FEDERALhearing transcript

2016 Budget Oversight Hearings for Interior and Environmental Agencies

Original title: INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR 2016

January 1, 2015

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The Frame

What this does

This document serves as the official record for the congressional review process that determines the annual funding levels and operational priorities for major federal land and environmental management agencies.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

U.S. Forest Service

The agency's budget and operational priorities are subject to congressional oversight and funding decisions.

National Park Service

The agency's budget and operational priorities are subject to congressional oversight and funding decisions.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 1, 2015.

What's next

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Summary

This document is a transcript index for the 2016 budget s held by the House Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. It outlines the specific sessions dedicated to reviewing the budget requests for the U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, and the Bureau of Land Management.

Key Facts

The document covers the 2016 budget oversight hearings for the House Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies.
The U.S. Forest Service budget hearing begins on page 1.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget hearing begins on page 77.
The National Park Service budget hearing begins on page 159.
The Bureau of Land Management budget hearing begins on page 207.
The subcommittee is chaired by Ken Calvert of California.

Why It Matters

Frequently Asked Questions

What agencies were reviewed in these hearings?

The hearings reviewed the budgets for the U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, and the Bureau of Land Management.

Where can I find the specific testimony for these agencies?

The testimony is organized by page number in the document: Forest Service (p. 1), Fish and Wildlife (p. 77), National Park Service (p. 159), and Bureau of Land Management (p. 207).

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Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

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Standardized Oversight Structure

The document demonstrates a highly structured, recurring oversight process where four major land-management agencies are reviewed sequentially within a single subcommittee session.

U.S. Forest Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Park Service Bureau of Land Management

Connected Entities

personKen Calvert“Chairman of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies”Map →

personBetty McCollum“Subcommittee member”Map →

organizationBureau of Land Management“Subject of budget oversight hearing”Map →

organizationU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service“Subject of budget oversight hearing”Map →

organizationU.S. Forest Service“Subject of budget oversight hearing”Map →

organizationNational Park Service“Subject of budget oversight hearing”Map →

Sources

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