[House Report 112-346]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


                                                 Union Calendar No. 231

112th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - - - House Report 112-346

             REPORT ON LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES

                                 of the

                     COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES

                                 of the

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                               during the

                      ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS




 December 23, 2011.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 
            the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
                     COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES

                   DOC HASTINGS, Washington, Chairman
       EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts, Ranking Democratic Member
DON YOUNG, Alaska                    DALE E. KILDEE, Michigan
JOHN J. DUNCAN, Jr., Tennessee       PETER A. DeFAZIO, Oregon
LOUIE GOHMERT, Texas                 ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA, American 
ROB BISHOP, Utah                         Samoa
DOUG LAMBORN, Colorado               FRANK PALLONE, Jr., New Jersey
ROBERT J. WITTMAN, Virginia          GRACE F. NAPOLITANO, California
PAUL C. BROUN, Georgia               RUSH D. HOLT, New Jersey
JOHN FLEMING, Louisiana              RAUL M. GRIJALVA, Arizona
MIKE COFFMAN, Colorado               MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO, Guam
TOM McCLINTOCK, California           JIM COSTA, California
GLENN THOMPSON, Pennsylvania         DAN BOREN, Oklahoma
JEFF DENHAM, California              GREGORIO KILILI CAMACHO SABLAN, 
DAN BENISHEK, Michigan                   CNMI
DAVID RIVERA, Florida                MARTIN HEINRICH, New Mexico
JEFF DUNCAN, South Carolina          BEN RAY LUJAN, New Mexico
SCOTT R. TIPTON, Colorado            JOHN P. SARBANES, Maryland
PAUL A. GOSAR, Arizona               BETTY SUTTON, Ohio
RAUL R. LABRADOR, Idaho              NIKI TSONGAS, Massachusetts
KRISTI L. NOEM, South Dakota         PEDRO R. PIERLUISI, Puerto Rico
STEVE SOUTHERLAND II, Florida        JOHN GARAMENDI, California
BILL FLORES, Texas                   COLLEEN W. HANABUSA, Hawaii
ANDY HARRIS, Maryland                Vacancy
JEFFREY M. LANDRY, Louisiana
JON RUNYAN, New Jersey
BILL JOHNSON, Ohio
MARK AMODEI, Nevada

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On January 5, 2011, pursuant to H. Res. 6, Chairman Doc Hastings, of 
Washington, was elected to the Committee.
On January 5, 2011, pursuant to H. Res. 7, Ranking Member Edward J. 
Markey, of Massachusetts, was elected to the Committee.
On January 18, 2011, pursuant to H. Res. 37, the Majority (Republican) 
Members were elected to the Committee.
On January 19, 2011, pursuant to H. Res. 39, the Minority (Democrat) 
Members were elected to the Committee.
On March 2, 2011, Congresswoman Donna M. Christensen, of the U.S. 
Virgin Islands, resigned from the Committee.
On October 25, 2011, Congressman Charles J. ``Chuck'' Fleischmann, of 
Tennessee, resigned from the Committee.
On October 25, 2011, pursuant to H. Res. 447, Congressman Mark Amodei, 
was elected to the Committee.


      STANDING SUBCOMMITTEES OF THE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
              Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources

                       DOUG LAMBORN, CO, Chairman
              RUSH D. HOLT, NJ, Ranking Democratic Member
LOUIE GOHMERT, TX                    PETER A. DeFAZIO, OR
PAUL C. BROUN, GA                    MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO, GU
JOHN FLEMING, LA                     JIM COSTA, CA
MIKE COFFMAN, CO                     DAN BOREN, OK
GLENN THOMPSON, PA                   GREGORIO KILILI CAMACHO SABLAN, 
DAN BENISHEK, MI                         CNMI
DAVID RIVERA, FL                     MARTIN HEINRICH, NM
JEFF DUNCAN, SC                      JOHN P. SARBANES, MD
PAUL A. GOSAR, AZ                    BETTY SUTTON, OH
BILL FLORES, TX                      NIKI TSONGAS, MA
JEFFREY M. LANDRY, LA                Vacancy
BILL JOHNSON, OH                     EDWARD J. MARKEY, MA, ex officio
MARK AMODEI, NV
DOC HASTINGS, WA, ex officio

    Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs

                       JOHN FLEMING, LA, Chairman
    GREGORIO KILILI CAMACHO SABLAN, CNMI, Ranking Democratic Member
DON YOUNG, AK                        ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA, AS
ROBERT J. WITTMAN, VA                FRANK PALLONE, Jr., NJ
JEFF DUNCAN, SC                      MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO, GU
STEVE SOUTHERLAND II, FL             PEDRO R. PIERLUISI, PR
BILL FLORES, TX                      COLLEEN W. HANABUSA, HI
ANDY HARRIS, MD                      Vacancy
JEFFREY M. LANDRY, LA                EDWARD J. MARKEY, MA, ex officio
JON RUNYAN, NJ
DOC HASTINGS, WA, ex officio
            Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs

                        DON YOUNG, AK, Chairman
                DAN BOREN, OK, Ranking Democratic Member
TOM McCLINTOCK, CA                   DALE E. KILDEE, MI
JEFF DENHAM, CA                      ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA, AS
DAN BENISHEK, MI                     BEN RAY LUJAN, NM
PAUL A. GOSAR, AZ                    COLLEEN W. HANABUSA, HI
RAUL R. LABRADOR, ID                 EDWARD J. MARKEY, MA, ex officio
KRISTI L. NOEM, SD
DOC HASTINGS, WA, ex officio

        Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands

                        ROB BISHOP, UT, Chairman
            RAUL M. GRIJALVA, AZ, Ranking Democratic Member
DON YOUNG, AK                        DALE E. KILDEE, MI
JOHN J. DUNCAN, Jr., TN              PETER A. DeFAZIO, OR
DOUG LAMBORN, CO                     RUSH D. HOLT, NJ
PAUL C. BROUN, GA                    MARTIN HEINRICH, NM
MIKE COFFMAN, CO                     JOHN P. SARBANES, MD
TOM McCLINTOCK, CA                   BETTY SUTTON, OH
DAVID RIVERA, FL                     NIKI TSONGAS, MA
SCOTT R. TIPTON, CO                  JOHN GARAMENDI, CA
RAUL R. LABRADOR, ID                 EDWARD J. MARKEY, MA, ex officio
KRISTI L. NOEM, SD
MARK AMODEI, NV
DOC HASTINGS, WA, ex officio

                    Subcommittee on Water and Power

                      TOM McCLINTOCK, CA, Chairman
           GRACE F. NAPOLITANO, CA, Ranking Democratic Member
LOUIE GOHMERT, TX                    RAUL M. GRIJALVA, AZ
JEFF DENHAM, CA                      JIM COSTA, CA
SCOTT R. TIPTON, CO                  BEN RAY LUJAN, NM
PAUL A. GOSAR, AZ                    JOHN GARAMENDI, CA
RAUL R. LABRADOR, ID                 EDWARD J. MARKEY, MA, ex officio
KRISTI L. NOEM, SD
DOC HASTINGS, WA, ex officio
                         LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

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                          House of Representatives,
                            Committee on Natural Resources,
                                                 December 23, 2011.
Hon. Karen L. Haas,
Clerk of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Ms. Haas: Pursuant to clause 1(d) of rule XI and rule 
X of the Rules of the House of Representatives, here is a 
quarterly report of the legislative and oversight activities of 
the Committee on Natural Resources during the 112th Congress.
            Sincerely,
                                              Doc Hastings,
                                                          Chairman.


                            C O N T E N T S

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Letter of Transmittal............................................     V
Overview.........................................................     1
    Full Committee...............................................     3
        Legislative Activities...................................     3
        Oversight Activities.....................................     7
    Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.................     9
        Legislative Activities...................................     9
        Oversight Activities.....................................    10
    Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular 
      Affairs....................................................    11
        Legislative Activities...................................    11
        Oversight Activities.....................................    12
    Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.............    13
        Legislative Activities...................................    13
        Oversight Activities.....................................    14
    Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.....    14
        Legislative Activities...................................    14
        Oversight Activities.....................................    18
    Subcommittee on Water and Power..............................    19
        Legislative Activities...................................    19
        Oversight Activities.....................................    20
Appendices:
  I. Printed Hearings................................................21
 II. Legislation Passed House........................................35
III. List of Public Laws.............................................39
 IV. Committee Prints................................................39
  V. Committee Legislative Reports...................................41
 VI. H. Res. 72......................................................45
VII. Views...........................................................79


112th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    112-346

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   LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL 
                        RESOURCES 112TH CONGRESS

                                _______
                                

 December 23, 2011.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 
            the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

                                _______
                                

 Mr. Hastings of Washington, from the Committee on Natural Resources, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                             together with

                    ADDITIONAL AND DISSENTING VIEWS

                                Overview

    The Committee on Natural Resources met on January 26, 2011, 
for an organizational meeting of the 112th Congress under the 
direction of Chairman Doc Hastings. The Committee Membership 
was 48 Members with 27 Republicans and 21 Democrats.
    The Committee established five subcommittees: Energy and 
Mineral Resources (Doug Lamborn, Chairman); Fisheries, 
Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs (John Fleming, Chairman); 
Indian and Alaska Native Affairs (Don Young, Chairman); 
National Parks, Forests and Public Lands (Rob Bishop, 
Chairman); and Water and Power (Tom McClintock, Chairman).

                              Jurisdiction

    The jurisdiction of the Committee on Natural Resources, as 
prescribed by clause (m)(1) of rule X of the Rules of the House 
is as follows:
    (1) Fisheries and wildlife, including research, 
restoration, refuges, and conservation.
    (2) Forest reserves and national parks created from the 
public domain.
    (3) Forfeiture of land grants and alien ownership, 
including alien ownership of mineral lands.
    (4) Geological Survey.
    (5) International fishing agreements.
    (6) Interstate compacts relating to apportionment of waters 
for irrigation purposes.
    (7) Irrigation and reclamation, including water supply for 
reclamation projects and easements of public lands for 
irrigation projects; and acquisition of private lands when 
necessary to complete irrigation projects.
    (8) Native Americans generally, including the care and 
allotment of Native American lands and general and special 
measures relating to claims that are paid out of Native 
American funds.
    (9) Insular possessions of the United States generally 
(except those affecting the revenue and appropriations).
    (10) Military parks and battlefields, national cemeteries 
administered by the Secretary of the Interior, parks within the 
District of Columbia, and the erection of monuments to the 
memory of individuals.
    (11) Mineral land laws and claims and entries thereunder.
    (12) Mineral resources of the public lands.
    (13) Mining interests generally.
    (14) Mining schools and experimental stations.
    (15) Marine affairs, including coastal zone management 
(except for measures relating to oil and other pollution of 
navigable waters).
    (16) Oceanography.
    (17) Petroleum conservation on public lands and 
conservation of the radium supply in the United States.
    (18) Preservation of prehistoric ruins and objects of 
interest on the public domain.
    (19) Public lands generally, including entry, easements, 
and the grazing thereon.
    (20) Relations of the United States with Native Americans 
and Native American tribes.
    (21) Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline (except ratemaking).

                           Activities Report
               Committee on Natural Resources Statistics

Total number of bills and resolutions referred...................   464
Total number of meeting days:
    Full Committee (35)
    Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources (20)
    Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular 
      Affairs (15)
    Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs (10)
    Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands (21)
    Subcommittee on Water and Power (14)
        Total....................................................   115
Total number of bills ordered reported from Committee............    76
Total number of reports filed....................................    54
Total number of bills referred to/discharged by Committee on 
  Natural Resources and passed by the House of Representatives...    30
Total number of public laws......................................     4
Total number of bills enacted into law*..........................     4

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*Includes House and Senate Resolutions.

                             Full Committee


                       I. LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES

A. Legislative and Administrative Hearings and Markups

    January 26, 2011--Full Committee met to organize for the 
112th Congress; to adopt the Committee Rules, agree to an 
oversight plan, and adopt the Committee Staff Hiring 
Resolution.
    April 13, 2011--Markup held on H.R. 1229, to amend the 
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to facilitate the safe and 
timely production of American energy resources from the Gulf of 
Mexico; H.R. 1230, to require the Secretary of the Interior to 
conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, and for other 
purposes; and H.R. 1231, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf 
Lands Act to require that each 5-year offshore oil and gas 
leasing program offer leasing in the areas with the most 
prospective oil and gas resources, to establish a domestic oil 
and natural gas production goal, and for other purposes.
    May 25, 2011--Markup held on H.R. 290, 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; and H.R. 1670, to amend the 
Sikes Act to improve the application of that Act to State-owned 
facilities used for the national defense.
    June 15, 2011--Markup held on H.R. 295, to amend the 
Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 to authorize 
funds to acquire hydrographic data and provide hydrographic 
services specific to the Arctic for safe navigation, 
delineating the United States extended continental shelf, and 
the monitoring and description of coastal changes; H.R. 320, to 
designate a Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial at the 
March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California; H.R. 441, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue permits for a 
microhydro project in nonwilderness areas within the boundaries 
of Denali National Park and Preserve, to acquire land for 
Denali National Park and Preserve from Doyon Tourism, Inc., and 
for other purposes; H.R. 470, to further allocate and expand 
the availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover 
Dam, and for other purposes; H.R. 489, to clarify the 
jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to 
the C.C. Cragin Dam and Reservoir, and for other purposes; H.R. 
643, to provide for the exchange of certain land located in the 
Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests in the State of Colorado, 
and for other purposes; H.R. 670, to convey certain submerged 
lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in 
order to give that territory the same benefits in its submerged 
lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have in 
their submerged lands; H.R. 686, to require the conveyance of 
certain public land within the boundaries of Camp Williams, 
Utah, to support the training and readiness of the Utah 
National Guard; H.R. 765, to amend the National Forest Ski Area 
Permit Act of 1986 to clarify the authority of the Secretary of 
Agriculture regarding additional recreational uses of National 
Forest System land that is subject to ski area permits, and for 
other purposes; H.R. 944, to eliminate an unused lighthouse 
reservation, provide management consistency by incorporating 
the rocks and small islands along the coast of Orange County, 
California, into the California Coastal National Monument 
managed by the Bureau of Land Management, and meet the original 
Congressional intent of preserving Orange County's rocks and 
small islands, and for other purposes; H.R. 1022, to authorize 
the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of 
alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of the 
Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the National Parks, and 
for other purposes; H.R. 1141, to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of 
designating prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites 
on Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as a 
unit of the National Park System; H.R. 1160, to require the 
Secretary of the Interior to convey the McKinney Lake National 
Fish Hatchery to the State of North Carolina, and for other 
purposes; and S. 266, a bill to redesignate the Noxubee 
National Wildlife Refuge as the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee 
National Wildlife Refuge.
    June 24, 2011--Full Committee met to approve the semi-
annual 112th Congress Report on Legislative and Oversight 
Activities of the Committee on Natural Resources.
    July 13, 2011--Markup held on H.R. 1408, to provide for the 
settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act, and for other purposes; H.R. 1904, to 
facilitate the efficient extraction of mineral resources in 
southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of 
Federal and non-Federal land, and for other purposes; H.R. 
2150, 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 2011 
through 2021, and for other purposes; H.R. 2170, streamlining 
Federal review to facilitate renewable energy projects; H.R. 
2171, to promote timely exploration for geothermal resources 
under existing geothermal leases, and for other purposes; H.R. 
2172, to facilitate the development of wind energy resources on 
Federal lands; and H.R. 2173, to facilitate the development of 
offshore wind energy resources.
    July 20, 2011--Markup held on H.R. 241, to authorize the 
conveyance of certain National Forest System lands in the Los 
Padres National Forest in California; H.R. 258, to require the 
Office of Management and Budget to prepare a crosscut budget 
for restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, to 
require the Environmental Protection Agency to develop and 
implement an adaptive management plan, and for other purposes; 
H.R. 461, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
certain Federal features of the electric distribution system to 
the South Utah Valley Electric Service District, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 473, to provide for the conveyance of 
approximately 140 acres of land in the Ouachita National Forest 
in Oklahoma to the Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy 
Scouts of America, and for other purposes; H.R. 795, to expand 
small-scale hydropower; H.R. 818, to direct the Secretary of 
the Interior to allow for prepayment of repayment contracts 
between the United States and the Uintah Water Conservancy 
District; H.R. 1158, to authorize the conveyance of mineral 
rights by the Secretary of the Interior in the State of 
Montana, and for other purposes; H.R. 1258, to provide for the 
conveyance of parcels of land to Mantua, Box Elder County, 
Utah; H.R. 1421, to amend the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1986 to clarify the role of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma 
with regard to the maintenance of the W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam in 
Oklahoma; H.R. 1560, to amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and 
Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to 
allow the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribe to determine blood 
quantum requirement for membership in that tribe; and H.R. 
2011, to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an 
assessment of the capability of the Nation to meet our current 
and future demands for the minerals critical to United States 
manufacturing competitiveness and economic and national 
security in a time of expanding resource nationalism, and for 
other purposes.
    October 5, 2011--Markup held on H.R. 306, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement to provide 
for management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around 
the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge; H.R. 443, to provide 
for the conveyance of certain property from the United States 
to the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska; H.R. 
588, to redesignate the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge as the 
Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge; H.R. 850, to 
facilitate a proposed project in the Lower St. Croix Wild and 
Scenic River, and for other purposes; H.R. 991, to amend the 
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of 
polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the 
date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species 
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; H.R. 1162, to provide 
the Quileute Indian Tribe Tsunami and Flood Protection, and for 
other purposes; H.R. 1461, to authorize the Mescalero Apache 
Tribe to lease adjudicated water rights; H.R. 1466, to resolve 
the status of certain persons legally residing in the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands under the 
immigration laws of the United States; H.R. 1505, to prohibit 
the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture from taking 
action on public lands which impede border security on such 
lands, and for other purposes; H.R. 1556, to amend the Omnibus 
Indian Advancement Act to allow certain land to be used to 
generate income to provide funding for academic programs, and 
for other purposes; H.R. 1740, to amend the Wild and Scenic 
Rivers Act to designate a segment of Illabot Creek in Skagit 
County, Washington, as a component of the National Wild and 
Scenic Rivers System; H.R. 2060, to amend the Wild and Scenic 
Rivers Act to adjust the Crooked River boundary, to provide 
water certainty for the City of Prineville, Oregon, and for 
other purposes; H.R. 2351, to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to continue stocking fish in certain lakes in the 
North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation 
Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area; H.R. 2352, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to adjust the boundary 
of the Stephen Mather Wilderness and the North Cascades 
National Park in order to allow the rebuilding of a road 
outside of the floodplain while ensuring that there is no net 
loss of acreage to the Park or the Wilderness, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 2360, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
Act to extend the Constitution, laws, and jurisdiction of the 
United States to installations and devices attached to the 
seabed of the Outer Continental Shelf for the production and 
support of production of energy from sources other than oil and 
gas, and for other purposes; H.R. 2578, to amend the Wild and 
Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of the Lower Merced 
River in California, and for other purposes; H.R. 2752, to 
amend the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to conduct onshore oil and gas lease sales through 
Internet-based live lease sales, and for other purposes; H.R. 
2803, to direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and 
Enforcement, to conduct a technological capability assessment, 
survey, and economic feasibility study regarding recovery of 
minerals, other than oil and natural gas, from the shallow and 
deep seabed of the United States; H.R. 2842, to authorize all 
Bureau of Reclamation conduit facilities for hydropower 
development under Federal Reclamation law, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 2915, to repeal the Western Area Power 
Administration borrowing authority, and for other purposes; and 
H.R. 3069, to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to 
reduce predation on endangered Columbia River salmon and other 
nonlisted species, and for other purposes.
    November 17, 2011--Markup held on H.R. 200, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of water resources 
in the Rialto-Colton Basin in the State of California, and for 
other purposes; H.R. 205, to amend the Act titled ``An Act to 
authorize the leasing of restricted Indian lands for public, 
religious, educational, recreational, residential, business, 
and other purposes requiring the grant of long-term leases,'' 
approved August 9, 1955, to provide for Indian tribes to enter 
into certain leases without prior express approval from the 
Secretary of the Interior; H.R. 1545, to establish the Waco 
Mammoth National Monument in the State of Texas, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 2027, to revise the boundaries of John H. Chafee 
Coastal Barrier Resources System Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, 
Easton Beach Unit RI-05P, Almy Pond Unit RI-06, and Hazards 
Beach Unit RI-07 in Rhode Island; H.R. 2070, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to install in the area of the World 
War II Memorial in the District of Columbia a suitable plaque 
or an inscription with the words that President Franklin D. 
Roosevelt prayed with the nation on June 6, 1944, the morning 
of D-Day; H.R. 2087, to remove restrictions from a parcel of 
land situated in the Atlantic District, Accomack County, 
Virginia; H.R. 2154, to correct the boundaries of the John H. 
Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Gasparilla Island Unit 
FL-70P; H.R. 2236, to provide for the issuance of a Wildlife 
Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp; H.R. 2336, to 
amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of 
the York River and associated tributaries for study for 
potential inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 
System; H.R. 2362, to facilitate economic development by Indian 
tribes and encourage investment by Turkish enterprises; H.R. 
2606, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to allow the 
construction and operation of natural gas pipeline facilities 
in the Gateway National Recreation Area, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 2719, to ensure public access to the summit of 
Rattlesnake Mountain in the Hanford Reach National Monument for 
educational, recreational, historical, scientific, cultural, 
and other purposes; H.R. 2834, to recognize the heritage of 
recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on Federal public 
lands and ensure continued opportunities for these activities; 
H.R. 2938, to prohibit certain gaming activities on certain 
Indian lands in Arizona; H.R. 3117, to grant the Secretary of 
the Interior permanent authority to authorize States to issue 
electronic duck stamps, and for other purposes; H.R. 3397, to 
modify the Forest Service Recreation Residence Program by 
implementing a simple, equitable, and predictable procedure for 
determining cabin user fees, and for other purposes; H.R. 3404, 
to establish in the Department of the Interior an Under 
Secretary for Energy, Lands, and Minerals and a Bureau of Ocean 
Energy, an Ocean Energy Safety Service, and an Office of 
Natural Resources Revenue, and for other purposes; and S. 535, 
a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease 
certain lands within Fort Pulaski National Monument, and for 
other purposes.
    December 1, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 594, to promote 
coastal jobs creation, promote sustainable fisheries and 
fishing communities, revitalize waterfronts, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 1013, to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act to provide the New England 
Fishery Management Council additional resources to address 
research and monitoring priorities established by the Council; 
H.R. 1646, to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act to preserve jobs and coastal communities 
through transparency and accountability in fishery management, 
and for other purposes; H.R. 2304, to amend the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act 
of 2006 to provide the necessary scientific information to 
properly implement annual catch limits, and for other purposes; 
H.R. 2610, to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act to reform procedures for the payment of 
funds from the asset forfeiture fund, and for other purposes; 
H.R. 2753, to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act to provide Internet access to Regional 
Fishery Management Council meetings and meeting records, and 
for other purposes; H.R. 2772, to amend the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act to permit eligible 
fishermen to approve certain limited access privilege programs, 
and for other purposes; and H.R. 3061, to amend the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to extend the 
authorized time period for rebuilding of certain overfished 
fisheries, and for other purposes.

  II. OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE FULL COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES

A. Oversight Hearings

    January 26, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``The Final Report 
from the President's National Commission on the BP Deepwater 
Horizon Spill and Offshore Drilling.''
    March 1, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``The Impact of the 
Administration's Wild Lands Order on Jobs and Economic 
Growth.''
    March 3, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Department of the 
Interior Spending and the President's Fiscal Year 2012 Budget 
Proposal.''
    March 16, 2011--Oversight hearing on the ``Obama 
Administration's De Facto Moratorium in the Gulf: State, 
Community and Economic Impacts.''
    March 17, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Harnessing American 
Resources to Create Jobs and Address Rising Gasoline Prices: 
Domestic Resources and Economic Impacts.''
    March 30, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Examining the 
Spending Priorities and the Missions of the Bureau of Ocean 
Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE), and the 
President's FY 2012 Budget Proposal.''
    March 31, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Harnessing American 
Resources to Create Jobs and Address Rising Gasoline Prices: 
Impacts on Businesses and Families.''
    April 18, 2011--Oversight field hearing in Houma, 
Louisiana, on ``Gulf of Mexico: A Focus on Community Recovery 
and New Response Technology.''
    May 3, 2011--Joint oversight hearing with the Committee on 
Agriculture on ``At Risk: American Jobs, Agriculture, Health 
and Species--the Costs of Federal Regulatory Dysfunction.''
    May 13, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``American Energy 
Initiative: Identifying Roadblocks to Wind and Solar Energy on 
Public Lands and Waters, Part 1--Department of the Interior 
Officials.''
    May 25, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Harnessing American 
Resources to Create Jobs and Address Rising Gasoline Prices: 
Impacts on Seniors, Working Families and Memorial Day 
Vacations.''
    June 1, 2011--Oversight hearing on the ``American Energy 
Initiative: Identifying Roadblocks to Wind and Solar Energy on 
Public Lands and Waters, Part 2--The Wind and Solar Industry 
Perspective.''
    July 15, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Offshore Energy: 
Interior Department's Plans for Offshore Energy, Revenue, and 
Safety Reorganization.''
    July 27, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``State Perspectives on 
Offshore Revenue Sharing.''
    September 8, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Creating American 
Jobs by Harnessing Our Resources: U.S. Offshore and Renewable 
Energy Production.''
    September 14, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Creating 
American Jobs by Harnessing our Resources: Domestic Mining 
Opportunities and Hurdles.''
    September 21, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``ANWR: Jobs, 
Energy and Deficit Reduction.'' (Part 1)
    October 4, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``The President's New 
National Ocean Policy--A Plan for Further Restrictions on 
Ocean, Coastal and Inland Activities.''
    October 12, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``One Year after 
President Obama's Gulf of Mexico 6-Month Moratorium Officially 
Lifted: Examining the Lingering Impacts on Jobs, Energy 
Production and Local Economies.''
    October 13, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``BOEMRE/U.S. Coast 
Guard Joint Investigation Team Report.'' (Part 1)
    October 17, 2011--Oversight field hearing in Seattle, 
Washington, on ``NOAA's Steller Sea Lion Science and Fishery 
Management Restrictions--Does the Science Support the 
Decisions?''
    October 26, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``The President's 
New National Ocean Policy--A Plan for Further Restrictions on 
Ocean, Coastal and Inland Activities.''
    October 27, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Gulf Coast 
Recovery: President Obama's BP Compensation Fund, How Is It 
Working?''
    November 2, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``BOEMRE/U.S. Coast 
Guard Joint Investigation Team Report.'' (Part 2)
    November 16, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``The Future of 
U.S. Oil and Natural Gas Development on Federal Lands and 
Waters.''
    November 18, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``ANWR: Jobs, 
Energy and Deficit Reduction.''(Part 2)
    December 6, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``The Endangered 
Species Act: How Litigation is Costing Jobs and Impeding True 
Recovery Efforts.''

              Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources


                       I. LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES

A. Legislative Hearings

    April 6, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 1229, to amend the 
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to facilitate the safe and 
timely production of American energy resources from the Gulf of 
Mexico; H.R. 1230, to require the Secretary of the Interior to 
conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, and for other 
purposes; and H.R. 1231, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf 
Lands Act to require that each 5-year offshore oil and gas 
leasing program offer leasing in the areas with the most 
prospective oil and gas resources, to establish a domestic oil 
and natural gas production goal, and for other purposes.
    June 3, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 1314, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to conduct a global rare earth 
element assessment, and for other purposes; and H.R. 2011, to 
require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an assessment 
of the capability of the Nation to meet our current and future 
demands for the minerals critical to United States 
manufacturing competitiveness and economic and national 
security in a time of expanding resource nationalism, and for 
other purposes.
    June 16, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 2150, 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 2011 through 2021, and for 
other purposes.
    June 23, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 2170, streamlining 
Federal review to facilitate renewable energy projects; H.R. 
2171, to promote timely exploration for geothermal resources 
under existing geothermal leases, and for other purposes; H.R. 
2172, to facilitate the development of wind energy resources on 
Federal lands; and H.R. 2173, to facilitate the development of 
offshore wind energy resources.
    September 13, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 2360, to amend the 
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to extend the Constitution, 
laws, and jurisdiction of the United States to installations 
and devices attached to the seabed of the Outer Continental 
Shelf for the production and support of production of energy 
from sources other than oil and gas, and for other purposes; 
H.R. 2752, to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to conduct onshore oil and gas lease 
sales through Internet-based live lease sales, and for other 
purposes; and H.R. 2803, to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior, acting through the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 
Regulation and Enforcement, to conduct a technological 
capability assessment, survey, and economic feasibility study 
regarding recovery of minerals, other than oil and natural gas, 
from the shallow and deep seabed of the United States.
    September 15, 2011--Hearing held on (Draft Bill) H.R. __, 
to establish in the Department of the Interior an Under 
Secretary for Energy, Lands, and Minerals and a Bureau of Ocean 
Energy, an Ocean Energy Safety Service, and an Office of 
Natural Resources Revenue, and for other purposes.
    November 18, 2011--Hearing held on (Draft Bill) H.R. __, to 
require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct certain 
offshore oil and gas lease sales, to provide fair and equitable 
revenue sharing for all coastal States, to formulate future 
offshore energy development plans in areas with the most 
potential, to generate revenue for American infrastructure, and 
for other purposes; (Draft Bill) H.R. __, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to establish and implement a 
competitive oil and gas leasing program for the exploration, 
development, and production of the oil and gas resources of the 
Coastal Plain of Alaska, to ensure secure energy supplies for 
the continental Pacific Coast of the United States, lower 
prices, and reduce imports, and for other purposes; (Draft 
Bill) H.R. __, to set clear rules for the development of United 
States oil shale resources, to promote shale technology 
research and development, and for other purposes; and (Draft 
Bill) H.R. __, to limit the authority of the Secretary of the 
Interior to issue regulations before December 31, 2013, under 
the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977.
    December 13, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 2512, 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; and 
H.R. 3479, to reauthorize Federal natural hazards reduction 
programs, and for other purposes.

  II. OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND MINERAL 
                               RESOURCES

A. Oversight Hearings

    March 9, 2011--Oversight hearing to ``Examine the Spending 
Priorities and the Missions of the U.S. Geological Survey and 
the President's FY 2012 Budget Proposal.''
    April 5, 2011--Oversight hearing on the ``Effect of the 
President's FY-2012 Budget and Legislative Proposals for the 
Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service's Energy 
and Minerals Programs on Private Sector Job Creation, Domestic 
Energy and Minerals Production and Deficit Reduction.''
    April 7, 2011--Oversight hearing on the ``Effect of the 
President's FY-2012 Budget and Legislative Proposals for the 
Office of Surface Mining on Private Sector Job Creation, 
Domestic Energy Production, State Programs and Deficit 
Reduction.''
    May 24, 2011--Oversight hearing on the ``Strategic and 
Critical Minerals Policy: Domestic Minerals Supplies and 
Demands in a time of Foreign Supply Disruptions.''
    June 2, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Domestic Oil and 
Natural Gas: Alaskan Resources, Access and Infrastructure.''
    July 8, 2011--Joint oversight hearing with the Committee on 
Agriculture, Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry 
on ``Challenges Facing Domestic Oil and Gas Development: Review 
of Bureau of Land Management/U.S. Forest Service Ban on 
Horizontal Drilling on Federal Lands.''
    July 14, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Abandoned Mined 
Lands: Innovative Solutions for Restoring the Environment, 
Improving Safety and Creating Jobs.''
    August 24, 2011--Oversight field hearing in Grand Junction, 
Colorado, on ``American Jobs and Energy Security: Domestic Oil 
Shale--the Status of Research, Regulation and Roadblocks.''
    September 9, 2011--Oversight Hearing on ``Impacts to 
Onshore Jobs, Revenue, and Energy: Review and Status of Sec. 
390 Categorical Exclusions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.''
    September 26, 2011--Oversight field hearing in Charleston, 
West Virginia, entitled ``Jobs at Risk: Community Impacts of 
the Obama Administration's Effort to Rewrite the Stream Buffer 
Zone Rule.''
    November 2, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``North American 
Offshore Energy: Mexico and Canada Boundary Treaties and New 
Drilling by Cuba and Bahamas.''
    November 4, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Jobs at Risk: 
Waste and Mismanagement by the Obama Administration in 
Rewriting the Stream Buffer Zone Rule.''

    Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs


                       I. LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES

A. Legislative Hearings

    April 7, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 258, to require the 
Office of Management and Budget to prepare a crosscut budget 
for restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, to 
require the Environmental Protection Agency to develop and 
implement an adaptive management plan, and for other purposes; 
H.R. 306, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into 
an agreement to provide for management of the free-roaming wild 
horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge; 
H.R. 588, to redesignate the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge 
as the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge; and S. 
266, a bill to redesignate the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge 
as the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge.
    May 12, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 295, to amend the 
Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 to authorize 
funds to acquire hydrographic data and provide hydrographic 
services specific to the Arctic for safe navigation, 
delineating the United States extended continental shelf, and 
the monitoring and description of coastal changes; H.R. 670, to 
convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands in order to give that territory the 
same benefits in its submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin 
Islands, and American Samoa have in their submerged lands; H.R. 
991, to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow 
importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in 
Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a 
threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; 
H.R. 1160, to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
the McKinney Lake National Fish Hatchery to the State of North 
Carolina, and for other purposes; and H.R. 1670, to amend the 
Sikes Act to improve the application of that Act to State-owned 
facilities used for the national defense.
    June 14, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 946, to amend the 
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to reduce predation on 
endangered Columbia River salmon, and for other purposes.
    July 14, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 44, to implement the 
recommendations of the Guam War Claims Review Commission; and 
H.R. 1466, to resolve the status of certain persons legally 
residing in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 
under the immigration laws of the United States.
    July 28, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 50, to reauthorize the 
African Elephant Conservation Act, the Rhinoceros and Tiger 
Conservation Act of 1994, and the Asian Elephant Conservation 
Act of 1997; H.R. 1760, to reauthorize the Great Ape 
Conservation Act, and for other purposes; and H.R. 1761, to 
reauthorize the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004, and for 
other purposes.
    October 25, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 2027, to revise the 
boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System 
Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, Easton Beach Unit RI-05P, Almy Pond 
Unit RI-06, and Hazards Beach Unit RI-07 in Rhode Island; H.R. 
2154, to correct the boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal 
Barrier Resources System Gasparilla Island Unit FL-70P; H.R. 
2236, to provide for the issuance of a Wildlife Refuge System 
Conservation Semipostal Stamp; H.R. 2714, to amend the Marine 
Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the transport, purchase, 
and sale of pelts of, and handicrafts, garments, and art 
produced from, Southcentral and Southeast Alaska northern sea 
otters that are taken for subsistence purposes; H.R. 2719, to 
ensure public access to the summit of Rattlesnake Mountain in 
the Hanford Reach National Monument for educational, 
recreational, historical, scientific, cultural, and other 
purposes; H.R. 3009, to amend the National Wildlife Refuge 
System Administration Act of 1966 to require that any new 
national wildlife refuge may not be established except as 
expressly authorized by statute; and H.R. 3117, to grant the 
Secretary of the Interior permanent authority to authorize 
States to issue electronic duck stamps, and for other purposes.
    December 15, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 1171, to 
reauthorize and amend the Marine Debris Research, Prevention, 
and Reduction Act; and S. 363, A bill to authorize the 
Secretary of Commerce to convey property of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to the City of 
Pascagoula, Mississippi, and for other purposes.

 II. OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON FISHERIES, WILDLIFE, 
                       OCEANS AND INSULAR AFFAIRS

A. Oversight Hearings

    March 2, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``The Department of the 
Interior Spending for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and 
the Office of Insular Affairs and the President's Fiscal Year 
2012 Budget Request for the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service and the Office of Insular Affairs.''
    March 31, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Spending for the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the 
National Marine Fisheries Service and the President's Fiscal 
Year 2012 Budget Request for these Agencies.''
    May 26, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Buying More Land When 
We Can't Maintain What We Already Own: The National Wildlife 
Refuge System's Operations and Maintenance Backlog Story!''
    June 24, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Why We Should Care 
About Bats: Devastating Impact White-Nose Syndrome Is Having on 
One of Nature's Best Pest Controllers.''
    June 27, 2011--Oversight field hearing in Shreveport, 
Louisiana, on ``Giant Salvinia: How Do We Protect Our 
Ecosystems?''
    July 14, 2011--Oversight hearing on Implementation of 
Public Law 110-229 to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands and Guam.
    July 26, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``NOAA's Fishery 
Science: Is the Lack of Basic Science Costing Jobs?''
    September 23, 2011--Oversight hearing to ``Review the 
Impact of Minimum Wage Increases in American Samoa and the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.''
    November 3, 2011--Oversight hearing entitled ``Florida 
Everglades Restoration: What are the Priorities?''
    December 15, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Harris Neck 
National Wildlife Refuge and How the Federal Government 
Obtained Title to This Land and Promises Made to the Original 
Landowners.''

            Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs


                       I. LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES

A. Legislative Hearings

    April 5, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 887, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to submit a report on Indian land 
fractionation, and for other purposes.
    May 26, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 1408, to provide for the 
settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act, and for other purposes.
    June 22, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 1158, to authorize the 
conveyance of mineral rights by the Secretary of the Interior 
in the State of Montana, and for other purposes; and H.R. 1560, 
to amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta 
Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to allow the Ysleta del 
Sur Pueblo Tribe to determine blood quantum requirement for 
membership in that tribe.
    July 12, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 1291, to amend the Act 
of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of 
the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes, and for 
other purposes; H.R. 1234, to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, 
to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to 
take land into trust for Indian tribes; and H.R. 1421, to amend 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to clarify the role 
of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma with regard to the 
maintenance of the W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam in Oklahoma.
    September 22, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 443, to provide 
for the conveyance of certain property from the United States 
to the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska; H.R. 
1461, to authorize the Mescalero Apache Tribe to lease 
adjudicated water rights; H.R. 1556, to amend the Omnibus 
Indian Advancement Act to allow certain land to be used to 
generate income to provide funding for academic programs, and 
for other purposes; and H.R. 2444, to amend the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act to provide further 
self-governance by Indian tribes, and for other purposes.
    October 4, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 2938, to prohibit 
certain gaming activities on certain Indian lands in Arizona.
    November 3, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 205, to amend the 
Act titled ``An Act to authorize the leasing of restricted 
Indian lands for public, religious, educational, recreational, 
residential, business, and other purposes requiring the grant 
of long-term leases,'' approved August 9, 1955, to provide for 
Indian tribes to enter into certain leases without prior 
express approval from the Secretary of the Interior; and H.R. 
2362, to facilitate economic development by Indian tribes and 
encourage investment by Turkish enterprises.

   II. OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON INDIAN AND ALASKA 
                             NATIVE AFFAIRS

A. Oversight Hearings

    March 8, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``The Effectiveness of 
Federal Spending on Native American Programs, and on the 
President's FY 2012 Budget Request for the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs and the Office of the Special Trustee for American 
Indians.''
    April 1, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Tribal Development of 
Energy Resources and the Creation of Energy Jobs on Indian 
Lands.''
    May 24, 2011--Joint oversight hearing with the Subcommittee 
on Water and Power on ``Protecting Long-Term Tribal Energy Jobs 
and Keeping Arizona Water and Power Costs Affordable: The 
Current and Future Role of the Navajo Generating Station.''

        Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands


                       I. LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES

A. Legislative Hearings

    May 4, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 241, to authorize the 
conveyance of certain National Forest System lands in the Los 
Padres National Forest in California; H.R. 290, 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; H.R. 320, to 
designate a Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial at the 
March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California; H.R. 441, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue permits for a 
microhydro project in nonwilderness areas within the boundaries 
of Denali National Park and Preserve, to acquire land for 
Denali National Park and Preserve from Doyon Tourism, Inc., and 
for other purposes; H.R. 643, to provide for the exchange of 
certain land located in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests 
in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes; H.R. 686, to 
require the conveyance of certain public land within the 
boundaries of Camp Williams, Utah, to support the training and 
readiness of the Utah National Guard; H.R. 765, to amend the 
National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 to clarify the 
authority of the Secretary of Agriculture regarding additional 
recreational uses of National Forest System land that is 
subject to ski area permits, and for other purposes; H.R. 850, 
to facilitate a proposed project in the Lower St. Croix Wild 
and Scenic River, and for other purposes; H.R. 944, to 
eliminate an unused lighthouse reservation, provide management 
consistency by incorporating the rocks and small islands along 
the coast of Orange County, California, into the California 
Coastal National Monument managed by the Bureau of Land 
Management, and meet the original Congressional intent of 
preserving Orange County's rocks and small islands, and for 
other purposes; H.R. 1022, to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating 
and interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early 
years of the National Parks, and for other purposes; and H.R. 
1141, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the 
suitability and feasibility of designating prehistoric, 
historic, and limestone forest sites on Rota, Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands, as a unit of the National Park 
System.
    June 14, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 473, to provide for the 
conveyance of approximately 140 acres of land in the Ouachita 
National Forest in Oklahoma to the Indian Nations Council, 
Inc., of the Boy Scouts of America, and for other purposes; 
H.R. 869, to clarify the definition of flood control operations 
for the purposes of the operation and maintenance of Project 
No. 2179 on the Lower Merced River; H.R. 1258, to provide for 
the conveyance of parcels of land to Mantua, Box Elder County, 
Utah; H.R. 1545, to establish the Waco Mammoth National 
Monument in the State of Texas, and for other purposes; H.R. 
1740, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a 
segment of Illabot Creek in Skagit County, Washington, as a 
component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; and 
H.R. 1904, to facilitate the efficient extraction of mineral 
resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an 
exchange of Federal and non-Federal land, and for other 
purposes.
    July 8, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 587, to amend the Public 
Lands Corps Act of 1993 to expand the authorization of the 
Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior to 
provide service opportunities for young Americans; help restore 
the nation's natural, cultural, historic, archaeological, 
recreational and scenic resources; train a new generation of 
public land managers and enthusiasts; and promote the value of 
public service; and H.R. 1505, to prohibit the Secretaries of 
the Interior and Agriculture from taking action on public lands 
which impede border security on such lands, and for other 
purposes.
    July 26, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 1581, to release 
wilderness study areas administered by the Bureau of Land 
Management that are not suitable for wilderness designation 
from continued management as defacto wilderness areas and to 
release inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest 
System that are not recommended for wilderness designation from 
the land use restrictions of the 2001 Roadless Area 
Conservation Final Rule and the 2005 State Petitions for 
Inventoried Roadless Area Management Final Rule, and for other 
purposes; and H.R. 2578, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers 
Act related to a segment of the Lower Merced River in 
California, and for other purposes.
    September 9, 2011--Hearing held on (Draft Bill) H.R. __, to 
modify the Forest Service Recreation Residence Program by 
implementing a simple, equitable, and predictable procedure for 
determining cabin user fees, and for other purposes; H.R. 1444, 
to require that hunting activities be a land use in all 
management plans for Federal land under the jurisdiction of the 
Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture to 
the extent that such use is not clearly incompatible with the 
purposes for which the Federal land is managed, and for other 
purposes; and H.R. 2834, to recognize the heritage of 
recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on Federal public 
lands and ensure continued opportunities for these activities.
    September 13, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 302, to provide 
for State approval of national monuments, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 758, to amend the Act popularly known as the 
Antiquities Act of 1906 to require certain procedures for 
designating national monuments, and for other purposes; H.R. 
817, to amend the Antiquities Act of 1906 to place additional 
requirements on the establishment of national monuments under 
that Act, and for other purposes; H.R. 845, to prohibit the 
further extension or establishment of national monuments in 
Montana, except by express authorization of Congress, and for 
other purposes; H.R. 846, to prohibit the further extension or 
establishment of national monuments in Idaho, except by express 
authorization of Congress, and for other purposes; and H.R. 
2147, to prohibit the further extension or establishment of 
national monuments in Utah except by express authorization of 
Congress.
    September 15, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 1162, to provide 
the Quileute Indian Tribe Tsunami and Flood Protection, and for 
other purposes; H.R. 2087, to remove restrictions from a parcel 
of land situated in the Atlantic District, Accomack County, 
Virginia; H.R. 2336, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to 
designate segments of the York River and associated tributaries 
for study for potential inclusion in the National Wild and 
Scenic Rivers System; H.R. 2351, to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to continue stocking fish in certain lakes in the 
North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation 
Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area; H.R. 2352, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to adjust the boundary 
of the Stephen Mather Wilderness and the North Cascades 
National Park in order to allow the rebuilding of a road 
outside of the floodplain while ensuring that there is no net 
loss of acreage to the Park or the Wilderness, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 2606, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
to allow the construction and operation of natural gas pipeline 
facilities in the Gateway National Recreation Area, and for 
other purposes; and H.R. 2687, to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to lease certain lands within Fort Pulaski 
National Monument, and for other purposes.
    September 22, 2011--Hearing held on (Draft Bill), H.R. __, 
to increase employment and educational opportunities in, and 
improve the economic stability of, counties containing Federal 
forest lands, while also reducing the cost of managing such 
lands, by providing such counties a dependable source of 
revenue from such lands; and H.R. 2852, to authorize Western 
States to make selections of public land within their borders 
in lieu of receiving 5 percent of the proceeds of the sale of 
public land lying within said States provided by their 
respective enabling Acts.
    October 4, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 854, to authorize the 
Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a 
commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its 
environs, and for other purposes; H.R. 1335, to revise the 
boundaries of the Gettysburg National Military Park to include 
the Gettysburg Train Station, and H.R. 2563, to authorize a 
Wall of Remembrance as part of the Korean War Veterans Memorial 
and to allow certain private contributions to fund that Wall of 
Remembrance.
    October 25, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 41, to designate 
certain Federal lands in San Diego County, California, as 
wilderness, and for other purposes; H.R. 113, to provide for 
additions to the Cucamonga and Sheep Mountain Wilderness Areas 
in the Angeles and San Bernardino National Forests and the 
protection of existing property rights in such additions, to 
require the Secretary of Agriculture to take steps to prevent 
and prepare for wildfires in the Cucamonga, Sheep Mountain, and 
San Gabriel Wilderness Areas and address the backlog of 
maintenance in the Angeles and San Bernardino National Forests, 
and for other purposes; H.R. 490, to modify the boundaries of 
Cibola National Forest in the State of New Mexico, to transfer 
certain Bureau of Land Management land for inclusion in the 
Manzano Mountain Wilderness, and for other purposes; H.R. 608, 
to expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the State of 
Washington, to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and 
Pratt River as wild and scenic rivers, and for other purposes; 
H.R. 977, to designate as wilderness certain land and inland 
water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in the 
State of Michigan, and for other purposes; H.R. 1126, to direct 
the Secretary of the Interior to sell certain Federal lands in 
Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New 
Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming, previously identified as 
suitable for disposal, and for other purposes; H.R. 1413, to 
provide for the designation of the Devil's Staircase Wilderness 
Area in the State of Oregon, to designate segments of Wasson 
and Franklin Creeks in the State of Oregon as wild or 
recreation rivers, and for other purposes; and H.R. 2050, to 
authorize the continued use of certain water diversions located 
on National Forest System land in the Frank Church-River of No 
Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in the 
State of Idaho, and for other purposes.
    November 3, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 1980, to authorize 
the Gold Star Mothers National Monument Foundation to establish 
a national monument in the District of Columbia; H.R. 2070, to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to install in the area of 
the World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia a 
suitable plaque or an inscription with the words that President 
Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed with the nation on June 6, 1944, 
the morning of D-Day; H.R. 2621, to establish the Chimney Rock 
National Monument in the State of Colorado, and for other 
purposes; and H.R. 3155, to preserve the multiple use land 
management policy in the State of Arizona, and for other 
purposes.
    December 2, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 1038, to authorize 
the conveyance of two small parcels of land within the 
boundaries of the Coconino National Forest containing private 
improvements that were developed based upon the reliance of the 
landowners in an erroneous survey conducted in May 1960; H.R. 
1237, to provide for a land exchange with the Trinity Public 
Utilities District of Trinity County, California, involving the 
transfer of land to the Bureau of Land Management and the Six 
Rivers National Forest in exchange for National Forest System 
land in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 2157, to facilitate a land exchange involving 
certain National Forest System lands in the Inyo National 
Forest, and for other purposes; H.R. 2490, to amend the 
National Trails System Act to provide for a study of the 
Cascadia Marine Trail; H.R. 2504, to establish Coltsville 
National Historical Park in the State of Connecticut, and for 
other purposes; H.R. 2745, to amend the Mesquite Lands Act of 
1986 to facilitate implementation of a multispecies habitat 
conservation plan for the Virgin River in Clark County, Nevada; 
H.R. 2947, to provide for the release of the reversionary 
interest held by the United States in certain land conveyed by 
the United States in 1950 for the establishment of an airport 
in Cook County, Minnesota; H.R. 3222, to designate certain 
National Park System land in Olympic National Park as 
wilderness or potential wilderness, and for other purposes; 
H.R. 3452, to provide for the sale of approximately 30 acres of 
Federal land in Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Salt 
Lake County, Utah, to permit the establishment of a minimally 
invasive transportation alternative for skiers, called 
``SkiLink'', to connect two ski resorts in the Wasatch 
Mountains, and for other purposes; and S. 684, a bill to 
provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of land to the 
town of Alta, Utah.

II. OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PARKS, FORESTS 
                            AND PUBLIC LANDS

A. Oversight Hearings

    March 8, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Examining the 
Spending, Priorities and the Missions of the Bureau of Land 
Management and the U.S. Forest Service and the President's FY 
2012 Budget Proposal.''
    March 10, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Examining the 
Spending, Priorities and the Missions of the National Park 
Service and the President's FY 2012 Budget Proposal.''
    April 15, 2011--Joint oversight hearing with the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on National 
Security, Homeland Defense, and Foreign Operations on ``The 
Border: Are Environmental Laws and Regulation Impeding Security 
and Harming the Environment?''
    June 22, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Opportunities for 
Outdoor Recreation on Public Lands.''
    July 10, 2011--Oversight field hearing in Hill City, South 
Dakota, on ``Impact of the Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic in the 
Black Hills''.
    July 14, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Secure Rural Schools 
Reauthorization and Forest Management Options for a Viable 
County Payments Program.''
    September 19, 2011--Oversight field hearing in Sacramento, 
California, on ``Restoring Public Access to the Public's Lands: 
Issues Impacting Multiple-use on Our National Forests.''
    October 14, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Payments in Lieu 
of Taxes.''
    November 15, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Forest Service 
Regulatory Roadblocks to Productive Land Use and Recreation: 
Proposed Planning Rule, Special-use Permits, and Travel 
Management.''

                    Subcommittee on Water and Power


                       I. LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES

A. Legislative Hearings

    May 12, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 470, to further allocate 
and expand the availability of hydroelectric power generated at 
Hoover Dam, and for other purposes; H.R. 489, to clarify the 
jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to 
the C.C. Cragin Dam and Reservoir, and for other purposes; and 
H.R. 818, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow for 
prepayment of repayment contracts between the United States and 
the Uintah Water Conservancy District.
    June 2, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 1837, to address certain 
water-related concerns on the San Joaquin River, and for other 
purposes. (Part 1)
    June 13, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 1837, to address 
certain water-related concerns on the San Joaquin River, and 
for other purposes. (Part 2)
    June 23, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 461, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal features of 
the electric distribution system to the South Utah Valley 
Electric Service District, and for other purposes; H.R. 795, to 
expand small-scale hydropower; and H.R. 2060, to amend the Wild 
and Scenic Rivers Act to adjust the Crooked River boundary, to 
provide water certainty for the City of Prineville, Oregon, and 
for other purposes.
    September 14, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 200, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of water resources 
in the Rialto-Colton Basin in the State of California, and for 
other purposes; and H.R. 2842, to authorize all Bureau of 
Reclamation conduit facilities for hydropower development under 
Federal Reclamation law, and for other purposes.
    September 22, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 1719, to better 
inform consumers regarding costs associated with compliance for 
protecting endangered and threatened species under the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973; and H.R. 2915, to repeal the 
Western Area Power Administration borrowing authority, and for 
other purposes.
    December 2, 2011--Hearing held on H.R. 976, to terminate 
certain hydropower reservations, and for other purposes; and 
H.R. 3263, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to allow 
the storage and conveyance of nonproject water at the Norman 
project in Oklahoma, and for other purposes.

    II. OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER AND POWER

A. Oversight Hearings

    March 2, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Examining the 
Spending, Priorities and the Missions of the Bureau of 
Reclamation and the U.S. Geological Survey's Water Resources 
Program.''
    March 15, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Examining the 
Spending, Priorities and the Missions of the Bonneville Power 
Administration, the Western Area Power Administration, the 
Southwestern Power Administration, and the Southeastern Power 
Administration.''
    April 5, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Creating Abundant 
Water and Power Supplies and Job Growth by Restoring Common 
Sense to Federal Regulations.''
    April 11, 2011--Oversight field hearing in Fresno, 
California, on ``Creating Jobs by Overcoming Man-Made Drought: 
Time for Congress to Listen and Act.''
    May 4, 2011--Oversight hearing on ``Protecting Federal 
Hydropower Investments in the West: A Stakeholder's 
Perspective.''
    May 24, 2011--Joint oversight hearing with the Subcommittee 
on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs on ``Protecting Long-Term 
Tribal Energy Jobs and Keeping Arizona Water and Power Costs 
Affordable: The Current and Future Role of the Navajo 
Generating Station.''
    October 18, 2011--Oversight field hearing Highland, 
California on ``Questionable Fish Science and Environmental 
Lawsuits: Jobs and Water Supplies At Risk in The Inland 
Empire.''
                               APPENDIX I

                            Printed Hearings

    112-1--Oversight hearing on the Final Report from The 
President's National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon 
Spill and Offshore Drilling. January 26, 2011, Washington, D.C. 
(Full Committee)
    112-2--Oversight hearing entitled ``The Impact of the 
Administration's Wild Lands Order on Jobs and Economic 
Growth.'' March 1, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Full Committee)
    112-3--Oversight hearing on the Department of the Interior 
Spending for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Office 
of Insular Affairs and the President's Fiscal Year 2012 budget 
request for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the 
Office of Insular Affairs. March 2, 2011, Washington, D.C. 
(Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular 
Affairs)
    112-4--Oversight hearing entitled ``Examining the Spending, 
Priorities and the Missions of the Bureau of Reclamation and 
the U.S. Geological Survey's Water Resources Program.'' March 
2, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Water and Power)
    112-5--Oversight hearing entitled ``Department of the 
Interior Spending and the President's Fiscal Year 2012 Budget 
Proposal.'' March 3, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Full Committee)
    112-6--Oversight hearing on ``The Effectiveness of Federal 
Spending on Native American Programs, and on the President's FY 
2012 Budget Request for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the 
Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians.'' March 8, 
2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska 
Native Affairs)
    112-7--Oversight hearing entitled ``Examining the Spending, 
Priorities and the Missions of the Bureau of Land Management 
and the U.S. Forest Service and the President's FY 2012 Budget 
Proposal.'' March 8, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on 
National Parks, Forests and Public Lands)
    112-8--Oversight hearing to ``Examine the Spending 
Priorities and the Missions of the U.S. Geological Survey and 
the President's FY 2012 Budget Proposal.'' March 9, 2011, 
Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources)
    112-9--Oversight hearing entitled ``Examining the Spending, 
Priorities and the Missions of the National Park Service and 
the President's FY 2012 Budget Proposal.'' March 10, 2011, 
Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and 
Public Lands)
    112-10--Oversight hearing on ``Examining the Spending, 
Priorities and the Missions of the Bonneville Power 
Administration, the Western Area Power Administration, the 
Southwestern Power Administration, and the Southeastern Power 
Administration.'' March 15, 2011, Washington, D.C. 
(Subcommittee on Water and Power)
    112-11--Oversight hearing on the ``Obama Administration's 
De Facto Moratorium in the Gulf: State, Community and Economic 
Impacts.'' March 16, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Full Committee)
    112-12--Oversight hearing on ``Harnessing American 
Resources to Create Jobs and Address Rising Gasoline Prices: 
Domestic Resources and Economic Impacts.'' March 17, 2011, 
Washington, D.C. (Full Committee)
    112-13--Oversight hearing on ``Examining the Spending 
Priorities and the Missions of the Bureau of Ocean Energy 
Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE), and the 
President's FY 2012 Budget Proposal.'' March 30, 2011, 
Washington, D.C. (Full Committee)
    112-14--Oversight hearing on ``Harnessing American 
Resources to Create Jobs and Address Rising Gasoline Prices: 
Impacts on Businesses and Families.'' March 31, 2011, 
Washington, D.C. (Full Committee)
    112-15--Oversight hearing on ``Spending for the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Marine 
Fisheries Service and the President's Fiscal Year 2012 Budget 
Request for these Agencies.'' March 31, 2011, Washington, D.C. 
(Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular 
Affairs)
    112-16--Oversight hearing entitled ``Tribal Development of 
Energy Resources and the Creation of Energy Jobs on Indian 
Lands.'' April 1, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on 
Indian and Alaska Native Affairs)
    112-17--Oversight hearing on the ``Effect of the 
President's FY 2012 Budget and Legislative Proposals for the 
Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service's Energy 
and Minerals Programs on Private Sector Job Creation, Domestic 
Energy and Minerals Production and Deficit Reduction.'' April 
5, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources)
    112-18--Hearing on H.R. 887, to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to submit a report on Indian land fractionation, and 
for other purposes. April 5, 2011, Washington, D.C. 
(Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs)
    112-19--Oversight hearing on ``Creating Abundant Water and 
Power Supplies and Job Growth by Restoring Common Sense to 
Federal Regulations.'' April 5, 2011, Washington, D.C. 
(Subcommittee on Water and Power)
    112-20--Hearing on H.R. 1229, to amend the Outer 
Continental Shelf Lands Act to facilitate the safe and timely 
production of American energy resources from the Gulf of 
Mexico; H.R. 1230, to require the Secretary of the Interior to 
conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, and for other 
purposes; and H.R. 1231, to require the Secretary of the 
Interior to conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, 
and for other purposes. April 6, 2011, Washington, D.C. 
(Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources)
    112-21--Oversight hearing on the ``Effect of the 
President's FY 2012 Budget and Legislative Proposals for the 
Office of Surface Mining on Private Sector Job Creation, 
Domestic Energy Production, State Programs and Deficit 
Reduction.'' April 7, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on 
Energy and Mineral Resources)
    112-22--Hearing on H.R. 258, to require the Office of 
Management and Budget to prepare a crosscut budget for 
restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, to 
require the Environmental Protection Agency to develop and 
implement an adaptive management plan, and for other purposes; 
H.R. 306, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into 
an agreement with the Corolla Wild Horse Fund, Currituck 
County, and the State of North Carolina to provide for the 
management of free-roaming wild horses in and around the 
Currituck National Wildlife Refuge; H.R. 588, to redesignate 
the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge as the Sam D. Hamilton 
Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge; and S. 266, a bill to 
redesignate the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge as the Sam D. 
Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge. April 7, 2011, 
Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans 
and Insular Affairs)
    112-23--Oversight field hearing in Fresno, California, 
entitled ``Creating Jobs by Overcoming Man-made Drought: Time 
for Congress to Listen and Act.'' April 11, 2011, Fresno, 
California. (Subcommittee on Water and Power)
    112-24--Joint oversight hearing entitled ``The Border: Are 
Environmental Laws and Regulation Impeding Security and Harming 
the Environment?'' April 15, 2011, Washington, D.C. 
(Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands with 
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee 
on National Security, Homeland Defense, and Foreign Operations)
    112-25--Oversight field hearing in Houma, Louisiana, 
entitled ``Gulf of Mexico: A Focus on Community Recovery and 
New Response Technology.'' April 18, 2011, Houma, Louisiana. 
(Full Committee)
    112-26--Joint oversight hearing on Federal Endangered 
Species Act consultations on pesticides registered under the 
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act entitled 
``At Risk: American Jobs, Agriculture, Health and Species--The 
Costs of Federal Regulatory Dysfunction.'' May 3, 2011, 
Washington, D.C. (Committee on Natural Resources with the 
Committee on Agriculture)
    112-27--Oversight hearing on ``Protecting Federal 
Hydropower Investments in the West: A Stakeholders' 
Perspective.'' May 4, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on 
Water and Power)
    112-28--Hearing on H.R. 241, to authorize the conveyance of 
certain National Forest System lands in the Los Padres National 
Forest in California; H.R. 290, 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; H.R. 320, to designate a 
Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial at the March Field 
Air Museum in Riverside, California; H.R. 441, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to issue permits for a microhydro 
project in nonwilderness areas within the boundaries of Denali 
National Park and Preserve, to acquire land for Denali National 
Park and Preserve from Doyon Tourism, Inc., and for other 
purposes; H.R. 643, to provide for the exchange of certain land 
located in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests in the State 
of Colorado, and for other purposes; H.R. 686, to require the 
conveyance of certain public land within the boundaries of Camp 
Williams, Utah, to support the training and readiness of the 
Utah National Guard; H.R. 765, to amend the National Forest Ski 
Area Permit Act of 1986 to clarify the authority of the 
Secretary of Agriculture regarding additional recreational uses 
of National Forest System land that is subject to ski area 
permits, and for other purposes; H.R. 850, to facilitate a 
proposed project in the Lower St. Croix Wild and Scenic River, 
and for other purposes; H.R. 944, to eliminate an unused 
lighthouse reservation, provide management consistency by 
incorporating the rocks and small islands along the coast of 
Orange County, California, into the California Coastal National 
Monument managed by the Bureau of Land Management, and meet the 
original Congressional intent of preserving Orange County's 
rocks and small islands, and for other purposes; H.R. 1022, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of 
alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of the 
Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the National Parks, and 
for other purposes; and H.R. 1141, to authorize the Secretary 
of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of 
designating prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites 
on Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as a 
unit of the National Park System. May 4, 2011, Washington, D.C. 
(Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands)
    112-29--Hearing on H.R. 470, to further allocate and expand 
the availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover 
Dam, and for other purposes; H.R. 489, to clarify the 
jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to 
the C.C. Cragin Dam and Reservoir, and for other purposes; and 
H.R. 818, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow for 
prepayment of repayment contracts between the United States and 
the Uintah Water Conservancy District. May 12, 2011, 
Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Water and Power)
    112-30--Hearing on H.R. 295, to amend the Hydrographic 
Services Improvement Act of 1998 to authorize funds to acquire 
hydrographic data and provide hydrographic services specific to 
the Arctic for safe navigation, delineating the United States 
extended continental shelf, and the monitoring and description 
of coastal changes; H.R. 670, to convey certain submerged lands 
to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to 
give that territory the same benefits in its submerged lands as 
Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have in their 
submerged lands; H.R. 991, to amend the Marine Mammal 
Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear 
trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the 
polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973; H.R. 1160, to require the 
Secretary of the Interior to convey the McKinney Lake National 
Fish Hatchery to the State of North Carolina, and for other 
purposes; and H.R. 1670, to amend the Sikes Act to improve the 
application of that Act to State-owned facilities used for the 
national defense. May 12, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee 
on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs)
    112-31--Oversight hearing on the ``American Energy 
Initiative: Identifying Roadblocks to Wind and Solar Energy on 
Public Lands and Waters, Part 1--Department of the Interior 
Officials.'' May 13, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Full Committee)
    112-32--Joint oversight hearing on ``Protecting Long-Term 
Tribal Energy Jobs and Keeping Arizona Water and Power Costs 
Affordable: The Current and Future Role of the Navajo 
Generating Station.'' May 24, 2011, Washington, D.C. 
(Subcommittee on Water and Power, and Subcommittee Indian and 
Alaska Native Affairs)
    112-33--Oversight hearing on the ``Strategic and Critical 
Minerals Policy: Domestic Minerals Supplies and Demands in a 
time of Foreign Supply Disruptions.'' May 24, 2011, Washington, 
D.C. (Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources)
    112-34--Oversight hearing on ``Harnessing American 
Resources to Create Jobs and Address Rising Gasoline Prices: 
Impacts on Seniors, Working Families and Memorial Day 
Vacations.'' May 25, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Full Committee)
    112-35--Oversight hearing on ``Buying More Land When We 
Can't Maintain What We Already Own: The National Wildlife 
Refuge System's Operations and Maintenance Backlog Story!'' May 
26, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Fisheries, 
Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs)
    112-36--Hearing on H.R. 1408, to provide for the settlement 
of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
Act, and for other purposes. May 26, 2011, Washington, D.C. 
(Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs)
    112-37--Oversight hearing on the ``American Energy 
Initiative: Identifying Roadblocks to Wind and Solar Energy on 
Public Lands and Waters, Part 2--The Wind and Solar Industry 
Perspective.'' June 1, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Full Committee)
    112-38--Oversight hearing on the ``Domestic Oil and Natural 
Gas: Alaskan Resources, Access and Infrastructure.'' June 2, 
2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources)
    112-39--Hearing on H.R. 1314, to direct the Secretary of 
the Interior to conduct a global rare earth element assessment, 
and for other purposes; and H.R. 2011, to require the Secretary 
of the Interior to conduct an assessment of the capability of 
the Nation to meet our current and future demands for the 
minerals critical to United States manufacturing 
competitiveness and economic and national security in a time of 
expanding resource nationalism, and for other purposes. June 3, 
2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources)
    112-40--Hearing on H.R. 473, to provide for the conveyance 
of approximately 140 acres of land in the Ouachita National 
Forest in Oklahoma to the Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the 
Boy Scouts of America, and for other purposes; H.R. 869, to 
clarify the definition of flood control operations for the 
purposes of the operation and maintenance of Project No. 2179 
on the Lower Merced River; H.R. 1258, to provide for the 
conveyance of parcels of land to Mantua, Box Elder County, 
Utah; H.R. 1545, to establish the Waco Mammoth National 
Monument in the State of Texas, and for other purposes; H.R. 
1740, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a 
segment of Illabot Creek in Skagit County, Washington, as a 
component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; and 
H.R. 1904, to facilitate the efficient extraction of mineral 
resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an 
exchange of Federal and non-Federal land, and for other 
purposes. June 14, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on 
National Parks, Forests and Public Lands).
    112-41--Hearing on H.R. 946, to amend the Marine Mammal 
Protection Act of 1972 to reduce predation on endangered 
Columbia River salmon, and for other purposes. June 14, 2011, 
Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans 
and Insular Affairs)
    112-42--Hearing on H.R. 2150, 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 2011 through 2021, and for other purposes. 
June 16, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Energy and 
Mineral Resources)
    112-43--Hearing on H.R. 1158, to authorize the conveyance 
of mineral rights by the Secretary of the Interior in the State 
of Montana, and for other purposes; and H.R. 1560, to amend the 
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes 
of Texas Restoration Act to allow the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo 
Tribe to determine blood quantum requirement for membership in 
that tribe. June 22, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on 
Indian and Native Alaska Affairs)
    112-44--Oversight hearing on ``Opportunities for Outdoor 
Recreation on Public Lands.'' June 22, 2011, Washington, D.C. 
(Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands)
    112-45--Hearing on H.R. 2170, streamlining Federal review 
to facilitate renewable energy projects; H.R. 2171, to promote 
timely exploration for geothermal resources under existing 
geothermal leases, and for other purposes; H.R. 2172, to 
facilitate the development of wind energy resources on Federal 
lands; and H.R. 2173, to facilitate the development of offshore 
wind energy resources. June 23, 2011, Washington, D.C. 
(Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources)
    112-46--Oversight hearing on ``Why We Should Care About 
Bats: Devastating Impact White-none Syndrome is Having on One 
of Nature's Best Pest Controllers.'' June 24, 2011, Washington, 
D.C. (Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular 
Affairs)
    112-47--Oversight field hearing in Shreveport, Louisiana, 
on ``Giant Salvinia: How Do We Protect Our Ecosystems.'' June 
27, 2011, Shreveport, Louisiana. (Subcommittee on Fisheries, 
Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs)
    112-48--Hearing on H.R. 1234, to amend the Act of June 18, 
1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the 
Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes; H.R. 1291, 
to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of 
the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for 
Indian tribes, and for other purposes; and H.R. 1421, to amend 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to clarify the role 
of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma with regard to the 
maintenance of the W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam in Oklahoma. July 12, 
2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska 
Native Affairs)
    112-49--Oversight hearing on ``Implementation of Public Law 
110-229 to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and 
Guam''; and Legislative hearing on H.R. 44, to implement the 
recommendations of the Guam War Claims Review Commission; and 
H.R. 1466, to resolve the status of certain persons legally 
residing in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 
under the immigration laws of the United States. July 14, 2011, 
Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans 
and Insular Affairs)
    112-50--Oversight hearing on ``Secure Rural Schools 
Reauthorization and Forest Management Options for a Viable 
County Payments Program. July 14, 2011, Washington, D.C. 
(Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands)
    112-51--Oversight hearing on ``Abandoned Mined Lands: 
Innovative Solutions for Restoring the Environment, Improving 
Safety and Creating Jobs''. July 14, 2011, Washington, D.C. 
(Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources)
    112-52--Oversight hearing entitled ``NOAA's Fishery 
Science: Is the Lack of Basic Science Costing Jobs?'' July 26, 
2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, 
Oceans and Insular Affairs)
    112-53--Hearing on H.R. 1581, to release wilderness study 
areas administered by the Bureau of Land Management that are 
not suitable for wilderness designation from continued 
management as defacto wilderness areas and to release 
inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System 
that are not recommended for wilderness designation from the 
land use restrictions of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation 
Final Rule and the 2005 State Petitions for Inventoried 
Roadless Area Management Final Rule, and for other purposes; 
and H.R. 2578, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act related 
to a segment of the Lower Merced River in California, and for 
other purposes. July 26, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee 
on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands)
    112-54--Oversight hearing entitled ``State Perspectives on 
Offshore Revenue Sharing.'' July 27, 2011, Washington, D.C. 
(Full Committee)
    112-55--Hearing on H.R. 50, authorizes appropriations to 
carry out the African Elephant Conservation Act of 1988, the 
Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, and the Asian 
Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 for FY2012-FY2016; H.R. 1760, 
to reauthorize the Great Ape Conservation Act, and for other 
purposes. ``Great Ape Conservation Reauthorization Amendments 
Act''; and H.R. 1761, to reauthorize the Marine Turtle 
Conservation Act of 2004, and for other purposes. July 28, 
2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, 
Oceans and Insular Affairs)
    112-56--Oversight field hearing in Grand Junction, 
Colorado, on ``American Jobs and Energy Security: Domestic Oil 
Shale--The Status of Research, Regulation and Roadblocks.'' 
August 24, 2011, Grand Junction, Colorado. (Subcommittee on 
Energy and Mineral Resources)
    112-57--Hearing on (Draft Bill) H.R. __, to modify the 
Forest Service Recreation Residence Program by implementing a 
simple, equitable, and predictable procedure for determining 
cabin user fees, and for other purposes; H.R. 1444, to require 
that hunting activities be a land use in all management plans 
for Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the 
Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture to the extent that 
such use is not clearly incompatible with the purposes for 
which the Federal land is managed, and for other purposes; and 
H.R. 2834, to recognize the heritage of recreational fishing, 
hunting, and shooting on Federal public lands and ensure 
continued opportunities for these activities. September 9, 
2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests 
and Public Lands)
    112-58--Oversight hearing on the ``Impacts to Onshore Jobs, 
Revenue, and Energy: Review and Status of Sec. 390 Categorical 
Exclusions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.'' September 9, 
2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources)
    112-59--Hearing on H.R. 302, to provide for State approval 
of national monuments, and for other purposes; H.R. 758, to 
amend the Act popularly known as the Antiquities Act of 1906 to 
require certain procedures for designating national monuments, 
and for other purposes; H.R. 817, to amend the Antiquities Act 
of 1906 to place additional requirements on the establishment 
of national monuments under that Act, and for other purposes; 
H.R. 845, to prohibit the further extension or establishment of 
national monuments in Montana, except by express authorization 
of Congress, and for other purposes; H.R. 846, to prohibit the 
further extension or establishment of national monuments in 
Idaho, except by express authorization of Congress, and for 
other purposes; and H.R. 2147, to prohibit the further 
extension or establishment of national monuments in Utah except 
by express authorization of Congress. September 13, 2011, 
Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and 
Public Lands)
    112-60--Hearing on H.R. 200, to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to conduct a study of water resources in the Rialto-
Colton Basin in the State of California, and for other 
purposes; and H.R. 2842, to authorize all Bureau of Reclamation 
conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal 
Reclamation law, and for other purposes. September 14, 2011, 
Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Water and Power)
    112-61--Hearing on (Draft Bill) H.R. __, to establish in 
the Department of the Interior an Under Secretary for Energy, 
Lands, and Minerals and a Bureau of Ocean Energy, an Ocean 
Energy Safety Service, and an Office of Natural Resources 
Revenue, and for other purposes. September 15, 2011, 
Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources)
    112-62--Oversight hearing on ``ANWR: Jobs, Energy and 
Deficit Reduction.'' September 21, 2011 (Part 1); and November 
18, 2011 (Part 2), Washington, D.C. (Full Committee)
    112-63--Hearing on (Draft Bill) H.R. __, to increase 
employment and educational opportunities in, and improve the 
economic stability of, counties containing Federal forest 
lands, while also reducing the cost of managing such lands, by 
providing such counties a dependable source of revenue from 
such lands; and H.R. 2852, to authorize Western States to make 
selections of public land within their borders in lieu of 
receiving 5 percent of the proceeds of the sale of public land 
lying within said States as provided by their respective 
enabling Acts. September 22, 2011, Washington, D.C. 
(Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands)
    112-64--Hearing on H.R. 1719, to better inform consumers 
regarding costs associated with compliance for protecting 
endangered and threatened species under the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973; and H.R. 2915, to repeal the Western Area Power 
Administration borrowing authority, and for other purposes. 
September 22, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Water and 
Power)
    112-65--Oversight hearing on ``The Impact of Minimum Wage 
Increases in American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands.'' September 23, 2011, Washington, 
D.C. (Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular 
Affairs)
    112-66--Oversight field hearing in Charleston, West 
Virginia, on ``Jobs at Risk: Community Impacts of the Obama 
Administration's Effort to Rewrite the Stream Buffer Zone 
Rule.'' September 26, 2011, Charleston, West Virginia. 
(Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources)
    112-67--Hearing on H.R. 2938, to prohibit certain gaming 
activities on certain Indian lands in Arizona. October 4, 2011, 
Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native 
Affairs)
    112-68--Oversight hearing entitled ``The President's New 
National Ocean Policy--A Plan for Further Restrictions on 
Ocean, Coastal and Inland Activities.'' October 4, 2011, 
Washington, D.C. (Full Committee)
    112-69--Oversight hearing entitled ``One Year after 
President Obama's Gulf of Mexico 6-month Moratorium Officially 
Lifted: Examining the Lingering Impacts on Jobs, Energy 
Production and Local Economies.'' October 12, 2011, Washington, 
D.C. (Full Committee)
    112-70--Oversight hearing entitled ``BOEMRE/U.S. Coast 
Guard Joint Investigation Team Report.'' October 13, 2011 (Part 
1); and November 2, 2011 (Part 2), Washington, D.C. (Full 
Committee)
    112-71--Oversight hearing on ``Payments in Lieu of Taxes.'' 
October 14, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on National 
Parks, Forests and Public Lands)
    112-72--Oversight field hearing in Seattle, Washington, 
entitled ``NOAA's Steller Sea Lion Science and Fishery 
Management Restrictions--Does the Science Support the 
Decisions?'' October 17, 2011, Seattle, Washington. (Full 
Committee)
    112-73--Oversight field hearing in Highland, California, 
entitled ``Questionable Fish Science and Environmental 
Lawsuits: Jobs and Water Supplies At Risk in The Inland 
Empire.'' October 18, 2011, Highland, California. (Subcommittee 
on Water and Power)
    112-74--Hearing on H.R. 2027, to revise the boundaries of 
John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Sachuest Point 
Unit RI-04P, Easton Beach Unit RI-05P, Almy Pond Unit RI-06, 
and Hazards Beach Unit RI-07 in Rhode Island; H.R. 2154, to 
correct the boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
Resources System Gasparilla Island Unit FL-70P; H.R. 2236, to 
provide for the issuance of a Wildlife Refuge System 
Conservation Semipostal Stamp; H.R. 2714, to amend the Marine 
Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the transport, purchase, 
and sale of pelts of, and handicrafts, garments, and art 
produced from, Southcentral and Southeast Alaska northern sea 
otters that are taken for subsistence purposes; H.R. 2719, to 
ensure public access to the summit of Rattlesnake Mountain in 
the Hanford Reach National Monument for educational, 
recreational, historical, scientific, cultural, and other 
purposes; H.R. 3009, to amend the National Wildlife Refuge 
System Administration Act of 1966 to require that any new 
national wildlife refuge may not be established except as 
expressly authorized by statute; and H.R. 3117, to grant the 
Secretary of the Interior permanent authority to authorize 
States to issue electronic duck stamps, and for other purposes. 
October 25, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Fisheries, 
Oceans, Wildlife and Insular Affairs)
    112-75--Hearing on H.R. 41, to designate certain Federal 
lands in San Diego County, California, as wilderness, and for 
other purposes; H.R. 113, to provide for additions to the 
Cucamonga and Sheep Mountain Wilderness Areas in the Angeles 
and San Bernardino National Forests and the protection of 
existing property rights in such additions, to require the 
Secretary of Agriculture to take steps to prevent and prepare 
for wildfires in the Cucamonga, Sheep Mountain, and San Gabriel 
Wilderness Areas and address the backlog of maintenance in the 
Angeles and San Bernardino National Forests, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 490, to modify the boundaries of Cibola National 
Forest in the State of New Mexico, to transfer certain Bureau 
of Land Management land for inclusion in the Manzano Mountain 
Wilderness, and for other purposes; H.R. 608, to expand the 
Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the State of Washington, to 
designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as 
wild and scenic rivers, and for other purposes; H.R. 977, to 
designate as wilderness certain land and inland water within 
the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in the State of 
Michigan, and for other purposes; H.R. 1126, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to sell certain Federal lands in 
Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New 
Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming, previously identified as 
suitable for disposal, and for other purposes; H.R. 1413, to 
provide for the designation of the Devil's Staircase Wilderness 
Area in the State of Oregon, to designate segments of Wasson 
and Franklin Creeks in the State of Oregon as wild or 
recreation rivers, and for other purposes; and H.R. 2050, to 
authorize the continued use of certain water diversions located 
on National Forest System land in the Frank Church-River of No 
Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in the 
State of Idaho, and for other purposes. October 25, 2011, 
Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and 
Public Lands)
    112-76--Oversight hearing on ``The President's New National 
Ocean Policy--A Plan for Further Restrictions on Ocean, Coastal 
and Inland Activities.'' October 26, 2011, Washington, D.C. 
(Full Committee)
    112-77--Oversight hearing entitled ``Gulf Coast Recovery: 
President Obama's BP Compensation Fund, How Is It Working?'' 
October 27, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Full Committee)
    112-78--Oversight hearing on ``North American Offshore 
Energy: Mexico and Canada Boundary Treaties and New Drilling by 
Cuba and Bahamas.'' November 2, 2011, Washington, D.C. 
(Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources)
    112-79--Oversight hearing held entitled ``Florida 
Everglades Restoration: What are the Priorities?'' November 3, 
2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, 
Oceans and Insular Affairs)
    112-80--Hearing on H.R. 205, to amend the Act titled ``An 
Act to authorize the leasing of restricted Indian lands for 
public, religious, educational, recreational, residential, 
business, and other purposes requiring the grant of long-term 
leases'', approved August 9, 1955, to provide for Indian tribes 
to enter into certain leases without prior express approval 
from the Secretary of the Interior; and H.R. 2362, to 
facilitate economic development by Indian tribes and encourage 
investment by Turkish enterprises. November 3, 2011, 
Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native 
Affairs)
    112-81--Hearing on H.R. 1980, to authorize the Gold Star 
Mothers National Monument Foundation to establish a national 
monument in the District of Columbia; H.R. 2070, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to install in the area of the World 
War II Memorial in the District of Columbia a suitable plaque 
or an inscription with the words that President Franklin D. 
Roosevelt prayed with the nation on June 6, 1944, the morning 
of D-Day; H.R. 2621, to establish the Chimney Rock National 
Monument in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes; and 
H.R. 3155, to preserve the multiple use land management policy 
in the State of Arizona, and for other purposes. November 3, 
2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests 
and Public Lands)
    112-82--Oversight hearing on ``Jobs at Risk: Waste and 
Mismanagement by the Obama Administration in Rewriting the 
Stream Buffer Zone Rule.'' November 4, 2011, Washington, D.C. 
(Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources)
    112-83--Oversight hearing on ``Forest Service Regulatory 
Roadblocks to Productive Land Use and Recreation: Proposed 
Planning Rule, Special-Use Permits, and Travel Management.'' 
November 15, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on National 
Parks, Forests and Public Lands)
    112-84--Oversight hearing on ``The Future of U.S. Oil and 
Natural Gas Development on Federal Lands and Waters.'' November 
16, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Full Committee)
    112-85--Hearing on (Draft Bill) H.R. __, to require the 
Secretary of the Interior to conduct certain offshore oil and 
gas lease sales, to provide fair and equitable revenue sharing 
for all coastal States, to formulate future offshore energy 
development plans in areas with the most potential, to generate 
revenue for American infrastructure, and for other purposes; 
(Draft bill) H.R. __, to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
to establish and implement a competitive oil and gas leasing 
program for the exploration, development, and production of the 
oil and gas resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska, to ensure 
secure energy supplies for the continental Pacific Coast of the 
United States, lower prices, and reduce imports, and for other 
purposes; (Draft bill) H.R. __, to set clear rules for the 
development of United States oil shale resources, to promote 
shale technology research and development, and for other 
purposes; and (Draft Bill) H.R. __, to limit the authority of 
the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations before 
December 31, 2013, under the Surface Mining Control and 
Reclamation Act of 1977. November 18, 2011, Washington, D.C. 
(Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources)
    112-86--Hearing on H.R. 594, to promote jobs creation, 
promote sustainable fisheries and fishing communities, 
revitalize waterfronts, and for other purposes; H.R. 1013, to 
amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
Act to provide the New England Fishery Management Council 
additional resources to address research and monitoring 
priorities established by the Council; H.R. 1646, to amend the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to 
preserve jobs and coastal communities through transparency and 
accountability in fishery management, and for other purposes; 
H.R. 2304, to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006 to provide the 
necessary scientific information to properly implement annual 
catch limits, and for other purposes; H.R. 2610, to amend the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to 
reform procedures for the payment of funds from the asset 
forfeiture fund, and for other purposes; H.R. 2753, to amend 
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to 
provide Internet access to Regional Fishery Management Council 
meetings and meeting records, and for other purposes; H.R. 
2772, to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act to permit eligible fishermen to approve certain 
limited access privilege programs, and for other purposes; and 
H.R. 3061, to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act to extend the authorized time period for 
rebuilding of certain overfished fisheries, and for other 
purposes. December 1, 2011, Washington, D.C. (Full Committee)
    112-87--Hearing on H.R. 1038, to authorize the conveyance 
of two small parcels of land within the boundaries of the 
Coconino National Forest containing private improvements that 
were developed based upon the reliance of the landowners in an 
erroneous survey conducted in May 1960; H.R. 1237, to provide 
for a land exchange with the Trinity Public Utilities District 
of Trinity County, California, involving the transfer of land 
to the Bureau of Land Management and the Six Rivers National 
Forest in exchange for National Forest System land in the 
Shasta-Trinity National Forest, and for other purposes; H.R. 
2157, to facilitate a land exchange involving certain National 
Forest System lands in the Inyo National Forest, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 2490, to amend the National Trails System Act to 
provide for a study of the Cascadia Marine Trail; H.R. 2504, to 
establish Coltsville National Historical Park in the State of 
Connecticut, and for other purposes; H.R. 2745, to amend the 
Mesquite Lands Act of 1986 to facilitate implementation of a 
multispecies habitat conservation plan for the Virgin River in 
Clark County, Nevada; H.R. 2947, to provide for the release of 
the reversionary interest held by the United States in certain 
land conveyed by the United States in 1950 for the 
establishment of an airport in Cook County, Minnesota; H.R. 
3222, to designate certain National Park System land in Olympic 
National Park as wilderness or potential wilderness, and for 
other purposes; H.R. 3452, to provide for the sale of 
approximately 30 acres of Federal land in Uinta-Wasatch-Cache 
National Forest in Salt Lake County, Utah, to permit the 
establishment of a minimally invasive transportation 
alternative for skiers, called ``SkiLink,'' to connect two ski 
resorts in the Wasatch Mountains, and for other purposes; and 
S. 684, a bill to provide for the conveyance of certain parcels 
of land to the town of Alta, Utah. December 2, 2011, 
Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and 
Public Lands)
                              APPENDIX II

