Subcommittee Hearing: Modernizing Energy Development Laws for the Benefit of Taxpayers, Communities, and the Environment

Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Date: Tuesday, March 9, 2021 Time: 12:00 PM Presiding: The Honorable Alan Lowenthal, Chair

On Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at 12:00 p.m. (EST), the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources will host a virtual, fully remote legislative hearing titled, “Modernizing Energy Development Laws for the Benefit of Taxpayers, Communities, and the Environment,”  including the following bills and other related measures. 

  • H.R. 1492 (Rep. Diana DeGette), Methane Waste Prevention Act
  • H.R.1503 (Rep. Mike Levin), Restoring Community Input and Public Protections in Oil and Gas Leasing Act
  • H.R. 1505 (Rep. Alan Lowenthal), Bonding Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act
  • H.R. 1506 (Rep. Alan Lowenthal), Transparency in Energy Production Act
  • H.R. 1517 (Rep. Katie Porter), Ending Taxpayer Welfare for Oil and Gas Companies Act

The hearing will take place on the Cisco WebEx platform and will be livestreamed on the Committee’s Facebook and YouTube pages. 

  

Witness List

Panel I

Rep. Mike Levin

California, 49th District

Rep. Katie Porter

California, 45th District

Rep. Diana DeGette

Colorado, 1st District

Panel II

Ms. Tracy Stone-Manning (testimony)

Associate Vice President, Public Lands National Wildlife Federation
Missoula, MT

Ms. Hilary Cooper (testimony)

Commissioner, District 1 San Miguel County, CO

Mr. Brian Prest, PhD (testimony)

Fellow, Resources for the Future Washington, DC

Mr. Mark Murphy (testimony)

President, Strata Production Company Roswell, NM