[Senate Report 115-10]
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115th Congress     }                                 {           Report
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                       HISTORY, JURISDICTION, AND

                     A SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES OF THE

                              COMMITTEE ON

                      ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

                       DURING THE 114TH CONGRESS

                              COMMITTEE ON

                      ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

                          UNITED STATES SENATE


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               COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

                            (115th Congress)

                    LISA MURKOWSKI, Alaska, Chairman
JOHN BARRASSO, Wyoming               MARIA CANTWELL, Washington
JAMES E. RISCH, Idaho                RON WYDEN, Oregon
MIKE LEE, Utah                       BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont
JEFF FLAKE, Arizona                  DEBBIE STABENOW, Michigan
STEVE DAINES, Montana                AL FRANKEN, Minnesota
CORY GARDNER, Colorado               JOE MANCHIN III, West Virginia
LAMAR ALEXANDER, Tennessee           MARTIN HEINRICH, New Mexico
JOHN HOEVEN, North Dakota            MAZIE K. HIRONO, Hawaii
ROB PORTMAN, Ohio                    ANGUS S. KING, JR., Maine
BILL CASSIDY, Louisiana              TAMMY DUCKWORTH, Illinois
LUTHER STRANGE, Alabama              CATHERINE CORTEZ MASTO, Nevada


               COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
                            (114th Congress)

                    LISA MURKOWSKI, Alaska, Chairman
JOHN BARRASSO, Wyoming               MARIA CANTWELL, Washington
JAMES E. RISCH, Idaho                RON WYDEN, Oregon
MIKE LEE, Utah                       BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont
JEFF FLAKE, Arizona                  DEBBIE STABENOW, Michigan
STEVE DAINES, Montana                AL FRANKEN, Minnesota
BILL CASSIDY, Louisiana              JOE MANCHIN III, West Virginia
CORY GARDNER, Colorado               MARTIN HEINRICH, New Mexico
ROB PORTMAN, Ohio                    MAZIE K. HIRONO, Hawaii
JOHN HOEVEN, North Dakota            ANGUS S. KING, JR., Maine
LAMAR ALEXANDER, Tennessee           ELIZABETH WARREN, Massachusetts
SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO, West Virginia
               Colin Hayes/Karen Billups, Staff Director
                Patrick J. Mccormick III, Chief Counsel
                  Brian Hughes, Deputy Staff Director
                 Kellie Donnelly, Deputy Chief Counsel
           Angela Becker-Dippmann, Democratic Staff Director
                Sam E. Fowler, Democratic Chief Counsel

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*Note that Senator Strange filled a vacancy left by Senator Sessions on 
February 9, 2017 (S. Res. 57).





                       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 114th Congress. It will be submitted to the 
Senate pursuant to section 8 of Senate Rule XXVI.

                                          Lisa Murkowski, Chairman.
















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Memorandum of the Chairman.......................................   III

Summary..........................................................     1

Membership.......................................................     2

Jurisdiction.....................................................     2

Full Committee

    Jurisdiction.................................................     3

    Nominations..................................................     3

    Hearings.....................................................     5

    Business meetings............................................    18

Subcommittee on Energy

    Jurisdiction.................................................    25

    Hearings.....................................................    25

Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining

    Jurisdiction.................................................    27

    Hearings.....................................................    27

Subcommittee on National Parks

    Jurisdiction.................................................    31

    Hearings.....................................................    31

Subcommittee on Water and Power

    Jurisdiction.................................................    35

    Hearings.....................................................    35

Measures enacted into law........................................    37

Other major legislative initiatives..............................    38











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HISTORY, JURISDICTION, AND A SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON 
         ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES DURING THE 114TH CONGRESS

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                 March 27, 2017.--Ordered to be printed

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  Ms. Murkowski, 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 114th 
Congress. A total of 445 bills and resolutions, nine 
nominations, 233 executive communications, and 23 petitions and 
memorials were referred to the Committee for consideration.
    The Committee and its four subcommittees held a total of 75 
public hearings, including nine field hearings, during the 
114th Congress. These hearings included 49 oversight hearings, 
23 legislative hearings, and three nomination hearings. The 
Committee also held six business meetings.
    Action was completed on a broad range of oversight, 
legislative, and executive matters. A total of 74 bills and one 
funding resolution were reported by the Committee.
    Of the 75 bills or resolutions reported by the Committee, 
six passed the Senate, five passed both the House and the 
Senate, and four were signed into law. In addition, 
approximately five other measures considered by the Committee 
were enacted into law as part of measures not otherwise under 
the Committee's jurisdiction.
    A total of nine nominations submitted by President Obama 
were referred to the Committee during the 114th Congress. Of 
the nine nominations, five were reported by the Committee, of 
which three were confirmed by the Senate. A fourth nomination 
was confirmed by the Senate after the Committee was discharged 
from its further consideration.
    The Committee filed 74 reports on measures it ordered 
reported, and published 75 hearing records.

                               Membership

    The Senate appointed majority and minority members of the 
Committee for the 114th Congress with the adoption of S. Res. 
21 (majority) and S. Res. 22 (minority) on January 7, 2015. S. 
Res. 21 appointed Senator Murkowski as Chairman and S. Res 22 
appointed Senator Cantwell as Ranking Member.

                              Jurisdiction

    Rule XXV(1)(g)(1) of the Standing Rules of the Senate 
provides the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources with 
jurisdiction over all proposed legislation, messages, 
petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the 
following subjects: 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

                        Lisa Murkowski, Chairman

                              JURISDICTION

    During the 114th 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; and 
territorial policy (including changes in status and issues 
affecting Antarctica); and Ad Hoc issues. In addition, other 
issues are retained in the Full Committee on an ad hoc basis. 
Generally, these are issues which (1) require expeditious 
handling, or (2) substantially overlap two or more subcommittee 
jurisdictions, or (3) are of exceptional national significance 
in which all Members wished to participate fully.

                              NOMINATIONS

    Nine presidential nominations were referred to the 
Committee during the 114th Congress.
    Of the eight nominations submitted during the first 
session, four were confirmed, and four remained in status quo 
at the end of the first session by unanimous consent, 
notwithstanding the provisions of rule XXXI, paragraph 6, of 
the Standing Rules of the Senate. One of the four nominations 
that were confirmed was jointly referred to the Committee on 
Armed Services.
    One nomination was submitted during the second session. 
Neither that nomination nor any of the four that remained in 
status quo at the end of the first session were confirmed. All 
five were returned to the President at the end of the second 
session under the provisions of rule XXXI, paragraph 6, of the 
Standing Rules.
Nominations confirmed
    The Committee held hearings on four nominations and 
favorably reported three of the four nominations that were 
subsequently confirmed by the Senate. These nominations were 
for:

    Jonathan Elkind, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy 
(International Affairs). Received April 13, 2015. Hearing held 
by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on June 16, 
2015. S. Hrg. 114-66. Reported July 28, 2015. Confirmed August 
5, 2015, by voice vote.
    Cherry Ann Murray, to be Director of the Office of Science, 
Department of Energy. Received August 5, 2015. Hearing held by 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on October 20, 
2015. S. Hrg. 114-369. Reported November 19, 2015. Confirmed 
December 10, 2015, by voice vote.
    Suzette Kimball, to be Director of the United States 
Geological Survey. Received February 26, 2015. Hearing held by 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on October 20, 
2015. S. Hrg. 114-369. Reported November 19, 2015. Confirmed 
December 18, 2015, by voice vote.
    Monica C. Regalbuto, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy 
(Environmental Management). Received February 25, 2015. Jointly 
referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and 
the Committee on Armed Services pursuant to the standing order 
of June 28, 1990. Reported by the Committee on Armed Services 
on May 19, 2015. Hearing held by the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources on June 16, 2015. S. Hrg. 114-66. The 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources was discharged from 
further consideration of the nomination on July 9, 2015, 
pursuant to the standing order of June 28, 1990. Confirmed 
August 5, 2015, by voice vote.
Nominations returned under rule XXXI
    Four nominations pending at the end of the first session of 
the 114th Congress remained in status quo between the first and 
second sessions of the 114th Congress.
    Five nominations were returned to the President on January 
3, 2017, at the end of the second session of the 114th 
Congress, pursuant to rule XXXI of the Standing Rules of the 
Senate. The five nominations were:

    Kristen Joan Sarri, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Interior. Received January 8, 2015. Hearing held by the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on October 20, 2015. 
S. Hrg. 114-369. Returned to the President under the provisions 
of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the 
Senate.
    John Francis Kotek, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy 
(Nuclear Energy). Received October 5, 2015. Hearing held by the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on October 20, 2015. 
S. Hrg. 114-369. Reported November 19, 2015. Returned to the 
President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 
of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
    Mary L. Kendall, to be Inspector General of the Department 
of the Interior. Received June 8, 2015. Hearing held by the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on October 20, 2015. 
S. Hrg. 114-369. Returned to the President under the provisions 
of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the 
Senate.
    Victoria Marie Baecher Wassmer, to be Under Secretary of 
Energy. Received July 27, 2015. Hearing held by the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources on October 20, 2015. S. Hrg. 
114-369. Reported November 19, 2015. Returned to the President 
under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate.
    Susan Faye Beard, to be Inspector General of the Department 
of Energy. Received April 18, 2016. Hearing held on May 12, 
2016. S. Hrg. 114-473. Returned to the President under the 
provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing 
Rules of the Senate.

                                HEARINGS

    The Full Committee held 59 hearings, including 12 
legislative hearings, 44 oversight hearings, and 3 nomination 
hearings during the 114th Congress, as follows:

January 29, 2015

    Legislative hearing to receive testimony on S. 33, the LNG 
Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act. S. Hrg. 114-9.

February 12, 2015

    Oversight hearing to consider the President's proposed 
budget for the Department of Energy for Fiscal Year 2016. S. 
Hrg. 114-44.

