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DATE
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HEARING
SUBJECT
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WITNESS(ES)
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Mon.,
12/19
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Park Landscape
Restoration Programs and Retention of Funds from Timber Removal
Oversight hearing on “Park Landscape Restoration Programs and Retention
of Funds from Timber Removal”
House Resources S/C
on National Parks (Pearce)
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Ernest Quintana, Regional Director, Midwest
Region, National Park Service
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Wed.,
12/14
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The National Park
Service Organic Act and Its Implementation Through Daily Park Management
Oversight hearing on “The National Park Service Organic Act and
Its Implementation Through Daily Park Management”
House Resources S/C
on National Parks (Pearce)
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Steven P. Martin, Deputy Director, National Park
Service
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Thurs.,
12/8
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Indian Trust Reform
Act of 2005
Hearing
on H.R. 4322 (Pombo), to provide for Indian trust asset management reform and
resolution of historical accounting claims, and for other purposes
House Resources S/C
on National Parks (Pearce)
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James
Cason, Associate Deputy Secretary; accompanied by
Ross O. Swimmer, Special Trustee for American Indians
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Wed.,
12/7
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Water Bills
Hearing
on H.R. 2334 (Capps), to amend the Reclamation
Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the
Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and
construction of permanent facilities for the GREAT project to reclaim, reuse,
and treat impaired waters water in the are of Oxnard, California; H.R. 2978 (Rehberg), to allow the Assiniboine
and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation to enter into a lease or
other temporary conveyance of water rights recognized under the Fort
Peck-Montana Compact for the purposes of meeting the water needs of the Dry
Prairie Rural Water Association, Incorporated; H.R. 4000 (Moran),
to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to revise certain repayment
contracts with the Bostwick Irrigation District in Nebraska, the Kansas
Bostwick Irrigation District No. 2, the Frenchman-Cambridge Irrigation
District, and the Webster Irrigation District No. 4 all a part of the
Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program; and S. 101
(Enzi), to convey to the town of
Frannie, Wyoming, certain land withdrawn by the Commissioner of Reclamation
House Resources S/C
on Water and Power (Radanovich)
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William E.
Rinne, Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation
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Tues.,
12/6
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Refuge Bills
Hearing on H.R. 2866 (Abercrombie), to provide for the
expansion of the James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge, Honolulu County,
Hawaii; and H.R. 3682 (Davis), to redesignate the Mason Neck
National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia as the Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck
National Wildlife Refuge
House Resources S/C
on Fisheries and Oceans (Gilchrest)
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Rick Shultz, Chief of the Division of
Conservation, Planning, and Policy for the National Wildlife Refuge System,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Thurs.,
12/1
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National Parks of
Hawaii
Oversight field hearing on “National Parks of Hawaii”
House Government
Reform S/C on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources (Souder)
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Frank Hays, Pacific Area Director,
National Park Service
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Mon.,
11/28
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National Parks of
California
Oversight field hearing on “National Parks of California”
House Government
Reform S/C on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources (Souder)
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Brian O’Neill,
General Superintendent, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, National Park
Service
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Thurs.,
11/17
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National Park Service
Efforts to Combat the Growth of Illegal Drug Farms in Parks
Oversight hearing on National Park Service efforts to combat the
growth of illegal drug farms in parks
House Resources S/C
on National Parks (Pearce)
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Karen Taylor-Goodrich,
Assistant Director for Visitor and Resource Protection, National Park Service
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Tues.,
11/15
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Parks and Lands Bills
Hearing
on S. 431 (DeWine) to establish a program to
award grants to improve and maintain sites honoring Presidents of the United
States; S. 505 (Kyl), to amend the Yuma Crossing
National Heritage Area Act of 2000 to adjust the boundary of the Yuma
Crossing National Heritage Area; S.
1288 (Wyden), to
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements
to protect natural resources of units of the National Park System through
collaborative efforts on land inside and outside of units of the National
Park System; S. 1544 (Dorgan), to establish the Northern
Plains National Heritage Area in the State of North Dakota; S. Con. Res. 60
(Talent), a concurrent resolution
designating the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as
America’s National Negro Leagues Baseball Museum; S. 748 (Gregg) and H.R. 1084 (Bradley),
to authorize the establishment at Antietam National Battlefield of a memorial
to the officers and enlisted men of the Fifth, Sixth, and Ninth New Hampshire
Volunteer Infantry Regiments and the First New Hampshire Light Artillery
Battery who fought in the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862; and H.R. 2107 (Saxton), to amend Public Law 104-329
to modify authorities for the use of the National Law Enforcement Officers
Memorial Maintenance Fund
Senate Energy and
Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Thomas)
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Donald W.
Murphy, Deputy Director, National Park Service
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Mon.,
11/14
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U.S. – Russia
Polar Bear Agreement
Hearing on the U.S. – Russia Polar Bear Agreement
Senate Commerce,
Science and Transportation Committee (Stevens)
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Marshall Jones, Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service
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Thurs.,
11/10
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Parks Bills
Hearing on H.R. 413 (Ryun), to establish the Bleeding
Kansas and the Enduring Struggle for Freedom National Heritage Area; H.R. 452 (Clay), to authorize the Secretary of
the Interior to conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility
of designating the Soldiers’ Memorial Military Museum located in St.
Louis, Missouri, as a unit of the National Park System; and H.R. 1307 (Garrett), to amend the Wild and
Scenic Rivers Act to designate portions of Musconectcong River in the State
of New Jersey as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System
House Resources S/C
on National Parks (Pearce)
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Janet
Matthews, Associate Director for Cultural Resources,
National Park Service
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Thurs.,
11/10
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Healthy Forest
Legislation
Hearing on H.R. 4200 (Walden), to improve the ability of the
Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to promptly
implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting
Federal lands under their jurisdiction, including the removal of dad and
damaged trees and the implementation of reforestation treatments, to support
the recovery of non-Federal lands damaged by catastrophic events, to
revitalize Forest Service experimental forests
House Resources S/C
on Forests and Forest Health (Walden)
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P.
Lynn Scarlett, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management
and Budget
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Wed.,
11/9
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Water Bills
Hearing on H.R. 3626 (Bishop), to authorize the Secretary
of the Interior to study the feasibility of enlarging the Arthur V. Watkins Dam
Weber Basin Project, Utah, to provide additional water for the Weber Basin
Project to fulfill the purposes for which that project was authorized; H.R. 3967 (Herseth), to authorize the Secretary
of the Interior to reallocate costs of the Pactola Dam and Reservoir, South
Dakota, to reflect increased demands for municipal, industrial, and fish and
wildlife purposes; and H.R.
4195 (Walden), to
authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within
Rogue River Valley Irrigation District or within Medford Irrigation District
House Resources S/C
on Water and Power (Radanovich)
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Jack
Garner, Acting Deputy Director of Operations, Bureau of Reclamation
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Wed.,
11/9
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Federal Role in Natural
Gas Supply and Demand
Hearing to discuss the Federal role in natural gas supply and demand
and the effects of the high price of natural gas on consumers
House Appropriations
S/C on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies (Taylor)
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P. Lynn Scarlett, Assistant
Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget
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Tues.,
11/8
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Coastal Barrier
Resources Act
Hearing on H.R. 3552 (Gilchrest), to reauthorize the Coastal
Barrier Resources Act
House Resources S/C
on Fisheries and Oceans (Gilchrest)
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Dr.
Benjamin N. Tuggle, Chief, Division of Federal Program Activities,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Thurs.,
11/3
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Federal and District of
Columbia Government Real Property Act of 2005
Hearing on H.R. 3699 (Tom Davis), to provide for the sale,
acquisition, conveyance, and exchange of certain real property in the
District of Columbia to facilitate the utilization, development, and redevelopment
of such property
House Resources S/C
on National Parks (Pearce)
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Paul
Hoffman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and
Wildlife and Parks
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Thurs.,
11/3
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Water Bills
Hearing on H.R. 1190 (Hunter), to direct the Secretary of
the Interior to conduct a feasibility study to design and construct a four
reservoir intertie system for the purposes of improving the water storage
opportunities, water supply reliability, and water yield of San Vincente, El
Capitan, Murray, and Loveland Reservoirs in San Diego and the Sweetwater
Authority; H.R. 2563 (Otter), to authorize the Secretary of
the Interior to conduct feasibility studies to address certain water
shortages within Snake, Boise, and Payette River system in Idaho; and H.R. 3153 (Cubin), to reauthorize the Upper
Colorado and San Juan River Basin endangered fish recovery implementation
programs
House Resources S/C
on Water and Power (Radanovich)
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William E.
Rinne, Deputy Commissioner of Reclamation
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Thurs.,
11/3
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Asian Carp
Oversight hearing on the growing problem of invasive Asian carp in the
Great Lakes and Mississippi River System
House Resources S/C
on Fisheries and Oceans (Gilchrest)
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Everett
Wilson, Deputy Assistant Director for Fisheries and
Habitat Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Wed.,
11/2
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Lands Bills
Hearing on S. 1552 (Cantwell), to amend Public Law 97-435
to extend the authorization for the Secretary of the Interior to release
certain conditions contained in a patent concerning certain land conveyed by
the United States to Eastern Washington, University until December 31, 2009;
and S. 1541 (Akaka), to protect, conserve, and
restore public land administered by the Department of the Interior or the
Forest Service and adjacent land through cooperative cost-shared grants to
control and mitigate the spread of invasive species; S. 405 (Reid),
to provide for the conveyance of certain public land in Clark County,
Nevada
Senate Energy and
Natural Resources S/C on Public Lands and Forests (Craig)
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Scott J.
Cameron, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Performance, Accountability, and Human
Resources
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Wed.,
11/2
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Federal Action in
Response to Hurricane Katrina
Oversight hearing on actions of the Fish and Wildlife Service as they
relate to Hurricane Katrina and the ongoing recovery
Senate Environment and
Public Works Committee (Inhofe)
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H. Dale Hall, Director, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service
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Tues.,
11/1
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Historic Preservation
in Katrina Impacted Areas
Oversight hearing on “Historic Preservation vs. Katrina: What
Role Should Federal, State, and Local Governments Play in Preserving Historic
Properties Affected by this Catastrophic Storm?”
House Government Reform S/C on Federalism and the Census
(Turner)
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Janet Snyder Matthews,
Associate Director for Cultural Resources, National Park Service
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Tues.,
11/1
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National Park Service
Draft Management Policies
Oversight hearing on National Park Service draft management policies, including
potential impact of the policies on park operations, park resources,
interaction with gateway communities, and solicitation and collection of
donations
Senate Energy and
Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Thomas)
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Stephen P. Martin, Deputy Director, National Park
Service
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Thurs.,
10/27
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Central Idaho Economic
Development and Recreation Act
Hearing on H.R. 3603 (Simpson), to promote the economic
development and recreational use of National Forest System lands and other
public lands in central Idaho, to designate the Boulder-White Cloud
Management Area to ensure the continued management of certain National Forest
System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands for recreational and grazing
use and conservation and resource protection, to add certain National Forest
System lands and Bureau of Land Management land in central Idaho to the
National Wilderness Preservation System
House Resources S/C
on Forest and Forest Health (Walden)
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Edward
Shephard, Assistant Director for Renewable Resources and
Planning, Bureau of Land Management
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Thurs.,
10/27
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Hurricane Recovery
Efforts
Oversight hearing on hurricane recovery efforts related to energy and
to discuss energy policy
Senate Energy and
Natural Resources Committee (Domenici)
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Secretary Gale Norton
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Wed.,
10/26
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Recreation Fees
Hearing on the implementation of the Federal Lands Recreation
Enhancement Act, P.L. 108-447 by the Forest Service and the Department of the
Interior
Senate Energy and
Natural Resources S/C on Public Lands and Forests (Craig)
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P.
Lynn Scarlett, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management
and Budget
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Tues.,
10/25
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BLM Oil and Gas
Activities
Oversight hernia on the oil and gas activities of the Bureau of Land
Management, including the impact of recently passed energy legislation
Senate
Appropriations S/C on Interior and Related Agencies (Burns)
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Kathleen Clarke, Director, Bureau of Land
Management
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Tues.,
10/25
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Territories Related
Bills
Hearing on S. 1829 (Domenici), to repeal certain sections
of the Act of May, 1936, pertaining to the Virgin Islands; and S. 1831 (Domenici), to convey certain submerged land to the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands
Senate Energy and
Natural Resources Committee (Domenici)
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Nikolao I. Pula, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary
of the Interior for Insular Affairs
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Thurs.,
10/20
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Water Supply
Vulnerabilities in the Sacramento / San Joaquin River System
Oversight hearing on “Water Supply Vulnerabilities in the
Sacramento / San Joaquin River System
House Resources S/C
on Water and Power (Radanovich)
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Kirk Rodgers,
Mid-Pacific Regional Director, Bureau of Reclamation
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Thurs.,
10/20
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Expert Views on
Hurricane and Flood Protection and Water Resources Planning for a Rebuilt
Gulf Coast
Hearing on “Expert Views on Hurricane and Flood Protection and
Water Resources Planning for a Rebuilt Gulf Coast”
House Transportation
and Infrastructure S/C on Water Resources and the Environment (Duncan)
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Statement for the Record
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Tues.,
10/18
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Supervisory Control
and Data Acquisition (SCADA)
Hearing on Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Systems
and the Terrorist Threat: Protecting the Nation’s Critical Control
Systems
House Committee on
Homeland Security S/C on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and
Cybersecurity (Lungren)
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Larry Todd, Director of Security, Safety,
and Law Enforcement, U.S. Bureau of R0eclamation
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Thurs.,
10/13
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Management of the National
Park Service and the Parks of the Southwest
Oversight field hearing on “Management of the National Parks and
the Parks of the Southwest”
House Government
Reform S/C on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources (Souder)
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Richard M. Frost, Associate Regional Director,
Communications and External Affairs, Intermountain Region, National Park
Service
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Fri.,
10/7
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Restoration after Recent
Hurricanes and other Natural Disasters: Federal Role in Recovery after
Catastrophic Events Affecting Forest Lands
Oversight hearing on “Restoration after Recent Hurricanes and
other Natural Disasters: Federal Role in Recovery after Catastrophic Events
Affecting Forest Lands”
House Resources S/C
on Forests and Forest Health (Walden)
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P. Lynn Scarlett, Assistant Secretary for
Policy, Management and Budget; accompanied by Larry Parkinson, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Law Enforcement and Security
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Thurs.,
10/6
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Water Bills
Hearing on S. 1025 (Roberts), to amend the Act entitled
“An Act to provide for the construction of the Cheney division, Wichita
Federal reclamation project, Kansas;
S. 1498
(Allard), to direct the
Secretary of the Interior to convey certain water distribution facilities to
the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District; S. 1529 (Kyl),
to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in the city of Yuma,
Arizona; S. 1578 (Allard), to reauthorize the Upper
Colorado and San Juan River Basin endangered fish recovery implementation
programs; S. 1760 (Gordon Smith), to authorize early
repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within Rogue River
Valley Irrigation District or within Medford Irrigation District
Senate Energy and
Natural Resources S/C on Water and Power (Murkowski)
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William E.
Rinne, Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation
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Thurs.,
10/6
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Water Bills
Hearing on H.R. 122 (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. 2341 (Doggett), to amend the Reclamation
Wastewater and Groundwater Study planning, and construction of a project to
reclaim and reuse wastewater within and outside of the service area of the
City of Austin Water and Wastewater Utility, Texas; H.R. 3418 (Edwards),
to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act
to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Central
Texas Water Recycling and Reuse Project; and H.R. 3929 (Calvert),
to amend the Water Desalination Act of 1996 to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to assist in research and development, environmental and feasibility
studies, and preliminary engineering for the Municipal Water District of
Orange County, California, Dana Point Desalination Project located at Dana
Point, California
House Resources S/C
on Water and Power (Radanovich)
|
Jack
Garner, Acting Deputy Commissioner and Deputy Director of Operations, Bureau
of Reclamation
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Thurs.,
9/29
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Parks Bills
Hearing on H.R. 326 (Grijalva), to amend the Yuma Crossing
national Heritage Area Act of 2000 to adjust the boundary of the Yuma
Crossing National Heritage Area and to extend the authority of the Secretary
of the Interior to provide assistance under that Act; H.R. 1436 (Renzi),
to remove certain use restrictions on property located in Navajo County,
Arizona; and H.R. 1972 (Blackburn), to direct the Secretary
of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability
and feasibility of including in the National Park System certain sites in
Williamson County, Tennessee, relating to the Battle of Franklin
House Resources S/C
on National Parks (Pearce)
|
Sue
Masica, Associate Director, Park Planning, Facilities, and
Lands, National Park Service
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Tues.,
9/27
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Lands Bills
Hearing on H.R. 679 (Cannon), to direct the Secretary of
the Interior to convey a parcel of real property to Beaver County, Utah;
H.R. 2069 (Cannon), to authorize the exchange of
certain land in Grand and Uintah Counties, Utah; H.R. 3462 (Bishop),
to provide for the conveyance of the Bureau of Land Management parcels known
as the White Acre and Gambel Oak properties and related real property to Park
City, Utah
House Resources S/C
on Forests and Forest health (Walden)
|
Chad
Calvert, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Mineral Management
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Tues.,
9/27
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Surface Mining Control
and Reclamation Legislation
Hearing
on S. 961 (Rockefeller), to amend the Surface Mining Control and Act of 1977
to reauthorize and reform the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program; and S. 1701 (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)
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Thomas D. Shope, Chief of Staff, Office of
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
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Tues.,
9/27
|
Water Bills
Hearing
on H.R. 1564 (Hastings), to authorize the Secretary
of the Interior to convey certain buildings and lands of the Yakima Project,
Washington, to the Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District Conveyance Act of 2005; H.R. 2873 (Wilson), to clear title to certain
real property in New Mexico associated with the Middle Rio Grande Project; H.R. 2925 (Hinojosa), to amend the Reclamation
States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 to extend the authority for
drought assistance; and H.R.
3443 (Musgrave), to
direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain water distribution
facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District
House Resources S/C
on Water and Power (Radanovich)
|
Jack
Garner, Acting Deputy Director of Operations, Bureau of Reclamation
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Fri.,
9/23
(Rescheduled from 9/22)
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Partners for Fish and
Wildlife Program
Hearing on S. 260 (Inhofe) and H.R. 2018 (Sullivan), to
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide technical
House Resources
Committee (Pombo)
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Matt Hogan, Acting Director, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service
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Thurs.,
9/22
|
Parks Bills
Hearing
on S. 435 (Dodd), a bill to amend the Wild and
Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the Farmington River and Salmon
Brook in the State of Connecticut for study for potential addition to the National
Wild and Scenic Rivers System;
S. 1096 (Corzine), a bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to
designate portions of the Musconetecong River in the State of New Jersey as a
component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; S. 1310 (Santorum),
a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to allow the Columbia Gas
Transmission Corporation to increase the diameter of a natural gas pipeline
located in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area; S. 1378 (Talent), a bill to amend the National
Historic Preservation Act to provide appropriation authorization and improve
the operations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; and S. 1627 (Carper), a bill to authorize the
Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resources study to evaluate
resources along the coastal region of the State of Delaware and to determine
the suitability and feasibility of establishing a unite of the National Park
System in Delaware
Senate Energy and
Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Thomas)
|
Janet
Snyder Matthews, Associate Director for Cultural Resources,
National Park Service
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Thurs.,
9/22
|
Confirmation –
H. Dale Hall
Hearing on the nomination of H. Dale Hall to be Director, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service
Senate Environment
and Public Works Committee (Inhofe)
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Nominee
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Wed.,
9/21
|
Endangered Species Act
Hearing on H.R. 3824 (Pombo), to amend and reauthorize the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide greater results conserving and
recovering listed species
House Resources
Committee (Pombo)
|
Craig
Manson, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and
Parks
|
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Wed.,
9/14
|
Meeting U.S. Natural
Gas Demand
Oversight hearing on “Meeting U.S. Natural Gas Demand and the
Role of Domestic Production on Federal Lands”
House Government Reform
S/C on Energy and Resources (Issa)
|
Rebecca W. Watson,
Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management
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Mon.,
9/12
|
National Parks in the Pacific Northwest
Oversight field hearing on “National Parks in the Pacific
Northwest
House Government
Reform S/C on
Criminal Justice,
Drug Policy, and Human Resources (Souder)
|
Cicely Muldoon, Deputy
Director for Public Use, Pacific West Region, National Park Service
|
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Thurs.,
9/6
|
Rising Price of
Gasoline
Oversight hearing to examine gasoline prices and factors contributing
to current high prices such as global oil demand, constraints on refinery
capacity, and increased speculation in the futures market
Senate Energy and
Natural Resources Committee (Domenici)
|
Rebecca Watson, Assistant Secretary, Land and
Minerals Management
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Wed.,
8/31
|
Forest Health
Conditions and Forest Management Practices on the Black Hills National Forest
Oversight field hearing on “Forest Health Conditions and Forest
Management Practices on the Black Hills National Forest”
House Resources S/C
on Forests and Forest Health (Walden)
|
June Thormodsgard, Chief Scientist for Land
Sciences, Earth Resources and Observation Science (EROS) Data Center, U.S.
