Legislative Hearing on:
H.R. 3258, to amend the Federal Lands Policy and Management Act of 1976 to clarify the method by which the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture determine the fair market value of right-of-way granted, issued, or renewed under such Act to prevent unreasonable increases in certain costs in connection with deployment of communications and other critical infrastructure;
H.R. 3307, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the property known as Pemberton’s Headquarters and to modify the boundary of Vicksburg National Military Park to include that property, and for other purposes; and
H.R. 3718, to authorize a right-of-way through Joshua Tree National Park, and for other purposes.

Witnesses

Panel 1:

The Honorable Barbara Cubin, Representative from the State of Wyoming, (H.R. 3258)

The Honorable Bennie Thompson, 2^nd District of the State of Mississippi, (H.R. 3307)

The Honorable Mary Bono, 44^th District of the State of California, (H.R. 3718)

Panel 2:

Mr. Pete Culp, Assistant Director, Minerals, Realty and Resource Protection, Bureau of Land Management, Washington, D.C., (H.R. 3258)

Mr. Durand Jones (H.R. 3307, H.R. 3718), Deputy Director, National Park Service, Washington, D.C., 

Panel 3:

Mr. Eric D. Myers, Executive Director, TELROW Coalition, Washington, D.C., (H.R. 3258)

Mr. Terry Boss, Senior Vice President, Environment, Safety and Operations, Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, Washington, D.C., (H.R. 3258)

Mr. Kenneth H. P'Pool, Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer, Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, Mississippi, (H.R. 3307)

Mr. Todd Marker, RM Broadcasting, Palm Springs, California, (H.R. 3718)