Hearing: “Building Back Better: Creating Jobs and Reducing Pollution by Plugging and Reclaiming Orphaned Wells”

Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources (Committee on Natural Resources)

Thursday, April 15, 2021 (2:00 PM)

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Washington, D.C.
The hearing will be held remotely via the Cisco Webex Virtual Platform. Public access will be available via the Committee's website and social media links.

Witnesses

Panel one

The Honorable Teresa Leger Fernandez
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

Added 04/15/2021 at 09:39 AM

Panel two

Ms. Lori Wrotenbery
Executive Director, Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission

Added 04/15/2021 at 09:39 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 04/15/2021 at 04:13 PM
  • IOGCC Resolution [PDF] Added 04/15/2021 at 04:13 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/15/2021 at 04:13 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 04/15/2021 at 04:13 PM

Dr. Mary Kang
Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, McGill University

Added 04/15/2021 at 09:39 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 04/15/2021 at 04:13 PM

Mr. Don Schreiber
Rancher, Rio Arriba County, NM

Added 04/15/2021 at 09:39 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 04/15/2021 at 04:13 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/15/2021 at 04:13 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 04/15/2021 at 04:13 PM

Mr. Ted Boettner
Senior Researcher, Ohio River Valley Institute

Added 04/15/2021 at 09:39 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 04/15/2021 at 04:13 PM
  • AOG Four-Pager [PDF] Added 04/15/2021 at 04:13 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/15/2021 at 04:13 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 04/15/2021 at 04:13 PM

Mr. Tom Kropatsch
Deputy Oil and Gas Supervisor, Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission

Added 04/15/2021 at 09:39 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 04/15/2021 at 04:13 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/15/2021 at 04:13 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 04/15/2021 at 04:13 PM

Mr. Tim Tarpley
Senior Vice President for Government Affairs, Energy Workforce and Technology Council

Added 04/15/2021 at 09:39 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/15/2021 at 04:13 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 04/15/2021 at 04:13 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 04/15/2021 at 04:13 PM

Text of Legislation

  • H.R. 2415 ih [PDF] Added 04/15/2021 at 11:31 AM

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • Department of the Interior, Statement for the Record H.R. 2415 [PDF] Added 05/04/2021 at 10:01 AM
  • The Wilderness Society - Views - 04.15.21 [PDF] Added 05/04/2021 at 10:01 AM
  • FTR - Rep. Leger Fernandez - NM EMNRD Letter [PDF] Added 05/04/2021 at 10:01 AM
  • FTR - Rep. Leger Fernandez - Community Letter [PDF] Added 05/04/2021 at 10:01 AM

Member Statements

  • The Honorable Alan S. Lowenthal [PDF] Added 04/15/2021 at 04:13 PM

Hearing Record

  • Hearing: Witness List (Update #1) [PDF] Added 04/15/2021 at 09:42 AM
  • AFRs - Mr. Tom Kropatsch, WY OGCC [PDF] Added 05/04/2021 at 10:17 AM
  • AFRs - Ms. Lori Wrotenbery, IOGCC [PDF] Added 05/04/2021 at 10:17 AM

First Published: April 8, 2021 at 03:24 PM
Last Updated: May 4, 2021 at 10:17 AM


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