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112th Congress Hearing Archives

Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs Legislative Hearing on H.R. 2027, H.R. 2154, H.R. 2236, H.R. 2714, H.R. 2719, H.R. 3009 and H.R. 3117

Tuesday, October 25, 2011 | 2:00 PM 1324 Longworth House Office Building
Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs

SUBCOMMITTEE ON FISHERIES, WILDLIFE, OCEANS AND INSULAR AFFAIRS
1324 Longworth House Office Building
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
2:00 p.m.





LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON:

  • H.R. 2027 (Cicilline), To revise the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, Easton Beach Unit RI-05P, Almy Pond Unit RI-06, and Hazards Beach Unit RI-07 in Rhode Island.
  • H.R. 2154 (Mack of FL), To correct the boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Gasparilla Island Unit FL-70P.
  • H.R. 2236 (Sablan), Directs the United States Postal Service (USPS) to issue and sell, at a premium, a Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp. Requires the use of such stamp to be voluntary on the part of postal patrons. “Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp Act of 2011”
  • H.R. 2714 (Young of AK), To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the transport, purchase, and sale of pelts of, and handicrafts, garments, and art produced from, Southcentral and Southeast Alaska northern sea otters that are taken for subsistence purposes.
  • H.R. 2719 (Hastings of WA), Directs the Secretary of the Interior to provide access to the summit of Rattlesnake Mountain in the Hanford Reach National Monument in the state of Washington for educational, recreational, historical, scientific, cultural, and other purposes. “Rattlesnake Mountain Public Access Act of 2011”
  • H.R. 3009 (Fleming), To amend the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to require that any new national wildlife refuge may not be established except as expressly authorized by statute. “National Wildlife Refuge Review Act of 2011”
  • H.R. 3117 (Wittman), To grant the Secretary of the Interior permanent authority to authorize States to issue electronic duck stamps, and for other purposes. “Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2011”

OPENING STATEMENTS:

The Honorable John Fleming
Chairman

The Honorable Doc Hastings
Full Committee Chairman

WITNESSES AND TESTIMONY:

Panel I

The Honorable John D. Dingell, Jr.
Member of Congress

Panel II

James W. Kurth
Acting Assistant Director
National Wildlife Refuge System
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Tim Ragen
Executive Director
U.S. Marine Mammal Commission

Panel III

Carl F. Adrian
President and CEO
Tri-Cities Development Council
(Truth in Testimony Form)

Michael Miller
Chair
Indigenous People’s Council for Marine Mammals
(Truth in Testimony Form)
Appearing via Video Conference

Jacqueline Nicholson
South Bay Homeowners Association
(Truth in Testimony Form)

Ann Bloxom Smith
Friends of Black Bayou Lake
National Wildlife Refuge
(Truth in Testimony Form)

Scott Sutherland
Director of Government Affairs
Ducks Unlimited
(Truth in Testimony Form)