COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
1324 Longworth House Office Building
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
10:00 a.m.

• Opening Statement by Ranking Member Doc Hastings
• Archived markup webcast

FULL COMMITTEE MARKUP ON:

• H.R. 3534 (Rahall), To provide greater efficiencies, transparency, returns, and accountability in the administration of Federal mineral and energy resources by consolidating administration of various Federal energy minerals management and leasing programs into one entity to be known as the Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing of the Department of the Interior, and for other purposes.  "Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009"

COMMITTEE ACTION:

The Committee on Natural Resources met in an open markup session on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 and Thursday, July 15, 2010 and considered the following bill:

H.R. 3534 (Rahall), "Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009"

An amendment in the nature of a substitute was offered by Mr. Rahall.

The following amendments were offered to the amendment in the nature of a substitute:

An amendment offered by Mr. Miller.184 to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was AGREED TO by voice vote.

(RC #1) - An amendment offered by Mr. Hastings.110 to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was NOT AGREED TO by a roll call vote of 17 yeas and 21 nays.

An amendment offered by Mr. Miller.009 to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was WITHDRAWN.

An amendment offered by Mr. Miller.002 to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was WITHDRAWN.

An amendment offered by Mr. Cassidy.010 to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was AGREED TO by voice vote.

An amendment offered by Mr. Markey.090 to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was AGREED TO by voice vote.

(RC #2) An amendment offered by Mr. Flake.241 to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was NOT AGREED TO by a roll call vote of 18 yeas and 22 nays.

(RC #3) An amendment offered by Mr. Markey.091 to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was NOT AGREED TO by a roll call vote of 15 yeas and 28 nays.

An amendment offered by Mr. Hastings.120 to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was WITHDRAWN.

An amendment offered by Mr. Lujan.059 to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was AGREED TO by voice vote.

(RC #4) An amendment offered by Mr. Chaffetz.121 to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was NOT AGREED TO by a roll call vote of 16 yeas and 25 nays.

An amendment offered by Mr. Heinrich.049 to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was WITHDRAWN.

(RC #5) An amendment offered by Mr. Fleming.108 to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was NOT AGREED TO by a roll call vote of 19 yeas and 25 nays.

An en bloc amendment offered by Mr. Inslee (.136 and .137) to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was AGREED TO by voice vote.

An amendment offered by Mr. Inslee.140 to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was AGREED TO by voice vote.

An amendment offered by Mr. Young.069 to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was AGREED TO by voice vote.

An amendment offered by Mr. Grijalva.089 to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was AGREED TO by voice vote.

An amendment offered by Mr. Grijalva.084 to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was WITHDRAWN.

An amendment offered by Mr. Grijalva.090 to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was WITHDRAWN.

(RC #6) An amendment offered by Mr. Chaffetz.004 to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was NOT AGREED TO by a roll call vote of 20 yeas and 25 nays.

An amendment offered by Mr. Sarbanes to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was WITHDRAWN.

An amendment offered by Mr. Sarbanes.042 to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was WITHDRAWN.

An amendment offered by Mr. Broun.119 to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was RULED OUT OF ORDER.

An en bloc amendment offered by Mr. Lujan (.060 and .063) to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was AGREED TO by voice vote.

(RC#7) An amendment offered by Mr. Gohmert.013 to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was NOT AGREED TO by a roll call vote of 19 yeas and 26 nays.

An amendment offered by Mr. Inslee.138 to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was AGREED TO by voice vote.

An amendment offered by Mr. Inslee.141 to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was WITHDRAWN.

(RC#8) An amendment offered by Mr. Inslee.142 to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was AGREED TO by a roll call vote of 26 yeas and 19 nays.

(RC#9) An amendment offered by Mr. McClintock.105 to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was NOT AGREED TO by a roll call vote of 21 yeas and 24 nays.

An amendment offered by Mr. Pallone.049 to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was WITHDRAWN.

An amendment offered by Mr. Pallone.051 to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was WITHDRAWN.

An en bloc amendment offered by Mr. Wittman (.047 and .109) to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was WITHDRAWN.

(RC#10) An amendment offered by Mr. Wittman.106 to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was NOT AGREED TO by a roll call vote of 21 yeas and 26 nays.

An amendment offered by Mr. Inslee.135 to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was WITHDRAWN.

An amendment offered by Mr. Lamborn.061 (as modified) to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was AGREED TO by voice vote.

An amendment offered by Mr. Wittman.043 to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was NOT AGREED TO by voice vote.

An amendment offered by Mrs. Lummis.007 to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was AGREED TO by voice vote.

An amendment offered by Mrs. Lummis.020 to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was WITHDRAWN.

An amendment offered by Mrs. Lummis.021 to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was AGREED TO by voice vote.

(RC #11) An amendment offered by Mrs. Lummis.111 to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was NOT AGREED TO by roll call vote of 20 yeas and 28 nays.

An amendment offered by Mr. Hastings.117 to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was AGREED TO by voice vote.

An amendment offered by Mr. Hastings.122 (as modified) to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was AGREED TO by voice vote.

(RC #12) An amendment offered by Mr. Cassidy.006 to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was NOT AGREED TO by a roll call vote of 18 yeas and 30 nays.

(RC #13) An amendment offered by Mr. Cassidy.032 to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was NOT AGREED TO by a roll call vote of 22 yeas and 26 nays.

(RC #14) An amendment offered by Mr. Cassidy.115 to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was NOT AGREED TO by a roll call vote of 21 yeas and 27 nays.

The amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended, was AGREED TO by voice vote.

(RC #15) HR 3534 was favorably reported to the House of Representatives, as amended, by a roll call vote of 27 yeas and 21 nays.