Legislative Hearing on:

H.R. 280, To establish the National Aviation Heritage Area, and for other purposes.

H.R. 646, To expand the boundaries of the Fort Donelson National Battlefield to authorize the acquisition and interpretation of lands associated with the campaign that resulted in the capture of the fort in 1862, and for other purposes.

H.R. 1594, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of establishing the St. Croix National Heritage Area in St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands, and for other purposes.

H.R. 1618, To establish the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes.

H.R. 1862, To establish the Oil Region National Heritage Area.

Witnesses

Panel 1:

The Honorable David Hobson, Representative from the 7th District of Ohio, (H.R. 280)

The Honorable Ed Whitfield, Representative from the 1st District of Kentucky, (H.R. 646)

The Honorable Denise Majette, Representative from the 4th District of Georgia, (H.R. 1618)

Panel 2:

Ms. Amanda Wright Lane, Commissioner, Dayton Aviation Heritage Commission, Cincinnati, Ohio, (H.R. 280)

The Honorable Larry B. Whitaker, McLean County Judge, Calhoun, Kentucky (H.R. 646)

Mr. Kelly Jordan, Chair, Arabia Mountain Heritage Area Alliance, Atlanta, Georgia, (H.R. 1618)

Mr. Robert Murray, Chairman, Venango County Commissioners, Franklin, Pennsylvania, (H.R. 1862)

Ms. Roxanne Hitchcock, Board Member of the Oil Heritage Region, Inc., Oil City, Pennsylvania, (H.R. 1862)

Mr. J. Peyton Knight, Legislative Director, American Policy Center, Warrenton, Virginia, (H.R. 280, H.R. 1594, H.R. 1618, H.R. 1862)

Mr. Daniel Clifton, Federal Affairs Manager, Americans for Tax Reform, Washington, D.C., (H.R. 280, H.R. 1594, H.R. 1618, H.R. 1862)