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99 CIS S 31137
TITLE: Bills and
Administrative Proposal To Invest OCS Revenues in Conservation
Programs
CIS-NO: 99-S311-37
SOURCE: Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources. Senate
DOC-TYPE: Hearing Retrieve
the full text of testimony
DOC-NO: S. Hrg. 106-106
DATE: Apr. 20, 27, May 4, 11, 1999
LENGTH: iv+361 p.
CONG-SESS: 106-1
ITEM-NO: 1040-A; 1040-B
SUDOC:
Y4.EN2:S.HRG.106-106
CIS DOCUMENT ON DEMAND: 1-800-227-2477 (Full
Text Reproductions)
INCLUDED IN LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF: P.L.
106-553
SUMMARY:
Hearings to consider the
following bills:
S. 25, the Conservation and
Reinvestment Act of 1999, to reallocate a portion of outer continental
shelf (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).
S. 446, the
Resources 2000 Act, to amend the National Historic Preservation Act to establish
permanent appropriations for the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) from OCS oil
and gas leasing revenues for State and tribal historic preservation and wildlife
conservation activities.
S. 532, the
Public Land and Recreation Investment Act of 1999, to amend the National
Historic Preservation Act to reallocate OCS oil and gas leasing revenues to HPF
and LWCF.
S. 819, the National Park Preservation Act, to
authorize the National Park Service to use a portion of OCS oil and gas drilling
revenues for national parks conservation and restoration
projects.
Briefly examines Administration lands legacy
initiative, focusing on proposal to establish a permanent fund for Federal,
State, local and tribal government natural resources
conservation programs.
Supplementary material
(p. 317-361) includes witnesses' written replies to Committee questions,
correspondence, and submitted statements.
CONTENT-NOTATION: Offshore oil and gas leasing, revenue
sharing estab
BILLS: 106
S. 25; 106
S. 446; 106
S. 532; 106
S. 819
DESCRIPTORS:
PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS IN SUBMERGED LANDS; REVENUE SHARING; FEDERAL AID TO
STATES-ENVIRONMENT; FEDERAL AID TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS-ENVIRONMENT; IMPACTED
AREAS; STATE PARKS; OUTDOOR RECREATION; FISH AND FISHING INDUSTRY; WILDLIFE AND
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; INDIANS; HISTORIC
SITES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSERVATION
AND REINVESTMENT ACT; LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION
FUND; RESOURCES 2000 ACT; NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT; HISTORIC
PRESERVATION FUND; PUBLIC LAND AND RECREATION INVESTMENT ACT; NATIONAL PARK
PRESERVATION ACT; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE; NATIONAL PARKS
99-S311-37
TESTIMONY NO: 1 Apr. 20, 1999 p. 19-57
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
ASHE, VICTOR
(Mayor, Knoxville, Tenn.; representing U.S. Conference of Mayors)
DAVIS, TERRELL (professional football player; representing
Pop Warner Little Scholars and Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association)
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)
STEINBRECHER, HANK
(Secretary General, U.S. Soccer; representing U.S. Soccer Federation; also
representing U.S. Soccer Foundation)
CURRY, DIANNE E.
(President, Dallas, Tex., Park and Recreation Board; also representing National
Recreation and Park Association)
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
Support for permanent funding of LWCF and UPARR; benefits
of park and recreation programs for communities and individuals; importance of
allocating adequate financial resources to State and local governments through
LWCF and UPARR to provide residents with recreational activities; support for
various bills under consideration.
CONTENT NOTATION:
Offshore oil and gas leasing, revenue sharing estab
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
WARNER, POP, LITTLE
SCHOLARS
99-S311-37 TESTIMONY NO: 2
Apr. 20, 1999 p. 58-121
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
CUSHMAN, CHARLES S. (Executive Director, American Land
Rights Association)
FRONT, ALAN S. (Senior Vice President,
Trust for Public Land)
VINCENT, BRUCE A. (Vice President,
People for the USA; also representing Alliance for America)
SMITH, ROBERT J. (Senior Environmental Scholar,
Competitive Enterprise Institute)
HAGUE, JANE (Council
Member, King County, Wash.; representing National Association of Counties)
BITTNER, JUDITH (State Historic Preservation Officer,
Alaska; representing National Conference of State Historic Preservation
Officers)
ROOSEVELT, THEODORE, IV (conservationist)
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
Differing views
on various bills under consideration, focusing on S. 25; criticism of National
Park Service private lands acquisition initiatives, citing decline in local
economies due to lowered tax bases; importance of permanent LWCF funding to
facilitate State and local government spending on recreational projects.
Need to revise S. 25 provisions which would permit
Federal, State, and local governments to acquire large amounts of private lands;
support for S. 532; elaboration on proposals to establish a trust fund for
Federal purchase of private lands.
