United States Senate Energy Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining

The United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests is one of four subcommittees of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

Jurisdiction This subcommittee's jurisdiction includes oversight and legislative responsibilities for: public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service including farming and grazing thereon, and wilderness areas; establishment of wildlife refuges on public lands and wilderness designation therein; military land withdrawals; reserved water rights; Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act; territorial affairs; national mining and minerals policy and general mining laws; surface mining, reclamation and enforcement; mining education and research; Federal mineral leasing; Outer Continental Shelf leasing; Naval oil shale reserves; National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska; and deep seabed mining.

Members, 119th Congress MajorityMinority John Barrasso, Wyoming, Chair Jim Risch, Idaho Steve Daines, Montana Tom Cotton, Arkansas Jim Justice, West Virginia Cindy Hyde-Smith, Mississippi Lisa Murkowski, Alaska Catherine Cortez Masto, Nevada, Ranking Member Ron Wyden, Oregon Mazie Hirono, Hawaii Angus King, Maine John Hickenlooper, Colorado Alex Padilla, California Ex officio Mike Lee, Utah Martin Heinrich, New Mexico Historical subcommittee rosters 118th Congress MajorityMinority Catherine Cortez Masto, Nevada, Chair Ron Wyden, Oregon Martin Heinrich, New Mexico Mazie Hirono, Hawaii Angus King, MaineIndependent senator caucusing with Democrats. John Hickenlooper, Colorado Alex Padilla, California Mike Lee, Utah, Ranking Member Jim Risch, Idaho Steve Daines, Montana Lisa Murkowski, Alaska Bill Cassidy, Louisiana Josh Hawley, Missouri Ex officio Joe Manchin, West Virginia John Barrasso, Wyoming

See also U.S. House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands U.S. House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources

References

External links U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining, official web site