[Senate Report 113-4]
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113th Congress } { Report
SENATE
1st Session } { 113-4
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HISTORY, JURISDICTION, AND
A SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES OF THE
COMMITTEE ON
ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DURING THE 112TH CONGRESS
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COMMITTEE ON
ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
UNITED STATES SENATE
March 21, 2013.--Ordered to be printed
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COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
(113th Congress)
RON WYDEN, Oregon, Chairman
TIM JOHNSON, South Dakota LISA MURKOWSKI, Alaska
MARY L. LANDRIEU, Louisiana JOHN BARRASSO, Wyoming
MARIA CANTWELL, Washington JAMES E. RISCH, Idaho
BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont MIKE LEE, Utah
DEBBIE STABENOW, Michigan DEAN HELLER, Nevada
MARK UDALL, Colorado JEFF FLAKE, Arizona
AL FRANKEN, Minnesota TIM SCOTT, South Carolina
JOE MANCHIN, III, West Virginia LAMAR ALEXANDER, Tennessee
CHRISTOPHER A. COONS, Delaware ROB PORTMAN, Ohio
BRIAN SCHATZ, Hawaii JOHN HOEVEN, North Dakota
MARTIN HEINRICH, New Mexico
Joshua Sheinkman, Staff Director
Sam E. Fowler, Chief Counsel
Karen K. Billups, Republican Staff Director
Patrick J. McCormick III, Republican Chief Counsel
COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
(112th Congress)
JEFF BINGAMAN, New Mexico, Chairman
RON WYDEN, Oregon LISA MURKOWSKI, Alaska
TIM JOHNSON, South Dakota JOHN BARRASSO, Wyoming
MARY L. LANDRIEU, Louisiana JAMES E. RISCH, Idaho
MARIA CANTWELL, Washington MIKE LEE, Utah
BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont RAND PAUL, Kentucky
DEBBIE STABENOW, Michigan DANIEL COATS, Indiana
MARK UDALL, Colorado ROB PORTMAN, Ohio
JEANNE SHAHEEN, New Hampshire JOHN HOEVEN, North Dakota
AL FRANKEN, Minnesota DEAN HELLER, Nevada
JOE MANCHIN, III, West Virginia BOB CORKER, Tennessee
CHRISTOPHER A. COONS, Delaware
Robert M. Simon, Staff Director
Sam E. Fowler, Chief Counsel
McKie Campbell, Republican Staff Director
Karen K. Billups, Republican Chief Counsel
MEMORANDUM OF THE CHAIRMAN
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To Members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:
The enclosed report reviews the accomplishments of the
Committee in the 112th Congress. It will be submitted to the
Senate pursuant to section 8 of Senate Rule XXVI.
Ron Wyden, Chairman.
C O N T E N T S
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Memorandum of the Chairman....................................... iii
Summary.......................................................... 1
Jurisdiction..................................................... 2
Full Committee:
Jurisdiction................................................. 3
Nominations.................................................. 3
Hearings..................................................... 4
Business meetings............................................ 10
Subcommittee on Energy:
Jurisdiction................................................. 17
Hearings..................................................... 17
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests:
Jurisdiction................................................. 19
Hearings..................................................... 19
Subcommittee on National Parks:
Jurisdiction................................................. 23
Legislative Hearings......................................... 23
Subcommittee on Water and Power:
Jurisdiction................................................. 29
Hearings..................................................... 29
Measures enacted into law........................................ 31
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HISTORY, JURISDICTION, AND A SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON
ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES DURING THE 112TH CONGRESS
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March 21, 2013.--Ordered to be printed
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Mr. Wyden, from the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources, submitted the following
SPECIAL REPORT ON COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES
Summary
The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources conducted an
extensive oversight and legislative program during the 112th
Congress. A total of 336 bills and resolutions, 11 nominations,
214 Executive Communications, and 16 petitions or memorials
were referred to the Committee for consideration.
The Committee and its 4 subcommittees held a total of 81
public hearings, including 8 field hearings during the 112th
Congress. These hearings included 42 oversight hearings, 33
legislative hearings, and 5 nomination hearings. The Committee
also held 8 business meetings.
Action was completed on a broad range of oversight,
legislative, and executive matters. A total of 64 bills and 1
resolution were reported by the Committee, and the Committee
was discharged of 9 other matters, 2 of which were referred to
other committees and 7 of which were discharged and passed by
the Senate.
Of the 64 bills reported by the Committee, 24 passed the
Senate, and 10 passed both the House and the Senate, and were
signed into law. In addition, the Senate passed, and the
President signed into law, the House companion measures of 5
Senate bills reported by the Committee. The Senate discharged
and passed, and the President signed into law, 4 additional
bills that were previously referred to the Committee. Two bills
that were reported by the Committee were subsequently
incorporated into, and were enacted into law as part of, the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013. A
total of 39 bills that were referred to the Committee or were
House companion measures of bills referred to the Committee
passed the Senate and 24 of them became public law.
Eleven nominations submitted by President Obama were
referred to the Committee during the 112th Congress. One
nomination was withdrawn by the President, and two were
returned to the President under the provisions of rule XXXI,
paragraph 6, of the Standing Rules of the Senate. The remaining
8 nominations were reported by the Committee and confirmed by
the Senate.
The Committee filed 64 reports on measures it ordered
reported, and published 79 hearing records.
Jurisdiction
Rule XXV(1)(g)(1) of the Standing Rules of the Senate gives
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources jurisdiction over
matters relating to the following subjects:
1. Coal production, distribution, and utilization.
2. Energy policy.
3. Energy regulation and conservation.
4. Energy related aspects of deepwater ports.
5. Energy research and development.
6. Extraction of minerals from oceans and Outer
Continental Shelf lands.
7. Hydroelectric power, irrigation, and reclamation.
8. Mining education and research.
9. Mining, mineral lands, mining claims, and mineral
conservation.
10. National parks, recreation areas, wilderness
areas, wild and scenic rivers, historical sites,
military parks and battlefields, and on the public
domain, preservation of prehistoric ruins and objects
of interest.
11. Naval petroleum reserves in Alaska.
12. Nonmilitary development of nuclear energy.
13. Oil and gas production and distribution.
14. Public lands and forests, including farming and
grazing thereon, and mineral extraction therefrom.
15. Solar energy systems.
16. Territorial possessions of the United States,
including trusteeships.
FULL COMMITTEE
Jeff Bingaman, Chairman
jurisdiction
During the 112th Congress, the Full Committee retained
jurisdiction, without reference to a subcommittee, over the
following matters: National Energy Policy, including
international energy affairs and emergency preparedness;
nuclear waste policy; privatization of federal assets;
territorial policy (including changes in status and issues
affecting Antarctica); and Native Hawaiian matters. In
addition, the Full Committee retained jurisdiction of issues
that: (1) required extremely expeditious handling; (2)
substantially overlapped two or more subcommittee
jurisdictions; or (3) were of exceptional national significance
in which all Members wished to participate fully.
NOMINATIONS
Eleven presidential nominations were referred to the
Committee during the 112th Congress.
Nominations confirmed
The Committee held hearings on and favorably reported 8
nominations which were subsequently confirmed by the Senate.
These nominations were for:
Department of Energy
Peter Bruce Lyons, to be Assistant Secretary of Energy
(Nuclear Energy). Received January 5, 2011. Hearing held March
8, 2011. S. Hrg. 112-5. Reported April 12, 2011. Confirmed
April 14, 2011.
Charles DeWitt McConnell, to be Assistant Secretary of
Energy (Fossil Energy). Received July 11, 2011. Hearing held
July 28, 2011. S. Hrg. 112-133. Reported November 102, 2011.
Confirmed March 29, 2012.
David T. Danielson, to be Assistant Secretary of Energy
(Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Received July 28,
2011. Hearing held September 15, 2011. S. Hrg. 112-140.
Reported November 10, 2011. Confirmed March 29, 2012.
