Hearing to Examine the Presidential Memorandum on Mitigation

March 15, 2016
10:00 AM
366 Dirksen Senate Office Building
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. EST to conduct oversight on the Presidential Memorandum issued on November 3, 2015 entitled, “Mitigating Impacts on Natural Resources from Development and Encouraging Related Private Investment.”

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Opening Remarks

  • Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

    Chairman
    Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  • Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)

    Ranking Member
    Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Witness Panel 1

  • The Honorable Michael Bean

    Principal Deputy Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks
    U.S. Department of the Interior
  • The Honorable Brian Ferebee

    Associate Deputy Chief
    National Forest System, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Witness Panel 2

  • Ms. Sara Longan

    Executive Director
    Office of Project Management and Permitting, State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources
  • Mr. Shaun Sims

    Member, Wyoming Stock Growers
    President, Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts
  • Mr. Doug Lashley

    Managing Member
    GreenVest, LLC
  • Ms. Laura Skaer

    Executive Director
    American Exploration & Mining Association
  • Ms. Lynn Scarlett

    Global Managing Director
    The Nature Conservancy