Oregon Second District Congressman Cliff Bentz has been selected to serve on the House Natural Resources Committee.  The committee oversees federal lands, wildlife, water, energy and mineral resources, oversight and investigations, and affairs with indigenous peoples.   Bentz says his experience as a water rights attorney, rancher, and member of the Oregon Water Resource Commission will help him advocate for what he called “more balanced use” of federal lands, forests, and water.  Bentz added he will continue to focus on communities hard hit by natural disasters, especially those in Oregon struggling to rebuild after wildfires last September.