SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PARKS, FORESTS AND PUBLIC LANDS
1324 Longworth House Office Building
Thursday, November 17, 2009
2:00 p.m.
LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON:
- H.R. 2889 (DeFazio), To modify the boundary of the Oregon Caves National Monument, and for other purposes. "Oregon Caves National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act of 2009"
- H.R. 3339 (Heinrich), To reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act, and for other purposes. "FLTFA Reauthorization Act of 2009"
- H.R. 3444 (Farr), To establish Pinnacles National Park in the State of California as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. "Pinnacles National Park Act"
- H.R. 3538 (Simpson), To authorize the continued use of certain water diversions located on National Forest System land in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in the State of Idaho, and for other purposes. "Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act"
- H.R. 3726 (Christensen), To establish the Castle Nugent National Historic Site at St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands, and for other purposes. "Castle Nugent National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2009"
WITNESSES & TESTIMONY:
Panel I
Representative Sam Farr (CA-17) (H.R. 3444)
Representative Michael K. Simpson (ID-02) (H.R. 3538)
Panel II
Bob Abbey (H.R. 3339)
Director
Bureau of Land Management
Steven P. Whitesell (H.R. 2889, H.R. 3444, H.R. 3726)
Associate Director
Park Planning, Facilities, and Lands
National Park Service
Lenise Lago (H.R. 2889 & H.R 3538)
Deputy Regional Forester
Pacific Northwest Region
Forest Service
Robin M Nazzaro (H.R. 3339)
Director
Natural Resources and Environment
United States Government Accountability Office
Panel III
Kent Salazar (H.R. 3339)
Regional Director
National Wildlife Federation
Olasee Davis (H.R. 3726)
Extension Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist Natural Resources
University of the Virgin Islands
Robert Schumacher (H.R. 2889)
Executive Director
Illinois Valley Community Development Organization
