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

Oversight Hearing on "The Impact Land Acquisition has on the National Park Service Maintenance Backlog, Park Service Management Priorities, and Local Communities"

Witnesses

Panel 1:

Mr. J.T. Reynolds, Superintendent, Death Valley National Park, Death Valley, California

Mr. Barry T. Hill, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, GAO, Washington, DC

Panel 2:

Mr. Gerald Hiller, Executive Director, Quad States County Government Coalition, San Bernardino, California

Mr. Mike Lewis, Member, Santa Monica Mountains Inholder Association, West Covina, California

Mr. Chuck Cushman, Executive Director, American Land Rights Association, Battle Ground, Washington

Mr. Matt Bloom, Owner, Kennedy Meadows Resort and Pack Station, Sonora, California

Ms. Courtney Cuff, Pacific Region Director, National Park Conservation Association