Natural Resources
As an attorney, I fought to return control of natural resources to local entities, not far-away federal bureaucrats. I am honored to serve on the Natural Resources committee to continue this work from the halls of Congress. I also have the privilege of chairing the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs, working with tribal and territorial leaders on issues important to their communities.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Western Caucus Members responded to the Biden Administration’s recent Conservation and Landscape Health final rule from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). This rule violates the multiple-use mandate established by the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and is a direct threat to rural America.
Washington, DC – Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources advanced Rep. Hageman’s bill, H.R. 7375, which reforms the way in which expression of interest (EOI) fees are assessed under the Mineral Leasing Act. Under this bill, operators will not have to pay EOI fees unless the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) holds a lease sale for the parcel of interest. In addition, it would extend an EOI’s validity from three to five years.
Washington, DC – Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1246, a bill to provide flexibility and certainty in the tribal land leasing process. The bill amends the Long-Term Leasing Act to allow all federally recognized tribes to enter into leases for up to 99 years. Following today’s bipartisan passage, the legislation will be sent to the Senate for consideration.
Rep. Hageman joins host and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Rob Gordon, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior, to discuss the many failures of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) over the past 50 years and ways to reform the ESA moving forward.