Rob Bishop

I think because these funds are going to be spread around all the states, it is going to be impossible to figure out what would have been.

I think it is a significant one for the history of this country, and something which we have to remember.

I hope that this Committee takes the appropriate action to make this happen thereby honoring and preserving this historic site and the effort by so many Americans to unite our Nation by rail.

Next year will be the 150th birthday of this historic event. And I think it is bigger than just Golden Spike itself.

I would like to congratulate Chairman Bishop and all the members of the Utah's House congressional delegation for the introduction of this legislation.

I am hopeful that in the creation of the national park within the National Park Service of the Transcontinental Railroad Network, that the work of the Chinese immigrants that was a substantial labor force that completed the railroad is…

The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad... transformed America.

I know this is somewhat unusual, but I really would like to have the sponsor of this bill have the first opportunity to speak towards it. It is one of my favorites, so I am going to reserve the balance of my time.

Unfortunately, NOAA did a study which simply said that the hatchery production of salmon in this area more than offsets any loss that comes from the dams. So even though we have this issue of an endangered species trying to eat another…

As one of the eight Tribes that endorse this bill said: The BiOp exceeds requirements established by the courts and by the ESA, and yet plaintiffs want more. The court should uphold the 2008 BiOp. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the…

We reject the premise of the hearing and the misuse of the term 'lawfare' as applied to NEPA.

A solution-oriented approach that doesn't waive or exempt important NEPA processes lies in Congressmen Chris Stewart and Scott Tipton's Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act.

The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), while not perfect, is a vital conservation law

My hope is, with this hearing, to pause, take a step back, and examine through the witnesses' testimonies how NEPA has been weaponized by vexing litigation.

In fact, environmental reviews should inform governments of the actions they need to take, not paralyze it.

NEPA was never intended to be a weapon for litigants to force delays and denials on all sorts of activities with a Federal nexus.

The other proposal to be considered by us is the Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act, which is Congressman Webster's.

The first bill we are going to consider will be the Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act by Congressman Royce.

Shark finning was made illegal in the United States by U.S. actors both in 2000, and once again in 2010.

I wish LWCF could be used more for maintenance and backlog. Even though it could be, it is not, it has not, and unless we change things it won't be.

All Federal lands have a maintenance backlog including the Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Forest Service.

If we don't do something like this and identify a specific revenue source, I get you are just going to have to do a whole lot of bake sales to try to come up with the revenue you need for maintenance and backlog.

Whether they know it or not, many of my Democratic colleagues have become ardent supporters of federalism because of this plan.

I think some of your proposals have instituted a new degree of federalism never heard before, which is very refreshing around this place.

For too long we have had people coming back here addressing us dealing with special interest groups, as opposed to simply people.