SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PARKS, FORESTS AND PUBLIC LANDS
1334 Longworth House Office Building
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
10:00 a.m.
LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON:
- H.R. 1018 (Rahall), To amend the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act to improve the management and long-term health of wild free-roaming horses and burros, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 715 (Grijalva), To expand the boundary of Saguaro National Park, to study additional land for future adjustments to the boundary of the Park, and for other purposes. "Saguaro National Park Boundary Expansion and Study Act of 2009"
- H.R. 409 (Heller), To provide for the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land Management land in the State of Nevada to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and for other purposes.
WITNESSES & TESTIMONY:
Panel I
The Honorable Dean Heller (NV-2)
Member of Congress
Panel II
Ed Roberson
Assistant Director for Renewable Resources and Planning
Bureau of Land Management
Accompanied by:
Stephen P. Whitesell
Associate Director
Park Planning, Facilities, and Lands
National Park Service
Panel III
Madeline Pickens
Dallas, TX
Wayne Pacelle
President & CEO
The Humane Society
Washington, DC
D.J. Schubert
Wildlife Biologist
Animal Welfare Institute
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Kevin Dahl
National Parks Conservation Association
Tucson, AZ
Larry D. Voyles
Director
Arizona Game and Fish Department
Phoenix, AZ
