Today, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on the status of Ivanpah and other federal loan-guaranteed solar energy projects on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands.
The Obama Administration has subsidized billions of taxpayer dollars in renewable energy projects that have significantly underperformed, killed federally protected birds and destroyed the… Read more »
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5538, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2017, by a 231-196 vote. Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) released the following statement:
“Executive overreach from this Administration is in overdrive as the President’s second term nears an end. They’ve prioritized their regulatory regime… Read more »
Only “you can prevent forest fires.” That’s what Smokey Bear would have you believe, anyway.
But America’s anti-wildfire mascot identifies only part of the equation. While visitors to the great outdoors can tamp out campfires or refrain from tossing cigarettes into dry leaves, the federal government, as manager of millions of national acreage, also has a role.
But decades of bad… Read more »
Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a markup on eight bills including H.R. 5577 (Rep. Garret Graves, R-LA), the Innovation in Offshore Leasing Act, which modernizes the Bureau of Ocean Management’s offshore leasing process through the use of internet-based oil and natural gas lease sales. H.R. 5577 passed as part of a broader unanimous consent package.
“This bill is an… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a legislative hearing on H.R. 2663, the Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2015, which aims to streamline and facilitate increased development of renewable energy on federal land.
H.R. 2663 advances an “all-of-the-above” energy strategy by addressing the burdens facing solar, wind and geothermal energy… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an oversight hearing on the opportunities and challenges in developing the Mancos Shale of western Colorado, which constitutes the second largest gas reserve in the U.S. behind the Marcellus Shale.
A June 2016 report by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) found that the Mancos Shale contains more than 66 trillion cubic feet… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans held an oversight hearing on conflicting ideas between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) that could threaten portions of California’s water supply.
NMFS proposed holding back water behind Shasta Dam through the summer and fall to preserve cold water for the Winter-run Chinook… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs held a legislative hearing on H.R. 5406 (Rep. Kristi Noem, R-SD), the Helping to Ensure Accountability, Leadership, and Trust in Tribal Healthcare Act (HEALTTH Act), highlighting the need to reform healthcare in Indian Country. The bill would improve access to tribal healthcare by reforming a range of medical care and… Read more »
Today, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) appointed Committee members to serve on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2017 (H.R.4909) conference committee, including Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT), Rep. Paul Cook (R-CA) and Rep. Cresent Hardy (R-NV).
“Through this conference process we have an opportunity to address a range of existing regulatory and land-use failures… Read more »
TO: The Honorable Pete Sessions
FROM: Rob Bishop, Chairman House Committee on Natural Resources
Dear Mr. Chairman:
I respectfully request that the Committee on Rules not protect from points of order under clause 2 of House of Representatives Rule XXI the text of Section 128, found on page 71, lines 19-25, of H.R. 5538, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies… Read more »
