COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES
 1324 Longworth House Office Building
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
10:00 a.m.

FULL MARKUP ON:

• H.R. 38 (Baird), To designate a portion of the White Salmon River as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. "Upper White Salmon Wild and Scenic Rivers Act"
• H.R. 125 (Issa), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct facilities to provide water for irrigation, municipal, domestic, military, and other uses from the Santa Margarita River, California, and for other purposes.
• H.R. 362 (Tom Udall), To designate the Ojito Wilderness Study Area as wilderness, to take certain land into trust for the Pueblo of Zia, and for other purposes. "Ojito Wilderness Act"
• H.R. 394 -(Meehan), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a boundary study to evaluate the significance of the Colonel James Barrett Farm in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System as part of the Minute Man National Historical Park, and for other purposes.
• H.R. 432 (Mark Udall), To require the Secretary of the Interior to permit continued occupancy and use of certain lands and improvements within Rocky Mountain National Park. "Betty Dick Residence Protection Act"
• H.R. 481 (Musgrave), To further the purposes of the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2000. "Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Trust Act of 2005"
• H.R. 517 (Walden), To reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, and for other purposes. "Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2005"
• H.R. 539 (Fortuno), To designate certain National Forest System land in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. "Caribbean National Forest Act of 2005"
• H.R. 599 (Mark Udall), To provide a source of funds to carry out restoration activities on Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes. "Federal Lands Restoration, Enhancement, Public Education, and Information Resources Act of 2005"
• H.R. 774 (Musgrave), To adjust the boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park in the State of Colorado. "Rocky Mountain National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2005"
• H.R. 853 (McKeon), To remove certain restrictions on the Mammoth Community Water District's ability to use certain property acquired by that District from the United States.
• H.R. 873 (Pombo), To provide for a nonvoting delegate to the House of Representatives to represent the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes. "Northern Marianas Delegate Act"
• H.R. 975 (Tancredo), To provide consistent enforcement authority to the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Forest Service to respond to violations of regulations regarding the management, use, and protection of public lands under the jurisdiction of these agencies, and for other purposes. "Trail Responsibility and Accountability for the Improvement of Lands Act"
• H.R. 1084 (Bradley), To authorize the establishment at Antietam National Battlefield of a memorial to the officers and enlisted men of the Fifth, Sixth, and Ninth New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry Regiments and the First New Hampshire Light Artillery Battery who fought in the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862, and for other purposes.
• H.R. 1428 (Pombo), To authorize appropriations for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and for other purposes. "National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2005"
• H.R. 1492 (Thomas), To provide for the preservation of the historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II, and for other purposes.
• H.R. 1797 (McMorris), To provide for equitable compensation to the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation for the use of tribal land for the production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam, and for other purposes. "Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Grand Coulee Dam Equitable Compensation Settlement Act"
• H.R. 1905 (Doolittle), To amend the Small Tracts Act to facilitate the exchange of small tracts of land, and for other purposes. "Small Tracts Reform Act"
• H.R. 2130 (Gilchrest), To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to authorize research programs to better understand and protect marine mammals, and for other purposes.
• H.R. 2362 (Gibbons), To reauthorize and amend the National Geological Map of 1992. "National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 2005"

COMMITTEE LEGISLATIVE ACTION:

The Committee on Resources met in open markup session on Wednesday, May 18, 2005, and considered the following bills:

H.R. 38 (Baird), To designate a portion of the White Salmon River as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. "Upper White Salmon Wild and Scenic Rivers Act"

By unanimous consent, the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 38.

To designate a portion of the White Salmon River as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. By unanimous consent, the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 38.

Ordered favorably reported to the House, without amendment, by unanimous consent.

H.R. 125 (Issa), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct facilities to provide water for irrigation, municipal, domestic, military, and other uses from the Santa Margarita River, California, and for other purposes.

By unanimous consent, the Subcommittee on Water and Power was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 125.

An Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute, offered by Mr. Radanovich, was agreed to unanimous consent.

Ordered favorably reported to the House, as amended, by unanimous consent.

H.R. 362 (Tom Udall), To designate the Ojito Wilderness Study Area as wilderness, to take certain land into trust for the Pueblo of Zia, and for other purposes. "Ojito Wilderness Act"

By unanimous consent, the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 362.

An Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute, offered by Mr. Tom Udall, was agreed to by unanimous consent.

Ordered favorably reported to the House, as amended, by unanimous consent.

H.R. 394 (Meehan), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a boundary study to evaluate the significance of the Colonel James Barrett Farm in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System as part of the Minute Man National Historical Park, and for other purposes.

By unanimous consent, the Subcommittee on National Parks was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 394.

An Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute, offered by Mr. Pombo, was agreed to by unanimous consent.

Ordered favorably reported to the House, as amended, by unanimous consent.

H.R. 432 (Mark Udall), To require the Secretary of the Interior to permit continued occupancy and use of certain lands and improvements within Rocky Mountain National Park. "Betty Dick Residence Protection Act"

By unanimous consent, the Subcommittee on National Parks was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 432.

Ordered favorably reported to the House, without amendment, by unanimous consent.

H.R. 481 (Musgrave), To further the purposes of the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2000. "Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Trust Act of 2005"

By unanimous consent, the Subcommittee on National Park was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 481.

An Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute, offered by Mrs. Musgrave, was agreed to by unanimous consent.

Ordered favorably reported to the House, as amended, by unanimous consent.

H.R. 517 (Walden), To reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, and for other purposes. "Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2005"

By unanimous consent, the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 517.

Ordered favorably reported to the House, without amendment, by unanimous consent.

H.R. 539 (Fortuno), To designate certain National Forest System land in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. "Caribbean National Forest Act of 2005"

By unanimous consent, the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 539.

An Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute, offered by Mr. Fortuno, was agreed to by unanimous consent.

Ordered favorably reported to the House, as amended, by unanimous consent.

H.R. 599 (Mark Udall), To provide a source of funds to carry out restoration activities on Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes. "Federal Lands Restoration, Enhancement, Public Education, and Information Resources Act of 2005"

By unanimous consent, the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans, the Subcommittee on National Parks and the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health was discharged from further considerdation of H.R. 599.

An Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute, offered by Mr. Mark Udall, was agreed to by unanimous consent.

Ordered favorably reported to the House, as amended, by unanimous consent.

H.R. 774 (Musgrave), To adjust the boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park in the State of Colorado. "Rocky Mountain National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2005"

By unanimous consent, the Subcommittee on National Parks was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 774.

Ordered favorably reported to the House, without amendment, by unanimous consent.

H.R. 853 (McKeon), To remove certain restrictions on the Mammoth Community Water District's ability to use certain property acquired by that District from the United States.

By unanimous consent, the Subcommittee on Water and Power was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 853.

Ordered favorably reported to the House, without amendment, by unanimous consent.

H.R. 873 (Pombo), To provide for a nonvoting delegate to the House of Representatives to represent the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes. "Northern Marianas Delegate Act"

Ordered favorably reported to the House, without amendment, by unanimous consent.

H.R. 975 (Tancredo), To provide consistent enforcement authority to the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Forest Service to respond to violations of regulations regarding the management, use, and protection of public lands under the jurisdiction of these agencies, and for other purposes. "Trail Responsibility and Accountability for the Improvement of Lands Act"

By unanimous consent, the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, the Subcommittee on National Parks, and the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 975.

Ordered favorably reported to the House, without amendment, by unanimous consent.

H.R. 1084 (Bradley), To authorize the establishment at Antietam National Battlefield of a memorial to the officers and enlisted men of the Fifth, Sixth, and Ninth New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry Regiments and the First New Hampshire Light Artillery Battery who fought in the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862, and for other purposes.

By unanimous consent, the Subcommittee on National Parks was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1084.

Ordered favorably reported to the House, without amendment, by unanimous consent.

H.R. 1428 (Pombo), To authorize appropriations for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and for other purposes. "National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2005"

By unanimous consent, the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1428.

An Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute, offered by Mr. Pombo, was agreed to by unanimous consent.

Ordered favorably reported to the House, as amended, by unanimous consent.

H.R. 1492 (Bill Thomas), To provide for the preservation of the historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II, and for other purposes.

By unanimous consent, the Subcommittee on National Parks was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1492.

An Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute, offered by Mr. Pombo, was agreed to unanimous consent.

Ordered favorably reported to the House, as amended, by unanimous consent.

H.R. 1797 (McMorris), To provide for equitable compensation to the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation for the use of tribal land for the production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam, and for other purposes. "Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Grand Coulee Dam Equitable Compensation Settlement Act"

By unanimous consent, the Subcommittee on Water and Power was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1797.

Ordered favorably reported to the House, without amendment, by unanimous consent.

H.R. 1905 (Doolittle), To amend the Small Tracts Act to facilitate the exchange of small tracts of land, and for other purposes. "Small Tracts Reform Act"

By unanimous consent, the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1905.

Ordered favorably reported to the House, without amendment, by unanimous consent.

H.R. 2130 (Gilchrest), To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to authorize research programs to better understand and protect marine mammals, and for other purposes.

Ordered favorably reported to the House, without amendment, by unanimous consent.

H.R. 2362 (Gibbons), To reauthorize and amend the National Geological Map of 1992. "National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 2005"

Ordered favorably reported to the House, without amendment, by unanimous consent.