SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES
Western Folk Life Center
501 Railroad Street
Elko, Nevada
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
10:00 a.m.

LEGISLATIVE FIELD HEARING ON:

• H.R. 2262: To modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands, consistent with the principles of self-initiation of mining claims, and for other purposes. "The Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007"

WITNESSES & TESTIMONY:

Panel I

The Honorable Harry Reid, (D-NV)
U. S. Senator

Panel II

Mr. Dan Randolph
Executive Director
Great Basin Mine Watch

Ms. Elaine Barkdull
Executive Director
Elko County Economic Diversification Authority

Mr. Bob Abbey
Former State Director
Nevada State Office
Bureau of Land Management

Mr. William Molini
Former Director
Nevada Department of Wildlife

Panel III

The Honorable Dean Rhoads
State Senator
Nevada

Mr. Russ Fields
President
Nevada Mining Association

Mr. Ronald Parratt
President
AuEx Ventures, Inc.

Mr. Jon Hutchings
Eureka County Department of Natural Resources