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S. HRG. 114–496 PENDING LEGISLATION HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PARKS OF THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON S. 119 S. 1993 S. 651/H.R. 1289 S. 2039 S. 718 S. 2061 S. 770 S. 2177/H.R. 959 S. 1329/H.R. 2288 S. 2309 S. 1577 S. 2608 S. 1930/H.R. 3371 S. 2620 S. 1943 S. 2628 S. 1975 H.R. 1949 S. 1982 H.R. 2880 MARCH 17, 2016 ( Printed for the use of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Available via the World Wide Web: http://www.fdsys. U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 21–969 WASHINGTON : 2017 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2104 Mail: Stop IDCC, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:36 Aug 31, 2017 Jkt 021969 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 E:\HR\OC\A969.XXX A969 COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES LISA MURKOWSKI, Alaska, Chairman JOHN BARRASSO, Wyoming MARIA CANTWELL, Washington JAMES E. RISCH, Idaho RON WYDEN, Oregon MIKE LEE, Utah BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont JEFF FLAKE, Arizona DEBBIE STABENOW, Michigan STEVE DAINES, Montana AL FRANKEN, Minnesota BILL CASSIDY, Louisiana JOE MANCHIN III, West Virginia CORY GARDNER, Colorado MARTIN HEINRICH, New Mexico ROB PORTMAN, Ohio MAZIE K. HIRONO, Hawaii JOHN HOEVEN, North Dakota ANGUS S. KING, JR., Maine LAMAR ALEXANDER, Tennessee ELIZABETH WARREN, Massachusetts SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO, West Virginia SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PARKS BILL CASSIDY, Chairman ROB PORTMAN MARTIN HEINRICH JOHN BARRASSO RON WYDEN LAMAR ALEXANDER BERNARD SANDERS MIKE LEE DEBBIE STABENOW JOHN HOEVEN ANGUS S. KING, JR. SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO ELIZABETH WARREN COLIN HAYES, Staff Director PATRICK J. MCCORMICK III, Chief Counsel LUCY MURFITT, Senior Counsel, Public Lands and Natural Resources Director ANGELA BECKER-DIPPMANN, Democratic Staff Director SAM E. FOWLER, Democratic Chief Counsel DAVID BROOKS, Democratic General Counsel (II) VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:36 Aug 31, 2017 Jkt 021969 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\A969.XXX A969 C O N T E N T S OPENING STATEMENTS Page Cassidy, Hon. Bill, Subcommittee Chairman and a U.S. Senator from Lou- isiana ..................................................................................................................... 1 Heinrich, Hon. Martin, Subcommittee Ranking Member and a U.S. Senator from New Mexico .................................................................................................. 1 Mikulski, Hon. Barbara, a U.S. Senator from Maryland ..................................... 2 Barrasso, Hon. John, a U.S. Senator from Wyoming ........................................... 6 WITNESS O’Dell, Peggy, Deputy Director for Operations, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior .................................................................................. 6 ALPHABETICAL LISTING AND APPENDIX MATERIAL SUBMITTED Alexander, Hon. Lamar: Statement for the Record ................................................................................. 67 American Discovery Trail Society: Letter for the Record ........................................................................................ 69 American Rivers: Letter for the Record ........................................................................................ 74 Barrasso, Hon. John: Opening Statement ........................................................................................... 6 Cardin, Hon. Benjamin: Statement for the Record ................................................................................. 75 Cassidy, Hon. Bill: Opening Statement ........................................................................................... 1 Civil War Trust: Statement for the Record regarding S. 718 .................................................... 78 Statement for the Record regarding S. 1943 .................................................. 80 (The) Conservation Fund: Letter for the Record ........................................................................................ 82 Coons, Hon. Chris: Statement for the Record ................................................................................. 84 (The) Corps Network: Letter for the Record ........................................................................................ 87 Daines, Hon. Steve: Photo for the Record ......................................................................................... 56 Enzi, Hon. Mike: Statement for the Record ................................................................................. 92 Flake, Hon. Jeff: Statement for the Record ................................................................................. 102 Friends of East Rosebud: Letter for the Record ........................................................................................ 103 Heinrich, Hon. Martin: Opening Statement ........................................................................................... 1 Kaine, Hon. Tim: Statement for the Record ................................................................................. 105 Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation: Letter for the Record regarding S. 1982 dated March 10, 2016 ................... 106 Letter for the Record regarding S. 1982 dated March 18, 2016 ................... 108 Lecky, William: Letter for the Record ........................................................................................ 110 (III) VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:36 Aug 31, 2017 Jkt 021969 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\A969.XXX A969 IV Page McCain, Hon. John: Statement for the Record ................................................................................. 112 Mikulski, Hon. Barbara: Opening Statement ........................................................................................... 2 Statement for the Record ................................................................................. 4 National Congress of American Indians: Letter for the Record ........................................................................................ 114 National EMS Memorial Foundation: Letter for the Record ........................................................................................ 118 National Forest System, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture: Statement for the Record ................................................................................. 120 National Mall Liberty Fund DC: Statement for the Record ................................................................................. 121 National Trust for Historic Preservation: Statement for the Record ................................................................................. 126 Nelson, Louis: Letter for the Record dated March 11, 2016 .................................................. 129 Letter for the Record dated March 23, 2016 .................................................. 131 O’Brien, Tony: Letter for the Record ........................................................................................ 133 O’Dell, Peggy: Opening Statement ........................................................................................... 6 Written Testimony ............................................................................................ 9 Responses to Questions for the Record ........................................................... 60 Orsino, James: Letter for the Record ........................................................................................ 135 (The) Partnership for the 21st Century Conservation Service Corps: Letter for the Record ........................................................................................ 137 Quad Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau: Statement for the Record ................................................................................. 144 Sewall-Belmont House & Museum: Letter for the Record ........................................................................................ 145 Shaheen, Hon. Jeanne: Statement for the Record ................................................................................. 146 Tan, Chief Lawrence: Letter for the Record ........................................................................................ 148 Tester, Hon. Jon: Statement for the Record ................................................................................. 150 Vet Voice Foundation: Letter for the Record ........................................................................................ 151 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States: Letter for the Record ........................................................................................ 153 Warner, Hon. Mark, and Kaine, Hon. Tim: Statement for the Record ................................................................................. 154 Wyoming Tourism Board: Letter for the Record ........................................................................................ 156 The text for each of the bills which were addressed in this hearing can be found on the committee’s website at: http://www.energy.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/hearings-and-business- meetings?ID=DEDE40F9-C1A9-410E-8F9E-DA68841AC019. VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:36 Aug 31, 2017 Jkt 021969 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\A969.XXX A969 PENDING LEGISLATION Thursday, March 17, 2016 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PARKS, COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES,