[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Pages 6451-6452]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      NOTICES OF HEARINGS/MEETINGS


           committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry

  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I announce that the Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry will conduct a hearing on March 
20, 2003, in SR-328A at 10:30 a.m. The purpose of this hearing will be 
to consider the nomination of Vernon Bernard Parker to be Assistant 
Secretary of Agriculture.


                     subcommittee on national parks

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that the hearing before the 
Subcommittee on National Parks of the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources scheduled for March 25 has been modified to include 
additional agenda items. In addition to the original intent of the 
hearing, the Subcommittee will receive testimony on S. 634, a bill to 
amend the National Trails System Act to direct

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the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to study the feasibility of 
designating the Trail of the Ancients as a national historic trail, and 
S. 635, a bill to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the 
Secretary to update the feasibility and suitability studies of four 
national historic trails, and for other purposes.
  The hearing will take place on March 25, 2003, 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: Tom Lillie at (202) 224-5161 
or Pete Lucero at (202) 224-6293.


                    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 Tuesday, March 25, at 10:00 a.m. in Room 
SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on S. 520, a bill 
to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain facilities 
to the Fremont-Madison Irrigation District in the State of Idaho; and 
S. 625 a bill to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to conduct certain 
feasibility studies in the Tualatin River Basin in Oregon, and for 
other purposes. (Contact: Shelly Randel 202-224-7933 or Jared Stubbs 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, DC 20510-6150.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been 
scheduled before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  The hearing will be held on Thursday, March 27, at 9:30 a.m. in Room 
SD-106 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on various 
electricity proposals including, but not limited to, S. 475, the 
Electric Transmission and Reliability Enhancement Act of 2003.
  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 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United 
States Senate, Washington, DC 20510-6150.


           committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry

  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I announce that the Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry will conduct a hearing on March 
26, 2003, in SR-328A at 10 a.m. The purpose of this hearing will be to 
review the reauthorization of child nutrition programs.

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