Geological Survey
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Mon.,
8/29
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Issues Affecting
Forest and Management in Eastern Washington—National Forests, Tribal
Lands, and Local Communities
Oversight field hearing on “Issues Affecting Forest and
Management in Eastern Washington—National Forests, Tribal Lands, and
Local Communities”
House Resources S/C
on Forests and Forest Health (Walden)
|
John R. Vitello, Senior
Forester, Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Wed., 8/24
|
The National Parks:
Preservation of Historic Sites and the Northeast Region
Oversight field hearing on “The National Parks: Preservation of
Historic Sites and the Northeast Region”
House Government
Reform S/C on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources (Souder)
|
Robert W. McIntosh,
Associate Regional Director for Planning and Partnerships, Northeast Region,
National Park Service
|
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Sat., 8/13
|
The Benefits of
Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Development
Oversight field hearing on “The Benefits of Offshore Oil and
Natural Gas Development”
House Resources S/C
on Energy and Minerals (Gibbons)
|
Thomas A. Readinger, Associate Director for Offshore
Minerals Management, Minerals Management Service
|
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Tues., 8/9
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Invasive Species
Oversight field hearing to gather information regarding invasive species.
Specific areas of interest include challenges and needs of the National Park
Service, existing legislation, legislative solutions, and use of partnerships
for managing invasive species in and around National Parks
Senate Energy and
Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Thomas)
|
Michael Soukup, Associate Director, National
Resource Stewardship and Science, National Park Service
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|
Thurs., 7/28
|
Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)
Hearing on the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
Senate Indian
Affairs Committee (McCain)
|
Paul Hoffman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Fish and Wildlife and Parks
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Thurs., 7/28
Rescheduled from 7/26
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Park Bills
Hearing on S. 584 (Salazar)
and H.R. 432 (Udall), to require the Secretary of
the Interior to allow the continued occupancy and use of certain land and improvements
within Rocky Mountain National Parks; S. 652 (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. 958 (Sarbanes), to amend the National
Trails System Act to designate the Star-Spangled Banner Trail in the States
of Maryland and Virginia and the District of Columbia as a National Historic
Trail; S. 1154 (Collins), to extend the Acadia
National Park Advisory Commission, to provide improved visitor services at
the park; S. 1166 (Akaka), to extend the authorization
of the Kalaupapa National Historical Park Advisory Commission; and S. 1346 (Stabenow), to direct the
Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of maritime sites in the State
of Michigan
Senate Energy and
Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Thomas)
|
Steven P. Martin, Regional Director, Intermountain Region, National
Park Service
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Thurs., 7/28
|
Implementation of the Westside
Drainage Plan as a Way to Improve San Joaquin Water Quality
Oversight hearing on “Implementation of the Westside Drainage
Plan as a Way to Improve San Joaquin Water Quality”
House Resources S/C
on Water and Power (Radanovich)
|
John Keys, III, Commissioner, Bureau of
Reclamation
|
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Wed., 7/27
|
Indian Gaming
Oversight hearing on the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act exceptions and
off-reservation gaming
Senate Indian
Affairs Committee (McCain)
|
George T. Skibine, Acting Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Indian Affairs
|
|
Tues., 7/26
|
The National Trails
System Act
Oversight hearing on “The National Trails System Act”
House Resources S/C on
National Parks (Pearce)
|
Christopher K. Jarvi, Associate Director for
Partnerships, Interpretation and Education, Volunteers, and Outdoor
Recreation
|
|
Tues., 7/26
|
Cobell v. Norton
Oversight hearing on legislation to resolve Cobell v. Norton
Senate Indian
Affairs Committee (McCain)
|
James Cason, Associate Deputy Secretary
|
|
Thurs., 7/21
|
Duck Stamp Legislation
Hearing on H.R. 1494 (Kind), to direct the Secretary of the
Interior to conduct a pilot program under which up to 15 States may issue
electronic Federal migratory bird hunting stamps; and H.R. 3179 (Ortiz), to
reauthorize and amend the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program
Act of 1994
House Resources S/C
on Fisheries and Oceans (Gilchrest)
|
Paul R. Schmidt, Assistant Director, Migratory
Birds and State Programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
|
|
Thurs., 7/21
|
Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement
Amendments of 2005
Hearing on S. 1003 (McCain), to amend the Act of December 22, 1974
Senate Indian
Affairs Committee (McCain)
|
William P. Ragsdale, Director, Bureau of Indian
Affairs
|
|
Wed., 7/20
|
Park and Lands Bills
Hearing on S. 1238 (Feinstein), to amend the Public Lands
Corps Act of 1993 to provide for the conduct of projects that protect
forests; S. 1131 (Craig), to authorize the exchange of
certain Federal land within the State of Idaho; and S. 1170 (Domenici),
to establish the Fort Stanton-Snowy River National Cave Conservation Area; S. 703 (Ensign), to provide for the
conveyance of certain Bureau of Land Management land in the State of Nevada
to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway; H.R. 1101 (Murray),
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 Public Lands and Forests (Craig)
|
Lawrence B. Benna, Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management
|
|
Wed., 7/20
|
Improving Information
Quality in the Federal Government
Hearing on “Improving Information Quality in the Federal
Government”
House Government
Reform S/C on Regulatory Affairs (Miller)
|
Tom Melius, Acting Deputy Director, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service
|
|
Tues., 7/19
|
Improving Land Title
Grant Procedures for Native Americans
Joint hearing on “Improving Land Title Grant Procedures for
Native Americans,” focusing on administrative problems facing Native
Americans seeking homeownership and the process to obtain land titles through
the Bureau of Indian Affairs for their current living conditions
Committee on
Financial Services (Oxley) and Committee on Resources (Pombo)
|
Arch Wells, Acting Director, Office of Trust
Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs
|
|
Tues., 7/19
|
Maintaining and
Upgrading the Bureau of Reclamation’s Facilities to Improve Power
Generation, Enhance Water Supply and Keep our Homeland Secure
Oversight hearing on “Maintaining and Upgrading the Bureau of
Reclamation’s Facilities to Improve Power Generation, Enhance Water
Supply and Keep our Homeland Secure”
House Resources S/C
on Water and Power (Radanovich)
|
John W. Keys, III, Commissioner, Bureau of
Reclamation
|
|
Thurs., 7/14
|
Status of Settling
Recognized Tribes’ Land Claims in the State of New York
Oversight hearing on the “Status of Settling Recognized
Tribes’ Land Claims in the State of New York”
House Resources Committee
(Pombo)
|
Michael Olsen, Acting Principal Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs
|
|
Thurs., 7/14
|
National Wildfire
Program Implementation
Oversight hearing on the key aspects of the federal implementation of
the national wildfire program
House Appropriations
S/C on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies (Taylor)
|
P. Lynn Scarlett, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Budget and
Administration
|
|
Thurs., 7/14
|
Confirmation –
Tom Weimer and Mark Limbaugh
Hearing on the nominations of R. Thomas Weimer to be Assistant
Secretary of the Interior for Policy, Management and Budget; and Mark
Limbaugh to be Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and Science
Senate Energy and Natural
Resources Committee (Domenici)
|
Nominees: R. Thomas Weimer
Mark A. Limbaugh
|
|
Thurs., 7/14
Rescheduled from 6/29
|
Northern California
Coastal Wild Heritage Wilderness Act
Hearing on H.R.
