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106th Congress Hearing Archives

Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands Hearing on: H.R.2941, H.R.3293, H.R.3676

Thursday, March 16, 2000 | 12:00 AM washington, D.C.
Hearing on: 
H.R.2941, to establish the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area in the State of Arizona. 
H.R.3293, to amend the law that authorized the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to authorize the placement within the site of the memorial of a plaque to honor those Vietnam veterans who died after their service in the Vietnam war, but as a direct result of that service. 
H.R.3676, to establish the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument in the State of California.

Witnesses

Panel I

 

  • Congressman Jim Kolbe, R-AZ (H.R.3084)

     

  • Congressman Ed Pastor, D-AZ (H.R. 2941)

     

  • Congresswoman Mary Bono, R-CA (H.R. 3676)

     

Panel II (H.R. 2941, H.R.3676)

 

  • Secretary Bruce Babbitt 
    Department of the Interior

Panel III (H.R. 2941)

  • Raymond Carroll (R), Supervisor, District 4 
    Pima County Board of Supervisors 
    Bridget Briscoe, Landowner 
    Benson, AZ

     

  • Sheldon D. Clark, President 
    Sonoita Crossroads Community Forum

     

Panel IV (H.R. 2941) 
  • Peter G. Backus (Real-estate developer) 
    P. B. Trading Company, Inc. 
    John W. Donaldson, Empire Ranch 
    Sonoita, AZ

     

  • Tom Adams, Senior Policy Advisor 
    National Audubon Society

     

Panel V (H.R.3676)

 

  • Ed Kibbey, Executive Director 
    Desert Chapter Building Industry Association of Southern California

     

  • Allan Muth, Chairman 
    Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy

     

  • Brad Quayle, Consultant 
    KSL Recreation Corporation

     

  • Jay Watson (H.R. 2941, H.R. 3676) 
    CA/Nevada Regional Director 
    The Wilderness Society

     

Panel VI (H.R. 3293)

 

  • John Parsons, Associate Director 
    Lands, Resources, and Planning for the National Capitol Region

     

  • Edward Croucher, Director 
    Vietnam Veterans of America

     

  • Lt. Col. Jim Zumwalt, Retired 
    Marine Corps Reserves

     

  • Michael Fluck, Advisory Board Member 
    The Vietnam War in Memory Memorial Inc.