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DATE |
HEARING
SUBJECT |
WITNESS(ES) |
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Thurs., 12/13 |
Subcommittee
oversight hearing on forest restoration and hazardous fuels reduction efforts
in the forests of Senate Energy and
Natural Resources S/C on |
Jim Caswell, Director,
Bureau of Land Management |
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Wed., 12/12 |
Commercial Filming in
National Parks Full Committee
oversight hearing on "New Fees for Filming and Photography on Public Lands." House Natural Resources
Committee (Rahall) |
Mitchell J. Butler, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks |
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Tues., 12/11 |
Water Management Full
Committee hearing on S. 2156 (Bingaman), A bill to
authorize and facilitate the improvement of water management by the Bureau of
Reclamation, to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of
Energy to increase the acquisition and analysis of water resources for
irrigation, hydroelectric power, municipal, and environmental uses, and for
other purposes Senate Energy and
Natural Resources Committee (Bingaman) |
Robert Johnson,
Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation Robert M. Hirsch, Associate
Director for |
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Tues., 12/4 |
New Subcommittee
oversight hearing on “The New Madrid Seismic Zone: Whose Fault is it,
Anyway? Senate Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs S/C on State, Local, and Private Sector
Preparedness and Integration (Pryor) |
David Applegate, Senior
Science Advisor for Earthquake and Geologic Hazards, |
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Tues., 11/27 |
Appropriations
Subcommittee oversight field hearing on policy and budget issues raised by
the catastrophic 2007 Senate
Appropriations S/C on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies (Feinstein) |
Dr. Jon E. Keeley, Western
Ecological |
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Wed., 11/14 |
Full Committee hearing on
H.R. 2445 (Young), To amend that Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to
recognize Alexander Creek as Native village, and for other purposes; H.R. 3350 (Young), To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to
provide for equitable allotment of lands to Alaska Native
veterans; H.R. 3351 (Young), To adapt the lessons of
foreign aid to underdeveloped economies to the provision of Federal economic
development assistance to similarly situated remote Native American
communities, and for other purposes; and H.R.
3560 (Young), To provide for
the completion of certain land selections under the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act, and for other purposes House
Natural Resources Committee (Rahall) |
Michael Nedd, Assistant Director,
Minerals, Realty and Resource Protection, Bureau of Land Management |
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Tues., 11/13 |
Wilderness
Legislation Subcommittee hearing on H.R. 2334 (Udall), To designate as wilderness certain land within the Rocky
Mountain National Park and to adjust the boundaries of the Indian Peaks
Wilderness and the Arapaho National Recreation Area of the Arapaho National
Forest in the State of Colorado; H.R.
2632 (Udall), To establish the
Sabinoso Wilderness Area in San Miguel County, New Mexico, and for other
purposes; and H.R. 3682 (Bono), To designate certain Federal lands in Riverside County,
California, as wilderness, to designate certain river segments in Riverside
County as a wild, scenic, or recreational river, to adjust the boundary of
the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, and for other
purposes House
Natural Resources S/C on National Parks, Forest and |
Elena Daly, Director, National Landscape
Conservation System, Bureau of Land Management |
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Tues., 11/13 |
Surface
Mining Policy Full Committee oversight
hearing on the “The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977:
Policy Issues Thirty Years Later” Senate
Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Bingaman) |
Brent Wahlquist, Director, Office of
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement |
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Thurs., 11/8 |
National
Parks Bills Subcommittee hearing S. 1365 (Kerry), A bill to amend the Omnibus
Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to authorize the Secretary of
the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with any of the management
partners of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, and for other
purposes; S. 1449 (Salazar), A bill to establish the
Rocky Mountain Science Collections Center to assist in preserving the
archeological, anthropological, paleontological,
zoological, and geologic artifacts and archival documentation from the Rocky