LaDoris Guess Harris, to be Director of the Office of
Minority Economic Impact. Received July 28, 2011. Hearing held
September 15, 2011. S. Hrg. 112-140. Reported November 10,
2011. Confirmed March 29, 2012.
Gregory H. Woods, to be General Counsel of the Department
of Energy. Received August 2, 2011. Hearing held September 15,
2011. S. Hrg. 112-140. Reported November 10, 2011. Confirmed
March 29, 2012.
Adam E. Sieminski, to be Administrator of the Energy
Information Administration. Received January 24, 2012. Hearing
held March 20, 2012. S. Hrg. 112-371. Reported April 26, 2012.
Confirmed May 24, 2012.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Anthony T. Clark, to be a Member of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission. Received January 24, 2012. Hearing held
March 20, 2011. S. Hrg. 112-371. Reported April 26, 2012.
Confirmed May 24, 2012.
John Robert Norris, to be a Member of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission. Received February 6, 2012. Hearing held
March 20, 2011. S. Hrg. 112-371. Reported April 26, 2012.
Confirmed May 24, 2012.
Nomination withdrawn
One nomination was withdrawn by the President:
Arunava Majumdar, to be Under Secretary of Energy. Received
November 30, 2011. Hearing held December 8, 2011. S. Hrg. 112-
213. Reported December 15, 2011. Withdrawn by the President May
15, 2012.
Nominations returned
Two nominations were returned to the President under the
provisions of rule XXXI, paragraph 6, of the Standing Rules of
the Senate:
Rebecca Wodder, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and
Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior. Received June
9, 2012. Hearing held July 28, 2011. S. Hrg. 112-133. (Joint
referral with Committee on Environment and Public Works.)
Returned to the President under the provisions of rule XXXI,
paragraph 6, of the Standing Rules on December 17, 2011.
Marcilynn A. Burke, to be Assistant Secretary for Lands and
Minerals Management, Department of the Interior. Received
February 6, 2012. Hearing held March 20, 2012. S. Hrg. 112-371.
Reported April 26, 2012. Returned to the President under the
provisions of rule XXXI, paragraph 6, of the Standing Rules on
January 3, 2013.
HEARINGS
The Full Committee held 19 legislative hearings, 36
oversight hearings, and 5 nomination hearings during the 112th
Congress, as follows:
January 26, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-1.
Oversight hearing to review the report and recommendations,
including any recommendations for legislative action, issued by
the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
and Offshore Drilling.
February 1, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-4.
Legislative hearing to receive testimony on S.99, the
American Medical Isotopes Production Act of 2011.
February 3, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-35.
Oversight hearing to receive testimony on the energy and
oil market outlook for the 112th Congress.
February 16, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-105.
Oversight hearing to receive testimony on the U.S.
Department of Energy's budget for fiscal year 2012.
February 21, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-7.
Field hearing to receive testimony regarding recent natural
gas service disruptions in New Mexico and the reliability of
regional energy infrastructure.
March 2, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-12.
Oversight hearing to consider the President's Fiscal Year
2012 proposed budget for the Department of the Interior.
March 3, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-20.
Oversight hearing to consider the President's Fiscal Year
2012 proposed budget for the USDA Forest Service.
March 8, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-5.
Hearing on the nomination of Peter B. Lyons, to be an
Assistant Secretary of Energy (Nuclear Energy).
March 10, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-10.
Legislative hearing to receive testimony on S. 398, a bill
to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to improve
energy efficiency of certain appliances and equipment, and for
other purposes, and S. 395, the Better Use of Light Bulbs Act.
March 17, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-52.
Oversight hearing to examine current global investment
trends in clean energy technologies and the impact of domestic
policies on that investment.
March 29, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-11.
Member meeting to provide an update on the recent events at
the Tokyo Electric Power Company's Fukushima Daiichi reactor
complex due to the earthquake and tsunami that occurred on
March 11, 2011.
March 31, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-26.
Legislative hearing to receive testimony on S. 629, the
Hydropower Improvement Act of 2011, S. 630, Marine and
Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2011, and Title
I, subtitle D of the American Clean Energy Leadership Act of
2009.
April 7, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-36.
Legislative hearing to review Department of Energy biofuel
programs and biofuel infrastructure issues, and to consider S.
187, the Biofuels Market Expansion Act of 2011.
April 27, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-16.
Field hearing to receive testimony on the current drought
conditions affecting New Mexico and the status of reports to be
issued pursuant to Sections 9503 and 9506 of the SECURE Water
Act regarding a review of the current scientific understanding
of the impacts of climate change on water resources and an
assessment of the risks associated with climate change on water
resources in certain river basins.
May 3, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-21.
Legislative hearing to receive testimony on the proposal
for a Clean Energy Deployment Administration as contained in
Title I, Subtitle A of the American Clean Energy Leadership Act
of 2009. (S. 1462 of the 111th Congress).
May 5, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-40.
Legislative hearing to receive testimony on a joint staff
Discussion Draft pertaining to cyber security of the bulk-power
system and electric infrastructure and for other purposes.
May 10, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-30.
Oversight hearing to receive testimony on new developments
in upstream oil and gas technologies.
May 12, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-22.
Legislative hearing to receive testimony on carbon capture
and sequestration legislation, including S. 699, the Department
of Energy Carbon Capture and Sequestration Program Amendments
Act of 2011, and S. 757, the Carbon Dioxide Capture Technology
Prize Act of 2011.
May 17, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-51.
Legislative hearing to receive testimony on the following
bills related to oil and gas development:
S. 516, a bill to extend outer Continental Shelf
leases to accommodate permitting delays and to provide
operators time to meet new drilling and safety
requirements;
S. 843, a bill to establish outer Continental Shelf
lease and permit processing coordination offices, and
for other purposes;
S. 916, a bill to facilitate appropriate oil and gas
development on Federal and waters, to limit dependence
of the United States on foreign sources of oil and gas,
and for other purposes; and
S. 917, a bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf
Lands Act to reform the management of energy and
mineral resources on the Outer Continental Shelf, and
for other purposes.
May 19, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-38.
Legislative hearing to receive testimony on policies to
reduce oil consumption through the promotion of advanced
vehicle technologies and accelerated deployment of electric-
drive vehicles, as proposed in S. 734, the Advanced Vehicle
Technology Act of 2011, and S. 948, the Promoting Electric
Vehicles Act of 2011.
June 7, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-107.
Legislative hearing to receive testimony on S. 512, the
Nuclear Power 2021 Act; S. 937, the American Alternative Fuels
Act of 2011; and S. 1067, a bill to amend the Energy Policy Act
of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a
research and development and demonstration program to reduce
manufacturing and construction costs relating to nuclear
reactors, and for other purposes.
June 9, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-273.
Legislative hearing to receive testimony on bills to
promote energy efficiency and alternative fuel vehicles as
described in S. 963, the Reducing Federal Energy Dollars Act of
2011, S. 1000, the Energy Savings and Industrial
Competitiveness Act of 2011, and S. 1001, the Alternative
Fueled Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of
2011.
June 14, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-128.
Oversight hearing to consider the wildfire management
programs of the Federal land management agencies.
June 16, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-121.
Legislative hearing is to review S. 343, a bill to amend
Title I of PL 99-658 regarding the Compact of Free Association
between the Government of the United States of America and the
Government of Palau, to approve the results of the 15-year
review of the Compact, including the Agreement Between the
Government of the United States of America and the Government
of the Republic of Palau following the Compact of Free
Association Section 432 Review, to appropriate funds for the
purposes of the amended PL 99-658 for fiscal years ending on or
before September 30, 2024, and to carry out the agreements
resulting from that review.
July 12, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-253.
Legislative hearing to receive testimony on S. 1160, the
Department of Energy Administrative Improvement Act of 2011; S.
1108, the 10 Million Solar Roofs Act of 2011; and S. 1142, the
Geothermal Exploration and Technology Act of 2011.
July 19, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-146.
Oversight hearing to receive testimony on the recent report
of the MIT Energy Initiative entitled ``The Future of Natural
Gas.''
July 28, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-133.
Hearing on the nominations of Charles McConnell, to be an
Assistant Secretary of Energy (Fossil Energy) and Rebecca
Wodder, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and
Parks.
September 15, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-140.
Hearing on the nominations of Gregory H. Woods, to be
General Counsel, Department of Energy, David T. Danielson, to
be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy), Department of Energy, and LaDoris G. Harris,
to be Director for the Office of Minority Economic Impact,
Department of Energy.
October 4, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-227.
Oversight hearing to receive testimony on the Secretary of
Energy Advisory Board's Shale Gas Production Subcommittee's 90-
day report.
October 18, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-372.
Oversight hearing to examine the status of response
capability and readiness for oil spills in foreign Outer
Continental Shelf waters adjacent to U.S. waters.
November 8, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-215.
Oversight hearing to consider market developments for US
natural gas, including the approval process and potential for
liquefied natural gas exports.
November 14, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-223.
Field hearing to examine Marcellus Shale Gas development
and production in West Virginia.
November 15, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-188.
Legislative hearing to receive testimony on the Department
of Energy's Quadrennial Technology Review (QTR) and two bills
pending before the Committee: S. 1703, the Quadrennial Energy
Review Act of 2011, and S. 1807, the Energy Research and
Development Coordination Act of 2011.
November 17, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-467.
Oversight hearing to receive testimony on the Secretary of
the Interior's Order No. 3315 to Consolidate and Establish the
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement within the
Bureau of Land Management.
December 8, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-213.
Hearing on the nomination of Arunava Majumdar, to be Under
Secretary of Energy.
January 31, 2012--S. Hrg. 112-378.
Oversight hearing to receive testimony on the U.S. and
global energy outlook for 2012.
February 2, 2012--S. Hrg. 112-295.
Oversight hearing to receive testimony on the final report
of the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future.
February 9, 2012--S. Hrg. 112-486.
Legislative hearing to receive testimony on H.R. 1904, the
Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011,
and the text of S. 409, the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and
Conservation Act of 2009, as reported by the Committee during
the 111th Congress.
February 16, 2012--S. Hrg. 112-105.
Oversight hearing to receive testimony on the U.S.
Department of Energy's budget for Fiscal Year 2013.
February 28, 2012--S. Hrg. 112-534.
Oversight hearing to consider the President's Fiscal Year
2013 proposed budget for the Department of the Interior.
March 6, 2012--S. Hrg. 112-380.
Oversight hearing to consider the President's Proposed
Budget for Fiscal Year 2013 for the Forest Service.
March 13, 2012--S. Hrg. 112-625.
Oversight hearing to receive testimony on the ``Report of
the Independent Consultant's Review with Respect to the
Department of Energy Loan and Loan Guarantee Portfolio.''
March 20, 2012--S. Hrg. 112-371.
Hearing on the nominations of Adam Sieminski, to be
Administrator of the Energy Information Administration,
Marcilynn Burke to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior,
Anthony Clark to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, and John Norris to be a Member of the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission.
March 29, 2012--S. Hrg. 112-435.
Oversight hearing to receive testimony on current and near-
term future price expectations and trends for motor gasoline
and other refined petroleum fuels.
April 19, 2012--S. Hrg. 112-622.
Oversight hearing to receive testimony on the impacts of
sea level rise on domestic energy and water infrastructure.
April 26, 2012--S. Hrg. 112-575.
Oversight hearing to receive testimony on weather related
electrical outages.
May 10, 2012--S. Hrg. 112-540.
Legislative hearing to receive testimony on S. 2374, The
Helium Stewardship Act of 2012.
May 17, 2012--S. Hrg. 112-466.
Legislative hearing to receive testimony on S. 2146, the
Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012.
May 22, 2012--S. Hrg. 112-536.
Oversight hearing to receive testimony on the report
produced by the American Energy Innovation Council titled
``Catalyzing American Ingenuity: The Role of Government in
Energy Innovation'' and related issues.''
June 14, 2012--S. Hrg. 112-623.
Oversight hearing to receive testimony on competitiveness
and collaboration between the U.S. and China on clean energy.
June 19, 2012--S. Hrg. 112-532.
Oversight hearing to receive testimony on the potential for
induced seismicity from energy technologies, including carbon
capture and storage, enhanced geothermal systems, production
from gas shales, and enhanced oil recovery.
June 28, 2012--S. Hrg. 112-528.
Oversight hearing to review innovative non-federal programs
for financing energy efficient building retrofits.
July 12, 2012--S. Hrg. 112-595.
Oversight hearing on remediation of federal legacy wells in
the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.
July 17, 2012--S. Hrg. 112-529.
Oversight hearing to examine the status of action taken to
ensure that the electric grid is protected from cyber attacks.
July 24, 2012--S. Hrg. 112-587.
Oversight hearing to assess the opportunities for, current
level of investment in, and barriers to the expanded usage of
natural gas as a fuel for transportation.
July 31, 2012--S. Hrg. 112-588.
Legislative hearing to receive testimony on S. 3385, a bill
to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to use designated
funding to pay for construction of authorized rural water
projects, and for other purposes.
August 6, 2012--S. Hrg. 112-596.
Oversight hearing to examine gasoline prices and margin
dynamics within the state of Vermont.
August 15, 2012--S. Hrg. 112-593.
Oversight hearing to discuss the recent Colorado wildfires,
focusing on lessons learned that can be applied to future
suppression, recovery and mitigation efforts. The Fourmile
Canyon Fire report that was released on July 25th will be
discussed, as will projections for future wildfire conditions
and best practices that can improve forest health.
August 17, 2012--S. Hrg. 112-592.
Oversight hearing to examine the current and future impacts
of climate change on the Intermountain West, focusing on
drought, wildfire frequency and severity, and ecosystems.
September 12, 2012--S. Hrg. 112-598.
Legislative hearing to receive testimony on S. 3469, the
Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2012.
BUSINESS MEETINGS
The Committee held 8 business meetings, at which it ordered
reported 10 nominations and 65 bills or resolutions, as
follows:
February 16, 2011.
The Committee approved subcommittee assignments, revised
its recusal policy for executive nominees, and ordered reported
S. Res. 56, the Committee funding resolution.
April 12, 2011.
The Committee ordered reported the nomination of Peter
Bruce Lyons to be the Assistant Secretary of Nuclear Energy.
May 26, 2011.
The Committee ordered reported:
S. 630, a bill to promote marine and hydrokinetic renewable
energy research and development, and for other purposes;
S. 699, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to
carry out a program to demonstrate the commercial application
of integrated systems for long-term geological storage of
carbon dioxide, and for other purposes;
S. 757, a bill to provide incentives to encourage the
development and implementation of technology to capture carbon
dioxide from dilute sources on a significant scale using direct
air capture technologies;
S. 1342, an original bill to amend the Federal Power Act to
protect the bulk-power system and electric infrastructure
critical to the defense of the United States against
cybersecurity and other threats and vulnerabilities; and
S. 1343, an original bill to provide for the conduct of an
analysis of the impact of energy development and production on
the water resources of the United States, and for other
purposes.
July 14, 2011.
