Full Committee Hearing to Examine the Implementation of Federal Coal Mine Land Reclamation and Abandoned Coal Mine Land Economic Revitalization Programs
November 9, 2023
10:00 AM
366 Dirksen Senate Office Building
The hearing will be held on Thursday, November 9, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. in Room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.
The purpose of this hearing is to examine the implementation of federal coal mine land reclamation and abandoned coal mine land economic revitalization programs.
The hearing will be webcast live on the Committee’s website, and an archived video will be available shortly after the hearing concludes. Witness testimony will be available on the website at the start of the hearing.
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Opening Remarks
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Sen. Joe Manchin
ChairmanSenate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources -
Sen. John Barrasso
Ranking MemberSenate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Witness Panel 1
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Ms. Glenda H. Owens
Deputy Director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and EnforcementU.S. Department of the Interior -
Mr. Rob Rice
Deputy Cabinet Secretary and Director, Division of Land RestorationWest Virginia Department of Environmental Protection -
Mr. Don Newton
Administrator, Abandoned Mine Land DivisionWyoming Department of Environmental Quality
