Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee
366 Dirksen
12/12/2023 at 02:30PM
The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony on the following bills:
- S. 1281, to amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to provide for security of tenure for use of mining claims for ancillary activities (Cortez Masto, “Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2023”);
- S. 1742, to modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain land (Heinrich, “Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act of 2023”).
Witnesses:
- Dr. Steve Feldgus, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, U.S. Department of the Interior
- Troy Heithecker, Associate Deputy Chief,, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Rich Haddock, Senior Advisor, Barrick Gold Corporation
- Chris Wood, President and CEO, Trout Unlimited
- Katie Sweeney, Executive Vice President and COO, National Mining Association