August 15, 2003

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News from the Committee on Resources

Note: All witness lists are unconfirmed, invited only. They are subject to change.

Monday, August 18, 2003

Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands

Oversight Field Hearing on access to the California Desert Conservation District with emphasis on the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area

2:00 p.m. in the Shedd Auditorium at Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute, 2595 Ingraham Street, San Diego, CA 92109

Invited Witnesses:

Panel I

The Honorable Jon McQuiston, Supervisor, District 1, Kern County, Bakersfield, California

The Honorable Wally Leimgruber, Supervisor, District 5, Imperial County, El Centro, California

The Honorable Michael Dorame, Supervisor, District 5, Inyo County, Lone Pine, California

The Honorable Bill Postmus, Supervisor, District 1, San Bernardino County, San Bernardino, California

Panel II

Mr. Roy Denner, President & CEO, Off-Road Business Association, Santee, California

Mr. Jim Bramham, Board Member, American Sand Association, Sacramento, California

Mr. David Hubbard, Counsel, Off-Highway Recreation Community, Escondido, California

Mr. Ron Kemper, Grazing Leaseholder in the California Desert Conservation Area, East Highlands, California

Mr. Howard Brown, Mining Geologist, Omya California Inc., Lucerne Valley, California

Ms. Sheri Davis, Director, Inland Empire Film Commission, Riverside, California

Mr. Mike Hardiman, Inholder within the California Desert Conservation Area, Imperial County, California

Panel III

Mr. Mike Pool, California State Director, Bureau of Land Management, Sacramento, California

Mr. Steve Thompson, California/Nevada Operations Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Sacramento, California

Tuesday, August 19, 2003

Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans

Oversight Field Hearing on the Escalation of Interactions Between the Growing Populations of Marine Mammals and Human Activities on the West Coast

10:00 a.m., in the SHEDD auditorium at HUBBS-Sea World Research Institute, 2595 Ingraham Street, San Diego, CA 92109

Invited Witnesses:

Panel 1:

Mr. Carl Anderson, Director of Public Facilities, City of Monterey

Mr. Robert C. Fletcher, President, Sportfishing Association of California

Mr. Frank T. Emerson, Fishermens' Alliance of California

Mr. Roy R. "Buck" Everingham, Jr., Everingham Bros. Bait Co.

Mr. Steven L. Rebuck, Member, Southern Sea Otter Recovery Team

Panel II:

Mr. James Lecky, Assistant Regional Administrator for Protected Resources, Southwest Region, National Marine Fisheries Service

Mr. Robin F. Brown, Marine Mammal Research Program Leader, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Dr. Brent S. Stewart, Senior Research Biologist, HUBBS-Sea World Research Institute

Dr. Doyle A. Hanan, President, Hanan & Associates, Inc.