The Committee on Energy and Commerce held its “Member
Day”
hearing on Tuesday, July 13, 2021, at 11 a.m. via Cisco Webex. The
hearing offered the opportunity for Members of the House of
Representatives to testify before the Committee on legislation or issues
of importance to them, their constituents, and districts within the
Committee’s jurisdiction.
The
meeting
will consider the Energy Infrastructure
Act
(text),
an original bill to invest in the energy and outdoor infrastructure of
the United States to deploy new and innovative technologies, update
existing infrastructure to be reliable and resilient, and secure energy
infrastructure against physical and cyber threats, and for other
purposes.
Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission Act of 2021
(S.2150), to prevent catastrophic wildland fires by establishing a
commission to study and recommend wildland fire prevention,
mitigation, suppression, management, and rehabilitation policies for
the Federal Government
Civilian Reservist Emergency Workforce (CREW) Act (S.2293), to amend
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to
provide certain employment rights to reservists of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency
Preventing Disaster Revictimization Act (H.R.539), to amend the
Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 to require the Administrator of
the Federal Emergency Management Agency to waive certain debts owed to
the United States related to covered assistance provided to an
individual or household
and other legislation.
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
On Tuesday, July 13, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. EDT,
the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands (NPFPL)
will hold a virtual, fully remote legislative
hearing
on the following bills:
Repairing Existing Public Land by Adding Necessary Trees (REPLANT) Act
H.R.
2049
(Rep. Jimmy Panetta), To amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable
Resources Planning Act of 1974 to promote reforestation following
unplanned events on Federal land, and for other purposes.
Legacy Roads and Trails Act H.R.
2816
(Rep. Kim Schrier), To provide for the Forest Service Legacy Roads and
Trails Remediation Program.
Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership Act of 2021 H.R.
3211
(Rep. Joe Neguse), To require the Secretary of Agriculture to
establish a Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership program,
and for other purposes.
Lake Tahoe Restoration Reauthorization Act H.R.
3132
(Rep. Mark Amodei), To reauthorize the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act, and
for other purposes.
Veterans in Parks (VIP) Act H.R.
4300
(Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks), To direct the Secretary of the
Interior to make free National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands
Passes available to members of the Armed Forces, and for other
purposes.
The hearing will take place on the Cisco WebEx platform.
Barnie Gyant (H.R. 2049, H.R. 2816, H.R. 3211, H.R. 3132)
(testimony),
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service
Panel III
Jad
Daley
(H.R. 2049), President & CEO, American
Forests
Chris
Wood
(H.R. 2816), President & CEO, Trout
Unlimited
Gretchen
Reuning
(H.R. 3211), Forest Program Director, Fort Collins Conservation
District
Captain John
Paluska,
USA (Ret.) (H.R. 4300), Veteran, Bloomfield,
IA
Dr. Elaine
Oneil
(H.R. 2049), Director of Science and Sustainability,
CORRIM – The Consortium for Research on
Renewable Industrial Materials
House Natural Resources Committee
National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Subcommittee
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Sarah Kaplan, Climate Reporter at
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