233 (Thompson), to
designate certain National Forest System lands in the Mendocino and Six
Rivers National Forests and certain Bureau of Land Management lands in
Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, and Napa Counties in the State of California as
wilderness, to designate the Elkhorn Ridge Potential Wilderness Area, to
designate certain segments of the Black Butte River in Mendocino County,
California as a wild or scenic river; H.R.
2720 (Pearce), to
further the purposes of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and 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 control salt cedar and Russian olive; H.R. 2875 (Walden),
to amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to provide for the conduct of
projects that protect forests
House Resources S/C
on Forests and Forest Health (Walden)
|
Chad Calvert, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals
Management (on H.R. 233 and H.R. 2875);
and James Tate, Science Advisor to
the Secretary (on H.R. 2720)
|
|
Thurs., 7/14
|
National Park System
Operation and Management
Oversight hearing to review the National Park Service’s business
strategy for operation and management of the national park system, including
development and implementation of business plans, use of business
consultants, and incorporating business practices into day-to-day operations
Senate Energy and
Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Thomas)
|
Bruce Sheaffer, Comptroller, National Park
Service
|
|
Wed., 7/13
|
Motorized Recreational
Use on Federal
Land
Joint oversight hearing on “Motorized Recreational Use on
Federal Land’
House Resources S/C
on National Parks (Pearce) and S/C on Forests and Forest Health (Walden)
|
Ed Shepard, Assistant Director, Renewable
Resources and Planning, Bureau of Land Management
|
|
Wed., 7/13
|
Endangered Species Act
Oversight
hearing on the Endangered Species Act and incentives for private landowners
Senate Environment
and Public Works S/C on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water (Chafee)
|
Marshall Jones, Deputy
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
|
|
Tues., 7/12
|
Water Bills
Hearing
on S. 49 (Stevens), to establish a joint
Federal-State Floodplain and Erosion Mitigation Commission for the State of
Alaska; S. 247 (Smith), to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
assist in the planning, design, and construction of the Tumalo Irrigation
District Water Conservation Project in Deschutes County, Oregon; S. 648 (Smith), to amend the Reclamation
States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 to extend the authority for
drought assistance; S. 819 (Johnson), to authorize the Secretary
of the Interior to reallocate costs of the Pactola Dam and Reservoir, South
Dakota, to reflect increased demands for municipal, industrial, and fish and
wildlife purposes; S. 891 (Hagel), to extend the water service
contract for the Ainsworth Unit, Sandhills Division, Pick-Sloan Missouri
Basin Program, Nebraska; and S.
1338 (Murkowski),
to require the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of
Reclamation and the United States Geological Survey, to conduct a study on
groundwater resources in the State of Alaska
Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on Water and Power
(Murkowski)
|
John W. Keys, III, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation
|
|
Sat., 7/9
|
National Park Service
Involvement in Border Security: Is it their Responsibility?
Oversight field hearing on “National Park Service Involvement in
Border Security: Is it their Responsibility?”
House Resources S/C
on National Parks (Pearce)
|
Michael D. Snyder, Acting Regional Director,
Intermountain Region, National Park Service
|
|
Thurs., 6/30
|
The Vast North
American Resource Potential of Oil Shale, Oil Sands, and Heavy Oils –
Part 2
Oversight hearing on “The Vast North American Resource Potential
of Oil Shale, Oil Sands, and Heavy Oils – Part 2
House Resources S/C
on Energy and Mineral Resources (Gibbons)
|
Chad Calvert, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land
and Minerals Management
|
|
Wed., 6/29
|
Yucca Mountain
Hearing on “Yucca Mountain Project: Digging for the Truth”
House Government
Reform S/C on Federal Workforce and Agency Organization (Porter)
|
U.S. Geological Survey Staff Scientist appearing in a personal capacity
|
|
Wed., 6/29
|
National Weather
Service
Hearing on national weather service and severe weather
Senate Commerce,
Science and Transportation S/C Disaster Prevention and Prediction (DeMint)
|
Asbury H. Sallenger, Jr., Oceanographer, U.S. Geological
Survey
|
|
Tues., 6/28
(Rescheduled from 6/14)
|
Park Bills
Hearing on S. 206 (Cantwell), to designate the Ice Age
Floods National Geologic Trail; S. 556
(McCain), to direct the Secretary
of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to jointly conduct a study
of certain land adjacent to the Walnut Canyon National Monument in the State
of Arizona; S. 588 (McCain), to amend the National Trails
System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of
Agriculture to jointly conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the
Arizona Trail as a national scenic trail or a national historic trail; and S. 955 (Frist), to direct the Secretary of
the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability
and feasibility of including in the National Park System certain sites in
Williamson County, Tennessee, relating to the Battle of Franklin
Senate Energy and
Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Thomas)
|
Donald W. Murphy, Deputy Director, National Park Service
|
|
Mon., 6/27
|
Long Island Sound
Stewardship Act of 2005
Field hearing on H.R. 307 (Simmons), to establish the Long
Island Sound Stewardship Initiative
House Resources S/C
on Fisheries and Oceans (Gilchrest)
|
Donald Henne, Project Manager of the Southern
New England Coastal Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
|
|
Thurs., 6/23
|
Reauthorization of the
Great Ape Conservation Act / Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation
Improvement Act
Hearing on H.R. 2693 (Miller), to amend the Great Ape
Conservation Act to reauthorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide
project grant and emergency assistance to address critical great ape
conservation needs; and H.R. 518 (King), to require the Secretary of
the Interior to refine the Department of the Interior program for providing assistance
for the conservation of neotropical migratory birds
House Resources S/C
on Fisheries and Oceans (Gilchrest)
|
Marshall P. Jones, Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service
|
|
Thurs., 6/16
|
Indian Education
Oversight hearing on Indian Education
Senate Indian
Affairs Committee (McCain)
|
James E. Cason, Associate Deputy Secretary
|
|
Wed., 6/15
|
Realty Programs
Oversight hearing on the Bureau of Land Management and
Forest Service realty programs
House Resources S/C
on Forests and Forest Health (Walden)
|
Jim Hughes, Deputy Director, Bureau of Land
Management
|
|
Thurs., 6/9
|
Parks Bills
Hearing on H.R. 562 (Levin), to authorize the Government
of Ukraine to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of
Columbia to honor the victims of the manmade famine that occurred in the
Ukraine in 1932-1933; H.R.