Mountain region through the construction of an on-site, secure collections
facility for the Denver Museum of Nature and Science in Denver, Colorado; S. 1921 (Webb), A bill to amend the American
Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 to extend the authorization
for that Act, and for other purposes; S. 1941 (Lincoln),
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and
feasibility of designating the Wolf House, located in Norfolk, Arkansas, as a
unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes; S. 1961 (Sessions), A bill to expand the
boundaries of the Little River Canyon National Preserve in the State of
Alabama; S. 1991 (Bunning), A bill to authorize the
Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the suitability and
feasibility of extending the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail to
include additional sites associated with the preparation and return phases of
the expedition, and for other purposes; S. 2098 (Dorgan),
A bill to establish the Northern Plains Heritage Area in the State of North
Dakota; and H.R. 1191 (Renzi), To authorize the National
Park Service to pay for services rendered by subcontractors under a General
Services Administration Indefinite Deliver/Indefinite Quantity Contract
issued for work to be completed at the Grand Canyon National Park Senate
Energy and Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Akaka) |
Katherine H. Stevenson, Acting Assistant, Business Services, National
Park Services |
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Thurs., 11/8 |
Indian
Self-Governance Full Committee hearing on
H.R. 3994 (Boren), To amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act to provide further self-governance by Indian tribes, and for
other purposes House
Natural Resources Committee (Rahall) |
Jim Cason,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Indian Affairs |
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Wed., 11/7 |
Carbon
Sequestration Subcommittee oversight hearing
on the research and development efforts to safely and efficiently sequester
carbon dioxide Senate
Commerce, Science and Transportation S/C on Science, Technology, and
Innovation (Kerry) |
Dr. Robert C. Burruss, Research
Geologist, Energy Resources |
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Thurs., 11/1 |
Subcommittee
hearing on H.R. 3301 (Pastor), To authorize and direct the
exchange and conveyance of certain National Forest land and other land in
southeast House Natural Resources
S/C on National Parks, Forests and |
Luke Johnson,
Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management |
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Wed., 10/31 |
Oil
and Gas Development Full Committee hearing on the
applicability of federal requirements that protect public health and the
environment to oil and gas
development House
Oversight and Government Reform Committee (Waxman) |
Robert Anderson, Deputy
Assistant Director for Minerals, Realty and Resource Protection, Bureau of
Land Management |
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Wed., 10/31 |
Full
Committee hearing on H.R. 2801 (Young), To provide for the
inclusion of certain non-Federal land in the Izembek and Alaska Peninsula
Wildlife Refuges and Wilderness in the State of Alaska and for the granting
of a right-of-way for safe and reliable access for the Native Village of King
Cove, Alaska, and for other purposes House Natural Resources
Committee (Rahall) |
H. Dale Hall, Director,
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Tues., 10/30 |
Parks
Bills Subcommittee hearing on H.R. 415 (Frank), To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate
segments of the Taunton River in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a
component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; H.R. 1143 (Christensen), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease
certain lands in Virgin Islands National Park, and for other purposes; H.R. 1286 (Hinchey), To amend the National
Trails System Act to designate the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route
National Historic Trail; H.R. 1545 (Fortuno),
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a boundary study to
evaluate the significance of Fort San Geronimo and other related resources in
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the suitability and feasibility of their
inclusion in the National Park System as part of the San Juan National Historic
Site, and for other purposes; H.R. 1836 (Shays),
To amend the acquisition authority for land for the development of visitor
and administrative facilities at Weir Farm National Historic Site in the
State of Connecticut; H.R. 3022 (Costa),
To designate the John Krebs Wilderness in the State of California, to add
certain land to the Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park Wilderness, and for
other purposes; H.R. 3120 (Wasserman),
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource
study of the Stranahan House in Broward County, Florida, and for other
purposes; H.R. 3265 (Skelton), To authorize the Secretary
of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the Harry S Truman
Birthplace State Historic Site, in Lamar, Missouri, and for other purposes; H.R. 3616 (Emerson), To authorize the Secretary
of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the suitability and
feasibility of extending the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail to
include additional sites associated with the preparation and return phases of
the expedition, and for other purposes; and H.R. 3821 (Rahall), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
special resource study of sites and resources at Matewan, West Virginia,
associated with the Battle of Matewan to determine the suitability and feasibility
of designating certain historic areas as a unit of the National Park System House
Natural Resources S/C on National Parks, Forests, and |
Karen Taylor-Goodrich, Associate Director, Visitor and Resource
Protection, National Park Service |
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Wed., 10/24 |
Water
Projects and Systems Subcommittee hearing on H.R. 496 (Walden), 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; H.R. 3323 (Capps),
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey a water distribution
system to the Goleta Water District, and for other purposes; H.R. 3437 (Salazar), To authorize the Secretary
of the Interior to carry out the Jackson Gulch rehabilitation project in the
State of Colorado House
Natural Resources S/C on Water and Power (Napolitano) |
Robert Johnson,
Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation |
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Tues., 10/23 |
Environmental and Health
Impact of Uranium Mining on Navajo Lands Full
Committee oversight hearing on the adverse health and
environmental impacts experienced by the Navajo people in the aftermath of
decades of uranium mining and processing conducted in and around the Navajo
reservation in order to meet the federal government’s need for nuclear
weapons material House Oversight and
Government Reform Committee (Waxman) |
Jerry Gidner, Director,
Bureau of Indian Affairs |
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Tues., 10/23 |
Public
Lands Bills Subcommittee hearing on H.R. 816 (Porter), To provide for the release
of certain land from the Sunrise Mountain Instant Study Area in the State of
Nevada and to grant a right-of-way across the released land for the
construction and maintenance of a flood control project; H.R. 1311 (Berkley), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the
Alta-Hualapai Site to the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, for the development of a
cancer treatment facility;
H.R. 1922 (Mahoney), To designate the Jupiter
Inlet Lighthouse and the surrounding Federal land in the State of Florida as
an Outstanding Natural Area and as a unit of the National Landscape System,
and for other purposes; H.R. 2246 (Heller),
To validate certain conveyances made by the Union Pacific Railroad Company of
lands located in Reno, Nevada, that were originally conveyed by the United States to facilitate
construction of transcontinental railroads, and for other purposes House
Natural Resources S/C on National Parks, Forests, and |
Michael Nedd, Assistant Director, Minerals, Realty and
Resource Protection, Bureau of Land Management |
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Thurs., 10/18 |
Parks
and Lands Bills Subcommittee hearing on H.R. 1975 (Maloney), To
designate certain National Forest System lands and public lands under the jurisdiction of the
Secretary of the Interior in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon,
Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland
recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors, and for other purposes House
Natural Resources S/C on National Parks, Forests, and |
Henri Bisson,
Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management |
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Wed., 10/17 |
Global
Warming and Permanently Frozen Ground Subcommittee
oversight hearing on “Disappearing Polar Bears and Permafrost: Is a
Global Warming Tipping Point Embedded in the Ice?” House Science and
Technology S/C on Investigations and Oversight (Miller) |
Dr. Susan D. Haseline, Associate Director for |
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Thurs., 10/11 |
Environmental
Threats to the Subcommittee
oversight field hearing on the major environmental threats to the Senate Energy and
Natural Resources S/C on |
Jayne Belnap, Research
Ecologist, Mike Pellant, |
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Tues., 10/9 |
National
Wildlife Refuges Subcommittee oversight hearing on the “Implementation of the
National Wildlife Refuge Improvement Act: Has the Promise Been
Fulfilled?” House Natural Resources
S/C on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans (Bordallo) |
Dale Hall, Director, |
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Thurs., 10/4 |
Interior
Department Backlog of Indian Lands Issues Full Committee hearing on
Backlogs at the Department of
the Interior: Land in to Trust Applications; Environmental Impact Statements;
Probate; Appraisals and Lease Approvals Senate
Indian Affairs Committee (Dorgan) |
Carl J. Artman,
Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs |
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Wed., 10/3 |
Indian
Tribal Recognition Full Committee hearing on H.R. 2837 (Falemavaega), To provide for administrative procedures to extend
Federal recognition to certain Indian groups, and for other purposes House
Natural Resources Committee (Rahall) |
Carl J. Artman, Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs |
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Fri.,
9/28 |
Pandemic Preparedness Subcommittee
Oversight hearing on “The Role of Federal Executive Boards in Pandemic
Preparedness”, to examine how Federal Executive Boards (FEBs), can play
a greater role in the dissemination and coordination of information in the
event of a pandemic or other emergency Senate Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs S/C on Oversight of Government Management,
the Federal Workforce and the |
Raymond Morris, Executive
Director, |
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Thurs., 9/27 |
Parks
Bills Subcommittee hearing on S. 128 (Allard), A bill to amend the Cache La
Poudre River Corridor Act to designate a new management entity, make certain
technical and conforming amendments, enhance private property protections,
and for other purposes; S.
148 (Lautenberg), A
bill to establish the Paterson Great Falls National Park in the State of New
Jersey, and for other purposes; S.
189 (Levin), A bill
to decrease the matching funds requirements and authorize additional appropriations
for Keweenaw National Historical Park in the State of Michigan; S. 697 (Specter), A bill to establish the
Steel Industry National Historic Site in the State of Pennsylvania.; S. 867 and H.R.
299 (Kennedy and Meehan), A bill to adjust the
boundary of Lowell National Historical Park, and for other purposes; S. 1039 (Lautenberg), A bill to extend the
authorization for the Coastal Heritage Trail in the State of New Jersey; S. 1341 (Kyl), A bill to provide for the
exchange of certain Bureau of Land Management land in Pima County, Arizona,
and for other purposes; S. 1476 (Feinstein),
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct special
resources study of the Tule Lake Segregation Center in Modoc County,
California, to determine suitability and feasibility of establishing a unit
of the National Park System; S. 1709 and H.R. 1239 (Biden and Hastings), A bill to amend the National Underground Railroad
Network to Freedom Act of 1998 to provide additional staff and oversight of
funds to carry out the Act, and for other purposes; S. 1808 (Murkowski), A bill to authorize the exchange of certain land in
Denali National Park in the State of Alaska; and S. 1969 (Hatch), A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility
of designating Estate Grange and other sites related to Alexander Hamilton's
life on the island of St. Croix in the United States Virgin Islands as a unit
of the National Park System, and for other purposes Senate
Energy and Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Akaka) |
Daniel
N. Wenk,
Deputy Director, National Park Service |
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Thurs., 9/27 |
Aquatic
Nuisance Species Subcommittee
oversight hearing on "Aquatic Nuisance Species and Activities of the Aquatic Nuisance
Species Task Force" House Natural Resources
S/C on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans (Bordallo) |
Dr. Mamie Parker, Assistant
Director for Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, |
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Thurs., 9/27 |
Land
and Memorial Bills Subcommittee hearing on H.R. 830 (Young), To authorize the exchange of
certain lands in Denali National Park in the State of Alaska; H.R. 2094 (Moore), To provide for certain
administrative and support services for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Commission, and for other purposes; and H.R. 3111 (Miller),
To provide for the administration of Port Chicago Naval Magazine National
Memorial as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes House
Natural Resources S/C on National Parks, Forests and |
William
D. Shaddox,
Acting Associate Director, Park Planning, Facilities, and Lands, National
Park Service |
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Wed., 9/26 |
National
Geothermal Initiative Full Committee hearing on
S. 1543 (Bingaman), A bill to establish a national geothermal initiative
to encourage increased production of energy from geothermal resources, and
for other purposes |