Subcommittee Hearing: NPFPL Legislative Hearing – September 14, 2022
On Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. ET, in Longworth 1334 and via Cisco WebEx online conferencing, the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands (NPFPL) will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:
- H.R. 8108 (Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-AZ), To protect Native cultural sites located on Federal land, to improve consultation with Indian Tribes, to bring parity to Indian Tribes with regard to Federal public land management laws, and for other purposes. Advancing Tribal Parity on Public Land Act.
- H.R. 8109 (Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-AZ), To establish the Tribal Cultural Areas System, and for other purposes. Tribal Cultural Areas Protection Act.
- H.R. 8719 (Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-AZ), To establish the Great Bend of the Gila National Conservation Area in the State of Arizona, and for other purposes. Great Bend of the Gila Conservation Act.
Witness List
Panel I
Rep. Raul Grijalva
Arizona, 3rd District
Panel II
Ms. Janie Simms Hipp (testimony)
General Counsel
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Accompanied by: Mr. John Crockett
Associate Deputy Chief State and Private Forestry
USDA Forest Service
Mr. Bryan Newland (testimony)
Assistant Secretary For Indian Affairs
Department of the Interior
Accompanied by: Mr. Raymond Suazo
Arizona State Director
Bureau of Land Management