1515 (Jindal), to
adjust the boundary of the Barataria Preserve Unit of the Jean Lafitte
National Historical Park and Preserve in the State of Louisiana; and H.R. 1096 (Garrett), to establish the Thomas
Edison National Historical Park in the State of New Jersey as the successor
to the Edison National Historic Site
House Resources S/C
on National Parks (Nunes)
|
Joseph M. Lawler, Regional Director, National Capital Region,
National Park Service
|
|
Thurs., 5/26
|
National Wildlife
Refuges
Oversight hearing on public access issues on National Wildlife Refuges
House Resources S/C
on Fisheries and Oceans (Gilchrest)
|
William Hartwig, Assistant Director for the
National Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
|
|
Wed., 5/25
|
Reauthorization of the
Coastal Zone Management Act
Hearing on S. 360 (Snowe), to amend the Coastal Zone
Management Act
Commerce, Science and
Transportation S/C on Fisheries and the Coast (Snowe)
|
Walter Cruickshank, Deputy Director, Minerals
Management Service
|
|
Tues., 5/24
|
Status of the National
Fish Hatchery System
Oversight hearing on the status of the National Fish Hatchery System
House Resources S/C
on Fisheries and Oceans (Gilchrest)
|
Mamie Parker, Assistant Director for
Fisheries, Habitat, and Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
|
|
Tues., 5/24
|
Desalination Drought
Protection Act of 2005
Hearing on H.R. 1071 (Davis), to direct the Secretary of
Energy to make incentive payments of the owners or operators of qualified
desalination facilities to partially offset the cost electrical energy
required to operate such facilities
House Resources S/C
on Water and Power (Radanovich)
|
Maryanne Bach, Director for Research and
Development, Bureau of Reclamation
|
|
Thurs., 5/19
(Rescheduled from 5/12)
|
Endangered Species Act
Oversight hearing on the Endangered Species Act: How is it
Working and What Improvements Need to be Made
Senate Environment
and Public Works S/C on Fisheries, Wildlife and Water (Chafee)
|
Craig Manson, Assistant Secretary for Fish and
Wildlife and Parks
|
|
Wed., 5/18
|
Taking Land into Trust
Oversight hearing on issues surrounding the taking land into for
Native American tribes
Senate Indian
Affairs Committee (McCain)
|
George T. Skibine, Acting Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Policy and Economic Development, Assistant Secretary for Indian
Affairs
|
|
Thurs., 5/12
|
Parks Bill
Hearing on H.R. 323 (Engel), to redesignate the Ellis
Island Library on the third floor of the Ellis Island Immigration Museum,
located on Ellis Island in New York Harbor, as the “Bob Hope Memorial
Library”; H.R. 774 (Musgrave), to adjust the boundary of
Rocky Mountain National Park in the State of Colorado; and H.R. 1084 (Bradley), to authorize the
establishment at Antietam National Battlefield of a memorial to the officers
and enlisted men of the Fifth, Sixth, and Ninth New Hampshire Volunteer
Infantry Regiments and the First New Hampshire Light Artillery Battery who
fought in the Battle of Antietam on September 17,1862
House Resources S/C
on National Parks (Nunes)
|
Sue Massica, Associate, Director, Park Planning, Facilities, and Lands,
National Park Service
|
|
Wed., 5/11
|
Recognition
Oversight hearing on Federal Recognition of Indian Tribes
Senate Indian
Affairs Committee (McCain)
|
R. Lee Fleming, Director, Office of Federal
Acknowledgment, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs
|
|
Wed., 5/11
|
Rural Water Supply Act
of 2005
Hearing on S. 895 (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
Senate Energy and
Natural Resources Committee (Domenici)
|
John W. Keys, III, Commissioner, Bureau of
Reclamation
|
|
Wed., 5/11
|
Lands Bills
Hearing on H.R. 486 (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
Senate Energy and
Natural Resources S/C on Public Lands and Forests (Craig)
|
Thomas P. Lonnie, Assistant Director, Minerals,
Realty, and Resource Protection, Bureau of Land Management
|
|
Tues., 5/10
|
Administration and
Management of the National Park System
Oversight hearing to review the National Park Service’s funding
needs for administration and management of the national park system
Senate Energy and Natural
Resources S/C on National Parks (Thomas)
|
Frances P. Mainella, Director, National Park Service
|
|
Wed., 5/4
|
Personal Water Craft
Use in the National Park System
Oversight hearing on Personal Water Craft Use in the
National Park System
House Resources S/C
on National Parks (Nunes)
|
Michael D. Snyder, Acting Deputy Director, National Park Service
|
|
Thurs., 4/28
|
Miscellaneous Parks
and Historic Bills
Hearing on H.R. 126 (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; and some additional parks bills; S. 242 (Hutchinson), to establish
4 memorials to the Space Shuttle Columbia in the State of Texas; S. 262 (Feinstein), to authorize
appropriations to the Secretary of the Interior for the restoration of the
Angel Island Immigration Station in the State of California; S. 336 (Sarbanes), to direct the Secretary of
the Interior to carry out a study of the feasibility of designating the
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Watertrail as a national
historic trail; S. 670 (McCain), to authorize the Secretary
of the Interior to conduct a special resources study of sites associated with
the life of César Estrada Chávez and the farm labor movement;
and S. 777 (Sarbanes), to designate Catoctin
Mountain Park in the State of Maryland as the “Catoctin Mountain
National Recreation Area”
Senate Energy and
Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Thomas)
|
Michael Soukup, Associate Director, Natural Resource Stewardship
and Science, National Park Service
|
|
Wed., 4/27
|
GAO Reforestation
Report
Oversight hearing on Reforestation Problems on National
Forests: A GAO Report on the Increasing Backlog
House Resources S/C
on Forests and Forest Health (Walden)
|
Edward Shepard, Assistant Director for Renewable
Resources and Planning, Bureau of Land Management
|
|
Tues., 4/26
|
National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation Reauthorization Act
Hearing on H.R. 1428 (Pombo), to authorize appropriations
for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
House Resources S/C
on Fisheries and Oceans (Gilchrest)
|
Matt Hogan, Acting Director, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service
|
|
Tues., 4/26
|
Fire Preparedness
Oversight hearing on Department of Interior and Department
of Agriculture fore preparedness for the FY 2005/FY 2006 fire season,
including the agencies’ assessment of the risk of fires by region, the
status of and contracting for aerial fire suppression assets, and other
information needed to better understand the agencies’ ability to deal
with the upcoming fire season
Senate Energy and
Natural Resources S/C on Public Lands and Forests (Craig)
|
P. Lynn Scarlett, Assistant Secretary for Policy,
Budget and Administration
|
|
Friday., 4/22
(Rescheduled from 4/14)
|
The National Parks:
Will they survive for future generations?
Oversight hearing “The National Parks: Will they survive for
future generations?”
House Government
Reform S/C on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources (Souder)
|
Stephen P. Martin, Deputy Director, National Park
Service
|
|
Fri.,
4/22
|
Partners for Fish and
Wildlife Program
Field
hearing on S.260 (Inhofe), to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to provide technical and financial assistance to private landowners
to restore, enhance, and manage private land to improve fish and wildlife
habitats through the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program
Senate Environment
and Public Works Committee (Inhofe)
|
H.
