Field Hearing: Power in the Pacific: Unlocking Offshore Wind Energy for the American West.

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

Thursday, September 8, 2022 (10:00 AM local time)

Morro Bay Community Center
1001 Kennedy Way
Morro Bay, CA 93442

Witnesses

Panel one

Mr. Doug Boren
Pacific Regional Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, on behalf of U.S. Department of the Interior

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 09/08/2022 at 01:28 PM

Mr. Ronald Tickle
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Real Property, U.S. Department of Defense

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 09/08/2022 at 01:28 PM

Panel two

Ms. Kourtney Vaccaro
Lead Commissioner for Offshore Wind, California Energy Commission

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 09/08/2022 at 01:28 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/19/2022 at 11:08 AM

Ms. Dawn Ortiz-Legg
Supervisor, District 3, San Luis Obispo County

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 09/08/2022 at 01:28 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/19/2022 at 11:08 AM

Ms. Violet Sage-Walker
Chairwoman, Northern Chumash Tribal Council

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 09/08/2022 at 01:28 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/19/2022 at 11:08 AM

Mr. Jordan Cunningham
Assemblyman, 35th District, State of California

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 09/08/2022 at 01:28 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/19/2022 at 11:08 AM

Panel three

Mr. Matthew Arms
Director of Environmental Planning, Port of Long Beach

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 09/08/2022 at 01:28 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/19/2022 at 11:08 AM

Mr. Joshua Boswell
Vice President, Policy and Economic Development, REACH Central Coast

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 09/08/2022 at 01:28 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/19/2022 at 11:08 AM

Mr. Jeremiah O'Brien
Vice President, Morro bay Commercial Fisherman's Organization

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 09/08/2022 at 01:28 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/19/2022 at 11:08 AM

Ms. Debbie Arnold
Supervisor, District 5, San Luis Obispo County

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 09/08/2022 at 01:28 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/19/2022 at 11:08 AM

Panel four

Mr. Adam Stern
Executive Director, Offshore Wind California

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 09/08/2022 at 01:28 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/19/2022 at 11:08 AM

Mr. Mark Simonin
Business Manager, IBEW Local 639

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 09/08/2022 at 01:28 PM

Mr. Eddie Ahn
Executive Director, Brightline Defense

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 09/08/2022 at 01:28 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/19/2022 at 11:08 AM

Mr. Aaron Bergh
Founder, Calwise Spirits Co, President, Distillers of San Luis Obispo County

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 09/08/2022 at 01:28 PM

Support Documents

  • CA NGO Support Letter [PDF] Added 09/23/2022 at 12:15 PM
  • CORE Hub Submission FTR [PDF] Added 09/23/2022 at 12:15 PM
  • CA NGO PSN Comments [PDF] Added 09/23/2022 at 12:15 PM
  • NREL Report on Floating OSW [PDF] Added 09/23/2022 at 12:15 PM
  • PMSA Letter [PDF] Added 09/23/2022 at 12:15 PM
  • Morro Bay Commercial Fishers Economic Report - 2017 [PDF] Added 09/23/2022 at 12:15 PM

Hearing Record

  • Hearing Notice [PDF] Added 09/01/2022 at 12:01 PM
  • Hearing: Witness List [PDF] Added 09/08/2022 at 01:28 PM
  • DOD responses to QFRs [PDF] Added 10/03/2022 at 11:47 AM
  • DOI responses to QFRs [PDF] Added 10/03/2022 at 11:47 AM

First Published: August 26, 2022 at 11:01 AM
Last Updated: October 3, 2022 at 11:47 AM


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