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Join us for our monthly State Climate Policy Network national call! This one-hour, once-a-month call is the perfect opportunity to learn about the different legislation and movements going on in states across the U.S. Legislators, advocates, and experts will join us and inform the network of what is going on in their state, and what you might be able to do to help.

Please register and spread the word to others interested in pushing forward climate policy in their state, and read more about the SCPN here.

Meeting has been postponed. Meeting will be rescheduled for a later date.

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On Monday, March 28, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern in Room 1334 of the Longworth House Office Building in Washington, D.C., Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) will hold an in-person press conference to announce a newly rescheduled date for the full committee markup of the RESPECT Act (H.R. 3587).

The RESPECT Act, which Chair Grijalva introduced on May 28, 2021, will codify into law that federal agencies must consult with tribal governments before taking federal actions that will impact tribal lands, rights, resources, or citizens. The markup will be the first time in congressional history that this legislation will be considered before the full committee. A one-pager for the bill is available here.

Media planning to attend the press conference should RSVP to [email protected].

Speakers:

• Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva, Chair, U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources
• Amber Torres, Chairman, Walker River Paiute Tribe
• Matthew Fletcher, Director & Professor of Law, Indigenous Law and Policy Center, Michigan State University College of Law
• Drew McConville, Senior Managing Director for Government Relations, The Wilderness Society

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Witnesses:

• Bob Holycross, Vice President, Sustainability, Environment and Safety Engineering, Ford Motor Company
• Natalie King, Chief Executive Officer, Dunamis Clean Energy Partners, LLC
• Cassandra Powers, Senior Managing Director, National Association of State Energy Officials
• Thomas Pyle, President, Institute for Energy Research (Republican witness)

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Witness:

• Xochitl Torres Small, Under Secretary for Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

President Joseph Biden delivers his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the U.S. Capitol.

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Witnesses:

• Brad Doyle, President, American Soybean Association, Weiner, AR,
• Dr. Robert Johansson, Director of Economics and Policy Analysis, American Sugar Alliance, Alexandria, VA
• Nicole Berg, Vice President, National Association of Wheat Growers, Paterson, WA
• Chris Edgington, President, National Corn Growers Association, Saint Ansgar, IA
• Jaclyn Ford, National Cotton Council, Alapaha, GA
• Verity Ulibarri, National Sorghum Producers, Melrose, NM
• Clark Coleman, National Sunflower Association, National Barley Growers Association, U.S. Canola Association, and the USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council, Bismarck, ND
• Jennifer James, USA Rice, Newport, AR
• Meredith McNair Rogers, U.S. Peanut Federation, Camilla, GA

On Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. (EST), the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands will hold a virtual, fully remote legislative hearing on the following bills:

H.R. 1638 (Rep. Dusty Johnson-R-SD) To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain National Forest System land to the State of South Dakota, and for other purposes. Gilt Edge Mine Conveyance Act.

H.R. 4178 (Rep. Jared Huffman, D-CA) To extend the authority to collect Shasta-Trinity Marina fees through fiscal year 2027. Shasta-Trinity Marina Fee Extension.

H.R. 5093 (Rep. Jaime Herrera Butler, R-WA) To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain National Forest System land in the State of Washington to Skamania County, Washington. Wind River Administrative Site Conveyance Act.

H.R. 5493 (Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez- D-NM) To provide for greater consultation between the Federal Government and the governing bodies and community users of land grant-mercedes in New Mexico, to provide for a process for recognition of the historic-traditional uses of land grant-mercedes, and for other purposes. Land Grant-Mercedes Traditional Use Recognition and Consultation Act.

H.R. 6366 (Rep. John Garamendi, D-CA) To modify the boundary of the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument to include certain Federal land in Lake County, California, and for other purposes. Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Expansion Act.

Witnesses:

Panel I

• Rep. Dusty Johnson (H.R. 1638) South Dakota, At Large
• Rep. Jared Huffman (H.R. 4178) California, 2nd District
• Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (H.R. 5093) Washington, 3rd District
• Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez (H.R. 5493) New Mexico, 3rd District
• Rep. John Garamendi (H.R. 6366) California, 3rd District

Panel II

• Greg Smith (All Bills), Director of Lands and Realty Management, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture
• Mark Lambrecht (H.R. 5493 & H.R. 6366), Assistant Director, National Landscape Conservation System Bureau of Land Management
• Anthony Roberts (H.R. 6366), Tribal Chairman, Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation

Panel III

• Hunter Roberts (H.R. 1638), Secretary, South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
• Paul Hauser (H.R. 4178), General Manager, Trinity Public Utility District
• Tom Lannen (H.R. 5093), District 2 Commissioner, Skamania County, Washington
• Arturo Archuleta (H.R. 5493), Program Manager, New Mexico Land Grant Council

Join Climate Xchange’s webinar on federal climate funding initiatives.

With the creation and continuing development of several new federal funding initiatives like the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Build Back Better, Justice40, and others, many are wondering how state-level climate action will be affected. States looking to secure funding for effective and equitable climate projects and programs must know how best to prepare for and implement these varying funding sources and guidelines, and we want to help you do just that.

Joining us to discuss these federal funding developments and the implications for states are three experts in the space. Shannon Baker-Branstetter, Director of Domestic Climate and Energy Policy at the Center for American Progress, Joseph Kane, Fellow at Brookings Metro of the Brookings Institution, and Colleen Callahan, Deputy Director at UCLA’s Luskin Center for Innovation, will each provide insight into what states need to know about these funding initiatives and how they will affect state-level actors in securing a better, brighter future for the climate.

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The purpose of the hearing is to review the implementation of the Great American Outdoors Act.

Witnesses:

• Shannon Estenoz, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, U.S. Department of the Interior
• Chris French, Deputy Chief, National Forest System, USDA Forest Service