On Wednesday, January 10, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. (ET) in 2123 Rayburn House
Office Building, the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and
Critical Materials will hold a
hearing
entitled “Protecting Clean American Energy Production and Jobs by
Stopping EPA’s Overreach.” The hearing will
examine the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) actions affecting
American oil and natural gas operations, particularly those regulations
and programs related to methane pollution.
The purpose of the business
meeting
is to consider the legislation on the agenda.
Agenda Item 1: A Committee resolution appointing the members of
the subcommittees for the 118th Congress.
Agenda Item 2: S.
461, a
bill to make certain irrigation districts eligible for Pick-Sloan
Missouri Basin Program pumping power, and for other purposes. (Mr.
Cramer). Withdrawn.
Agenda Item 3: S.
594,
a bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of
the Interior to prioritize the completion of the Continental Divide
National Scenic Trail, and for other purposes. (Mr. Heinrich).
Reported by voice vote.
Agenda Item 4: S.
636, a
bill to establish the Dolores River National Conservation Area and the
Dolores River Special Management Area in the State of Colorado, to
protect private water rights in the State, and for other purposes.
(Mr. Bennet). Reported by voice vote.
Agenda Item 5: S.
1118,
a bill to establish the Open Access Evapotranspiration (OpenET) Data
Program. (Ms. Cortez Masto). Reported by voice vote.
Agenda Item 6: S.
1254,
a bill to designate and expand the 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. (Mrs. Murray). Reported by
roll call vote (10-9)
Agenda Item 7: S.
1348,
a bill to redesignate land within certain wilderness study areas in
the State of Wyoming, and for other purposes. (Mr. Barrasso). Reported
by voice vote
Agenda Item 8: S.
1521,
a bill to amend the Federal Power Act to modernize and improve the
licensing of non-Federal hydropower projects, and for other purposes.
(Mr. Daines). Withdrawn.
Agenda Item 9: S.
1634,
a bill to provide for the designation of certain wilderness areas,
recreation management areas, and conservation areas in the State of
Colorado, and for other purposes. (Mr. Bennet). Reported by roll call
vote (11-8)
Agenda Item 10: S.
1662,
a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the
Midvale Irrigation District the Pilot Butte Power Plant in the State
of Wyoming, and for other purposes. (Mr. Barrasso). Reported by voice
vote
Agenda Item 11: S.
1776,
a bill to provide for the protection of and investment in certain
Federal land in the State of California, and for other purposes. (Mr.
Padilla). Reported by roll call vote (10-9)
Agenda Item 12: S.
1889,
a bill to provide for the recognition of certain Alaska Native
communities and the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska
Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes. (Ms. Murkowski).
Reported by voice vote.
Agenda Item 13: S.
1890,
a bill to provide for the establishment of a grazing management
program on Federal land in Malheur County, Oregon, and for other
purposes. (Mr. Wyden). Reported by voice vote.
Agenda Item 14: S.
1955,
a bill to amend the Central Utah Completion Act to authorize
expenditures for the conduct of certain water conservation measures in
the Great Salt Lake basin, and for other purposes. (Mr. Lee). Reported
by voice vote.
Agenda Item 15: S.
2160,
a bill to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to
authorize certain extraordinary operation and maintenance work for
urban canals of concern. (Mr. Risch). Withdrawn
Agenda Item 16: S.
2169,
a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry out
watershed pilots, and for other purposes. (Mr. Wyden). Withdrawn
Agenda Item 17: S.
2247,
a bill to reauthorize the Bureau of Reclamation to provide cost-shared
funding to implement the endangered and threatened fish recovery
programs for the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins. (Mr.
Hickenlooper). Reported by voice vote.
Agenda Item 18: S.
2581,
a bill to extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community
Self-Determination Act of 2000. (Mr. Crapo). Reported by voice vote.
Agenda Item 19: S.
2615,
a bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide
that Village Corporations shall not be required to convey land in
trust to the State of Alaska for the establishment of Municipal
Corporations, and for other purposes. (Ms. Murkowski). Reported by
voice vote.
Agenda Item 20: S.
3033,
a bill to withdraw certain Federal land in the Pecos Watershed area of
the State of New Mexico from mineral entry, and for other purposes.
(Mr. Heinrich). Reported by roll call vote (10-9).
Agenda Item 21: S.
3036,
a bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the State
of Utah certain Federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of
the Bureau of Land Management within the boundaries of Camp Williams,
Utah, and for other purposes. (Mr. Lee). Reported by voice vote.
Agenda Item 22: S.
3044,
a bill to redesignate the Mount Evans Wilderness as the “Mount Blue
Sky Wilderness”, and for other purposes. (Mr. Hickenlooper). Reported
by voice vote.
Agenda Item 23: S.
3045,
a bill to provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over
certain Federal land in the State of California, and for other
purposes. (Mr. Padilla). Reported by voice vote.
Agenda Item 24: S.
3046,
a bill to make permanent the authority to collect Shasta-Trinity
marina fees. (Mr. Padilla). Reported by voice vote.
As world leaders met in Dubai for COP28, here
at home, the Biden Administration has set a goal of cutting U.S.
greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030. To do so, the U.S. will tap
into provisions laid out in The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which
includes a set of tax incentives, loans and grants to improve energy
efficiency and climate resiliency.
For consumers, it is the IRA’s Home Efficiency
Rebate (HOMES) and High Efficiency Electric Appliance Rebate (HEEHRA)
programs to purchase newer, more energy-efficient household appliances,
and the adoption of power-saving technology, that will be felt most at
home. In addition, the private sector plays a crucial role as the
driving force of energy efficient innovation, designing new technologies
and driving solutions that mitigate climate impact, reduce carbon
emissions and empower consumers to make more sustainable choices.
