Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources passed a slate of bills to expand and improve our nation’s water and power infrastructure. The bills represent one segment of the Committee’s contributions to broader infrastructure legislation being developed in the House and Senate.
H.R. 1967 (Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-CO), the “Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act,”… Read more »
TO: The Honorable Jeff Sessions and The Honorable Ryan Zinke
FROM: Chairman Rob Bishop
Dear Sirs:
The Natural Resources Committee (Committee) has primary authorizing jurisdiction over the legislative resolution of Indian water rights claims within the House of Representatives. Additionally, given the longstanding policy of the United States that disputes regarding Indian water rights… Read more »
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Remarks as prepared for delivery:
“Today, the Committee will consider a range of bills to protect and improve our nation’s water and power infrastructure, spur job creation and increase economic growth.”
“The Committee has spent the past months reviewing regulatory barriers to support infrastructure across jurisdictions at the subcommittee level. These bills… Read more »
House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement in reaction to President Trump’s announcement on national monument designations.
“Today’s action sends the powerful message that communities will no longer take a back seat to out-of-state special interest groups. I’m pleased to see President Trump recognize long-standing abuses of… Read more »
Today, Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Sonny Perdue as Secretary of the Department of Agriculture:
“I congratulate Secretary Perdue on his confirmation. I look forward to working with him on a comprehensive wildfire and forest management package in the months ahead and other measures to restore the health of… Read more »
House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) today announced a number of senior staff changes for the 115th Congress.
Kiel Weaver, staff director for the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans, is leaving the Committee to join the office of House Speaker Paul Ryan. Beginning May 1, Kiel will serve as the Speaker’s adviser on energy and environment issues. Bill Cooper,… Read more »
Today, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced the appointment of Katharine MacGregor, former senior professional staff on the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management at the Department of the Interior. Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement:
“Secretary Zinke made a fantastic decision with… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a legislative hearing on H.R. 1731 (Rep. Hal Rogers, R-KY), the “Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More Act of 2017” or “RECLAIM Act.”
“[H.R. 1731] finds a hard struck balance between many interested states and interested parties… this bill represents how an existing… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a legislative hearing on a slate of bills that would approve targeted land transfers to facilitate critical infrastructure development and job creation.
“Sadly, these bills are necessary because the federal government has not recently been that good neighbor, and ideological zealots in our land management agencies have been obstructing vital… Read more »
Yesterday, President Trump signed into law H.J. Res. 69 sponsored by Rep. Don Young (R-AK). The joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act overturns the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) rule on “Non-Subsistence Take of Wildlife, and Public Participation and Closure Procedures, on National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska.”
“The resolution recognizes that states, like… Read more »
