Full Committee Hearing

Hearing to Receive Testimony on the Discussion Draft Entitled the “Wildfire Budgeting, Response and Forest Management Act of 2016.”

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Location:  Dirksen
366

The hearing will be held on Thursday, June 23, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.                                                                                                  

The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the discussion draft entitled the “Wildfire Budgeting, Response and Forest Management Act of 2016.”    

The hearing will be webcast live on the committee’s website, and an archived video will be available shortly after the hearing is complete. Witness testimony will be available on the website at the start of the hearing.

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Members

  1. Lisa Murkowski

    Chairman
    Alaska
  2. Maria Cantwell

    Ranking Member
    Washington

Witness Panel 1

  1. Mr. Robert Bonnie

    Under Secretary, Natural Resources & Environment
    U.S. Department of Agriculture
  2. Mr. Bryan Rice

    Director, Office of Wildland Fire
    U.S. Department of the Interior

Witness Panel 2

  1. Dr. Peter Goldmark

    Commissioner of Public Lands
    Washington State Department of Natural Resources
  2. Ms. Julia Altemus

    Executive Director
    Montana Wood Products Association
  3. Ms. Rebecca Humphries

    Chief Conservation Officer
    National Wild Turkey Federation
  4. Mr. Peter Nelson

    Senior Policy Advisor, Federal Lands
    Defenders of Wildlife
  5. Mr. Eric Nichols

    Partner
    Alcan Forest Products
  6. Mr. Ken Pimlott

    Director
    CAL Fire

Related Files

  1. Witness List 6-23-16 SENR Cmte Hrg.pdf
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