The Committee ordered reported:
S. 201, to clarify the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the
Interior with respect to the C.C. Cragin Dam and Reservoir, and
for other purposes;
S. 270, a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to
convey certain Federal land to Deschutes County, Oregon;
S. 271, a bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to
enter into a property conveyance with the city of Wallowa,
Oregon, and for other purposes;
S. 278, a bill to provide for the exchange of certain land
located in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests in the State
of Colorado, and for other purposes;
S. 292, a bill to resolve the claims of the Bering Straits
Native Corporation and the State of Alaska to land adjacent to
Salmon Lake in the State of Alaska and to provide for the
conveyance to the Bering Straits Native Corporation of certain
other public land in partial satisfaction of the land
entitlement of the Corporation under the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act;
S. 333, to reinstate and extend the deadline for
commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project
involving the Little Wood River Ranch;
S. 334, to reinstate and extend the deadline for
commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project
involving the American Falls Reservoir;
S. 382, a bill 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 permits;
S. 383, a bill to promote the domestic production of
critical minerals and materials, and for other purposes;
S. 404, a bill to modify a land grant patent issued by the
Secretary of the Interior;
S. 512, a bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to
require the Secretary of Energy to carry out programs to
develop and demonstrate 2 small modular nuclear reactor
designs, and for other purposes;
S. 519, to further allocate and expand the availability of
hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam, and for other
purposes;
S. 535, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior
to lease certain lands within Fort Pulaski National Monument,
and for other purposes;
S. 683, a bill to provide for the conveyance of certain
parcels of land to the town of Mantua, Utah;
S. 684, a bill to provide for the conveyance of certain
parcels of land to the town of Alta, Utah;
S. 714, a bill to reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction
Facilitation Act, and for other purposes;
S. 734, a bill to provide for a program of research,
development, demonstration, and commercial application in
vehicle technologies at the Department of Education;
S. 808, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow
for prepayment of repayment contracts between the United States
and the Uintah Water Conservancy District;
S. 897, a bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act of 1977 to clarify that uncertified States and
Indian tribes have the authority to use certain payments for
certain noncoal reclamation projects and acid mine remediation
programs;
S. 997, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
extend a water contract between the United States and the East
Bench Irrigation District;
S. 1000, a bill to promote energy savings in residential
and commercial buildings and industry, and for other purposes;
S. 1001, a bill to reduce oil consumption and improve
energy security, and for other purposes;
S. 1510, an original bill to promote the domestic
development and deployment of clean energy technologies, and
for other purposes;
S. 1067, a bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to
require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a research and
development and demonstration program to reduce manufacturing
and construction costs relating to nuclear reactors, and for
other purposes.
July 21, 2011.
The Committee ordered reported:
S. 512, a bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to
require the Secretary of Energy to carry out programs to
develop and demonstrate 2 small modular nuclear reactor
designs, and for other purposes; and
S. 916, a bill to facilitate appropriate oil and gas
development on Federal land and waters, to limit dependence of
the United States on foreign sources of oil and gas, and for
other purposes.
November 10, 2011.
The Committee ordered reported:
The nomination of Charles DeWitt McConnell to be an
Assistant Secretary of Energy (Fossil Energy).
The nomination of David T. Danielson to be an Assistant
Secretary of Energy (Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy).
The nomination of LaDoris Guess Harris to be the Director
of the Office of Minority Economic Impact, Department of
Energy.
The nomination of Gregory H. Woods to be General Counsel of
the Department of Energy.
S. 114, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior
to enter into a cooperative agreement for a park headquarters
at San Antonio Missions National Historical Park in Texas, to
expand the boundary of the Park, to conduct a study of
potential land acquisitions, and for other purposes;
S. 140, a bill to designate as wilderness certain land and
inland water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
in Michigan, and for other purposes;
S. 247, a bill to establish the Harriet Tubman National
Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman
Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline,
Dorchester, and Talbot counties, Maryland, and for other
purposes;
S. 264, a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to
convey to the State of Mississippi two parcels of surplus land
within the boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway, and for other
purposes;
S. 302, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior
to issue right-of-way permits for a natural gas transmission
pipeline in nonwilderness areas within the boundary of Denali
National Park in Alaska, and for other purposes;
S. 322, a bill 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;
S. 323, a bill to establish the First State National
Historical Park in Delaware, and for other purposes;
S. 499, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior
to facilitate the development of hydroelectric power on the
Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project;
S. 500, a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to
convey certain Federal features of the electric distribution
system of the South Utah Valley Electric Service District, and
for other purposes;
S. 526, a bill to provide for the conveyance of certain
Bureau of Land Management land in Mohave County, Arizona, to
the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, for use as a public
shooting range;
S. 667, a bill to establish the Rio Grande del Norte
National Conservation Area in New Mexico, and for other
purposes;
S. 765, a bill to modify the boundary of the Oregon Caves
National Monument in Oregon, and for other purposes;
S. 766, a bill to provide for the designation of the
Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area in the State of Oregon, and
to designate segments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks in Oregon
as wild rivers, and for other purposes;
S. 779, a bill to authorize the acquisition and protection
of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of
the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American
Battlefield Protection Program;
S. 802, a bill 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;
S. 883, a bill to authorize National Mall Liberty Fund D.C.
to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of
Columbia to honor free persons and slaves who fought during the
American Revolution;
S. 888, a bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to
designate a segment of Illabot Creek in Skagit County, Wash.,
as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System;
S. 896, a bill to amend the Public Land 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;
S. 970, a bill to designate additional segments and
tributaries of White Clay Creek, in the States of Delaware and
Pennsylvania, as components of the National Wild and Scenic
Rivers Systems;
S. 1047 , a bill to amend the Reclamation Projects
Authorization and Adjustment of 1992 to require the Secretary
of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to
take actions to improve environmental conditions in the
vicinity of the Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel in Lake County,
Colorado, and for other purposes;
S. 1090, a bill to designate as wilderness certain public
land in the Cherokee National Forest in Tennessee, and for
other purposes;
S. 1134, a bill to authorize the St. Croix River Crossing
Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river
values;
S. 1325, a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to
study the suitability and feasibility of designating sites in
the Lower Mississippi River Area in the State of Louisiana as a
unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes;
S. 1344, a bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to
take immediate action to recover ecologically and economically
from a catastrophic wildfire in the State of Arizona, and for
other purposes;
S. 1421, a bill to authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative
Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of
Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes;
S. 1478, a bill to modify the boundary of the Minutemen
Missile National Historic Site in South Dakota, and for other
purposes;
H.R. 441, a bill 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.
December 15, 2011.
The Committee ordered reported:
The nomination of Arunava Majumdar to be Under Secretary of
Energy;
S. 1108, a bill to provide local communities with tools to
make solar permitting more efficient, and for other purposes;
S. 1142, a bill to promote the mapping and development of
the United States geothermal resources by establishing a direct
loan program for high risk geothermal exploration wells, to
amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to
improve geothermal energy technology and demonstrate the use of
geothermal energy in large scale thermal applications, and for
other purposes;
S. 1149, a bill to expand geothermal production, and for
other purposes;
S. 1160, a bill to improve the administration of the
Department of Energy, and for other purposes.
April 26, 2012.
The Committee ordered reported:
The nomination of Adam E. Sieminksi to be the Administrator
of the Energy Information Administration.
The nomination of Anthony T. Clark to be a Member of the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
The nomination of John Robert Norris to be a Member of the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
The nomination of Marcilynn A. Burke to be a Assistant
Secretary of the Interior for Land and Minerals Management.
Subcommittee on Energy
MARIA CANTWELL, Washington, Chairman
RON WYDEN, Oregon JAMES E. RISCH, Idaho
TIM JOHNSON, South Dakota JOHN BARRASSO, Wyoming
MARY L. LANDRIEU, Louisiana MIKE LEE, Utah
BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont RAND PAUL, Kentucky
MARK UDALL, Colorado DANIEL COATS, Indiana
JEANNE SHAHEEN, New Hampshire ROB PORTMAN, Ohio
AL FRANKEN, Minnesota JOHN HOEVEN, North Dakota
JOE MANCHIN, III, West Virginia BOB CORKER, Tennessee
CHRISTOPHER A. COONS, Delaware
jurisdiction
The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee includes oversight and
legislative responsibilities for: nuclear, coal, and synthetic
fuels research and development; nuclear and non-nuclear energy
commercialization projects; nuclear fuel cycle policy;
Department of Energy National Laboratories; global climate
change; new technologies research and development; nuclear
facilities siting and insurance program; commercialization of
new technologies, including solar energy systems; Federal
energy conservation programs; energy information; liquefied
natural gas projects; oil and natural gas regulation; refinery
policy; coal conversion; utility policy; strategic petroleum
reserves; regulation of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System and
other oil and gas pipeline transportation systems within
Alaska; Arctic research and energy development; and oil, gas,
and coal production and distribution.
hearings
The Subcommittee on Energy held 5 legislative hearings and
3 oversight hearings.
