COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED THIRD CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H.R. 1603 TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR PROGRAMS, FUNCTIONS, AND AC- 69-905 HEARING HELD IN WASHINGTON, DC Serial No. 103-27 Printed for the use of the Committee on Natural Resources U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1993 For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, Washington, DC 20402 COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES GEORGE MILLER, California, Chairman PHILIP R. SHARP, Indiana EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts TIM JOHNSON, South Dakota NEIL ABERCROMBIE, Hawaii CALVIN M. DOOLEY, California CARLOS ROMERO-BARCELÓ, Puerto Rico KARAN ENGLISH, Arizona NATHAN DEAL, Georgia MAURICE D. HINCHEY, New York ROBERT A. UNDERWOOD, Guam HOWARD L. BERMAN, California LANE EVANS, Illinois THOMAS J. BARLOW III, Kentucky THOMAS M. BARRETT, Wisconsin DON YOUNG, Alaska, Ranking Republican Member JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California ALLEN FREEMYER, Republican Counsel on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands (II) K=27 Witness statements: CONTENTS Hon. Bill Orton, a Representative in Congress from the State of Utah Pete T. Cenarrusa, Secretary of State, State of Idaho Barbara Hjelle, Utah Association of Counties David J. Simon, National Parks and Conservation Association Cynthia Shogan, Washington Representative, Southern Utah Wilder- George Lea, President, Public Lands Foundation, McLean, Virginia ... 147 154 Jim Magagna, Wyoming rancher and immediate past-president, American Sheep Industry Association, and past-president, Public David L. Hook, Director/Legislative Liaison, United Four Wheel State of Alaska: Prepared statement of Lt. Governor John B. Coghill 120 Hon. Robert F. (Bob) Smith, a Representative in Congress from the 145 H.R. 1603, TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR PROGRAMS, FUNCTIONS, AND ACTIVITIES OF THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT FOR FISCAL YEARS 1994 THROUGH 1997; TO IMPROVE THE MANAGEMENT OF THE PUBLIC LANDS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1993 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, FORESTS AND PUBLIC LANDS, The subcommittee met at 10 a.m. in room 1324, Longworth House Office Building, Hon. Bruce F. Vento presiding. Mr. DEFAZIO. Good morning. We will begin the hearing. Chairman Vento is still down at the White House, and hopefully they are working on his good arm and not his bad arm. So we are going to start the hearing so we can move along and not delay people too much. Without objection, I will first enter a very astute statement by the Chairman as opening remarks into the record. No objection, that is entered. [Opening statement of Mr. Vento follows:] OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. BRUCE F. VENTO The Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands will come to order. As Members have been advised, we are meeting today for a hearing on H.R. 1603, a bill to authorize appropriations for activities of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for the 4 fiscal years ending on September 30, 1997, and to improve the management of the public lands for which BLM has responsibility. I am very happy that the Senate has now acted to confirm the appointment of Mr. Baca as Director of BLM. I know that we all look forward to hearing from him today. This will be his first appearance on this side of the Capitol as Director. However, this morning Director Baca has a scheduling conflict. He and officials of the BLM are the sole witnesses testifying before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee concerning BLM's appropriation for fiscal 1994-an appropriation that would be authorized by enactment of H.R. 1603. |