[House Report 112-572]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
Union Calendar No. 412
112th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - - - House Report 112-572
REPORT ON LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES
of the
COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
of the
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
during the
ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS
(THIRD QUARTER)
June 29, 2012.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
DOC HASTINGS, Washington, Chairman
EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts, Ranking Democratic Member
DON YOUNG, Alaska DALE E. KILDEE, Michigan
JOHN J. DUNCAN, Jr., Tennessee PETER A. DeFAZIO, Oregon
LOUIE GOHMERT, Texas ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA, American
ROB BISHOP, Utah Samoa
DOUG LAMBORN, Colorado FRANK PALLONE, Jr., New Jersey
ROBERT J. WITTMAN, Virginia GRACE F. NAPOLITANO, California
PAUL C. BROUN, Georgia RUSH D. HOLT, New Jersey
JOHN FLEMING, Louisiana RAUL M. GRIJALVA, Arizona
MIKE COFFMAN, Colorado MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO, Guam
TOM McCLINTOCK, California JIM COSTA, California
GLENN THOMPSON, Pennsylvania DAN BOREN, Oklahoma
JEFF DENHAM, California GREGORIO KILILI CAMACHO SABLAN,
DAN BENISHEK, Michigan CNMI
DAVID RIVERA, Florida MARTIN HEINRICH, New Mexico
JEFF DUNCAN, South Carolina BEN RAY LUJAN, New Mexico
SCOTT R. TIPTON, Colorado BETTY SUTTON, Ohio
PAUL A. GOSAR, Arizona NIKI TSONGAS, Massachusetts
RAUL R. LABRADOR, Idaho PEDRO R. PIERLUISI, Puerto Rico
KRISTI L. NOEM, South Dakota JOHN GARAMENDI, California
STEVE SOUTHERLAND, II, Florida COLLEEN W. HANABUSA, Hawaii
BILL FLORES, Texas PAUL D. TONKO, New York
ANDY HARRIS, Maryland Vacancy
JEFFREY M. LANDRY, Louisiana
JON RUNYAN, New Jersey
BILL JOHNSON, Ohio
MARK AMODEI, Nevada
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On January 5, 2011, pursuant to H. Res. 6, Chairman Doc Hastings of
Washington, was elected to the Committee.
On January 5, 2011, pursuant to H. Res. 7, Ranking Member Edward J.
Markey of Massachusetts, was elected to the Committee.
On January 18, 2011, pursuant to H. Res. 37, the Majority (Republican)
Members were elected to the Committee.
On January 19, 2011, pursuant to H. Res. 39, the Minority (Democrat)
Members were elected to the Committee.
On March 2, 2011, the Honorable Donna M. Christensen of the U.S. Virgin
Islands, resigned from the Committee.
On October 25, 2011, the Honorable Charles J. ``Chuck'' Fleischmann of
Tennessee, resigned from the Committee.
On October 25, 2011, pursuant to H. Res. 447, the Honorable Mark Amodei
of Nevada, was elected to the Committee.
On February 16, 2012, pursuant to H. Res. 553, the Honorable Paul D.
Tonko of New York, was elected to the Committee.
On March 20, 2012, the Honorable John P. Sarbanes of Maryland, resigned
from the Committee.
STANDING SUBCOMMITTEES OF THE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
DOUG LAMBORN, CO, Chairman
RUSH D. HOLT, NJ, Ranking Democratic Member
LOUIE GOHMERT, TX PETER A. DeFAZIO, OR
PAUL C. BROUN, GA MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO, GU
JOHN FLEMING, LA JIM COSTA, CA
MIKE COFFMAN, CO DAN BOREN, OK
GLENN THOMPSON, PA GREGORIO KILILI CAMACHO SABLAN,
DAN BENISHEK, MI CNMI
DAVID RIVERA, FL MARTIN HEINRICH, NM
JEFF DUNCAN, SC BETTY SUTTON, OH
PAUL A. GOSAR, AZ NIKI TSONGAS, MA
BILL FLORES, TX PAUL D. TONKO, NY
JEFFREY M. LANDRY, LA Vacancy
BILL JOHNSON, OH EDWARD J. MARKEY, MA, ex officio
MARK AMODEI, NV
DOC HASTINGS, WA, ex officio
Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs
JOHN FLEMING, LA, Chairman
GREGORIO KILILI CAMACHO SABLAN, CNMI, Ranking Democratic Member
DON YOUNG, AK ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA, AS
ROBERT J. WITTMAN, VA FRANK PALLONE, Jr., NJ
JEFF DUNCAN, SC MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO, GU
STEVE SOUTHERLAND, II, FL PEDRO R. PIERLUISI, PR
BILL FLORES, TX COLLEEN W. HANABUSA, HI
ANDY HARRIS, MD Vacancy
JEFFREY M. LANDRY, LA EDWARD J. MARKEY, MA, ex officio
JON RUNYAN, NJ
DOC HASTINGS, WA, ex officio
Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs
DON YOUNG, AK, Chairman
DAN BOREN, OK, Ranking Democratic Member
TOM McCLINTOCK, CA DALE E. KILDEE, MI
JEFF DENHAM, CA ENI F. H. FALEOMAVAEGA, AS
DAN BENISHEK, MI BEN RAY LUJAN, NM
PAUL A. GOSAR, AZ COLLEEN W. HANABUSA, HI
RAUL R. LABRADOR, ID EDWARD J. MARKEY, MA, ex officio
KRISTI L. NOEM, SD
DOC HASTINGS, WA, ex officio
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and public Lands
ROB BISHOP, UT, Chairman
RAUL M. GRIJALVA, AZ, Ranking Democratic Member
DON YOUNG, AK DALE E. KILDEE, MI
JOHN J. DUNCAN, Jr., TN PETER A. DeFAZIO, OR
DOUG LAMBORN, CO RUSH D. HOLT, NJ
PAUL C. BROUN, GA MARTIN HEINRICH, NM
MIKE COFFMAN, CO BETTY SUTTON, OH
TOM McCLINTOCK, CA NIKI TSONGAS, MA
DAVID RIVERA, FL JOHN GARAMENDI, CA
SCOTT R. TIPTON, CO Vacancy
RAUL R. LABRADOR, ID EDWARD J. MARKEY, MA, ex officio
KRISTI L. NOEM, SD
MARK AMODEI, NV
DOC HASTINGS, WA, ex officio
Subcommittee on Water and Power
TOM McCLINTOCK, CA, Chairman
GRACE F. NAPOLITANO, CA, Ranking Democratic Member
LOUIE GOHMERT, TX RAUL M. GRIJALVA, AZ
JEFF DENHAM, CA JIM COSTA, CA
SCOTT R. TIPTON, CO BEN RAY LUJAN, NM
PAUL A. GOSAR, AZ JOHN GARAMENDI, CA
RAUL R. LABRADOR, ID EDWARD J. MARKEY, MA, ex officio
KRISTI L. NOEM, SD
DOC HASTINGS, WA, ex officio
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
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House of Representatives,
Committee on Natural Resources,
June 29, 2012.
Hon. Karen L. Haas,
Clerk of the House of Representatives,
The Capitol, Washington, DC.
Dear Ms. Haas: Pursuant to clause 1(d) of rule XI and rule
X of the Rules of the House of Representatives, here is the
third quarter report of the legislative and oversight
activities of the Committee on Natural Resources during the
112th Congress.
Sincerely,
Doc Hastings,
Chairman.
C O N T E N T S
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Page
Letter of Transmittal............................................ V
Overview......................................................... 1
Full Committee............................................... 3
Legislative Activities................................... 3
Oversight Activities..................................... 11
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources................. 12
Legislative Activities................................... 12
Oversight Activities..................................... 14
Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular
Affairs.................................................... 16
Legislative Activities................................... 16
Oversight Activities..................................... 18
Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs............. 19
Legislative Activities................................... 19
Oversight Activities..................................... 20
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands..... 21
Legislative Activities................................... 21
Oversight Activities..................................... 27
Subcommittee on Water and Power.............................. 28
Legislative Activities................................... 28
Oversight Activities..................................... 29
Appendices:
I. Printed Hearings................................................31
II. Legislation Passed House........................................47
III. List of Public Laws.............................................53
IV. Committee Prints................................................55
V. Committee Legislative Reports...................................57
VI. Views...........................................................65
Union Calendar No. 412
112th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session 112-572
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LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL
RESOURCES 112TH CONGRESS (3RD QUARTER)
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June 29, 2012.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Hastings of Washington, from the Committee on Natural Resources,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
together with
ADDITIONAL AND DISSENTING VIEWS
Overview
The Committee on Natural Resources met on January 26, 2011,
for an organizational meeting of the 112th Congress under the
direction of Chairman Doc Hastings. The Committee Membership
was 48 Members with 27 Republicans and 21 Democrats.
The Committee established five subcommittees: Energy and
Mineral Resources (Doug Lamborn, Chairman); Fisheries,
Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs (John Fleming, Chairman);
Indian and Alaska Native Affairs (Don Young, Chairman);
National Parks, Forests and Public Lands (Rob Bishop,
Chairman); and Water and Power (Tom McClintock, Chairman).
Jurisdiction
The jurisdiction of the Committee on Natural Resources, as
prescribed by clause (m)(1) of rule X of the Rules of the House
is as follows:
(1) Fisheries and wildlife, including research,
restoration, refuges, and conservation.
(2) Forest reserves and national parks created from the
public domain.
(3) Forfeiture of land grants and alien ownership,
including alien ownership of mineral lands.
(4) Geological Survey.
(5) International fishing agreements.
(6) Interstate compacts relating to apportionment of waters
for irrigation purposes.
(7) Irrigation and reclamation, including water supply for
reclamation projects and easements of public lands for
irrigation projects; and acquisition of private lands when
necessary to complete irrigation projects.
(8) Native Americans generally, including the care and
allotment of Native American lands and general and special
measures relating to claims that are paid out of Native
American funds.
(9) Insular possessions of the United States generally
(except those affecting the revenue and appropriations).
(10) Military parks and battlefields, national cemeteries
administered by the Secretary of the Interior, parks within the
District of Columbia, and the erection of monuments to the
memory of individuals.
(11) Mineral land laws and claims and entries thereunder.
(12) Mineral resources of the public lands.
(13) Mining interests generally.
(14) Mining schools and experimental stations.
(15) Marine affairs, including coastal zone management
(except for measures relating to oil and other pollution of
navigable waters).
(16) Oceanography.
(17) Petroleum conservation on public lands and
conservation of the radium supply in the United States.
(18) Preservation of prehistoric ruins and objects of
interest on the public domain.
(19) Public lands generally, including entry, easements,
and the grazing thereon.
(20) Relations of the United States with Native Americans
and Native American tribes.
(21) Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline (except ratemaking).
Activities Report
Committee on Natural Resources Statistics
Total number of bills and resolutions referred................... 586
Total number of meeting days:
Full Committee (50)
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources (31)
Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular
Affairs (25)
Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs (19)
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands (36)
Subcommittee on Water and Power (20)
Total.................................................... 181
Total number of bills ordered reported from Committee............ 133
Total number of reports filed.................................... 111
Total number of bills referred to/discharged by Committee on
Natural Resources and passed by the House of Representatives... 68
Total number of public laws...................................... 21
Total number of bills enacted into law*.......................... 33
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*Includes House and Senate Resolutions.
Full Committee
I. LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES
A. Legislative Hearings, Markups and Administrative Business Meetings
January 26, 2011--Full Committee met to organize for the
112th Congress; to adopt the Committee Rules, agree to an
oversight plan, and adopt the Committee Staff Hiring
Resolution.
April 13, 2011--Markup held on H.R. 1229, to amend the
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to facilitate the safe and
timely production of American energy resources from the Gulf of
Mexico; H.R. 1230, to require the Secretary of the Interior to
conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, and for other
purposes; and H.R. 1231, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf
Lands Act to require that each 5-year offshore oil and gas
leasing program offer leasing in the areas with the most
prospective oil and gas resources, to establish a domestic oil
and natural gas production goal, and for other purposes.
May 25, 2011--Markup held on H.R. 290, to amend title 36,
United States Code, to ensure that memorials commemorating the
service of the United States Armed Forces may contain religious
symbols, and for other purposes; and H.R. 1670, to amend the
Sikes Act to improve the application of that Act to State-owned
facilities used for the national defense.
June 15, 2011--Markup held on H.R. 295, to amend the
Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 to authorize
funds to acquire hydrographic data and provide hydrographic
services specific to the Arctic for safe navigation,
delineating the United States extended continental shelf, and
the monitoring and description of coastal changes; H.R. 320, to
designate a Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial at the
March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California; H.R. 441, to
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue permits for a
microhydro project in nonwilderness areas within the boundaries
of Denali National Park and Preserve, to acquire land for
Denali National Park and Preserve from Doyon Tourism, Inc., and
for other purposes; H.R. 470, to further allocate and expand
the availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover
Dam, and for other purposes; H.R. 489, to clarify the
jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to
the C.C. Cragin Dam and Reservoir, and for other purposes; H.R.
643, to provide for the exchange of certain land located in the
Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests in the State of Colorado,
and for other purposes; H.R. 670, to convey certain submerged
lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in
order to give that territory the same benefits in its submerged
lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have in
their submerged lands; H.R. 686, to require the conveyance of
certain public land within the boundaries of Camp Williams,
Utah, to support the training and readiness of the Utah
National Guard; H.R. 765, to amend the National Forest Ski Area
Permit Act of 1986 to clarify the authority of the Secretary of
Agriculture regarding additional recreational uses of National
Forest System land that is subject to ski area permits, and for
other purposes; H.R. 944, to eliminate an unused lighthouse
reservation, provide management consistency by incorporating
the rocks and small islands along the coast of Orange County,
California, into the California Coastal National Monument
managed by the Bureau of Land Management, and meet the original
Congressional intent of preserving Orange County's rocks and
small islands, and for other purposes; H.R. 1022, to authorize
the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of
alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of the
Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the National Parks, and
for other purposes; H.R. 1141, to authorize the Secretary of
the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of
designating prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites
on Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as a
unit of the National Park System; H.R. 1160, to require the
Secretary of the Interior to convey the McKinney Lake National
Fish Hatchery to the State of North Carolina, and for other
purposes; and S. 266, a bill to redesignate the Noxubee
National Wildlife Refuge as the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee
National Wildlife Refuge.
June 24, 2011--Full Committee met to approve the semi-
annual 112th Congress Report on Legislative and Oversight
Activities of the Committee on Natural Resources. (First
Quarter)
July 13, 2011--Markup held on H.R. 1408, to provide for the
settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act, and for other purposes; H.R. 1904, to
facilitate the efficient extraction of mineral resources in
southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of
Federal and non-Federal land, and for other purposes; H.R.
2150, to amend the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of
1976 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an
expeditious program of competitive leasing of oil and gas in
the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, including at least
one lease sale in the Reserve each year in the period 2011
through 2021, and for other purposes; H.R. 2170, streamlining
Federal review to facilitate renewable energy projects; H.R.
2171, to promote timely exploration for geothermal resources
under existing geothermal leases, and for other purposes; H.R.
2172, to facilitate the development of wind energy resources on
Federal lands; and H.R. 2173, to facilitate the development of
offshore wind energy resources.
July 20, 2011--Markup held on H.R. 241, to authorize the
conveyance of certain National Forest System lands in the Los
Padres National Forest in California; H.R. 258, to require the
Office of Management and Budget to prepare a crosscut budget
for restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, to
require the Environmental Protection Agency to develop and
implement an adaptive management plan, and for other purposes;
H.R. 461, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey
certain Federal features of the electric distribution system to
the South Utah Valley Electric Service District, and for other
purposes; H.R. 473, to provide for the conveyance of
approximately 140 acres of land in the Ouachita National Forest
in Oklahoma to the Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy
Scouts of America, and for other purposes; H.R. 795, to expand
small-scale hydropower; H.R. 818, to direct the Secretary of
the Interior to allow for prepayment of repayment contracts
between the United States and the Uintah Water Conservancy
District; H.R. 1158, to authorize the conveyance of mineral
rights by the Secretary of the Interior in the State of
Montana, and for other purposes; H.R. 1258, to provide for the
conveyance of parcels of land to Mantua, Box Elder County,
Utah; H.R. 1421, to amend the Water Resources Development Act
of 1986 to clarify the role of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
with regard to the maintenance of the W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam in
Oklahoma; H.R. 1560, to amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and
Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to
allow the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribe to determine blood
quantum requirement for membership in that tribe; and H.R.
2011, to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an
assessment of the capability of the Nation to meet our current
and future demands for the minerals critical to United States
manufacturing competitiveness and economic and national
security in a time of expanding resource nationalism, and for
other purposes.
October 5, 2011--Markup held on H.R. 306, to direct the
Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement to provide
for management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around
the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge; H.R. 443, to provide
for the conveyance of certain property from the United States
to the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska; H.R.
588, to redesignate the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge as the
Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge; H.R. 850, to
facilitate a proposed project in the Lower St. Croix Wild and
Scenic River, and for other purposes; H.R. 991, to amend the
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of
polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the
date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; H.R. 1162, to provide
the Quileute Indian Tribe Tsunami and Flood Protection, and for
other purposes; H.R. 1461, to authorize the Mescalero Apache
Tribe to lease adjudicated water rights; H.R. 1466, to resolve
the status of certain persons legally residing in the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands under the
immigration laws of the United States; H.R. 1505, to prohibit
the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture from taking
action on public lands which impede border security on such
lands, and for other purposes; H.R. 1556, to amend the Omnibus
Indian Advancement Act to allow certain land to be used to
generate income to provide funding for academic programs, and
for other purposes; H.R. 1740, to amend the Wild and Scenic
Rivers Act to designate a segment of Illabot Creek in Skagit
County, Washington, as a component of the National Wild and
Scenic Rivers System; H.R. 2060, to amend the Wild and Scenic
Rivers Act to adjust the Crooked River boundary, to provide
water certainty for the City of Prineville, Oregon, and for
other purposes; H.R. 2351, to direct the Secretary of the
Interior to continue stocking fish in certain lakes in the
North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation
Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area; H.R. 2352, to
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to adjust the boundary
of the Stephen Mather Wilderness and the North Cascades
National Park in order to allow the rebuilding of a road
outside of the floodplain while ensuring that there is no net
loss of acreage to the Park or the Wilderness, and for other
purposes; H.R. 2360, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands
Act to extend the Constitution, laws, and jurisdiction of the
United States to installations and devices attached to the
seabed of the Outer Continental Shelf for the production and
support of production of energy from sources other than oil and
gas, and for other purposes; H.R. 2578, to amend the Wild and
Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of the Lower Merced
River in California, and for other purposes; H.R. 2752, to
amend the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to conduct onshore oil and gas lease sales through
Internet-based live lease sales, and for other purposes; H.R.
2803, to direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through
the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and
Enforcement, to conduct a technological capability assessment,
survey, and economic feasibility study regarding recovery of
minerals, other than oil and natural gas, from the shallow and
deep seabed of the United States; H.R. 2842, to authorize all
Bureau of Reclamation conduit facilities for hydropower
development under Federal Reclamation law, and for other
purposes; H.R. 2915, to repeal the Western Area Power
Administration borrowing authority, and for other purposes; and
H.R. 3069, to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to
reduce predation on endangered Columbia River salmon and other
nonlisted species, and for other purposes.
November 17, 2011--Markup held on H.R. 200, to direct the
Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of water resources
in the Rialto-Colton Basin in the State of California, and for
other purposes; H.R. 205, to amend the Act titled ``An Act to
authorize the leasing of restricted Indian lands for public,
religious, educational, recreational, residential, business,
and other purposes requiring the grant of long-term leases'',
approved August 9, 1955, to provide for Indian tribes to enter
into certain leases without prior express approval from the
Secretary of the Interior; H.R. 1545, to establish the Waco
Mammoth National Monument in the State of Texas, and for other
purposes; H.R. 2027, to revise the boundaries of John H. Chafee
Coastal Barrier Resources System Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P,
Easton Beach Unit RI-05P, Almy Pond Unit RI-06, and Hazards
Beach Unit RI-07 in Rhode Island; H.R. 2070, to direct the
Secretary of the Interior to install in the area of the World
War II Memorial in the District of Columbia a suitable plaque
or an inscription with the words that President Franklin D.