February 24, 2015

    Oversight hearing to consider the President's proposed 
budget for the Department of the Interior for Fiscal Year 2016. 
S. Hrg. 114-35.

February 26, 2015

    Oversight hearing to consider the President's proposed 
budget for the U.S. Forest Service for Fiscal Year 2016. S. 
Hrg. 114-29.

March 5, 2015

    Oversight hearing to examine upcoming opportunities in the 
Arctic, during and beyond the United States' chairmanship of 
the Arctic Council. S. Hrg. 114-15.

March 12, 2015

    Legislative hearing to receive testimony on S. 556, the 
Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015. S. Hrg. 114-329.

March 17, 2015

    Oversight hearing to evaluate the state of technological 
innovation related to the electric grid. S. Hrg. 114-31.

March 19, 2015

    Oversight hearing to consider the U.S. crude export policy. 
S. Hrg. 114-17.

March 24, 2015

    Oversight hearing to consider management reforms to improve 
forest health and socioeconomic opportunities on the Nation's 
Forest System. S. Hrg. 114-262.

April 16, 2015

    Oversight hearing to consider the Energy Information 
Administration's Annual Energy Outlook for 2015. S. Hrg. 114-
155.

April 22, 2015

    Oversight hearing to consider reauthorization of and 
possible reforms to the Land and Water Conservation Fund. S. 
Hrg. 114-310.

April 28, 2015

    Oversight hearing to consider the Administration's 
Quadrennial Energy Review. S. Hrg. 114-158.

April 30, 2015

    Legislative hearing to receive testimony on the following 
energy-efficiency related legislation:
           S. 523, to coordinate the provision of 
        energy retrofitting assistance to schools;
           S. 600, to require the Secretary of Energy 
        to establish an energy efficiency retrofit pilot 
        program;
           S. 703, to reauthorize the weatherization 
        and State energy programs;
           S. 720, to promote energy savings in 
        residential buildings and industry;
           S. 723, to amend the National Energy 
        Conservation Policy Act to provide guidance on utility 
        energy service contracts used by Federal agencies;
           S. 858, to amend the National Energy 
        Conservation Policy Act to encourage the increased use 
        of performance contracting in Federal facilities;
           S. 869, to improve energy performance in 
        Federal buildings, and for other purposes;
           S. 878, to establish a State residential 
        building energy efficiency upgrades loan pilot program;
           S. 886, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 
        2005 to provide for a smart energy and water efficiency 
        pilot program;
           S. 888, to promote Federal-State 
        partnerships for developing regional energy strategies 
        and plans to mitigate risks in changing energy systems;
           S. 893, to establish an Energy Productivity 
        Innovation Challenge (EPIC) to assist energy policy 
        innovation in the States to promote the goal of 
        doubling electric and thermal energy productivity by 
        January 1, 2030;
           S. 939, to require the evaluation and 
        consolidation of duplicative green building programs 
        within the Department of Energy (DOE);
           S. 1029, to amend the Energy Policy and 
        Conservation Act to prohibit the Secretary of Energy 
        from prescribing a final rule amending the efficiency 
        standards for residential non-weatherized gas furnaces 
        or mobile home furnaces until an analysis has been 
        completed;
           S. 1038, to clarify that no express or 
        implied warranty is provided by reason of a disclosure 
        relating to voluntary participation in the Energy Star 
        program;
           S. 1039, to require certain agencies to 
        conduct assessments of data centers and develop data 
        center consolidation and optimization plans to achieve 
        energy cost savings;
           S. 1044, to enhance consumer access to 
        electricity information and allow for the adoption of 
        innovative products and services to help consumers 
        manage their energy usage;
           S. 1046, to accelerate the adoption of smart 
        building technologies in the private sector and key 
        Federal agencies;
           S. 1047, to require the Secretary of Energy 
        to review rulemaking proceedings of other Federal 
        agencies for the potential to cause an adverse effect 
        on the cost, time, or difficulty of complying with 
        energy efficiency regulations, guidelines, or 
        standards;
           S. 1048, to remove the authority of the 
        Secretary of Energy to amend or issue new energy 
        efficiency standards for ceiling fans;
           S. 1052, to require a study on the impact of 
        State and local performance benchmarking and disclosure 
        policies for commercial and multifamily buildings, to 
        provide for competitive awards to utilities, States, 
        and units of local government;
           S. 1053, to amend the National Energy 
        Conservation Policy Act to promote alternative fueled 
        vehicle fleets and infrastructure; and
           S. 1063, to amend title VI of the Public 
        Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a 
        Federal energy efficiency resource standard for 
        electricity and natural gas suppliers. S. Hrg. 114-166.

May 5, 2015

    Oversight hearing to consider wildfire management. S. Hrg. 
114-331.

May 12, 2015

    Legislative hearing to receive testimony on S. 883, the 
American Mineral Security Act of 2015. S. Hrg. 114-141.

May 14, 2015

    Legislative hearing to receive testimony on the following 
energy infrastructure related legislation:
           S. 411, the Natural Gas Gathering 
        Enhancement Act;
           S. 485, the APPROVAL Act;
           S. 1017, to amend the Federal Power Act to 
        improve the siting of interstate electric transmission 
        facilities;
           S. 1037, to expand the provisions for 
        termination of mandatory purchase requirements under 
        the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978;
           S. 1196, to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to 
        authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant 
        rights-of-ways on Federal land;
           S. 1201, to advance the integration of clean 
        distributed energy into electric grids;
           S. 1202, to amend the Public Utility 
        Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to assist States in 
        adopting updated interconnection procedures and tariff 
        schedules and standards for supplemental, backup, and 
        standby power fees for projects for combined heat and 
        power technology and waste heat to power technology;
           S. 1207, to direct the Secretary of Energy 
        to establish a grant program under which the Secretary 
        shall make grants to eligible partnerships to provide 
        for the transformation of the electric grid by the year 
        2030;
           S. 1210, to provide for the timely 
        consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals 
        required under Federal law with respect to oil and gas 
        production and distribution;
           S. 1213, to amend the Public Utility 
        Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 and the Federal Power 
        Act to facilitate the free market for distributed 
        energy resources;
           S. 1217, to establish an Interagency Rapid 
        Response Team for Transmission, to establish an Office 
        of Transmission Ombudsperson;
           S. 1219, to amend the Public Utility 
        Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to provide for the safe 
        and reliable interconnection of distributed resources 
        and to provide for the examination of the effects of 
        net metering;
           S. 1220, to improve the distribution of 
        energy in the United States;
           S. 1225, to improve Federal land management, 
        resource conservation, environmental protection, and 
        use of Federal real property, by requiring the 
        Secretary of the Interior to develop a multipurpose 
        cadastre of Federal real property and identifying 
        inaccurate, duplicate, and out-of-date Federal land 
        inventories;
           S. 1227, to require the Secretary of Energy 
        to develop an implementation strategy to promote the 
        development of hybrid micro-grid systems for isolated 
        communities;
           S. 1228, to require approval for the 
        construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of 
        oil or natural gas pipelines or electric transmission 
        facilities at the national boundary of the United 
        States for the import or export of oil, natural gas, or 
        electricity to or from Canada or Mexico;
           S. 1231, to require congressional 
        notification for certain Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
        operations and to determine options available for the 
        continued operation of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve;
           S. 1232, to amend the Energy Independence 
        and Security Act of 2007 to modify provisions relating 
        to smart grid modernization;
           S. 1233, to amend the Public Utility 
        Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to expand the electric 
        rate-setting authority of States;
           S. 1237, to amend the Natural Gas Act to 
        limit the authority of the Secretary of Energy to 
        approve certain proposals relating to export activities 
        of liquefied natural gas terminals;
           S. 1242, to amend the Natural Gas Act to 
        require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to 
        consider regional constraints in natural gas supply and 
        whether a proposed LNG terminal would benefit regional 
        consumers of natural gas before approving or 
        disapproving an application for the LNG terminal; and
           S. 1243, to facilitate modernizing the 
        electric grid. S. Hrg. 114-65.

May 19, 2015

    Legislative hearing to receive testimony on the following 
energy supply related legislation:
           S. 562, the Geothermal Exploration 
        Opportunities Act of 2015;
           S. 822, the Geothermal Production Expansion 
        Act of 2015;
           S. 1026, the North American Alternative 
        Fuels Act;
           S. 1057, to promote geothermal energy;
           S. 1058, the Marine and Hydrokinetic 
        Renewable Energy Act of 2015;
           S. 1103, to reinstate and extend the 
        deadline for commencement of construction of a 
        hydroelectric project involving Clark Canyon Dam;
           S. 1104, to extend the deadline for 
        commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project 
        involving the Gibson Dam;
           S. 1199, to authorize Federal agencies to 
        provide alternative fuel to Federal employees on a 
        reimbursable basis;
           S. 1215, to amend the Methane Hydrate 
        Research and Development Act of 2000 to provide for the 
        development of methane hydrate as a commercially viable 
        source of energy;
           S. 1222, to amend the Federal Power Act to 
        provide for reports relating to electric capacity 
        resources of transmission organizations and the 
        amendment of certain tariffs to address the procurement 
        of electric capacity resources;
           S. 1224, to reconcile differing Federal 
        approaches to condensate;
           S. 1226, to amend the Mineral Leasing Act 
        and the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands to 
        promote a greater domestic helium supply, to establish 
        a Federal helium leasing program for public land, and 
        to secure a helium supply for national defense and 
        Federal researchers;
           S. 1236, to amend the Federal Power Act to 
        modify certain requirements relating to trial-type 
        hearings with respect to certain license applications 
        before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;
           S. 1264, To amend the Public Utility 
        Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a 
        renewable electricity standard, and for other purposes;
           S. 1270, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 
        2005 to reauthorize hydroelectric production incentives 
        and hydroelectric efficiency improvement incentives, 
        and for other purposes;
           S. 1271, to require the Secretary of the 
        Interior to issue regulations to prevent or minimize 
        the venting and flaring of gas in oil and gas 
        production operations in the United States;
           S. 1272, to direct the Comptroller General 
        of the United States to conduct a study on the effects 
        of forward capacity auctions and other capacity 
        mechanisms;
           S. 1276, to amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy 
        Security Act of 2006 to increase energy exploration and 
        production on the OCS in the Gulf of Mexico, and for 
        other purposes;
           S. 1278, to amend the Outer Continental 
        Shelf Lands Act to provide for the conduct of certain 
        lease sales in the Alaska outer Continental Shelf 
        region, to make certain modifications to the North 
        Slope Science Initiative;
           S. 1279, to provide for revenue sharing of 
        qualified revenue from leases in the South Atlantic 
        planning area;
           S. 1280, to direct the Secretary of the 
        Interior to establish an annual production incentive 
        fee with respect to Federal onshore and offshore land 
        that is subject to a lease for production of oil or 
        natural gas under which production is not occurring;
           S. 1282, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 
        2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to consider the 
        objective of improving the conversion, use, and storage 
        of carbon dioxide produced from fossil fuels in 
        carrying out research and development programs under 
        that Act;
           S. 1283, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 
        2005 to repeal certain programs, to establish a coal 
        technology program and for other purposes;
           S. 1285, to authorize the Secretary of 
        Energy to enter into contracts to provide certain price 
        stabilization support relating to electric generation 
        units that use coal-based generation technology;
           S. 1294, to require the Secretary of Energy 
        and the Secretary of Agriculture to collaborate in 
        promoting the development of efficient, economical, and 
        environmentally sustainable thermally led wood energy 
        systems; and
           S. 1304, to require the Secretary of Energy 
        to establish a pilot competitive grant program for the 
        development of a skilled energy workforce. S. Hrg. 114-
        118.

