Senate Environment and Public Works Full Committee Oversight Hearing on the Implementation of MAP-21’s TIFIA Program Enhancements

Witnesses: 
Tim Spisak
Deputy Assistant Director, Minerals and Realty Management, U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Land Management

Witnesses:
PANEL I
Jamie Connell
Acting Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management 

PANEL II

On June 13, 2013, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an oversight hearing on mining in America. The hearing focused on mining fees and royalties, the withdrawal of certain lands from new mining claims, and Good Samaritan legislation for the cleanup of abandoned mine lands (AMLs).

Witnesses: 
Panel I
Tim Spisak
Deputy Assistant Director, Minerals and Realty Management, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior
Daniel Garcia-Diaz
Director, National Resources and Environment, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Kimberly Elmore

Witnesses:
PANEL I
Doug Lamborn (R-CO)
Scott Tipton (R-CO)
Paul Gosar (R-AZ)

Witnesses:
PANEL I:
The Honorable Suzanne Bonamici
Representative, 1st District of Oregon

PANEL II:
Rear Admiral Gerd Glang

Witnesses:
Mr. Barry Myers
Chief Executive Officer, Accuweather
Mr. Jon Kirchner
President, GeoOptics

Witnesses:
Roger Pulwarty
Director, National Integrated Drought Information System, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association
J.D. Strong
Executive Director, Oklahoma Water Resources Board
James Famiglietti
Professor and Director, Earth Systems Science, University of California-Irvine
Gregory Ballard

Witnesses: 
Mr. Chris Smith
Acting Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, Department of Energy
Mr. Ben Yamagata
Executive Director, Coal Utilization Research Council