The Committee on Resources met in open markup session on Wednesday, July 19, 2006, and considered the following bills :

H.R. 138 ( Kingston), To revise the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Jekyll Island Unit GA-06P.

By unanimous consent, the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 138.

An amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Pombo was AGREED TO by unanimous consent.

Ordered favorably reported to the House, as amended, by unanimous consent.

H.R. 233 (Mike Thompson), To designate certain National Forest System lands in the Mendocino and Six Rivers National Forests and certain Bureau of Land Management lands in Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, and Napa Counties in the State of California as wilderness, to designate the Elkhorn Ridge Potential Wilderness Area, to designate certain segments of the Black Butte River in Mendocino County, California as a wild or scenic river, and for other purposes. ( Northern California Coastal Wild Heritage Wilderness Act)

By unanimous consent, the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 233.

Ordered favorably reported to the House by voice vote.

H.R. 383 (Doc Hastings), To designate the Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail, and for other purposes. (Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail Designation Act of 2005)

By unanimous consent, the Subcommittee on National Parks was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 383.

An amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Pearce was AGREED TO by unanimous consent.

Ordered favorably reported to the House, as amended, by unanimous consent.

H.R. 631 (Grijalva), To provide for acquisition of subsurface mineral rights to land owned by the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and land held in trust for the Tribe, and for other purposes.

Ordered favorably reported to the House by unanimous consent.

H.R. 1796 (McCollum), To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the route of the Mississippi River from its headwaters in the State of Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico for study for potential addition to the National Trails System as a national scenic trail, national historic trail, or both, and for other purposes. (Mississippi River Trail Study Act)

By unanimous consent, the Subcommittee on National Parks and the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health were discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1796.

Ordered favorably reported to the House by voice vote.

H.R. 2110 (Mark Udall), To provide for a study of options for protecting the open space characteristics of certain lands in and adjacent to the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado, and for other purposes. ( Colorado Northern Front Range Mountain Backdrop Protection Study Act)

By unanimous consent, the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2110.

An amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Mark Udall was AGREED TO by unanimous consent.

Ordered favorably reported to the House, as amended, by unanimous consent.

H.R. 2334 (Capps), To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of permanent facilities for the GREAT project to reclaim, reuse, and treat impaired waters water in the area of Oxnard, California. (City of Oxnard Water Recycling and Desalination Act of 2005)

By unanimous consent, the Subcommittee on Water and Power was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2334.

An amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Radanovich was AGREED TO by unanimous consent.

Ordered favorably reported to the House, as amended, by unanimous consent.

H.R. 3350 (Pombo), To amend the Native American Business Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act of 2000 to establish the Tribal Development Corporation Feasibility Study Group. (Tribal Development Corporation Feasibility Study Act of 2005)

Ordered favorably reported to the House by unanimous consent.

H.R. 3534 (Capps), To designate the Piedras Blancas Light Station and the surrounding public land as an Outstanding Natural Area to be administered as a part of the National Landscape Conservation System, and for other purposes. (Piedras Blancas Historic Light Station Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2005)

By unanimous consent, the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3534.

Ordered favorably reported to the House by unanimous consent.

By unanimous consent, the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3603.

An amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Walden was AGREED TO by voice vote.

Ordered favorably reported to the House, as amended, by voice vote.

H.R. 3961 (Renzi), To authorize the National Park Service to pay for services rendered by subcontractors under a General Services Administration Indefinite Deliver/Indefinite Quantity Contract issued for work to be completed at the Grand Canyon National Park.

By unanimous consent, the Subcommittee on National Parks was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3961.

Ordered favorably reported to the House by unanimous consent.

H.R. 4382 (Porter), To provide for the conveyance of certain land in Clark County, Nevada, for use by the Nevada National Guard. (Southern Nevada Readiness Center Act)

By unanimous consent, the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4382.

Ordered favorably reported to the House by unanimous consent.

