[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 143 (Wednesday, October 20, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12944-S12945]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. HUTCHINSON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized 
to meet on Wednesday, October 20, 1999, at 9:30 a.m. on effects of 
performance enhancing drugs on the health of athletes and athletic 
competition in SD-106.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. HUTCHINSON. 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 Wednesday, October 20, for purposes 
of conducting a Full Committee business meeting which is scheduled to 
begin at 9:30 a.m. The purpose of this business meeting is to consider 
pending calendar business.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. HUTCHINSON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be permitted to meet on Wednesday, October 20, 
1999 at 10 a.m. in Executive Session to mark up the Tax Extenders Bill.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. HUTCHINSON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Wednesday, October 20, 1999 at 2 p.m. to hold a 
hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. HUTCHINSON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, October 20,

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1999 at 9:30 a.m. to mark up pending legislation to be followed by a 
hearing on Indian Reservation Roads and the Transportation Equity Act 
in the 21st Century (TEA-21).
  The hearing will be held in room 485, Russell Senate Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     subcommittee on the judiciary

  Mr. HUTCHINSON. Mr. President, The Committee on the Judiciary 
requests unanimous consent to conduct a hearing on Wednesday, October 
20, 1999 at 9 a.m. in Dirksen Room 226.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                subcommittee on rates and administration

  Mr. HUTCHINSON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Rules and Administration be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, October 20, 1999 at 9:30 a.m. to 
conduct an oversight hearing on the operations of the Architect of the 
Capitol.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           subcommittee on emerging threats and capabilities

  Mr. HUTCHINSON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities of the Committee on 
Armed Services be authorized to meet at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 
20, 1999, in open session, to receive testimony on the efforts of the 
military services in implementing joint experimentation.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    subcommittee on water and power

  Mr. HUTCHINSON. 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 Wednesday, October 20, for purposes of conducting a Water and 
Power Subcommittee hearing which is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. The 
purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony on S. 1167, a bill to 
amend the Pacific Northwest Power Planning and Conservation Act to 
provide for expanding the scope of the Independent Scientific Review 
Panel; S. 1694, a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
conduct a study of the reclamation and reuse of water and wastewater in 
the State of Hawaii; S. 1612, a bill to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to convey certain irrigation project property to certain 
irrigation and reclamation districts in the State of Nebraska; S. 1474, 
a bill providing conveyance of the Palmetto Band project to the State 
of Texas; S. 1697, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
refund certain collections received pursuant to the Reclamation Reform 
Act of 1982; S. 1178, a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey certain parcels of land acquired for the Blunt Reservoir and 
Pierre Canal features of the State of South Dakota for the purpose of 
mitigating lost wildlife habitat, on the condition that the current 
preferential leaseholders shall have an option to purchase from the 
Commission, and for other purposes; and S. 1723, a bill to establish a 
program to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to plan, design, and 
construct facilities to mitigate impacts associated with irrigation 
system water diversions by local governmental entities in the Pacific 
Ocean drainage of the States of Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Idaho.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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