June 2, 2015

    Oversight hearing to examine the status of drought 
conditions in the region, current efforts to address the 
drought, and potential long-term actions that might be taken to 
support communities in responding to and mitigating the impacts 
of drought. S. Hrg. 114-376.

June 9, 2015

    Legislative hearing to receive testimony on the following 
energy accountability and reform legislation:
           S. 15, Protecting States' Rights to Promote 
        American Energy Security Act;
           S. 454, to amend the Department of Energy 
        High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004 to 
        improve the high-end computing research and development 
        program of the Department of Energy;
           S. 784, to direct the Secretary of Energy to 
        establish microlabs to improve regional engagement with 
        national laboratories;
           S. 1033, to amend the Department of Energy 
        Organization Act to replace the current requirement for 
        a biennial energy policy plan with a Quadrennial Energy 
        Review;
           S. 1054, to improve the productivity and 
        energy efficiency of the manufacturing sector by 
        directing the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with 
        the National Academies and other appropriate Federal 
        agencies, to develop a national smart manufacturing 
        plan and to provide assistance to small- and medium-
        sized manufacturers in implementing smart manufacturing 
        programs;
           S. 1068, to amend the Federal Power Act to 
        protect the bulk-power system from cyber security 
        threats;
           S. 1181, to expand the Advanced Technology 
        Vehicle Manufacturing Program to include commercial 
        trucks and United States flagged vessels, to return 
        unspent funds and loan proceeds to the United States 
        Treasury to reduce the national debt;
           S. 1187, to improve management of the 
        National Laboratories, enhance technology 
        commercialization, facilitate public-private 
        partnerships;
           S. 1216, to amend the Natural Gas Act to 
        modify a provision relating to civil penalties;
           S. 1218, to establish an interagency 
        coordination committee or subcommittee with the 
        leadership of the Department of Energy and the 
        Department of the Interior, focused on the nexus 
        between energy and water production, use, and 
        efficiency;
           S. 1221, to amend the Federal Power Act to 
        require periodic reports on electricity reliability and 
        reliability impact statements for rules affecting the 
        reliable operation of the bulk-power system;
           S. 1223, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 
        2005 to improve the loan guarantee program for 
        innovative technologies;
           S. 1229, to require the Secretary of Energy 
        to submit a plan to implement recommendations to 
        improve interactions between the Department of Energy 
        and National Laboratories;
           S. 1230, to direct the Secretary of the 
        Interior to establish a program under which the 
        Director of the Bureau of Land Management shall enter 
        into memoranda of understanding with States providing 
        for State oversight of oil and gas productions 
        activities;
           S. 1241, to provide for the modernization, 
        security, and resiliency of the electric grid, to 
        require the Secretary of Energy to carry out programs 
        for research, development, demonstration, and 
        information-sharing for cybersecurity for the energy 
        sector;
           S. 1256, to require the Secretary of Energy 
        to establish an energy storage research program, loan 
        program, and technical assistance and grant program, 
        and for other purposes;
           S. 1258, to require the Secretary of Energy 
        to establish a distributed energy loan program and 
        technical assistance and grant program, and for other 
        purposes;
           S. 1259, to establish a grant program to 
        allow National Laboratories to provide vouchers to 
        small business concerns to improve commercialization of 
        technologies developed at National Laboratories and the 
        technology-driven economic impact of commercialization 
        in the regions in which National Laboratories are 
        located, and for other purposes;
           S. 1263, to provide for the establishment of 
        a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export 
        Assistance Fund to assist United States businesses with 
        exporting clean energy technology products and 
        services;
           S. 1274, to amend the National Energy 
        Conservation Policy Act to reauthorize Federal agencies 
        to enter into long-term contracts for the acquisition 
        of energy;
           S. 1275, to establish a Financing Energy 
        Efficient Manufacturing Program in the Department of 
        Energy to provide financial assistance to promote 
        energy efficiency and onsite renewable technologies in 
        manufacturing and industrial facilities;
           S. 1277, to improve energy savings by the 
        Department of Defense, and for other purposes;
           S. 1293, to establish the Department of 
        Energy as the lead agency for coordinating all 
        requirements under Federal law with respect to eligible 
        clean coal and advanced coal technology generating 
        projects;
           S. 1306, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 
        2005 to use existing funding available to further 
        projects that would improve energy efficiency and 
        reduce emissions;
           S. 1310, to prohibit the Secretary of the 
        Interior from issuing new oil or natural gas production 
        leases in the Gulf of Mexico under the Outer 
        Continental Shelf Lands Act to a person that does not 
        renegotiate its existing leases in order to require 
        royalty payments if oil and natural gas prices are 
        greater than or equal to specified price thresholds, 
        and for other purposes;
           S. 1311, to amend the Federal Oil and Gas 
        Royalty Management Act of 1982 and the Outer 
        Continental Shelf Lands Act to modify certain penalties 
        to deter oil spills;
           S. 1312, to modernize Federal policies 
        regarding the supply and distribution of energy in the 
        United States;
           S. 1338, to amend the Federal Power Act to 
        provide licensing procedures for certain types of 
        projects;
           S. 1340, to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to 
        improve coal leasing, and for other purposes;
           S. 1346, to require the Secretary of Energy 
        to establish an e-prize competition pilot program to 
        provide up to 4 financial awards to eligible entities 
        that develop and verifiably demonstrate technology that 
        reduces the cost of electricity or space heat in a 
        high-cost region;
           S. 1363, to require the Secretary of Energy 
        to submit to Congress a report assessing the capability 
        of the Department of Energy to authorize, host, and 
        oversee privately funded fusion and fission reactor 
        prototypes and related demonstration facilities at 
        sites owned by the Department of Energy;
           S. 1398, to extend, improve, and consolidate 
        energy research and development programs;
           S. 1405, to require a coordinated response 
        to coal fuel supply emergencies that could impact 
        electric power system adequacy or reliability;
           S. 1407, to promote the development of 
        renewable energy on public land, and for other 
        purposes;
           S. 1408, to provide for a program of 
        research, development, demonstration, and commercial 
        application in vehicle technologies at the Department 
        of Energy;
           S. 1420, to amend the Department of Energy 
        Organization Act to provide for the collection of 
        information on critical energy supplies, to establish a 
        Working Group on Energy Markets, and for other 
        purposes;
           S. 1422, to require the Secretary of Energy 
        to establish a comprehensive program to improve 
        education and training for energy-and-manufacturing-
        related jobs to increase the number of skilled workers 
        trained to work in energy-and-manufacturing-related 
        fields;
           S. 1428, to amend the USEC Privatization Act 
        to require the Secretary of Energy to issue a long-term 
        Federal excess uranium inventory management plan;
          S. 1432, to require the Secretary of Energy to 
        conduct a study on the technology, potential lifecycle 
        energy savings, and economic impact of recycled carbon 
        fiber, and for other purposes;
          S. 1434, to amend the Public Utility Regulatory 
        Policies Act of 1978 to establish an energy storage 
        portfolio standard;
          S. 1449, to amend the Energy Independence and 
        Security Act of 2007 to add certain medium-duty and 
        heavy-duty vehicles to the advanced technology vehicles 
        manufacturing incentive program; and
          H.R. 35, to increase the understanding of the health 
        effects of low doses of ionizing radiation. S. Hrg. 
        114-344.

June 16, 2015

    Hearing to consider the nominations of:
          Jonathan Elkind to be an Assistant Secretary of 
        Energy for International Affairs; and
          Monica C. Regalbuto to be an Assistant Secretary of 
        Energy for Environmental Management. S. Hrg. 114-66.

July 7, 2015

    Legislative hearing to receive testimony on S. 1694, the 
Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Program Phase III Act of 
2015. S. Hrg. 114-142.

July 14, 2015

    Oversight hearing to examine remote and isolated energy 
systems, including energy and infrastructure challenges and 
opportunities in Alaska, Hawaii and the U.S. territories. S. 
Hrg. 114-308.

August 17, 2015

    Joint oversight field hearing in Wasilla, Alaska, with the 
Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water and Wildlife of the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works to examine federal mitigation 
requirements by the Bureau of Land Management and United States 
Army Corps of Engineers, and interagency coordination related 
to economic development on federal, state and local lands. S. 
Hrg. 114-73.

August 27, 2015

    Oversight field hearing in Seattle, Washington, to receive 
testimony on opportunities to improve the organizational 
response of federal agencies in the management of wildfires. S. 
Hrg. 114-263.

September 17, 2015

    Oversight hearing to consider reauthorization of and 
possible reforms to the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement 
Act. S. Hrg. 114-345.

October 6, 2015

    Oversight hearing to examine the potential modernization of 
the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and related energy security 
issues. S. Hrg. 114-309.

October 8, 2015

    Legislative hearing to receive testimony on the following 
Western and Alaska water legislation:
          H.R. 2898, a bill to provide drought relief in the 
        State of California;
          S. 1894, a bill to provide short term water supplies 
        to drought-stricken California;
          S. 1936, a bill to provide for drought preparedness 
        measures in the State of New Mexico;
          S. 1583, a bill to authorize the expansion of an 
        existing hydroelectric project at Terror Lake on Kodiak 
        Island, Alaska;
          S. 2046, a bill to authorize the Federal Energy 
        Regulatory Commission to issue an order continuing a 
        stay of a hydroelectric license for the Mahoney Lake 
        hydroelectric project in the State of Alaska; and
          S. 2083, a bill to extend the deadline for 
        commencement of construction of a hydroelectric 
        project. S. Hrg. 114-381.

October 20, 2015

    Hearing to consider the nominations of:
          Kristen Joan Sarri to be the Assistant Secretary of 
        the Interior at the Office of Policy, Management, and 
        Budget;
          Suzette M. Kimball, Ph.D., to be Director of the 
        United States Geological Survey;
          Mary Lois Kendall to be the Inspector General of the 
        Department of the Interior;
          Ms. Victoria Marie Baecher Wassmer to be Under 
        Secretary of Energy;
          Cherry Ann Murray, Ph.D., to be Director of the 
        Office of Science at the Department of Energy; and
          Mr. John Francis Kotek to be an Assistant Secretary 
        of Energy at the Office of Nuclear Energy. S. Hrg. 114-
        369.

October 22, 2015

    Oversight hearing to receive testimony on Puerto Rico's 
economy, debt, and options for Congress moving forward. S. Hrg. 
114-462.

October 27, 2015

    Oversight hearing to receive testimony on the development 
and potential implementation of the Office of Surface Mining, 
Reclamation, and Enforcement's proposed Stream Protection Rule. 
S. Hrg. 114-463.

November 17, 2015

    Oversight hearing to review past wildfire seasons to inform 
and improve future federal wildland fire management strategies. 
S. Hrg. 114-337.

December 1, 2015

    Oversight hearing to receive testimony on the Well Control 
Rule and other regulations related to offshore oil and gas 
production. S. Hrg. 114-491.

December 3, 2015

    Oversight hearing to receive testimony on implementation of 
the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980, 
including perspectives on the Act's impacts in Alaska and 
suggestions for improvements to the Act. S. Hrg. 114-464.

December 8, 2015

    Legislative hearing to receive testimony on S. 2257, to 
prepare the National Park Service for its Centennial in 2016, 
and for a second century of protecting our national parks' 
natural, historic, and cultural resources for present and 
future generations. S. Hrg. 114-492.

December 10, 2015

    Oversight hearing to examine terrorism and the global oil 
markets. S. Hrg. 114-562.

January 19, 2016

    Oversight hearing to examine the near-term outlook for 
energy and commodity markets. S. Hrg. 114-466.

January 21, 2016

    Oversight hearing to examine the status of innovative 
technologies within the automotive industry. S. Hrg. 114-370.

February 15, 2016

    Oversight field hearing in Bethel, Alaska, to examine 
energy technology innovation and deployment--opportunities for 
Alaska's energy future. S. Hrg. 114-421.

February 23, 2016

    Oversight hearing to examine the Department of the 
Interior's budget request for Fiscal Year 2017. S. Hrg. 114-
465.

March 3, 2016

    Oversight hearing to examine the Department of Energy's 
budget request for Fiscal Year 2017. S. Hrg. 114-425.

March 8, 2016

    Oversight hearing to examine the U.S. Forest Service's 
budget request for Fiscal Year 2017. S. Hrg. 114-493.

March 15, 2016

    Oversight hearing to examine the Presidential Memorandum on 
mitigation. S. Hrg. 114-494.

March 28, 2016

    Oversight field hearing in Fairbanks, Alaska, to examine 
Alaska resource development--opportunities to create jobs and 
strengthen national security. S. Hrg. 114-497.

April 5, 2016

    Oversight hearing to conduct oversight on issues facing 
U.S.-affiliated islands and to consider two measures related to 
U.S.-affiliated islands. S. Hrg. 114-426.

April 7, 2016

    Oversight hearing to conduct oversight of the U.S. 
Geological Survey. S. Hrg. 114-498.

April 12, 2016

    Oversight hearing to examine the status of innovative 
technologies in advanced manufacturing. S. Hrg. 114-420.

April 14, 2016

    Oversight hearing to conduct oversight on options for 
addressing the continuing lack of reliable emergency medical 
transportation for the isolated community of King Cove, Alaska. 
S. Hrg. 114-499.

April 26, 2016

    Oversight hearing to examine challenges and opportunities 
for oil and gas development in different price environments. S. 
Hrg. 114-468.

May 12, 2016

    Hearing to consider the nomination of Susan Beard to be 
Inspector General at the Department of Energy. S. Hrg. 114-473.

May 17, 2016

    Oversight hearing to examine the status of advanced nuclear 
technologies. S. Hrg. 114-474.

May 19, 2016

    Oversight hearing to examine the Bureau of Ocean Energy 
Management's 2017-2022 OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program. S. Hrg. 
114-469.

May 31, 2016

    Oversight field hearing in Kenai, Alaska, to examine the 
challenges and impacts of federal regulations and wildfire 
management on outdoor recreation, hunting and fishing 
opportunities, and tourism on public lands on the Kenai 
Peninsula. S. Hrg. 114-422.

June 14, 2016

    Oversight hearing to examine oil and gas pipeline 
infrastructure and the economic, safety, environmental, 
permitting, construction, and maintenance considerations 
associated with that infrastructure. S. Hrg. 114-470.

June 23, 2016

    Legislative hearing to receive testimony on the discussion 
draft entitled the ``Wildfire Budgeting, Response and Forest 
Management Act of 2016.'' S. Hrg. 114-503.

July 27, 2016

    Oversight field hearing in Blanding, Utah, to examine the 
Utah Public Lands Initiative and the potential impacts of 
large-scale monument designations. S. Hrg. 114-474.

August 15, 2016

    Oversight field hearing in Seattle, Washington, to conduct 
oversight of the Department of Energy's functions and 
capabilities to respond to energy related emergencies, 
including impacts to critical energy infrastructure. S. Hrg. 
114-506.

August 29, 2016

    Oversight field hearing in Morgantown, West Virginia, to 
examine the economic importance of modern, reliable energy 
infrastructure to West Virginia and the United States. S. Hrg. 
114-507.

September 22, 2016

    Legislative hearing to receive testimony on the following 
bills:

          S. 346, the Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon 
        Protection Act of 2015;
          S. 437, the Improved National Monument Designation 
        Process Act;
          S. 1416, a bill to limit the authority of reserve 
        water rights in designating a national monument;
          S. 2056, the National Volcano Early Warning and 
        Monitoring System Act;
          S. 2380, the RPPA Commercial Recreation Concessions 
        Pilot Program Act of 2015;
          S. 2681, the San Juan County Settlement 
        Implementation Act of 2016;
          S. 2991, the Methow Headwaters Protection Act of 
        2016;
          S. 3049, the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks 
        Conservation Act;
          S. 3102, the Pershing County Economic Development and 
        Conservation Act;
          S. 3167, the Appalachian Forest National Heritage 
        Area Act of 2016;
          S. 3192, the Alex Diekmann Peak Designation Act of 
        2016;
          S. 3203, the Alaska Economic Development and Access 
        to Resources Act;
          S. 3204, the King Cove Road Land Exchange Act;
          S. 3254, the Spearfish Canyon and Bismarck Lake Land 
        Exchange Act;
          S. 3273, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
        Improvement Act of 2016;
          S. 3312, the Responsible Disposal Reauthorization Act 
        of 2016;
          S. 3315, the Second Division Memorial Modification 
        Act;
          S. 3316, the Advancing Conservation and Education 
        Act;
          S. 3317, a bill to exempt Utah from the Antiquities 
        Act;
          H.R. 1838, the Clear Creek National Recreation Area 
        and Conservation Act; and
          H.R. 2009, the Pascua Yaqui Tribe Land Conveyance 
        Act. S. Hrg. 114-509.

October 18, 2016

    Oversight field hearing in Honolulu, Hawaii, to examine 
opportunities for federal and non-federal partnerships in 
integrated water management and efforts to improve water 
security in Hawaii. S. Hrg. 114-478.

                           BUSINESS MEETINGS

    The Committee held six business meetings, at which it 
ordered reported three nominations and 75 bills or resolutions, 
as follows:

January 8, 2015

    The Committee ordered reported an original bill to approve 
the Keystone XL pipeline. S. Rept. 114-1.

January 22, 2015

    The Committee approved an original resolution authorizing 
expenditures by the Committee for the 114th Congress.

February 12, 2015

    The Committee approved subcommittee assignments and changes 
to the Committee Rules for the 114th Congress.

