[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 125 (Friday, September 18, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10605-S10606]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           NOTICE OF HEARING


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the public 
that a field hearing has been scheduled before the Subcommittee on 
Forests and Public Land Management of the Senate Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources.
  The hearing will be held in Espanola, New Mexico at the Mission 
Convento on Saturday, September 26, 1998, at 9:00 a.m. The Mission 
Convento is located at the Plaza de Espandola, Number 1 Calle de 
Espanola, New Mexico.
  The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony on the issues 
surrounding the determination of the validity of certain land claims 
arising out of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo of 1848 and the two 
bills introduced to date on this subject, S. 2155 and H.R. 2538.

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  The Subcommittee will invite witnesses representing a cross-section 
of views and organizations to testify at the hearing. Others who wish 
to testify may, as time permits, made a brief statement of not more 
than 2 minutes. Those wishing to testify please contact Tony Benavidec 
of Senator Domenici's office at (505) 988-6511 or Joe Ruiz of Senator 
Bingaman's office at (505) 988-6647. The deadline for signing up to 
testify is Thursday, September 24, 1998. Every attempt will be made to 
accommodate as many witnesses as possible, while ensuring that all 
views are represented.
  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 Mike Menge at (202) 
224-6170.

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