Roosevelt prayed with the nation on June 6, 1944, the morning
of D-Day; H.R. 2087, to remove restrictions from a parcel of
land situated in the Atlantic District, Accomack County,
Virginia; H.R. 2154, to correct the boundaries of the John H.
Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Gasparilla Island Unit
FL-70P; H.R. 2236, to provide for the issuance of a Wildlife
Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp; H.R. 2336, to
amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of
the York River and associated tributaries for study for
potential inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers
System; H.R. 2362, to facilitate economic development by Indian
tribes and encourage investment by Turkish enterprises; H.R.
2606, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to allow the
construction and operation of natural gas pipeline facilities
in the Gateway National Recreation Area, and for other
purposes; H.R. 2719, to ensure public access to the summit of
Rattlesnake Mountain in the Hanford Reach National Monument for
educational, recreational, historical, scientific, cultural,
and other purposes; H.R. 2834, to recognize the heritage of
recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on Federal public
lands and ensure continued opportunities for these activities;
H.R. 2938, to prohibit certain gaming activities on certain
Indian lands in Arizona; H.R. 3117, to grant the Secretary of
the Interior permanent authority to authorize States to issue
electronic duck stamps, and for other purposes; H.R. 3397, to
modify the Forest Service Recreation Residence Program by
implementing a simple, equitable, and predictable procedure for
determining cabin user fees, and for other purposes; H.R. 3404,
to establish in the Department of the Interior an Under
Secretary for Energy, Lands, and Minerals and a Bureau of Ocean
Energy, an Ocean Energy Safety Service, and an Office of
Natural Resources Revenue, and for other purposes; and S. 535,
a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease
certain lands within Fort Pulaski National Monument, and for
other purposes.
December 1, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 594, to promote
coastal jobs creation, promote sustainable fisheries and
fishing communities, revitalize waterfronts, and for other
purposes; H.R. 1013, to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act to provide the New England
Fishery Management Council additional resources to address
research and monitoring priorities established by the Council;
H.R. 1646, to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation
and Management Act to preserve jobs and coastal communities
through transparency and accountability in fishery management,
and for other purposes; H.R. 2304, to amend the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act
of 2006 to provide the necessary scientific information to
properly implement annual catch limits, and for other purposes;
H.R. 2610, to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation
and Management Act to reform procedures for the payment of
funds from the asset forfeiture fund, and for other purposes;
H.R. 2753, to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation
and Management Act to provide Internet access to Regional
Fishery Management Council meetings and meeting records, and
for other purposes; H.R. 2772, to amend the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act to permit eligible
fishermen to approve certain limited access privilege programs,
and for other purposes; and H.R. 3061, to amend the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to extend the
authorized time period for rebuilding of certain overfished
fisheries, and for other purposes.
February 1, 2012--Markup held on H.R. 3407, to direct the
Secretary of the Interior to establish and implement a
competitive oil and gas leasing program for the exploration,
development, and production of the oil and gas resources of the
Coastal Plain of Alaska, to ensure secure energy supplies for
the continental Pacific Coast of the United States, lower
prices, and reduce imports, and for other purposes; H.R. 3408,
to set clear rules for the development of United States oil
shale resources, to promote shale technology research and
development, and for other purposes; and H.R. 3410, to require
the Secretary of the Interior to conduct certain offshore oil
and gas lease sales, to provide fair and equitable revenue
sharing for all coastal States, to formulate future offshore
energy development plans in areas with the most potential, to
generate revenue for American infrastructure, and for other
purposes.
February 16, 2012--Markup held on H.R. 1837, to address
certain water-related concerns on the San Joaquin River, and
for other purposes; and H.R. 4019, to increase employment and
educational opportunities in, and improve the economic
stability of, counties containing Federal forest land, while
also reducing the cost of managing such land, by providing such
counties a dependable source of revenue from such land, and for
other purposes.
February 29, 2012--Markup held on H.R. 491, to modify the
boundaries of Cibola National Forest in the State of New
Mexico, to transfer certain Bureau of Land Management land for
inclusion in the national forest, and for other purposes; H.R.
1038, to authorize the conveyance of two small parcels of land
within the boundaries of the Coconino National Forest
containing private improvements that were developed based upon
the reliance of the landowners in an erroneous survey conducted
in May 1960; H.R. 1335, to revise the boundaries of the
Gettysburg National Military Park to include the Gettysburg
Train Station, and for other purposes; H.R. 2050, to authorize
the continued use of certain water diversions located on
National Forest System land in the Frank Church-River of No
Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in the
State of Idaho, and for other purposes; H.R. 2157, to
facilitate a land exchange involving certain National Forest
System lands in the Inyo National Forest, and for other
purposes; H.R. 2240, to authorize the exchange of land or
interest in land between Lowell National Historical Park and
the city of Lowell in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and
for other purposes; H.R. 2512, to provide for the conveyance of
certain Federal land in Clark County, Nevada, for the
environmental remediation and reclamation of the Three Kids
Mine Project Site, and for other purposes; H.R. 2745, to amend
the Mesquite Lands Act of 1986 to facilitate implementation of
a multispecies habitat conservation plan for the Virgin River
in Clark County, Nevada; H.R. 2947, to provide for the release
of the reversionary interest held by the United States in
certain land conveyed by the United States in 1950 for the
establishment of an airport in Cook County, Minnesota; H.R.
3263, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to allow the
storage and conveyance of nonproject water at the Norman
project in Oklahoma, and for other purposes; H.R. 3409, to
limit the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to issue
regulations before December 31, 2013, under the Surface Mining
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977; H.R. 3452, to provide for
the sale of approximately 30 acres of Federal land in Uinta-
Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Salt Lake County, Utah, to
permit the establishment of a minimally invasive transportation
alternative for skiers, called ``SkiLink'', to connect two ski
resorts in the Wasatch Mountains, and for other purposes; H.R.
4089, to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational
hunting, fishing and shooting; S. 271, a bill to require the
Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a property conveyance
with the city of Wallowa, Oregon, and for other purposes; S.
292, a bill to resolve the claims of the Bering Straits Native
Corporation and the State of Alaska to land adjacent to Salmon
Lake in the State of Alaska and to provide for the conveyance
to the Bering Straits Native Corporation of certain other
public land in partial satisfaction of the land entitlement of
the Corporation under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act;
S. 404, a bill to modify a land grant patent issued by the
Secretary of the Interior; S. 684, a bill to provide for the
conveyance of certain parcels of land to the town of Alta,
Utah; S. 897, a bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act of 1977 to clarify that uncertified States and
Indian tribes have the authority to use certain payments for
certain noncoal reclamation projects and acid mine remediation
programs.
March 28, 2012--Business Meeting held to consider a motion
to authorize the Chairman to issue duces tecum subpoenas for
the production of documents relating to investigations
regarding: 1) the Secretary of the Interior's decision and the
process to rewrite the 2008 Stream Buffer Zone Rule under the
Surface Mining Reclamation and Control Act; and 2) the process
used in the preparation of a Department of the Interior report
on offshore oil and natural gas operations under the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act that implied that peer reviewers
from the National Academy of Engineers had endorsed an offshore
oil and natural gas drilling moratorium in the Gulf of Mexico.
April 25, 2012--Markup held on H.R. 460, to authorize the
Secretary of the Interior to facilitate the development of
hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System of the Central
Utah Project; H.R. 1237, to provide for a land exchange with
the Trinity Public Utilities District of Trinity County,
California, involving the transfer of land to the Bureau of
Land Management and the Six Rivers National Forest in exchange
for National Forest System land in the Shasta-Trinity National
Forest, and for other purposes; H.R. 1272, to provide for the
use and distribution of the funds awarded to the Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe, et al, by the United States Court of Federal
Claims in Docket Numbers 19 and 188, and for other purposes;
H.R. 1818, to designate Mt. Andrea Lawrence, and for other
purposes; H.R. 2467, to take certain Federal lands in Mono
County, California, into trust for the benefit of the
Bridgeport Indian Colony; H.R. 2489, to authorize the
acquisition and protection of nationally significant
battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and
the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection
Program; H.R. 2621, to establish the Chimney Rock National
Monument in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes; H.R.
3874, to provide for the conveyance of eight cemeteries that
are located on National Forest System land in Black Hills
National Forest, South Dakota; H.R. 4027, to clarify authority
granted under the Act entitled ``An Act to define the exterior
boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the
State of Utah, and for other purposes''; H.R. 4222, to provide
for the conveyance of certain land inholdings owned by the
United States to the Tucson Unified School District and to the
Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, and for other purposes; S. 363,
a bill to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to convey
property of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
to the City of Pascagoula, Mississippi, and for other purposes;
and S. 925, a bill to designate Mt. Andrea Lawrence.
May 16, 2012--Markup held on H.R. 1192, to extend the
current royalty rate for soda ash; H.R. 3973, to facilitate the
development of energy on Indian lands by reducing Federal
regulations that impede tribal development of Indian lands, and
for other purposes; H.R. 4043, to amend title 10, United States
Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to establish Southern
Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas for national defense
purposes, and for other purposes; H.R. 4381, to direct the
Secretary of the Interior to establish goals for an all-of-the-
above energy production plan strategy on a 4-year basis on all
onshore Federal lands managed by the Department of the Interior
and the Forest Service; H.R. 4382, to ensure Federal oil and
natural gas lease sales occur, eliminate redundant leasing
bureaucracy, and provide leasing certainty; H.R. 4383, to
streamline the application for permits to drill process and
increase funds for energy project permit processing, and for
other purposes; and H.R. 4402, to require the Secretary of the
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to more efficiently
develop domestic sources of the minerals and mineral materials
of strategic and critical importance to United States economic
and national security and manufacturing competitiveness.
June 7, 2012--Markup held on H.R. 1103, to direct the
Secretary of the Interior to develop, maintain, and administer
an annex in Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, as an extension of the American Memorial Park located
in Saipan, and for other purposes; H.R. 1171, to reauthorize
and amend the Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction
Act; H.R. 3065, to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife
Restoration Act to facilitate the establishment of additional
or expanded public target ranges in certain States; H.R. 3100,
to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to expand the
boundary of the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park,
to conduct a study of potential land acquisitions, and for
other purposes; H.R. 3210, to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of
1981 to limit the application of that Act with respect to
plants and plant products that were imported before the
effective date of amendments to that Act enacted in 2008, and
for other purposes; H.R. 3388, to amend the Wild and Scenic
Rivers Act to designate a segment of the Beaver, Chipuxet,
Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers in the States of Connecticut
and Rhode Island for study for potential addition to the
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes;
H.R. 3685, to amend the Herger-Feinstein Quincy Library Group
Forest Recovery Act to extend and expand the scope of the pilot
forest management project required by that Act; H.R. 3706, to
create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of the Government
of the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes; H.R. 4039, to
convey certain Federal land to the city of Yerington, Nevada;
H.R. 4073, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to accept
the quitclaim, disclaimer, and relinquishment of a railroad
right of way within and adjacent to Pike National Forest in El
Paso County, Colorado, originally granted to the Mt. Manitou
Park and Incline Railway Company pursuant to the Act of March
3, 1875; H.R. 4094, to authorize pedestrian and motorized
vehicular access in Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Recreational Area, and for other purposes; H.R. 4234, to amend
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to improve
the management of grazing leases and permits, and for other
purposes; H.R. 4400, to designate the Salt Pond Visitor Center
at Cape Cod National Seashore as the ``Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr.
Salt Pond Visitor Center'', and for other purposes; S. 270, a
bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain
Federal land to Deschutes County, Oregon; and S. 997, a bill to
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to extend a water
contract between the United States and the East Bench
Irrigation District.
II. OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE FULL COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
A. Oversight Hearings
January 26, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``The Final Report
from the President's National Commission on the BP Deepwater
Horizon Spill and Offshore Drilling.''
March 1, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``The Impact of the
Administration's Wild Lands Order on Jobs and Economic
Growth.''
March 3, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Department of the
Interior Spending and the President's Fiscal Year 2012 Budget
Proposal.''
March 16, 2011--Oversight hearing on the ``Obama
Administration's De Facto Moratorium in the Gulf: State,
Community and Economic Impacts.''
March 17, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Harnessing American
Resources to Create Jobs and Address Rising Gasoline Prices:
Domestic Resources and Economic Impacts.''
March 30, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Examining the
Spending Priorities and the Missions of the Bureau of Ocean
Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE), and the
President's FY 2012 Budget Proposal.''
March 31, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Harnessing American
Resources to Create Jobs and Address Rising Gasoline Prices:
Impacts on Businesses and Families.''
April 18, 2011--Oversight field hearing in Houma,
Louisiana, on ``Gulf of Mexico: A Focus on Community Recovery
and New Response Technology.''
May 3, 2011--Joint oversight hearing with the Committee on
Agriculture on ``At Risk: American Jobs, Agriculture, Health
and Species--the Costs of Federal Regulatory Dysfunction.''
May 13, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``American Energy
Initiative: Identifying Roadblocks to Wind and Solar Energy on
Public Lands and Waters, Part 1--Department of the Interior
Officials.''
May 25, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Harnessing American
Resources to Create Jobs and Address Rising Gasoline Prices:
Impacts on Seniors, Working Families and Memorial Day
Vacations.''
June 1, 2011--Oversight hearing on the ``American Energy
Initiative: Identifying Roadblocks to Wind and Solar Energy on
Public Lands and Waters, Part 2--The Wind and Solar Industry
Perspective.''
July 15, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Offshore Energy:
Interior Department's Plans for Offshore Energy, Revenue, and
Safety Reorganization.''
July 27, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``State Perspectives on
Offshore Revenue Sharing.''
September 8, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Creating American
Jobs by Harnessing Our Resources: U.S. Offshore and Renewable
Energy Production.''
September 14, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Creating
American Jobs by Harnessing Our Resources: Domestic Mining
Opportunities and Hurdles.''
September 21, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``ANWR: Jobs,
Energy and Deficit Reduction.'' (Part 1)
October 4, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``The President's New
National Ocean Policy--A Plan for Further Restrictions on
Ocean, Coastal and Inland Activities.''
October 12, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``One Year after
President Obama's Gulf of Mexico 6-Month Moratorium Officially
Lifted: Examining the Lingering Impacts on Jobs, Energy
Production and Local Economies.''
October 13, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``BOEMRE/U.S. Coast
Guard Joint Investigation Team Report.'' (Part 1)
October 17, 2011--Oversight field hearing in Seattle,
Washington, on ``NOAA's Steller Sea Lion Science and Fishery
Management Restrictions--Does the Science Support the
Decisions?''
October 26, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``The President's
New National Ocean Policy--A Plan for Further Restrictions on
Ocean, Coastal and Inland Activities.''
October 27, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Gulf Coast
Recovery: President Obama's BP Compensation Fund, How Is It
Working?''
November 2, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``BOEMRE/U.S. Coast
Guard Joint Investigation Team Report.'' (Part 2)
November 16, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``The Future of
U.S. Oil and Natural Gas Development on Federal Lands and
Waters.''
November 18, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``ANWR: Jobs,
Energy and Deficit Reduction.'' (Part 2)
December 6, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``The Endangered
Species Act: How Litigation is Costing Jobs and Impeding True
Recovery Efforts.''
February 15, 2012--Oversight hearing on ``Department of the
Interior Spending and the President's Fiscal Year 2013 Budget
Proposal.''
March 7, 2012--Oversight hearing on ``The Council on
Environmental Quality's FY 2013 Funding Request and the Effects
on NEPA, National Ocean Policy and Other Federal Environmental
Policy Initiatives.''
March 21, 2012--Oversight hearing on ``Harnessing American
Resources to Create Jobs and Address Rising Gasoline Prices:
Families and Cost-of-Life Impacts.''
March 27, 2012--Oversight hearing on ``Harnessing American
Resources to Create Jobs and Address Rising Gasoline Prices:
Family Vacations and U.S. Tourism Industry.''
April 26, 2012--Oversight hearing on ``Increased
Electricity Costs for American Families and Small Businesses:
The Potential Impacts of the Chu Memorandum.''
May 9, 2012--Oversight hearing on ``Evaluating President
Obama's Offshore Drilling Plan and Impacts on Our Future.''
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
I. LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES
A. Legislative Hearings
April 6, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 1229, to amend the
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to facilitate the safe and
timely production of American energy resources from the Gulf of
Mexico; H.R. 1230, to require the Secretary of the Interior to
conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, and for other
purposes; and H.R. 1231, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf
Lands Act to require that each 5-year offshore oil and gas
leasing program offer leasing in the areas with the most
prospective oil and gas resources, to establish a domestic oil
and natural gas production goal, and for other purposes.
June 3, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 1314, to direct the
Secretary of the Interior to conduct a global rare earth
element assessment, and for other purposes; and H.R. 2011, to
require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an assessment
of the capability of the Nation to meet our current and future
demands for the minerals critical to United States
manufacturing competitiveness and economic and national
security in a time of expanding resource nationalism, and for
other purposes.
June 16, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 2150, to amend the
Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 to direct the
Secretary of the Interior to conduct an expeditious program of
competitive leasing of oil and gas in the National Petroleum
Reserve in Alaska, including at least one lease sale in the
Reserve each year in the period 2011 through 2021, and for
other purposes.
June 23, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 2170, streamlining
Federal review to facilitate renewable energy projects; H.R.
2171, to promote timely exploration for geothermal resources
under existing geothermal leases, and for other purposes; H.R.
2172, to facilitate the development of wind energy resources on
Federal lands; and H.R. 2173, to facilitate the development of
offshore wind energy resources.
September 13, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 2360, to amend the
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to extend the Constitution,
laws, and jurisdiction of the United States to installations
and devices attached to the seabed of the Outer Continental
Shelf for the production and support of production of energy
from sources other than oil and gas, and for other purposes;
H.R. 2752, to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize the
Secretary of the Interior to conduct onshore oil and gas lease
sales through Internet-based live lease sales, and for other
purposes; and H.R. 2803, to direct the Secretary of the
Interior, acting through the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,
Regulation and Enforcement, to conduct a technological
capability assessment, survey, and economic feasibility study
regarding recovery of minerals, other than oil and natural gas,
from the shallow and deep seabed of the United States.
September 15, 2011--Hearing held on (Draft Bill) H.R. ___,
to establish in the Department of the Interior an Under
Secretary for Energy, Lands, and Minerals and a Bureau of Ocean
Energy, an Ocean Energy Safety Service, and an Office of
Natural Resources Revenue, and for other purposes.
November 18, 2011--Hearing held on (Draft Bill) H.R. ___,
to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct certain
offshore oil and gas lease sales, to provide fair and equitable
revenue sharing for all coastal States, to formulate future
offshore energy development plans in areas with the most
potential, to generate revenue for American infrastructure, and
for other purposes; (Draft Bill) H.R. ___, to direct the
Secretary of the Interior to establish and implement a
competitive oil and gas leasing program for the exploration,
development, and production of the oil and gas resources of the
Coastal Plain of Alaska, to ensure secure energy supplies for
the continental Pacific Coast of the United States, lower
prices, and reduce imports, and for other purposes; (Draft
Bill) H.R. ___, to set clear rules for the development of
United States oil shale resources, to promote shale technology
research and development, and for other purposes; and (Draft
Bill) H.R. ___, to limit the authority of the Secretary of the
Interior to issue regulations before December 31, 2013, under
the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977.
December 13, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 2512, to provide
for the conveyance of certain Federal land in Clark County,
Nevada, for the environmental remediation and reclamation of
the Three Kids Mine Project Site, and for other purposes; and
H.R. 3479, to reauthorize Federal natural hazards reduction
programs, and for other purposes.
February 17, 2012--Hearing held on H.R. 785, to amend the
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to clarify
that uncertified States and Indian tribes have the authority to
use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects.
April 26, 2012--Hearing held on H.R. 1192, to extend the
current royalty rate for soda ash; H.R. 2176, to dedicate a
portion of the rental fees from wind and solar energy projects
on Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land
Management for the administrative costs of processing
applications for new wind and solar projects, and for other
purposes; H.R. 4381, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to
establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production plan
strategy on a 4-year basis on all onshore Federal lands managed
by the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service; H.R.
