Congressional Testimony

FY 2009

• Statement of Matthew C. Larsen, Associate Director for Water, April 28, 2009
  before the House Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on Water and Power On Implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (PL 111-05)
  
  
• Statement of Brenda Pierce, Program Coordinator, Energy Resources Program, March 5, 2009
  before the House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources on Energy Outlooks, and the Role of Federal Onshore and Offshore Resources in Meeting Future Energy Demand
  
  
• Statement of Dr. Thomas R. Armstrong, Senior Advisor for Global Change Programs, March 3, 2009
  before the House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands on the Department of the Interior role in combating Climate Change
  
  

FY 2008

• Statement of Dr. Matthew C. Larsen, Associate Director for Water, September 18, 2008
  before the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Events on emerging contaminants in the environment

• Statement of Dr. Robert C. Burruss, July 24, 2008
  before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials on Carbon Sequestration: Risks, Opportunities, and Protection of Drinking Water

• Statement of Dr. David Applegate, Senior Advisor for Earthquake and Geologic Hazards, May 22, 2008
  before the House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources

• Statement of Dr. Virginia Burkett, Global Change Science Coordinator, May 13, 2008
  before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on the impacts of climate change on the reliability, security, economics, and design of critical energy infrastructure in coastal regions.

• Statement of Robert M. Hirsch, April 15, 2008
  before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Transportation Safety, Infrastructure Security and Water Quality regarding pharmaceuticals in the environment.

• Statement of Aldo Vecchia, March 25, 2008
  before the Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development regarding flood risk for the Devils Lake Basin.

• Combined statement of Sam D. Hamilton and Jess Weaver, March 11, 2008
  before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment regarding drought issues in the southeast.

• Statement of Robert E. Doyle, Deputy Director, February 28, 2008
  before the House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources: FY09 Budget Oversight

• Statement of Gregory P. Meeker, Geologist, February 28, 2008
  before the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials regarding the mineralogy and geology of asbestos.

• USGS Mississippi River Statement for the Record for Senate Energy and Natural Resources, Feb 28, 2008 (Word)
  regarding the Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act.

• Statement of Mark D. Myers, Director, February 28, 2008
  before the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies: FY 2009 budget proposal.

• Statement of Robert M. Hirsch, February 26, 2008
  before the House Committee on Natural Resources, Water and Power Subcommittee: FY 2009 budget proposal.

• Statement of Robert Johnson and Robert M. Hirsch, December 11, 2007
  before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resoures on the science and engineering to comprehensively understand and responsibly enhance water act (Secure Water Act).

• Statement of Dr. David Applegate, December 4, 2007
  before the Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs on the New Madrid seismic zone.

• Statement of Dr. Jon E. Keeley, November 27, 2007
  before the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies on the catastrophic 2007 southern California wildfires.

• Statement of Dr. Robert C. Burruss, Research Geologist, Energy Resources Team, November 7, 2007
  before the Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Innovation, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Carbon Sequestration Technologies

• Statement of Jayne Belnap, Research Ecologist, October 11, 2007
  before the Senate Committee Energy and Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests on the major environmental threats to the Great Basin in the 21st century.

• Statement of Dr. Susan D. Haseltine, Associate Director for Biology, October 17, 2007
  before the Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight.

FY 2007

• Statement of Mark Myers, Director, September 26, 2007
  before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing on S. 1543, National Geothermal Initiative Act of 2007.

• Statement for the Record of Dr. Thomas R. Armstrong, Senior Advisor for Global Change Programs, September 24, 2007
  before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Full Committee hearing to consider scientific assessments of the impacts of global climate change on wildfire activity in the United States.

• Statement of Robert M. Hirsch, Associate Directory for Water, September 6, 2007
  before the Committee on Environment and Public Works

• Statement of Christopher Milly, Research Hydrologist, June 6, 2007
  before the Committee on Energy and natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on impacts of climate change on water supply and availability in the United States, and related issues from a water use perspective.

