Subcommittee Hearing: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Legislative Hearing

Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 Time: 10:00 AM

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

H.R. 596 (Gosar), To promote the development of renewable energy on public lands, and for other purposes. ?"Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2013"
H.R. 1363 (Labrador), To promote timely exploration for geothermal resources under existing geothermal leases, and for other purposes. ?"Exploring for Geothermal Energy on Federal Lands Act"?, and
H.R. 2004 (Simpson), To expand geothermal production, and for other purposes. ?"Geothermal Production Expansion Act of 2013"

WHERE: 1334 Longworth House Office Building, US Capitol Complex, Washington DC
WHEN: 10:00AM, Tuesday, July 29, 2014

WITNESSES:

Mr. Michael Nedd (All bills)
Assistant Director, Minerals and Realty Management
Bureau of Land Management
U.S. Department of the Interior

Mr. D.L. Wilson (HR 596)
Chairman, La Paz County Board of Supervisors
National Association of Counties

Mr. Scott Nichols (HR 1363 and HR 2004)
Manager, Permitting & Lands
U.S. Geothermal Inc.

Mr. Arthur L. Haubenstock (HR 596)
Chairman, SEIA Utility-Scale Solar Power Division
Solar Energy Industries Association
Senior Counsel, Perkins Coie

Mr. Chris Wood (HR 596)
President and CEO
Trout Unlimited

Mr. Eric Fitzer (HR 596)
Senior Energy Programs Manager
Arizona Governor's Office of Energy Policy

Mr. Chase Huntley (HR 596 and HR 1363)
Senior Director, Energy
The Wilderness Society