National Parks Subcommittee Hearing

September 22, 2005
02:30 PM
SD-366 Energy Committee Hearing Room
To receive testimony on the following bills: S. 435, a bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the Farmington River and Salmon Brook in the State of Connecticut for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes, S. 1096, a bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate portions of the Musconetcong River in the State of New Jersey as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes, S. 1310, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to allow the Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation to increase the diameter of a natural gas pipeline located in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, S. 1378, a bill to amend the National Historic Preservation Act to provide appropriation authorization and improve the operations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and S. 1627, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resources study to evaluate resources along the coastal region of the State of Delaware and to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing a unit of the National Park System in Delaware.

Opening Remarks

  • Christopher Dodd

    Senator
  • The Honorable Thomas Carper

    U.S. Senate

Witness Panel 1

  • Dr. Janet Snyder Matthews

    Associate Director for Cultural Resources
    National Park Service

Witness Panel 2

  • Mr. Eric Hammerling

    Executive Director
    Farmington River Watershed Association
  • Mr. Michael W. Roberts

    Manager, Field Service
    Columbia Gas Transmission
  • Mr. Timothy Slavin

    Director
    Division of Historic and Cultural Affairs for the State of Delaware
  • Ms. Beth Styler Barry

    Executive Director
    Musconetcong Watershed Association
  • Mr. John Fowler

    Executive Director
    Advisory Council on Historic Preservation