Brian
McKeon,
Deputy Undersecretary for Management and Resources
The FY 2023 budget
request
has $2.3 billion to support U.S. leadership in addressing the
existential climate crisis through diplomacy; scaled-up international
climate programs that accelerate the global energy transition to net
zero by 2050; support to developing countries to enhance climate
resilience; and the prioritization of climate adaptation and
sustainability principles in Department and
USAID domestic and overseas facilities. This
total includes over $1.6 billion for direct programming for climate
mitigation and adaptation and over $650 million for the mainstreaming of
climate considerations across development programs. Our goal is to
deliver climate co-benefits and outcomes in sectors such as agriculture
and food security, water and sanitation, and global health.
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a
hearing
titled “Department of Transportation Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Priorities”
at 10 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 3, 2022.
Witness:
Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of the Department of Transportation
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
The purpose of the business
meeting
is to consider a pending nomination and legislation on agenda below.
Agenda Item 1: Nomination of Maria Duaime Robinson to be an Assistant
Secretary of Energy (Office of Electricity).
Agenda Item 2: S.
173, a
bill to provide for the designation of certain wilderness areas,
recreation management areas, and conservation areas in the State of
Colorado, and for other purposes. (Mr. Bennet).
Agenda Item 3: S.
177, a
bill to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and
Recreation Act to establish the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness in the Rio
Grande del Norte National Monument and to modify the boundary of the
Rio Grande del Norte National Monument. (Mr. Heinrich).
Agenda Item 4: S.
182, a
bill to withdraw certain Federal land in the Pecos Watershed area of
the State of New Mexico from mineral entry, and for other purposes.
(Mr. Heinrich).
Agenda Item 5: S.
455, a
bill to designate and expand wilderness areas in Olympic National
Forest in the State of Washington, and to designate certain rivers in
Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park as wild and scenic
rivers, and for other purposes. (Mrs. Murray).
Agenda Item 6: S.
1128,
a bill to provide for the continuation of higher education through the
conveyance to the University of Alaska of certain public land in the
State of Alaska, and for other purposes. (Ms. Murkowski).
Agenda Item 7: S.
1222,
a bill to designate and adjust certain lands in the State of Utah as
components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for
other purposes. (Mr. Romney).
Agenda Item 8: S.
1321,
a bill to modify the boundary of the Casa Grande Ruins National
Monument, and for other purposes. (Mr. Kelly).
Agenda Item 9: S.
1538,
a bill to amend the Smith River National Recreation Area Act to
include certain additions to the Smith River National Recreation Area,
to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain wild
rivers in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes. (Mr. Merkley).
Agenda Item 10: S.
1631,
a bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain
National Forest System land in the State of Arizona to the Arizona
Board of Regents, and for other purposes. (Mr. Kelly).
Agenda Item 11: S.
1769,
a bill to adjust the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National
Recreation Area to include the Rim of the Valley Corridor, and for
other purposes. (Mrs. Feinstein).
Agenda Item 12: S.
1942,
a bill to standardize the designation of National Heritage Areas, and
for other purposes. (Ms. Stabenow).
Agenda Item 13: S.
2438,
a bill to modify the boundary of the Cane River Creole National
Historical Park in the State of Louisiana, and for other purposes.
(Mr. Cassidy).
Agenda Item 14: S.
3266,
a bill to improve certain recreation opportunities on, and facilitate
greater access to, Federal public land, and for other purposes. (Mr.
Manchin).
On Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. (ET), the Subcommittee on
National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands will hold a legislative
hearing
on the following bills:
H.R.
4878(Rep.
Mark DeSaulnier), To amend the National Trails System Act to include
national discovery trails and designate the American Discovery Trail,
and for other purposes. National Discovery Trails Act.
H.R.
6589(Rep.
Leger Fernández), To amend title 54, United States Code, to increase
amounts deposited in the Historic Preservation Fund, and for other
purposes. Historic Preservation Enhancement Act.
H.R.
6805(Rep.
Alma Adams), To amend title 54, United States Code, to establish
within the National Park Service the United States African-American
Burial Grounds Preservation Program, and for other purposes.
African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Act.
H.R.
7002(Rep.
Ann Wagner), To authorize the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri,
to be illuminated by blue and yellow lights in support of Ukraine.
Gateway Solidarity Act.
H.R.
7075(Rep.
Victoria Spartz), To designate Ukrainian Independence Park in
Washington, District of Columbia, and for other purposes. Ukrainian
Independence Park Act.
H.R.
7218(Rep.
Joe Neguse), To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
to reauthorize the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area, Cache La
Poudre National Heritage Area, and South Park National Heritage Area
in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. Colorado National
Heritage Areas Reauthorization Act.
House Natural Resources Committee
National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Subcommittee