Full Committee Markup

The Committee on Natural Resources will hold a markup on the following bills:

• H.R. 412 (Tsongas), To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the mainstem of the Nashua River and its tributaries in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes. “Nashua River Wild and Scenic River Study Act”
• H.R. 657 (Labrador), To amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to improve the management of grazing leases and permits, and for other purposes. “Grazing Improvement Act”
• H.R. 697 (Heck), 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. “Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act”
• H.R. 740 (Young of AK), To provide for the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. “Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization and Jobs Protection Act”
• H.R. 841 (Schrader), To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.
• H.R. 931 (Schrader), To provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon.
• H.R. 1126 (Bishop of UT), To facilitate the completion of an appropriate national memorial to Dwight D. Eisenhower. “Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Completion Act”
• H.R. 1411 (Huffman), To include the Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands in the California Coastal National Monument as a part of the National Landscape Conservation System, and for other purposes.“California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act of 2013”
• H.R. 1497 (Hunter), 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.“War Memorial Protection Act”
• H.R. 1548 (Young of AK), To facilitate the development of energy on Indian lands by reducing Federal regulations that impede tribal development of Indian lands, and for other purposes. “Native American Energy Act”
• H.R. 1825 (Benishek), To direct Federal public land management officials to exercise their authority under existing law to facilitate use of and access to Federal public lands for fishing, sport hunting, and recreational shooting, and for other purposes. “Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act”
• H.R. 1964 (Hastings of WA), 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 2013 through 2023, and for other purposes. “National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act”
• H.R. 2166 (Heck), To direct the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture to expedite access to certain Federal lands under the administrative jurisdiction of each Secretary for good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions, and for other purposes. “Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act of 2013”
• H.R. 2231 (Hastings of WA), To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to increase energy exploration and production on the Outer Continental Shelf, provide for equitable revenue sharing for all coastal States, implement the reorganization of the functions of the former Minerals Management Service into distinct and separate agencies, and for other purposes. “Offshore Energy and Jobs Act”
   
  Committee Action:

   

  H.R. 412, To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the mainstem of the Nashua River and its tributaries in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes (Nashua River Wild and Scenic River Study Act).

   

  The Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 412 by unanimous consent. 

   

  • An amendment offered by Ms. Tsongas #1 was AGREED TO by unanimous consent.

   

  Adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives, as amended, by unanimous consent.

   

  H.R. 657, To amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to improve the management of grazing leases and permits, and for other purposes (Grazing Improvement Act).

   

  The Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 657 by unanimous consent.

   

  • An en bloc amendment offered by Mr. Labrador #1 was AGREED TO by voice vote.

  • An amendment offered by Mr. Grijalva.047 was NOT AGREED TO by voice vote.

   

  Adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives, as amended, by a roll call vote of 27 yeas to 15 nays.

   

  H.R. 697, 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 (Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act).

   

  The Subcommittees on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation and Energy and Mineral Resources were discharged from further consideration of H.R. 697 by unanimous consent. 

   

  • An amendment in the Nature of a Substitute.025 offered by Mr. Lamborn was AGREED TO by unanimous consent.

   

  Adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives, as amended, by unanimous consent. 

   

  H.R. 740, To provide for the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes (Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization and Jobs Protection Act).  

   

  The Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 740 by unanimous consent. 

   

  • An en bloc amendment offered by Mr. Young of Alaska.048 was AGREED TO by voice vote.

   

  Adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives, as amended, by a roll call vote of 29 yeas and 14 nays. 

   

  H.R. 841, To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.

   

  The Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 841 by unanimous consent.

   

  Adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent. 

   

  H.R. 931, To provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon.

   

  The Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 931 by unanimous consent.

   

  • An amendment offered by Mr. DeFazio.030 was AGREED TO by unanimous consent.

   

  Adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives, as amended, by unanimous consent. 

   

  H.R. 1126, To facilitate the completion of an appropriate national memorial to Dwight D. Eisenhower (Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Completion Act).

   

  The Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1126 by unanimous consent.

   

  • An amendment offered by Mr. Bishop of Utah #1 was AGREED TO by voice vote.

   

  Adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives, as amended, by voice vote. 

   

  H.R. 1411, To include the Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands in the California Coastal National Monument as a part of the National Landscape Conservation System, and for other purposes (California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act of 2013).

   

  The Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1411 by unanimous consent. 

   

  • An en bloc amendment offered by Mr. Bishop of Utah #1 was AGREED TO by unanimous consent.

   

  Adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives, as amended, by unanimous consent.

   

  H.R. 1497, 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 (War Memorial Protection Act).  

   

  The Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1497 by unanimous consent. 

   

  • An amendment offered by Mr. Bishop of Utah #1 was AGREED TO by unanimous consent.

   

  Adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives, as amended, by unanimous consent.

   

          The long title of the bill was amended by unanimous consent.

   

  H.R. 1548, To facilitate the development of energy on Indian lands by reducing Federal regulations that impede tribal development of Indian lands, and for other purposes (Native American Energy Act).

   

  The Subcommittees on Energy and Mineral Resources and Indian and Alaska Native Affairs were discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1548 by unanimous consent.

   

  • An amendment offered by Mr. Young of Alaska #1 was AGREED TO by voice vote.

  • An amendment offered by Mr. Faleomavaega.021 (for Ms. Hanabusa) was offered and WITHDRAWN.

   

  Adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives, as amended, by a roll call vote of 25 yeas and 15 nays.

   

  H.R. 1825, To direct Federal public land management officials to exercise their authority under existing law to facilitate use of and access to Federal public lands for fishing, sport hunting, and recreational shooting, and for other purposes (Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act).

   

  The Subcommittees on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs and Public Lands and Environmental Regulation were discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1825 by unanimous consent.

   

  • An amendment offered by Mr. Grijalva.046 was NOT AGREED TO by a roll call vote of 15 yeas and 26 nays.

  • An amendment in the Nature of a Substitute.027 offered by Mr. DeFazio was NOT AGREED TO by a roll call vote of 18 yeas and 24 nays.

   

  Adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives by a roll call vote of 28 yeas and 15 nays. 

   

  H.R. 1964, 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 2013 through 2023, and for other purposes (National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act).

   

  The Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1964 by unanimous consent. 

   

  Adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives by a roll call vote of 26 yeas and 14 nays. 

   

  H.R. 2166, To direct the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture to expedite access to certain Federal lands under the administrative jurisdiction of each Secretary for good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions, and for other purposes (Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act of 2013).

   

  The Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2166 by unanimous consent.

   

  Adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

   

  H.R. 2231, To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to increase energy exploration and production on the Outer Continental Shelf, provide for equitable revenue sharing for all coastal States, implement the reorganization of the functions of the former Minerals Management Service into distinct and separate agencies, and for other purposes (Offshore Energy and Jobs Act).

   

  The Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2231 by unanimous consent.

   

  • An en bloc amendment offered by Mr. Hastings of Washington #1 (for Mr. Lamborn) was AGREED TO by voice vote.

  • An amendment offered by Mr. Lowenthal.005 was NOT AGREED TO by a roll call vote of 10 yeas to 23 nays.

  • An amendment offered by Mr. Grijalva.001 was NOT AGREED TO by a roll call vote of 14 yeas to 25 nays.

  • An amendment offered by Mr. DeFazio.028 was NOT AGREED TO by a roll call vote of 16 yeas to 24 nays.

  • An amendment offered by Mr. Lowenthal.003 was NOT AGREED TO by a roll call vote of 16 yeas to 24 nays.

  • An amendment offered by Mr. Holt.043 was NOT AGREED TO by a roll call vote of 17 yeas to 24 nays.

  • An amendment offered by Mr. Runyan.020 was NOT AGREED TO by voice vote.

                 

  Adopted and favorably reported to the House of Representatives, as amended, by a roll call vote of 23 yeas to 18 nays.