S. HRG. 108-69 BUFFALO SOLDIERS; PROTECTION OF PALEONTOLOGICAL RE- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS UCT 01 2003 HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PARKS OF THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office PETE V. DOMENICI and JEFF BINGAMAN are Ex Officio Members of the Subcommittee THOMAS LILLIE, Professional Staff Member (II) Bereuter, Hon. Doug, U.S. Representative from Nebraska Campbell, Hon. Ben Nighthorse, U.S. Senator from Colorado Estill, Elizabeth, Deputy Chief, Programs, Legislation and Communication, Kyl, Hon. Jon, U.S. Senator from Arizona Levin, Hon. Carl, U.S. Senator from Michigan Norton, Hon. Eleanor Holmes, Delegate from the District of Columbia McCain, Hon. John, U.S. Senator from Arizona Ross, D. Thomas, Assistant Director, Recreation and Conservation, National BUFFALO SOLDIERS; PROTECTION OF PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES; HIBBEN CENTER; BOUNDARIES AT GUNNISON; KRIS EGGLE CENTER; LEWIS AND CLARK CENTER; AND CARTER G. WOODSON HOME TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 2003 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PARKS, COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 2:35 p.m. in room SD-366, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Craig Thomas presiding. OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. CRAIG THOMAS, U.S. SENATOR FROM WYOMING Senator THOMAS. The committee will come to order. Sorry I am a little late. We are glad you are here, and welcome representatives from the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture for today's National Parks Subcommittee hearing. Our purpose is to hear testimony regarding five Senate bills and three bills from the House, S. 499, a bill to authorize the American Battle Monuments Commission to establish in the State of Louisiana a memorial to honor the Buffalo Soldiers; S. 546, a bill to provide for the protection of resources on Federal lands; S. 643, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior with the University of New Mexico to construct and occupy the Hibben Center for Archaeological Research; S. 677, a bill to revise the boundary of Black Canyon of the Gunnison Park in Colorado; S. 1060 and H.R. 1577, to designate a Visitors' Center at Oregon Pipe Cactus Monument in Arizona as Kris Eggle Visitor Center; H.R. 255, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant an easement to facilitate access to the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center in Nebraska; and finally H.R. 1012, a bill to establish the Carter Woodson Home National Historic Site in the District of Columbia. I thank all the witnesses today from the agencies, and we are especially happy to have Representative Norton with us, if you would care to proceed, Representative. [A prepared statement from Senators Hagel, Kyl, and McCain follow:] |