4382, to ensure Federal oil and natural gas lease sales occur,
eliminate redundant leasing bureaucracy, and provide leasing
certainty; H.R. 4383, to streamline the application for permits
to drill process and increase funds for energy project permit
processing, and for other purposes; and H.R. 4402, to require
the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture
to more efficiently develop domestic sources of the minerals
and mineral materials of strategic and critical importance to
United States economic and national security and manufacturing
competitiveness.
May 3, 2012--Legislative field hearing held in Colorado
Springs, Colorado, on H.R. 1620, to improve Federal land
management, resource conservation, environmental protection,
and use of Federal real property, by requiring the Secretary of
the Interior to develop a multipurpose cadastre of Federal real
property and identifying inaccurate, duplicate, and out-of-date
Federal land inventories, and for other purposes; and H.R.
4233, to establish the National Geospatial Technology
Administration within the United States Geological Survey to
enhance the use of geospatial data, products, technology, and
services, to increase the economy and efficiency of Federal
geospatial activities, and for other purposes.
II. OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND MINERAL
RESOURCES
A. Oversight Hearings
March 9, 2011--Oversight hearing to ``Examine the Spending
Priorities and the Missions of the U.S. Geological Survey and
the President's FY 2012 Budget Proposal.''
April 5, 2011--Oversight hearing on the ``Effect of the
President's FY-2012 Budget and Legislative Proposals for the
Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service's Energy
and Minerals Programs on Private Sector Job Creation, Domestic
Energy and Minerals Production and Deficit Reduction.''
April 7, 2011--Oversight hearing on the ``Effect of the
President's FY-2012 Budget and Legislative Proposals for the
Office of Surface Mining on Private Sector Job Creation,
Domestic Energy Production, State Programs and Deficit
Reduction.''
May 24, 2011--Oversight hearing on the ``Strategic and
Critical Minerals Policy: Domestic Minerals Supplies and
Demands in a time of Foreign Supply Disruptions.''
June 2, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Domestic Oil and
Natural Gas: Alaskan Resources, Access and Infrastructure.''
July 8, 2011--Joint oversight hearing with the Committee on
Agriculture, Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry
on ``Challenges Facing Domestic Oil and Gas Development: Review
of Bureau of Land Management/U.S. Forest Service Ban on
Horizontal Drilling on Federal Lands''.
July 14, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Abandoned Mined
Lands: Innovative Solutions for Restoring the Environment,
Improving Safety and Creating Jobs.''
August 24, 2011--Oversight field hearing in Grand Junction,
Colorado, on ``American Jobs and Energy Security: Domestic Oil
Shale the Status of Research, Regulation and Roadblocks.''
September 9, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Impacts to
Onshore Jobs, Revenue, and Energy: Review and Status of Sec.
390 Categorical Exclusions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.''
September 26, 2011--Oversight field hearing in Charleston,
West Virginia, entitled ``Jobs at Risk: Community Impacts of
the Obama Administration's Effort to Rewrite the Stream Buffer
Zone Rule.''
November 2, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``North American
Offshore Energy: Mexico and Canada Boundary Treaties and New
Drilling by Cuba and Bahamas.''
November 4, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Jobs at Risk:
Waste and Mismanagement by the Obama Administration in
Rewriting the Stream Buffer Zone Rule.''
February 27, 2012--Oversight field hearing in Steubenville,
Ohio, on ``Natural Gas--America's New Energy Opportunity:
Creating Jobs, Energy and Community Growth.''
March 6, 2012--Oversight hearing on the ``Effect of the
President's FY 2013 Budget and Legislative Proposals for the
Office of Surface Mining on Private Sector Job Creation,
Domestic Energy Production, State Programs and Deficit
Reduction.''
March 8, 2012--Oversight hearing on the ``Effect of the
President's FY 2013 Budget and Legislative Proposals for the
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and Bureau of Safety
and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) on Private Sector Job
Creation, Domestic Energy Production, Safety and Deficit
Reduction.''
March 20, 2012--Oversight hearing on the ``Effect of the
President's FY 2013 Budget and Legislative Proposals for the
Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service's Energy
and Minerals Programs on Private Sector Job Creation, Domestic
Energy and Minerals Production and Deficit Reduction.''
March 22, 2012--Oversight hearing on the ``Effect of the
President's FY 2013 Budget for the U.S. Geological Survey on
Private Sector Job Creation, Hazard Protection, Mineral
Resources and Deficit Reduction.''
May 2, 2012--Oversight field hearing in Denver, Colorado,
on ``Federal Regulation: Economic, Job and Energy Security
Implications of Federal Hydraulic Fracturing Regulation.''
May 3, 2012--Oversight field hearing in Colorado Springs,
Colorado, on ``Federal Geospatial Spending, Duplication and
Land Inventory Management.''
June 1, 2012--Oversight hearing on the ``Obama
Administration's Actions Against the Spruce Coal Mine: Canceled
Permits, Lawsuits and Lost Jobs.''
Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs
I. LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES
A. Legislative Hearings
April 7, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 258, to require the
Office of Management and Budget to prepare a crosscut budget
for restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, to
require the Environmental Protection Agency to develop and
implement an adaptive management plan, and for other purposes;
H.R. 306, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into
an agreement to provide for management of the free-roaming wild
horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge;
H.R. 588, to redesignate the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge
as the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge; and S.
266, a bill to redesignate the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge
as the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge.
May 12, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 295, to amend the
Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 to authorize
funds to acquire hydrographic data and provide hydrographic
services specific to the Arctic for safe navigation,
delineating the United States extended continental shelf, and
the monitoring and description of coastal changes; H.R. 670, to
convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands in order to give that territory the
same benefits in its submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin
Islands, and American Samoa have in their submerged lands; H.R.
991, to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow
importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in
Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a
threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973;
H.R. 1160, to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey
the McKinney Lake National Fish Hatchery to the State of North
Carolina, and for other purposes; and H.R. 1670, to amend the
Sikes Act to improve the application of that Act to State-owned
facilities used for the national defense.
June 14, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 946, to amend the
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to reduce predation on
endangered Columbia River salmon, and for other purposes.
July 14, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 44, to implement the
recommendations of the Guam War Claims Review Commission; and
H.R. 1466, to resolve the status of certain persons legally
residing in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
under the immigration laws of the United States.
July 28, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 50, to reauthorize the
African Elephant Conservation Act, the Rhinoceros and Tiger
Conservation Act of 1994, and the Asian Elephant Conservation
Act of 1997; H.R. 1760, to reauthorize the Great Ape
Conservation Act, and for other purposes; and H.R. 1761, to
reauthorize the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004, and for
other purposes.
October 25, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 2027, to revise the
boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System
Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, Easton Beach Unit RI-05P, Almy Pond
Unit RI-06, and Hazards Beach Unit RI-07 in Rhode Island; H.R.
2154, to correct the boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal
Barrier Resources System Gasparilla Island Unit FL-70P; H.R.
2236, to provide for the issuance of a Wildlife Refuge System
Conservation Semipostal Stamp; H.R. 2714, to amend the Marine
Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the transport, purchase,
and sale of pelts of, and handicrafts, garments, and art
produced from, Southcentral and Southeast Alaska northern sea
otters that are taken for subsistence purposes; H.R. 2719, to
ensure public access to the summit of Rattlesnake Mountain in
the Hanford Reach National Monument for educational,
recreational, historical, scientific, cultural, and other
purposes; H.R. 3009, to amend the National Wildlife Refuge
System Administration Act of 1966 to require that any new
national wildlife refuge may not be established except as
expressly authorized by statute; and H.R. 3117, to grant the
Secretary of the Interior permanent authority to authorize
States to issue electronic duck stamps, and for other purposes.
December 15, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 1171, to
reauthorize and amend the Marine Debris Research, Prevention,
and Reduction Act; and S. 363, A bill to authorize the
Secretary of Commerce to convey property of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to the City of
Pascagoula, Mississippi, and for other purposes.
March 29, 2012--Hearing held on H.R. 1917, to authorize the
Secretary of the Interior, through the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, to conduct a Joint Venture Program to
protect, restore, enhance, and manage migratory bird
populations, their habitats, and the ecosystems they rely on,
through voluntary actions on public and private lands, and for
other purposes; H.R. 1960, to extend the authorization of
appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands
conservation projects under the North American Wetlands
Conservation Act through fiscal year 2017; and H.R. 3074, to
amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to delegate to States the
authorities of the Secretary of the Interior under that Act
with respect to cormorants, and for other purposes.
April 19, 2012--Hearing held on H.R. 4043, to amend title
10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to
establish Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas for
national defense purposes, and for other purposes.
May 8, 2012--Hearing held on H.R. 3210, to amend the Lacey
Act Amendments of 1981 to limit the application of that Act
with respect to plants and plant products that were imported
before the effective date of amendments to that Act enacted in
2008, and for other purposes; and H.R. 4171, to amend the Lacey
Act Amendments of 1981 to repeal certain provisions relating to
criminal penalties and violations of foreign laws, and for
other purposes.
May 17, 2012--Hearing held on H.R. 3065, to amend the
Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the
establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in
certain States; and H.R. 3706, to create the Office of Chief
Financial Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands, and
for other purposes.
II. OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON FISHERIES, WILDLIFE,
OCEANS AND INSULAR AFFAIRS
A. Oversight Hearings
March 2, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``The Department of the
Interior Spending for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and
the Office of Insular Affairs and the President's Fiscal Year
2012 Budget Request for the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service and the Office of Insular Affairs.''
March 31, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Spending for the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the
National Marine Fisheries Service and the President's Fiscal
Year 2012 Budget Request for these Agencies.''
May 26, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Buying More Land When
We Can't Maintain What We Already Own: The National Wildlife
Refuge System's Operations and Maintenance Backlog Story!''
June 24, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Why We Should Care
About Bats: Devastating Impact White-Nose Syndrome is Having on
One of Nature's Best Pest Controllers.''
June 27, 2011--Oversight field hearing in Shreveport,
Louisiana, on ``Giant Salvinia: How Do We Protect our
Ecosystems?''
July 14, 2011--Oversight hearing on Implementation of
Public Law 110-229 to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands and Guam.
July 26, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``NOAA's Fishery
Science: Is the Lack of Basic Science Costing Jobs?''
September 23, 2011--Oversight hearing to ``Review the
Impact of Minimum Wage Increases in American Samoa and the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.''
November 3, 2011--Oversight hearing entitled ``Florida
Everglades Restoration: What are the Priorities?''
December 15, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Harris Neck
National Wildlife Refuge and How the Federal Government
Obtained Title to This Land and Promises Made to the Original
Landowners.''
February 17, 2012--Oversight hearing on ``Fish and Wildlife
Service's Proposed Comprehensive Conservation Plan and its
Potential Devastating Impact on the Economy of the Town of
Chincoteague, Virginia.''
March 6, 2012--Oversight hearing on ``Spending for the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Office of
Insular Affairs, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the
President's Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Request for these
Agencies.''
March 22, 2012--Oversight hearing entitled ``Empty Hooks:
The National Ocean Policy is the Latest Threat to Access for
Recreational and Commercial Fishermen.''
April 3, 2012--Oversight field hearing in Anchorage,
Alaska, entitled ``Alaska's Sovereignty in Peril: The National
Ocean Policy's Goal to Federalize Alaska.''
Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs
I. LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES
A. Legislative Hearings
April 5, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 887, to direct the
Secretary of the Interior to submit a report on Indian land
fractionation, and for other purposes.
May 26, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 1408, to provide for the
settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act, and for other purposes.
June 22, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 1158, to authorize the
conveyance of mineral rights by the Secretary of the Interior
in the State of Montana, and for other purposes; and H.R. 1560,
to amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta
Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to allow the Ysleta del
Sur Pueblo Tribe to determine blood quantum requirement for
membership in that tribe.
July 12, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 1291, to amend the Act
of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of
the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes, and for
other purposes; H.R. 1234, to amend the Act of June 18, 1934,
to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to
take land into trust for Indian tribes; and H.R. 1421, to amend
the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to clarify the role
of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma with regard to the
maintenance of the W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam in Oklahoma.
September 22, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 443, to provide
for the conveyance of certain property from the United States
to the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska; H.R.
1461, to authorize the Mescalero Apache Tribe to lease
adjudicated water rights; H.R. 1556, to amend the Omnibus
Indian Advancement Act to allow certain land to be used to
generate income to provide funding for academic programs, and
for other purposes; and H.R. 2444, to amend the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act to provide further
self-governance by Indian tribes, and for other purposes.
October 4, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 2938, to prohibit
certain gaming activities on certain Indian lands in Arizona.
November 3, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 205, to amend the
Act titled ``An Act to authorize the leasing of restricted
Indian lands for public, religious, educational, recreational,
residential, business, and other purposes requiring the grant
of long-term leases'', approved August 9, 1955, to provide for
Indian tribes to enter into certain leases without prior
express approval from the Secretary of the Interior; and H.R.
2362, to facilitate economic development by Indian tribes and
encourage investment by Turkish enterprises.
January 25, 2012--Hearing held on H.R. 2467, to take
certain Federal lands in Mono County, California, into trust
for the benefit of the Bridgeport Indian Colony; and S. 292, a
bill to resolve the claims of the Bering Straits Native
Corporation and the State of Alaska to land adjacent to Salmon
Lake in the State of Alaska and to provide for the conveyance
to the Bering Straits Native Corporation of certain other
public land in partial satisfaction of the land entitlement of
the Corporation under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
February 7, 2012--Hearing held on H.R. 3532, to empower
federally recognized Indian tribes to accept restricted fee
tribal lands, and for other purposes.
February 15, 2012--Hearing held on H.R. 3973, to facilitate
the development of energy on Indian lands by reducing Federal
regulations that impede tribal development of Indian lands, and
for other purposes.
March 1, 2012--Hearing held on H.R. 1272, to provide for
the use and distribution of the funds awarded to the Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe, et al., by the United States Court of Federal
Claims in Docket Numbers 19 and 188, and for other purposes.
March 20, 2012--Hearing held on H.R. 4027, to clarify
authority granted under the Act entitled ``An Act to define the
exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in
the State of Utah, and for other purposes''; and H.R. 4194, to
amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that
Alexander Creek, Alaska, is and shall be recognized as an
eligible Native village under that Act, and for other purposes.
II. OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON INDIAN AND ALASKA
NATIVE AFFAIRS
A. Oversight Hearings
March 8, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``The Effectiveness of
Federal Spending on Native American Programs, and on the
President's FY 2012 Budget Request for the Bureau of Indian
Affairs and the Office of the Special Trustee for American
Indians.''
April 1, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Tribal Development of
Energy Resources and the Creation of Energy Jobs on Indian
Lands.''
May 24, 2011--Joint oversight hearing with the Subcommittee
on Water and Power on ``Protecting Long-Term Tribal Energy Jobs
and Keeping Arizona Water and Power Costs Affordable: The
Current and Future Role of the Navajo Generating Station.''
March 6, 2012--Oversight hearing on the ``Fiscal Year 2013
Budget Request of the Indian Health Service and of the Office
of the Special Trustee for American Indians.''
April 5, 2012--Oversight field hearing in Fairbanks,
Alaska, entitled ``Federal Laws and Policies Affecting Energy
Prices in Rural Alaska and their Effects on Native Villages.''
April 19, 2012--Oversight hearing held on ``Bureau of Land
Management's Hydraulic Fracturing Rule's Impacts on Indian
Tribal Energy Development.''
June 8, 2012--Oversight hearing held on the ``Federal
Communications Commission's Rule on the Universal Service Fund
and its Impact on American Indians and Alaska Natives.''
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
I. LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES
A. Legislative Hearings
May 4, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 241, to authorize the
conveyance of certain National Forest System lands in the Los
Padres National Forest in California; H.R. 290, to amend title
36, United States Code, to ensure that memorials commemorating
the service of the United States Armed Forces may contain
religious symbols, and for other purposes; H.R. 320, to
designate a Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial at the
March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California; H.R. 441, to
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue permits for a
microhydro project in nonwilderness areas within the boundaries
of Denali National Park and Preserve, to acquire land for
Denali National Park and Preserve from Doyon Tourism, Inc., and
for other purposes; H.R. 643, to provide for the exchange of
certain land located in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests
in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes; H.R. 686, to
require the conveyance of certain public land within the
boundaries of Camp Williams, Utah, to support the training and
readiness of the Utah National Guard; H.R. 765, to amend the
National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 to clarify the
authority of the Secretary of Agriculture regarding additional
recreational uses of National Forest System land that is
subject to ski area permits, and for other purposes; H.R. 850,
to facilitate a proposed project in the Lower St. Croix Wild
and Scenic River, and for other purposes; H.R. 944, to
eliminate an unused lighthouse reservation, provide management
consistency by incorporating the rocks and small islands along
the coast of Orange County, California, into the California
Coastal National Monument managed by the Bureau of Land
Management, and meet the original Congressional intent of
preserving Orange County's rocks and small islands, and for
other purposes; H.R. 1022, to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating
and interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early
years of the National Parks, and for other purposes; and H.R.
1141, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the
suitability and feasibility of designating prehistoric,
historic, and limestone forest sites on Rota, Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands, as a unit of the National Park
System.
June 14, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 473, to provide for the
conveyance of approximately 140 acres of land in the Ouachita
National Forest in Oklahoma to the Indian Nations Council,
Inc., of the Boy Scouts of America, and for other purposes;
H.R. 869, to clarify the definition of flood control operations
for the purposes of the operation and maintenance of Project
No. 2179 on the Lower Merced River; H.R. 1258, to provide for
the conveyance of parcels of land to Mantua, Box Elder County,
Utah; H.R. 1545, to establish the Waco Mammoth National
Monument in the State of Texas, and for other purposes; H.R.
1740, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a
segment of Illabot Creek in Skagit County, Washington, as a
component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; and
H.R. 1904, to facilitate the efficient extraction of mineral
resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an
exchange of Federal and non-Federal land, and for other
purposes.
July 8, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 587, to amend the Public
Lands Corps Act of 1993 to expand the authorization of the
Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior to
provide service opportunities for young Americans; help restore
the nation's natural, cultural, historic, archaeological,
recreational and scenic resources; train a new generation of
public land managers and enthusiasts; and promote the value of
public service; and H.R. 1505, to prohibit the Secretaries of
the Interior and Agriculture from taking action on public lands
which impede border security on such lands, and for other
purposes.
July 26, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 1581, to release
wilderness study areas administered by the Bureau of Land
Management that are not suitable for wilderness designation
from continued management as defacto wilderness areas and to
release inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest
System that are not recommended for wilderness designation from
the land use restrictions of the 2001 Roadless Area
Conservation Final Rule and the 2005 State Petitions for
Inventoried Roadless Area Management Final Rule, and for other
purposes; and H.R. 2578, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers
Act related to a segment of the Lower Merced River in
California, and for other purposes.
September 9, 2011--Hearing held on (Draft Bill) H.R. ___,
to modify the Forest Service Recreation Residence Program by
implementing a simple, equitable, and predictable procedure for
determining cabin user fees, and for other purposes; H.R. 1444,
to require that hunting activities be a land use in all
management plans for Federal land under the jurisdiction of the
Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture to
the extent that such use is not clearly incompatible with the
purposes for which the Federal land is managed, and for other
purposes; and H.R. 2834, to recognize the heritage of
recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on Federal public
lands and ensure continued opportunities for these activities.
September 13, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 302, to provide
for State approval of national monuments, and for other
purposes; H.R. 758, to amend the Act popularly known as the
Antiquities Act of 1906 to require certain procedures for
designating national monuments, and for other purposes; H.R.
817, to amend the Antiquities Act of 1906 to place additional
requirements on the establishment of national monuments under
that Act, and for other purposes; H.R. 845, to prohibit the
further extension or establishment of national monuments in
Montana, except by express authorization of Congress, and for
other purposes; H.R. 846, to prohibit the further extension or
establishment of national monuments in Idaho, except by express
authorization of Congress, and for other purposes; and H.R.
2147, to prohibit the further extension or establishment of
national monuments in Utah except by express authorization of
Congress.
