[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 88 (Tuesday, July 11, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D718-D719]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
AMTRAK COMMUTER RAIL CONTRACT
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Housing and Transportation concluded hearings to examine the Federal 
Transit Administration's decision to approve the Massachusetts Bay 
Transportation Authority's request for a waiver from the Federal 
Transit Administration's five-year limitation on contract length that 
would allow a three year extension of the agreement with the National 
Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to provide mechanical, 
transportation, and engineering services, after receiving testimony 
from Nuria I. Fernandez, Acting Administrator, Federal Transit 
Administration, Department of Transportation; and George D. Warrington, 
President and CEO, National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak).
WATER RIGHTS ACTS
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water and 
Power concluded hearings on S. 2195, to amend the Reclamation 
Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and 
construction of the Truckee watershed reclamation project for the 
reclamation and reuse of water, S. 2350, to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to convey to certain water rights to Duchesne City, Utah, S. 
2672, to provide for the conveyance of various reclamation projects to 
local water authorities, after receiving testimony from Eluid L. 
Martinez, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, and Sharon Blackwell, 
Deputy Commissioner of Indian Affairs, both of the Department of the 
Interior; Steve K. Walker, Washoe County Water Resources Division, 
Reno, Nevada; John A. Sweikar, Sugar Pine Transfer Committee Foresthill 
Public Utility District, Foresthill, California; and Brice Bledsoe, 
Contra Costa Water District, Concord, California.

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INTERNET MUSIC
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded hearings on the future 
of digital music, focusing on certain issues concerning downloading 
music from the internet, and copyright infringement, after receiving 
testimony from Lars Ulrich, and Fred Ehrlich, New Technology and 
Business Development, Sony Music Entertainment Inc., both of New York, 
New York; Hank Barry, Napster, Inc., San Mateo, California; Michael 
Robertson, MP3.com, Inc., San Diego, California; Gene Hoffman, Jr., 
EMusic.com, Inc., Redwood City, California; Gene Kan, Gnutella, 
Belmont, California; James Hazen Griffin, Cherry Lane Digital, Los 
Angeles, California; and Roger McGuinn, Windemere, Florida.
LIVING TRUST SCAMS
Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded hearings to examine 
various scams involving fraudulent marketing and sales of living trusts 
targeting older Americans planning their estate, after receiving 
testimony from Elaine Kolish, Associate Director, Division of 
Enforcement, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission; 
Elmer C. Prenzlow, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and 
Consumer Protection, Milwaukee; Paul F. Hancock, Office of the Attorney 
General of South Florida, Fort Lauderdale; George B. Hoffman, George B. 
Hoffman Estate and Retirement Planning, Newport Beach, California, on 
behalf of the Alliance for Mature Americans; Esther Canja, American 
Association of Retired Persons, Port Charlotte, Florida; and Judy 
Kulinski, Pewaukee, Wisconsin.