RIVERS

Amendments

Alabama: designate wild and scenic rivers (S. 2838), 28379, 28471 [5OC]

Colorado River: storage project (H.R. 3408), 26872, 27062 [30SE], 29820, 29859 [11OC]

Columbia River: designate section as a study area for wilderness designation (H.R. 3614), 29961 [12OC], 31899 [19OC]

Corps of Engineers: improvements to rivers and harbors (S. 2100), 5402 [28MR], 8764, 8778 [26AP]

Improvement projects (H.R. 5247), 25829 [27SE], 27218, 27225-27227, 27229, 27232 [30SE]

Omnibus Oregon Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: enact (S. 2148), 29399-29401, 29437, 29440-29442 [7OC]

Analyses

Corps of Engineers' Improvements to Rivers and Harbors: Robert W. Page, 2621 [26FE]

Lower Mississippi Delta Development Act (S. 2836), 25690, 25691 [27SE]

Lower Mississippi Delta Development Commission (H.R. 5378), 26698 [29SE]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 2100, Water Resources Development Act, 27285 [30SE], 28486 [5OC]

Articles and editorials

At Its Workable Best, 26874 [30SE]

Conservation Area, 3423 [4MR]

Des Plaines River Basin May Get a New Look, 3433 [4MR]

Des Plaines River Wetlands Demonstration Project, 3430 [4MR]

Giving Nature a Chance, 3423 [4MR]

Global Program Is Urged To Preserve Rapidly Dwindling Wetlands, 3434 [4MR]

Illinois Wetlands Experiment Illustrates National Trend, 3430 [4MR]

Let's Make a Swamp, 3427-3430 [4MR]

Nations Big Rivers Reach Lowest Levels in Decades—Water Supplies, Shipping, Fish Affected, 16316 [29JN]

Nice Try, Big Jim, but You're All Wet, 17437 [11JY]

Project Would Recreate Des Plaines River Marshes, 3426 [4MR]

Rebirth Off a Swamp—Doing It Nature's Way on Des Plaines River, 3436 [4MR]

Sportsmen to Benefit From New Strawberry Management, 26874 [30SE]

Stream Acidification Alarms Nature Group, 6219 [31MR]

Welcome News From the South, 5954 [30MR]

Wetlands To Be Re-Created at Des Plaines River Site, 3436 [4MR]

What a Waste, 5955 [30MR]

Bills and resolutions

Arkansas: White, Black, and Little Red Rivers bank erosion measures (see H.R. 5449)

Colorado River: importation of water from other basins (see H.R. 5168)

———storage project (see H.R. 5028)

———storage project (H.R. 3408), concurring in Senate amendment with an amendment (see H. Res. 578)

———storage project and settle Ute Indian water rights (see H.R. 5029)

Conejos River, CO: enhance fish and wildlife habitat (see H.R. 4889)

Corps of Engineers: improve certain rivers and harbors (see S. 2100, 2101; H.R. 4613, 4630)

Dept. of Transportation: analyses of transportation of hazardous substances (see H.R. 4153)

Des Plaines River, IL: restoration of wetlands (see S. 2144)

East River, NY: navigability (see H.R. 5058)

Hydroelectric Fairness Act: enact (see S. 2919)

Improvement projects (see H.R. 5247)

Lower Mississippi Delta Development Act: enact (see S. 2836)

Lower Mississippi Delta Development Commission: establish (see S. 2246; H.R. 4373, 5283)

Mississippi River: restrict authority over releases from the headwater reservoirs (see H.R. 5152)

Missouri River: authority over bank stabilization and shoreline erosion (see S. 2158)

National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 378; H.J. Res. 598)

New River Gorge National River, WV: authorize certain facilities (see H.R. 5079)

Oregon: amend Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (see H.R. 4164)

Pratt River: designate as wild river (see H.R. 4839)

Public lands: establish new components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 5277)

Pueblo, CO: construct a gunite lining on certain reaches of the Bessemer Ditch (see S. 2748)

Sacramento River, CA: flood protection (see H.R. 5057)

Salmon River, ID: licensing of certain facilities on portions (see S. 2102; H.R. 4252)

Scioto River, West Columbus, OH: flood control project (see H.R. 4537)

Sespe Creek, CA: designate as part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 4746)

Sipsey River, AL: wilderness designation (see S. 2838; H.R. 5395)

Sisquoc River, CA: designate as part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 4746)

Snake River, ID: licensing of certain facilities on portions of river (see S. 2102; H.R. 4252)

State and Local River Conservation Act: enact (see S. 2435)

Stillwater Wildlife Management Area Restoration and Enhancement Act: enact (see S. 2794)

Umatilla Basin project, OR: construction (see H.R. 4093)

West Virginia: protect certain segments of New, Gauley, Meadow, and Bluestone Rivers (see H. Res. 566)

Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: amend (see S. 2148; H.R. 4259)

Wynoochee River, WA: modify project for Wynoochee Lake (see H.R. 5123)

Briefs

Des Plaines River wetlands demonstration project: Valdas V. Adamkus, 3423 [4MR]

Classifications

National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, 3446 [4MR]

Descriptions

Characteristics of rivers designated in the Omnibus Oregon Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (S. 2148), 29449-29451 [7OC]

Documents

Colorado River Storage Project (Public Law 84-485), 26869-26871 [30SE]

Factsheets

Des Plaines River Wetlands Demonstration Project, 3432 [4MR]

Letters

Des Plaines River wetlands demonstration project: Donald L. Hey, 3435 [4MR]

———Donald L. Hey, Wetlands Research, Inc., 3437 [4MR]

———Galen H. Yanagihara, Office of the Chief of Engineers, Dept. of the Army, 3435 [4MR]

———James R. Thompson, Governor of Illinois, 3432 [4MR]

———Lee M. Thomas, EPA, 3439 [4MR]

———Neil R. Fulton, Bureau of Resource Management, 3439 [4MR]

———Robert K. Dawson, Assistant Sec. of the Army, 3439 [4MR]

———Robert P. Brooks, Pennsylvania State University, 3439 [4MR]

———Senator Dixon, 3432 [4MR]

———Senator Simon, 3432, 3434 [4MR]

Gunite lining for the Bessemer Irrigation Ditch: Kenneth W. Price, 21937 [11AU]

———Robert E. James, 21937 [11AU]

Klamath River Basin Compact: Oregon Dept. of Justice, 29446-29448 [7OC]

Lower Mississippi Delta Development Commission funding: Senator Simpson, 26956 [30SE]

Missouri River streambank erosion: James Duffus III, 3768 [14MR]

Omnibus Oregon Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: several Members of Congress, 29445 [7OC]

Wildcat River, NH, wilderness designation: Jackson, NH, 23654 [13SE]

———John F. Seiberling, 23654 [13SE]

———John H. Sununu, Governor of New Hampshire, 23654 [13SE]

———National Audubon Society, 23654 [13SE]

———Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, 23654 [13SE]

Memorials of legislature

Idaho, 6822 [14AP]

Oklahoma, 7502 [19AP], 8752 [26AP], 9155 [27AP]

Motions

Improvement projects (H.R. 5247), insert provisions of H.R. 5247 in lieu of S. 2100, 27237 [30SE]

Papers

Participation of Small Business Concerns in Contracting for Dredging: Corps of Engineers, 32513 [21OC]

Remarks in House

Belle River, MI: historic contributions, 5684 [29MR]

Colorado River: importation of water from other basins (H.R. 5168), 20642 [4AU]

———storage project (H.R. 3408), 23633-23636 [13SE], 30151 [12OC]

———storage project (H.R. 3408), concurring with Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 577), 29099-29102 [6OC]

Columbia River: study area for wilderness designation (H.R. 3614), 25391-25393 [26SE], 31899-31902 [19OC]

Conejos River, CO: enhance fish and wildlife habitat (H.R. 4889), 15744 [22JN]

Corps of Engineers: improvements to rivers and harbors (S. 2100), 32280, 32281, 33521 [21OC]

———improvements to rivers and harbors (S. 2100), conference report, 32273-32281 [20OC]

Hazardous substances: Dept. of Transportation analyses of transportation (H.R. 4153), 3971 [15MR]

Improvement projects (H.R. 5247), 27198 [30SE], 27200 [4OC]-27252 [30SE], 27986 [3OC]

Mississippi River: restrict authority over releases from the headwater reservoirs (H.R. 5152), 20353 [3AU], 24709-24712 [20SE]

National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Week: designate (H.J. Res. 598), 15871 [23JN]

———designate (S.J. Res. 378), 32795 [21OC]

New River Gorge National River, WV: authorize certain facilities (H.R. 5079), 18539 [14JY]

Oregon: amend Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (H.R. 4164), 4155 [16MR], 30128 [14OC]

———amend Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: enact (S. 2148), 30119-30128 [12OC], 31989 [19OC]

Pratt River: wildrness designation (H.R. 4839), 14837 [16JN]

Rio Chama, NM: wilderness designation for segments (S. 850), 31908-31910 [19OC]

Sacramento River, CA: flood protection (H.R. 5057), 18499 [14JY]

Salmon River, ID: prohibit licensing of certain facilities on portions (H.R. 4252), 5111 [24MR]

———prohibit licensing of certain facilities on portions (S. 2102), 32288, 32290 [20OC]

Sespe Creek, CA: wilderness designation (H.R. 4746), 13386 [3JN]

Sisquoc River, CA: wilderness designation (H.R. 4746), 13386 [3JN]

Snake River, ID: prohibit licensing of certain facilities on portions of river (H.R. 4252), 5111 [24MR]

———prohibit licensing of certain facilities on portions (S. 2102), 32288, 32290 [20OC]

St. Clair and Belle Rivers, MI: historic contributions, 5684 [29MR]

Sipsey River, AL: wilderness designation (H.R. 5395), 29102-29105 [6OC], 30606 [13OC]

St. Johns River Valley, FL: preserve certain lands and sites (H.R. 1983), 589 [2FE]

West Virginia: protect certain segments of New, Gauley, Meadow, and Bluestone Rivers, amending the Senate amendment to H.R. 900 (H. Res. 566), 27952-27957 [3OC]

Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: amend (H.R. 4259), 5111 [24MR]

Wildcat River, NH: wilderness designation (S. 1914), 23652-23655 [13SE]

Remarks in Senate

Carson River Basin, NV: EPA report on feasibility of using treated effluent waters from communities, 17684 [12JY]

Colorado River: storage project (H.R. 3408), 26868-26874 [30SE]

———storage project (H.R. 3408), concurring in House amendment with an amendment, 29859 [11OC]

Columbia River: study area for wilderness designation (H.R. 3614), 29936-29938 [12OC]

Corps of Engineers: improvements to rivers and harbors (S. 2100), 2615-2620 [26FE], 4973 [27AP], 8775-8783 [26AP], 28486 [5OC]

———improvements to rivers and harbors (S. 2100), conference report, 32077-32083 [20OC]

———improvements to rivers and harbors (S. 2101), 2620 [26FE]

Des Plaines River, IL: restoration of wetlands (S. 2144), 3422-3440 [4MR]

Hydroelectric Fairness Act: enact (S. 2919), 32123 [20OC]

Improvement projects (H.R. 5247), 27078 [30SE]

Lower Mississippi Delta Development Act: enact (S. 2836), 25689 [27SE]

Lower Mississippi Delta Development Commission: establish (S. 2246), 6148-6152 [31MR]

Mississippi River: increase flow levels from Great Lakes, 17436 [11JY]

Mississippi National River and Recreation Area: establish (H.R. 2530), 30449 [13OC]

Mississippi River National Park: establish (S. 2492), 14126 [10JN]

Missouri River: authority over bank stabilization and shoreline erosion (S. 2158), 3767, 3769 [14MR]

National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Week: designate (S.J. Res. 378), 23755 [14SE], 27112 [30SE]

Nebraska: funding for the Davis Creek Dam project (S. 2412), 11501 [18MY]

Omnibus Oregon Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: enact (S. 2148), 29437 [7OC]

Pueblo, CO: construct a gunite lining on certain reaches of the Bessemer Ditch (S. 2748), 21936 [11AU], 29832 [11OC], 29927 [12OC]

Rio Chama, NM: wilderness designation for segments (S. 850), 29502-29505 [7OC], 32110-32113 [20OC]

Salmon River, ID: prohibit licensing of certain facilities on portions (S. 2102), 32494 [21OC]

Sipsey River, AL: wilderness designation (H.R. 5395), 29844 [11OC]

———wilderness designation (S. 2838), 25695 [27SE], 28471-28473 [5OC]

Snake River, ID: prohibit licensing of certain facilities on portions (S. 2102), 32494 [21OC]

State and Local River Conservation Act: enact (S. 2435), 12717 [26MY]

Stillwater Wildlife Management Area Restoration and Enhancement Act: enact (S. 2794), 23957 [15SE]

Water rights: impact of endangered species legislation, 2866 [2MR]

West Virginia: protect certain segments of New, Gauley, Meadow, and Bluestone Rivers (H.R. 900), 22915-22919 [8SE], 29478-29482 [7OC]

Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: amend (S. 2148), 3442-3446 [4MR]

Wildcat River, NH: wilderness designation (S. 1914), 13614 [7JN], 29945-29947 [12OC]

Reports

Construction of Gunite Lining on Certain Reaches of the Bessemer Ditch in Vicinity of Pueblo, CO: CBO (S. 2748), 24850 [22SE]

Des Plaines River Microorganisms: Illinois Natural History Survey, 3431 [4MR]

Reports by conference committees

Corps of Engineers Improvements to Rivers and Harbors (S. 2100), 32218-32233 [20OC]

Reports filed

Alabama Wild and Scenic Rivers: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (S. 2838) (S. Rept. 100-578), 27033 [30SE]

Columbia River Section Study Area for Wilderness Designation: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 1850) (S. Rept. 100-368), 12982 [27MY]

———Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 3614) (H. Rept. 100-960), 25168 [23SE]

Corps of Engineers River and Harbor Projects: Committee on Environment and Public Works (S. 2100) (S. Rept. 100-313), 6297 [11AP]

———committee of conference (S. 2100) (H. Rept. 100-1098), 32357 [20OC]

Correct Pollution of the Rio Grande: Committee on Foreign Relations (H.R. 2046), 23746 [14SE]

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Citizen Advisory Commission: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 5001) (H. Rept. 100-975), 25169 [23SE]

Idaho's Salmon and Snake Rivers Licensing of Certain Facilities: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 2102) (S. Rept. 100-468), 21242 [9AU]

Lower Mississippi Delta Development Commission: Committee on Environment and Public Works (S. 2246) (S. Rept. 100-557), 25930 [28SE]

Pueblo, CO, Bessemer Ditch Construction: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 2748) (S. Rept. 100-518), 24199 [16SE]

Rio Chama River, NM, Wilderness Designation: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 850) (S. Rept. 100-568), 27033 [30SE]

Russian River Basin, CA, Fishery Resources and Habitats: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 2513) (H. Rept. 100-740), 16517 [29JN]

Water Conservation and Development and River and Harbor Improvement Projects: Committee on Public Works and Transportation (H.R. 5247) (H. Rept. 100-913), 23676 [13SE]

———Consideration of H.R. 5247, Committee on Rules (H. Res. 535) (H. Rept. 100-924), 24093 [15SE]

West Virginia's New, Gauley, Meadow, and Bluestone Rivers: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (H.R. 900) (S. Rept. 100-481), 21912 [11AU]

Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Amendment: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 2148) (S. Rept. 100-570), 27033 [30SE]

———Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 4164) (H. Rept. 100-1053), 28242 [4OC]

Wildcat River, NH, Wilderness Designation: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 1914) (S. Rept. 100-369), 12982 [27MY]

———Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (S. 1914) (H. Rept. 100-904), 23397 [9SE]

Statements

Conservation and Development Projects: Reagan Administration, 27078 [30SE]

Public Works: Senator Pryor, 6476 [12AP]

Summaries

Corps of Engineers' Improvements to Rivers and Harbors (S. 2100), 2616-2618 [26FE]

Lower Mississippi Delta Development Commission (S. 2246), 6150 [31MR]

Omnibus Oregon Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (S. 2148), 3446 [4MR]

State and Local River Conservation Act (S. 2435), 12719 [26MY]

Tables

Des Plaines River wetlands demonstration project's estimated costs: Wetlands Research, Inc., 3437-3439 [4MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 535, consideration of H.R. 5247, water conservation and development projects, 27198 [30SE]

H. Res. 566, amending the Senate amendment to H.R. 900, protection of certain segments of New, Gauley, Meadow, and Bluestone Rivers, in West Virginia, 27952-27955 [3OC]

H.R. 900, West Virginia National Interest River Conservation Act, 22916-22918 [8SE]

H.R. 3408, Colorado River storage project, 23633 [13SE]

H.R. 3614, wilderness designation for section of the Columbia River, 25391 [26SE]

H.R. 5247, water conservation and development projects, 27209-27218 [30SE]

H.R. 5395, Sipsey River, AL, wilderness designation, 29102 [6OC]

S. 850, Rio Chama River, NM, wilderness designation for segments, 31908 [19OC], 32110 [20OC]

S. 1850, Columbia River wilderness designation, 13482 [6JN]

S. 1914, Wildcat River, NH, wilderness designation, 13614 [7JN], 23652 [13SE], 29946 [12OC]

S. 2100, improvements to rivers and harbors, 8775-8778, 8780-8783 [26AP], 2615, 27234-27237 [30SE]

S. 2101, Corps of Engineers' improvements to rivers and harbors, 2620 [26FE]

S. 2102, prohibit licensing of certain facilities on portions of the Salmon and Snake Rivers in Idaho, 22019 [11AU], 32288 [20OC], 32494 [21OC]

S. 2144, Des Plaines River wetlands restoration, 3422 [4MR]

S. 2148, amend Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, 3444-3446 [4MR]

S. 2148, Omnibus Oregon Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, 30119-30123 [12OC]

S. 2158, amend Corps of Engineers' authority relative to Missouri River bank stabilization and shoreline erosion, 3769 [14MR]

S. 2246, Lower Mississippi Delta Development Commission, 6150-6152 [31MR]

S. 2435, State and Local River Conservation Act, 12718 [26MY]

S. 2748, construct a gunite lining on certain reaches of the Bessemer Ditch, Pueblo, CO, 21937 [11AU], 29927 [12OC]

S. 2794, Stillwater Wildlife Management Area Restoration and Enhancement Act, 23957 [15SE]

S. 2836, Lower Mississippi Delta Development Act, 25691-25693 [27SE]

S. 2919, Hydroelectric Fairness Act, 32124 [20OC]

S.J. Res. 378, National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Week, 23755 [14SE], 32796 [21OC], 27112 [30SE]