Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Department of the Interior released a long-anticipated and highly controversial finalized rule on hydraulic fracturing and well construction on federal lands. Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) released the following statement:
“I disagree with the underlying premise of this duplicative and nonsensical rule. What this… Read more »
OP-ED: Assessing the State of Water and Power in the West
Water and Power Report
By Congressman Rob Bishop
Chairman, House Committee on Natural Resources
Those of us from the western United States are fully aware of what irrigated agriculture means to our local ways of life, regional economies, domestic food supplies, and… Read more »
Rep. John Fleming (R-LA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Water, Power, and Oceans made the following opening statement at today's oversight hearing entitled "Examining the Spending Priorities and Missions of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the President's FY 2016 Budget Proposal."
Remarks as prepared - Good morning.… Read more »
Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Federal Lands made the following opening statement at today's joint oversight hearing entitled "Examining the Spending Priorities and Missions of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the President's FY 2016 Budget Proposal.”
Remarks as prepared - Good morning. Today, the… Read more »
As it made its way this morning to the Office of Management Budget (OMB) for review, the new Stream Buffer Zone (SBZ) rulemaking came under full scrutiny at the Committee on Natural Resources’ hearing on "Effect of the President’s FY 2016 Budget and Legislative Proposals for the Office of Surface Mining on Private Sector Job Creation, Domestic Energy Production, State Programs and Deficit… Read more »
Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources made the following opening statement at today's oversight hearing entitled "Effect of the President's FY 2016 Budget and Legislative Proposals for the Office of Surface Mining on Private Sector Job Creation, Domestic Energy Production, State Programs and Deficit Reduction."
Remarks as… Read more »
House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) and Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Chairman James M. Inhofe (R-OK) today sent a letter to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Director Dan Ashe, requesting that the FWS extend the comment period and delay the listing determination for the northern long-eared bat (NLEB) under the Endangered Species Act… Read more »
On March 5, 2015, Energy and Mineral Resources (EMR) Subcommittee Chairman Doug Lamborn (CO-6) questioned Department of the Interior Secretary Sally Jewell about the Administration’s recently released draft five-year (2017-2022) leasing plan for the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) that, despite a limited offering of one potential lease sale in the Atlantic, is the lowest number of lease… Read more »
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 »
Politico: “Bishop has already moved to increase the panel’s oversight, opening the door for probes on the Endangered Species Act and federal reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act. ‘[NEPA] is a law that has an impact on every aspect of American life,’ Bishop said. And ESA ‘is a perfect example of an act that is not working,’ he said. ‘If it’s for control, then ESA is… Read more »