July 28-30, 2015

    At the business meeting beginning on July 28, 2015 and 
concluding on July 30, 2015, the Committee ordered reported:
           The nomination of Jonathan Elkind, to be an 
        Assistant Secretary of Energy for International 
        Affairs;
           S. 145, a bill to require the Director of 
        the National Park Service to refund to each state all 
        of the funds that it used to reopen and temporarily 
        operate a unit of the National Park System during a the 
        period in October 2013 in which there was a lapse in 
        appropriations for that unit. S. Rept. 114-124;
           S. 403, a bill to revise the authorized 
        route of the North Country National Scenic Trail in 
        northeastern Minnesota and to extend the trail into 
        Vermont to connect with the Appalachian National Scenic 
        Trail. S. Rept. 114-125;
           S. 521, a bill to authorize the Secretary of 
        the Interior to conduct a special resource study of 
        President Street Station in Baltimore, Maryland. S. 
        Rept. 114-126;
           S. 583, a bill to establish certain 
        wilderness areas in central Idaho and to authorize 
        various land conveyances involving National Forest 
        System land and Bureau of Land Management land in 
        central Idaho. S. Rept. 114-127;
           S. 593, a bill to require the Secretary of 
        the Interior to submit to Congress a report on the 
        efforts of the Bureau of Reclamation to manage its 
        infrastructure assets. S. Rept. 114-128;
           S. 610, a bill to authorize the Secretary of 
        the Interior to conduct a special resource study of 
        P.S. 103 in West Baltimore, Maryland. S. Rept. 114-129;
           S. 720, a bill to promote energy savings in 
        residential buildings and industry. S. Rept. 114-130;
           S. 873, a bill to designate the wilderness 
        within the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve in the 
        State of Alaska as the Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Area. 
        S. Rept. 114-131;
           S. 1103, a bill to reinstate and extend the 
        deadline for commencement of construction of a 
        hydroelectric project involving the Clark Canyon Dam. 
        S. Rept. 114-132;
           S. 1104, a bill to extend the deadline for 
        commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project 
        involving the Gibson Dam. S. Rept. 114-133;
           S. 1240, a bill to designate the Cerro del 
        Yuta and Rio San Antonio Wilderness Areas in the State 
        of New Mexico. S. Rept. 114-134;
           S. 1305, a bill to amend the Colorado River 
        Storage Project Act to authorize the use of the active 
        capacity of the Fontenelle Reservoir. S. Rept. 114-135;
           S. 1483, a bill to direct the Secretary of 
        the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility 
        of designating the James K. Polk Home in Colombia, 
        Tennessee, as a unit of the National Park System. S. 
        Rept. 114-136;
           An original bill to provide for reforms of 
        the administration of the Outer Continental Shelf of 
        the United States. S. Rept. 114-137; and
           An original bill to provide for the 
        modernization of the energy policy of the United 
        States. S. Rept. 114-138.

November 19, 2015

    The Committee ordered reported:
           S. 329, the Lower Farmington River and 
        Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Act, which would 
        amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate 
        certain segments of the Farmington River and Salmon 
        Brook in Connecticut as components of the National Wild 
        and Scenic Rivers System. S. Rept. 114-182;
           S. 782, the Grand Canyon Bison Management 
        Act, which would direct the Secretary of the Interior 
        to establish a bison management plan for Grand Canyon 
        National Park. S. Rept. 114-184;
           S. 1583, a bill to authorize the expansion 
        of an existing hydroelectric project at Terror Lake, 
        Alaska. S. Rept. 114-185;
           S. 1592, a bill to clarify the description 
        of certain federal land under the Northern Arizona Land 
        Exchange and Verde River Basin Partnership Act of 2005 
        to include additional land in the Kaibab National 
        Forest. S. Rept. 114-186;
           S. 1694, the Yakima River Basin Water 
        Enhancement Project Phase III Act of 2015. S. Rept. 
        114-187;
           S. 1941, the Crags, Colorado Land Exchange 
        Act of 2015, which would authorize, direct, expedite, 
        and facilitate a land exchange in El Paso and Teller 
        Counties, Colorado. S. Rept. 114-188;
           S. 1942, the Elkhorn Ranch and White River 
        National Forest Conveyance Act of 2015, to require a 
        land conveyance involving the Elkhorn Ranch and the 
        White River National Forest in the State of Colorado. 
        S. Rept. 114-189;
           S. 2046, a bill to authorize the Federal 
        Energy Regulatory Commission to issue an order 
        continuing a stay of a hydroelectric license for the 
        Mahoney Lake hydroelectric project in the State of 
        Alaska. S. Rept. 114-190;
           S. 2069, the Mount Hood Cooper Spur Land 
        Exchange Clarification Act, a bill to amend the Omnibus 
        Public Land Management Act of 2009 to modify provisions 
        relating to certain land exchanges in the Mt. Hood 
        Wilderness in the State of Oregon. S. Rept. 114-191;
           S. 2083, a bill to extend the deadline for 
        commencement of construction of the W. Kerr Scott 
        Hydroelectric Project hydroelectric project. S. Rept. 
        114-192;
           H.R. 373, the Good Samaritan Search and 
        Recovery Act, which would direct the Secretary of the 
        Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to expedite 
        access to certain federal land under their jurisdiction 
        for good samaritan search-and-recovery missions. S. 
        Rept. 114-193;
           H.R. 1324, the Arapaho National Forest 
        Boundary Adjustment Act of 2015, to adjust the boundary 
        of the Arapaho National Forest, Colorado. S. Rept. 114-
        194;
           H.R. 1554, the Elkhorn Ranch and White River 
        National Forest Conveyance Act of 2015, to require a 
        land conveyance involving the Elkhorn Ranch and the 
        White River National Forest in the State of Colorado. 
        S. Rept. 114-195; and
           H.R. 2223, the Crags, Colorado Land Exchange 
        Act of 2015, which would authorize, direct, expedite, 
        and facilitate a land exchange in El Paso and Teller 
        Counties, Colorado. S. Rept. 114-196.
           The nomination of Suzette M. Kimball, Ph.D., 
        to be Director of the United States Geological Survey;
           The nomination of Ms. Victoria Marie Baecher 
        Wassmer to be Under Secretary of Energy;
           The nomination of Cherry Ann Murray, Ph.D., 
        to be Director of the Office of Science at the 
        Department of Energy; and
           The nomination of Mr. John Francis Kotek to 
        be an Assistant Secretary of Energy at the Office of 
        Nuclear Energy.

