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. 3094 (Grijalva): To establish in the Treasury of the United States a fund which shall be known as the National Park Centennial Fund, and for other purposes. (National Park Centennial Fund Act)
• H.R. 2959 (Bishop by request): To establish a fund for the National Park Centennial Challenge, and for other purposes. (National Park Centennial Challenge Fund Act)

Subject:
House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
Legislative Hearing on H.R. 3094 and H.R. 2959

When:
Thursday, August 2, 2007, at 10:00 a.m.

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:
Panel 1

The Honorable Mark E. Souder, (IN-03)
The Honorable Todd Tiahrt, (KS-04)
The Honorable Brian Baird, (WA-03)

Panel 2
Mary A. Bomar, Director, National Park Service, Department of the Interior

Panel 3
Vin Cipolla, President and CEO, National Park Foundation
Gary Kiedaisch, President and CEO, The Coleman Company, Inc.
Tom Kiernan, President, National Parks Conservation Association
Bill Wade, Chair, Executive Council, Coalition of National Park Service Retirees

Opening Statement
Chairman Raul Grijalva