Legislative Hearing on:
H.R. 4870, To make certain adjustments to the boundaries of the Mount Naomi Wilderness Area, and for other purposes
H.R. 4952, To provide for the conveyance of the Mount Wilson Observatory in the Angeles National Forest, California, to the nonprofit organization currently operating the observatory under long-term lease.
H.R. 3802, To amend the Education Land Grant Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to pay the costs of environmental reviews with respect to conveyances under that Act.
H.R. 4919, To provide for the exchange of certain lands in the Coconino and Tonto National Forests in Arizona, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4917, “Los Padres National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2002”

WITNESSES

PANEL I - (H.R. 4870, H.R. 4952, H.R. 3802, H.R. 4919 & H.R. 4917)
Tom L. Thompson
Deputy Chief
National Forest System

PANEL II - (H.R. 4870)
The Honorable James V. Hansen
U.S. House of Representatives
1^st District of the State of Utah

PANEL III - (H.R. 4952)
The Honorable John Peterson
U.S. House of Representatives
5^th District of the State of Pennsylvania

Dr. Wesley T. Huntress, Jr.
Director
Geophysical Laboratory
Carnegie Institution of Washington

Dr. Sallie Baliunas
Deputy Director
Director of Science Programs
Mount Wilson Institute

PANEL IV
The Honorable J.D. Hayworth (H.R. 3802 & H.R. 4919)
U.S. House of Representatives
6^th District of the State of Arizona
(Click on bill number for testimony: H.R. 3802 and H.R. 4919)

Jerrell Ferguson (H.R. 4919)
Diamond Point Summer Homes Association

PANEL V
The Honorable Elton Gallegly (H.R. 4917)
U.S. House of Representatives
23^rd District of the State of California