[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 157 (Wednesday, October 17, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S13025-S13027]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




MEASURES READ THE FIRST TIME--S. 2179, S. 2180, S. 2184, S. 2185, H.R. 
                      2102, AND H.R. 3678 EN BLOC

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I understand there are six bills at the 
desk. I ask for their first reading en bloc.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the clerk will report the 
bills by title for the first time.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 2179) to authorize certain programs and 
     activities in the Forest Service, the Department of the 
     Interior, and the Department of Energy, and for other 
     purposes.
       A bill (S. 2180) to authorize certain programs and 
     activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest 
     Service, and the Department of Energy, and to amend the 
     Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003, and for 
     other purposes.
       A bill (S. 2184) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently allow penalty-free withdrawals from retirement 
     plans for individuals called to active duty for at least 179 
     days.
       A bill (S. 2185) to permanently extend the current marginal 
     tax rates.
       A bill (H.R. 2102) to maintain the free flow of information 
     to the public by providing conditions for the federally 
     compelled disclosure of information by certain persons 
     connected with the news media.
       A bill (H.R. 3678) to amend the Internet Tax Freedom Act to 
     extend the moratorium on certain taxes relating to the 
     Internet and to electronic commerce.

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I now ask for their second reading en bloc, 
but I object to my own request en bloc.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The bills will be read for 
the second time on the next legislative day.


                          S. 2179 and S. 2180

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources has reported over 70 individual bills and resolutions this 
Congress. Most of these bills are authorizations for specific projects 
and activities in the Department of the Interior, although we have also 
reported several measures involving National Forest lands under the 
jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture, as well as a few 
authorizations related to the Department of Energy.
  Typically these bills would be considered in the Senate under a 
unanimous consent procedure. Unfortunately, although all of these bills 
are noncontroversial and all were reported unanimously by the Energy 
and Natural Resources Committee, we have been unable to get consent to 
pass these bills.
  In an effort to facilitate passage of these bills, today I am 
introducing two bills which contain the individual measures reported by 
the committee. The first bill, the National Forests, Parks, Public 
Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of 2007, includes the 
text of 25 bills and 1 resolution which have been passed by the House 
of Representatives and which were reported, or their Senate companion 
measure was reported, without substantive amendment by the committee. 
If considered as individual bills, upon passage in the Senate, these 
bills would have been cleared for the President. Since they will now be 
included as part of this comprehensive bill, it will require additional 
action by the House of Representatives, but I am hopeful that because 
all of the measures included in this bill were previously approved by 
the other body that they will be able to approve this bill 
expeditiously.
  The second bill, the Natural Resource Projects and Programs 
Authorization Act of 2007, includes the text of 44 bills which 
originated in the Senate, or which passed the House of Representatives 
and were substantively amended in committee. Like the previous bill, 
all of the individual bills were reported unanimously by the Energy and 
Natural Resources Committee. While the House of Representatives has not 
previously acted on all of the individual components of this new bill, 
I believe these bills are non-controversial, and I hope that the House 
will be able to consider this bill in a timely manner as well.

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  Mr. President, I have prepared a table identifying the individual 
measures that are included in both comprehensive bills, including 
references to the corresponding calendar numbers. I ask unanimous 
consent to have printed in the Record the table to which I just 
referred.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

