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Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee Hearing: to receive testimony on S. 409, S. 782, S. 874, S. 1139 and S. 1140 (Hearing Room SD-366). PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
01:30 PM
01:30 PM
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The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the following bills: S. 409, to secure Federal ownership and management of significant natural, scenic, and recreational resources; S. 782, to provide for the establishment of the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System; S. 874, to establish El Rio Grande Del Norte National Conservation Area in the State of New Mexico; S. 1139, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a property conveyance with the city of Wallowa, Oregon; and S. 1140, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land to Deschutes County, Oregon.


Majority Statements
No Statements Posted
Minority Statements
No Statements Posted

Witnesses

Panel 1
The Honorable Jon Kyl - Member, U.S. Senate

Panel 2
Ned Farquhar - Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior
Joel Holtrop - Deputy Chief, National Forest Service

Panel 3
Norman Cooeyate - Governor, Inter Tribal Council of Arizona
David Salisbury - President and CEO, Resolution Copper
Roy Chavez, Concerned Citizens and Retired Miners Coalition
Rosemary Shearer - Executive Director, Superstition Area Land Trust (SALT)