Hearing: Leg Hrg on 4 Bills: H.R. 5694 (Rep. Begich), “Alaska’s Right To Ivory Sales and Tradition Act” or the “ARTIST Act” H.R. 6893 (Rep. Scott of VA), “Chesapeake Bay Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration, and Science (WATERS) Act” H.R. 7250 (Rep. Downing), To reauthorize the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 2000 H.R. 7889 (Rep. Wittman), “Advancing Water Research and Collaboration Act of 2025” or the “AWRC Act of 2025”

Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries (Committee on Natural Resources)

Panel one

The Honorable Troy Downing
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

The Honorable Robert J. Wittman
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

The Honorable Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

The Honorable Nicholas J. Begich
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

Panel two

Dr. Tim Petty
Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington, DC

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Panel three

Dr. Kevin McGuire
Director, Virginia Water Resources Research Center, Blacksburg, VA

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Mr. Rick Knick
Chairman, Board of Directors, Dry Prairie Rural Water, Culbertson, MT

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Mr. Joshua Kurtz
Secretary, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Annapolis, MD

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The Honorable Megan Onders
Chief, King Island Native Community, Nome, AK

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