[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 78 (Thursday, May 27, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6433-S6434]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I would like to announce that the Senate 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry will meet on May 27, 
1999 in SR-328A at 9:30 a.m. The purpose of this meeting will be to 
discuss ``The New Petroleum: S. 935 the National Sustainable Fuels and 
Chemical Act of 1999.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, be allowed to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday May 27, 1999. The purpose of this 
meeting will be to discuss the National Sustainable Fuels and Chemical 
Act of 1999.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation be authorized to meet 
on Thursday, May 27, 1999 at 10 a.m. on S. 761--Millennium Digital 
Commerce Act.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources be granted permission to meet during 
the session of the Senate on Thursday, May 27, for purposes of 
conducting a full committee hearing which is scheduled to begin at 10 
a.m. The purpose of this hearing is to consider the nomination of David 
L. Godwyn to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for International Affairs 
and James B. Lewis to be Director of the Office of Minority Economic 
Impact, Department of Energy.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, the Finance Committee requests unanimous 
consent to conduct a hearing on Thursday, May 27, 1999, beginning at 10 
a.m. in room 215 Dirksen.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, May 27, 1999, at 2 p.m. to hold a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on health, education, labor and pensions

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet for a 
hearing on ``Reauthorization for the National Endowments of the Arts 
and Humanities'' during the session of the Senate on Thursday, May 27, 
1999, at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                         subcommittee on aging

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Subcommittee on Aging be 
authorized to meet for a hearing on ``Older Americans Act'' during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, May 27, 1999, at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             subcommittee on east asia and pacific affairs

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Thursday, May 27, 1999, at 10 a.m. 
to hold a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        subcommittee on fisheries, wildlife, and drinking water

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Drinking Water be granted 
permission to conduct a hearing on S. 1100, a bill to provide that the 
designation of critical habitat for endangered and threatened species 
be required as a part of the development of recovery plans for those 
species, Thursday, May 27, 10:30 a.m., Hearing Room (SD-406).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    subcommittee on water and power

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Water and Power of the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources be granted permission to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, May 27, for purposes of conducting a Water & Power 
Subcommittee hearing which is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. The purpose 
of this hearing is to receive testimony on S. 244, a bill to authorize 
the construction of the Lewis and Clark Rural Water System and to 
authorize assistance to the Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc., 
for the planning and construction of the water supply system,

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and for other purposes; S. 623, a bill to amend Public Law 89-108 to 
increase authorization levels for State and Indian tribal, municipal, 
rural, and industrial water supplies, to meet current and future water 
quantity and quality needs of the Red River Valley, to deauthorize 
certain project features and irrigation service areas, to enhance 
natural resources and fish and wildlife habitat, and for other 
purposes; S. 769, a bill to provide a final settlement on certain debt 
owed by the city of Dickinson, North Dakota, for construction of the 
bascule gates on the Dickinson Dam; S. 1027, a bill to reauthorize the 
participation of the Bureau of Reclamation in the Deschutes Resources 
Conservancy; and H.R. 459, a bill to extend the deadline under the 
Federal Power Act for FERC Project No. 9401, the Mt. Hope Waterpower 
Project.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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