Dale Hall, Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service
|
|
Thurs., 4/21
|
National Historic
Preservation Act
Oversight hearing on the National Historic Preservation
Act
House Resources S/C
on National Parks (Nunes)
|
Janet Snyder Matthews, Associate Director for Cultural
Resources, National Park Service
|
|
Tues., 4/19
|
OCS Program
Hearing on offshore hydrocarbon production and the future
of alternate energy resources on the Outer Continental Shelf
Senate Energy and
Natural Resources Committee (Domenici)
|
R.M. “Johnnie” Burton, Director, Minerals Management
Service
|
|
Tues., 4/19
|
Coastal Ocean
Observation System Integration and Implementation Act
Hearing on H.R.
1489 (Gilchrest), to authorize
the Secretary of Commerce to establish a coastal ocean observation system
House Resources S/C
on Fisheries and Oceans (Gilchrest)
|
Chris Kearney, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Policy and International Affairs
|
|
Tues., 4/19
|
Miscellaneous Water
and Power Bills
Hearing on S. 166
(Smith), to amend the Oregon
Resource Conservation Act of 1996 to reauthorize the participation of the
Bureau of Reclamation in the Deschutes River Conservancy; S. 310 (Ensign),
to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Newlands Project
Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility to the Truckee-Carson Irrigation
District in the State of Nevada; S. 251
(Smith), to authorize the
Secretary of the Interior, action through the Bureau of Reclamation, to
conduct a water resource feasibility study for the Little Butte/Bear Creek
Subbasins in Oregon; S. 519 (Hutchison), to amend the lower Rio
Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 to
authorize additional projects and activities under that Act; and S. 592 (Thomas), to extend the contract for
the Glendo Unit of the Missouri River Basin Project in the State of Wyoming
Senate Energy and
Natural Resources S/C on Water and Power (Murkowski)
|
William Rinne, Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation
|
|
Thurs., 4/14
|
Parks and Historic
Bills
Hearing
on H.R. 1492 (Thomas), to provide for the
preservation of the historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were
detained during World War II; H.R. 432 (Udall), to require
the Secretary of the Interior to permit continued occupancy and use of
certain lands and improvements within Rocky Mountain National Park; and H.R.
481 (Musgrave), to further the purposes of the Sand
Creek National Massacre National Historic Site Establishment Act
House Resources S/C on National Parks (Nunes)
|
Michael D. Snyder, Acting Deputy Director, National Park Service
|
|
Wed., 4/13 (Rescheduled from 4/7)
|
FY-2006 Budget Request
– National Park Service
Hearing on the FY-2006 budget request for the National
Park Service
House Appropriations
S/C on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (Taylor)
|
Frances P. Mainella, Director, National Park Service
|
|
Tues., 4/12
|
Oil Shale Development
on Bureau of Land Management Lands
Oversight hearing to discuss opportunities to advance
technology that will facilitate environmentally friendly development of on
oil shale and oil sands resources
Senate Energy and
Natural Resources Committee (Domenici)
|
Thomas Lonnie, Assistant Director for Minerals,
Realty, and Resource Protection, Bureau of Land Management
|
|
Tues., 4/12
|
Snowmobile Use in the
National Park System
Oversight hearing on Snowmobile Use in the National Park System
House Resources S/C on
National Parks (Nunes)
|
Michael D. Snyder, Acting Deputy Director, National
Park Service
|
|
Tues., 4/12
|
Future of the National
Capital Mall
Oversight hearing to review management and planning issues for the National
Mall, including the history of development, security projects and other
planned construction, and future development plans
Senate Energy and
Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Thomas)
|
John G. Parsons, Associate Regional Director for
Lands, Resources and Planning, National Capital Region, National Park Service
|
|
Thurs., 4/7
|
DOI FY-2006 Budget
Request—Bureau of Reclamation
Hearing on the FY-2006 budget request for the Bureau of Reclamation
Senate
Appropriations S/C on Energy and Water Development (Domenici)
|
R. Thomas Weimer,
Acting Assistant
Secretary for Water and Science; and John W. Keys, III, Commissioner, Bureau
of Reclamation
|
|
Wed., 4/6
|
Concessions
Oversight hearing on the Implementation of the National Park Service
Concessions Act
House Resources S/C
on National Parks (Nunes)
|
Steven P. Martin, Regional Director, Intermountain
Region, National Park Service
|
|
Tues., 4/5
|
Lytton Rancheria of
California Trust
Hearing on S. 113 (Feinstein), to modify the date as of
which certain tribal land of the Lytton Rancheria of California is deemed to be
held in trust
Senate Indian
Affairs Committee (McCain)
|
George Skibine, Acting Assistant Secretary for
Policy and Economic Development for the Indian Affairs
|
|
Tues., 4/5
|
Yucca Mountain Project
Hearing titled, “Yucca Mountain Project: Have Federal Employees
Falsified Documents?”
House Govenment
Reform S/C on Federal Workforce and Agency Organization (Porter)
|
Charles G. Groat, Director, U.S. Geological Survey
|
|
Thurs., 3/17
|
FY-2006 Budget
Request—Bureau of Indian Affairs
Hearing on the FY-2006 budget request for the Bureau of Indian Affairs
House Appropriations
S/C on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies (Taylor)
|
James Cason, Acting Assistant Secretary for
Indian Affairs
|
|
Thurs., 3/17
|
FY-2006 Budget
Request—National Park Service
Oversight
hearing on the FY-2006 budget request for the National Park Service
House Resources S/C
on National Parks (Nunes)
|
Frances P. Mainella, Director, National Park Service
|
|
Wed., 3/16
|
U.S. Energy and
Mineral Needs, Security and Policy: Impacts of Sustained Increases in Global
Energy and Mineral Consumption by Emerging Economies Such as China and India
Oversight hearing on “U.S. Energy and Mineral Needs, Security
and Policy: Impacts of Sustained Increases in Global Energy and Mineral
Consumption by Emerging Economies Such as
China and India”
House Resources S/C on
Energy and Mineral Resources (Gibbons)
|
Dave Menzie, Geologist, U.S. Geological
Survey
|
|
Wed., 3/16
|
Lands Bills
Hearing on H.R. 599 (Udall), to provide
a source of funds to carryout restoration activities on Federal lands under
the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of
Agriculture; and H.R. 975 (Tancredo), to provide consistent enforcement
authority to the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, 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
House Resources S/C on
Forests and Forest Health (Walden)
|
Kim Thorsen, Assistant Director, Office of
Law Enforcement and Security
|
|
Tues., 3/15
|
Heritage Bills
Hearing on S. 175 (Brownback),
to establish the Bleeding Kansas and Enduring Struggle for Freedom National
Heritage Area; S. 322 (Jeffords), to establish
the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership in the States of Vermont and
New York; S. 323 (Talent), to authorize the Secretary of
the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the
French Colonial Heritage Area in the State of Missouri as a unit of the
National Park System; and S. 429 (Lieberman), to
establish the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area in the State of
Connecticut and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on National
Parks (Thomas)
|
Janet Snyder Matthews, Associate Director for Cultural
Resources, National Park Service
|
|
Mon., 3/14
|
The National Parks:
Will They Survive for Future Generations?
