The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, led by Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:

• H.R. 2802 (Delahunt): To provide for an extension of the legislative authority of the Adams Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in honor of former President John Adams and his legacy.
  
  
• H.R. 2806 (Hastings): To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to adjust the boundary of the Stephen Mather Wilderness and the North Cascades National Park in order to allow the rebuilding of a road outside of the floodplain while ensuring that there is no net loss of acreage to the Park or the Wilderness.
  
  
• H.R. 3113 (Rahall): To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the Elk River in the State of West Virginia for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. "Upper Elk River Wild and Scenic Study Act"

Subject:
House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
Legislative Hearing on H.R. 2802, H.R. 2806, and H.R. 3113

When:
Thursday, July 30, 2009, at 10:00 a.m.

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:

Panel 1

Daniel N. Wenk (H.R. 2802 & H.R. 2806)
Acting Director
National Park Service
Department of the Interior

Joel Holtrop (H.R. 3113)
Deputy Chief
National Forest System
Forest Service

Panel 2

Benjamin C. Adams (H.R. 2802)
President
Adams Memorial Foundation
New York, NY

Linda Evans Parlette (H.R. 2806)
Washington State Senator, 12th District
Wenatchee, WA

Doug England (H.R. 2806)
Chelan County Commissioner
Wenatchee, WA

Martin V. Saffer (H.R. 3113)
President
Pocahontas County Commission
Marlinton, WV

Thomas A. Shipley (H.R. 3113)
The Sharp Farm
Slatyfork, WV

Gil Willis (H.R. 3113)
Slatyfork, WV

Opening Statement:
Chairman Raul Grijalva