• Statement of P. Patrick Leahy, Associate Director for Geology, May 1, 2007
  before the House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittees on Energy and Mineral Resources and National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands: "The Future of Fossil Fuels: Geological and Terrestrial Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide"

• Statement of Dr. Thomas R. Armstrong, Senior Advisor for Global Change Programs, April 26, 2007
  before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Envorinment and Related Agencies Regarding Climate Change

• Statement of Robert M. Hirsch, Associate Director for Water, April 25, 2007
  before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water and Power: H.R. 902, "More Water and More Energy Act of 2007," and S. 1116, "More Water, More Energy, and Less Waste Act of 2007"

• Statement of Robert M. Hirsch, Associate Director for Water, April 25, 2007
  before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water and Power: S. 324, "New Mexico Aquifer Assessment Act of 2007"

• Statement of Dr. Virginia Burkett, Chief Scientist for Global Change Research, April 17, 2007
  before the House Committee on Science and Technology: State of Climate Change Science 2007: The Findings of the Fourth Assessment Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Working Group II: Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability

• Statement of Mark Myers, Director, April 16, 2007
  before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: S. 731, National Carbon Dioxide Storage Capacity Assessment Act of 2007

• Statement of Mark Myers, Director, March 20, 2007
  before the House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources: Oversight hearing on "Towards a Clean Energy Future: Energy Policy and Climate Change on Public Lands"

• Statement of Robert M. Hirsch, Associate Director for Water, March 8, 2007
  before the House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water and Power: FY 2008 Budget

• Statement of Mark Myers, Director, February 27, 2007
  before the House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Minerals: FY 2008 Budget

Congressional Testimony, 2006

• Statement of Mark Myers, Director, October 4, 2006 (Word 313 k)
  before the House Government Reform Committee, Hearing on "Ova-Pollution in the Potomac: Egg-Bearing Male Bass and Implications for Human and Ecological Health"

• Statement of Robert M. Hirsch, Associate Director for Water, USGS, September 26, 2006
  before the House Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power, Hearing on H.R. 5110, "More Water and More Energy Act of 2006"

• Statement of Dr. Thomas R. Armstrong, Program Coordinator Earth Surface Dynamics, September 26, 2006
  before the Senate Committees on Commerce, Science and Transportation and Foreign Relations, Joint hearing on the International Polar Year

• Statement of Dr. Thomas R. Armstrong, Program Coordinator, Earth Surface Dynamics Program, April 26, 2006
  before the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Subcommittee on Global Climate Change and Impacts, Hearing on Projected and Past Effects of Climate Change: A Focus on Marine and Terrestrial Ecosystems

• Statement of W. David Menzie, Chief, International Minerals Section, May 18, 2006
  before the Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Hearing on the Energy and Mineral Requirements for Development of Renewable and Alternative Fuels Used for Transportation and Other Purposes

• Statement(s) of P. Patrick Leahy, Acting Director, May 10, 2006
  before the House Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power, Hearing on S. 214/H.R. 469, "United State/Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act"; and H.R. 4588, "Water Resources Research Act Amendments of 2005"

• Statement of Brenda Pierce, Program Coordinator, Energy Resources Program, May 4, 2006
  before the Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Hearing on the Future of Federal Coal: Status, Availability and Impact of Technological Advances in Using Coal to Create Alternative Energy Resources

• Statement of Brenda Aird, Senior Renewable Energy Advisor, Office of the Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, U.S. Department of the Interior, April 6, 2006
  before the House Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Oversight Hearing on the Role of the Federal Government and Federal Lands in Fueling Renewable and Alternative Energy in America

• Statement of Catherine L. Hill, USGS, Northeast Regional Hydrologist, March 30, 2006
  before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on S.2054, "Vermont Water Resources Study"

• Statement of Gregory J. Smith, USGS, Director National Wetlands Research Center, March 21, 2006
  before the House Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans, Field Hearing in Gretna, LA, on "Natural Disasters in the Gulf of Mexico"

• Statement of James E. Quick, Program Coordinator, Volcano Hazards Program, USGS, March 16, 2006
  before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on Disaster Prevention and Prediction, U.S. Senate

• Statement of Robert M. Hirsch, Associate Director for Water, USGS, March 8, 2006
  before the House Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power, on S. 1338, "Alaska Water Resources Act of 2005"

• Statement of Matthew C. Larsen, Chief Scientist for Hydrology, USGS, March 2, 2006
  before the House Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power, on the proposed FY 2007 budget for the USGS Water Resources Discipline

• Statement of Eugene Schweig, Geologist, USGS, February 24, 2006
  before the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, U.S. House of Representatives

• Statement of Dr. Lucile M. Jones, Scientist-in-Charge, Southern California, USGS, February 23, 2006
  before the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, U.S. House of Representatives
  
  

Congressional Testimony, 2005

• Statement of S. Jeffress Williams, Coastal Marine Geologist, USGS Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA, October 20, 2005
  before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment, "Expert Views on Hurricane and Flood Protection and Water Resources Planning for a Rebuilt Gulf Coast

• Statement of June Thormodsgard Chief Scientist for Land Sciences, EROS Data Center, USGS, August 31, 2005
  before the Forest and Forest Health Subcommittee of the Committee on Resources

