[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 37 (Monday, March 15, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S1533]
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                           NOTICE OF HEARING


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate that the hearing scheduled before the 
Subcommittee on National Parks, for Wednesday, March 17, 2010, will 
begin at 3:30 p.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the following 
bills:

       S. 553, to revise the authorized route of the North Country 
     National Scenic Trail in northeastern Minnesota to include 
     existing hiking trails along Lake Superior's north shore and 
     in Superior National Forest and Chippewa National Forest, and 
     for other purposes;
       S. 1017, to reauthorize the Cane River National Heritage 
     Area Commission and expand the boundaries of the Cane River 
     National Heritage Area in the State of Louisiana;
       S. 1018, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
     enter into an agreement with Northwestern State University in 
     Natchitoches, Louisiana, to construct a curatorial center for 
     the use of Cane River Creole National Historical Park, the 
     National Center for Preservation Technology and Training, and 
     the University, and for other purposes;
       S. 1537, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
     through the Director of the National Park Service, to 
     designate the Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Birthplace and Childhood 
     Home in Cresco, Iowa, as a National Historic Site and as a 
     unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes;
       S. 1629, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
     conduct a special resource study of the archeological site 
     and surrounding land of the New Philadelphia town site in the 
     state of Illinois, and for other purposes;
       S. 2892, to establish the Alabama Black Belt National 
     Heritage Area, and for other purposes;
       S. 2933, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
     conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability 
     and feasibility of designating the Colonel Charles Young Home 
     in Xenia, Ohio, as a unit of the National Park System, and 
     for other purposes;
       S. 2951, to authorize funding to protect and conserve lands 
     contiguous with the Blue Ridge Parkway to serve the public, 
     and for other purposes; and
       H.R. 3804, to make technical corrections to various Acts 
     affecting the National Park Service, to extend, amend, or 
     establish certain National Park Service authorities, and for 
     other purposes.

  Because of the limited time available for the hearing, witnesses may 
testify by invitation only. However, those wishing to submit written 
testimony for the hearing record should send it to the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, Washington, DC 
20510-6150, or by e-mail to [email protected]
.gov.
  For further information, please contact David Brooks at (202) 224-
9863 or Allison Seyferth at (202) 224-4905.

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