1999 Congressional Testimonies

Below are copies of prepared testimony by BLM and Department of the Interior Executive Leadership before House and Senate Committees for the calendar year 1999.

Recreation Fee Demonstration Program - Statement of Nina Rose Hatfield, Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management.  House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies (3/3/99).

Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2000 - Statement of Tom Fry, Acting Director, Bureau of Land Management.  House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies (3/4/99).

S. 848, Otay Mountain Wilderness - Statement of Tom Fry, Acting Director, Bureau of Land Management.  Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Subcommittee Forests and Public Land Management Subcommittee, on S. 848, Otay Mountain Wilderness Act (6/23/99).

Noxious Weeds and Invasive Plants - Statement of Henri Bisson, Assistant Director, Bureau of Land Management.  House Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands (6/24/99).

Fire Preparedness - Statement of Les Rosenkrance, Director, Bureau of Land Management Office of Fire and Aviation.  Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands Management (6/29/99).

S. 1329, Nye County and Mesquite Airport Land Acquisitions - Statement of Larry Finfer, Assistant Director, Bureau of Land Management.  Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Forest and Public Lands Management (7/13/99).

H.R. 1725, Miwaleta Park Expansion - Statement of Nina Hatfield, Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management.  House Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands (7/13/99).

BLM Idaho Issues - Statement of Martha Hahn, Director, Bureau of Land Management Idaho State Office.  House Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands (7/17/99).

S. 1129, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act - Statement of Larry Finfer, Assistant Director, Bureau of Land Management.  Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands Management (7/21/99).

S. 1030, Nevada Public Land Management and 60 Bar Land Exchange - Statement of Larry Finfer, Assistant Director, Bureau of Land Management.  Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands Management (7/27/99).

S. 1093, Galisteo Basin Archaeological Protection - Statement of Nina Hatfield, Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management.  Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation and Recreation (7/29/99).

Proposed Federal Mining Policy Changes - Statement of Charles Wassinger, Associate Director, Bureau of Land Management Oregon-Washington State Office.  House Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources (9/11/99).

Land Exchanges - Statement of Carson (Pete) Culp, Assistant Director, Bureau of Land Management.  Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands Management (10/14/99).

H.R. 3063, Increase the Maximum Acreage for Sodium Leases - Statement of Bob Anderson, Deputy Assistant Director, Bureau of Land Management.  House Committeee on Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources (10/21/99).

H.R. 2950, Oregon Land Exchange Act - Statement of Carson (Pete) Culp, Assistant Director, Bureau of Land Management.  House Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands (10/21/99).

H.R. 2818, Oil and Gas Drilling in Mosquito Creek Lake - Statement of Gwen Mason, Associate Director, Bureau of Land Management Eastern States Office.  House Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources (10/21/99).

Wilderness Protection Act and Wild Horses and Burros - Statement of Henri Bisson, Assistant Director, Bureau of Land Management.  House Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands (10/28/99).