[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Pages 6103-6104]
[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 hearing has 
been scheduled before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  The hearing will be held on Tuesday, April 19, at 10 a.m. in room 366 
of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.
  The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony concerning 
offshore hydrocarbon production and the future of alternate energy 
resources on the outer Continental Shelf. Issues to be discussed 
include: recent technological advancements made in the offshore 
exploration and production of traditional forms of energy, and the 
future of deep shelf and deepwater production; enhancements in worker 
safety, and steps taken by the offshore oil and gas industry to meet 
environmental challenges. Participants in the hearing will also address 
ways that the Federal Government can facilitate increased exploration 
and production offshore while protecting the environment. New 
approaches to help diversify the offshore energy mix will also be 
discussed.
  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: Shane Perkins at 202-224-
7555.


                    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, April 19, 2005 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. 166, to 
amend the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 to reauthorize the 
participation of the Bureau of Reclamation in the Deschutes River 
Conservancy, and for other purposes; S. 251, to authorize the Secretary 
of the Interior to conduct a water resource feasibility study for the 
Little Butte/Bear Creek Subbasins in Oregon; S. 310, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to convey the Newlands Project Headquarters 
and Maintenance Yard Facility to the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District 
in the State of Nevada; S. 519, to amend the Lower Rio Grande Valley 
Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000

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to authorize additional projects and activities under that Act, and for 
other purposes; and S. 592, to extend the contract for the Glendo Unit 
of the Missouri Basin Project in the State of Wyoming.
  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.
  For further information, please contact Kellie Donnelly 202-224-9360 
or Shane Perkins at 202-224-7555.

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