TO: The Honorable Rob Bishop, Chairman
FROM: Dan Ashe, Director
Dear Chairman Bishop,
Thank you for your letter of April 2, 2015, regarding the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) recent proposals of two rules implementing the Clean Air Act. As discussed at the March 19,20 15, joint hearing before the Subcommittees on Water,Power, Oceans and Federal Lands, EPA has… Read more »
The Bureau of Land Management announced the first step in a plan to increase royalty rates on federal lands, the latest regulatory action on oil and natural gas development on federal lands. House Natural Resources Committee Spokeswoman Julia Bell released the following statement:
“At a time when oil and natural gas production on state and private land is up 89% since 2010, and federal… Read more »
TO: The Honorable Louie Gohmert
FROM: Joseph G. Pizarchik, Director
Dear Mr. Chairman,
Thank you for your letter dated April 2, 2015, cosigned by Representatives, Bishop, Lamborn, and Mooney, regarding state cooperating agency involvement in providing input on the preparation of the Stream Protection Rule (SPR) Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS).
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TO: The Honorable Rob Bishop
FROM: Joseph G. Pizarchik, Director
Dear Mr. Chairman,
Thank you for your letter dated April 2, 2015, cosigned by Representatives, Gohmert, Lamborn,and Mooney, regarding state cooperating agency involvement in providing input on the preparation of the Stream Protection Rule (SPR) Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS).
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Rep. Tom McClintock (CA-04), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Federal Lands made the following opening statement at today's oversight hearing entitled "Federal Land Acquisition and its Impacts on Communities and the Environment."
Remarks as prepared - The Federal Lands sub-committee meets today to review federal land acquisition policies and their impact on communities and the… Read more »
Today, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an oversight hearing on the Obama Administration’s Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2017-2022, released on January 27. Witnesses included Governor Pat McCrory, who testified on how federal regulatory policies governing offshore energy development are negatively impacting… Read more »
Today, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands held an oversight hearing titled, “Federal Land Acquisition and its Impacts on Communities and the Environment.” Witness testimony focused on the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act (LWCF) of 1965, which expires on September 30, 2015.
Under the LWCF, federal land acquisition historically has received… Read more »
Rep. Doug Lamborn (CO-05), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources made the following opening statement at today's oversight hearing entitled "Examining the Future Impacts of President Obama's Offshore Energy Plan."
Remarks as prepared - I’d like to begin this morning’s hearing by talking about commitment. I bring it up because the Administration often says it is… Read more »
Today, during delivered testimony before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans, the U.S. Forest Service Deputy Chief Leslie Weldon announced the decision to permanently withdraw the Proposed Directive on Groundwater Management (Groundwater Directive) that was put on the table last year. Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement in… Read more »
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 "Proposed Federal Water Grabs and Their Potential Impacts on States, Water, and Power Users, and Landowners."
Remarks as prepared - Today, the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans meets to review federal proposals that could… Read more »
