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                 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED

                    AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR 2003

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                                HEARINGS

                                BEFORE A

                           SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE

                       COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

                         HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                      ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH CONGRESS
                             SECOND SESSION

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   SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES
                     JOE SKEEN, New Mexico, Chairman
 RALPH REGULA, Ohio                  NORMAN D. DICKS, Washington
 JIM KOLBE, Arizona                  JOHN P. MURTHA, Pennsylvania
 CHARLES H. TAYLOR, North Carolina   JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia
 GEORGE R. NETHERCUTT, Jr.,          MAURICE D. HINCHEY, New York
Washington                           MARTIN OLAV SABO, Minnesota 
 ZACH WAMP, Tennessee
 JACK KINGSTON, Georgia
 JOHN E. PETERSON, Pennsylvania     
                     
 NOTE: Under Committee Rules, Mr. Young, as Chairman of the Full 
Committee, and Mr. Obey, as Ranking Minority Member of the Full 
Committee, are authorized to sit as Members of all Subcommittees.
   Deborah Weatherly, Loretta Beaumont, Joel Kaplan, and Christopher 
                                 Topik,
                            Staff Assistants

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                                 PART 5
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 Testimony of Members of Congress.................................    1
 Written Testimony--Natural Resources Programs....................  105
 Written Testimony--Energy Programs...............................  459
 Written Testimony for Indian Programs............................  667
 Written Testimony--Arts and Other Programs.......................  945

                              


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                      COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

                   C. W. BILL YOUNG, Florida, Chairman

 RALPH REGULA, Ohio                  DAVID R. OBEY, Wisconsin
 JERRY LEWIS, California             JOHN P. MURTHA, Pennsylvania
 HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky             NORMAN D. DICKS, Washington
 JOE SKEEN, New Mexico               MARTIN OLAV SABO, Minnesota
 FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia             STENY H. HOYER, Maryland
 TOM DeLAY, Texas                    ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, West Virginia
 JIM KOLBE, Arizona                  MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio
 SONNY CALLAHAN, Alabama             NANCY PELOSI, California
 JAMES T. WALSH, New York            PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana
 CHARLES H. TAYLOR, North Carolina   NITA M. LOWEY, New York
 DAVID L. HOBSON, Ohio               JOSE E. SERRANO, New York
 ERNEST J. ISTOOK, Jr., Oklahoma     ROSA L. DeLAURO, Connecticut
 HENRY BONILLA, Texas                JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia
 JOE KNOLLENBERG, Michigan           JOHN W. OLVER, Massachusetts
 DAN MILLER, Florida                 ED PASTOR, Arizona
 JACK KINGSTON, Georgia              CARRIE P. MEEK, Florida
 RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New Jersey DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina
 ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi        CHET EDWARDS, Texas
 GEORGE R. NETHERCUTT, Jr.,          ROBERT E. ``BUD'' CRAMER, Jr., 
Washington                           Alabama
 RANDY ``DUKE'' CUNNINGHAM,          PATRICK J. KENNEDY, Rhode Island
California                           JAMES E. CLYBURN, South Carolina
 TODD TIAHRT, Kansas                 MAURICE D. HINCHEY, New York
 ZACH WAMP, Tennessee                LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California
 TOM LATHAM, Iowa                    SAM FARR, California
 ANNE M. NORTHUP, Kentucky           JESSE L. JACKSON, Jr., Illinois
 ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama         CAROLYN C. KILPATRICK, Michigan
 JO ANN EMERSON, Missouri            ALLEN BOYD, Florida
 JOHN E. SUNUNU, New Hampshire       CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania
 KAY GRANGER, Texas                  STEVEN R. ROTHMAN, New Jersey    
 JOHN E. PETERSON, Pennsylvania
 JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California
 RAY LaHOOD, Illinois
 JOHN E. SWEENEY, New York
 DAVID VITTER, Louisiana
 DON SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania
   
 VIRGIL H. GOODE, Jr., Virginia     


                 James W. Dyer, Clerk and Staff Director

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR 2003

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                                          Thursday, April 18, 2002.

                    TESTIMONY OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

 HENRICUS FOUNDATION; OLD BRICK HOUSE FOUNDATION; BEACON THEATER; ISLE 
  OF WIGHT COUNTY; EAST SUFFOLK COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER; CITY OF 
          SUFFOLK; GREAT DISMAL SWAMP NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

                                WITNESS

HON. RANDY FORBES, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE COMMONWEALTH 
    OF VIRGINIA
    Mr. Skeen [presiding]. Good morning.
    Mr. Forbes. Good morning, Mr. Chairman and Mr. Dicks. Thank 
you for allowing me to be here.
    I have already given a copy of my written statement for the 
record, but if I could just summarize some of the requests that 
we have. All of the requests that we have obviously focus on 
historical preservation and kind of represent the rich history, 
we think, of this region of Virginia.
    But we have requested first of all for the county of 
Chesterfield, which is just on the outside of our State 
capital, Richmond, $498,000 for a foundation there for the city 
of Henricus, which is the first, Citie of New Beginnings, it 
was called, because it was the first ownership, first hospital, 
first chartered college and first cash crop in Virginia. We 
hope that it will be self-sustaining by the year 2007. 
Visitation has enormously increased there.
    In the area of Colonial Heights, there is a great old 
structure which I visited called the Old Brick House. It dates 
back to 1685, one of the oldest historical pieces of property 
we have in Virginia, actually. They need about $50,000 to keep 
this going. They have raised all the additional money to 
support it themselves.
    The City of Hopewell has requested help with the renovation 
of the Beacon Theater, which is just a landmark for them, and 
also cornerstone of their revitalization effort.
    And just three other things. Isle of Wight County is 
requesting help with Windsor Castle and also the cemetery for 
Colonel Josiah Parker, the great Revolutionary war figure for 
that area. And the final thing, the City of Suffolk is 
requesting help with the East Suffolk Community Recreation 
Center. When you look at that----
    Mr. Dicks. Have they applied under UPARR? We got some money 
in the budget the last two years for urban parks.
    Mr. Forbes. I'll check and see.
    Mr. Dicks. Because we don't earmark UPARR money. So I would 
definitely tell them to make an application. They're in the 
midst of taking them right now.
    Mr. Forbes. Great. Then we will do that.
    And that concludes our request with what we have, Mr. 
Chairman, and Mr. Dicks. We thank you for taking time to listen 
to it.
    Mr. Skeen. Thank you.
    [The statement of Mr. Forbes follows:]

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                                          Thursday, April 18, 2002.

        INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE


                                WITNESS

HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF 
    INDIANA
    Mr. Dicks. We're ahead of schedule, Pete.
    Mr. Visclosky. I'll try to keep it that way.
    Mr. Skeen. You're a saint.
    Mr. Visclosky. Well, Mr. Chairman, you are. I appreciate 
the opportunity to testify. I really appreciate your courtesy 
and generosity and that of Mr. Dicks as well as his staff. This 
Subcommittee has been just terrific as far as the Indiana 
Dunes.
    Essentially, I have two requests today. One is for 
additional land acquisition money. Some day we will purchase 
all of the property until we have another expansion bill. Don't 
tell my staff I said that. Additionally, we would support a 
request that the President has in his budget to remove 
structures within the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.
    As always, we will look forward to working with you and the 
staff. Again, I can't thank you enough for all of your past 
help and generosity.
    Mr. Skeen. Thank you.
    Mr. Dicks. Well, Mr. Yates, who served here for many years, 
this was one of his favorite projects. We'll certainly work 
with you on this.
    Mr. Visclosky. Mr. Dicks, thank you very much. I appreciate 
it. You have been good. Mr. Chairman, thank you.
    Mr. Skeen. Thank you.
    Mr. Dicks. Don't forget Bonneville, Pete. [Laughter.]
    Mr. Skeen. It's good to see your face.
    Mr. Visclosky. Thank you, nice to see you, Mr. Chairman.
    [The statement of Mr. Visclosky follows:]

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                                          Thursday, April 18, 2002.

FISH AND WILDLIFE COOPERATIVE RESEARCH UNIT AT UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA--
LINCOLN, U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE; HOMESTEAD NATIONAL MONUMENT OF 
 AMERICA, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE; MISSOURI NATIONAL RECREATIONAL RIVER: 
 PONCA STATE PARK, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE; AUDUBON SPRING CREEK PRAIRIE 
EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER; NATIONAL AGROFORESTRY CENTER, U.S. FOREST 
 SERVICE; WINNEBAGO HOSPITAL, INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE; STATE HUMANITIES 
            COUNCILS, NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES


                                WITNESS

HON. DOUGLAS BEREUTER, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF 
    NEBRASKA
    Mr. Skeen. Mr. Bereuter.
    Mr. Bereuter. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for 
listening to my request today. I present to you a request for 
four projects in the district and support for two things that 
are in the Administration's budget.
    The first thing I would mention, I'd have to say it's my 
highest priority, Mr. Chairman, is the Fish and Wildlife 
Cooperative Research Unit at the University of Nebraska. I 
remain supportive of an earmark in the Administration's budget 
request of $400,000 from the U.S. Geological Survey, Biological 
Division, for the establishment of a new Fish and Wildlife 
Cooperative Research Unit at the University of Nebraska--
Lincoln.
    I have requested funds for this cooperative research unit 
each year since 1990. But there's always been another State 
ahead of us. We are now in a relatively small minority of 
States that does not have such a Fish and Wildlife unit.
    Given the fact that Nebraska is the convergent point of the 
central United States flyway for waterfowl, among other things, 
more waterfowl pass through our State than anywhere else in the 
center of the country. They converge, it's like a two-edged 
funnel. They all come and use the Platte River. I think we have 
a special role in finally having a claim on the Cooperative 
Research Unit funding.
    So as I said, there is a $400,000 earmark. We have had some 
contact from the agency saying, well, maybe it's finally 
Nebraska's turn. And I've asked for it since 1990, so it is my 
number one request.
    The National Park Service has, the only facility in my 
district, and practically the only one in my State, is the 
Homestead National Monument of America. We went through the 
normal planning process there. Because the existing small 
visitor's center is within the 100 year flood plain, they will 
not enlarge it. And most of the archival material is stored 
off-site and cannot be displayed because of the flood plain 
concerns. So the general plan called for a new visitor's center 
on high ground and an acquisition of land.
    The authorizing committee and then the appropriations 
committee provided the funds not only for that study but for 
the acquisition of some 30 acres that would be necessary. But 
as a matter of fact, the extension of the boundaries has not 
yet been approved by the Senate. The House approved it last 
year.
    I am requesting therefore, consistent with the 
recommendations of the National Park Service, $2.3 million to 
begin implementing the recommendations of the recently 
completed general management plan. That is basically for 
initial planning of the center plus the planning for the 
displays.
    There is an effort underway primarily funded by the Corps 
of Engineers to create a new interpretation and education 
center at the Ponca State Park on the Missouri River. It is on 
the last stretch of the Missouri River below the Mainstem Dam. 
So it is still in its natural state before you begin the 
channelization which takes it from the Sioux City area down to 
St. Louis. So it's the only part of the lower Missouri that 
looks like perhaps it was when Lewis and Clark came up. So 
they've focused heavily on this issue.
    And in part, they expect that since this visitor's 
education research center will be completed, as I said, 
primarily with State and Corps of Engineer money, that the Park 
Service would like to have the kind of supportive personnel 
there to make it function.
    Finally, I have proposed for the first time a request for 
$120,000 for planning and design of a new nature center near 
the city of Lincoln called the Audubon Spring Creek Prairie 
Education Research Center. Most funding of that has come from 
private funds. The acquisition of Tall Grass Prairie in that 
area, never been brought under the plow, which is unusual for 
our State, was completed a few years ago, and they have only a 
farm house there now that is being used for some kind of a 
visitation center.
    Those are----
    Mr. Dicks. Is that Lincoln or Denton?
    Mr. Bereuter. It's Denton. But Denton is a little 
unincorporated village about 20 miles outside Lincoln.
    I'd be happy to answer any questions you might have, Mr. 
Chairman and Mr. Dicks. And I don't know what I can do for 
Bonneville, but I did hear it mentioned before. [Laughter.]
    Mr. Dicks. Help us on our foreign affairs.
    Mr. Bereuter. I try.
    Mr. Dicks. I don't have any questions, Mr. Chairman. That 
was a very good statement.
    Mr. Bereuter. Thank you. I assume my full statement will be 
part of the record.
    Mr. Skeen. Yes, it will. We'll try to help.
    Mr. Bereuter. Thank you very much. This is my favorite 
authorizing committee, and now my favorite appropriations 
committee. Thanks for all your help.
    Mr. Dicks. Glad to help.
    [The statement of Mr. Bereuter follows:]

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                                          Thursday, April 18, 2002.

                         FOREST LEGACY PROGRAM


                                WITNESS

HON. JOHN BALDACCI, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF 
    MAINE
    Mr. Skeen. Mr. Baldacci.
    Mr. Dicks. We're glad you're here.
    Mr. Baldacci. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, Ranking 
Member Dicks. I appreciate the opportunity to come before you 
today to voice my strong support for at least $100 million in 
funding for the Department of Interior's Forest Legacy Program. 
I would like to offer my support for two other important 
conservation programs, Land and Water Conservation, Land 
Conservation and Preservation and Infrastructure Improvements 
Funds.
    As you know, the Northern Forest spans more than 26 million 
acres of northern New England, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire 
and Maine. The area is home to several threatened or endangered 
plant species, bald eagles, bear, moose, and ospreys. The 
Northern Forest is also the economic backbone of the region, 
with a dynamic and robust recreation and forest products 
industry. The forest is threatened by a changing timber 
industry, massive land sales, development pressures and urban 
sprawl.
    To make my testimony even more concise, Mr. Chairman, 
because I understand the Committee's appreciation for brevity--
--
    Mr. Dicks. We may want you to go on for a while. 
[Laughter.]
    Mr. Baldacci. I don't usually get this in Washington, it's 
usually 30 seconds or less.
    Mr. Dicks. You have time today. You go ahead. Tell us about 
this forest--who owns the forest?
    Mr. Skeen. We're not going to beat up on you. [Laughter.]
    Mr. Baldacci. The people own the forest.
    Mr. Dicks. Is it Forest Service?
    Mr. Baldacci. No, actually, this is privately owned land. 
What takes place in the New England northeast is that it's 
privately held, privately held forest land. What we have in the 
State of Maine is, we have Land for Main Futures bond that 
we've appropriated from and that the people have supported of 
$50 million. We've done it, replenished it twice.
    So what we set up in Maine with 19 million forest acres 
within our State, we've set up a process where we have the 
State trusted programs, and we have a lot of local conservation 
efforts in Maine. There's a lot of local concerns that get 
together and they agitate and promote for change and 
conservation. We have a State trusted program and we work with 
the Federal resources of the Forest Legacy program, Land and 
Water Conservation and others, so we have that good model.
    We have two critical areas in our State which we've been 
working on. The two critical areas are the west branch of the 
Penobscot River, potentially the largest conservation effort in 
the history of the Nation, and we've been working to secure 
portions of that Penobscot River and the forest land around it 
for conservation effort. We've got the stakeholders, we've got 
the private industry, local communities, and the State all in 
line to support it. What we lack is some additional resources.
    This project is 656,000 acres of prime forest land. The 
current deal nearing completion would protect 330,000 acres. So 
this is not controlled by the Government, not owned by the 
Government. Very small percentage in Maine and New England is. 
It's almost all privately held or by large corporations.
    So we're working with them to secure protection and 
easements so that we don't over-harvest, that we have 
sustainable forestry practices, and that we're able to promote 
a multiple use area.
    Mr. Dicks. Is there an unobligated balance issue here? Have 
we already appropriated money for this?
    Mr. Baldacci. You have already appropriated some money 
towards this, but we're asking for an additional $2.8 million 
for the fiscal year 2003 to be able to complete this process. 
We weren't able to do it all at once, so we've been setting 
this into stages.
    Mr. Dicks. I think there's like $18 million that hasn't 
been obligated. What's the schedule for getting that?
    Mr. Baldacci. Do you have any of that information, Mr. 
Fitzgerald?
    Mr. Fitzgerald. Legislative Assistant to Congressman 
Baldacci. They hope by the 1st of May they're going to have 
one. They're just about there.
    Mr. Dicks. Is this a problem because you've only got, 
you're only dealing with one person? Or they don't have enough 
people to do this work?
    Mr. Fitzgerald. It's multiple land owners. They want to try 
and work out the best possible deal.
    Mr. Dicks. Maybe we can help you with the staffing issues. 
We could work together on that, John. Get the Forest Service up 
and we can talk to them about maybe getting caught up on this 
project.
    Mr. Baldacci. That would be very important to me and I know 
the State and the efforts that are taking place. I know there's 
a big push to preserve the Northern Forest.
    Mr. Dicks. Who will wind up owning this? Is it going to be 
the State or will it be the Forest Service?
    Mr. Baldacci. My understanding is it will be the State. The 
State Bureau of Parks and Lands. The States have been the 
negotiators in pulling together this effort.
    Mr. Fitzgerald. The problem is, we had someone looking at 
the Land Legacy across the country and how it's going. The 
States that are spending the money quickly, some of these 
projects are very complicated to put deals together.
    Mr. Baldacci. Right.
    Mr. Fitzgerald. The problem, they're telling us, is that 
Maine only has one State person trying to pull all these deals 
together. And that's a challenge.
    Mr. Baldacci. We're limited with our State budget, you're 
right. It would be of help if we did have people helping us to 
be able to pull that together.
    Mr. Dicks. Maybe you can get some volunteers or some people 
that could work with this individual to help, from these groups 
that are interested in this, try to help the staff in order to 
get these projects finished.
    Mr. Baldacci. I certainly, Norm, am going to share that. 
I'm not surprised, the formula works well. But you've got to 
have people who are going to help to pull this together. I've 
sat down at many of these, and it's good that you can get the 
private landowners and you can get the public groups together 
to do these things. But you're right, it does take time. I 
think that we'll follow up with your suggestion about getting 
additional people there.
    This is the last unprotected area. There's a real concern 
as to how the State goes forward. There's an interest on 
nothing happening. Then we're getting into liquidation 
harvesting. We've had a lot of that taking place. We'd like to 
ban liquidation harvesting. But because of the inability to 
have this effort established because of our shortfall in terms 
of staffing and not having the resources, it's a real shame 
that it can't happen.
    So we'll work with you and I appreciate the suggestion. The 
two projects I was going to mention were Mount Blue-Tumbledown 
Project. Also, the West Branch. I have to say that, one thing I 
like about Maine, and I know everybody loves their district and 
it's the best that there ever is, but I've got to tell you, if 
for any other reason you want to recharge your batteries, just 
getting out there, we're going to go to Cadillac Mountain this 
weekend and do a hike up Cadillac Mountain. It's just the most 
beautiful scenery, and you recharge all those internal 
batteries, so that we can come back down here and be able to 
keep up with you, Mr. Ranking Member and Mr. Chairman.
    And I appreciate your staff's diligence and oversight and 
look forward to working with you. Sorry I can't go on any 
longer. [Laughter.]
    Mr. Dicks. You did a fine job, perfect. Stupak's here now, 
we're ready to roll.
    Mr. Baldacci. Oh, good, I'm ready to take a shower. 
[Laughter.]
    Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
    Mr. Skeen. Thank you, sir.
    [The statement of Mr. Baldacci follows:]

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                                          Thursday, April 18, 2002.

 A.E. SEAMAN MINERAL MUSEUM; OTTAWA NATIONAL FOREST LAND ACQUISITION; 
 SLEEPING BEAR DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE, PLATTE RIVER ACCESS PARKING; 
   LAC VIEUX DESERT TRIBAL POLICE DETENTION FACILITY; SENEY NATIONAL 
  WILDLIFE REFUGE, HURON ISLAND DOCK; CHARTERED TOWNSHIP OF CALUMET, 
            MICHIGAN, KEWEENAW HERITAGE CENTER AT ST. ANNE'S


                                WITNESS

HON. BART STUPAK, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF 
    MICHIGAN
    Mr. Skeen. Welcome, Mr. Stupak.
    Mr. Dicks. Hi, Bart.
    Mr. Stupak. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Norm, good morning. 
I'm glad to see my friend John Baldacci did something useful 
while he's been in Congress. [Laughter.]
    Mr. Dicks. That's the most productive session----
    Mr. Stupak. That's the most productive session, you're 
right.
    Mr. Baldacci. I haven't left yet. [Laughter.]
    Mr. Stupak. I still want to see your moose.
    Thank you, and thank you for the opportunity to be here and 
testify about projects in my district. Most of these you've 
heard before. I've been here a couple of times and asked for 
assistance on these projects. We've received some in the past 
and I want to first off just say thanks for all the help and 
support in the past.
    First of all, let me talk about the A.E. Seaman Mineral 
Museum, $11 million we're asking for. Back in 2001, you gave us 
$410,000 to start the planning and process for this mineral 
museum. This is all part of the Keweenaw National Historical 
Park. As you know, it's a unique park in that we have State 
money, local money and Federal money. We all come together to 
build the resources.
    With the money you gave us in 2001, we've done inventory of 
the geology aspects of the mineral museum. It's the most 
extensive one in the United States. So what we'd like to do now 
is actually go up and take two old mining buildings, put the 
museum in there, renovate those buildings and put it on display 
there. The Quincy Mine Hoist, which is another integral part of 
the park, will then become, it's all going to be centered right 
by the Mine Hoist and everything else, it will be a great 
opportunity. We'd like that, whatever you can do to help us 
build this mineral museum.
    The $11 million, like I said, you gave us $400,000 before, 
$11 million will take care of the whole thing and get it done. 
We're anxious to get moving and we'd like your consideration of 
that request.
    Let me go to one that other folks are probably going to be 
talking about, the Ottawa National Forest Land Acquisition. 
It's $18 million. What we're looking at there, the Ottawa 
National Forest would like to purchase land, it's the key 
corridor, goes from all the way up in the Keweenaw Peninsula 
all the way down to the southern part of the lower peninsula. 
That is all part of the Ottawa National Forest. We would like 
to acquire this land. It's for recreational purposes, from 
snowmobiling, which is huge in my district, to summer hiking 
and tourism. The Forest Service is anxious to get it.
    There has been $2 million for this acquisition in the 
President's proposed budget in the Land and Water Conservation 
Fund. We would like to grab it all now. Some of this is coming 
up for sale. The Lake Superior Land Company, which is the big 
land holder up there, is part of the old mining companies up 
there, they are divesting. They would like to really get this 
into the National Park acquisition.
    Again, the President has put in $2 million. If you can't 
see your way to the $18 million then we're asking for a minimum 
of $7.95 million. We're trying to grab these right away so we 
can continue this great snowmobile corridor as we have right 
now. Right now, we're able to use the land with permission of 
the owner. But once they sell them to different owners, that 
may not be possible.
    Next, one I've talked about probably every year since I've 
been here is the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, the 
Platte River Access Parking. This Committee has worked with us 
in the past, and the Committee has actually put in language 
that said that the Committee is concerned about safety hazards 
that exist due to inadequate parking and access to the canoe 
livery located within M-22/Platte River Bridge at the Sleeping 
Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The Committee expects the 
Service to mitigate this hazard, consistent with the terms of 
the Platte River ManagementPlan.
    Well, that was 1998. It's now 2002, we're actually looking 
at 2003. They've basically done nothing. They still, according 
to the master plan, there can only be one canoe livery. It's at 
the Platte River. That's where we have it. That place there has 
done a great job.
    But there's no parking there. People have to cross M-22, 
which is a major highway, young kids, and they're parking all 
over the road. You've been trying to tell the Service to get 
this thing resolved. They just don't seem to do it. The only 
way we're ever going to get done is hopefully we can get 
$400,000 to build the darned parking lot and get this one done. 
I think I've talked about this one for 10 years.
    I've been there, I've been to that place a number of times. 
It is dangerous in the summer. Sleeping Bear is probably the 
most visited of all the parks in my district.
    Mr. Dicks. Is the Trust for Public Land or Nature 
Conservancy helping with this project?
    Mr. Stupak. There's been discussions with them on this one. 
No, because they're not excited about seeing a parking lot.
    Mr. Dicks. What about Ottawa?
    Mr. Stupak. They have been very good. They have already 
helped us on a big acquisition way up in the Keweenaw, which 
will be all part of this. They just purchased a big part of it. 
They're actively with us.
    But there are some key pieces that are going to go, more in 
Ontonagan County and also Iron and Eastern Gogebic County, Iron 
County and Ontonagan County. There's where most of this $9 
million is urgently needed, or $7.95 million on that 
acquisition is mostly needed. They've been very good in the 
Keweenaw, up in the north end.
    The Lac Vieux Desert Tribal Police Detention Facility. Let 
me mention that quickly. We're asking for $545,000 to really 
keep the operation of this new detention facility. The Native 
American tribe there, Lac Vieux Desert, went ahead and built 
this with the cooperation of the local county sheriff, the 
Michigan State Police, because the closest detention lockup was 
100 miles away. They built it, everyone supports it. Right now, 
no one is able to put forth any money because of the economic 
times.
    In my district, we're running about 8 percent unemployment 
up there in some of those counties. So they don't have the 
extra money in the county. It's been basically sitting. We'd 
like to get it operating. We're coming to you with hat in hand, 
saying, can you do something with us. If you need letters of 
support from the Michigan State Police, Gogebic County Sheriff, 
any of the people, they're happy to give it to you. The 
facility was needed. They all helped design and build it. 
Because like I said, the nearest lockup is 100 miles away. If 
you have prisoners 100 miles away, you're running back and 
forth for court. The costs are staggering, so that's why we'd 
like to do that.
    The last two, let me just mention very briefly, Seney 
National Wildlife Refuge, Huron Island Dock, $300,000. We want 
to rebuild a dock that hasn't been taken care of since 1914. 
It's in the hands of the Fish and Wildlife Service, they still 
use it. We have a local group that's been helping try to 
maintain the dock. The dock is just in tremendous disrepair, 
and it's more than just a little patching and putting a log 
here and there and trying to keep it together. We need a major 
renovation on that dock before we lose it totally. So we're 
asking for some help there.
    Last but not least, Chartered Township of Calumet, Keweenaw 
Heritage Center at St. Anne's Church. Again, it's part of the 
Keweenaw National Historic Park and the Keweenaw Peninsula. We 
have already raised over $600,000 in non-Federal money to help 
restore this building. We need about a half million to finish 
it up. So the local people in St. Anne's parish, that they 
still use, they've already put forth $600,000. We need another 
$500,000 to complete it.
    So those are my requests for this year and again, like I 
said at the beginning, this Committee has been great giving 
directions to the National Park Service to put in the parking 
lot that they never will. You've been good in helping us out 
with some of these, like the Seaman Mineral Museum. We 
appreciate your help and assistance, and once again we're 
asking for your consideration.
    Mr. Dicks. Let me ask you something, on the snowmobiles. We 
understand there has been some progress made, that they now 
have a four-stroke. Is that technology going to be----
    Mr. Stupak. The technology is coming and it will be used. I 
have been to the Shoals with the four-cycle. We've done the 
surveys at Pictured Rock National Lakeshore in my district. 
They've done the surveys. We were concerned about pollution and 
economic impact. It was more than anyone ever thought. Winter 
is probably the biggest tourist season I have, more than 
summer.
    This year, Marquette right now is, the Governor just 
declared parts of my district a disaster area, just because of 
this warm weather, believe it or not, made it to the UP. We had 
over 30 inches of snow on the ground. So it melted real quick, 
now we're having rain. We've got a couple of cities in Gogebic 
County, Ironwood is flooded, Marquette has problems with 
sinkholes. Marquette set a record this year, we had over 300 
inches of snow. It all came in the last 2 months, we had 
nothing up until Christmas and basically from----
    Mr. Dicks. A short season.
    Mr. Stupak. Usually it's not. Usually it's at least 6 to 8 
months of winter. This year was a little odd. We actually, 
February set a record for snowfall, in March we set a record 
for snowfall. April, we are also setting a record. A week ago, 
we were snowmobiling. Now we're in our boats trying to bail 
out. We've got people in their second floor rooms, it melted 
that quick this year.
    Northern Wisconsin is getting it, we're getting it. It's 
been a strange year.
    Mr. Dicks. Do you think these four-strokes are good, 
though?
    Mr. Stupak. Yes.
    Mr. Dicks. The noise?
    Mr. Stupak. They're quieter, they're actually smoother to 
run, less vibration. You can do more with it about keeping your 
engine cool and you can have more power in an engine for your 
suspension and other things you want to do, especially with the 
thermal dynamics that they're doing now.
    They're much better to set up, much, much better. Cleaner, 
quieter and less pollution.
    Mr. Dicks. And more energy efficient, too.
    Mr. Stupak. More energy efficient. Next we should put them 
on our wave runners. Now, I'll get myself in trouble when I say 
that. But the wave runner is the same thing, it's a two-stroke 
engine. It should go to a four-cycle.
    Mr. Dicks. Thank you.
    Mr. Skeen. Thank you, sir.
    Mr. Stupak. Thank you.
    Mr. Dicks. We appreciate your testimony.
    [The statement of Mr. Stupak follows:]

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                                          Thursday, April 18, 2002.

