[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17477]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  PROVIDING FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2643, DEPARTMENT OF THE 
  INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008

  Mr. DICKS. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that, during 
further consideration of H.R. 2643 in the Committee of the Whole 
pursuant to House Resolution 514, notwithstanding clause 11 of rule 
XVIII, no further amendment to the bill may be offered except:
  Pro forma amendments offered at any point in the reading by the 
chairman or ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations 
or their designees for the purpose of debate;
  An amendment by Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas regarding historic 
preservation;
  An amendment by Mr. Pearce striking language related to 
administrative cost sharing for certain activities performed by the 
Minerals Management Service;
  An amendment by Mr. Lamborn regarding funding for the National 
Endowment for the Arts;
  An amendment by Mr. Rahall to strike certain provisions relating to 
national wildfire refuge management of wild horses;
  An amendment by Mr. King of Iowa regarding funding for the U.S. 
Forest Service;
  An amendment by Mr. Nunes regarding funding for the U.S. Forest 
Service;
  An amendment by Mr. LoBiondo regarding funding for the Agency for 
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry;
  An amendment by Mr. Ellsworth regarding Smithsonian Institution 
salaries;
  An amendment by Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida reducing funding for 
the National Endowment for the Arts;
  An amendment by Mrs. Musgrave reducing funds in the bill by 0.5 
percent, which shall be debatable for 40 minutes;
  An amendment by Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia striking language 
expressing the sense of Congress on global climate change;
  An amendment by Mr. Barton of Texas or Mr. Sullivan regarding global 
climate change;
  An amendment by Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas regarding Maximum 
Achievable Air Control Standards;
  An amendment by Mr. Andrews or Mr. Chabot regarding the Tongass 
National Forest;
  An amendment by Mr. Inslee or Mr. LoBiondo regarding importation of 
polar bear parts;
  An amendment by Mr. Salazar or Mr. Udall of Colorado regarding oil 
and gas leasing on the Roan Plateau;
  An amendment by Mr. Udall of Colorado regarding oil shale leasing;
  An amendment by Mr. Udall of Colorado regarding RS 2477 road 
determinations;
  An amendment by Mr. Conaway regarding use of reductions made through 
amendment for deficit reduction;
  An amendment by Mr. DeFazio or Mr. Walden of Oregon regarding Secure 
Rural Schools county payments;
  An amendment by Mr. Pearce prohibiting funds for the continued 
operation of the Mexican wolf program;
  An amendment by Mr. Pearce prohibiting funds for the expansion of the 
Mexican wolf program;
  An amendment by Mr. Dent prohibiting funds for implementation or 
enforcement of certain provisions of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act;
  An amendment by Mr. Kingston prohibiting funds for contracts to 
entities that do not participate in a basic pilot program related to 
illegal immigration;
  An amendment by Mr. Upton regarding use of Energy Star certified 
light bulbs;
  An amendment by Mr. Garrett of New Jersey limiting the use of funds 
for international conferences;
  An amendment by Mr. Jordan of Ohio reducing funds in the bill by 4.3 
percent, which shall be debatable for 40 minutes;
  An amendment by Mr. Price of Georgia reducing funds in the bill by 1 
percent, which shall be debatable for 40 minutes;
  An amendment by Mr. Gary G. Miller of California regarding funding 
for the San Gabriel watershed study;
  An amendment by Mr. Bishop of Utah limiting the use of funds for non-
profits which are a party to a lawsuit against certain Federal 
agencies;
  An amendment by Mr. Bishop of Utah limiting the use of funds for land 
condemnation actions;
  An amendment by Mr. Doolittle regarding funding for the Secure Rural 
Schools and Community Self-Determination Act;
  An amendment by Mr. Stupak regarding funding for the EPA 
Administrator's security detail;
  An amendment by Mr. King of Iowa prohibiting funds for certain EPA 
computer modeling activities;
  An amendment by Mr. Cannon prohibiting funds for certain oil shale 
leasing activities in Utah and Wyoming;
  An amendment by Mr. Cannon limiting the use of funds to implement 
restrictions on certain oil and gas leasing activities;
  An amendment by Mr. Heller of Nevada prohibiting funds in 
contravention of a court decision related to the Southern Utah 
Wilderness Alliance;
  An amendment by Mr. Heller of Nevada limiting the use of funds for 
certain Heritage Areas that do not contain private property provisions;
  An amendment by Mr. Flake prohibiting funds for the Ohio Association 
of Professional Firefighters in Columbus, Ohio;
  An amendment by Mr. Flake prohibiting funds for the W.A. Young and 
Sons Foundry in Greene County, Pennsylvania;
  An amendment by Mr. Flake prohibiting funds for the Philadelphia Art 
Museum in Pennsylvania;
  An amendment by Mr. Flake prohibiting funds for the Payne Gallery at 
Moravian College in Pennsylvania;
  An amendment by Mr. Flake prohibiting funds for certain entities 
related to the Southwest Pennsylvania Industrial Heritage Route;
  An amendment by Mr. Hensarling limiting funds for the Clover Bend 
Historic site;
  An amendment by Mr. Hensarling limiting funds for the St. Joseph's 
College Theater;
  An amendment by Mr. Hensarling limiting funds for the Bremertown 
Public Library;
  An amendment by Mr. Hensarling limiting funds for the Maverick 
Concert Hall;
  An amendment by Mr. Campbell of California limiting funds for Wetzel 
County Courthouse;
  An amendment by Mr. Campbell of California limiting funds for 
equipment for anadromous fish research;
  An amendment by Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas regarding urban forestry;
  An amendment by Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas regarding Smithsonian 
Institution outreach;
  An amendment by Mr. Obey regarding earmarks;
  An amendment or amendments by Mr. Dicks regarding funding levels; and
  An amendment by Mr. Feeney regarding competitive sourcing.
  Each such amendment may be offered only by the Member named in this 
request or a designee, shall be considered as read, shall not be 
subject to amendment except that the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Appropriations and the Subcommittee on 
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies each may offer one pro 
forma amendment for the purpose of debate; and shall not be subject to 
a demand for division of the question in the House or in the Committee 
of the Whole.
  Except as otherwise specified, each amendment shall be debatable for 
10 minutes, equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent. An amendment shall be considered to fit the description 
stated in this request if it addresses in whole or in part the object 
described.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Washington?
  There was no objection.

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