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Business meeting to consider the following items:

• David Uhlmann to be Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance of the Environmental Protection Agency
• Carlton Waterhouse, of Virginia, to be Assistant Administrator for the Office of Solid Waste, of the Environmental Protection Agency

Followed by Committee hearing:

“The Environmental Protection Agency’s Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Challenges and Opportunities”

The Committee on Natural Resources will meet to consider the following measures:

• H.R. 1546 (Rep. Carter of Georgia), To amend the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 to direct the Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking to develop recommendations to address wildlife trafficking on the internet and on social media, and to direct the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to develop a strategy to address wildlife trafficking on the internet and on social media, and for other purposes. Combating Online Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2021.
• H.R. 3525 (Rep. Meng), To establish the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture, and for other purposes. Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act.
• H.R. 3540 (Rep. Sarbanes), To reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes. Chesapeake Bay Science, Education, and Ecosystem Enhancement Act of 2021.
• H.R. 4458 (Rep. Huffman), To establish a grant program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to award grants to eligible entities for the purpose of carrying out projects on the conservation, restoration, or management of kelp forest ecosystems. KELP Act.
• H.R. 4677 (Rep. Tonko), To direct restoration and protection of the New York-New Jersey watersheds and estuaries hydrologically connected to New York-New Jersey Harbor, and for other purposes. New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act.
  
• H.R. 5973 (Rep. Dingell), To reauthorize the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990, and for other purposes. Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Reauthorization Act of 2021.
• H.R. 6023 (Rep. Costa), To require the United States Postal Service to continue selling the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp until all remaining stamps are sold, and for other purposes. Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2021.
• H.R. 6142 (Rep. Ryan), To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Buckeye Trail as a national scenic trail, and for other purposes. Buckeye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2021.
• HR 6199 (Rep. Smith of Missouri), To revise the boundary of the Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park in the State of Missouri, and for other purposes. Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act.
• H.R. 6201 (Rep. Watson Coleman), To extend the authority for the establishment of a commemorative work to honor enslaved and free Black persons who served in the American Revolution, and for other purposes. National Liberty Memorial Preservation Act.
• H.R. 6337 (Rep. Neguse), To require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to develop long-distance bike trails on Federal land, and for other purposes. Biking on Long-Distance Trails Act.
• H.R. 6434 (Rep. Obernolte), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish, within the National Park Service, the Japanese American World War II History Network, and for other purposes. Japanese American World War II History Network Act.
• H.R. 6435 (Rep. McMorris Rodgers), To provide for the application of certain provisions of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 for fiscal year 2021.
• H. Res. 641 (Rep. Newhouse), Recognizing and celebrating the 75th anniversary of the National Association of Conservation Districts and their commitment to our lands.

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This hearing will review Bipartisan Infrastructure Law policies and investments that would improve grid resilience and consider which additional climate investments are needed.

• Nancy Sutley, Senior Assistant General Manager of External and Regulatory Affairs & Chief Sustainability Officer, Los Angeles Department of Water & Power. Sutley oversees conservation, regulatory, and sustainability efforts for the largest municipal utility in the United States, serving 4 million residents. She previously served as Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, where she was one of the chief architects of President Obama’s 2013 Climate Action Plan.

• Dr. Karen Wayland, Chief Executive Officer, GridWise Alliance. An expert in energy and environmental policy, Wayland leads a diverse group of stakeholders supporting grid modernization. During the Obama Administration, she oversaw the development of strategies for working with state and local governments at the Department of Energy. Wayland also previously served as Senior Advisor for Domestic Energy Policy to the Deputy Secretary of Energy.

• Katherine Hamilton, Chair, 38 North Solutions; Chair, Global Future Council on Clean Electrification, World Economic Forum. At 38 North Solutions, Hamilton provides public policy and business development services to clean energy companies and organizations. An international clean energy policy expert, she has led several councils of the World Economic Forum. Hamilton previously led buildings research at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and designed grids for Virginia Power.

• Mark Mills, Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute; Faculty Fellow, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science & Co-Director, Institute on Manufacturing Science and Innovation, Northwestern University. A former experimental physicist and engineer, Mills has provided science and technology policy counsel to numerous private-sector firms, the Department of Energy, and U.S. research laboratories. He previously served in the White House Science Office under President Reagan.

The Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship will hold a Business Meeting to consider pending business of committee.

• S.1617, to modify the requirements for the Administrator of the Small Business Administration relating to declaring a disaster in a rural area
• S.2042, to reauthorize the Interagency Committee on Women’s Business Enterprise
• S.2521, to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish an SBIC Working Group
• H.R.3462, to require an annual report on the cybersecurity of the Small Business Administration.

Hearing page

Witness:

• Michele J. Sison, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, U.S. Department of State

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Witnesses:

• Dr. Shawn Wilson, Secretary, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
• Victoria Sheehan, Commissioner, New Hampshire Department of Transportation
• Joung Lee, Deputy Director and Chief Policy Officer, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
• Mona Hanna-Attisha, MD, MPH, FAAP, Michigan State University
• Mark McClymonds, President, McClymonds Supply & Transit Co., Inc

The Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change of the Committee on Energy and Commerce will hold a hearing Tuesday, February 15, 2022, at 11:30 a.m via Cisco Webex.

Briefing memo

Witnesses

• J. Christian Bollwage, Mayor, The City of Elizabeth, NJ, On behalf of U.S. Conference of Mayors and the National League of Cities
• Michael Largent, Commissioner, Whitman County Board of Commissioners Whitman County, WA, On behalf of National Association of Counties
• Lee Ilan, Chief of Planning, Mayor’s Office of Environmental Remediation, The City of New York, NY, On behalf of National Brownfields Coalition
• Jason Seyler, Brownfields Coordinator, Montana Department of Environmental Quality, On behalf of Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (ASTSWMO)
• Patrick B. Ford, Business Development Director, Frontier Group of Companies

The Committee on Natural Resources will hold a virtual, fully remote Full Committee legislative hearing on the following legislation:

• H.R. 2021 (Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva, D-AZ) To restore, reaffirm, and reconcile environmental justice and civil rights, and for other purposes. Environmental Justice For All Act.

Witnesses:

• Nicky Sheats, director of the Center for the Urban Environment at the John S. Watson Institute for Urban Policy and Research at Kean University
• Laura Cortez, co-executive director of East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice.
• Amy Laura Cahn, acting director for the Environmental Justice Clinic at Vermont Law School.

Republican Witness:

• Harry K. Brower Jr., Mayor, North Slope Borough, Alaska

The purpose of the hearing is to examine the opportunities and challenges in using “clean” hydrogen in the transportation, utility, industrial, commercial, and residential sectors.

Witnesses:

• Dr. Sunita Satyapal, Director, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office, Hydrogen Program Coordinator, U.S. Department of Energy
• Dr. Glen Richard Murrell, Executive Director, Wyoming Energy Authority
• Mike Fowler, Director, Advanced Energy Technology Research, Clean Air Task Force
• Michael J. Graff, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, American Air Liquide Holdings, Inc.
• Brian Hlavinka, Vice President, New Energy Ventures, Corporate Strategic Development, Williams