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Ahead of LWCF Rewrite Hearing, Analysis Shows Millions of Dollars in Federal Conservation Benefits in Committee Members’ Districts
Washington, D.C. - Ahead of tomorrow's Natural Resources Committee hearing on Chairman Rob Bishop's (R-Utah) rewrite of the Land and Water Conservation Fund - which House Republicans allowed to expire on Sept. 30 for the first time in its 50-year history - a new analysis shows that many of the districts represented by Committee Democrats and Republicans enjoy millions of dollars in LWCF conservation benefits. The future of those benefits, and the possibility of extending them to new conservation… Continue Reading
11.05.15
Grijalva on New GOP Bill to Undermine Land and Water Conservation Fund: “There Wasn’t a Problem Until They Let the Fund Expire”
Washington, D.C. - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) released the following statement on the release of Chairman Rob Bishop's (R-Utah) new bill to weaken the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), which the House Republican majority allowed to expire in September for the first time in its 50-year history. Bishop has refused to hold a hearing on Grijalva's bill (H.R. 1814) to reauthorize the program, which currently has 195 bipartisan cosponsors.… Continue Reading
11.03.15
Grijalva Introduces Landmark Bill to Create Grand Canyon-Area National Monument to Honor Area Tribal History, Protect Watershed
Washington, D.C. - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) introduced a landmark bill this morning to create a new national monument to protect the Grand Canyon watershed and honor the region's rich Native American history and culture. The Greater Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument Act - developed with extensive input from the Grand Canyon-Associated Tribes and enthusiastically endorsed by the Navajo Nation, the Hopi Tribe, the Havasupai Tribe, and… Continue Reading
10.09.15
Grijalva Joins Tribes Monday in Flagstaff to Unveil Bill Creating Grand Canyon National Monument Honoring Tribal History, Culture
Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva and tribal leaders from across Northern Arizona will hold a press conference Monday at 2:00 p.m. Arizona time in Flagstaff to introduce the Greater Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument Act, a bill establishing a new national monument that reflects the long history and deep cultural roots of the region's Native American tribes. The event will feature speakers from the Havasupai, Hualapai, Navajo and Hopi communities supportive of the n… Continue Reading
10.08.15
As Committee Republicans Filibuster Land and Water Conservation Fund, Democrats Send Letter to Bishop Setting the Record Straight
Washington, D.C. - In response to Chairman Rob Bishop's (R-Utah) intentionally confrontational Oct. 7 letter to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack demanding publicly available information on the Land and Water Conservation Fund - a popular, bipartisan program Bishop let expire on Sept. 30 - Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Democratic members of the House Natural Resources Committee sent the chairman a letter today answering his questions and… Continue Reading
10.08.15
Grijalva Statement on DOJ Settlement with Lumber Liquidators: “If Republicans Had Their Way, They Could Cut Any Tree They Liked”
Washington, D.C. - Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) released this statement on today's announcement that Lumber Liquidators has pled guilty to violations of the Lacey Act. The company illegally imported Russian timber into the United States and has agreed to pay fines totaling $10 million. "This is why we amended the Lacey Act in 2008 to include plant products. Illegal logging is one of the world's biggest environmental and economic problems, and toda… Continue Reading
09.29.15
Rep. Grijalva Highlights Republican Majority’s Misstatements on Land and Water Conservation Fund Ahead of Tomorrow’s Expiration
Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva released the following statement today ahead of Wednesday's expected expiration of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), one of the nation's most successful public land conservation programs. The program's funding authorization will expire on Wednesday and the Fund will stop collecting the royalties it currently receives from oil drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf. "You can see just how extreme some House Republicans really a… Continue Reading
09.18.15
Rnk. Mbr. Grijalva Introduces Natl. Park Service Centennial Act to Provide Funding, Management Authority for NPS 100th Anniversary
Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today introduced the National Park Service Centennial Act (H.R. 3556), which provides funding and management authority for the National Park Service (NPS) to help the country celebrate the Service's 100th anniversary next year. The bill establishes a National Park Centennial Challenge Fund at the NPS, matched by private donations, to support signature NPS projects through 2018, among other measures. A full explanation of the bil… Continue Reading
08.24.15
Ranking Member Grijalva Celebrating National Park Service 99th Birthday at Saguaro National Park Tuesday Ahead of LWCF Expiration
Tucson, Ariz. - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) will join Saguaro National Park staff and students from Cholla High School, Desert View High School and Pueblo High School for a day of appreciation at Saguaro National Park West celebrating the National Park Service's 99th birthday on Tuesday, Aug. 25, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Participants will hear from Rep. Grijalva, Saguaro National Park Superintendent Darla Sidles and park staff about the … Continue Reading
07.15.15
Ranking Member Grijalva Leads 89 Democrats in Asking Defense Conferees to Reject Anti-Environment Riders in National Defense Bill
Washington, D.C. - Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and 88 other House Democrats sent a letter today to House and Senate Armed Services Committee leaders asking them to keep provisions attacking endangered species and public lands out of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). A conference committee began meeting this week to reconcile differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill. While the Senate bill has few anti-environment … Continue Reading
06.26.15
Grijalva Reintroduces Package of Bills that Preserve, Protect and Restore Arizona Public Land, Citing Economic and Cultural Benefits
Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva introduced a package of three Arizona public land bills yesterday - the Sonoran Desert Heritage Act, the Southern Arizona Public Lands Protection Act and the Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area Act - that mark the latest step in his ongoing efforts to preserve natural and cultural resources throughout the state. Grijalva will be in Arizona next week and available for media inquiries. The Arizona public land bill package includes: &… Continue Reading
06.02.15
Ranking Member Grijalva Applauds Obama Administration’s Efforts to Protect the Greater Sage-Grouse
This press release was distributed May 28. Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) issued the following statement following the Obama Administration's announcement of the completed environmental reviews for Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service land management plans in the core habitat of the greater sage-grouse: "I applaud the Administration and the states for working together to revise these plans in an attempt to conserve the greater sage-grouse. This… Continue Reading
04.30.15
Grijalva, Udall Introduce Major Bill to Recruit Veterans, Underserved Communities for Environmental Conservation Programs
Washington, D.C. - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, today introduced the Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2015. The bill expands the pool of Public Lands Corps participants to include many veterans, encourages recruitment among minority and underserved communities, makes it easier for Corps members to finish a degree before s… Continue Reading
04.29.15
Ranking Member Grijalva Questions Legal Basis of Campaign by New Republican Group to Take Away Federal Control of Public Lands
Washington, D.C. - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva released the following statement on the recent formation of the House Republican "Federal Land Action Group." "Building on the ideas of extremists like Cliven Bundy, House Republicans have formed a group to explore the idea that if you see a federal resource you like, maybe you can just take it. Hopefully I can save them some time and spare the State of Utah the $12 million the Legislature wants to spend on thi… Continue Reading