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“Senate Committee Meetings” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D463-D464 on May 9, 2002.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE
Committee on Armed Services: Committee continued in evening session to mark up proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2003 for military activities of the Department of Defense.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee met and approved the issuance of a subpoena to compel the testimony of certain witnesses.
NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, and Fisheries held oversight hearings to examine management issues at the National Marine Fisheries Services, receiving testimony from William T. Hogarth, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Ray Kammer, Boyd, Maryland, former Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; David Benton, North Pacific Fishery Management Council, Anchorage, Alaska, on behalf of the North Pacific Research Board; Penelope D. Dalton, Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education, Washington, D.C.; Richard E. Gutting, Jr., National Fisheries Institute, Arlington, Virginia; and Suzanne Iudicello, Rapid City, South Dakota.
Hearings recessed subject to call.
PUBLIC LANDS AND FORESTS
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests concluded hearings on S. 454, to provide permanent funding for the Bureau of Land Management Payment in Lieu of Taxes program, S. 1139, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain land to Lander County, Nevada, and the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to Eureka County, Nevada, for continued use as cemeteries, S. 1325, to ratify an agreement between the Aleut Corporation and the United States of America to exchange land rights received under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act for certain land interests on Adak Island, S. 1497/H.R. 2385, to convey certain property to the city of St. George, Utah, in order to provide for the protection and preservation of certain rare paleontological resources on that property, S. 1711/H.R. 1576, to designate the James Peak Wilderness and the James Peak Protection Area in the State of Colorado, and S. 1907, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to the city of Haines, Oregon, after receiving testimony from Senator Hatch; Representative Udall; H.T. Johnson, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Installations and Environment; Randal Bowman, Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Chris Kearney, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs, and Larry Finfer, Assistant Director for Communications, Bureau of Land Management, all of the Department of the Interior; Gloria Manning, Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; and Janet S. Porter, Catron County Office of the Treasurer, Reserve, New Mexico, on behalf of the National Association of Counties.
HIGHWAY TRUST FUND
Committee on Finance: Committee held hearings to examine revenue issues related to the Highway Trust Fund, including improving projection and tax estimation efficiency and accuracy, highway program size accommodation, and enhancing tax collection to accommodate a growing program, receiving testimony from Andrew Lyon, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Analysis; JayEtta Z. Hecker, Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, General Accounting Office; and Kim P. Cawley, Chief, Natural and Physical Resources Cost Estimates Unit, Congressional Budget Office.
Hearings recessed subject to call.
CONSOLIDATED STUDENT LOAN INTEREST RATES
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee began hearings to examine Federal student aid programs, receiving testimony from William D. Hansen, Deputy Secretary of Education.
Hearings recessed subject to call.
NOMINATION PROCESS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts concluded hearings to examine the federal judicial selection and confirmation of nominations process, after receiving testimony from Bonnie J. Campbell, former Counsel to the U.S. Attorney General, and former Attorney General of Iowa, and C. Boyden Gray, former White House Counsel, both of Washington, D.C.; Judge Carlos Bea, California Superior Court, San Francisco; Jorge C. Rangel, Rangel Law Firm, Corpus Christi, Texas; Kent Markus, Capital University Law School Dave Thomas Center for Adoption Law, Columbus, Ohio; and Enrique Moreno, Law Offices of Enrique Moreno, El Paso, Texas.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Richard R. Clifton, of Hawaii, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Christopher C. Conner, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Joy Flowers Conti, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, and John E. Jones III, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. Mr. Clifton was introduced by Senators Inouye and Akaka, Mr. Conner was introduced by Senators Santorum and Specter, Ms. Conti was introduced by Senators Santorum and Specter, and Representative Hart, and Mr. Jones was introduced by Senators Santorum and Specter, and Representative Cox.
INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION
Select Committee on Intelligence: On Wednesday, May 8, Committee ordered favorably reported an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2003 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System.
