SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PARKS, FORESTS AND PUBLIC LANDS
1324 Longworth House Office Building
Thursday, March 29, 2012
10:00 a.m.

• Official Hearing Transcript

LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON:

• HR 1241 (Lujan), To establish the Rio Grande del Norte National Conservation Area in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes. "Rio Grande del Norte National Conservation Area Establishment Act"
• HR 1818 (McKeon), To designate Mt. Andrea Lawrence, and for other purposes. "Mt. Andrea Lawrence Designation Act of 2011"
• HR 2984 (Michaud), To designate certain Federal lands within the Cross Island National Wildlife Refuge and the Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge, part of the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex, in Lincoln County, Hancock County, and Washington County, Maine, as wilderness. "Maine Coastal Islands Wilderness Act of 2011"
• HR 4234 (Labrador), To amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to improve the management of grazing leases and permits, and for other purposes.

WITNESSES AND TESTIMONY:

Panel I

Rep. Ray Lujan, NM (H.R. 1241)
Member of Congress

Panel II

Leslie A. C. Weldon (H.R. 1818 and H.R. 4234)
Deputy Chief, National Forest System
U. S. Forest Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Mike Pool (H.R. 1241 and H.R. 4234)
Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management
U.S. Department of the Interior

Brenda Richards (H.R. 4234)
Secretary / Treasurer
Public Lands Council
(Truth in Testimony Form)

The Honorable Esther Garcia (H.R. 1241)
Mayor of Questa, NM

Stephanie L. Martin (H.R. 1241)
Programs Coordinator
Friends of Maine’s Seabird Islands
(Truth in Testimony Form)

STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD:

Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon, CA (H.R. 1818)
Member of Congress

Rep. Michael H. Michaud, ME (H.R. 2984)
Member of Congress

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Department of the Interior