The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.
“Senate Committee Meetings” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D743-D744 on June 29, 1999.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
PUBLIC SAFETY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space concluded hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Fire Administration, and the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, after receiving testimony from D. James Baker, Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, and Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Raymond G. Kammer, Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology, both of the Department of Commerce; Michael J. Armstrong, U. S. Associate Director for Mitigation, and Richard A. Marinucci, Acting Chief Operating Officer, Fire Administration, both of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; P. Patrick Leahy, Chief Geologist, U. S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior; and Eugene Wong, Assistant Director for Engineering, National Science Foundation.
ELECTRIC UTILITY DEREGULATION
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee held hearings on S. 161, to provide for a transition to market-based rates for power sold by the Federal Power Marketing Administrations and the Tennessee Valley Authority, S. 282, to provide that no electric utility shall be required to enter into a new contract or obligation to purchase or to sell electricity or capacity under section 210 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, S. 516, to benefit consumers by promoting competition in the electric power industry, S. 1047, to provide for a more competitive electric power industry, S. 1273, to amend the Federal Power Act, to facilitate the transition to more competitive and efficient electric power markets, and S. 1284, to amend the Federal Power Act to ensure that no State may establish, maintain, or enforce on behalf of any electric utility an exclusive right to sell electric energy or otherwise unduly discriminate against any consumer who seeks to purchase electric energy in interstate commerce from any supplier, receiving testimony from Senator Schumer; Bill Richardson, Secretary, and James J. Hoecker, Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, both of the Department of Energy; and Nebraska Governor Mike Johanns, Lincoln, on behalf of the Governors' Public Power Alliance.
Hearings continue on Thursday, July 15.
WILDLAND FIRE PREPAREDNESS
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management concluded oversight hearings on the federal government's state of preparedness for this year's wildland fire season, including fire fighting budgets, availability and retention of trained fire fighters, and cooperative programs outside the federal government to enhance fire suppression capabilities, after receiving testimony from Les Rosenkrance, Director, and Dennis Pendleton, Assistant Director, both of the Office of Fire and Aviation, Ron Dunton, Fire Program Manager, all of the Bureau of Land Management, and Arch Wells, Chief Forester, Bureau of Indian Affairs, all of the Department of the Interior; Larry Payne, Assistant Deputy Chief for State and Private Forestry, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; and Ron Burnham, Fire Chief, Red River, New Mexico; and Toby Martinez, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items:
S. 1100, to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that the designation of critical habitat for endangered and threatened species be required as part of the development of recovery plans for those species, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Environment and Public Works; and
The nomination of Timothy Fields, Jr., of Virginia, to be Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste, Environmental Protection Agency.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Stuart E. Eizenstat, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, Jeffrey Rush, Jr., of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of the Treasury, and Lewis Andrew Sachs, of Connecticut, to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Markets, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. Mr. Eizenstat was introduced by Senators Sarbanes and Coverdell.
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee resumed hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for programs of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, focusing on arts education and magnet schools, receiving testimony from John Sykes, VH1, New York, New York; John D. Kemp, VSA arts, and Derek Gordon, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, both of Washington, D.C.; Tom Durante, Arlington County Public Schools, Arlington, Virginia; Benjamin O. Canada, Portland Public Schools, Portland, Oregon, on behalf of the Americans for the Arts; Danielle Rice, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Sandra B. Burks, Roanoke City Public Schools, Roanoke, Virginia.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
