Markey your calendars: Evergreen’s next Policy + Pints happy
hour
is coming up—and, as you might have guessed, Senator Ed Markey is
joining us! We’re going to be talking about the urgent need to launch a
Civilian Climate Corps. (Think of it as a justice-driven,
climate-centered version of FDR’s Civilian
Conservation Corps.)
In this virtual BYOB special hosted by
Evergreen Action campaigns director Lena Moffitt, we’ll chat with:
Senator Markey
Tonya Gayle, executive director, Green City Force
Lauren Maunus, advocacy director, Sunrise Movement
about:
Why the CCC is such a powerful opportunity
for taking on our overlapping climate and economic crises
How overwhelmingly popular it is
What corpsmembers would actually do in communities across the country
And more!
Bring beer, tea, wine, kombucha—whatever!—and join
us
on Wednesday, July 14 at 4 pm ET / 1 pm PT.
On Wednesday, July 14, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. EDT
via the Cisco WebEx and livestreamed on the Committee’s
YouTube page, the
Committee on Natural Resources will meet to consider the following
bills:
H.R.
820
(Rep. LaHood), To establish the New Philadelphia National Historical
Park in the State of Illinois as a unit of the National Park System,
and for other purposes. New Philadelphia National Historical Park
Act.
H.R.
972
(Rep. Calvert), To provide for the establishment of the Western
Riverside County Wildlife Refuge. Wildlife Refuge Conservation and
Recreation for the Community Act.
H.R.
1154
(Rep. McEachin), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct
a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating
certain land as the Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area, and for
other purposes. Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act.
H.R.
1664
(Rep. Veasey), To authorize the National Medal of Honor Museum
Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of
Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.
H.R.
1908
(Rep. Case), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating certain
land as the Ka’ena Point National Heritage Area, and for other
purposes. Ka‘ena Point National Heritage Area Act.
H.R.
2278
(Rep. Connolly), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
designate the September 11th National Memorial Trail, and for other
purposes.
H.R.
2444
(Rep. González-Colón), To establish Fort San Gerónimo del Boquerón in
Puerto Rico as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for
other purposes. Fort San Gerónimo Preservation Act.
H.R.
2497
(Rep. Neguse), To establish the Amache National Historic Site in the
State of Colorado as a unit of the National Park System, and for other
purposes. Amache National Historic Site Act.
H.R.
2780
(Rep. Grijalva), To provide for climate change planning, mitigation,
adaptation, and resilience in the United States Territories and Freely
Associated States, and for other purposes. Insular Area Climate
Change Act.
H.R.
2899
(Rep. San Nicolas), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct
a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating areas
within the island of Guam as a National Heritage Area, and for other
purposes.
H.R.
3113
(Rep. Blake Moore), To require the Secretary of the Interior, the
Secretary of Agriculture, and the Assistant Secretary of the Army for
Civil Works to digitize and make publicly available geographic
information system mapping data relating to public access to Federal
land and waters for outdoor recreation, and for other purposes.
MAPLand Act.
H.R.
3616
(Rep. Blake Moore), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of
designating certain land as the Bear River National Heritage Area, and
for other purposes. Bear River National Heritage Area Study Act.
H.R. 3764 (Rep. Grijalva), To direct the Administrator of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide for ocean-based
climate solutions to reduce carbon emissions and global warming; to
make coastal communities more resilient; and to provide for the
conservation and restoration of ocean and coastal habitats,
biodiversity, and marine mammal and fish populations; and for other
purposes. Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2021.
H.R. 4300 (Rep. Miller-Meeks), To direct the Secretary of the Interior
to make free National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes
available to members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Veterans in Parks (VIP) Act.
The Committee on Energy and Commerce held its “Member
Day”
hearing on Tuesday, July 13, 2021, at 11 a.m. via Cisco Webex. The
hearing offered the opportunity for Members of the House of
Representatives to testify before the Committee on legislation or issues
of importance to them, their constituents, and districts within the
Committee’s jurisdiction.
The
meeting
will consider the Energy Infrastructure
Act
(text),
an original bill to invest in the energy and outdoor infrastructure of
the United States to deploy new and innovative technologies, update
existing infrastructure to be reliable and resilient, and secure energy
infrastructure against physical and cyber threats, and for other
purposes.
Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission Act of 2021
(S.2150), to prevent catastrophic wildland fires by establishing a
commission to study and recommend wildland fire prevention,
mitigation, suppression, management, and rehabilitation policies for
the Federal Government
Civilian Reservist Emergency Workforce (CREW) Act (S.2293), to amend
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to
provide certain employment rights to reservists of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency
Preventing Disaster Revictimization Act (H.R.539), to amend the
Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 to require the Administrator of
the Federal Emergency Management Agency to waive certain debts owed to
the United States related to covered assistance provided to an
individual or household
and other legislation.
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
On Tuesday, July 13, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. EDT,
the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands (NPFPL)
will hold a virtual, fully remote legislative
hearing
on the following bills:
Repairing Existing Public Land by Adding Necessary Trees (REPLANT) Act
H.R.
2049
(Rep. Jimmy Panetta), To amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable
Resources Planning Act of 1974 to promote reforestation following
unplanned events on Federal land, and for other purposes.
Legacy Roads and Trails Act H.R.
2816
(Rep. Kim Schrier), To provide for the Forest Service Legacy Roads and
Trails Remediation Program.
Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership Act of 2021 H.R.
3211
(Rep. Joe Neguse), To require the Secretary of Agriculture to
establish a Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership program,
and for other purposes.
Lake Tahoe Restoration Reauthorization Act H.R.
3132
(Rep. Mark Amodei), To reauthorize the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act, and
for other purposes.
Veterans in Parks (VIP) Act H.R.
4300
(Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks), To direct the Secretary of the
Interior to make free National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands
Passes available to members of the Armed Forces, and for other
purposes.
The hearing will take place on the Cisco WebEx platform.
Barnie Gyant (H.R. 2049, H.R. 2816, H.R. 3211, H.R. 3132)
(testimony),
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service
Panel III
Jad
Daley
(H.R. 2049), President & CEO, American
Forests
Chris
Wood
(H.R. 2816), President & CEO, Trout
Unlimited
Gretchen
Reuning
(H.R. 3211), Forest Program Director, Fort Collins Conservation
District
Captain John
Paluska,
USA (Ret.) (H.R. 4300), Veteran, Bloomfield,
IA
Dr. Elaine
Oneil
(H.R. 2049), Director of Science and Sustainability,
CORRIM – The Consortium for Research on
Renewable Industrial Materials
House Natural Resources Committee
National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Subcommittee