109th Congress Hearing Archives

Subcommittee on National Parks Legislative Hearing on H.R. 432, H.R. 481, and H.R. 1492

Thursday, April 14, 2005 | 10:00 AM Washington, DC

SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PARKS
1324 Longworth House Office Building
Thursday, April 14, 2005
10:00 a.m.

LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON:

H.R. 432 (Udall), To require the Secretary of the Interior to permit continued occupancy and use of certain lands and improvements within Rocky Mountain National Park. "Betty Dick Residence Protection Act"
H.R. 481 (Musgrave), To further the purposes of the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2000. "Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Trust Act of 2005"
H.R. 1492 (Thomas), To provide for the preservation of the historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II, and for other purposes.

WITNESSES AND TESTIMONY:

Panel I

The Honorable William M. Thomas, (CA-22)

Panel II

Michael Snyder
Acting Deputy Director
National Park Service
U.S. Dept. of the Interior

Mr. Steve Brady
President
Northern Cheyenne Band of Sand Creek Descendants
Lame Deer, Montana

Panel III

Michael Snyder
Acting Deputy Director
National Park Service
U.S. Dept. of the Interior

Mr. Floyd Mori
Former California Assemblyman and Past National President
Japanese American Citizens League

Gerald H. Yamada
Coordinator
Japanese American National Heritage Coalition, Washington, DC

Panel IV

Michael Snyder
Acting Deputy Director
National Park Service
U.S. Dept. of the Interior