Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee Hearing
September 27, 2006
10:00 AM
D-628 Energy Committee Hearing Room
The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the following bills: S. 3599, to establish the Prehistoric Trackways National Monument in the State of New Mexico; S. 3794, to provide for the implementation of the Owyhee Initiative Agreement, and for other purposes; S. 3854, to designate certain land in the State of Oregon as wilderness, and for other purposes; H.R. 3603, to promote the economic development and recreational use of National Forest System lands and other public lands in central Idaho, to designate the Boulder-White Cloud Management Area to ensure the continued management of certain National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands for recreational and grazing use and conservation and resource protection, to add certain National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands in central Idaho to the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes; and H.R. 5025, to protect for future generations the recreational opportunities, forests, timber, clean water, wilderness and scenic values, and diverse habitat of Mount Hood National Forest, Oregon, and for other purposes. OVERFLOW ROOM: SR-428A.
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Witness Panel 1
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The Honorable Mike Crapo
U.S. Senator -
The Honorable Mike Simpson
U.S. Congressman -
The Honorable Greg Walden
MemberU.S. House of Representatives -
The Honorable Earl Blumenauer
MemberU.S. House of Representatives
Witness Panel 2
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Mr. Chad Calvert
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Land and Minerals ManagementDepartment of the Interior -
Hon. Mark Rey
Undersecretary of Natural Resources and the EnvironmentDepartment of Agriculture
Witness Panel 3
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Dr. Adrian Hunt Ph. D.
Executive DirectorNew Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science -
Mr. Fred Huff
Land Use CoordinatorLas Cruces Four Wheel Drive Club
Witness Panel 4
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Mr. Rick Johnson
Executive DirectorIdaho Conservation League -
The Honorable Cliff Hansen
CommissionerCuster County, ID -
Mr. Fred Grant
ChairOwyhee Initiative Working Group -
Mr. Grant Simonds
Executive DirectorIdaho Outfitter and Guides Association
Witness Panel 5
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Ms. Amanda Mathews
CitizenCuster County, ID -
Mr. Mike Webster
PresidentIdaho Cattlemen -
Mr. Brett Madron
PresidentIdaho Trail Machine Association -
Mr. Russ Heughins
Issues CoordinatorIdaho Wildlife Federation -
Ms. Carole King
CitizenCuster County, ID
Witness Panel 6
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Mr. Brian Maguire
Member, Board of DirectorsBackcountry Hunters & Anglers -
Mr. Jay Ward
Conservation DirectorOregon Natural Resources Council Fund -
Ms. Jill Van Winkle
Trail SpecialistInternational Mountain Biking Association