Week of May 29

No business
Memorial Day district work period

San Francisco Chronicle
House Votes Major Changes to Endangered Species Act

Endangered Species Act
Implementation of the 1973 ESA

ANWR Energy Exploration:
Putting it in Perspective

Dow Jones:
Lawmaker Eyes Energy Bill To Halt CNOOC-Unocal

Legislative Hearing on:

H.R. 154, a bill to exclude certain properties from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System;

H.R. 2501, a bill to clarify the boundaries of Coastal Barrier Resources System Cape Fear Unit NC-07P;

H.R. 2619, a bill to provide for the expansion of Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge;

H.R. 2623, a bill to provide for the expansion of the Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge in Bibb County, Alabama; and

H.R. 3056, a bill to clarify the boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coast Barrier Resources System Cedar Keys Unit P25 on Otherwise Protected Area P25P.

PANEL I

The Honorable Ron Paul (TX-14)
Member, U.S. House of Representatives; Testifying on H.R. 154

The Honorable Spencer Bachus (AL-06)
Member, U.S. House of Representatives; Testifying on H.R. 2623

The Honorable Mike McIntyre (NC-07)
Member, U.S. House of Representatives; Testifying on H.R. 2501

The Honorable Ed Case (HI-02)
Member, U.S. House of Representatives; Testifying on H.R. 2619

PANEL II

Mr. Clint Riley, Special Assistant to the Director
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
(Testifying on H.R. 154, H.R. 2501, H.R. 2619, H.R. 2623, and H.R. 3506)

The Honorable Greg B. Westmoreland, Matagorda County Judge
Bay City, Texas
(Testifying on H.R. 154)

Ms. Becky King, Village Manager, Bald Head Island Village Council and Community
Bald Head Island, North Carolina
(Testifying on H.R. 2501)

Mr. Chris Oberholster, Director of Conservation Programs, Alabama Chapter
The Nature Conservancy
(Testifying on H.R. 2623)