SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PARKS, FORESTS AND PUBLIC LANDS
1334 Longworth House Office Building
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
10:00 a.m.
LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON:
- H.R. 689 (Herger), To interchange the administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands between the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1078 (Arcuri), To establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, New York, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, Maryland, and for other purposes. "Harriet Tubman National Historical Park and Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park Act"
- H.R. 1275 (Matheson), To direct the exchange of certain land in Grand, San Juan, and Uintah Counties, Utah, and for other purposes. "Utah Recreational Land Exchange Act of 2009"
WITNESSES & TESTIMONY:
Panel I
Representative Wally Herger (CA-02) (H.R. 689)
Representative Jim Matheson (UT-02) (H.R. 1275)
Representative Michael A. Arcuri (NY-24) (H.R. 1078)
Representative Donna F. Edwards (MD-04) (H.R. 1078)
Representative Frank Kratovil Jr. (MD-01) (H.R. 1078)
Panel II
Michael Nedd (H.R. 689, H.R. 1275)
Acting Deputy Director
Bureau of Land Management
Accompanied by:
Terrance Moore (H.R. 1078)
Chief of Park Planning and Special Services
National Park Service Northwest Region
Panel III
Karen Hill (H.R. 1078)
President and CEO
Harriet Tubman Home, Inc.
Auburn, New York
Donald Pinder (H.R. 1078)
President
Harriet Tubman Organization
Cambridge, MD
Kevin Carter (H.R. 1275)
Director
State of Utah, School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration
Salt Lake City, Utah
