[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 5985]
[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 the Subcommittee on National Parks. The hearing will 
be held on Wednesday, April 23, 2008, at 3 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. 662, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
special resource study to evaluate resources at the Harriet Beecher 
Stowe House in Brunswick, Maine, to determine the suitability and 
feasibility of establishing the site as a unit of the National Park 
System, and for other purposes; S. 827, to establish the Freedom's Way 
National Heritage Area in the States of Massachusetts and New 
Hampshire, and for other purposes; S. 923 and H.R. 1528, to amend the 
National Trails System Act to designate the New England National Scenic 
Trail, and for other purposes; S. 956, to establish the Land Between 
the Rivers National Heritage Area in the State of Illinois, and for 
other purposes; S. 2073, to amend the National Trails System Act 
relating to the statute of limitations that applies to certain claims; 
S. 2513, to modify the boundary of the Minute Man National Historical 
Park, and for other purposes; S. 2604, to establish the Baltimore 
National Heritage Area in the State of Maryland, and for other 
purposes; S. 2804, to adjust the boundary of the Everglades National 
Park, and for other purposes; H.R. 53, to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to enter into a long-term lease with the Government of the 
United States Virgin Islands to provide land on the island of Saint 
John, Virgin Islands, for the establishment of a school, and for other 
purposes; and H.R. 1483 (Subtitles C, D, and F of title II, title III, 
section 4006 of title IV, and titles V and VI only), to amend the 
Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to extend the 
authorization for certain national heritage areas, 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 email to [email protected]
.gov.
  For further information, please contact David Brooks or Rachel 
Pasternack.

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