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Last Wednesday during a Full Committee markup, the Natural Resources Committee continued its push to pass job-creating legislation to help get the economy back on track through the responsible development of our resources on public lands. Read more »

On Wednesday, July 27th the House Natural Resources Committee will hold an oversight hearing on “State Perspectives on Offshore Revenue Sharing.” The hearing will feature testimony from representatives of coastal states and examine state interest in a fair, equitable revenue sharing plan from offshore revenues. In FY 2008, it is estimated that federal offshore energy production generated… Read more »

Dear Mr. Secretary: On April 25, 2011, we sent you a letter that requested documents, drafts and communications related to the Report of Investigation - Federal Moratorium on Deepwater Drilling Case No. PI-PI-IO-0562- issued by the Office of Inspector General. Specifically, we requested the following items: Any and all documents, referring, relating, or pertaining, directly or… Read more »

Dear Mr. Secretary: As you are aware, the Committee on Natural Resources (Committee) is actively investigating issues surrounding the Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) rewrite of the 2008 Stream Buffer Zone Rule (Rule). Through series of letters to the OSM and the Department of the Interior (DOI), the Committee has… Read more »

Today, the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands held an oversight hearing on the “Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization and Forest Management Options for a Viable County Payments Program.” The hearing focused on solutions to ensure forest counties and schools receive sufficient funds while increasing timber harvests and forest management on federal land to create… Read more »

Reporting H.R. 2170 Out of Committee (Passed 24-16. View Roll Call Vote) This bill would accelerate the development of clean, renewable energy projects on Federal lands and waters to create jobs and protect the environment. Hastings Amendment – Technical Amendment (Agreed to by Voice Vote.) Holt Amendment #002 – (Failed 14-21. View Roll Call Vote) This amendment would require the… Read more »

Reporting H.R. 2171 Out of Committee (Passed 26-16. View Roll Call Vote) This bill would establish a common sense, streamlined policy for the development of clean geothermal energy resources that will create jobs and provide low cost energy to American families. Labrador Amendment – Expands Area Available for a Geothermal Test Project (Agreed to by Voice Vote.) This amendment increases… Read more »