[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Pages 18144-18145]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on commerce, science and transportation

  Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on Thursday, September 14, 2000, at 9:30 a.m. on air traffic 
control.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on Thursday, September 14 at 9:30 a.m. to 
conduct an oversight hearing. The committee will receive testimony on 
the transportation of Alaska North Slope natural gas to market and to 
investigate the cost, environmental aspects and energy security 
implications to Alaska and the rest of the nation for alternative 
routes and projects.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on Thursday, September 14, at 9:30 a.m. to 
conduct an informational hearing on the nomination of Major General 
Robert B. Flowers, nominated by the President to be Chief of Engineers, 
the Department of the Army.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to mark up the following 
bills in a business meeting to be held directly following the hearing 
on S. 2899, a bill to express the policy of the United States regarding 
the United States' relationship with Native Hawaiians, on September 14, 
2000, at 3:30 p.m. in room 485 Senate Russell Office Building: S. 1840, 
the California Indian Land Transfer Act, and S. 2665, a bill to 
establish a streamlined process to enable the Navajo Nation to lease 
trust lands without having to obtain the approval of the Secretary of 
the Interior of individual leases, except leases for exploration, 
development, or extraction of any mineral resources. These two bills 
for mark-up are in addition to the others previously announced which 
were: S. 2920, a bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, S. 
2688, a bill to amend the Native American Languages Act, and S. 2899, a 
bill to express the policy of the United States regarding the United 
States' relationship with Native Hawaiians.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on small business

  Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Small Business be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, September 14, 2000, beginning at 1:00 p.m. in 
room 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to hold a hearing 
entitled ``Slotting Fees: Are Family Farmers Fighting to Stay on the 
Farm and in the Grocery Store?''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             subcommittee on fisheries, wildlife, and water

  Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Thursday, September 14, 2000, at 
1:00 p.m. to conduct a hearing to receive testimony on the Draft 
Biological Opinions by the National Marine Fisheries Service and U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service on the operation of the Federal Columbia 
River Power System and the Federal Caucus draft Basinwide Salmon 
Recovery Strategy.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                Subcommittee on international operations

  Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on International Operations of the Committee on Foreign 
Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Thursday, September 14, 2000, at 9:00 a.m. to hold a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


  subcommittee on international security, proliferation, and federal 
                                services

  Mr. THOMPSON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on International Security, 
Proliferation, and Federal Services be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, September 14, 2000, at 11:00 a.m. 
for a hearing on ``The State of Foreign Language Capabilities in the 
Federal Government--Part I''.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


  subcommittee on national parks, historic preservation and recreation

  Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation and Recreation of 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Thursday, September 14, at 2:30 
p.m. to conduct a hearing. The subcommittee will receive testimony on 
S. 2749, a bill to establish the California Trail Interpretive Center 
in Elko, Nevada, to facilitate the interpretation of the history of 
development and use of trails in the settling

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of the western portion of the United States; S. 2885, a bill to 
establish the Jamestown 400th Commemoration Commission, and for other 
purposes; S. 2950, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
establish the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site in the State 
of Colorado; S. 2959, a bill to amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage 
Preservation Act of 1992, and for other purposes; and S. 3000, a bill 
to authorize the exchange of land between the Secretary of the Interior 
and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency at the George 
Washington Memorial Parkway in McLean, Virginia, and for other 
purposes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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