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WITNESS(ES) |
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Thurs., 11/16 |
Lands
and Forests Bills Hearing on S. 3636 (Bennett), a
bill to establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve public
land, and provide for high quality economic development in Washington County,
Utah, and for other purposes Senate
Energy and Natural Resources S/C on Public Lands and Forests (Craig) |
Chad Calvert, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management |
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Tues., 10/10 |
Colorado
River Conservation Program Oversight field hearing on H.R. 5180 (Hayworth), to authorize appropriations for the Bureau of
Reclamation to carry out the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation
Program in the States of Arizona, California, and Nevada, and for other
purposes House Resources S/C on Water and Power (Radanovich) |
Lorri Gray, Program Manager for Colorado River Multi Species Conservation Program, Bureau of Reclamation |
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Wed., 10/4 |
Lewis
and Clark Expedition Oversight field hearing on the
Bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and the potential extension of
the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail House
Resources S/C on National Parks (Pearce) |
Alan Hutchings, Associate Regional Director Planning, Communications, and Legislation, for the Midwest Regional Office, National Park Service |
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Wed., 10/4 |
Egg-Bearing
Male Bass Oversight hearing on
“Ova-Pollutions in the Potomac: Egg-Bearing Male Bass and Implications
for Human and Ecological Health” to investigate recently reported
abnormalities in fish in the Potomac watershed and what steps federal, state,
and local governments are taking to ensure effective protections of human and
ecological health House Government Reform Committee (Davis, III) |
Mark Myers, Director, United States Geological
Survey; |
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Thus., 9/28 |
Parks Bills Hearing on H.R. 4529 (Case), To provide for the establishment of a memorial within
Kalaupapa National Historical Park located on the island of Molokai, in the
State of Hawaii, to honor and perpetuate the memory of those individuals who
were forcibly relocated to the Kalaupapa Peninsula from 1866 to 1969, and for
other purposes; H.R.
5195 (Wolf), To establish
the Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area, and for other
purposes; H.R.
5466 (Davis), To amend the
National Trails System Act to designate the Captain John Smith Chesapeake
National Historic Trail; H.R. 5665 (Simpson),
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land and
improvements of the Gooding Division of the Minidoka Project, Idaho; and H.R. 5817 (Inslee), To adjust the boundary of
the Minidoka Internment National Monument to include the Nidoto Nai Yoni
Memorial in Bainbridge Island, Washington, and for other purposes House Resources S/C on National Parks (Pearce) |
Daniel N. Wenk, Acting Associate Director for Park Planning, Facilities and Lands, National Park Service |
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Wed., 9/27 |
Lands Bills Hearing on S. 3000 (Stevens), A bill to
grant rights-of-way for electric transmission lines over certain Native
allotments in the State of Alaska; S.
3599 (Bingaman), A bill to establish the Prehistoric
Trackways National Monument in the State of New Mexico; S. 3794 (Crapo), A bill to provide for the implementation of the Owyhee
Initiative Agreement, and for other purposes; and 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 lands in central Idaho to the National Wilderness
Preservation System, and for other purposes Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on Public Lands and Forests (Craig) |
Chad Calvert, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management |
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Tues., 9/26 |
International Polar Year Joint oversight hearing on the
International Polar Year Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
(Stevens) and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (Lugar) |
Dr. Thomas R. Armstrong, Program Coordinator, Earth Surface Dynamics, U.S. Geological Survey |
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Tues., 9/26 |
Water and Power Bills Hearing on H.R. 5110 (Udall), to facilitate the use for irrigation and other purposes
of water produced in connection with development of energy resources; H.R. 5786 (Calvert), to authorize the Secretary,
in cooperation with the City of San Juan Capistrano, California, to
participate in the design, planning, and construction of, and advanced water
treatment plant facility and recycled water system, and for other purposes;
and H.R. 5987
(Cole), to provide for a
feasibility study of alternatives to augment the water supplies of the
Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District and cities served by the
District House Resources S/C on Water and Power (Radanovich) |
William Rinne, Acting Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation Robert M. Hirsch, Associate Director, United States Geological Survey (H.R. 5110) |
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Thurs., 9/21 |
Water Project Bills Hearing on S. 1106 (Allard), A bill to
authorize the construction of the Arkansas Valley Conduit in the State of
Colorado, and for other purposes; S. 1811 (Hatch),
A bill 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; S. 3832 (Domenici),
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish criteria to
transfer title to reclamation facilities, and for other purposes; S. 3798 (Feinstein), A bill to direct the
Secretary of the Interior to exclude and defer from the pooled reimbursable
costs of the Central Valley Project the reimbursable capital costs of the
unused capacity of the Folsom South Canal, Auburn-Folsom South Unit, Central
Valley Project, and for other purposes; H.R. 2563 (Otter),
