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Witness

• Gary Guzy, Nominated to be Deputy Director of the Office of Environmental Quality

Guzy was general counsel at U.S. EPA during the Clinton administration and also a top legal aide to then-Administrator Carol Browner. While at EPA, he argued that greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles could be subject to regulation under the Clean Air Act.

Witnesses

Panel I

• Roger Johnson, President, National Farmers Union
• Bob Stallman, President, American Farm Bureau Federation
• Jo Pierce, family tree farmer, Forest Climate Working Group
• Jason Grumet, Founder & President, Bipartisan Policy Center

Panel II

• Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture, U.S.D.A
• Lisa Jackson, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency
• John Holdren, Director, White House Office of Science & Technology

RSVP

Sponsored by the American Public Transportation Association.

Keynote Speakers:

• Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin, (D-Md.)
• Sen. Thomas Carper, (D-Del.)

Panel:

• Kevin Desmond, King County Metro Transit Division,Dept. of Transportation, Seattle
• Deron Lovaas, Natural Resources Defense Council
• Caitlin Rayman, Maryland Department of Transportation
• Daniel J. Weiss, Center for American Progress

Climate change is one of the most significant issues facing transportation today. Greenhouse gas emissions from transportation sources account for one-third of the emissions in the United States, and transportation accounts for 70 percent of U.S. oil consumption. With Congress debating the legislation this year, this event will take a 360-degree look at climate change proposals in the House and Senate and examine the impact they may have on our transportation system.

The Columbus Club at Union Station

50 Massachusetts Avenue

Washington, DC 20002

8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. – Breakfast and Conversation

8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. – Program

Witnesses

• John Warner, Former U.S. Senator
• Vice Admiral Lee F. Gunn, USN (Ret.), President, American Security Project
• Sharon Burke, Vice President, Center for a New American Security
• Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn, USN (Ret.), Member, Center for Naval Analysis, Advisory Board

Witnesses

Panel 1

• Bill Ritter, Governor, State of Colorado
• Chris Gregoire, Governor, State of Washington
• Jon Corzine, Governor, State of New Jersey
• John Hoeven, Governor, State of North Dakota

Panel 2

• Robert Kiss, Mayor, City of Burlington, Vermont
• William D. Euille, Mayor, City of Alexandria, Virginia
• Douglas Palmer, Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey, President, U.S. Conference of Mayors
• John Lowery, Representative, Arkansas House of Representatives

The purpose of the hearing is to consider the preparedness of Federal land management agencies for the 2009 wildfire season and to receive testimony on S. 561 and H.R. 1404, the Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act.

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The panel also will hear testimony about S. 561, which was introduced by Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.). The “Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act,” or FLAME Act, would establish a dedicated fund for Forest Service and Interior emergency fire suppression activities separate from regularly budgeted firefighting funding. Catastrophic fires make up a very small percentage of the blazes the Forest Service fights but account for most of its costs.

Companion legislation, H.R. 1404, was introduced by House Natural Resources Chairman Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) and in March passed the full House by an overwhelming 412-3 vote. Similar legislation also passed in the House easily last year but stalled in the Senate.

Witnesses

• Jay Jensen, deputy undersecretary for natural resources and the environment, Department of Agriculture
• Rhea Suh, assistant secretary for policy, management and budget, Department of the Interior
• Patricia Dalton, managing director for natural resources and environment, GAO
• Max Peterson, former Forest Service chief
• Leah MacSwords, president of the National Association of State Foresters

Witnesses

• John Doerr, Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB)
• John Krenicki, Vice Chairman, GE President and CEO, GE Energy, Infrastructure
• Julian L. Wong, Senior Policy Analyst, Center for American Progress Action Fund
• Harry C. Alford, President and CEO, National Black Chamber of Commerce

Witnesses

• Ambassador Richard L. Morningstar, Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy, Department of State
• William Hudson, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State
• Phillip Carter III, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State

Witnesses

Panel 1

• Ray LaHood, Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation
• Regina McCarthy, Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, United States Environmental Protection Agency

Panel 2

• Ralph Becker, Mayor, Salt Lake City, Utah
• David Bragdon, President, Portland Metro Council
• Steve Winkelman, Director of Adaptation and Transportation Programs, Center for Clean Air Policy
• Ray Kuntz, Chief Executive Officer, Watkins and Shepard Trucking

Witnesses

• Jeffrey W. Hopkins, Principal Adviser, Energy and Climate Policy, Rio Tinto
• Bill Hohenstein, Director, Global Climate Change Program, United States Department of Agriculture
• Fred Krupp, President, Environmental Defense Fund
• Bob Stallman, President, American Farm Bureau Federation