The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, led by Del. Madeleine Z. Bordallo (D-GU), will hold an oversight hearing on "State Planning for Offshore Energy Development: Standards for Preparedness."




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Subject:
House Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife
Oversight Hearing on "State Planning for Offshore Energy Development: Standards for Preparedness"

When:
Thursday, June 24, 2010, at 10:00 a.m.

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:

William W. Walker, Ph.D.
Chair
Gulf of Mexico Alliance
Biloxi, MS

Kristen Fletcher
Executive Director
Coastal States Organization
Washington, DC

Manly Barton
Supervisor, District 1
Jackson County Board of Supervisors
Pascagoula, MS

Matt Menashes
Executive Director
National Estuarine Research Reserve Association
Washington, DC

Dennis Takahashi-Kelso, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President
The Ocean Conservancy
Santa Cruz, CA

Opening Statement:
Chairwoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo