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Miscellaneous National Parks Legislation Hearing S. HRG. 110–266 MISCELLANEOUS NATIONAL PARKS LEGISLATION HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PARKS OF THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON S. 128 S. 1476 S. 148 S. 1709 S. 189 S. 1808 S. 697 S. 1969 S. 867 H.R. 299 S. 1039 H.R. 1239 S. 1341 SEPTEMBER 27, 2007 ( Printed for the use of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 40–443 PDF WASHINGTON : 2008 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing 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 COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES JEFF BINGAMAN, New Mexico, Chairman DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii PETE V. DOMENICI, New Mexico BYRON L. DORGAN, North Dakota LARRY E. CRAIG, Idaho RON WYDEN, Oregon LISA MURKOWSKI, Alaska TIM JOHNSON, South Dakota RICHARD BURR, North Carolina MARY L. LANDRIEU, Louisiana JIM DEMINT, South Carolina MARIA CANTWELL, Washington BOB CORKER, Tennessee KEN SALAZAR, Colorado JOHN BARRASSO, Wyoming ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama BLANCHE L. LINCOLN, Arkansas GORDON H. SMITH, Oregon BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont JIM BUNNING, Kentucky JON TESTER, Montana MEL MARTINEZ, Florida ROBERT M. SIMON, Staff Director SAM E. FOWLER, Chief Counsel FRANK MACCHIAROLA, Republican Staff Director JUDITH K. PENSABENE, Republican Chief Counsel SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PARKS DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii, Chairman BYRON L. DORGAN, North Dakota RICHARD BURR, North Carolina MARY L. LANDRIEU, Louisiana LISA MURKOWSKI, Alaska KEN SALAZAR, Colorado BOB CORKER, Tennessee ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey JOHN BARRASSO, Wyoming BLANCHE L. LINCOLN, Arkansas JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont GORDON H. SMITH, Oregon JON TESTER, Montana MEL MARTINEZ, Florida JEFF BINGAMAN and PETE V. DOMENICI are Ex Officio Members of the Subcommittee (II) C O N T E N T S STATEMENTS Page Akaka, Hon. Daniel K., U.S. Senator From Hawaii ............................................. 1 Allard, Hon. Wayne, U.S. Senator From Colorado ............................................... 9 Biden, Hon. Joseph R., Jr., U.S. Senator From Delaware ................................... 4 Brooks, Tom, Assistant Vice President and Chief Engineer, Alaska Railroad, Anchorage, AK ...................................................................................................... 41 Burr, Hon. Richard, U.S. Senator From North Carolina ..................................... 9 Carlino, August R., CEO and President, Steel Industry Heritage Corporation, Homestead, PA ..................................................................................................... 42 Casey, Hon. Robert P., Jr., U.S. Senator From Pennsylvania ............................. 3 Kennedy, Hon. Edward M., U.S. Senator From Massachusetts .......................... 3 Kyl, Hon. Jon, U.S. Senator From Arizona ........................................................... 4 Lautenberg, Hon. Frank R., U.S. Senator From New Jersey .............................. 5 Levin, Hon. Carl, U.S. Senator From Michigan .................................................... 11 Menendez, Hon. Robert, U.S. Senator From New Jersey .................................... 7 Murkowski, Hon. Lisa, U.S. Senator From Alaska ............................................... 6 Pascrell, Hon. Bill, Jr., U.S. Representive From New Jersey .............................. 16 Salazar, Hon. Ken, U.S. Senator From Colorado .................................................. 14 Specter, Hon. Arlen, U.S. Senator From Pennsylvania ........................................ 2 Wenk, Daniel N., Deputy Director, National Park Service, Department of the Interior ........................................................................................................... 19 Zax, Leonard A., Partner, Latham & Watkins, LLP, on Behalf of the New Jersey Community Development Corporation ................................................... 46 APPENDIXES APPENDIX I Responses to additional questions .......................................................................... 61 APPENDIX II Additional material submitted for the record ........................................................ 73 (III) MISCELLANEOUS NATIONAL PARKS LEGISLATION THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2007 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PARKS, COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 2:28 p.m. in room SD–366, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Daniel K. Akaka presiding. OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. DANIEL K. AKAKA, U.S. SENATOR FROM HAWAII Senator AKAKA. Good morning, everyone. The Subcommittee on National Parks will come to order. In an effort to address the many requests we have received for hearings on Park-related bills in as timely a manner as possible, we’re going to continue our recent practice of considering as many bills as possible at each hearing. This afternoon we will receive testimony on 11 different bills, in- cluding S. 128, to amend the Cache La Poudre River Corridor Act to designate a new management entity and make other amend- ments; S. 148, to establish the Paterson Great Falls National Park in the State of New Jersey; S. 189, to decrease the matching funds requirement and authorize additional appropriations for Keweenaw National Historical Park in the State of Michigan; S. 697, to estab- lish the Steel Industry National Historic Site in the State of Penn- sylvania; S. 867 and H.R. 299, to adjust the boundary of Lowell Na- tional Historical Park in the State of Massachusetts; S. 1039 to ex- tend the authorization for the Coastal Heritage Trail in the State of New Jersey; S. 1341, to provide for the exchange of certain Bu- reau of Land Management in Pima County, Arizona; S. 1476, to au- thorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resources study of the Tule Lake Segregation Center in California, to deter- mine the suitability and feasibility of including the site in the Na- tional Park System; S. 1709 and H.R. 1239, to amend the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act of 1998 to provide additional staff and funding to carry out the Act; S. 1808, to au- thorize the exchange of land between the National Park Service and the Alaska Railroad in Denali National Park in the State of Alaska; and S. 1969, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating Estate Grange and other sites related to (1) 2 Alexander Hamilton’s life on the island of St. Croix in the U.S. Vir- gin Islands as a unit of the National Park System. After reviewing the Administration’s testimony, I believe most of these bills will be non-controversial. However, there are two bills that propose new National Park areas despite a contrary rec- ommendation from the Park Service Study. I’m concerned with any proposal that ignores the requirements and criteria for new park areas, that this committee helped put into place. I wanted to give the proponents of those areas a chance to present their views. So, we have included both bills on this agenda and we can review these in greater detail later in the hearing. [The prepared statements of Senators Specter, Casey, Kennedy, Kyl, Biden, and Lautenberg follow:] PREPARED STATEMENT OF HON. ARLEN SPECTER, U.S. SENATOR FROM PENNSYLVANIA, ON S. 697 Mr Chairman, thank you for including this legislation in your hearing today that will honor the importance of the steel industry in the Commonwealth of Pennsyl- vania and the nation by creating the ‘‘Steel Industry National Historic Site’’ to be operated by the National Park Service. I have introduced this bill dating back to the 107th Congress and it is my hope it will at last become law. We came very close to passing this bill in the 108th Congress with its passage in various forms in the House and the Senate. However, Congress adjourned prior to final passage of the same bill in both chambers during the 108th and 109th Congresses. The importance of the steel industry to the development of the United States can- not be overstated. A national historic site devoted to the history of the steel industry will afford all Americans the opportunity to celebrate this rich heritage, which is symbolic of the work ethic endemic to this great nation. There is no better place for such a site than in southwestern Pennsylvania, which played a significant role in early industrial America and continues today. It is important to note why Pennsylvania should be the home of the national site my legislation authorizes. The combination of a strong workforce, valuable natural resources, and Pennsylvania’s strategic location in the heavily populated north- eastern United States allowed the steel industry to thrive. Today, the remaining buildings and sites devoted to steel production are threatened with further deterio- ration. Many of these sites are nationally significant and perfectly suited for the study and interpretation of this crucial period in our nation’s development. The his- toric site would include three properties: the Carrie Furnace Complex, the Hot Metal Bridge, and the United States Steel Homestead Works. As testimony of the area’s historic significance, on September 20, 2006, the Carrie Furnaces were des- ignated as a National Historic Landmark by the Secretary of the Interior. Highlights of such a national historic site would commemorate a wide range of accomplishments
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