September 15, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 1162, to provide
the Quileute Indian Tribe Tsunami and Flood Protection, and for
other purposes; H.R. 2087, to remove restrictions from a parcel
of land situated in the Atlantic District, Accomack County,
Virginia; H.R. 2336, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to
designate segments of the York River and associated tributaries
for study for potential inclusion in the National Wild and
Scenic Rivers System; H.R. 2351, to direct the Secretary of the
Interior to continue stocking fish in certain lakes in the
North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation
Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area; H.R. 2352, to
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to adjust the boundary
of the Stephen Mather Wilderness and the North Cascades
National Park in order to allow the rebuilding of a road
outside of the floodplain while ensuring that there is no net
loss of acreage to the Park or the Wilderness, and for other
purposes; H.R. 2606, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior
to allow the construction and operation of natural gas pipeline
facilities in the Gateway National Recreation Area, and for
other purposes; and H.R. 2687, to authorize the Secretary of
the Interior to lease certain lands within Fort Pulaski
National Monument, and for other purposes.
September 22, 2011--Hearing held on (Draft Bill), H.R. ___,
to increase employment and educational opportunities in, and
improve the economic stability of, counties containing Federal
forest lands, while also reducing the cost of managing such
lands, by providing such counties a dependable source of
revenue from such lands; and H.R. 2852, to authorize Western
States to make selections of public land within their borders
in lieu of receiving 5 percent of the proceeds of the sale of
public land lying within said States provided by their
respective enabling Acts.
October 4, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 854, to authorize the
Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a
commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its
environs, and for other purposes; H.R. 1335, to revise the
boundaries of the Gettysburg National Military Park to include
the Gettysburg Train Station, and H.R. 2563, to authorize a
Wall of Remembrance as part of the Korean War Veterans Memorial
and to allow certain private contributions to fund that Wall of
Remembrance.
October 25, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 41, to designate
certain Federal lands in San Diego County, California, as
wilderness, and for other purposes; H.R. 113, to provide for
additions to the Cucamonga and Sheep Mountain Wilderness Areas
in the Angeles and San Bernardino National Forests and the
protection of existing property rights in such additions, to
require the Secretary of Agriculture to take steps to prevent
and prepare for wildfires in the Cucamonga, Sheep Mountain, and
San Gabriel Wilderness Areas and address the backlog of
maintenance in the Angeles and San Bernardino National Forests,
and for other purposes; H.R. 490, to modify the boundaries of
Cibola National Forest in the State of New Mexico, to transfer
certain Bureau of Land Management land for inclusion in the
Manzano Mountain Wilderness, and for other purposes; H.R. 608,
to expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the State of
Washington, to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and
Pratt River as wild and scenic rivers, and for other purposes;
H.R. 977, to designate as wilderness certain land and inland
water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in the
State of Michigan, and for other purposes; H.R. 1126, to direct
the Secretary of the Interior to sell certain Federal lands in
Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New
Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming, previously identified as
suitable for disposal, and for other purposes; H.R. 1413, to
provide for the designation of the Devil's Staircase Wilderness
Area in the State of Oregon, to designate segments of Wasson
and Franklin Creeks in the State of Oregon as wild or
recreation rivers, and for other purposes; and H.R. 2050, to
authorize the continued use of certain water diversions located
on National Forest System land in the Frank Church-River of No
Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in the
State of Idaho, and for other purposes.
November 3, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 1980, to authorize
the Gold Star Mothers National Monument Foundation to establish
a national monument in the District of Columbia; H.R. 2070, to
direct the Secretary of the Interior to install in the area of
the World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia a
suitable plaque or an inscription with the words that President
Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed with the nation on June 6, 1944,
the morning of D-Day; H.R. 2621, to establish the Chimney Rock
National Monument in the State of Colorado, and for other
purposes; and H.R. 3155, to preserve the multiple use land
management policy in the State of Arizona, and for other
purposes.
December 2, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 1038, to authorize
the conveyance of two small parcels of land within the
boundaries of the Coconino National Forest containing private
improvements that were developed based upon the reliance of the
landowners in an erroneous survey conducted in May 1960; H.R.
1237, to provide for a land exchange with the Trinity Public
Utilities District of Trinity County, California, involving the
transfer of land to the Bureau of Land Management and the Six
Rivers National Forest in exchange for National Forest System
land in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, and for other
purposes; H.R. 2157, to facilitate a land exchange involving
certain National Forest System lands in the Inyo National
Forest, and for other purposes; H.R. 2490, to amend the
National Trails System Act to provide for a study of the
Cascadia Marine Trail; H.R. 2504, to establish Coltsville
National Historical Park in the State of Connecticut, and for
other purposes; H.R. 2745, to amend the Mesquite Lands Act of
1986 to facilitate implementation of a multispecies habitat
conservation plan for the Virgin River in Clark County, Nevada;
H.R. 2947, to provide for the release of the reversionary
interest held by the United States in certain land conveyed by
the United States in 1950 for the establishment of an airport
in Cook County, Minnesota; H.R. 3222, to designate certain
National Park System land in Olympic National Park as
wilderness or potential wilderness, and for other purposes;
H.R. 3452, to provide for the sale of approximately 30 acres of
Federal land in Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Salt
Lake County, Utah, to permit the establishment of a minimally
invasive transportation alternative for skiers, called
``SkiLink'', to connect two ski resorts in the Wasatch
Mountains, and for other purposes; and S. 684, a bill to
provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of land to the
town of Alta, Utah.
January 24, 2012--Hearing held on H.R. 919, to provide for
the conveyance of certain public land in Mohave Valley, Mohave
County, Arizona, administered by the Bureau of Land Management
to the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, for use as a public
shooting range; H.R. 938, to establish a commission to ensure a
suitable observance of the centennial of World War I and to
designate memorials to the service of men and women of the
United States in World War I; HR. 1278, to direct the Secretary
of the Interior to conduct a special resources study regarding
the suitability and feasibility of designating the John Hope
Franklin Reconciliation Park and other sites in Tulsa,
Oklahoma, relating to the 1921 Tulsa race riot as a unit of the
National Park System, and for other purposes; H.R. 2240, to
authorize the exchange of land or interest in land between
Lowell National Historical Park and the city of Lowell in the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and for other purposes; H.R.
2489, to authorize the acquisition and protection of nationally
significant battlefields and associated sites of the
Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American
Battlefield Protection Program; H.R. 3411, to modify a land
grant patent issued by the Secretary of the Interior; and H.R.
3440, to provide for certain oversight and approval on any
decisions to close National Monument land under the
jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management to recreational
shooting, and for other purposes.
February 3, 2012--Hearing held on H.R. 491, to modify the
boundaries of Cibola National Forest in the State of New
Mexico, to transfer certain Bureau of Land Management land for
inclusion in the national forest, and for other purposes; H.R.
3685, to amend the Herger-Feinstein Quincy Library Group Forest
Recovery Act to extend and expand the scope of the pilot forest
management project required by that Act; and S. 271, a bill to
require the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a property
conveyance with the city of Wallowa, Oregon, and for other
purposes.
March 8, 2012--Hearing held on H.R. 752, to amend the Wild
and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Molalla
River in the State of Oregon, as components of the National
Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes; H.R.
1415, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to make technical
corrections to the segment designations for the Chetco River,
Oregon; H.R. 3377, to designate the Pine Forest Range
Wilderness area in Humboldt County, Nevada; H.R. 3436, to
expand the Wild Rogue Wilderness Area in the State of Oregon,
to make additional wild and scenic river designations in the
Rogue River area, and to provide additional protections for
Rogue River tributaries, and for other purposes.
March 29, 2012--Hearing held on H.R. 1241, to establish the
Rio Grande del Norte National Conservation Area in the State of
New Mexico, and for other purposes; H.R. 1818, to designate Mt.
Andrea Lawrence, and for other purposes; H.R. 2984, to
designate certain Federal lands within the Cross Island
National Wildlife Refuge and the Petit Manan National Wildlife
Refuge, part of the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife
Refuge Complex, in Lincoln County, Hancock County, and
Washington County, Maine, as wilderness; and H.R. 4234, to
amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to
improve the management of grazing leases and permits, and for
other purposes.
April 17, 2012--Hearing held on H.R. 3388, to amend the
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the
Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers in the
States of Connecticut and Rhode Island for study for potential
addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for
other purposes; H.R. 3874, to provide for the conveyance of
eight cemeteries that are located on National Forest System
land in Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota; H.R. 4039,
to convey certain Federal land to the city of Yerington,
Nevada; H.R. 4073, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to
accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and relinquishment of a
railroad right of way within and adjacent to Pike National
Forest in El Paso County, Colorado, originally granted to the
Mt. Manitou Park and Incline Railway Company pursuant to the
Act of March 3, 1875; H.R. 4193, to provide that there shall be
no net increase in the acres of certain Federal land under the
jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, the National
Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Forest
Service unless the Federal budget is balanced for the year in
which the land would be purchased; and H.R. 4222, to provide
for the conveyance of certain land inholdings owned by the
United States to the Tucson Unified School District and to the
Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, and for other purposes.
April 27, 2012--Hearing held on H.R. 4094, to authorize
pedestrian and motorized vehicular access in Cape Hatteras
National Seashore Recreational Area, and for other purposes.
May 17, 2012--Hearing held on H.R. 1103, to direct the
Secretary of the Interior to develop, maintain, and administer
an annex in Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, as an extension of the American Memorial Park located
in Saipan, and for other purposes; H.R. 3100, to authorize the
Secretary of the Interior to expand the boundary of the San
Antonio Missions National Historical Park, to conduct a study
of potential land acquisitions, and for other purposes; H.R.
3365, to reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation
Act, and for other purposes; H.R. 4400, to designate the Salt
Pond Visitor Center at Cape Cod National Seashore as the
``Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Salt Pond Visitor Center'', and for
other purposes; and S. 270, a bill to direct the Secretary of
the Interior to convey certain Federal land to Deschutes
County, Oregon.
June 8, 2012--Hearing held on H.R. 3641, to establish
Pinnacles National Park in the State of California as a unit of
the National Park System, and for other purposes; H.R. 3894, to
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special
resource study of the Pullman Historic Site in Chicago,
Illinois, and for other purposes; H.R. 4606, to authorize the
issuance of right-of-way permits for natural gas pipelines in
Glacier National Park, and for other purpose; H.R. 5544, to
authorize and expedite a land exchange involving National
Forest System land in the Laurentian District of the Superior
National Forest and certain other National Forest System land
in the State of Minnesota that has limited recreational and
conservation resources and lands owned by the State of
Minnesota in trust for the public school system that are
largely scattered in checkerboard fashion within the Boundary
Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and have important recreational,
scenic, and conservation resources, and for other purposes; and
H.R. 5791, to provide for reasonable and necessary access to
Wilderness Areas for the restoration of water sources,
supplies, or infrastructure during a state of emergency
declared by the Governor of a State.
II. OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PARKS, FORESTS
AND PUBLIC LANDS
A. Oversight Hearings
March 8, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Examining the
Spending, Priorities and the Missions of the Bureau of Land
Management and the U.S. Forest Service and the President's FY
2012 Budget Proposal.''
March 10, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Examining the
Spending, Priorities and the Missions of the National Park
Service and the President's FY 2012 Budget Proposal.''
April 15, 2011--Joint oversight hearing with the Committee
on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on National
Security, Homeland Defense, and Foreign Operations on ``The
Border: Are Environmental Laws and Regulation Impeding Security
and Harming the Environment?''
June 22, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Opportunities for
Outdoor Recreation on Public Lands.''
July 10, 2011--Oversight field hearing in Hill City, South
Dakota, on ``Impact of the Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic in the
Black Hills''.
July 14, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Secure Rural Schools
Reauthorization and Forest Management Options for a Viable
County Payments Program.''
September 19, 2011--Oversight field hearing in Sacramento,
California, on ``Restoring Public Access to the Public's Lands:
Issues Impacting Multiple-use on Our National Forests.''
October 14, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Payments in Lieu
of Taxes.''
November 15, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Forest Service
Regulatory Roadblocks to Productive Land Use and Recreation:
Proposed Planning Rule, Special-use Permits, and Travel
Management.''
February 28, 2012--Oversight hearing on ``FY 2013 Budget
Requests from the National Park Service and the Bureau of Land
Management.''
March 12, 2012--Oversight field hearing in Elko, Nevada, on
``Explosion of Federal Regulations Threatening Jobs and
Economic Survival in the West.''
March 20, 2012--Oversight hearing on the ``Proposed Dwight
D. Eisenhower Memorial.''
April 27, 2012--Oversight hearing on ``Access Denied:
Turning Away Visitors in National Parks.''
May 14, 2012--Joint oversight field hearing with the
Subcommittee on Water and Power in Montrose, Colorado, on
``Logs in the Road: Eliminating Federal Red Tape and Excessive
Litigation to Create Healthy Forests, Jobs and Abundant Water
and Power Supplies.''
May 21, 2012--Oversight field hearing in Longview,
Washington, on ``Failed Federal Forest Policies: Endangering
Jobs, Forests and Species.''
June 1, 2012--Oversight hearing on the ``Future of the
National Mall.''
Subcommittee on Water and Power
I. LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES
A. Legislative Hearings
May 12, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 470, to further allocate
and expand the availability of hydroelectric power generated at
Hoover Dam, and for other purposes; H.R. 489, to clarify the
jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to
the C.C. Cragin Dam and Reservoir, and for other purposes; and
H.R. 818, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow for
prepayment of repayment contracts between the United States and
the Uintah Water Conservancy District.
June 2, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 1837, to address certain
water-related concerns on the San Joaquin River, and for other
purposes. (Part 1)
June 13, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 1837, to address
certain water-related concerns on the San Joaquin River, and
for other purposes. (Part 2)
June 23, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 461, to direct the
Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal features of
the electric distribution system to the South Utah Valley
Electric Service District, and for other purposes; H.R. 795, to
expand small-scale hydropower; and H.R. 2060, to amend the Wild
and Scenic Rivers Act to adjust the Crooked River boundary, to
provide water certainty for the City of Prineville, Oregon, and
for other purposes.
September 14, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 200, to direct the
Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of water resources
in the Rialto-Colton Basin in the State of California, and for
other purposes; and H.R. 2842, to authorize all Bureau of
Reclamation conduit facilities for hydropower development under
Federal Reclamation law, and for other purposes.
September 22, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 1719, to better
inform consumers regarding costs associated with compliance for
protecting endangered and threatened species under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973; and H.R. 2915, to repeal the
Western Area Power Administration borrowing authority, and for
other purposes.
December 2, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 976, to terminate
certain hydropower reservations, and for other purposes; and
H.R. 3263, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to allow
the storage and conveyance of nonproject water at the Norman
project in Oklahoma, and for other purposes.
April 17, 2012--Hearing held on H.R. 460, to authorize the
Secretary of the Interior to facilitate the development of
hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System of the Central
Utah Project; and H.R. 2664, to reauthorize the Water
Desalination Act of 1996, and for other purposes.
June 6, 2012--Hearing held on (Draft Bill), H.R.___, to
direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow for prepayment of
repayment contracts between the United States and water users,
and for other purposes; and S. 997, a bill to authorize the
Secretary of the Interior to extend a water contract between
the United States and the East Bench Irrigation District.
II. OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER AND POWER
A. Oversight Hearings
March 2, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Examining the
Spending, Priorities and the Missions of the Bureau of
Reclamation and the U.S. Geological Survey's Water Resources
Program.''
March 15, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Examining the
Spending, Priorities and the Missions of the Bonneville Power
Administration, the Western Area Power Administration, the
Southwestern Power Administration, and the Southeastern Power
Administration.''
April 5, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Creating Abundant
Water and Power Supplies and Job Growth by Restoring Common
Sense to Federal Regulations.''
April 11, 2011--Oversight field hearing in Fresno,
California, on ``Creating Jobs by Overcoming Man-Made Drought:
Time for Congress to Listen and Act.''
May 4, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Protecting Federal
Hydropower Investments in the West: A Stakeholder's
Perspective.''
May 24, 2011--Joint oversight hearing with the Subcommittee
on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs on ``Protecting Long-Term
Tribal Energy Jobs and Keeping Arizona Water and Power Costs
Affordable: The Current and Future Role of the Navajo
Generating Station.''
October 18, 2011--Oversight field hearing in Highland,
California on ``Questionable Fish Science and Environmental
Lawsuits: Jobs and Water Supplies At Risk in The Inland
Empire.''
February 7, 2012--Oversight hearing on ``Water for Our
Future and Job Creation: Examining Regulatory and Bureaucratic
Barriers to New Surface Storage Infrastructure.''
March 20, 2012--Oversight hearing on ``Examining the
Proposed Fiscal Year 2013 Spending, Priorities and the Missions
of the Bureau of Reclamation, the U.S. Geological Survey's
Water Resources program and the Four Power Marketing
Administrations.''
May 14, 2012--Joint oversight field hearing with the
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands in
Montrose, Colorado, on ``Logs in the Road: Eliminating Federal
Red Tape and Excessive Litigation to Create Healthy Forests,
Jobs and Abundant Water and Power Supplies.''
June 4, 2012--Oversight field hearing in Phoenix, Arizona,
on ``Evaporating Prosperity: How Federal Actions Are Driving Up
Water and Power Costs, Threatening Jobs and Leaving Arizonans
High and Dry.''
APPENDIX I
Printed Hearings
112-1--Oversight hearing on the Final Report from The
President's National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon
Spill and Offshore Drilling. January 26, 2011, Washington, D.C.
(Full Committee)
112-2--Oversight hearing entitled ``The Impact of the
Administration's Wild Lands Order on Jobs and Economic
Growth.'' March 1, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Full Committee)
112-3--Oversight hearing on the Department of the Interior
Spending for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Office
of Insular Affairs and the President's Fiscal Year 2012 budget
request for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the
Office of Insular Affairs. March 2, 2011, Washington, D.C.
(Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular
Affairs)
112-4--Oversight hearing entitled ``Examining the Spending,
Priorities and the Missions of the Bureau of Reclamation and
the U.S. Geological Survey's Water Resources Program.'' March
2, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Water and Power)
112-5--Oversight hearing entitled ``Department of the
Interior Spending and the President's Fiscal Year 2012 Budget
Proposal.'' March 3, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Full Committee)
112-6--Oversight hearing on ``The Effectiveness of Federal
Spending on Native American Programs, and on the President's FY
2012 Budget Request for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the
Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians.'' March 8,
2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska
Native Affairs)
112-7--Oversight hearing entitled ``Examining the Spending,
Priorities and the Missions of the Bureau of Land Management
and the U.S. Forest Service and the President's FY 2012 Budget
Proposal.'' March 8, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on
National Parks, Forests and Public Lands)
112-8--Oversight hearing to ``Examine the Spending
Priorities and the Missions of the U.S. Geological Survey and
the President's FY 2012 Budget Proposal.'' March 9, 2011,
Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources)
112-9--Oversight hearing entitled ``Examining the Spending,
Priorities and the Missions of the National Park Service and
the President's FY 2012 Budget Proposal.'' March 10, 2011,
Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and
Public Lands)
112-10--Oversight hearing on ``Examining the Spending,
Priorities and the Missions of the Bonneville Power
Administration, the Western Area Power Administration, the
Southwestern Power Administration, and the Southeastern Power
Administration.'' March 15, 2011, Washington, D.C.
(Subcommittee on Water and Power)
112-11--Oversight hearing on the ``Obama Administration's
De Facto Moratorium in the Gulf: State, Community and Economic
Impacts.'' March 16, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Full Committee)
112-12--Oversight hearing on ``Harnessing American
Resources to Create Jobs and Address Rising Gasoline Prices:
Domestic Resources and Economic Impacts.'' March 17, 2011,
Washington, D.C. (Full Committee)
112-13--Oversight hearing on ``Examining the Spending
Priorities and the Missions of the Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE), and the
President's FY 2012 Budget Proposal.'' March 30, 2011,
Washington, D.C. (Full Committee)
112-14--Oversight hearing on ``Harnessing American
Resources to Create Jobs and Address Rising Gasoline Prices:
Impacts on Businesses and Families.'' March 31, 2011,
Washington, D.C. (Full Committee)
112-15--Oversight hearing on ``Spending for the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Marine
Fisheries Service and the President's Fiscal Year 2012 Budget
Request for these Agencies.'' March 31, 2011, Washington, D.C.
(Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular
Affairs)
112-16--Oversight hearing entitled ``Tribal Development of
Energy Resources and the Creation of Energy Jobs on Indian
Lands.'' April 1, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on
Indian and Alaska Native Affairs)
112-17--Oversight hearing on the ``Effect of the
President's FY 2012 Budget and Legislative Proposals for the
Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service's Energy
and Minerals Programs on Private Sector Job Creation, Domestic
Energy and Minerals Production and Deficit Reduction.'' April
5, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral
Resources)
112-18--Hearing on H.R. 887, to direct the Secretary of the
Interior to submit a report on Indian land fractionation, and
for other purposes. April 5, 2011, Washington, D.C.
(Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs)
112-19--Oversight hearing on ``Creating Abundant Water and
Power Supplies and Job Growth by Restoring Common Sense to
Federal Regulations.'' April 5, 2011, Washington, D.C.
(Subcommittee on Water and Power)
112-20--Hearing on H.R. 1229, to amend the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act to facilitate the safe and timely
production of American energy resources from the Gulf of
Mexico; H.R. 1230, to require the Secretary of the Interior to
conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, and for other
purposes; and H.R. 1231, to require the Secretary of the
Interior to conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales,
and for other purposes. April 6, 2011, Washington, D.C.
(Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources)
112-21--Oversight hearing on the ``Effect of the
President's FY 2012 Budget and Legislative Proposals for the
Office of Surface Mining on Private Sector Job Creation,
Domestic Energy Production, State Programs and Deficit
Reduction.'' April 7, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on
Energy and Mineral Resources)
112-22--Hearing on H.R. 258, to require the Office of
Management and Budget to prepare a crosscut budget for
restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, to
require the Environmental Protection Agency to develop and
implement an adaptive management plan, and for other purposes;
H.R. 306, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into
an agreement with the Corolla Wild Horse Fund, Currituck
County, and the State of North Carolina to provide for the
management of free-roaming wild horses in and around the
Currituck National Wildlife Refuge; H.R. 588, to redesignate
the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge as the Sam D. Hamilton
Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge; and S. 266, a bill to
redesignate the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge as the Sam D.
Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge. April 7, 2011,
Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans
and Insular Affairs)
112-23--Oversight field hearing in Fresno, California,
entitled ``Creating Jobs by Overcoming Man-made Drought: Time
for Congress to Listen and Act.'' April 11, 2011, Fresno,
California. (Subcommittee on Water and Power)
112-24--Joint oversight hearing entitled ``The Border: Are
Environmental Laws and Regulation Impeding Security and Harming
the Environment?'' April 15, 2011, Washington, D.C.
(Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands with
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee
on National Security, Homeland Defense, and Foreign Operations)
112-25--Oversight field hearing in Houma, Louisiana,
entitled ``Gulf of Mexico: A Focus on Community Recovery and
New Response Technology.'' April 18, 2011, Houma, Louisiana.
(Full Committee)
112-26--Joint oversight hearing on Federal Endangered
Species Act consultations on pesticides registered under the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act entitled
``At Risk: American Jobs, Agriculture, Health and Species--The
Costs of Federal Regulatory Dysfunction.'' May 3, 2011,
Washington, D.C. (Committee on Natural Resources with the
Committee on Agriculture)
112-27--Oversight hearing on ``Protecting Federal
Hydropower Investments in the West: A Stakeholders'
Perspective.'' May 4, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on
Water and Power)
112-28--Hearing on H.R. 241, to authorize the conveyance of
certain National Forest System lands in the Los Padres National
Forest in California; H.R. 290, to amend title 36, United
States Code, to ensure that memorials commemorating the service
of the United States Armed Forces may contain religious
symbols, and for other purposes; H.R. 320, to designate a
Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial at the March Field
Air Museum in Riverside, California; H.R. 441, to authorize the
Secretary of the Interior to issue permits for a microhydro
project in nonwilderness areas within the boundaries of Denali
National Park and Preserve, to acquire land for Denali National
Park and Preserve from Doyon Tourism, Inc., and for other
purposes; H.R. 643, to provide for the exchange of certain land
located in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests in the State
of Colorado, and for other purposes; H.R. 686, to require the
conveyance of certain public land within the boundaries of Camp
Williams, Utah, to support the training and readiness of the
Utah National Guard; H.R. 765, to amend the National Forest Ski
Area Permit Act of 1986 to clarify the authority of the
Secretary of Agriculture regarding additional recreational uses
of National Forest System land that is subject to ski area
permits, and for other purposes; H.R. 850, to facilitate a
proposed project in the Lower St. Croix Wild and Scenic River,
and for other purposes; H.R. 944, to eliminate an unused
lighthouse reservation, provide management consistency by
incorporating the rocks and small islands along the coast of
Orange County, California, into the California Coastal National
Monument managed by the Bureau of Land Management, and meet the
original Congressional intent of preserving Orange County's
rocks and small islands, and for other purposes; H.R. 1022, to
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of
alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of the
Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the National Parks, and
for other purposes; and H.R. 1141, to authorize the Secretary
of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of
designating prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites
on Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as a
unit of the National Park System. May 4, 2011, Washington, D.C.
(Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands)
112-29--Hearing on H.R. 470, to further allocate and expand
the availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover
Dam, and for other purposes; H.R. 489, to clarify the
jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to
the C.C. Cragin Dam and Reservoir, and for other purposes; and
H.R. 818, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow for
prepayment of repayment contracts between the United States and
the Uintah Water Conservancy District. May 12, 2011,
Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Water and Power)
112-30--Hearing on H.R. 295, to amend the Hydrographic
Services Improvement Act of 1998 to authorize funds to acquire
hydrographic data and provide hydrographic services specific to
the Arctic for safe navigation, delineating the United States
extended continental shelf, and the monitoring and description
of coastal changes; H.R. 670, to convey certain submerged lands
to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to
give that territory the same benefits in its submerged lands as
Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have in their
submerged lands; H.R. 991, to amend the Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear
trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the
polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973; H.R. 1160, to require the
Secretary of the Interior to convey the McKinney Lake National
Fish Hatchery to the State of North Carolina, and for other
purposes; and H.R. 1670, to amend the Sikes Act to improve the
application of that Act to State-owned facilities used for the
national defense. May 12, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee
on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs)
112-31--Oversight hearing on the ``American Energy
Initiative: Identifying Roadblocks to Wind and Solar Energy on
Public Lands and Waters, Part 1--Department of the Interior
Officials.'' May 13, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Full Committee)
112-32--Joint oversight hearing on ``Protecting Long-Term
Tribal Energy Jobs and Keeping Arizona Water and Power Costs
Affordable: The Current and Future Role of the Navajo
Generating Station.'' May 24, 2011, Washington, D.C.
(Subcommittee on Water and Power, and Subcommittee on Indian
and Alaska Native Affairs)
112-33--Oversight hearing on the ``Strategic and Critical
Minerals Policy: Domestic Minerals Supplies and Demands in a
time of Foreign Supply Disruptions.'' May 24, 2011, Washington,
D.C. (Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources)
112-34--Oversight hearing on ``Harnessing American
Resources to Create Jobs and Address Rising Gasoline Prices:
Impacts on Seniors, Working Families and Memorial Day
Vacations.'' May 25, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Full Committee)
112-35--Oversight hearing on ``Buying More Land When We
Can't Maintain What We Already Own: The National Wildlife
Refuge System's Operations and Maintenance Backlog Story!'' May
26, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Fisheries,
Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs)
112-36--Hearing on H.R. 1408, to provide for the settlement
of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement
Act, and for other purposes. May 26, 2011, Washington, D.C.
(Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs)
112-37--Oversight hearing on the ``American Energy
Initiative: Identifying Roadblocks to Wind and Solar Energy on
Public Lands and Waters, Part 2--The Wind and Solar Industry
Perspective.'' June 1, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Full Committee)
112-38--Oversight hearing on ``Domestic Oil and Natural
Gas: Alaskan Resources, Access and Infrastructure.'' June 2,
2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral
Resources)
112-39--Hearing on H.R. 1314, to direct the Secretary of
the Interior to conduct a global rare earth element assessment,
and for other purposes; and H.R. 2011, to require the Secretary
of the Interior to conduct an assessment of the capability of
the Nation to meet our current and future demands for the
minerals critical to United States manufacturing
competitiveness and economic and national security in a time of
expanding resource nationalism, and for other purposes. June 3,
2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral
Resources)
112-40--Hearing on H.R. 473, to provide for the conveyance
of approximately 140 acres of land in the Ouachita National
Forest in Oklahoma to the Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the
Boy Scouts of America, and for other purposes; H.R. 869, to
clarify the definition of flood control operations for the
purposes of the operation and maintenance of Project No. 2179
on the Lower Merced River; H.R. 1258, to provide for the
conveyance of parcels of land to Mantua, Box Elder County,
Utah; H.R. 1545, to establish the Waco Mammoth National
Monument in the State of Texas, and for other purposes; H.R.
1740, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a
segment of Illabot Creek in Skagit County, Washington, as a
component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; and
H.R. 1904, to facilitate the efficient extraction of mineral
resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an
exchange of Federal and non-Federal land, and for other
purposes. June 14, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on
National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
112-41--Hearing on H.R. 946, to amend the Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972 to reduce predation on endangered
Columbia River salmon, and for other purposes. June 14, 2011,
Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans
and Insular Affairs)
112-42--Hearing on H.R. 2150, to amend the Naval Petroleum
Reserves Production Act of 1976 to direct the Secretary of the
Interior to conduct an expeditious program of competitive
leasing of oil and gas in the National Petroleum Reserve in
Alaska, including at least one lease sale in the Reserve each
year in the period 2011 through 2021, and for other purposes.
June 16, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Energy and
Mineral Resources)
112-43--Hearing on H.R. 1158, to authorize the conveyance
of mineral rights by the Secretary of the Interior in the State
of Montana, and for other purposes; and H.R. 1560, to amend the
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes
of Texas Restoration Act to allow the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo
Tribe to determine blood quantum requirement for membership in
that tribe. June 22, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on
Indian and Native Alaska Affairs)
112-44--Oversight hearing on ``Opportunities for Outdoor
Recreation on Public Lands.'' June 22, 2011, Washington, D.C.
(Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands)
112-45--Hearing on H.R. 2170, streamlining Federal review
to facilitate renewable energy projects; H.R. 2171, to promote
timely exploration for geothermal resources under existing
geothermal leases, and for other purposes; H.R. 2172, to
facilitate the development of wind energy resources on Federal
lands; and H.R. 2173, to facilitate the development of offshore
wind energy resources. June 23, 2011, Washington, D.C.
(Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources)
112-46--Oversight hearing on ``Why We Should Care About
Bats: Devastating Impact White-none Syndrome is Having on One
of Natures Best Pest Controllers.'' June 24, 2011, Washington,
D.C. (Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular
Affairs)
112-47--Oversight field hearing in Shreveport, Louisiana,
on ``Giant Salvinia: How Do We Protect Our Ecosystems.'' June
27, 2011, Shreveport, Louisiana. (Subcommittee on Fisheries,
Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs)
112-48--Hearing on H.R. 1234, to amend the Act of June 18,
1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the
Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes; H.R. 1291,
to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of
the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for
Indian tribes, and for other purposes.; and H.R. 1421, to amend
the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to clarify the role
of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma with regard to the
maintenance of the W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam in Oklahoma. July 12,
2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska
Native Affairs)
112-49--Oversight hearing on ``Implementation of Public Law
110-229 to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and
Guam''; and Legislative hearing on H.R. 44, to implement the
recommendations of the Guam War Claims Review Commission; and
H.R. 1466, to resolve the status of certain persons legally
residing in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
under the immigration laws of the United States. July 14, 2011,
Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans
and Insular Affairs)
112-50--Oversight hearing on ``Secure Rural Schools
Reauthorization and Forest Management Options for a Viable
County Payments Program.'' July 14, 2011, Washington, D.C.
(Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands)
112-51--Oversight hearing on ``Abandoned Mined Lands:
Innovative Solutions for Restoring the Environment, Improving
Safety and Creating Jobs''. July 14, 2011, Washington, D.C.
(Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources)
112-52--Oversight hearing entitled ``NOAA's Fishery
Science: Is the Lack of Basic Science Costing Jobs?'' July 26,
2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife,
Oceans and Insular Affairs)
112-53--Hearing on H.R. 1581, to release wilderness study
areas administered by the Bureau of Land Management that are
not suitable for wilderness designation from continued
management as defacto wilderness areas and to release
inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System
that are not recommended for wilderness designation from the
land use restrictions of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation
Final Rule and the 2005 State Petitions for Inventoried
Roadless Area Management Final Rule, and for other purposes;
and H.R. 2578, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act related
to a segment of the Lower Merced River in California, and for
other purposes. July 26, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee
on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands)
112-54--Oversight hearing entitled ``State Perspectives on
Offshore Revenue Sharing.'' July 27, 2011, Washington, D.C.
(Full Committee)
112-55--Hearing on H.R. 50, authorizes appropriations to
carry out the African Elephant Conservation Act of 1988, the
Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, and the Asian
Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 for FY2012-FY2016; H.R. 1760,
to reauthorize the Great Ape Conservation Act, and for other
purposes. ``Great Ape Conservation Reauthorization Amendments
Act''; and H.R. 1761, to reauthorize the Marine Turtle
Conservation Act of 2004, and for other purposes. July 28,
2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife,
Oceans and Insular Affairs)
112-56--Oversight field hearing in Grand Junction,
Colorado, on ``American Jobs and Energy Security: Domestic Oil
Shale The Status of Research, Regulation and Roadblocks.''
August 24, 2011, Grand Junction, Colorado. (Subcommittee on
Energy and Mineral Resources)
112-57--Hearing on (Draft Bill) H.R.___, to modify the
Forest Service Recreation Residence Program by implementing a
simple, equitable, and predictable procedure for determining
cabin user fees, and for other purposes; H.R. 1444, to require
that hunting activities be a land use in all management plans
for Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the
Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture to the extent that
such use is not clearly incompatible with the purposes for
which the Federal land is managed, and for other purposes; and
H.R. 2834, to recognize the heritage of recreational fishing,
hunting, and shooting on Federal public lands and ensure
continued opportunities for these activities. September 9,
2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests
and Public Lands)
112-58--Oversight hearing on the ``Impacts to Onshore Jobs,
Revenue, and Energy: Review and Status of Sec. 390 Categorical
Exclusions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.'' September 9,
2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral
Resources)
112-59--Hearing on H.R. 302, to provide for State approval
of national monuments, and for other purposes; H.R. 758, to
amend the Act popularly known as the Antiquities Act of 1906 to
require certain procedures for designating national monuments,
and for other purposes; H.R. 817, to amend the Antiquities Act
of 1906 to place additional requirements on the establishment
of national monuments under that Act, and for other purposes;
H.R. 845, to prohibit the further extension or establishment of
national monuments in Montana, except by express authorization
of Congress, and for other purposes; H.R. 846, to prohibit the
further extension or establishment of national monuments in
Idaho, except by express authorization of Congress, and for
other purposes; and H.R. 2147, to prohibit the further
extension or establishment of national monuments in Utah except
by express authorization of Congress. September 13, 2011,
Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and
Public Lands)
112-60--Hearing on H.R. 200, to direct the Secretary of the
Interior to conduct a study of water resources in the Rialto-
Colton Basin in the State of California, and for other
purposes; and H.R. 2842, to authorize all Bureau of Reclamation
conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal
Reclamation law, and for other purposes. September 14, 2011,
Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Water and Power)
112-61--Hearing on (Draft Bill) H.R. ___, to establish in
the Department of the Interior an Under Secretary for Energy,
Lands, and Minerals and a Bureau of Ocean Energy, an Ocean
Energy Safety Service, and an Office of Natural Resources
Revenue, and for other purposes. September 15, 2011,
Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources)
112-62--Oversight hearing on ``ANWR: Jobs, Energy and
Deficit Reduction.'' September 21, 2011 (Part 1); and November
18, 2011 (Part 2), Washington, D.C. (Full Committee)
112-63--Hearing on (Draft Bill) H.R. ___, to increase
employment and educational opportunities in, and improve the
economic stability of, counties containing Federal forest
lands, while also reducing the cost of managing such lands, by
providing such counties a dependable source of revenue from
such lands; and H.R. 2852, to authorize Western States to make
selections of public land within their borders in lieu of
receiving 5 percent of the proceeds of the sale of public land
lying within said States as provided by their respective
enabling Acts. September 22, 2011, Washington, D.C.
(Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands)
112-64--Hearing on H.R. 1719, to better inform consumers
regarding costs associated with compliance for protecting
endangered and threatened species under the Endangered Species
Act of 1973; and H.R. 2915, to repeal the Western Area Power
Administration borrowing authority, and for other purposes.
September 22, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Water and
Power)
112-65--Oversight hearing on ``The Impact of Minimum Wage
Increases in American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands.'' September 23, 2011, Washington,
D.C. (Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular
Affairs)
112-66--Oversight field hearing in Charleston, West
Virginia, on ``Jobs at Risk: Community Impacts of the Obama
Administration's Effort to Rewrite the Stream Buffer Zone
Rule.'' September 26, 2011, Charleston, West Virginia.
(Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources)
112-67--Hearing on H.R. 2938, to prohibit certain gaming
activities on certain Indian lands in Arizona. October 4, 2011,
Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native
Affairs)
112-68--Oversight hearing entitled ``The President's New
National Ocean Policy--A Plan for Further Restrictions on
Ocean, Coastal and Inland Activities.'' October 4, 2011,
Washington, D.C. (Full Committee)
112-69--Oversight hearing entitled ``One Year after
President Obama's Gulf of Mexico 6-month Moratorium Officially
Lifted: Examining the Lingering Impacts on Jobs, Energy
Production and Local Economies.'' October 12, 2011, Washington,
D.C. (Full Committee)
112-70--Oversight hearing entitled ``BOEMRE/U.S. Coast
Guard Joint Investigation Team Report.'' October 13, 2011 (Part
1); and November 2, 2011 (Part 2), Washington, D.C. (Full
Committee)
112-71--Oversight hearing on ``Payments in Lieu of Taxes.''
October 14, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on National
Parks, Forests and Public Lands)
112-72--Oversight field hearing in Seattle, Washington,
entitled ``NOAA's Steller Sea Lion Science and Fishery
Management Restrictions--Does the Science Support the
Decisions?'' October 17, 2011, Seattle, Washington. (Full
Committee)
112-73--Oversight field hearing in Highland, California,
entitled ``Questionable Fish Science and Environmental
Lawsuits: Jobs and Water Supplies At Risk in The Inland
Empire.'' October 18, 2011, Highland, California. (Subcommittee
on Water and Power)
112-74--Hearing on H.R. 2027, to revise the boundaries of
John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Sachuest Point
Unit RI-04P, Easton Beach Unit RI-05P, Almy Pond Unit RI-06,
and Hazards Beach Unit RI-07 in Rhode Island; H.R. 2154, to
correct the boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier
Resources System Gasparilla Island Unit FL-70P; H.R. 2236, to
provide for the issuance of a Wildlife Refuge System
Conservation Semipostal Stamp; H.R. 2714, to amend the Marine
Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the transport, purchase,
and sale of pelts of, and handicrafts, garments, and art
produced from, Southcentral and Southeast Alaska northern sea
otters that are taken for subsistence purposes; H.R. 2719, to
ensure public access to the summit of Rattlesnake Mountain in
the Hanford Reach National Monument for educational,
recreational, historical, scientific, cultural, and other
purposes; H.R. 3009, to amend the National Wildlife Refuge
System Administration Act of 1966 to require that any new
national wildlife refuge may not be established except as
expressly authorized by statute; and H.R. 3117, to grant the
Secretary of the Interior permanent authority to authorize
States to issue electronic duck stamps, and for other purposes.
