Washington, D.C. - The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee will hold two full committee hearings and one subcommittee hearing next week.
The Full Committee will hold a hearing on Tuesday, October 25 at 10:00 a.m. in room SD-366 to receive testimony on S. 1829, to repeal certain sections of the Act of May 26, 1936, pertaining to the Virgin Islands; S. 1830, to amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003; and S. 1831, to convey certain submerged land to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Invited Witnesses Include:
Panel 1
The Honorable Donna Christensen
Delegate to Congress
U.S. Virgin Islands
The Honorable Vargrave Richards
Lieutenant Governor
U.S. Virgin Islands
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Panel 2
Nikolao Pula
Director
Office of Insular Affairs
United States Department of the Interior
Witness TBD
United States Department of State
The Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Wednesday, October 26 at 2:00 p.m. in room SD-366 to receive testimony on the implementation of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, P.L.108-447 by the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior.
Invited Witnesses Include:
Panel 1
The Honorable Mark Rey
Undersecretary
Natural Resources and the Environment
Department of Agriculture
The Honorable Lynn Scarlett
Assistant Secretary
Policy, Management and Budget
Department of the Interior
Panel 2
Ms. Kitty Benzar
Western Slope No-Fee Coalition
Durango, Colorado
Marvel Stalcup
Arizona No-Fee Coalition
Sedona, Arizona
Lance Young
Director
World Outing Club
Seattle, Washington
Aubrey King
King & Gorin
On behalf of Western States Tourism Policy Council, Southeast Tourism Society, and National Alliance of Gateway Communities
Bowie, Maryland
The Full Committee will hold a hearing on Thursday, October 27 at 10:00 a.m. in room SH-216 to receive testimony from the Administration on hurricane recovery efforts related to energy and to discuss energy policy.
Invited Witnesses Include:
Panel 1
The Honorable Gale Norton
Secretary
U.S. Department of the Interior
The Honorable Samuel Bodman
Secretary
U.S. Department of Energy
