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Congressman Doug Lamborn (CO-05) has introduced a bill that would streamline federal bureaucracy dealing with map making. H.R 4233, Map it Once, Use it Many Times Act, would reform, consolidate, and reorganize federal geospatial activities. Currently, more than 40 different federal agencies have geospatial activities. This duplication and overlapping has led to a culture within… Read more »

Congressman Doug Lamborn (CO-05) has introduced a bill that would streamline federal bureaucracy dealing with map making. H.R 4233, Map it Once, Use it Many Times Act, would reform, consolidate, and reorganize federal geospatial activities. Read more »

WASHINGTON– Tomorrow, Utah Governor Gary R. Herbert will sign a bill [H.B. 148] into law demanding that the federal government transfer federal lands located within the state of Utah over to the state by December 31, 2014. Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01), who serves as Chairman of the U.S. House Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, is scheduled to participate in the signing ceremony Read more »

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Congressman Raúl Labrador (ID-01) congratulated his constituents, Chantelle and Mike Sackett of Priest Lake, Idaho, for their victory at the U.S. Supreme Court today in the case of “Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency.” Read more »

Maljamar, New Mexico (March 21, 2012) Today, Congressman Steve Pearce issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s visit to New Mexico. Read more »

WASHINGTON – Representative Kristi Noem and the U.S. Forest Service today announced an additional $1 million has been provided to the Black Hills National Forest to help combat the pine beetle epidemic. Noem said the funds were made available to the Forest Service as a result of excess carryover funds from previous years and directed to the Black Hills National Forest Service. Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today U.S. Congressman Paul Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-1) introduced bi-partisan legislation, the Grand Canyon Tourism Jobs Protection Act of 2012 (HR 4198), that protects tourism jobs and preserves natural quiet at the Grand Canyon National Park. Read more »

By Rep. Don Young http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0312/74072.html President Barack Obama, in his recent “energy speech,” declared that a key to lower gasoline prices “starts with the need for safe, responsible oil production here in America. We’re not going to transition out of oil anytime soon.” It was a bold statement and should be commended.… Read more »

(LONE TREE, CO)– U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, R-CO, chairman of Congressional Rare Earth Caucus, praised a decision today by the Obama administration to file a complaint with the World Trade Organization against China’s unfair trade policy that illegally limits the export of rare earth elements. Read more »

BEND, Ore. — Following up on the missed opportunity to secure a car commercial filming in the Deschutes National Forest, U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) has asked U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell how he plans to ensure that a similar economy opportunity is not missed again. Read more »