[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Pages 18195-18196]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      NOTICES OF HEARINGS/MEETINGS


                     SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PARKS

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that the Subcommittee On 
National Parks of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources has 
scheduled a field hearing to gather information regarding invasive 
species. Specific areas of interest include challenges and needs of the 
National Park Service, existing legislation, legislative solutions, and 
use of partnerships for managing invasive species in and around 
National Parks.
  The hearing will be held on Tuesday, August 9, 2005, at 10 a.m. in 
the Kilauea Visitors Center auditorium, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, 
Hilo, HI.
  Becaue of the limited time available for the hearing, witnesses may 
testify by invitation only. However, those wishing to submit written 
testimony

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for the hearing record should send two copies of their testimony to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, SD-364 
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510-6150.
  For further information, please contact Tom Lillie at (202) 224-5161 
or Brian Carlstrom at (202) 224-6293.

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