June 9, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-117.
Legislative hearing to receive testimony on critical
minerals and materials legislation, including S. 383, the
Critical Minerals and Materials Promotion Act of 2011, S. 421,
the Powering America's Lithium Production Act of 2011, and
S.1113, the Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2011.
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests
RON WYDEN, Oregon, Chairman
TIM JOHNSON, South Dakota JOHN BARRASSO, Wyoming
MARY L. LANDRIEU, Louisiana JAMES E. RISCH, Idaho
MARIA CANTWELL, Washington MIKE LEE, Utah
MARK UDALL, Colorado RAND PAUL, Kentucky
JEANNE SHAHEEN, New Hampshire ROB PORTMAN, Ohio
AL FRANKEN, Minnesota JOHN HOEVEN, North Dakota
CHRISTOPHER A. COONS, Delaware DEAN HELLER, Nevada
jurisdiction
The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee includes oversight and
legislative responsibility for: public lands administered by
the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service,
including farming and grazing thereon, and wilderness areas;
establishment of wildlife refuges on public lands and
wilderness designation therein; military land withdrawals;
reserved water rights; Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act;
territorial affairs; national mining and minerals policy and
general mining laws; surface mining, reclamation and
enforcement; mining education and research; Federal mineral
leasing; Outer Continental Shelf leasing; Naval oil shale
reserves; National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska; and deep seabed
mining.
hearings
The Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests held 4
legislative hearings.
May 18, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-39.
Legislative hearing to receive testimony on the following
bills:
S. 220, to provide for the restoration of forest
landscapes, protection of old growth forests, and management of
national forests in the eastside forests of the State of
Oregon;
S. 270, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey
certain Federal land to Deschutes County, Oregon;
S. 271, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to enter
into a property conveyance with the city of Wallowa, Oregon,
and for other purposes;
S. 278, to provide for the exchange of certain land located
in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests in the State of
Colorado, and for other purposes;
S. 292, to resolve the claims of the Bering Straits Native
Corporation and the State of Alaska to land adjacent to Salmon
Lake in the State of Alaska and to provide for the conveyance
to the Bering Straits Native Corporation of certain other
public land in partial satisfaction of the land entitlement of
the Corporation under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act;
S. 322, 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;
S. 382, 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;
S. 427, to withdraw certain land located in Clark County,
Nevada, from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws
and disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and
geothermal leasing or mineral materials, and for other
purposes;
S. 526, to provide for the conveyance of certain Bureau of
Land Management land in Mohave County, Arizona, to the Arizona
Game and Fish Commission, for use as a public shooting range;
S. 566, to provide for the establishment of the National
Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System;
S. 590, 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;
S. 607, to designate certain land in the State of Oregon as
wilderness, to provide for the exchange of certain Federal land
and non-Federal land, and for other purposes;
S. 617, to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey
certain Federal land to Elko County, Nevada, and to take land
into trust for the Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of
Nevada, and for other purposes;
S. 683, to provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of
land to the town of Mantua, Utah;
S. 684, to provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of
land to the town of Alta, Utah;
S. 667, to establish the Rio Grande del Norte National
Conservation Area in the State of New Mexico, and for other
purposes;
S. 729, to validate final patent number 27-2005-0081, and
for other purposes;
S. 766, 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 rivers, and for other purposes;
S. 896, 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
S. 897, to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation
Act of 1977 to clarify that uncertified States and Indian
tribes have the authority to use certain payments for certain
noncoal reclamation projects.
May 25, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-131.
Legislative hearing to receive testimony on the following
bills:
S. 233, to withdraw certain Federal land and interests in
that land from location, entry, and patent under the mining
laws and disposition under the mineral and geothermal leasing
laws;
S. 268, a bill to sustain the economic development and
recreational use of National Forest System land and other
public land in the State of Montana, to add certain land to the
National Wilderness Preservation System, to release certain
wilderness study areas, to designate new areas for recreation,
and for other purposes.
S. 375, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture and the
Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements
with State foresters authorizing State foresters to provide
certain forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration and
protection services;
S. 714, to reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction
Facilitation Act, and for other purposes; and
S. 730, to provide for the settlement of certain claims
under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other
purposes.
August 3, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-226.
Legislative hearing to receive testimony on the following
bills:
S. 1024, to designate the Organ Mountains and other public
land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation
System and the National Landscape Conservation System in the
State of New Mexico, and for other purposes;
S. 1090, to designate as wilderness certain public land in
the Cherokee National Forest in the State of Tennessee, and for
other purposes;
S. 1144, to amend the Soda Ash Royalty Reduction Act of
2006 to extend the reduced royalty rate for soda ash;
S. 1149, to expand geothermal production, and for other
purposes; and
S. 1344, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to take
immediate action to recover ecologically and economically from
a catastrophic wildfire in the State of Arizona, and for other
purposes.
March 22, 2012--S. Hrg. 112-642.
S. 303, a bill to amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act of 1993 to require the Bureau of Land Management to provide
a claimant of a small miner waiver from claim maintenance fees
with a period of 60 days after written receipt of 1 or more
defects is provided to the claimant by registered mail to cure
the 1 or more defects or pay the claim maintenance fee;
S. 1129, a bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 to improve the management of grazing
leases and permits;
S. 1473, a bill to amend Public Law 99-548 to provide for
the implementation of the multispecies habitat conservation
plan for the Virgin River, Nevada, and to extend the authority
to purchase certain parcels of public land;
S. 1492, a bill 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;
S. 1559, a bill to establish the San Juan Islands National
Conservation Area in the San Juan Islands, Washington;
S. 1635, a bill to designate certain lands in San Miguel,
Ouray, and San Juan Counties, Colorado, as wilderness;
S. 1687, a bill to adjust the boundary of Carson National
Forest, New Mexico;
S. 1774, a bill to establish the Rocky Mountain Front
Conservation Management Area, to designate certain Federal land
as wilderness, and to improve the management of noxious weeds
in the Lewis and Clark National Forest;
S. 1788, a bill to designate the Pine Forest Range
Wilderness area in Humboldt County, Nevada;
S. 1906, a bill to modify the Forest Service Recreation
Residence Program as the program applies to units of the
National Forest System derived from the public domain by
implementing a simple, equitable, and predictable procedure for
determining cabin user fees;
S. 2001, a bill to expand the Wild Rogue Wilderness Area in
the State of Oregon, to make additional wild and scenic river
designations in the Rogue River area, to provide additional
protections for Rogue River tributaries;
S. 2015, a bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to
convey certain Federal land to the Powell Recreation District
in the State of Wyoming; and
S. 2056, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior
to convey certain interests in Federal land acquired for the
Scofield Project in Carbon County, Utah.
Subcommittee on National Parks
MARK UDALL, Colorado, Chairman
MARY L. LANDRIEU, Louisiana RAND PAUL, Kentucky
BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont JOHN BARRASSO, Wyoming
DEBBIE STABENOW, Michigan DANIEL COATS, Indiana
AL FRANKEN, Minnesota ROB PORTMAN, Ohio
JOE MANCHIN, III, West Virginia DEAN HELLER, Nevada
CHRISTOPHER A. COONS, Delaware BOB CORKER, Tennessee
jurisdiction
The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee includes oversight and
legislative responsibilities for: the National Park System;
Wild and Scenic Rivers System; National Trails System; national
recreation areas; national monuments; historic sites; military
parks and battlefields; Land and Water Conservation Fund;
historic preservation; outdoor recreation resources; and
preservation of prehistoric ruins and objects of interest on
the public domain.
hearings
The Subcommittee on National Parks held 5 legislative
hearings and 3 oversight hearings.
March 30, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-17.
Oversight hearing to to consider the President's Fiscal
Year 2012 proposed budget for the National Park Service.
May 11, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-124.