                        Legislation Passed House

              BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS PASSED HOUSE (BY DATE)

    [Asterisk (*) denotes bills that the Committee on Natural 
Resources was not the lead Committee]
    01/19/2011--H.R. 2*, to repeal the job-killing health care 
law and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and 
Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Passed House by vote of 
245-189.
    03/02/2011--H.R. 662*, to provide an extension of Federal-
aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and 
other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending 
enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs. 
Passed House, as amended, by vote of 421-4. (Public Law 111-5)
    05/05/2011--H.R. 1230, to require the Secretary of the 
Interior to conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, 
and for other purposes. Passed House by vote of 266-149.
    05/11/2011--H.R. 1229, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf 
Lands Act to facilitate the safe and timely production of 
American energy resources from the Gulf of Mexico. Passed 
House, as amended, by vote of 263-163.
    05/12/2011--H.R. 1231, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf 
Lands Act to require that each 5-year offshore oil and gas 
leasing program offer leasing in the areas with the most 
prospective oil and gas resources, to establish a domestic oil 
and natural gas production goal, and for other purposes. Passed 
House, as amended, by vote of 243-179.
    07/26/2011--H.R. 1938*, to direct the President to expedite 
the consideration and approval of the construction and 
operation of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, and for other 
purposes. Passed House, as amended, by vote of 279-147.
    10/03/2011--H.R. 470, to further allocate and expand the 
availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam, 
and for other purposes. Passed House, as amended, by voice 
vote.
    10/03/2011--H.R. 473, to provide for the conveyance of 
approximately 140 acres of land in the Ouachita National Forest 
in Oklahoma to the Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy 
Scouts of America, and for other purposes. Passed House, as 
amended, by voice vote.
    10/03/2011--H.R. 489, to clarify the jurisdiction of the 
Secretary of the Interior with respect to the C.C. Cragin Dam 
and Reservoir, and for other purposes. Passed House by voice 
vote. (Public Law 112-45)
    10/03/2011--H.R. 670, to convey certain submerged lands to 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to 
give that territory the same benefits in its submerged lands as 
Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have in their 
submerged lands. Passed House by vote of 397-0.
    10/03/2011--H.R. 686, to require the conveyance of certain 
public land within the boundaries of Camp Williams, Utah, to 
support the training and readiness of the Utah National Guard. 
Passed House, as amended, by vote of 400-0.
    10/03/2011--H.R. 765*, to amend the National Forest Ski 
Area Permit Act of 1986 to clarify the authority of the 
Secretary of Agriculture regarding additional recreational uses 
of National Forest System land that is subject to ski area 
permits, and for other purposes. Passed House by vote of 394-0. 
(Public Law 112-46)
    10/24/2011--H.R. 295, to amend the Hydrographic Services 
Improvement Act of 1998 to authorize funds to acquire 
hydrographic data and provide hydrographic services specific to 
the Arctic for safe navigation, delineating the United States 
extended continental shelf, and the monitoring and description 
of coastal changes. Passed House, as amended, by voice vote.
    10/24/2011--H.R. 320, to designate a Distinguished Flying 
Cross National Memorial at the March Field Air Museum in 
Riverside, California. Passed House by vote of 392-1.
    10/24/2011--H.R. 441, to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to issue permits for microhydro projects in 
nonwilderness areas within the boundaries of Denali National 
Park and Preserve, to acquire land for Denali National Park and 
Preserve from Doyon Tourism, Inc., and for other purposes. 
Passed House, as amended, by voice vote.
    10/24/2011--H.R. 461, to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to convey certain Federal features of the electric 
distribution system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service 
District, and for other purposes. Passed House, as amended, by 
voice vote.
    10/24/2011--H.R. 818, to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to allow for prepayment of repayment contracts between 
the United States and the Uintah Water Conservancy District. 
Passed House by voice vote. (Public Law 112-52)
    10/24/2011--H.R. 1160, to require the Secretary of the 
Interior to convey the McKinney Lake National Fish Hatchery to 
the State of North Carolina, and for other purposes. Passed 
House, as amended, by vote of 395-0.
    10/26/2011--H.R. 1904, to facilitate the efficient 
extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by 
authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-
Federal land, and for other purposes. Passed House by vote of 
235-186.
    11/14/2011--H.R. 588, to redesignate the Noxubee National 
Wildlife Refuge as the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National 
Wildlife Refuge.
    11/07/2011--H.R. 944, to eliminate an unused lighthouse 
reservation, provide management consistency by incorporating 
the rocks and small islands along the coast of Orange County, 
California, into the California Coastal National Monument 
managed by the Bureau of Land Management, and meet the original 
Congressional intent of preserving Orange County's rocks and 
small islands, and for other purposes. Passed House by voice 
vote.
    11/07/2011--H.R. 1560, to amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo 
and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration 
Act to allow the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribe to determine blood 
quantum requirement for membership in that tribe. Passed House 
by voice vote.
    11/07/2011--H.R. 2351, to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to continue stocking fish in certain lakes in the 
North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation 
Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. Passed House by 
voice vote.
    11/07/2011--H.R. 2360, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf 
Lands Act to extend the Constitution, laws, and jurisdiction of 
the United States to installations and devices attached to the 
seabed of the Outer Continental Shelf for the production and 
support of production of energy from sources other than oil and 
gas, and for other purposes. Passed House by voice vote.
    11/07/2011--S. 535*, a bill to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to lease certain lands within Fort Pulaski 
National Monument, and for other purposes. Passed House by 
voice vote.
    11/07/2011--S. 683*, a bill to provide for the conveyance 
of certain parcels of land to the town of Mantua, Utah. Passed 
House by voice vote.
    11/07/2011--S. Con. Res. 32*, a concurrent resolution to 
authorize the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make 
technical corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 470, an Act to 
further allocate and expand the availability of hydroelectric 
power generated at Hoover Dam, and for other purposes. Passed 
House by voice vote.
    12/13/2011--H.R. 3630*, to provide incentives for the 
creation of jobs, and for other purposes. Passed House by vote 
of 234-193.
    12/15/2011--H.R. 443, to provide for the conveyance of 
certain property from the United States to the Maniilaq 
Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska. Passed House, as 
amended, by vote of 407-4.
    12/15/2011--H.R. 2719, to ensure public access to the 
summit of Rattlesnake Mountain in the Hanford Reach National 
Monument for educational, recreational, historical, scientific, 
cultural, and other purposes. Passed House by vote of 416-0.
                              APPENDIX III

                          List of Public Laws

    [Asterisk (*) denotes bills that were not referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources but contain legislation that was 
referred to the Committee on Natural Resources]
    Public Law 112-5: Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
2011 (H.R. 662)
    Public Law 112-45: To clarify the jurisdiction of the 
Secretary of the Interior with respect to the C.C. Cragin Dam 
and Reservoir, and for other purposes. (H.R. 489)
    Public Law 112-46: Ski Area Recreational Opportunity 
Enhancement Act of 2011 (H.R. 765)
    Public Law 112-52: To direct the Secretary of the Interior 
to allow for prepayment of repayment contracts between the 
United States and the Uintah Water Conservancy District. (H.R. 
818)

                              APPENDIX IV

                            Committee Prints

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                               APPENDIX V

