Livestream Links Now Available for This Week’s Natural Resources Committee Hearings
Washington, D.C. – Livestream links are now available for this week’s Natural Resources Committee hearings. The schedule, as previously announced, is available below.
Tuesday, March 26
Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife – livestream at http://bit.ly/2UUcTNv
Hearing: A legislative hearing on the following bills.
· H.R. 1326 (Rep. Mike Thompson), To provide for the preservation of America’s outdoor heritage and enhance recreation opportunities on Federal land, and for other purposes. “ACCESS Act.”
· H.R. 877 (Rep. Austin Scott), To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to modernize the funding of wildlife conservation, and for other purposes. “Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act.”
· H.R. 1809 (Rep. Gregorio Sablan), To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act, to provide parity for United States territories and the District of Columbia, to make technical corrections to such Acts and related laws, and for other purposes.
· H.R. 737 (Rep. Gregorio Sablan), To prohibit the sale of shark fins, and for other purposes. “Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2019.”
· H.R. 1305 (Rep. Alan Lowenthal), To implement the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels, and for other purposes. “Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act.”
· H.R. 1380 (Rep. Mike Quigley), To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to clarify provisions enacted by the Captive Wildlife Safety Act, to further the conservation of certain wildlife species, and for other purposes. “Big Cat Public Safety Act.”
· H.R. 1568 (Rep. Seth Moulton), To assist in the conservation of the North Atlantic right whale by supporting and providing financial resources for North Atlantic right whale conservation programs and projects of persons with expertise required for the conservation of North Atlantic right whales, and for other purposes. “SAVE Right Whales Act.”
When: 10:00 a.m. Eastern time (underway)
Witnesses
Nick Pinizzotto
President and Chief Executive Officer, National Deer Alliance
Linda McCaul
Board of Directors, Earth Echo International
Ed Melvin
Marine Fisheries Senior Scientist, University of Washington
Carson Barylak
Campaigns Manager, International Fund for Animal Welfare
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources – livestream at http://bit.ly/2TwAJ03
Hearing: The Need to Protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Coastal Plain – Includes discussion of Rep. Jared Huffman’s (D-Calif.) H.R. 1146, “The Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act.”
When: 2:00 p.m. Eastern time
Where: Longworth 1324
Witnesses
Panel 1
Bernadette Demientieff
Executive Director, Gwich’in Steering Committee
Chief Galen Gilbert
Arctic Village Council
Chief Dana Tizya-Tramm
Vuntut Gwich’in First Nation, Yukon, Canada
Chief/Chairman Victor Joseph
Tanana Chiefs Conference
Sam Alexander
Gwich’in Leader, Gwich’in Steering Committee
Fenton Rexford (minority witness)
Advisor to the Mayor of North Slope Borough, Tribal Member, Native Village of Kaktovik
Panel 2
Right Reverend Mark Lattime
Bishop of Alaska, The Episcopal Church
Steven C. Amstrup
Chief Scientist, Polar Bears International
Chad Brown
Founder and President, Soul River, Inc.
Richard Glenn (minority witness)
Executive Vice President, External Affairs Arctic Slope Regional Corporation
Matthew Rexford (minority witness)
Tribal Administrator, Native Village of Kaktovik
Wednesday, March 27
Full Committee – livestream at http://bit.ly/2U0SzgP
Hearing: Examining the Department of the Interior’s Spending Priorities and the President’s Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Proposal
When: 10:00 a.m. Eastern time
Where: Longworth 1324
Witnesses
Scott Cameron
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Policy, Management, and Budget
Denise Flanagan
Director, Office of Budget, U.S. Department of the Interior
Thursday, March 28
Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife – livestream at http://bit.ly/2HGkbS6
Hearing: The Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan
When: 10:00 a.m. Eastern time
Where: Longworth 1324
Witnesses
Brenda Burman
Commissioner, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Tom Buschatzke
Director, Arizona Department of Water Resources
John D’Antonio
New Mexico State Engineer
James Eklund
Colorado Commissioner, Upper Colorado River Commission
John Entsminger
General Manager, Southern Nevada Water Authority
Eric Millis
Director, Utah Division of Water Resources
Peter Nelson
Chairman, Colorado River Board of California
Pat Tyrrell
Wyoming State Engineer
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources – livestream at http://bit.ly/2U8TZFn
Hearing: Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation: Innovative Approaches and Economic Development Opportunities – Includes discussion of H.R. 315, “The Community Reclamation Partnerships Act of 2019,” and other legislative proposals
When: 10:00 a.m. Eastern time
Where: Longworth 1334
Witnesses
Eric Dixon
Senior Coordinator of Policy and Community Engagement, Appalachian Citizen's Law Center
Robert Hughes
Executive Director, Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation
Dan Fisher
Treasurer, City of Gillespie, Ill.
Eric Cavazza
Director, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Chris Wood
President and CEO, Trout Unlimited
Press Contact
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