Plum Island National Monument Act - Congressional Testimony

Plum Island National Monument Act – Congressional Testimony

The Preserve Plum Island Coalition (PPIC), via Save the Sound, submitted the attached testimony on H.R. 1584, the Plum Island National Monument Act, and then gave a quick 5-minute summary of the testimony at the House Natural Resources Committee’s Federal Lands Subcommittee hearing on March 7, 2024.

Our written testimony is attached. Our oral testimony may be seen in this video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCFo8bWbIXI

PPIC testimony is at the end, although discussion of H.R. 1584 is interspersed throughout the entire hearing, when Chair Tiffany, Ranking Member Neguse, bill sponsor Congressman LaLota, and NPS representative Mr. Reynolds speak about it.

If you skip to the following spots in the video, you should be able to capture all mentions other than at the very opening, when the 6 bills are briefly listed by Chairman:

0:30:07
0:45:10
0:51:17
0:56:40
1:13:15
1:54:12
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2:02:16

Louise Harrison’s Testimony

Louise-Harrison-Testimony-H.R.-1584

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