The Week Ahead (March 15-19)
March 12, 2010
11:15 AM
The Week Ahead (March 15-19)
- On Tuesday, March 16, the Subcommittee on Water and Power will receive testimony on the Bureau of Reclamation’s implementation of the SECURE Water Act, (Title 9501 of P.L. 111-11) and the Bureau of Reclamation’s WaterSMART program, which includes the WaterSMART Grant Program, the Basin Study Program and the Title XVI Program. Witnesses include Commissioner Mike Connor, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior; Melinda Kassen, director of the Western Water Project for Trout Unlimited, Boulder, CO; Dan Keppen, executive director, Family Farm Alliance, Klamath Falls, OR; Pat Mulroy, general manager, Southern Nevada Water Authority (representing the Colorado River Basin states), Las Vegas, NV; and Tony Pack, general manager, Eastern Municipal Water District, Perris, CA. (Dirksen 366 at 10:00 a.m.)
- On Wednesday, March 17, the full committee will consider the nomination of Jeffery Lane to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for Congressional & Intergovernmental Affairs. (Dirksen 366 at 9:30 a.m.)
- On Wednesday, March 17, the Subcommittee on National Parks will consider: S. 553, to revise the North Country National Scenic Trail in Minnesota to include existing hiking trails along Lake Superior's north shore and in Superior National Forest and Chippewa National Forest; S. 1017, to reauthorize the Cane River National Heritage Area Commission and expand the boundaries of the Cane River National Heritage Area in Louisiana; S. 1018, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with Northwestern State University in Louisiana to construct a curatorial center for the Cane River Creole National Historical Park, the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training and the University; S. 1537, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to designate the Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Birthplace and Childhood Home in Cresco, Iowa, as a National Historic Site and unit of the National Park System; S. 1629, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the archeological site and surrounding land of the New Philadelphia town site in Illinois; S. 2892, to establish the Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area; S. 2933, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the Colonel Charles Young Home in Xenia, Ohio, as a unit of the National Park System; S. 2951, to authorize funding to protect and conserve lands contiguous with the Blue Ridge Parkway; and H.R. 3804, to make technical corrections to various Acts affecting the National Park Service, to extend, amend or establish certain National Park Service authorities. Witnesses include Sen. Roland Burris (D-IL); Daniel Wenk, Deputy Director, National Park Service, Department of the Interior; and Reid Wilson, executive director, Conservation Trust for
North Carolina, Raleigh . (Dirksen 366 at 3:30 p.m.)
Bonus …
American home-owners and building-owners did well this week, as Senate Energy committed a lot of time to energy efficiency and cost-efficient, energy-saving buildings (which bring economic and job benefits, too). It’s fitting to end the week noting that the U.S. Green Building Council included S. 1462, the American Clean Energy and Leadership Act, on its recent Top 10 list of bills that promote a sustainable built environment. Another bipartisan bill -- the
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