July 13, 2016

    The Committee ordered reported:
           S. 718, to modify the boundary of Petersburg 
        National Battlefield in the Commonwealth of Virginia, 
        and for other purposes. S. Rept. 114-308;
           S. 815, to provide for the conveyance of 
        certain Federal land in the State of Oregon to the Cow 
        Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians. S. Rept. 114-
        345;
           S. 1007, to amend the Dayton Aviation 
        Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 to rename a site of 
        the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park. 
        S. Rept. 114-346;
           S. 1167, to modify the boundaries of the 
        Pole Creek Wilderness, the Owyhee River Wilderness, and 
        the North Fork Owyhee Wilderness and to authorizethe 
        continued use of motorized vehicles for livestock 
        monitoring, herding, and grazing in certain wilderness 
        areas in the State of Idaho. S. Rept. 114-315;
           S. 1448, to designate the Frank Moore Wild 
        Steelhead Sanctuary in the State of Oregon. S. Rept. 
        114-347;
           S. 1577, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers 
        Act to designate certain segments of East Rosebud Creek 
        in Carbon County, Montana, as components of the Wild 
        and Scenic Rivers System. S. Rept. 114-309;
           S. 1623, to establish the Maritime 
        Washington National Heritage Area in the State of 
        Washington, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 114-310;
           S. 1662, to include Livingston County, the 
        city of Jonesboro in Union County, and the city of 
        Freeport in Stephenson County, Illinois, to the Lincoln 
        National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. S. 
        Rept. 114-316;
           S. 1690, to establish the Mountains to Sound 
        Greenway National Heritage Area in the State of 
        Washington. S. Rept. 114-317;
           S. 1696, to redesignate the Ocmulgee 
        National Monument in the State of Georgia, to revise 
        the boundary of that monument, and for other purposes. 
        S. Rept. 114-318;
           S. 1777, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers 
        Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to 
        maintain or replace certain facilities and structures 
        for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch in 
        Idaho, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 114-319;
           S. 1930, to adjust the boundary of the 
        Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park to include 
        the Wallis House and Harriston Hill, and for other 
        purposes. S. Rept. 114-320;
           S. 1943, to modify the boundary of the 
        Shiloh National Military Park located in the States of 
        Tennessee and Mississippi, to establish Parker's 
        Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area of the 
        National Park System, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 
        114-321;
           S. 2018, to convey, without consideration, 
        the reversionary interests of the United States in and 
        to certain non-Federal land in Glennallen, Alaska. S. 
        Rept. 114-322;
           S. 2087, to modify the boundary of the Fort 
        Scott National Historic Site in the State of Kansas, 
        and for other purposes. S. Rept. 114-323;
           S. 2177, to authorize the Secretary of the 
        Interior to conduct a special resource study of the 
        Medgar Evers House, located in Jackson, Mississippi, 
        and for other purposes. S. Rept. 114-324;
           S. 2223, to transfer administrative 
        jurisdiction over certain Bureau of Land Management 
        land from the Secretary of the Interior to the 
        Secretary of Veterans Affairs for inclusion in the 
        Black Hills National Cemetery, and for other purposes. 
        S. Rept. 114-325;
           S. 2309, to amend title 54, United States 
        Code, to establish within the National Park Service the 
        U.S. Civil Rights Network, and for other purpose. S. 
        Rept. 114-348;
           S. 2360, to improve the administration of 
        certain programs in the insular areas, and for other 
        purposes. S. Rept. 114-311;
           S. 2383, to withdraw certain Bureau of Land 
        Management land in the State of Utah from all forms of 
        public appropriation, to provide for the shared 
        management of the withdrawn land by the Secretary of 
        the Interior and the Secretary of the Air Force to 
        facilitate enhanced weapons testing and pilot training, 
        enhance public safety, and provide for continued public 
        access to the withdrawn land, to provide for the 
        exchange of certain Federal land and State land, and 
        for other purposes. S. Rept. 114-349;
           S. 2412, to establish the Tule Lake National 
        Historic Site in the State of California, and for other 
        purposes. S. Rept. 114-326;
           S. 2524, to ensure adequate use and access 
        to the existing Bolts Ditch headgate and ditch segment 
        within the Holy Cross Wilderness in Eagle County, 
        Colorado, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 114-327;
           S. 2548, to establish the 400 Years of 
        African-American History Commission, and for other 
        purposes. S. Rept. 114-350;
           S. 2608, to authorize the Secretary of the 
        Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to place 
        signage on Federal land along the trail known as the 
        ``American Discovery Trail'', and for other purposes. 
        S. Rept. 114-328;
           S. 2616, to modify certain cost-sharing and 
        revenue provisions relating to the Arkansas Valley 
        Conduit, Colorado. S. Rept. 114-352;
           S. 2620, to facilitate the addition of park 
        administration at the Coltsville National Historical 
        Park, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 114-329;
           S. 2805, to modify the boundary of Voyageurs 
        National Park in the State of Minnesota, and for other 
        purposes. S. Rept. 114-330;
           S. 2839, to amend the Gullah/Geechee 
        Cultural Heritage Act to extend the authorization for 
        the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor 
        Commission. S. Rept. 114-331;
           S. 2902, to provide for long-term water 
        supplies, optimal use of existing water supply 
        infrastructure, and protection of existing water 
        rights. S. Rept. 114-353;
           S. 2954, to establish the Ste. Genevieve 
        National Historic Site in the State of Missouri, and 
        for other purposes. S. Rept. 114-332;
           S. 3020, to update the map of, and modify 
        the maximum acreage available for inclusion in, the 
        Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument. S. Rept. 114-
        333;
           S. 3027, to clarify the boundary of Acadia 
        National Park, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 114-
        334;
           S. 3028, to redesignate the Olympic 
        Wilderness as the Daniel J. Evans Wilderness (without 
        written report);
           H.R. 959, to authorize the Secretary of the 
        Interior to conduct a special resource study of the 
        Medgar Evers House, located in Jackson, Mississippi, 
        and for other purposes. S. Rept. 114-335;
           H.R. 1289. To authorize the Secretary of the 
        Interior to acquire certain land in Martinez, 
        California, for inclusion in the John Muir National 
        Historic Site, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 114-
        312;
           H.R. 1475, to authorize a Wall of 
        Remembrance as part of the Korean War Veterans Memorial 
        and to allow certain private contributions to fund the 
        Wall of Remembrance. S. Rept. 114-336;
           H.R. 2288, to remove the use restrictions on 
        certain land transferred to Rockingham County, 
        Virginia, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 114-313;
           H.R. 2615, to establish the Virgin Islands 
        of the United States Centennial Commission. S. Rept. 
        114-314;
           S. 2880, to redesignate the Martin Luther 
        King, Junior, National Historic Site in the State of 
        Georgia, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 114-337;
           H.R. 3004, to amend the Gullah/Geechee 
        Cultural Heritage Act to extend the authorization for 
        the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor 
        Commission. S. Rept. 114-338;
           H.R. 3620, to amend the Delaware Water Gap 
        National Recreation Area Improvement Act to provide 
        access to certain vehicles serving residents of 
        municipalities adjacent to the Delaware Water Gap 
        National Recreation Area, and for other purposes. S. 
        Rept. 114-339;
           H.R. 4119, to authorize the exchange of 
        certain land located in Gulf Islands National Seashore, 
        Jackson County, Mississippi, between the National Park 
        Service and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and for other 
        purposes. S. Rept. 114-340; and
           H.R. 4539, to establish the 400 Years of 
        African-American History Commission, and for other 
        purposes. S. Rept. 114-341.

                         Subcommittee on Energy

                    JAMES E. RISCH, Idaho, Chairman

JEFF FLAKE, Arizona                  JOE MANCHIN III, West Virginia
STEVE DAINES, Montana                BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont
BILL CASSIDY, Louisiana              DEBBIE STABENOW, Michigan
CORY GARDNER, Colorado               AL FRANKEN, Minnesota
JOHN HOEVEN, North Dakota            MARTIN HEINRICH, New Mexico
LAMAR ALEXANDER, Tennessee           MAZIE K. HIRONO, Hawaii
ROB PORTMAN, Ohio                    ANGUS S. KING, JR., Maine
SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO, West Virginia  ELIZABETH WARREN, Massachusetts

                              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 one legislative hearing.

July 12, 2016

    Legislative hearing to receive testimony on S. 3018, the 
Securing Energy Infrastructure Act, and to examine protections 
designed to guard against energy disruptions. S. Hrg. 114-505.

           Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining

                    JOHN BARRASSO, Wyoming, Chairman

SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO, West Virginia  RON WYDEN, Oregon
JAMES E. RISCH, Idaho                DEBBIE STABENOW, Michigan
MIKE LEE, Utah                       AL FRANKEN, Minnesota
STEVE DAINES, Montana                JOE MANCHIN III, West Virginia
BILL CASSIDY, Louisiana              MARTIN HEINRICH, New Mexico
CORY GARDNER, Colorado               MAZIE K. HIRONO, Hawaii
JOHN HOEVEN, North Dakota            ELIZABETH WARREN, Massachusetts
JEFF FLAKE, Arizona
LAMAR ALEXANDER, Tennessee

                              JURISDICTION

    The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee includes oversight and 
legislative responsibilities for: public lands administered by 
the Bureau of Land Management and 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, Forests, and Mining held 
five legislative hearings, four oversight hearings, and one 
joint legislative and oversight hearing.

April 30, 2015

    Oversight hearing to receive testimony on the final 
hydraulic fracturing rule, the interplay between the federal 
rule and existing State regulations, and resultant requirements 
for hydraulic fracturing on Federal and Indian lands. S. Hrg. 
114-330.

May 21, 2015

    Legislative hearing to receive testimony on the following 
bills:
           S. 160/H.R. 373, to direct the Secretary of 
        the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture to expedite 
        access to certain Federal land under the administrative 
        jurisdiction of each Secretary for good samaritan 
        search-and-recovery missions;
           S. 365, to improve rangeland conditions and 
        restore grazing levels within the Grand Staircase-
        Escalante National Monument, Utah;
           S. 472, to promote conservation, improve 
        public land, and provide for sensible development in 
        Douglas County, Nevada;
           S. 583, to establish certain wilderness 
        areas in central Idaho and to authorize various land 
        conveyances involving National Forest System land and 
        Bureau of Land Management land in central Idaho;
           S. 814, to provide for the conveyance of 
        certain Federal land in the State of Oregon to the 
        Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw 
        Indians;
           S. 815, to provide for the conveyance of 
        certain Federal land in the State of Oregon to the Cow 
        Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians; and
           S. 1240, to designate the Cerros del Yuta 
        and Rio san Antonio Wilderness Areas in the State of 
        New Mexico. S. Hrg. 114-380.

July 16, 2015

    Legislative hearing to receive testimony on the following 
bills:
           S. 132, to improve timber management on 
        Oregon and California Railroad and Coos Bay Wagon Road 
        grant land;
           S. 326, to amend the Healthy Forests 
        Restoration Act of 2003 to provide cancellation 
        ceilings for stewardship end result contracting 
        project; and
           S. 1691, to expedite and prioritize forest 
        management activities to achieve ecosystem restoration 
        objectives. S. Hrg. 114-400.

October 1, 2015

    Legislative hearing to receive testimony on S. 2031, the 
American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act, a bill to reduce 
temporarily the royalty required to be paid for sodium produced 
on Federal lands. S. Hrg. 114-368.

October 8, 2015

    Legislative hearing to receive testimony on the following 
bills:
           S. 414, a bill to provide for conservation, 
        enhanced recreation opportunities, and development of 
        renewable energy in the California Desert Conservation 
        Area;
           S. 872, a bill to provide for the 
        recognition of certain Native communities and the 
        settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native 
        Claims Settlement Act;
           S. 1295/H.R. 1324, a bill to adjust the 
        boundary of the Arapaho National Forest, Colorado;
           S. 1448, a bill to designate the Frank Moore 
        Wild Steelhead Sanctuary in the State of Oregon;
           S. 1592, a bill to clarify the description 
        of certain Federal land under the Northern Arizona Land 
        Exchange and Verde River Basin Partnership Act of 2005 
        to include additional land in the Kaibab National 
        Forest;
           S. 1941/ H.R. 2223, a bill to authorize, 
        direct, expedite, and facilitate a land exchange in El 
        Paso and Teller Counties, Colorado;
           S. 1942/ H.R. 1554, a bill to require a land 
        conveyance involving the Elkhorn Ranch and the White 
        River National Forest in the State of Colorado;
           S. 1955, a bill to amend the Alaska Native 
        Claims Settlement Act to provide for equitable 
        allotment of land to Alaska Native veterans;
           S. 1971, a bill to expand the boundary of 
        the California Coastal National Monument; and
           S. 2069, a bill To amend the Omnibus Public 
        Land Management Act of 2009 to modify provisions 
        relating to certain land exchanges in the Mt. Hood 
        Wilderness in the State of Oregon. S. Hrg. 114-381.

April 14, 2016

    Oversight hearing to consider the Bureau of Land 
Management's proposed rule, entitled ``Waste Prevention, 
Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation.'' 
S. Hrg. 114-467.

