Bishop: “There is No Justification” for Groundwater Directive
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Below is an exchange between exchange between Chairman Bishop and Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell. MOUs? Chairman Bishop: “Have the states…screwed up? Are the state [water] engineers incompetent? Is that what the Forest Service is trying to say?” Bishop asked Chief Tidwell: “No...” Lawsuits? Chief Tidwell: “We can maybe… To authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within the Northport Irrigation District in the State of Nebraska (H.R. 404)
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Reporting H.R. 404 Out of Committee (Approved by Unanimous Consent) To authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within the Northport Irrigation District in the State of Nebraska. * For complete legislative action for the March 25, 2015 Full Committee Markup, click here. Chairman John Fleming Opening Statement at the Subcommittee on Water, Power, and Oceans Oversight Hearing
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Rep. John Fleming (R-LA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans made the following opening statement at today's oversight hearing entitled "Examining the Spending Priorities and Missions of the Bureau of Reclamation, the Power Marketing Administrations and USGS Water Division in the President’s FY 2016 Budget Proposal.” Remarks as prepared - Today the Subcommittee on… House Committee on Natural Resources Announces Hearing Schedule for March 2015
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Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources announced its hearing schedule for the month of March 2015. Hearing Details: Tuesday, March 17, 2015 10:00AM 1324 Longworth HOB Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources “Examining the Spending Priorities and Missions of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement… Chairman Bishop Letter to Attorney General, Interior Secretary on Indian Water Rights Settlement Agreements
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February 26, 2015 TO: The Honorable Eric Holder and The Honorable Sally Jewell FROM: Rob Bishop, Chairman Dear Mr. Attorney General and Madame Secretary: The House Natural Resources Committee (Committee) has primary authorizing jurisdiction over the legislative resolution of Indian water rights claims within the House of Representatives. Additionally, given the longstanding… Committee Passes Legislation to Facilitate New and Expanded Water Storage Projects; Help Ease Western Drought Effects
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Today, the House Natural Resources Committee approved with bipartisan support three bills to address the nation’s critical need for new and expanded surface water storage projects. H.R. 3980, the Water Supply Permit Coordinating Act, H.R. 3981, the Accelerated Revenue, Repayment, and Surface Water Storage Enhancement Act, and H.R. 5412, the Bureau of Reclamation Surface Water… Committee Report on H.R. 4562, To authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within the Northport Irrigation District in the State of Nebraska
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H. Rept. 113-536 Committee Report on H.R. 3716, the "Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe - Fish Springs Ranch Settlement Act"
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H. Rept. 113-532 26 Northwest Lawmakers Highlight the Importance of the Columbia River Treaty
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Today, all 26 lawmakers representing Washington, Oregon, Montana, and Idaho urged President Obama to make the future of the 1964 Columbia River Treaty a priority for 2014. In a letter led by Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (R-WA), and House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Peter DeFazio (D-OR), the 26 lawmakers highlighted the…
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