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110th Congress Hearing Archives

Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Legislative Hearing on H.R. 442, H.R. 761, H.R.1625, H.R.1835 and H.R. 2197

Thursday, June 14, 2007 | 10:00 AM

SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PARKS, FORESTS AND PUBLIC LANDS
1334 Longworth House Office Building
Thursday, June 14, 2007
10:00 a.m.

LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON:

  • H.R. 442 (Berry): To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Wolf House, located in Norfolk, Arkansas, as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.
  • H.R. 761 (Fortenberry): To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark Interpretative Trail and Visitor Center Foundation, Inc. certain federal land associated with the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail in Nebraska, to be used as an historical interpretive site along the trail.
  • H.R. 1625 (LaHood): To establish the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. "Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Act"
  • H.R. 1835 (Schiff): To provide for a resource study of the area known as the Rim of the Valley Corridor in the State of California to evaluate alternatives for protecting resources of the corridor, and for other purposes. "Rim of the Valley Corridor Study Act"
  • H.R. 2197 (Space): To modify the boundary of the Hopewell Culture National Historical Park in the State of Ohio, and for other purposes. "Hopewell Culture National Historical Park Boundary Adjustment Act"

WITNESSES & TESTIMONY:

Panel I

The Honorable Ray LaHood (IL-18) (H.R. 1625) 

The Honorable Marion Berry (AR-01) (H.R. 442)
 
The Honorable Adam B. Schiff (CA-29) (H.R. 1835)
 
The Honorable Brad Sherman (CA-27) (H.R. 1835) 

The Honorable Jeff Fortenberry (NE-01) (H.R. 761) 

The Honorable Zachary T. Space (OH-18) (H.R. 2197)

Panel II

Mr. William Shaddox (All Bills)
Acting Associate Director 
Park Planning, Facilities, and Lands, National Park Service

Panel III 

Mr. Richard Sheid (H.R. 442)
Wolf House Foundation

Ms. Nicky Stratton (H.R. 1625)
Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition 

Mr. Joseph T. Edmiston (H.R. 1835)
Executive Director
Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy 

Mr. Carl Olson (H.R. 1835)
Woodland Hills, California 

Dr. Bradley Lepper (H.R. 2197)
Curator of Archaeology
Ohio Historical Society