Representing the Bureau of Land Management, John F. Ruhs, left, answers questions as David Jennings, right, during the The House Committee on Natural Resources’s special hearing at North Las Vegas …

Representing the Bureau of Land Management, John F. Ruhs, left, answers questions as David Jennings, right, during the The House Committee on Natural Resources’s special hearing at North Las Vegas City Hall on Tuesday, July 26, 2016. (Bridget Bennett/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bridgetkbennett