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Legislative Hearing on H.R. 390, H.R. 3971, H.R. 6826, H.R. 6843, H.R. 8206 & H.R. 8219 | Federal Lands Subcommittee

Thursday, June 27, 2024 | 10:15 AM

On Thursday, June 27, 2024, at 10:15 a.m., in room 1334 Longworth House Office Building, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:

  • H.R. 390 (Rep. Stefanik), “Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area Enhancement Act”;
  • H.R. 3971 (Rep. Hill), “Flatside Wilderness Additions Act”;
  • H.R. 6826 (Rep. Mfume), To designate the visitor and education center at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine as the Paul S. Sarbanes Visitor and Education Center;
  • H.R. 6843 (Rep. Scalise), To expand the boundaries of the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area to include Lafourche Parish, Louisiana;
  • H.R. 8206 (Rep. Franklin), To ensure that Big Cypress National Preserve may not be designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes; and
  • H.R. 8219 (Rep. Tokuda), “Lahaina National Heritage Area Act”

Witnesses are by invitation only.

Witness and Testimony


Panel I (Members of Congress):
To Be Announced

Panel II (Administration Officials and Outside Experts):
Ms. Joy Beasley
Associate Director – Cultural Resources, Partnerships, and Science
National Park Service, Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C. [H.R. 390, H.R. 6826, H.R. 6843, H.R. 8206, and H.R. 8219]

The Honorable Talbert Cypress
Chairman, Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida
Miami, Florida [H.R. 8206]

Mr. Sean Kelleher
Historian
Town of Saratoga
Saratoga, New York [H.R. 390]

Ms. Katherine Andrews
Director – Office of Outdoor Recreation, Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism
Little Rock, Arkansas [H.R. 3971]

Mr. Justin Lemoine
Executive Director, Atchafalaya National Heritage Area
Baton Rouge, Louisiana [H.R. 6843]