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110th Congress Hearing Archives

Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Legislative Hearing on H.R. 859, H.R. 3227, H.R. 3667, H.R. 3930, H.R. 3981, and H.R. 5540

Thursday, April 24, 2008 | 10:00 AM

SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PARKS, FORESTS AND PUBLIC LANDS
1334 Longworth House Office Building
Thursday, April 24, 2008
10:00 a.m.

LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON:

  • H.R. 859 (Salazar), To establish the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area in the State of Colorado , and for other purposes. "Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area Act"
  • H.R. 3227 (Hastings of Washington), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to continue stocking fish in certain lakes in the North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area.
  • H.R. 3667 (Welch), To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the Missisquoi and Trout Rivers in the State of Vermont for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic River System. "Missisquoi and Trout Rivers Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2007"
  • H.R. 3930 (Pearce), To provide for a land exchange involving State land and Bureau of Land Management land in Chavez and Dona Ana Counties, New Mexico, and to establish the Lesser Prairie Chicken National Habitat Preservation Area, and for other purposes. "Lesser Prairie Chicken National Habitat Preservation Area Act of 2007"
  • H.R. 3981 (Miller of North Carolina), To authorize the Preserve America Program and Save America’s Treasures Program, and for other purposes. "Preserve and Save ’s Treasures Act"
  • H.R. 5540 (Sarbanes), To amend the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 to provide for the continuing authorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network. " Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Continuing Authorization Act"

WITNESSES AND TESTIMONY:

Panel I

Representative Doc Hastings (WA-4)

Representative Brad Miller (NC-13)

Representative Michael Turner (OH-3)

Representative John T. Salazar (CO-03)

Panel II

Mitch Butler
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Fish and Wildlife and Parks
Department of the Interior

John L. Nau, III
Chairman
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

Panel III

Chris O’ Shea
Missisquoi River Basin Association

Ruth Pierpont
Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer
New York State Parks

Emily Wadhams
Vice President for Public Policy
The National Trust for Historic Preservation

Dennis Lopez
Steering Committee Member
Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area