[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 44 (Tuesday, April 15, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S3227]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          NOTICE OF WORKSHOPS


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public, the workshops which have been 
scheduled before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources to 
exchange ideas and information on the issue of competitive change in 
the electric power industry.
  The first workshop will take place on Thursday, May 8, beginning at 
9:30 a.m. in room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building. The topic of 
discussion will be the effects of competition on fuel use and types of 
generation.
  The second workshop will take place on Thursday, May 22, beginning at 
9:30 a.m. in room 216 of the Hart Building. The topic of discussion 
will be the financial implications of restructuring.
  The third workshop will take place on Thursday, June 12, beginning at 
9:30 a.m. in room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building. The topic of 
discussion will be the benefits and risks of restructuring to consumers 
and communities. Participation is by invitation. For further 
information please write to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510, attn: Shawn Taylor.

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