The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, led by Chairman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), and Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, led by Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA), will hold a joint oversight hearing on "Land-Use Issues Associated with Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Development."

Subject:
House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
Oversight Hearing on "Land-Use Issues Associated with Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing and Development"

When:
Thursday, April 26, 2007, at 10:00 a.m.

Where:
Room 1334 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:
Panel 1
Mr. Henri Bisson, Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior
Mr. Tony L. Ferguson, Director, Minerals and Geology Management, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture

Panel 2
Mr. John Emmerich, Deputy Director, Wyoming Game and Fish Department
Mr. Jewell James, Member, Lummi Nation
Honorable Maxine Natchees, Chairwoman, Northern Ute Tribe

Panel 3
Mr. Steve Adami, Powder River Basin Resource Council
Ms. Ashley Korenblat, Owner, Western Spirit Cycling
Ms. Claire M. Moseley, Executive Director, Public Lands Advocacy
Mr. Roger Muggli, Northern Plains Resource Council
Ms. Peggy Utesch, Western Organization of Resource Councils & Western Colorado Congress

Opening Statement
Chairman Raul Grijalva