Dear Mr. Tangherlini:
The Eisenhower Memorial Commission ("Commission") was created in 1999 and charged with "memorializing Dwight D. Eisenhower as the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe in World War II and as the 34th President of the United States."
While there is significant cost associated with the design and construction of a presidential memorial,… Read more »
Dear Mr. Siciliano and Brig. Gen. Reddel:
The Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission's ("Commission") Fiscal Year 2014 budget request seeks a total of $51 million to pay for the construction of the planned Eisenhower Memorial and the salaries and expenses of the Commission itself. This would be in addition to the $63 million total that has already been appropriated for… Read more »
Dear Mr. Jarvis and Mr. Whitesell:
In addition to the lens of millions of dollars already spent to design the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial, millions more would be needed to pay for the construction and upkeep of the Memorial as currently designed. The National Park Service is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of memorials on the National Mall and would be… Read more »
The Natural Resources Morning News Round-up:
Energy Guardian – Edward Felker: “Jewell vows to resist lobbying on fracking regs”
The Hill – Ben Geman: “Senior Republican presses Interior for ‘certainty’ on Arctic drilling”
Associated Press: “A look at US government's cuts in mineral payments”
Associated Press: “Wildlife… Read more »
Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources launched a profile on Instagram. It will feature behind-the-scenes photos of Committee events and hearings, as well as pictures of national parks, forests, American energy, rivers and lakes, fish and wildlife and many other topics under the Committee’s jurisdiction.
To follow us online http://www.instagram.com/natresources or via the… Read more »
The Deseret News has an editorial today supporting Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Subcommittee Chairman Rob Bishops’ legislation to improve the Antiquities Act. H.R. 1459, the Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation (EPIC) of National Monuments Act, would improve public participation in the establishment of National Monuments through the application of the National… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation held a legislative hearing on nine bills to prevent the President from unilaterally designating National Monuments under the century-old Antiquities Act and to ensure greater public participation in the process.
The Antiquities Act was designed to authorize the President to proclaim National Monuments when there was… Read more »
The Natural Resources Morning News Round-up:
Los Angeles Times – Phil Willon: “Joshua Tree targeted by graffiti vandals using social media”
The Philadelphia Inquirer – Sandy Bauers: "White-nose syndrome that kills bats continues to spread”
Kansas City Star: “Will Obama establish 'Idaho's Yellowstone' as a national… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after President Obama announced his intentions to unilaterally designate five new National Monuments using presidential powers granted under the 1906 Antiquities Act.
“The Obama Administration not only sees the sequester as an opportunity to make automatic spending reductions as painful as… Read more »
Today the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation held a legislative hearing on H.R. 1126, the “Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Completion Act.” The legislation introduced by Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Subcommittee Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) implements a new design competition and provides a three year extension of the memorial site designation, which is… Read more »