            NATIONAL FORESTS, PARKS, PUBLIC LAND, AND RECLAMATION PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2007
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                                          Forest Service Authorizations
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Sec. 101............................  Cal. 255...............  H.R. 886...............  Wild Sky wilderness
Sec. 102............................  Cal. 361...............  H.R. 247...............  Jim Weaver trail
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                                    Bureau of Land Management Authorizations
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Sec. 201............................  Cal. 251...............  H.R. 276...............  Piedras Blancas Historic
                                                                                         Light Station
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                                      National Park Service Authorizations
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Sec. 301............................  Cal. 35................  S. 324.................  NPS cooperative
                                                                                         agreements (H.R. 658)
Sec. 311............................  Cal. 378...............  H.R. 1100..............  Carl Sandburg NHS
                                                                                         boundary adjustment
Sec. 321............................  Cal. 232...............  H.R. 376...............  Newtonia Civil War
                                                                                         battlefields study
Sec. 322............................  Cal. 236...............  H.R. 1047..............  Soldiers' Memorial
                                                                                         Military Museum study
Sec. 323............................  Cal. 362...............  H.R. 407...............  Columbia-Pacific
                                                                                         heritage area study
Sec. 331............................  Cal. 233...............  H.R. 497...............  Francis Marion
                                                                                         Commemorative Work
Sec. 332............................  Cal. 363...............  H.R. 995...............  Disabled veterans
                                                                                         memorial authorization
Sec. 333............................  Cal. 234...............  H.R. 512...............  American Latino museum
                                                                                         commission
Sec. 334............................  Cal. 377...............  H.R. 1148..............  Hudson-Fulton Champlain
                                                                                         commissions (H.R. 1520)
Sec. 335............................  Cal. 230...............  S. Con. Res. 6.........  National Museum of
                                                                                         Wildlife Art (H. Con.
                                                                                         Res. 116)
Sec. 341............................  Cal. 285...............  H.R. 1388..............  Star-Spangled Banner
                                                                                         National Historic Trail
Sec. 342............................  .......................  H.R. 761...............  Lewis & Clark NHT
                                                                                         visitor center
                                                                                         conveyance
Sec. 343............................  .......................  H.R. 986...............  Eightmile River Wild &
                                                                                         Scenic River
                                                                                         designation
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                         Bureau of Reclamation and U.S. Geological Survey Authorizations
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Sec. 401............................  Cal. 143...............  H.R. 1114..............  Alaska water resources
                                                                                         study
Sec. 402............................  Cal. 250...............  H.R. 235...............  Redwood Valley Water
                                                                                         District payment
                                                                                         schedule
Sec. 403............................  Cal. 252...............  H.R. 482...............  American River Pump
                                                                                         Station project
                                                                                         transfer
Sec. 404............................  Cal. 254...............  H.R. 839...............  Watkins Dam enlargement
Sec. 405............................  Cal. 37................  S. 255.................  New Mexico water
                                                                                         planning assistance
                                                                                         (H.R. 1904)
Sec. 406............................  .......................  H.R. 386...............  Yakima Project lands and
                                                                                         building conveyance
Sec. 407............................  .......................  H.R. 1736..............  Juab County, Utah
                                                                                         conjunctive water use
Sec. 408............................  Cal. 52................  S. 220.................  A&B Irrigation District
                                                                                         contract repayment
                                                                                         (H.R. 467)
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                                       Department of Energy Authorizations
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Sec. 501............................  Cal. 360...............  H.R. 85................  Energy technology
                                                                                         transfer
Sec. 502............................  Cal. 379...............  H.R. 1126..............  Steel & Aluminum Act
                                                                                         amendments
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                        NATURAL RESOURCE PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2007
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                                Title I--Bureau of Land Management Authorizations
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Subtitle A..........................  Cal. 53................  S. 275.................  Prehistoric Trackways
                                                                                         National Monument
Subtitle B..........................  Cal. 38................  S. 260.................  Fort Stanton--Snowy
                                                                                         River Cave NCA
Subtitle C..........................  Cal. 43................  S. 320.................  Paleontological
                                                                                         Resources Protection
Subtitle D..........................  Cal. 39................  S. 262.................  Snake River Birds of
                                                                                         Prey NCA Name Change
Subtitle E..........................  Cal. 249...............  S. 1139................  National Landscape
                                                                                         Conservation System
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                                 Title II--National Park Service Authorizations
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                           Subtitle A--New Areas, Boundary Modifications, and Studies
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Sec. 201............................  Cal. 36................  S. 245.................  Clinton Birthplace Home
                                                                                         National Historic Site
Sec. 202............................  Cal. 223...............  S. 126.................  Mesa Verde National Park
                                                                                         Boundary Modification
Sec. 203............................  Cal. 231...............  H.R. 161...............  Minidoka Internment
                                                                                         National Monument
Sec. 204............................  Cal. 371...............  S. 722.................  Walnut Canyon National
                                                                                         Monument Study
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                                 Subtitle B--Commissions and Advisory Committees
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Sec. 211............................  Cal. 227...............  S. 890.................  Dwight D. Eisenhower
                                                                                         Memorial Commission
Sec. 212............................  Cal. 359...............  S. 1728................  Na Hoa Pili 0 Kaloko-
                                                                                         Honokohau advisory
                                                                                         commission
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                                           Subtitle C--National Trails
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Sec. 221............................  Cal. 40................  S. 268.................  Ice Age Floods National
                                                                                         Geologic Trail
Sec. 222............................  Cal. 226...............  S. 686.................  Washington--Rochambeau
                                                                                         National Historic Trail
Sec. 223............................  Cal. 225...............  S. 580.................  National Historic Trails
                                                                                         study update
Sec. 224............................  Cal. 365...............  S. 169.................  National Historic Trails
                                                                                         willing seller
                                                                                         authority
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                                       Subtitle D--National Heritage Areas
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Sec. 231............................  Cal. 366...............  S. 278.................  National Heritage Areas
                                                                                         program and criteria
Sec. 232............................  Cal. 373...............  S. 817.................  Reauthorization of
                                                                                         certain existing
                                                                                         national heritage areas
Sec. 233............................  Cal. 357...............  S. 1182................  Quinebaug & Shetucket
                                                                                         Rivers National
                                                                                         Heritage Corridor
Sec. 234............................  Cal. 367...............  S. 289.................  Journey Through Hallowed
                                                                                         Ground National
                                                                                         Heritage Area
Sec. 235............................  Cal. 368...............  S. 443.................  Sangre de Cristo
                                                                                         National Heritage Area
Sec. 236............................  Cal. 369...............  S. 444.................  South Park National
                                                                                         Heritage Area

