Markup of The Committee on Natural Resources has scheduled a markup beginning on Thursday, September 27, 2018, at 10:15 a.m. The Committee will consider the following bills: • H. Res. 792 (Rep. Jose E. Serrano), Urging the Secretary of the Interior to recognize the historical significance of Roberto Clemente's place of death near Piñones in Loiza, Puerto Rico, by adding it to the National Register of Historic Places. • H.R. 237 (Rep. Don Young), To reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009, and for other purposes. “Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act Amendments of 2017”; • H.R. 3608 (Rep. Tom McClintock), To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species, and for other purposes. “Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act”; • H.R. 6108 (Rep. Jody B. Hice), To provide for partnerships among State and local governments, regional entities, and the private sector to preserve, conserve, and enhance the visitor experience at nationally significant battlefields of the American Revolution, War of 1812, and Civil War, and for other purposes. “Preserving America's Battlefields Act”; • H.R. 6345 (Rep. Stevan Pearce), To provide for greater county and State consultation with regard to petitions under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes. “Ensuring Meaningful Petition Outreach While Enhancing Rights of States Act of 2018” or “EMPOWERS Act of 2018”; • H.R. 6346 (Rep. Mike Johnson), To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide for consideration of the totality of conservation measures in determining the impact of proposed Federal agency action. “Weigh Habitats Offsetting Locational Effects Act of 2018” or “WHOLE Act of 2018”; • H.R. 6355 (Rep. Bruce Westerman), To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to define petition backlogs and provide expedited means for discharging petitions during such a backlog. “Providing ESA Timing Improvements That Increase Opportunities for Nonlisting Act of 2018” or “PETITION Act of 2018”; • H.R. 6365 (Rep. Stevan Pearce), To establish the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Land Grant-Merced Claims Commission and other Federal policies for the restoration of land for hardships resulting from the incomplete and inequitable implementation of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, to affirm Land Grant-Merced property rights protected by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, and for other purposes. “Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo Land Claims Act of 2018”; • H.R. 6434 (Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr), To amend section 7 of Public Law 100-515 (16 U.S.C. 1244 note) to promote continued use of the James J. Howard Marine Sciences Laboratory at Gateway National Recreation Area by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and • S. 607 (Sen. Tom Udall), A bill to establish a business incubators program within the Department of the Interior to promote economic development in Indian reservation communities. “Native American Business Incubators Program Act”.

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