Hearing: Legislative Hearing on H.R. 2795: Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2019; and H.R. 3742: Recovering America's Wildlife Act of 2019 (RAWA)

Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife (Committee on Natural Resources)

1324 LHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Text of Legislation

• H.R. 2795 ih [PDF] Added 10/17/2019 at 01:26 PM
• H.R. 3742 ih [PDF] Added 10/17/2019 at 01:26 PM

Support Documents

• Submission for the record from Representative Tom McClintock: Statement from Catherine Semcer of the Property and Environment Research Center (PERC), dated October 17, 2019 [PDF] Added 10/22/2019 at 03:14 PM
• Submission for the record from Representative Tom McClintock: Letter co-signed by National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Public Lands Council and the American Sheep Industry Association in opposition to H.R. 2795, dated May 24, 2019 [PDF] Added 10/22/2019 at 03:14 PM
• Submission for the record from Representative Donald S. Beyer in support of H.R. 2795, the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act: Joint letter from Patagonia, Osprey Packs, and Petzl Foundation dated May 16, 2019 [PDF] Added 10/22/2019 at 03:14 PM
• Submission for the record from Representative Donald S. Beyer in support of H.R. 2795, the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act: Letter signed by over 200 national, regional, and local organizations dated May 10, 2019 [PDF] Added 10/22/2019 at 03:14 PM
• Submission for the record from Representative Donald S. Beyer in support of H.R. 2795, the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act: Letter from Society for Conservation Biology North America dated April 19, 2019 [PDF] Added 10/22/2019 at 03:14 PM
• Submission for the record from Representative Donald S. Beyer in support of H.R. 2795, the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act: Native American Fish and Wildlife Society resolution in support of corridors dated May 23, 2019 [PDF] Added 10/22/2019 at 03:14 PM
• Submission for the record from Representative Donald S. Beyer in support of H.R. 2795, the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act: Letter from E.O. Wilson, University Professor Emeritus and Honorary Curator in Entomology, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University dated May 15, 2019 [PDF] Added 10/22/2019 at 03:14 PM
• Submission for the record from Representative Donald S. Beyer in support of H.R. 2795, the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act: Letter from New Mexico’s Commissioner of Public Lands, Stephanie Garcia Richard, dated October 15, 2019 [PDF] Added 10/22/2019 at 03:14 PM
• Submission for the record from Representative Donald S. Beyer in support of H.R. 2795, the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act: Statement from Wildlands Network dated October 17, 2019 [PDF] Added 10/22/2019 at 03:14 PM
• Submission for the record from Representative Donald S. Beyer in support of H.R. 2795, the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act: Letter from Wild Farm Alliance dated October 10, 2019 [PDF] Added 10/22/2019 at 03:14 PM
• Submission for the record from Representative Donald S. Beyer in support of H.R. 2795, the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act: Resolutions from New Mexico Board of County Commissioners [PDF] Added 10/22/2019 at 03:14 PM
• Submission for the record from Representative Donald S. Beyer in support of H.R. 2795, the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act: Letter from National Parks Conservation Association dated October 16, 2019 [PDF] Added 10/22/2019 at 03:14 PM
• Submission for the record from Representative Donald S. Beyer in support of H.R. 2795, the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act: Letter from the Wilderness Society dated October 17, 2019 [PDF] Added 10/22/2019 at 03:14 PM
• Submission for the record from Representative Donald S. Beyer in support of protecting wildlife corridors:Secretary Zinke’s Secretarial Order No. 3362 on Wildlife Corridors, undated [PDF] Added 10/22/2019 at 03:14 PM
• Submission for the record from Representative Donald S. Beyer in support of protecting wildlife corridors: Western Governors Association 2019 resolution protecting wildlife migration corridors, 2019 [PDF] Added 10/22/2019 at 03:14 PM
• Submission for the record from Representative Donald S. Beyer: poll by the National Wildlife Federation, dated March 17-21, 2019 [PDF] Added 10/22/2019 at 03:14 PM
• Submission for the record from Representative Debbie Dingell in support of H.R. 3742, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act: Letter from Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, dated October 16, 2019 [PDF] Added 10/22/2019 at 03:14 PM
• Submission for the record from Representative Debbie Dingell in support of H.R. 3742, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act: Letter from Nez Perce Tribe, dated August 1, 2019 [PDF] Added 10/22/2019 at 03:14 PM
• Submission for the record from Representative Debbie Dingell in support of H.R. 3742, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act: Letter from HECHO (Hispanics Enjoying Camping, Hunting, and the Outdoors), dated October 14, 2019 [PDF] Added 10/22/2019 at 03:14 PM
