The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, led by Chairwoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo (D-GU), and Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, led by Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA), will hold a joint oversight hearing on “Renewable Energy Opportunities and Issues on the Outer Continental Shelf.”
Subject:
House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans
House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
Oversight Hearing on “Renewable Energy Opportunities and Issues on the Outer Continental Shelf”
When:
Tuesday, April 24, 2007, at 2:00 p.m.
Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building
Witnesses:
Panel 1
Mr. Mike Olsen, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior
Ms. Ann F. Miles, Director, Division of Hydropower Licensing, Office of Energy Projects, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Mr. Tim Keeney, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Mr. Ted Diers, Coastal States Organization
Panel 2
Mr. Sean O'Neill, President, Ocean Renewable Energy Coalition
Mr. Jason Bak, Chief Executive Officer, Finavera Renewables
Mr. Zeke Grader, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Association
Dr. Doug Rader, Ph.D., Principal Scientist for Oceans and Estuaries, Environmental Defense
Mr. George Hagerman, Senior Research Associate, Virginia Tech Advanced Research Institute
Dr. Porter Hoagland, Ph.D., Research Specialist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Opening Statement
Chairwoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo