BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//house_resources_schedule//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:Event334040@naturalresources.house.gov DTSTART:20130523T140000Z DTEND:20130523T160000Z URL:http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=334040 DESCRIPTION:Subcommittee on Water and Power Legislative Hearing on H.R. 255\, H.R. 745\ , and H.R. 1963\n\nEvent details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=334040 LOCATION:1324 Longworth House Office Building\, Washington\, D.C. 20515 SUMMARY:Legislative Hearing on H.R. 255\, H.R. 745\, and H.R. 1963 CATEGORIES:Hearing X-COMMITTEE-CODE:II00 X-COMMITTEE-NAME:Natural Resources Committee X-SUBCOMMITTEE:Subcommittee on Water and Power X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Event Details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/Event Single.aspx?EventID=334040

Legislative Hearing on:

  • H.R. 255 (Chaffetz)\, To amend certain definitions c ontained in the Provo River Project Transfer Act for purposes of clarifying certain property descriptions\, and for other purposes.
  • H .R. 745 (Napolitano)\, To reauthorize the Water Desalination Act of 1996.
  • H.R. 1963 (Daines)\, To amend the Water Co nservation and Utilization Act to authorize the development of non-Federal hydropower and issuance of leases of power privileges at projects construct ed pursuant to the authority of the Water Conservation and Utilization Act\ , and for other purposes. “Bureau of Reclamation Conduit Hydropower Deve lopment Equity and Jobs Act”

    • Member Statements:

    The Honorable Tom McClintock
    Chairman

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    Witnesses and Testimony:

    P ANEL I

    Mr. Gary Kennedy (H.R. 1963)
    Superintendent
    Mancos Water Conservancy District
    Mancos\, Colorado
    (Truth in T estimony Form)

    Mr. Keith Denos (H.R. 255)
    General Manager
    Provo River Water Users Association
    Pleasant Grove\, Utah
    (Truth in Testimony For m)

    Mr. Robert Quint (H.R. 255\, H.R. 1963)
    Senior Advisor
    U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
    Was hington\, D.C.

    PANEL II

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    Mr. Kevin Wattier (H.R. 745)
    General Manager
    Long Beach Water Department
    Long Beach\, California
    (Truth in Testimony Form)

    Mr. Wayne Crews (H.R. 745)
    Vice President for Policy\, Director of Technol ogy Studies
    Competitive Enterprise Institute
    Washington\, D.C.< br /> (Truth in Testimony Form)

    Mr. Robert Quint (H.R. 745)
    Senior Advisor
    U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
    Washington\, D.C.
    Testimony Submitted for the Record:

    Michael Carl son
    Buffalo Rapids Irrigation District #1
    Manager

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    END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:Event333896@naturalresources.house.gov DTSTART:20130522T140000Z DTEND:20130522T160000Z URL:http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=333896 DESCRIPTION:Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Legislative Hearing on H.R. 19 64\, H.R. 1965\, H.R. 1394\, and H.R. 555\n\nEvent details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=333896 LOCATION:1324 Longworth House Office Building\, Washington\, D.C. 20515 SUMMARY:Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1964\, H.R. 1965\, H.R. 1394\, and H.R. 555 CATEGORIES:Hearing X-COMMITTEE-CODE:II00 X-COMMITTEE-NAME:Natural Resources Committee X-SUBCOMMITTEE:Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Event Details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/Event Single.aspx?EventID=333896

    Legislative Hearing on:

  • H.R. 1964 (Hastings of WA)\, To amend the Naval Pet roleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 to direct the Secretary of the Inter ior to conduct an expeditious program of competitive leasing of oil and gas in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska\, including at least one lease sale in the Reserve each year in the period 2013 through 2023\, and for ot her purposes. ‘‘National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act”
  • H.R. 1965 (Lamborn)\,To streamline and ensure onshore e nergy permitting\, provide for onshore leasing certainty\, and give certain ty to oil shale development for American energy security\, economic develop ment\, and job creation\, and for other purposes. “Federal Lands Jobs an d Energy Security Act”
  • H.R. 1394 (Tipton)\, T o direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish goals for an all-of-the -above energy production plan strategy on a 4-year basis on all onshore Fed eral lands managed by the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service . “Planning for American Energy Act of 2013”
  • H.R. 5 55 (Johnson of OH)\, To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct onshore oil and gas lease sales th rough Internet-based live lease sales\, and for other purposes. “BLM Liv e Internet Auctions Act”

    • Member Statements:

    The Honora ble Doc Hastings
    Committee Chairman

    The Honorable Doug Lamb orn
    Subcommittee Chairman

    Witnesses and Testimony:

    < p>PANEL I

    Jamie Connell
    BLM Acting Deputy Director
    U.S. Department of the Interior

    Commissioner Dan Sullivan
    Department of Natural Resources
    State of Alaska

    Charlotte E . Brower
    Mayor
    North Slope Borough

    PANEL II

    Richard Glenn
    Executive Vice President\, Lands &\; Natural Resources
    Arctic Slope Regional Corporation
    (Truth in Testimo ny Form)

    Jack Ekstrom
    Vice President\, Corporate and Government Relations
    Whiting Petroleum Corporation
    (Truth in Testim ony Form)

    William W. Britain
    President / CEO
    En ergyNet.com\, Inc.
    (Truth in Testimony Form)

    Debbie Miller
    Founder and Member of Board of Directors
    Alaska Wilderness Lea gue
    (Truth in Testimony Form)

    Jim Spehar
    Former Mayor
    Grand Junction\, Colorado
    (Truth in Testimony Form)

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    END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:Event333712@naturalresources.house.gov DTSTART:20130521T143000Z DTEND:20130521T163000Z URL:http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=333712 DESCRIPTION:Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Oversight Hearing on “Perspectives on the Management of Federal and State Land: Testimony by Governor Gary Herbert (R-UT)\, Chairman of the Western Governors’ Associat ion”\n\nEvent details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=333712 LOCATION:1324 Longworth House Office Building\, Washington\, D.C. 20515 SUMMARY:Oversight Hearing on “Perspectives on the Management of Federal and State L and: Testimony by Governor Gary Herbert (R-UT)\, Chairman of the Western Go vernors’ Association” CATEGORIES:Hearing X-COMMITTEE-CODE:II00 X-COMMITTEE-NAME:Natural Resources Committee X-SUBCOMMITTEE:Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Event Details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/Event Single.aspx?EventID=333712

    Oversight Hearing on:

    • "Perspectives on the Management of Federal and State Land: Test imony by Governor Gary Herbert (R-UT)\, Chairman of the Western Governors’ Association”

    Member Statements:

    The Honorable Ro b Bishop
    Subcommittee Chairman

    Archived video webcast :


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    Witnesses and Tes timony:

    PANEL I

    Honorable Gary Herbert \;
    Governor
    State of Utah


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    END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:Event333644@naturalresources.house.gov DTSTART:20130521T143000Z DTEND:20130521T163000Z URL:http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=333644 DESCRIPTION:Subcommittee on Fisheries\, Wildlife\, Oceans and Insular Affairs Oversight Hearing on "Data collection issues in relation to the reauthorization of t he Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act"\n\nEvent details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=333644 LOCATION:1334 Longworth House Office Building\, Washington\, D.C. 20515 SUMMARY:Oversight Hearing on "Data collection issues in relation to the reauthoriza tion of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act" CATEGORIES:Hearing X-COMMITTEE-CODE:II00 X-COMMITTEE-NAME:Natural Resources Committee X-SUBCOMMITTEE:Subcommittee on Fisheries\, Wildlife\, Oceans and Insular Affairs X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Event Details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/Event Single.aspx?EventID=333644

    Oversight Hearing on:

    • "Data collection issues in relation to the reauthorization of t he Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act"

    Member Statements:

    The Honorable John Fleming
    Chai rman

    Archived hearing webcast:


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    Witnesses and Testimony:

    PANEL I

    Dr. Richard Merrick
    Chief Science Advisor
    Nationa l Marine Fisheries Service
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administr ation

    Mr. Randy Fisher
    Executive Director
    Pacific St ates Marine Fisheries Commission
    (Truth in Testimony Form)

    Mr. Ro bert Beal
    Executive Director
    Atlantic States Marine Fisheri es Commission
    (Truth in Testimony Form)

    Mr. David Donal dson
    Interim Executive Director
    Gulf States Marine Fisherie s Commission
    (Truth in Testimony Form)

    PANEL II

    Ms. Linda Behnken
    Executive Director
    Alaska Longli ne Fishermen's Association
    (Truth in Testimony Form)

    Mr. Chris topher Bonzek
    Fishery Data Analyst
    NorthEast Area Monitorin g and Assessment Program (NEAMAP)
    Department of Fisheries Science
    Virginia Institute of Marine Science
    College of William and Mary (Truth in Testimony Form)

    Dr. F. Jay Breidt
    Professor of Statistics and Associate Chair
    Department of Statistics
    Colo rado State University and \;
    Member of the National Research Coun cil’s \;
    “Committee on the Review of Recreational Fisheries Surve y Methods”
    (Truth in Testimony Form)

    Mr. Christopher Horton
    Midwestern States Director
    Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundatio n and \;
    Member of Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee’s
    Re creational Fisheries Working Group
    (Truth in Testimony Form)

    Dr. Kevin Stokesbury
    Associate Professor and Chair
    Depart ment of Fisheries Oceanography
    School for Marine Science and Technolo gy
    University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth

    Captain Mike Colby&nbs p\;
    President \;
    Double Hook Charters
    Clearwater\ , Florida
    (Truth in Testimony Form) \;


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    END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:Event333473@naturalresources.house.gov DTSTART:20130515T140000Z DTEND:20130515T160000Z URL:http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=333473 DESCRIPTION:Full Committee Markup on H.R. 687\, H.R. 761\, H.R. 819\, H.R. 910\, H.R. 9 57\, H.R. 981\, H.R. 1063\, H.R. 1080\, H.R. 1169\, H.R. 1299\, H.R. 1300\, H.R. 1384\, H.R. 1574\, H.R. 1613\, H.R. 1676\, and H.R. 1691\n\nEvent details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=333473 LOCATION:1324 Longworth House Office Building\, Washington\, D.C. 20515 SUMMARY:Full Committee Markup on H.R. 687\, H.R. 761\, H.R. 819\, H.R. 910\, H.R. 9 57\, H.R. 981\, H.R. 1063\, H.R. 1080\, H.R. 1169\, H.R. 1299\, H.R. 1300\, H.R. 1384\, H.R. 1574\, H.R. 1613\, H.R. 1676\, and H.R. 1691 CATEGORIES:Markup X-COMMITTEE-CODE:II00 X-COMMITTEE-NAME:Natural Resources Committee X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Event Details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/Event Single.aspx?EventID=333473

    Full Committee Markup on:

    • H.R. 687 (Gosar)\, To facilitate the effi cient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing a nd directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land “Southeast Ariz ona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013”
    • H.R. 7 61 (Amodei)\, To require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secr etary of Agriculture to more efficiently develop domestic sources of the mi nerals and mineral materials of strategic and critical importance to United States economic and national security and manufacturing competitiveness. < i>“National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013”
    • H.R. 819 (Jones)\, To authorize pedestrian and motori zed vehicular access in Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area. “Preserving Access to Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area Act”
    • H.R. 910 (Fleming)\, To reauthorize the S ikes Act. “Sikes Act Reauthorization Act of 2013”
    • H .R. 957 (Lummis)\, To reduce temporarily the royalty required to be paid for sodium produced on Federal lands. “American Soda Ash Competiti veness Act"
    • H.R. 981 (Johnson of GA)\, To dire ct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a global rare earth element ass essment. “Resource Assessment of Rare Earths (RARE) Act of 2013”
    • H.R. 1063 (Lamborn)\, To require the Secretary of th e Interior to conduct an assessment of the capability of the Nation to meet our current and future demands for the minerals critical to United States manufacturing and agricultural competitiveness and economic and national se curity in a time of expanding resource nationalism. “National Strategic and Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2013”
    • H.R. 1080 (Bordallo)\, To amend the Sikes Act to promote the use of cooperativ e agreements under such Act for land management related to Department of De fense readiness activities and to amend title 10\, United States Code\, to facilitate interagency cooperation in conservation programs to avoid or red uce adverse impacts on military readiness activities.
    • H.R . 1169 (Amodei)\, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to transf er to the Secretary of the Navy certain Federal land in Churchill County\, Nevada. “Naval Air Station Fallon Housing and Safety Development Act”
    • H.R. 1299 (Pearce)\, To provide for the transfe r of certain public land currently administered by the Bureau of Land Manag ement to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army for i nclusion in White Sands Missile Range\, New Mexico. “White Sands Missile Range Security Enhancement Act”
    • H.R. 1300 (R unyan)\, To amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to reauthorize the volu nteer programs and community partnerships for the benefit of national wildl ife refuges.
    • H.R. 1384 (Sablan)\, To provide for the issuance of a Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp. “Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp Act of 2013”
    • H.R. 1574 (Turner)\, To amend the Dayton Aviation Her itage Preservation Act of 1992 to rename a site of the park.
    • < b>H.R. 1613 (Duncan of SC)\, To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to provide for the proper Federal management and oversight of tr ansboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs. “Outer Continental Shelf Transbounda ry Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act”
    • H.R. 167 2 (Daines)\, To withdraw and reserve certain public lands administe red by the Bureau of Land Management for exclusive military use as part of the Limestone Hills Training Area\, Montana. “Limestone Hills Training A rea Withdrawal Act”
    • H.R. 1673 (McCarthy)\, To provide for the transfer of certain public land currently administered by the Bureau of Land Management to the administrative jurisdiction of the Sec retary of the Navy for inclusion in Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake\, California.
    • H.R. 1676 (Cook)\, To designate the J ohnson Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area in San Bernardin o County\, California\, to authorize limited military use of the area\, to provide for the transfer of the Southern Study Area to the administrative j urisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy for inclusion in the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms\, and by recreational users. “ Johnson Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area Establishment A ct”
    • H.R. 1691 (Vargas)\, To provide for the t ransfer of certain public land currently administered by the Bureau of Land Management to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy for inclusion in the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range\, California. Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range Transfer Act of 2013”

    Committee Action:

    The Committee on Natural Resources met in open session on Wednesday\, May 15\, 2013\, to consider the following bi lls:

    H.R. 687 (Gosar)\, To facilitate the efficient extractio n of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land. “Southeast Arizona Land Excha nge and Conservation Act of 2013”

    The Subcommittees on Ene rgy and Mineral Resources and Public Lands and Environmental Regulation wer e discharged from further consideration of H.R. 687 by unanimous consent.

    Adopted and favorabl y reported to the House of Representatives\, as amended\, by vote of 23 yeas and 19 nays.

    H.R. 761 (Amodei)\, To require the Secretary of the Interior and t he Secretary of Agriculture to more efficiently develop domestic sources of the minerals and mineral materials of strategic and critical importance to United States economic and national security and manufacturing competitive ness. “National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013”< /i>

    The Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources was disch arged from further consideration of H.R. 761 by unanimous consent.

    Adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives\, as amended\, by < a href="http://docs.house.gov/meetings/II/II00/20130515/100869/CRPT-113-II0 0-Vote003-20130515.pdf" target="_blank">vote of 24 yeas and 17 nays.

    H.R. 819 (Jones)\, To authorize pedestrian and motori zed vehicular access in Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area. “Preserving Access to Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area Act”

    The Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Re gulation was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 819 by unanimous consent.

    Adopted and favorably reported to the House of R epresentatives by vote of 24 yeas and 17 nays.

    H.R. 910 (Fleming)\, To reauthoriz e the Sikes Act. “Sikes Act Reauthorization Act of 2013”

    The Subcommittee on Fisheries\, Wildlife\, Oceans and Insular Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 910 by unanimous consent.

    Adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representativ es by unanimous consent.

    H.R. 957 (Lummis)\, To red uce temporarily the royalty required to be paid for sodium produced on Fede ral lands. “American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act”

    The Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources was discharged from further co nsideration of H.R. 957 by unanimous consent.

    Adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representat ives by vote of 28 yeas and 13 nay s.

    H.R. 981 (Johnson of GA)\, To direct the Sec retary of the Interior to conduct a global rare earth element assessment. < i>“Resource Assessment of Rare Earths (RARE) Act of 2013”

    The Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources was discharged from furthe r consideration of H.R. 981 by unanimous consent.

    Adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent .

    H.R. 1063 (Lamborn)\, To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an assessment of the capability of the Nation to m eet our current and future demands for the minerals critical to United Stat es manufacturing and agricultural competitiveness and economic and national security in a time of expanding resource nationalism. “National Strateg ic and Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2013”

    The Subcommit tee on Energy and Mineral Resources was discharged from further considerati on of H.R. 1063 by unanimous consent.

    Adopted and favorabl y reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

    H.R. 1080 (Bordallo)\, To amend the Sikes Act to promote the use of cooperative agreements under such Act for land management related to Department of Defense readiness activities and to amend title 10\, United States Code\, to facilitate interagency cooperation in conservation program s to avoid or reduce adverse impacts on military readiness activities.

    The Subcommittee on Fisheries\, Wildlife\, Oceans and Insular Affa irs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1080 by unanimous con sent.

    Adopted an d favorably reported to the House of Representatives\, as amended\, by voic e vote.

    H.R. 1169 (Amodei)\, To direct the Secretar y of the Interior to transfer to the Secretary of the Navy certain Federal land in Churchill County\, Nevada. “Naval Air Station Fallon Housing and Safety Development Act”

    The Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation was discharged from further consideration of H .R. 1169 by unanimous consent.

    Adopted and favorably reported to the Ho use of Representatives\, as amended\, by unanimous consent.

    H.R. 1299 (Pearce)\, To provide for the transfer of certain public land currently administered by the Bureau of Land Management to the admini strative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army for inclusion in White S ands Missile Range\, New Mexico. “White Sands Missile Range Security Enh ancement Act”

    The Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environ mental Regulation was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1299 by unanimous consent.

    Adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representative s\, as amended\, by voice vote.

    H.R. 1300 (Runyun)\ , To amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to reauthorize the volunteer p rograms and community partnerships for the benefit of national wildlife ref uges.

    The Subcommittee on Fisheries\, Wildlife\, Oceans and In sular Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1300 by una nimous consent.

    Adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representati ves\, as amended\, by unanimous consent.

    H.R. 1384 (Sablan)\, To provide for the issuance of a Wildlife Refuge System Conserva tion Semipostal Stamp. “Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal S tamp Act of 2013”

    The Subcommittee on Fisheries\, Wildlife \, Oceans and Insular Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1384 by unanimous consent.

    Adopted and favorably repo rted to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

    H.R. 1574 (Turner)\, To amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preserva tion Act of 1992 to rename a site of the park.

    The Subcommitte e on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1574 by unanimous consent.

    Adopted a nd favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

    H.R. 1613 (Duncan of SC)\, To amend the Outer Cont inental Shelf Lands Act to provide for the proper Federal management and ov ersight of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs. “Outer Continental Shel f Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act”

    The Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources was discharged from furthe r consideration of H.R. 1613 by unanimous consent.

    • An amendment by Mr. Lamborn #1 was A GREED TO by voice vote.
    • An amendment by Mr. Holt.003 (offered by Mr. Grijalva) was NOT AG REED TO by roll call vote of 18 ye as and 23 nays.
    • An amendment by Mr. Grijalva.001 was NOT AGREED TO by roll call vote of 18 yeas and 23 nays.
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      Adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives\, as amended\, by vote of 25 yeas a nd 16 nays.

      H.R. 1672 (Daines)\, To withdraw an d reserve certain public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Managemen t for exclusive military use as part of the Limestone Hills Training Area\, Montana. “Limestone Hills Training Area Withdrawal Act”

      The Subcommittees on Energy and Mineral Resources and Public Lands and En vironmental Regulation were discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1 672 by unanimous consent.

      Adopted and favorably reported to the House o f Representatives\, as amended\, by unanimous consent.

      H.R. 1673 (McCarthy)\, To provide for the transfer of certain public la nd currently administered by the Bureau of Land Management to the administr ative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy for inclusion in Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake\, California.

      The Subcommittee o n Public Lands and Environmental Regulation was discharged from further con sideration of H.R. 1673 by unanimous consent.

      Adopted and favorably rep orted to the House of Representatives\, as amended\, by voice vote.

      H.R. 1676 (Cook)\, To designate the Johnson Valley Nationa l Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area in San Bernardino County\, California \, to authorize limited military use of the area\, to provide for the trans fer of the Southern Study Area to the administrative jurisdiction of the Se cretary of the Navy for inclusion in the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Cen ter Twentynine Palms\, and by recreational users. “Johnson Valley Nation al Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area Establishment Act”

      The Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation was discharge d from further consideration of H.R. 1676 by unanimous consent.

      Adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives\, as amended\, by voice vote.

      H.R. 1691 (Vargas)\, To provide for the transfer of certain public lan d currently administered by the Bureau of Land Management to the administra tive jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy for inclusion in the Chocola te Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range\, California. “Chocolate Mountain Aeria l Gunnery Range Transfer Act of 2013”

      The Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation was discharged from further consi deration of H.R. 1691 by unanimous consent.

      Adopted and favorably repor ted to the House of Representatives\, as amended\, by unanimous consent.

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      END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:Event333092@naturalresources.house.gov DTSTART:20130516T180000Z DTEND:20130516T200000Z URL:http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=333092 DESCRIPTION:Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs Legislative Hearing on H.R . 623\, H.R. 740\, H.R. 841\, H.R. 931\, H.R. 1306\, and H.R. 1410\n\nEvent details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=333092 LOCATION:1324 Longworth House Office Building\, Washington\, D.C. 20515 SUMMARY:Legislative Hearing on H.R. 623\, H.R. 740\, H.R. 841\, H.R. 931\, H.R. 130 6\, and H.R. 1410 CATEGORIES:Hearing X-COMMITTEE-CODE:II00 X-COMMITTEE-NAME:Natural Resources Committee X-SUBCOMMITTEE:Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Event Details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/Event Single.aspx?EventID=333092

      Legis lative Hearing on:

      • H.R. 623 (Young of AK)\, T o provide for the conveyance of certain property located in Anchorage\, Ala ska\, from the United States to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium. “Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Land Transfer Act”
      • H.R. 740 (Young of AK)\, To provide for the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act\, and for othe r purposes. “Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization and J obs Protection Act”
      • H.R. 841 (Schrader)\, To a mend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical corrections\, and fo r other purposes.
      • H.R. 931 (Schrader)\, To provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon.
      • H.R. 1306 (Young o f AK)\, To provide for the partial settlement of certain claims under the A laska Native Claims Settlement Act. “Southeast Alaska Native Land Convey ance Act”
      • H.R. 1410 (Franks)\, To prohibit ga ming activities on certain Indian lands in Arizona until the expiration of certain gaming compacts. “Keep the Promise Act of 2013”
      < h2>Member Statements:

      The Honorable Don Young
      Subcommittee Chairma n

      Witnesses and Testimony:

      PANEL I

      Michael Black (H.R. 841\, H.R. 931\, and H.R. 1410)
      Director
      Bureau of India n Affairs
      U.S. Department of the Interior

      Robert McSwain (H.R. 623)
      Deputy Director for Management Operations
      Department of Health and Human Services

      Jim Peña (H.R. 740 and H.R. 1306)
      Associate Deputy Chief\, National Forest System
      U.S. Forest Servi ce
      Department of Agriculture

      PANEL II

      Andy Teuber (H.R. 623)
      Board Chair and President
      Alaska Native Tribal Healt h Consortium
      (Truth in Testimony Form)

      Reyn Leno (H.R. 841) Tribal Council Chair
      The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde

      Delores Pigsley (H.R. 931)
      Tribal Chairman
      Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon

      Byron Mallott (H.R. 740 &am p\; H.R. 1306)
      Member\, Board of Directors
      Sealaska Corp oration
      (Truth in Testimony Form)

      PANEL III

      Diane Enos (H.R. 1410)
      President
      Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community

      Ned Norris\, Jr. (H.R. 1410)
      Chairman
      Tohono O'odha m Nation

      Jimmie Rosenbruch (H.R. 740)
      (Truth in Testimo ny Form)

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      END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:Event333074@naturalresources.house.gov DTSTART:20130516T140000Z DTEND:20130516T160000Z URL:http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=333074 DESCRIPTION:Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Oversight Hearing on “Invasive Species Management on Federal Lands”\n\nEvent details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=333074 LOCATION:1334 Longworth House Office Building\, Washington\, D.C. 20515 SUMMARY:Oversight Hearing on “Invasive Species Management on Federal Lands” CATEGORIES:Hearing X-COMMITTEE-CODE:II00 X-COMMITTEE-NAME:Natural Resources Committee X-SUBCOMMITTEE:Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Event Details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/Event Single.aspx?EventID=333074

      Oversight Hearing on:

      • “Invasive Species Management on Federal Lands”
      < h2>Archived Video Webcast:

      Witnesses and T estimony:

      PANEL I

      Paul Ries
      Associate Deputy Chief
      United States Forest Service
      Department of Agriculture

      Dr. George Beck
      Colorado State University
      Healthy Habita ts Coalition
      (Truth in Testimony Form)

      Randy C. Dye
      Presid ent
      National Association of State Foresters
      (Truth in Testimony Form)

      Jason Fearneyhough
      Director
      Wyoming Departm ent of Agriculture

      Debra Hughes
      Executive Director
      N ew Mexico Association of Conservative Districts
      (Truth in Testimony Form)

      James Ogsbury
      Executive Director
      Western Govern ors’ Association
      (Truth in Testimony Form)

      Related Documents:

      END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:Event332895@naturalresources.house.gov DTSTART:20130516T140000Z DTEND:20130516T160000Z URL:http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=332895 DESCRIPTION:Subcommitee on Fisheries\, Wildlife\, Oceans and Insular Affairs Oversight Hearing on “The 2008 Lacey Act Amendments”\n\nEvent details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=332895 LOCATION:1324 Longworth House Office Building\, Washington\, D.C. 20515 SUMMARY:Oversight Hearing on “The 2008 Lacey Act Amendments” CATEGORIES:Hearing X-COMMITTEE-CODE:II00 X-COMMITTEE-NAME:Natural Resources Committee X-SUBCOMMITTEE:Subcommittee on Fisheries\, Wildlife\, Oceans and Insular Affairs X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Event Details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/Event Single.aspx?EventID=332895

      Oversight Hearing on:

      • “The 2008 Lacey Act Amendments”

      Member State ments:

      The Honorable John Fleming
      Subcommittee Chairman

      Archived Video Webcast:

      Witnesses and Test imony:

      PANEL I

      Rebecca Bech
      Deputy Administra tor
      Plant Protection and Quarantine
      USDA Animal and Plant Healt h Inspection Service

      Stephen D. Guertin
      Deputy Director U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

      PANEL II

      S teve McCreary
      General Manager
      Collings Guitars\, Inc.
      (T ruth in Testimony Form)

      Travis R. Snapp
      Managing Direct or - Benchmark International
      Chief Operating Officer – Benchmark Hold ings
      International Wood Products Association
      (Truth in Testimony Form )

      Birgit Matthiesen
      Special Advisor to the Preside nt and CEO
      Canadian Manufacturers &\; Exporters
      (Truth in Tes timony Form)

      Jameson S. French
      President and CEO
      Northland Forest Products
      (Truth in Testimony Form)

      Marcus A. A sner
      Partner
      Arnold &\; Porter LLP
      (Truth in Testimony F orm)

      Erik O. Autor
      President and CEO
      Autor Global Strategies LLC/Total Spectrum LLC
      (Truth in Testimony Form)

      Re lated Documents:

      • Subcommittee Hearing Notice - May 7\, 2013
      • Subcommittee Hearing Witness List - May 14\, 2013
        • END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:Event332336@naturalresources.house.gov DTSTART:20130509T140000Z DTEND:20130509T160000Z URL:http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=332336 DESCRIPTION:Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Legislative Heari ng on Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1825\, H.R. 586\, H.R. 995\, and H.R. 141 1\n\nEvent details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=332336 LOCATION:1324 Longworth House Office Building\, Washington\, D.C. 20515 SUMMARY:Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1825\, H.R. 586\, H.R. 995\, and H.R. 1411 CATEGORIES:Hearing X-COMMITTEE-CODE:II00 X-COMMITTEE-NAME:Natural Resources Committee X-SUBCOMMITTEE:Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Event Details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/Event Single.aspx?EventID=332336

        Legislative Hearing on:

      • H.R. 1825 (Benishek)\, To direct Federal public lan d management officials to exercise their authority under existing law to fa cilitate use of and access to Federal public lands for fishing\, sport hunt ing\, and recreational shooting\, and for other purposes.
      • < a href="http://thomas.loc.gov/home/gpoxmlc113/h586_ih.xml" target="_blank"> H.R. 586 (Young of AK)\, To provide for certain improvements to the Denali National Park and Preserve in the State of Alaska\, and for other p urposes. “Denali National Park Improvement Act”
      • H.R . 995 (Pearce)\, To establish a monument in Dona Ana County\, New M exico\, and for other purposes. “Organ Mountains National Monument Estab lishment Act”
      • H.R. 1411 (Huffman)\, To includ e the Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands in the California Coastal National Monument as a part of the National Landscape Conservation System\, and for other purposes. “California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act of 2013”

      Archived Video Webcast:

      Witnesses and Testimony:

      PANEL I

      Honorable Dan Benishek
      Member of Congress

      Honorable Don Young
      Member of Congress

      Honorable Jared Huffman
      Member of Congress

      Honorable Steve Pearce
      Member of Congress

      PANEL II

      C arl Rountree
      Director\, National Landscape Conservation System
      Bureau of Land Management
      U.S. Department of the Interior

      William P. Horn
      Director of Federal Affairs
      U.S. Sportsmen’s Allian ce
      (Truth in Testimony Form)

      Susan Recce
      Director\, Division o f Conservation\, Wildlife and Natural Resources
      National Rifle Associ ation
      (Truth in Testimony Form)

      Melissa Simpson
      Director of Governmental Affairs and Science Based Conservation
      Safari Club Inte rnational
      (Truth in Testimony Form)

      Scott Schneider
      Pre sident and CEO
      Visit Mendocino County
      (Truth in Testimony Form)

      Related Documents:

      END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:Event332157@naturalresources.house.gov DTSTART:20130508T140000Z DTEND:20130508T160000Z URL:http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=332157 DESCRIPTION:Full Committee Oversight Hearing on "DOI Hydraulic Fracturing Rule: A Recip e for Government Waste\, Duplication and Delay"\n\nEvent details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=332157 LOCATION:1324 Longworth House Office Building\, Washington\, D.C. 20515 SUMMARY:Oversight Hearing on "DOI Hydraulic Fracturing Rule: A Recipe for Governmen t Waste\, Duplication and Delay" CATEGORIES:Hearing X-COMMITTEE-CODE:II00 X-COMMITTEE-NAME:Natural Resources Committee X-SUBCOMMITTEE:Full Committee X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Event Details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/Event Single.aspx?EventID=332157

      Oversight Hearing on:

      • "DOI Hydraulic Fracturing Rule: A Recipe for Government Waste\, Duplica tion and Delay"

      Member Statements:

      The Honorable Doc H astings
      Chairman

      Witnesses and Testimony:

      PANE L I

      The Honorable Alan Olson
      Montana State Senate
      Chairman\, Senate Energy and Telecommunications Committee

      Lynn D. He lms
      Director
      North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources
      Cindy DeLancey
      Executive Director
      Wyoming County Co mmissioners Association

      John Byrom
      President and CEO
      D.J. Simmons\, Inc.
      (Truth in Testimony Form)

      John Amos
      President
      SkyTruth
      (Truth in Testimony Form)

      Sara Kendall< /a>
      DC Office Director
      Western Organization of Resource Council s
      (      Truth in Testimony Form)

      Background:

      For the past 60 years\, states have been successfully regulating the process of hydrauli c fracturing\, a process used on 90 percent of all wells and responsible fo r 30 percent of our domestic oil and natural gas production. With states re gulating the process\, there has not been one instance of ground water cont amination according to President Obama’s former Environmental Protection Ag ency Chief Lisa Jackson. Even with successful state regulation\, the Depart ment of the Interior is working on a proposed rule to regulate hydraulic fr acturing. Right now\, oil and natural gas production is down on federal lan ds while surging on state and private lands. This dichotomy is directly rel ated to the Obama Administration’s restrictive policies on energy productio n on federal lands.

      Since November of 2010 when the Obama Administra tion mentioned possible new federal regulation of hydraulic fracturing\, Ho use Natural Resources Committee Republicans have conducted aggressive overs ight of this issue with multiple oversight hearings to learn from stakehold ers about how costly\, damaging\, and duplicative federal regulation of hyd raulic fracturing would be on job creation and energy development in Americ a. Aggressive oversight of this issue is especially important now because Interior Secretary Jewell announced that the Interior Department would be releasing its new proposed rule of hydraul ic fracturing within weeks.

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      END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:Event332125@naturalresources.house.gov DTSTART:20130507T140000Z DTEND:20130507T160000Z URL:http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=332125 DESCRIPTION:Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Oversight Hearing on "Impediments to Public Recreation on Public Lands"\n\nEvent details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=332125 LOCATION:1324 Longworth House Office Building\, Washington\, D.C. 20515 SUMMARY:Oversight Hearing on "Impediments to Public Recreation on Public Lands" CATEGORIES:Hearing X-COMMITTEE-CODE:II00 X-COMMITTEE-NAME:Natural Resources Committee X-SUBCOMMITTEE:Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Event Details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/Event Single.aspx?EventID=332125

      Oversight Hearing on:
      • "Impediments to Public Recreation on Public Lands"< /li>

      Member Statements:

      The Honorable Rob Bishop
      Subc ommittee Chairman

      Witnesses and Testimony:

      PANEL I
      Honorable Joseph J. Heck \;(R-NV)
      Member of Congress

      PANEL II

      Rick J. Lindsey
      Prime Insurance Company
      (Truth in Testimony Form)

      Teresa “Terry” Kauffman
      Rancho Red Rock
      (Truth in Testimony Form)

      Scott Mc Farland
      High Point Hummer
      (Truth in Testimony Form)

      Mike Friedman
      Adventure Partners\, LLC
      (Truth in Testimony Form)

      Sutton Bacon
      Nantahala Outdoor Center
      (Truth in Testimony Form)

      PANEL III

      David Brown
      American Outdoors Association
      (Truth in Testimony Form)

      Gran t Simonds
      Idaho Outfitters and Guides Association
      (Truth in Tes timony Form)

      Brian Merrill
      Western Rivers Guides
      (T ruth in Testimony Form)

      Aaron Bannon
      National Outdoor Leadership School
      (Truth in Testimony Form)

      John Duncan
      Telluride Outside
      (Truth in Testimony Form)

      Related Documen ts:

      END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:Event330323@naturalresources.house.gov DTSTART:20130426T140000Z DTEND:20130426T160000Z URL:http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=330323 DESCRIPTION:Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Legislative Heari ng on H.R. 1169\, H.R. 1299\, H.R. 1574\, H.R. ____\, H.R. ____\, H.R. ____ \, H.R. ____\n\nEvent details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=330323 LOCATION:1334 Longworth House Office Building\, Washington\, D.C. SUMMARY:Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1169\, H.R. 1299\, H.R. 1574\, H.R. 1673\, H.R. 1676\, H.R. 1672\, and H.R. 1691 CATEGORIES:Hearing X-COMMITTEE-CODE:II00 X-COMMITTEE-NAME:Natural Resources Committee X-SUBCOMMITTEE:Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Event Details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/Event Single.aspx?EventID=330323

      Legislative Hearing o n:

      • H.R. 1169 (Amodei)\, To direct the Secret ary of the Interior to transfer to the Secretary of the Navy certain Federa l land in Churchill County\, Nevada. “Naval Air Station Fallon Housing a nd Safety Development Act”
      • H.R. 1299 (Pearce) \, To provide for the transfer of certain public land currently administere d by the Bureau of Land Management to the administrative jurisdiction of th e Secretary of the Army for inclusion in White Sands Missile Range\, New Me xico\, and for other purposes. “White Sands Missile Range Security Enhan cement Act”
      • H.R. 1574 (Turner)\, To amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 to rename a site of the park.
      • H.R. 1673 (McCarthy)\, To provide for the t ransfer of certain public land currently administered by the Bureau of Land Management to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy for inclusion in Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake\, California\, and f or other purposes. "Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake Security Enhanc ement Act"
      • H.R. 1676 (Cook)\, To designate th e Johnson Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area in San Bernar dino County\, California\, to authorize limited military use of the area\, to provide for the transfer of the Southern Study Area to the administrativ e jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy for inclusion in the Marine Cor ps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms\, and by recreational users\, and for other purposes. "Johnson Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Rec reation Area Establishment Act"
      • H.R. 1672 (Da ines)\, To withdraw and reserve certain public lands administered by the Bu reau of Land Management for exclusive military use as part of the Limestone Hills Training Area\, Montana\, and for other purposes. "Limestone Hill s Training Area Withdrawal Act"
      • H.R. 1691 (Va rgas)\, To provide for the transfer of certain public land currently admini stered by the Bureau of Land Management to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy for inclusion in the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range\, California\, and for other purposes. "Chocolate Mountai n Aerial Gunnery Range Security Enhancement Act"

      Witness es and Testimony:

      PANEL I

      The Honorable Kevin M cCarthy
      Member of Congress

      The Honorable Mark E. Amodei< br /> Member of Congress

      The Honorable Paul Cook
      Member of Congress

      The Honorable Steve Daines
      Member of Congres s

      The Honorable Juan Vargas
      Member of Congress

      PANEL II

      Ned Farquhar
      Deputy Assistant Secret ary\, Land and Minerals Management
      Bureau of Land Management
      U. S. Department of the Interior

      Roger Natsuhara
      Acting As sistant Secretary to the Navy
      Energy\, Installations and Environment< br />
      Jeff Knoll
      California Motorized Recreation Council
      PANEL III

      Ned Farquhar
      Deputy Assistant Secr etary\, Land and Minerals Management
      Bureau of Land Management
      U.S. Department of the Interior

      The Honorable Katherine Hammack
      Assistant Secretary of the Army
      Installations\, Energy and Env ironment

      Related Documents:

      END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:Event330172@naturalresources.house.gov DTSTART:20130424T140000Z DTEND:20130424T160000Z URL:http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=330172 DESCRIPTION:Full Committee Markup on H.R. 3\, H.R. 3\, H.R. 85\, H.R. 126\, H.R. 251\, H.R. 253\, H.R. 330\, H.R. 356\, H.R. 462\, H.R. 520\, H.R. 573\, H.R. 674\ , H.R. 723\, H.R. 739\, H.R. 767\, H.R. 829\, H.R. 862\, H.R. 876\, H.R. 88 5\, H.R. 934\, H.R. 993\, H.R. 1156\, H.R. 1157\, H.R. 1158\, H.R. 1206\, H .R. 1208\, H.R. 1241\, and H.R. 1377\n\nEvent details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=330172 LOCATION:1324 Longworth House Office Building\, Washington\, D.C. 20515 SUMMARY:Full Committee Markup on H.R. 3\, H.R. 85\, H.R. 126\, H.R. 251\, H.R. 253\ , H.R. 330\, H.R. 356\, H.R. 462\, H.R. 520\, H.R. 573\, H.R. 674\, H.R. 72 3\, H.R. 739\, H.R. 767\, H.R. 829\, H.R. 862\, H.R. 876\, H.R. 885\, H.R. 934\, H.R. 993\, H.R. 1156\, H.R. 1157\, H.R. 1158\, H.R. 1206\, H.R. 1208\ , H.R. 1241\, and H.R. 1377 CATEGORIES:Markup X-COMMITTEE-CODE:II00 X-COMMITTEE-NAME:Natural Resources Committee X-SUBCOMMITTEE:Full Committee X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Event Details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/Event Single.aspx?EventID=330172

      Full Committee Markup on:

      • H.R. 3 (Terry)\, To approve the constructio n\, operation\, and maintenance of the Keystone XL pipeline\, and for other purposes. “Northern Route Approval Act”
      • H.R. 85 (Christensen)\, To create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands\, and for other purposes.
      • H.R. 126 (Jones)\, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to ent er into an agreement to provide for management of the free-roaming wild hor ses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge. “Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act”
      • H.R. 251 (Chaffetz)\, T o direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal features o f the electric distribution system to the South Utah Valley Electric Servic e District\, and for other purposes. “South Utah Valley Electric Conveya nce Act”
      • H.R. 253 (Chaffetz)\, To provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of National Forest System land in the Uint a-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah to Brigham Young University\, and f or other purposes. “Y Mountain Access Enhancement Act”
      • H.R. 330 (Calvert)\, To designate a Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial at the March Field Air Museum in Riverside\, California. “Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial Act”
      • < a href="http://thomas.loc.gov/home/gpoxmlc113/h356_ih.xml" target="_blank"> H.R. 356 (Bishop of UT)\, To clarify authority granted under the Ac t entitled "An Act to define the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of Utah\, and for other purposes. “Hill Creek Cultural Preservation and Energy Development Act”
      • H.R. 462 (Bishop of UT)\, To require the conveyance of certain pu blic land within the boundaries of Camp Williams\, Utah\, to support the tr aining and readiness of the Utah National Guard. “Utah National Guard Re adiness Act”
      • H.R. 520 (Speier)\, To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of alternatives for commem orating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early year s of the National Parks\, and for other purposes. “Buffalo Soldiers in t he National Parks Study Act”
      • H.R. 573 (Sablan) \, To amend Public Law 93-435 with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands\ , providing parity with Guam\, the Virgin Islands\, and American Samoa.
      • H.R. 674 (Sablan)\, To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating prehistor ic\, historic\, and limestone forest sites on Rota\, Commonwealth of the No rthern Mariana Islands\, as a unit of the National Park System. “Rota Cu ltural and Natural Resources Study Act”
      • H.R. 723 (Langevin)\, To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segm ent of the Beaver\, Chipuxet\, Queen\, Wood\, and Pawcatuck Rivers in the S tates of Connecticut and Rhode Island for study for potential addition to t he National Wild and Scenic Rivers System\, and for other purposes. “Woo d-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act”
      • H.R. 739 (Wittman)\, To require the Office of Management and Budget to prepare a cr osscut budget for restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed\, to require the Environmental Protection Agency to develop and implement an adaptive management plan\, and for other purposes. “Chesapeake Bay Accou ntability and Recovery Act of 2013”
      • H.R. 767 ( Cramer)\, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify the Pilot Projec t offices of the Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project.
      • H.R. 829 (DelBene)\, To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to d esignate a segment of Illabot Creek in Skagit County\, Washington\, as a co mponent of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
      • H.R . 862 (Kirkpatrick)\, To authorize the conveyance of two small parc els of land within the boundaries of the Coconino National Forest containin g private improvements that were developed based upon the reliance of the l andowners in an erroneous survey conducted in May 1960.
      • H. R. 876 (Simpson)\, To authorize the continued use of certain water diversions located on National Forest System land in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in the State of Idaho\, and for other purposes. “Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Pro tection Act”
      • H.R. 885 (Doggett)\, To expand th e boundary of San Antonio Missions National Historical Park\, to conduct a study of potential land acquisitions\, and for other purposes. “San Anto nio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2013”
      • H.R. 934 (McClintock)\, To amend the Wild and Sceni c Rivers Act related to a segment of the Lower Merced River in California\, and for other purposes.
      • H.R. 993 (Bishop of UT)\, To provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of National Forest System land to the city of Fruit Heights\, Utah. “Fruit Heights Land Conveyanc e Act”
      • H.R. 1156 (Hastings of WA)\, To author ize the Secretary of the Interior to adjust the boundary of the Stephen Mat her Wilderness and the North Cascades National Park in order to allow the r ebuilding of a road outside of the floodplain while ensuring that there is no net loss of acreage to the Park or the Wilderness\, and for other purpos es.
      • H.R. 1157 (Hastings of WA)\, To ensure public access to the summit of Rattlesnake Mountain in the Hanford Reach National Monument for educational\, recreational\, historical\, scientific\, cultur al\, and other purposes. “Rattlesnake Mountain Public Access Act”
      • H.R. 1158 (Hastings of WA)\, To direct the Secretar y of the Interior to continue stocking fish in certain lakes in the North C ascades National Park\, Ross Lake National Recreation Area\, and Lake Chela n National Recreation Area. “North Cascades National Park Service Comple x Fish Stocking Act”
      • H.R. 1206 (Wittman)\, To grant the Secretary of the Interior permanent authority to authorize State s to issue electronic duck stamps\, and for other purposes. “Permanent E lectronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013”
      • H.R. 1208 ( Hastings of WA)\, To establish the Manhattan Project National Historical Pa rk in Oak Ridge\, Tennessee\, Los Alamos\, New Mexico\, and Hanford\, Washi ngton\, and for other purposes. “Manhattan Project National Historical P ark Act”
      • H.R. 1241 (Cook)\, To facilitate a l and exchange involving certain National Forest System lands in the Inyo Nat ional Forest\, and for other purposes.
      • H.R. 1377 (Pearce)To authorize the Mescalero Apache Tribe to lease adjudicated water rights. “Mescalero Apache Tribe Leasing Authorization Act”

      Committee Action:

      The Committee on Natural Resources met in o pen session on Wednesday\, April 24\, 2013\, to consider the following bill s:

      H.R. 3 (Terry)\, To approve the construction\, operation\, and maintenance of the Keystone XL pipeline\, and for other purposes. “ Northern Route Approval Act”

      The Subcommittee on Energy and Mine ral Resources was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3 by unanim ous consent.

      Adopted and favor ably reported to the House of Representatives by roll call vote of 24 yeas to 17 nays.

      H.R. 85 (Christensen)\, To create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands\, and for other purposes.

      The S ubcommittee on Fisheries\, Wildlife\, Oceans and Insular Affairs was discha rged from further consideration of H.R. 85 by unanimous consent.

      Adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

      H.R. 126 (Jones)\, To direct the Secretary of t he Interior to enter into an agreement to provide for management of the fre e-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge. “Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act”

      The Subcommittee on Fis heries\, Wildlife\, Oceans and Insular Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 126 by unanimous consent.

      Adopted and favor ably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

      H.R. 251 (Chaffetz)\, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal features of the electric distribution system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District\, and for other purposes. “ South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act”

      The Subcommittee on W ater and Power was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 251 by una nimous consent.

      Adopted and favorably reported to the House of Re presentatives by unanimous consent.

      H.R. 253 (Chaffetz)\, To provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of National Forest System land in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah to Brigham Young Un iversity\, and for other purposes. “Y Mountain Access Enhancement Act”

      The Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 253 by unanimous consent.

      Adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives by u nanimous consent.

      H.R. 330 (Calvert)\, To designate a Dis tinguished Flying Cross National Memorial at the March Field Air Museum in Riverside\, California. “Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial Ac t”

      The Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 330 by unanimous consent .

      Adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

      H.R. 356 (Bishop of UT)\, To clarif y authority granted under the Act entitled "An Act to define the exterior b oundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of Utah\, a nd for other purposes". “Hill Creek Cultural Preservation and Energy Dev elopment Act”

      The Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources\, and the Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs were discharged f rom further consideration of H.R. 356 by unanimous consent.

      Adopt ed and favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous cons ent.

      H.R. 462 (Bishop of UT)\, To require the conveyance of certain public land within the boundaries of Camp Williams\, Utah\, to s upport the training and readiness of the Utah National Guard. “Utah Nati onal Guard Readiness Act”

      The Subcommittee on Public Lands and E nvironmental Regulation was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4 62 by unanimous consent.

      Adopted and favorably reported to the Ho use of Representatives by unanimous consent.

      H.R. 520 (Sp eier)\, To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of al ternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldi ers in the early years of the National Parks\, and for other purposes. “ Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act”

      The Subcommitt ee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 520 by unanimous consent.

      Adopted and favo rably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

      H.R. 573 (Sablan)\, To amend Public Law 93-435 with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands\, providing parity with Guam\, the Virgin Isla nds\, and American Samoa.

      The Subcommittee on Fisheries\, Wildlife\, Oceans and Insular Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H. R. 573 by unanimous consent.

      Adopted and favorably reported to th e House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

      H.R. 674 (Sablan)\, To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitabi lity and feasibility of designating prehistoric\, historic\, and limestone forest sites on Rota\, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands\, as a unit of the National Park System. “Rota Cultural and Natural Resources S tudy Act”

      The Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Reg ulation was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 674 by unanimous consent.

      Adopted and favorably reported to the House of Represent atives by unanimous consent.

      H.R. 723 (Langevin)\, To ame nd the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the Beaver\, Ch ipuxet\, Queen\, Wood\, and Pawcatuck Rivers in the States of Connecticut a nd Rhode Island for study for potential addition to the National Wild and S cenic Rivers System\, and for other purposes. “Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act”

      The Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environment al Regulation was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 723 by unan imous consent.

      Adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives\, as amended\, by unanimous consent.

      H.R. 739 (Wittman)\, To require the Office of Management and Budget to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed\, to require the Environmental Protection Agency to develop and implement an adaptive management plan\, and for other purposes. “Chesape ake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2013”

      The Subcommitte e on Fisheries\, Wildlife\, Oceans and Insular Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 739 by unanimous consent.

      Adopted a nd favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

      H.R. 767 (Cramer)\, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 20 05 to modify the Pilot Project offices of the Federal Permit Streamlining P ilot Project.

      The Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources was d ischarged from further consideration of H.R. 767 by unanimous consent.

      < i>Adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives\, as amend ed\, by unanimous consent.

      H.R. 829 (DelBene)\, To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of Illabot Creek in S kagit County\, Washington\, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

      The Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Re gulation was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 829 by unanimous consent.

      Adopted and favorably reported to the House of Repr esentatives\, as amended\, by unanimous consent.

      H.R. 862 (Kirkpatrick)\, To authorize the conveyance of two small parcels of land w ithin the boundaries of the Coconino National Forest containing private imp rovements that were developed based upon the reliance of the landowners in an erroneous survey conducted in May 1960.

      The Subcommittee on Publi c Lands and Environmental Regulation was discharged from further considerat ion of H.R. 862 by unanimous consent.

      Adopted and favorably repor ted to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

      H.R . 876 (Simpson)\, To authorize the continued use of certain water diver sions located on National Forest System land in the Frank Church-River of N o Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in the State of Id aho\, and for other purposes. “Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protecti on Act”

      The Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regul ation was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 876 by unanimous co nsent.

      Adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representat ives by unanimous consent.

      H.R. 885 (Doggett)\, To expand the boundary of San Antonio Missions National Historical Park\, to conduct a study of potential land acquisitions\, and for other purposes. “San A ntonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2013”

      The Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 885 by unanimous consent.

      Ad opted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives\, as amended\, by unanimous consent.

      H.R. 934 (McClintock)\, To amend t he Wild and Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of the Lower Merced Rive r in California\, and for other purposes.

      The Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation was discharged from further considerati on of H.R. 934 by unanimous consent.

      Adopted and favorably report ed to the House of Representatives by roll call vote of 26 yeas and 15 nays.

      H.R. 993 ( Bishop of UT)\, To provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of Nationa l Forest System land to the city of Fruit Heights\, Utah. “Fruit Heights Land Conveyance Act”

      The Subcommittee on Public Lands and Envir onmental Regulation was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 993 b y unanimous consent.

      Adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives by voice vote.

      H.R. 1156 (Hastings of WA)\, To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to adjust the boundary of the Stephen Mather Wilderness and the North Cascades National Park in order to allow the rebuilding of a road outside of the floodplain while ensuring that there is no net loss of acreage to the Park or the Wilderness\, and f or other purposes.

      The Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmenta l Regulation was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1156 by unan imous consent.

      Adopted and favorably reported to the House of Rep resentatives by unanimous consent.

      H.R. 1157 (Hastings of WA)\, To ensure public access to the summit of Rattlesnake Mountain in the Hanford Reach National Monument for educational\, recreational\, historica l\, scientific\, cultural\, and other purposes. “Rattlesnake Mountain Pu blic Access Act”

      The Subcommittee on Fisheries\, Wildlife\, Ocea ns and Insular Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 11 57 by unanimous consent.

      Adopted and favorably reported to the Ho use of Representatives by unanimous consent.

      H.R. 1158 (H astings of WA)\, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to continue stocki ng fish in certain lakes in the North Cascades National Park\, Ross Lake Na tional Recreation Area\, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. “Nort h Cascades National Park Service Complex Fish Stocking Act”

      The Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation was discharged fr om further consideration of H.R. 1158 by unanimous consent.

      Adopt ed and favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous cons ent.

      H.R. 1206 (Wittman)\, To grant the Secretary of the Interior permanent authority to authorize States to issue electronic duck s tamps\, and for other purposes. “Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013”

      The Subcommittee on Fisheries\, Wildlife\, Oceans and Insu lar Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1206 by unani mous consent.

      Adopted and favorably reported to the House of Repr esentatives by unanimous consent.

      H.R. 1208 (Hastings of WA)\, To establish the Manhattan Project National Historical Park in Oak Ri dge\, Tennessee\, Los Alamos\, New Mexico\, and Hanford\, Washington\, and for other purposes. “Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act”

      The Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation was d ischarged from further consideration of H.R. 1208 by unanimous consent.

      Adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives by un animous consent.

      H.R. 1241 (Cook)\, To facilitate a land exchange involving certain National Forest System lands in the Inyo Nationa l Forest\, and for other purposes.

      The Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation was discharged from further consideration of H .R. 1241 by unanimous consent.

      Adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

      H.R. 1377< /b> (Pearce)\, To authorize the Mescalero Apache Tribe to lease adjudicated water rights. “Mescalero Apache Tribe Leasing Authorization Act”

      The Subcommittee on Water and Power was discharged from further consid eration of H.R. 1377 by unanimous consent.

      Adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives\, as amended\, by unanimous consen t.

      Related Documents:

      END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:Event330029@naturalresources.house.gov DTSTART:20130425T140000Z DTEND:20130425T160000Z URL:http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=330029 DESCRIPTION:Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Oversight Hearing on "U.S.-Mex ico Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreement and Steps Needed for Implementation " and Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1613\n\nEvent details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=330029 LOCATION:1324 Longworth House Office Building\, Washington\, D.C. 20515 SUMMARY:Oversight Hearing on "U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreement and S teps Needed for Implementation" and Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1613 CATEGORIES:Hearing X-COMMITTEE-CODE:II00 X-COMMITTEE-NAME:Natural Resources Committee X-SUBCOMMITTEE:Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Event Details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/Event Single.aspx?EventID=330029

      Oversight Hearing on:

      • "U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreement and Steps Need ed for Implementation"

      And Legislative Hearing on:

      • H.R. 1613 (Duncan of SC\, Hastings of WA\, and Sa lmon of AZ)\, To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to provide for the proper Federal management and oversight of transboundary hydrocarbon r eservoirs\, and for other purposes. "Outer Continental Shelf Transbounda ry Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act"

      Archived Vi deo Webcast:

      Member Statements:

      The Honorab le Doug Lamborn
      Subcommittee Chairman

      Witnesses and Testi mony:

      PANEL I

      The Honorable Tommy Beaudreau
      Acting Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management
      U.S. Department of the Interior

      Ambassador Carlos Pascual
      Spec ial Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs
      U.S. Depar tment of State

      PANEL II

      Erik Milito
      Gr oup Director\, Upstream &\; Industry Operations
      American Petroleum Institute
      (Truth in Testimony Form)

      Daniel R. Simmons
      Director of Regulatory and State Affairs
      Institute for Energy Rese arch
      (Truth in Testimony Form)

      Steven Groves
      (Truth in Te stimony Form)

      Athan Manuel
      Director\, Lands Protection Program
      Sierra Club
      (Truth in Testimony Form)

      Related D ocuments:

      END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:Event329588@naturalresources.house.gov DTSTART:20130425T140000Z DTEND:20130425T160000Z URL:http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=329588 DESCRIPTION:Water and Power Subcommittee Oversight Hearing on "Federal Impediments to W ater Rights\, Job Creation and Recreation: A Local Perspective"\n\nEvent details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=329588 LOCATION:1334 Longworth House Office Building\, Washington\, D.C. 20515 SUMMARY:Oversight Hearing on "Federal Impediments to Water Rights\, Job Creation an d Recreation: A Local Perspective" CATEGORIES:Hearing X-COMMITTEE-CODE:II00 X-COMMITTEE-NAME:Natural Resources Committee X-SUBCOMMITTEE:Subcommittee on Water and Power X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Event Details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/Event Single.aspx?EventID=329588

      Oversight Hearing on:
      • "Federal Impediments to Water Rights\, Job Creation and Recreation: A Local Perspective"

      Member Statements:

      The Honorable Tom McClintock
      Subcommittee Chairman

      Witne sses and Testimony:

      PANEL I

      Bill West
      General Manag er
      Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority
      Seguin\, Texas
      (Truth in Tes timony Form)

      Geraldine Link
      Director of Public Policy
      Na tional Ski Area Association
      Lakewood\, Colorado
      (Truth in Testimony Fo rm)

      David Costlow
      Executive Director
      Colorado River O utfitters Association
      Buena Vista\, Colorado
      (Truth in Testimony Fo rm)

      Reed D. Benson
      Keleher &\; McLeod Professor
      Cha ir\, Natural Resources Committee
      University of New Mexico School of L aw
      Albuquerque\, New Mexico
      (Truth in Testimony Form)

      Randy Par ker
      Chief Executive Officer
      Utah Farm Bureau Federation
      Sandy\, Utah
      (Truth in Testimony Form)

      Russell Boardman
      Chairman
      Shoshone Conservation District
      Frannie\, Wyoming
      (Truth in Testimony Form)

      Related Documents:

      END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:Event329189@naturalresources.house.gov DTSTART:20130425T170000Z DTEND:20130425T190000Z URL:http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=329189 DESCRIPTION:Subcommittee on Fisheries\, Wildlife\, Oceans and Insular Affairs Legislati ve Hearing on H.R. 638\, H.R. 1300 and H.R. 1328\n\nEvent details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=329189 LOCATION:1334 Longworth House Office Building\, Washington\, D.C. 20515 SUMMARY:Legislative Hearing on H.R. 638\, H.R. 1300\, and H.R. 1328 CATEGORIES:Hearing X-COMMITTEE-CODE:II00 X-COMMITTEE-NAME:Natural Resources Committee X-SUBCOMMITTEE:Subcommittee on Fisheries\, Wildlife\, Oceans and Insular Affairs X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Event Details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/Event Single.aspx?EventID=329189

      Legislative Hearing on:

      • H.R. 638 (Fleming)\, To amend the Nationa l Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to require that any new national wildlife refuge may not be established except as expressly author ized by statute. “National Wildlife Refuge Review Act of 2013.”
      • H.R. 1300 (Runyan)\, To amend the Fish and Wildlife A ct of 1956 to reauthorize the volunteer programs and community partnerships for the benefit of national wildlife refuges\, and for other purposes.
      • H. R. 1384 (Sablan)\, To provide for the issuance of a Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp. “Wildlife Refug e System Conservation Semipostal Stamp Act of 2013.”

      Mem ber Statements:

      The Honorable John Fleming
      Subcommittee Chairman

      Witnesses and Testimony:

      PANEL I

      The Honorab le John D. Dingell
      Member of Congress

      PANEL II
      Ji m Kurth
      Chief
      National Wildlife Refuge System
      U. S. F ish and Wildlife Service

      Mary Harper
      Secretary
      Board of Directors
      Friends of the Forsythe NWR
      (Truth in Testimony Form)

      Ed Graham
      Member
      Board of Directors
      South Eastern Wildlife and Environment Education Association

      Related Doc uments:

      END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:Event328356@naturalresources.house.gov DTSTART:20130418T140000Z DTEND:20130418T160000Z URL:http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=328356 DESCRIPTION:Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Legislative Heari ng on H.R. 657\, H.R. 696\, H.R. 934\, and H.R. 993\n\nEvent details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=328356 LOCATION:1334 Longworth House Office Building\, Washington\, D.C. 20515 SUMMARY:Legislative Hearing on H.R. 657\, H.R. 696\, H.R. 934\, and H.R. 993 CATEGORIES:Hearing X-COMMITTEE-CODE:II00 X-COMMITTEE-NAME:Natural Resources Committee X-SUBCOMMITTEE:Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Event Details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/Event Single.aspx?EventID=328356

      Legislative Hearing o n:

      • H.R. 657 (Labrador)\, To amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to improve the management of grazin g leases and permits\, and for other purposes. “Grazing Improvement Act”
      • H.R. 696 (Horsford)\, To designate the Wovoka Wilderness and provide for certain land conveyances in Lyon County\, Nevad a\, and for other purposes. “Lyon County Economic Development and Conser vation Act”
      • H.R. 934 (McClintock)\, To amend t he Wild and Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of the Lower Merced Rive r in California\, and for other purposes.
      • H.R. 993 (Bishop of UT)\, To provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of Natio nal Forest land to the city of Fruit Heights\, Utah. “Fruit Heights Land Conveyance Act”

      Member Statements:

      The Honorable Rob Bishop
      Subcommittee Chairman

      W itnesses and Testimony:

      PANEL I

      The Honorable R aúl R. Labrador
      Member of Congress

      The Honorable Steven A. Horsford
      Member of Congress

      The Honorable Tom McClint ock
      Member of Congress

      PANEL II (H.R. 934 and H.R . 993)

      Leslie A.C. Weldon
      Deputy Chief
      U.S. Forest S ervice
      U.S. Department of Agriculture

      Ned Farquhar
      Deputy Assistant Secretary\, Land and Minerals Management
      Bureau of Land Management
      U.S. Department of the Interior

      The Honorab le Todd Stevenson
      Mayor
      City of Fruit Heights\, UT
      Br yan Kelly
      Director\, Regulatory Affairs
      Merced Irrigation D istrict
      (Truth in Testimony Form)

      PANEL III       (H.R. 6 57 and H.R. 696)

      Leslie A.C. Weldon
      Associate Deputy Chief
      U.S. Forest Service
      U.S. Department of Agriculture

      Ne d Farquhar
      Deputy Assistant Secretary\, Land and Minerals Managem ent
      Bureau of Land Management
      U.S. Department of the Interior
      Brenda Richards
      Vice President
      Public Lands Council
      Idaho Cattlemen’s Association
      (Truth in Testimony Form)

      Clait Braun\, Ph.D
      Sage Grouse Research
      (Truth in Testimony Form )

      The Honorable George Dini
      Mayor
      City of Yeringto n\, NV

      Related Documents:

      END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:Event328045@naturalresources.house.gov DTSTART:20130418T140000Z DTEND:20130418T160000Z URL:http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=328045 DESCRIPTION:Subcommittee on Fisheries\, Wildlife\, Oceans and Insular Affairs Oversight Hearing on the “Spending for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administ ration\, the Council on Environmental Quality\, the Office of Insular Affai rs\, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the President’s Fiscal Year 201 4 Budget Request for these Agencies”\n\nEvent details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=328045 LOCATION:1324 Longworth House Office Building\, Washington\, D.C. 20515 SUMMARY:Oversight Hearing on the “Spending for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration\, the Council on Environmental Quality\, the Office of Insu lar Affairs\, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the President’s Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Request for these Agencies” CATEGORIES:Hearing X-COMMITTEE-CODE:II00 X-COMMITTEE-NAME:Natural Resources Committee X-SUBCOMMITTEE:Subcommittee on Fisheries\, Wildlife\, Oceans and Insular Affairs X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Event Details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/Event Single.aspx?EventID=328045

      Oversight Hearing on:

      • “Spending for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrati on\, the Council on Environmental Quality\, the Office of Insular Affairs\, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the President’s Fiscal Year 2014 Bu dget Request for these Agencies”

      Archived Video Webcast:

      Member Statements:

      The Honorable Jo hn Fleming
      Subcommittee Chairman

      Witnesses and Testimony:

      PANEL I

      The Honorable Nancy Sutley
      Chair Council on Environmental Quality

      Dr. Kathryn Sullivan
      Acting Under Secretary of Commerce
      for Oceans and Atmosphere and N OAA Administrator
      National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

      PANEL II

      Stephen D. Guertin
      Deputy Direc tor
      U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

      Tom Bussanich
      Director of Budget
      Office of Insular Affairs

      Background:

      The Subcommittee will hold an oversight hearing on the spending priorit ies for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)\, the Co uncil on Environmental Quality (CEQ)\, the Office of Insular Affairs (OIA)\ , the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the President's Fiscal Year 2014 budget requests for these agencies. The Obama Administration has reque sted that $1.55 billion be allocated to the Fish and Wildlife Service for F iscal Year 2014\, $94 million more than what was appropriated in Fiscal Yea r 2013. The FWS has indicated that its Fiscal Year 2014 budget submission i ncludes a number of "tough choices." Yet\, a close examination of their req uests finds that only the construction account would receive less money in the upcoming fiscal year.

      Related Documents:

      END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:Event327152@naturalresources.house.gov DTSTART:20130416T180000Z DTEND:20130416T200000Z URL:http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=327152 DESCRIPTION:Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Legislative Hearing on H.R. 3\n\nEvent details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=327152 LOCATION:1334 Longworth House Office Building\, Washington\, D.C. 20515 SUMMARY:Legislative Hearing on H.R. 3 CATEGORIES:Hearing X-COMMITTEE-CODE:II00 X-COMMITTEE-NAME:Natural Resources Committee X-SUBCOMMITTEE:Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Event Details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/Event Single.aspx?EventID=327152

      Legislative Hearing on :

      • H.R. 3 (Terry)\, To approve the construction\ , operation\, and maintenance of the Keystone XL pipeline\, and for other p urposes. "Northern Route Approval Act"

      Member Stateme nt:

      The Honorable Doug Lamborn
      Subc ommittee Chairman

      Witnesses and Testimony:

      Jeffrey Soth
      Asst. Legislative and Political Director
      International Union of Oper ating Engineers
      (Truth in Testimony Form)

      Ross Eisenberg Vice President\, Energy and Resources Policy
      National Associatio n of Manufacturers
      (Truth in Testimony Form)

      Charles T. Drev na
      President
      American Fuel &\; Petrochemical Manufacture rs
      (Truth in Testimony Form)

      Stephen M. Kretzmann
      Founder &\; Executive Director
      Oil Change International
      (Truth in Testimony Form)

      Related Documents:

      • Subcommittee H earing Notice - April 9\, 2013
      • Subcommittee Hearing Witness List - April 15\, 2013
        • END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:Event327138@naturalresources.house.gov DTSTART:20130417T140000Z DTEND:20130417T160000Z URL:http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=327138 DESCRIPTION:Full Committee Oversight Hearing on "State Lands vs. Federal Lands Oil and Gas Production: What State Regulators are doing right”\n\nEvent details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=327138 LOCATION:1324 Longworth House Office Building\, Washington\, D.C. 20515 SUMMARY:Oversight Hearing on "State Lands vs. Federal Lands Oil and Gas Production: What State Regulators are doing right” CATEGORIES:Hearing X-COMMITTEE-CODE:II00 X-COMMITTEE-NAME:Natural Resources Committee X-SUBCOMMITTEE:Full Committee X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Event Details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/Event Single.aspx?EventID=327138