• Statement of Leslie Holland-Bartels, Director, Alaska Science Center, USGS, July 13, 2005
  before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power on S. 49, "Alaska Floodplain and Erosion Mitigation Commission Act of 2005," and S. 1338, "Alaska Water Resources Act of 2005"

• Statement of Asbury H. Sallenger, Jr., Oceanographer, USGS, June 29, 2005
  before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Disaster Prevention and Prediction

• Statement of Charles G. Groat, Director, USGS, April 5, 2005
  before the House Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce and Agency Organization on
  "The Yucca Mountain Project

• Statement of W. David Menzie, Geologist, USGS, March 16, 2005
  before the House Resources Committee Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
  "U.S. Energy and Mineral Needs, Security, and Policy: Impacts of Sustained Increases in Global Energy and Mineral Consumption by Emerging Economies Such as China and India"

• Statement of Charles G. Groat, Director, USGS, March 10, 2005
  before the House Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources oversight hearing on the Interior Budget for FY2006 in Energy and Mineral Programs

• Statement Chris Kearney, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior, March 8, 2005
  before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on miscellaneous legislation including S. 485, National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 2005

• Statement of Charles G. Groat, Director, USGS, March 3, 2005
  House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies

• Statement of Robert M. Hirsch, Associate Director for Water, USGS, March 3, 2005
  House Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power oversight hearing on the "President's FY 2006 Budget Request for Bureau of Reclamation and the Water Division of the U.S. Geological Survey"

• Statement of Charles G. Groat, Director, USGS, February 2, 2005
  Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing

• Statement of Charles G. Groat, Director, USGS, January 26, 2005
  House Committee on Science hearing on, "Tsunamis: Is the U.S. Prepared?"
  

Congressional Testimony, 2004

• Statement of Scott W. Phillips, Chesapeake Bay Coordinator, USGS, August 20, 2004
  "Safeguarding the Chesapeake Bay"

• Statement of Dr. Timothy S. Collett, Research Geologist, USGS, July 15, 2004
  Energy Technology

• Statement of P. Patrick Leahy, Associate Director for Geology, USGS, July 14, 2004
  National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 2004

• Statement of P. Patrick Leahy, Associate Director for Geology, USGS, June 24, 2004
  H.R. 4010, National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 2004

• Statement of David Applegate, Senior Advisor for Earthquake and Geologic Hazards, USGS, June 24, 2004
  H.R. 2608, National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization of 2003

• Statement of Judith M. Denver, Project Chief, Potomac River Basin and Delmarva Peninsula, NWQA Program Study Unit, USGS, June 14, 2004
  "The Benefits and Challenges of Ecosystem Management through Sustainable Agriculture: Delmarva Peninsula as an Example"

• Statement of Charles G. Groat, Director, USGS, May 19, 2004
  S. 1957, "United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act"

• Statement of Dennis S. Kostick, Senior Mineral Commodity Specialist, U.S. Geological Survey, April 15, 2004 (Hearing Summary)
  "International Trade of Soda Ash"

• Statement of Charles G. Groat, Director, USGS, March 17, 2004
  USGS FY2005 Budget

• Statement of Robert M. Hirsch, Associate Director for Water, USGS, February 25, 2004
  USGS FY2005 Budget
  
  

Congressional Testimony, 2003

• Statement Anne E. Kinsinger, Western Regional Biologist, USGS, December 5, 2003
  "Recovering from the Fires: Restoring and Protecting Communities, Water, Wildlife and Forests in Southern California"
  

• Statement of Dr. David P. Krabbenhoft, Research Hydrologist (Geochemist), USGS, November 5, 2003
  "Mercury Emissions: State of the Science and Technology"

• Statement of Robert M. Hirsch, Associate Director for Water, USGS, October 30, 2003
  S. 212, High Plains Aquifer Hydrogeologic Characterization, Mapping and Modeling Act

• Statement of Robert M. Hirsch, Associate Director for Water, USGS, September 23, 2003
  H.R. 961, Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act

• Statement of Charles G. Groat, Director, USGS, July 17, 2003
  "The Role of Strategic and Critical Minerals in Our National and Economic Security"

• Statement of Charles G. Groat, Director, USGS, June 19, 2003
  H.R. 2057, The "Chronic Wasting Disease Support for States Act of 2003"

• Statement of Charles G. Groat, Director, USGS, May 8, 2003
  "The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program: Past, Present, and Future"

• U.S. Department of the Interior Before the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards
  House Committee on Science, March 13, 2003
  "Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia:  Strengthening the Science"

• Statement of William M. Alley, March 6, 2003
  "High Plains Aquifer Hydrogeologic Characterization, Mapping, Modeling, and Monitoring Act"

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