Washington, D.C. - The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee will hold two full committee hearings and one subcommittee hearing next week.   

The full committee will hold a hearing on the impact the Energy Policy Act of 2005 has had on electricity reliability.  Sen. Craig Thomas, R-Wyoming, will chair the hearing which will be held Monday at 2:30 p.m. in SD-366. 

Invited Witnesses Include:

Panel 1

Mr. John S. Moot
General Counsel
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Mr. Rick Sergel
President and CEO
North American Electric Reliability Council
Princeton, NJ
 
Panel 2

Mr. David Owens
Executive Vice President
Business Operations
Edison Electric Institute
Washington, DC

Mr. Allen Mosher
Director of Policy Analysis
American Public Power Association
Washington, DC

Mr. Michael Easley
CEO
Powder River Energy Corporation
Testifying on behalf of NRECA and Wyoming Infrastructure Authority
Sundance, WY

Mr. John A. Anderson
President and CEO
Electricity Consumers Resource Council
Washington, DC

Ms. Trudy A. Harper
President
Tenaska Power Services Co.
Testifying on behalf of Electric Power Supply Association
Arlington, TX

The full committee will hold a hearing on Tuesday, May 16 at 10:00 a.m. in SD-366 to receive testimony regarding the status of the Yucca Mountain Repository Project within the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management at the Department of Energy.

Invited Witnesses Include:     

Dr. John Garrick
Chairman
U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
Arlington, VA

Mr. Paul Golan
Acting Director
Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste
U.S. Department of Energy

Mr. William Wehrum, Jr.
Acting Assistant Administrator
Office of Air and Radiation
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Mr. Robert Loux
Executive Director
Agency for Nuclear Projects
Office of the Governor
State of Nevada
Carson City, NV

The national parks subcommittee will hold a hearing on Tuesday, May 16 at 2:30 p.m. in SD-366 to receive testimony on the following bills:

S. 1686, a bill to amend the Constitution Heritage Act of 1988 to provide for the operation of the National Constitution Center

S. 2417 and H.R. 4192, bills to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to designate the President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace home in Hope, Arkansas, as a National Historic Site and unit of the National Park System

S. 2419 and H.R. 4882, bills to ensure the proper remembrance of Vietnam veterans and the Vietnam War by providing a deadline for the designation of a visitor center for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial

S. 2568, a bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail

S. 2627, a bill to amend the Act of August 21, 1935, to extend the authorization for the National Park System Advisory Board

S. Res. 468, a resolution supporting the continued administration of Channel Islands National Park, including Santa Rosa Island, in accordance with the laws (including regulations) and policies of the National Park Service

Invited Witnesses Include:   

Senator John Warner
Senator Paul Sarbanes
Senator Mark Pryor

Panel 1

Mr. Steve Martin
Deputy Director
National Park Service
Department of the Interior

Mr. John V. Cogbill, III
Chairman
National Capitol Planning Commission
Washington, DC

Panel 2

Mr. Ray Saikus
Vietnam Veteran
U.S. Army, 1968-69
Cleveland, OH

Mr. Harry G. Robinson, III
Consultant
TRG Consulting Studio
Washington, DC

Mr. Patrick Noonan
Chairman Emeritus
The Conservation Fund
Arlington, VA

Accompanied by:

Mr. Gilbert Grosvenor
Chairman of the Board
National Geographic Society
Washington, DC