House Natural Resources Committee
Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
Sinkhole Mapping, Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform, Buffalo Tract Protection, Geothermal Production legislation
The Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, led by Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.), will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:
- H.R. 3681 (Soto), To direct the United States Geological Survey to establish a program to map zones that are at greater risk of sinkhole formation, and for other purposes. Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2021.
- H.R. 5522 (Kind), To require the Secretary of the Interior to develop and maintain a cadastre of Federal real property. Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act.
- H.R. 5805 (Stansbury), To withdraw certain Bureau of Land Management Land from mineral development. Buffalo Tract Protection Act.
- H.R. 5350 (Fulcher), To amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to promote timely exploration for geothermal resources under geothermal leases, and for other purposes. Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act.
Witnesses
Panel I: Administration Panel- Michael D. Nedd (H.R. 5805, H.R. 5350), Deputy Director for Operations, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior
- Jonathan Arthur (H.R. 3681), Executive Director, American Geosciences Institute
- Mary-Rose de Valladares (H.R. 5805), Chair, Land Use Protection Trust
- John Byrd (H.R. 5522), President, Miller/Wenhold Capitol Strategies
- Sarah Jewett (H.R. 5350), Director of Strategy, Fervo Energy, on behalf of Geothermal Rising