WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will join U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, U.S. Congressman Ben Ray Luján, U.S. Department of Defense and Bureau of Land Management officials in Albuquerque, New Mexico this Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015 for a major announcement on the proposed SunZia Southwest Transmission Line.
Saturday's announcement will highlight the Obama Administration's commitment to job creation and modernizing America's infrastructure while giving consumers more energy choices. Prior to the announcement, Jewell and others will tour the Sandia National Laboratories for a briefing on alternative energy project research and development.
Jewell's visit follows President Obama's State of the Union address earlier this week where he underscored his Administration's Climate Action Plan to create American jobs, develop domestic clean energy sources and cut carbon pollution.
WHO:
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy & Environment Kathryn Hammack
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich
U.S. Congressman Ben Ray Luján
BLM New Mexico Acting State Director Aden Seidlitz
WHAT:
Announcement on the SunZia Southwest Transmission Line
WHEN:
Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015
10:45 am MST - Media Check-In
11:30 am MST - Press Conference
WHERE:
Sandia National Laboratories
1515 Eubank SE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87123
RSVP:
Due to strict security requirements, media interested in attending the press conference must RSVP here before Noon MST on Friday, Jan. 23, 2015.
Source: Department of Interior