April 21, 2016

    Legislative hearing to receive testimony on the following 
bills:
           S. 1167, to modify the boundaries of the 
        Pole Creek Wilderness, the Owyhee River Wilderness, and 
        the North Fork Owyhee Wilderness and to authorize the 
        continued use of motorized vehicles for livestock 
        monitoring, herding, and grazing in certain wilderness 
        areas in the State of Idaho;
           S. 1423, to designate certain Federal lands 
        in California as wilderness, and for other purposes;
           S. 1510, to designate and expand wilderness 
        areas in Olympic National Forest in the State of 
        Washington, and to designate certain rivers in Olympic 
        National Forest and Olympic National Park as wild and 
        scenic rivers, and for other purposes;
           S. 1699, to designate certain land 
        administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the 
        Forest Service in the State of Oregon as wilderness and 
        national recreation areas and to make additional wild 
        and scenic river designations in the State of Oregon, 
        and for other purposes;
           S. 1777, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers 
        Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to 
        maintain or replace certain facilities and structures 
        for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch in 
        Idaho, and for other purposes;
           S. 2018, to convey, without consideration, 
        the reversionary interests of the United States in and 
        to certain non-Federal land in Glennallen, Alaska;
           S. 2223, to transfer administrative 
        jurisdiction over certain Bureau of Land Management 
        land from the Secretary of the Interior to the 
        Secretary of Veterans Affairs for inclusion in the 
        Black Hills National Cemetery, and for other purposes;
           S. 2379, to provide for the unencumbering of 
        title to non-Federal land owned by the city of Tucson, 
        Arizona, for purposes of economic development by 
        conveyance of the Federal reversionary interest to the 
        City; and
           S. 2383, to withdraw certain Bureau of Land 
        Management land in the State of Utah from all forms of 
        public appropriation, to provide for the shared 
        management of the withdrawn land by the Secretary of 
        the Interior and the Secretary of the Air Force to 
        facilitate enhanced weapons testing and pilot training, 
        enhance public safety, and provide for continued public 
        access to the withdrawn land, to provide for the 
        exchange of certain Federal land and State land, and 
        for other purposes. S. Hrg. 114-500.

April 28, 2016

    Oversight and legislative hearing to examine the impacts of 
invasive species on the productivity, value, and management of 
land and water resources;to conduct oversight on the National 
Invasive Species Council's new framework for early detection 
and rapid response; to examine improved cooperative tools for 
control and management; and to receive testimony on S. 2240, a 
bill to improve the control and management of invasive species 
that threaten and harm Federal land under the jurisdiction of 
the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior, 
and for other purposes. S. Hrg. 114-501.

June 21, 2016

    Oversight hearing to receive testimony on the Bureau of 
Land Management's Planning 2.0 Initiative. S. Hrg. 114-471.

June 28, 2016

    Oversight hearing on the status of the Bureau of Land 
Management and Forest Service's efforts to implement amendments 
to land use plans and specific management plans regarding safe 
grouse conservation, and those agencies' coordination 
activities with affected states. S. Hrg. 114-504.

                     Subcommittee on National Parks

                   BILL CASSIDY, Louisiana, Chairman

ROB PORTMAN, Ohio                    MARTIN HEINRICH, New Mexico
JOHN BARRASSO, Wyoming               RON WYDEN, Oregon
LAMAR ALEXANDER, Tennessee           BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont
MIKE LEE, Utah                       DEBBIE STABENOW, Michigan
JOHN HOEVEN, North Dakota            ANGUS S. KING, JR., Maine
SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO, West Virginia  ELIZABETH WARREN, Massachusetts

                              JURISDICTION

    The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee includes oversight and 
legislative responsibilities for: 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 the National Parks held three 
legislative hearings.

June 10, 2015

    Legislative hearing to receive testimony on the following 
legislation:
           S. 145, to require the Director of the 
        National Park Service to refund to States all State 
        funds that were used to reopen and temporarily operate 
        a unit of the National Park System during the October 
        2013 shutdown;
           S. 146, to authorize the Secretary of the 
        Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into 
        agreements with States and political subdivisions of 
        States providing for the continued operation, in whole 
        or in part, of public land, units of the National Park 
        System, units of the National Wildlife Refuge System, 
        and units of the National Forest System in the State 
        during any period in which the Secretary of the 
        Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture is unable to 
        maintain normal level of operations at the units due to 
        a lapse in appropriations;
           S. 319, to designate a mountain in the State 
        of Alaska as Mount Denali;
           S. 329, 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. 403, to revise the authorized route of 
        the North Country National Scenic Trail in northeastern 
        Minnesota and to extend the trail into Vermont to 
        connect with the Appalachian National Scenic Trail;
           S. 521, to authorize the Secretary of the 
        Interior to conduct a special resource study of 
        President Station in Baltimore, Maryland;
           S. 610, to authorize the Secretary of the 
        Interior to conduct a special resource study of P.S. 
        103 in West Baltimore, Maryland;
           S. 782, to direct the Secretary of the 
        Interior to establish a bison management plan for Grand 
        Canyon National Park;
           S. 873, to designate the wilderness within 
        the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve in the State 
        of Alaska as the Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Area; and
           S. 1483, to direct the Secretary of the 
        Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of 
        designating the James K Polk Home in Columbia, 
        Tennessee, as a unit of the National Park System. S. 
        Hrg. 114-338.

March 17, 2016

    Legislative hearing to receive testimony on the following 
legislation:
           S. 2177/H.R. 959, a bill to authorize the 
        Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource 
        study of the Medgar Evers House, located in Jackson, 
        Mississippi, and for other purposes;
           S. 651/H.R. 1289, a bill to authorize the 
        Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain land in 
        Martinez, California, for inclusion in the John Muir 
        National Historic Site, and for other purposes;
           H.R. 1949, a bill to provide for the 
        consideration and submission of site and design 
        proposals for the National Liberty Memorial approved 
        for establishment in the District of Columbia;
           S. 1329/H.R. 2288, a bill to remove the use 
        restrictions on certain land transferred to Rockingham 
        County, Virginia, and for other purposes;
           H.R. 2880, a bill to redesignate the Martin 
        Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site in the 
        State of Georgia, and for other purposes;
           S. 1930/H.R. 3371, a bill to adjust the 
        boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield 
        Park to include the Wallis House and Harriston Hill, 
        and for other purposes;
           S. 119, a bill to amend the Federal Lands 
        Recreation Enhancement Act to provide for a lifetime 
        National Recreational Pass for any veteran with a 
        service-connected disability;
           S. 718, a bill to modify the boundary of 
        Petersburg National Battlefield in the Commonwealth of 
        Virginia, and for other purposes;
           S. 770, a bill to authorize Escambia County, 
        Florida, to convey certain property that was formerly 
        part of Santa Rosa Island National Monument and that 
        was conveyed to Escambia County subject to restrictions 
        on use and reconveyance;
           S. 1577, a bill to amend the Wild and Scenic 
        Rivers Act to designate certain segments of East 
        Rosebud Creek in Carbon County, Montana, as components 
        of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System;
           S. 1943, a bill to modify the boundary of 
        the Shiloh National Military Park located in the States 
        of Tennessee and Mississippi, to establish Parker's 
        Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area of the 
        National Park System, and for other purposes;
           S. 1975, a bill to establish the Sewall-
        Belmont House National Historic Site as a unit of the 
        National Park System, and for other purposes;
           S. 1982, a bill to authorize a Wall of 
        Remembrance as part of the Korean War Veterans Memorial 
        and to allow certain private contributions to fund the 
        Wall of Remembrance;
           S. 1993, a bill to establish the 21st 
        Century Conservation Service Corps to place youth and 
        veterans in the United States in national service 
        positions to protect, restore, and enhance the great 
        outdoors of the United States, and for other purposes;
           S. 2039, a bill to designate the mountain at 
        the Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, as Devils 
        Tower, and for other purposes;
           S. 2061, a bill to designate a National 
        Memorial to Fallen Educators at the National Teachers 
        Hall of Fame in Emporia, Kansas;
           S. 2309, a bill to amend title 54, United 
        States Code, to establish within the National Park 
        Service the U.S. Civil Rights Network, and for other 
        purposes;
           S. 2608, a bill to authorize the Secretary 
        of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to 
        place signage on Federal land along the trail known as 
        the ``American Discovery Trail'', and for other 
        purposes;
           S. 2620, a bill to facilitate the addition 
        of park administration at the Coltsville National 
        Historical Park, and for other purposes; and
           S. 2628, a bill to authorize the National 
        Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to 
        establish a commemorative work in the District of 
        Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes. S. 
        Hrg. 114-496.

June 15, 2016

    Legislative hearing to receive testimony on the following 
legislation:
           H.R. 3004/S. 2839, to amend the Gullah/
        Geechee Cultural Heritage Act to extend the 
        authorization for the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage 
        Corridor Commission;
           H.R. 3036, an act to designate the National 
        September 11 Memorial located at the World Trade Center 
        site in New York City, New York, as a national 
        memorial, and for other purposes;
           H.R. 3620, an act to amend the Delaware 
        Water Gap National Recreation Area Improvement Act to 
        provide access to certain vehicles serving residents of 
        municipalities adjacent to the Delaware Water Gap 
        National Recreation Area, and for other purposes;
           H.R. 4119, an act to authorize the exchange 
        of certain land located in Gulf Islands National 
        Seashore, Jackson County, Mississippi, between the 
        National Park Service and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 
        and for other purposes;
           S. 211, a bill to establish the Susquehanna 
        Gateway National Heritage Area in the State of 
        Pennsylvania, and for other purposes;
           S. 630, a bill to establish the Sacramento-
        San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area;
           S. 1007, a bill to amend the Dayton Aviation 
        Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 to rename a site of 
        the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park;
           S. 1623, a bill to establish the Maritime 
        Washington National Heritage Area in the State of 
        Washington, and for other purposes;
           S. 1662, a bill to include Livingston 
        County, the city of Jonesboro in Union County, and the 
        city of Freeport in Stephenson County, Illinois, to the 
        Lincoln National Heritage Area, and for other purposes;
           S. 1690, a bill to establish the Mountains 
        to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area in the State 
        of Washington;
           S. 1696, H.R. 482, a bill to redesignate the 
        Ocmulgee National Monument in the State of Georgia, to 
        revise the boundary of that monument, and for other 
        purposes;
           S. 1824, a bill to authorize the Secretary 
        of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the 
        suitability and feasibility of designating certain land 
        as the Finger Lakes National Heritage Area, and for 
        other purposes;
           S. 2087, a bill to modify the boundary of 
        the Fort Scott National Historic Site in the State of 
        Kansas, and for other purposes;
           S. 2412, a bill to establish the Tule Lake 
        National Historic Site in the State of California, and 
        for other purposes;
           S. 2548, a bill to establish the 400 Years 
        of African-American History Commission, and for other 
        purposes;
           S. 2627, a bill to adjust the boundary of 
        the Mojave National Preserve;
           S. 2807, a bill to amend title 54, United 
        States Code, to require State approval before the 
        Secretary of the Interior restricts access to waters 
        under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service for 
        recreational or commercial fishing;
           S. 2805, a bill to modify the boundary of 
        Voyageurs National Park in the State of Minnesota, and 
        for other purposes;
           S. 2923, a bill to redesignate the Saint-
        Gaudens National Historic Site as the ``Saint-Gaudens 
        National Park for the Arts'', and for other purposes;
           S. 2954, a bill to establish the Ste. 
        Genevieve National Historic Site in the State of 
        Missouri, and for other purposes;
           S. 3020, a bill to update the map of, and 
        modify the acreage available for inclusion in, the 
        Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument;
           S. 3027, a bill to clarify the boundary of 
        Acadia National Park, and for other purposes; and
           S. 3028, a bill to redesignate the Olympic 
        Wilderness as the Daniel J. Evans Wilderness. S. Hrg. 
        114-502.

