[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 52 (Wednesday, May 1, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S3688]
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                      NOTICES OF HEARINGS/MEETINGS


                subcommittee on public lands and forests

  Mr. BINGAMAN. 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 Public Lands and Forests of the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  The hearing will take place on Thursday, May 9, 2002, at 2:30 p.m. in 
room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the following 
bills:
  S. 454, to provide permanent funding for the Bureau of Land 
Management Payment in Lieu of Taxes program and for other purposes;
  S. 1139, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain 
land to Lander County, Nevada, and the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey certain land to Eureka County, Nevada, for continued use as 
cemeteries.
  S. 1325, to ratify an agreement between the Aleut Corporation and the 
United States of America to exchange land rights received under the 
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act for certain land interests on Adak 
Island, and for other purposes;
  S. 1497 and H.R. 2385, to convey certain property to the city of St. 
George, Utah, in order to provide for the protection and preservation 
of certain rare paleontological resources on that property, and for 
other purposes;
  S. 1711 and H.R. 1576, to designate the James Peak Wilderness and the 
James Peak Protection Area in the State of Colorado, and for other 
purposes; and
  S. 1907, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
land to the city of Haines, Oregon.
  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 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United 
States Senate, 312 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 
20510.
  For further information, please contact David Brooks (202) 224-9863 
or John Watts of the committee staff at (202) 224-5488.

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