H.R. 4588 (Doolittle), To reauthorize grants for and require applied water supply research regarding the water resources research and technology institutes established under the Water Resources Research Act of 1984. (Water Resources Research Act Amendments of 2005)

By unanimous consent, the Subcommittee on Water and Power was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4588.

An amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Radanovich was AGREED TO by unanimous consent.

Ordered favorably reported to the House, as amended, by unanimous consent.

H.R. 4750 (Osborne), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of implementing a water supply and conservation project to improve water supply reliability, increase the capacity of water storage, and improve water management efficiency in the Republican River Basin between Harlan County Lake in Nebraska and Milford Lake in Kansas. ( Lower Republican River Basin Study Act)

By unanimous consent, the Subcommittee on Water and Power was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4750.

An amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Radanovich was AGREED TO by unanimous consent.

Ordered favorably reported to the House, as amended, by unanimous consent.

H.R. 4789 (Doc Hastings), To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain public land located wholly or partially within the boundaries of the Wells Hydroelectric Project of Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County, Washington, to the utility district.

By unanimous consent, the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4789.

An amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Walden was AGREED TO by unanimous consent.

Ordered favorably reported to the House, as amended, by unanimous consent.

H.R. 4857 (McMorris), To better inform consumers regarding costs associated with compliance for protecting endangered and threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. (Endangered Species Compliance and Transparency Act of 2006)

Ordered favorably reported to the House by a Roll Call Vote of 17 Yeas and 10 Nays.

H.R. 4957 (Peterson), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Tylersville division of the Lamar National Fish Hatchery and Fish Technology Center to the State of Pennsylvania. (Tylersville Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act)

By unanimous consent, the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4957.

An amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Pombo was AGREED TO by unanimous consent.

Ordered favorably reported to the House, as amended, by unanimous consent.

H.R. 5016 (Kolbe) - To provide for the exchange of certain Bureau of Land Management land in Pima County, Arizona, and for other purposes. (Las Cienegas Enhancement Act)

By unanimous consent, the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 5016.

An amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Walden was AGREED TO by voice vote.

Ordered favorably reported to the House, as amended, by voice vote.

H.R. 5025 (Walden), To protect for future generations the recreational opportunities, forests, timber, clean water, wilderness and scenic values, and diverse habitat of Mount Hood National Forest, Oregon, and for other purposes. ( Mount Hood Stewardship Legacy Act)

By unanimous consent, the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 5025.

An amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Walden was AGREED TO by unanimous consent.

Ordered favorably reported to the House, as amended, by unanimous consent.

H.R. 5132 (Dingell), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of including in the National Park System certain sites in Monroe County, Michigan, relating to the Battles of the River Raisin during the War of 1812. (River Raisin National Battlefield Study Act)

By unanimous consent, the Subcommittee on National Parks was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 5132.

An amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Pombo was AGREED TO by unanimous consent.

Ordered favorably reported to the House, as amended, by unanimous consent.

H.R. 5381 (Saxton), To establish a volunteer program and promote community partnerships for the benefit of national fish hatcheries and fisheries program offices. (National Fish Hatchery System Volunteer Act of 2006)

By unanimous consent, the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 5381.

Ordered favorably reported to the House by unanimous consent.

H.R. 5539 (Pombo), To reauthorize the North American Wetlands Conservation Reauthorization Act. (North American Wetlands Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2006)

By unanimous consent, the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 5539.

An amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Pombo was AGREED TO by unanimous consent.

Ordered favorably reported to the House, as amended, by unanimous consent.

H.R. 5802 (Pearce), To amend the National Park Service Concessions Management Improvement Act of 1998, to extend to additional small businesses the preferential right to renew a concessions contract entered into under such Act, to facilitate the renewal of a commercial use authorization granted under such Act, and for other purposes.

An amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Pearce was AGREED TO by unanimous consent.

Ordered favorably reported to the House, as amended, by unanimous consent.