LAND USE

Analyses

H.R. 2867, Hazardous Waste Control and Enforcement Act: Breaux Amendment, 27666 [6OC]

Articles and editorials

Chicken Little Is Back, 7436 [24MR]

Cleaning Up Hazardous Waters—A Republican Approach, 21286 [27JY]

Endowment Gets Rolling on Conservation Projects, 21030 [26JY]

Federal Wetland Acquisition, 1992 [8FE]

Forget This Dam, 10030 [27AP]

Good Move, 8632 [14AP]

GSA Plans Giveaway of Federal Properties, 9498 [21AP]

Hunters Deserve Another Shot at It, 8633 [14AP]

James Watt Speaks at Party Banquet, 3201 [28FE]

Poison Problem—Fearing New Love Canal, Chemical Firms Stress Safer Disposal of Hazardous Waste, 20161 [20JY]

Saving the Soil—By Private Initiative, 2150 [14FE]

State's Waste Cleanup Fund Falling Short of Income Goal, 30161 [31OC], 30573 [2NO]

Stop Subsidizing Sodbusting, 19380 [14JY]

Upper Mississippi River Chronicle, 9917-9919 [27AP]

Success of Land Reform, 7435 [24MR]

U.S. Effort Grows to Protect Water, 21755 [29JY]

Watt and Congress, 27109 [4OC]

Watt's Man Can't Shed Light on Coal Lease Deal, 21021 [26JY]

Wilderness Act Offers Sensible Compromise to Opposing Factions, 5408 [15MR]

Bills and resolutions

Arid Lands Renewable Agricultural Resources Corp.: establish (see H.R. 479)

Conservation: payment-in-kind programs (see S. 36, 274, 495, 527, 582, 683, 843, 998, 1053; H.R. 1536, 1541, 2634, 2928, 3457, 3906)

———tax incentives (see S. 1675)

Conservation plans: implement (see H.R. 568)

Conservation tillage practices: tax credit (see H.R. 2223)

Erosion: require farm practices which prevent (see S. 663; H.R. 1077)

Farmland development rights: rollover of gain from sale (see H.R. 2119)

Farmland Protection Policy Act: amend (see S. 2004)

Landfill sites: tax treatment of expenses of closing (see H.R. 1414)

Mining land reclamation: reserves (see S. 1307)

Natural and cultural resources: conserve (see S. 27)

Olmsted, Frederick Law: preservation of landscapes (see S. 2082; H.R. 4356)

Sam Houston National Forest, Tex.: land management (see H.R. 2670)

Shelterbelt improvement program (see S. 1138)

Small Reclamation Projects Act: amend (see S. 1981; H.R. 4444)

Soil and water conservation districts: reduced postage rates (see H.R. 3337)

Soil conservation (see S. 1138, 2148)

Special Cropland Conservation Act (see S. 998)

Surface mining: land reclamation (see S. 1755)

———reserves for land reclamation (see S. 237; H.R. 3342)

Surplus real property: right of refusal to previous owners (see H.R. 2277)

Surveys: national policy (see H.R. 2279)

Topsoil: replace (see H.R. 19)

Water project insurance fund: establish (see H.R. 4480)

Wetlands: classify and inventory (see H.R. 492)

———conservation (see S. 1329; H.R. 3082)

Wetlands Loan Act: extend (see H.R. 2395)

Explanations

H.R. 3342, Mineral Mining Reclamation Reserve Act, 16295 [16JN]

Letters

Coal slurry pipeline legislation, J. A. Ercole for Pennsylvania Coal Miners Association, 24691 [19SE]

Conveyance of Fort Totten to Queens County, N.Y., Sec. of the Interior Watt, 16687 [21JN]

Cross-Florida Barge Canal: Florida Dept. of Legal Affairs, 12035 [11MY]

Declaration of Southeastern Forest Station Forest Resources Laboratory as excess property: Arnett C. Mace, Jr., for University of Florida, 22092 [1AU]

———Eldon W. Ross for Dept. of Agriculture, 22093 [1AU]

———J. Lamar Beasley for Dept. of Agriculture, 22092 [1AU]

Include Hector land use area in Green Mountain National Forest, N.Y., 789 [26JA]

Law enforcement powers, EPA, 21040 [26JY]

Shared water resources, Nebraska Dept. of Justice, 23745 [12SE]

Surface impoundment regulations relative to disposal of hazardous waste, Lee M. Thomas for EPA, 27672 [6OC]

West Virginia's Abandoned Mine Land construction grant, Dept. of Interior, 13937 [25MY]

