Hearing: Legislative hearing on H.R. _____ (Graves of Louisiana), “Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2023”

Committee on Natural Resources

Tuesday, February 28, 2023 (2:00 PM)

1324 LHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

The Honorable Brenda Mallory
Chair, White House Council on Environmental Quality

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Mr. John Carr
Vice President, Dairyland Power Cooperative

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  • Testimony [PDF] Added 02/28/2023 at 04:36 PM
  • CV [PDF] Added 02/28/2023 at 04:36 PM
  • Disclosure Form [PDF] Added 02/28/2023 at 04:36 PM

Mr. Brian Veerkamp
President – Board of Directors, El Dorado Irrigation District

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  • Testimony [PDF] Added 02/28/2023 at 04:36 PM
  • Slides [PDF] Added 02/28/2023 at 04:36 PM
  • Disclosure Form [PDF] Added 02/28/2023 at 04:36 PM

Mr. John Beard, Jr.
Founder, President and Executive Director, Port Arthur Community Action Network

Added 02/28/2023 at 03:59 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 02/28/2023 at 04:36 PM
  • Slides [PDF] Added 02/28/2023 at 04:36 PM
  • Disclosure Form [PDF] Added 02/28/2023 at 04:36 PM

Mr. Keith Pugh, PE, PWLF
President, American Public Works Association

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  • Testimony [PDF] Added 02/28/2023 at 04:36 PM
  • CV [PDF] Added 02/28/2023 at 04:36 PM
  • Disclosure Form [PDF] Added 02/28/2023 at 04:36 PM

Text of Legislation

  • Discussion Draft HR ____ BUILDER Act of 2023 [PDF]

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • 1- Full Committee Chairman Westerman (R-AR) submitted the invitation of CEQ Chair Brenda Mallory to testify before the HNR at today’s hearing, dated: Feb. 14, 2023 [PDF] Added 02/28/2023 at 04:39 PM
  • Hearing Memo [PDF] Added 02/28/2023 at 04:39 PM
  • 2- Full Committee Chairman Westerman (R-AR) submitted a letter of support from the National Association of Manufacturers [PDF] Added 03/03/2023 at 12:15 PM
  • 3- Rep. Stauber (R-MN) submitted a letter the USDA Rural Utilities Service Administrator Berke, dated 02.10.23 [PDF] Added 03/03/2023 at 04:31 PM
  • 4- Rep. McClintock (R-CA) submitted a report by UCLA and Univ. of Chicago scientists titled “Up in smoke: California’s greenhouse gas reductions could be wiped out by 2020 wildfires” (2022). [PDF] Added 03/03/2023 at 12:15 PM
  • 5- Rep. Huffman (D-CA) submitted the Biden EO on the Implementation of the Energy and Infrastructure Provisions of the IRA of 2022. [PDF] Added 03/03/2023 at 12:15 PM
  • 6- Rep. Huffman (D-CA) submitted a NYT article titled “Wind and Solar Energy Projects Risk Overwhelming America’s Antiquated Electrical Grids” from 02.23.23 [PDF] Added 03/03/2023 at 12:15 PM
  • 7- Rep. Huffman (D-CA) submitted an Environmental Law Report titled “Playing the Long Game: Expediting Permitting without Compromising Protections” dated Nov. 2022. [PDF] Added 03/03/2023 at 12:15 PM
  • 9- Rep. Boebert (R-CO) submitted photos for the record. East Palestine 1 - Chemical explosion sickens teenage girl in East Palestine, Ohio; East Palestine 2 - A chemical explosion occurs over East Palestine, Ohio; and East Palestine 3 - A young girl develops a rash on her hands after the explosion in East Palestine, Ohio [PDF] Added 03/07/2023 at 12:21 PM
  • 10- Outdoor Alliance Statement FTR [PDF] Added 03/07/2023 at 09:49 AM
  • 8- Rep. Boebert (R-CO) submitted photos for the record. Congo 1 - Boys mining with their bare hands in the Congo Congo 2 - Children carrying mineral sacks in a Congo mine Congo 3 - Bare-footed girls mine in the Congo Congo 4 - Boy carries materials out of Congo mine. [PDF] Added 03/07/2023 at 12:21 PM
  • List of materials For the record (FTR) [PDF] Added 03/07/2023 at 12:25 PM

Hearing Record

  • Official Transcript 118-4 [PDF] Added 11/15/2023 at 01:09 PM

First Published: February 22, 2023 at 04:58 PM
Last Updated: October 8, 2024 at 05:14 PM