On Wednesday, November 29, 2023, the Committee on Homeland Security will
hold a
hearing
entitled, “The High North: How U.S. Arctic Strategy Impacts Homeland
Security.”
In commemoration of Native American Heritage Month, House Natural
Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and other
House members will hold a roundtable titled, “Strengthening Historic and
Cultural Preservation” on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, at 10:00 a.m.
Eastern.
Historic and cultural preservation is a central part of telling
America’s story; the places we choose to protect reflect the country’s
values. For generations, however, historically underserved communities,
including tribal communities, have been left out of historic
preservation efforts. In addition, climate change poses new,
ever-increasing threats to our historic and cultural resources. Moving
forward, we must ensure that preservation efforts are fully resourced to
adequately protect the diverse historic and cultural legacy of all
Americans.
Expert panelists at the roundtable will discuss these issues and how
Congress can better support and improve historic and cultural
preservation.
MEMBERS:
House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva
(D-Ariz.)
Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee Ranking Member Teresa Leger
Fernández (D-N.M.)
Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Melanie
Stansbury (D-N.M.)
Committee Vice Ranking Member Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.)
Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.)
Other Members to be announced.
PANELISTS:
Sara C. Bronin, Chair, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation,
Washington, D.C.
Shaw Sprague, Vice President for Government Relations, National Trust
for Historic Preservation, Washington, D.C.
Reno Keoni Franklin, Chairman, Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the
Stewarts Point Rancheria, National Association of Tribal Historic
Preservation Officers, Washington, D.C.
Dr. Shasta Gaughen, Chair, National Association of Tribal Historic
Preservation Officers, and Environmental Director and Tribal Historic
Preservation Officer, Pala Band of Mission Indians, National
Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers, Washington, D.C.
Erik Hein, Executive Director, National Conference of State Historic
Preservation Officers, Washington, D.C.
In-person: Capitol Visitor Center, Room CVC
217, Washington, DC
Media interested in attending the roundtable in person should
RSVP to [email protected].
Interviews with Ranking Member Grijalva and panelists may be available
upon request.
House Natural Resources Committee
Congressional Meeting Room South (CVC 217) Capitol Visitor Center
The Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology will hold a
field
hearing
to examine disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery in
coastal communities. The hearing will focus on local communities’
current coordination with the federal government, including the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), will evaluate improvements to that
coordination, and address state and local emergency preparedness
responsibilities.
Millie M. Charles School of Social Work Auditorium, Southern University
at New Orleans, 6804 Press Drive, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70122
Witnesses:
Tony Robinson, Region 6 Administrator, Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security
Francisco Sánchez Jr., Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster
Recovery & Resilience, Small Business Administration (SBA)
Casey Tingle, Director, Governor’s Office of Homeland Security &
Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP), State of Louisiana
Pamela Gonzales Granger, President and Owner, McBade Engineers &
Consultants, LLC
Join
us
for a discussion about the future of fossil fuels in a net-zero United
States.
About this Event
As the United States decarbonizes its economy and strives for net-zero
greenhouse gas emissions, production and consumption of fossil fuels
will need to decline substantially. Reducing fossil fuel usage will
bring significant benefits, like lower emissions and better ambient air
quality, but poses challenges for communities that are economically
dependent on extraction and production. Marcius Extavour (TIME
CO2) will moderate a conversation with Julia
Haggerty (Montana State University) and Daniel Raimi (Resources for the
Future) about the future of fossil fuels and how to address the
technical and societal challenges associated with their changing role.
The conversation will include discussion of environmental remediation,
maintaining the safety and reliability of existing fossil fuel
infrastructure, and socioeconomic impacts in fossil fuel dependent
communities.
Participants:
Marcius Extavour, Time CO2
Julia Haggerty, Montana State University
Daniel Raimi, Resources for the Future
The webinar will be webcast on the Climate Conversations: Fossil
Fuels
webpage on Thursday, November 16 from 3:00-4:15 pm ET. Closed captioning
will be provided. The conversation will include questions from the
audience and will be recorded and available to view on the page after
the event.
The purpose of the business
meeting
of the full committee is to consider the legislation on the agenda.
Agenda Item 1: A Committee resolution appointing the members of
the subcommittees for the 118th Congress.
Agenda Item 2: S.
461, a
bill to make certain irrigation districts eligible for Pick-Sloan
Missouri Basin Program pumping power, and for other purposes. (Mr.
Cramer).
Agenda Item 3: S.
594,
a bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of
the Interior to prioritize the completion of the Continental Divide
National Scenic Trail, and for other purposes. (Mr. Heinrich).
Agenda Item 4: S.
636, a
bill to establish the Dolores River National Conservation Area and the
Dolores River Special Management Area in the State of Colorado, to
protect private water rights in the State, and for other purposes.
(Mr. Bennet).
Agenda Item 5: S.
1118,
a bill to establish the Open Access Evapotranspiration (OpenET) Data
Program. (Ms. Cortez Masto).
Agenda Item 6: S.
1254,
a bill to designate and expand the 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 7: S.
1348,
a bill to redesignate land within certain wilderness study areas in
the State of Wyoming, and for other purposes. (Mr. Barrasso).
Agenda Item 8: S.
1521,
a bill to amend the Federal Power Act to modernize and improve the
licensing of non-Federal hydropower projects, and for other purposes.
(Mr. Daines).
Agenda Item 9: S.
1634,
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 10: S.
1662,
a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the
Midvale Irrigation District the Pilot Butte Power Plant in the State
of Wyoming, and for other purposes. (Mr. Barrasso).
Agenda Item 11: S.
1776,
a bill to provide for the protection of and investment in certain
Federal land in the State of California, and for other purposes. (Mr.
Padilla).
Agenda Item 12: S.
1889,
a bill to provide for the recognition of certain Alaska Native
communities and the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska
Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes. (Ms. Murkowski).
Agenda Item 13: S.
1890,
a bill to provide for the establishment of a grazing management
program on Federal land in Malheur County, Oregon, and for other
purposes. (Mr. Wyden).
Agenda Item 14: S.
1955,
a bill to amend the Central Utah Completion Act to authorize
expenditures for the conduct of certain water conservation measures in
the Great Salt Lake basin, and for other purposes. (Mr. Lee).
Agenda Item 15: S.
2160,
a bill to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to
authorize certain extraordinary operation and maintenance work for
urban canals of concern. (Mr. Risch).
Agenda Item 16: S.
2169,
a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry out
watershed pilots, and for other purposes. (Mr. Wyden).
Agenda Item 17: S.
2247,
a bill to reauthorize the Bureau of Reclamation to provide cost-shared
funding to implement the endangered and threatened fish recovery
programs for the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins. (Mr.
Hickenlooper).
Agenda Item 18: S.
2581,
a bill to extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community
Self-Determination Act of 2000. (Mr. Crapo).
Agenda Item 19: S.
2615,
a bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide
that Village Corporations shall not be required to convey land in
trust to the State of Alaska for the establishment of Municipal
Corporations, and for other purposes. (Ms. Murkowski).
Agenda Item 20: S.
3033,
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 21: S.
3036,
a bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the State
of Utah certain Federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of
the Bureau of Land Management within the boundaries of Camp Williams,
Utah, and for other purposes. (Mr. Lee).
Agenda Item 22: S.
3044,
a bill to redesignate the Mount Evans Wilderness as the “Mount Blue
Sky Wilderness”, and for other purposes. (Mr. Hickenlooper).
Agenda Item 23: S.
3045,
a bill to provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over
certain Federal land in the State of California, and for other
purposes. (Mr. Padilla).
Agenda Item 24: S.
3046,
a bill to make permanent the authority to collect Shasta-Trinity
marina fees. (Mr. Padilla).
On Wednesday, November 15, 2023, at 9:30 a.m. in Room 2128 of the
Rayburn House Office Building, the Committee on Financial Services will
hold a
hearing
titled “Oversight of Prudential Regulators.”