Full Committee Hearing to Examine Opportunities to Improve Access, Infrastructure, and Permitting for Outdoor Recreation

March 14, 2019
10:00 AM
366 Dirksen Senate Office Building

The hearing will be held on Thursday, March 14, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. EDT in Room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.

The purpose of the hearing is to examine opportunities to improve access, infrastructure, and permitting for outdoor recreation.

The hearing will be webcast live on the committee’s website, and an archived video will be available shortly after the hearing concludes. Witness testimony will be available on the website at the start of the hearing.

Archived Webcast

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Opening Remarks

  • Sen. Lisa Murkowski

    Chairman
    Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
  • Sen. Joe Manchin

    Ranking Member
    Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

Witness Panel 1

  • Mr. Whit Fosburgh

    President and CEO
    Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
  • Mr. Dan Kirkwood

    Co-Chair
    Juneau Economic Development Council Visitor Products Working Group
  • Mr. Jeffrey T. Lusk

    Executive Director
    Hatfield McCoy Regional Recreation Authority
  • Ms. Sandra Mitchell

    Public Lands Director, Idaho State Snowmobile Association
    Executive Director, Idaho Recreation Council
  • Dr. Thomas O’Keefe

    Pacific Northwest Stewardship Director
    American Whitewater