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House Approves Measure to Ensure Public Participation in National Monument Designations

| Posted in Press Release
Tags: Oversight and Investigations, National Monuments, Full Committee

Today, the House of Representatives passed HR 1459, the Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act by a bipartisan vote of 222 - 201. This bill, introduced by Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Rob Bishop (UT-01), would require public participation before a presidentially-declared National Monument is made official under the…

Chairman Hastings: Major Land-Use Decisions Should Not Be Made Behind Closed Doors

| Posted in Floor Statements
Tags: Oversight and Investigations, National Monuments, Full Committee

House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following statement on the House floor today in support of H.R. 1459, the Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act. “Mr. Chairman, President Obama has not been shy about his willingness or desire to circumvent Congress and take unilateral action on a variety of issues; this…

Reps. Bishop and Daines Op-Ed in Roll Call: Give the American People a Voice in the National Monument Process

| Posted in Op-Eds and Speeches
Tags: Oversight and Investigations, National Monuments, Full Committee

OP-ED: Give the American People a Voice in the National Monument Process Roll Call Reps. Rob Bishop (UT-01) and Steve Daines (MT-At Large) March 25, 2014 The Antiquities Act was established in 1906 as a way for the president to single-handedly create new national monuments. The law provides the president with the express authority to proclaim “historic landmarks, historic and…

Chairman Hastings Follow-up Letter to Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Regarding the SRS Program

| Posted in Letters
Tags: Oversight and Investigations, Full Committee, Oversight, Oversight: SRS Sequestration Cuts

Dear Secretary Vilsack: More than a month has passed since the Committee on Natural Resources ("Committee") sent a letter on February 14 requesting that the Department of Agriculture ("USDA") abandon any plans to withhold a portion of the FY 2013 Secure Rural Schools ("SRS") payments as a way to recover the FY 2012 SRS money that the USDA ordered States to return last year. The letter…

Chairman Hastings: California Coastal National Monument Expansion Is Unnecessary Use of Presidential Powers

| Posted in Press Release
Tags: Oversight and Investigations, National Monuments, Full Committee, Oversight, National Parks

House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement on President Obama’s designation of the Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands as a part of the Coastal California National Monument: “Instead of using imperial powers, the President should pick up the phone and call upon Senate Democrats to take action. The House has already passed legislation,…