[House Report 115-186]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


115th Congress    }                                     {       Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session      }                                     {      115-186

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   PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1873) TO AMEND THE 
     FEDERAL LAND POLICY AND MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1976 TO ENHANCE THE 
RELIABILITY OF THE ELECTRICITY GRID AND REDUCE THE THREAT OF WILDFIRES 
   TO AND FROM ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES ON 
FEDERAL LANDS BY FACILITATING VEGETATION MANAGEMENT ON SUCH LANDS, AND 
 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1654) TO AUTHORIZE THE 
 SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR TO COORDINATE FEDERAL AND STATE PERMITTING 
  PROCESSES RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SURFACE WATER STORAGE 
   PROJECTS ON LANDS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE SECRETARY OF THE 
 INTERIOR AND THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE AND TO DESIGNATE THE BUREAU 
OF RECLAMATION AS THE LEAD AGENCY FOR PERMIT PROCESSING, AND FOR OTHER 
                                PURPOSES

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   June 20, 2017.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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   Mr. Newhouse, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 392]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 392, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1873, the 
Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act, under a 
structured rule. The resolution provides one hour of general 
debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources. The 
resolution waives all points of order against consideration of 
the bill. The resolution makes in order as original text for 
the purpose of amendment the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources 
now printed in the bill and provides that it shall be 
considered as read. The resolution waives all points of order 
against that amendment in the nature of a substitute. The 
resolution makes in order only those further amendments printed 
in part A of this report. Each such amendment may be offered 
only in the order printed in this report, may be offered only 
by a Member designated in this report, shall be considered as 
read, shall be debatable for the time specified in this report 
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be 
subject to a demand for division of the question in the House 
or in the Committee of the Whole. The resolution waives all 
points of order against the amendments printed in part A of 
this report. The resolution provides one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions.
    Section 2 of the resolution provides for consideration of 
H.R. 1654, the Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act, under 
a structured rule. The resolution provides one hour of general 
debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources. The 
resolution waives all points of order against consideration of 
the bill. The resolution makes in order as original text for 
the purpose of amendment the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources 
now printed in the bill and provides that it shall be 
considered as read. The resolution waives all points of order 
against that amendment in the nature of a substitute. The 
resolution makes in order only those amendments printed in part 
B of this report. Each such amendment may be offered only in 
the order printed in this report, may be offered only by a 
Member designated in this report, shall be considered as read, 
shall be debatable for the time specified in this report 
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be 
subject to a demand for division of the question in the House 
or in the Committee of the Whole. The resolution waives all 
points of order against the amendments printed in part B of 
this report. The resolution provides one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of H.R. 1873, the Committee is not aware of any 
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
the amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 1873 made 
in order as original text, the Committee is not aware of any 
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
the amendments to H.R. 1873 printed in part A of this report, 
the Committee is not aware of any points of order. The waiver 
is prophylactic in nature.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of H.R. 1654, the Committee is not aware of any 
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
the amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 1654 made 
in order as original text, the Committee is not aware of any 
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
the amendments to H.R. 1654 printed in part B of this report, 
the Committee is not aware of any points of order. The waiver 
is prophylactic in nature.

     SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 1873 IN PART A MADE IN ORDER

    1. Carbajal (CA): Ensures that owners and operators of 
electric transmission and distribution facilities submit 
management plans to the Secretary. (10 minutes)
    2. Sinema (AZ), Tipton (CO), Gosar (AZ), O'Halleran (AZ): 
Ensures personnel of the Department of the Interior and the 
Forest Service involved in vegetation management decisions on 
transmission and distribution rights-of-way receive training on 
how unmanned technologies can be used to identify vegetation 
management needs, lower energy costs, and reduce the risk of 
wildfires. (10 minutes)
    3. Beyer (VA): Prohibits any loss of funds for wild-fire 
suppression. (10 minutes)

     SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 1654 IN PART B MADE IN ORDER

    1. LaMalfa (CA): Aligns H.R. 1654 with WIIN Act (S. 612 of 
the 114th Congress) provisions enhancing federal cooperation in 
planning and construction of State-led water storage projects 
by ensuring such projects are eligible for permit streamlining 
under this bill. (10 minutes)
    2. Lowenthal (CA): Exempts any dam projects from being 
fast-tracked by the bill if it could harm commercial fisheries. 
(10 minutes)

          PART A--TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R.1873 MADE IN ORDER

1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Carbajal of California 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 5, beginning on line 10, strike ``the Secretary and the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall provide''.
  Page 5, beginning on line 13, strike ``with the option to'' 
and insert ``shall''.
  Page 5, beginning on line 16, strike ``plan, that at each 
transmission or distribution owner or operator's discretion may 
cover some or all'' and insert ``plan covering all''.
  Page 6, beginning on line 1, strike ``The Secretaries shall 
not have the authority to modify those requirements.''.
  Page 6, beginning on line 10, strike ``and approval'' and 
insert ``, approval, denial, or modification''.
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 2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Sinema of Arizona or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 12, line 9, strike ``; and'' and insert a semicolon.
  Page 12, line 16, strike the period and inserting ``; and''.
  Page 12, after line 16, insert the following:
          ``(4) understand how existing and emerging unmanned 
        technologies can help electric utilities, Federal, 
        State, and local governments, and private landowners to 
        more efficiently identify vegetation management needs, 
        lower ratepayer energy costs, and reduce the risk of 
        wildfires.''.
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 3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Beyer of Virginia or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of the bill, insert the following:

SEC. 3. NO LOSS OF FUNDS FOR WILD-FIRE SUPPRESSION.

  Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act shall 
detract from the availability of funds or other resources for 
wild-fire suppression.

1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Carbajal of California 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes


         PART B--TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 1654 MADE IN ORDER

 1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative LaMalfa of California 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 4, line 2, after the period insert ``Such term shall 
also include State-led projects (as defined in section 
4007(a)(2) of the WIIN Act) for new surface water storage 
projects in the States covered under the Act of June 17, 1902 
(32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093), and Acts supplemental to and 
amendatory of that Act (43 U.S.C. 371 et seq.) constructed on 
lands administered by the Department of the Interior or the 
Department of Agriculture, exclusive of any easement, right-of-
way, lease, or any private holding, unless the project 
applicant elects not to participate in the process authorized 
by this Act.''.
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2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lowenthal of California 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of the bill, add the following:

SEC. 7. CONDITION ON APPLICABILITY.

  This Act shall not apply to any project that the Secretary 
determines could cause harm to commercial fisheries.

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