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Committee Advances National Park Maintenance Backlog Bill

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Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources passed H.R. 6510 (U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah), the Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act. “As America’s beloved national parks buckle under the weight of broken pipes, crumbling roads, and other incomplete projects, additional funding is crucial to keeping parks safe and accessible for the public. This bill addresses that need. I thank…

Bishop, Grijalva Pass Deal on LWCF Reauthorization

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Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop and Ranking Member Raúl Grijalva announced and passed a deal on the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), offered and adopted in Committee as an amendment to H.R. 502. The Committee also passed H.R. 6771, the Domestic Offshore Energy Reinvestment Act of 2018, authored by U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.). “Creating…

What They Are Saying: Support Builds for the Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Bill

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Tomorrow, the Committee on Natural Resources will markup the Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act (U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah), which currently has more than 150 bipartisan cosponsors. H.R. 6510 provides mandatory funding to address the deferred maintenance backlog of the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Bureau of Indian Education. …

Bishop Statement on House Passage of Bills Fostering Public Land Exchanges, Conservation

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Today, the House passed H.R. 660 (U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz.), H.R. 4689 (U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Ne.), H.R. 6287 (U.S. Rep. Thomas MacArthur, R-N.J.), H.R. 2606 (U.S. Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla.), H.R. 3764 (U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte, R-Mont.), H.R. 2591 (U.S. Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga.), H.R. 5317 (U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Wash.), H.R. 5923 (U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Ark.),…

ICYMI: Congressional Panel to See Hot Springs’ Rebirth, Booming Bathhouse Row

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By: Frank Lockwood Arkansas Democrat Gazette  Fifteen years after hitting rock bottom, Hot Springs' Bathhouse Row is booming again. Later this month, members of the House Natural Resources Committee will travel to the city and hear about its recent renaissance. Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman said he wants his colleagues to witness a successful public-private…

ICYMI: US Energy Dominance Can Fix Our National Parks

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By: Washington Examiner Editorial Board Washington Examiner  The House Natural Resources Committee will take up a bipartisan proposal this coming week with well over 100 cosponsors. Its purpose is to pay for the enormous $16 billion maintenance backlog at facilities controlled by the National Parks system, the Bureau of Land Management, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife…

ICYMI: Congress, Require BLM To Respect The Rights Of Private Landowners

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By: Jerry Simmons The Hill America’s oil and natural gas development has provided an incredible lift for our nation’s economy. For the past decade in particular, production in shale formations across the country has moved the nation from its reliance on foreign energy, allowed the United States to become a net exporter for the first time since the Eisenhower administration, and…

Committee Advances Slate of Federal Lands, Water Bills

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Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources passed 12 bills, H.Res. 418 (U.S. Rep. Sean P. Duffy, R-Wis.), H.Res. 460 (U.S. Rep. Sean P. Duffy, R-Wis.), H.R. 5420 (U.S. Rep. John J. Faso, R-N.Y.), H.R. 5513 (U.S. Rep. Paul Cook, R-Calif.), H.R. 6013 (U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah), H.R. 6287 (U.S. Rep. Thomas MacArthur, R-N.J.), H.R. 6299 (U.S. Rep. Mark E Amodei, R-Nev.), H.R. 6599…

ICYMI: Restoring Our National Parks Would Be A Bipartisan Win For Congress

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By: Tom Wathen and Marcia Argust The Hill There comes a time when homeowners can no longer ignore the leaky roof, broken heating and A/C unit, outdated plumbing system, or sagging floorboards in their house. Congress seems to be reaching this point with the much-needed repairs within national park units across the country — a list that has led to a backlog of deferred maintenance…

Bishop, Westerman Probe World Resources Institute's Ties to China

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Today, House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop (R-Utah) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) sent a letter to World Resources Institute (WRI) President Andrew Steer, requesting information regarding the WRI’s work with the Chinese government and WRI’s advocacy within the United States. “Chinese officials continually work to control…