[Senate Report 115-10]
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115th Congress } { Report
SENATE
1st Session } { 115-10
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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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March 27, 2017.--Ordered to be printed
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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.
C O N T E N T S
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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;