Lands and Parks Bills: HR 3967

STATEMENT OF KATHERINE H. STEVENSON,

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, BUSINESS SERVICES, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE,

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,

BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PARKS,

RECREATION AND PUBLIC LANDS,

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES,

CONCERNING H.R. 3967,

TO AMEND THE NATIONAL GREAT BLACK AMERICANS COMMEMORATION ACT OF 2004

TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS THROUGH 2015.

April 27, 2010

Mr. Chairman, thank you for the opportunity to appear before your committee to present the views of the Department of the Interior on H.R. 3967, a bill to amend the National Great Black Americans Commemoration Act of 2004 to authorize appropriations through fiscal year 2015.

H.R. 3967 does not appear to provide any role for the Department of the Interior with the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum nor are we aware of any connection this museum has with any national park programs. We therefore, defer to the Department of Justice for its position on this legislation.

H.R. 3967 would extend authorization of appropriations through fiscal year 2015. In 2004, Congress passed the National Great Black Americans Commemoration Act of 2004 (PL 108-238) authorizing the Department of Justice to provide grants to "carry out programs relating to civil rights and juvenile justice through the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum and Justice Learning Center" in Baltimore, Maryland, administered by a non-profit group, the Great Blacks in Wax Museum, Inc.

Mr. Chairman, thank you for the opportunity to comment. This concludes my prepared remarks and I will be happy to answer any questions you or other committee members might have.

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