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99 CIS H 65153
TITLE: H.R. 701,
Conservation and Reinvestment Act of 1999, and H.R. 798, To
Provide for the Permanent Protection of the Resources of U.S. in the Year 2000
and Beyond
CIS-NO: 99-H651-53
SOURCE: Committee on Resources.
House
DOC-TYPE: Hearing Retrieve
the full text of testimony
DATE: June 12, 1999
LENGTH:
iv+318 p.
CONG-SESS: 106-1
ITEM-NO: 1023-A; 1023-B
SUDOC: Y4.R31/3:106-40
CIS DOCUMENT ON DEMAND: 1-800-227-2477
(Full Text Reproductions)
INCLUDED IN LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF: P.L.
106-553
SUMMARY:
Committee Serial No. 106-40.
Hearing in Salt Lake City, Utah, to consider H.R. 701 (text, p. 166-212), 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. 121-123).
Includes
provisions to:
a. 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.
b. Extend
distribution of Federal aid in wildlife restoration funds to States for fish and
wildlife conservation programs.
c.
Authorize USDA and the Department of Interior to purchase private inholdings
within exterior boundaries of publicly managed lands for
conservation purposes.
Also considers H.R. 798
(text, p. 213-288), 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
and open space conservation.
Supplementary
material (p. 10-31, 121-318) includes correspondence, witnesses' written
statements, and submitted statements.
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; STATE PARKS;
OUTDOOR RECREATION; FISH AND FISHING INDUSTRY; WILDLIFE AND WILDLIFE
CONSERVATION; DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; RIGHT OF PROPERTY;
FEDERAL AGRICULTURE IMPROVEMENT AND REFORM ACT; FISH AND WILDLIFE
CONSERVATION ACT; SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH; 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; DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR;
RESOURCES 2000 ACT; NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT
99-H651-53
TESTIMONY NO: 1 June 12, 1999 p. 6-9, 32-40, 289-298
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
CLARKE,
KATHLEEN (Executive Director, Utah Department of Natural Resources)
STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION:
Support for H.R. 701, citing
park and recreation development and wildlife conservation needs
in Utah (related doc, p. 293-298).
CONTENT NOTATION:
Offshore oil and gas leasing revenues,
conservation programs estab
TESTIMONY
DESCRIPTORS:
UTAH DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES; UTAH
99-H651-53 TESTIMONY NO: 2 June 12,
1999 p. 41-57
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
SMITH, BERT N. (President, National Federal Lands
Conference; also representing Coalition of Arizona/New Mexico Counties for
Stable Economic Growth)
VALENTINE, ROBERT G. (Member, Utah
Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission)
PEAY, DONALD K. (Executive Director, Sportsmen for Fish
and Wildlife)
HALL, TRAVIS (Public Relations Manager,
Browning Arms Co)
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
Opposition to H.R. 701, citing potential for excessive
Federal acquisition of private lands for conservation purposes;
overall support for H.R. 701 wildlife conservation provisions.
CONTENT NOTATION:
Offshore oil and gas
leasing revenues, conservation programs estab
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
BROWNING HOLLAND BV
99-H651-53 TESTIMONY NO: 3 June 12, 1999 p.
57-97
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
RAMIREZ, LESLIE W. (attorney, representing Santa Ana
Pueblo)
HYDE, GEORGE E. (Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer, Barnes Bullets, Inc)
FOUTZ, RYAN
(Manager, Sportsman's Warehouse)
COLLINS, CLARK L.
(Executive Director, BlueRibbon Coalition)
STATEMENTS AND
DISCUSSION:
Recommendations to revise certain H.R. 701 and
H.R. 798 provisions; merits of H.R. 701 wildlife conservation
provisions; concerns that H.R. 701 conservation provisions
could limit access to certain lands for recreational purposes (related articles,
p. 89-92).
CONTENT NOTATION:
Offshore oil
and gas leasing revenues, conservation programs estab
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
BARNES BULLETS, INC.
99-H651-53 TESTIMONY NO: 4 June 12,
1999 p. 97-117, 144-165
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
ROBINSON, CHRISTOPHER F. (Ensign Group; also representing
Nature Conservancy)
FISHER, WENDY E. (Executive Director,
Utah Open Lands)
PRIESTLEY, FRANK (President, Idaho Farm
Bureau Federation)
HENRY, KAREN J. (President, Wyoming
Farm Bureau Federation)
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
Differing views on H.R. 701 and H.R. 798 provisions
relating to land acquisition and conservation programs.
INSERTIONS:
a. Nature Conservancy,
"Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards for the Year Ended June 30, 1998"
excerpt, table by Federal agency (p. 150-159).
b. Nature
Conservancy, "Schedule of Expenditures on Fixed Price Federal Agreements for the
Year Ended June 30, 1998" table by Federal agency (p. 160-165).
CONTENT NOTATION:
Offshore oil and gas leasing
revenues, conservation programs estab
TESTIMONY
DESCRIPTORS:
ENSIGN GROUP; STATISTICAL DATA: GOVERNMENT;
FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES; GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENT
99-H651-53 TESTIMONY NO: 5 June 12,
1999 p. 117-120
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
COWAN, CAREN (Executive Secretary, New Mexico Cattle
Growers Association)
MAUGHAN, DENNIS (Commissioner, Twin
Falls County, Idaho)
STATEMENTS:
Perspectives on H.R. 701.
CONTENT NOTATION:
Offshore oil and gas leasing revenues,
conservation programs estab
TESTIMONY
DESCRIPTORS:
NEW MEXICO CATTLE GROWERS ASSOCIATION
