The House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, led by Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), will hold a legislative hearing on the following bill:

• H.R. 5151 (Rahall): To designate as wilderness additional National Forest System lands in the Monongahela National Forest in the state of West Virginia, and for other purposes. (Wild Monongahela Act: A National Legacy for West Virginia's Special Places)

Subject:
House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
Legislative Hearing on H.R. 5151

When:
Tuesday, February 26, 2008, at 10:00 a.m.

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:
Panel 1
Joel Holtrop, Deputy Chief, National Forest System, USDA Forest Service

Panel 2
The Honorable John Manchester, Mayor, City of Lewisburg
Reverend Dennis Sparks, Executive Director, West Virginia Council of Churches
Mike Price, West Virginia AFL-CIO
Bob Bittner, Jr., Mountaineer Chapter of Trout Unlimited
Gil Willis, Elk River Inn & Restaurant, Slatyfork, WV

Opening Statement
Chairman Raul Grijalva

Chairman Rahall meets with Lewisburg Mayor John Manchester prior to the hearing.	Chairman Rahall addresses witnesses during the hearing.
Chairman Rahall meets with supporters of the bill following the hearing.