Legislative Hearing: EMR Legislative Hearing – July 19, 2022
On Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. ET, in 1324 Longworth HOB and via Cisco Webex, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources will hold a hybrid legislative hearing on the following bills:
- H.R. 3681 (Rep. Darren Soto, D-FL) To direct the United States Geological Survey to establish a program to map zones that area at greater risk of sinkhole formation, and for other purposes. Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2021.
- H.R. 5522 (Rep. Ron Kind, D-WI) To require the Secretary of the Interior to develop and maintain a cadastre of Federal real property. Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act.
- H.R. 5805 (Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-NM) To withdraw certain Bureau of Land Management Land from mineral development. Buffalo Tract Protection Act.
- H.R. 5350 (Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-ID) To amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to promote timely exploration for geothermal resources under geothermal leases, and for other purposes. Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act.
For hearing materials and schedules, please visit U.S. House of Representatives, Committee Repository at http://docs.house.gov/.
Witness List
Panel I
Michael D. Nedd (H.R. 5805, H.R. 5350) (testimony)
Deputy Director for Operations
Bureau of Land Management
Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C.
Panel II
John Byrd (H.R. 5522) (testimony)
President
Miller/Wenhold Capitol Strategies
Fairfax, VA
Jonathan Arthur, PhD (H.R. 3681) (testimony)
Executive Director
American Geosciences Institute
Alexandria, VA
Mary-Rose de Valladares (H.R. 5805) (testimony)
Chair
Land Use Protection Trust
Las Placitas, NM
Sarah Jewett (H.R. 5350) (testimony)
Director of Strategy
Fervo Energy
On behalf of Geothermal Rising
Houston, TX