Lists

Cosponsors of H.R. 2867, Hazardous Waste Control and Enforcement Act, 34889 [18NO]

Incidents or Indications of Violence in Environmental Criminal Investigations, 21288 [27JY]

Memorandums

Coal Leasing Policy, Library of Congress (excerpt), 24852 [20SE]

Memorials of legislature

Coal recovery operations: Illinois, 25046 [21SE]

Pershing County Water Conservation District land conveyance: Nevada, 16184 [16JN]

Reclamation funds for high unemployment areas: Pennsylvania, 13482 [24MY]

Salinity: California, 25045 [21SE]

Water origin statutes: California, 26068 [28SE]

Water rights: California, 24819 [20SE]

Messages

Mashantucket Pequot Indian Claims Settlement Act (S. 366)—Veto, President Reagan (PM 35), 7586 [5AP]

Petitions

Cave Creek area of RARE 2 in Kentucky: Jewell Whitaker, et al., South Lebanon, Ohio, 29782 [28OC]

Federal surplus lands sales: Maui, Hawaii, County Council, 26068 [28SE]

Indemnity land selections: Western States Land Commissioners Association, Tex., 7742 [7AP]

Water origin statutes: Nevada County, Calif., Board of Supervisors, 26068 [28SE]

———Paradise, Calif., Town Council, 26068 [28SE]

———Yuba City, Calif., City Council, 26068 [28SE]

Remarks in House

Arid Lands Renewable Agricultural Resources Corp.: establish (H.R. 479), 167 [6JA]

Arizona Strip Wilderness Act: introduction (H.R. 3562), 19092 [13JY]

Arkanas: include certain lands in wilderness system, 27937 [7OC]

Belle Fourche irrigation project, South Dakota: authorize rehabilitation (S. 448), 29977 [31OC]

Bureau of Reclamation construction program: funds, 14656 [7JN]

Burns Paiute Indian Colony, Oreg.: public domain allotment (H.R. 1102), 1205 [31JA]

Chesapeake Bay, Va.: authorize certain erosion control projects (H.R. 1722), 3223 [1MR]

Coal slurry pipelines: grant Federal eminent domain (H.R. 1010), 23446 [4AU], 23745 [12SE], 23955 [13SE], 25930 [4OC], 26555 [29SE]

Coal slurry pipelines: eminent domain issue, 24767 [20SE]

———Federal eminent domain authority (H.R. 3857), 24686 [19SE]

———State water rights, 26723 [30SE]

———use of farm land, 21545 [28JY]

Cross-Florida Barge Canal: deauthorize (H.R. 2695), 12034 [11MY]

Energy: provide for development (H.R. 1539), 2532 [17FE]

Fire Island National Seashore, N.Y.: modify land acquisition and disposal policies (H.R. 3697), 21542 [28JY]

Fort Totten: convey to Queens County, N.Y. (H.R. 3305), 16686 [21JN]

Groundwater Demonstration Program Act: enact (H.R. 71), 16725 [21JN]

Hazardous substances: disposal method, 27678 [6OC]

Hazardous wastes: alternative disposal methods (H.R. 2867, 3129), 20161 [20JY], 21286 [27JY]

———Federal land as dump sites, 24502 [15SE]

———landfill disposal alternatives, 27688 [6OC]

———violence committed against EPA investigators, 21288 [27JY]

———waste end tax, 30161 [31OC], 30572 [2NO]

Hazardous Waste Control and Enforcement Act: amend (H.R. 2867), 21039, 21040, 21045 [26JY], 21282 [27JY], 21528 [28JY], 21755, 21762, 21792 [29JY], 22389 [2AU], 23164 [4AU], 29680, 29710 [27OC], 32793 [15NO]

———amend (H.R. 3129), 23164 [4AU]

Hazardous waste dumps: investigate health risk, 27683 [6OC]

High Plains States: study potential for groundwater recharge (H.R. 71), 16384 [20JN]

Irrigation conveyance systems: exempt from certain fees (H.R. 2982), 31434-31437, 31510 [8NO]

Land and water: Federal policies, 22342 [2AU]

Land management: provide employment impact statements (H.R. 2450), 7851 [7AP]

Liquid hazardous waste: disposal, 27664 [6OC]

Manteo Bay project, North Carolina: land conveyance, 15719 [14JN]

Maumee Bay State Park, Ohio: erosion protection project (H.R. 1651), 3044 [24FE]

Minerals and materials: strengthen policy coordination (H.R. 3717), 21756 [29JY]

Mineral Mining Reclamation Reserve Act: introduction (H.R. 3342), 16295 [16JN]

Mining waste: disposal, 27674 [6OC]

National Endowment for Soil and Water Conservation: private sector initiative, 21030 [26JY]

North Carolina Wilderness Act: enact (H.R. 3960), 25987 [27SE]

Oil and Gas Leasing Reform Act: introduction (H.R. 4191), 29001 [21OC]

O'Neill irrigation unit, Nebr.: deauthorize (H.R. 2195), 6322 [21MR], 22318 [2AU]

Oregon Wilderness Act: enact (H.R. 1149), 28822 [20OC]

Prison facilities: permit use of surplus Federal property (H.R. 2289), 7453 [24MR]

Public lands: guidelines for use by foreign countries (H.R. 617), 1362 [1FE]

———mine leases, 21021 [26JY]

Rail abandonment: consider income from land grants (H.R. 2381), 7490 [24MR]

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act: amend, 21050 [26JY]

———reauthorize (H.R. 2867), 21039, 21040, 21045 [26JY], 21282 [27JY], 21528 [28JY], 21755, 21762, 21792 [29JY], 22389 [2AU], 23164 [4AU], 24502 [15SE], 29680 [27OC], 29710 [27OC]

———reauthorize, Florio amendment to H.R. 2867, 29710 [27OC]

Rural electric cooperatives: exempt from certain right-of-way fees (H.R. 2211), 31437-31440, 31510 [8NO]

Salt dome formations: ban placement of hazardous waste, 27665 [6OC]

San Juan, N. Mex.: coal leases (H.R. 3767), 22704 [3AU]

San Juan Basin Wilderness Protection Act: introduction (H.R. 3766), 22704 [3AU]

Soil and water conservation districts: qualification for bulk postal rate (H.R. 3337), 16294 [16JN]

Soil and Water Conservation Incentives Act: introduction (H.R. 3341), 16264 [16JN]

Soil Conservation Act: introduction (H.R. 3457), 18352, 18387 [30JN]

Solid waste management: funding (H.R. 2867), 21039, 21040, 21045 [26JY], 21282 [27JY], 21755, 21762, 21792 [29JY]

———funding (H.R. 2867, 3129), 23164 [4AU]

Southeastern Forest Station Forest Resources Laboratory: declare excess property, 22092 [1AU]

Surface impoundments: regulate, 27664 [6OC]

Vermont: include certain lands in wilderness system (H.R. 4198), 29076 [24OC]

Waste sites: decontamination before distribution of assets of estates in bankruptcy, 29711 [27OC]

Water and soil conservation: private initiatives, 2149 [14FE]

Wilderness areas: designate (H.R. 1149), 1355 [1FE]

———designate (H.R. 2452), 8507 [13AP]

Wilderness system: include certain lands (H.R. 1149), 5408 [15MR]

———include certain lands (H.R. 3960), 25987 [27SE]

———include certain lands (H.R. 1568), 2700 [22FE]

———include certain lands (H.R. 2275), 7084 [23MR]

———include certain lands (H.R. 3562), 19092 [13JY]

Wyoming Wilderness Act: introduction (H.R. 1568), 2700 [22FE]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: reclassification of certain lands as park preserves, 8632 [14AP]

Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness Act: introduction (S. 626), 3300 [1MR]

Bureau of Land Management: remove the expiration date of the Grazing Advisory Boards (S. 920), 7104 [24MR]

Coal leasing: Federal program, 24850 [20SE]

Columbia River Gorge Act: introduction (S. 626), 3301 [1MR]

Comprehensive Mining Reclamation Reserve Act: enact (S. 237), 29821 [28OC]

Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area, Ohio: land use, 18584 [12JY]

Farmland Protection Policy Act: amend (S. 2004), 29346-29351 [26OC]

Fort Campbell, Ky.-Tenn.: land transfer (S. 1122), 9498 [21AP]

Green Mountain National Forest, N.Y.: include Hector land use area, 789 [26JA]

High Plains States Ground Water Demonstration Program Act: introduction (S. 997), 7789 [7AP]

High Plains Study Council Act: introduction (S. 1065), 8726 [15AP]

Highly Erodible Cropland Pilot Program Act: introduction (S. 2195), 34544 [18NO]

Illinois River and tributaries: deauthorize William L. Springer Lake project (S. 1157), 10030 [27AP]

Lane County, Oreg.: Culp Creek land conveyance (S. 1042), 8318 [13AP]

Mining land reclamation: establish reserves (S. 237), 1002 [27JA]

Mound State Park Erosion Correction Act: introduction (S. 878), 6640 [22MR]

National Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission: establish (S. 1090), 20599 [25JY]

National Surveyors Week: designate (S.J. Res. 44), 3503 [2MR]

New Mexico State University: land conveyance (S. 1859), 24912 [20SE]

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore: land use and zoning (S. 620), 3144 [28FE]

Redbank-Fancher Creek project, California.: authorize (S. 630), 3310 [1MR]

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Reservation, Ariz.: leases and contracts (H.R. 2910), 32262 [11NO]

Sand and gravel: treatment of mineral resources on public lands (S. 2157), 34473 [18NO]

Sec. of Interior: authorize to undertake feasibility investigations (S. 622), 3295 [1MR]

Show Low, Ariz.: conveyance of certain lands (S. 597), 8304 [13AP]

Special Cropland Conservation Act: introduction (S. 998), 7790-7792 [7AP]

Upper Mississippi River: provide better environmental management (S. 449), 9917 [27AP]

Reports

Farmland Protection Policy Act Amendment (S. 2004): sundry environmental groups, 29346-29350 [26OC]

Hazardous Waste Disposal, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (excerpt), 20161 [20JY]

Hector Land Use Area, 789-791 [26JA]

President's Large-Scale Surplus Land Sale Programs—Promises and Problems (H. Rept. 98-576), 34227 [14DE]

Resolutions by organizations

Federal coal leasing program, Western Governors' Conference, 24855 [20SE]

Toxic waste site cleanup: Florida Congressional Delegation, 32793 [15NO]

Statements

Environmental Policy, Sec. of Interior Watt, 25 [3JA]

Investigation of Oil and Gas Leasing, Dept. of Justice, 29001 [21OC]

Issues Concerning Oregon Wilderness Act, Representative Denny Smith, 28822 [20OC]

Use of Federal Land as Hazardous Waste Sites, Representative Markey, 24503 [15SE]

Summaries

Wyoming Wilderness Act Provisions, 2700 [22FE]

S. 627, Columbia River Gorge Act, 3307 [1MR]

Tables

Land and water conservation fund—summary of appropriations, 34247-34254 [18NO]

Supplemental appropriations, 27332 [5OC]

Texts of

H.R. 71, High Plains States Groundwater Demonstration Program Act, 16384 [20JN]

H.R. 2211, exempt rural electric cooperatives from certain right-of-way fees, 31437 [8NO]

H.R. 2275, include certain lands in wilderness system, 7085 [23MR]

H.R. 2867, Hazardous Waste Control and Enforcement Act, 21039 [26JY]

H.R. 2982, exempt irrigation conveyance systems from certain fees, 31434 [8NO]

H.R. 3457, Soil Conservation Act, 18353-18354 [30JN]

H.R. 3697, modification of land acquisition and disposal policies at Fire Island National Seashore, N.Y., 21542 [28JY]

H.R. 3960, North Carolina Wilderness Act, 25987 [27SE]

H.R. 4191, Oil and Gas Leasing Reform Act, 29002 [21OC]

H.R 4198, include certain Vermont lands in wilderness system (H.R. 4198), 29077-29078 [24OC]

S. 237, mining land reclamation reserves, 1002 [27JA]

S. 448, authorize rehabilitation of the Belle Fourche irrigation project, South Dakota, 29977 [31OC]

S. 597, conveyance of certain lands in Show Low, Ariz., 8304 [13AP]

S. 612, use of Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 7586 [5AP]

S. 620, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore land use and zoning, 3145 [28FE]

S. 622, authorize Sec. of Interior to undertake feasibility investigations, 3295 [1MR]

S. 626, Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness Act, 3300 [1MR]

S. 627, Columbia River Gorge Act, 3302-3307 [1MR]

S. 630, authorize Redbank-Fancher Creek project, California., 3310 [1MR]

S. 920, remove the expiration date of the Bureau of Land Management Grazing Advisory Boards, 7104 [24MR]

S. 997, High Plains States Ground Water Demonstration Program Act, 7789 [7AP]

S. 998, Special Cropland Conservation Act, 7791 [7AP]

S. 1042, Lane County, Oreg., Culp Creek land conveyance, 8319 [13AP]

S. 1065, High Plains Study Council Act, 8726 [15AP]

S. 1122, Fort Campbell, Ky.-Tenn., land transfer, 9499 [21AP]

S. 2004, Farmland Protection Policy Act amendment, 29350 [26OC]

S.J. Res. 44, designate National Surveyors Week, 3503 [2MR]

Transcripts

Frontline—Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area, PBS, 18585-18589 [12JY]