[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 20]
[Senate]
[Page 28458]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           NOTICE OF HEARING


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been 
scheduled before Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee 
on National Parks.
  The hearing will be held on November 8, 2007, at 2:30 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. 86, to designate segments of Fossil Creek, a tributary to the 
Verde River in the State of Arizona, as wild and scenic rivers; S. 
1365, to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 
1996 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into 
cooperative agreements with any of the management partners of the 
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, and for other purposes; 
S. 1449, to establish the Rocky Mountain Science Collections Center to 
assist in preserving the archeological, anthropological, 
paleontological, zoological, and geological artifacts and archival 
documentation from the Rocky Mountain region through the construction 
of an on-site, secure collections facility for the Denver Museum of 
Nature & Science in Denver, Colorado; S. 1921, to amend the American 
Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 to extend the authorization for that 
Act, and for other purposes; S. 1941, to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the 
Wolf House, located in Norfolk, Arkansas, as a unit of the National 
Park System, and for other purposes; S. 1961, to expand the boundaries 
of the Little River Canyon National Preserve in the State of Alabama; 
S. 1991, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study 
to determine the suitability and feasibility of extending the Lewis and 
Clark National Historic Trail to include additional sites associated 
with the preparation and return phases of the expedition, and for other 
purposes; S. 2098, to establish the Northern Plains Heritage Area in 
the State of North Dakota; S. 2220, to amend the Outdoor Recreation Act 
of 1963 to authorize certain appropriations; and H.R. 1191, to 
authorize the National Park Service to pay for services rendered by 
subcontractors under a General Services Administration Indefinite 
Deliver/Indefinite Quantity Contract issued for work to be completed at 
the Grand Canyon National Park.
  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 email to [email protected]
.gov.
  For further information, please contact David Brooks at (202) 224-
9863 or Rachel Pasternack at (202) 224-0883.

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