Thursday, May 25, 2006

Subcommittee on National Parks
10 AM -- 1324 Longworth House Office Building

The Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on National Parks will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills: 

H.R. 4275, to amend Public Law 106-348 to extend the authorization for establishing a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States.

H.R. 5057, to authorize the Marion Park Project and Committee of the Palmetto Conservation Foundation to establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia, and its environs to honor Brigadier General Francis Marion. 

S. 1627, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resources study to evaluate resources along the coastal region of the State of Delaware and to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing a unit of the National Park System in Delaware.

WITNESS

Panel 1:
The Honorable Sue Kelly
Representative from the 19th District of New York (H.R. 4275)

The Honorable Michael Castle
Representative, State of Delaware (S. 1627)

The Honorable Thomas Carper
United States Senator, State of Delaware (S. 1627)

Panel 2:

Mr. Don Murphy
Deputy Director
National Park Service

Mrs. Lois Pope
Co-Founder and Chairman
Disabled Veterans LIFE Memorial Foundation (H.R. 4275)

Mr. John F. McCabe
Chairman
Marion Park Project Committee (H.R. 5057)

Mr. Timothy A. Slavin, Director
Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs
State of Delaware (S. 1627)