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                      NOTICE OF HEARINGS/MEETINGS


               COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources has scheduled a field hearing in Las Cruces, New 
Mexico to identify issues related to the water supply challenges facing 
the southern New Mexico border region.
  The hearing will take place on Tuesday, August 14, at 9:00 a.m. at 
New Mexico State University, in Las Cruces, NM.
  Those wishing to submit written statements on the subject matter of 
this hearing should address them to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources, United States Senate, Washington, DC 20510.
  For further information, please call Mike Connor at 202/224-5479.


               COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that the Subcommittee on Water 
and Power has scheduled a field hearing in Seattle, Washington to 
identify the role of the BPA in promoting energy conservation and 
renewables.
  The hearing will take place on the morning of Monday, August 13. The 
location in Seattle has not yet been determined.
  Because of the limited time available for the hearing, witnesses may 
testify by invitation only. However, those wishing to submit written 
testimony for the hearing record should send two copies of their 
testimony to the Subcommittee on Water and Power, United States Senate, 
312 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510.
  For further information, please call Deborah Estes at 202/224-5360 or 
Jonathan Black at 202/224-6722.

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                    subcommittee on water and power

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that a field hearing has been 
scheduled before the Subcommittee on Water and Power of the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources.
  The hearing will be held on Tuesday, August 7, at 10:00 a.m. in the 
Judicial Room of the Best Western Doublewood Inn, 1400 East Interchange 
Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota, 58501.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony from PMAs, IOUs 
and Electric Cooperatives on electric transmission infrastructure and 
investment needs.
  Because of the limited time available for the hearing, witnesses may 
testify by invitation only. However, those wishing to submit written 
testimony for the hearing record should send two copies of their 
testimony to the Subcommittee on Water and Power, Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources, United States Senate, 312 Dirksen Senate Office 
Building, Washington, D.C. 20510, ATTN: Leon Lowery.
  For further information, please contact Leon Lowery at 202/224-2209 
or Jonathan Black at 202/224-6722.

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