CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES see also Ecology; Natural Resources

Addresses

Condition of Our Environment: Vice President Bush, 32515 [21OC]

Amendments

Dept. of Agriculture: plant stress and water conservation research laboratory (S. 1652), 13032 [27MY]

Heritage Preservation Commission: establish (H.R. 3313), 32456 [21OC]

Tongass National Forest: timber management and conservation (H.R. 1516), 17813 [12JY], 18088 [13JY], 18927 [26JY], 19175, 19181, 19182, 19183, 19184 [27JY]

Analyses

National Biological Diversity Conservation and Environmental Research Act, 5991 [31MR]

Articles and editorials

Acid Rain—Who Should Prove What To Whom?, 23434 [12SE]

Barnstorming for Ways to Control Flooding, 3435 [4MR]

Climbing Down Into the Deepest Cave in the State, Mark Taylor, 5348 [28MR]

Colorado Way, 13773 [8JN]

Conservation Area, 3423 [4MR]

Deadly Combination Felling Trees in East, 19091 [27JY]

DEM Director Bendick Wins Conservation Award, 12099 [24MY]

Drilling in Alaska—U.S. Should Develop Other Energy Sources, 12752 [26MY]

Florio Chides Bush on His Environment Record, 28268 [4OC]

Giving Nature a Chance, 3423 [4MR]

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

Illinois Prairie Path, 18949 [26JY]

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

Leading a Coal Group Out of Washington's Pits, 10403 [10MY]

Natural Water Project, 3424 [4MR]

New Wetlands—Fooling With Mother Nature—Most Development Mitigation Projects Don't Work, 13651 [7JN]

Preserving Wetlands, 13650 [7JN]

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

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

Welcome News From the South, 5954 [30MR]

Wetlands Do World of Work—But Permits for Filling Continue To Be Granted, 13652 [7JN]

What a Waste, 5955 [30MR]

Why We Must Save the Shore—The Last Wave?, 10841-10845 [12MY]

Bills and resolutions

American Heritage Trust: establish (see S. 2199; H.R. 4127)

Appropriations: State farm land and open space preservation programs (see H.R. 5065)

Conservation Reserve Program: entering windbreaks and shelterbelts (see S. 2416, 2440)

———expand land eligibility (see H.R. 4377)

———improve (see H.R. 4137)

Dept. of Agriculture: multiyear set-asides to establish wildlife habitats (see S. 2106)

Dept. of Environmental Protection: establish (see H.R. 5021)

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend expiration date (see H.R. 4604)

Federal Energy Management Improvement Act: enact (S. 1382), correcting enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 169)

Food Security Act: amend (see S. 2141)

———require that \1/8\ of the land placed in the conservation reserve be devoted to trees (see H.R. 4482)

Los Padres National Forest: designate certain lands for preservation as wilderness (see H.R. 4747)

Malaysia: promote ecology and civil liberties (see H. Con. Res. 396)

Military bases: authorizing appropriations for conservation programs (see H.R. 4031)

National Grasslands Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 386)

National Water Conservation Act: enact (see S. 2904)

Natural resources: allow States or local governments to carry out special reserve enhancement programs (see S. 2418)

———conservation of biological diversity and sustainable uses of (see H.R. 4335)

Outdoor America Conservation Fund: establish (see H.R. 5003)

Public lands: authorizing appropriations for conservation programs (see H.R. 4031)

———establish new components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, National Trails System, National Park System, and the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 5277)

Recycling of waste products: promote (see H.R. 4454, 4468)

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

Tongass National Forest: timber management and conservation (H.R. 1516), consideration (see H. Res. 488)

Washungton: wilderness within Olympic National Park, Mount Rainier National Park, and North Cascades National Park complex (see H.R. 4146)

Factsheets

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

Letters

Acid rain legislation: Lawrence D. Downing, 5175 [24MR]

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]

———Senator Dixon, 3432 [4MR]

———Senator Simon, 3432, 3434 [4MR]

Ecology: William Heyen, 32404 [20OC]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: Michael O. Blair, 22900 [8SE]

