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 bill:

• H.R. 4289 (DeGette): To designate certain lands in the State of Colorado as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes. "Colorado Wilderness Act of 2009"

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Subject:
House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
Legislative Hearing on H.R. 4289

When:
Thursday, March 11, 2010, at 11:00 a.m.

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:

Panel 1:

Representative John T. Salazar (CO-3)

Panel 2:

Marcilynn A. Burke
Deputy Director
Bureau of Land Management

Chris Brown
Director of the Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Programs
Forest Service

Panel 3:

Steve Smith
Assistant Regional Director
The Wilderness Society
Denver, CO

Art Goodtimes
San Miguel County Commissioner
Colorado
Norwood, CO

Bill Dvorak
President
Dvorak Rafting & Fishing Expeditions
Nathrop, CO

Jenn Dice
Government Affairs Director
International Mountain Bicycling Association
Boulder, CO

John Stansfield
Coordinator
Central Colorado Wilderness Coalition
Monument, CO

Kent Holsinger
Holsinger Law LLC
Denver, CO

Opening Statement:
Chairman Raul Grijalva