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99 CIS H 65147
TITLE: H.R. 701 and
H.R. 798
CIS-NO: 99-H651-47
SOURCE: Committee on Resources.
House
DOC-TYPE: Hearing Retrieve
the full text of testimony
DATE: Mar. 31, May 3, 1999
LENGTH: iv+368 p.
CONG-SESS: 106-1
ITEM-NO: 1023-A;
1023-B
SUDOC: Y4.R31/3:106-18
CIS DOCUMENT ON DEMAND:
1-800-227-2477 (Full Text Reproductions)
INCLUDED IN LEGISLATIVE
HISTORY OF: P.L.
106-553
SUMMARY:
Committee Serial No. 106-18.
Hearings to consider H.R. 701 (text, p. 66-113), 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 outer continental shelf (OCS) oil and gas leasing
revenues (Committee briefing paper, p. 364-367).
Includes
provisions to:
a. Provide impact aid to coastal States and
territories affected by OCS oil and gas development.
b.
Direct certain OCS revenues into the Land and Water
Conservation Fund, which provides grants to State and local
governments for park and recreation development and fish and wildlife
conservation programs.
c. Increase
funding for the urban parks and recreation recovery program.
d. Extend distribution of Federal aid in wildlife
restoration funds to States for fish and wildlife conservation
programs.
e. Authorize USDA and the Department of Interior
to purchase private inholdings within exterior boundaries of national forests,
national parks, and other publicly managed lands for
conservation purposes.
Also considers H.R. 798
(text, p. 114-189), the Resources 2000 Act, to amend the National Historic
Preservation Act and four other acts to allocate targeted amounts of OCS
revenues for natural resource protection activities, including land acquisition,
urban park renewal, historic preservation, wildlife protection, and coastal,
marine, and open space conservation.
Hearing on
Mar. 31 was held in Anchorage, Alaska, and on May 3 in New Orleans, La.
Supplementary material (p. 35-206, 361-368) includes witnesses'
written statements, submitted statements, correspondence, and an article.
CONTENT-NOTATION: Offshore oil and gas leasing
revenues, conservation programs estab
BILLS: 106
H.R. 701; 106
H.R. 798
DESCRIPTORS:
PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS IN SUBMERGED LANDS; REVENUE SHARING; FEDERAL AID TO
STATES-ENVIRONMENT; FEDERAL AID TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS-ENVIRONMENT;
FEDERAL-TERRITORIAL RELATIONS; IMPACTED AREAS; STATE PARKS; OUTDOOR RECREATION;
FISH AND FISHING INDUSTRY; WILDLIFE AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION;
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; HISTORIC SITES; RIGHT OF PROPERTY;
FEDERAL AGRICULTURE IMPROVEMENT AND REFORM ACT; FISH AND WILDLIFE
CONSERVATION ACT; MARINE RESOURCES
CONSERVATION; LOUISIANA; WETLANDS AND MARSHES;
CONSERVATION AND REINVESTMENT ACT; LAND AND WATER
CONSERVATION FUND ACT; URBAN PARK AND RECREATION RECOVERY ACT;
FEDERAL AID IN WILDLIFE RESTORATION ACT; DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR; NATIONAL
FORESTS; NATIONAL PARKS; RESOURCES 2000 ACT; NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT;
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA; NEW ORLEANS, LA.
99-H651-47 TESTIMONY NO: 1
Mar. 31, 1999 p. 6-19, 35-52
WITNESSES (and
witness notations):
SHIVELY, JOHN (Commissioner, Alaska
Department of Natural Resources)
REGELIN, WAYNE (Director,
Division of Wildlife Conservation, Alaska Department of Fish
and Game)
TAYLOR, ROBIN L. (State Senator, Alaska)
SELBY, JEROME (Chairman, OCS Policy Committee)
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
Differing views on H.R. 701
and impact on Alaska; anticipated benefits of H.R. 701 revenue sharing and
wildlife conservation provisions for Alaska; concerns about
various H.R. 701 provisions, with recommendations; potential for H.R. 701 to
permit excessive Federal acquisition of private land for
conservation purposes; merits of H.R. 701 OCS impact aid
provision.
CONTENT NOTATION:
Offshore oil
and gas leasing revenues, conservation programs estab
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF
NATURAL RESOURCES; OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF POLICY COMMITTEE; ALASKA
99-H651-47 TESTIMONY NO: 2 Mar. 31, 1999 p.
20-25
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
ROSIER, CARL L. (Board Member, Alaska Outdoor Council)
ANGAPAK, NELSON (Vice President, Alaska Federation of
Natives)
BORELL, STEVEN C. (Executive Director, Alaska
Miners Association)
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
Perspectives on H.R. 701.