Tongass National Forest: Sealaska Corp., 19173 [27JY]

Wetland habitat protection: Pacific Flyway Council, 7280 [19AP]

Memorandums

Des Plaines Wetlands: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, 3432 [4MR]

Memorials of legislature

California, 22752 [7SE], 22868 [8SE]

Idaho, 9522 [29AP]

Iowa, 3421 [4MR]

Motions

Federal Energy Management Improvement Act: enact (S. 1382), 16427 [29JN]

Tongass National Forest: timber management and conservation (H.R. 1516), recommit, 19185 [27JY]

Petitions

Tongass National Forest timber management: Steve Cowper, Governor of Alaska, 17813 [12JY]

Remarks in House

Acid rain: control, 13797 [8JN]

Agriculture: conservation reserve enhancement programs (H.R. 4636), 11739 [19MY]

Air pollution: control emissions (H.R. 2787), 13194 [1JN]

American Heritage Trust Fund: establish, 11907 [23MY]

———establish (H.R. 4127), 3615 [9MR], 11766 [19MY], 20347 [3AU]

Bush, Vice President: environmental record, 28268 [4OC]

Conservation Reserve Program: expand land eligibility (H.R. 4377), 6610 [13AP], 6989 [14AP]

———improve (H.R. 4137), 3639 [10MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: plant stress and water conservation research laboratory (S. 1652), 13100 [1JN]

Dept. of Energy: energy efficiency technology exhibit in the House Cannon Office Building, 1958 [23FE]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend expiration date (H.R. 4604), 15967 [27JN], 16243 [28JN]

Federal Energy Management Improvement Act: enact (S. 1382), 16426 [29JN], 30079-30081 [12OC]

———enact (S. 1382), correcting enrollment (S. Con. Res. 169), 32878 [21OC]

Heritage Preservation Commission: establish (H.R. 3313), 18893 [26JY], 18895 [27JY]-18896 [26JY]

———establish (H.R. 3313), concurring in Senate amendment, 32861 [21OC]

Illinois Prairie Path: tribute, 18949 [26JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: beneficial programs in Arkansas, 22404 [11AU]

Massachusetts: Fund for Renewable Energy's State of the States award, 2529 [25FE]

National Biological Diversity Conservation and Environmental Research Act: enact (H.R. 4335), 5990 [31MR]

National Conservation Achievement Award: awarded to Representative Bonior, 3557 [8MR]

National Institute for New Agricultural and Forestry Industrial Materials: establish (H.R. 1197), 21689 [10AU]

Recycling of waste products: promote (H.R. 4454), 9057 [27AP]

———promote (H.R. 4468), 8794 [26AP]

South Carolina: acid rain threat to black ducks, 18407 [14JY]

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

Technology: energy efficiency exhibition on display at Cannon rotunda, 2548 [25FE]

Tongass National Forest: timber management and conservation (H.R. 1516), 19159 [27JY], 19162 [28JY]-19185 [27JY]

———timber management and conservation (H.R. 1516), consideration (H. Res. 488), 19158-19159 [27JY]

Water resources: improve management (H.R. 5496), 29864 [11OC]

Remarks in Senate

Acid rain: control, 27083 [30SE]

American Heritage Trust: establish to protect natural, historical, cultural, and recreational heritage (S. 2199), 4441 [18MR], 15146 [17JN]

Arbor Day: observance, 8391 [21AP]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, AK: Sec. of the Interior authority to make land exchanges (S. 1493), 18390 [14JY]

Clean Air Act: amend (S. 1894), 5167-5178 [24MR], 10104 [9MY], 23177 [9SE]

Congaree Swamp National Monument, SC: management plan, 262 [27JA]

Conservation reserve program: entry of windbreaks and shelterbelts (S. 2440), 12721 [26MY], 13033 [27MY]

———entering windbreaks and shelterbelts (S. 2416), 11657 [19MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: multiyear set-asides to establish wildlife habitats (S. 2106), 2671 [29FE]

———plant stress and water conservation research laboratory (S. 1652), 13052 [27MY]

Ecology: control acid rain, 23434 [12SE]

