[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 15242-15243]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      NOTICES OF HEARINGS/MEETINGS


                    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, July 12, 2005 at 3 p.m., in Room 
SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on S. 49, to 
establish a joint Federal-State Floodplain and Erosion Mitigation 
Commission for the State of Alaska; S. 247, to authorize the Secretary 
of the Interior to assist in the planning, design, and construction of 
the Tumalo Irrigation District Water Conservation Project in Deschutes 
County, OR; S. 648, to amend the Reclamation States Emergency Drought 
Relief Act of 1991 to extend the authority for drought assistance; S. 
819, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to reallocate costs of 
the Pactola Dam and Reservoir, SD, to reflect increased demands for 
municipal, industrial, and fish and wildlife purposes; S. 891, to 
extend the water service contract for the Ainsworth Unit, Sandhills 
Division, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, NE; and S. 1338, to 
require the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of 
Reclamation and the United States Geological Survey, to conduct a study 
on groundwater resources in the State of Alaska, and for other 
purposes.
  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, Washington, DC 20510-6150.


                     Subcommittee on National Parks

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that the Subcommittee on 
National Parks of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources has 
scheduled a hearing to review the National Park Service's business 
strategy for operation and management of the national park system, 
including development and implementation of business plans, use of 
business consultants, and incorporating business practices into day-to-
day operations.
  The hearing will be held on Thursday, July 14, 2005, 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.


               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 take place on Thursday, July 14 at 10. in room 366 
of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.
  The purpose of this hearing is to consider the nominations of:
  R. Thomas Weimer, of Colorado, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Interior.
  Mark A. Limbaugh, of Idaho, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Interior.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public

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that a hearing has been scheduled before the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources.
  The hearing will take place on Tuesday, July 12, at 10 a.m., in room 
366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.
  The purpose of this hearing is to consider the nominations of:
  Jill L. Sigal, of Wyoming, to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for 
Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs.
  David R. Hill, of Missouri, to be General Counsel of the Department 
of Energy.
  James A. Rispoli, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Energy 
for Environmental Management.

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