What can Americans do to tackle climate change and alter their carbon
footprint? How can new trends and technologies accelerate the impact of
energy efficiency as a low-cost resource for cutting carbon emissions?
And what climate progress has been made since the passage of the
IRA almost a year and a half ago?
Join The Hill as we
convene leaders from business, government and the climate sector to
discuss the latest innovations in energy efficiency, and how a path to a
greener future can start right at home.
8:00 AM ET Registration & Networking
8:30 AM ET Programming Begins
10:00 AM ET Programming Concludes
Samsung DC, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, Washington DC
Speakers:
Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA), Member, Environment & Public Works Committee
Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), Member, Energy & Commerce Committee
Carla Frisch, Director, Office of Policy, Department of Energy
Paula Glover, President, Alliance to Save Energy
Jamal Lewis, Director, State & Local Policy, Mid-Atlantic & South,
Rewiring America
Steven Nadel, Executive Director, The American Council for an
Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)
Paul Pinsky, Director, Maryland Energy Administration
Rose Stephens-Booker, Director, State Mobilization, Building
Decarbonization Coalition
Moderator:
Bob Cusack, Editor in Chief, The Hill
Sponsor Perspective:
Mark Newton, Head of Corporate Sustainability, Samsung Electronics
America
The purpose of this
hearing
is to receive testimony on the following bills:
S.
1281,
to amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to provide for
security of tenure for use of mining claims for ancillary activities
(Cortez Masto, “Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2023”);
S.
1742,
to modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public
domain land (Heinrich, “Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act of 2023”).
Witnesses:
Dr. Steve Feldgus, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals
Management, U.S. Department of the Interior
Troy Heithecker, Associate Deputy Chief,, U.S. Forest Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture
On Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at 2:00 p.m., in room 1324 Longworth
House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee
on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries will hold an oversight
hearing
titled “Left in the Dark: Examining the Biden Administration’s Efforts
to Eliminate the Pacific Northwest’s Clean Energy Production.”
Witnesses:
Richard Spinrad, Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere &
NOAA Administrator, U.S. Department of
Commerce [Invited]
Brenda Mallory, Chair, Council on Environmental Quality [Invited]
John Hairston, Administrator & CEO,
Bonneville Power Administration [Invited]
Scott Simms, CEO & Executive Director,
Public Power Council, Portland, OR
Neil Maunu, Executive Director, Pacific Northwest Waterways
Association, Portland, OR
Humaira Falkenberg, Power Resources Manager, Pacific County
PUD, Raymond, WA
Lindsay Slater, VP of Government Relations, Trout Unlimited [Minority
Witness]
On June 26, 2023, the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries held
an oversight field
hearing
on the lower Snake River dams in Richland, Washington.
On Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at 10:30 a.m., in room 1334 Longworth
House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee
on Energy and Mineral Resources will hold a legislative
hearing
on the following bills:
H.R. 5482 (Rep. Hageman), “Energy Poverty Prevention and
Accountability Act of 2023”;
H.R. 6474 (Rep. Steel), To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to
expedite geothermal exploration and development in previously studied
or developed areas; and
H.R. 6481 (Rep. Hageman), To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require
the Secretary of the Interior to reimburse the fee for an expression
of interest if the expression of interest becomes inactive, and for
other purposes.
Witnesses:
Panel I (Bill Sponsors):
Harriet Hageman, Representative, Wyoming’s at large Congressional
District [H.R. 5482, and H.R. 6481]
Michelle Steel, Representative, California’s 45th Congressional
District [H.R. 6474]
H.R.
5482
(Rep. Hageman), “Energy Poverty Prevention and Accountability Act of
2023”
Commissions GAO to identify and report on
the barriers faced by at-risk communities in accessing reliable and
affordable energy.
Requires the OMB to review energy related
regulations to determine if they would substantially burden at-risk
communities.
Requires GAO and
OMB to issue a joint report to Congress on
their findings along with recommendations on how to reduce energy
poverty in at-risk communities.
Requires the CBO to include in any energy
related bill or resolution an estimate of costs to at-risk
communities.
Forces agencies to conduct studies prior to issuing a withdrawal of
federal lands, taking action to delay or deny fossil-fuel leases or
permits, or declaring a moratorium on fossil-fuel production that
demonstrates the action in question will not increase energy poverty.
Requires all agencies include an “Energy Poverty Statement” on the
first page of each rulemaking detailing how the rule will not create
energy poverty in at-risk communities.
Does not mention the harms of pollution.
Does not mention energy efficiency.
H.R.
6474
(Rep. Steel), To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to expedite
geothermal exploration and development in previously studied or
developed areas.
Amends Section 390 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 by adding
geothermal exploration and development to the categorical exclusions
authorized by that section.
H.R.
6481
(Rep. Hageman), To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require the
Secretary of the Interior to reimburse the fee for an expression of
interest if the expression of interest becomes inactive, and for other
purposes.
Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to require the Secretary of the
Interior to reimburse EOI submitters if the
acreage in the EOI is not offered and the
EOI is cancelled.
Ensures that EOIs remain active for a period of at least 5 years.
On Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at 10:15 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth
House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee
on Oversight and Investigations will hold an oversight hearing titled
“The Mineral Supply Chain and the New Space Race.”
Eric Sundby, Co-Founder & CEO of TerraSpace,
Executive Director of the Space Force Association
Dr. Greg Autry, Director and Clinical Professor, Space Leadership,
Policy, and Business, Thunderbird School of Global Management, Arizona
State University
Dr. Moses P. Milazzo, Owner of Other Orb, Chief Scientist for
NASA’s Planetary Data Ecosystem [Minority
Witness]
Michelle Hanlon, Executive Director, Center for Air and Space Law, The
University of Mississippi School of Law
