House hearing on royalty collection at Interior
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
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Update: At 1:34, the committee returned from its recess.
At around 12:40, the committee went into a recess for some votes on the House floor. The recess is expected to last 30 minutes.
The House Natural Resources Committee is holding an oversight hearing this morning on
royalty collection issues at the Interior Department
The hearing starts at 11am and will be broadcast online at
http://resourcescommittee.house.gov. The witness list follows:
Panel 1
The Honorable C. Stephen Allred, Assistant Secretary, Department of the Interior
Mr. Mark Gaffigan, Acting Director, Natural Resources and Environment, Government Accountability Office
Panel 2
Mr. Bobby Maxwell, Former Auditor, Minerals Management Service
Mr. Kevin Gambrell, Indian Land Working Group
Ms. Ryan Alexander, President, Taxpayers for Common Sense
Panel 3
Mr. Dennis Roller, Royalty Audit Section Manager, North Dakota State Auditors Office
Mr. A. David Lester, Executive Director, Council of Energy Resource Tribes
Mr. Michael Geesey, Director, Wyoming Department of Audit
Prof. Pamela Bucy, Frank M. Bainbridge Professor of Law, University of Alabama School of Law
Committee Notice:
Full
Committee Oversight Hearing: “Royalties at Risk” (March 28, 2007)
Inspector General Report:
Minerals
Management Service's Compliance Review Process (December 2006)
GAO Letter:
Suggested Areas for
Oversight for the 110th Congress (November 17, 2006)
Inspector General Testimony:
Devaney
Interior Department: A Culture of Managerial Irresponsibility and Lack of
Accountability? (September 2006)
Inspector General Report:
Allegations
Concerning Senior Officials of the Office of Special Trustee for American
Indians (May 2005)
Relevant Links:
Government Accountability Office:
Office of Special
Trustee -
http://www.ost.doi.gov
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