Subcommittee On Water And Power Legislative Hearing On H.R. 4225 (10:00AM)

The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Water and Power, led by Rep. Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA), will hold a legislative hearing on the following bill:

• H.R. 4225 (Costa): To authorize drought assistance adjustments to provide immediate funding for projects and activities that will help alleviate record unemployment and diminished agricultural production related to the drought in California.

Subject:
House Subcommittee on Water and Power
Legislative Hearing on H.R. 4225

When:
Thursday, February 4, 2010, at 10:00 a.m.

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:

Panel 1

The Honorable Dennis Cardoza
Member
U.S. House of Representatives
18^th Congressional District, California

The Honorable Devin Nunes
Member
U.S. House of Representatives
21st Congressional District, California.

Panel 2

The Honorable Michael Connor
Commissioner
Bureau of Reclamation
Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C.

The Honorable John McCamman
Director
California Department of Fish and Game
Sacramento, California

Mr. John Sweigard
General Manager
Merced Irrigation District
Merced, California


Opening Statement
Chairwoman Grace Napolitano

POSTPONED -- Full Committee Markup (10:00AM)

The House Natural Resources Committee, led by Chairman Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), will meet in open markup session to mark up the following bills:

• H.R. 1078 (Arcuri): To establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, New York, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, Maryland, and for other purposes. "Harriet Tubman National Historical Park and Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park Act"
  
  
• H.R. 4003 (Hinchey): To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to evaluate resources in the Hudson River Valley in the State of New York to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the site as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. "Hudson River Valley Special Resource Study Act"
  
  
• H.R. 4192 (Mike Thompson): To designate the Stornetta Public Lands as an Outstanding Natural Area to be administered as a part of the National Landscape Conservation System, and for other purposes. "Stornetta Public Lands Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2009"
  
  
• H.R. 1738 (Roybal-Allard): To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the city of Downey, California, regional wastewater treatment and reclamation facility projects. "Downey Regional Water Reclamation and Groundwater Augmentation Project of 2009"
  
  
• H.R. 4252 (Baca): To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of water resources in the Rialto-Colton Basin in the State of California, and for other purposes. "Inland Empire Perchlorate Ground Water Plume Assessment Act of 2009"
  
  
• H.R. 765 (Heller): To establish the Nellis Dunes National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area, and for other purposes. "Nellis Dunes National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area Act of 2009"
  
  
• H.R. 1769 (Reichert): To expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the State of Washington, to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild and scenic rivers, and for other purposes. "Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act"
  
  
• H.R. 2788 (Calvert): To designate a Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial at the March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California. "Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial Act"
  
  
• H.R. 4395 (Platts): To revise the boundaries of the Gettysburg National Military Park to include the Gettysburg Train Station, and for other purposes.

Subject:
House Natural Resources Committee
Full Committee Markup

When:
Wednesday, February 10, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. (POSTPONED)

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building

POSTPONED -- Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests And Public Lands Oversight Hearing On The Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Requests For The National Park Service, Forest Service, And Bureau Of Land Management (10:00AM)

The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, led by Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), will hold an oversight hearing on the Fiscal Year 2011 budget requests for the National Park Service, Forest Service, and Bureau of Land Management.

Subject:
House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
Oversight Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2011 budget requests for the National Park Service, Forest Service, and Bureau of Land Management

When:
Thursday, February 11, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. (POSTPONED)

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:
TBA


The hearing will be webcast live and archived on the Committee's Web site at http://resourcescommittee.house.gov/.

POSTPONED -- Subcommittee On Water And Power: Legislative Hearing On H.R. 4349 And H.R. 4579 (10:00AM)
The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Water and Power, led by Rep. Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA), will hold a legislative hearing on the following bill:

• H.R. 4349 (Napolitano): To further allocate and expand the availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam, and for other purposes. "Hoover Power Allocation Act of 2009"
  

• H.R. 4579 (Filner): To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in phase one of the South San Diego County Water Reclamation Project, and for other purposes. "South San Diego County Water Reclamation Project of 2009"

Subject:
House Subcommittee on Water and Power
Legislative Hearing on H.R. 4349 and H.R. 4579

When:
Thursday, February 11, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. (POSTPONED)

Where:
Room 1334 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:
TBA

The hearing will be webcast live on the Committee's Web site at: http://resourcescommittee.house.gov.

POSTPONED -- Subcommittee On Insular Affairs, Oceans And Wildlife Oversight Hearing On The 15th Conference Of The Parties To The Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species (CITES) (2:00PM)

The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, led by Del. Madeleine Z. Bordallo (D-GU), will hold an oversight hearing on the 15^th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).

Subject:
House Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife
Oversight Hearing on the 15^th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)

When:
Thursday, February 11, 2010, at 2:00 p.m. (POSTPONED)

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:
TBA


The hearing will be webcast live and archived on the Committee's Web site at http://resourcescommittee.house.gov/.