EPA: economic and environmental impacts from implementation of reducing ozone depleting substances, 17683 [12JY]

Farm Conservation and Water Protection Act: enact (S. 2898), 30875 [14OC]

Federal Energy Management Improvement Act: enact (S. 1382), 29854 [11OC]

———enact (S. 1382), correcting enrollment (S. Con. Res. 169), 32473 [21OC]

Food Security Act: amend (S. 2141), 3420 [4MR]

Heritage Preservation Commission: establish (H.R. 3313), 25976 [28SE], 32456 [21OC]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, 23435 [12SE]

National Water Conservation Act: enact (S. 2904), 30898 [14OC]

Natural resources: allow States or local governments to carry out special reserve enhancement programs (S. 2418), 11658 [19MY]

———protection of water quality and wildlife habitat (S. 2045), 1108 [4FE]

Nevada: water resources, 7279 [19AP]

Nicaragua: environmental impact of Contra war, 17727 [12JY]

Power resources: research, development and demonstration of renewable energy and energy conservation (S. 1554), 22797 [8SE]

San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area, AZ: establish (S. 252), 25975 [28SE]

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

Tongass National Forest: timber management and conservation (H.R. 1516), 20195 [3AU]

Water Resources Development Act: amend to provide Federal cost-sharing of water projects (S. 2655), 18764 [26JY]

Wisconsin Recycles: video on benefits of recycling, 15996 [27JN]

Reports

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

Reports filed

Canaveral National Seashore Headquarters: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (H.R. 3559) (S. Rept. 100-534), 24808 [22SE]

Heritage Preservation Commission: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (H.R. 3313) (S. Rept. 100-533), 24808 [22SE]

———Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 3313) (H. Rept. 100-789), 18924 [26JY]

National Forests and Public Lands of Nevada Enhancement Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 59) (S. Rept. 100-511), 23951 [15SE]

Plant Stress and Water Conservation Laboratory: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (S. 1652), 10797 [12MY]

Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 1554) (S. Rept. 100-523), 24808 [22SE]

San Pedro Riparia National Conservation Area: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 252) (S. Rept. 100-525), 24808 [22SE]

Timber Management and Conservation in the Tongass National Forest: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 1516) (H. Rept. 100-600), 9900 [4MY]

———Consideration: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 488) (H. Rept. 100-750), 16659, 16665 [6JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Wetland habitat protection: Pacific Flyway Council, 7280 [19AP]

Statements

Advantages to Farmers and Environmentalists Alike in Conservation Reserve Program: Senator Boschwitz, 6989 [14AP]

American Heritage Trust: Representative Kostmayer, 16746 [6JY]

Land Water Conservation Fund Success Story: Dan Lee, 20347 [3AU]

Studies

Energy Conservation Goals in Public Buildings, 3012 [2MR]

Wetlands—A Strategic National Resource, 3424-3426 [4MR]

Summaries

American Heritage Trust Act (S. 2199), 4444 [18MR]

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]

Testimonies

American Heritage Trust: Robert P. Casey, Governor of Pennsylvania, 16746 [6JY]

Texts of

H.R. 3313, Heritage Preservation Commission, 18893-18895 [26JY]

H.R. 4604, extend expiration date of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, 15967 [27JN]

S. 1382, Federal Energy Management Improvement Act, 16426 [29JN]

S. 1652, Dept. of Agriculture plant stress and water conservation research laboratory, 13053 [27MY], 13100 [1JN]

S. 2106, Dept. of Agriculture authorized multiyear set-asides to establish wildlife habitats, 2672 [29FE]

S. 2199, establish American Heritage Trust, 4441 [18MR]

S. 2416, Conservation Reserve Program, 11658 [19MY]

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

S. 2898, Farm Conservation and Water Protection Act, 30877-30883 [14OC]

S. 2904, National Water Conservation Act, 30899-30902 [14OC]

S. Con. Res. 169, correcting enrollment of S. 1382, Federal Energy Management Improvement Act, 32473 [21OC]

S.J. Res. 386, National Grasslands Week, 29532 [12OC]