Illegal and
Unsustainable Trade of Wildlife Products
Subcommittee oversight hearing on the
impacts that U.S.
consumer demand is having on the illegal and unsustainable trade of wildlife
products and ongoing and proposed efforts to increase public awareness about
these impacts
House Natural Resources S/C on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans
(Bordallo)
Benito Perez,
Chief of Law Enforcement, Fish and Wildlife Service
Thurs., 8/28
Fuel Prices in Rural Alaska
Full Committee oversight field hearing on
the effects of high fuel prices in rural Alaska and explore sustainable energy
solutions that include conventional and renewable energy investments, as well
as energy efficiency and conservation
Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Dorgan)
Dr. Robert W. Middleton, Director, Office of Indian Energy and Economic
Development, Office of the Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs
Mon., 8/4
Operation Dakota
Peacekeeper
Full Committee oversight field hearing on
Operation Dakota Peacekeeper
Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Dorgan)
Pat Ragsdale, Director, Office of Justice Services
– Indian Affairs
Wed., 7/30
National Parks Bills
Subcommittee hearing on S. 1816(Clinton), A bill to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's
Rights National HistoricalPark to link properties that are
historically and thematically associated with the struggle for women's
suffrage, and for other purposes; S. 2093 (Leahy), A bill
to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the
Missisquoi and Trout Rivers in the State of Vermont for study for potential
addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; S. 2535(Clinton), A bill to revise the boundary of the
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, and for other purposes; S. 2561(Reid), A bill to require the Secretary of the
Interior to conduct a theme study to identify sites and resources to
commemorate and interpret the Cold War; S. 3011(Cornyn), A bill
to amend the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site Act of 1991 to
expand the boundaries of the historic site, and for other purposes; S. 3113(Dole), A bill to reinstate the Interim
Management Strategy governing off-road vehicle use in the Cape Hatteras
National Seashore, North Carolina, pending the issuance of a final rule for
off-road vehicle use by the National Park Service; S. 3148(Wyden), A bill to modify the boundary of the
Oregon Caves National Monument, and forother purposes; S. 3158(Kennedy), A bill to extend the authority for the
Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission; S. 3226(Bunning), A bill to rename the Abraham Lincoln
Birthplace National Historic Site in the State of Kentucky as the
"Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park"; S. 3247(Levin), A bill to provide for the designation of
the River Raisin National Battlefield Park in the State of Michigan; andH.R. 5137 (Rahall), To ensure that hunting remains a purpose
of the New River Gorge National River
Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Akaka)
Daniel Wenk, Deputy
Director, National Park Service
Thurs., 7/24
Carbon Sequestration
Full Committee oversight hearing on
“Carbon Sequestration: Risks, Opportunities, and Protection of Drinking
Water”
House Energy and Commerce S/C on Environment and Hazardous Materials
(Green)
Dr. Robert C. Burruss, Research Geologist, Energy Resources Team, U.S.
Geological Survey
Thurs., 7/24
Expanding Access to
Federal Lands
Subcommittee oversight hearing on
“Expanding Access to Federal Lands for People with Disabilities”
House Natural Resources S/C on National Parks, Forests and PublicLands (Grijalva)
Steve Whitesell, Associate Director, Park Planning,
Facilities, and Lands, National Park Service
Thurs., 7/24
Tribal Courts
Full
Committee oversight hearing on Tribal Courts and the administration of Justice in Indian Country
Senate Indian Affairs
Committee (Dorgan)
Pat Ragsdale,
Director, Office of Justice Services – Indian Affairs
Mon., 7/21
Federal Response to California Drought
Subcommittee oversight field hearing on the
"Federal Response to the California Drought Emergency"
Natural Resources S/C on Water and Power (Napolitano)
Don Glaser, Mid-Pacific Regional Director, Bureau of
Reclamation
Mon., 7/21
Biodiversity at Great Smoky MountainsNational Park
Subcommittee oversight field hearing on the
All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory of all species within the Great Smoky MountainsNational
Park.
The hearing will address: (1) How much has
been learned up to this point and at what cost? (2) What is left to be done
and what is the estimated time and cost to complete the inventory? (3) How
has the data been used and are there other ways to use it? (4) What changes,
if any, should be made in the program and (5) Should the program be expanded
to include other National Parks?
Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Akaka)
Dale Ditmanson, Superintendent, Great Smoky MountainsNational
Park, National Park Service
Thurs., 7/17
Interagency Group on
Insular Affairs
Subcommittee oversight hearing on
“Successes and Challenges of the Interagency Group on Insular
Affairs”
House Natural Resources S/C on Insular Affairs (Christensen)
Douglas Domenech, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the
Interior for Insular Affairs
Wed., 7/16
Public Lands Bills
Subcommittee hearing on S. 2354(Crapo), A bill to direct the Secretary of the
Interior to convey 4 parcels of land from the Bureau of Land Management to the
city of Twin Falls, Idaho; S. 2448 (Enzi), A bill
to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to make
certain technical corrections;S. 3065 (Salazar), A bill to establish the
Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area and the Dominguez Canyon
Wilderness Area; S. 3069(Boxer), A bill to designate certain land as
wilderness in the State of California, and for other purposes; S. 3085(Tester), A bill to require the Secretary of the
Interior to establish a cooperative watershed management program, and for
other purposes; H.R. 2632(Udall), To establish the Sabinoso Wilderness Area
in San Miguel County, New Mexico, and for other purposes;H.R. 3490(Radanovich), To transfer administrative jurisdiction
of certain Federal lands from the Bureau of Land Management to the Bureau of
Indian Affairs, to take such lands into trust for Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk
Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria, and for other purposes; and H.R. 3651(Bishop), To require the conveyance of certain public
land within the boundaries of Camp Williams, Utah, to support the training
and readiness of the Utah National Guard
Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on PublicLands
and Forests (Wyden)
Henri Bisson, Deputy Director,
Bureau of Land Management
Brent Wahlquist,
Director, Office and Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
Tues., 7/15
Parks and Lands Bills
Subcommittee hearing on H.R. 2299 (Heller), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to
convey to the City of Henderson, Nevada, certain Federal land located in the
City, and for other purposes; H.R. 5335(Wamp), To amend the
National Trails System Act to provide for the inclusion of new trail
segments, land components, and campgrounds associated with the Trail of Tears
National Historic Trail, and for other purposes;H.R. 5853(Tsongas), To expand the boundary
of the Minute Man National Historical Park in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts to include Barrett's Farm, and for other purposes; H.R. 6176 (Rodriguez), To authorize the expansion of the Fort
Davis National Historic Site in Fort Davis, Texas, and for other purposes;
and H.R. 6305(Pelosi), To clarify the
authorization for the use of certain National Park Service properties within
Golden Gate National Parks and San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park,
and for other purposes
House Natural Resources S/C on National Parks, Forests and PublicLands (Grijalva)
Daniel Wenk, Deputy
Director, National Park Service
Thurs., 7/10
Land Conveyance and
Acquisition Bills
Subcommittee hearing on H.R. 160(Holt), To amend the American Battlefield
Protection Act of 1996 to establish a battlefield acquisition grant program
for the acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and
associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, and for other
purposes;H.R. 1847(Udall), To amend the National Trails System Act
to clarify Federal authority relating to land acquisition from willing
sellers for the majority of the trails in the System, and for other purposes;
H.R. 2933(Miller), To amend the American Battlefield
Protection Act of 1996 to extend the authorization for that Act, and for
other purposes; H.R. 3336(Lamborn), To direct the Secretary of the Interior
to carry out a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of
establishing a historic district to the Camp Hale on parcels of land in the
State of Colorado; H.R. 5263(Grijalva), To encourage the collaborative,
science-based ecosystem restoration of priority forest landscapes on Federal
lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service
through a joint Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program, and for
other purposes; H.R. 5751(Pastor), 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, and
for other purposes; and H.R. 6177(Rodriguez ), To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
to modify the boundary of the Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River
House Natural Resources S/C on National Parks, Forests and PublicLands (Grijalva)
Stephen E. Whitesell, Associate Director, Park Planning, Facilities, and Lands, National
Park Service
Thurs., 7/10
Decline in Bird
Populations
Subcommittee oversight hearing on
“Going, Going, Gone? An Assessment of the Global Decline in Bird
Populations”
10:00 a.m.; Room 1334 Longworth
