Mr. Chair, I think it is perfectly reasonable to have a report that looks into the spending that has been taking place for the past 2 years and beyond. This inflation is impacting millions of Americans across our Nation. As I stated…

I think that a lot of people here in Washington don't understand the West, or they wouldn't make the kind of rules that they are proposing.

Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 3, line 21, strike ``and'' at the end. Page 3, insert after line 21 the following (and redesignate…

The authority to make management designations of BLM land of this magnitude must be made by Congress and not left to unelected officials.

I believe this proposed rule is an inappropriate expansion of the BLM's Congressional mandate and statutory authority.

This rule seeks to circumvent State authority to define, analyze, and manage wildlife within our borders.

Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 21, line 22, insert after ``submit a report'' the following: ``(and publish the report on the…

So, you want to further the Administration's 30x30 agenda to lock up 30 percent of America's lands and waters by 2030.

Obviously, outdoor recreation plays a huge role in Colorado's economy, so much so that while I was Governor, we set up an Office of Outdoor Recreation.

This common-sense bill follows bipartisan precedent by allowing agriculture and municipal water users to prepay what they owe to the Federal Government.

Prior to its expiration in 2020, the Bureau of Reclamation entered into agreements with 86 contractors for contract prepayments.

I am proud to testify in support of H.R. 3675, my Western Water Accelerated Revenue Repayment Act.

This is like telling a homeowner who has a mortgage that they cannot make early payments to pay it off.

I read something this past weekend which I hadn't been aware of, and that was read through President Kennedy, John Kennedy's Office of Outdoor Recreation that he was fully intending and work toward setting up and create frameworks for.

This added tool will assist water systems in managing their operations in the most effective and efficient way possible.

Maybe the right place for that office would be in the Commerce Department as well.

We urge the subcommittee to pass H.R. 3675 which will extend the benefits of early repayment for additional Reclamation contractors and the federal government.

I think it is somewhere approaching $40 million a year now annually.