mr. calvert: i reserve. the chair: the gentleman reserves. mrs. dingell: we are good friends and we do need to work together to protect our great lands in this country and i would respectfully disagree and i have the utmost respect for my republican colleagues that i hate disagreeing with but we agree on the same goal but i respectfully disagree. some of these activities may be appropriate for a categorical exclusion but that should be decided by the agency but not dictated by congress which you tell us many times in an appropriations bill. mandating the use of categorical exclusions like this bill proposes is a ruse and the public process that is so important to it. we often hear that nepa is a scapegoat for projects being delayed. but g.a.o. and others have found that outside issues including the complexity of the project and local opposition and most importantly funding issues are almost always the cause of the delays. we shouldn't be limiting public comments and involvement in government zigs, but instead should be enhancing them. this bill do

mr. calvert. mr. calvert: call me old fashioned, i think that the folks that are elected to office should have some authority around this town. so with that, i oppose this amendment and urge my colleagues to vote no and yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from california, mr. lowenthal. all those in favor will say aye. those opposed will say no. in the opinion of the chair the noes visit. the amendment is not agrowed. to mr. lowenthal: i request a recorded vote. the chair: pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from california will be postponed. it is now in order to consider amendment number 103, printed in house report 114-683. for what purpose does the gentleman from wisconsin seek recognition? mr. pocan: i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 103, printed in house report 114-683

mr. calvert: mr. chairman, i'd like to yield whatever time to the full committee chairman whatever he may consume. the chair: the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. mr. rogers: i thank the chairman for yielding. mr. chairman, i rise today to support this fifth of the 12 bills that are -- have been considered on the floor. this morning, the committee marked up the 11th of the 12 bills, and tomorrow the committee on appropriations ill mark up the 12th bill. so that those bills are ready for floor action. we would have been well on the way to completing all these bills on the floor but for the abbreviated legislative year in which we found ourselves. because of the conventions and other legislation. this bill provides nearly $32.1 billion for agencies charged with managing and protecting our natural resources and our federal lands as well as native american programs and other independent agencies. within this total, $3.9 billion is dedicated to fighting devastating wildfires, fully funding the 10-yea

mr. calvert: i claim time in opposition to the amendment. mr. simpson: i rise in opposition. chairman calvert expressed concern that the administration was taking a page out of the war on coal and the department of interior has been attempting to make it costly as possible so companies can make a decision not to apply for a permit. they took that step further last week with their arctic regular layings. the department set requirements that mandate that all wells should have the same fitness regardless of where you are drilling. any engineer will sell you these are site-specific decisions based on many decisions. the white house wants to lock in that decision from washington d.c. and ignore recommendations. the result is an administration moratorium on oil production as part of the white house's keep it in the ground strategy. i urge a no vote on this amendment and reserve. the chair: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from florida. ms. castor: mr. chairman, if you support the tourism industry, if you support the jobs and the fishing industry, if yo

mr. calvert, rise? mr. calvert: i move that the committee rise. the chair: the question is on the motion that the committee rise. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is adopted. accordingly the committee rises. the chair: mr. speaker, the committee of the whole house on the state of the union having mad under consideration h.r. 5538, directs me to report it has come to no resolution thereon. the speaker pro tempore: the chairman of the committee of the whole house on the state of the union reports that the committee has had under consideration h.r. 5538 and has come to no esolution thereon. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. calvert: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that -- >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the committee on foreign affairs be discharged from further consideration of house concurrent resolution 823 and ask for its immediate consideration on the floor of this house. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman mean house resolution 823. mr. royc

mr. calvert: i advise in opposition. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. calvert: it ignores contracting award systems and is

mr. calvert: i yield to mrs. lummis. mrs. lummis: there are success stories with the e.s.a. because the agency that was designed to implement the laws decided the species were recovering and were delisted. but that is not what happened with the gray wolf. the sciencists at the agency decided that they had recovered. they delisted them by rule. the courts got involved in d.c., not in the state where the wolves are but in d.c. and said no we disagree with all the sound science, the sound science of the agency and they took it over. that's why we're here. congress makes the laws. the executive branch implements the law. the courts interpret the law. the agency implemented the law using sound science. they found that those wolves should be delisted and delisted them by rule. and then d.c. environmental groups went to a d.c. court and said we don't like the decision. and all of a sudden they are back. mr. chairman is the way to respond by law. i yield back. the chair: the gentlewoman's time has expired. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from virginia. thos

