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Expanded Santa Ana Sucker Critical Habitat Designation Threatens Regional Economic Growth, Water Supply

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Today, the House Subcommittee on Water and Power held a field oversight hearing in Highland, California on, “Questionable Fish Science and Environmental Lawsuits: Jobs and Water Supplies at Risk in the Inland Empire.” Chairman Tom McClintock (CA-4), and Reps. Jerry Lewis (CA-41) and Ken Calvert (CA-44) heard from local officials, stakeholders and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on how…

Video Blog: Natural Resources Committee Jobs Watch - Rep. Denham

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House Natural Resources Committee Republicans are committed to putting Americans back to work by enacting policies that embrace America’s abundant natural resources to help create jobs and grow our economy. The Committee continues its Job Watch series this week with Freshman Committee Member Rep. Jeff Denham (CA-19). His district spans five counties in California’s Central Valley and…

American Taxpayer and Western Area Power Administration Customer Protection Act of 2011 (H.R. 2915)

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Reporting H.R. 2915 Out of Committee (Passed 26-17. View Roll Call Vote) This bill repeals the 2009 Stimulus Act’s questionable $3.25 billion Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) loan authority, including the taxpayer bailout provision for failed renewable energy transmission projects. This will save the taxpayer form bearing the burden of another Solyndra like failure. Holt…

Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act of 2011 (H.R. 2842)

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Reporting H.R. 2842 Out of Committee (Passed 30-12. View Roll Call Vote) This bill streamlines burdensome red tape and reduces administrative costs for the installation of increased small canal and pipeline hydropower development projects. Markey Amendment #001 – Duplicative Regulation (Failed 10-28. View Roll Call Vote) This amendment applies the duplicative regulation to the…

Committee Passes Three Bills to Create Jobs and Increase American Energy Production

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The Full Natural Resources Committee today passed three bills—H.R. 2842, H.R. 2360 and H.R. 2752—to create jobs, produce more American made energy and advance House Republicans' all-of-the-above American Energy Initiative. “Republicans are committed to increasing the use of America’s abundant energy resources to create jobs and grow the economy. These three commonsense measures protect…

Subcommittee Considers Legislation to Relieve Taxpayers from Burden of Risky Government Loan Program

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The Subcommittee on Water and Power today held a legislative hearing on H.R. 2915, the “American Taxpayer and Western Area Power Administration Customer Protection Act of 2011.” The legislation repeals the $3.25 billion borrowing authority given to the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) for transmission projects for renewable energy generation. The borrowing authority, inserted into…

Bill Introduced to Repeal Risky Stimulus Loans by WAPA

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House Natural Resources Water and Power Subcommittee Chairman Tom McClintock recently introduced H.R. 2915, the American Taxpayer and Western Area Power Administration Customer Protection Act of 2011. The legislation repeals the 2009 Stimulus Act’s new $3.25 billion Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) loan authority, including the taxpayer bailout provision for failed renewable…