On Monday, August 3, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT) the House Committee on Natural Resources and the House Small Business Committee will hold a joint full committee field hearing titled “Restricted Access at Biscayne National Park and Implications for Fishermen, Small Businesses, the Local Economy and Environment.”
Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) released the… Read more »
OP-ED: Federal Government Undermining Technology in the Energy Era
By Rob Bishop
A country that undermines its own technological advancements is a country in peril.
A decade ago, establishment experts, bureaucrats, and environmental extremists were convinced the world was running out of fossil fuels - the organic energy found deep underground… Read more »
Today the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released a report on fossil fuels produced from federal and Indian lands for FY 2014. Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement:
“The government’s report on energy production on federal lands is astonishingly dismal. The EIA found miniscule growth in oil and natural gas… Read more »
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2898, the Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 with bipartisan support by a vote of 245-176. Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement upon final passage.
“In the midst of the drought crisis in California and the West, H.R. 2898 will liberate Americans from the prison of outdated water… Read more »
Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement in response to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement’s (“OSM”) proposed Stream Protection Rule (SPR) released today by the U.S. Department of the Interior.
“The Obama Administration has proven to be the bully regulation machine once again. Despite NEPA requirements that… Read more »
The current regulatory framework for water in the West is wrought with twists, turns, obstacles, and wasted resources. Follow the path and find how H.R. 2898, The Western Water and American Food Security Act, provides relief from challenges caused by inconsistent laws, court decisions, and regulations at the state and federal levels. To learn more about the bill, click here.… Read more »
TO: The Honorable Gene L. Dodaro
FROM: Rob Bishop, Chairman
Dear Comptroller Dodaro:
The National Environmental Policy Act ("NEPA") of 1969 and its implementing regulations strongly emphasize interagency cooperation in order to incorporate valuable expertise and streamline the environmental review process.
Read the Chairman's entire letter here. Read more »
Today, during a hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) confronted Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Neil Kornze on the Bureau’s utter lack of preparedness in anticipation of the impending hydraulic fracturing rule on federal lands, which BLM was scheduled to begin implementing on June 23, 2015. The rule has been delayed… Read more »
Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) today requested that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) conduct a review of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement’s (“OSM”) compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in the development and drafting of the Obama Administration’s Stream Buffer Zone Rule (SBZR). The Department of the… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a hearing on the bureaucratic delays and lack of transparency with the federal permitting process for seismic surveying in the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Since the Department of the Interior first initiated the regulatory process in 2009 to allow seismic surveying in the Atlantic OCS, not a single permit has… Read more »
