The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the following bills: S. 1774, to designate the John Krebs Wilderness in the State of California, to add certain land to the Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park Wilderness, and for other purposes; S. 2255, to amend the National Trails System Act to provide for studies of the Chisholm Trail and Great Western Trail to determine whether to add the trails to the National Trails System, and for other purposes; S. 2359, to establish the St. Augustine 450th Commemoration Commission, and for other purposes; S. 2943, to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail; S. 3010, to reauthorize the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program; S. 3017, to designate the Beaver Basin Wilderness at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in the State of Michigan; S. 3045,to establish the Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Forest Heritage Area in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes; H.R. 1143, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease certain lands in Virgin Islands National Park, and for other purposes; and S. 3096, a bill to amend the National Cave and Karst Research Institute Act of 1998 to authorize appropriations for the National Cave and Karst Research Institute.
Witness Panel 3
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Jon Knechtel
Director of Trail Management/ Acting Executive DirectorPacific Northwest Trail Association
Witness Panel 2
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Karen Taylor- Goodrich
Associate DirectorVisitor and Resource Protection, National Park Service -
Honorable Mark Rey
Natural Resources and the Environment: Department of Agriculture
Witness Panel 1
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The Honorable Barbara Boxer
U.S. Senator -
The Honorable Carl Levin
US Senate -
The Honorable Donna Christensen
U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Virgin Islands