[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Pages 2171-2172]
[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 the hearing scheduled 
before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, previously 
announced for February 9th, has been rescheduled and will now be held 
on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at 10 a.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building.
  The purpose of this oversight hearing is to receive testimony on the 
Bureau of Reclamation's implementation of the SECURE Water Act, (Title 
9501 of P.L. 111-11) and the Bureau of Reclamation's Water Conservation 
Initiative which includes the Challenge Grant Program, the Basin Study 
Program and the Title XVI Program.
  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 Tanya Trujillo at (202) 224-
5479 or Gina Weinstock at (202) 224-5684.


                     SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PARKS

  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, March 17, 2010, 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. 553, to revise the authorized route of the North Country 
     National Scenic Trail in northeastern Minnesota to include 
     existing hiking trails along Lake Superior's north shore and 
     in Superior National Forest and Chippewa National Forest, and 
     for other purposes;
       S. 1017, to reauthorize the Cane River National Heritage 
     Area Commission and expand the boundaries of the Cane River 
     National Heritage Area in the State of Louisiana;
       S. 1018, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
     enter into an agreement with Northwestern State University in 
     Natchitoches, Louisiana, to construct a curatorial center for 
     the use of Cane River Creole National Historical Park, the 
     National Center for Preservation Technology and Training, and 
     the University, and for other purposes;
       S. 1537, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
     through the Director of the National Park Service, to 
     designate the Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Birthplace and Childhood 
     Home in Cresco, Iowa, as a National Historic Site and as a 
     unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes;
       S. 1629, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
     conduct a special resource study of the archeological site 
     and surrounding land of the New Philadelphia town site in the 
     state of Illinois, and for other purposes;
       S. 2892, to establish the Alabama Black Belt National 
     Heritage Area, and for other purposes;
       S. 2933, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
     conduct a special resource study

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     to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating 
     the Colonel Charles Young Home in Xenia, Ohio, as a unit of 
     the National Park System, and for other purposes;
       S. 2951, to authorize funding to protect and conserve lands 
     contiguous with the Blue Ridge Parkway to serve the public, 
     and for other purposes; and
       H.R. 3804, to make technical corrections to various Acts 
     affecting the National Park Service, to extend, amend, or 
     establish certain National Park Service authorities, 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 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 David Brooks at (202) 224-
9863 or Allison Seyferth at (202) 224-4905.

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