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109th Congress Hearing Archives

Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health Legislative Hearing on H.H. 1370, H.R. 1644, H.R. 2110, H.R. 4382, H.R. 4789 and S. 56

Thursday, March 9, 2006 | 9:00 AM

SUBCOMMITTEE ON FORESTS AND FORESTS HEALTH
1334 Longworth House Office Building
Thursday, March 9, 2006
9:00 a.m.

LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON:

  • H.R. 1370 (Cannon), To require the Secretary of the Interior to develop a multipurpose cadastre of Federal real property to assist with Federal land management, resource conservation, and development of Federal real property, including identification of any such property that is no longer required to be owned by the Federal Government, and for other purposes. "Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act"
  • H.R. 1644 (Fortuño), To protect the critical aquifers and watersheds that serve as a principal water source for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, to protect the tropical forests of the Karst Region of the Commonwealth, and for other purposes. "Puerto Rico Karst Conservation Act"
  • H.R. 2110 (M Udall), To provide for a study of options for protecting the open space characteristics of certain lands in and adjacent to the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado, and for other purposes. "Colorado Northern Front Range Mountain Backdrop Protection Study"
  • H.R. 4382 (Porter), To provide for the conveyance of certain land in Clark County, Nevada, for use by the Nevada National Guard. "Southern Nevada Readiness Center Act"
  • H.R. 4789 (Hastings), To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain public land located wholly or partially within the boundaries of the Wells Hydroelectric Project of Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County, Washington, to the utility district.
  • S. 56 (Allard), A bill to establish the Rio Grande Natural Area in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. "Rio Grand Natural Area Act"

WITNESSES & TESTIMONY:

Joel Holtrop
Deputy Chief, National Forest System
USDA Forest Service
(HR 1370, HR 1644, HR 2110)

Tom Lonnie
Assistant Director
Minerals, Realty, and Resource Protection
Bureau of Land Management
(HR 1370, HR 4382, HR 4789, & S 56)

Ray Wright
President
Rio Grand Water Conservation District
(S 56)

Honorable Doc Hastings
U.S. House of Representatives
4th District of Washington
(HR 4789)

Honorable Jon C. Porter
U.S. House of Representatives
3rd District of Nevada
(HR 4382)

Ben Pearlman
County Commissioner
Boulder County, CO
(HR 2110)

John M. Palatiello
Executive Director
MAPPS
(HR 1370)