Testimony on Mountain Pine Beetle Coordination and National Parks Bills

House Natural Resources Committee
   Federal Lands Subcommittee
1324 Longworth

09/16/2026 at 02:00PM

On Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Federal Lands will hold a legislative hearing.

Hearing memo

Witnesses:

Panel I (Members of Congress):

Panel II (Outside Experts):

  • Terry Wilbur, County Clerk, Oswego County, Oswego, NY [H.R. 1031]
  • Loren Riemer, Executive Director and CEO, Big Bend Conservancy, Austin, TX [H.R. 2323] *. Beverly Vaillancourt, Owner and Educational Consultant, PowerUp Learning, La Valle, WI [H.R. 7495]
  • Deryl Wynn, Chief Policy Analyst and Executive Advisor, Office of Mayor Christal E. Watson, Unified Government of Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Kansas [H.R. 8276]
  • Michael D. Pegues, President, John Hope Franklin Center for Reconciliation, Tulsa, Oklahoma [S. 1051]
  • Sara Otte Coleman, Director of Tourism and Marketing Division, North Dakota Department of Commerce, Bismarck, ND [S. 1377]
  • Matthew McCombs, State Forester and Director, Colorado State Forest Service, Fort Collins, CO [H.R. 9999] [Minority Witness]
  • Edward Stierli, Vice President of Government Affairs, National Parks Conservation Association, Washington, D.C. [H.R. 1031 and H.R. 2323] [Minority Witness]

Legislation:

  • H.R. 1031 (Rep. Tenney), “Fort Ontario Holocaust Refugee Shelter National Historical Park Establishment Act”
  • H.R. 2323 (Rep. Pfluger), “Big Bend National Park Boundary Adjustment Act”
  • H.R. 7495 (Rep. Fitzgerald), To authorize the establishment of memorials to the Wisconsin infantry officers and enlisted men who fought in the Battle of Antietam and the Second Battle of Bull Run, and for other purposes.
  • H.R. 8276 (Rep. Schmidt), “Quindaro Townsite National Historic Landmark Act”
  • H.R. 9104 (Rep. Norton), “Rock Creek National Park Act of 2026”
  • H.R. 9148 (Rep. Hill), “Scipio Jones House Assessment Act”
  • H.R. 9999 (Rep. Pettersen & Neguse), “Mountain Pine Beetle Coordination Act”, To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, to enter into cooperative agreements with states and tribes to address mountain pine beetle infestations and reduce associated wildfire risk, including by increased logging
  • S. 1051 (Sen. Lankford), “Historic Greenwood District—Black Wall Street National Monument Establishment Act”
  • S. 1377 (Sen. Hoeven), “Theodore Roosevelt National Park Wild Horses Protection Act”