Hearing: The Subcommittee on Federal Lands will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills: • H.R. 5706 (Rep. Colleen Hanabusa), To establish the Pearl Harbor National Memorial in the State of Hawai’i and the Honouliuli National Historic Site in the State of Hawai’i, and for other purposes “World War II Pacific Sites Establishment Act”; • H.R. 6108 (Rep. Jody B. Hice), To provide for partnerships among State and local governments, regional entities, and the private sector to preserve, conserve, and enhance the visitor experience at nationally significant battlefields of the American Revolution, War of 1812, and Civil War, and for other purposes “Preserving America’s Battlefields Act”; • H.R. 6118 (Rep. David Rouzer), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to annually designate at least one city in the United States as an ‘American World War II Heritage City’, and for other purposes; • H.R. 6365 (Rep. Stevan Pearce), To establish the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Land Grant-Merced Claims Commission and other Federal policies for the restoration of land for hardships resulting from the incomplete and inequitable implementation of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, to affirm Land Grand-Merced property rights protected by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, and for other purposes “Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo Land Claims Act of 2018”; and • H.R. 6682 (Rep. Scott Tipton), To amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to improve the transparency and oversight of land conveyances involving disposal or acquisition of National Forest System Lands or Bureau of Land Management public lands, to provide protections and certainty for private landowners related to resurveying such public lands, and for other purposes “Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act”.

Subcommittee on Federal Lands (Committee on Natural Resources)

Thursday, September 6, 2018 (10:00 AM)

1324 LHOB
Washington, D.C.
Witnesses: The Honorable Colleen Hanabusa Member of Congress, Hawaii’s 1st District The Honorable Stevan Pearce Member of Congress, New Mexico’s 2nd District Mr. Candido Arturo Archuleta, Jr. Program Manager New Mexico Land Grant Council Albuquerque, NM The Honorable David Rouzer Member of Congress, North Carolina’s 7th District Mr. Wilbur D. Jones, Jr. Chairman World War II Wilmington Home Front Heritage Coalition Wilmington, NC The Honorable Jody B. Hice Member of Congress, Georgia’s 10th District Mr. John L. Nau III Chairman Emeritus American Battlefield Trust Houston, TX The Honorable Scott Tipton Member of Congress, Colorado’s 3rd District

Witnesses

Mr. Candido Arturo Archuleta Jr.
Program Manager, New Mexico Land Grant Council, Albuquerque, NM

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  • Disclosure_Archuleta [PDF] Added 09/04/2018 at 10:44 AM
  • Resume_Archuleta [PDF] Added 09/04/2018 at 10:44 AM

The Honorable Colleen Hanabusa
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

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The Honorable Jody B. Hice
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

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Mr. Wilbur D. Jones Jr.
Chairman, World War II Wilmington Home Front Heritage Coalition, Wilmington, NC

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  • Disclosure_Jones [PDF] Added 09/04/2018 at 10:44 AM
  • Resume_Jones [PDF] Added 09/04/2018 at 10:44 AM

Mr. John L. Nau III
Chairman Emeritus, American Battlefield Trust, Houston, TX

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  • Disclosure_Nau [PDF] Added 09/06/2018 at 12:55 PM
  • Resume_Nau [PDF] Added 09/04/2018 at 10:44 AM

The Honorable Stevan Pearce
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

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The Honorable David Rouzer
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

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The Honorable Scott R. Tipton
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

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Text of Legislation

  • H.R. 5706 Bill Text [PDF]
  • H.R. 6108 Bill Text [PDF]
  • H.R. 6118 Bill Text [PDF]
  • H.R. 6365 Bill Text [PDF]
  • H.R. 6682 Bill Text [PDF]

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • Hearing Memo -- H.R. 5706 [PDF] Added 09/04/2018 at 10:44 AM
  • Hearing Memo -- H.R. 6108 [PDF] Added 09/04/2018 at 10:44 AM
  • Hearing Memo -- H.R. 6118 [PDF] Added 09/04/2018 at 10:44 AM
  • Hearing Memo -- H.R. 6365 [PDF] Added 09/04/2018 at 10:44 AM
  • Hearing Memo -- H.R. 6682 [PDF] Added 09/04/2018 at 10:44 AM

First Published: August 30, 2018 at 05:02 PM
Last Updated: September 6, 2018 at 12:55 PM