The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, led by Del. Madeleine Z. Bordallo (D-GU), will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:

• H.R. 509 (H. Brown): To reauthorize the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004."Marine Turtle Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2009"
  
  
• H.R. 556 (Farr): To establish a program of research, recovery, and other activities to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter. "Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act"
  
  
• H.R. 1454 (H. Brown): To provide for the issuance of a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp. "Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009"

Subject:
House Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife
Legislative Hearing on H.R. 509, H.R. 556, and H.R. 1454

When:
Tuesday, May 5, 2009, at 10:00 a.m.

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:

Panel 1

The Honorable Sam Farr
Member of Congress (D-CA, H.R. 556)

Panel 2

Rowan Gould
Acting Director
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
United States Department of the Interior

John Robinson, Ph.D.
Executive Vice-President
Conservation and Science
Wildlife Conservation Society

Ginette Hemley
Senior Vice-President
Conservation Strategy and Science
World Wildlife Fund

Bhagavan Antle, Ph.D.
Director and Founder
The Institute of Greater Endangered and Rare Species

Whit McMillan
Director of Education
South Carolina Aquarium

James Estes, Ph.D
Interim Director
Steps Institute
University of California-Santa Cruz

Opening Statement:
Chairwoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo