THE AMERICAN HERITAGE RIVERS INITIATIVE HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED FIFTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H.R. 1842, TO TERMINATE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AMERICAN HERITAGE RIV- ERS INITIATIVE SEPTEMBER 24, 1997, WASHINGTON, DC Serial No. 105±70 Printed for the use of the Committee on Resources ( U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 45±912 u WASHINGTON : 1998 COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES DON YOUNG, Alaska, Chairman W.J. (BILLY) TAUZIN, Louisiana GEORGE MILLER, California JAMES V. HANSEN, Utah EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts JIM SAXTON, New Jersey NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia ELTON GALLEGLY, California BRUCE F. VENTO, Minnesota JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR., Tennessee DALE E. KILDEE, Michigan JOEL HEFLEY, Colorado PETER A. DEFAZIO, Oregon JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA, American WAYNE T. GILCHREST, Maryland Samoa KEN CALVERT, California NEIL ABERCROMBIE, Hawaii RICHARD W. POMBO, California SOLOMON P. ORTIZ, Texas BARBARA CUBIN, Wyoming OWEN B. PICKETT, Virginia HELEN CHENOWETH, Idaho FRANK PALLONE, JR., New Jersey LINDA SMITH, Washington CALVIN M. DOOLEY, California GEORGE P. RADANOVICH, California CARLOS A. ROMERO-BARCELOÂ , Puerto WALTER B. JONES, JR., North Carolina Rico WILLIAM M. (MAC) THORNBERRY, Texas MAURICE D. HINCHEY, New York JOHN SHADEGG, Arizona ROBERT A. UNDERWOOD, Guam JOHN E. ENSIGN, Nevada SAM FARR, California ROBERT F. SMITH, Oregon PATRICK J. KENNEDY, Rhode Island CHRIS CANNON, Utah ADAM SMITH, Washington KEVIN BRADY, Texas WILLIAM D. DELAHUNT, Massachusetts JOHN PETERSON, Pennsylvania CHRIS JOHN, Louisiana RICK HILL, Montana DONNA CHRISTIAN-GREEN, Virgin Islands BOB SCHAFFER, Colorado RON KIND, Wisconsin JIM GIBBONS, Nevada LLOYD DOGGETT, Texas MICHAEL D. CRAPO, Idaho LLOYD A. JONES, Chief of Staff ELIZABETH MEGGINSON, Chief Counsel CHRISTINE KENNEDY, Chief Clerk/Administrator JOHN LAWRENCE, Democratic Staff Director (II) C O N T E N T S Page Hearing held September 24, 1997 .......................................................................... 1 Statement of Members: Bonilla, Hon. Henry, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, prepared statement of ....................................................................... 110 Calvert, Hon. Ken, a Representative in Congress from the State of Cali- fornia, prepared statement of ...................................................................... 11 Cannon, Hon. Christopher B., a Repesentative in Congress from the State of Utah, prepared statement of .......................................................... 11 Chenoweth, Hon. Helen, a Representative in Congress from the State of Idaho .......................................................................................................... 1 Additional material submitted for the record by .................................... 169 Emerson, Hon. Jo Ann, a Representative in Congress from the State of Missouri ..................................................................................................... 23 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 25 Furse, Hon. Elizabeth, a Representative in Congress from the State of Oregon, prepared statement of .................................................................... 7 Hastings, Hon. Doc, a Representative in Congress from the State of Washington .................................................................................................... 21 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 22 Herger, Hon. Wally, a Representative in Congress from the State of California ....................................................................................................... 15 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 17 Hunt, Hon. James B., Jr., Governor, North Carolina, letter to Board of Directors, Riverlink .................................................................................. 197 Hutchinson, Hon. Asa, a Representative in Congress from the State of Arkansas, prepared statement of ................................................................ 113 Johnson, Hon. Nancy, a Representative in Congress from the State of Connecticut .................................................................................................... 12 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 14 Kanjorski, Hon. Paul, a Representative in Congress from the State of Pennsylvania ................................................................................................. 26 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 139 LaHood, Hon. Ray, a Representative in Congress from the State of Illi- nois, prepared statement of .......................................................................... 111 Pallone, Jr., Hon. Frank, a Representative in Congress from the State of New Jersey ................................................................................................ 3 Paul, Hon. Ron. a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas and Hon. Bill Archer, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, letter to President Clinton ........................................................... 189 Reyes, Hon. Silvestre, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas .............................................................................................................. 32 Scott, Hon. Robert, a Representative in Congress from the State of Vir- ginia ............................................................................................................... 19 Smith, Hon. Lamar S., a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, prepared statement of .................................................................. 112 Stearns, Hon. Cliff, a Representative in Congress from the State of Flor- ida ................................................................................................................... 18 Statement of Witnesses: Blomquist, Dan, Montanans for Multiple Use, Kalispell, Montana ............. 97 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 247 Bright, David L., Sr., Harrison, Arkansas ..................................................... 92 Further information submitted by ........................................................... 236 Chavis, Mayor Larry, Richmond, Virginia, prepared statement of .............. 6 (III) IV Page Statement of WitnessesÐContinued DeVeny, Bill, Idaho Farm Bureau Federation, Boise, Idaho ........................ 81 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 122 Ealy, David Allan, Perrysville, Indiana .......................................................... 83 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 215 Hoover, Lois Van, Idaho Multiple Land Use Coalition, Yellow Pine, Idaho .............................................................................................................. 64 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 186 Kustra, Robert, Governor of Illinois, prepared statement of ........................ 3 LaGrasse, Carol, Property Rights Foundation of America, Stony Creek, New York ....................................................................................................... 85 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 223 Lynch, Robert S., Central Arizona Project Association, Phoenix, Arizona .. 62 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 114 McGinty, Kathleen, Chair, Council on Environmental Quality, Executive Office of the President, Washington, DC .................................................... 29 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 145 Moss, Linda Bourque, Western Heritage Center, Billings, Montana ........... 99 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 262 Nelson, Reginald William, Richmond, Virginia ............................................. 102 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 127 Pendley, William Perry, Mountain States Legal Foundation, Denver, Col- orado .............................................................................................................. 60 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 174 Ross, Gordon, Coos County Commissioner, Coos County, Oregon ............... 79 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 122 Samuel, Peter, Schuylkill River Greenway and Heritage Corridor, Wyomissing, Pennsylvania ........................................................................... 94 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 125 Smith, Desmond K., Trans Texas Heritage Association, Alpine, Texas ...... 66 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 117 Sundquist, Hon. Don, Governor,