Subcommittee On Fisheries, Wildlife And Oceans: Legislative And Oversight Hearing (10:00AM)
The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, led by Del. Madeleine Z. Bordallo (D-GU), will hold a legislative and oversight hearing on the following:

• H.R. 6479 (Stark): To provide for the establishment of the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex. (San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex Establishment Act)
  
  
• Status of Chesapeake Bay oyster restoration efforts

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Subject:
House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans
Legislative and Oversight Hearing

When:
Wednesday, September 10, 2008, at 10:00 a.m.

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:
Panel 1
The Honorable Fortney Pete Stark, Member of Congress (D-CA, H.R. 6479)

Panel 2
Eric Alvarez, Realty Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
David Lewis, Executive Director, Save the Bay
Evan Hirsche, President, National Wildlife Refuge Association
Angela Gustavson, Director of Government Relations, Restore America's Estuaries

Panel 3
Peyton Robertson, Director, Chesapeake Bay Office, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce
Colonel Dionysios Anninos, District Engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District
William J. Goldsborough, Director of Fisheries, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Denise L. Breitburg, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Tommy Kellum, W.E. Kellum Inc. and President, Virginia Seafood Council

Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests And Public Lands: Legislative Hearing On H.R. 3114, H.R. 4162, H.R. 6156, H.R. 6233, H.R. 6290, H.R. 6291, H.R. 6470, H.R. 6553, And H.R. 6628 (10:00AM)

The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, led by Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), will hold a legislative hearing on the following 9 bills:

• H.R. 3114 (Slaughter): To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are historically and thematically associated with the struggle for women's suffrage, and for other purposes. "National Women's Rights History Project Act"

• H.R. 4162 (Jerry Lewis): To provide for an exchange of lands with San Bernardino County, California, to enhance management of lands within San Bernardino National Forest, and for other purposes. "San Bernardino Biomass Use Facilitation Act"

• H.R. 6156 (McKeon): To designate certain lands as wilderness in the state of California, and for other purposes. "Eastern Sierra and Northern San Gabriel Wild Heritage Act"

• H.R. 6233 (Walter Jones): To reinstate the Interim Management Strategy governing off-road vehicle use in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina, pending the issuance of a final rule for off-road vehicle use by the National Park Service.

• H.R. 6290 (Blumenauer): To designate certain land in the State of Oregon as wilderness, and for other purposes. "Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2008"

• H.R. 6291 (DeFazio): To adjust the boundary of Oregon Caves National Monument, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain river segments in Oregon as wild or scenic rivers, and for other purposes. "Oregon Treasures Act of 2008"

• H.R. 6470 (Dingell): To provide for the designation of certain sites in Monroe County and Wayne County, Michigan, relating to the Battles of the River Raisin during the War of 1812 as a unit of the National Park System."River Raisin National Battlefield Act"

• H.R. 6553 (Mark Udall): To clarify the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture regarding additional recreational uses of National Forest System lands subject to ski area permits.
  
  
• H.R. 6628 (Don Young): To provide for the application of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act to the Connell Lake area, so the Ketchikan Gateway Borough in Alaska may obtain that land under the Act's basic terms and conditions. "Connell Lake Watershed Protection and Recreation Act"

Subject:
House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Legislative Hearing on H.R. 3114, H.R. 4162, H.R. 6156, H.R. 6233, H.R. 6290, H.R. 6291, H.R. 6470, H.R. 6553, and H.R. 6628

When:
Thursday, September 11, 2008, at 10:00 a.m.

Where:
Room 1334 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:
Panel 1
Representative John D. Dingell (MI-15) (H.R. 6470)

Representative Jerry Lewis (CA-41) (H.R. 4162)

Representative Louise McIntosh Slaughter (NY-28) (H.R. 3114)

Representative Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (CA-25) (H.R. 6156)

Representative Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) (H.R. 6290)

Representative Walter B. Jones (NC-03) (H.R. 6233)

Panel 2
Daniel N. Wenk, Deputy Director, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior (H.R. 3114, H.R. 6156, H.R. 6233, H.R. 6291, H.R. 6470)
Joel Holtrop, Deputy Chief, National Forest System, Forest Service (H.R. 4162, H.R. 6156, H.R. 6290, H.R. 6291, H.R. 6553, H.R. 6628)

Panel 3
The Honorable Mark G. Worrell, Mayor, Monroe, MI (H.R. 6470)
The Honorable John Harrington, Assembly Member, Ketchikan Gateway Borough (H.R. 6628)
The Honorable Warren Judge, Chairman, Dare County Board of Commissioners (H.R. 6233)

Panel 4
Derb S. Carter, Jr.,�Director, Carolinas Office, Southern Environmental Law Center (H.R. 6233)
Nan Johnson, Kitty Hawk, NC (H.R. 3114)
John Sterling, Executive Director, The Outdoor Industry Conservation Alliance (H.R. 6291)
Rusty Gregory, Chairman, National Ski Areas Association (H.R. 6553)
Ralph Bloemers, Hood River Valley Residents Community, Portland, OR (H.R. 6290)

Subcommittee On Fisheries, Wildlife And Oceans: Oversight Hearing On The Illegal Wildlife Trade (10:00AM)
The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, led by Del. Madeleine Z. Bordallo (D-GU), will hold an oversight hearing on the impacts that U.S. consumer demand is having on the illegal and unsustainable trade of wildlife products and ongoing and proposed efforts to increase public awareness about these impacts.

Subject:
House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans
Oversight Hearing on the Illegal Wildlife Trade

When:
Tuesday, September 16, 2008, at 10:00 a.m.

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:
Benito A. Perez, Chief, Law Enforcement, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior

Crawford Allan, Director, TRAFFIC North America
Marcel Bigue, Deputy Director, WildAid
Michael Kowalski, Chairman and CEO, Tiffany & Co.
Kaddu Sebunya, Director of Program Design, African Wildlife Foundation

The hearing will be webcast live on the Committee's Web site at: http://resourcescommittee.house.gov/.

Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests And Public Lands: Oversight Hearing On “The Piñeros: Reviewing The Welfare Of Workers On Federal Lands” (10:00AM)
The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, led by Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), will hold an oversight hearing on "The Pineros: Reviewing the Welfare of Workers on Federal Lands." The purpose of the hearing is to review the role of the Forest Service and Department of Labor in protecting the health and welfare of workers carrying out tree planting and other service contracts on National Forest System lands. Furthermore, the hearing will evaluate new contract requirements released by the Forest Service on January 5, 2006 intended to "explicitly require contractors to provide their employees with safety clothing and equipment."

Subject:
House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
Oversight Hearing on "The Pineros: Reviewing the Welfare of Workers on Federal Lands"

When:
Tuesday, September 16, 2008, at 10:00 a.m.

Where:
Room 1334 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:
Panel 1
Hank Kashdan, Deputy Chief, Business Operations, Forest Service
Alex Passantino, Acting Administrator, Wage & Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor

Panel 2
Michael Dale, Executive Director, Northwest Worker Justice Project
Cassandra Moseley, Ecosystem Workforce Program, University of Oregon
Denise Smith, Executive Director, Alliance of Forest Workers and Harvesters

The hearing will be webcast live on the Committee's Web site at: http://resourcescommittee.house.gov.

Full Committee Oversight Hearing On “Recent Interior Department Inspector General Investigations On Federal Oil And Gas Royalty Collections.” (10:00AM)
The House Natural Resources Committee, led by Chairman Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), will hold a full Committee oversight hearing on "Recent Interior Department Inspector General Investigations on Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Collections."

Subject:
House Natural Resources Committee

Full Committee Oversight Hearing on "Recent Interior Department Inspector General Investigations on Federal Oil and Gas"

When:
Thursday, September 18, 2008, at 10:00 a.m.

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:
The Honorable Dirk Kempthorne, Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior
The Honorable Earl Devaney, Inspector General, U.S. Department of the Interior

The hearing will be webcast live on the Committee's Web site at: http://resourcescommittee.house.gov/.

Subcommittee On Insular Affairs Oversight Hearing On The “Federal Court Options For American Samoa" (2:00PM)
The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, led by Del. Donna M. Christensen (D-VI), will hold an oversight hearing on the "Federal Court Options for American Samoa."

Subject:
House Subcommittee on Insular Affairs
Oversight Hearing on the "Federal Court Options for American Samoa"

When:
Thursday, September 18, 2008, at 2:00 p.m.

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:
The Honorable Lolo L. Moliga, President of the Senate, Legislature of American Samoa
The Honorable Savali T. Ale, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Legislature of American Samoa
Mr. William Jenkins, Jr, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, U.S. Government Accountability Office

The hearing will be webcast live on the Committee's Web site at: http://resourcescommittee.house.gov.

Subcommittee On Insular Affairs Oversight Hearing On “Identifying Labor Solutions For The Guam Military Build-Up.” (2:00AM - 2:00AM)
The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, led by Del. Donna M. Christensen (D-VI), will hold an oversight hearing on "Identifying Labor Solutions for the Guam Military Build-Up."

Subject:
House Subcommittee on Insular Affairs
Oversight Hearing on "Identifying Labor Solutions for the Guam Military Build-Up"

When:
Tuesday, September 23, 2008, at 2:00 p.m.

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:
TBA

The hearing will be webcast live on the Committee's Web site at: http://resourcescommittee.house.gov.