Legislative hearing to receive testimony on the following
bills:
S. 114, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter
into a cooperative agreement for a park headquarters at San
Antonio Missions National Historical Park, to expand the
boundary of the Park, to conduct a study of potential land
acquisitions, and for other purposes;
S. 127, to establish the Buffalo Bayou National Heritage
Area in the State of Texas, and for other purposes;
S. 140, 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;
S. 161, to establish Pinnacles National Park in the State
of California as a unit of the National Park System, and for
other purposes;
S. 177, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
acquire the Gold Hill Ranch in Coloma, California;
S. 247, to establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical
Park in Auburn, New York, and the Harriet Tubman Underground
Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and
Talbot Counties, Maryland, and for other purposes;
S. 279, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry
out a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of
establishing Camp Hale as a unit of the National Park System;
S. 302, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue
right-of-way permits for a natural gas transmission pipeline in
nonwilderness areas within the boundary of Denali National
Park, and for other purposes;
S. 313, 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;
S. 323, to establish the First State National Historical
Park in the State of Delaware, and for other purposes;
S. 403, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to
designate segments of the Molalla River in the State of Oregon,
as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System,
and for other purposes;
S. 404, to modify a land grant patent issued by the
Secretary of the Interior;
S. 508, to establish the Chimney Rock National Monument in
the State of Colorado;
S. 535, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease
certain lands within Fort Pulaski National Monument, and for
other purposes;
S. 564, to designate the Valles Caldera National Preserve
as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes;
S. 599, to establish a commission to commemorate the
sesquicentennial of the American Civil War;
S. 713, to modify the boundary of Petersburg National
Battlefield in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other
purposes;
S. 765, to modify the boundary of the Oregon Caves National
Monument, and for other purposes;
S. 779, to authorize the acquisition and protection of
nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the
Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American
Battlefield Protection Program;
S. 849, to establish the Waco Mammoth National Monument in
the State of Texas, and for other purposes; and
S. 858, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability
and feasibility of designating the Colonel Charles Young Home
in Xenia, Ohio as a unit of the National Park System, and for
other purposes.
July 28, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-214.
Legislative hearing to receive testimony on the following
bills:
S. 264, A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to
convey to the State of Mississippi 2 parcels of surplus land
within the boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway, and for other
purposes;
S. 265, A bill to authorize the acquisition of core
battlefield land at Champion Hill, Port Gibson, and Raymond for
addition to Vicksburg National Military Park;
S. 324, A bill to amend the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Development Act to extend to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
National Historical Park Commission;
S. 764, A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to
make technical corrections to the segment designations for the
Chetco River, Oregon;
S. 864, A bill to designate a Distinguished Flying Cross
National Memorial at the March Field Air Museum in Riverside,
California;
S. 883, A bill to authorize National Mall Liberty Fund D.C.
to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of
Columbia to honor free persons and slaves who fought for
independence, liberty, and justice for all during the American
Revolution;
S. 888, A bill 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;
S. 925, A bill to designate Mt. Andrea Lawrence;
S. 970, A bill to designate additional segments and
tributaries of White Clay Creek, in the States of Delaware and
Pennsylvania, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic
Rivers System;
S. 1063, A bill to allow for the harvest of gull eggs by
the Huna Tlingit people within Glacier Bay National Park in the
State of Alaska; and
S. 1134, A bill to authorize the St. Croix River Crossing
Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river
values.
September 21, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-225.
Oversight hearing to consider a recently released report by
the National Park Service: A Call to Action: Preparing for a
Second Century of Stewardship and Engagement.
October 19, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-224.
Legislative hearing to receive testimony on the following
bills:
S. 544, A bill 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;
S. 1083, A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to
designate the route of the Smoky Hill Trail, an overland trail
across the Great Plains during pioneer days in Kansas and
Colorado, for study for potential addition to the National
Trails System;
S. 1084, A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to
designate the routes of the Shawnee Cattle Trail, the oldest of
the major Texas Cattle Trails, for study for potential addition
to the National Trails System, and for other purposes;
S. 1303, A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior
to establish Fort Monroe National Historical Park in the
Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other purposes;
S. 1325, A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to
study the suitability and feasibility of designating sites in
the Lower Mississippi River Area in the State of Louisiana as a
unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes;
S. 1347, A bill to establish Coltsville National Historical
Park in the State of Connecticut, and for other purposes;
S. 1421, A bill to authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative
Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of
Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes;
S. 1478, A bill to modify the boundary of the Minuteman
Missile National Historic Site in the State of South Dakota,
and for other purposes; and
S. 1537, A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior
to accept from the Board of Directors of the National September
11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center Foundation,
Inc., the donation of title to The National September 11
Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center, and for other
purposes.
November 5, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-274.
Field hearing to examine issues affecting management of
archaeological, cultural, and historic resources at Mesa Verde
National Park and other units of the National Park System.
March 7, 2012--S. Hrg. 112-401.
Legislative hearing to receive testimony on the following
bills:
S. 29, a bill to establish the Sacramento-San Joaquin
DeltaNational Heritage Area;
S. 1150, a bill to establish the Susquehanna Gateway
National Heritage Area in the State of Pennsylvania;
S. 1191, a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to
carry out a study regarding the suitability and feasibility of
establishing the Naugatuck River Valley National Heritage Area
in Connecticut;
S. 1198, a bill to reauthorize the Essex National Heritage
Area; S. 1215, a bill to provide for the exchange of land
located in the Lowell National Historical Park;
S. 1589, a bill to extend the authorization for the Coastal
Heritage Trail in the State of New Jersey;
S. 1708, a bill to establish the John H. Chafee Blackstone
River Valley National Historical Park;
S. 2131, a bill to reauthorize the Rivers of Steel National
Heritage Area, the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area,
and the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor;
S. 2133, a bill to reauthorize the America's Agricultural
Heritage Partnership in the State of Iowa;
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; and
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.
June 27, 2012--S. Hrg. 112-578.
Legislative hearing to receive testimony on the following
bills:
S. 1897, a bill to amend Public Law 101-377 to revise the
boundaries of the Gettysburg National Military Park to include
the Gettysburg Train Station;
S. 2158, a bill to establish the Fox-Wisconsin Heritage
Parkway National Heritage Area;
S. 2229, a bill to authorize the issuance of right-of-way
permits for natural gas pipelines in Glacier National Park;
S. 2267, a bill to reauthorize the Hudson Valley National
Heritage Area;
S. 2272, a bill to designate a mountain in the State of
Alaska as Mount Denali;
S. 2273, a bill to designate the Talkeetna Ranger Station
in Talkeetna, Alaska, as the Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger
Station;
S. 2286, a bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to
designate certain segments of the Farmington River and Salmon
Brook in the State of Connecticut as components of the National
Wild and Scenic Rivers System;
S. 2316, a bill to designate the Salt Pond Visitor Center
at the Cape Cod National Seashore as the ``Thomas P. O'Neill,
Jr. Salt Pond Visitor Center'';
S. 2324, a bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to
designate a segment ofthe Neches River in the State of Texas
for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic River
System;
S. 2372, a bill to authorize pedestrian and motorized
vehicular access in Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Recreational Area;
S. 3078, a bill 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
United States on June 6, 1944, the morning of D-Day; and
S. 3300, a bill to establish the Manhattan Project National
Historical Park in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Los Alamos, New
Mexico, and Hanford, Washington.
Subcommittee on Water and Power
JEANNE SHAHEEN, New Hampshire, Chairman
RON WYDEN, Oregon MIKE LEE, Utah
TIM JOHNSON, South Dakota JAMES E. RISCH, Idaho
MARIA CANTWELL, Washington DANIEL COATS, Indiana
BERNIE SANDERS, Vermont JOHN HOEVEN, North Dakota
DEBBIE STABENOW, Michigan DEAN HELLER, Nevada
JOE MANCHIN, III, West Virginia BOB CORKER, Tennessee
jurisdiction
The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee includes oversight and
legislative responsibilities for: irrigation; reclamation
projects, including related flood control purposes; power
marketing administrations (i.e., Bonneville Power, Southwestern
Power, Western Area Power, Southeastern Power); energy
development impacts on water resources; groundwater resources
and management; hydroelectric power; low head hydro; and energy
related aspects of deepwater ports.
hearings
The Subcommittee on Water and Power held 3 legislative
hearings and 4 oversight hearings.
