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. 859 (Salazar): To establish the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. (Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area Act)

• H.R. 3227 (Hastings of Washington): To direct the Secretary of the Interior to continue stocking fish in certain lakes in the North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area.

• H.R. 3667 (Welch): To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the Missisquoi and Trout Rivers in the State of Vermont for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic River System. (Missisquoi and Trout Rivers Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2007)

• H.R. 3930 (Pearce): To provide for a land exchange involving State land and Bureau of Land Management land in Chavez and Dona Ana Counties, New Mexico, and to establish the Lesser Prairie Chicken National Habitat Preservation Area, and for other purposes. (Lesser Prairie Chicken National Habitat Preservation Area Act of 2007)

• H.R. 3981 (Miller of North Carolina): To authorize the Preserve America Program and Save America's Treasures Program, and for other purposes. (Preserve America and Save America's Treasures Act)

• H.R. 5540 (Sarbanes): To amend the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 to provide for the continuing authorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network. (Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Continuing Authorization Act)

Subject:
House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
Legislative Hearing on H.R. 859, H.R. 3227, H.R. 3667, H.R. 3930, H.R. 3981, and H.R. 5540

When:
Thursday, April 24, 2008, at 10:00 a.m.

Where:
Room 1334 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:
Panel 1
Representative Doc Hastings (WA-4) (H.R. 3227)
Representative Brad Miller (NC-13) (H.R. 3981)
Representative Michael Turner (OH-3) (H.R. 3981)
Representative John T. Salazar (CO-03) (H.R. 859)

Panel 2
Mitch Butler, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior (All Bills)
John L. Nau, III, Chairman, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (H.R. 3981)

Panel 3
Chris O' Shea, Missisquoi River Basin Association (H.R. 3667)
Ruth Pierpont, Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer, New York State Parks (H.R. 3981)
Emily Wadhams, Vice President for Public Policy, The National Trust for Historic Preservation (H.R. 3981)
Dennis Lopez, Steering Committee Member, Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area (H.R. 859)