October 25, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Fisheries,
Oceans, Wildlife and Insular Affairs)
112-75--Hearing on H.R. 41, to designate certain Federal
lands in San Diego County, California, as wilderness, and for
other purposes; H.R. 113, to provide for additions to the
Cucamonga and Sheep Mountain Wilderness Areas in the Angeles
and San Bernardino National Forests and the protection of
existing property rights in such additions, to require the
Secretary of Agriculture to take steps to prevent and prepare
for wildfires in the Cucamonga, Sheep Mountain, and San Gabriel
Wilderness Areas and address the backlog of maintenance in the
Angeles and San Bernardino National Forests, and for other
purposes; H.R. 490, to modify the boundaries of Cibola National
Forest in the State of New Mexico, to transfer certain Bureau
of Land Management land for inclusion in the Manzano Mountain
Wilderness, and for other purposes; H.R. 608, to expand the
Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the State of Washington, to
designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as
wild and scenic rivers, and for other purposes; H.R. 977, to
designate as wilderness certain land and inland water within
the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in the State of
Michigan, and for other purposes; H.R. 1126, to direct the
Secretary of the Interior to sell certain Federal lands in
Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New
Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming, previously identified as
suitable for disposal, and for other purposes; H.R. 1413, to
provide for the designation of the Devil's Staircase Wilderness
Area in the State of Oregon, to designate segments of Wasson
and Franklin Creeks in the State of Oregon as wild or
recreation rivers, and for other purposes; and H.R. 2050, to
authorize the continued use of certain water diversions located
on National Forest System land in the Frank Church-River of No
Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in the
State of Idaho, and for other purposes. October 25, 2011,
Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and
Public Lands)
112-76--Oversight hearing on ``The President's New National
Ocean Policy--A Plan for Further Restrictions on Ocean, Coastal
and Inland Activities.'' October 26, 2011, Washington, D.C.
(Full Committee) (Second hearing)
112-77--Oversight hearing entitled ``Gulf Coast Recovery:
President Obama's BP Compensation Fund, How Is It Working?''
October 27, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Full Committee)
112-78--Oversight hearing on ``North American Offshore
Energy: Mexico and Canada Boundary Treaties and New Drilling by
Cuba and Bahamas.'' November 2, 2011, Washington, D.C.
(Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources)
112-79--Oversight hearing entitled ``Florida Everglades
Restoration: What are the Priorities?'' November 3, 2011,
Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans
and Insular Affairs)
112-80--Hearing on H.R. 205, to amend the Act titled ``An
Act to authorize the leasing of restricted Indian lands for
public, religious, educational, recreational, residential,
business, and other purposes requiring the grant of long-term
leases'', approved August 9, 1955, to provide for Indian tribes
to enter into certain leases without prior express approval
from the Secretary of the Interior; and H.R. 2362, to
facilitate economic development by Indian tribes and encourage
investment by Turkish enterprises. November 3, 2011,
Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native
Affairs)
112-81--Hearing on H.R. 1980, to authorize the Gold Star
Mothers National Monument Foundation to establish a national
monument in the District of Columbia; H.R. 2070, to direct the
Secretary of the Interior to install in the area of the World
War II Memorial in the District of Columbia a suitable plaque
or an inscription with the words that President Franklin D.
Roosevelt prayed with the nation on June 6, 1944, the morning
of D-Day; H.R. 2621, to establish the Chimney Rock National
Monument in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes; and
H.R. 3155, to preserve the multiple use land management policy
in the State of Arizona, and for other purposes. November 3,
2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests
and Public Lands)
112-82--Oversight hearing entitled ``Jobs at Risk: Waste
and Mismanagement by the Obama Administration in Rewriting the
Stream Buffer Zone Rule.'' November 4, 2011, Washington, D.C.
(Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources)
112-83--Oversight hearing on ``Forest Service Regulatory
Roadblocks to Productive Land Use and Recreation: Proposed
Planning Rule, Special-Use Permits, and Travel Management.''
November 15, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on National
Parks, Forests and Public Lands)
112-84--Oversight hearing entitled ``The Future of U.S. Oil
and Natural Gas Development on Federal Lands and Waters.''
November 16, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Full Committee)
112-85--Hearing on (Draft Bill) H.R. ___, to require the
Secretary of the Interior to conduct certain offshore oil and
gas lease sales, to provide fair and equitable revenue sharing
for all coastal States, to formulate future offshore energy
development plans in areas with the most potential, to generate
revenue for American infrastructure, and for other purposes;
(Draft bill) H.R. ___, to direct the Secretary of the Interior
to establish and implement a competitive oil and gas leasing
program for the exploration, development, and production of the
oil and gas resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska, to ensure
secure energy supplies for the continental Pacific Coast of the
United States, lower prices, and reduce imports, and for other
purposes; (Draft bill) H.R. ___, to set clear rules for the
development of United States oil shale resources, to promote
shale technology research and development, and for other
purposes; and (Draft Bill) H.R. ___, to limit the authority of
the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations before
December 31, 2013, under the Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act of 1977. November 18, 2011, Washington, D.C.
(Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources)
112-86--Hearing on H.R. 594, to promote jobs creation,
promote sustainable fisheries and fishing communities,
revitalize waterfronts, and for other purposes; H.R. 1013, to
amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management
Act to provide the New England Fishery Management Council
additional resources to address research and monitoring
priorities established by the Council; H.R. 1646, to amend the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to
preserve jobs and coastal communities through transparency and
accountability in fishery management, and for other purposes;
H.R. 2304, to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation
and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006 to provide the
necessary scientific information to properly implement annual
catch limits, and for other purposes; H.R. 2610, to amend the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to
reform procedures for the payment of funds from the asset
forfeiture fund, and for other purposes; H.R. 2753, to amend
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to
provide Internet access to Regional Fishery Management Council
meetings and meeting records, and for other purposes; H.R.
2772, to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act to permit eligible fishermen to approve certain
limited access privilege programs, and for other purposes; and
H.R. 3061, to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation
and Management Act to extend the authorized time period for
rebuilding of certain overfished fisheries, and for other
purposes. December 1, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Full Committee)
112-87--Hearing on H.R. 1038, to authorize the conveyance
of two small parcels of land within the boundaries of the
Coconino National Forest containing private improvements that
were developed based upon the reliance of the landowners in an
erroneous survey conducted in May 1960; H.R. 1237, to provide
for a land exchange with the Trinity Public Utilities District
of Trinity County, California, involving the transfer of land
to the Bureau of Land Management and the Six Rivers National
Forest in exchange for National Forest System land in the
Shasta-Trinity National Forest, and for other purposes; H.R.
2157, to facilitate a land exchange involving certain National
Forest System lands in the Inyo National Forest, and for other
purposes; H.R. 2490, to amend the National Trails System Act to
provide for a study of the Cascadia Marine Trail; H.R. 2504, to
establish Coltsville National Historical Park in the State of
Connecticut, and for other purposes; H.R. 2745, to amend the
Mesquite Lands Act of 1986 to facilitate implementation of a
multispecies habitat conservation plan for the Virgin River in
Clark County, Nevada; H.R. 2947, to provide for the release of
the reversionary interest held by the United States in certain
land conveyed by the United States in 1950 for the
establishment of an airport in Cook County, Minnesota; H.R.
3222, to designate certain National Park System land in Olympic
National Park as wilderness or potential wilderness, and for
other purposes; H.R. 3452, to provide for the sale of
approximately 30 acres of Federal land in Uinta-Wasatch-Cache
National Forest in Salt Lake County, Utah, to permit the
establishment of a minimally invasive transportation
alternative for skiers, called `SkiLink', to connect two ski
resorts in the Wasatch Mountains, and for other purposes; and
S. 684, a bill to provide for the conveyance of certain parcels
of land to the town of Alta, Utah. December 2, 2011,
Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and
Public Lands)
112-88--Oversight hearing entitled ``The Endangered Species
Act: How Litigation is Costing Jobs and Impeding True Recovery
Efforts.'' December 6, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Full Committee)
112-89--Oversight hearing on the ``Harris Neck National
Wildlife Refuge and How the Federal Government Obtained Title
to This Land and Promises Made to the Original Landowners'';
and Legislative hearing on H.R. 1171, to reauthorize and amend
the Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act; and
S. 363, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to convey
property of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
to the City of Pascagoula, Mississippi, and for other purposes.
December 15, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Fisheries,
Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs)
112-90--Joint oversight hearing on the ``Challenges Facing
Domestic Oil and Gas Development: Review of Bureau of Land
Management/U.S. Forest Service Ban on Horizontal Drilling on
Federal Lands.'' July 8, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee
on Energy and Mineral Resources with the Committee on
Agriculture)
112-91--Hearing on H.R. 919, to provide for the conveyance
of certain public land in Mohave Valley, Mohave County,
Arizona, administered by the Bureau of Land Management to the
Arizona Game and Fish Commission, for use as a public shooting
range; H.R. 938, to establish a commission to ensure a suitable
observance of the centennial of World War I and to designate
memorials to the service of men and women of the United States
in World War I; H.R. 1278, to direct the Secretary of the
Interior to conduct a special resources study regarding the
suitability and feasibility of designating the John Hope
Franklin Reconciliation Park and other sites in Tulsa,
Oklahoma, relating to the 1921 Tulsa race riot as a unit of the
National Park System, and for other purposes; H.R. 2240, to
authorize the exchange of land or interest in land between
Lowell National Historical Park and the city of Lowell in the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and for other purposes; H.R.
2489, to authorize the acquisition and protection of nationally
significant battlefields and associated sites of the
Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American
Battlefield Protection Program; H.R. 3411, to modify a land
grant patent issued by the Secretary of the Interior; and H.R.
3440, to provide for certain oversight and approval on any
decisions to close National Monument land under the
jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management to recreational
shooting, and for other purposes. January 24, 2012, Washington,
D.C. (Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands)
112-92--Oversight hearing on ``Water for Our Future and Job
Creation: Examining Regulatory and Bureaucratic Barriers to New
Surface Storage Infrastructure.'' February 7, 2012, Washington,
D.C. (Subcommittee on Water and Power)
112-93--Oversight hearing on ``Department of the Interior
Spending and the President's Fiscal Year 2013 Budget
Proposal.'' February 15, 2012, Washington, D.C. (Full
Committee)
112-94--Hearing on H.R. 3973, to facilitate the development
of energy on Indian lands by reducing Federal regulations that
impede tribal development of Indian lands, and for other
purposes. February 15, 2012, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on
Indian and Alaska Native Affairs)
112-95--Oversight hearing on the ``Proposed Comprehensive
Conservation Plan (CCP) for the Chincoteague National Wildlife
Refuge.'' February 17, 2012, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on
Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans)
112-96--Oversight field hearing in Steubenville, Ohio, on
``Natural Gas--America's New Energy Opportunity: Creating Jobs,
Energy and Community Growth''. February 27, 2012, Steubenville,
Ohio. (Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources)
112-97--Oversight hearing on ``FY 2013 Budget Requests from
the National Park Service and the Bureau of Land Management.''
February 28, 2012, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on National
Parks, Forests and Public Lands)
112-98--Hearing on H.R. 1272, to provide for the use and
distribution of the funds awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa
Tribe, et al., by the United States Court of Federal Claims in
Docket Numbers 19 and 188, and for other purposes. March 1,
2012, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska
Native Affairs)
112-99--Oversight hearing on the ``Effect of the
President's FY 2013 Budget and Legislative Proposals for the
Office of Surface Mining on Private Sector Job Creation,
Domestic Energy Production, State Programs and Deficit
Reduction.'' March 6, 2012, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on
Energy and Mineral Resources)
112-100--Oversight hearing on ``The Council on
Environmental Quality's FY 2013 Funding Request and the Effects
on NEPA, National Ocean Policy and Other Federal Environmental
Policy Initiatives.'' March 7, 2012, Washington, D.C. (Full
Committee)
112-101--Oversight hearing on the ``Effect of the
President's FY 2013 Budget and Legislative Proposals for the
Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service's Energy
and Minerals Programs on Private Sector Job Creation, Domestic
Energy and Minerals Production and Deficit Reduction.'' March
20, 2012, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral
Resources)
112-102--Oversight hearing on ``The Proposed Dwight D.
Eisenhower Memorial.'' March 20, 2012, Washington D.C.
(Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands)
112-103--Oversight hearing entitled ``Empty Hooks: The
National Ocean Policy is the Latest Threat to Access for
Recreational and Commercial Fishermen.'' March 22, 2012,
Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans
and Insular Affairs)
112-104--Hearing on H.R. 1241, to establish the Rio Grande
del Norte National Conservation Area in the State of New
Mexico, and for other purposes; H.R. 1818, to designate Mt.
Andrea Lawrence, and for other purposes; H.R. 2984, to
designate certain Federal lands within the Cross Island
National Wildlife Refuge and the Petit Manan National Wildlife
Refuge, part of the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife
Refuge Complex, in Lincoln County, Hancock County, and
Washington County, Maine, as wilderness; and H.R. 4234, to
amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to
improve the management of grazing leases and permits, and for
other purposes. March 29, 2012, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee
on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands)
112-105--Oversight field hearing in Anchorage, Alaska,
entitled ``Alaska's Sovereignty In Peril: The National Ocean
Policy's Goal to Federalize Alaska.'' April 3, 2012, Anchorage,
Alaska. (Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and
Insular Affairs)
112-106--Oversight hearing on the ``Impacts of the Bureau
of Land Management's Hydraulic Fracturing Rule on Indian Tribal
Energy Development.'' April 19, 2012, Washington, D.C.
(Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs)
112-107--Oversight hearing on ``Increased Electricity Costs
for American Families and Small Businesses: The Potential
Impacts of the Chu Memorandum.'' April 26, 2012, Washington,
D.C. (Full Committee)
112-108--Hearing on H.R. 4094, to authorize pedestrian and
motorized vehicular access in Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Recreational Area, and for other purposes; and Oversight
hearing on ``Access Denied: Turning Away Visitors to National
Parks.'' April 27, 2012, Washington, D.C. (National Parks,
Forests and Public Lands)
112-109--Hearing on H.R. 3210, to amend the Lacey Act
Amendments of 1981 to limit the application of that Act with
respect to plants and plant products that were imported before
the effective date of amendments to that Act enacted in 2008,
and for other purposes; and H.R. 4171, to amend the Lacey Act
Amendments of 1981 to repeal certain provisions relating to
criminal penalties and violations of foreign laws, and for
other purposes. May 8, 2012, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on
Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs)
112-110--Oversight hearing on ``Evaluating President
Obama's Offshore Drilling Plan and Impacts on Our Future.'' May
9, 2012, Washington, D.C. (Full Committee)
112-111--Joint oversight field hearing in Montrose,
Colorado, on ``Logs in the Road: Eliminating Federal Red Tape
and Excessive Litigation to Create Healthy Forests, Jobs and
Abundant Water and Power Supplies.'' May 14, 2012, Montrose,
Colorado. (Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public
Lands, and Subcommittee on Water and Power)
112-112--Oversight field hearing in Longview, Washington,
on ``Failed Federal Forest Policies: Endangering Jobs, Forests
and Species.'' May 21, 2012, Longview, Washington.
(Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands)
112-113--Oversight hearing on the ``Obama Administration's
Actions Against the Spruce Coal Mine: Canceled Permits,
Lawsuits and Lost Jobs.'' June 1, 2012, Washington, D.C.
(Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources)
112-114--Oversight hearing on the ``Future of the National
Mall.'' June 1, 2012, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on
National Parks, Forests and Public Lands)
112-115--Oversight field hearing in Phoenix, Arizona, on
``Evaporating Prosperity: How Federal Actions Are Driving Up
Water and Power Costs, Threatening Jobs and Leaving Arizonans
High and Dry.'' June 4, 2012, Phoenix, Arizona. (Subcommittee
on Water and Power)
APPENDIX II
Legislation Passed House
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS PASSED HOUSE (BY DATE)
[Asterisk (*) denotes bills that the Committee on Natural
Resources was not the lead Committee]
01/19/2011--H.R. 2*, to repeal the job-killing health care
law and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and
Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Passed House, as amended,
by vote of 245-189.
03/02/2011--H.R. 662*, to provide an extension of Federal-
aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and
other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending
enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs.
Passed House, as amended, by vote of 421-4. (Public Law 111-5)
05/05/2011--H.R. 1230, to require the Secretary of the
Interior to conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales,
and for other purposes. Passed House by vote of 266-149.
05/11/2011--H.R. 1229, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf
Lands Act to facilitate the safe and timely production of
American energy resources from the Gulf of Mexico. Passed
House, as amended, by vote of 263-163.
05/12/2011--H.R. 1231, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf
Lands Act to require that each 5-year offshore oil and gas
leasing program offer leasing in the areas with the most
prospective oil and gas resources, to establish a domestic oil
and natural gas production goal, and for other purposes. Passed
House, as amended, by vote of 243-179.
07/26/2011--H.R. 1938*, to direct the President to expedite
the consideration and approval of the construction and
operation of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, and for other
purposes. Passed House, as amended, by vote of 279-147.
10/03/2011--H.R. 470, to further allocate and expand the
availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam,
and for other purposes. Passed House, as amended, by voice
vote. (Public Law 112-72)
10/03/2011--H.R. 473, to provide for the conveyance of
approximately 140 acres of land in the Ouachita National Forest
in Oklahoma to the Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy
Scouts of America, and for other purposes. Passed House, as
amended, by voice vote. (Public Law 112-103)
10/03/2011--H.R. 489, to clarify the jurisdiction of the
Secretary of the Interior with respect to the C.C. Cragin Dam
and Reservoir, and for other purposes. Passed House by voice
vote. (Public Law 112-45)
10/03/2011--H.R. 670, to convey certain submerged lands to
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to
give that territory the same benefits in its submerged lands as
Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have in their
submerged lands. Passed House by vote of 397-0.
10/03/2011--H.R. 686, to require the conveyance of certain
public land within the boundaries of Camp Williams, Utah, to
support the training and readiness of the Utah National Guard.
Passed House, as amended, by vote of 400-0.
10/03/2011--H.R. 765*, to amend the National Forest Ski
Area Permit Act of 1986 to clarify the authority of the
Secretary of Agriculture regarding additional recreational uses
of National Forest System land that is subject to ski area
permits, and for other purposes. Passed House by vote of 394-0.
(Public Law 112-46)
10/24/2011--H.R. 295, to amend the Hydrographic Services
Improvement Act of 1998 to authorize funds to acquire
hydrographic data and provide hydrographic services specific to
the Arctic for safe navigation, delineating the United States
extended continental shelf, and the monitoring and description
of coastal changes. Passed House, as amended, by voice vote.
10/24/2011--H.R. 320, to designate a Distinguished Flying
Cross National Memorial at the March Field Air Museum in
Riverside, California. Passed House by vote of 392-1.
10/24/2011--H.R. 441, to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to issue permits for microhydro projects in
nonwilderness areas within the boundaries of Denali National
Park and Preserve, to acquire land for Denali National Park and
Preserve from Doyon Tourism, Inc., and for other purposes.
Passed House, as amended, by voice vote.
10/24/2011--H.R. 461, to direct the Secretary of the
Interior to convey certain Federal features of the electric
distribution system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service
District, and for other purposes. Passed House, as amended, by
voice vote.
10/24/2011--H.R. 818, to direct the Secretary of the
Interior to allow for prepayment of repayment contracts between
the United States and the Uintah Water Conservancy District.
Passed House by voice vote. (Public Law 112-52)
10/24/2011--H.R. 1160, to require the Secretary of the
Interior to convey the McKinney Lake National Fish Hatchery to
the State of North Carolina, and for other purposes. Passed
House, as amended, by vote of 395-0.
10/26/2011--H.R. 1904, to facilitate the efficient
extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by
authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-
Federal land, and for other purposes. Passed House, as amended,
by vote of 235-186.
11/14/2011--H.R. 588, to redesignate the Noxubee National
Wildlife Refuge as the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National
Wildlife Refuge. Passed House by voice vote. (Public Law 112-
94)
12/07/2011--H.R. 944, to eliminate an unused lighthouse
reservation, provide management consistency by incorporating
the rocks and small islands along the coast of Orange County,
California, into the California Coastal National Monument
managed by the Bureau of Land Management, and meet the original
Congressional intent of preserving Orange County's rocks and
small islands, and for other purposes. Passed House by voice
vote.
12/07/2011--H.R. 1560, to amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo
and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration
Act to allow the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribe to determine blood
quantum requirement for membership in that tribe. Passed House
by voice vote.
12/07/2011--H.R. 2351, to direct the Secretary of the
Interior to continue stocking fish in certain lakes in the
North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation
Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. Passed House by
voice vote.
12/07/2011--H.R. 2360, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf
Lands Act to extend the Constitution, laws, and jurisdiction of
the United States to installations and devices attached to the
seabed of the Outer Continental Shelf for the production and
support of production of energy from sources other than oil and
gas, and for other purposes. Passed House by voice vote.
