[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 71 (Monday, May 17, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5434-S5435]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          NOTICES OF HEARINGS


           committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry

  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I would like to announce that the Senate 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Subcommittee on 
Forestry, Conservation, and Rural Revitalization will meet on May 18, 
1999, in SR-328A at 9:00 a.m. The purpose of this meeting will be to 
discuss noxious weeds and plant pests.


               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 of the Senate Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources.
  The hearing will take place on Wednesday, May 26, 1999, at 2:30 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 S. 510, a bill 
to preserve the sovereignty of the United States over public lands and 
acquired lands owned by the United States, and to preserve State 
sovereignty and private property rights in non-Federal lands 
surrounding those public lands and acquired lands.
  Those who wish to submit written statements should write to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 
20510. For further information, please call Amie Brown or Mike Menge 
(202) 224-6170.


                    subcommittee on water and power

  Mr. SMITH. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that S. 1027, a bill to 
reauthorize the participation of the Bureau of Reclamation in the 
Deschutes Resources Conservancy, and for other purposes, has been added 
to the agenda of the hearing that is scheduled for Thursday, May 27, 
1999, at 2 p.m. in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in 
Washington DC.
  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 Water and Power, Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources, United States Senate, 364 Dirksen Senate Office 
Building, Washington, DC, 20510-6150.
  For further information, please call Colleen Deegan, counsel, or 
Julia McCaul, staff assistant at (202) 224-8115.

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                    subcommittee on water and power

  Mr. SMITH. 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 Water and Power.
  The hearing will take place on Wednesday, June 9, 1999, at 2 p.m. in 
room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.
  The purpose of this hearing is to continue the oversight conducted by 
the subcommittee at the April 6, 1999 Hood River, OR hearing on the 
process to determine the future of the four lower Snake River dams and 
conduct oversight on the Northwest Power Planning Council's framework 
process.
  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 Water and Power, Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources, United States Senate, 364 Dirksen Senate Office 
Building, Washington, DC, 20510-6150.
  For further information, please call Colleen Deegan, counsel, or 
Julia McCaul, staff assistant at (202) 224-8115.

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