COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
1324 Longworth House Office Building
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
10:00 a.m.

FULL COMMITTEE MARKUP ON:

• H.R. 460 (Chaffetz), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate the development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project. "Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act"
• H.R. 919 (Franks), To provide for the conveyance of certain public land in Mohave Valley, Mohave County, Arizona, administered by the Bureau of Land Management to the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, for use as a public shooting range. "Mohave Valley Land Conveyance Act of 2011"
• H.R. 1237 (Herger), To provide for a land exchange with the Trinity Public Utilities District of Trinity County, California, involving the transfer of land to the Bureau of Land Management and the Six Rivers National Forest in exchange for National Forest System land in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, and for other purposes.
• H.R. 1272 (Peterson), To provide for the use and distribution of the funds awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, et al, by the United States Court of Federal Claims in Docket Numbers 19 and 188, and for other purposes. "Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 2011"
• H.R. 1818 (McKeon), To designate Mt. Andrea Lawrence, and for other purposes. "Mt. Andrea Lawrence Designation Act of 2011"
• H.R. 2467 (McKeon), To take certain Federal lands in Mono County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Bridgeport Indian Colony. "Bridgeport Indian Colony Land Trust, Health, and Economic Development Act of 2011"
• H.R. 2489 (Holt), To authorize the acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program. "American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2011"
• H.R. 2621 (Tipton), To establish the Chimney Rock National Monument in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. "Chimney Rock National Monument Establishment Act"
• H.R. 3874 (Noem), To provide for the conveyance of eight cemeteries that are located on National Forest System land in Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota. "Black Hills Cemetery Act"
• H.R. 4027 (Matheson), To clarify authority granted under the Act entitled "An Act to define the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of Utah, and for other purposes."
• H.R. 4222 (Grijalva), To provide for the conveyance of certain land inholdings owned by the United States to the Tucson Unified School District and to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, and for other purposes.
  • Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 4222 offered by Mr. Grijalva
• S. 363 (Sen. Wicker), To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to convey property of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to the City of Pascagoula, Mississippi, and for other purposes.
• S. 925 (Sen. Boxer), To designate Mt. Andrea Lawrence.

COMMITTEE ACTION:

The Committee on Natural Resources met in an open markup session on Wednesday, April 25, 2012, and considered the following bills:

H.R. 460 (Chaffetz), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate the development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project. "Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act"

The Subcommittee on Water and Power was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 460 by unanimous consent.

• An amendment offered by Mr. McClintock #1 was AGREED TO by unanimous consent.

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

H.R. 919 (Franks), To provide for the conveyance of certain public land in Mohave Valley, Mohave County, Arizona, administered by the Bureau of Land Management to the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, for use as a public shooting range. "Mohave Valley Land Conveyance Act of 2011"

H.R. 919 was not considered.

H.R. 1237 (Herger), To provide for a land exchange with the Trinity Public Utilities District of Trinity County, California, involving the transfer of land to the Bureau of Land Management and the Six Rivers National Forest in exchange for National Forest System land in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, and for other purposes.

The Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1237 by unanimous consent.

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

H.R. 1272 (Peterson), To provide for the use and distribution of the funds awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, et al, by the United States Court of Federal Claims in Docket Numbers 19 and 188, and for other purposes. "Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 2011"

The Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1272 by unanimous consent.

• An en bloc amendment offered by Mr. Young #1 was AGREED TO by unanimous consent.

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

H.R. 1818 (McKeon), To designate Mt. Andrea Lawrence, and for other purposes. "Mt. Andrea Lawrence Designation Act of 2011"

The Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1818 by unanimous consent.

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

H.R. 2467 (McKeon), To take certain Federal lands in Mono County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Bridgeport Indian Colony. "Bridgeport Indian Colony Land Trust, Health, and Economic Development Act of 2011"

The Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2467 by unanimous consent.

• An en bloc amendment offered by Mr. Young #1 was AGREED TO by unanimous consent.

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

H.R. 2489 (Holt), To authorize the acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program. "American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2011"

The Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2489 by unanimous consent.

• An amendment offered by Mr. Bishop #1 was AGREED TO by unanimous consent.

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

H.R. 2621 (Tipton), To establish the Chimney Rock National Monument in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. "Chimney Rock National Monument Establishment Act"

The Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2621 by unanimous consent.

• An amendment offered by Mr. Bishop #1 was AGREED TO by unanimous consent.

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

H.R. 3874 (Noem), To provide for the conveyance of eight cemeteries that are located on National Forest System land in Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota. "Black Hills Cemetery Act"

The Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3874 by unanimous consent.

• An amendment offered by Mr. Bishop #1 was AGREED TO by unanimous consent.
• The long title was amended by unanimous consent.

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

H.R. 4027 (Matheson), To clarify authority granted under the Act entitled "An Act to define the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of Utah, and for other purposes".

The Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs and the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4027 by unanimous consent

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

H.R. 4222 (Grijalva), To provide for the conveyance of certain land inholdings owned by the United States to the Tucson Unified School District and to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, and for other purposes.

The Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4222 by unanimous consent.

• An amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Grijalva was AGREED TO by unanimous consent.

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

S. 363 (Sen. Wicker), A bill to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to convey property of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to the City of Pascagoula, Mississippi, and for other purposes.

The Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs was discharged from further consideration of S. 363 by unanimous consent.

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

S. 925 (Sen. Boxer), A bill to designate Mt. Andrea Lawrence. "Mt. Andrea Lawrence Designation Act of 2011"

The Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands was discharged from further consideration of S. 925 by unanimous consent.

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