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[H. Res. 392 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                  House Calendar No. 58
115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 392

                          [Report No. 115-186]

   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1873) to amend the 
     Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to enhance the 
reliability of the electricity grid and reduce the threat of wildfires 
   to and from electric transmission and distribution facilities on 
Federal lands by facilitating vegetation management on such lands, and 
 providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1654) to authorize the 
 Secretary of the Interior to coordinate Federal and State permitting 
  processes related to the construction of new surface water storage 
   projects on lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the 
 Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture and to designate the Bureau 
of Reclamation as the lead agency for permit processing, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 20, 2017

   Mr. Newhouse, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following 
resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1873) to amend the 
     Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to enhance the 
reliability of the electricity grid and reduce the threat of wildfires 
   to and from electric transmission and distribution facilities on 
Federal lands by facilitating vegetation management on such lands, and 
 providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1654) to authorize the 
 Secretary of the Interior to coordinate Federal and State permitting 
  processes related to the construction of new surface water storage 
   projects on lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the 
 Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture and to designate the Bureau 
of Reclamation as the lead agency for permit processing, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the 
Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the House 
resolved into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the 
Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1873) to amend the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to enhance the reliability of 
the electricity grid and reduce the threat of wildfires to and from 
electric transmission and distribution facilities on Federal lands by 
facilitating vegetation management on such lands. The first reading of 
the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against 
consideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined 
to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Natural Resources. After general debate the bill shall be considered 
for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to 
consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the 
five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the 
bill. The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
considered as read. All points of order against the committee amendment 
in the nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment to the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those 
printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
this resolution. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order 
printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in 
the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the 
time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall 
not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or 
in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against such 
amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill 
for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House 
with such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a 
separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of 
the Whole to the bill or to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion 
except one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
    Sec. 2.  At any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker 
may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the House resolved 
into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1654) to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to coordinate Federal and State permitting processes related 
to the construction of new surface water storage projects on lands 
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the 
Secretary of Agriculture and to designate the Bureau of Reclamation as 
the lead agency for permit processing, and for other purposes. The 
first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order 
against consideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be 
confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Natural Resources. After general debate the bill shall be considered 
for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to 
consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the 
five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the 
bill. The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
considered as read. All points of order against the committee amendment 
in the nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment to the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those 
printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
this resolution. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order 
printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in 
the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the 
time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall 
not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or 
in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against such 
amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill 
for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House 
with such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a 
separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of 
the Whole to the bill or to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion 
except one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
                                                  House Calendar No. 58

115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 392

                          [Report No. 115-186]

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                               RESOLUTION

   Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1873) to amend the 
     Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to enhance the 
reliability of the electricity grid and reduce the threat of wildfires 
   to and from electric transmission and distribution facilities on 
Federal lands by facilitating vegetation management on such lands, and 
 providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1654) to authorize the 
 Secretary of the Interior to coordinate Federal and State permitting 
  processes related to the construction of new surface water storage 
   projects on lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the 
 Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture and to designate the Bureau 
of Reclamation as the lead agency for permit processing, and for other 
                               purposes.

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                             June 20, 2017

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed