House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee Membership Set – California’s Calvert to Continue as Chair

The House of Representative’s Interior Appropriations Subcommittee has finalized its current membership.  As expected, Representative Ken Calvert (R-Riverside) will continue to serve as Chair, and Representative Betty McCollum (D-Minnesota) will be the subcommittee’s new Ranking Member.  Chairman Calvert is the only Member of the California House Delegation on this subcommittee; however, there are several Members from Western states, including Representative Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), Representative Chris Stewart (R-Utah), Representative Mark Amodei (R-Nevada), and Representative Derek Kilmer (D-Washington).  A number of resource-related programs, agencies, and issues are handled in this subcommittee, primarily from a funding perspective, although in recent years a variety policy-authorizations have caught the attention of subcommittee members.