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106th Congress Hearing Archives

Full Committee Hearing on: H.R. 701, H.R. 798

Tuesday, March 9, 1999 | 12:00 AM washington, D.C.
Hearing on: 
H.R. 701, to provide Outer Continental Shelf Impact Assistance to State and local governments, to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978, and the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act to establish a fund to meet the outdoor conservation and recreation needs of the American people, and for other purposes. "Conservation and Reinvestment Act of 1999" 
H.R. 798, to provide for the permanent protection of the resources of the United States in the year 2000 and beyond.

Day One

 

Committee on Resources
106th Congress
Tuesday, March 9, 1999
11:00 a.m., 1324 Longworth HOB

 

AGENDA

Hearing on:

H.R. 701, to provide Outer Continental Shelf Impact Assistance to State and local governments, to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978, and the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act to establish a fund to meet the outdoor conservation and recreation needs of the American people, and for other purposes. "Conservation and Reinvestment Act of 1999"

H.R. 798, to provide for the permanent protection of the resources of the United States in the year 2000 and beyond.

 

WITNESSES

PANEL I

 

  • The Honorable John Dingell (D-MI)
  • The Honorable Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)
  • The Honorable James H. Maloney (D-CT)
PANEL II

 

  • Mr. Jack Caldwell, Secretary, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • Ms. Bernadette Castro, Commissioner, New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Albany, New York
  • Mr. David Waller, Director, Georgia Wildlife Resources Division, Social Circle, Georgia
  • Ms. Sarah Chasis, Senior Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council, New York, New York
PANEL III

 

  • Ms. Sam Kathryn Campana, Mayor, Scottsdale, Arizona, Representing U.S. Conference of Mayors, Washington, D.C.
  • Mr. Paul W. Hansen, Executive Director, Izaak Walton League of America, Gaithersburg, Maryland
  • Mr. Hurley J. Coleman, Jr., Director, Wayne County Division of Parks, Westland, Michigan
  • Mr. Grover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform, Washington. D.C.
  • Mr. Edward Norton, Vice President of Public Policy, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Washington, D.C.
Day Two

 

Committee on Resources
106th Congress
Wednesday, March 10, 1999
11:00 a.m., 1324 Longworth HOB

 

AGENDA

Hearing on:

H.R. 701, to provide Outer Continental Shelf Impact Assistance to State and local governments, to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978, and the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act to establish a fund to meet the outdoor conservation and recreation needs of the American people, and for other purposes. "Conservation and Reinvestment Act of 1999"

H.R. 798, to provide for the permanent protection of the resources of the United States in the year 2000 and beyond.

WITNESSES

PANEL I

 

  • United States Senator Barbara Boxer, (D-CA)
  • The Honorable Thomas R. Carper, Governor, State of Delaware
  • The Honorable Jim Geringer, Governor, State of Wyoming
  • The Honorable Malcolm Wallop, U.S. Senator (R-WY-ret.), Chairrnan, Frontiers of Freedom Institute
  • The Honorable Ron Marlenee, Safari Club International, Bozeman, Montana
  • The Honorable James McGovern, (D-MA)
PANEL II

 

  • Mr. Mark Davis, Executive Director, The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • Mr. Thomas J. Cove, Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association, Washington, D.C.
  • Mr. Alan Front, Senior Vice President, The Trust for Public Land, San Francisco, California
  • Mr. Pietro Parravano, President, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermens Association, San Francisco, California
  • Mr. Mark Van Putten, President/CEO, National Wildlife Federation, Vienna, Virginia
PANEL III

 

  • Mr. Kevin Paap, Vice President, Minnesota Farm Bureau, Representing the American Farm Bureau Federation, Washington, D.C.
  • The Honorable David Cobb, Mayor, City of Valdez, Valdez, Alaska
  • Mr. Mark Shaffer, Vice President, Defenders of Wildlife, Washington, D.C.
  • The Honorable Javier M. Gonzales, Commissioner, Santa Fe County, Representing The National Association of Counties, Washington, D.C.
  • Mr. Ralph Grossi, President, American Farmland Trust, Washington, D.C.

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