Full Committee Hearing

Subcommittee on National Parks: To Receive Testimony on Current Legislation (Hearing Room SD-366)

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Location:  Energy Committee Hearing Room
SD-366

The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the following bills: S. 86, to designate segments of Fossil Creek, a tributary to the Verde River in the State of Arizona, as wild and scenic rivers; S. 1365, to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with any of the management partners of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, and for other purposes; S. 1449, to establish the Rocky Mountain Science Collections Center to assist in preserving the archeological, anthropological, paleontological, zoological, and geological artifacts and archival documentation from the Rocky Mountain region through the construction of an on-site, secure collections facility for the Denver Museum of Nature & Science in Denver, Colorado; S. 1921, to amend the American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 to extend the authorization for that Act, and for other purposes; S. 1941, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Wolf House, located in Norfolk, Arkansas, as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes; S. 1961, to expand the boundaries of the Little River Canyon National Preserve in the State of Alabama; S. 1991, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of extending the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail to include additional sites associated with the preparation and return phases of the expedition, and for other purposes; S. 2098, to establish the Northern Plains Heritage Area in the State of North Dakota; S. 2220, to amend the Outdoor Recreation Act of 1963 to authorize certain appropriations; and H.R. 1191, to authorize the National Park Service to pay for services rendered by subcontractors under a General Services Administration Indefinite Deliver/Indefinite Quantity Contract issued for work to be completed at the Grand Canyon National Park.

Witness Panel 2

  1. Chipper Wichman

    Director and CEO
    National Tropical Botanical Garden
  2. George Sparks

    President and CEO
    Denver Museum of Nature and Sciences
  3. Ron Steed

    Project Manager
    R & W Excavating
  4. Tracy Potter

    President
    Nothern Plains Heritage Foundation
  5. The Honorable Jennie Forehand

    Member
    The Lewis and Clark Trail Heriatge Foundation's Eastern Legacy Committee

Witness Panel 1

  1. Joel Holtrop

    Deputy Chief
    National Forest Service
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