Mr. President, I would like to announce for the information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been scheduled before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The hearing will be…
Mr. President, I would like to announce for the information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been scheduled before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The hearing will be held on Thursday, July 24, 2014, at 10 a.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
The purpose of this hearing is to consider the nomination of Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall to be Deputy Secretary of Energy.
Because of the limited time available for the hearing, witnesses may testify by invitation only. However, those wishing to submit written testimony for the hearing record may do so by sending it to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510-6150, or by e-mail to [email protected].
For further information, please contact Sam Fowler at (202) 224-7571 or Sallie Derr at (202) 224-6836.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Mr. President, I would like to announce for the information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been scheduled before Subcommittee on National Parks. The hearing will be held on Wednesday, July 23, 2014, at 2:30 p.m. in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the following bills:
H.R. 412, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to
designate segments of the mainstem of the Nashua River and
its tributaries in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for
study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic
Rivers System, and for other purposes.
S.1189, to adjust the boundaries of Paterson Great Falls
National Historical Park to include Hinchliffe Stadium, and
for other purposes;
S. 1389 and H.R. 1501, to direct the Secretary of the
Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of
designating the Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument in Fort Greene
Park, in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, as a unit of
the National Park System;
S. 1520 and H.R. 2197, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers
Act to designate segments of the York River and associated
tributaries for study for potential inclusion in the National
Wild and Scenic Rivers System;
S. 1641, to establish the Appalachian Forest National
Heritage Area, and for other purposes;
S. 1718, to modify the boundary of Petersburg National
Battlefield in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other
purposes;
S. 1750, authorize the Secretary of the Interior or the
Secretary of Agriculture to enter into agreements with States
and political subdivisions of States providing for the
continued operation, in whole or in part, of public land,
units of the National Park System, units of the National
Wildlife Refuge System, and units of the National Forest
System in the State during any period in which the Secretary
of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture is unable to
maintain normal level of operations at the units due to a
lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes;
S. 1785, to modify the boundary of the Shiloh National
Military Park located in the States of Tennessee and
Mississippi, to establish Parker's Crossroads Battlefield as
an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other
purposes;
S. 1794, to designate certain Federal land in Chaffee
County, Colorado, as a national monument and as wilderness.
S. 1866, a bill to provide for an extension of the
legislative authority of the Adams Memorial Foundation to
establish a commemorative work in honor of former President
John Adams and his legacy;
S. 2031, to amend the Act to provide for the establishment
of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in the State of
Wisconsin, and for other purposes, to adjust the boundary of
that National Lakeshore to include the lighthouse known as
Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light, and for other purposes;
S. 2104, to require the Director of the National Park
Service to refund to States all State funds that were used to
reopen and temporarily operate a unit of the National Park
System during the October 2013 shutdown;
S. 2111, to reauthorize the Yuma Crossing National Heritage
Area;
S. 2221, to extend the authorization for the Automobile
National Heritage Area in Michigan;
S. 2264, A bill to designate memorials to the service of
members of the United States Armed Forces in World War I, and
for other purposes;
S. 2293, to clarify the status of the North Country, Ice
Age, and New England National Scenic Trails as units of the
National Park System, and for other purposes;
S. 2318, to reauthorize the Erie Canalway National Heritage
Corridor Act.
S. 2346, to amend the National Trails System Act to include
national discovery trails, and to designate the American
Discovery Trail, and for other purposes;
S. 2356, to adjust the boundary of the Mojave National
Preserve;
S. 2392, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to
designate certain segments of East Rosebud Creek in Carbon
County, Montana, as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers
System;
S.2576, to establish the Maritime Washington National
Heritage Area in the State of Washington, and for other
purposes; and
S. 2602, to establish the Mountains to Sound Greenway
National Heritage Area in the State of Washington.
Because of the limited time available for the hearing, witnesses may testify by invitation only. However, those wishing to submit written testimony for the hearing record should send it to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, 304 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510-6150, or by email to John [email protected].
For further information, please contact David Brooks (202) 224-9863 or John Assini (202) 224-9313.
Mr. President, I would like to announce for the information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been scheduled before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The hearing will be held on Tuesday, July 29, 2014, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
The title of this hearing is ``Breaking the Logjam at BLM: Examining Ways to More Efficiently Process Permits for Energy Production on Federal Lands.''
Because of the limited time available for the hearing, witnesses may testify by invitation only. However, those wishing to submit written testimony for the hearing record may do so by sending it to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510-6150, or by e-mail to [email protected].
For further information, please contact Jan Brunner at (202) 224-3907 or Kristen Granier at (202) 224-1219.