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Sec. 237............................  Cal. 372...............  S. 800.................  Niagara Falls National
                                                                                         Heritage Area
Sec. 238............................  Cal. 375...............  S. 955.................  Abraham Lincoln National
                                                                                         Heritage Area
Sec. 239............................  Cal. 355...............  S. 637.................  Chattahoochee Trace
                                                                                         National Heritage
                                                                                         Corridor study
Sec. 240............................  .......................  .......................  Abraham Lincoln Kentucky
                                                                                         sites national heritage
                                                                                         study (amendment to S.
                                                                                         955)
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                             Title III--Bureau of Reclamation and USGS Authorizations
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Sec. 301............................  Cal. 48................  S. 263.................  Deschutes River
                                                                                         Conservancy
Sec. 302............................  Cal. 49................  S. 264.................  Wallowa Lake Dam
                                                                                         rehabilitation program
Sec. 303............................  Cal. 50................  S. 265.................  Little Butte / Bear
                                                                                         Creek water resource
                                                                                         study
Sec. 304............................  Cal. 51................  S. 266.................  North Unit Irrigation
                                                                                         District
Sec. 305............................  Cal. 245...............  S. 175.................  Central Oklahoma Master
                                                                                         Conservancy District
                                                                                         study
Sec. 306............................  Cal. 246...............  S. 542.................  Snake, Boise, and
                                                                                         Payette River systems
                                                                                         studies
Sec. 307............................  Cal. 247...............  S. 1037................  Tumalo Irrigation
                                                                                         District water project
Sec. 308............................  Cal. 253...............  S. 324.................  New Mexico water
                                                                                         resources study
Sec. 309............................  Cal. 256...............  H.R. 902...............  Water and energy
                                                                                         resources
Sec. 310............................  Cal. 34................  S. 240.................  National Geologic
                                                                                         Mapping Act of 1992
                                                                                         reauthorization
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                                     Title IV--Forest Service Authorizations
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                                            Subtitle A--Authorizations
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Sec. 401............................  Cal. 31................  S. 202.................  Coffman Cove
                                                                                         administrative site
                                                                                         conveyance
Sec. 402............................  Cal. 32................  S. 216.................  Santa Fe National Forest
                                                                                         / Pecos NHP land
                                                                                         exchange
Sec. 403............................  Cal. 33................  S. 232.................  Watershed restoration
                                                                                         and enhancement
                                                                                         agreements
Sec. 404............................  Cal. 229...............  S. 1152................  Wildland firefighter
                                                                                         safety
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Subtitle B..........................  Cal. 370...............  S. 647.................  Lewis and Clark Mount
                                                                                         Hood Wilderness
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                                  Title V--Department of Energy Authorizations
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Sec. 501............................  Cal. 356...............  S. 645.................  Technical criteria for
                                                                                         clean coal power
                                                                                         initiative
Sec. 502............................  Cal. 358...............  S. 1203................  Additional Assistant
                                                                                         Secretary, Department
                                                                                         of Energy
Sec. 503............................  Cal. 374...............  S. 838.................  United States--Israel
                                                                                         energy cooperation
Sec. 504............................  Cal. 376...............  S. 1089................  Alaska natural gas
                                                                                         pipeline corridor
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Title VI............................  Cal. 42................  S. 283.................  Compact of Free
                                                                                         Association Amendments
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