Examination of Vegetation Management Requirements for Electricity Assets Located on Federal Lands: September 19th U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Hearing
September 22, 2017
By:
Walter G. Wright
Category:
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
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The United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a hearing titled:
To Examine Vegetation Management Requirements for Electricity Assets Located on Federal Lands
The hearing was also scheduled to hear testimony on Section 2310 of S. 1460 (The Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017) and H.R. 1873 (The Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act).
The witnesses scheduled for the September 19th hearing included:
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Mr. Glenn Casamassa
Associate Deputy Chief National Forest System
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Mr. John Ruhs
Acting Deputy Director of Operations Bureau of Land Management
U.S. Department of the Interior
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Mr. Mark Hyden
General Manager
Missoula Electric Cooperative
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Mr. Scott Miller
Senior Regional Director – Southwest Region,
The Wilderness Society
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Mr. Andrew Rable
Manager Forestry and Special Programs
Arizona Public Service
A link to the witnesses written statements can be found here.
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