SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PARKS
1324 Longworth House Office Building
Thursday, November 10, 2005
1:00 p.m.
LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON:
- H.R. 413 (Ryun),To establish the Bleeding Kansas and the Enduring Struggle for Freedom National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. "Bleeding Kansas National Heritage Area Act"
- H.R. 452 (Clay), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the Soldiers’ Memorial Military Museum located in St. Louis, Missouri, as a unit of the National Park System
- H.R. 1307 (Garett), To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate portions of the Musconetcong River in the State of New Jersey as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes. "Musconetcong Wild and Scenic Rivers Act"
WITNESSES & TESTIMONY:
Panel I
The Honorable Jim Ryun (KS-02)(H.R. 413)
The Honorable Wm. Lacy Clay (MO-01)(H.R. 452)
The Honorable Scott Garrett (NJ-05)(H.R. 1307)
Panel II
Ms. Janet Snyder Matthews (HR 413, HR 452, HR 1307)
Associate Director for Cultural Resources
National Park Service
Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C.
Ms. Judy Billings (H.R. 413)
Executive Vice President
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence, KS
Ms. Susan A. Dickey (H.R. 1307)
Chair
Musconetcong Advisory Committee
Belvedere, NJ