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. 980 (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"

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Subject:
House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
Legislative Hearing on H.R. 980

When:
Tuesday, May 5, 2009, at 2:00 p.m.

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:

Panel 1

Representative Carolyn Maloney (NY-14)
Representative Denny Rehberg (MT- At Large)

Panel 2

Joel Holtrop
Deputy Chief
National Forest System
Forest Service

Michael Nedd
Acting Deputy Director
Bureau of Land Management
Department of the Interior

Accompanied by:
Karen Taylor-Goodrich
Associate Director Resources Visitor Protection
National Park Service
Department of the Interior

Panel 3

Carole King
Stanley, ID

Representative Judy Boyle
House Member
Idaho State Legislature
Midvale, ID

Dean Stewart
Pastor
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Moscow, ID

Joel Bousman
County Commissioner
Sublette County, Wyoming
Boulder, WY

Panel 4

George Nickas
Executive Director
Wilderness Watch
Missoula, MT

Brian Smith
Managing Partner
Blackfoot River Brewing Company
Jefferson City, MT

Tammy Johnson
Associate
Environomics
Whitehall, MT

Gary Macfarlane
Friends of Clearwater
Moscow, ID

The hearing will be webcast live on the Committee's Web site at: http://resourcescommittee.house.gov.