On the recordJune 19, 2014
H.R. 1587 would take the responsibility for approving oil and gas pipelines through the national parks away from Congress and hand it to the National Park Service.
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congress.govH.R. 1587 would take the responsibility for approving oil and gas pipelines through the national parks away from Congress and hand it to the National Park Service.
Holt opposes transferring pipeline approval authority to the National Park Service.
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I would add to that it is as archaic as the name suggests. This is a relic of a different era.
Without that evidence, this bill appears to be a classic example of a solution in search of a problem.
I think it is important to ask really what this is all about, just not get lost in the weeds.