Legislative Hearing: Hearing on Federal Lands Bills

Subcommittee on Federal Lands Date: Thursday, February 11, 2016 Time: 10:00 AM Location: Longworth House Office Building 1324

On Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 10:00 a.m., in Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a legislative hearing on the following bills:

  • H.R. 87 (Rep. Marsha Blackburn), To modify the boundary of the Shiloh National Military Park located in Tennessee and Mississippi, to establish Parker's Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other purposes. “Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act”;
  • H.R. 295 (Rep. James E. Clyburn), To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program;
  • H.R. 1621 (Rep. J. Randy Forbes), To modify the boundary of Petersburg National Battlefield in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other purposes; and
  • H.R. 2817 (Rep. Michael R. Turner), To amend title 54, United States Code, to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Historic Preservation Fund. “National Historic Preservation Amendments Act of 2015.”

Witnesses

  1. The Honorable Marsha Blackburn
    (Tennessee-7)
    Member of Congress
  2. The Honorable James E. Clyburn
    (South Carolina-6)
    Member of Congress
  3. The Honorable Michael R. Turner
    (Ohio-10)
    Member of Congress
  4. Tom Gilmore
    Real Estate Director
    Civil War Trust
  5. Elizabeth Hughes
    President
    National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers
  6. Dr. Henry N. Tisdale
    President
    Claflin University
  7. Stephanie Toothman
    Associate Director, Cultural Resources, Partnerships and Science
    National Park Service