Reporting H.R. 657 Out of Committee (Passed 25-17. View Roll Call Vote)
The bill will amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to extend the period of a term for permits and leases from 10 to 20 years for domestic livestock grazing on public lands or lands within national forests.
Labrador En Bloc – Technical Edits (Agreed to by Voice Vote)
This amendment makes… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 1126 Out of Committee (Passed by Voice Vote)
This bill seeks to build consensus around a new Eisenhower Memorial by implementing a new design competition and providing a three year extension of the memorial site designation, which is set to expire this year.
Bishop #1 – Memorial Commission Appointment (Agreed to by Voice Vote)
This amendment changes representation of… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 1825 Out of Committee (Passed 28-15. View Roll Call Vote)
This bill increases access to recreational activities such as fishing, sport hunting and recreational shooting on Federal public lands.
Grijalva .046 – Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device (Failed 15-26. View Roll Call Vote)
This politically driven amendment seeks to overstep state laws to put restrictions on… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings on the House floor today announced that the Committee next month will begin consideration of several proposals to designate new wilderness.
Full statement:
“While we are discussing public lands legislation, I would also like to inform the House that the Committee on Natural Resources will soon begin consideration of several… Read more »
The Natural Resources Morning News Round-up:
Oil and Gas Journal – Nick Snow: “Witnesses describe benefits from expanding OCS activity”
Washington Post – Lenny Berstein: “Gray wolf to lose endangered species protection as numbers rise”
Wall Street Journal OpEd – Chuck Leavell: “Why U.S. Wood Can—and Should—Power Europe”
Fuel Fix – Harry Weber: “US rig count drops, as… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation held an oversight hearing featuring testimony by Utah Governor Gary Herbert, Chairman of the Western Governors’ Association. The hearing highlighted the challenges of western states regarding federal and state land management.
At the hearing, Members and Governor Herbert discussed how states are able to find their own… Read more »
Dear Chief Tidwell:
In March 2013, the Forest Service ("Service") began demanding states return $17.9 million they had received - and in many cases already spent - under the Secure Rural Schools Program ("SRS"). Congress has authorized this money to help pay for schools and government services in areas where environmental lawsuits and Service mismanagement have… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) and Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) sent letters to the National Park Service, General Services Administration, and Eisenhower Memorial Commission seeking information about the activities and costs associated with the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission and the… Read more »
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 »
