SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PARKS
1324 Longworth House Office Building
Thursday, April 27, 2006
2:30 pm

LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON:

• H.R. 1796 (McCollum), To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the route of the Mississippi River from its headwaters in the State of Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico for study for potential addition to the National Trails System as a national scenic trail, national historic trail, or both, and for other purposes. "Mississippi River Trail Study Act"
• H.R. 3085 (Wamp), To amend the National Trails System Act to update the feasibility and suitability study originally prepared for the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail and provide for the inclusion of new trail segments, land components, and campgrounds associated with that trail, and for other purposes.
• H.R. 4612 (Turner), To redesignate Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park in the State of Ohio as “Wright Brothers-Dunbar National Historic Park,” and for other purposes. Wright "Brothers-Dunbar National Historical Park Designation Act"

WITNESSES & TESTIMONY:

Panel I

The Honorable Betty McCollum (MN-4)

The Honorable Zach Wamp (TN-3)

The Honorable Michael R. Turner (OH-3)

Panel II:

Chief Chad C. Smith
Principle Chief
Cherokee Nation

Panel III:

Mr. Christopher Jarvi
Associate Director, Partnerships, Interpretation and Education, Volunteers and Outdoor Recreation
National Park Service

Mr. Mark Peterson
Vice President/Executive Director
Audubon Minnesota

Mr. Peyton Knight
Director
Environmental and Regulatory Affairs
The National Center for Public Policy Research

Ms. Amanda Wright Lane
Trustee
Aviation Heritage Foundation Inc.