CONTENT NOTATION:
Offshore oil and gas leasing revenues,
conservation programs estab
TESTIMONY
DESCRIPTORS:
ALASKA OUTDOOR COUNCIL
99-H651-47 TESTIMONY NO: 3 Mar. 31, 1999 p. 26-34,
190-206
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
BAILEY, CINDY (Director, Local Government Affairs, BP
Exploration, Alaska)
CHILDERS, DOROTHY (Executive
Director, Alaska Marine Conservation Council)
KREIG, RAY (Chairman, Kantishna Inholders Association)
SCHOEN, JOHN (Executive Director, Alaska Office, National
Audubon Society)
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
Differing views on H.R. 701 and H.R. 798; concerns about
Federal acquisition of private land for conservation purposes.
CONTENT NOTATION:
Offshore oil and gas
leasing revenues, conservation programs estab
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
BP AMOCO P.L.C.
99-H651-47 TESTIMONY NO: 4 May 3, 1999 p.
217-237
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
FOSTER, MURPHY J., JR. (Governor, Louisiana)
DOWNER, HUNT (State Representative, Louisiana)
EWING, RANDY L. (State Senator, Louisiana)
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
Support for H.R. 701,
citing importance of OCS impact aid to Louisiana environmental
conservation efforts; details on coastal preservation needs in
southern Louisiana related to OCS development.
CONTENT NOTATION:
Offshore oil and gas leasing revenues,
conservation programs estab
TESTIMONY
DESCRIPTORS:
LOUISIANA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
99-H651-47 TESTIMONY NO: 5 May 3, 1999 p.
242-251
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
WESTPHAL, JOSEPH W. (Assistant Secretary, Civil Works,
Department of Army)
STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION:
Support for H.R. 701 and H.R. 798 environmental
conservation provisions, with specifics on coastal wetlands
preservation needs and initiatives in Louisiana.
CONTENT
NOTATION:
Offshore oil and gas leasing revenues,
conservation programs estab
TESTIMONY
DESCRIPTORS:
DEPARTMENT OF ARMY
99-H651-47 TESTIMONY NO: 6 May 3, 1999 p. 251-268
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
ROUSELLE, BENNY (President, Plaquemines Parish, La)
STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION:
Support for H.R.
701 and H.R. 798, citing anticipated benefits of environmental
conservation provisions; explanation of damage to Plaquemines
Parish, La. coastal wetlands caused by OCS development in the Gulf of Mexico.
CONTENT NOTATION:
Offshore oil and gas
leasing revenues, conservation programs estab
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
PLAQUEMINES PARISH, LA.; GULF
OF MEXICO
99-H651-47 TESTIMONY NO: 7
May 3, 1999 p. 268-313
WITNESSES (and witness
notations):
CAMARDELLE, DAVID (Mayor, Grand Isle, La)
KOHL, BARRY (Director, Louisiana Audubon Council)
FALGOUT, TED M. (Executive Director, Greater Lafourche,
La., Port Commission; also representing Port Fourchon)
WENTZ, ALAN (Group Manager, Conservation,
Ducks Unlimited)
SARTHOU, CYNTHIA M. (Executive Director,
Gulf Restoration Network; also representing Marine Fish
Conservation Network)
DAVIS, MARK
(Executive Director, Coalition To Restore Coastal Louisiana)
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
Support for H.R. 701
provision to distribute certain OCS revenues to local governments for recreation
and conservation; extent and nature of environmental damage in
coastal Louisiana related to OCS development, including wetland and wildlife
habitat damage; analysis of H.R. 701 and H.R. 798, with recommendations.
CONTENT NOTATION:
Offshore oil and gas
leasing revenues, conservation programs estab
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
LOUISIANA AUDUBON COUNCIL
99-H651-47 TESTIMONY NO: 8 May 3,
1999 p. 314-360
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
MOUNT, WILLIE L. (Mayor, Lake Charles, La)
DAVIDSON, PAUL L. (Executive Director, Black Bear
Conservation Committee)
ANDERSON, RONALD
(President, Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation)
GAY,
PATRICIA H. (Executive Director, Preservation Resource Center; also representing
Louisiana Preservation Alliance)
LANCTOT, RANDY (Executive
Director, Louisiana Wildlife Federation)
SMITH, W.
CLIFFORD (Member, Mississippi River Commission)
STATEMENTS AND
DISCUSSION:
Importance of H.R. 701 OCS impact aid to
coastal conservation and wildlife preservation efforts in
Louisiana; views on H.R. 798; impact of OCS development on Louisiana wildlife,
with recommendations.
INSERTION:
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Louisiana historic and urban preservation activities, materials (p. 332-340).
CONTENT NOTATION:
Offshore oil and gas
leasing revenues, conservation programs estab
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
BLACK BEAR
CONSERVATION COMMITTEE; LOUISIANA; URBAN AREAS; HISTORIC SITES;
MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION
99-H651-47 TESTIMONY NO:
9 Additional Testimony
WITNESSES (and witness
notations):
SNYDER, DANIEL (Member, Save Our Soil
Campaign, p. 215-217)
MORIAL, MARC (Mayor, New Orleans,
La.; also representing U.S. Conference of Mayors, p. 237-241)
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
Merits of H.R. 701.
CONTENT NOTATION:
Offshore oil and gas
leasing revenues, conservation programs estab
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
SAVE OUR SOIL CAMPAIGN
