[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23421]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          DESIGNATING RECEIPTS COLLECTED FROM MINERAL LEASING

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Armed 
Services Committee be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 
2187 and the Senate now proceed to the consideration of the bill.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 2187) to amend title 10, United States Code, 
     to make receipts collected from mineral leasing activities on 
     certain naval oil shale reserves available to cover 
     environmental restoration, waste management, and 
     environmental compliance costs incurred by the United States 
     with respect to the reserves.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read the third 
time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and 
any statements be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (H.R. 2187) was read the third time and passed.

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