    COMPACT IMPACT AID FOR GUAM, GUAM WAR CLAIMS REVIEW COMMISSION, 
        ECONOMIC AID FOR GUAM, BROWN TREE SNAKE CONTROL PROGRAM


                                WITNESS

HON. ROBERT A. UNDERWOOD, A DELEGATE IN CONGRESS FROM GUAM
    Mr. Skeen. Welcome, Mr. Underwood.
    Mr. Underwood. Thank you for the opportunity, members of 
the Subcommittee. I'm asking for your support for a funding 
issue that is important to the people of Guam. It's part of the 
Interior appropriation totaling at least $10.5 million, and 
your consideration to include report language expressing 
concern about the source of funding and lack of coordination 
for the brown tree snake control program.
    Basically the most important issue to Guam continues to be 
Compact Impact Aid. This is the unrestricted migration that 
basically comes to Guam as a result of the implementation of 
the Compact of Free Association. By law, the Government of Guam 
is supposed to be compensated for educational and social costs. 
Annually, we get $4.58 million. Last year we got $6.38 million 
and this year we're back down to $4.5 million.
    The Department of Interior acknowledges there is a lot of 
disagreement as to the actual cost. But the lowest amount, the 
best estimate given by the Department of Interior is $12.8 
million. So I'm asking not for $12.8 million, but simply for 
$9.8 million, just to get a $5 million increase. I also request 
that the Government of Guam should have the discretion to use 
these funds only for educational and health costs.
    Secondly, I request $500,000 for the Guam War Claims Review 
Commission. Last year, the House passed H.R. 308, the Guam War 
Claims Review Commission Act. This Act establishes a five 
member Federal commission under the Department of Interior to 
determine eligibility requirements for American nationals 
residing in Guam during World War II. I'm asking for $500,000 
for the work of the Commission. The bill went before the Senate 
and Energy Committee. The Administration testified in support 
of the bill. I'm relatively sure that the bill will pass the 
Senate and become law. I want to make sure that the Interior 
Department is prepared to implement the legislation.
    Thirdly, Guam's displaced workers. We have a very serious 
economic situation in Guam. Our unemployment rate, when people 
discus the unemployment rate here as going up a couple of 
points, in Guam the unemployment rate is almost 20 percent. 
This is a result of continuing problems with the Japanese 
economy, which is the source of our tourism, exacerbated by 9/
11, and a period of military downsizing in the mid-1990s, which 
fortunately has now turned the corner.
    But still, our economy is almost in shambles. The 
Government of Guam is expecting a revenue shortfall of 
approximately 20 percent of its annual budget. And Guam is one 
of the few jurisdictions that does not have an unemployment 
program. Consequently, every time legislation is passed here in 
Congress, which extends Federal assistance to unemployed 
workers, it doesn't apply to Guam. So I'm asking for $5 million 
to help with displaced workers on Guam. I'm also working with 
the Department of Labor on this issue.
    Lastly, the brown tree snake control program. This is a 
program which is funded under many agencies, but it continues 
to receive funding from OIA. It is funded under OIA, I believe 
that better coordination should occur. I believe that this is a 
program that shouldn't be funded out of OIA, it should be 
funded somewhere else. This is a national priority. It should 
be tighter controlled by the National Invasive Species Council. 
Hopefully we can have report language that redirects that 
emphasis, that it be a more coordinated function.
    That's it. I have 10 other things, but I decided to keep it 
short. [Laughter.]
    Mr. Skeen. Thank you.
    Mr. Dicks. Thank you very much.
    [The statement of Mr. Underwood follows:]

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                                          Thursday, April 18, 2002.

  ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND, LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND, 
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE WITHIN NATIONAL PARKS AND NATIONAL REFUGES, 
                           INDIAN TRUST FUNDS


                                WITNESS

HON. NICK RAHALL, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF WEST 
    VIRGINIA
    Mr. Skeen. Mr. Rahall.
    Mr. Rahall. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Let me begin by 
thanking you and the members of the Committee for all of your 
past help to the residents of the Third Congressional District 
of West Virginia. We appreciate it very much. To you, to my 
classmate, Norm Dicks, to Mr. Nethercutt, I'm honored to be 
able to be before you this morning.
    I have submitted a more detailed statement for the record. 
I'm sure Ms. Weatherly will take it home and read it tonight. 
It does make good bedtime reading, but that is a demonstration 
of the dedicated staff you have, Mr. Chairman. We certainly 
appreciate it.
    Mr. Dicks. Day and night.
    Mr. Rahall. That's right, Republican and Democrat alike.
    Mr. Chairman, I am today renewing my call for an increased 
AML State grant appropriation. I do thank you for restoring the 
funds for this current year. It's become a bit of a shell game 
with the Administration. But I assure you it is no laughing 
matter in Appalachia and throughout the coal fields of our 
Nation, the midwest and places like Wyoming as well. People 
face very real threats from abandoned coal mines, health and 
safety and their welfare is truly at risk. The money is there 
to do the job, an estimated $2 billion unspent balance in the 
AML trust fund, by the end of this fiscal year.
    I'm asking for a restoration in funding, at least $203 
million, and respectfully request anything more you can do. It 
would certainly be deeply appreciated, in an effort to reduce 
the unspent trust fund balance and do the work that needs to be 
done and must be done for our people.
    Turning to another Administration shell game, I ask that 
you stay the course when it comes to the Land and Water 
Conservation Fund. The budget again proposes to divert these 
monies to other programs, including something called a 
Cooperative Conservation Initiative, some type of new 
Secretarial slush fund which I cannot tell you what it is, Mr. 
Chairman, because the Administration can't tell us what it is. 
Anyway, some of these programs may be valid, though I would not 
count this Cooperative Conservation Initiative among them. But 
they should not be funded at the expense of the central mission 
of the LWCF.
    As others have asked, I am seeking support for the full 
$900 million authorized for the core LWCF programs, especially 
considering that the fund has a $13 billion surplus.
    And there's one last issue, Mr. Chairman, if I might, and I 
must say before I get into that issue, I do not envy your job 
of addressing the operation and the maintenance backlogs that 
exist within our National Park system and our National Wildlife 
Refuges. You know the problems very well. They are becoming 
almost overwhelming. And I stand ready to assist you, and 
especially from our authorizing committee, as we try to address 
this very vexing situation.
    The last issue I will address, it is by no means last in 
terms of priority, involves the Indian trust. The good news 
about Indian trust is that I'm not asking you for any new 
money, at least not for the Department's proposed new agency on 
Indian trust. As you well know, the Department announced 
without consulting with the Indian tribes, individual Indian 
account holders or Congress that it was going to establish a 
new agency within the Department to handle Indian trust issues. 
Had anyone been asked, we could have told them what the 
reaction would be to such a plan, a plan with no details, I 
should also add.
    The Department has now established a task force, which 
along with the already established Inter-Tribal Monitoring 
Association and our committees is seeking to find workable 
solutions. I ask the Committee to ensure that no funds made 
available through fiscal year 2003 appropriations bill may be 
used to establish or run a new agency for Indian trust. This 
goes for any reprogramming request of fiscal year 2002 monies 
as well.
    So as soon as a reasoned, well thought out and publicly 
debated plan comes together, I will be the first to come before 
you, Mr. Chairman, to support reprogramming and any additional 
resources that are needed.
    Other issues are addressed in my submitted statement. 
Again, thank you for the opportunity and honor to be before 
you. I would be glad to answer any questions you might have.
    Mr. Skeen. Thank you, Mr. Rahall.
    Mr. Dicks. Thank you, Nick. Good to see you.
    Mr. Rahall. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good to see you as 
always. Thank you, Norm, thank you, George.
    [The statement of Mr. Rahall follows:]

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                                          Thursday, April 18, 2002.

              NATIONAL UNDERGROUND RAILROAD FREEDOM CENTER


                                WITNESS

HON. ROB PORTMAN, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF OHIO
    Mr. Skeen. Mr. Portman.
    Mr. Portman. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'm delighted to be 
here. I appreciate your taking time out to hear from me again 
this year. Ranking Member Dicks, thank you, and Congressman 
Nethercutt.
    I am testifying again in support of limited Federal funding 
finishing a commitment we've made for construction of the 
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. As you know, the 
Underground Railroad was a remarkable system of cooperation. It 
is a positive example where slaves, free African-Americans, 
abolitionists and other sympathetic whites enabled thousands of 
people to escape bondage and obtain freedom.
    The Freedom Center will be a national education and 
distributive museum located on the banks of the Ohio River that 
will dramatize the Underground Railroad stories of cooperation 
and courage and freedom to better educate and inspire us in our 
lives today. We need that. We need it in Cincinnati and around 
the country at a time when we are trying so hard to bring our 
Nation's diverse cultures and races together.
    The museum is scheduled to break ground, Mr. Chairman, in 
June of this year and open its doors in 2004. In fact, we are 
having a dedication ceremony on June 10th, ground breaking, 
rather, and this will be a state of the art museum with state 
of the art technology, the best creative resources. This 
experience will provide visitors with a very moving experience, 
which will underscore the value of freedom and the need for 
cooperation today.
    It is also in the process of establishing regional centers, 
or freedom stations, as they are calling them in other parts of 
the country, particularly in regions that were significant to 
the Underground Railroad, both in the north and the south. Many 
of these regional centers are now partnering with local 
Underground Railroad sites, linking them to sites across the 
country and disseminating information. I am pleased to say the 
National Park Service has joined us with this important 
networking effort.
    We are also working closely with Smithsonian and other 
national entities here in Washington to be sure that this 
museum is plugged in to what's going on nationally.
    The fund raising goal is $110 million, and to enable the 
Center to meet its goals and achieve its mission, a few years 
ago we requested from the Subcommittee an appropriation 
totaling $16 million over a four year period. Because the 
Freedom Center has worked hard to create an innovative public 
and private partnership, the funding sought for this initiative 
actually involves, Mr. Chairman, the lowest percentage of 
Federal matching funds for any of the designated national 
museums.
    Most of the museums, such as the National Constitution 
Center or the National Museum of the American Indian, have 
raised only about a third or a half of construction funds from 
non-Federal sources. The non-Federal role in the Freedom 
Center, on the other hand, will be at least 70 percent. I'm 
pleased that we can play a role in this, and also that it can 
be used as leverage to go out and get private sector dollars.
    These public funds, though limited, are extremely 
important, because the leverage is extremely important to raise 
private sector funds, particularly.
    In 2000, the authorization for $16 million in these 
matching funds over four years passed the House overwhelmingly. 
So we have an authorization that was included in the fiscal 
year 2001 Interior Appropriations Act and signed into law. Due 
to the strong support of this Subcommittee last year, and we 
very much appreciate it, $3 million in construction funding was 
included in the 2002 Interior appropriation.
    Accordingly, to continue the four year plan of support for 
the Freedom Center and to meet our $16 million authorization, 
we are requesting $6 million for fiscal year 2003, which is the 
remaining amount that would finish with this project. The 
Freedom Center has already raised $75 million toward this $110 
million goal. Approximately $44 million of that is from private 
sources. The remainder is from public sources, city of 
Cincinnati, our county, the State of Ohio. Making good on the 
Federal commitment is viewed as very key to allowing us to 
achieve this goal.
    The private sector is going to be the main focus for the 
rest of the funding, the $35 million. In addition to funding 
for construction technology and so on, it includes, by the way, 
this $110 million total in operating endowment, which I feel 
very strongly about, that we have an operating endowment of at 
least $2 million.
    Andrew Young, who is former ambassador to the U.N., as you 
know, John Pepper, who is the chairman of Procter and Gamble in 
Cincinnati are the co-chairs of this national fund raising 
campaign. Former Congressman Jack Kemp has been very involved 
and on the board, as well as actor Harry Belafonte, in the fund 
raising has been very active. Again, the Federal commitment is 
viewed as critical, Mr. Chairman, to allowing them to achieve 
their goals.
    You have a packet before you that has more detailed 
information about the Freedom Center. I would be pleased to 
answer any additional questions you may have. Again, thank you 
for allowing me to share this information about the vision for 
the Freedom Center. I look forward to working with the 
Subcommittee going forward.
    Mr. Skeen. Thank you.
    Mr. Dicks. That's a great project, and we'll certainly do 
our best to help you. Last year we had it at a higher level in 
the House, so you need to work with your colleagues in the 
other body from Ohio to get them to help you.
    Mr. Portman. That's a very good point, and I appreciate 
your raising it, because it helps me to be able to raise it 
again with them.
    Mr. Skeen. Tell Jack Kemp hello for us.
    Mr. Portman. He's involved with the effort, and he's been 
great. He's out there in the private sector himself now, so 
he's able, Mr. Chairman, to go to these CEO's and other 
companies and say, this is something positive that can 
contribute to improving race relations, rather than all the 
negative stories we see out there, including in our city of 
Cincinnati. He's been very helpful.
    Mr. Nethercutt. He can write a check himself.
    Mr. Portman. He can write a check himself, that's correct. 
He has. [Laughter.]
    Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
    [The statement of Mr. Portman follows:]

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                                          Thursday, April 18, 2002.

   JOHN B. GOUGH ESTATE AT HILLSIDE; JOHN H. CHAFEE BLACKSTONE RIVER 
                   VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR


                                WITNESS

HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE 
    COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
    Mr. Skeen. Mr. McGovern.
    Mr. McGovern. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate the 
opportunity to be here.
    I'm going to try to summarize my statement, so I won't read 
the whole thing. But I'm here to request that the Subcommittee 
provide $450,000 for the restoration of the John B. Gough 
Estate at Hillside in a small town called Boylston, 
Massachusetts, in the Save America's Treasures account of the 
fiscal year 2003 Interior Appropriations bill.
    This modest request is highest priority for this Committee. 
The John Gough Estate at Hillside is designated as a National 
Historic Landmark and is listed in the National Register of 
Historic Places for national significance. The goal of this 
project is to restore this house.
    This was the home of the 19th century temperance crusader, 
John Bartholemew Gough. He was on the cutting edge of a 
widespread social revolution that cut 19th century America's 
alcohol consumption in half. Those of you who know me well know 
my father owns a liquor store, and you probably wonder why I'm 
arguing for money for a temperance house. [Laughter.]
    I want to be known as a voice of moderation.
    But John Gough's oratorical skills in the cause of 
temperance made him, believe it or not, the most sought-out 
speaker of his time, often compared with the modern day Billy 
Graham. This is a two story wood frame structure, erected in 
1848, and has been neglected for many years. There is a great 
community effort to try to restore it. Every Federal dollar 
that we provide will be matched with money from the private 
sector. So I would hope that you will give it a favorable 
consideration.
    The other issue, and my colleague, Congressman Neal, will 
be here to testify in more detail on it, is the John H. Chafee 
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor. This 
Committee has been extremely generous to us in the past, and we 
appreciate your support. This National Heritage Corridor has 
brought national attention to communities that surround it. It 
preserve the routes of the American Industrial Revolution.
    For the last 10 years, the Corridor Commission has been a 
successful model of government efficiency and private 
entrepreneurialism, working together to preserve valuable 
natural and cultural resources. There is an incredible private 
sector component to this. It really is a model, it begins in 
Rhode Island and goes all the way to Massachusetts. It ends up 
in Worcester, which is in my district.
    We are requesting $2,457,000 for the project. I have in the 
testimony the details on how it would be worked out. It is an 
ongoing effort and we appreciate your past support and urge you 
to continue to look with favor upon this request.
    Mr. Skeen. Thank you.
    Mr. Dicks. Very good.
    Mr. Nethercutt. Is it a $900,000 cost for the Gough House 
restoration?
    Mr. McGovern. About that. That's what they're estimating it 
at. This is just a little small town, and there's not a lot of 
historic preservation money available at States. They have been 
seeking out foundation money, but it's been very difficult to 
come by. But they will pick up half the cost.
    Mr. Dicks. Okay.
    Mr. McGovern. Thank you.
    [The statement of Mr. McGovern follows:]

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                                          Thursday, April 18, 2002.

 SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, UPPER RAMIREZ CANYON


                                WITNESS

HON. BRAD SHERMAN, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF 
    CALIFORNIA
    Mr. Skeen. Mr. Sherman.
    Mr. Sherman. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
Nethercutt. Thank you for hearing my testimony.
    I will just summarize it and ask that the entire statement 
be put in the record.
    I'm here, as I am every year, to talk about the Santa 
Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. This is a national 
park adjacent to and in some ways surrounded by our Nation's 
second largest metropolis. It is an opportunity to bring open 
space and all of the joys of a national park to literally 
millions of Americans. In fact, 19 million people live within a 
hour's drive of this park. That's one out of every 15 
Americans.
    In particular, I'm here to request $3 million for the 
acquisition in the Upper Ramirez Canyon area. The President's 
budget provides $1.5 million. I'm asking you to increase that 
to $3 million.
    The National Park Service has laid out its land acquisition 
priorities in the Santa Monica Mountains. This is its top 
priority. The entire area would require $7 million in order to 
be acquired. But this $3 million that I'm requesting now is a 
major first step in that effort, and would allow us to acquire 
those properties, those parcels that could be subjected to 
development soon.
    In 1999, this Congress imposed a special dollar for dollar 
non-Federal match with regard to acquisition of property in the 
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. This is a 
higher standard than any other unit of the National Park 
system, but it is a challenge that we have more than met. I'm 
not able to say that every 12 months State and local monies are 
available for land acquisition, but we have received some 
rather significant chunks.
    And recently, the State of California and the County of Los 
Angeles acquired 4,100 acres with an appraised value of $125 
million. So over the recent past and over the long term, the 
local effort has been at least double that of the Federal 
Government in acquiring the land for this national recreation 
area.
    The National Park Service has a new full time realty 
specialist dedicated to buying land in the Santa Monica 
Mountains. This is a complicated national park to acquire, 
because there are so many smaller parcels that need to be 
accumulated. It's not like creating a national park in a much 
more rural area where four or five landowners might own a huge 
swath of territory. Here it's parcel by parcel.
    The particular appropriation I'm seeking, $3 million, would 
be used to acquire 342 acres of critical habitat in Upper 
Ramirez Canyon. This would connect the Malibu Creek State Park 
and Zuma/Trancas Canyon complex of parks. As I mentioned, the 
parcels are subject to development, that's whywe need to 
acquire them now. They support a variety of natural plant communities 
that are among the world's smallest, most biologically diverse and 
globally threatened, this according to the Swedish Royal Academy of 
Sciences, making this the only project on your docket supported by the 
Swedish Royal Academy of Science. [Laughter.]
    Mr. Dicks. We're glad to know that.
    Mr. Sherman. Purchase of these lands will also allow us to 
build a trail north-south through the park, to the sea, which 
will connect over 5 million residents. They'd have to be in 
much better shape than I to think of hiking to the Malibu coast 
line, but at least when this trail is completed, they will be 
able to do so.
    So I ask that you help us preserve this jewel of southern 
California, this unique opportunity for recreation, available 
to 19 million Americans, and request that you provide $3 
million for land acquisition in the Santa Monica Mountains.
    Mr. Dicks. I would just say, I know the gentleman from 
California has been a steadfast advocate from the day he got 
here, and this Committee has certainly tried to work with him. 
We will continue to help you as best we can.
    Mr. Sherman. I want to thank the Committee for its support. 
My predecessor, Tony Bealenson, was just as deeply or more 
deeply involved in this than I am.
    Mr. Nethercutt. Is the State an option for you? They've 
been acquiring in adjacent areas, it looks like. Any way they 
could give you this extra $3 million, or is that a challenge?
    Mr. Sherman. That would be a challenge. The State is doing 
a lot to acquire lands in this area. They have done roughly 
double what the Federal Government has done. Yet you can 
imagine, especially as a Federal elected official, me going to 
State officials and saying, we can't do anything for the 
national recreation area, so you've got to do it all.
    Mr. Dicks. The President does have $1.5 million in it.
    Mr. Sherman. He does have $1.5 million, and we're seeking 
$3 million.
    Mr. Dicks. Okay, thank you.
    [The statement of Mr. Sherman follows:]

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                                          Thursday, April 18, 2002.

            INDIANA'S NATURAL RESOURCES EDUCATION INITIATIVE


                                WITNESS

HON. JULIA CARSON, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF 
    INDIANA
    Mr. Skeen. Ms. Carson, welcome.
    Ms. Carson. Thank you very much, Chairman Skeen, for the 
opportunity to be here, and certainly to my Ranking Member, Mr. 
Dicks, and Mr. Nethercutt. I feel infinitesimally small sitting 
here before you giants of Congress. [Laughter.]
    I've never been here before.
    Mr. Dicks. Well, welcome.
    Ms. Carson. So excuse me if I'm nervous. I sort of felt 
like I was walking up to an ATM machine and putting my card in, 
hoping I'd put in the right code, so this money would come 
flowing out. [Laughter.]
    I'm from Indianapolis, Indiana, where we had a major army 
base out there, Fort Benjamin Harrison. Some of you gentlemen 
voted to close it, when we were closing military bases across 
the country, which is certainly understandable. It has left the 
community, however, slightly economically devastated. We have 
all that military housing, etc., that still remains.
    The project that I'm here for, the first phase of the 
project was renovating a building that once housed World War II 
prisoners of war. It is now providing office space for staff 
and conference rooms and two libraries have been completed. The 
renovation preserved the shell of the building, so students 
could see what the prison looked like from the outside.
    But I'm here today, Mr. Chairman and members of the 
Committee, I'm seeking your support for $2 million in support 
for the second phase of Indiana's Natural Resources Education 
Initiative. That phase would renovate vacated Army barracks and 
create a National Resource Education Center and a Natural and 
Cultural History Interpretive Center for students and educators 
across central Indiana.
    For students living in Indiana, environmental education is 
an important component of the curriculum at every grade level, 
and statewide, naturalists and biologists are inundated by 
requests from teachers to speak about wildlife and the 
environment. According to the most recent data available, 70 
percent of our teachers have difficultly providing students 
with appropriate activities to teach about natural science, 
outdoor ethics and the wise use and management of our natural 
resources.
    I'm going to do like I would at an ATM machine, grab it and 
run. If you have any questions, I know sometimes you favorably 
consider something when people don't take up all your day 
talking about it. Do you want to know anything else, Mr. 
Chairman, and members of the Committee?
    Mr. Skeen. We'll certainly read your statement.
    Ms. Carson. You have all the facts, you have a map, and I 
wouldn't impose upon your intelligence, because you can see it 
for yourself.
    Mr. Skeen. Oh, go ahead, impose on it. [Laughter.]
    Ms. Carson. I do appreciate it. If you have any questions, 
I'd be happy to answer them. The short of it is, I need $2 
million. I hope I put the right code in to get it. [Laughter.]
    Mr. Dicks. We'll work with you. And this is something that 
looks like a very good project. We'll work with you and your 
staff to try to make sure that it's given consideration.
    Ms. Carson. I appreciate it very much. Thank you again for 
your time.
    Mr. Dicks. Thank you.
    [The statement of Ms. Carson follows:]

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                                          Thursday, April 18, 2002.

  JOHN H. CHAFEE BLACKSTONE RIVER VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR; 
    QUINEBAUG AND SHETUCKET RIVERS VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR


                                WITNESS

HON. RICHARD E. NEAL, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF 
    MASSACHUSETTS
    Mr. Skeen. Mr. Neal.
    Mr. Neal. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I apologize for being a 
bit late. I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman, Mr. Dicks and Mr. 
Nethercutt for the kind manner in which you have looked in the 
past at the John Chafee Blackstone River Valley Corridor 
project and also the Quinebaug and Shetucket River Valley 
National Heritage Corridor.
    Two weeks ago, as is the case with all of you, when people 
say Congress is on break, I was out carefully surveying the 
result of the generosity that this Subcommittee and full 
Committee have in the past focused on my request. It is 
spectacular. Those old meeting houses have been brought back to 
life. In addition, the bike path is underway. Private 
investment is most extraordinary. The park rangers are in 
place.
    I would also recall that Sam Slater, who began the 
industrial revolution in America, those old mills have been 
brought back to life as museums. You've got to see it.
    It's also nice because for this Congress, which often is 
called unduly partisan, it's John Chafee, it's Ted Kennedy, 
it's Joe Earley, it's Peter Blute, John Simmons, it's Sam 
Gejdenson, it's Pat Kennedy, it's Jim McGovern, it's myself. 
We've all rallied around this initiative. And I'd better say 
Senator Jack Reed.
    But it's really been eventful. Anthony Lewis used to 
saythat America was a Nation that was fast becoming one without a 
memory. When you witness these events and how they've played out, I as 
former mayor of Springfield was a preservationist, but I also thought 
that preservation ought to have some practical application. And that 
preserving an old building for the sake of preserving an old building 
sometimes simply didn't make it under critical analysis. In this 
instance here, I think that the money you put in place has not only 
been wisely invested, but the result is now there for everybody to see.
    I'm a great student of history and I speak so fervently and 
fondly of the institution in which I get to serve every day. I 
have special regard for the history of this Nation. I would 
just recommend, Mr. Chairman, to anybody and everybody who is 
wiling to listen, if you have a chance this summer, read David 
McCullough's John Adams, a spirited defense of Government and 
the role that it plays in our lives. That crusty old 
Congregationalist from Quincy, Massachusetts, formerly called 
Braintree, would be most impressed.
    I thank you for the generosity you've demonstrated on my 
behalf in the past, and the people of the Blackstone Valley. 
You've been terrific. You are custodians of America's history 
and legacy, and I thank you.
    Mr. Skeen. We appreciate that.
    Mr. Dicks. Excellent statement.
    Mr. Neal. Thank you very, very much.
    [The statement of Mr. Neal follows:]

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                                          Thursday, April 18, 2002.

                 THE AUTOMOBILE NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA


                                WITNESS

HON. JOSEPH KNOLLENBERG, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF 
    MICHIGAN
    Mr. Skeen. Mr. Knollenberg.
    Mr. Knollenberg. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate your 
courtesy in allowing me to come on. We've got another Foreign 
Operations hearing in place and I want to get back down there. 
Thank you very kindly for that.
    Mr. Chairman, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Nethercutt, all members of the 
Subcommittee that aren't here, thank you for allowing me to 
testify on an issue that is very important to me and Michigan. 
I come before the Subcommittee to request an appropriation of 
$1 million from the National Recreation and Preservation 
Account for the Automobile National Heritage Area in the State 
of Michigan. I also want to thank Congressman Dingell and my 
other colleagues in the Michigan Congressional delegation for 
their continued support of this important priority.
    I was pleased to work with the Subcommittee to allocate 
$500,000 in last year's bill for the Auto National Heritage 
Area, which as you know is authorized under P.L. 105-355. I 
don't have to remind anybody here about how intricately linked 
the automobile is to our heritage in Michigan. The auto 
industry has shaped American life as well. It has been a 
driving force in the development of our economy. It has had a 
lasting impact on our culture, and its heritage deserves to be 
honored and preserved.
    In many respects, the tale of my home State in the 
20thcentury and the auto industry is one and the same. Because of this 
close link, we have a heritage that must be preserved. This 
Subcommittee has been helping us to do just that.
    As you know, the authorizing law established a six corridor 
area in Michigan in recognition of the significant 
contributions the auto industry has made to our Nation. These 
corridors are located along the Rouge River, the Detroit River, 
Woodward Avenue which splits the city from downtown Detroit to 
Pontiac and the Sauk Trail along the Chicago Road along U.S. 12 
and also in Lansing and Flint, Michigan. The law also 
recognized the Auto National Heritage Area Partnership, Inc., 
to help administer it.
    Since this law was enacted in 1998, many important advances 
have taken place to fulfill the requirements spelled out in the 
law. I can report to the Subcommittee that the funds you have 
appropriated have been put to good use. Just last year, Auto 
Heritage leadership successfully completed their legislative 
mandate to develop a general management plan/environmental 
assessment program which was delivered on time, November 6th, 
2001, to the Secretary of the Interior.
    However, the Administration's fiscal year 2003 budget 
dramatically reduces Auto Heritage's Federal appropriation, 
severely limiting our abilities to move into the next phase of 
implementation on general management plan recommendations. This 
is a loss of funds for Michigan and will have a negative impact 
on our strategies to deliver educational programs to the 
region's school children, protect and revitalize our precious 
natural historic resources, and boost cultural tourism to 
diversify the State's economy.
    I know that you strongly believe in public-private 
partnerships for enhancing the delivery of Government services 
at the local level. The leadership at Auto Heritage has worked 
to fulfill their role at the local level, tripling their 
Federal appropriation with private sector financial support 
from their founding partners, namely, Daimler Chrysler, Ford 
Motor, General Motors and the UAW, and adding in-kind donations 
of numerous regional partners and institutions and 
organizations.
    While the Federal authorization they are authorized to 
receive is not large, $1 million annually over 10 years, it is 
critical to leverage this private sector support. Historically, 
Michigan is a production State, home to people who work hard, 
creating new technologies and innovative processes, and who 
rarely look back to revel in their accomplishments.
    For the past century, Michigan has been running in fifth 
gear toward tomorrow. Now as we turn the corner into the 21st 
century, Michigan has celebrated 100 years of putting the world 
on wheels. With the passing of this milestone has come a 
growing interest in preserving our past and making it available 
and more accessible to our children, our visitors and of course 
ourselves.
    Thank you for letting me testify here today. I respectfully 
request that the Subcommittee consider an appropriation of $1 
million for the National Auto Heritage Area. I would be happy 
to answer any questions that you might have.
    Mr. Skeen. Thank you.
    Mr. Dicks. Very good.
    Mr. Knollenberg. Thank you very kindly. I appreciate it.
    [The statement of Mr. Knollenberg follows:]

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                                          Thursday, April 18, 2002.

TRIBAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICERS, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE; COLUMBIA 
  RIVER GORGE NATIONAL SCENIC AREA, LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND; 
HOGAN BUTTE FORESTLAND PROTECTION, FOREST LEGACY PROGRAM; LITTLE SANDY 
            RIVER WATERSHED, STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY FUND


                                WITNESS

HON. EARL BLUMENAUER, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF 
    OREGON
    Mr. Skeen. Mr. Blumenauer, welcome.
    Mr. Blumenauer. Thank you, Mr. Chairman and members of the 
Committee.
    I feel at home with this northwest contingent, and of 
course representing your alma mater in Central Catholic High 
School in Portland, Oregon, Mr. Chairman.
    Mr. Skeen. Found that out, did you?
    Mr. Blumenauer. That was part of what I learned in your 
trip a couple of years ago to our community. I wanted to thank 
you for the special attention that the Subcommittee has placed 
on the preservation of northwest resources.
    Mr. Dicks. It was an important trip.
    Mr. Blumenauer. It made a great deal of difference to 
people in our community and the Subcommittee has been doing 
just spectacular work, and I appreciate it.
    I'm here for three purposes. One, I wanted to enter into 
the record a request on behalf of the Native American Caucus 
for $6.9 million for the Tribal Historic Preservation Officers 
Program for the National Park Service's portion of the fiscal 
year 2003 Interior Appropriations Bill. On behalf of the co-
chairs of the Native American Caucus, this is one of those 
areas where there is huge bi-partisan support in Congress to 
recognize our obligations and opportunities.
    Second, I wanted to just say a word in support of the 
President's $10 million for acquisition in the Gorge. I know 
again this Subcommittee has been terrific. You've seen first-
hand these precious areas where there are willing sellers. The 
Forest Service is really doing spectacular work. I'd like to 
think that you feel good about helping put some attention on 
it, because they've really made some administrative changes to 
take advantage of the money. This $10 million will be well 
spent, I assure you.
    Mr. Skeen. Hear, hear.
    Mr. Blumenauer. With your permission, I would like to make 
two brief references to something parochial in my own district.
    Mr. Skeen. Please, go ahead.
    Mr. Blumenauer. Last year we were able to protect a portion 
of the Little Sandy Gorge. We have an opportunity here to, 
under the Department of Interior's State and Forest Private 
Forestry Fund for fish passage improvements in the Little Sandy 
Watershed. There was a $10 million authorization. I know you've 
got lots of challenges. But this is going to save a lot of 
long-term heartburn in this area. It helps preserve water 
quality. It deals with endangered species, and we've got a 
fascinating local partnership with private utility, individual 
local governments, and would appreciate your consideration.
    Last but not least, I would respectfully request the 
inclusion of $2.5 million into the Forest Legacy Program for a 
purchase of the Hogan Butte Forestland Protection. Metropolitan 
Portland, and you saw this up close, I think has done as good a 
job as any place in the country of trying to step up and 
preserve our open space and natural resources, making some 
tough and sometimes controversial choices locally. We have, I 
think, done good work with Federal funds. This would help us 
preserve some critical habitat for an area that is really 
trying to do things a little different.
    I have more information available to you and your staff. I 
won't take any more of your time, I'll take Ms. Carson's 
admonition to get out of the way, because I know you've got 
important work to do. I wanted to thank you, and I wanted to 
express my support for the President's request, the Tribal 
interest and a couple of little things at home. Thank you very 
much.
    Mr. Skeen. Thank you.
    Mr. Dicks. I had a chance to visit in Portland. I was very 
impressed on the Sandy River Watershed project about all the 
people that were involved in it and how the Federal officials 
were getting involved. There's been a lot of good work done on 
this by your local people. I certainly am supportive of your 
efforts.
    Mr. Blumenauer. I appreciate your kind words. Again, I 
appreciate what the Subcommittee has done for the partnership 
with the Federal officials. It's not just money, it's helping 
them spend it right. It's making a big difference in my 
community. Thank you.
    [The statement of Mr. Blumenauer follows:]

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                                          Thursday, April 18, 2002.

   BEAVER BROOK WATERSHED, FOREST SERVICE LAND ACQUISITION; HOTEL DE 
                      PARIS, GEORGETOWN, COLORADO


                                WITNESS

HON. MARK UDALL, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF 
    COLORADO
    Mr. Skeen. Mr. Udall.
    Mr. Dicks. Hello, Mark.
    Mr. Udall. I am always pleased to follow my colleague, Mr. 
Blumenauer. I always learn a great deal from him.
    I want to thank the Committee for granting me a little bit 
of time. I have a formal statement that I would like to submit 
to the Committee and then touch, if I might, on the two 
opportunities we have in the great State of Colorado.
    The first one has to do with the so-called Beaver Brook 
Watershed. Last year, the Committee generously committed $6.6 
million to the purchase of this open space area that the City 
of Golden owns and wants to sell to the Forest Service. It's 
important watershed values, open space values, wildlife 
habitat. The President has requested $4 million in his budget. 
We are very supportive of that request, we being Congressman 
Tancredo, myself and the county commissioners of Clear Creek 
County. If I could enter their comments for the record, I would 
appreciate it.
    I would urge the Committee to look at, without seeming to 
be unappreciative, perhaps $5 million which would help 
accelerate this purchase and we could get about the business 
finishing the transaction.
    That was my first request, Mr. Chairman. The second request 
I have has to do with the town of Georgetown. I don't know 
whether the Committee is familiar with it, but I think Ms. 
Weatherly is. She spends a lot of time in Colorado, and we 
appreciate that.
    Georgetown, if you haven't visited it, is a historic mining 
town. It's about 50 miles to the west of Denver. It's in the 
oldest silver mining region in the State of Colorado. The first 
discovery of silver occurred in 1864, quite close to 
Georgetown. It still operates, the town, that is, under an 1868 
charter from the territorial legislature. It's part of a 
historic landmark district.
    The focus of my request is on the Hotel de Paris. It was 
opened in 1875, built by a Frenchman who came to make his 
fortune in mining. He had an unfortunate accident and turned to 
the baking business and then built this hotel based on what he 
had experienced as a young child in Normandy. It's now owned by 
the Colorado Society of the Colonial Dames. They run it as a 
museum. They have decided that the long term future of the 
museum would be advanced through a stewardship partnership with 
the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Those two 
organizations have been working toward that goal.
    Part of the effort involves creating a $2 million 
endowment. They have been able to generate support from 
foundations and the Colorado Historical Society. But Federal 
assistance from the Historic Preservation Fund would assure the 
success of this undertaking. So we are requesting $400,000 as 
the Federal Government's contribution toward the endowment for 
this museum.
    I have further information here, and appreciate the 
indulgence of the Committee. I would be happy to answer any 
questions you might have. And Ms. Weatherly, please come back 
to Colorado any time. In fact, my colleague Mr. Nethercutt has 
been in my home town of Boulder, and thinking about spending 
out of State tuition money on one of his children's education.
    Mr. Nethercutt. If we get a break we might be able to help 
you on this thing. [Laughter.]
    Just a little break, I'd be willing to advocate for you.
    Mr. Udall. I got too cute by half, I think. [Laughter.]
    Mr. Skeen. He's pretty sincere, though.
    Mr. Udall. He is very sincere. All westerners are very 
sincere. We're among westerners.
    Mr. Dicks. Has Hensley been down there, too?
    Mr. Udall. He has been down to Colorado on quite a number 
of occasions.
    Mr. Dicks. All right, good job.
    Mr. Udall. Thank you.
    Mr. Skeen. Thank you.
    [The statement of Mr. Udall follows:]

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                                          Thursday, April 18, 2002.

                        BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS


                                WITNESS

HON. CHRISTOPHER SHAYS, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF 
    CONNECTICUT
    Mr. Skeen. Mr. Shays.
    Mr. Shays. Hello, Mr. Chairman and members of the 
Committee, Mr. Ranking Member. I'm here to leave my full 
statement and to ask as strongly as I can for money for the 
Department of Interior for its Bureau of Indian Affairs and its 
recognition office.
    We have an extraordinarily difficult situation. It is 
viewed that the Office has only about one-third the number to 
do the job right. The Office did not ask for, the head of the 
BIA did not ask for more money to be a good soldier with the 
Administration. They can only, they have over 175 applications, 
they have 23 that have been completed. They announce two or 
three a year. What's happened in my State is that we have a 
number that have petitioned, and I fear that the courts are 
going to step in and say, it's taking the BIA too long to make 
a determination on Indian recognition and then the court is 
just going to arbitrarily say that you are a tribe, with all 
the rights and privileges.
    And one of those rights is gaming. We already have two 
tribes that have the right to have gaming institutions. We have 
four that will be applying. If they are a recognized tribe, 
they have the right to have gaming. I'm not ever suggesting 
otherwise. We just don't want a tribe to be recognized on a de 
facto basis because the BIA couldn't do its job. They only have 
seven technicians, experts on their staff to evaluate a staff 
of only nine now. They had a peak of 17 in 1993. So they are 
really hurting, they are hurting badly.
    We are not talking about a lot of money. Their budget 
request is about a million dollars, total. And I do believe 
that you can find another half a million or another million 
dollars to help this agency do its job.
    In essence, I'll conclude by saying, I'm doing the job the 
Administration should be doing. I'm telling you what they need. 
We know they need it, all the documents say it. And I just hope 
that you will act favorably on an increase to the Bureau's 
recognition office. That's it.
    Mr. Dicks. Do you think they do a good job of reviewing 
these applications and making a fair assessment?
    Mr. Shays. I think they do a good job of reviewing them and 
making a fair assessment, but they are so understaffed that it 
takes so long. I will say this to you, when a tribe thinks they 
may not get approved, then they, the tribes, delay the process 
and then sometimes blame the Bureau. I think the Bureau, I 
think it's our only hope. I don't think you can have Congress 
do it. I would go to the Floor of the House and oppose any 
effort to have Congress bypass the BIA.
    Mr. Nethercutt. Is your delegation unified in this issue?
    Mr. Shays. Absolutely. We have some differences, some feel 
that even if you recognize, maybe you shouldn't be allowed to 
have gambling. I oppose gambling, but I think if you recognize, 
you have all the rights and privileges. I just think local 
communities should be involved in it.
    Unfortunately, you see more requests because of Indian 
gaming.
    Thank you very much.
    Mr. Dicks. Thanks, Chris.
    [The statements of Mr. Shays, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. 
Oberstar follow:]

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    Mr. Skeen. Thank you.
    Mr. Dicks. We'll have a good bill this year, one that we 
can all be proud of.
    Mr. Skeen. We sure will.
    Mr. Nethercutt. I add to that from all the members on our 
side of the table, too, Mr. Chairman.
    Mr. Skeen. Okay, both of you. [Laughter.]
    Mr. Dicks. We love you in Washington's name, Mr. Chairman. 
[Laughter.]
    Thank you all for your help.

                            Closing Remarks

    That's it, we're done, Mr. Chairman. And I want to 
congratulate you, Mr. Chairman, on your good work as Chairman 
of this Committee. This may be our last hearing, and I want to 
tell you from our side of the aisle, it's been a great joy to 
work with you. We look forward to the markup of the bill. Thank 
you for your good work in all these important subjects.

