[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 59 (Wednesday, May 4, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2693-S2694]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          NOTICES OF HEARINGS


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I would like to announce that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs will meet on Thursday, May 5, 2011, at 2:15 p.m. in 
room 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to conduct an oversight 
hearing on ``Stolen Identities: The Impact of Racist Stereotypes on 
Indigenous People.''
  Those wishing additional information may contact the Indian Affairs 
Committee.


               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 the Subcommittee on National Parks.
  The hearing will be held on Wednesday, May 11, 2011, 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. 114, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a 
cooperative agreement for a park headquarters at San Antonio Missions 
National Historical Park, to expand the boundary of the Park, to 
conduct a study of potential land acquisitions, and for other purposes;
  S. 127, to establish the Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area in the 
State of Texas, and for other purposes;
  S. 140, to designate as wilderness certain land and inland water 
within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in the State of 
Michigan, and for other purposes;
  S. 161, to establish Pinnacles National Park in the State of 
California as a unit of the National Park System, and for other 
purposes;
  S. 177, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the 
Gold Hill Ranch in Coloma, California;
  S. 247, to establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in 
Auburn, New York, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National 
Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, Maryland, 
and for other purposes;
  S. 279, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a study 
to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing Camp Hale 
as a unit of the National Park System;
  S. 302, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue right-of-
way permits for a natural gas transmission pipeline in nonwilderness 
areas within the boundary of Denali National Park, and for other 
purposes;
  S. 313, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue permits 
for a microhydro project in nonwilderness areas within the boundaries 
of Denali National Park and Preserve, to acquire land for Denali 
National Park and Preserve from Doyon Tourism, Inc., and for other 
purposes;
  S. 323, to establish the First State National Historical Park in the 
State of Delaware, and for other purposes;
  S. 403, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments 
of the Molalla River in the State of Oregon, as components of the 
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes;
  S. 404, to modify a land grant patent issued by the Secretary of the 
Interior;
  S. 508, to establish the Chimney Rock National Monument in the State 
of Colorado;
  S. 535, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease certain 
lands within Fort Pulaski National Monument, and for other purposes;
  S. 564, to designate the Valles Caldera National Preserve as a unit 
of the National Park System, and for other purposes;
  S. 599, to establish a commission to commemorate the sesquicentennial 
of the American Civil War;
  S. 713, to modify the boundary of Petersburg National Battlefield in 
the Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other purposes;
  S. 765, to modify the boundary of the Oregon Caves National Monument, 
and for other purposes;
  S. 779, to authorize the acquisition and protection of nationally 
significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War 
and the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program;
  S. 849, to establish the Waco Mammoth National Monument in the State 
of Texas, and for other purposes; and
  S. 858, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of 
designating the Colonel Charles Young Home in Xenia, Ohio as a unit of 
the National Park System, and for other purposes.

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  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 Sara Tucker or Allison 
Seyferth.


               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 the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 
The hearing will be held on Thursday, May 12, 2011, at 9:30 a.m., in 
room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on carbon capture 
and sequestration legislation, including S. 699 and S. 757.
  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 may do so by sending it to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, 
Washington, D.C. 20510-6150, or by e-mail to 
Abigail_C[email protected].
  For further information, please contact Allyson Anderson or Abigail 
Campbell.


               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 the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 
The hearing will be held on Thursday, June 16, 2011, at 10:30 a.m., in 
room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The purpose of this hearing is to review S. 343, a bill to amend 
Title I of PL 99-658 regarding the Compact of Free Association between 
the Government of the United States of America and the Government of 
Palau, to approve the results of the 15-year review of the Compact, 
including the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of 
America and the Government of the Republic of Palau following the 
Compact of Free Association Section 432 Review, to appropriate funds 
for the purposes of the amended PL 99-658 for fiscal years ending on or 
before September 30, 2024, and to carry out the agreements resulting 
from that review.
  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 may do so by sending it to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, 
Washington, DC 20510-6150, or by e-mail to 
Abigail_C[email protected].
  For further information, please contact Al Stayman or Abigail 
Campbell.

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