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Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1449, H.R. 2855, H.R. ___(Rep. Valadao) and H.R. ___ (Rep. Boebert) | Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee

Wednesday, October 25, 2023 | 3:00 PM

On Wednesday, October 25, 2023, at 2:00 p.m., in Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:

• H.R. 1449 (Rep. Fulcher), “Committing Leases for Energy Access Now Act” or the “CLEAN Act”;
• H.R. 2855 (Rep. Soto), “Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2023”;
• Discussion draft of H.R. ___ (Rep. Valadao), “Right of Way Application Transparency and Accountability Act” or the “ROWATA Act”; and
• Discussion draft of H.R. ___ (Rep. Boebert), “Restoring American Energy Dominance Act.”

Witnesses and Testimony

Panel I 

The Honorable Darren Soto
Representative
Florida’s 9th Congressional District 

The Honorable Lauren Boebert
Representative
Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District 

The Honorable Russ Fulcher
Representative
Idaho’s 1st Congressional District

Panel II 

Mr. Tom Kropatsch
 Oil and Gas Supervisor
Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Casper, WY 

Ms. Sarah Jewett
 Vice President of Strategy
Fervo Energy
Houston, TX 

Mr. Gene Grace
 General Counsel
American Clean Power Association
Washington, D.C. 

Ms. Melissa Hornbein
 Senior Attorney
Western Environmental Law Center
Helena, MT [Minority Witness]