SPEAKER INDEX CONTENTS INSERTS ANDERSON 244 ANGAPAK 39 45 BAILEY 46 56 BORELL 40 43 CAMARDELLE 180 181 186 CHILDERS 48 56 57 CHRISTINE KENNEDY 4 DAVIDSON 235 236 238 DAVIS 210 211 221 222 DEFAZIO 107 108 143 144 145 186 189 198 200 201 203 264 266 DOWNER 133 134 142 143 144 149 ELIZABETH MEGGINSON 4 EWING 138 142 147 148 149 FALGOUT 198 FOSTER 123 125 129 130 131 132 145 149 150 GAY 250 253 263 265 JEFFERSON 116 122 146 153 JOHN 111 130 131 146 154 155 168 169 170 224 225 226 227 235 264 265 JOHN LAWRENCE 4 KOHL 186 222 224 226 227 KREIG 51 57 58 LANCTOT 253 LANDRIEU 117 LLOYD A. JONES 4 MORIAL 150 152 153 154 155 156 MOUNT 229 234 235 REGELIN 21 29 30 35 ROSIER 37 44 45 ROUSSELLE 172 176 177 178 179 SARTHOU 207 223 225 226 SCHOEN 54 59 SELBY 26 32 33 36 SHIVELY 18 20 30 31 33 SMITH 228 257 258 260 SNYDER 118 121 TAUZIN 106 108 112 116 117 121 122 125 128 129 130 132 133 136 142 143 145 146 147 148 149 150 152 153 154 156 157 159 167 168 170 171 176 177 178 179 210 211 220 221 222 223 224 225 227 228 234 235 238 246 253 257 258 260 262 263 264 265 266 267 TAYLOR 23 34 36 UDALL 115 148 266 WENTZ 201 WESTPHAL 157 159 167 168 169 171 YOUNG 9 17 18 20 21 23 26 29 30 31 32 33 35 37 39 40 43 44 45 46 48 51 53 56 57 58 59 CONTENTS SPEAKERS INSERTS STATEMENT OF HON. DON YOUNG, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF ALASKA PAGE 9 STATEMENT OF JOHN SHIVELY, COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA PAGE 18 STATEMENT OF WAYNE REGELIN, DIRECTOR OF DIVISION OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH & GAME, JUNEAU PAGE 21 STATEMENT OF SENATOR ROBIN TAYLOR, ALASKA STATE SENATE, WRANGELL, ALASKA PAGE 23 STATEMENT OF JEROME SELBY, CHAIRMAN, OCS POLICY COMMITTEE, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA PAGE 26 STATEMENT OF CARL ROSIER, BOARD MEMBER, ALASKA OUTDOOR COUNCIL, JUNEAU, ALASKA PAGE 37 STATEMENT OF NELSON ANGAPAK, ALASKA FEDERATION OF NATIVES, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA PAGE 39 STATEMENT OF STEVE BORELL, ALASKA MINERS ASSOCIATION, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA PAGE 40 STATEMENT OF CINDY BAILEY, DIRECTOR FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS, BP EXPLORATION-ALASKA PAGE 46 STATEMENT OF DOROTHY CHILDERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ALASKA MARINE CONSERVATION COUNCIL PAGE 48 STATEMENT OF RAY KREIG, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA PAGE 51 STATEMENT OF JOHN SCHOEN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ALASKA STATE OFFICE, NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY PAGE 54 STATEMENT OF HON. W.J. (BILLY) TAUZIN, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF LOUISIANA PAGE 106 STATEMENT OF HON. PETER DEFAZIO, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF OREGON PAGE 107 STATEMENT OF HON. CHRIS JOHN, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF LOUISIANA PAGE 111 STATEMENT OF HON. THOMAS UDALL, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO PAGE 115 STATEMENT OF HON. WILLIAM J. JEFFERSON, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF LOUISIANA PAGE 116 STATEMENT OF DANIEL SNYDER, STUDENT, (OAK LAWN) JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL PAGE 118 STATEMENT OF HON. MIKE FOSTER, GOVERNOR, STATE OF LOUISIANA PAGE 123 STATEMENT OF HON. HUNT DOWNER, SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, PRESIDENT OF STATE SENATE, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA PAGE 132 STATEMENT OF HON. RANDY EWING, PRESIDENT OF THE STATE SENATE, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA PAGE 138 STATEMENT OF HON. MARC MORIAL, MAYOR, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA PAGE 150 STATEMENT OF HON. JOSEPH W. WESTPHAL, ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY, WASHINGTON, DC PAGE 157 STATEMENT OF BENNY ROUSSELLE, PRESIDENT, PLAQUEMINES PARISH, BELLE CHASSE, LOUISIANA PAGE 171 STATEMENT OF HON. DAVID CAMARDELLE, MAYOR OF GRAND ISLE, GRAND ISLE, LOUISIANA PAGE 180 STATEMENT OF BARRY KOHL, DIRECTOR AND PAST PRESIDENT, LOUISIANA AUDUBON COUNCIL, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA PAGE 186 STATEMENT OF TED M. FALGOUT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GREATER LAFOURCHE PORT COMMISSION, GALLIANO, LOUISIANA PAGE 198 STATEMENT OF DR. ALAN WENTZ, GROUP MANAGER FOR CONSERVATION, DUCKS UNLIMITED, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE PAGE 201 STATEMENT OF CYNTHIA M. SARTHOU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GULF RESTORATION NETWORK, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA PAGE 207 STATEMENT OF MARK DAVIS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, COALITION TO RESTORE COASTAL LOUISIANA, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA PAGE 210 STATEMENT OF HON. WILLIE T. MOUNT, MAYOR, CITY OF LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA PAGE 229 STATEMENT OF PAUL DAVIDSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BLACK BEAR CONSERVATION COMMITTEE, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA PAGE 236 STATEMENT OF RONALD ANDERSON, PRESIDENT, LOUISIANA FARM BUREAU, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA PAGE 244 STATEMENT OF PATRICIA H. GAY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PRESERVATION RESOURCE CENTER, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA PAGE 250 STATEMENT OF RANDY LANCTOT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LOUISIANA WILDLIFE FEDERATION, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA PAGE 253 STATEMENT OF WILLIAM CLIFFORD SMITH, PRESIDENT, T. BAKER SMITH AND SON, HOUMA, LOUISIANA PAGE 258 INSERTS SPEAKERS CONTENTS NO INSERTS IN THIS HEARING