[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 22106]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      NOTICES OF HEARINGS/MEETINGS


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, I would like to announce that the 
Committee on Indian Affairs will meet on Wednesday, September 17, 2003, 
at 10 a.m. in Room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct 
a hearing on S. 420, a bill to provide for the acknowledgement of the 
Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for other purposes.
  Those wishing additional information may contact the Indian Affairs 
Committee at 224-2251.


                    subcommittee on water and power

  Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that the hearing before the 
Subcommittee on Water and Power of the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources on September 18, at 2:30 p.m. has been rescheduled.

  The hearing will now be held on Tuesday, September 23, 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 S. 213, a bill 
to clear title to certain real property in New Mexico associated with 
the Middle Rio Grande Project, and for other purposes; S. 1236, a bill 
directing the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to 
control or eradicate Tamarisk in the Western United States, and for 
other purposes; S. 1516, a bill to further the purposes of the 
Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 by 
directing the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
Commissioner of Reclamation, to carry out an assessment and 
demonstration program to assess potential increases in water 
availability for Bureau of Reclamation projects and other uses through 
control of salt cedar and Russian olive; H.R. 856, a bill authorizing 
the Secretary of the Interior to revise a repayment contract with the 
Tom Green County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1, San 
Angelo project, Texas, and for other purposes; and H.R. 961, a bill to 
promote Department of the Interior efforts to provide a scientific 
basis for the management of sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper 
Mississippi River Basin, and for other purposes. (Contact: Shelly 
Randel 202-224-7933, Erik Webb 202-224-4756 or Meghan Beal at 202-224-
7556).

  Because of the limited time available for the hearings, 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, Washington, D.C. 20510-
6150.

                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, I would like to announce that the 
Committee on Indian Affairs will meet on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 
to conduct a hearing on S. 1601, the Indian Child Protection and Family 
Violence Prevention Act of 2003.

  Those wishing additional information may contact the Indian Affairs 
Committee at 224-2251.

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