House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) sent a letter today to U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell, urging the agency to withdraw its Proposed Directive on Groundwater Resource Management. The letter was also signed by Committee Vice-Chairman Cynthia Lummis (WY-At large), Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Chairman John Fleming (LA-4) and Vice-Chair… Read more »
House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) submitted his opening statement for today’s oversight hearing for the U.S. Department of the Interior’s fiscal year 2016 budget proposal.
“With our national debt currently exceeding $18 trillion, the Administration’s overall federal budget, including the Interior Department’s $13 billion budget proposal, continues a… Read more »
House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) today sent a letter to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Director Dan Ashe, requesting information supporting any final listing determination for the northern long-eared bat (NLEB) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). A final listing decision for the species is expected to be made by April 2, 2015.
The letter,… Read more »
Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources announced its hearing schedule for the month of March 2015.
Hearing Details:
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
10:00AM
1324 Longworth HOB
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
“Examining the Spending Priorities and Missions of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement… Read more »
House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s veto of Keystone XL legislation today. The legislation was approved earlier this month with bipartisan support in both the U.S. House and Senate and was sent to the President earlier today.
“President Obama has played his final hand on Keystone… Read more »
Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) issued the following statement on proposed regulations for exploration and drilling activities on the U.S. Arctic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) announced earlier today by the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).
“There’s a reason America has leapfrogged Russia and Saudi Arabia to… Read more »
House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) released the following statement after President Obama announced his intentions to unilaterally proclaim three new national monuments using the Antiquities Act of 1906.
“President Obama has sidelined the American public and bulldozed transparency by proclaiming three new national monuments through executive fiat.… Read more »
House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) today issued the following statement in support of Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper's (D) lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over the agency's decision, under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), to list the Gunnison sage grouse as a “Threatened” species and designate more than 1.4 million acres in portions… Read more »
House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) issued the following statement upon final passage of the Keystone XL pipeline in the U.S. House. The legislation has now been approved with bipartisan support in both the U.S. House and Senate.
“The Hesitator in Chief has lost his last alibi. President Obama must either sign this bipartisan legislation or look… Read more »
House Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) today issued the following statement upon Senate passage of legislation approving the Keystone XL Pipeline:
“I applaud my colleagues in the Senate that voted to approve this important energy infrastructure bill, which is long overdue. At long last, Senator Harry Reid can no longer play offensive lineman for President Obama.… Read more »
