Full Committee Markup: Full Committee Markup
Full Committee Markup on the following bills:
- H.R. 218 (Rep. Don Young of AK), To provide for the exchange of Federal land and non-Federal land in the State of Alaska for the construction of a road between King Cove and Cold Bay. “King Cove Road Land Exchange Act”
- H.R. 289 (Rep. Doug LaMalfa), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to issue permits for recreation services on lands managed by Federal agencies, and for other purposes. “Guides and Outfitters Act” or the “GO Act”
- H.R. 597 (Rep. Jeff Denham), To take lands in Sonoma County, California, into trust as part of the reservation of the Lytton Rancheria of California, and for other purposes. “Lytton Rancheria Homelands Act of 2017”
- H.R. 954 (Rep. Bob Goodlatte), To remove the use restrictions on certain land transferred to Rockingham County, Virginia, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1107 (Rep. Mark Amodei), To promote conservation, improve public land management, and provide for sensible development in Pershing County, Nevada, and for other purposes. “Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act”
- H.R. 1306 (Rep. Peter DeFazio), To provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes. “Western Oregon Tribal Fairness Act”
- H.R. 1397 (Rep. Barbara Comstock), To authorize, direct, facilitate, and expedite the transfer of administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal land, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1399 (Rep. Paul Cook), To reduce temporarily the royalty required to be paid for sodium produced on Federal lands, and for other purposes. “American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act”
- H.R. 1404 (Rep. Raul Grijalva), 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. “Pascua Yaqui Tribe Land Conveyance Act”
- H.R. 1541 (Rep. Lynn Jenkins of KS), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain property related to the Fort Scott National Historic Site in Fort Scott, Kansas, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1719 (Rep. Mark DeSaulnier), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire approximately 44 acres of land in Martinez, California, and for other purposes. “John Muir National Historic Site Expansion Act”
- H.R. 1731 (Rep. Harold Rogers of KY), To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to provide funds to States and Indian tribes for the purpose of promoting economic revitalization, diversification, and development in economically distressed communities through the reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by coal mining carried out before August 3, 1977, and for other purposes. “Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More Act of 2017” or the “RECLAIM Act of 2017”
- H.R. 1913 (Rep. Jimmy Panetta), To establish the Clear Creek National Recreation Area in San Benito and Fresno Counties, California, to designate the Joaquin Rocks Wilderness in such counties, and for other purposes. “Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act”
- H.R. 1927 (Rep. W. Lacy Clay), To amend title 54, United States Code, to establish within the National Park Service the African American Civil Rights Network, and for other purposes. “African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017”
- H.R. 2053 (Rep. Martha McSally), To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to enhance and support mining and mineral engineering programs in the United States by funding activities at mining schools, and for other purposes. “Mining School Enhancement Act”
- H.R. 2156 (Rep. Stephen Knight), To provide for the establishment of a national memorial and national monument to commemorate those killed by the collapse of the Saint Francis Dam on March 12, 1928, and for other purposes. “Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act”
- H.R. 2370 (Rep. Matt Gaetz), To authorize Escambia County, Florida, to convey certain property that was formerly part of Santa Rosa Island National Monument and that was conveyed to Escambia County subject to restrictions on use and reconveyance. “Escambia County Land Conveyance Act”
- H.R. 2425 (Rep. Jared Huffman), To support the establishment and improvement of communications sites on or adjacent to Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture through the retention and use of rental fees associated with such sites, and for other purposes. “Public Lands Telecommunications Act”
- H.R. 2936 (Rep. Bruce Westerman), To expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes. “Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017”
- H.R. 2937 (Rep. Darin LaHood), To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to authorize partnerships between States and nongovernmental entities for the purpose of reclaiming and restoring land and water resources adversely affected by coal mining activities before August 3, 1977, and for other purposes. “Community Reclamation Partnerships Act”
- H.R. 2939 (Rep. Scott Tipton), To prohibit the conditioning of any permit, lease, or other use agreement on the transfer of any water right to the United States by the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture, and for other purposes. “Water Rights Protection Act of 2017.”
- S. 249 (Sen. Tom Udall), To provide that the pueblo of Santa Clara may lease for 99 years certain restricted land, and for other purposes.