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

• H.R. 713 (Slaughter), the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area Act, to establish the Niagara Falls National Area in the State of New York, and for other purposes.
• H.R. 754 (Cubin), to designate the National Museum of Wildlife Art, located at 2820 Rungius Road, Jackson, Wyoming, as the National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States.
• H.R. 929 (Costello), the Land Between the Rivers Southern Illinois National Heritage Area Act of 2007, to establish the Land Between the Rivers National Heritage Area in the State of Illinois, and for other purposes.

Subject:
House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
Legislative Hearing on H.R. 713, H.R. 754, and H.R. 929

When:
Thursday, March 15, 2007, at 10:00 a.m.

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:
Panel 1
Congresswoman Louise McIntosh Slaughter, NY-28
Congresswoman Barbara Cubin, WY-At Large

Panel 2
Ms. Janet Snyder Matthews, Associate Director, Cultural Resources, National Park Service

Panel 3
Mr. Robert Swenson, Associate Professor, SIUC School of Architecture, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Mr. Bob Emerson, Executive Director, Old Fort Niagara
Mr. Howell Breedlove, Board Member, National Museum of Wildlife Art

Opening Statement
Chairman Raul Grijalva