12/07/2011--S. 535*, a bill to authorize the Secretary of
the Interior to lease certain lands within Fort Pulaski
National Monument, and for other purposes. Passed House by
voice vote. (Public Law 112-69)
12/07/2011--S. 683*, a bill to provide for the conveyance
of certain parcels of land to the town of Mantua, Utah. Passed
House by voice vote. (Public Law 112-70)
12/07/2011--S. Con. Res. 32*, a concurrent resolution to
authorize the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make
technical corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 470, an Act to
further allocate and expand the availability of hydroelectric
power generated at Hoover Dam, and for other purposes. Passed
House by voice vote.
12/13/2011--H.R. 3630*, to provide incentives for the
creation of jobs, and for other purposes. Passed House, as
amended, by vote of 234-193. (Public Law 112-96)
12/15/2011--H.R. 443, to provide for the conveyance of
certain property from the United States to the Maniilaq
Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska. Passed House, as
amended, by vote of 407-4.
12/15/2011--H.R. 2719, to ensure public access to the
summit of Rattlesnake Mountain in the Hanford Reach National
Monument for educational, recreational, historical, scientific,
cultural, and other purposes. Passed House by vote of 416-0.
12/16/2011--S. 278*, a bill to provide for the exchange of
certain land located in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests
in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. Passed House,
as amended, by vote of 413-0. (Public Law 112-79)
12/23/2011--H.R. 3765*, to extend the payroll tax holiday,
unemployment compensation, Medicare physician payment, provide
for the consideration of the Keystone XL pipeline, and for
other purposes. Passed House without objection. (Public Law
112-78)
01/23/2011--H.R. 1141, to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of
designating prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites
on Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as a
unit of the National Park System. Passed House by vote of 278-
100.
01/23/2011--H.R. 3117, to grant the Secretary of the
Interior permanent authority to authorize States to issue
electronic duck stamps, and for other purposes. Passed House,
as amended, by vote of 373-1.
01/24/2012--H.R. 290, to amend title 36, United States
Code, to ensure that memorials commemorating the service of the
United States Armed Forces may contain religious symbols, and
for other purposes. Passed House by voice vote.
01/24/2012--H.R. 2070, to direct the Secretary of the
Interior to install in the area of the World War II Memorial in
the District of Columbia a suitable plaque or an inscription
with the words that President Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed with
the nation on June 6, 1944, the morning of D-Day. Passed House,
as amended, by vote of 386-26.
01/25/2012--H.R. 1022, to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating
and interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early
years of the National Parks, and for other purposes. Passed
House by vote of 338-70.
02/06/2012--H.R. 306, to direct the Secretary of the
Interior to enter into an agreement to provide for management
of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck
National Wildlife Refuge. Passed House, as amended, by voice
vote.
02/06/2012--H.R. 1162, to provide the Quileute Indian Tribe
Tsunami and Flood Protection, and for other purposes. Passed
House, as amended, by vote of 381-7. (Public Law 112-97)
02/07/2012--H.R. 2606, to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to allow the construction and operation of natural gas
pipeline facilities in the Gateway National Recreation Area,
and for other purposes. Passed House, as amended, by voice
vote.
02/16/2012--H.R. 3408, to set clear rules for the
development of United States oil shale resources, to promote
shale technology research and development, and for other
purposes. Passed House, as amended, by vote of 237-187.
02/29/2012--H.R. 1837, to address certain water-related
concerns on the San Joaquin River, and for other purposes.
Passed House, as amended, by vote of 246-175.
03/01/2012--S. 1134*, a bill to authorize the St. Croix
River Crossing Project with appropriate mitigation measures to
promote river values. Passed House by vote of 339-80. (Public
Law 112-100).
03/07/2012--H.R. 2842, to authorize all Bureau of
Reclamation conduit facilities for hydropower development under
Federal Reclamation law, and for other purposes. Passed House,
as amended, by vote of 265-154.
03/20/2012--H.R. 2087, to remove restrictions from a parcel
of land situated in the Atlantic District, Accomack County,
Virginia. Passed House, as amended, by vote of 240-164.
03/29/2012--H.R. 4281*, to provide an extension of Federal-
aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and
other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending
enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs.
Passed House by vote of 266-158. (Public Law 112-102)
04/17/2012--H.R. 4089, to protect and enhance opportunities
for recreational hunting, fishing and shooting. Passed House,
as amended, by vote of 274-146.
04/18/2012--H.R. 4348*, to provide an extension of Federal-
aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and
other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending
enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs, and
for other purposes. Passed House, as amended, by vote of 293-
127.
04/24/2012--H.R. 491, to modify the boundaries of Cibola
National Forest in the State of New Mexico, to transfer certain
Bureau of Land Management land for inclusion in the national
forest, and for other purposes. Passed House by voice vote.
04/24/2012--H.R. 2157, to facilitate a land exchange
involving certain National Forest System lands in the Inyo
National Forest, and for other purposes. Passed House by vote
of 376-2.
04/24/2012--H.R. 2947, to provide for the release of the
reversionary interest held by the United States in certain land
conveyed by the United States in 1950 for the establishment of
an airport in Cook County, Minnesota. Passed House by voice
vote. (Public Law 112-129)
04/25/2012--H.R. 1038, to authorize the conveyance of two
small parcels of land within the boundaries of the Coconino
National Forest containing private improvements that were
developed based upon the reliance of the landowners in an
erroneous survey conducted in May 1960. Passed House, as
amended, by vote of 421-1.
04/26/2012--H.R. 2050, to authorize the continued use of
certain water diversions located on National Forest System land
in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness and the
Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in the State of Idaho, and for
other purposes. Passed House by voice vote.
04/26/2012--H.R. 2240, to authorize the exchange of land or
interest in land between Lowell National Historical Park and
the city of Lowell in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and
for other purposes. Passed House, as amended, by voice vote.
04/27/2012--H.R. 4849, to direct the Secretary of the
Interior to issue commercial use authorizations to commercial
stock operators for operations in designated wilderness within
the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, and for other
purposes. Passed House, as amended, by unanimous consent.
(Public Law 112-128)
05/15/2012--H.R. 205, to amend the Act titled ``An Act to
authorize the leasing of restricted Indian lands for public,
religious, educational, recreational, residential, business,
and other purposes requiring the grant of long-term leases'',
approved August 9, 1955, to provide for Indian tribes to enter
into certain leases without prior express approval from the
Secretary of the Interior, and for other purposes. Passed
House, as amended, by vote of 400-0.
05/15/2012--H.R. 3874, to provide for the conveyance of
eight cemeteries that are located on National Forest System
land in Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota. Passed
House, as amended, by vote of 400-1.
05/16/2012--H.R. 2621, to establish the Chimney Rock
National Monument in the State of Colorado, and for other
purposes. Passed House, as amended, by voice vote.
05/16/2012--H.R. 2745, to amend the Mesquite Lands Act of
1986 to facilitate implementation of a multispecies habitat
conservation plan for the Virgin River in Clark County, Nevada.
Passed House, as amended, by voice vote.
06/05/2012--H.R. 241, to authorize the conveyance of
certain National Forest System lands in the Los Padres National
Forest in California. Passed House, as amended, by voice vote.
06/05/2012--H.R. 1740, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers
Act to designate a segment of Illabot Creek in Skagit County,
Washington, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic
Rivers System. Passed House, as amended, by voice vote.
06/05/2012--H.R. 2060, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers
Act to adjust the Crooked River boundary, to provide water
certainty for the City of Prineville, Oregon, and for other
purposes. Passed House, as amended, by voice vote.
06/05/2012--H.R. 2336, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers
Act to designate segments of the York River and associated
tributaries for study for potential inclusion in the National
Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Passed House, as amended, by
voice vote.
06/05/2012--H.R. 2512, to provide for the conveyance of
certain Federal land in Clark County, Nevada, for the
environmental remediation and reclamation of the Three Kids
Mine Project Site, and for other purposes. Passed House, as
amended, by voice vote.
06/05/2012--H.R. 3263, to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to allow the storage and conveyance of nonproject
water at the Norman project in Oklahoma, and for other
purposes. Passed House by voice vote.
06/05/2012--H.R. 4222, to provide for the conveyance of
certain land inholdings owned by the United States to the
Tucson Unified School District and to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of
Arizona, and for other purposes. Passed House, as amended, by
voice vote.
06/06/2012--S. 292*, a bill to resolve the claims of the
Bering Straits Native Corporation and the State of Alaska to
land adjacent to Salmon Lake in the State of Alaska and to
provide for the conveyance to the Bering Straits Native
Corporation of certain other public land in partial
satisfaction of the land entitlement of the Corporation under
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. Passed House by voice
vote. (Public Law 112-133)
06/06/2012--S. 363*, a bill to authorize the Secretary of
Commerce to convey property of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration to the City of Pascagoula,
Mississippi, and for other purposes. Passed House by voice
vote. (Public Law 112-134)
APPENDIX III
List of Public Laws
[Asterisk (*) denotes bills that were not referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources but contain provisions under the
jurisdiction of the Committee on Natural Resources]
Public Law 112-5: (H.R. 662), To provide an extension of
Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety,
transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust
Fund pending enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such
programs. (Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011)
Public Law 112-45: (H.R. 489), To clarify the jurisdiction
of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the C.C.
Cragin Dam and Reservoir, and for other purposes.
Public Law 112-46: (H.R. 765), To amend the National Forest
Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 to clarify the authority of the
Secretary of Agriculture regarding additional recreational uses
of National Forest System land that is subject to ski area
permits, and for other purposes. (Ski Area Recreational
Opportunity Enhancement Act of 2011)
Public Law 112-52: (H.R. 818) [S. 808*], To direct the
Secretary of the Interior to allow for prepayment of repayment
contracts between the United States and the Uintah Water
Conservancy District.
Public Law 112-69: (S. 535) [H.R. 2687], To authorize the
Secretary of the Interior to lease certain lands within Fort
Pulaski National Monument, and for other purposes. (Fort
Pulaski National Monument Lease Authorization Act)
Public Law 112-70: (S. 683*) [H.R. 1258], To provide for
the conveyance of certain parcels of land to the town of
Mantua, Utah. (Box Elder Utah Land Conveyance Act)
Public Law 112-72: (H.R. 470), To further allocate and
expand the availability of hydroelectric power generated at
Hoover Dam, and for other purposes. (Hoover Power Allocation
Act of 2011)
Public Law 112-74: (H.R. 2055*) [H.R. 2687, S. 535], Making
appropriations for military construction, the Department of
Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.
(Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012)
Public Law 112-78: (H.R. 3765), To extend the payroll tax
holiday, unemployment compensation, Medicare physician payment,
provide for the consideration of the Keystone XL pipeline, and
for other purposes. (Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act
of 2011)
Public Law 112-79: (S. 278*) [H.R. 643], A bill to provide
for the exchange of certain land located in the Arapaho-
Roosevelt National Forests in the State of Colorado, and for
other purposes. (Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District Land
Exchange Act of 2011)
Public Law 112-81: (H.R. 1540*) [H.R. 1670], To authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of
the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2012)
Public Law 112-94: (H.R. 588) [S. 266], To redesignate the
Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge as the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee
National Wildlife Refuge.
Public Law 112-96: (H.R. 3630) [H.R. 3548], A bill to
extend the payroll tax holiday, unemployment compensation,
Medicare physician payment, provide for the consideration of
the Keystone XL pipeline, and for other purposes. (Middle Class
Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012)
Public Law 112-97: (H.R. 1162), To provide the Quileute
Indian Tribe Tsunami and Flood Protection, and for other
purposes.
Public Law 112-100: (S. 1134) [H.R. 850], A bill to
authorize the St. Croix River Crossing Project with appropriate
mitigation measures to promote river values. (St. Croix River
Crossing Project Authorization Act)
Public Law 112-102: (H.R. 4281), To provide an extension of
Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety,
transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust
Fund pending enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such
programs. (Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012)
Public Law 112-103: (H.R. 473) [S. 610*], To provide for
the conveyance of approximately 140 acres of land in the
Ouachita National Forest in Oklahoma to the Indian Nations
Council, Inc., of the Boy Scouts of America, and for other
purposes. (Help to Access Land for the Education of Scouts)
Public Law 112-128: (H.R. 4849), To direct the Secretary of
the Interior to issue commercial use authorizations to
commercial stock operators for operations in designated
wilderness within the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks,
and for other purposes. (Sequoia and King Canyon National Parks
Backcountry Access Act)
Public Law 112-129: (H.R. 2947), To provide for the release
of the reversionary interest held by the United States in
certain land conveyed by the United States in 1950 for the
establishment of an airport in Cook County, Minnesota.
Public Law 112-133: (S. 292) [H.R. 296], A bill to resolve
the claims of the Bering Straits Native Corporation and the
State of Alaska to land adjacent to Salmon Lake in the State of
Alaska and to provide for the conveyance to the Bering Straits
Native Corporation of certain other public land in partial
satisfaction of the land entitlement of the Corporation under
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. (Salmon Lake Land
Selection Resolution Act)
Public Law 112-134: (S. 363), A bill to authorize the
Secretary of Commerce to convey property of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to the City of
Pascagoula, Mississippi, and for other purposes.
APPENDIX IV
Committee Prints
House Committee Print
Rules for the Committee on Natural Resources, 112th
Congress, January 26, 2011
APPENDIX V
Committee Legislative Reports
House Report 112-67, Part 1, (H.R. 1229), to amend the
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to facilitate the safe and
timely production of American energy resources from the Gulf of
Mexico.
House Report 112-68 (H.R. 1230), to require the Secretary
of the Interior to conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease
sales, and for other purposes.
House Report 112-69 (H.R. 1231), to amend the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act to require that each 5-year
offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in the areas
with the most prospective oil and gas resources, to establish a
domestic oil and natural gas production goal, and for other
purposes.
House Report 112-156 (H.R. 290), to amend title 36, United
States Code, to ensure that memorials commemorating the service
of the United States Armed Forces may contain religious
symbols, and for other purposes.
House Report 112-157 (H.R. 295), to amend the Hydrographic
Services Improvement Act of 1998 to authorize funds to acquire
hydrographic data and provide hydrographic services specific to
the Arctic for safe navigation, delineating the United States
extended continental shelf, and the monitoring and description
of coastal changes.
House Report 112-158 (H.R. 441), to authorize the Secretary
of the Interior to issue permits for a microhydro project in
nonwilderness areas within the boundaries of Denali National
Park and Preserve, to acquire land for Denali National Park and
Preserve from Doyon Tourism, Inc., and for other purposes.
House Report 112-159, Part 1, (H.R. 470), to further
allocate and expand the availability of hydroelectric power
generated at Hoover Dam, and for other purposes.
House Report 112-160 (H.R. 489), to clarify the
jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to
the C.C. Cragin Dam and Reservoir, and for other purposes.
House Report 112-161 (H.R. 643), to provide for the
exchange of certain land located in the Arapaho-Roosevelt
National Forests in the State of Colorado, and for other
purposes.
House Report 112-162 (H.R. 670), to convey certain
submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands in order to give that territory the same benefits in
its submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American
Samoa have in their submerged lands.
House Report 112-163 (H.R. 686), to require the conveyance
of certain public land within the boundaries of Camp Williams,
Utah, to support the training and readiness of the Utah
National Guard.
House Report 112-164, Part 1, (H.R. 765), to amend the
National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 to clarify the
authority of the Secretary of Agriculture regarding additional
recreational uses of National Forest System land that is
subject to ski area permits, and for other purposes.
House Report 112-165 (H.R. 944), to eliminate an unused
lighthouse reservation, provide management consistency by
incorporating the rocks and small islands along the coast of
Orange County, California, into the California Coastal National
Monument managed by the Bureau of Land Management, and meet the
original Congressional intent of preserving Orange County's
rocks and small islands, and for other purposes.
House Report 112-166 (H.R. 1022), to authorize the
Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of alternatives
for commemorating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo
Soldiers in the early years of the National Parks, and for
other purposes.
House Report 112-167 (H.R. 1141), to authorize the
Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and
feasibility of designating prehistoric, historic, and limestone
forest sites on Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, as a unit of the National Park System.
House Report 112-168 (H.R. 1160), to require the Secretary
of the Interior to convey the McKinney Lake National Fish
Hatchery to the State of North Carolina, and for other
purposes.
House Report 112-170 (H.R. 320), to designate a
Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial at the March Field
Air Museum in Riverside, California.
House Report 112-171 (S. 266), a bill to redesignate the
Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge as the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee
National Wildlife Refuge.
House Report 112-175, Part 1, (H.R. 1670), to amend the
Sikes Act to improve the application of that Act to State-owned
facilities used for the national defense.
House Report 112-216, (H.R. 241), to authorize the
conveyance of certain National Forest System lands in the Los
Padres National Forest in California.
House Report 112-217, (H.R. 461), to direct the Secretary
of the Interior to convey certain Federal features of the
electric distribution system to the South Utah Valley Electric
Service District, and for other purposes.
House Report 112-218, (H.R. 473), to provide for the
conveyance of approximately 140 acres of land in the Ouachita
National Forest in Oklahoma to the Indian Nations Council,
Inc., of the Boy Scouts of America, and for other purposes.
House Report 112-219, Part 1, (H.R. 795), to expand small-
scale hydropower.
House Report 112-220, (H.R. 1258), to provide for the
conveyance of parcels of land to Mantua, Box Elder County,
Utah.
House Report 112-221, Part 1, (H.R. 1421), to amend the
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to clarify the role of
the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma with regard to the maintenance
of the W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam in Oklahoma.
House Report 112-222, (H.R. 1560), to amend the Ysleta del
Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas
Restoration Act to allow the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribe to
determine blood quantum requirement for membership in that
tribe.
House Report 112-245, Part 1, (H.R. 258), to require the
Office of Management and Budget to prepare a crosscut budget
for restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, to
require the Environmental Protection Agency to develop and
implement an adaptive management plan, and for other purposes.
House Report 112-246 (H.R. 1904), to facilitate the
efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona
by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-
Federal land, and for other purposes.
House Report 112-247 (H.R. 818), to direct the Secretary of
the Interior to allow for prepayment of repayment contracts
between the United States and the Uintah Water Conservancy
District.
House Report 112-248 (H.R. 2011), to require the Secretary
of the Interior to conduct an assessment of the capability of
the Nation to meet our current and future demands for the
minerals critical to United States manufacturing
competitiveness and economic and national security in a time of
expanding resource nationalism, and for other purposes.
House Report 112-249 (H.R. 2150), to amend the Naval
Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 to direct the
Secretary of the Interior to conduct an expeditious program of
competitive leasing of oil and gas in the National Petroleum
Reserve in Alaska, including at least one lease sale in the
Reserve each year in the period 2011 through 2021, and for
other purposes.
House Report 112-250 (H.R. 2170), streamlining Federal
review to facilitate renewable energy projects.
House Report 112-251 (H.R. 2171), to promote timely
exploration for geothermal resources under existing geothermal
leases, and for other purposes.
House Report 112-252 (H.R. 2173), to facilitate the
development of offshore wind energy resources.
House Report 112-279 (H.R. 588), to redesignate the Noxubee
National Wildlife Refuge as the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee
National Wildlife Refuge.
House Report 112-280 (H.R. 1408), to provide for the
settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act, and for other purposes.
House Report 112-298 (S. 535), a bill to authorize the
Secretary of the Interior to lease certain lands within Fort
Pulaski National Monument, and for other purposes.
House Report 112-299 (H.R. 1158), to authorize the
conveyance of mineral rights by the Secretary of the Interior
in the State of Montana, and for other purposes.
House Report 112-300, Part 1 (H.R. 2172), to facilitate the
development of wind energy resources on Federal lands.
House Report 112-301 (H.R. 2842), to authorize all Bureau
of Reclamation conduit facilities for hydropower development
under Federal Reclamation law, and for other purposes.
House Report 112-302 (H.R. 2803), to direct the Secretary
of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Regulation and Enforcement, to conduct a
technological capability assessment, survey, and economic
feasibility study regarding recovery of minerals, other than
oil and natural gas, from the shallow and deep seabed of the
United States.
House Report 112-303 (H.R. 2578), to amend the Wild and
Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of the Lower Merced
River in California, and for other purposes.
House Report 112-304 (H.R. 2360), to amend the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act to extend the Constitution, laws,
and jurisdiction of the United States to installations and
devices attached to the seabed of the Outer Continental Shelf
for the production and support of production of energy from
sources other than oil and gas, and for other purposes.
