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105th Congress Hearing Archives

Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands Hearing on: H.R. 2223, H.R. 1728, H.R. 2993

Tuesday, February 24, 1998 | 12:00 AM washington, D.C.

Hearing on:
H.R. 2223, to amend the Act popularly known as the Recreation and Public Purposes Act to authorize transfers of certain public lands on national forest lands to local education agencies for use for elementary or secondary schools, including public charter schools, and for other purposes. "Education Land Grant Act" 
H.R. 1728, to provide for the development of a plan and a management review of the National Park System and to reform the process by which areas are considered for addition to the National Park System, and for other purposes. "National Park Service Administrative Amendment of 1997".
H.R. 2993, to provide for the collection of fees for the making of motion pictures, television productions, and sound tracks in National Park System and National Wildlife Refuge Systems units, and for other purposes.

Witnesses

 

Congressman J.D. Hayworth (H.R. 2223)

 

Panel I 
Sandra Key (H.R. 2223)
Associate Deputy Chief
USDA Forest Service

 

Steve Stratton (H.R. 2223)
Globe City Administrator (AZ)

 

    Accompanied by:
    Mayor David Franquero
    Vice-Mayor Ross Bittner
    Mary Lou Tamplin

Panel II
John M. Berry (H.R. 2993)
Assistant Secretary
Policy Management & Budget
DOI

Accompanied by: 
Dr. Richard Coleman
Chief
Division of Refuges
Fish & Wildlife Service

 

Henry Bisson
Special Assistant to Director
BLM

 

Maureen Finnerty (H.R. 2993 & H.R. 1728)
Associate Director
Park Operations and Education
National Park Service

 

Panel III
Fritz Attaway (H.R. 2993)
Senior Vice President
Motion Picture Association of America
Government Relations & General Counsel

 

William (Bill) Chandler (H.R. 2993 & H.R. 1728)
Vice President for Conservation Policy
National Parks & Conservation Association

 

Leigh Von Der Esch (H.R. 2993)
Executive Director
Utah Film Commission