Y 4 In 8/14: 101-84 ESTABLISH AN ANTARCTICA WORLD PARK HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON INSULAR AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS OF THE COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS ONE HUNDRED FIRST CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON H.R. 4514 ANTARCTICA WORLD PARK AND PROTECTION ACT OF 1990 HEARING HELD IN WASHINGTON, DC SEPTEMBER 18, 1990 Serial No. 101-84 Printed for the use of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MORRIS K. UDALL, Arizona, Chairman GEORGE MILLER, California JAMES MCCLURE CLARKE, North Carolina JOHN LEWIS, Georgia BEN NIGHTHORSE CAMPBELL, Colorado PETER A. DEFAZIO, Oregon ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA, American Samoa JAMES A. MCDERMOTT, Washington DON YOUNG, Alaska, Ranking Republican Member ROBERT J. LAGOMARSINO, California RON MARLENEE, Montana DENNY SMITH, Oregon JAMES V. HANSEN, Utah BARBARA F. VUCANOVICH, Nevada JOHN J. RHODES III, Arizona JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR., Tennessee JEFFREY L. FARROW, Staff Director PATRICIA A. KRAUSE, Professional Staff Member MANASE MANSUR, Republican Consultant on Insular and International Affairs Tucker Scully, Director, Office of Ocean Affairs, Department of State. Peter Wilkniss, Director, Division of Polar Programs, National Sci- Evelyn M. Hurwich, associate director, Antarctica project.. Additional material submitted for the hearing record from: Reply to Will Steger by Representatives Jim Oberstar, Wayne Owens, and 1. Report entitled "Implementation of the National Science Foundation's Strategy for Compliance with Environmental Law in Antarctica," No- 2. Report to the Director from the Office of the General Counsel, "A National Science Foundation Strategy for Compliance with Environ- ESTABLISH AN ANTARCTICA WORLD PARK TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1990 COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 9:45 a.m. in room 1324 of the Longworth House Building, Hon. Ron de Lugo (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Mr. DE LUGO. The Subcommittee on Insular and International Affairs is convened this morning for the purposes of taking testimony on H.R. 4514, a bill to require action to protect Antarctica by directing the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a plan for establishing an Antarctica World Park to require interim protection of Antarctica and for other purposes. This bill was introduced by our good friend, and a member of the full Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Hon. Bruce Vento. And we'll be hearing from Bruce Vento in a moment. I see that he is joined by his fellow colleague from Minnesota and my good friend too. I have the pleasure of serving with him on the Public Works Committee. And they are there with a hero of Minnesota and, I think, a hero for all Americans, Will Steger, who led the 1989-90 International Trans-Antarctica Expedition. And I was reading about that last night and, being from the Virgin Islands, let me tell you, if you try to do it again, Will, don't ask for a volunteer here. I can't even imagine, you know, those types of conditions and those temperatures. My God, what courage and what a wonderful thing you did, not only for our country but for the world today as these areas are coming under assault. Before proceeding to members' opening statements, and without objection, let us have printed at this point in the hearing record, a copy of the bill, H.R. 4514. [The bill, H.R. 4514, follows:] |