NATIONAL PARKS SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING: to receive testimony on the following bills: S. 1369, S. 1405, S. 1413, S. 1767 and H.R. 1121, S. Res. 275, H.R. 1287, H.R. 2802, and H.R. 3113 (Hearing Room SD-366).
November 4, 2009
02:30 PM
SD-366 Energy Committee Hearing Room
The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the following bills: S. 1369, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Molalla River in the State of Oregon, as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes; S. 1405, to redesignate the Longfellow National Historic Site, Massachusetts, as the "Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site"; S. 1413, to amend the Adams National Historical Park Act of 1998 to include the Quincy Homestead within the boundary of the Adams National Historical Park, and for other purposes; S. 1767 and H.R. 1121, to authorize a land exchange to acquire land for the Blue Ridge Parkway from the Town of Blowing Rock, North Carolina, and for other purposes; S. Res. 275, honoring the Minute Man National Historical Park on the occasion of its 50th anniversary; H.R. 1287, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a partnership with the Porter County Convention, Recreation and Visitor Commission regarding the use of the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center as a visitor center for the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, and for other purposes; H.R. 2802, to provide for an extension of the legislative authority of the Adams Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in honor of former President John Adams and his legacy, and for other purposes; and H.R. 3113, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the Elk River in the State of West Virginia for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes (Hearing Room SD-366).
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Witness Panel 1
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The Honorable Paul Kirk
U.S. Senate
Witness Panel 2
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Ms. Katherine H. Stevenson
Assistant Director of Business ServicesNational Park Service, Department of the Interior