[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Page 24525]
[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, October 15, 2003, 
at 10 a.m. in Room 485 of the Russell Senate Office building to conduct 
a hearing on S. 550, the American Indian Probate Reform Act of 2003.
  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 a hearing has been 
scheduled before the Subcommittee on Water and Power of the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources.
  The hearing will be held on Wednesday, October 15, 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. 943, a bill 
to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into one or more 
contracts with the city of Cheyenne, WY, for the storage of water in 
the Kendrick Project; S. 1027 and H.R. 2040, bills to amend the 
Irrigation Project Contract Extension Act of 1998 to extend certain 
contracts between the Bureau of Reclamation and certain irrigation 
water contractors in the States of Wyoming and Nebraska; S. 1058, a 
bill to provide a cost-sharing requirement for the construction of the 
Arkansas Valley Conduit in the State of Colorado; S. 1071, a bill to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of 
Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study on a water conservation 
project within the Arch Hurley Conservancy District in the State of New 
Mexico, and for other purposes; S. 1307, a bill to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to 
assist in the implementation of fish passage and screening facilities 
at non-Federal water projects, and for other purposes; S. 1308, a bill 
to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to pursue and complete 
actions related to the implementation of a U.S. District of a U.S. 
District Court consent Decree; S. 1355, a bill to authorize the Bureau 
of Reclamation to participate in the rehabilitation of the Wallowa Lake 
Dam in Oregon, and for other purposes; S. 1577, a bill to extend the 
deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in 
the State of Wyoming; H.R. 1284, a bill to amend the Reclamation 
Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to increase the 
Federal share of the costs of the San Gabriel Basin demonstration 
project; and S. Res. 183, a resolution commemorating 50 years of 
adjudication under the McCarran Amendment of rights to the use of 
water. Contact: Shelly Randel 202-224-7933, Kellie Donnely, 202-224-
9360, 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 Thursday, October 16, 2003 at 
10 a.m. in Room 485 of the Russell Senate Office building to conduct an 
Oversight Hearing on the Missouri River Master Manual.
  Those wishing additional information may contact the Indian Affairs 
Committee at 224-2251.

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