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. 1975 (Maloney): To designate certain National Forest System lands and public lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors, and for other purposes.(Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act)

Subject:
House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1975

When:
Thursday, October 18, 2007, at 2:00 p.m.

Where:
Room 1334 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:
Panel 1

The Honorable Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-14)
The Honorable Christopher Shays (CT-04)
The Honorable Dennis R. Rehberg (MT-At Large)

Panel 2
Joel Holtrop, Deputy Chief, National Forest System, USDA Forest Service
Henri Bisson, Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management

Panel 3
Carole King, Stanley, ID
Gary Macfarlane, Ecosystem Defense Director, Friends of the Clearwater
Mike Garrity, Executive Director, Alliance for the Wild Rockies
William Newmark, Salt Lake City, UT

Panel 4
Bruce Vincent, Libby, MT
Noel E. Williams, Montana Coalition of Forest Counties
Larry E. Smith, Executive Director, Americans for Responsible Recreational Access

Opening Statement
Chairman Nick J. Rahall

Opening Statement
Chairman Raul Grijalva