                     Committee Legislative Reports

    House Report 112-67, Part 1 (H.R. 1229), to amend the Outer 
Continental Shelf Lands Act to facilitate the safe and timely 
production of American energy resources from the Gulf of 
Mexico.
    House Report 112-68 (H.R. 1230), to require the Secretary 
of the Interior to conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease 
sales, and for other purposes.
    House Report 112-69 (H.R. 1231), to amend the Outer 
Continental Shelf Lands Act to require that each 5-year 
offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in the areas 
with the most prospective oil and gas resources, to establish a 
domestic oil and natural gas production goal, and for other 
purposes.
    House Report 112-156 (H.R. 290), 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.
    House Report 112-157 (H.R. 295), to amend the Hydrographic 
Services Improvement Act of 1998 to authorize funds to acquire 
hydrographic data and provide hydrographic services specific to 
the Arctic for safe navigation, delineating the United States 
extended continental shelf, and the monitoring and description 
of coastal changes.
    House Report 112-158 (H.R. 441), to authorize the Secretary 
of the Interior to issue permits for a microhydro project in 
nonwilderness areas within the boundaries of Denali National 
Park and Preserve, to acquire land for Denali National Park and 
Preserve from Doyon Tourism, Inc., and for other purposes.
    House Report 112-159, Part 1 (H.R. 470), to further 
allocate and expand the availability of hydroelectric power 
generated at Hoover Dam, and for other purposes.
    House Report 112-160 (H.R. 489), to clarify the 
jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to 
the C.C. Cragin Dam and Reservoir, and for other purposes.
    House Report 112-161 (H.R. 643), to provide for the 
exchange of certain land located in the Arapaho-Roosevelt 
National Forests in the State of Colorado, and for other 
purposes.
    House Report 112-162 (H.R. 670), to convey certain 
submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands in order to give that territory the same benefits in 
its submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American 
Samoa have in their submerged lands.
    House Report 112-163 (H.R. 686), to require the conveyance 
of certain public land within the boundaries of Camp Williams, 
Utah, to support the training and readiness of the Utah 
National Guard.
    House Report 112-164, Part 1 (H.R. 765), to amend the 
National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 to clarify the 
authority of the Secretary of Agriculture regarding additional 
recreational uses of National Forest System land that is 
subject to ski area permits, and for other purposes.
    House Report 112-165 (H.R. 944), to eliminate an unused 
lighthouse reservation, provide management consistency by 
incorporating the rocks and small islands along the coast of 
Orange County, California, into the California Coastal National 
Monument managed by the Bureau of Land Management, and meet the 
original Congressional intent of preserving Orange County's 
rocks and small islands, and for other purposes.
    House Report 112-166 (H.R. 1022), to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of alternatives 
for commemorating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo 
Soldiers in the early years of the National Parks, and for 
other purposes.
    House Report 112-167 (H.R. 1141), to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and 
feasibility of designating prehistoric, historic, and limestone 
forest sites on Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands, as a unit of the National Park System.
    House Report 112-168 (H.R. 1160), to require the Secretary 
of the Interior to convey the McKinney Lake National Fish 
Hatchery to the State of North Carolina, and for other 
purposes.
    House Report 112-170 (H.R. 320), to designate a 
Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial at the March Field 
Air Museum in Riverside, California.
    House Report 112-171 (S. 266), a bill to redesignate the 
Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge as the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee 
National Wildlife Refuge.
    House Report 112-175, Part 1 (H.R. 1670), to amend the 
Sikes Act to improve the application of that Act to State-owned 
facilities used for the national defense.
    House Report 112-216 (H.R. 241), to authorize the 
conveyance of certain National Forest System lands in the Los 
Padres National Forest in California.
    House Report 112-217 (H.R. 461), to direct the Secretary of 
the Interior to convey certain Federal features of the electric 
distribution system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service 
District, and for other purposes.
    House Report 112-218 (H.R. 473), to provide for the 
conveyance of approximately 140 acres of land in the Ouachita 
National Forest in Oklahoma to the Indian Nations Council, 
Inc., of the Boy Scouts of America, and for other purposes.
    House Report 112-219, Part 1 (H.R. 795), to expand small-
scale hydropower.
    House Report 112-220 (H.R. 1258), to provide for the 
conveyance of parcels of land to Mantua, Box Elder County, 
Utah.
    House Report 112-221, Part 1 (H.R. 1421), to amend the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to clarify the role of 
the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma with regard to the maintenance 
of the W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam in Oklahoma.
    House Report 112-222 (H.R. 1560), to amend the Ysleta del 
Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas 
Restoration Act to allow the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribe to 
determine blood quantum requirement for membership in that 
tribe.
    House Report 112-245, Part 1 (H.R. 258), to require the 
Office of Management and Budget to prepare a crosscut budget 
for restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, to 
require the Environmental Protection Agency to develop and 
implement an adaptive management plan, and for other purposes.
    House Report 112-246 (H.R. 1904), to facilitate the 
efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona 
by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-
Federal land, and for other purposes.
    House Report 112-247 (H.R. 818), to direct the Secretary of 
the Interior to allow for prepayment of repayment contracts 
between the United States and the Uintah Water Conservancy 
District.
    House Report 112-248 (H.R. 2011), to require the Secretary 
of the Interior to conduct an assessment of the capability of 
the Nation to meet our current and future demands for the 
minerals critical to United States manufacturing 
competitiveness and economic and national security in a time of 
expanding resource nationalism, and for other purposes.
    House Report 112-249 (H.R. 2150), 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 2011 through 2021, and for 
other purposes.
    House Report 112-250 (H.R. 2170), streamlining Federal 
review to facilitate renewable energy projects.
    House Report 112-251 (H.R. 2171), to promote timely 
exploration for geothermal resources under existing geothermal 
leases, and for other purposes.
    House Report 112-252 (H.R. 2173), to facilitate the 
development of offshore wind energy resources.
    House Report 112-279 (H.R. 588), to redesignate the Noxubee 
National Wildlife Refuge as the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee 
National Wildlife Refuge.
    House Report 112-280 (H.R. 1408), to provide for the 
settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act, and for other purposes.
    House Report 112-298 (S. 535), a bill to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to lease certain lands within Fort 
Pulaski National Monument, and for other purposes.
    House Report 112-299 (H.R. 1158), to authorize the 
conveyance of mineral rights by the Secretary of the Interior 
in the State of Montana, and for other purposes.
    House Report 112-300, Part 1 (H.R. 2172), to facilitate the 
development of wind energy resources on Federal lands.
    House Report 112-301 (H.R. 2842), to authorize all Bureau 
of Reclamation conduit facilities for hydropower development 
under Federal Reclamation law, and for other purposes.
    House Report 112-302 (H.R. 2803), to direct the Secretary 
of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Ocean Energy 
Management, Regulation and Enforcement, to conduct a 
technological capability assessment, survey, and economic 
feasibility study regarding recovery of minerals, other than 
oil and natural gas, from the shallow and deep seabed of the 
United States.
    House Report 112-303 (H.R. 2578), to amend the Wild and 
Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of the Lower Merced 
River in California, and for other purposes.
    House Report 112-304 (H.R. 2360), to amend the Outer 
Continental Shelf Lands Act to extend the Constitution, laws, 
and jurisdiction of the United States to installations and 
devices attached to the seabed of the Outer Continental Shelf 
for the production and support of production of energy from 
sources other than oil and gas, and for other purposes.
    House Report 112-305 (H.R. 2351), to direct the Secretary 
of the Interior to continue stocking fish in certain lakes in 
the North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation 
Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area.
    House Report 112-306 (H.R. 1556), to amend the Omnibus 
Indian Advancement Act to allow certain land to be used to 
generate income to provide funding for academic programs, and 
for other purposes.
    House Report 112-307 (H.R. 1461), to authorize the 
Mescalero Apache Tribe to lease adjudicated water rights.
    House Report 112-308 (H.R. 991), to amend the Marine Mammal 
Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear 
trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the 
polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973.
    House Report 112-309 (H.R. 850), to facilitate a proposed 
project in the Lower St. Croix Wild and Scenic River, and for 
other purposes.
    House Report 112-310 (H.R. 306), to direct the Secretary of 
the Interior to enter into an agreement to provide for 
management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the 
Currituck National Wildlife Refuge.
    House Report 112-318, Part 1 (H.R. 443), to provide for the 
conveyance of certain property from the United States to the 
Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska.
    House Report 112-319, Part 1 (H.R. 1466), to resolve the 
status of certain persons legally residing in the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands under the immigration laws of 
the United States.
    House Report 112-320 (H.R. 1740), to amend the Wild and 
Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of Illabot Creek in 
Skagit County, Washington, as a component of the National Wild 
and Scenic Rivers System.
    House Report 112-321 (H.R. 2719), to ensure public access 
to the summit of Rattlesnake Mountain in the Hanford Reach 
National Monument for educational, recreational, historical, 
scientific, cultural, and other purposes.
    House Report 112-322 (H.R. 3069), to amend the Marine 
Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to reduce predation on endangered 
Columbia River salmon and other nonlisted species, and for 
other purposes.
                              APPENDIX VI

                               H. RES. 72

    As directed by H. Res. 72 (reprinted below), which was 
adopted by a vote of the House of 391-to-28 on February 11, 
2011, the Committee on Natural Resources is reviewing 
``existing, pending and proposed regulations, orders, and other 
administrative actions or procedure by agencies of the Federal 
government'' within the Committee's jurisdiction. Following is 
a chart summarizing hearings, both oversight and legislative, 
that were either focused upon, or involved, such review 
efforts, as well as additional actions taken through December 
15th in response to the Resolution. The Committee's work 
relating to H. Res. 72 actively continues.


                              APPENDIX VII

                                 Views

                            ADDITIONAL VIEWS

    During the 2011 session of the 112th Congress, the 
Committee on Natural Resources has been focused on creating new 
American jobs, responsibly expanding access to our U.S. energy 
resources and providing critical oversight of the policies and 
regulations imposed by the Obama Administration and Executive 
Branch agencies.
    Since taking office, the Obama Administration has chosen to 
impose regulation after regulation and policy after policy on 
American families and small businesses that are impeding 
economy recovery and growth. These federal policies, which 
delay or outright block access to our country's natural 
resources, send American jobs overseas, forfeit new government 
revenue and increase our reliance on foreign countries.
    Under Republican leadership, the Committee has had an 
extremely active year advancing common sense solutions to help 
meet some of our Nation's biggest problems. In stark contrast 
to the Pelosi-run Congress, we understand that higher taxes, 
onerous regulations and massive stimulus spending are not the 
way to get our country back on track. The Committee on Natural 
Resources has passed dozens of bipartisan bills and conducted 
over one hundred oversight hearings which have primarily been 
aimed at responsibly harnessing our natural resources and 
cutting bureaucratic red tape in order to tackle high 
unemployment and our federal debt and deficit.
    The Committee has conducted oversight on a variety of 
topics including offshore drilling, onshore energy production, 
renewable energy development, proposed mining regulations, the 
President's new restrictive ocean policy, the Endangered 
Species Act, the man-made California drought, the Wild Lands 
Secretarial Order, new Wilderness proposals, securing our 
border on federal lands, protecting taxpayers from risky 
Stimulus Act loans by the Western Area Power Administration, 
and numerous other issues that impact Americans across the 
country.
    Specifically, the Committee on Natural Resources has been 
aggressive in taking action to expand American energy 
production in order to create jobs, boost our economy and 
strengthen our national security. In the first few months of 
the new Congress, the Committee approved and advanced through 
the House three bipartisan bills that would directly reverse 
Obama Administration actions that are blocking access to our 
energy resources. The bills would end the de facto moratorium 
in the Gulf, resume offshore lease sales that have been delayed 
or canceled and lift the President's effective ban on new 
offshore drilling. Together, these three bills would create 
over 1.2 million jobs and generate $800 million in new revenue.
    The Committee also considered a wide-variety of additional 
American energy legislation throughout the course of the year. 
With bipartisan support, the Committee advanced a package of 
renewable energy bills to facilitate wind, solar and geothermal 
development on federal lands and waters, approved a bill to 
reorganize the Interior Department's offshore energy agencies 
in order to promote safety and efficiency, and secured House 
passage of a bill to unlock the third largest copper resource 
in the world and create thousands of jobs.
    The Committee also conducted oversight on a number of 
energy-related issues including opening a small portion of the 
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, encouraging the production of 
oil shale, developing a revenue sharing proposal for coastal 
states, lingering economic impacts in the Gulf of Mexico, and 
the Administration's scheme to rewrite the stream buffer zone 
rule that could cost thousands of coal jobs.
    This fall, the Committee on Natural Resources also began 
oversight hearings on two important issues: the President's 
plans to zone the oceans and the Endangered Species Act.
    The President's new National Ocean Policy is one more 
example of this Administration imposing burdensome federal 
regulations and policies that could destroy American jobs and 
hinder economic growth. This policy requires a new federal 
initiative called Marine Spatial Planning, otherwise known as 
ocean zoning, which could place huge portions of our oceans 
off-limits to recreation, energy production, transportation, 
and other commercial activities. Ocean zoning could also reach 
far inland and impact jobs and economic activities hundreds of 
miles from the coastline.
    In December, the Committee held the first hearing in series 
that will take a fair look at the ways in which the Endangered 
Species Act is working well and areas where it could be 
improved and updated. After two decades, it's past time to 
update and modernize the ESA to once again focus it on species 
recovery instead of debilitating lawsuits that costs jobs and 
delay economic growth.
    In the second half of the 112th Congress, the Committee on 
Natural Resources will continue our commitment to job creation 
and economic growth while maintaining strong oversight over the 
Obama Administration's policies and actions. The Committee will 
continue to advance an all-of-the-above energy approach and 
work to protect the American people's access to their own land 
and resources.
                                              Doc Hastings,
                                                          Chairman.

                            DISSENTING VIEWS

    In the Committee Activities Report submitted in July we 
noted that, ``Bipartisan cooperation on renewable energy 
development, balanced resource management, and scientific 
research could result in a future activities report documenting 
real progress.'' Unfortunately, this full-year report documents 
the Majority's all too frequent rejection of genuine bipartisan 
cooperation and a resulting lack of accomplishment.
    This report catalogues an aggressive hearing schedule. The 
Committee is on pace to hold more than twice as many hearings 
this Congress as last; that is a commendable achievement. A 
close reading of the report, however, reveals that a large 
number of these hearings consisted of redundant attempts to 
launch partisan attacks on the drilling safety reforms put in 
place by the Obama Administration in the aftermath of the BP 
Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling disaster, combined with 
advocacy for virtually unlimited oil and gas drilling on 
federal lands and in federal waters. At the Full Committee, 
fully 22 of the 27 hearings held this year were on energy 
production, many featuring prejudicial titles and witness 
panels stacked with oil and gas industry representatives.
    This repetitive, single-minded, focus on drilling has 
operated to the exclusion of constructive discussion of 
cleaner, more sustainable energy sources, not to mention the 
broad array of non-energy related matters within the 
Committee's jurisdiction. Perhaps most harmful is the 
Committee's inability to more fully engage in legitimate, 
objective oversight due to the frequency of drilling advocacy 
activities.
    Further, as a result of the Majority's misplaced 
priorities, the Committee's legislative activity has slowed to 
a crawl. To date, 31 bills referred to the House Natural 
Resources Committee have been approved by the House. This is a 
fraction of the 100 Committee bills passed by the House during 
the first session of the 111th Congress and the 125 Committee 
bills passed by the House during the first session of the 110th 
Congress. Even former Chairman Pombo took time from efforts to 
undermine the National Environmental Policy Act and Endangered 
Species Act to shepherd 81 Committee measures through the House 
in the first session of the 109th Congress.
    The current Majority seems to view legislative activity 
with suspicion and the rules and protocols established by the 
Majority have worked to slow the Committee's ability to process 
legislation. That is unfortunate given the enormous demand 
among Members of Congress for consideration of natural resource 
bills supporting their local economies and improving quality of 
life for their constituents.
    Clearly, some portion of the Committee's agenda is rightly 
dedicated to discussing the Majority's vision for this nation's 
natural resource future. As this activity report documents, 
however, the Majority's vision is so one-dimensional, and has 
been promoted so exclusively, that the Committee has largely 
abdicated its responsibility to respond to the legislative 
priorities of House Members. As we did in July, we reiterate 
our desire for more bi-partisan cooperation on the wide array 
of significant issues within the Natural Resources Committee's 
jurisdiction and the many important pieces of legislation 
pending before us.
                                   Edward J. Markey, Ranking Member, 
                                       Committee on Natural Resources.
                                   Grace F. Napolitano.
                                   Raul M. Grijalva.
                                   Eni Faleomavaega.
                                   Rush Holt.
                                   Pedro R. Pierluisi.
                                   Frank Pallone, Jr.
                                   Dale E. Kildee.
                                   Madeleine Z. Bordallo.
                                   Niki Tsongas.
                                   Ben R. Lujan.

                                  
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