F..STABUSHMENT OF MISCELLANEOUS HERITAGE AREAS HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIOXAL PARKS, FORESTS A:\1) PUBLIC Lk~DS OF THE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED THIRD CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON H.R. 2949 A BILL TO ESTABLISH THE AUGUSTA CANAL NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES H.R. 1685 A BILL TO ESTABLISH IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR THE ESSEX HERITAGE DISTRICT COMMISSION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES H.R. 3144 A BILL TO AUTHORIZE FUNDING WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR TO IMPLEMENT THE PLAN OF THE STEEL INDUSTRY HER­ ITAGE PROJECT, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES H.R. 3988 A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR THE PRESERVATION AND INTERPRETATION OF CERTAIN LANDS AND STRUCTURES RELATING TO THE COAL MIN­ ING HERITAGE OF THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA AND THE NATION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES H.R. 4607 A BILL TO ESTABLISH THE VANCOUVER NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES JUNE 28, 1994-WASHINGTON, DC Serial No. 103-107 Printed for the use of the Committee on Natural Resources U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 87-194 WASHINGTON : 1995 For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, Washington, DC 20402 ISBN 0-16-046726-8 COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES GEORGE ·MILLER, California, Chaimwn PHILIP R. SHARP, Indiana DON YOUNG, Alaska, EDWARD J . MARKEY, Massachusetts Ranking Republican Member AUSTIN J. MURPHY, Pennsylvania JAMES V. HANSEN, Utah NICK JOE RAHALL II, West Virginia BARBARA F. VUCANOVICH, Nevada BRUCE F. VENTO, Minnesota ELTONGALLEGLY,Califurnia PAT WILLIAMS, Montana ROBERT F. (BOB) SMITH, Oregon RON DE LUGO, Virgin Islands CRAIG THOMAS, Wyoming SAM GEJDENSON, Connecticut JOHN J . DUNCAN, JR., Tennessee RICHARD H. LEHMAN, California JOEL HEFLEY, Colorado BILL RICHARDSON, New Mexico JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California PETER A. DEFAZIO, Oregon WAYNE ALLARD, Colorado ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA, RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana American Samoa KEN CALVERT, California TIM JOHNSON, South Dakota SCOTT MciNNIS, Colorado LARRY LAROCCO, Idaho RICHARD W. POMBO, California NEIL ABERCROMBIE, Hawaii JAY DICKEY, Arkansas CALVIN M. DOOLEY, Califor;nia CARLOS ROMERO-BARCELO, Puerto Rico KARAN ENGLISH, Arizona KAREN SHEPHERD, Utah NATHAN DEAL, Georgia MAURICE D. HINCHEY, New York ROBERT A UNDERWOOD, Guam HOWARD L. BERMAN, California LANE EVANS, Illinois PATSY T. MINK, Hawaii THOMAS J. BARLOW III, Kentucky THOMAS M. BARRETT, Wisconsin JOHN LAWRENCE, Staff Director RICHARD MELTZER, GeMral Counsel DANIEL VAl. KlsH, Republican Staff Director SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PARKS, FORESTS AND PuBLIC LANDs BRUCE F. VENTO, Minnesota, Chaimwn EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts JAMES V. HANSEN, Utah, NICK JOE RAHALL II, West Virginia Ranking Republican Member PAT WILLIAMS, Montana ROBERT F. (BOB) SMITH, Oregon PETER A DEFAZIO, Oregon CRAIG THOMAS, Wyoming TIM JOHNSON, South Dakota JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR., Tennessee LARRY LAROCCO, Idaho JOEL HEFLEY, Colorado NEIL ABERCROMBIE, Hawaji JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California CARLOS ROMERO-BARCELO, Puerto Rico RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana KARAN ENGLISli, Arizona KEN CALVERT, California KAREN SHEPHERD, Utah JAY DICKEY, Arkansas MAURICE mNCHEY, New York ROBERT A UNDERWOOD, Guam AUSTIN J . MURPHY, Pennsylvania BILL RICHARDSON, New Mexico PATSY T. MINK, Hawaii RICHARD HEALY, Staff Director JAMES BRADLEY, Professional Staff Member CHARLENE SEAMENS, Clerk KURT CHRISTENSEN, Republican Consultant on Public Lands CONTENTS Page Hearing held: June 28, 1994 ..................................... .. ........................................... 1 Text of bills: H.R. 2949 .......................................................................................................... 3 H.R. 1685 .............................................................................. .... ........................ 7 H.R. 3144 .......................................................................................................... 24 H.R. 3988 ......................................... ................................................................. 29 H.R. 4607 .................................... ..... ................................................................. 35 Member statements: Hon. Bruce F. Vento, a U.S. Representative from Minnesota, and chair- man, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands ........ 1 Hon. James V. Hansen, a U.S. Representative from Utah .......................... 66 Hon. Jay Dickey, a U.S. Representative from Arkansas .............................. 69 Hon. William J . Coyne, a U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania ............. 