S. HRG. 107–819 MISCELLANEOUS NATIONAL PARKS BILLS HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PARKS OF THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON S. 139 S. 2519 S. 1609 S. 2576 S. 1925 H.R. 1814 S. 2196 H.R. 3928 S. 2388 JUNE 20, 2002 ( Printed for the use of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 84–255 PDF WASHINGTON : 2003 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) 512–2250 Mail: Stop SSOP, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate 11-SEP-98 11:20 Jan 23, 2003 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 J:\DOCS\84-255 SENERGY3 PsN: SENERGY3 COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES JEFF BINGAMAN, New Mexico, Chairman DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii FRANK H. MURKOWSKI, Alaska BYRON L. DORGAN, North Dakota PETE V. DOMENICI, New Mexico BOB GRAHAM, Florida DON NICKLES, Oklahoma RON WYDEN, Oregon LARRY E. CRAIG, Idaho TIM JOHNSON, South Dakota BEN NIGHTHORSE CAMPBELL, Colorado MARY L. LANDRIEU, Louisiana CRAIG THOMAS, Wyoming EVAN BAYH, Indiana RICHARD C. SHELBY, Alabama DIANNE FEINSTEIN, California CONRAD BURNS, Montana CHARLES E. SCHUMER, New York JON KYL, Arizona MARIA CANTWELL, Washington CHUCK HAGEL, Nebraska THOMAS R. CARPER, Delaware GORDON SMITH, Oregon ROBERT M. SIMON, Staff Director SAM E. FOWLER, Chief Counsel BRIAN P. MALNAK, Republican Staff Director JAMES P. BEIRNE, Republican Chief Counsel SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PARKS DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii, Chairman BYRON L. DORGAN, North Dakota CRAIG THOMAS, Wyoming BOB GRAHAM, Florida BEN NIGHTHORSE CAMPBELL, Colorado MARY L. LANDRIEU, Louisiana CONRAD BURNS, Montana EVAN BAYH, Indiana GORDON SMITH, Oregon CHARLES E. SCHUMER, New York CHUCK HAGEL, Nebraska THOMAS R. CARPER, Delaware PETE V. DOMENICI, New Mexico JEFF BINGAMAN and FRANK H. MURKOWSKI are Ex Officio Members of the Subcommittee JOHN WATTS, Counsel NANCIE AMES, Bevinetto Fellow (II) VerDate 11-SEP-98 11:20 Jan 23, 2003 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 J:\DOCS\84-255 SENERGY3 PsN: SENERGY3 C O N T E N T S STATEMENTS Page Akaka, Hon. Daniel K., U.S. Senator from Hawaii .............................................. 1 Barrett, Brenda, National Coordinator for Heritage Areas, National Park Service, Department of the Interior ................................................................... 15 Bennett, Hon. Robert F., U.S. Senator from Utah ................................................ 13 Bingaman, Hon. Jeff, U.S. Senator from New Mexico .......................................... 6 Clish, Heather, Director of Trails and Riverway Stewardship, Appalachian Mountain Club, Boston, MA ................................................................................ 36 Cordova, Kathryn M., Chair, Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area Steering Committee, El Prado, NM .................................................................... Dodd, Hon. Christopher, U.S. Senator from Connecticut ..................................... 7 Esplin, Fred C., Vice President for University Relations, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT ............................................................................................... 32 Hollings, Hon. Ernest F., U.S. Senator from South Carolina .............................. 2 Kennedy, Hon. Edward M., U.S. Senator from Massachusetts ........................... 3 Kerry, Hon. John F., U.S. Senator from Massachusetts ...................................... 4 Lieberman, Hon. Joseph, U.S. Senator from Connecticut .................................... 10 Martin, Wilson G., Acting Director, Division of State History, State Historic Preservation Officer, Salt Lake City, UT ........................................................... 34 Thomas, Hon. Craig, U.S. Senator from Wyoming ............................................... 12 Villa, Jose´ D., Vice Chairperson, Interim Board of Directors, Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area, Espanola, NM ................................................ Whitney, Mary, Former Mayor, City of Fitchburg, Fitchburg, MA, on behalf of Freedom’s Way Heritage Association ............................................................. 39 APPENDIXES Additional material submitted for the record ........................................................ 