        Oversight Hearing on:
        • "State Lands vs. Federal Lands Oil and Gas Production: What State Regulators are doing right”

        Member Statements :

        The Honorable Doc Hastings
        Chairman

        Witnesses and Test imony:

        PANEL I

        The Honorable Greg Bell
        Lieutenant G overnor
        State of Utah

        Richard J. Simmers
        Chief of the Div ision of Oil and Gas Resources Management
        Ohio Department of Natural Resources

        Jerry E. Patterson
        Texas Land Commissioner
        Te xas General Land Office

        Brad Powell
        Senior Policy Director
        Sportsmen Conservation Project
        Trout Unlimited
        (Truth in Testimony Form)

        Related Documents:

        END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:Event327051@naturalresources.house.gov DTSTART:20130416T140000Z DTEND:20130416T160000Z URL:http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=327051 DESCRIPTION:Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Legislative Hearing on H.R. 250\, H.R. 382\, H.R. 432\, H.R. 758\, H.R. 1512\, H.R. 1434\, H.R. 1439\, H.R. 1459\, and H.R. 885\n\nEvent details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=327051 LOCATION:1324 Longworth House Office Building\, Washington\, D.C. 20515 SUMMARY:Legislative Hearing on H.R. 250\, H.R. 382\, H.R. 432\, H.R. 758\, H.R. 151 2\, H.R. 1434\, H.R. 1439\, H.R. 1459\, and H.R. 885 CATEGORIES:Hearing X-COMMITTEE-CODE:II00 X-COMMITTEE-NAME:Natural Resources Committee X-SUBCOMMITTEE:Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Event Details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/Event Single.aspx?EventID=327051

        Legislative Hearing on:

      • H.R. 250 (Chaffetz)\, To amend the Antiquities Act o f 1906 to place additional requirements on the establishment of national mo numents under that Act\, and for other purposes.
      • H.R. 382 (Foxx)\, To provide for State approval of national monuments\, and for other purposes. “Preserve land Freedom for Americans Act”
      • H.R. 432 (Amodei)\, To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Nevada except by express authoriz ation of Congress.
      • H.R. 758 (Stewart)\, To prohib it the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Utah exc ept by express authorization of Congress. “Utah Land Sovereignty Act”
      • H.R. 1512 (Pearce)\, To prohibit the further e xtension or establishment of national monuments in New Mexico except by exp ress authorization of Congress. “New Mexico Land Sovereignty Act”
      • H.R. 1434 (Daines)\, To prohibit the further exten sion or establishment of national monuments in Montana\, except by express authorization of Congress\, and for other purposes. “Montana Land Sovere ignty Act”
      • H.R. 1439 (Labrador)\, To prohibi t the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Idaho\, e xcept by express authorization of Congress. “Idaho Land Sovereignty Act”
      • H.R. 1459 (Bishop of UT)\, To ensure that t he National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 applies to the declaration of national monuments\, and for other purposes. “Ensuring Public Involvemen t in the Creation of National Monuments Act”
      • H.R. 885 (Doggett)\, To expand the boundary of San Antonio Missions Nationa l Historical park\, to conduct a study of potential land acquisitions\, and for other purposes. “San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boun dary Expansion Act of 2013”

      Archived Video Webcast:

      &n bsp\;

      Member Statements:

      The Honorable Don Young
      Subcommittee Chairman

      Witnesses and Testimony:

      P ANEL I

      The Honorable Michael Black
      Director
      Burea u of Indian Affairs
      U.S. Department of the Interior

      Related D ocuments:

      END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:Event326329@naturalresources.house.gov DTSTART:20130411T140000Z DTEND:20130411T160000Z URL:http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=326329 DESCRIPTION:Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Legislative Heari ng on H.R. ____\, H.R. 1294\, H.R. 818\, H.R. 1345\, H.R. ____\, and H.R. 1 442\n\nEvent details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=326329 LOCATION:1324 Longworth House Office Building\, Washington\, D.C. 20515 SUMMARY:Legislative Hearing on H.R. ____\, H.R. 1294\, H.R. 818\, H.R. 1345\, H.R. ____\, and H.R. 1442 CATEGORIES:Hearing X-COMMITTEE-CODE:II00 X-COMMITTEE-NAME:Natural Resources Committee X-SUBCOMMITTEE:Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Event Details at http://naturalresources.house.gov/Calendar/Event Single.aspx?EventID=326329

      Legislative Hearing o n:

      • H.R. ____ (Hastin gs of WA)\, To restore employment and educational opportunities in\, and im prove the economic stability of\, counties containing National Forest Syste m land\, while also reducing Forest Service management costs\, by ensuring that such counties have a dependable source of revenue from National Forest System land\, to provide a temporary extension of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000\, and for other purposes. "Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act"
      • H.R. 1294 (Labrador)\, To establish a program that will generate dependable economic activity for counties and local governments containing National Forest System land through a management-focused approach\, and fo r other purposes. "Self-Sufficient Community Lands Act"
      • H.R. 818 (Tipton)\, To address the bark beetle epidemic\, drou ght\, deteriorating forest health conditions\, and high risk of wildfires o n National Forest System land and land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management in the United States by expanding authorities establish ed in the Healthy Forest Restoration Act of 2003 to provide emergency measu res for high-risk areas identified by such States\, to make permanent Fores t Service and Bureau of Land Management authority to conduct good-neighbor cooperation with States to reduce wildfire risks\, and for other purposes. "Healthy Forest Management and Wildfire Prevention Act"
      • H.R. 1345 (Gosar)\, To address the forest health\, public saf ety\, and wildlife habitat threat presented by the risk of wildfire\, inclu ding catastrophic wildfire\, on National Forest System lands and public lan ds managed by the Bureau of Land Management by requiring the Secretary of A griculture and the Secretary of the Interior to expedite forest management projects relating to hazardous fuels reduction\, forest health\, and econom ic development\, and for other purposes. "Catastrophic Wildfire Preventi on Act of 2013"
      • H.R. ____ (Defazio\, Schrader\, Walden)\, To c reate the O&\;C Trust to assume management responsibilities over certain of the revested Oregon and California Railroad Grant lands while also tran sferring certain of the Oregon and California Railroad Grant lands to the F orest Service\, to deal with the reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant lands \, and for other purposes. "O&\;C Trust\, Conservation\, and Jobs Act "
      • H.R. 1442 (Markey)\, To amend the Healthy F orests Restoration Act of 2003 to improve the response to insect infestatio ns and related diseases and to change the funding source for the Healthy Fo rests Reserve Program\, to codify the stewardship end result contracting an d good neighbor authorities\, and to amend the emergency watershed protecti on program to improve post fire rehabilitation\, and for other purposes. "Depleting Risk from Insect Infestation\, Soil Erosion\, and Catastrophic Fire Act"

      Member Statements:

      The Honorable Doc Hasting s
      Chairman

      Witnesses and Testimony:

      PANEL I

      The Honorable Doc Hastings
      Member of Congress
      The Honorable Raul Labrador
      Member of Congress

      The Honorable Scott R. Tipton
      Member of Congress

      The Honorab le Paul Gosar
      Member of Congress

      The Honorable Edward J. Markey
      Member of Congress

      The Honorable Peter A. DeFazi o
      Member of Congress

      The Honorable Greg Walden
      Mem ber of Congress

      The Honorable Kurt Schrader
      Member of Co ngress

      PANEL II

      Ray Campbell
      Commiss ioner
      Okanogan County\, WA

      Justin Wood
      National Associ ation of Home Builders
      Fish Construction\, NW\, Inc.
      (Truth in Testimo ny Form)

      Scott Horngren
      American Forest Resource Cou ncil
      (Truth in Testimony Form)

      Judy Morris
      Supervis or\, District 2
      Trinity County\, CA

      PANEL III

      The Honorable Tom Tidwell
      Chief
      United States Forest S ervice
      U.S. Department of Agriculture

      Skip Brandt
      Co mmissioner
      Idaho County\, ID

      John “Chris” Maisch
      Sta te Forester &\; Director
      Alaska Department of Natural Resources
      Division of Forestry

      PANEL IV

      The Honorable Tom Tidwell
      Chief
      United States Forest Service
      U.S. Department of Agriculture

      John Martin
      Commissioner
      Garfield County\, CO

      Cindy Dozier
      Commissioner
      Hinsd ale County\, CO

      Jason S. Sibold\, Ph.D
      Assistant Professor of Geography
      Department of Anthropology
      Colorado State Univers ity
      (Truth in Testimony Form)

      PANEL V

      The Honorable Tom Tidwell
      Chief
      United States Forest Service
      U.S. Department of Agriculture

      Andy Groseta
      Public La nds Council
      Arizona Cattle Growers’ Association
      (Truth in Testimony Form)

      Tommie Martin
      District 1 Supervisor and Vice Ch air
      Gila County\, AZ

      PANEL VI

      Tom Tuchma nn
      Forestry and Conservation Finance Advisor
      Office of Gove rnor John Kitzhaber
      State of Oregon

      Doug Robertson
      Commissioner
      Douglass County\, OR

      PANEL VII

      Dominik Kulakowski\, Ph.D
      Asst. Professor\, School of Geo graphy
      Adj. Asst. Professor\, Department of Biology
      Clark Unive rsity
      (Truth in Testimony Form)

      Related Documents:

    • Subcommittee Hearing Notice - April 3\, 2013
    • Subcommittee Hearing Witness List - April 10\, 2013
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