CONTENT NOTATION:
Offshore oil and gas leasing, revenue sharing estab
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
AMERICAN LAND RIGHTS
ASSOCIATION; STATE AND LOCAL TAXES; TRUST FUNDS
99-S311-37 TESTIMONY NO: 3 Apr. 27, 1999 p. 128-170
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
WHITMAN,
CHRISTINE T. (Governor, New Jersey)
KITZHABER, JOHN A.
(Governor, Oregon)
PANETTA, LEON E. (Director, Panetta
Institute)
TAYLOR, ROBIN L. (State Senator, Alaska)
DEFOOR, J. ALLISON, II (Environmental Policy Coordinator,
Florida Governor's Office)
KELLY, PAUL L. (former
Chairman, OCS Policy Committee, Department of Interior)
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
Qualified support for S.
25, with recommendations to change certain provisions; perspectives on proposals
to limit OCS oil and gas drilling to preserve coastal and marine resources;
justification for continued OCS drilling activity, citing economic benefits of
coastal impact assistance programs funded through oil and gas leasing revenues.
CONTENT NOTATION:
Offshore oil and gas
leasing, revenue sharing estab
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
FLORIDA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE; NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR'S OFFICE;
OREGON GOVERNOR'S OFFICE; MARINE RESOURCES CONSERVATION
99-S311-37 TESTIMONY NO: 4 Apr. 27,
1999 p. 170-198
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
DAVIS, MARK (Executive Director, Coalition To Restore
Coastal Louisiana)
SPEER, LISA (Senior Policy Analyst,
Natural Resources Defense Council)
GROSSI, RALPH E.
(President, American Farmland Trust)
MARKS, ELLIOT L.
(Vice President, Northwest and Hawaii Division, Nature Conservancy)
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
Need to mitigate negative
environmental consequences of offshore oil and gas drilling through coastal
impact assistance programs, with details on Louisiana; perspectives on various
bills under consideration; issues related to wildlife, marine, and other natural
resources conservation initiatives.
CONTENT
NOTATION:
Offshore oil and gas leasing, revenue sharing
estab
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
COALITION TO
RESTORE COASTAL LOUISIANA; MARINE RESOURCES CONSERVATION;
LOUISIANA
99-S311-37 TESTIMONY NO: 5
May 4, 1999 p. 205-230
WITNESSES (and witness
notations):
BOXER, BARBARA (Sen, D-Calif)
WALLOP, MALCOLM (Chairman, Frontiers of Freedom Institute)
FEINSTEIN, DIANNE (Sen, D-Calif)
STATEMENTS
AND DISCUSSION:
Merits of sponsored S. 446 and S. 532;
recommendations to revise S. 25.
CONTENT NOTATION:
Offshore oil and gas leasing, revenue sharing estab
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
FRONTIERS OF FREEDOM
INSTITUTE
99-S311-37 TESTIMONY NO: 6
May 4, 1999 p. 230-271
WITNESSES (and witness
notations):
MARLENEE, RON (Director, Legislative Affairs,
Safari Club International)
WALLER, DAVID (Director,
Georgia Wildlife Resources Division; representing International Association of
Fish and Wildlife Agencies)
VAN PUTTEN, MARK (President
and CEO, National Wildlife Federation)
FOSTER, DENNIS J.
(Executive Director, Masters of Foxhounds Association; also representing
Wildlife Legislative Fund)
KIERNAN, THOMAS C. (President,
National Parks and Conservation Association)
SHAFFER, MARK L. (Vice President, Programs, Defenders of
Wildlife)
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
Perspectives on various bills under consideration;
qualified support for S. 25 and S. 446, with recommendations to increase funding
for State fish and wildlife conservation programs; support for
S. 819; importance of securing permanent funding for LWCF recreation and
conservation programs.
CONTENT NOTATION:
Offshore oil and gas leasing, revenue sharing estab
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
SAFARI CLUB
INTERNATIONAL
99-S311-37 TESTIMONY NO: 7
May 11, 1999 p. 290-323
WITNESSES (and witness
notations):
FRAMPTON, GEORGE T., JR. (Acting Chairman,
CEQ)
STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION:
Overview of
Administration lands legacy initiative, including provision to establish a
permanent fund for Federal, State, local, and tribal government natural
resources conservation programs; views on proposals to invest
OCS oil and gas leasing revenues in coastal impact assistance programs,
including LWCF.
Role of CEQ in monitoring Federal agencies
compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act.
CONTENT
NOTATION:
Offshore oil and gas leasing, revenue sharing
estab; natural resources conservation programs, permanent fund
estab
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
COUNCIL ON
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES; NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICY ACT 
