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“MEMORIALS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Energy was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H2474-H2475 on April 27, 2015.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
MEMORIALS
Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as follows:
15. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Idaho, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 12, urging the government of Turkey to: uphold and safeguard religious and human rights of all its citizens without compromise; grant the Ecumenical Patriarch appropriate ecclesiastical succession and the right to train clergy of all nationalities; and respect the property rights and human rights of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and all religious and faith traditions; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
16. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Idaho, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 2, opposing any national monument designation in the Caldera area of the Island Park region in eastern Idaho; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
17. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Idaho, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 5, supporting any effort to reach a decision regarding lands of Idaho administered by federal agencies be made with local collaboration rather than by unilateral administrative processes that exclude the citizens of Idaho; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
18. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Idaho, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 9, urging Congress to continue to make no funds available for use by the Secretary of the Interior to consider, prepare, write, or issue pursuant to Sec. 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533) a petition finding or proposed regulation for greater sage-grouse for a period of 10 years through and including FY 2025; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
19. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Idaho, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 10, urging the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to reconsider the excessive boating, hunting, and hiking restrictions in the proposed Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge comprehensive conservation plan; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
20. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of North Dakota, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 3105, requesting the Congress of the United States call a convention of the States to propose amendments to the Constitution of the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
21. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of North Dakota, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 3015, requesting the Congress of the United States call a convention of the States to propose amendments to the Constitution of the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
22. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Idaho, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 8, urging the Congress of the United States to enact the pending legislation introduced by the Idaho congressional delegation providing legal authority to the State of Idaho to determine whether to allow 129,000-pound vehicles on the federal interstate highway system in Idaho; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
23. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Idaho, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 7, urging the Department of Energy, the Administration and Congress to join Idaho in exploring the favorable geologic conditions of the Geothermal Resource Research Area on the western edge of the Idaho National Laboratory; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
24. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Idaho, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 6, urging the Congress of the United States to enact bipartisan legislation that reaffirms the FDA as the primary authority in uniform food labeling related to genetic engineering, based on scientific standards regarding health, safety, and nutrition; jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Agriculture.
25. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Idaho, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 11, that Idaho opposes the removal or breaching of the dams on the Columbia-Snake River System and its tributaries, has sovereignty of its water resources, prohibits contributions of water from Idaho's reservoirs for flow augmentation except those expressly authorized by state law, that efforts for further recovery of anadromous fish must be undertaken in a manner based on sound science, and supports maintenance and multiple use benefits of the Columbia-Snake River System; jointly to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Natural Resources.
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