mr. calvert. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. calvert: the overall rule is supported by the truck industry. there are some specifics that need to be ironned out and my colleague has addressed concerns within the e.p.a.'s rule. so you can't drive a truck. with that, i support this language in the interior bill and i urge members to vote aye on this amendment and i yield back the time. plaque black reserve. the chair: the gentleman from ew york is recognized. mrs. black: this proposed language from the e.p.a. is improper and ill conceived with no regard tore jobs. it raises the costs and least they could do is have a few facts to back them. communities where these kits are manufactured are struggling with above-average unemployment and would see more employment and there is little time for the demrider industry to respond and have little to no economic consideration given prior. our constituents, dealers and employees will disproportionately affected by the e.p.a.'s decision to ban the products that they sell, service and drive. and

mr. calvert: i like your amendment. i accept it. mr. grayson: thank you, i reclaim my time and yield back. the chair: does any member seek time in opposition? hearing none, the amendment is -- the question is on the amendment offered by this egentleman from florida. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed. is agreedgreed to: -- to. the chair: it is now in order to consider amendment 128 printed in house report 114-683. it is now in order to consider amendment number 130 print t.d. house report 114-683. for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? mr. polis: i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will dez ig in it the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 130 printed in house report 114-683, offered by mr. polis of colorado. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 820, the gentleman from colorado, mr. polis, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the gentleman is recognized. mr. polis: mr. chairman, wild, free-roa

mr. calvert of california. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 820, the gentleman from california, mr. calvert, and the gentlewoman from maine, ms. pingree, each will control 10 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. calvert: the majority and minority have agreed to these amendments en bloc. they are noncontroversial amendments that affect a variety of issues. additionally the sponsor of the amendments have agreed to consideration of these amendments en bloc. i urge adoption of the amendments and reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from maine seek recognition? ms. pingree: thank you, mr. chairman. i yield three minutes to the gentlewoman from texas, ms. sheila jackson lee. the chair: the gentlewoman is recognized for three minutes. ms. jackson lee: i thank the gentlelady and i thank the ranking member and the chairman of the subcommittee for their kindness and their support of the jackson l

mr. calvert: i rise to oppose the amendment. i agree with the gentleman current law regarding public lands must be followed, there's nothing in this bill that contradicts that. we're not going to be getting rid of public lands in this bill. as such, there is no purpose or relevancey for this. and so i would oppose this. i think this is trying to get people all excited that we are going to be getting rid of public lapped in this bill, which is not true. i encourage my colleagues to oppose this amendment and i reserve. the chair: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. mr. polis: i thank the gentleman that there's not any sale of public lands in this bill. there are members in this body, the chair of the authorizing committee in this general area who speaks regularly about privatizing our public lands. so there is a real threat. this is not something that comes out of nowhere and the peace of mind we would get by including this language in an appropriations bill would make it very clear that congress supports the opinion o

mr. calvert: mr. chairman, the majority and the minority have agreed to these amendments being offered en bloc. they are amendments that address a variety of issues. additionally, the sponsor of the amendments have agreed to consideration of these amendments en bloc. i urge the adoption of the amendments and reserve the balance of my time. and we will yield time as the members arrive. the chair: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. mr. calvert: i reserve the balance of my time. mr. calvert: we have no one. so i yield back. ms. mccollum: i'll be very brief. i claim time -- i just oppose this and i yield back. the chair: the question is on the amendments en bloc. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it and the amendments en bloc are agreed to. it is now in order to consider amendment number 384 printed in house report 114-683. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. ratcliffe: i have an amendment. the clerk: amendme

mr. calvert: i reserve. the chair: the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from maine is recognized. ms. pingree: thank you, mr. chairman. i yield three minutes to the gentleman from michigan, mr. kildee. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. kildee: thank you, mr. chairman. thank you to my friend for yielding and think ranking member and to the chairman of the committee, subcommittee for their work on this very important issue. this en bloc amendment includes two amendments that i offered that would provide specific relief to my hometown. many of you have heard me on the floor of this house talk about the incredible challenge that my hometown of flint, michigan, faces, through no fault of its own, during a time when a state-appointed emergency manager was literally running every aspect of city government, terrible decision, a thoughtless and not science-based decision was made to use river water to replace water from the great lakes as the drinking water source. that decision caused a series of events that led to lead leaching into the water and quite literall

