[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 112 (Friday, September 17, 2004)]
[House]
[Pages H7237-H7238]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Monahan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate has passed with amendments in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, bills of the House of the 
following titles:

       H.R. 1284. An act to amend the Reclamation Projects 
     Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to increase the 
     Federal share of the costs of the San Gabriel Basin 
     demonstration project.
       H.R. 1658. An act to amend the Railroad Right-of-Way 
     Conveyance Validation Act to validate additional conveyances 
     of certain lands in the State of California that form part of 
     the right-of-way granted by the United States to facilitate 
     the construction of the transcontinental railway, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 2828. An act to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to implement water supply technology and 
     infrastructure programs aimed at increasing and diversifying 
     domestic water resources.
       H.R. 4567. An act making appropriations for the Department 
     of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2005, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 4567) entitled ``An Act making appropriations for the 
Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2005, and for other purposes,'' requests a conference with the 
House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints 
Mr. Cochran, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Specter, Mr. Domenici, Mr. McConnell, Mr. 
Shelby, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Craig, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Inouye, Mr. 
Hollings, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Harkin, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Kohl, and Mrs.  
Murray, to be the conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate has passed bills and a 
concurrent resolution of the following titles in which the concurrence 
of the House is requested:

       S. 155. An act to convey to the town of Frannie, Wyoming, 
     certain land withdrawn by the Commissioner of Reclamation.
       S. 180. An act to establish the National Aviation Heritage 
     Area, and for other purposes.
       S. 203. An act to provide for the sale of bentonite in Big 
     Horn County, Wyoming.
       S. 211. An act to establish the Northern Rio Grande 
     National Heritage Area in the State of New Mexico, and for 
     other purposes.
       S. 323. An act to establish the Atchafalaya National 
     Heritage Area, Louisiana.
       S. 931. An act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     undertake a program to reduce the risks from and mitigate the 
     effects of avalanches on recreational users of public land.

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       S. 1071. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, 
     through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility 
     study on a water conservation project within the Arch Hurley 
     Conservancy District in the State of New Mexico, and for 
     other purposes.
       S. 1234. An act to reauthorize the Federal Trade 
     Commission, and for other purposes.
       S. 1241. An act to establish the Kate Mullany National 
     Historic Site in the State of New York, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 1307. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, 
     acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to assist in the 
     implementation of fish passage and screening facilities at 
     non-Federal water projects, and for other purposes.
       S. 1355. An act to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to 
     participate in the rehabilitation of the Wallowa Lake Dam in 
     Oregon, and for other purposes.
       S. 1421. An act to authorize the subdivision and dedication 
     of restricted land owned by Alaska Natives.
       S. 1467. An act to establish the Rio Grande Natural Area in 
     the State of Colorado, and for other purposes.
       S. 1521. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey certain land to the Edward H. McDaniel American Legion 
     Post No. 22 in Pahrump, Nevada, for the construction of a 
     post building and memorial park for use by the American 
     Legion, other veterans' groups, and the local community.
       S. 1582. An act to amend the Valles Caldera Preservation 
     Act to improve the preservation of the Valles Caldera, and 
     for other purposes.
       S. 1687. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     conduct a study on the preservation and interpretation of the 
     historic sites of the Manhattan Project for potential 
     inclusion in the National Park System.
       S. 1727. An act to authorize additional appropriations for 
     the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978.
       S. 1778. An act to authorize a land conveyance between the 
     United States and the City of Craig, Alaska, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 1791. An act to amend the Lease Lot Conveyance Act of 
     2002 to provide that the amounts received by the United 
     States under that Act shall be deposited in the reclamation 
     fund, and for other purposes.
       S. 1957. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to co-operate with the States on the border with Mexico and 
     other appropriate entities in conducting a hydrogeologic 
     characterization, mapping, and modeling program for priority 
     transboundary aquifers, and for other purposes.
       S. 2046. An act to authorize the exchange of certain land 
     in Everglades National Park.
       S. 2052. An act to amend the National Trails System Act to 
     designate El Camino Real de los Tejas as a National Historic 
     Trail.
       S. 2167. An act to establish the Lewis and Clark National 
     Historical Park in the States of Washington and Oregon, and 
     for other purposes.
       S. 2173. An act to further the purposes of the Sand Creek 
     Massacre National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2000.
       S. 2180. An act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     exchange certain lands in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National 
     Forests in the State of Colorado.
       S. 2243. An act to extend the deadline for commencement of 
     construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of 
     Alaska.
       S. 2285. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey a parcel of real property to Beaver County, Utah.
       S. 2287. An act to adjust the boundary of the Barataria 
     Preserve Unit of the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park 
     and Preserve in the State of Louisiana, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 2319. An act to authorize and facilitate hydroelectric 
     power licensing of the Tapoco Project.
       S. 2460. An act to provide assistance to the State of New 
     Mexico for the development of comprehensive State water 
     plans, and for other purposes.
       S. 2508. An act to redesignate the Ridges Basin Reservoir, 
     Colorado, as Lake Nighthorse.
       S. 2511. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     conduct a feasibility study of a Chimayo water supply system, 
     to provide for the planning, design, and construction of a 
     water supply, reclamation, and filtration facility for 
     Espanola, New Mexico, and for other purposes.
       S. 2543. An act to establish a program and criteria for 
     National Heritage Areas in the United States, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. Con. Res. 137. Concurrent resolution calling for the 
     suspension of Sudan's membership on the United Nations 
     Commission on Human Rights.

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