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The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, led by Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:

• H.R. 1239 (Hastings): To amend the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act of 1998 to provide additional staff and oversight of funds to carry out the Act, and for other purposes. (National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2007)
• H.R. 1388 (Sarbanes): To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Star-Spangled Banner Trail in the state of Maryland and Virginia and the District of Columbia as a National Historic Trail. (Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Act)
• H.R. 1483 (Regula): To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to extend the authorization for certain national heritage areas, and for other purposes.
• H.R. 1528 (Olver): To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the New England National Scenic Trail, and for other purposes. (New England National Scenic Trial Designation Act)

Witnesses:

Panel 1

• John W. Olver (MA-01) (H.R. 1528)
• Alcee L. Hastings (FL-23) (H.R. 1239)
• Michael N. Castle (DE-At Large) (H.R. 1239)
• Christopher S. Murphy (CT-05) (H.R. 1528)
• Ralph S. Regula (OH-16) (H.R. 1483)

Panel 2 (H.R. 1239, H.R. 1388, H.R. 1483, H.R. 1528)

• Chris Jarvi, Associate Director for Partnerships and Visitor Experience, National Park Service

Panel 3

• Robert Stanton (H.R. 1239), Former Director, National Park Service
• Bill Pencek (H.R. 1388), Director, Baltimore Heritage Area
• Daniel M. Rice (H.R. 1483), President & Chief Executive Officer, Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition
• Kristina Rasmussen (H.R. 1483), Senior Government Affairs Manager,National Taxpayers Union
• Adam Moore (H.R. 1528), Executive Director, Connecticut Forest and Park Association
• Cinda Jones (H.R. 1528), The Cowls Companies, North Amherst, MA

Mary E. Peters – secretary of Transportation Stephen L. Johnson – administrator, EPA Lurita Doan – administrator, General Services Administration John Paul Woodley – assistant secretary of the Army for civil works Stephen T. Ayers – acting architect of the Capitol

The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, led by Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:

• H.R. 523 (Hastings): To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain public land located wholly or partially within the boundaries of the Wells Hydroelectric Project of Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County, Washington, to the utility district. (Douglas County, Washington, PUD Conveyance Act)
• H.R. 1011 (Boucher): To designate additional National Forest System lands in the State of Virginia as wilderness or a wilderness study area, to designate the Kimberling Creek Potential Wilderness Area for eventual incorporation in the Kimberling Creek Wilderness, to establish the Seng Mountain and Bear Creek Scenic Areas, to provide for the development of trail plans for the wilderness areas and scenic areas, and for other purposes. (Virginia Ridge and Valley Act of 2007)

Witnesses:

Panel 1

• Rick Boucher (VA-09) (H.R. 1011)
• Doc Hastings (WA-04) (H.R. 523)

Panel 2

• Mike Ferguson (H.R. 523), Assistant Director, Business and Fiscal Resources, Bureau of Land Management
• Joel Holtrop (H.R. 1011), Deputy Chief, National Forest System, USDA Forest Service

Panel 3 (H.R. 1011)

• Tom Davenport, Manager, Mt. Rogers Outfitters, Damascus, VA
• John Muffo, Supervisor, Montgomery County Board of Supervisors, Blacksburg, VA
• Gerald Gray, Clintwood, VA
• Steve Henson, Executive Director, Southern Appalachian Multiple-Use Council, Clyde, NC

Panel 4 (H.R. 523)

• Bill Dobbins, CEO & Manager, Douglas County (WA) Public Utility District, East Wenatchee, WA
• John Seebach, Hydropower Reform Coalition National Coordinator, American Rivers, Washington, DC