Full Committee hearing to examine the vegetation management requirements for electricity assets located on federal lands
September 19, 2017
09:30 AM
366 Dirksen Senate Office Building
The full committee hearing will be held on Tuesday, September 19, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. EDT in Room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.
The purpose of this hearing is to examine the vegetation management requirements for electricity assets located on federal lands and to receive testimony on Section 2310 of S. 1460, the Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017, and H.R. 1873, the Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act.
The hearing will be webcast live on the committee’s website, and an archived video will be available shortly after the hearing is complete. Witness testimony will be available on the website at the start of the hearing.
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Opening Remarks
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski
ChairmanSenate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources -
Sen. Maria Cantwell
Ranking MemberSenate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Witness Panel 1
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Mr. Glenn Casamassa
Associate Deputy ChiefNational Forest System, U.S. Department of Agriculture -
Mr. John Ruhs
Acting Deputy Director of OperationsBureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior -
Mr. Mark Hayden
General ManagerMissoula Electric Cooperative -
Mr. Scott Miller
Senior Regional Director - Southwest RegionThe Wilderness Society -
Mr. Andrew Rable
Manager, Forestry and Special ProgramsArizona Public Service
