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

• H.R. 2334 (M. Udall): To designate as wilderness certain land within the Rocky Mountain National Park and to adjust the boundaries of the Indian Peaks Wilderness and the Arapaho National Recreation Area of the Arapaho National Forest in the State of Colorado. (Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness and Indian Peaks Wilderness Expansion Act)

• H.R. 2632 (T. Udall): To establish the Sabinoso Wilderness Area in San Miguel County, New Mexico. (Sabinoso Wilderness Act of 2007)

• H.R. 3287 (Grijalva): To expand the Pajarita Wilderness and designate the Tumacacori Highland Wilderness in Coronado National Forest, Arizona. (Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness Act of 2007)

• H.R. 3513 (DeFazio): To amend the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 to designate the Copper Salmon Wilderness and to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the North and South Forks of the Elk River in the State of Oregon as wild or scenic rivers. (Copper Salmon Wilderness Act)

• H.R. 3682 (Bono): To designate certain Federal lands in Riverside County, California, as wilderness, to designate certain river segments in Riverside County as a wild, scenic, or recreational river, to adjust the boundary of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument. (California Desert and Mountain Heritage Act)

Subject:
House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
Legislative Hearing on H.R. 2334, H.R. 2632, H.R. 3287, H.R. 3513, and H.R. 3682

When:
Tuesday, November 13, 2007, at 2:00 p.m.

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:
Panel 1
Senator Wayne Allard (R-CO) (H.R. 2334)
The Honorable Mary Bono (CA-45) (H.R. 3682)
The Honorable Tom Udall (NM-03) (H.R. 2632)

Panel 2
Joel Holtrop (H.R. 2334, H.R. 3287, H.R. 3513, H.R. 3682), Deputy Chief, National Forest System, USDA Forest Service
Elena Daly (H.R. 2334, H.R. 2632, H.R. 3682), Director, National Landscape Conservation System, Bureau of Land Management

Panel 3
Carol Cullen (H.R. 3287), Executive Director, Tubac, AZ Chamber of Commerce
Matt Skroch (H.R. 3287), Executive Director, Sky Island Alliance
Mark M. South (H.R. 3287), Rio Rico, AZ
Geary Hund (H.R. 3682), Associate Director, Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy
Bill Dart (H.R. 3682), Off-Road Business Association, Bakersfield, CA

Panel 4
Dennis J. Harmon (H.R. 2334), General Manager, Water Supply & Storage Co.
Honorable William Pinkham (H.R. 2334), Mayor Pro Tem, Town of Estes Park, CO
Arturo Sandoval (H.R. 2632), President, Center of Southwest Culture, Inc.
Jerry Becker (H.R. 3513), Executive Director, Elk River Land Trust
Jacob Groves (H.R. 3513), American Forest Resource Council, Oregon Field Forester


Opening Statement
Chairman Raul Grijalva