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House Calendar No. 58 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 392 
[Report No. 115–186] 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1873) to amend the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to enhance the reliability 
of the electricity grid and reduce the threat of wildfires to and from 
electric transmission and distribution facilities on Federal lands by facili-
tating vegetation management on such lands, and providing for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 1654) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
to coordinate Federal and State permitting processes related to the 
construction of new surface water storage projects on lands under the 
jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agri-
culture and to designate the Bureau of Reclamation as the lead agency 
for permit processing, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 20, 2017 
Mr. NEWHOUSE, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1873) to amend 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
to enhance the reliability of the electricity grid and re-
duce the threat of wildfires to and from electric trans-
mission and distribution facilities on Federal lands by 
facilitating vegetation management on such lands, and 
providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1654) to 
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sources now printed in the bill. The committee amendment 
in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. 
All points of order against the committee amendment in 
the nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment to 
the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute 
shall be in order except those printed in part A of the 
report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this reso-
lution. Each such amendment may be offered only in the 
order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Mem-
ber designated in the report, shall be considered as read, 
shall be debatable for the time specified in the report 
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall 
not be subject to a demand for division of the question 
in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points 
of order against such amendments are waived. At the con-
clusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 
such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member 
may demand a separate vote in the House on any amend-
ment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill 
or to the committee amendment in the nature of a sub-
stitute. The previous question shall be considered as or-
dered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 
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without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions. 
SEC. 2. At any time after adoption of this resolution 
the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, 
declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 1654) to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to coordinate Federal and State permitting proc-
esses related to the construction of new surface water stor-
age projects on lands under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture and 
to designate the Bureau of Reclamation as the lead agency 
for permit processing, and for other purposes. The first 
reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of 
order against consideration of the bill are waived. General 
debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed 
one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural 
Resources. After general debate the bill shall be considered 
for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in 
order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of 
amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in 
the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee 
on Natural Resources now printed in the bill. The com-
mittee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
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considered as read. All points of order against the com-
mittee amendment in the nature of a substitute are 
waived. No amendment to the committee amendment in 
the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those 
printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules 
accompanying this resolution. Each such amendment may 
be offered only in the order printed in the report, may 
be offered only by a Member designated in the report, 
shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time 
specified in the report equally divided and controlled by 
the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for divi-
sion of the question in the House or in the Committee 
of the Whole. All points of order against such amendments 
are waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill 
for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the 
bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 
adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the 
House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of 
the Whole to the bill or to the committee amendment in 
the nature of a substitute. The previous question shall be 
considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto 
to final passage without intervening motion except one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions. 
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House Calendar No. 58 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 392 
[Report No. 115–186] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1873) 
to amend the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 to enhance the reliability of 
the electricity grid and reduce the threat of 
wildfires to and from electric transmission and 
distribution facilities on Federal lands by facili-
tating vegetation management on such lands, and 
providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
1654) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
to coordinate Federal and State permitting proc-
esses related to the construction of new surface 
water storage projects on lands under the juris-
diction of the Secretary of the Interior and the 
Secretary of Agriculture and to designate the 
Bureau of Reclamation as the lead agency for 
permit processing, and for other purposes. 
JUNE 20, 2017 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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