Department of the Interior Budget

Witnesses * Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior * David Hayes, Deputy Secretary, Department of the Interior * Pamela Haze, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget, Finance, Performance and Acquisition

House Appropriations Committee
Senate Appropriations Committee
   Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee
2359 Rayburn

03/08/2011 at 01:00PM

Examining the Spending, Priorities and the Missions of the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Geological Survey’s Water Resources program

President Obama’s budget proposes 10 percent cuts to both Reclamation and USGS water resources, but it would continue to fund the WaterSMART and Title XVI programs. Title XVI pays for as much as a quarter of the price of water recycling and conservation programs; Reclamation faces a $600 million project backlog under the program.

Other Reclamation budget proposals that are expected to be discussed Wednesday: $51.5 million for expenses related to four Indian water rights settlements; $154.6 million for the Central Valley Project; and $12.8 million for the Animas-La Plata Project, a water storage project being built as part of a tribal settlement.

House Natural Resources Committee
   Water and Power Subcommittee
1324 Longworth

03/02/2011 at 10:00AM

The Impact of the Administration’s Wild Lands Order on Jobs and Economic Growth

Full Committee Oversight Hearing on “The Impact of the Administration’s Wild Lands Order on Jobs and Economic Growth” Tuesday, March 1, 2011 2:00 PM

COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES 1324 Longworth House Office Building Tuesday, March 1, 2011 2:00 p.m.

OVERSIGHT HEARING ON: Witnesses

Panel I

  • C.L. “Butch” Otter, Governor, State of Idaho
  • Gary R. Herbert, Governor, State of Utah

Panel II

  • Joel Bousman, Sublette County Commissioner
  • Mike McKee, Uintah County Commissioner
  • Lesley Robinson, Phillips County Commissioner
  • Dennis C.W. Smith, Jackson County Commissioner
  • William G. Myers, III, Partner, Holland and Hart
  • Peter Metcalf, CEO/President, Black Diamond Equipment
  • Mark Squillace, Director, Natural Resources Law Center, University of Colorado Law School

Panel III

  • Robert Abbey, Director, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior
House Natural Resources Committee
1324 Longworth

03/01/2011 at 02:00PM

EPA's Greenhouse Gas Regulations and Their Effect on American Jobs

Witnesses

Panel 1

  • Mike Carey, President, Ohio Coal Association
  • Paul Cicio, President, Industrial Energy Consumers of America
  • Hugh A. Joyce, President, James River Air Conditioning Company, Inc.
  • Forrest McConnell, President, McConnell Honda & Acura
  • W. David Montgomery, Vice President, Charles River Associates
  • Dan Reicher, Executive Director, Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance at Stanford University

Panel 2

  • Gina A. McCarthy, Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, United States Environmental Protection Agency
House Energy and Commerce Committee
   Energy and Power Subcommittee
2322 Rayburn

03/01/2011 at 01:00PM

Green Jobs and Trade

Leo Gerard, international president of United Steelworkers

  • Paul Cicio, president of the Industrial Energy Consumers of America
  • John Danner, president and CEO of Northern Power Systems
  • David Montgomery, Vice president of Charles River Associates
  • Kate Gordon, vice president of energy policy for the Center for American Progress
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
   Green Jobs and the New Economy Subcommittee
406 Dirksen

02/15/2011 at 02:30PM

Environmental Regulations, the Economy, and Jobs

The hearing will examine how and whether federal regulatory agencies are conducting the type of economic analysis necessary for policymakers to understand how regulations affect employers’ ability to retain workers and hire new ones, and avoid unnecessary cost burdens.

House Energy and Commerce Committee
   Environment and the Economy Subcommittee
2322 Rayburn

02/15/2011 at 01:00PM