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Chairmen Hastings and Bishop Follow-up Letter to Secretary Salazar on Proposed Withdrawal of Energy Development in Northern Arizona

| Posted in Letters
Tags: Oversight and Investigations, Energy, Full Committee, Minerals, National Parks

Dear Secretary Salazar: On May 23, 2012, a letter was sent requesting documents concerning the Department of the Interior’s (“Department”) decision to withdraw 1 million acres in northern Arizona from new uranium mining claims and copies of 399 pages concerning communications between the Superintendent of the Grand Canyon National Park and outside groups that had been previously withheld…

House to Consider Stop the War on Coal Act Next Week

| Posted in Press Release
Tags: Energy and Mineral Resources, Energy, Full Committee, Job Creation, Oversight, Minerals, Oversight: Stream Buffer Zone Rule

Next week, the House of Representatives will consider the Stop the War on Coal Act of 2012, a package of five bills that will help end the Obama Administration’s war on coal that threatens thousands of American jobs and could increase the price of energy on millions of American families and small businesses. Included in the package is a Natural Resources Committee bill, H.R. 3409, the…

Chairman Hastings' Op-Ed in Politico: Barack Obama's campaign against coal

| Posted in Op-Eds and Speeches
Tags: Energy and Mineral Resources, Energy, Full Committee, Job Creation, Oversight, Minerals, Oversight: Stream Buffer Zone Rule

Barack Obama’s campaign against coal By: Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings Politico Wednesday, September 12, 2012 During President Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign, he declared one of his energy goals was to “bankrupt” the coal industry by making electricity prices “skyrocket.” That policy statement kick-started the president’s continuing war on coal miners,…

Local Stakeholders Deeply Concerned Chu Memo Could Raise Prices on American Families, Small Businesses and Family Farms

| Posted in Press Release

The House Natural Resources Committee today held an oversight hearing which examined bipartisan concerns that Energy Secretary Steven Chu’s memorandum to the Power Marketing Administrations (PMAs), including the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), could significantly increase electricity rates on 40 million Americans. Through the Chu memo, the Obama Administration seems determined to…

House Passes Bipartisan Cabin Fee Fairness Legislation

| Posted in Press Release
Tags: Oversight and Investigations, Full Committee, Forests

Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3397, the Cabin Fee Act of 2011, by voice vote. Sponsored by Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04), the bill modifies the current cabin fee formula to make it more predictable and affordable for families who own cabins in our National Forests. Recently, cabin owners have been faced with arbitrary, skyrocketing fees as a result of a faulty appraisal…