House Report 112-305 (H.R. 2351), to direct the Secretary
of the Interior to continue stocking fish in certain lakes in
the North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation
Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area.
House Report 112-306 (H.R. 1556), to amend the Omnibus
Indian Advancement Act to allow certain land to be used to
generate income to provide funding for academic programs, and
for other purposes.
House Report 112-307 (H.R. 1461), to authorize the
Mescalero Apache Tribe to lease adjudicated water rights.
House Report 112-308 (H.R. 991), to amend the Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear
trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the
polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973.
House Report 112-309 (H.R. 850), to facilitate a proposed
project in the Lower St. Croix Wild and Scenic River, and for
other purposes.
House Report 112-310 (H.R. 306), to direct the Secretary of
the Interior to enter into an agreement to provide for
management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the
Currituck National Wildlife Refuge.
House Report 112-318, Part 1 (H.R. 443), to provide for the
conveyance of certain property from the United States to the
Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska.
House Report 112-319, Part 1 (H.R. 1466), to resolve the
status of certain persons legally residing in the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands under the immigration laws of
the United States.
House Report 112-320 (H.R. 1740), to amend the Wild and
Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of Illabot Creek in
Skagit County, Washington, as a component of the National Wild
and Scenic Rivers System.
House Report 112-321 (H.R. 2719), to ensure public access
to the summit of Rattlesnake Mountain in the Hanford Reach
National Monument for educational, recreational, historical,
scientific, cultural, and other purposes.
House Report 112-322 (H.R. 3069), to amend the Marine
Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to reduce predation on endangered
Columbia River salmon and other nonlisted species, and for
other purposes.
House Report 112-367 (HR. 200), to direct the Secretary of
the Interior to conduct a study of water resources in the
Rialto-Colton Basin in the State of California, and for other
purposes.
House Report 112-368 (H.R. 2070), to direct the Secretary
of the Interior to install in the area of the World War II
Memorial in the District of Columbia a suitable plaque or an
inscription with the words that President Franklin D. Roosevelt
prayed with the nation on June 6, 1944, the morning of D-Day.
House Report 112-369 (H.R. 2087), to remove restrictions
from a parcel of land situated in the Atlantic District,
Accomack County, Virginia.
House Report 112-370 (H.R. 2336), to amend the Wild and
Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the York River and
associated tributaries for study for potential inclusion in the
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
House Report 112-371 (H.R. 2752), to amend the Mineral
Leasing Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
conduct onshore oil and gas lease sales through Internet-based
live lease sales, and for other purposes.
House Report 112-372, Part 1 (H.R. 2236), to provide for
the issuance of a Wildlife Refuge System Conservation
Semipostal Stamp.
House Report 112-373 (H.R. 2606), to authorize the
Secretary of the Interior to allow the construction and
operation of natural gas pipeline facilities in the Gateway
National Recreation Area, and for other purposes.
House Report 112-374 (H.R. 3117), to grant the Secretary of
the Interior permanent authority to authorize States to issue
electronic duck stamps, and for other purposes.
House Report 112-387 (H.R. 1162), to provide the Quileute
Indian Tribe Tsunami and Flood Protection, and for other
purposes.
House Report 112-392 (H.R. 3408), to set clear rules for
the development of United States oil shale resources, to
promote shale technology research and development, and for
other purposes.
House Report 112-393 (H.R. 3407), to direct the Secretary
of the Interior to establish and implement a competitive oil
and gas leasing program for the exploration, development, and
production of the oil and gas resources of the Coastal Plain of
Alaska, to ensure secure energy supplies for the continental
Pacific Coast of the United States, lower prices, and reduce
imports, and for other purposes.
House Report 112-395 (H.R. 3410), to require the Secretary
of the Interior to conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease
sales, to provide fair and equitable revenue sharing for all
coastal States, to formulate future offshore energy development
plans in areas with the most potential, to generate revenue for
American infrastructure, and for other purposes.
House Report 112-403 (H.R. 1837), to address certain water-
related concerns on the San Joaquin River, and for other
purposes.
House Report 112-426, Part 1, (H.R. 4089), to protect and
enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing and
shooting.
House Report 112-427 (H.R. 205), to amend the Act titled
``An Act to authorize the leasing of restricted Indian lands
for public, religious, educational, recreational, residential,
business, and other purposes requiring the grant of long-term
leases'', approved August 9, 1955, to provide for Indian tribes
to enter into certain leases without prior express approval
from the Secretary of the Interior.
House Report 112-428 (S. 292), a bill to resolve the claims
of the Bering Straits Native Corporation and the State of
Alaska to land adjacent to Salmon Lake in the State of Alaska
and to provide for the conveyance to the Bering Straits Native
Corporation of certain other public land in partial
satisfaction of the land entitlement of the Corporation under
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
House Report 112-429 (S. 897), a bill to amend the Surface
Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to clarify that
uncertified States and Indian tribes have the authority to use
certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects and
acid mine remediation programs.
House Report 112-430 (H.R. 1545), to establish the Waco
Mammoth National Monument in the State of Texas, and for other
purposes.
House Report 112-431 (H.R. 2915), to repeal the Western
Area Power Administration borrowing authority, and for other
purposes.
House Report 112-432 (S. 271), a bill to require the
Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a property conveyance
with the city of Wallowa, Oregon, and for other purposes.
House Report 112-433 (S. 404), a bill to modify a land
grant patent issued by the Secretary of the Interior.
House Report 112-434 (S. 684), a bill to provide for the
conveyance of certain parcels of land to the town of Alta,
Utah.
House Report 112-435 (H.R. 491), to modify the boundaries
of Cibola National Forest in the State of New Mexico, to
transfer certain Bureau of Land Management land for inclusion
in the national forest, and for other purposes.
House Report 112-436 (H.R. 1038), to authorize the
conveyance of two small parcels of land within the boundaries
of the Coconino National Forest containing private improvements
that were developed based upon the reliance of the landowners
in an erroneous survey conducted in May 1960.
House Report 112-437 (H.R. 2050), to authorize the
continued use of certain water diversions located on National
Forest System land in the Frank Church-River of No Return
Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in the State of
Idaho, and for other purposes.
House Report 112-438 (H.R. 2060), to amend the Wild and
Scenic Rivers Act to adjust the Crooked River boundary, to
provide water certainty for the City of Prineville, Oregon, and
for other purposes.
House Report 112-439 (H.R. 2157), to facilitate a land
exchange involving certain National Forest System lands in the
Inyo National Forest, and for other purposes.
House Report 112-440 (H.R. 2938), to prohibit certain
gaming activities on certain Indian lands in Arizona.
House Report 112-441 (H.R. 2947), to provide for the
release of the reversionary interest held by the United States
in certain land conveyed by the United States in 1950 for the
establishment of an airport in Cook County, Minnesota.
House Report 112-442 (H.R. 3263), to authorize the
Secretary of the Interior to allow the storage and conveyance
of nonproject water at the Norman project in Oklahoma, and for
other purposes.
House Report 112-448, Part 1, (H.R. 1505), to prohibit the
Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture from taking action
on public lands which impede border security on such lands, and
for other purposes.
House Report 112-449 (H.R. 1335), to revise the boundaries
of the Gettysburg National Military Park to include the
Gettysburg Train Station, and for other purposes.
House Report 112-450 (H.R. 2240), to authorize the exchange
of land or interest in land between Lowell National Historical
Park and the city of Lowell in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, and for other purposes.
House Report 112-451 (H.R. 2362), to facilitate economic
development by Indian tribes and encourage investment by
Turkish enterprises.
House Report 112-452 (H.R. 3452), to provide for the sale
of approximately 30 acres of Federal land in Uinta-Wasatch-
Cache National Forest in Salt Lake County, Utah, to permit the
establishment of a minimally invasive transportation
alternative for skiers, called ``SkiLink'', to connect two ski
resorts in the Wasatch Mountains, and for other purposes.
House Report 112-473 (H.R. 2621), to establish the Chimney
Rock National Monument in the State of Colorado, and for other
purposes.
House Report 112-474 (H.R. 2745), to amend the Mesquite
Lands Act of 1986 to facilitate implementation of a
multispecies habitat conservation plan for the Virgin River in
Clark County, Nevada.
House Report 112-475 (H.R. 3874), to provide for the
conveyance of eight cemeteries that are located on National
Forest System land in Black Hills National Forest, South
Dakota.
House Report 112-500 (H.R. 1237), to provide for a land
exchange with the Trinity Public Utilities District of Trinity
County, California, involving the transfer of land to the
Bureau of Land Management and the Six Rivers National Forest in
exchange for National Forest System land in the Shasta-Trinity
National Forest, and for other purposes.
House Report 112-501 (H.R. 1272), to provide for the use
and distribution of the funds awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa
Tribe, et al, by the United States Court of Federal Claims in
Docket Numbers 19 and 188, and for other purposes.
House Report 112-502 (S. 363), a bill to authorize the
Secretary of Commerce to convey property of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to the City of
Pascagoula, Mississippi, and for other purposes.
House Report 112-503, Part 1, (H.R. 460), to authorize the
Secretary of the Interior to facilitate the development of
hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System of the Central
Utah Project.
House Report 112-505 (H.R. 1818), to designate Mt. Andrea
Lawrence, and for other purposes.
House Report 112-506 (S. 925), a bill to designate Mt.
Andrea Lawrence.
House Report 112-509 (H.R. 4027), to clarify authority
granted under the Act entitled ``An Act to define the exterior
boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the
State of Utah, and for other purposes''.
House Report 112-510 (H.R. 4222), to provide for the
conveyance of certain land inholdings owned by the United
States to the Tucson Unified School District and to the Pascua
Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, and for other purposes.
House Report 112-512 (H.R. 2512), to provide for the
conveyance of certain Federal land in Clark County, Nevada, for
the environmental remediation and reclamation of the Three Kids
Mine Project Site, and for other purposes.
House Report 112-524, Part 1, (H.R. 3685), to amend the
Herger-Feinstein Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery Act to
extend and expand the scope of the pilot forest management
project required by that Act.
House Report 112-525 (H.R. 4039), to convey certain Federal
land to the city of Yerington, Nevada.
House Report 112-526, Part 1, (H.R. 4094), to authorize
pedestrian and motorized vehicular access in Cape Hatteras
National Seashore Recreational Area, and for other purposes.
House Report 112-527 (S. 997), a bill to authorize the
Secretary of the Interior to extend a water contract between
the United States and the East Bench Irrigation District.
House Report 112-528, Part 1, (H.R. 4383), to streamline
the application for permits to drill process and increase funds
for energy project permit processing, and for other purposes.
House Report 112-529, Part 1, (H.R. 3065), to amend the
Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the
establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in
certain States.
House Report 112-530 (H.R. 4381), to direct the Secretary
of the Interior to establish goals for an all-of-the-above
energy production plan strategy on a 4-year basis on all
onshore Federal lands managed by the Department of the Interior
and the Forest Service.
House Report 112-531 (H.R. 4382), to ensure Federal oil and
natural gas lease sales occur, eliminate redundant leasing
bureaucracy, and provide leasing certainty.
House Report 112-532 (H.R. 2352), to authorize the
Secretary of the Interior to adjust the boundary of the Stephen
Mather Wilderness and the North Cascades National Park in order
to allow the rebuilding of a road outside of the floodplain
while ensuring that there is no net loss of acreage to the Park
or the Wilderness, and for other purposes.
House Report 112-533, Part 1, (H.R. 4234), to amend the
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to improve the
management of grazing leases and permits, and for other
purposes.
APPENDIX VI
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ADDITIONAL VIEWS
Throughout the 112th Congress, the Natural Resources
Committee has focused extensively on how to keep and create new
American jobs, protect the environment and grow our economy
through the responsible use and management of our natural
resources. The Committee has advanced common sense actions
plans to address some of our Nation's greatest obstacles, spur
job creation, and increase America's economic competitiveness.
Republicans support a true all-of-the-above energy plan
that includes alternative and renewable sources such as wind,
solar, hydropower, nuclear, geothermal and biomass along with
oil, natural gas and coal. Over the period covered by this
report, the House of Representatives has passed numerous
bipartisan bills from the Natural Resources Committee to expand
access to all type of American energy resources.
In February the House voted to pass a bipartisan plan to
expand offshore energy production, open less than three percent
of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) for oil and
natural gas production, and encourage the development of 1.5
trillion barrels of oil shale in the Rocky Mountain West. This
energy measure would create over 1.2 million jobs, raise over
$4.3 billion in new federal revenues, help lower gasoline
prices and strengthen our national and economic security. The
House has also passed legislation to promote the development of
clean, renewable hydropower, ensure the timely develop of the
National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPRA), and streamline
government red tape to onshore energy production.
In addition to energy legislation, the Committee is
conducting close oversight of the Obama Administration's
offshore leasing plan for 2012-2017. This draft plan released
by the Administration last year closes 85 percent of our
offshore areas to energy activity. It opens no new areas for
energy production and makes no mention of energy production
goals. It's a plan that reinstates the drilling moratoria
lifted in 2008 and locks up vital American energy resources.
The Natural Resources Committee has advanced several other
bills to streamline government regulations that are costing
American jobs and harming the economy.
In February, the House approved the bipartisan Sacramento-
San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act. This compressive bill
would restore water deliveries that have been cut-off due to
federal regulations and environmental lawsuits, protect tens of
thousands of jobs, ensure a reliable water supply for people
and fish, secure water rights, and save taxpayer money by
ending unnecessary and dubious government projects.
In June, the House passed the Conservation and Economic
Growth Act, a bipartisan package of bills to remove federal red
tape to responsible, local economic development and job growth.
The bill would encourage tourism and recreation, promote
responsible use of our public lands and resources, protect the
environment, and secure federal lands along the U.S. border.
The Natural Resources Committee is also conducting
oversight on a number of important issues.
The Committee has held multiple oversight hearings on the
President's Executive Order to impose a National Ocean Policy
and ocean zoning. This Executive Order creates a massive new
bureaucracy that could harm our economy and American jobs. The
impact of this Executive Order is not limited to just our
oceans and establishes regional planning bodies with the
authority to regulate as far inland as necessary. Millions of
Americans depend on the ocean for their livelihoods and there
needs to be a balanced, multi-use policy that recognizes both
the importance of environmental stewardship and the responsible
use of our oceans. Unfortunately, President Obama's Executive
Order uses the ocean as a regulatory tool to limit job-creating
activities on both land and sea.
The Committee is continuing to hold oversight hearings to
examine how the Endangered Species Act (ESA) could be improved
and updated. Congress last renewed the ESA in 1988. Updating
the 24-year-old law will help ensure that it works better to
recover endangered species and is not used as a simply a tool
for endless, tax-payer funded litigation.
Finally, the Committee has been conducting two long-running
oversight investigations into Obama Administration actions and
policies that have a direct impact on American jobs and our
economy. The investigations relate to the Obama
Administration's rewrite of a coal production regulation and
why an Obama Administration report that recommended a six-month
drilling moratorium in the Gulf of Mexico was edited to make it
appear as though the moratorium was supported by a panel of
engineering experts when in fact it was not. The Interior
Department is withholding requested information on these topics
and continues to flout Congressional subpoenas for documents.
Through the responsible use of our natural resources, it's
possible to create new jobs and revitalize our economy, while
still protecting the environment. For the remainder of the
year, the Natural Resources Committee will remain focused on
promoting these common sense, job-creating policies.
Doc Hastings,
Chairman.
DISSENTING VIEWS
In our Dissenting Views on the 2nd Quarterly Activities
Report submitted in December we noted that, ``This repetitive,
single-minded focus on drilling has operated to the exclusion
of constructive discussions of cleaner, more sustainable energy
sources, not to mention the broad array of non-energy related
matters within the Committee's jurisdiction . . . the
Majority's vision is so one-dimensional, and has been promoted
so exclusively, that the Committee has largely abdicated its
responsibility to respond to the legislative priorities of
House Members.''
This unfortunate pattern continues. Two-thirds of the Full
Committee Oversight hearings covered by this Activities Report
were oil-related. This ``Oil Above All'' agenda not only
prevents consideration of other critical priorities, it also
prohibits bipartisan and bicameral cooperation. As a result,
not a single Republican energy bill has been enacted into law.
It is difficult to imagine a larger investment of Committee
resources yielding a smaller return.
While the Committee has continued to pursue unserious
drilling legislation, energy markets have proven that the
premise underlying the Republican ``Oil Above All'' energy
agenda is faulty. Domestic oil production from federal lands is
higher than during the last three years of the Bush
Administration and, across the United States, oil production is
at an 18-year high and natural gas production is at an all-time
high. Nevertheless, American consumers are still subject to
harmful price fluctuations. Meanwhile, in Committee and on the
House floor, Republicans have voted in lock-step to reject
Democratic proposals to address the real causes of high energy
prices--speculation and a lack of renewable alternatives. The
Majority has also opposed requiring Big Oil to pay its fair
share for the privilege of drilling on the public's land at a
time when the industry is enjoying record profitability.
The Majority has demonstrated that ``Oil Above All''
specifically means oil above our National Parks, Forests and
Public Lands. House Republicans have pushed legislation that
would require such extreme levels of oil and gas development on
public lands that virtually all other uses--including hunting,
fishing, recreation, grazing and conservation--would be
excluded.
Despite requests from House Members from both sides of the
aisle, the Majority is failing to act on popular, proactive,
public lands bills. Instead, the Majority has pushed through
the divisive Republican ``Lands'' package (H.R. 2578) which
would mandate a 100-mile wide ``drone zone'' along our Mexican
and Canadian borders within which 16 environmental statutes are
waived and the Department of Homeland Security is authorized to
seize control of all federal land management. While the
Majority has looked the other way, vast swaths of the American
West are being ravaged by wildfire, insects, invasive species
and habitat destruction; threats the Majority steadfastly
refuses to address.
The Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular
Affairs continues to examine ways to undermine sound
conservation policy while ignoring vital national security
issues in insular areas. Notably, the Majority has sought
amendments to the Lacey Act that would undermine law
enforcement efforts targeting organized crime, harm the
environment and domestic timber industry, and endanger law
enforcement officers. The Majority also continues to promote
partisan politics and fear mongering rather than supporting
implementation of a National Ocean Policy that would coordinate
traditional and new ocean users, create jobs and improve the
health of the oceans and our national security.
The Indian and Alaska Native Affairs Subcommittee has been
busy injecting Congress into inter-tribal disputes over gaming
market shares and authorizing Alaska Native corporations to
clear cut the Tongass. Meanwhile, the Committee has failed to
address the impact of the Supreme Court decision in the
Carcieri case which has left the status of tribal trust land in
limbo.
The Water and Power Subcommittee appears focused on
bestowing unjustifiable deregulatory giveaways on hydropower
producers while doing nothing to address drought. At a time
when the Congress should be helping local communities combat
climate change and develop sustainable water and power
supplies, the Subcommittee has instead focused on preempting
state law, undermining sound science, blocking the development
of transmission lines to bring renewable energy to market, and
weakening existing environmental protections.
The Majority has also invested significant effort in two
dubious investigations of the Obama Administration. The
magnitude of the Committee's efforts appears inversely related
to the significance of the subject-matter. Instead of
investigating the BP oil spill and making sure necessary
drilling safety improvements are made, the Majority has
investigated the Administration's editing of a two-year-old
report that provided recommendations on responding to the
spill. Rather than documenting the environmental and public
health harms caused by mountaintop removal mining, the Majority
has investigated an ongoing rulemaking to protect Appalachian
streams from this destructive practice. In the end, despite the
enormous time and money expended by both the Administration and
this Committee, no evidence of wrongdoing has been discovered
in either investigation.
We have concluded our Dissenting Views on each of these
Quarterly Activities Reports with a pledge to work with the
Majority in the coming months on bipartisan legislation that
would address the nation's resource needs and respond to the
legislative priorities of House Members. Today, we reiterate
that commitment. The final Activities Report to be filed in
December will be the last opportunity for the Committee to
demonstrate real accomplishment this Congress; we are hopeful
that document will not require yet another round of Dissenting
Views.
Edward J. Markey, Ranking Member.
Paul Tonko.
Madeleine Bordallo.
Grace F. Napolitano.
Niki Tsongas.
Dale E. Kildee.
Rush Holt.
Raul M. Grijalva.