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 D918 on Sept. 15, 2000.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
WILDFIRES PREPAREDNESS
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management concluded oversight hearings on Federal agency preparedness for the summer wildfires of 2000, and the President's plan, entitled ``Managing the Impact of Wildfires on Communities and the Environment'', after receiving testimony from James R. Lyons, Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, and Mike Dombeck, Chief, Forest Service, both of the Department of Agriculture; and Tom Fry, Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.
