[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 29 (Tuesday, March 17, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S2140]
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                          NOTICES OF HEARINGS


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the public 
that a hearing has been scheduled before the Subcommittee on Forests 
and Public Land Management.
  The hearing will take place Wednesday, March 25, 1998 at 2:00 p.m. in 
room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C.
  The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony on the following 
general land exchange bills: S. 890, to dispose of certain Federal 
properties located in Dutch John, Utah, to assist the local government 
in the interim delivery of basic services to the Dutch John community, 
and for other purposes; S. 1109, to make a minor adjustment in the 
exterior boundary of the Devils Backbone Wilderness in the Mark Twain 
National Forest, Missouri, to exclude a small parcel of land containing 
improvements; S. 1468, to provide for the conveyance of one (1) acre of 
land from Santa Fe National Forest to the Village of Jemez Springs, New 
Mexico, as the site of a fire sub-station; S. 1469, to provide for the 
expansion of the historic community cemetery of El Rito, New Mexico, 
through the special designation of five acres of Carson National Forest 
adjacent to the cemetery; S. 1510, to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands to 
the county of Rio Arriba, New Mexico; S. 1683, to transfer 
administrative jurisdiction over part of the Lake Chelan National 
Recreation Area from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of 
Agriculture for inclusion in the Wenatchee National Forest; S. 1719, to 
direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior 
to exchange land and other assets with Big Sky Lumber Co; S. 1752, to 
authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain administrative 
sites and use the proceeds for the acquisition of office sites and the 
acquisition, construction, or improvement of offices and support 
buildings for the Coconino National Forest, Kaibab National Forest, 
Prescott National Forest, and Tonto National Forest in the State of 
Arizona; H.R. 1439, to facilitate the sale of certain land in Tahoe 
National Forest in the State of California to Placer County, 
California; H.R. 1663, to clarify the intent of the Congress in Public 
Law 93-632 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to continue to 
provide for the maintenance of 18 concrete dams and weirs that were 
located in the Emigrant Wilderness at the time the wilderness area was 
designated as wilderness in that Public Law.
  Those who wish to submit written statements should write to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate, Washington, 
D.C. 20510. For further information, please call Amie Brown or Mark Rey 
at (202) 224-6170.


  subcommittee on national parks, historic preservation and recreation

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been 
scheduled before the Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic 
Preservation, and Recreation.
  The hearing will take place on Wednesday, April 1, 1998 at 2:00 p.m. 
in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.
  The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony on titles I, II, 
III, and V of S. 1693, a bill to renew, reform, reinvigorate, and 
protect the National Park System.
  Because of the limited time available for the hearing, witnesses may 
testify by invitation only. However, those wishing to submit written 
testimony for the hearing record should send two copies of their 
testimony to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation 
and Recreation, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United 
States Senate, 364 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 
20510-6150.
  For further information, please contact Jim O'Toole of the 
Subcommittee staff at (202) 224-5161 or Shawn Taylor at (202) 224-6969.


          committee on energy and natural resources committee

  Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the public 
that a workshop on the status of Puerto Rico has been scheduled before 
the Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
  The workshop will take place on Thursday, April 2, 1998, at 9:30 
a.m., in room SH-216 of the Hart Senate Office Building.
  For further information, please call James P. Beirne, Senior Counsel, 
(202/224-2564) or Betty Nevitt, Staff Assistant at (202/224-0765).

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