House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today sent a letter to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Director Dan Ashe seeking additional information following the Department of the Interior Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Management Advisory, issued on July 11, 2013, regarding the FWS’s inaction on whistleblower complaints related to violations of the… Read more »
Today, the House Natural Resources Committee passed H.R. 1526, the “Restoring Healthy Forest for Healthy Communities Act” by a voice vote. This legislation renews the federal government’s commitment to manage federal forests for the benefit of rural schools and counties, improves forest health and helps prevent catastrophic wildfires.
“Across our country, rural forest communities… Read more »
Today, the House Natural Resources Committee approved H.R. 2728, the Protecting States’ Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act by a bipartisan vote of 23-15. This bill, authored by Rep. Bill Flores (TX-17), would protect American jobs and American energy production by limiting the Obama Administration’s ability to impose duplicative regulations on hydraulic fracturing on federal… Read more »
The Natural Resources Morning News Round-up:
The Hill – Ben Geman: “Obama taps Interior official for deputy secretary post”
Associated Press: “Feds to lease mineral rights in Ohio forest”
Associated Press: “3 Native American tribes seek funding for satellite voter registration, early voting stations”
Associated Press: Heather… Read more »
Dear Director Ashe:
The Department of the Interior Office of Inspector General ("OIG") recently issued a Management Advisory regarding the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's ("Service") inaction on certain whistleblower complaints related to violations of the scientific integrity policy. Concerns have been raised that the Service failed to take timely and appropriate management action… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 1526 Out of Committee (Passed by Voice Vote)
This bill renews the federal government’s commitment to manage federal forests for the benefit of rural schools and counties, improves forest health, and helps prevent catastrophic wildfires.
Hastings ANS – Forest Package Legislation (Passed by Voice Vote)
This amendment combined several proposals to address the forest… Read more »
Dear Director Matthews Burwell, Secretary Vilsack, and Chief Tidwell::
A letter was sent to the Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") on May 20, 2013 requesting information about the Forest Service's ("Service") decision demanding that states repay Secure Rural Schools Program ("SRS") funds. OMB missed the Committee's June 3, 2013 deadline for response.
The original letter sought… Read more »
President Obama’s low-ball estimate for Keystone XL jobs
By Glenn Kessler
7/30/2013
“My hope would be that any reporter who is looking at the facts would take the time to confirm that the most realistic estimates are this might create maybe 2,000 jobs during the construction of the pipeline — which might take a year or two — and then after that we’re talking about somewhere… Read more »
