[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 129 (Tuesday, September 4, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11065-S11066]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          NOTICES OF HEARINGS


               committee on energy and natural resources

  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 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee 
on National Parks.
  The hearing will be held on September 11, 2007, at 2:30 p.m. in room 
SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the following 
bills: S. 127, to amend the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve 
Act of 2000 to explain the purpose and provide for the administration 
of the Baca National Wildlife Refuge; S. 327 and H.R. 359, to authorize 
the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of 
sites associated with the life of Cesar Estrada Chavez and the farm 
labor movement; S. 868, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to 
designate segments of the Taunton River in the Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 
System; S. 1051, to authorize National Mall Liberty Fund D.C. to 
establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia at 
Constitution Gardens previously approved to honor free persons and 
slaves who fought for independence, liberty, and justice for all during 
the American Revolution; S. 1184 and H.R. 1021, to direct the Secretary 
of the Interior to conduct a special resources study regarding the 
suitability and feasibility of designating certain historic buildings 
and areas in Taunton, Massachusetts, as a unit of the National Park 
System, and for other purposes; S. 1247, to amend the Weir Farm 
National Historic Site Establishment Act of 1990 to limit the 
development of any property acquired by the Secretary of the Interior 
for the development of visitor and administrative facilities for the 
Weir Farm National Historic Site, and for other purposes; S. 1304, to 
amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Arizona National 
Scenic Trail; S. 1329, to extend the Acadia National Park Advisory 
Commission, to provide improved visitor services at the park, and for 
other purposes; H.R. 759, to redesignate the Ellis Island Library on 
the third floor of the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, located on 
Ellis Island in New York Harbor, as the ``Bob Hope Memorial Library''; 
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H.R. 807, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special 
resource study to determine the feasibility and suitability of 
establishing a memorial to the Space Shuttle Columbia in the State of 
Texas and for its inclusion as a unit of the National Park System.
  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 it to the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, Washington DC 
20510-6150, or by email to [email protected].
  For further information, please contact David Brooks at (202) 224-
9863 or Rachel Pasternack at (202) Q24-0883.


                 committee on rules and administration

  Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I wish to announce that the Committee 
on Rules and Administration will meet on Wednesday, September 12, 2007, 
at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing on the Nomination of Robert C. Tapella 
of Virginia, to be Public Printer, Government Printing Office.
  For further information regarding this hearing, please contact Howard 
Gantman at the Rules and Administration Committee, 224-6352.

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