Rob Bishop

If the BLM or the Forest Service have a concern about groundwater then go talk to the State engineer and whatever he or she says is what everybody lives with.

What an ultimate act of hypocrisy to condition a Federal permit on violation of a State water law for which you really don't have that.

I appreciate the committee holding a hearing on these bills, very good bills, and I am cosponsor of one of them.

Last summer, thousands of civilian defense workers were furloughed in violation of the law as the administration decided to spread the pain for political purposes. In July, the House passed the Defense appropriations bill to fund the…

If anything shuts down, Congressman Bishop, we can manage this on our own.

I thank you so much. You are welcome to stay there as long as you want to.

This bill simply would allow that process to move forward.

So if we have excess Federal land, just over 1 percent of the BLM, my bill suggests that we would sell that back to private property owners.

I actually appreciate the remarks of the gentleman from Arizona as well.

H.R. 2259 is a logical step in ensuring that this balance of historic uses and ecological values can continue for future generations.

The city of Las Vegas supports swift passage of S. 974/H.R. 2015 as it is imperative to protect paleontological and sensitive plant resources.

We worked closely with the Nevada Congressional Delegation to designate the Tule Springs area as a National Monument in the 112th Congress, and we look forward to moving the bill forward in this Congress.

Tomorrow is the 20th anniversary of National Public Land Day. Whoopee. I am also reading a book about the members of my church trying to live in post-World War II East Germany where all building was restricted. If they wished to have a…

I appreciate the opportunity we have of presenting this particular rule to the body. I've always appreciated the opportunity of sharing this time with the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Hastings), who is a good friend and a very colorful…

This resolution provides for a structured rule for consideration of H.R. 761, the National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act. It provides one hour of general debate, equally divided between both sides. It provides for five…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 347 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 347 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the…

I appreciate the gentlelady from Wyoming for being with us and talking about the concepts that are going on and what we can do for our future. If I could, Mr. Speaker, at the turn of the 20th century, the so- called ``progressive era,''…

I thank the last two speakers from Colorado for explaining the situation they are facing within their State on Federal forest land. Before we turn to somebody from the East who gets what we're talking about here, let's continue with the…

Since Mr. Lamborn has already introduced the concept of what's taking place in Colorado and the bill for Mr. Tipton, let's turn now to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Tipton) to also explain the significance of why he actually did that…

I appreciate the remarks of the gentleman from Montana. Very few people realize the Federal Government actually owns 1 out of every 3 acres in this country, but it is disproportionate. So, of the 13 Western States, 54 percent of the land…

I thank the gentleman for his comments here. Mr. Speaker, we have heard now from three Members from the west coast--one from California, one from Oregon and one from Washington-- who have explained the situation and how this particular act…

I am pleased to be able to control this next 48 minutes as we explain how significant this Secure Rural Schools fix is and how important it is that we do something on a program that, quite frankly, is not sustainable. So at this time I…

Appraisals, as we all know, are very subjective.

Successful land management strategies can only be achieved when land management agencies, stakeholders, and elected officials work together.

The existing process to consolidate trust lands is broken.