Reporting H.R. 1991 Out of Committee (Approved by Unanimous Consent)
To extend the authority of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, and for other purposes.
*For complete legislative action for the April 30, 2015 Full Committee Markup, click here. Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands held an oversight hearing on the devastating impacts of wildfire and the need to significantly increase forest management efforts on the National Forest System.
“Over the past thirty years, we have seen an 80 percent reduction in timber harvested from our national forests – and in the same period a concomitant increase in acreage destroyed by… Read more »
Congressional Research Service
BY: Carol Hardy Vincent, Specialist in Natural Resources Policy
DATE: April 21, 2015
Each of the four major federal land management agencies maintains tens of thousands of diverse assets, including roads, bridges, buildings, and water management structures. These agencies are the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Fish and Wildlife Service… Read more »
Rep. Tom McClintock (CA-04), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Federal Lands made the following opening statement at today's oversight hearing entitled "Federal Land Acquisition and its Impacts on Communities and the Environment."
Remarks as prepared - The Federal Lands sub-committee meets today to review federal land acquisition policies and their impact on communities and the… Read more »
Today, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands held an oversight hearing titled, “Federal Land Acquisition and its Impacts on Communities and the Environment.” Witness testimony focused on the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act (LWCF) of 1965, which expires on September 30, 2015.
Under the LWCF, federal land acquisition historically has received… Read more »
TO: The Honorable Dan Ashe
FROM: Rob Bishop, Chairman
Dear Director Ashe:
At the joint hearing before the Subcommittees on Water, Power, and Oceans and Federal Lands held on March 19,2015, you confirmed that the Fish and Wildlife Service ("FWS") has not consulted with the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") on whether two major forthcoming EPA Clean Air Act… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 979 Out of Committee (Approved by Unanimous Consent)
To designate a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness of the Sierra National Forest as "Sky Point”
* For complete legislative action for the March 25, 2015 Full Committee Markup, click here. Read more »
Reporting H.R. 984 Out of Committee (Approved by Unanimous Consent)
Amends the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on feasibility of designating as a national historic trail the Chief Standing Bear Trail extending approximately 550 miles from Niobrara, Nebraska, to Ponca City, Oklahoma, which follows the route taken by… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 1324 Out of Committee (Approved by Unanimous Consent)
Adjusts the boundary of the Arapaho National Forest in Colorado to incorporate approximately 92.95 acres of land. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to include all federal land within the boundary in the Bowen Gulch Protection Area established under the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993.
* For complete… Read more »
Rep. Tom McClintock (CA-04), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Federal Lands made the following opening statement at today's oversight hearing entitled "Examining the Spending Priorities and Missions of the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management in the President's FY 2016 Budget Proposals."
Remarks as prepared - The Department of the Interior will generate $13.8 billion next… Read more »
