevada Forest Plan: Protecting Communities,
Water, Wildlife and Forests in the House Resources S/C on Forests and Forest Health (McInnis) |
Steve Thompson, Manager, California Nevada Office, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Thurs., 2/26 |
Maintenance Backlog and FY-2005 Budget
for the National Park Service and the Bureau of Land Management Hearing to examine the FY-2005 Budget for the National Park Service
and the Bureau of Land Management and ongoing efforts to reduce the
maintenance backlogs House Resources S/C on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands
(Radanovich) |
Frances
P. Mainella, Director, National Park Service and Kathleen Clarke,
Director, Bureau of Land Management |
| Wed., 2/25 |
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