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                       Natural Resources Programs

                                                                   Page
Alliance of Forest Workers & Harvesters..........................   416
American Fisheries Society.......................................   116
American Forests.................................................   412
American Forests & Paper Association.............................   388
American Hiking Society..........................................   146
American Institute of Biological Sciences........................   126
American Lands Alliance..........................................   400
American River Wildlands.........................................   437
American Rivers..................................................   130
American Society of Landscape Architects.........................   208
American Society of Microbiology.................................   349
Americans for National Parks.....................................   196
Americans for Our Heritage and Recreation........................   236
Apache Tribe, White Mountain.....................................   309
Appalachian Mountain Club........................................   423
Arizona State Government.........................................   326
Associated General Contractors of America........................   374
Association of National Park Rangers.............................   194
Auburn University, School of Forestry............................   451
Audubon..........................................................   166
Audubon Society, Frontera Chapter................................   301
Audubon Society, Massachusetts Chapter...........................   290
Biomass Energy Research Association..............................   442
Boston College, Weston Observatory...............................   365
Callaway Gardens Resort Preserve.................................   422
Cascades Conservation Partnership................................   162
Central Utah Water Conservancy District..........................   273
Citizen Participation...........178, 199, 203, 246, 248, 249, 308, 364,
 404, 436
City of New Haven, (CT)..........................................   233
City of Newark (NJ)..............................................   231
City of Scottsdale (AZ)..........................................   170
City of Toledo, Ohio; Department of Parks, Recreation, and 
  Forestry.......................................................   234
Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum......................   336
Colorado River Board (CA)........................................   333
Colorado, State..................................................   205
Columbia University..............................................   455
Defenders of Wildlife............................................   154
Doris Day Animal League..........................................   344
Eastern Forest Partnership.......................................   430
Endangered Species Coalition.....................................   266
Florida State University.........................................   378
Friends of Back Bay..............................................   286
Fund for Animals.................................................   340
Goods from the Woods.............................................   191
Greater Yellowstone Coalition....................................   203
Highlands Coalition..............................................   418
Humane Society...................................................   179
International Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies............   262
International Research Institute for Climate Prediction..........   455
International Society of Tropical Foresters, Inc.................   457
Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center.......................   453
Maryland Ornithology Society.....................................   306
Maryland Teaming with Wildlife...................................   307
Maryland, Department of Natural Resources........................   305
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.............328, 332
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources........................   304
National Alliance for Community Trees............................   438
National Association of Abandoned Mine Land Programs.............   376
National Association of Conservation Districts...................   122
National Association of State Foresters..........................   392
National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers......   253
National Council of Science & the Environment....................   359
National Council of Youth Sports.....................214, 217, 220, 223
National Federation of Federal Employees, Local #1957............   369
National Fish & Wildlife Foundation..............................   134
National Institutes for Water Resources..........................   352
National Network of Forest Practitioners.........................   408
National Parks Conservation Association..........................   171
National Recreation & Park Association...........................   174
National Wildlife Federation.....................................   291
Native Plant Conservation Campaign...............................   109
Nature Conservancy...............................................   138
New Hampshire Timberland Owners Association......................   450
Northern California Regional Conservation Planning Funding 
  Partners.......................................................   293
Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District.....................   277
Northern Forest Alliance.........................................   426
Northern Rockies Ethnobotany Center..............................   246
Ocean Conservancy................................................   183
Pacific Northwest Interests......................................   396
Pacific Northwest Partnership....................................   283
Partnership for the National Trails System.......................   150
Pop Warner Little Scholars.......................................   239
Preservation Action..............................................   250
Public Lands Foundation..........................................   319
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy......................................   242
Sierra Club......................................................   142
Sierra Club, Motherload Chapter..................................   433
Sierra Club, Placer Group........................................   435
Society for Animal Protective Legislation........................   187
Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests..............   446
Society of American Foresters....................................   384
Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District.................   281
Swan Conservation Trust..........................................   230
Trout Unlimited..................................................   112
U.S. Soccer Foundation.........................................210, 371
U.S. Youth Soccer................................................   227
Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Association.......................   279
University Corporation for Atmosphere Research...................   356
Upper Mississippi Basin Association..............................   118
Ute Water Conservancy District...................................   275
Virginia Native Plant Society....................................   106
Western Clinton Sportsmen's Association..........................   313
Western States Water Council.....................................   336
Wilderness Society...............................................   158
Wildlife Management Institute........................257, 323, 346, 380
World Wildlife Fund..............................................   297
Wyoming, State...................................................   270
Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association.......................   315

                            Energy Programs

Acumentrics Corporation..........................................   508
Advanced Automotive Technology...................................   551
Alliance to Save Energy..........................................   635
American Gas Association.........................................   604
American Geological Institute....................................   522
American Iron and Steel Institute................................   483
American Public Power Association................................   480
Association of American Railroads................................   501
Auburn University................................................   618
Battelle.........................................................   468
Bob Lawrence & Association.......................................   624
Business Council for Sustainable Energy..........................   600
California Industry & Government Central California Ozone Study..   596
Caterpillar......................................................   534
Clean Stack Combustion Corporation...............................   654
Coal Utilization Research Council................................   584
Coalition of Northwestern Governors..............................   639
Commings, Inc.; Advanced Automotive Technology...................   551
Consortium for Fossil Fuel Science...............................   621
Council of Engineering, ASME International.......................   497
Detroit Diesel Corporation.......................................   548
EPRI, Generation and Distributed Resources.......................   538
Fuel Cell Energy, Inc............................................   526
Fuel Cell Power Association......................................   489
Gas Turbine Association..........................................   544
General Electric Power Systems...................................   460
General Motors, Allison Transmission Division....................   540
Honeywell Corporation............................................   559
IBACOS...........................................................   642
Independent Petroleum Association of America.....................   614
Integrated Concepts and Research Corporation.....................   581
Interstate Mining Compact Commission.............................   662
MSRI.............................................................   478
National Association for State Community Services Programs.......   646
National Association of State Energy Officials...................   464
National Fuel Cell Research Center...............................   487
National Mining Association......................................   588
Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition....................................   563
Optoelectronics Industry Development Association.................   631
Pittsburgh University, School of Engineering.....................   512
Plug Power.....................................................472, 493
Praxair, Inc.....................................................   572
RTI International................................................   566
SAGE Electronics.................................................   628
Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation...........................   474
Southern Company Generation......................................   577
State of Arkansas................................................   608
State of West Virginia...........................................   495
State Teachers' Retirement System (CA)...........................   650
Super Computing Science Consortium...............................   612
United States Advanced Ceramic Association.......................   530
University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research........   518
University of Pittsburgh.........................................   620
Utah University..................................................   616
Versa Power Systems..............................................   515
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University..............   592
West Virginia University, National Research Center for Coal and 
  Energy.......................................................504, 619
Western Research Institute.......................................   574

                            Indian Programs

Alaska Native Health Board.......................................   692
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.....................   686
American Dental Association......................................   705
American Indian Higher Education Consortium......................   717
Arctic Athabascan Council (AK)...................................   888
Association of Navajo Community Controlled School Boards.........   726
Bering Sea Fishermens' Association...............................   779
BIA/Tribal Budget Advisory Committee.............................   672
Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation..............................   696
Chippewa Indians, Bad River Band.................................   821
Chippewa Indians, Bois Forte Band................................   859
Chippewa Indians, Grand Portage Band.............................   769
Chippewa Indians, Lac Courte Oreilles............................   809
Chippewa Indians, Lac du Flambeau Band.........................802, 806
Chippewa Indians, Red Cliff Band.................................   841
Chippewa Indians, Red Lake Band..................................   845
Chippewa Tribal Government, Lac Vieux Desert Band..............829, 930
Chippewa/Ottawa Resource Authority.............................814, 817
Chippewa/Sokaogon Community......................................   923
Chugach Regional Resource Commission.............................   765
Columbia Inter-Tribal Fish Commission............................   783
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes..........................    93
Confederated Tribes of Colville Reservation......................   812
Council of Annette Island Reserve................................   818
Crownpoint Institute of Technology...............................   744
Delaware Tribe of Indians........................................   937
Enewetak/Ujelang.................................................   825
Ewilaapaayp Tribal Office........................................   753
Friends of Indian Health.........................................   682
Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission....................   787
Inter-Tribal Bison Cooperative...................................   919
Inter-Tribal Timber Council......................................   771
Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe........................................   902
Jeehdeez'a Academy Inc...........................................   734
Joslin Diabetes Center...........................................   703
Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe........................................   898
Lukachukai Community School Board, Inc...........................   730
Lummi Indian Business Council....................................   906
Narvagansett Indian Tribe........................................   884
National American Indian Court Judges Association................   761
National Congress of American Indians...............668, 676, 680, 721,
 723, 748, 751
National Indian Education Association............................   713
National Native American Arts Prevention Center..................   709
Navajo Nation.............................................737, 852, 880
Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee.............................   795
Nisqually Indian Tribe...........................................   856
Northeast Indian Fisheries Commission............................   775
Paucatuck Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation...........................   832
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma........................................   896
Pinon Community School Board, Navajo Nation......................   808
Poyallup Tribe...................................................   872
Pueblo of Jemez................................................798, 915
Pueblo of Laguna.................................................   910
Pueblo of Santa Ana..............................................   914
Quinault Indian Nation...........................................   862
Ramah Navajo School Board, Inc...................................   838
Saulk-Suiattle Indian Tribe......................................   940
Seattle Indian Health Board......................................   700
Southwest Oklahoma International Health Board....................   688
Stevens Village IRA Council....................................890, 893
Tohono O'odham Nation............................................   868
Tribal Law & Policy Institute....................................   757
United Tribes Technical College..................................   740
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)...........................   849
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska......................................   835
Yakama Nation....................................................   876
Yurok Tribe......................................................   926

                        Arts and Other Programs

American Arts Alliance...........................................   967
American Association of Museums..................................   946
American Council on Education NASULGC............................   960
Americans for the Arts...........................................   963
Association of Research Libraries................................   956
City of Miami Beach (FL).........................................   979
Federation of State Humanities Councils..........................   949
Insitute of American Indians & Alaska Natives Cultural & Arts 
  Development....................................................   982
National Humanities Alliance.....................................   952
Societies for Historical Archaeology & American Archaeology......   986
Theatre Communications Group.....................................   971

                                
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