The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, led by Del. Madeleine Z. Bordallo (D-GU), will hold an oversight field hearing addressing "Vanishing Beaches: Coastal Erosion and its Impact on Coastal Communities."

Subject:
House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans
Oversight Hearing on "Vanishing Beaches: Coastal Erosion and its Impact on Coastal Communities"

When:
Saturday, July 14, 2007, at 11:30 a.m.

Where:
La Quinta Inn and Suites
7000 Padre Boulevard
South Padre Island, TX

Witnesses:
Panel 1
The Honorable Bob Pinkerton, Mayor, Town of South Padre Island; Board Member of the American Beach & Shore Preservation Association Texas Chapter
The Honorable Chuck Cazalas, Commissioner, Nueces County
Ms. Jodena N. Henneke, Deputy, Coastal Resources, Texas General Land Office

Panel 2
Mr. Anthony Pratt, Program Administrator, Delaware Department of Natural Resources
Mr. Ellis Pickett, Chairman, Surfrider Foundation Texas Chapter
Mayor Harry Simmons, President, American Beach & Shore Preservation Association
Dr. James C. Gibeaut, Ph.D.., Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M Corpus Christi