House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) and National Parks, Forest s and Public Lands Subcommittee Ranking Member Rob Bishop (UT-01) sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today asking him to bring the missing pages from “Internal Document” that details plans to designate new national monuments to the Natural Resources Committee Full Committee… Read more »
While much attention has been given to national security threats on public lands along the southern border, similar problems also exist along the U.S. northern border. As the longest contiguous border in North America, over 1,000 miles of the U.S.-Canada border are on federal land. In most places, it is delineated by no more than a ditch or clear-cut through a forest and touches 13 states… Read more »
Yesterday, President Obama met with Mexican President Felipe Calderón to discuss a variety of issues including border security and protecting public lands along the U.S.-Mexico border. According to a joint statement:
“The Presidents underscored their commitment to manage the region in a way that enhances security and protects these areas for wildlife preservation, ecosystem restoration,… Read more »
Be sure to vote for one of the 5 new YouCut programs this week. After voting, you can also share other spending cut ideas you have. What program would YouCut this week? One of the 5 options is to suspend federal land purchases, saving $2.66 billion over 10 years.
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YouCut – a first-of-its-kind project – is designed to defeat… Read more »
Yesterday, during a Full Committee markup, Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee voted against two amendments offered by National Parks, Forest and Public Lands Subcommittee Ranking Member Rob Bishop (UT-01) to ensure that National Park designations are not used to block or oppose the construction of wind, solar or coal power projects.
Bishop Amendment to H.R. 2899,… Read more »
The House Natural Resources Committee today voted down (by a margin of 20-22) a motion offered by Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) to favorably report H. Res. 1245, a Resolution of Inquiry aimed at requiring the Secretary of the Interior to turn over specific information related to potential National Monument designations (i.e.“Treasured Landscapes” initiative.) Chairman Nick Rahall… Read more »
Over two months after Republicans requested missing pages and information regarding the Obama Administration’s “Treasured Landscape” document that details plans to designate new national monuments, the Department of Interior (DOI) last night released just 383 pages of emails.
The emails simply raise more questions about these potential designations, while failing to provide any… Read more »
Resolution of Inquiry Requesting Additional Documents on the Secretary of Interior’s Proposed Treasured Landscape Initiative (H.Res. 1254)
May 5, 2010 Full Committee Markup
Reporting H.Res. 1254 out of Committee (View Roll Call Vote)
This Resolution of Inquiry directs the Secretary of the Interior to turn over to the House of Representatives specific information relating to Department… Read more »
