[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Pages 9392-9393]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                           NOTICE OF HEARINGS


           subcommittee on forests and public land management

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the public 
that a hearing has been scheduled before the Subcommittee on Forests 
and Public Land Management.
  The hearing will take place on Wednesday, June 8, 2000, at 9:30 a.m. 
in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, 
D.C.
  The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony on H.R. 359, an 
Act to clarify the intent of Congress in Public Law 93-632 to require 
the Secretary of Agriculture to continue to provide for the maintenance 
and operation of certain water impoundment structures that were located 
in the Emigrant Wilderness at the time the wilderness area was designed 
in that Public Law; H.R. 468, an Act to establish the Saint Helena 
Island National Scenic Area; H.R. 1680, an Act to provide for the 
conveyance of forest Service property in Kern County, California, in 
exchange for county lands suitable for inclusion in Sequoia National 
Forest; S. 1817, a Bill to validate a conveyance of certain lands 
located in Carlton County, Minnesota, and to provide for the 
compensation of certain original heirs; S. 1972, a Bill to direct the 
Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the town of Dolores, Colorado, 
the current site of the Joe Rowell Park; S. 2111, a Bill to direct the 
Secretary of Agriculture to

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convey for fair market value 1.06 acres of land in the San Bernardino 
National Forest, California, to KATY 101.3 FM, a California 
corporation.
  Those who wish to submit written statements should write to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate, Washington, 
D.C. 20510. For further information, please contact Mark Rey at (202) 
224-6170.


                    subcommittee on water and power

  Mr. SMITH of Oregon. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that an oversight hearing has 
been scheduled before the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
  The hearing will take place on Wednesday, June 14, 2000, at 2:30 p.m. 
in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, 
D.C.
  The purpose of this hearing is to conduct oversight on the National 
Marine Fisheries Service's draft Biological Opinion and its potential 
impact on the Columbia River operations.
  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 Subcommittee on Water and Power, Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources, United States Senate 364 Dirksen Senate Office 
Building, Washington, D.C. 20510-6150.
  For further information, please call Trici Heninger, staff assistant, 
or Colleen Deegan, Counsel, at (202) 224-8115.


 subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that an oversight hearing has 
been scheduled before the Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic 
Preservation, and Recreation of the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources. The propose of this hearing is to receive testimony on the 
United States General Accounting Office March 2000 report entitled 
``Need to Address Management Problems that Plague the Concessions 
Program''.
  The hearing will take place on Thursday, June 15, 2000, at 2:30 p.m. 
in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.
  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, SD-364 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 
20510-6150.
  For further information, please contact Jim O'Toole or Kevin Clark of 
the committee staff at (202) 224-6969.

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