House Natural Resources Committee

National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Subcommittee

H.R. 523, Douglas County, Washington, PUD Conveyance Act and H.R. 1011, Virginia Ridge and Valley Act

1334 Longworth
Thu, 10 May 2007 14:00:00 GMT

The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, led by Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:

  • H.R. 523 (Hastings): To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain public land located wholly or partially within the boundaries of the Wells Hydroelectric Project of Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County, Washington, to the utility district. (Douglas County, Washington, PUD Conveyance Act)
  • H.R. 1011 (Boucher): To designate additional National Forest System lands in the State of Virginia as wilderness or a wilderness study area, to designate the Kimberling Creek Potential Wilderness Area for eventual incorporation in the Kimberling Creek Wilderness, to establish the Seng Mountain and Bear Creek Scenic Areas, to provide for the development of trail plans for the wilderness areas and scenic areas, and for other purposes. (Virginia Ridge and Valley Act of 2007)

Witnesses:

Panel 1
  • Rick Boucher (VA-09) (H.R. 1011)
  • Doc Hastings (WA-04) (H.R. 523)
Panel 2
  • Mike Ferguson (H.R. 523), Assistant Director, Business and Fiscal Resources, Bureau of Land Management
  • Joel Holtrop (H.R. 1011), Deputy Chief, National Forest System, USDA Forest Service
Panel 3 (H.R. 1011)
  • Tom Davenport, Manager, Mt. Rogers Outfitters, Damascus, VA
  • John Muffo, Supervisor, Montgomery County Board of Supervisors, Blacksburg, VA
  • Gerald Gray, Clintwood, VA
  • Steve Henson, Executive Director, Southern Appalachian Multiple-Use Council, Clyde, NC
Panel 4 (H.R. 523)
  • Bill Dobbins, CEO & Manager, Douglas County (WA) Public Utility District, East Wenatchee, WA
  • John Seebach, Hydropower Reform Coalition National Coordinator, American Rivers, Washington, DC