Natural Resources Committee

Federal Lands Subcomittee Hearing - Discussion Draft of the “Locally-elected Officials Cooperating with Agencies in Land Management Act” (LOCAL Management Act)

April 28, 2016

Speeches

Today the Subcommittee on Federal Lands meets to consider draft legislation to require federal land use agencies to more closely consult and cooperate with local governments that are directly affected by their decisions. The three overarching objectives of this subcommittee bear repeating: to restore public access to the public lands; to restore proper management to the public lands and to restore the federal government as a good neighbor to the communities directly affected by the public lands

Issues:CaliforniaGovernment RegulationLocal IssuesNatural Resources Committee

A Quintessential American Institution

April 23, 2016

Speeches

Remarks by Congressman Tom McClintock Yosemite National Park April 23, 2016

Issues:Natural Resources CommitteeLocal IssuesCalifornia

Oversight Hearing on Current Natural Resource Research Efforts and the Future of America’s Land- Grant Colleges and Universities

April 20, 2016

Speeches

The testimony we will hear reveals one troubling aspect of their good work, and that is how little our federal land management agencies utilize their work when it doesn’t meet pre-conceived and pre-determined ideological conclusions.

Issues:Natural Resources Committee

Redeeming an Island Paradise

April 13, 2016

Speeches

Redeeming an Island Paradise
Remarks by Congressman Tom McClintock
House Natural Resources Committee
April 13, 2016

Issues:Fiscal and EconomicNatural Resources Committee

Letter to the Editor - Sacramento Bee

February 22, 2016

Press Release

The attached letter to the editor from Congressman McClintock has been submitted to the Sacramento Bee:

Matt Weiser grossly misrepresents both Republican federal lands policy and my leadership of the House subcommittee that oversees it.

Issues:CaliforniaForest FireLocal IssuesNatural Resources Committee

Letter to the Editor - Sacramento Bee

January 27, 2016

Speeches

February 22, 2016

Issues:CaliforniaForest FireLocal IssuesNatural Resources Committee

Federal Lands Subcommittee Oversight Field Hearing: “Ensuring Local Input, Legal Consistency and Multiple-Use Resource Management in St. George Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Planning"

January 22, 2016

Speeches

Congressman McClintock is the Chairman of the Federal Lands Subcommittee. The subcommittee held an oversight field hearing in St. George, Utah, on January 22, 2016 titled“Ensuring Local Input, Legal Consistency and Multiple-Use Resource Management in St.

Issues:Natural Resources Committee

Federal Lands Subcommittee Hearing on the National Park Service Centennial Act

December 2, 2015

Speeches

Congressman McClintock is the Chairman of the Federal Lands Subcommittee. The subcommittee held a legislative hearing on draft legislation for the "National Park Service Centennial Act" (authored by Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop).

Issues:Natural Resources CommitteeLocal Issues

Tahoe Restoration Act of 2015 Passes House Natural Resources Committee

October 8, 2015

Press Release

Rep. Tom McClintock’s (R-CA) and Rep. Mark Amodei’s (R-NV) H.R. 3382, the “Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2015” passed the House Natural Resources Committee today. The legislation focuses resources on fire prevention and additional measures to protect the lake from the introduction of invasive species.

Issues:CaliforniaForest FireNatural Resources Committee

Folsom Dam - Third Phase Completion of Improvement Project

August 27, 2015

Speeches

It’s ironic that we are celebrating progress on a facility to rapidly release water out of Folsom Lake while we are in the fourth year of an historic drought and the lake is nearly empty. This spillway project is a reminder that the previous generation built these great dams not only to protect us against water shortages in dry years, but also to protect us against floods in wet ones. This combination of water storage and flood protection is what makes it possible to sustain a thriving and prosperous human population throughout this region.

Issues:California Water CrisisFiscal and EconomicGovernment RegulationNatural Resources CommitteeLocal IssuesCalifornia

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