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99 CIS H 65143
TITLE: Hearings on
H.R. 701 and H.R. 798
CIS-NO: 99-H651-43
SOURCE: Committee on
Resources. House
DOC-TYPE: Hearing Retrieve
the full text of testimony
DATE: Mar. 9, 10, 1999
LENGTH: iv+421 p. il.
CONG-SESS: 106-1
ITEM-NO:
1023-A; 1023-B
SUDOC: Y4.R31/3:106-14
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DEMAND: 1-800-227-2477 (Full Text Reproductions)
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF: P.L.
106-553
SUMMARY:
Committee Serial No. 106-14.
Hearings to consider H.R. 798 (text, p. 124-199), the Resources 2000 Act, to
amend the National Historic Preservation Act and four other acts to establish
permanent appropriations for the Historic Preservation Fund from outer
continental shelf (OCS) oil and gas leasing revenues for State and tribal
historic preservation and fish and wildlife conservation
activities.
Also considers H.R. 701 (text, p. 200-247), the
Conservation and Reinvestment Act of 1999, to amend the Land
and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, the Urban Park and
Recreation Recovery Act of 1978, and the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act
to reallocate a portion of OCS oil and gas leasing revenues to the Land and
Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), which provides grants to State
and local governments for park and recreation development and fish and wildlife
conservation programs, and to increase funding for the urban
parks and recreation recovery program (UPARR).
Supplementary
material (p. 77-257, 319-421) includes witnesses' written statements, submitted
statements, correspondence, and press releases.
CONTENT-NOTATION: Offshore oil and gas leasing, revenue
sharing estab
BILLS: 106
H.R. 798; 106
H.R. 701
DESCRIPTORS:
FEDERAL AGRICULTURE IMPROVEMENT AND REFORM ACT; FISH AND WILDLIFE
CONSERVATION ACT; PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS IN SUBMERGED LANDS;
FEDERAL AID TO STATES-ENVIRONMENT; FEDERAL AID TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS-ENVIRONMENT;
IMPACTED AREAS; REVENUE SHARING; STATE PARKS; OUTDOOR RECREATION; FISH AND
FISHING INDUSTRY; WILDLIFE AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION; URBAN
DEVELOPMENT; INDIANS; HISTORIC SITES; RESOURCES 2000 ACT; NATIONAL HISTORIC
PRESERVATION ACT; HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND; CONSERVATION AND
REINVESTMENT ACT; LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND
ACT; URBAN PARK AND RECREATION RECOVERY ACT; FEDERAL AID IN WILDLIFE RESTORATION
ACT; LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND
99-H651-43
TESTIMONY NO: 1 Mar. 9, 1999 p. 7-16
WITNESSES
(and witness notations):
DINGELL, JOHN D. (Rep, D-Mich)
MALONEY, JAMES H. (Rep, D-Conn)
STATEMENTS
AND DISCUSSION:
Support for H.R. 701 and H.R. 798.
CONTENT NOTATION:
Offshore oil and gas
leasing, revenue sharing estab
99-H651-43 TESTIMONY
NO: 2 Mar. 9, 1999 p. 17-52, 78-85, 248-257
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
CALDWELL, JACK C.
(Secretary, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources)
CASTRO, BERNADETTE (Commissioner, New York State Office of
Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation; also representing National
Association of State Outdoor Recreation Liaison Officers, National Association
of State Park Directors, and Empire State Task Force for Land and Water
Conservation Funding)
WALLER, DAVID
(Director, Georgia Wildlife Resources Division; representing International
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies)
STATEMENTS AND
DISCUSSION:
Support for H.R. 701; examination of impact
assistance needs in Louisiana related to OCS oil and gas drilling activities;
importance of providing OCS impact assistance to State and local governments to
fund recreation and conservation programs.
INSERTION:
-- Coastal Impact Assistance Working Group,
"Coastal Impact Assistance" position paper prepared for the OCS Policy
Committee, Sept. 1997 (p. 23-39).
CONTENT NOTATION:
Offshore oil and gas leasing, revenue sharing estab
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT
OF NATURAL RESOURCES; OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF POLICY COMMITTEE; LOUISIANA
99-H651-43 TESTIMONY NO: 3 Mar. 9,
1999 p. 53-76, 97-106
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
CAMPANA, SAM K. (Mayor, Scottsdale, Ariz.; representing
U.S. Conference of Mayors)
HANSEN, PAUL W. (Executive
Director, Izaak Walton League)
COLEMAN, HURLEY J., JR.
