National Parks Subcommittee Hearing: to receive testimony on pending legislation (SD-366)
July 30, 2008
02:30 PM
The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the following bills: S. 1816, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are historically and thematically associated with the struggle for women's suffrage, and for other purposes; S. 2093, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the Missisquoi and Trout Rivers in the State of Vermont for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; S. 2535, to revise the boundary of the Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, and for other purposes; S. 2561, to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a theme study to identify sites and resources to commemorate and interpret the Cold War; S. 3011, to amend the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site Act of 1991 to expand the boundaries of the historic site, and for other purposes; S. 3113, to reinstate the Interim Management Strategy governing off-road vehicle use in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina, pending the issuance of a final rule for off-road vehicle use by the National Park Service; S. 3148, to modify the boundary of the Oregon Caves National Monument, and for other purposes; S. 3158, to extend the authority for the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission; S. 3226, to rename the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site in the State of Kentucky as the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park; S. 3247, to provide for the designation of the River Raisin National Battlefield Park in the State of Michigan; and H.R. 5137, to ensure that hunting remains a purpose of the New River Gorge National River.
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Witness Panel 1
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The Honorable Hillary Clinton
US Senator -
The Honorable Carl Levin
US Senate -
The Honorable John Dingell
US House of Representatives -
The Honorable Elizabeth Dole
US Senator
Witness Panel 2
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Daniel Wenk
Deputy DirectorNational Park Service, Department of the Interior -
Joel Holtrop
Deputy ChiefNational Forest Service
Witness Panel 3
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The Honorable Warren Judge
ChairmanDare County Board of Commissioners -
Derb Carter
Director, Carolinas OfficeSouthern Environmental Law Center -
Coline Jenkins
PresidentElizabeth Cady Stanton Trust -
William Braunlich
PresidentMonroe County Historical Society