SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PARKS, FORESTS AND PUBLIC LANDS
1324 Longworth House Office Building
Thursday, July 12, 2007
10:00 a.m
LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON:
- H.R. 105 (J. Davis), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Northern Neck National Heritage Area in Virginia, and for other purposes. "Northern Neck National Heritage Area Study Act"
- H.R. 1083 (English), To amend the Act establishing the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area in order to include Butler County, Pennsylvania, within the boundaries of that heritage area.
- H.R. 1145 (Cramer), To establish the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area in the State of Alabama, and for other purposes. "Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area Act"
- H.R. 1297 (Olver), To establish the Freedom's Way National Heritage Area in the States of Massachusetts and New Hampshire, and for other purposes. "Freedom's Way National Heritage Area Act"
- H.R. 1815 (LoBiondo), To extend the authorization for the Coastal Heritage Trail in the State of New Jersey.
- H.R. 1885 (Grijalva), To establish the Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area in the State of Arizona, and for other purposes. "Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area Act"
WITNESSES & TESTIMONY:
Panel I
The Honorable Robert E. Cramer Jr., (AL-05)
The Honorable John W. Olver, (MA-01)
The Honorable Phil English, (PA-03)
The Honorable Frank A. LoBiondo, (NJ-02)
Panel II
Ms. Janet Snyder Matthews
Associate Director
Cultural Resources
National Park Service
Panel III
Ms. Linda Mayro
Cultural Resources Manager
Pima County Administration
Mr. August R. Carlino
President & CEO
Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area
Ms. Nancy C. Gonce
Executive Director
Muscle Shoals Regional Center
Ms. Marge Darby
Freedom's Way Heritage Association
Ms. Meghan Wren
Executive Director
Bayshore Discovery Project
