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On Thursday, February 3, 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. 6142 (Rep. Tim Ryan, D-OH), To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Buckeye Trail as a national scenic trail, and for other purposes. Buckeye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2021.
• H.R. 6199 (Rep. Jason Smith, R-MO), To revise the boundary of the Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park in the State of Missouri, and for other purposes. Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act.
• H.R. 6201 (Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-NJ), To extend the authority for the establishment of a commemorative work to honor enslaved and free Black persons who served in the American Revolution, and for other purposes. National Liberty Memorial Preservation Act.
• H.R. 6337 (Rep. Joe Neguse, D-CO), To require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to develop long-distance bike trails on Federal land, and for other purposes. Biking on Long-Distance Trails Act.
• H.R. 6434 (Rep. Jay Obernolte, R-CA), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish, within the National Park Service, the Japanese American World War II History Network, and for other purposes. Japanese American World War II History Network Act.
• H.R. 6435 (Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-WA), To provide for the application of certain provisions of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 for fiscal year 2021. SRS FY21 Technical Fix.
• H.R. 6451 (Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-AZ), To establish the Chiricahua National Park in the State of Arizona as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. Chiricahua National Park Act.

Hearing on the following nominations:

• Sarah Bloom Raskin, of Maryland, to be Vice Chairman for Supervision and a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
• Dr. Lisa DeNell Cook, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
• Dr. Philip Nathan Jefferson, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

The hearing will examine how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Build Back Better Act would attract new investment to the United States to clean up hard-to-decarbonize sectors, expand domestic supply chains and manufacturing of climate solutions, and create good-paying jobs.

Witnesses:

• Paul Browning, President & CEO (North America), Fortescue Future Industries (FFI). Browning leads FFI’s efforts to expand hydrogen energy in North America with a goal of producing hydrogen from 100 percent renewable sources. He was previously the CEO of Mitsubishi Power Americas, leading a team that expanded hydrogen projects and started a battery energy storage business.
• Abigail Ross Hopper, President and CEO, Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). At SEIA, Hopper leads a national effort to expand the reach of solar energy as a significant percentage of U.S. energy generation. She was previously the Director of the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, which oversees development and leasing for offshore energy. She was also the director of the Maryland Energy Administration.
• Jessica Eckdish, Vice President, Legislation & Federal Affairs, BlueGreen Alliance (BGA). Eckdish directs BGA’s federal legislative, policy, and partnerships efforts on climate, energy, and infrastructure issues. Previously, she managed the Sierra Club’s legislative and administrative advocacy, leading efforts to secure methane emission standards for the oil and gas sector, as well as federal clean air and water protections.
• Charles McConnell, Executive Director, Center for Carbon Management and Energy Sustainability, University of Houston Energy. McConnell leads researchers in the fields of engineering, science, business, and law to address the needs of oil and gas, petrochemicals, and electric power markets. He was previously the assistant secretary of energy at the U.S. Department of Energy, where he oversaw the Office of Fossil Energy and the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

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Witnesses:

• Albert Bryan, Jr., Governor, U.S. Virgin Islands
• Lourdes Leon Guerrero, Governor, Guam
• Lemanu P.S. Mauga, Governor, American Samoa
• Pedro R. Pierluisi, Governor, Puerto Rico
• Ralph Deleon Guerrero Torres, Governor, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

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Nominees

• Shalanda D. Young, to be Director, Office of Management and Budget. To be introduced by Senator Patrick J. Leahy and Senator Kyrsten Sinema
• Nani A. Coloretti, to be Deputy Director, Office of Management and Budget. To be introduced by Senator Alex Padilla

Arm In Arm, with SPACEs In Action, Shutdown DC, Code Pink, CCAN Action, Sunrise, and many other organizations are planning an action to call out Senators who need a spine and Biden for not passing Build Back Better who needs a backbone. We will also take on No Labels and the lobbyists trying to kill BBB.

We will be elevating the need for climate justice, transit equity, the need for child care, the child tax credit, a peace economy over wasting all our money on war, and so much more.

Join us to have your voice and story heard. We, the people, demand healthy communities, a healthy climate, and a healthy democracy.

We will meet at Black Lives Matter Plaza on Mon. Jan 31 between 6:30 am and 7:30 am (on the NE corner of 16th and K St NW). Register here or on Facebook. We will be there to welcome you. Dress WARMLY.

Want to learn about how climate policy campaigns are developing in states across the country – from Vermont to Nebraska to Montana to Hawaii? Have exciting climate policy developments to share with a network of like-minded individuals?

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 US. Legislators, advocates, and experts will join us and inform the network of what is going on in their state as it relates to climate policy, and what you might be able to do to help.

For those of you joining us for the first time, the SCPN call is also an opportunity to simply listen to other states’ updates and challenges. We typically have campaign leaders and policymakers in 15-20 states calling in and providing updates, and dozens of people listening and asking questions on the line. The call is a great information-sharing and networking opportunity. Feel free to contact Kristen Soares, our SCPN Manager, at [email protected] with any questions, or if you are interested in speaking on an upcoming call.

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