NATIONAL PARKS, and the PUBLIC LANDS AND FORESTS SUBCOMMITTEES HEARING: to receive testimony on the following bills: S. 3261; S. 3283; S. 3291; S. 3524 and H.R. 4438; S. 3565; S. 3612; S. 3616; S. 3744; S. 3778 and H.R. 4773; S. 3820; S. 3822; and H.R. 1858 (Hearing Room SD-366).
September 29, 2010
02:30 PM
SD-366 Energy Committee Hearing Room
The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the following bills:
- S. 3261, to establish the Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area in the State of Texas, and for other purposes;
- S. 3283, A bill to designate Mt. Andrea Lawrence;
- S. 3291, to establish Coltsville National Historical Park in the State of Connecticut, and for other purposes;
- S. 3524 and H.R. 4438, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a cooperative agreement for a park headquarters at San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, to expand the boundary of the Park, to conduct a study of potential land acquisitions, and for other purposes;
- S. 3565, to provide for the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land Management land in Mohave County, Arizona, to the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, for use as a public shooting range;
- S. 3612, to amend the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Establishment Act to expand the boundary of the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park in the State of Vermont, and for other purposes;
- S. 3616, to withdraw certain land in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes;
- S. 3744, to establish Pinnacles National Park in the State of California as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes;
- S. 3778 and H.R. 4773, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease certain lands within Fort Pulaski National Monument, and for other purposes;
- S. 3820, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue permits for a microhydro project in nonwilderness areas within the boundaries of Denali National Park and Preserve, to acquire land for Denali National Park and Preserve from Doyon Tourism, Inc., and for other purposes;
- S. 3822, to adjust the boundary of the Carson National Forest, New Mexico; and
- H.R. 1858, to provide for a boundary adjustment and land conveyances involving Roosevelt National Forest, Colorado, to correct the effects of an erroneous land survey that resulted in approximately 7 acres of the Crystal Lakes Subdivision, Ninth Filing, encroaching on National Forest System land, and for other purposes (Hearing Room SD-366).
- S. 3261, to establish the Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area in the State of Texas, and for other purposes;
- S. 3283, A bill to designate Mt. Andrea Lawrence;
- S. 3291, to establish Coltsville National Historical Park in the State of Connecticut, and for other purposes;
- S. 3524 and H.R. 4438, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a cooperative agreement for a park headquarters at San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, to expand the boundary of the Park, to conduct a study of potential land acquisitions, and for other purposes;
- S. 3565, to provide for the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land Management land in Mohave County, Arizona, to the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, for use as a public shooting range;
- S. 3612, to amend the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Establishment Act to expand the boundary of the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park in the State of Vermont, and for other purposes;
- S. 3616, to withdraw certain land in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes;
- S. 3744, to establish Pinnacles National Park in the State of California as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes;
- S. 3778 and H.R. 4773, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease certain lands within Fort Pulaski National Monument, and for other purposes;
- S. 3820, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue permits for a microhydro project in nonwilderness areas within the boundaries of Denali National Park and Preserve, to acquire land for Denali National Park and Preserve from Doyon Tourism, Inc., and for other purposes;
- S. 3822, to adjust the boundary of the Carson National Forest, New Mexico; and
- H.R. 1858, to provide for a boundary adjustment and land conveyances involving Roosevelt National Forest, Colorado, to correct the effects of an erroneous land survey that resulted in approximately 7 acres of the Crystal Lakes Subdivision, Ninth Filing, encroaching on National Forest System land, and for other purposes (Hearing Room SD-366).
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Witness Panel 1
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The Honorable Mark Begich
SenatorUnited States Senate
Witness Panel 2
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Mr. Gregory C. Smith
Director of LandsForest Service, Department of Agriculture -
Ms. Katherine H. Stevenson
Assistant Director of Business ServicesNational Park Service, Department of the Interior
Witness Panel 3
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Mr. Aaron Schutt
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Doyon, Limited