Full Committee Markup:

• H. Res. 169 (Rep. Mark Takai), Acknowledging and honoring brave young men form Hawaii who enabled the United States to establish and maintain jurisdiction in remote equatorial islands as prolonged conflict in the Pacific lead to World War II.
• Markup Memo
• H.R. 2316 (Rep. Raul Labrador),To generate dependable economic activity for counties and local governments containing National Forest System land by establishing a demonstration program for local, sustainable forest management, and for other purposes. “Self-Sufficient Community Lands Act”
• Markup Memo
• H.R. 3062 (Rep. Steve Womack), To prohibit the use of eminent domain in carrying out certain projects. “Assuring Private Property Rights Over Vast Access to Land Act”
• Markup Memo
• H.R. 3094 (Rep. Garret Graves), To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to transfer to States the authority to manage red snapper fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico. “Gulf States Red Snapper Management Authority Act”
• Markup Memo
• H.R. 3212 (Rep. Kurt Schrader), To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.
• Markup Memo
• Rep. Bishop ANS
• H.R. 3480 (Rep. Buddy Carter), To expand the boundary of Fort Frederica National Monument in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes.
• Markup Memo
• H.R. 3650 (Rep. Don Young), To authorize States to select and acquire certain National Forest System lands to be managed and operated by the State for timber production and other purposes under the laws of the State, and for other purposes. “State National Forest Management Act of 2015”
• Markup Memo
• H.R. 3734 (Rep. Cresent Hardy), To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to provide support to mining schools, and for other purposes. “Mining Schools Enhancement Act”
• Markup Memo
• H.R. 3839 (Rep. Kristi Noem), To transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain Bureau of Land Management land from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for inclusion in the Black Hills National Cemetery, and for other purposes. “Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act”
• Markup Memo
• H.R. 3843 (Rep. Doug Lamborn), To authorize for a 7-year period the collection of claim location and maintenance fees, and for other purposes. “Locatable Minerals Claim Location and Maintenance Fees Act of 2015”
• Markup Memo
• H.R. 3844 (Rep. Jody Hice), To establish the Energy and Minerals Reclamation Foundation to encourage, obtain, and use gifts, devises, and bequests for projects to reclaim abandoned mine lands and orphan oil and gas well sites, and for other purposes. “Energy and Minerals Reclamation Foundation Establishment Act of 2015”
• Markup Memo
• Rep. Hice ANS
• H.R. 3881 (Rep. Glenn Thompson), To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to repeal provisions relating only to the Allegheny National Forest. “Cooperative Management of Mineral Rights Act of 2015"
• Markup Memo
• H.R. 4202 (Rep. John Katko), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of Fort Ontario in the State of New York. “For Ontario Study Act”
• Markup Memo
• H.R. 4245 (Rep. Chellie Pingree), To exempt importation and exportation of sea urchins and sea cucumbers from licensing requirements under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
• Markup Memo
• H.R. 4510 (Rep. Jared Polis), To insure adequate use and access to the existing Bolts Ditch headgate and ditch segment within the Holy Cross Wilderness in Eagle County, Colorado, and for other purposes. ”Bolts Ditch Access and Use Act”
• Markup Memo
• H.R. 4582 (Rep. Jeff Denham), To exclude striped bass from the anadromous fish doubling requirement in section 3406(b)(1) of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act, and for other purposes. “Save Our Salmon Act”
• Markup Memo
• H.R. 4685 (Rep. Kevin McCarthy), To take certain Federal lands located in Tulare County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Tule River Indian Tribe, and for other purposes. “Tule River Indian Reservation Land Trust, Health, and Economic Development Act”
• Markup Memo
• H.R. 4789 (Rep. Donald Beyer), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a structure for visitor services on the Arlington Ridge tract, in the area of the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial, and for other purposes.
• Markup Memo
• H.R. 5244 (Rep. Stephen Knight), To provide for the establishment of a national memorial and national monument to commemorate those killed by the collapse of the Saint Francis Dam on March 12, 1928, and for other purposes. “Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act”
• Markup Memo

Committee Markup Action:

The Committee on Natural Resources met in open session on Tuesday, June 14, 2016, and reconvened on Wednesday, June 15, 2016, to consider the following bills:

H. Res. 169 (Rep. Mark Takai), Acknowledging and honoring brave young men from Hawaii who enabled the United States to establish and maintain jurisdiction in remote equatorial islands as prolonged conflict in the Pacific lead to World War II.

The Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H. Res. 169 by unanimous consent.

H. Res. 169 was adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent. 

H.R. 2316 (Rep. Raul Labrador), To generate dependable economic activity for counties and local governments containing National Forest System land by establishing a demonstration program for local, sustainable forest management, and for other purposes.  “Self-Sufficient Community Lands Act”

The Subcommittee on Federal Lands was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2316 by unanimous consent.

• An Amendment offered by Mr. Labrador (052), was adopted by a voice vote.

• An Amendment offered by Mr. Polis (AM1), was not adopted by a roll call vote of 14 yeas and 23 nays.

• An Amendment offered by Mr. Ruiz (048), was offered and withdrawn.

• An Amendment offered by Mr. Polis (AM2), was offered and withdrawn.

H.R. 2316, as amended, was adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives by a roll call vote of 25 yeas and 13 nays.

H.R. 3062 (Rep. Steve Womack), To prohibit the use of eminent domain in carrying out certain projects. “Assuring Private Property Rights Over Vast Access to Land Act”

The Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3062 by unanimous consent.

