[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 62 (Wednesday, May 15, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S4423]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to hold a business 
meeting during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, May 15, at 9:30 
a.m. in SD-366. The purpose of the business meeting is to consider 
pending calendar business.
  Agenda item No. 1--S. 1768, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to implement the Calfed Bay-Delta Program.
  Agenda item No. 2--Nomination of Guy F. Caruso to be the 
Administrator of the Energy Information Administration, Department of 
Energy.
  Following the disposition of these agenda items, the committee may 
turn to the consideration of any additional items on the enclosed 
agenda cleared for action.

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                                                     Date placed
                      Item No.                        on agenda    Page
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1. S. 1768--To authorize the Secretary of the            5-10-02       5
 Interior to implement the Calfed Bay-Delta Program
2. Nomination of Guy F. Caruso to be Administrator,      5-10-02       6
 Energy Information Agency, Department of Energy...
3. S. 281--To authorize the design and construction      7-27-01       7
 of a temporary education center at the Vietnam
 Veterans Memorial.................................
4. S. 454--To provide permanent funding for the          5-10-02       8
 Bureau of Land Management Payment in Lieu of Taxes
 program and for other purposes....................
5. S. 639--To extend the deadline for commencement       12-7-01       9
 of construction of certain hydroelectric projects
 in the State of West Virginia.....................
6. S. 691--To direct the Secretary of Agriculture        12-7-01      10
 to convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin
 Management Unit, Nevada, to the Secretary of the
 Interior, in trust for the Washoe Indian tribe of
 Nevada and California.............................
7. S. 1010--To extend the deadline for commencement      12-7-01      11
 of construction of a hydroelectric project in the
 State of North Carolina...........................
8. S. 1028--To direct the Secretary of the Interior      5-10-02      12
 to convey certain parcels of land acquired for the
 Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal features of the
 initial stage of the Oahe Unit, James Division,
 South Dakota, to the Commission of Schools and
 Public Lands and the Department of Game, Fish, and
 Parks migrating lost wildlife habitat, on the
 condition that the current preferential
 leaseholders shall have an option to purchase the
 parcels from the Commission, and for other
 purposes..........................................
9. S. 1069--To amend the National Trails System Act      5-10-02      13
 to clarify Federal authority relating to land
 acquisition from willing sellers for the majority
 of the trails in the system, and for other
 purposes..........................................
10. S. 1139--To direct the Secretary of Agriculture      5-10-02      14
 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.......................
11. S. 1175--To modify the boundary of Vicksburg         12-7-01      15
 National Military Park to include the property
 known as Pemberton's Headquarters, and for other
 purposes..........................................
12. S. 1227--To authorize the Secretary of the           12-7-01      16
 Interior to conduct a study of the suitability and
 feasibility of establishing the Niagara Falls
 National Heritage Area in the State of New York,
 and for other purposes............................
13. S. 1240--To provide for the acquisition of land      12-7-01      17
 and construction of an interagency administrative
 and visitor facility at the entrance to American
 Fork Canyon, Utah, and for other purposes.........
14. S. 1325--To ratify an agreement between the          5-10-02      18
 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..
15. S. 1451--To provide for the conveyance of           12-7-010      19
 certain public land in Clark County, Nevada, for
 use as a shooting range...........................
16. S. 1649--To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public       5-10-02      20
 Lands Management Act of 1996 to increase the
 authorization of appropriations for the Vancouver
 National Historic Reserve and for the preservation
 of Vancouver Barracks.............................
17. S. 1843--To extend certain hydro-electric            5-10-02      21
 licenses in the State of Alaska...................
18. S. 1852--To extend the deadline for                  5-10-02      22
 commencement of construction of a hydroelectric
 project in the State of Wyoming...................
19. S. 1894--To direct the Secretary of the              5-10-02      23
 Interior to conduct a special resource study to
 determine the national significance of the Miami