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct feasibility studies to
address certain water shortages within the Snake, Boise, and Payette River
systems in Idaho, and for other purposes; and H.R. 3897 (Radanovich), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting
through the Bureau of Reclamation to enter into a cooperative agreement with
the Madera Irrigation District for purposes of supporting the Madera Water
Supply and Groundwater Enhancement Project Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on Water and Power (Murkowski) |
William Rinne, Acting Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation |
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Thurs., 9/21 |
Fisheries Bill Hearing on H.R. 4315 (Kennedy),
To amend the Acts popularly known as the Duck Stamp Act and the Wetland Loan
Act to reauthorize appropriations to promote the conservation of migratory
waterfowl and to offset or prevent the serious loss of important wetlands and
other waterfowl habitat essential to the preservation of such waterfowl, and
for other purposes House Resources S/C on Fisheries on Oceans (Gilchrest) |
David M. Verhey, Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks |
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Thurs., 9/21 |
San Joaquin Restoration Act Oversight hearing
on “The San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act” House Resources S/C on Water and Power (Radanovich) |
Jason Peltier, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science |
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Thurs., 9/21 |
National Park Service Nomination Hearing on the nomination of Mary
Amelia Bomar, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the National Park Service,
vice Frances P. Mainella, resigned Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Domenici) |
Mary Amelia Bomar, Nominee |
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Wed., 9/20 |
Tribal Self-Governance Oversight hearing
on Tribal Self-Governance Senate Indian Affairs Committee (McCain) |
George T. Skibine, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs |
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Wed., 9/20 |
Historic Preservation and Community
Development Oversight hearing
on “Historic Preservation and Community Development: Why Cities and
Towns Should Look to the Past as a Key to Their Future” House Government Reform S/C on Federalism and the Census (Turner) |
Janet Snyder Matthews, Associate Director for Culture Resources, National Park Service |
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Thurs., 9/14 |
Interior Department management and
accountability Oversight hearing
on management and accountability at the Department of the Interior House Government Reform Committee (Davis, III) |
P. Lynn Scarlett, Deputy Secretary; |
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Thurs., 9/14 |
Indian Affairs Nominations Hearing on the
nomination of Carl Artman to be Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs,
Department of the Interior Senate Indian Affairs Committee (McCain) |
Carl Artman, Nominee |
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Thurs., 9/14 |
Interior Nominations Hearing to consider the nomination
of C. Stephen Allred, of Idaho, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior,
vice Rebecca W. Watson, resigned; and Robert W. Johnson, of Nevada, to be
Commissioner of Reclamation, Vice John W. Keys, III, resigned Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Domenici) |
C. Stephen Allred, Nominee |
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Thurs., 9/14 |
Forest Bills Hearing on H.R. 5769 (Matheson),
to establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve public land, and
provide for high quality economic development in Washington County, Utah, and
for other purposes House Resources S/C on Forests and Forest Health (Walden) |
Chad Calvert, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management |
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Thurs., 9/14 |
Fish and Oceans Bills Hearing on H.R. 4953 and S. 2430 (Kildee),
to amend the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 to provide
for implementation of recommendations of the United Sates Fish and Wildlife
Service contained in the Great Lakes Fishery Resources Restoration Study; and
H.R. 4345 and S. 2041 (Berkley), to provide for the
conveyance of a United States Fish and Wildlife Service administrative site
to the city of Las Vegas, Nevada House Resources S/C on Fisheries and Oceans (Gilchrest) |
Charles Wooley, Deputy Regional Director, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service |
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Thurs., 9/14 |
Federal agencies and conference
spending Oversight hearing
on Federal agencies and conference spending Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs S/C on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security |
Nina Rose Hatfield, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy, Management and Budget |
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Wed., 9/13 |
Visitation Trends Oversight hearing
on “Visitation trends in the National Park System – Part
II” House Resources S/C on National Parks (Pearce) |
Christopher
Jarvi, Associate Director for Partnership, Interpretation and
Education, Volunteers, and Outdoor Recreation, National Park Service |
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Wed., 9/13 |
Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Oversight hearing
on “The Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Strategy – Can it be
implemented to restore and protect the Great Lakes?” House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (Young) |
Charles Wooley, Deputy Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
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Wed., 9/13 |
Lands Bills Hearing on H.R. 5617 (Young), To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to
provide an equitable distribution of land to the 13th Alaska
Native Regional Corporation; and H.R.