May 19, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-63.
Legislative hearing to receive testimony on the following
bills:
S. 201, a bill to clarify the jurisdiction of the Secretary
of the Interior with respect to the C.C. Cragin Dam and
Reservoir, and for other purposes;
S. 333, a bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for
commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project
involving the Little Wood River Ranch;
S. 334, a bill to reinstate and extend the deadline for
commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project
involving the American Falls Reservoir;
S. 419, the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System
Act of 2011;
S. 499, the Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation
Act;
S. 519, the Hoover Power Allocation Act of 2011; and
S. 808, a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to
allow for prepayment of repayment contracts between the United
States and the Uintah Water Conservancy District, and for other
purposes.
June 23, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-129.
Legislative hearing to receive testimony on the following
bills:
S. 500, the South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act;
S. 715, the Collinsville Renewable Energy Promotion Act;
S. 802, the Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act of 2011;
S. 997, the East Bench Irrigation District Water Contract
Extension Act;
S. 1033, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary
of the Interior to participate in the City of Hermiston,
Oregon, water recycling and reuse project, and for other
purposes;
S. 1047, the Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Act of 2011;
S. 1224, the Bureau of Reclamation Fish Recovery Programs
Reauthorization Act of 2011, and
S. 1225, the Fort Sumner Project Title Conveyance Act.
October 20, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-247.
Oversight hearing to examine shale gas production and water
resources in the Eastern United States.
December 8, 2011--S. Hrg. 112-268.
Oversight hearing to receive testimony on opportunities and
challenges to address domestic and global water supply issues.
March 12, 2012--S. Hrg. 112-389.
Field hearing to receive testimony on specific energy and
water policies and programs that the U.S. Department of Navy is
implementing as it pertains to its operations and facilities.
July 25, 2012--S. Hrg. 112-564.
Oversight hearing is to examine the role of water use
efficiency and its impact on energy use.
September 19, 2012--S. Hrg. 112-624
Legislative hearing to receive testimony on the following
bills:
S. 3265, a bill to amend the Federal Power Act to remove
the authority of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to
collect land use fees for land that has been sold, exchanged,
or otherwise transferred from Federal ownership but that is
subject to a power site reservation;
H.R. 2842, Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower
Development and Rural Jobs Act of 2012;
S. 3464, Mni Wiconi Project Act Amendments of 2012; and
S. 3483, Crooked River Collaborative Water Security Act.
MEASURES ENACTED INTO LAW
Public Law 112-45 (H.R. 489): An Act to clarify the
jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to
the C.C. Cragin Dam and Reservoir, and for other purposes. The
Subcommittee on Water and Power held a hearing on the Senate
companion measure (S. 201) on May 19, 2011. S. Hrg. 112-63. The
Committee ordered S. 201 reported without amendment on July 14,
2011. S. Rept. 112-48. H.R. 489 passed the House on October 3,
2011, and was placed on the Senate Calendar on October 4, 2011.
H.R. 489 passed the Senate on October 18, 2011, and was
approved by the President on November 7, 2011.
Public Law 112-46 (H.R. 765): An Act 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. The Subcommittee on Public
Lands and Forests held a hearing on the Senate companion
measure (S. 382) on May 18, 2011. S. Hrg. 112-39. The Committee
ordered S. 382 reported without amendment on July 14, 2011. S.
Rept. 112-55. H.R. 765 passed the House on October 3, 2011, and
was placed on the Senate Calendar on October 4, 2011. H.R. 765
passed the Senate on October 18, 2011, and was approved by the
President on November 7, 2011.
Public Law 112-52 (H.R. 818): An Act to direct the
Secretary of the Interior to allow for prepayment of repayment
contracts between the United States and the Uintah Water
Conservancy District. The Subcommittee on Water and Power held
a hearing on the Senate companion measure (S. 808) on May 19,
2011. S. Hrg. 112-63. The Committee ordered S. 808 reported
without amendment on July 14, 2011. S. Rept. 112-62. H.R. 818
passed the House on October 24, 2011, and was placed on the
Senate Calendar on October 31, 2011. H.R. 818 passed the Senate
without amendment on November 3, 2011, and was approved by the
President on November 9, 2011.
Public Law 112-69 (S. 535): An Act to authorize the
Secretary of the Interior to lease certain lands within Fort
Pulaski National Monument, and for other purposes. The
Subcommittee on National Parks held a hearing on S. 535 on May
11, 2011. S. Hrg. 112-124. The Committee ordered the bill
reported without amendment on July 14, 2011. S. Rept. 112-59.
S. 535 passed the Senate without amendment on November 2, 2011,
passed the House on December 7, 2011, and was approved by the
President on December 19, 2011.
Public Law 112-70 (S. 683): An Act to provide for the
conveyance of certain parcels of land to the town of Mantua,
Utah. The Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests held a
hearing on S. 683 on May 18, 2011. S. Hrg. 112-39. The
Committee ordered the bill reported with amendments on July 14,
2011. S. Rept. 112-60. S. 683 passed the Senate, with
amendments on November 2, 2011, passed the House on December 7,
2011, and was approved by the President on December 19, 2011.
Public Law 112-72 (H.R. 470): An Act to further allocate
and expand the availability of hydroelectric power generated at
Hoover Dam, and for other purposes. The Subcommittee on Water
and Power held a hearing on the Senate companion measure (S.
519) on May 19, 2011. S. Hrg. 112-63. The Committee ordered S.
519 reported with amendments on July 14, 2011. S. Rept. 112-58.
H.R. 470 passed the House on October 3, 2011, and was placed on
the Senate Calendar on October 4, 2011. H.R. 470 passed the
Senate on October 18, 2011, along with S. Con. Res. 32,
authorizing the Clerk of the House to correct the enrollment of
H.R. 470. The House passed S. Con. Res. 32 on December 7, 2011.
The President approved H.R. 490 on December 27, 2011.
Public Law 112-79 (S. 278): An Act to provide for the
exchange of certain land located in the Arapaho-Roosevelt
National Forests in the State of Colorado, and for other
purposes. The Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests held a
hearing on S. 278 on May 18, 2011. S. Hrg. 112-39. The
Committee ordered S. 278 reported without amendment on July 14,
2011. S. Rept. 112-51. S. 278 passed the Senate without
amendment on November 2, 2011, and passed the House with an
amendment on December 16, 2011. The Senate agreed to the House
amendment on December 17, 2011, and the President approved the
bill on December 23, 2011.
Public Law 112-100 (S. 1134): An Act to authorize the St.
Croix River Crossing Project with appropriate mitigation
measures to promote river values. The Subcommittee on National
Parks held a hearing on S. 1134 on July 28, 2011. S. Hrg. 112-
214. The Committee ordered the bill reported with an amendment
on November 10, 2011. S. Rept. 112-124. S. 1134 passed the
Senate with an amendment (No. 1468) on January 23, 2012, passed
the House on March 1, 2012, and was approved by the President
on March 14, 2014.
Public Law 112-129 (H.R. 2947): An Act 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.
2947 passed the House on April 24, 2012, and was referred to
the Committee on April 25, 2012. The bill was discharged from
the Committee and was referred to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry on May 16, 2012. The Senate discharged
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and
passed the bill on May 24, 2012. The President approved the
bill on June 8, 2012.
Public Law 112-133 (S. 292): An Act to resolve the claims
of the Bering Straits Native Corporation and the State of
Alaska to land adjacent to Salmon Lake in the State of Alaska
and to provide for the conveyance to the Bering Straits Native
Corporation of certain other public land in partial
satisfaction of the land entitlement of the Corporation under
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. The Subcommittee on
Public Lands and Forests held a hearing on S. 292 on May 18,
2011. S. Hrg. 112-39. The Committee ordered the bill reported
with an amendment on July 14, 2011. S. Rept. 112-52. S. 292
passed the Senate, with an amendment, on October 18, 2011,
passed the House on June 6, 2012, and was approved by the
President on June 15, 2012.
