House passes NDAA with major parks, development package
Phil Taylor
E&E News
December 4, 2014
The House today voted 300-119 to pass the fiscal 2015 defense authorization bill, including what would be the biggest package of public lands, wilderness, parks and energy bills in nearly six years.
The defense bill would designate nearly 250,000 acres of wilderness in five Western… Read more »
Federal land exchanges in the National Defense Authorization Act
Daniel McGroarty, President of American Resources Policy Network
The Hill, Congress Blog
December 4, 2014
In the December dash to act on must-pass legislation in the waning days of the 113th Congress, there are real risks that ill-advised initiatives will make their way into… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today praised the passage of the Carl Levin & Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, which included a bipartisan agreement (Title 30) on provisions under the jurisdiction of the House Natural Resources Committee and the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee. … Read more »
The House of Representatives today passed the National Defense Authorization Act of 2014 by a bipartisan vote of 300 to 119, which included a provision authored by House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) to establish a fair, predictable fee-setting system for families who own cabins in our National Forests.
“This provision will provide certainty and fairness to… Read more »
Bipartisan agreement has been reached on the natural resources provisions that will be included within this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The House-Senate agreement supports American job creation and economic growth through a balanced approach to improve the management of our public lands and natural resources while protecting treasured areas.
For multiple… Read more »
“The IG was supposed to be independent, was supposed to have unfettered access to all material, and was to share whatever they found with the Congress,” said Rep. Doc Hastings, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee that oversees the Interior Department. “With Mary Kendall, we have found that to be simply not the case. She has… Read more »
IGs Form Front Line of War on Waste and Fraud, But Weak Links Remain
Mark Flatten
The Washington Examiner
December 1, 2014
Allegations against top officials at the State Department were devastating and had to be suppressed, so the agency’s inspector general quickly obliged, delivering what amounted to a cover-up of a cover-up.
What… Read more »
The U.S. Capitol Historical Society last night unveiled the official portrait of House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04). Chairman Hastings, first elected to Congress in 1994, was selected by his colleagues at the beginning of the 111th Congress to serve as the top Republican on the House Committee on Natural Resources and served as Chairman of the Committee… Read more »
Today, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an oversight hearing on “Volcano Hazards: Exploring the National Preparation and Response Strategy.” This hearing examined the current state of volcanic hazards in the United States and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Volcano Hazards Program that is designed to address these hazards, alert… Read more »
