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OUTDOOR RECREATION: VAST IMPACT OF THE GREAT OUTDOORS HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON DIGITAL COMMERCE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION OF THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED FIFTEENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION APRIL 27, 2017 Serial No. 115–27 ( Printed for the use of the Committee on Energy and Commerce energycommerce.house.gov U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 26–025 PDF WASHINGTON : 2018 VerDate Mar 15 2010 11:16 May 14, 2018 Jkt 037690 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 I:\115THCONGRESS\115X27OUTDOORRECASKOK062917\115X27OUTDOORRECWORK COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE GREG WALDEN, Oregon Chairman JOE BARTON, Texas FRANK PALLONE, JR., New Jersey Vice Chairman Ranking Member FRED UPTON, Michigan BOBBY L. RUSH, Illinois JOHN SHIMKUS, Illinois ANNA G. ESHOO, California TIM MURPHY, Pennsylvania ELIOT L. ENGEL, New York MICHAEL C. BURGESS, Texas GENE GREEN, Texas MARSHA BLACKBURN, Tennessee DIANA DEGETTE, Colorado STEVE SCALISE, Louisiana MICHAEL F. DOYLE, Pennsylvania ROBERT E. LATTA, Ohio JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY, Illinois CATHY MCMORRIS RODGERS, Washington G.K. BUTTERFIELD, North Carolina GREGG HARPER, Mississippi DORIS O. MATSUI, California LEONARD LANCE, New Jersey KATHY CASTOR, Florida BRETT GUTHRIE, Kentucky JOHN P. SARBANES, Maryland PETE OLSON, Texas JERRY MCNERNEY, California DAVID B. MCKINLEY, West Virginia PETER WELCH, Vermont ADAM KINZINGER, Illinois BEN RAY LUJA´ N, New Mexico H. MORGAN GRIFFITH, Virginia PAUL TONKO, New York GUS M. BILIRAKIS, Florida YVETTE D. CLARKE, New York BILL JOHNSON, Ohio DAVID LOEBSACK, Iowa BILLY LONG, Missouri KURT SCHRADER, Oregon LARRY BUCSHON, Indiana JOSEPH P. KENNEDY, III, Massachusetts BILL FLORES, Texas TONY CA´ RDENAS, California SUSAN W. BROOKS, Indiana RAUL RUIZ, California MARKWAYNE MULLIN, Oklahoma SCOTT H. PETERS, California RICHARD HUDSON, North Carolina DEBBIE DINGELL, Michigan CHRIS COLLINS, New York KEVIN CRAMER, North Dakota TIM WALBERG, Michigan MIMI WALTERS, California RYAN A. COSTELLO, Pennsylvania EARL L. ‘‘BUDDY’’ CARTER, Georgia SUBCOMMITTEE ON DIGITAL COMMERCE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ROBERT E. LATTA, Ohio Chairman GREGG HARPER, Mississippi JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY, Illinois Vice Chairman Ranking Member FRED UPTON, Michigan BEN RAY LUJA´ N, New Mexico MICHAEL C. BURGESS, Texas YVETTE D. CLARKE, New York LEONARD LANCE, New Jersey TONY CA´ RDENAS, California BRETT GUTHRIE, Kentucky DEBBIE DINGELL, Michigan DAVID B. MCKINLEY, West Virgina DORIS O. MATSUI, California ADAM KINZINGER, Illinois PETER WELCH, Vermont GUS M. BILIRAKIS, Florida JOSEPH P. KENNEDY, III, Massachusetts LARRY BUCSHON, Indiana GENE GREEN, Texas MARKWAYNE MULLIN, Oklahoma FRANK PALLONE, JR., New Jersey (ex MIMI WALTERS, California officio) RYAN A. COSTELLO, Pennsylvania GREG WALDEN, Oregon (ex officio) (II) VerDate Mar 15 2010 11:16 May 14, 2018 Jkt 037690 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0486 Sfmt 5904 I:\115THCONGRESS\115X27OUTDOORRECASKOK062917\115X27OUTDOORRECWORK CONTENTS Page Hon. Robert E. Latta, a Representative in Congress from the State of Ohio, opening statement ................................................................................................ 1 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 3 Hon. Janice D. Schakowsky, a Representative in Congress from the State of Illinois, opening statement .............................................................................. 4 Hon. Frank Pallone, Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State of New Jersey, opening statement .......................................................................... 6 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 7 Hon. Greg Walden, a Representative in Congress from the State of Oregon, prepared statement .............................................................................................. 72 WITNESSES Hon. Donald S. Beyer, Jr., a Representative in Congress from the Common- wealth of Virginia ................................................................................................ 8 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 10 Amy Roberts, Executive Director, Outdoor Industry Association ........................ 13 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 16 Ginger Mihalik, Executive Director, Baltimore Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound School, Outward Bound ........................................................................... 