Subcommittee Hearing: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Legislative Hearing

WHAT: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Legislative Hearing on:

• H.R. 4293 (Cramer), To authorize the approval of natural gas pipelines and establish deadlines and expedite permits for certain natural gas gathering lines on Federal land and Indian land.  “Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act.”
• H.R. 1587 (Marino),    To authorize the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to issue permits for rights-of-way, temporary easements, or other necessary authorizations to facilitate natural gas, oil, and petroleum product pipelines and related facilities on eligible Federal lands, and for other purposes.  “Energy Infrastructure Improvement Act.”

WHERE: 1334 Longworth House Office Building, US Capitol Complex, Washington DC
WHEN: 9:30AM, Friday, June 20, 2014

WITNESSES:

Mr. Jeffrey Soth (H.R. 4293 and H.R. 1587)
Legislative and Political Director
International Union of Operating Engineers

Mr. Donald F. Santa (H.R. 1587)
President and CEO
Interstate Natural Gas Association of America

Ms. Amy Mall (H.R. 4293)
Senior Policy Analyst
Natural Resources Defense Council

Mr. Nicholas Lund (H.R. 1587)
Program Manager of Landscape Conservation
National Parks Conservation Association

Mr. Michael Nedd (H.R. 4293 and H.R. 1587)
Assistant Director, Minerals and Realty Management
Bureau of Land Management
U.S. Department of the Interior

Accompanied by: Dr. Herbert C. Frost
Regional Director, Alaska Region
National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior