Natural Resources Committee

Lake Tahoe Summit 2015

August 24, 2015

Tahoe rests on the northern boundary of California’s Fourth Congressional District. Meanwhile, right now – as we speak – a catastrophic wildfire is raging in the King’s Canyon region on the southern boundary of this very same district. That fire has already consumed 78 square miles of national forests and at latest report is only 17 percent contained.

Issues:CaliforniaForest FireLocal IssuesNatural Resources Committee

Federal Lands Subcommittee Hearing on Next Century Parks

July 23, 2015

Speeches

Next year we will celebrate the centennial of the National Park Service and the uniquely American notion that our most beautiful and historic land should be set aside for the use and enjoyment of the people of the United States.

Issues:Natural Resources Committee

H.R. 2898 – California Water Bill Passes House

July 16, 2015

Speeches

Congressman McClintock is a co-author of H.R. 2898 (Valadao) the Western Water and American Food Security Act. The legislation was approved by the House on July 16th, 2015. The bill next goes to the Senate. Congressman McClintock delivered the following remarks in support of H.R.

Issues:California Water CrisisFiscal and EconomicNatural Resources CommitteeLocal IssuesCalifornia

Grijalva Amendment to H.R. 2898

July 16, 2015

Speeches

Congressman McClintock is a co-author of H.R. 2898 (Valadao) the Western Water and American Food Security Act. The legislation was approved by the House on July 16th, 2015. The bill next goes to the Senate. During House floor debate the Congressman spoke in opposition to an amendment offered to the bill by Rep. Grijalva.

Issues:California Water CrisisNatural Resources Committee

Resilient Federal Forests Act

July 9, 2015

Press Release

Congressman McClintock is a co-author of H.R. 2647 (Westerman), the Resilient Federal Forests Act. The legislation was approved by the House on July 9, 2015. The bill next goes to the Senate. Congressman McClintock delivered the following House floor debate remarks in support of the measure:

Resilient Federal Forests Act
July 9, 2015

Issues:CaliforniaForest FireLocal IssuesNatural Resources Committee

HR 979 - Honoring Marine Staff Sergeant Sky Mote

June 1, 2015

Speeches

H.R. 979, a bill to honor Marine SSgt Sky Mote, who was killed in Afghanistan on August 10, 2012, was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives today.

Issues:Natural Resources CommitteeLocal IssuesCalifornia

Federal Lands Subcommittee Hearing: Litigation and Increased Planning’s Impact on Our Nation’s Overgrown, Fire-Prone National Forests

May 14, 2015

Speeches

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands held an oversight hearing on the impact of litigation on forest management, the U.S. Forest Service’s response to the growing challenge of litigation and related impacts upon forest health.

Issues:Natural Resources CommitteeLocal IssuesForest FireCalifornia

Federal Lands Subcommittee Hearing: The Devastating Impacts of Wildland Fires and the Need to Better Manage our Overgrown, Fire Prone National Forests

April 23, 2015

Speeches

Over the past thirty years, we have seen an 80 percent reduction in timber harvested from our national forests, and in the same period a concomitant increase in acreage destroyed by fire. This phenomenon far predates the Western drought and was best summed up by a forester long ago who observed, “All that excess timber comes out of the forests one way or the other. It is either CARRIED OUT or it is BURNED OUT. But it comes OUT.”

Issues:Forest FireLocal IssuesNatural Resources Committee

Federal Lands Subcommittee Hearing: Federal Land Acquisition and its Impacts on Communities and the Environment

April 15, 2015

Speeches

The Federal Lands subcommittee meets today to review federal land acquisition policies and their impact on communities and the environment. Last month, this subcommittee received testimony from the government’s land management agencies regarding their 2016 budget requests. All expressed a burning desire to vastly increase their holdings, while admitting to large and growing backlogs of deferred maintenance.

Issues:Fiscal and EconomicNatural Resources Committee

Hearing on the Spending Priorities and Missions of the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management

March 24, 2015

Speeches

The Department of the Interior will generate $13.8 billion next year and consume only $13.1 billion, generating a net of $700 million for U.S. taxpayers. The Department should be a net revenue source. After all, the public lands under its jurisdiction – and under the Department of Agriculture with respect to National Forest land – represent vast resources upon which our economic prosperity depends.

Issues:Natural Resources Committee

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