                    Subcommittee on Water and Power

                        MIKE LEE, Utah, Chairman

JEFF FLAKE, Arizona                  MAZIE K. HIRONO, Hawaii
JOHN BARRASSO, Wyoming               RON WYDEN, Oregon
JAMES E. RISCH, Idaho                BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont
STEVE DAINES, Montana                AL FRANKEN, Minnesota
CORY GARDNER, Colorado               JOE MANCHIN III, West Virginia
ROB PORTMAN, Ohio                    ANGUS S. KING, JR., Maine

                              JURISDICTION

    The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee includes oversight and 
legislative responsibilities for: irrigation; reclamation 
projects, including related flood control purposes; power 
marketing administrations (e.g., Bonneville Power, Southwestern 
Power, Western Area Power, Southeastern Power); energy 
development impacts on water resources; groundwater resources 
and management; hydroelectric power; low head hydro; energy 
related aspects of deepwater ports; and Native Hawaiian 
matters.

                                HEARINGS

    The Subcommittee on Water and Power held two legislative 
hearings.

June 18, 2015

    Legislative hearing to receive testimony on the following 
legislation:
          S. 593, the Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act;
          S. 982, the Water Rights Protection Act;
          S. 1305, a bill to amend the Colorado River Storage 
        Act to authorize the use of the active capacity of the 
        Fontenelle Reservoir;
          S. 1365, a bill to authorize the Secretary of 
        Interior to use designated funding to pay for 
        construction of authorized rural water projects;
          S. 1291, to authorize early repayment of obligations 
        to the Bureau of Reclamation within the Northport 
        Irrigation District in the State of Nebraska;
          S. 1552, to authorize construction of the Dry Red 
        Water Rural Water and Musselshell Rural Water Projects; 
        and
          S. 1533, 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. S. Hrg. 114-
        399.

May 17, 2016

    Legislative hearing to receive testimony on the following 
legislation:
          S. 2524, the Bolts Ditch Access and Use Act;
          S. 2533, the California Long-Term Provisions for 
        Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency 
        Drought Relief Act;
          S. 2616, a bill to modify certain cost-sharing and 
        revenue provisions relating to Arkansas Valley Conduit, 
        Colorado;
          S. 2902, the Western Water Supply and Planning 
        Enhancement Act; and
          S. 2907, to amend the Energy and Water Development 
        and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, to 
        strike the termination date for funding for pilot 
        projects to increase Colorado River System water in 
        Lake Mead, and for other purposes. S. Hrg. 114-495.

                       MEASURES ENACTED INTO LAW

    Public Law 114-224 (H.R. 2615), to establish the Virgin 
Islands of the United States Centennial Commission. The 
Committee ordered the measure reported without amendment on 
July 13, 2016. S. Rept. 114-314. The Senate passed H.R. 2615 
without amendment by unanimous consent on September 20, 2016, 
and the President approved the measure on September 29, 2016.
    Public Law 114-230 (H.R. 1475), 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. The Committee ordered the measure reported with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute on July 14, 2016. S. 
Rept. 114-336. The Senate passed H.R. 1475 with an amendment by 
unanimous consent on September 19, 2016, and the President 
approved the measure on October 7, 2016.
    Public Law 114-233 (H.R. 3004), to amend the Gullah/Geechee 
Cultural Heritage Act to extend the authorization for the 
Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission. The 
Committee ordered the Senate companion measure (S. 2839) 
reported without amendment on July 13, 2016. S. Rept. 114-331. 
The Senate passed S. 2839 without amendment by unanimous 
consent on September 29, 2016, and the President approved the 
measure on October 7, 2016.
    Public Law 114-272 (S. 3028), to redesignate the Olympic 
Wilderness as the Daniel J. Evans Wilderness. The Committee 
ordered the measure reported without amendment on July 14, 2016 
without written report. The Senate passed S. 3028 without 
amendment by unanimous consent on July 14, 2016, and the 
President approved the measure on December 14, 2016.
    In addition, five public laws not specifically under the 
jurisdiction of the Committee incorporated provisions that were 
jurisdictional to the Committee.
    Public Law 114-94 (H.R. 22), the Fixing America's Surface 
Transportation Act, contained provisions (Division F) on energy 
security-related matters, such as resolving environmental and 
grid reliability conflicts and establishing a new section 215A 
of the Federal Power Act to provide the Secretary of Energy 
with the authority to address grid security emergencies. 
Similar legislation, S. 2012, was reported by the Committee on 
September 9, 2015, as an original bill. The Senate passed S. 
2012, as amended, on April 20, 2016. The House passed S. 2012 
on May 25, 2016, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. The Senate and House agreed to go to conference on 
July 12, 2016. S. 2012 did not advance beyond conference. 
Additionally, section 32204 of Public Law 114-94, contained 
provisions to direct the sales of 76,000,000 barrels of oil 
from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve over fiscal years 2023-
2025. The Committee held an oversight hearing on October 6, 
2015 to consider the potential modernization of the Strategic 
Petroleum Reserve and related energy security issues.
    Public Law 114-187 (S. 2328), the Puerto Rico Oversight, 
Management, and Economic Stability Act, was originally received 
in the House as an Act to reauthorize the National Sea Grant 
College program. The text of S. 2328 had previously passed the 
Senate on November 19, 2015. The House struck and replaced the 
text of S. 2328 with the text of H.R. 5278 and passed both S. 
2328, as amended, and H.R. 5278 on June 9, 2016. H.R. 5278 was 
referred to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee 
while S. 2328 was held at the Senate desk. On June 29, 2016, 
the Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 2328 and the 
President approved the bill on June 30, 2016.
    Public Law 114-255 (H.R. 34), the 21st Century Cures Act, 
contained provisions (section 5010) to direct the sales of 
25,000,000 barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
over fiscal years 2017-2109. The Committee held an oversight 
hearing on October 6, 2015, to consider the potential 
modernization of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and related 
energy security issues.
    Public Law 114-289 (H.R. 4680), the National Park Service 
Centennial Act, contained provisions to prepare the National 
Park Service for its Centennial in 2016 and for a second 
century of promoting and protecting the natural, historic, and 
cultural resources of our National Parks for the enjoyment of 
present and future generations, and for other purposes. Some 
provisions of H.R. 4680 were considered by the Committee as 
similar legislation (S. 2257). S. 2257 was considered at a 
hearing on December 8, 2015. In addition, some provisions of 
H.R. 4680 were incorporated into S. 2012, as passed by the 
Senate on April 20, 2016.
    Public Law 114-322 (S. 612), the Water Infrastructure 
Improvement for the Nation (WIIN) Act included (Title III, 
Subtitle J) portions of the California Long-Term Provisions for 
Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought 
Relief Act (S. 2533), heard by the Committee on May 17, 2016. 
The Committee also held a legislative hearing on a related 
bill, the California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2015 (S. 
1894), on October 8, 2015. The same hearing included 
consideration of the Western Water and American Food Security 
Act of 2015 (H.R. 2898), which also contained California water 
provisions.

                  OTHER MAJOR LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES

Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016
    S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016, a 
bill to provide for the modernization of the energy policy of 
the United States, and for other purposes, was reported by the 
Committee as an original bill on September 9, 2015.
    The Committee held four oversight hearings on energy policy 
on March 17, April 16, April 22, and April 22, 2015, and six 
legislative hearings on 114 bills on January 29, April 30, May 
12, May 14, May 19, and June 9, 2015.
    The Committee marked up a draft bill over the course of 
three days in an open business meeting on July 28, 29, and 30, 
2015. The Committee considered 59 amendments, of which 34 were 
adopted, 9 were rejected, and 15 were offered and withdrawn. 
The Committee ordered the legislation reported, as an original 
bill, S. 2012, on July 30, 2015.
    The Senate considered S. 2012 on January 27, January 28, 
February 1, February 2, February 3, February 4, February 19, 
and February 20, 2016. During its consideration of the bill, 
the Senate adopted 65 amendments. The Senate passed S. 2012, as 
amended, by a vote of 85-12, on April 20, 2016.
    The House of Representatives passed S. 2012 with an 
amendment. The House asked for, and the Senate agreed to, a 
conference. A meeting of the conferees was held on September 8, 
2016, but the conferees were unable to resolve the differences 
between the two bodies before the 114th Congress adjourned.

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