Subcommittee On Insular Affairs, Oceans And Wildlife Legislative Hearing On H.R. 509, H.R. 556, And H.R. 1454 (10:00AM)
The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, led by Del. Madeleine Z. Bordallo (D-GU), will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:

• H.R. 509 (H. Brown): To reauthorize the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004."Marine Turtle Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2009"
  
  
• H.R. 556 (Farr): To establish a program of research, recovery, and other activities to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter. "Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act"
  
  
• H.R. 1454 (H. Brown): To provide for the issuance of a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp. "Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009"

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Subject:
House Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife
Legislative Hearing on H.R. 509, H.R. 556, and H.R. 1454

When:
Tuesday, May 5, 2009, at 10:00 a.m.

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:

Panel 1

The Honorable Sam Farr
Member of Congress (D-CA, H.R. 556)

Panel 2

Rowan Gould
Acting Director
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
United States Department of the Interior

John Robinson, Ph.D.
Executive Vice-President
Conservation and Science
Wildlife Conservation Society

Ginette Hemley
Senior Vice-President
Conservation Strategy and Science
World Wildlife Fund

Bhagavan Antle, Ph.D.
Director and Founder
The Institute of Greater Endangered and Rare Species

Whit McMillan
Director of Education
South Carolina Aquarium

James Estes, Ph.D
Interim Director
Steps Institute
University of California-Santa Cruz

Opening Statement:
Chairwoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo

Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests And Public Lands Legislative Hearing On H.R. 980 (2:00PM)
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 bill:

• H.R. 980 (Maloney): To designate certain National Forest System lands and public lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior in the states of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas and biological connecting corridors, and for other purposes. "Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act"

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Subject:
House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
Legislative Hearing on H.R. 980

When:
Tuesday, May 5, 2009, at 2:00 p.m.

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:

Panel 1

Representative Carolyn Maloney (NY-14)
Representative Denny Rehberg (MT- At Large)

Panel 2

Joel Holtrop
Deputy Chief
National Forest System
Forest Service

Michael Nedd
Acting Deputy Director
Bureau of Land Management
Department of the Interior

Accompanied by:
Karen Taylor-Goodrich
Associate Director Resources Visitor Protection
National Park Service
Department of the Interior

Panel 3

Carole King
Stanley, ID

Representative Judy Boyle
House Member
Idaho State Legislature
Midvale, ID

Dean Stewart
Pastor
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Moscow, ID

Joel Bousman
County Commissioner
Sublette County, Wyoming
Boulder, WY

Panel 4

George Nickas
Executive Director
Wilderness Watch
Missoula, MT

Brian Smith
Managing Partner
Blackfoot River Brewing Company
Jefferson City, MT

Tammy Johnson
Associate
Environomics
Whitehall, MT

Gary Macfarlane
Friends of Clearwater
Moscow, ID

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

Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources Oversight Field Hearing On "Solar Energy Development On Federal Lands: The Road To Consensus" (9:00AM)
The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, led by Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA), will hold an oversight field hearing on "Solar Energy Development on Federal Lands: The Road to Consensus."

Subject:
House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
Oversight Field Hearing on "Solar Energy Development on Federal Lands: The Road to Consensus"

When:
Monday, May 11, 2009, at 9:00 a.m.

Where:
University of California, Riverside (UCR)
Palm Desert Graduate Center
75080 Frank Sinatra Drive
Palm Desert, CA 92211

Witnesses:

Panel 1

The Honorable Jim Ferguson
Councilman, City of Palm Desert, California

Commissioner Julia Levin(attachment)
California Energy Commission

Commissioner Rachelle Chong
California Public Utilities Commission

Mr. James Abbott
Acting State Director, California State Office
Bureau of Land Management

Mr. Thomas M. Kretzschmar
Senior Projects Manager
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Panel 2

Mr. Steven Malnight
Vice President of Renewable Energy
Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Mr. Bill Corcoran, Senior Regional Representative, Sierra Club
Oh behalf of
Mr. Carl Zichella, Western Renewable Projects Director, Sierra Club

Ms. Katherine Gensler
Manager of Regulatory & Legislative Affairs
Solar Energy Industries Association

Mr. Michael Niggli
Chief Operating Officer
Sempra Energy Utilities

Opening Statement:
Chairman Jim Costa

Subcommittee On Insular Affairs, Oceans And Wildlife Legislative Hearing On H.R. 1916, H.R. 2062, And H.R. 2188 (2:00PM)
The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, led by Del. Madeleine Z. Bordallo (D-GU), will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:

• H.R. 1916 (Dingell): To amend the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act to provide for a revised schedule of price increases for the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp, popularly known as the "Duck Stamp", and for other purposes. "Migratory Bird Habitat Investment and Enhancement Act"
  
  
• H.R. 2062 (DeFazio): To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to provide for penalties and enforcement for intentionally taking protected avian species, and for other purposes. "Migratory Bird Treaty Act Penalty and Enforcement Act of 2009"
  
  
• H.R. 2188 (Kratovil): To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to conduct a Joint Venture Program to protect, restore, enhance, and manage migratory bird populations, their habitats, and the ecosystems they rely on, through voluntary actions on public and private lands, and for other purposes. "Joint Ventures for Bird Habitat Conservation Act of 2009"

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Subject:
House Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife
Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1916, H.R. 2062, and H.R. 2188

When:
Wednesday, May 13, 2009, at 2:00 p.m.

