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Committee Announces Hearings on Energy Efficiency, Hydropower& National Parks Bills
USA
04/10/2013
April 10, 2013
Contact: Keith Chu, 202-224-0537
Sam Offerdahl, 202-224-5039
Committee Announces Hearings on Energy Efficiency, Hydropower and National Parks Bills
Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday, April 23, at 10 a.m., the full Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing to consider the following bills:
* S. 306, the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act
* S. 545, the Hydropower Improvement Act of 2013 and H.R. 267, the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013
* A bill to promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry, and for other purposes
At 2:30 p.m., the Subcommittee on National Parks will hold its first hearing of the 113th Congress. The subcommittee will consider testimony on the following bills:
* S. 59, to designate a Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial at the March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California
* S. 155, to designate a mountain in the State of Alaska as Denali;
* S. 156, to allow for the harvest of gull eggs by the Huna Tlingit people within Glacier Bay National Park in the State of Alaska
* S. 219, to establish the Susquehanna Gateway National Heritage Area in the State of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes
* S. 225, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the National Parks, and for other purposes
* S. 228, to establish the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area, California
* S. 285, to designate the Valles Caldera National Preserve as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes
* S. 305, to authorize the acquisition of core battlefield land at Champion Hill, Port Gibson, and Raymond for addition to VicksburgNational MilitaryPark
* S. 349, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers in the States of Connecticut and Rhode Island for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes
* S. 371, to establish the BlackstoneRiver ValleyNational HistoricalPark, to dedicate the Park to John H. Chafee, and for other purposes
* S. 476, to amend the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Development Act to extend to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission
* S. 486, to authorize pedestrian and motorized vehicular access in Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area, and for other purposes
* S. 507, to establish the Manhattan Project National Historical Park in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Los Alamos, New Mexico, and Hanford, Washington, and for other purposes
* S. 615, to establish Coltsville National Historical Park in the State of Connecticut, and for other purposes
The hearings will be held in Dirksen 366 and webcast on the committee's website at www.energy.senate.gov . Witnesses will be announced when available.
http://www.energy.senate.gov/public/
USA
04/10/2013
April 10, 2013
Contact: Keith Chu, 202-224-0537
Sam Offerdahl, 202-224-5039
Committee Announces Hearings on Energy Efficiency, Hydropower and National Parks Bills
Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday, April 23, at 10 a.m., the full Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing to consider the following bills:
* S. 306, the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act
* S. 545, the Hydropower Improvement Act of 2013 and H.R. 267, the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013
* A bill to promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry, and for other purposes
At 2:30 p.m., the Subcommittee on National Parks will hold its first hearing of the 113th Congress. The subcommittee will consider testimony on the following bills:
* S. 59, to designate a Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial at the March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California
* S. 155, to designate a mountain in the State of Alaska as Denali;
* S. 156, to allow for the harvest of gull eggs by the Huna Tlingit people within Glacier Bay National Park in the State of Alaska
* S. 219, to establish the Susquehanna Gateway National Heritage Area in the State of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes
* S. 225, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the National Parks, and for other purposes
* S. 228, to establish the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area, California
* S. 285, to designate the Valles Caldera National Preserve as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes
* S. 305, to authorize the acquisition of core battlefield land at Champion Hill, Port Gibson, and Raymond for addition to VicksburgNational MilitaryPark
* S. 349, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers in the States of Connecticut and Rhode Island for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes
* S. 371, to establish the BlackstoneRiver ValleyNational HistoricalPark, to dedicate the Park to John H. Chafee, and for other purposes
* S. 476, to amend the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Development Act to extend to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission
* S. 486, to authorize pedestrian and motorized vehicular access in Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area, and for other purposes
* S. 507, to establish the Manhattan Project National Historical Park in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Los Alamos, New Mexico, and Hanford, Washington, and for other purposes
* S. 615, to establish Coltsville National Historical Park in the State of Connecticut, and for other purposes
The hearings will be held in Dirksen 366 and webcast on the committee's website at www.energy.senate.gov . Witnesses will be announced when available.
http://www.energy.senate.gov/public/