5781 (Young), to grant
rights-of-way for electric transmission lines over certain Native allotments
in the State of Alaska House Resources Committee (Pombo) |
Jim Hughes, Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management |
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Thurs., 9/7 |
Water and Power Bills Hearing H.R. 6014 (Pombo), to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting
through the Bureau of Reclamation, to improve California’s
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and water supply House Resources S/C on Water and Power (Radanovich) |
William E. Rinne, Acting Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation |
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Thurs., 9/7 |
Parks Bills Hearing on H.R. 3532 (Camp), to direct the Secretary of the
Interior to conduct a study of maritime sites in the State of Michigan; H.R. 5452 (Reynolds), to make the National Parks
and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available at a discount to certain
veterans; H.R.
5485 (Baird), to direct
the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility
of establishing the Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area in the States of
Washington and Oregon, and for other purposes; and H.R. 5978 (Blunt), to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of
including the battlefields and related sites of the First and Second Battles
of Newtonia, Missouri, during the Civil War as part of Wilson’s Creek
National Battlefield or designating the battlefields as related sites as a separate
unit of the National Park System and for other purposes House Resources S/C on National Parks (Pearce) |
John Wessels, Acting Assistant Director, Business Services, National Park Service |
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Fri., 9/1 |
Resources Bill Hearing on S. 3563 (Burns), to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct
studies to determine the feasibility and environmental impact of
rehabilitating the St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works and the Milk River
Project, to authorize the rehabilitation and improvement of the St. Mary
Diversion and Conveyance Works, to develop an emergency response plan for use
in the case of catastrophic failure of the St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance
Works, and for other purposes Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Domenici) |
Mike Ryan, Regional Director, Bureau of Reclamation |
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Mon., 8/14 |
National Parks of Alaska Oversight hearing
on the “National Parks of Alaska” House Government Reform S/C on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources (Souder) |
Marsha
Blaszak, Alaska
Regional Director, National Park Service |
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Sat., 8/5 |
Border security on Federal lands Oversight hearing on “Border
security on Federal lands: What can be done to mitigate impacts along the
southwestern border.” House Resources Committee (Pombo) |
Steve Borchard, California Desert District Manager, Bureau of Land Management |
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Wed., 8/2 |
Forest Emergency Recovery Act 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 dead 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, and for other purposes Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry S/C on Forestry, Conservation and Rural Revitalization (Crapo) |
Lynn Scarlett, Deputy Secretary |
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Thurs., 7/27 |
Forest, Wilderness and Land Bills Hearing on H.R. 4784 (DeFazio),
to direct the Secretary of Interior to convey certain Bureau of Land
Management Land to the City of Eugene, Oregon; H.R. 4235 (Hefley), to
designate certain National Forest System lands in the Pike and San Isabel
National Forests and certain lands in the Royal Gorge Resource Area of the
Bureau of Land Management in the State of Colorado as wilderness, and for
other purposes; H.R. 2718 (Otter), to authorize the exchange of
certain Federal land within the State of Idaho, and for other purposes; and H.R. 2039 (Young), to direct the Secretary of the Interior to undertake a
program to reduce the risks from and mitigate the effects of avalanches on
recreational users of public land House Resources S/C on Forest and Forest Health (Walden) |
Larry Benna, Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management |
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Thurs., 7/27 |
Water and Power Bills Hearing on S. 895 (Domenici), A bill 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; H.R. 630 (Grijalva), To
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal lands to
the City of Yuma, Arizona, in exchange for certain lands owned by the City of
Yuma, Arizona, and for other purposes; H.R. 5666 (Simpson), To
authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within
the A & B Irrigation District in the State of Idaho; and H.R. 5796 (Lungren),
to direct the Secretary of the Interior to exclude and defer from the pooled
reimbursable costs of the Central Valley Project the reimbursable capital
costs of the unused capacity of the Folsom South Canal, Auburn-Folsom South
Unit, Central Valley Project, and for other purposes House Resources S/C on Water and Power (Radanovich) |
William E. Rinne, Acting Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation |
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Thurs., 7/27 |
Water and Power Bills Hearing
on S. 3638 (Walsh), A bill to encourage the
Secretary of the Interior to participate in projects to plan, design, and
construct water supply projects and to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to encourage the design, planning, and
construction of projects to treat impaired surface water, reclaim and reuse
impaired groundwater, and provide brine disposal in the State of California; S. 3639 (Murkowski), A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to provide standards and procedures for
the review of water reclamation and reuse projects; H.R. 177 (Miller), To amend
the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Prado Basin
Natural Treatment System Project, to authorize the Secretary to carry out a
program to assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in
California, to authorize the Secretary to participate in the Lower Chino
Dairy Area desalination demonstration and reclamation project, and for other
purposes; H.R. 2341
(Doggett), 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 a project to reclaim and reuse
wastewater within and outside of the service area of the City of Austin Water
and Wastewater Utility, Texas; and 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 for other purposes Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on Water and Power (Murkowski) |
Larry Todd, Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation |
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Tues., 7/25 |
Management Policies Oversight hearing on “The
Recently Released Final Draft of the National Park Service Management
Policies” House Resources S/C on National Parks (Pearce) |
Fran Mainella, Director, National Park Service |
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Fri., 7/21 |
Policing Capital Sites Oversight hearing
on Policing Capital Sites: Improving Coordination, Training and Equipment House Government Reform Committee (Davis,III) |
Michael D. Fogarty, Assistant Chief, United States Park Police, Training and Equipment |
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Thurs., 7/20 |
Interior Nominations Nomination
hearings for John Ray Correll, of Indiana, to be Director of the Office of
Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement and Mark Myers, of Alaska, to be
Director of the United States Geological Survey Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Domenici) |
Ray Correll, Nominee Mark D. Myers, Nominee |
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Thurs., 7/20 |
National Wildlife Refuge System Oversight hearing
on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s growing operations crisis
within the National Wildlife Refuge System House Resources S/C on Fisheries and Oceans (Gilchrest) |
H. Dale Hall, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
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Wed., 7/19 |
Healthy Forests Restoration Act
Oversight Oversight hearing on the
implementation of Public Law 108-148 (The Healthy Forests Restoration Act) Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on Public Lands and Forests (Craig) |
Nina Rose Hatfield, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy, Management and Budget |
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Thurs., 7/13 |
Working Ranches, Healthy Range and
Maintaining Open Space Oversight hearing
on “Working Ranches, Healthy Range and Maintaining Open Space” House Resources S/C on Forests and Forest Health (Walden) |
Ed Shepard, Assistant Director, Renewable Resources and Planning, Bureau of Land Management |
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Thurs., 7/13 |
Parks Bills Hearing on H.R. 383 (Hastings), to designate the Ice Age
Floods National Geologic Trail, and for other purposes; H.R. 4581 (Akin), to amend the National Trails System Act relating to the
statute of limitations that applies to certain claims; and H.R. 5132 (Dingell), 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
Monroe County, Michigan, relating to the Battles of the River Raisin during
the War of 1812 House Resources S/C on National Parks (Pearce) |
Christopher K. Jarvi, Associate Director Partnerships, Interpretation and Education, Volunteers, and Outdoor Recreation, National Park Service |
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Wed., 7/12 |
Water and Power Bills Hearing on H.R. 5715 (Bilbray), to make amendments to the
Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992; H.R. 5282 (Lewis), to amend the Reclamation
Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the
Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Southern California Desert
Region Integrated Water and Economic Sustainability Plan; H.R. 5299 (Hayworth), to revise a provision
relating to a repayment obligation of the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation under
the Fort McDowell Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 1990, and
for other purposes House Resources S/C on Water and Power (Radanovich) |
William Rinne, Acting Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation |
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Wed., 7/12 |
Lumbee Recognition Act Hearing on S. 660 (Dole), a
bill to provide for the acknowledgement of the Lumbee Tribe of North
Carolina, and for other purposes Senate Indian Affairs Committee (McCain) |
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Tues., 7/11 |
Geothermal Energy Oversight hearing
on the implementation of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 on geothermal energy
and other renewable energy production on Federal lands in the Western states Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Domenici) |
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Thurs., 6/29 |
Wetlands Conservation Act Hearing on H.R. 5539 (Pombo), to
reauthorize the North American Wetlands Conservation Reauthorization Act House Resources S/C on Fisheries and Oceans (Gilchrest) |
Matt Hogan, Acting Assistant Secretary, Fish Wildlife and Parks |
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Thurs., 6/29 |
Healthy Forests Targets and
Accomplishments Oversight hearing on
“Healthy Forests Targets and Accomplishments” House Resources S/C on Forests and Forest Health (Walden) |
P. Lynn Scarlett, Deputy Secretary |