NATIONAL PARKS SUBCOMMITTEE SCHEDULES TWO HEARINGS

April 11, 2003
12:00 AM
What: Subcommittee National Parks
When: Tuesday, May 6, 2003 at 10:00 a.m.
Where: SD-366
Why: To receive testimony on S. 324, S. 634, S. 635, and S. 651 Summary of Bills: S. 324, to amend the National Trail System Act to clarify Federal authority relating to land acquisition from willing sellers for certain trails in the National Trails System;
S. 634, to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a study on the feasibility of designating the Trail of the Ancients as a national historic trail;
S. 635, to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary to update the feasibility and suitability studies of four national historic trails, and for other purposes; and
S. 651, to amend the National Trails System Act to clarify Federal authority relating to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of the trails in the System, and for other purposes. What: Subcommittee National Parks
When: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 at 10:00 a.m.
Where: SD-366
Why: To receive testimony on S. 452, S. 500, S. 601, S. 612, H.R. 788, S. 630 and H.R. 519 Summary of Bills: S. 452, to require that the Secretary of the Interior conduct a study to identify sites and resources, to recommend alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the Cold War, and for other purposes;
S. 500, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to study certain sites in the historic district of Beaufort, South Carolina, relating to the Reconstruction Era;
S. 601, to authorize the Secretary to acquire the McLoughlin House National Historic Site in Oregon City, Oregon, for inclusion in the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, and for other purposes;
S. 612 and H.R. 788, to revise the boundary of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in the States of Utah and Arizona; and
S. 630 and H.R. 519, to authorize the Secretary to conduct a study of the San Gabriel River Watershed, and for other purposes. ###