[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 128 (Friday, October 13, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1078-D1080]
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                                           Friday, October 13, 2000

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S10517-S10604
Measures Introduced: Two bills and two resolutions were introduced, as 
follows: S. 3206-3207, and S. Con. Res. 151-152.
  Page S10590
Measures Passed:
  Bend Feed Canal Pipeline Project Act: Senate passed S. 2425, to 
authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to participate in the planning, 
design, and construction of the Bend Feed Canal Pipeline Project, 
Oregon, after agreeing to a committee amendment.
  Pages S10526-27
  Fish Recovery in Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins: Senate 
passed H.R. 2348, to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to provide 
cost sharing for the endangered fish recovery implementation programs 
for the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins, clearing the measure 
for the President.
  Page S10527
  Duchesne City Water Rights Conveyance Act: Senate passed H.R. 3468, 
to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain water rights 
to Duchesne City, Utah, clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page S10527
  Mancos Water Conservancy: Senate passed S. 2594, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to contract with the Mancos Water Conservancy 
District to use the Mancos Project facilities for impounding, storage, 
diverting, and carriage of nonproject water for the purpose of 
irrigation, domestic, municipal, industrial, and any other beneficial 
purposes, after agreeing to a committee amendment.
  Page S10527
  Water Resources in Salmon Creek: Senate passed S. 2951, to authorize 
the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to investigate 
opportunities to better manage the water resources in the Salmon Creek 
watershed of the upper Columbia River, after agreeing to committee 
amendments.
  Pages S10527-28
  Weber Basin Project Contracts: Senate passed H.R. 3236, to authorize 
the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts with the Weber 
Basin Water Conservancy District, Utah, to use Weber Basin Project 
facilities for the impounding, storage, and carriage of nonproject 
water for domestic, municipal, industrial, and other beneficial 
purposes, clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S10528
  Minidoka Reclamation Project: Senate passed H.R. 3577, to increase 
the amount authorized to be appropriated for the north side pumping 
division of the Minidoka reclamation project, Idaho, clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Page S10528
  Denver Water Reuse Project: Senate passed S. 1848, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to the Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act, to participate in the design, 
planning, and construction of the Denver Water Reuse project, after 
agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                            Page S10528
  Truckee Watershed Reclamation Project: Senate passed S. 2195, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to the provisions of 
the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act, to 
participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Truckee 
watershed reclamation project for the reclamation and reuse of water, 
after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                            Page S10528
  Lakehaven Water Reclamation Project: Senate passed S. 2301, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to the provisions of 
the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act, to 
participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Lakehaven 
water reclamation project for the reclamation and reuse of water, after 
agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                        Pages S10528-29
  Oregon River Basin Water Optimization: Senate passed S. 2877, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct feasibility studies 
on water optimization in the Burnt River basin, Malheur River basin, 
Owyhee River basin, and Powder River basin, Oregon, after agreeing to a 
committee amendment.
  Page S10529

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  Nampa and Meridian Irrigation Facilities Conveyance: Senate passed S. 
3022, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
irrigation facilities to the Nampa and Meridian Irrigation District, 
after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
                                                            Page S10529
  Reclamation Reform Collections Refund: Senate passed S. 1697, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to refund certain collections 
received pursuant to the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982, after agreeing 
to a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  Page S10529
  Klamath Project Feasibility Studies: Senate passed S. 2882, to 
authorize Bureau of Reclamation to conduct certain feasibility studies 
to augment water supplies for the Klamath Project, Oregon and 
California, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  Pages S10529-30
  Dakota Water Resources Act: Senate passed S. 623, to amend Public Law 
89-108 to increase authorization levels for State and Indian tribal, 
municipal, rural, and industrial water supplies, to meet current and 
future water quantity and quality needs of the Red River Valley, to 
deauthorize certain project features and irrigation service areas, to 
enhance natural resources and fish and wildlife habitat, after agreeing 
to committee amendments, and the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                        Pages S10530-38
  Lott (for Conrad) Amendment No. 4317, to make certain modifications. 
                                                            Page S10530
  Palmetto Bend Conveyance Act: Senate passed S. 1474, providing 
conveyance of the Palmetto Bend project to the State of Texas, after 
agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and 
the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S10538-40
  Lott (for Murkowski) Amendment No. 4318, to make certain technical 
corrections.
PageS10593
  Northern Colorado Water Conservancy: Senate passed H.R. 4389, to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain water 
distribution facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy 
District, clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S10542
  Irrigation District Conveyance: Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2984, to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of 
Reclamation, to convey to the Loup Basin Reclamation District, the 
Sargent River Irrigation District, and the Farwell Irrigation District, 
Nebraska, property comprising the assets of the Middle Loup Division of 
the Missouri River Basin Project, Nebraska, and the bill was then 
passed, clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S10542
  Water Exchange at Chandler Pumping Plant: Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 
3986, to provide for a study of the engineering feasibility of a water 
exchange in lieu of electrification of the Chandler Pumping Plant at 
Prosser Diversion Dam, Washington, and the bill was then passed, 
clearing the measure for the President.
  Page S10542
  Enrollment Correction: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 151, to make a 
correction in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 2348.
  Page S10543
  Million Family March: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 423, authorizing 
the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Million Family March. 
                                                            Page S10543
  Rails to Resources Act: Senate passed S. 2253, to authorize the 
establishment of a joint United States-Canada commission to study the 
feasibility of connecting the rail system in Alaska to the North 
American continental rail system, after agreeing to a committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  Pages S10543-44
  Syrian Nationals Status: Senate passed H.R. 4681, to provide for the 
adjustment of status of certain Syrian nationals, clearing the measure 
for the President.
  Pages S10544-45
  McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act: Senate passed H.R. 5417, to 
rename the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act as the 
``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'', clearing the measure for 
the President.
  Page S10545
  National Police Athletic League Youth Environment Act: Senate passed 
H.R. 3235, to improve academic and social outcomes for youth and reduce 
both juvenile crime and the risk that youth will become victims of 
crime by providing productive activities conducted by law enforcement 
personnel during non-school hours, clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Pages S10545-46
  Presidential Threat Protection Act: Senate passed H.R. 3048, to amend 
section 879 of title 18, United States Code, to provide clearer 
coverage over threats against former Presidents and members of their 
families, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: 
                                                        Pages S10546-50
  Lott (for Hatch) Amendment No. 4319, to make certain modifications. 
                                                        Pages S10546-50
  Enrollment Correction: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 409, directing 
the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make corrections in the 
enrollment of the bill H.R. 1654.
  Pages S10550-51

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  Federal Employees Health Benefit Children's Equity: Committee on 
Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 
2842, to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, concerning 
the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program, to enable the 
Federal Government to enroll an employee and his or her family in the 
FEHB Program when a State court orders the employee to provide health 
insurance coverage for a child of the employee but the employee fails 
to provide the coverage, and the bill was then passed, clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Pages S10551-52
  Pribilof Islands Transition: Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3417, 
to complete the orderly withdrawal of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration from the civil administration of the 
Pribilof Islands, Alaska, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing 
to the following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S10552-55
  Lott (for Snowe/Kerry) Amendment No. 4320, to reauthorize the Coastal 
Zone Management Act and the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act. 
                                                            Page S10552
  Commercial Space Transportation Competitiveness: Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 2607, to promote the development of the 
commercial space transportation industry, to authorize appropriations 
for the Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space 
Transportation, to authorize appropriations for the Office of Space 
Commercialization, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the 
following amendment proposed thereto:
  Pages S10555-56
  Lott (for McCain/Frist) Amendment No. 4321, to promote the 
development of the commercial space transportation industry. 
                                                        Pages S10555-56
  Trade and Technical Corrections: Senate passed H.R. 4868, to amend 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify 
temporarily certain rates of duty, to make other technical amendments 
to the trade laws, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute.
  Pages S10556-83
  Enrollment Correction: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 152, to make a 
technical correction in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 4868. 
                                                            Page S10583
Agriculture Appropriations Conference Report: Senate began 
consideration of the conference report on H.R. 4461, making 
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2001.
  Pages S10518-26
  Senate will resume consideration of the conference report on Tuesday, 
October 17, 2000.
Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act: Senate concurred in the 
amendment of the House to S. 624, to authorize construction of the Fort 
Peck Reservation Rural Water System in the State of Montana, clearing 
the measure for the President.
  Pages S10540-41
NASA Authorization Conference Report: Senate agreed to the conference 
report on H.R. 1654, to authorize appropriations for the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 
2002, clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages S10550-51
Messages From the House:
  Pages S10589-90
Communications:
  Page S10590
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S10590-91
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page S10591
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S10592-S10603
Notices of Hearings:
  Page S10603
Additional Statements:
  Page S10588
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S10603
Recess: Senate convened at 10 a.m., and recessed at 12:07 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m., on Tuesday, October 17, 2000. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S10604.)