[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 20570]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      NOTICES OF HEARINGS/MEETINGS


               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 the following hearings 
have been scheduled before the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources.
  The hearing will be held on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 at 10 a.m. in 
room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the following 
bills: S. 1701, a bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and 
Reclamation Act of 1977 to improve the reclamation of abandoned mines; 
and S. 961, a bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation 
Act of 1977 to reauthorize and reform the Abandoned Mine Reclamation 
Program, 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 a copy 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 Karen Billups or Amy Millet.

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