Washington, D.C. – The Subcommittees on National Parks and Water & Power will each be conducting one hearing. The Subcommittee on National Parks will hold a hearing to receive testimony Thursday, October 30, at 10:00 a.m. in SD-366 on the following four bills: S.1241, a bill to establish the Kate Mullany National Historic Site in the State of New York; S. 1364, a bill to amend the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to authorize the payment of expenses after the death of certain Federal employees in the State of Alaska; S. 1433, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance in implementing cultural heritage, conservation, and recreational activities in the Connecticut River watershed of the States of New Hampshire and Vermont; S.1462, a bill to adjust the boundary of the Cumberland Island Wilderness to authorize tours of the Cumberland Island National Seashore. Invited witnesses: Panel One Mr. Randy Jones
Deputy Director
National Park Service
Department of the Interior
Panel Two Mr. Gregory B. Paxton
President
The Georgia Trust
Atlanta, Georgia
Mr. Hans Neuhauser
Director
Georgia Environmental Policy Institute
Athens, Georgia
Mr. Sean McKeon
Executive Director
Northeast Regional Forest Foundation
Brattleboro, Vermont
Ms. Sharon Francis
Executive Director
Connecticut River Joint Commissions, Inc.
Charlestown, New Hampshire
The Subcommittee on Water & Power will hold a hearing to receive testimony on Thursday, October 30, at 2:30 p.m. in room SD-366 on the following bill: S.1097, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to implement the Calfed Bay-Delta Program. Invited witnesses: (This list is subject to change) The Honorable Barbara Boxer
United States Senator
California
The Honorable Ken Calvert
United States Representative
California
Panel One The Honorable Bennett Raley
Assistant Secretary for Water and Science
Bureau of Reclamation
United States Department of the Interior
Panel Two Mr. Patrick Wright
Director, California Bay-Delta Authority
Sacramento, California
Mr. Ron Gastelum
CEO, Metropolitan Water District
of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
Mr. Tom Birmingham
General Manager, Westlands Water District
Fresno, California
Mr. Tom Graff
Regional Director, Environmental Defense
Oakland, California
Ms. Sunne McPeak
CEO, San Francisco Bay Area Council
San Francisco, California
Mr. David Guy
Executive Director, Northern California
Water Association
Sacramento, California
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