Contact: Steve Hansen (Steve.Hansen@mail.house.gov) (202)
225-7749
To: National Desk/Environmental
Reporter
March 8, 1999
* Media Advisory *
Updated Witness Lists For Congressional Hearings On "Conservation &
Reinvestment Act" & "Resources 2000"
Washington, D.C. - The U.S. House Committee on Resources will conduct two
days of hearings next week on two bills that increase funding for national
conservation and recreation programs.
The two bills are:
- "The Conservation and Reinvestment Act of 1999" (H.R. 701)
- "Permanent Protection for America's Resources 2000" (H.R. 798)
The hearings are scheduled on:
- Tuesday, March 9th, 11 a.m. in 1324 Longworth HOB
- Wednesday, March 10th, 11 a.m. in 1324 Longworth HOB
Tuesday's
Witness List For H.R. 701 & & 798
Panel One
- The Honorable Saxby Chambliss, 8th District of Georgia
- The Honorable John Dingell, 16th District of Michigan
- The Honorable James H. Maloney, 5th District of Connecticut
Panel Two
- Mr. Jack Caldwell, Louisiana Depart. of Natural Resources
- Ms. Bernadette Castro, New York State Parks, Recreation, and Historic
Preservation
- Mr. David Waller, Georgia Wildlife Resources Division
- Ms. Sarah Chassis , Natural Resources Defense Council
Panel
Three
- Ms. Sam Capana, Mayor, Scottsdale, Arizona
- Mr. Paul Hansen, Izaak Walton League
- Mr. Hurley Coleman, Wayne County Division of Parks
- Mr. Grover Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform
- Mr. Dick Moe , National Trust for Historic Preservation
Wednesday Witness List For H.R. 701 & 798
- The Honorable Barbara Boxer, U.S. Senator (D-CA)
Panel One
- The Honorable Jim Geringer, Governor of Wyoming
- The Honorable Thomas R. Carper, Governor of Delaware
- The Honorable Malcolm Wallop, Frontiers of Freedom Institute & U.S.
Senate (R-WY, ret.)
- The Honorable Ron Marlenee, Safari Club International & U.S. House
(R-MT, ret.)
- The Honorable James McGovern, 3rd District of Massachusetts
Panel Two
- Mr. Mark Davis, The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana
- Mr. Thomas J. Cove, Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association
- Mr. Alan Front , Trust for Public Lands
- Mr. Pietro Parravano, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations
- Mr. Mark Van Putten, National Wildlife Federation
Panel Three
- Mr. Kevin Paap, American Farm Bureau Federation
- The Honorable David Cobb, Mayor, City of Valdez
- Mr. Mark Shaffer , Defenders of Wildlife
- The Honorable Javier M. Gonzales, The National Association of Counties
& Commissioner Santa Fe County
- Mr. Ralph Grossi, American Farmland Trust
For more information, please check the House Committee on
Resources Home Page at http://resourcescommittee.house.gov/
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