<P> The United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources has jurisdiction over matters related to energy and nuclear waste policy, territorial policy, native Hawaiian matters, and public lands . </P> <P> Its roots go back to the Committee on Interior and Insulars Affair . In 1977, it became the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and Indian Affairs were removed from its jurisdiction into its own committee . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Majority </Th> <Th> Minority </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Lisa Murkowski, Alaska, Chair </Li> <Li> John Barrasso, Wyoming </Li> <Li> Jim Risch, Idaho </Li> <Li> Mike Lee, Utah </Li> <Li> Jeff Flake, Arizona </Li> <Li> Steve Daines, Montana </Li> <Li> Cory Gardner, Colorado </Li> <Li> Lamar Alexander, Tennessee </Li> <Li> John Hoeven, North Dakota </Li> <Li> Bill Cassidy, Louisiana </Li> <Li> Rob Portman, Ohio </Li> <Li> Shelly Moore Capito, West Virginia </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Maria Cantwell, Washington, Ranking Member </Li> <Li> Ron Wyden, Oregon </Li> <Li> Bernie Sanders, Vermont </Li> <Li> Debbie Stabenow, Michigan </Li> <Li> Al Franken, Minnesota (until January 2, 2018) </Li> <Li> Joe Manchin, West Virginia </Li> <Li> Martin Heinrich, New Mexico </Li> <Li> Mazie Hirono, Hawaii </Li> <Li> Angus King, Maine </Li> <Li> Tammy Duckworth, Illinois </Li> <Li> Catherine Cortez Masto, Nevada </Li> <Li> Tina Smith, Minnesota </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

When was the energy and natural resources committee created