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:

Panel 1

The Honorable John D. Dingell
Member of Congress (D-MI, H.R. 1916)

Panel 2

Paul Schmidt
Assistant Director for Migratory Birds
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
United States Department of the Interior

Kristin Saunders Evans
Assistant Secretary for Land Resources
Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Dale Humburg
Chief Biologist
Ducks Unlimited

Andrew Manus
Director of Conservation Programs
The Nature Conservancy of Delaware

Bob Sallinger
Conservation Director
Audubon Society of Portland

Opening Statement:
Chairwoman Madeleine Bordallo

Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests And Public Lands Legislative Hearing On H.R. 129, H.R. 762, H.R. 865, H.R. 1442, H.R. 1471, And H.R. 1641 (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 bills:

• H.R. 129 (Gallegly): To authorize the conveyance of certain National Forest System lands in the Los Padres National Forest in California.
  
  
• H.R. 762 (Heller): To validate final patent number 27-2005-0081, and for other purposes.
  
  
• H.R. 865 (Boucher): To convey the New River State Park campground located in the Mount Rodgers National Recreation Area in the Jefferson National Forest in Carroll County, Virginia, to the Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other purposes.
  
  
• H.R. 1442 (Matheson): To provide for the sale of the Federal Government's reversionary interest in approximately 60 acres of land in Salt Lake City, Utah, originally conveyed to the Mount Olivet Cemetery Association under the Act of January 23, 1909.
  
  
• H.R. 1471 (Sanford Bishop): To expand the boundary of the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site in the State of Georgia, to redesignate the unit as a National Historical Park, and for other purposes.
  
  
• H.R. 1641 (Inslee): To amend the National Trails System Act to provide for a study of the Cascadia Marine Trail. "Cascadia Marine Trail Study Act"

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Subject:
House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
Legislative Hearing on H.R. 129, H.R. 762, H.R. 865, H.R. 1442, H.R. 1471, and H.R. 1641

When:
Thursday, May 14, 2009, at 10:00 a.m.

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:

Panel 1
Representative Sanford Bishop (GA-02) (H.R.1471)
Representative Jim Matheson (UT-02) (H.R. 1442)
Representative Dean Heller (NV-02) (H.R. 762)

Panel 2

Stephen P. Whitesell (H.R. 762, H.R. 1442, H.R.1471, H.R. 1641)
Associate Director
Park Planning, Facilities, and Lands
National Park Service

Accompanied by:
Tim Spisak
Acting Deputy Assistant Director
Minerals and Realty Management
Bureau of Land Management

Tony L. Ferguson (H.R. 129)
Acting Director
Lands and Realty Management
Forest Service

Panel 3

Representative Michael A. Cheokas (H.R. 1471)
House Member (District-134)
Georgia State Legislature
Americus, GA

Don Crook (H.R. 1641)
Washington Water Trails
Fall City, WA

Opening Statement:
Chairman Raul Grijalva

Subcommittee On Water And Power Legislative Hearing On H.R. 2008 (10:00AM)
The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Water and Power, led by Rep. Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA), will hold a legislative hearing on the following bill:

• H.R. 2008 (Matheson): A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate the development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project.

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Subject:
House Subcommittee on Water and Power
Legislative Hearing on H.R. 2008

When:
Thursday, May 14, 2009, at 10:00 a.m.

Where:
Room 1334 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:

Reed Murray
Program Director
Central Utah Project Completion Act Office
Department of the Interior
Provo, UT

Gary Anderson
Commissioner
Utah County Commission
Provo, UT

Donald Christiansen
General Manager
Central Utah Water Conservancy District
Orem, UT

Opening Statement:
Chairwoman Grace Napolitano

Subcommittee On Insular Affairs, Oceans And Wildlife: Oversight Hearing On The "Implementation Of Public Law 110-229 To The Commonwealth Of The Northern Mariana Islands And Guam" (10:00AM)

The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, led by Del. Madeleine Z. Bordallo (D-GU), will hold an oversight hearing on the "Implementation of Public Law 110-229 to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam."

Subject:
House Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife
Oversight Hearing on the "Implementation of Public Law 110-229 to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam"

When:
Tuesday, May 19, 2009, at 10:00 a.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.

Subcommittee On Insular Affairs, Oceans And Wildlife Oversight Hearing In Advance Of The 61st Meeting Of The International Whaling Commission (IWC) (1:00PM)
The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, led by Del. Madeleine Z. Bordallo (D-GU), will hold an oversight hearing in advance of the 61^st meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) to be held in Madeira, Portugal June 22-26.

Subject:
House Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife
Oversight Hearing in Advance of the 61^st Meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) to be held in Madeira, Portugal June 22-26

When:
Wednesday, May 20, 2009, at 1:00 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.

Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests And Public Lands Oversight Hearing On "The Future Of The Forest Economy" (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 Future of the Forest Economy."

Subject:
House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
Oversight Hearing on "The Future of the Forest Economy"

When:
Thursday, May 21, 2009, at 10:00 a.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.