SUBCOMMITTEE ON FISHERIES, WILDLIFE AND OCEANS
1324 Longworth House Office Building
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
2:00 p.m.
LEGISLATIVE HEARING:
- H. Con. Res. 147 (Brown), Recognizing 200 years of research, service to the people of the United States, and stewardship of the marine environment by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and its predecessor agencies, and for other purposes
- H. Res. 186 (Pallone), Supporting the goals and ideals of National Clean Beaches Week and recognizing the considerable value of American beaches and their role in American culture
- H.R. 1834 (Saxton), To authorize the national ocean exploration program and the national undersea research program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- H.R. 2400 (Bordallo), To direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish an integrated Federal ocean and coastal mapping plan for the Great Lakes and coastal state waters, the territorial sea, the exclusive economic zone, and the Continental Shelf of the United States, and for other purposes. "Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act"
WITNESSES & TESTIMONY:
Panel I
Mr. Craig McLean
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Programs and Administration
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce
Dr. Robert Ballard, Ph.D.
President
Institute for Exploration
Mystic Aquarium
Dr. Larry A. Mayer, Ph.D.
Professor and Director
Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping
NOAA-UNH Joint Hydrographic Center
University of New Hampshire
Dr. J. Frederick Grassle, Ph.D.
Director
Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Rutgers University
Mr. Walter McLeod
President
Clean Beaches Council
Mr. Bob Richards, P.E.
Vice President
Alaska Division
FUGRO PELAGOS, INC.