2013 Congressional Testimonies

Below are copies of prepared testimony by BLM and Department of the Interior Executive Leadership before House and Senate Committees for the calendar year 2013.

Legislative Hearing: H.R. 1411, California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act- Statement of Carl Rountree, Assistant Director, National Landscape Conservation System and Community Partnerships, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environment Regulation (5-9-2013).

Legislative Hearing: H.R. 995, Organ Mountains National Monument Establishment Act- Statement of Carl Rountree, Assistant Director, National Landscape Conservation System and Community Partnerships, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation (5-9-2013).

Legislative Hearing: S. 783, Helium Stewardship Act- Statement of Timothy R. Spisak, Deputy Assistant Director, Minerals and Realty Management, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee (5-7-2013).

Oversight Hearing: FY 2014 Budget Request- Statement of Neil G. Kornze, Principal Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (5-7-2013).

Legislative Hearing: H.R. 1299, White Sands Missile Range Security Enhancement Act- Statement of Ned Farquhar, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior; House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation (4-26-2013).

Legislative Hearing: H.R. 1169, Naval Air Station Fallon Housing and Safety Development Act- Statement of Ned Farquhar, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior; House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation (4-26-2013).

Legislative Hearing: S. 757, Multispecies Habitat Conservation Plan Implementation Act- Statement of Jamie E. Connell, Acting Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Senate Energy & Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining (4-25-2013).

Legislative Hearing: S. 609, San Juan County Federal Land Conveyance Act- Statement of Jamie E. Connell, Acting Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Senate Energy & Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining (4-25-2013).

Legislative Hearing: S. 368, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization- Statement of Jamie E. Connell, Acting Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Senate Energy & Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining (4-25-2013).

Legislative Hearing: S. 366, Concerning Claimants of a Small Miner Waiver  - Statement of Jamie E. Connell, Acting Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Senate Energy & Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining (4-25-2013).

Legislative Hearing: S. 353, Oregon Treasures Act- Statement of Jamie E. Connell, Acting Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Senate Energy & Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining (4-25-2013).

Legislative Hearing: S. 342, Pine Forest Range Recreation Enhancement Act- Statement of Jamie E. Connell, Acting Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Senate Energy & Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining (4-25-2013).

Legislative Hearing: S. 341, San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act- Statement of Jamie E. Connell, Acting Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Senate Energy & Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining (4-25-2013).

Legislative Hearing: S. 340, Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization and Jobs Protection Act- Statement of Jamie E. Connell, Acting Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Senate Energy & Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining (4-25-2013).

Legislative Hearing: S. 327, Good Neighbor Forestry Act- Statement of Jamie E. Connell, Acting Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Senate Energy & Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining (4-25-2013).

Legislative Hearing: S. 258, Grazing Improvement Act- Statement of Jamie E. Connell, Acting Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Senate Energy & Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining (4-25-2013).

Legislative Hearing: S. 255, North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2013- Statement of Jamie E. Connell, Acting Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Senate Energy & Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining (4-25-2013).

Legislative Hearing: S. 241, Rio Grande del Norte National Conservation Area Act- Statement of Jamie E. Connell, Acting Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Senate Energy & Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining (4-25-2013).

Legislative Hearing: S. 159, Lyon County Economic Development and Conservation Act- Statement of Jamie E. Connell, Acting Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Senate Energy & Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining (4-25-2013). 

Legislative Hearing: S. 27, Hill Creek Cultural Preservation and Energy Development Act- Statement of Jamie E. Connell, Acting Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Senate Energy & Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining (4-25-2013).

Legislative Hearing: H.R. 934, Lower Merced Wild and Scenic River Amendment- Statement of Ned Farquhar, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Lands and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior; House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands & Environmental Regulation (4-18-2013).

Legislative Hearing: H.R. 696, Lyon County Economic Development and Conservation Act- Statement of Ned Farquhar, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Lands and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior; House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands & Environmental Regulation (4-18-2013).

Legislative Hearing: H.R. 657, Grazing Improvement Act- Statement of Ned Farquhar, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Lands and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior; House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands & Environmental Regulation (4-18-2013).

Legislative Hearing: H.R. 1345, Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act- Statement for the Record, Department of the Interior; House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands & Environmental Regulation (4-11-2013).

Legislative Hearing: H.R. 818, Healthy Forests Management & Wildfire Prevention Act-Statement for the Record, Department of the Interior; House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands & Environmental Regulation (4-11-2013).

Legislative Hearing: H.R. 767, Oil and Gas Pilot Project Offices- Statement of Jamie E. Connell, Acting Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources (3-21-2013).

Legislative Hearing: H.R. 761, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act- Statement of Jamie E. Connell, Acting Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources (3-21-2013).

Legislative Hearing: H.R. 697, Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act- Statement of Jamie E. Connell, Acting Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy & Mineral Resources (3-21-2013).

Legislative Hearing: H.R. 687, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act- Statement of Jamie E. Connell, Acting Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy & Mineral Resources (3-21-2013).

Legislative Hearing: H.R. 957, American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act - Statement of Jamie E. Connell, Acting Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy & Mineral Resources (3-21-2013).

Legislative Hearing: H.R. 1063, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Policy Act- Statement of Jamie E. Connell, Acting Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources (3-21-2013).

Legislative Hearing: H.R. 527, Responsible Helium Administration and Stewardship Act- Statement of Timothy R. Spisak, Deputy Assistant Director, Minerals and Realty Management, Bureau of Land Managment, Department of the Interior; House Committee on Natural Resources (2-14-2013).