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Amata and Natural Resources Committee Get Back to Work

November 17, 2016

Washington, D.C. – Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, and the Committee on Natural Resources met in open session last Tuesday and reconvened the following day to mark-up several pieces of legislation before the close of the 114th Congress.

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Amata and Natural Resources Committee

Congresswoman Aumua Amata and the Natural Resources Committee reconvene Wednesday for the two-part Mark-up.

“The dust from elections has only just settled, but I am glad that Chairman Bishop and the Natural Resources Committee decided to get back to the grindstone and hold a mark-up this week,” stated Amata. “It’s our responsibility as elected officials to make sure that the gears of government keep turning, even if it means long flights back and forth from our districts and DC to squeeze in a week of legislative business.”

The House Natural Resources Committee adopted and favorably reported the following bills:

  • H.R. 1219 (Rep. Tom Cole), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land and appurtenances of the Arbuckle Project, Oklahoma, to the Arbuckle Master Conservancy District, and for other purposes. "Arbuckle Project Maintenance Complex and District Office Conveyance Act of 2015";
  • H.R. 3711 (Rep. Juan Vargas), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of Chicano Park, located in San Diego, California, and for other purposes. "Chicano Park Preservation Act";
  • H.R. 4366 (Rep. David Valadao), To affirm an agreement between the United States and Westlands Water District dated September 15, 2015, and for other purposes. "San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act"; and
  • H.R. 5633 (Rep. Ryan Zinke), To authorize and implement the water rights compact among the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, the State of Montana, and the United States, and for other purposes. "Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act"

“I am looking forward to Congress accomplishing some of our goals through the committee before we begin the next session. We want to have a clean slate going forward, so that we can hit the ground running in January when the 115th Congress begins,” concluded Amata.

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