COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
1324 Longworth House Office Building
Tuesday, Febraury 24, 2009
10:00 a.m.

• Opening Statement by Ranking Member Doc Hastings
• Official hearing transcript

OVERSIGHT HEARING ON:

• "Offshore Drilling: State Perspectives"

WITNESSES & TESTIMONY:

Panel I

Representative Sam Farr, CA-17
Member of Congress

Representative Dana Rohrabacher, CA-46
Member of Congress

Panel II

The Honorable Mike Chrisman
Secretary
California Natural Resources Agency

Ted Diers
Chairman
Coastal States Organization

Robert G. Marvinney, Ph.D.
State Geologist and Director
Maine Geological Survey

Honorable Frank W. Wagner
State Senator
Senate of Virginia

Garret Graves
Director
Louisiana Governor’s Office of Coastal Activities

Other Hearings in the Series:

• Hearing - Full Committee Oversight Hearing on "Offshore Drilling: Environmental and Commercial Perspectives" held on Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building.

• Hearing - Full Committee Oversight Hearing on "Offshore Drilling: Industry Perspectives" held on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building.