SUBCOMMITTEE ON FORESTS AND FOREST HEALTH
1334 Longworth House Office Building
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
10:00 a.m.
LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON:
- H.R. 679 (Cannon), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey a parcel of real property to Beaver County, Utah
- H.R. 2069 (Cannon), To authorize the exchange of certain land in Grand and Uintah Counties, Utah, and for other purposes. "Utah Recreational Land Exchange Act of 2005"
- H.R. 3462 (Bishop), To provide for the conveyance of the Bureau of Land Management parcels known as the White Acre and Gambel Oak properties and related real property to Park City, Utah, and for other purposes
- H.R. 3818 (Walden), To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into partnership agreementswith entities and local communities to encourage greater cooperation in the administration of Forest Service activities on and near National Forest System lands, and for other purposes. "Forest Service Partnership Enhancement Act of 2005"
WITNESSES & TESTIMONY:
Panel I
Jack Troyer
Regional Forester
Inner Mountain Region 4
USDA Forest Service (HR 3818)
Harry Hafer
Executive Director
Cradle of Forestry in America (HR 3818)
Panel II
Chad Calvert (HR 679, HR 2069, HR 3462)
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Lands and Minerals Management, DOI
Kevin Carter
Director
Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (HR 2069)
Laura Kamala
Grand Canyon Trust
Castle Valley, UT (HR 2069)
Panel III
Dana Williams
Mayor
Park City, Utah (HR 3462)
Tom Bakaly
City Manager
Park City, Utah (HR 3462)
Panel IV
Mark Whitney
County Supervisor
Beaver County, Utah (HR 679)