49 (III) VerDate 11-SEP-98 11:20 Jan 23, 2003 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 J:\DOCS\84-255 SENERGY3 PsN: SENERGY3 MISCELLANEOUS NATIONAL PARKS BILLS THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 2002 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PARKS, COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 2:30 p.m. in Room 366, Dirksen Senator Office Building, Hon. Daniel K. Akaka pre- siding. OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. DANIEL K. AKAKA, U.S. SENATOR FROM HAWAII Senator AKAKA. The hearing will come to order. Good afternoon everyone, especially Senator Dodd. Good afternoon. I would like to welcome the witnesses and thank them for their testimony, and I also want to thank all of you in the audience for being here with us today and for your interest in the hearing. The purpose of the hearing this afternoon before the Subcommittee on National Parks is to receive testimony on nine bills pending before the subcommit- tee. The bills that we will consider today are S. 139 and H.R. 3928, to assist in the preservation of archaeological, paleontological and other artifacts through construction of a new facility for the Uni- versity of Utah Museum of Natural History, Salt Lake City, Utah; S. 1609 and H.R. 1814, to amend the National Trail System Act to designate the Metacomet-Monadnock-Mattabesett Trail extending through Western Massachusetts and Central Connecticut for study for potential addition to the National Trail System; S. 1925, to es- tablish the Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area in the States of Massachusetts and New Hampshire; S. 2196, to establish the Na- tional Mormon Pioneer Heritage Area in the State of Utah; S. 2388, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to study certain sites in the Historic District of Beaufort, South Carolina, relating to the Reconstruction Era; S. 2519, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of Coltsville in the State of Connecticut for po- tential inclusion in the National Park System; and S. 2576, to es- tablish the Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area in the State of New Mexico. These bills would protect areas constituting valuable additions to our National Park System. I believe most of the bills on today’s agenda are noncontroversial, although there are some concerns about the Utah Museum proposal which would authorize limited National Park Service funds to assist a State Museum of Natural History that is not part of any federally managed site or facility. (1) VerDate 11-SEP-98 11:20 Jan 23, 2003 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6633 Sfmt 6633 J:\DOCS\84-255 SENERGY3 PsN: SENERGY3 2 I look forward to working with the sponsors of the bills and Sen- ator Thomas as we consider these bills. At this time, I would like to call on Senator Bingaman for any statement he may have. [The prepared statements of Senators Hollings, Kennedy, and Kerry follow:] PREPARED STATEMENT OF HON. ERNEST F. HOLLINGS, U.S. SENATOR FROM SOUTH CAROLINA METACOMET-MONADNOCK-MATTABESETT TRAIL STUDY ACT OF 2001 I would like to extend my sincere thanks to the Chairman and Ranking Member for recognizing the significance of this legislation and hosting this hearing today. This legislation authorizes the National Park Service to conduct a feasibility study on the establishment of a Reconstruction Era unit of the Park Service in the Beau- fort region of South Carolina. The Reconstruction Era is recognized as a painful, divisive and controversial pe- riod in our nation’s history—particularly in the South. Perhaps this is why the Con- gress and the National Park Service have avoided focusing on the preservation or interpretation of historic sites related to the Reconstruction Period and African American history from that period. However, I see things quite differently. I see Re- construction as the foundation of unification—not only the unification of North and South, but more significantly, the unification of black and white—and the vision for equality, unity and hope. The nationally significant events that turned the tide for the Union and Confederate forces in the Civil War began in the capture of the Beau- fort Lowcountry. Likewise, the events of the Port Royal experiment and establish- ment of the Penn Center turned the tide of emancipation, freedom, and civil rights. Until we acknowledge our history, our heritage, our mistakes and our successes. We will never overcome the racial divide that has continued to plague the unity of this nation. As a young legislator, I had the good fortunate to work with a man named Esau Jenkins, an African American from the Sea Islands. I can see him right now in my office when I was a young lawyer. Esau never had a formal education. He taught himself and taught himself to speak Greek of all things. Not only was he an inspira- tion of self-help and innovation to so many in his community, he was a leader with a vision for equality. He once said to me, ‘‘You’ve got to understand, education is our only chance.’’ I said, ‘‘What do you mean, Esau?’’ He said, ‘‘Ignorance Hollings. Ignorance is the greatest prison there is.’’ And he said, ‘‘My people have been imprisoned.’’ Those words fascinated