The Minerals Management Service's Proposed 2007-2012 Program for Oil and Gas Leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf
The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, led by Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA), will hold an oversight hearing on “The Minerals Management Service’s Proposed 2007–2012 Program for Oil and Gas Leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf.” Witnesses: TBA The hearing will be webcast live on the Committee’s web site at http://resourcescommittee.house.gov.
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Markup
The Energy and Air Quality Subcommittee marked up the draft measures June 20. Agenda 1. Committee Print to promote energy efficiency 2. Committee Print to facilitate the transition to a smart grid 3. Committee Print regarding Department of Energy EPAct Loan Guarantees 4. Committee Print to promote renewable-fuel infrastructure 5. Committee Print to promote advanced battery and plug-in hybrid technologies 6. Committee Print to enhance Energy Information Administration (EIA) data collection.
Biofuels, Solar Energy, Carbon Capture and Global Change Markup
HR 906 — Global Change Research and Data Management Act of 2007 HR 1933 — Department of Energy Carbon Capture and Storage Research, Development and Demonstration Act of 2007 HR 2773 — Biofuels Research and Development Enhancement Act HR 2774 — Solar Energy Research and Advancement Act of 2007
Rising crime in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
The hearing on “Rising Violent Crime in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina” scheduled by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary for Wednesday, June 20, 2007 in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building will begin at 10:30 a.m. rather than the previously scheduled time of 10:00 a.m.
Witnesses
Panel I- Mary L. Landrieu, United States Senator [D-LA]
- David Vitter, United States Senator [R-LA]
- James B. Letten, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA
- David L. Bell, Chief Judge, Orleans Parish Juvenile Court, New Orleans, LA
- Anthony Cannatella, Deputy Superintendent, Operations Bureau, New Orleans Police Department, New Orleans, LA
- Robert A. Stellingworth, President & CEO, New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation, New Orleans, LA
Wildfire Preparedness: An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure
The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, led by Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), will hold will hold an oversight hearing on “Wildfire Preparedness: An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure.”
Witnesses:
Panel I- Mark Rey , Undersecretary, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture
- C. Stephen Allred, Assistant Secretary, Land and Mineral Management, Department of the Interior
- Robin Nazzaro, Director of Natural Resources and Environment, Government Accountability Office
- Kathleen S. Tighe , Deputy Inspector General, Department of Agriculture
- Elizabeth C. Archuleta, Supervisor, Coconino County, Arizona
- Robert Farris, Acting Georgia State Forester
- Michael DeBonis, Southwest Region Director, Forest Guild
- Kirk Rowdabaugh, Arizona State Forester
- Dr. Peter J. Daugherty Private Forest Program Director, Oregon Department of Forestry