mr. calvert: we already have a dr more torium in effect. this has be a long-standing consensus that for military as well as milk reasons should be strengthed and and i urge my colleagues to support the amendment. the chair: the question is on the amendment. theaped. those opposed, no. >> i like would like to ask tore the yeas and nays. it is now many order to consider amendment 4. >> mr. king: i have an amendment by the detching. the clerk: printed in house report 16 4 offered by mr. king of iowa. mr. king: any amendment is an amendment that i have brought in past years none of the funds may fister to implement, in of bchart of chapter four the davis backon act. it was passed in the early 19 of 9 's and it was going in the difficult presentation years. ash it happened to be blockic the black workers and brought to it isa house remember and the books and imposes the prevailing wage. and since 1975. e have dealt with the brickon- wage scale and every single roject but brings about in efficiencies because of the confusion that is there and mac

mr. calvert: i yield back. the chair: the gentleman from florida. . murphy: and they are the animals and i yield. the chair: all time have ex pirated. thaferede. thoifer. the noes have it and pursuant to clause 6, rule 18, members offered by the gentleman from from florida. it is now order to consider number 7 . >> i have an amendment at the esk. sthamping you mr. chairman. i offer ain amendment to the fish and wild life service to the e.s. oofrlt providing these agencies were refupeding the gray wolf for nearly a year to work with the states for the mammingment plan when the management end. where stream importance e gri wolf is listed and delisted. agree ans there are no depraffic i have posening a live. and this issue should be settled. june 13, the service published a rule with and made this determination of gray wolves listed in the u.s. and found the best the information indicates that currently listing entity is not a valid spooses. it is to recover a steeses to he point where it is no longer considered or threatened. it is in the wolf and the u

mr. calvert: i rise in opposition to the amendment. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. calvert: of course the federal lands are -- are managed according to current law. current law requires that they be managed for sustained yield and multiple use. nothing in this bill contradicts this. there's no purpose for this amendment. i urge my colleagues to oppose it and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentlelady from massachusetts. ms. tsongas: the federal land policy and management act requires the federal land management to administer lands for multiple use of landscape and sustainable use of resources. multiple use and sustained resource mean balance, opportunities to hunt, fish and watch wildlife are just as important and have just as much legitimacy under the laws as activities like graze, mine, logging and drilling. unfortunately, the balance has swung too far toward the second set of activities, resulting in significant damage to wildlife habitats and demin herbed uses and yields for people who wish to enjoy the outdoors. gyp dating and implementin

mr. calvert: i rise in opposition to the amendment. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. calvert: i'm happy to yield two minutes to the gentleman from utah, the chairman of the resources committee, mr. bishop. the chair: the gentleman from utah is recognized for two minutes. mr. bishop: thank you, sir. i don't know quite how many cliches to be used here. but where a scalpel could have been helpful, this is a meat ax that not only has missed the fingers, it's cut off the entire hand. in 2012 the fish and wildlife service did declare that the gray wolf was recovered and the endangered species act demanledses that that go back to state for enforcement. a court vacated that not on the basis of the science, but on a technicality. so the fish and wildlife service, what it wishes to do, is done in the bill. this amendment would force them to do what they don't want to do. fish and wildlife service doesn't get it right that often. for heaven's sakes, let them do what they want to do this time. in 2014 the prairie chicke

mr. chaffetz: i'd like to yield to the chairman of the commow. the chair: the gentleman from alifornia is recognized. pll calvert: i appreciate the gentleman's amendment, i experienced with mrs. kirkpatrick and ms. mccollum, we were at the navajo reservation about a year ago, my back is still hurting from the road we were on. it was quite an experience. they need help. so i think this is a very modest amount of money, i appreciate the support that our colleagues give to indian country. they certainly deserve it. i would encourage adoption of this amendment. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman from california yields back. the gentleman from utah reserves. the gentleman from new york. mr. israel: i yield two minutes