The House Natural Resources Committee, led by Chairman Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), will hold an oversight hearing on "Royalties at Risk."

This hearing, the second in a series of hearings on ongoing management issues at the Department of Interior, will focus on the Minerals Management Service and the implementation of its core programs. The Committee will conduct this oversight hearing to examine in depth the management issues exposed in recent investigations of the Inspector General and the General Accountability Office, including audit, compliance, royalty-in-kind, and state and tribal issues.

Subject:
House Natural Resources Committee
Full Committee. Oversight Hearing on "Royalties at Risk"

When:
Wednesday, March 28, 2007, at 11:00 a.m.

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:
Panel 1
The Honorable C. Stephen Allred , Assistant Secretary, Department of the Interior
Mr. Mark Gaffigan, Acting Director, Natural Resources and Environment, Government Accountability Office

Panel 2
Mr. Bobby Maxwell, Former Auditor, Minerals Management Service
Mr. Kevin Gambrell, Indian Land Working Group
Ms. Ryan Alexander, President, Taxpayers for Common Sense

Panel 3
Mr. Dennis Roller, Royalty Audit Section Manager, North Dakota State Auditors Office
Mr. A. David Lester, Executive Director, Council of Energy Resource Tribes
Mr. Michael Geesey, Director, Wyoming Department of Audit
Prof. Pamela Bucy, Frank M. Bainbridge Professor of Law, University of Alabama School of Law

Opening Statement
Chairman Nick J. Rahall