[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Pages 11606-11607]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 2:21 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Niland, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
passed the following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 30. An act to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
     Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Eastern 
     Municipal Water District Recycled Water System Pressurization 
     and Expansion Project.
       H.R. 407. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     conduct a study to determine the feasibility of establishing 
     the Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area in the States of 
     Washington and Oregon, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 487. An act to amend the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe 
     Equitable Compensation Act to provide compensation to members 
     of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe for damage resulting from 
     the Oahe Dam and Reservoir Project, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1025. An act to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of 
     implementing a water supply and conservation project to 
     improve water supply reliability, increase the capacity of 
     water storage, and improve water management efficiency in the 
     Republican River Basin between Harlan County Lake in Nebraska 
     and Milford Lake in Kansas.
       H.R. 1080. An act to modify the boundaries of Grand Teton 
     National Park to include certain land within the GT Park 
     Subdivision, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1114. An act to require the Secretary of the Interior, 
     acting through the Bureau of Reclamation and the United 
     States Geological Survey, to conduct a study on groundwater 
     resources in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.

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       H.R. 1140. An act to authorize the Secretary, in 
     cooperation with the City of San Juan Capistrano, California, 
     to participate in the design, planning, and construction of 
     an advanced water treatment plant facility and recycled water 
     system, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1642. An act to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to ensure that, to the extent possible, an enhanced-
     use lease for a homeless housing project at the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs facility known as the Sepulveda Ambulatory 
     Care Center, located in North Hills, California, shall 
     provide that such housing project shall be maintained as a 
     sober living facility for veterans only, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 1737. An act to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
     Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, 
     planning, and construction of permanent facilities for the 
     GREAT project to reclaim, reuse, and treat impaired waters in 
     the area of Oxnard, California.

  The message also announced that the House has agreed to the following 
concurrent resolution, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H. Con. Res. 124. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers' 
     Memorial Service.
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  At 5:07 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Niland, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
agreed to the following concurrent resolution, with an amendment, in 
which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:

       S. Con. Res. 21. Concurrent resolution setting forth the 
     congressional budget for the United States Government for 
     fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary 
     levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012.

  The message further announced that the House insists upon its 
amendment to the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 21) setting forth 
the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal 
year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
years 2007 and 2009 through 2012, and asks a conference with the Senate 
on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon.
  Ordered, that Mr. Spratt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Ryan of 
Wisconsin, and Mr. Barrett of South Carolina be the managers of the 
conference on the part of the House.

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