23 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 25 Jeffrey Tooze, Vice President, Global Customs & Trade, Columbia Sportswear Company ............................................................................................................... 37 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 39 Marc Berejka, Director of Government & Community Affairs, Recreational Equipment, Inc. .................................................................................................... 41 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 43 Jeremy Jones, Founder and President, Protect Our Winters .............................. 45 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 47 James Landers, Vice President of Government Affairs, Recreation Vehicle Industry Association ............................................................................................ 50 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 52 SUBMITTED MATERIAL Outdoor Industry Climate Declaration, submitted by Ms. Schakowsky ............. 73 Letter of April 25, 2017, from Fred Ferguson, Vice President, Government and Industry Relations, Vista Outdoor, to Mr. Latta, submitted by Mr. Harper ................................................................................................................... 74 Letter of April 26, 2017, from Wayne Allard, Vice President, Government Relations, American Motorcyclist Association, to Mr. Latta and Ms. Scha- kowsky, submitted by Mr. Harper ...................................................................... 76 Statement of Business Backs Low-Carbon USA, submitted by Ms. Scha- kowsky .................................................................................................................. 78 Fact sheet, ‘‘EPA’s Clean Power Plan, Climate Change and Outdoor Recre- ation,’’ Environmental Protection Agency, submitted by Ms. Schakowsky ..... 88 (III) VerDate Mar 15 2010 11:16 May 14, 2018 Jkt 037690 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 I:\115THCONGRESS\115X27OUTDOORRECASKOK062917\115X27OUTDOORRECWORK VerDate Mar 15 2010 11:16 May 14, 2018 Jkt 037690 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 I:\115THCONGRESS\115X27OUTDOORRECASKOK062917\115X27OUTDOORRECWORK OUTDOOR RECREATION: VAST IMPACT OF THE GREAT OUTDOORS THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2017 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON DIGITAL COMMERCE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION, COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 10:05 a.m., in Room 2123, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Robert Latta (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Members present: Representatives Latta, Harper, Upton, Bur- gess, Lance, Guthrie, McKinley, Bilirakis, Bucshon, Costello, Scha- kowsky, Dingell, Matsui, Welch, Green, and Pallone (ex officio). Staff present: Zach Dareshori, Staff Assistant; Blair Ellis, Press Secretary/Digital Coordinator; Melissa Froelich, Counsel, Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection; Giulia Giannangeli, Legisla- tive Clerk, Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection/Commu- nications and Technology; Alex Miller, Video Production Aide and Press Assistant; Paul Nagle, Chief Counsel, Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection; Mark Ratner, Policy Coordinator; Olivia Trusty, Professional Staff Member, Digital Commerce and Con- sumer Protection; Madeline Vey, Policy Coordinator, Digital Com- merce and Consumer Protection; Hamlin Wade, Special Advisor for External Affairs; Everett Winnick, Director of Information Tech- nology; Michelle Ash, Minority Chief Counsel, Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection; Jeff Carroll, Minority Staff Director; Jac- queline Cohen, Minority Senior Counsel; David Cwiertny, Minority Energy/Environment Fellow; Jean Fruci, Minority Policy Advisor, Energy and Environment; Lisa Goldman, Minority Counsel; Caro- line Paris-Behr, Minority Policy Analyst; and Matt Schumacher, Minority Deputy Press Secretary and Digital Director. Mr. LATTA. Well, good morning. And I would like to call the Sub- committee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection to order, and I appreciate all of our witnesses that will be testifying today before the committee. And at this time, the Chair now recognizes himself for 5 minutes for an opening statement. OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. ROBERT E. LATTA, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF OHIO And again, good morning, and welcome to the subcommittee. And today the subcommittee hearing is on the outdoor recreation indus- try. (1) VerDate Mar 15 2010 11:16 May 14, 2018 Jkt 037690 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6633 Sfmt 6633 I:\115THCONGRESS\115X27OUTDOORRECASKOK062917\115X27OUTDOORRECWORK 2 As a current member and former chairman of