House Natural Resources S/C on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans
(Bordallo)
Paul Schmidt, Assistant Director for Migratory Birds and
State Programs, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service
Wed., 7/9
Public Lands Bills
Full Committee hearing onS. 2443 and H.R. 2246 (Ensign), A bill to provide for the release of any
revisionary interest of the United States in and to certain lands in Reno,
Nevada; S. 2779(Bingaman), A bill to amend the Surface Mining
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to clarify that uncertified States and
Indian tribes have the authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal
reclamation projects; S. 2875(Tester), A bill to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to provide grants to designated States and tribes to carry out
programs to reduce the risk of livestock loss due to predation by gray wolves
and other predator species or to compensate landowners for livestock loss due
to predation; S. 2898 andH.R. 816(Reid), A bill to provide for the release of
certain land from the Sunrise Mountain Instant Study Area in the State of
Nevada; S. 3088(Wyden), A bill to designate certain land in the
State of Oregon as wilderness, and for other purposes; S. 3089(Wyden), A bill to designate certain land in the
State of Oregon as wilderness, to provide for the exchange of certain Federal
land and non-Federal land, and for other purposes; and S. 3157 (Bingaman), to provide for the exchange and
conveyance of certain National Forest System land and other land in Southeast
Arizona, and for other purposes
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Bingaman)
Michael Nedd,
Assistant Director for Minerals and Realty Management, Bureau of Land
Management
Tues., 7/8
Water Bills
Subcommittee hearing on S. 2842(Reid), to require the Secretary of the
Interior to carry out annual inspections of canals, levees, tunnels, dikes,
pumping plants, dams, and reservoirs under the jurisdiction of the Secretary,
and for other purposes; S. 2974(Allard),to provide for the construction of the Arkansas
Valley Conduit in the State of Colorado; S. 3189(Bingaman),
to amend Public Law 106–392 to require the Administrator of the Western
Area Power Administration and the Commissioner of Reclamation to maintain
sufficient revenues in the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund, and for other
purposes; and 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
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee S/C on Water and Power
(Johnson)
Robert W. Johnson,
Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation
Thurs., 6/26
Non-Native Wildlife Act
Subcommittee hearing on H.R 6311 (Bordallo), To
prevent the introduction and establishment of nonnative wildlife species that
negatively impact the economy, environment, or human or animal species'
health, and for other purposes
House Natural Resources S/C on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans
(Bordallo)
Gary Frazer, Assistant Director for Fisheries and Habitat Prevention Act
Tues., 6/24
Climate Change Impacts
on Wildlife and Oceans; International Wildlife Conservation
Subcommittee oversight hearing on
“Planning for a Changing Climate and its Impacts on Wildlife and
Oceans: State and Federal Efforts and Needs; and H.R. 4455 (Young), To
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide international wildlife management
and conservation programs through the Wildlife Without Borders Program in the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and for other purposes
House Natural Resources S/C on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans
(Bordallo)
Dan Ashe, Science Advisor to the Director of the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service
Dr. Kaush Arha, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of the
Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks
Tues., 6/24
Impact of Invasive
Quagga Mussels
Subcommittee oversight hearing on "The
Silent Invasion: Finding Solutions to Minimize the Impacts of Invasive Quagga
Mussels on Water Rates, Water Infrastructure and the Environment"
House Natural Resources S/C on Water and Power (Napolitano)
Karl Wirkus, Deputy Commissioner for Operations, Bureau
of Reclamation
Thurs., 6/19
Utah Navajo Trust Fund
Full Committee oversight hearing on the Utah
Navajo Trust Fund, which goes to the State of Utah
to be used for Navajos living in Utah
House Natural Resources Committee (Rahall)
Ross Swimmer, Special Trustee for American Indians
Thurs., 6/19
Law and Order in Indian
Country
Full Committee
oversight hearing on a draft bill to address law and order in Indian country,
immediately following the business meeting to consider pending legislative
issues
Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Dorgan)
Pat Ragsdale, Director, Office of Justice Services,
Indian Affairs
Wed., 6/18
Preparations for
Wildlife Season
Full Committee oversight hearing on the
preparedness of Federal land management agencies for the 2008 wildfire season
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Bingaman)
