The coronavirus has changed so many norms and patterns of gathering as family, community, and here in congress. Send out your spirit that those who find themselves at odds with their colleagues might continue the Productive Work that must be done and which does not draw contentious attention, and addresses well the issues which are pressing upon our nation. Lord, have mercy. Continue to bless the men and women who attend to those who are sick, the number continuing to grow throughout our country. Keep our Health Care Professionals safe and inspire those who labor to find treatments and cures for this dangerous virus. May all that is done be for your greater honor and glory, amen. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to section 4a of House Resolution 967, the journal of the last days proceedings is approved. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from california, mr. Takano. Mr. Takano i pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for whi
Morning, everyone. The committee will come to order. Were here to examine the deferred maintenance needs of the public Land Management agencies. This is a topic i care about. I know each of you certainly, the folks on this committee, have expressed concern. Not just coming into this hearing today, but, really, over the years. When we consider deferred maintenance, we most commonly think of the 12 billion maintenance backlog accrued by the National Park service. We consider that here in the committee at great length and it rightfully continues to attract a great deal of national attention. But somehow and sometimes overlooked in this conversation are the deferred maintenance needs of the other federal Land Management agencies, including the Forest Service, the bureau of Land Management and fish and Wildlife Service. Combined with the park service, these four agencies face a deferred maintenance backlog totalling 19. 4 billion. Thats worthy of repeating. Within these four agencies that g
Were very pleased to have you with us this afternoon. Im bob carter. Have the privilege of serving as director of the Wallace Stegner center for Land Resources and the here at the college of law. I should note that were very pleased to be joined this afternoon only with our esteemed speaker, but cspan will be filming todays event. And were very to have them with us us. The customary way that we start these events at the college of law is with the native lands acknowledgment. We acknowledge that this land is named for the ute tribe is the traditional and ancestral homeland of the shoshone. Paiute go shoot and ute tribes the university of utah recognize jesus and respects the enduring that exists between. Many Indigenous Peoples and their traditional homelands. We respect the sovereign between tribes, states and the federal government, and we affirm the university of utahs commitment to a partnership native nations and urban indian communities through research, education and Community Ou
Center at the university of utah college of law visitation. We are very pleased to have you with us this afternoon. I have the privilege of serving as the director for the Land Resources and the environment here at the college of law. I should note we are pleased to be joined this afternoon not only with of the esteemed speaker, but cspan will be filming todays event and we are pleased to have them with us. The customary way that we start these events at the college of law is with the native land acknowledgment. We acknowledge this land that is named is a traditional and ancestral homeland. The university of utah erecognizes and respects the relationship that exists between many Indigenous Peoples and their traditional homelands. We respect the sovereign relationship between tribes, gostates and the federal government and affirmed the commitment to a partnership with native nations and urban indian communities through research, education and Community Outreach activities. This will con
We are going to take a quick recess. Mr. Reynolds you bet. We will take a quick recess and be back. Mr. Reynolds see you soon. Thank you mr. Chairman. It is worth noting for the public that the reason we had to go to recess is because actually the majority would not succeed in passing an appropriations bill so they brought us to the floor to try to wipe out two endangered species including bass and the lesser prairie chicken. It is unfortunate that is the state of our nation but here we are in the last day of voting before recess. Mr. Reynolds, we do so appreciate you being here today. I would like to ask a few questions about Climate Change, about the current challenges that the Parks Services are facing generally and tribal comanagement and how you are using the Inflation Reduction Act ones. Big picture, could you talk to us about what do you see as the Biggest Challenges right now that the park service is facing and how can we in congress address that . Mr. Reynolds i mentioned hous