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Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 115 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 115 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 163 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 2017 No. 102 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was tinues to be among our essential legacy However, mineral rights owners and called to order by the Speaker pro tem- industries in the Fifth Congressional the local industry have had significant pore (Mr. HARPER). District of Pennsylvania. challenges in recent years due to ef- While some of this energy production f forts by some to force more Federal originally started with mining in the regulations on oil and gas production DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO 18th century, the Pennsylvania oil rush in the Allegheny. TEMPORE in the mid-1800s changed America and In 2009, the Forest Service settled out The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- has since had profound impacts on the of court with environmental activists fore the House the following commu- world abroad. to apply, for the first time, the Na- nication from the Speaker: In the late 1850s, Edwin Drake, who tional Energy Policy Act to the leasing later adopted the title of ‘‘colonel,’’ and permitting process in the forest. WASHINGTON, DC, came to Titusville in search of oil de- June 15, 2017. After nearly a decade in the courts, I hereby appoint the Honorable GREGG posits. Unsuccessful at first, he eventu- the settlement was correctly over- HARPER to act as Speaker pro tempore on ally made a breakthrough by drilling turned when the court opined that the this day. vertically through iron piping. Forest Service lacked the legal author- PAUL D. RYAN, In 1859, Drake drilled 70 feet down ity to require new regulations because Speaker of the House of Representatives. and finally struck oil in Titusville, the Federal Government does not own f Pennsylvania. The result was the the mineral rights. world’s first commercial oil well and MORNING-HOUR DEBATE Throughout this process, some tried the birth of the modern petroleum in- to justify settlement by pointing to a The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- dustry. provision contained in the Energy Pol- Immediately after this innovation, ant to the order of the House of Janu- icy Act of 1992, which directed the For- the great oil rush began in Pennsyl- ary 3, 2017, the Chair will now recog- est Service to write new oil and gas vania, attracting John D. Rockefeller nize Members from lists submitted by regulations, specifically on the Alle- and Standard Oil, among others. the majority and minority leaders for gheny because of its split estates. morning-hour debate. Due to this important history, 700 square miles of the region were des- In the years between 1992 and the set- The Chair will alternate recognition tlement, this provision was never im- between the parties. All time shall be ignated in 2004 as the Oil Region Na- tional Heritage Area, as recognized by plemented because of the well-estab- equally allocated between the parties, lished working relationship between and in no event shall debate continue the U.S. National Park Service. In the following decades, after the Forest Service and local mineral beyond 11:50 a.m. Each Member, other Drake’s well, the oil industry grew owners. than the majority and minority leaders throughout northwestern Pennsyl- In short, there was no reason to move and the minority whip, shall be limited vania, along with the production of forward with new rules because produc- to 5 minutes. high-value hardwood timber and forest tion was already more than adequately f products. regulated. Finally, in 1923, the Allegheny Na- Since the courts have repeatedly spo- MINERAL RIGHTS IN ken in favor of the mineral rights own- PENNSYLVANIA tional Forest was established in four nearby counties: Warren, Elk, Forest, ers and ruled that the Federal Govern- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The and McKean. When the Allegheny was ment has no authority to write such Chair recognizes the gentleman from created, the Federal Government only rules, I have introduced H.R. 2316, the Pennsylvania (Mr. THOMPSON) for 5 purchased the surface rights, inten- Cooperative Management of Mineral minutes. tionally leaving the mineral rights in Rights Act, to correct the existing law. Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. private hands due to the then well-es- This legislation, if implemented, will Mr. Speaker, since coming to Congress, tablished oil industry and its impor- repeal the requirements contained in I have had the distinct honor to rep- tance to the local economy. the 1992 Energy Policy Act. By remov- resent the Pennsylvania’s oil region Since then, the Allegheny has largely ing this language, the bill will help en- and the Allegheny National Forest. operated harmoniously as a multiple- sure that mineral rights owners and Among our many economic drivers in use forest, providing energy, forest the Allegheny National Forest will be Pennsylvania, energy development products, good local jobs, recreation, able to continue to access their prop- played a critical historical role in conservation, wildlife habitat, and en- erty and the Forest Service does not Pennsylvania and the country and con- vironmental benefits. write new rules in the forest. b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H4919 . VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:49 Jun 15, 2017 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A15JN7.000 H15JNPT1 H4920 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 15, 2017 This legislation will also help to pre- them about the importance of citizen- So I wanted to take a moment to vent further litigation, additional eco- ship. thank them all for their service. To- nomic hardship in the region, and fur- 8.8 million people are eligible to be- night is the game at Nationals baseball ther waste of taxpayer dollars. The bill come citizens but have not yet begun field. I encourage everybody to come does not affect existing environmental the process, and 3.7 million of those are out. There couldn’t be a better reason. regulations in any way. eligible for citizenship fee waivers. Be- It is for charity, to really play tonight In the last Congress, the House coming a citizen can cost over $700, and for our heroes, to play for a good cause. passed the previous version with a bi- there are significant language and ac- It would be a great thing to see a big partisan overwhelming vote. cess barriers for those who apply. I showing. I look forward to continuing to work know my aunt had to take it five times Last night, we had a bipartisan din- with my colleagues during the 115th because her English wasn’t good ner where we had the two coaches from Congress passing this legislation into enough, and it took her some time. both sides of the aisle come out. Again, law. But I encourage those who can, to do I want to stress this is not a partisan REFLECTING ON YESTERDAY’S HORRIFIC it, to make sure that they can because issue at all. This is a time where we INCIDENT legal permanent residents face an up- come together, and we should remain Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. hill battle to citizenship. united. Mr. Speaker, I want to reflect just My father was one who actually It was a tough day yesterday for me briefly on the horrific incident that oc- never became a citizen. My father was and for many of us here on the Hill. curred yesterday. It impacted so many older, so I never really had an oppor- Come out and show your support. We friends and colleagues, and I certainly tunity to ask him why he didn’t do it, would love to see you there. offer prayers for STEVE SCALISE and all but I see today the importance of it, es- f those who were injured in that terrible pecially in a day where immigrants are incident. under attack, where more and more REFLECTING ON YESTERDAY’S I offer my appreciation for the brav- people who think they have a right to HORRIFIC INCIDENT ery of the Capitol Police that pre- be here and have status here may do The SPEAKER pro tempore. The vented many deaths from occurring something that causes them to become Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from with their heroic efforts of running to deportable. Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE) for 5 minutes. the sounds of the gun, even after the It is so very important for people, Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, one officer being wounded, pulling her- who can become citizens, to take that yesterday, I indicated to all those who self up to prevent further injury and opportunity to do it. It is really a gate- would ask that it was a day of reflec- certainly fatalities. way to voting, to employment, receiv- tion and prayer, to give comfort to I also want to offer a call to replace, ing benefits, and investing in our fam- those who needed to have comfort, and starting within this institution, on this ily’s future. Citizens receive higher to reassert over and over again that floor, the attacks of hateful personal wages, greater economic opportunity, when tragedy strikes, we are family. politics and resistance, and to replace and full access to the equal rights that When tragedy strikes Americans that with respect, to return respect to are fundamental to becoming an Amer- from the East to the West Coast, to the this Capitol, to this floor, to our Na- ican.
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