• An Amendment offered by Mr. Huffman (171), was not adopted by a voice vote.

H.R. 3062 was adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives by a roll call vote of 19 yeas and 11 nays.

H.R. 3094 (Rep. Garret Graves), To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to transfer to States the authority to manage red snapper fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico. “Gulf States Red Snapper Management Authority Act”

The Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3094 by unanimous consent.

• An Amendment offered by Mr. Bishop (052), was adopted by a voice vote.

• An Amendment offered by Mr. Young (#1), was offered and withdrawn.

H.R. 3094, as amended, was adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives by a roll call vote of 24 yeas and 14 nays.

H.R. 3212 (Rep. Kurt Schrader), To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.

The Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3212 by unanimous consent.

• An Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute offered by Mr. Bishop (055), was adopted by unanimous consent.

H.R. 3212, as amended, was adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent. 

H.R. 3480 (Rep. Earl “Buddy” Carter), To expand the boundary of Fort Frederica National Monument in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes. “Fort Federica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act of 2015”

The Subcommittee on Federal Lands was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3480 by unanimous consent.

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

H.R. 3480, as amended, was adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent. 

H.R. 3650 (Rep. Don Young), To authorize States to select and acquire certain National Forest System lands to be managed and operated by the State for timber production and other purposes under the laws of the State, and for other purposes.  “State National Forest Management Act of 2015”.

The Subcommittee on Federal Lands and the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources were discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3650 by unanimous consent.

• An Amendment offered by Mr. Young (133), was adopted by a voice vote.

• An Amendment offered by Mr. Ruiz (049), was offered and withdrawn.

H.R. 3650, 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. 3734 (Rep. Cresent Hardy), To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to provide support to mining schools, and for other purposes. “Mining Schools Enhancement Act”

The Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3734 by unanimous consent.

H.R. 3734 was adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

H.R. 3839 (Rep. Kristi Noem), To transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain Bureau of Land Management land from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for inclusion in the Black Hills National Cemetery, and for other purposes. “Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act”

The Subcommittee on Federal Lands was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3839 by unanimous consent.

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

H.R. 3839, as amended, was adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

H.R. 3843 (Rep. Doug Lamborn), To authorize for a 7-year period the collection of claim location and maintenance fees, and for other purposes. “Locatable Minerals Claim Location and Maintenance Fees Act of 2015”

The Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3843 by unanimous consent.

• An Amendment offered by Mr. Lamborn (01), was adopted by unanimous consent.

H.R. 3843, as amended, was adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

H.R. 3844 (Rep. Jody Hice), To establish the Energy and Minerals Reclamation Foundation to encourage, obtain, and use gifts, devises, and bequests for projects to reclaim abandoned mine lands and orphan oil and gas well sites, and for other purposes. “Energy and Minerals Reclamation Foundation Establishment Act of 2015”

The Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3844 by unanimous consent.

• An Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute offered by Mr. Hice and Mr. Lowenthal (001), was adopted by unanimous consent.

H.R. 3844, as amended, was adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

H.R. 3881 (Rep. Glenn Thompson), To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to repeal provisions relating to the Allegheny National Forest. “Cooperative Management of Mineral Rights Act of 2015”

The Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3881 by unanimous consent.

• An Amendment offered by Mr. Lowenthal (002), was adopted by unanimous consent.

H.R. 3881, as amended, was adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

H.R. 4202 (Rep. John Katko), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of Fort Ontario in the State of New York. “Fort Ontario Study Act”

The Subcommittee on Federal Lands was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4202 by unanimous consent.

H.R. 4202 was adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

H.R. 4245 (Rep. Chellie Pingree), To exempt importation and exportation of sea urchins and sea cucumbers from licensing requirements under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

The Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4245 by unanimous consent.

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

H.R. 4245, as amended, was adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

H.R. 4510 (Rep. Jared Polis), To insure adequate use and access to the existing Bolts Ditch headgate and ditch segment within the Holy Cross Wilderness in Eagle County, Colorado, and for other purposes. “Bolts Ditch Access and Use Act”

The Subcommittee on Federal Lands was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4510 by unanimous consent.

H.R. 4510 was adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

H.R. 4582 (Rep. Jeff Denham), To exclude striped bass from the anadromous fish doubling requirement in section 3406(b)(1) of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act, and for other purposes. “Save Our Salmon Act” or “SOS Act”

The Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4582 by unanimous consent.

• An Amendment offered by Mr. Denham (EnBloc_056), was adopted by unanimous consent.

H.R. 4582, as amended, was adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

H.R. 4685 (Rep. Kevin McCarthy), To take certain Federal lands located in Tulare County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Tule River Indian Tribe, and for other purposes.  “Tule River Indian Reservation Land Trust, Health, and Economic Development Act”

The Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4685 by unanimous consent.

H.R. 4685 was adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

H.R. 4789 (Rep. Donald Beyer), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a structure for visitor services on the Arlington Ridge tract, in the area of the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial, and for other purposes.

The Subcommittee on Federal Lands was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4789 by unanimous consent.

H.R. 4789 was adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

H.R. 5244 (Rep. Stephen Knight), To provide for the establishment of a national memorial and national monument to commemorate those killed by the collapse of the Saint Francis Dam on March 12, 1928, and for other purposes. “Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act”

The Subcommittee on Federal Lands was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 5244 by unanimous consent.

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

H.R. 5244, as amended, was adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

Related Documents:

• Full Committee Hearing Notice - June 10, 2016