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99 CIS H 65135
TITLE: Oversight
Hearing on U.S. Forest Service Road Moratorium
CIS-NO: 99-H651-35
SOURCE: Committee on Resources. House
DOC-TYPE: Hearing Retrieve
the full text of testimony
DATE: Mar. 4, 1999
LENGTH:
iii+93 p.
CONG-SESS: 106-1
ITEM-NO: 1023-A; 1023-B
SUDOC: Y4.R31/3:106-11
MC-ENTRY-NO: 99-18880
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DOCUMENT ON DEMAND: 1-800-227-2477 (Full Text Reproductions)
SUMMARY:
Committee Serial No. 106-11. Hearing
before the Subcom on Forests and Forest Health to examine the status of Forest
Service 18-month moratorium on road construction in some currently
roadless areas within national forests (Subcom briefing paper,
p. 26-27).
Supplementary material (p. 40-93) includes witnesses'
written statements, submitted statements, and articles.
CONTENT-NOTATION: Natl forests road construction
moratorium, review
DESCRIPTORS:
SUBCOM ON FORESTS AND FOREST HEALTH. HOUSE; NATIONAL
FORESTS; ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND PROCEDURE; HIGHWAYS; FOREST SERVICE
99-H651-35 TESTIMONY NO: 1 Mar. 4, 1999 p. 2-5, 17-29
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
MARLENEE, RON (Consultant, Governmental Affairs, Safari
Club International)
SVOBODA, KELITA M. (Legislative
Assistant, American Motorcyclist Association)
STATEMENTS AND
DISCUSSION:
Arguments against Forest Service road
moratorium, focusing on access restrictions to recreation areas
in national forests; criticism of Forest Service road moratorium policy
implementation.
CONTENT NOTATION:
Natl
forests road construction moratorium, review
TESTIMONY
DESCRIPTORS:
SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL; RECREATION
AREAS
99-H651-35 TESTIMONY NO: 2
Mar. 4, 1999 p. 5-17
WITNESSES (and witness
notations):
STUPAK, BART (Rep, D-Mich)
STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION:
Opposition to Forest Service
road moratorium.
CONTENT NOTATION:
Natl
forests road construction moratorium, review
99-H651-35 TESTIMONY NO: 3 Mar. 4, 1999 p. 29-39, 74-93
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
STEWART,
RONALD E. (Deputy Chief, Programs and Legislation, Forest Service)
STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION:
Defense of Forest Service
road moratorium, with details on costs associated with building and maintaining
forest roads.
INSERTION:
-- Forest Service,
long-term roads policy planning and development focus group, attendee lists and
design plan (p. 75-93).
CONTENT NOTATION:
Natl forests road construction moratorium, review
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
PLANNING