(Director, Wayne County, Mich., Division of Parks)
NORQUIST, GROVER G. (President, Americans for Tax Reform)
NORTON, EDWARD M., JR. (Vice President, Public Policy,
National Trust for Historic Preservation)
STATEMENTS AND
DISCUSSION:
Differing views on H.R. 701 and H.R. 798;
importance of impact assistance funding for State and local LWCF and UPARR
programs; preference for private rather than Federal stewardship of historic
preservation and conservation activities.
CONTENT NOTATION:
Offshore oil and gas leasing,
revenue sharing estab
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
U.S. CONFERENCE OF MAYORS; NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC
PRESERVATION
99-H651-43 TESTIMONY NO: 4
Mar. 10, 1999 p. 260-271
WITNESSES (and
witness notations):
BOXER, BARBARA (Sen, D-Calif)
MCGOVERN, JAMES P. (Rep, D-Mass)
CHAMBLISS, SAXBY (Rep, R-Ga)
STATEMENTS:
Support for H.R. 701 and H.R. 798.
CONTENT
NOTATION:
Offshore oil and gas leasing, revenue sharing
estab
99-H651-43 TESTIMONY NO: 5
Mar. 10, 1999 p. 272-283, 319-328, 350-375
WITNESSES (and witness
notations):
GONZALES, JAVIER M. (Commissioner, Santa Fe
County, N.Mex.; representing National Association of Counties)
MARLENEE, RON (Director, Legislative Affairs, Safari Club
International)
CHASIS, SARAH (Senior Attorney, Natural
Resources Defense Council)
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
Perspectives on H.R. 701 and H.R. 798, with
recommendations; importance of OCS impact assistance funding for State and local
LWCF and UPARR programs.
INSERTION:
--
League of Private Property Voters, "1998 Private Property Congressional Vote
Index" excerpts from Sept. 1998 newsletter regarding voting records of certain
Members of Congress on right of property issues (p. 350-375).
CONTENT NOTATION:
Offshore oil and gas leasing,
revenue sharing estab
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES.; CONGRESS; RIGHT OF
PROPERTY
99-H651-43 TESTIMONY NO: 6
Mar. 10, 1999 p. 284-301, 328-334, 379-388, 391-401
WITNESSES
(and witness notations):
COBB, DAVE C. (Mayor, Valdez,
Alaska)
VAN PUTTEN, MARK (President and CEO, National
Wildlife Federation)
FRONT, ALAN S. (Senior Vice
President, Trust for Public Land)
COVE, THOMAS J. (Vice
President, Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association)
STATEMENTS
AND DISCUSSION:
Overall support for H.R. 701 and H.R. 798,
with recommendations; importance of H.R. 701 and H.R. 798 OCS permanent revenue
distribution provisions to ensure continued success of LWCF and UPARR programs.
CONTENT NOTATION:
Offshore oil and gas
leasing, revenue sharing estab
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION
99-H651-43 TESTIMONY NO: 7 Mar. 10, 1999 p. 301-313,
402-408
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
PAAP, KEVIN (Vice President, Minnesota Farm Bureau
Federation; representing American Farm Bureau Federation)
SHAFFER, MARK L. (Vice President, Program, Defenders of
Wildlife)
GROSSI, RALPH E. (President, American Farmland
Trust)
PARRAVANO, PIETRO (President, Pacific Coast
Federation of Fishermen's Associations)
STATEMENTS AND
DISCUSSION:
Differing views on H.R. 701 and H.R. 798; need
to balance landowner rights and commercial interests with wildlife
conservation and historic preservation efforts.
CONTENT NOTATION:
Offshore oil and gas leasing,
revenue sharing estab
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION; RIGHT OF PROPERTY;
BUSINESS
99-H651-43 TESTIMONY NO: 8
Mar. 10, 1999 p. 313-318, 410-419
WITNESSES (and witness
notations):
CARPER, THOMAS R. (Governor, Delaware;
representing National Governors' Association)
STATEMENT AND
DISCUSSION:
Support of H.R. 701 and H.R. 798; details on
H.R. 701 provision to provide States with flexibility in LWCF program
administration.
CONTENT NOTATION:
Offshore
oil and gas leasing, revenue sharing estab
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
NATIONAL GOVERNORS' ASSOCIATION 
