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109th Congress Hearing Archives

Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans Legislative Hearing on H.R. 138, H.R. 479, H.R. 1656, H.R. 3280, and H.R. 4165

SUBCOMMITTEE ON FISHERIES AND OCEANS
1324 Longworth House Office Building
Thursday, April 6, 2006
2:00 p.m.

LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON:

  • H.R. 138 (Kingston), To revise the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Jekyll Island Unit GA-06P.
  • H.R. 479 (Miller), To replace a Coastal Barrier Resources System map relating to Coastal Barrier Resources System Grayton Beach Unit FL-95P in Walton County, Florida.
  • H.R. 1656, (Ortiz), To correct maps depicting Unit T-10 of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System.
  • H.R. 3280, (Boyd), To exempt certain coastal barrier areas in Florida from Limitations on Federal expenditures and financial assistance under the Coastal Barriers Resources Act, and limitations on flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968.
  • H.R. 4165, (Mack), To clarify the boundaries of Coastal Barrier Resources System Clam Pass Unit FL-64P.

WINTESSES & TESTIMONY:

Panel I

Honorable Jack Kingston (GA-1)(H.R. 138)

Honorable Connie Mack (FL-14)(H.R. 4165)

Panel II

Dr. Mamie Parker (H.R. 138, H.R. 479, H.R. 1656, H.R.  280, and H.R. 4165)
Assistant Director
Fisheries and Habitat Conservation
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
*Accompanied by Mr. Martin Kodis, Chief, Branch of Resource Management Support, Division of Habitat and Resource Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Panel III

Ms. Cynthia Alexander (H.R. 479)
Walton County, Florida

Mr. Bill Donohue (Attachment) (H.R. 138)
Executive Director
Jekyll Island Authority

Mr. Ron Morrow (H.R. 3280)
Gulf County Coastal Community Association

Honorable Thomas B. Evans, Jr. No written testimony submitted
(H.R. 138, H.R. 479, H.R. 1656, H.R. 3280, H.R. 4165)
Former Member of Congress
(Author of  “Coastal Barriers Resources Act of 1992")

Mr. Stephen Ellis
Vice President of Programs
Taxpayers for Common Sense