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113th Congress Hearing Archives

Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Legislative Hearing on H.R. 3109, H.R. 3409, H.R. 5026, and H.R. 5069

Wednesday, July 23, 2014 | 10:00 AM 1334 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515
Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs

Oversight Hearing on:

  • H.R. 3109 (Young of AK), to assist Alaskan Native Handicrafts.
  • H.R. 3409 (Fincher), To amend the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to require that any expansion of a national wildlife refuge must be expressly authorized by statute. “the National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Limitation Act”
  • H.R. 5026 (Gosar), To prohibit closing or repurposing any propagation fish hatchery or aquatic species propagation program of the Department of the Interior unless such action is expressly authorized by an Act of Congress, and for other purposes. “the Fish Hatchery Protection Act”
  • H.R. 5069 (Fleming), To amend the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act to increase in the price of Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps to fund the acquisition of conservation easements for migratory birds, and for other purposes. “the Federal Duck Stamp Act”

Archived Video Webcast:

Member Statements:

The Honorable John Fleming
Subcommittee Chairman

Witnesses and Testimony:

PANEL I

Mr. Steve Guertin (H.R. 3109, H.R. 3409, H.R. 5026, H.R. 5069)
Deputy Director
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

The Honorable Robert E. Mansell ​(H.R. 5026)
​Chairman 
Arizona Game and Fish Commission
(Truth in Testimony Form)

PANEL II

The Honorable Hildy Angius (H.R. 5026)
Chairman
Mohave County Board of Supervisors
(Truth in Testimony Form)

Ms. Jacqueline Pata (H.R. 3109)
Vice Chair
Sealaska Corporation
(Truth in Testimony Form)

Mr. Paul Schmidt (H.R. 5069)
Chief Conservation Officer
Ducks Unlimited 
(Truth in Testimony Form)

Mr. Martin Clifford Cornell III (H.R. 3409, H.R. 5069)
Grant Administrator
Friends of Brazoria Wildlife Refuges
(Truth in Testimony Form)

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