Public Law 112-137 (S. 404): An Act to modify a land grant
patent issued by the Secretary of the Interior. The
Subcommittee on National Parks held a hearing on S. 404 on May
11, 2011. S. Hrg. 112-124. The Committee ordered the bill
reported without amendment on July 14, 2011. S. Rept. 112-56.
S. 404 passed the Senate without amendment on October 18, 2011,
passed the House on June 18, 2012, and was approved by the
President on June 27, 2012.
Public Law 112-138 (S. 684): An Act to provide for the
conveyance of certain parcels of land to the town of Alta,
Utah. The Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests held a
hearing on S. 684 on May 18, 2011. S. Hrg. 112-39. The
Committee reported the bill with amendments on July 14, 2011.
S. Rept. 112-61. S. 684 passed the Senate, with amendments, on
November 2, 2011, passed the House on June 18, 2012, and was
approved by the President on June 27, 2012.
Public Law 112-139 (S. 997): An Act to authorize the
Secretary of the Interior to extend a water contract between
the United States and the East Bench Irrigation District. The
Subcommittee on Water and Power held a hearing on S. 997 on
June 23, 2011. S. Hrg. 112-129. The Committee ordered the bill
reported without amendment on July 14, 2011. S. Rept. 112-65.
S. 997 passed the Senate without amendment on November 2, 2011,
passed the House on June 18, 2012, and was approved by the
President on June 27, 2012.
Public Law 112-164 (S. 270): An Act to direct the Secretary
of the Interior to convey certain Federal land to Deschutes
County, Oregon. The Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests
held a hearing on S. 270 on May 18, 2011. S. Hrg. 112-39. The
Committee ordered the bil reported with an amendment on July
14, 2011. S. Rept. 112-49. S. 270 passed the Senate with an
amendment on October 18, 2011, passed the House on August 1,
2012, and was approved by the President on August 10, 2012.
Public Law 112-165 (S. 271): An Act to require the
Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a property conveyance
with the city of Wallowa, Oregon, and for other purposes. The
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests held a hearing on S.
271 on May 18, 2011. S. Hrg. 112-39. The Committee ordered the
bill reported with amendments on July 14, 2011. S. Rept. 112-
50. S. 271 passed the Senate with amendments on November 2,
2011, passed the House on August 1, 2012, and was approved by
the President on August 10, 2012.
Public Law 112-182 (H.R. 2240): An Act to authorize the
exchange of land or interest in land between Lowell National
Historical Park and the city of Lowell in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, and for other purposes. The Subcommittee on
National Parks held a hearing on the Senate companion measure
(S. 1215) on March 7, 2012. S. Hrg. 112-401. H.R. 2240 passed
the House on April 26, 2012, was placed on the Senate Calendar
on May 8, 2012, passed the Senate on September 22, 2012, and
was approved by the President on October 5, 2012.
Public Law 112-197 (H.R. 2606): An Act 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. 2606
passed the House on February 7, 2012, and was referred to the
Committee on February 9, 2012. The Subcommittee on National
Parks held a hearing on the bill on March 7, 2012. S. Hrg. 112-
401. The Senate discharged the Committee and passed H.R. 2606
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute (No. 2869) on
September 22, 2012. The House agreed to the Senate amendment on
November 14, 2012, and the President approved the bill on
November 27, 2012.
Public Law 112-244 (H.R. 3263): An Act 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. The Subcommittee on Water and Power held a
hearing on the Senate companion measure (S.802) on June 23,
2011. S. Hrg. 112-129. The Committee ordered S. 802 reported
without amendment on November 10, 2011. S. Rept. 112-117. H.R.
3263 passed the House on June 5, 2012, passed the Senate on
December 30, 2012, and was approved by the President on January
10, 2013.
Public Law 112-245 (H.R. 3641): An Act to establish
Pinnacles National Park in the State of California as a unit of
the National Park System, and for other purposes. The
Subcommittee on National Parks held a hearing on the Senate
companion measure (S. 161) on May 11, 2011. S. Hrg. 112-124.
H.R. 3641 passed the House on July 31, 2012, passed the Senate
on December 30, 2012, and was approved by the President on
January 10, 2013.
Public Law 112-259 (S. 925): An Act to designate Mt. Andrea
Lawrence. The Subcommittee on National Parks held a hearing on
S. 925 on July 28, 2011. S. Hrg. 112-214. The Senate discharged
the Committee and passed the bill without amendment on October
18, 2011. S. 925 passed the House on December 20, 2012, and was
approved by the President on January 10, 2013.
Public Law 112-268 (H.R. 4606): An Act to authorize the
issuance of right-of-way permits for natural gas pipelines in
Glacier National Park, and for other purposes. The Subcommittee
on National Parks held a hearing on the Senate companion
measure (S. 2229) on June 27, 2012. S. Hrg. 112-578. H.R. 4606
passed the House on December 17, 2012, passed the Senate on
January 2, 2013, and was approved by the President on January
14, 2013.
Public Law 112-270 (H.R. 6060): An Act to amend Public Law
106-392 to maintain annual base funding for the Upper Colorado
and San Juan fish recovery programs through fiscal year 2019.
The Subcommittee on Water and Power held a hearing on the
Senate companion measure (S. 1224) on June 23, 2011. S. Hrg.
112-129. H.R. 6060 passed the House on September 19, 2012, and
was referred to the Committee on September 20, 2012. The Senate
discharged the Committee and passed the bill without amendment
on January 1, 2013. The President approved the bill on January
14, 2013.
In addition, two bills that were referred to the Committee
were enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2013, Public Law 112-239:
S. 99, a bill to promote the production of molybdenum-99 in
the United States for medical isotope production, and to
condition and phase out the export of highly enriched uranium
for the production of medial isotopes. The Committee held a
hearing on S. 99 on February 1, 2011. S. Hrg. 112-4. The
Committee ordered the bill reported, with an amendment in the
nature of a substitute, on April 12, 2011. S. Rept. 112-17. The
Senate passed the bill with an amendment (No. 1223) on November
17, 2011. The text of S. 99 was subsequently offered as an
amendment (No. 3208) to the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2013 (S. 3254). The Senate adopted the
amendment on December 3, 1012, and it was enacted as subtitle F
of title XXXI of Public Law 112-239.
S. 883, a bill to authorize National Mall Liberty Fund D.C.
to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of
Columbia to honor free persons and slaves who fought for
independence, liberty, and justice for all during the American
Revolution. The Subcommittee on National Parks held a hearing
on S. 883 on July 28, 2011. S. Hrg. 112-214. The Committee
ordered the bill reported without amendment on November 10,
2011. S. Rept. 112-118. The text of S. 883 was offered as an
amendment (No. 3276) to the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2013 (S. 3254). The Senate adopted the
amendment on December 3, 2012, and it was enacted as section
2860 of Public Law 112-239.
In addition, Public Law 112-210 (H.R. 6582), an Act to
allow for innovations and alternative technologies that meet or
exceed desired energy efficiency goals, and to make technical
corrections to existing Federal energy efficiency laws to allow
American manufacturers to remain competitive, contained several
provisions drawn from S. 398, a bill to amend the Energy Policy
and Conservation Act to improve the energy efficiency of
certain appliances and equipment, and for other purposes, and
S. 1000, a bill to promote energy savings in residential and
commercial buildings and industry, and for other purposes. The
Committee held a hearing on S. 398 on March 10, 2011, S. Hrg.
112-10, and on S. 1000 on June 9, 2011. S. Hrg. 112-273. The
Committee ordered S. 398 reported on April 2, 2011, S. Rept.
112-18, and S. 1000 reported on July 14, 2011. S. Rept. 112-71.
The House passed H.R. 6582 on December 4, 2012, and the Senate
passed it without reference to the Committee on December 6,
2012. The President signed H.R. 6582 on December 18, 2012.