57 Western Pennsylvania and the Second Industrial Revolution ... .......... 60 Hon. Jolene Unsoeld, a U.S. Representative from Washington .............. .. ... 70 Prepared statement of Mrs. Unsoeld ................................. .. ................... 71 News articles submitted for the record by Mrs. Unsoeld ...................... 87 Hon. Peter G. Torkildsen, a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts ...... 74 Prepared statement of Mr. Torkildsen ................. .................................. 76 Prepared statement ofHon. Martin T. Meehan, a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts ..... ............................................... .......................... 80 Background on the Essex Heritage District ........................................... 82 Hon. Don Johnson, a U.S. Representative from Georgia ........... .......... ........ 91 Hon. Edward M. Kennedy, a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts ................. 93 Hon. Nick J. Rahallll, a U.S. Representative from West Virginia ............ 148 Witness statements on H.R. 1865: Denis P. Galvin, Associate Director, Planning and Development, National Park Service, Department of the Interior, accompanied by Steve Kesselman, superintendent, Salem Maritime National Historic Site, and Sam Stokes, chief -of Rivers and Trails, Conservation Assistant Branch ................ .. .................................................. .. .... .. ........... .................... 96 Prepared statement of Mr. Galvin .......................................................... 99 Panel consisting of: Thomas . ¥· Leonard, chairman, Essex Heritage Ad Hoc Comrmss1on ................... ....................................... ................. ................ 111 Prepared statement of Hon. Neil J. Harrington, mayor, city of Salem ......................... ..................................................................... 114 Prepared statement of Mr. Leonard ................................................ 118 Essex Heritage Ad Hoc Commission membership list ................... 128 Annie C. Harris, executive director, The Salem Partnership ............... 129 Prepared statement of Ms. Harris ................................................. .. 132 Thomas Costin, former mayor of Lynn, MA, and member, Essex Heritage Ad Hoc Committee ................................................................ 140 Prepared statement of Mr. Costin ................. .. .. .. ............................ 142 Witness statements on H.R. 3988: Denis P. Galvin, Associate Director, Planning and Development, National Park Service, Department of the Interior ................. ................................. 150 Prepared statement of Mr. Galvin .......................................................... 152 Panel consisting of: William M. Drennen, Jr., West Virginia State historic preservation officer ............................. ........................................................................ 157 Prepared statement of Mr. Drennen ............................................... 161 C. Stuart McGehee, director, Eastern Regional Archives, Bluefield, wv ........................... .. ................................................... ........................ .. 165 (III) IV Witness statements on H.R. 2949: Denis P. Galvin, Associate Director, Planning and Development, National Page Park Service, Department of the Interior .................................................. 173 Prepared statement of Mr. Galvin ........................................................... 175 Panel consisting of: Thomas Heard Robertson, chairman, Augusta Canal Authority ......... 180 Prepared statement of Mr. Robertson ............................................. 183 RTCAproject update (April 1994) ................................................... 187 Jonathan S. Lane, Lane, Frenchman and Associates, Boston, MA ....... 188 Prepared statement of Mr. Lane ...................................................... 191 Witness statements on H.R. 3144: Denis P. Galvin, Associate Director, Planning and Development, National Park Service, Department of the Interior ........................... ....................... 201 Prepared statement of Mr. Galvin ......................................................... .. 203 Panel consisting of: August R. Carlino, executive director, Steel Industry Heritage Corp .. 210 Paper titled, "Conserving the Heritage of Industrial Commu- nities: The Compromising Issue oflntegritf ............... .............. 212 Jo H. DeBolt, executive director, Mon Valley fnitiative ....................... 226 Prepared statement of Ms. DeBolt .................................................. 230 Witness statement on H.R. 4607: Hon. Bruce Hagensen, mayor, city of Vancouver, WA ................................ .. 237 Views o~ ~.A Dengerink, Ph.D., chair, Vancouver Historic Study ComiiUsston ........................ ................................................................... 238