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Legislative Hearing on H.R. 6441, H.R. 7666, H.R. 8182, H.R. 8517, H.R. 9062, H.R. 9165, H.R. 9528, H.R. 10082 & H.R. 10084 | Federal Lands Subcommittee

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 | 2:00 PM

On Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at 2:00 p.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:

  • H.R. 6441 (Rep. Vasquez), “Ranching Without Red Tape Act of 2023”;
  • H.R. 7666 (Rep. LaMalfa), To require the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a strategy to increase opportunities to utilize livestock grazing as a means of wildfire risk reduction;
  • H.R. 8182 (Rep. Austin Scott of GA), “Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act”;
  • H.R. 8517 (Rep. Gosar), “La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act”;
  • H.R. 9062 (Rep. Curtis), “Operational Flexibility Grazing Management Program Act”;
  • H.R. 9165 (Rep. Maloy), “Public Land Search and Rescue Act”;
  • H.R. 9528 (Rep. Pallone), To redesignate certain facilities at Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park in honor of Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr.;
  • H.R. 10082 (Rep. Bentz), “Oregon Owyhee Wilderness and Community Protection Act”; and
  • H.R. 10084 (Rep. Clyburn), “Renewing the African American Civil Rights Network Act”.

Witnesses are by invitation only.

Witness and Testimony

Panel I (Members of Congress):
To Be Announced

Panel II (Administration Officials): 

The Honorable Deb Haaland
Secretary
U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C. [Declined to testify]

Mr. Steven Lohr
Director of Natural Resources
National Forest System
USDA Forest Service
Washington, D.C.

Panel III (Outside Experts):

The Honorable Tracy Glover
President
Utah Sheriffs’ Association
Kanab, Utah, [H.R. 9165]

Ms. Sherri Brennan
Member
Public Lands Council
Sonora, California [H.R. 7666]

Mr. Jeff Young
President
Utah Cattlemen’s Association
Henefer, Utah [H.R. 9062]

Mr. Seth C. Clark
Executive Director
Ocmulgee National Park & Preserve Initiative
Macon, Georgia [H.R. 8182] • Mr. Elias Eiguren, Treasurer, Owyhee Basin Stewardship Coalition, Jordan Valley, Oregon [H.R. 10082] • Mr. D.L. Wilson, Solar Projects Manager, La Paz County, Parker, Arizona [H.R. 8517]

Mr. Ryan Houston
Executive Director
Oregon Natural Desert Association
Bend, Oregon [H.R. 10082] [Minority Witness]

Dr. Bobby Donaldson
Executive Director
Center for Civil Rights History and Research
Columbia, South Carolina [H.R. 10084] [Minority Witness]