Full Committee Markup:

• H.R. 974 (Rep. Cynthia Lummis), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to promulgate regulations to allow the use of hand-propelled vessels on certain rivers and streams that flow in and through certain Federal lands in Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway, and for other purposes.  “Yellowstone and Grand Teton Paddling Act”
• Hearing Memo H.R. 974
• H.R. 1107 (Rep. Paul Gosar), To require the Secretary of the Interior to submit to Congress a report on the efforts of the Bureau of Reclamation to manage its infrastructure assets.  “Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act”
• Hearing Memo H.R. 1107
• H.R. 1452 (Rep. Jeff Miller), To authorize Escambia County, Florida, to convey certain property that was formerly part of Santa Rosa Island National Monument and that was conveyed to Escambia County subject to restrictions on use and reconveyance
• Hearing Memo H.R. 1452
• H.R. 1820 (Rep. Ben Ray Lujan), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to retire coal preference right lease applications for which the Secretary has made an affirmative commercial quantities determination, and for other purposes
• Hearing Memo H.R. 1820
• H.R. 2212 (Rep. Doug LaMalfa), To take certain Federal lands located in Lassen County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Susanville Indian Rancheria, and for other purposes
• Hearing Memo H.R. 2212
• H.R. 2270 (Rep. Denny Heck), To redesignate the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, located in the State of Washington, as the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, to establish the Medicine Creek Treaty National Historic Site within the wildlife refuge, and for other purposes.  “Billy Frank Jr. Tell Your Story Act”;
• Hearing Memo H.R. 2270
• H.R. 2406 (Rep. Rob Wittman), To protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes.  “SHARE Act”
• Hearing Memo H.R. 2406
• H.R. 3382 (Rep. Tom McClintock), To amend the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act to enhance recreational opportunities, environmental restoration activities, and forest management activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin, and for other purposes. “Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2015”
• Hearing Memo 3382

Amendments

• H.R. 974 Lummis Amendment 25
• H.R. 1107 Gosar Amendment 1
• H.R. 2212 LaMalfa Amendment 1
• H.R. 2270 Young Amendment 84 (ANS)
• H.R. 2406 Radewagen Amendment 1 (ANS)
• H.R. 2406 Wittman Amendment 29 (ANS)
• H.R. 2406 Beyer Amendment 36 (ANS)
• H.R. 2406 Fleming and Westerman Amendment 47 (ANS)
• H.R. 2406 Grijalva Amendment 73 (ANS)
• H.R. 2406 Huffman Amendment 109 (ANS)
• H.R. 2406 Gosar Amendment 134 (ANS)
• H.R. 3382 McClintock Amendment 1

Member Statements:

The Honorable Rob Bishop
Chairman

Committee Action Summary:

The Committee on Natural Resources met in open session on Wednesday, October 7, 2015, and reconvened on Thursday, October 8, 2015, to consider the following bills: 

H.R. 974 (Rep. Cynthia Lummis), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to promulgate regulations to allow the use of hand-propelled vessels on certain rivers and streams that flow in and through certain Federal lands in Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway, and for other purposes. “Yellowstone and Grand Teton Paddling Act”

The Subcommittee on Federal Lands and Water, Power and Oceans were discharged from further consideration of H.R. 974 by unanimous consent. 

• An Amendment offered by Mrs. Lummis (025) was adopted by voice vote. 

H.R. 974, as amended, was adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives by a roll call vote of 23 yeas and 15 nays.  

H.R. 1107 (Rep. Paul Gosar), To require the Secretary of the Interior to submit to Congress a report on the efforts of the Bureau of Reclamation to manage its infrastructure assets. “Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act”

The Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1107 by unanimous consent.

• An Amendment offered by Mr. Gosar (#1) was adopted by unanimous consent.

H.R. 1107, as amended, was adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent. 

H.R. 1452 (Rep. Jeff Miller), To authorize Escambia County, Florida, to convey certain property that was formerly part of Santa Rosa Island National Monument and that was conveyed to Escambia County subject to restrictions on use and reconveyance. 

The Subcommittee on Federal Lands was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1452 by unanimous consent. 

H.R. 1452 was adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives by voice vote.

H.R. 1820 (Rep. Ben Ray Lujan), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to retire coal preference right lease applications for which the Secretary has made an affirmative commercial quantities determination, and for other purposes. 

The Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1820 by unanimous consent. 

H.R. 1820 was adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent. 

H.R. 2212 (Rep. Doug LaMalfa), To take certain Federal lands located in Lassen County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Susanville Indian Rancheria, and for other purposes.

The Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2212 by unanimous consent. 

• An Amendment offered by Mr. LaMalfa (#1) was adopted by unanimous consent.

H.R. 2212, as amended, was adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent. 

H.R. 2270 (Rep. Denny Heck), To redesignate the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, located in the State of Washington, as the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, to establish the Medicine Creek Treaty National Historic Site within the wildlife refuge, and for other purposes.  “Billy Frank Jr. Tell Your Story Act”

The Subcommittee on Federal Lands was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2270 by unanimous consent. 

• An Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute offered by Mr. Young (084) was adopted by unanimous consent.

H.R. 2270, as amended, was adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent. 

H.R. 2406 (Rep. Rob Wittman), To protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes. “SHARE Act”

The Subcommittee on Federal Lands and the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans were discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2406 by unanimous consent. 

• An Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute was offered by Mr. Wittman (029) 
• An Amendment offered by Mr. Gosar (134) was adopted by voice vote.
• An Amendment offered by Mrs. Radewagen (#1) was adopted by a roll call vote of 20 yeas and 15 nays.
• An Amendment offered by Mr. Grijalva (073) was not adopted by a roll call vote of 15 yeas and 22 nays.
• An Amendment offered by Mr. Huffman (109) was not adopted by a roll call vote of 16 yeas and 22 nays.
• An Amendment offered by Mr. Fleming and Mr. Westerman (047) was adopted by voice vote. 
• A substitute amendment offered by Mr. Beyer (036) was not adopted by a roll call vote of 15 yeas and 21 nays. 
• An Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute, as amended, offered by Mr. Wittman (029) was adopted by a roll call vote of 21 yeas and 15 nays. 

H.R. 2406, as amended, was adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives by a roll call vote of 21 yeas and 15 nays. 

H.R. 3382 (Rep. Tom McClintock), To amend the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act to enhance recreational opportunities, environmental restoration activities, and forest management activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin, and for other purposes. “Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2015”

• An Amendment offered by Mr. McClintock (001) was adopted by voice vote.

H.R. 3382, as amended, was adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives by a roll call vote of 21 yeas and 16 nays.