[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 25303]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                        MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate has passed without amendment bills and a 
concurrent resolution of the House of the following titles:

       H.R. 660. An act for the private relief of Ruth Hairston by 
     waiver of a filing deadline for appeal from a ruling relating 
     to her application for a survivor annuity.
       H.R. 848. An act for the relief of Sepandan Farnia and 
     Farbod Farnia.
       H.R. 1235. An act to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to enter into contracts with the Solano County Water 
     Agency, California, to use Solano Project facilities for 
     impounding, storage, and carriage of nonproject water for 
     domestic, municipal, industrial, and other beneficial 
     purposes.
       H.R. 2941. An act to establish the Las Cienegas National 
     Conservation Area in the State of Arizona.
       H.R. 3184. An act for the relief of Zohreh Farhang 
     Ghahfarokhi.
       H.R. 3388. An act to promote environmental restoration 
     around the Lake Tahoe basin.
       H.R. 3414. An act for the relief of Luis A. Leon-Molina, 
     Ligia Padron, Juan Leon Padron, Rendy Leon Padron, Manuel 
     Leon Padron, and Luis Leon Padron.
       H.R. 3621. An act to provide for the posthumous promotion 
     of William Clark of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the 
     Commonwealth of Kentucky, co-leader of the Lewis and Clark 
     Expedition, to the grade of captain in the Regular Army.
       H.R. 4312. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of 
     establishing an Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage 
     Area in the State of Connecticut and the Commonwealth of 
     Massachusetts, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4646. An act to designate certain National Forest 
     System lands within the boundaries of the State of Virginia 
     as wilderness areas.
       H.R. 4794. An act to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     to complete a resource study of the 600 mile route through 
     Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, 
     New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Virginia, used by 
     George Washington and General Rochambeau during the American 
     Revolutionary War.
       H.R. 5266. An act for the relief of Saeed Rezai.
       H.R. 5478. An act to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to acquire by donation suitable land to serve as the 
     new location for the home of Alexander Hamilton, commonly 
     known as the Hamilton Grange, and to authorize the relocation 
     of the Hamilton Grange to the acquired land.
       H. Con. Res. 408. Concurrent resolution expressing 
     appreciation for the United States service members who were 
     aboard the British transport HMT ROHNA when it sank, the 
     families of these service members, and the rescuers of the 
     HMT ROHNA's passengers and crew.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendments 
of the House to the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1444) 
``An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to plan, design, 
and construct fish screens, fish passage devices, and related features 
to mitigate adverse impacts associated with irrigation system water 
diversions by local governmental entities in the States of Oregon, 
Washington, Montana, Idaho, and California.''
  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. 2638. An act to adjust the boundaries of the Gulf 
     Islands National Seashore to include Cat Island, Mississippi.
       S. 2751. An act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, 
     Nevada, to the Secretary of the Interior, in trust for the 
     Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California.
       S. 2789. An act to amend the Congressional Award Act to 
     establish a Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts 
     Education Board.
       S. 3181. An act to establish the White House Commission on 
     the National Moment of Remembrance, and for other purposes.
       S. Con. Res. 138. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that a day of peace and sharing should be 
     established at the beginning of each year.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendment of 
the House to the bill (S. 1936) ``An Act to authorize the Secretary of 
Agriculture to sell or exchange all or part of certain administrative 
sites and other National Forest System land in the State of Oregon and 
use the proceeds derived from the sale or exchange for National Forest 
System purposes.''
  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendments 
of the House to the bill (S. 2915) ``An Act to make improvements in the 
operation and administration of the Federal courts, and for other 
purposes.''

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