Week of May 29

No business
Memorial Day district work period

San Francisco Chronicle
House Votes Major Changes to Endangered Species Act

Endangered Species Act
Implementation of the 1973 ESA

ANWR Energy Exploration:
Putting it in Perspective

Dow Jones:
Lawmaker Eyes Energy Bill To Halt CNOOC-Unocal

Legislative Hearing on:

H.R. 280, To establish the National Aviation Heritage Area, and for other purposes. (Park Service testimony only)

H.R. 704, To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a joint special resources study to evaluate the suitability and feasibility of establishing the area known as the Rim of the Valley Corridor as a unit of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in the State of California, and for other purposes.

H.R. 1399, To revise the boundary of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes.

H.R. 1594, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of establishing the St. Croix National Heritage Area in St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands, and for other purposes. (Park Service testimony only)

H.R. 1618, To establish the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes. (Park Service testimony only)

H.R. 1798, To establish the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area in the State of Connecticut and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and for other purposes. (Park Service testimony only)

H.R. 1862, To establish the Oil Region National Heritage Area. (Park Service testimony only)

H.R. 2909, To ensure the continued availability of the Utah Test and Training Range to support the readiness and training needs of the Armed Forces.

Witnesses

Panel 1:

The Honorable Adam Schiff, Representative from the 29th District of California, (H.R. 704)

The Honorable Scott McInnis, Representative from the 3rd District of Colorado, (H.R. 1399)

Panel 2:

Mr. Gerald F. Pease, Jr., Associate Director for Ranges and Airspace, U.S. Air Force, Washington, DC, (H.R. 2909)

Mr. deTeel Patterson Tiller, Acting Associate Director, Cultural Resources, National Park Service, Washington, DC
(H.R. 280, H.R. 704, H.R. 1399, H.R. 1594, H.R. 1618, H.R. 1862, H.R. 1798)

Mr. Jeffrey Loman, Acting Director, Trust Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, (H.R. 2909)

Mr. Jim Hughes, Deputy Director of Land Management, Bureau of Land Management, Washington, DC, (H.R. 2909)

Panel 3:

Mr. Randy Johnson, Deputy Director of Planning for Public Lands, State of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, (H.R. 2909)

Mr. Scott Groene, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, Washington, DC, (H.R. 2909)

Mr. Leon D. Bear , Chairman, Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians, Salt Lake City, Utah, (H.R. 2909)

Mr. Mike Hardiman, Legislative Director, American Land Rights Association, Washington, DC, (H.R. 704)

The Honorable Anthony Portantino, Member, Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy Advisory Committee, La Cañada Flintridge, California, (H.R. 704)