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109th Congress Hearing Archives

Subcommittee on National Parks Legislative Hearing on H.R. 4275, H.R. 5057, and S. 1627

Thursday, May 25, 2006 | 10:00 AM

SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PARKS
1324 Longworth House Office Building
Thursday, May 25, 2006
 10:00 a.m.

LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON:

  • H.R. 4275 (Kelly), To amend Public Law 106-348 to extend the authorization for establishing a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States.
  • H.R. 5057 (Wilson), To authorize the Marion Park Project and Committee of the Palmetto Conservation Foundation to establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia, and its environs to honor Brigadier General Francis Marion. 
  • S. 1627 (Carper), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resources study to evaluate resources along the coastal region of the State of Delaware and to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing a unit of the National Park System in Delaware.
WITNESSES & TESTIMONY:

Panel I

The Honorable Sue Kelly, (NY-19)

The Honorable Michael Castle (DE- At Large)

The Honorable Thomas Carper (D-DE)

Panel II

Mr. Don Murphy (H.R. 4275, H.R. 5057, S. 1627)
Deputy Director
National Park Service

Mrs. Lois Pope
Co-Founder and Chairman
Disabled Veterans LIFE Memorial Foundation

Mr. John F. McCabe
Chairman
Marion Park Project Committee

Mr. Timothy A. Slavin
Director
Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs
State of Delaware