Oversight field hearing (Gettysburg, PA) on funding issues, preservation
and maintenance, law enforcement and homeland security for Gettysburg
National Park, Eisenhower National Historic Site, and the Valley Forge
National Park
House Government
Reform S/C on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources (Souder)
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Robert M. McIntosh, Associate Regional Director for
Planning and Partnerships, Northeast Region, National Park Service
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Thurs., 3/10
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FY-2006 Budget Request
Hearing on the FY-2006 budget request for the Department of the
Interior
Senate
Appropriations S/C on Interior (Burns)
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Secretary Gale Norton; accompanied
by P. Lynn Scarlett, Assistant
Secretary for Land and Minerals Management; and John Trezise,
Director, Office of Budget
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Thurs., 3/10
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DOI FY-2006 Budget
Request for Energy and Minerals Programs
Oversight hearing on the Interior Budget for FY-2006 for the Minerals
Management Service, Bureau of Land Management, Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, and the U.S. Geological Survey
House Resources S/C
on Energy and Mineral Resources (Gibbons)
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R.M. “Johnnie”
Burton,
Director, Minerals Management Service; James Hughes, Deputy Director, Bureau of
Land Management; Jeffrey D. Jarrett, Director, Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement; and Charles G. Groat, Director, U.S.
Geological Survey
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Thurs., 3/10
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FY 2006 Budget
Request—U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Oversight hearing on the FY 2006 budget request for the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service
House Resources S/C
on Fisheries and Oceans (Gilchrest)
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Steven A. Williams, Director, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Wed., 3/9
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FY-2006 Budget Request
– U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Hearing on the FY-2006 budget request for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service
House Appropriations
S/C on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies (Taylor)
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Steven A. Williams, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Wed., 3/9
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FY-2006 Budget
Request—Bureau of Land Management
Oversight hearing on the FY-2006 Budget Request for the Bureau of Land
Management
House Resources S/C
on Forests and Forest Health (Walden)
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Kathleen Clarke, Director, Bureau of Land
Management
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Wed., 3/9
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Trust Reform
Oversight hearing on revising the way Indian trust funds are handled
Senate Indian
Affairs Committee (McCain)
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James Cason, Associate Deputy Secretary;
accompanied by Ross O. Swimmer,
Special Trustee for American Indians
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Wed., 3/9
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Confirmation –
P. Lynn Scarlett
Hearing on the nomination of P. Lynn Scarlett to be Deputy Secretary
of the Interior
Senate Energy and
Natural Resources Committee (Domenici)
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P. Lynn Scarlett, Deputy Secretary of the
Interior-Designate
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Tues., 3/8
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Miscellaneous Public
Lands Bills
Hearing on S. 267 (Craig), to reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community
Self-Determination Act of 2000; S. 305 (Craig),
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; S. 213 (Bingaman),
to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land to Rio
Arriba County, New Mexico; S. 476 (Hatch), to authorize the
Boy Scouts of America to exchange certain land in the State of Utah acquired
under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act; and S. 485 (Craig), to
reauthorize and amend the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992
Senate Energy and
Natural Resources S/C on Public Lands and Forests (Thomas)
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Chris Kearney, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and
International Affairs
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Thurs., 3/3
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Tsunami
Oversight hearing on Tsunami
House Appropriations
S/C on Interior and Related Agencies (Taylor)
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Charles G. Groat,
Director, U.S. Geological
Survey
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Thurs., 3/3
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FY-2006 Budget
Request—Bureau of Reclamation
Hearing on the FY-2006 budget request for the Bureau of Reclamation
and the Central Utah Project Completion Act
House Appropriations
S/C on Energy and Water Development (Hobson)
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Secretary
Gale Norton; and John W. Keys, III,
Commissioner, Bureau
of Reclamation; accompanied by John Trezise, Director, Office of
Budget
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Thurs., 3/3
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FY-2006 Budget
Request—Bureau of Reclamation and U.S. Geological Survey (Water
Division)
Oversight hearing on the FY-2006 budget request for the Bureau of Reclamation
and the water division of the U.S. Geological Survey
House Resources S/C
on Water and Power (Radanovich)
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John W. Keys, III, Commissioner, Bureau of
Reclamation; and Robert M. Hirsch, Associate Director for
Water, U.S. Geological Survey
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Wed., 3/2
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DOI FY-2006 Budget
Request
Hearing on the FY-2006 budget request for the Department of the
Interior
House Appropriations
S/C on Interior and Related Agencies (Taylor)
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Secretary Gale Norton; accompanied
by P. Lynn Scarlett, Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management; and John
Trezise, Director, Office of Budget
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Tues., 3/1
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DOI FY-2006 Budget
Request
Oversight hearing on the FY-2006 budget request for the Department of
the Interior
Senate Energy and
Natural Resources Committee (Domenici)
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Secretary Gale Norton; accompanied
by P. Lynn Scarlett, Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management; and John
Trezise, Director, Office of Budget
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Tues., 3/1
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Coral Reefs
Oversight hearing on Coral Reefs
House Resources S/C
on Fisheries and Oceans (Gilchrest)
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Craig
Manson,
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks
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Thurs., 2/17
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Healthy Forest
Restoration Act
Oversight hearing on the Health Forest Restoration Act
House Resources S/C
on Forests and Forest Health (Walden)
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Rebecca W. Watson, Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management
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Thurs., 2/17
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Federal Lands Recreation
Enhancement Act
Oversight hearing to review the National Park Service’s
implementation of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act authorized in
Public Law 108-447
Senate Energy and
Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Thomas)
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P. Lynn Scarlett, Assistant Secretary for Policy,
Management and Budget
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Wed., 2/16
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FY 2006 Budget Request
for Indian Programs
Oversight hearing on the President’s FY 2006
budget request for Indian programs
Senate Indian
Affairs Committee (McCain)
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James
Cason, Acting
Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs; and Ross Swimmer, Special
Trustee for American Indians
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Wed., 2/16
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Status of the Indian
Trust Fund Lawsuit, Cobell v. Norton
Oversight hearing on the “Status of the Indian Trust Fund
Lawsuit, Cobell v. Norton”
House Resources
Committee (Pombo)
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James Cason, Acting Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs
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Thurs., 2/10
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Recognition
Hearing on H.R. 512 (Pombo), to require prompt review by
the Secretary of the Interior of the longstanding petitions for Federal
recognition of certain Indian Tribes
House Resources
Committee (Pombo)
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Michael D. Olsen, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Indian Affairs
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Tues., 2/8
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Secure Rural Schools
and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000
Oversight hearing on the Secure Rural Schools and Community
Self-Determination Act of 2000
Senate Energy and
Natural Resources S/C on Public Lands and Forests (Craig)
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Ed Shepard, Assistant Director,
Renewable Resources and Planning, Bureau of Land Management
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Wed., 2/2
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U.S. Tsunami Warning
System
Hearing on S. 50 (Inouye), to authorize and strengthen
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s tsunami detection,
forecast, warning, and mitigation program
Senate Commerce,
Science, and Transportation Committee (Stevens)
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Charles G. Groat, Director, U.S.
Geological Survey
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Wed., 1/26
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Tsunamis: Is the U.S.
Prepared?
Oversight hearing on “Tsunamis: Is the U.S. Prepared?”
House Science
Committee (Boehlert)
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Charles G. Groat, Director, U.S.
Geological Survey
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