 Circle site in the State of Florida as well as the
 suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in
 the National Park System as part of the Biscayne
 National Park, and for other purposes.............
20. S. 1907--To direct the Secretary of the              5-10-02      24
 Interior to convey certain land to the City of
 Haines, Oregon....................................
21. S. 1946--To amend the National Trails System         5-10-02      25
 Act to designate the Old Spanish Trail as a
 National Historic Trail...........................
22. H.R. 37--To amend the National Trails System         5-10-02      26
 Act to update the feasibility and suitability
 studies of 4 national historic trails and provide
 for possible additions to such trails.............
23. H.R. 223--To amend the Clear Creek County,           12-7-01      27
 Colorado, Public Lands Transfer Act of 1993 to
 provide additional time for Clear Creek County to
 dispose of certain lands transferred to the county
 under the Act.....................................
24. H.R. 308--To establish the Guam War Claims           12-7-01      28
 Review Commission.................................
25. H.R. 309--To provide for the determination of        12-7-01      29
 withholding tax rates under the Guam income tax...
26. H.R. 601--To redesignate certain lands with the      12-7-01      30
 Craters of the Moon National Monument, and for
 other purposes....................................
27. H.R. 640--To adjust the boundaries of Santa          7-27-01      31
 Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, and for
 other purposes....................................
28. H.R. 1384--To amend the National Trails System       5-10-02      32
 Act to designate the route in Arizona and New
 Mexico which the Navajo and Mescalero Apache
 Indian tribes were forced to walk in 1863 and
 1864, for study for potential addition to the
 National Trails System............................
29. H.R. 1456--To expand the boundary of the Booker      5-10-02      33
 T. Washington National Monument, and for other
 purposes..........................................
30. H.R. 1576--To designate the James Peak               5-10-02      34
 Wilderness and Protection Area in the Arapaho and
 Roosevelt National Forests in the State of
 Colorado, and for other purposes..................
31. H.R. 2234--To revise the boundary of the             5-10-02      35
 Tumacacori National Historical Park in the State
 of Arizona........................................
32. H.R. 2440--To rename Wolf Trap Farm Park as          5-10-02      36
 ``Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing
 Arts,'' and for other purposes....................
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  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to hold a hearing during 
the session of the Senate on Wednesday, May 15, 2002, at 2:30 p.m. in 
SH-216. The purpose of the hearing is to examine manipulation in 
western energy markets during 2000-2001, as revealed recently in 
documents made available as part of the investigation underway at FERC; 
actions that were taken to mitigate any market manipulation or 
failures; and further actions that should be taken now and in the 
future.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet on Wednesday, May 
15, 2002 at 10 a.m. to conduct a hearing to discuss transportation 
planning. The hearing will be held in SD-406.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, May 15, 
2002 at 9:30 a.m. for the purpose of holding a hearing entitled ``Under 
the Influence: The Binge Drinking Epidemic on College Campuses.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
``Copyright Royalties: where is the Right Spot On the Dial For 
Webcasting'' on Wednesday, May 15, 2002 in Dirksen Room 226 at 9:30 
a.m.

     Witness List

  Ms. Hilary Rosen, President and Chief Executive Officer, Recording 
Industry Association of America, Washington, DC; Mr. Jon Potter, 
Executive Director, The Digital Media Association, Washington, DC; Mr. 
Bill Rose, VP and General Manager of Webcast Services Arbitron, New 
York, NY; Mr. Frank Schliemann, Founder, Onion River Radio, Montpelier, 
VT; Mr. Billy Straus, President, Websound.com, Brattleboro, VT; and Dan 
Navarro, Artist, American Federation Of Television and Radio Artists, 
New York, NY.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    subcommittee on consumer affairs

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, be authorized to meet on May 15, 
2002, at 9:30 a.m. on Examining Enron: Developments Regarding 
Electricity Price Manipulation in California.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               subcommittee on housing and transportation

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation of the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, May 15, 2002, at 2:30 p.m. to conduct an 
oversight hearing on ``Affordable Housing Production and Working 
Families.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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