Office of Congressional and
Legislative Affairs
Hearings/Testimony of the 108th Congress
November 17, 2004
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, Dakotas Area Office, Bureau
of Reclamation
Wed., 9/29
PublicLand and Forests Bills
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 PublicLands and Forests (Craig)
Scott Cameron, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Performance, Accountability, and Human Resources (on H.R. 2400,
H.R. 3874 and
H.R. 4170);
and Selma Sierra, Acting Chief of Staff, Bureau of Land
Management (on
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 Forest Health (Walden)
Witness: John Stewart, Biomass and ForestHealth Program Manager, Office of the Secretary
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 RuralWater System
House Resources S/C on Water and Power (Calvert)
Mark Limbaugh, DeputyCommissioner, Bureau of Reclamation
Tues.,
9/21
Indian
Jails: A Clarion Call for Reform
Hearing on Indian Jails: A Clarion Call for Reform
Hearing on S. 784
(McCain), to revise the boundary of the Petrified ForestNational Park in the State of Arizona;
S. 2656 (Graham), to establish a National Commission on the Quincentennial of
the discovery of Florida by Ponce de Leon; S. 2499
(Talent), to modify the boundary of the Harry S. Truman National Historic
Site in the State of Missouri; S. 1311 (Clinton), to establish the Hudson-Fulton Champlain 400th
Commemoration Commission; and
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 LuisenoMissionIndiansLand Transfer Act
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)
Chad Calvert, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and
Minerals Management
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 Forest Health (Walden)
Dale
Hall, Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service
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 Lincoln County, Nevada
Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on PublicLands and Forests (Craig)
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
bythe 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 PublicLands (Radanovich)
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 Southern California’s Inland Empire”
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 Chesapeake Bay
Oversight
field hearing on progress made in safeguarding the Chesapeake Bay
House
Government Reform (Davis)
Scott W. Phillips, Chesapeake Bay Coordinator, U.S. Geological Survey
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 Guam War Claims Review Commission
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 (Campbell), to establish a Native American-owned financial entity to provide
financial services to Indian tribes, Native American organizations, and
Native Americans
Northern
California Coastal Wild Heritage Wilderness Act
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 PublicLands and Forests (Craig)
Chad Calvert, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals
Management (on S. 738)
Tues.,
7/20
Snake
River Water Rights Act of 2004
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 PublicLands (Radanovich)
Rebecca W. Watson, Assistant SecretaryLand and Minerals
Management
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. 4469(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)
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 RedwoodNational Park in the State of California; and H.R. 1113 (Kingston), to authorize an exchange of land at FortFredericaNational Monument
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 Geology, U.S. Geological Survey (on
S. 2353)
Gaming on
Off-Reservation, Restored and Newly-Acquired Lands
Oversight hearing on Gaming on Off-Reservation, Restored and Newly-Acquired Lands
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 United States
Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Thomas)
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, U.S. Geological Survey
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; U.S. Geological Survey
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, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service
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, DeputyDirector, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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.
4459 (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
