ORV access hearing today on Capitol Hill

The Energy and Natural Resources Committee of the US Senate will hear from two sides about the ORV beach closures on the Outer Banks.  Listed below are the details from the committee website:

National Parks Subcommittee Hearing: to receive testimony on pending legislation (SD-366)
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
02:30 PM

The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the following bills: S. 1816, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are historically and thematically associated with the struggle for women's suffrage, and for other purposes; S. 2093, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the Missisquoi and Trout Rivers in the State of Vermont for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; S. 2535, to revise the boundary of the Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, and for other purposes; S. 2561, to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a theme study to identify sites and resources to commemorate and interpret the Cold War; S. 3011, to amend the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site Act of 1991 to expand the boundaries of the historic site, and for other purposes; S. 3113, to reinstate the Interim Management Strategy governing off-road vehicle use in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina, pending the issuance of a final rule for off-road vehicle use by the National Park Service; S. 3148, to modify the boundary of the Oregon Caves National Monument, and for other purposes; S. 3158, to extend the authority for the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission; S. 3226, to rename the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site in the State of Kentucky as the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park; S. 3247, to provide for the designation of the River Raisin National Battlefield Park in the State of Michigan; and H.R. 5137, to ensure that hunting remains a purpose of the New River Gorge National River.

Witnesses

Panel 1
The Honorable Carl Levin , US Senate
The Honorable Hillary Clinton , US Senator
The Honorable Elizabeth Dole , US Senator
The Honorable John Dingell , US House of Representatives

Panel 2
Daniel Wenk , Deputy Director for operations, National Park Service, Department of the Interior
Joel Holtrop , Deputy Chief, National Forest Service

Panel 3
The Honorable Warren Judge , Chairman, Dare County Board of Commissioners
Derb Carter , Director, Carolinas Office, Southern Environmental Law Center
Coline Jenkins , President, Elizabeth Cady Stanton Trust
William Braunlich , President, Monroe County Historical Society

For those that don't have the senate channel, you can watch streaming video from the following site.  Just select live webcast from the left menu bar. 

Comments

[Bill Holt - RE/MAX]

Ronnie,

Great to see you post this quickly. I hope the hearing go well today. Hatteras Island and their lives and economy need a boost... of some sort.

Thanks,

Bill