• Submission for the record from Representative Debbie Dingell in support of H.R. 3742, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act: Letter from Central Flyway Council, dated August 29, 2019 [PDF] Added 10/22/2019 at 03:14 PM
• Submission for the record from Representative Debbie Dingell in support of H.R. 3742, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act: Letter from Atlantic Flyway Council, dated September 27, 2019 [PDF] Added 10/22/2019 at 03:14 PM
• Submission for the record from Representative Debbie Dingell in support of H.R. 3742, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act:Letter from coalition of sportsmen and outdoors organizations, dated September 9, 2019 [PDF] Added 10/22/2019 at 03:14 PM
• Submission for the record from Representative Debbie Dingell in support of H.R. 3742, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act: Letter from Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, dated October 2, 2019 [PDF] Added 10/22/2019 at 03:14 PM
• Submission for the record from Representative Debbie Dingell in support of H.R. 3742, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act: Letter from Defenders of Wildlife and Center for Biological Diversity (advocating for increased percentage of dedicated funding to threatened and endangered species), dated October 8, 2019 [PDF] Added 10/22/2019 at 03:14 PM
• Submission for the record from Representative Debbie Dingell in support of H.R. 3742, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act: Letter from 75 organizations and businesses, dated October 17, 2019 [PDF] Added 10/22/2019 at 03:14 PM
• Submission for the record from Representative Debbie Dingell in support of H.R. 3742, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act: Letter signed by 1,000 natural resource scientists and managers, undated [PDF] Added 10/22/2019 at 03:14 PM
• Submission for the record from Representative Debbie Dingell in support of H.R. 3742, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act: Letter from Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife and the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, dated October 16, 2019 [PDF] Added 10/22/2019 at 03:14 PM
• Submission for the record from Representative Debbie Dingell in support of H.R. 3742, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act: Letter from Native American Fish & Wildlife Society, dated October 15, 2019 [PDF] Added 10/22/2019 at 03:14 PM
• Submission for the record from Representative Debbie Dingell in support of H.R. 3742, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act: Letter from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks dated October 15, 2019 [PDF] Added 10/22/2019 at 03:14 PM
• Submission for the record from Representative Debbie Dingell in support of H.R. 3742, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act: Letter from Mississippi Flyway Council, dated September 27, 2019 [PDF] Added 10/22/2019 at 03:14 PM
• Submission for the record from Ms. Jennifer Fielder, CEO of the American Lands Council: ALC – Entrust Our Public Lands to Local Management the Cares [PDF] Added 10/22/2019 at 05:29 PM
• Submission for the record from Ms. Jennifer Fielder, CEO of the American Lands Council: ALC – Public Lands: Better Access, Better Health, Better Productivity [PDF] Added 10/22/2019 at 05:29 PM
• Submission for the record from Ms. Jennifer Fielder, CEO of the American Lands Council: ALC – Federal Power Over Public Lands Report, dated October 1, 2019 [PDF] Added 10/22/2019 at 05:29 PM
• Submission for the record from Ms. Jennifer Fielder, CEO of the American Lands Council: General Services Administration Inventory Report on Jurisdictional Status of Federal Areas Within the States, dated June 30, 1962 [PDF] Added 10/22/2019 at 05:29 PM
• Submission for the record from Ms. Jennifer Fielder, CEO of the American Lands Council: Evaluating Federal Land Management in Montana Report by Environmental Quality Council, dated 2013-2014 [PDF] Added 10/22/2019 at 05:29 PM
• Submission for the record from Ms. Jennifer Fielder, CEO of the American Lands Council: Legal Analysis prepared for the Utah Commission for the Stewardship of Public Lands, dated December 9, 2015 [PDF] Added 10/22/2019 at 05:29 PM
• Submission for the record from Ms. Jennifer Fielder, CEO of the American Lands Council: The Forgotten Lynchpin in the case for Statehood Equality: An Analysis of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 with Respect of Federally Controlled Lands by Bill Howell, dated January 2019 [PDF] Added 10/22/2019 at 05:29 PM
• List of submissions for the hearing record. Please note that links to videos submitted may be accessed from this document. Please contact Casey MacLean at 202-225-6065 for further information. [PDF] Added 10/22/2019 at 05:32 PM

Member Statements

• Opening Statement of Chair Jared Huffman [PDF] Added 10/22/2019 at 10:02 AM
• Opening Statement of Ranking Member Tom McClintock [PDF] Added 10/22/2019 at 10:02 AM

Hearing Record

• Hearing notice [PDF] Added 10/15/2019 at 10:33 AM
• Revised to reflect that Stephen Guertin will be testifying on behalf of USFWS [PDF] Added 10/15/2019 at 10:51 AM Updated 10/17/2019 at 01:26 PM
  
• Question from Rep. Sablan for Mr. O'Mara, with response [PDF] Added 11/01/2019 at 09:51 AM

First Published: October 10, 2019 at 01:48 PM
Last Updated: November 1, 2019 at 09:52 AM