[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11329]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           NOTICE OF HEARING


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I would like to add two bills for the 
previously announced hearing scheduled before the Senate Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources. The hearing will be held on Thursday, 
June 24, 2010, at 9:30 a.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building.
  The purpose of the hearing is to hear testimony on the following 
bills: S. 3497, a bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
to require leases entered into under that Act to include a plan that 
describes the means and timeline for containment and termination of an 
ongoing discharge of oil, and for other purposes; and, S. 3431, a bill 
to improve the administration of the Minerals Management Service, and 
for other purposes.
  Adding bills: S. 3509, a bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
to promote the research and development of technologies and best 
practices for the safe development and extraction of natural gas and 
other petroleum resources, and for other purposes; and, S. 3516, a bill 
to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to reform the management 
of energy and mineral resources on the Outer Continental Shelf, 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 may do so by sending it to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, 
Washington, DC 20510-6150, or by e-mail to 
Abigail_C[email protected].
  For further information, please contact Linda Lance at (202) 224-7556 
or Abigail Campbell at (202) 224-1219.

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