Washington, D.C. – The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee will hold two full committee hearings and two subcommittee hearings next week. The full committee will hold a hearing Tuesday, March 2, at 10 a.m. in SD-366 to receive testimony on the President’s proposed FY05 Forest Service budget. Invited witnesses include: Mark Rey, Undersecretary Natural Resources & Environment Department of Agriculture Dale Bosworth, Chief U.S. Forest Service The Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee will hold a hearing Wednesday, March 3, at 2:30 p.m. in SD-366 to receive testimony on S. 1420, the Outfitter Policy Act. Invited witnesses include: David L. Brown, Director America Outdoors Todd Davidson, Director Oregon Tourism Commission Dave Simon, Director Outdoor Activities Sierra Club The full committee will hold a hearing Thursday, March 4, at 10 a.m. in SD-366 to receive testimony regarding the Energy Information Administration (EIA) Annual Energy Outlook 2004 forecast. The committee will hear testimony regarding the supply, demand and price projections for oil, natural gas, nuclear, coal and renewable resources. In addition, witnesses will testify regarding commercial and market perspectives on the state of oil and natural gas markets. Invited witnesses include: Panel I: Guy Caruso, Administrator Energy Information Administration Department of Energy Panel II: Richard J. Sharples, Senior Vice President Strategic Planning and Marketing Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Paul D. Koonce, CEO Transmission Dominion Energy, Inc. Jay Saunders, Vice President DeutscheBank The Energy Subcommittee will hold a hearing Thursday, March 4, at 2:30 p.m. in SD-366 on new nuclear power generation in the United States. The invited witnesses include: Mr. Oswald J. Zeringue , President and COO Tennessee Valley Authority Mr. Joe F. Colvin , President and CEO Nuclear Energy Institute Dr. Nils J. Diaz , Chairman U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr. J.M. Bernhard, Jr. , Chairman and CEO The Shaw Group, Inc. Mr. James Asselstine, Managing Director Lehman Brothers ###