[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Page 24958]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          NOTICES OF HEARINGS


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. BINGAMAN. 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 National Parks.
  The hearing will be held on Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 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 the current and 
expected impacts of climate change on units of the National Park 
System.
  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 it to the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, Washington, DC 
20510-6150, or by email to [email protected]
.gov.
  For further information, please contact Sara Tucker at (202) 224-6224 
or Allison Seyferth at (202) 224-4905.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. BINGAMAN. 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 Public Lands and Forests.
  The hearing will be held on Thursday, October 29, 2009, 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 the following 
bills:

       S. 555, to provide for the exchange of certain land located 
     in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests in the State of 
     Colorado, and for other purposes;
       S. 607, to amend the National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 
     1986 to clarify the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture 
     regarding additional recreational uses of National Forest 
     System land that are subject to ski area permits, and for 
     other purposes;
       S. 721, to expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the State 
     of Washington, to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River 
     and Pratt River as wild and scenic rivers, and for other 
     purposes;
       S. 1122, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
     Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative 
     agreements with State foresters authorizing State foresters 
     to provide certain forest, rangeland, and watershed 
     restoration and protection services;
       S. 1328 and H.R. 689, to interchange the administrative 
     jurisdiction of certain Federal lands between the Forest 
     Service and the Bureau of Land Management, and for other 
     purposes;
       S. 1442, to amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to 
     expand the authorization of the Secretaries of Agriculture, 
     Commerce, and the Interior to provide service-learning 
     opportunities on public lands, establish a grant program for 
     Indian Youth Service Corps, help restore the Nation's 
     natural, cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational, 
     and scenic resources, train a new generation of public land 
     managers and enthusiasts, and promote the value of public 
     service; and
       H.R. 129, to authorize the conveyance of certain National 
     Forest System lands in the Los Padres National Forest in 
     California.

  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 it to the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, Washington, DC 
20510-6150, or by email to [email protected]
.gov.
  For further information, please contact Scott Miller at (202) 224-
5488 or Allison Seyferth at (202) 224-4905.

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