The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on S.1541, to protect, conserve, and restore public lands administered by the Department of the Interior or the Forest Service and adjacent land through cooperative cost-share grants to control and mitigate the spread of invasive species, and for other purposes; S. 1548, to provide for the conveyance of certain Forest Service land to the city of Coffman Cove, Alaska; S.1552, to amend Public Law 97-435 to extend the authorization for the Secretary of the Interior to release certain conditions contained in a patent concerning certain lands conveyed by the United States to Eastern Washington University until December 31, 2009; H.R. 482, to provide for a land exchange involving Federal lands in the Lincoln National Forest in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes; and S.405, a bill to provide for the conveyance of certain public land in Clark County, Nevada, for use as a heliport.
Witness Panel 1
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Mr. Scott Cameron
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Performance, Accountability, and Human ResourcesDepartment of the Interior -
Ms. Gloria Manning
Associate Deputy Chief for National Forest SystemsUSDA Forest Service