RIVERS related term(s) Public Works

Amendments

Clarks Fork Wild and Scenic River Designation Act: enact (S. 2343), 36385, 36649 [27OC], 37017 [27OC]

East Fork of the Jemez River: wilderness designation (H.R. 644), 7416 [19AP]

Niobrara River Scenic River Designation Act: enact (S. 280), 15654, 15655, 15664 [26JN], 36354, 36356, 36641 [27OC]

Non-Indigenous Aquatic Nuisance Act: enact (S. 2244), 14578 [19JN], 35657, 35868 [26OC]

Pecos River: wilderness designation (H.R. 644), 7416 [19AP]

Articles and editorials

Engineers Under Siege at Vicksburg, 36025 [27OC]

Torrents of Spring—The New River in West Virginia, 5790 [28MR]

Troubled Waters, 10173-10177 [11MY]

Bills and resolutions

Allegheny River: designate segment as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 3065)

———designate segments in Pennsylvania as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 5402)

Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area: transfer of jurisdiction (see S. 3192; H.R. 5667)

Black Canyon National Park, CO: designate (see H.R. 5476)

California: designate Sespe Creek, the Sisquoc and the Big Sur Rivers as wild and scenic rivers (see S. 2784)

Chehalis River Basin Fishery Resources Study and Restoration Act: enact (see S. 2817)

Clarks Fork Wild and Scenic River Designation Act: enact (see S. 2343; H.R. 4398)

Colorado River: designate segments within Westwater and Cataract Canyons as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 5183)

Corps of Engineers: allow written requests for corrective Missouri River water management action (see S. 3109, 3110)

Cumberland River, KY: require Corps of Engineers to perform necessary channel modifications (see H.R. 4409)

Dept. of the Interior: establish a registry of outstanding recreational and scenic river areas (see H.R. 5911)

Flood control: shoreline projects on the Mississippi and Iowa Rivers (see S. 2638)

———shoreline projects to maintain certain projects on the Mississippi and Iowa Rivers (see H.R. 5781)

Fox River National Heritage Corridor Act: enact (see S. 2982)

Gunnison River: designate wild and scenic (see H.R. 5476)

Indians: water settlements involving the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe and the States of California and Nevada (see H.R. 3941)

Kissimmee River: modify authorities for flood control project (see S. 3262)

Klamath River, OR: designate a segment as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 4728)

Lamprey River: designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic River System (see H.R. 5699)

Lower Merced River, CA: designate a segment as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 2555; H.R. 4687)

Lower Mississippi Delta Development Center: authorizing appropriations and transfer certain personal property (see H.R. 5833)

Michigan: designate certain rivers as components of National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 2243; H.R. 4019)

Mill River, NC: designate segments as wild and scenic (see H.R. 5004)

Mills River: designate segment as a component of the Wild and Scenic River System (see S. 3199)

Mississippi River Corridor Study Commission Act: enact (see S. 2612)

Missouri River Basin: management of mainstream reservoirs and authorization of a damage fund (see H.R. 5495)

———water control projects (see H.R. 5494)

Missouri River Basin Governing Council: establish (see H.R. 5832)

Non-Indigenous Aquatic Nuisance Act: enact (see S. 2244)

Recreation areas: river corridor planning and assistance (see H.R. 4250)

Smith River National Recreation Area: designate (see S. 3036)

Smith River National Recreation Area, CA: establish (see H.R. 4309)

St. Johns River, FL: eligibility for priority consideration under the National Estuary Program (see H.R. 4875)

Tongue River Dam Authorization Act: enact (see S. 2524)

Trinity River Basin, TX: flood protection (see S. Res. 295)

Zebra mussels: prevent and control water infestations (see H.R. 4214)

Books

``Citizens' Guide To Protecting the Wetlands,'' Jan Goldman-Carter, National Wildlife Federation, 4273 [13MR]

Letters

Arkansas flood control: Senator Pryor, 10238 [14MY]

Colorado River Storage Project: Dennis B. Underwood, Dept. of the Interior, 14623 [19JN]

Delaware River segment as part of National Wild and Scenic Rivers System: Constance B. Harriman, Dept. of the Interior, 23622 [10SE]

———Gerald M. Hansler, Delaware River Basin Commission, 23623 [10SE]

Lower Mississippi Delta Development Commission activities: Bill Clinton, Governor of Arkansas, 10657 [16MY]

Merrimack River Study Act: Elizabeth S. Hager, 374 [24JA]

———John Haubert, 20389 [30JY]

Niobrara River Scenic River Designation Act: landowners adjacent to the Niobrara River, 14721 [20JN]

Protection of Colorado water resources: James S. Lochhead, 35799 [26OC]

———Theodore L. Brooks, Colorado River Water Conservation District, 35799 [26OC]

———Thomas F. Donnelly, National Water Resources Association, 35800 [26OC]

Tongue River Dam Authorization Act: Joseph P. Mazurek, 8501 [26AP]

———K.L Cool, 8502 [26AP]

———Stan Stephens, Governor of Montana, 8501 [26AP]

Lists

Lower Mississippi Delta Development Commission report themes, 10657 [16MY]

Organizations supporting joint U.S.-Soviet cooperation to save rivers, 3245 [1MR]

Memorandums

Reservoir Project Purposes: Dept. of the Army, 26111 [26SE]

Motions

Niobrara River Scenic River Designation Act: enact (S. 280), suspend the rules and concur in the Senate amendments, 36993 [27OC]

Remarks in House

Allegheny River: designate segments in Pennsylvania as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 5402), 20560 [30JY], 28370-28372 [10OC]

Anacostia River: pollution, 7276 [18AP]

Arkansas River: investigate water pollution sources, 13981 [13JN]

Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area: transfer of jurisdiction (H.R. 5667), 28432, 28433 [10OC]

Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission: establish (S. 830), 24726 [17SE], 24727 [19SE]-24728 [17SE]

Chehalis River, WA: restoration of fishery resources (H.R. 3787), 17544-17547 [16JY]

Clarks Fork Wild and Scenic River Designation Act: enact (H.R. 4398), 5444 [27MR]

———enact (S. 2343), 37015 [27OC]

Colorado: authorizing operation of Platoro Reservoir, 37112 [27OC]

Corps of Engineers: allow written requests for corrective Missouri River water management action, 26106-26114 [26SE]

Delaware River: designate segment as part of National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 3764), 23621-23624 [10SE]

Earth Day: Bush administration's environmental policies, 7277 [18AP]

———observance, 4273 [13MR]

Ecology: joint U.S.-Soviet conference, 3245 [1MR]

Kissimee River: modify authorities for flood control project, 36920 [27OC]

Klamath River, OR: designate a segment as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 4728), 9305 [3MY]

Lower Merced River, CA: designate a segment as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 4687), 9207 [2MY], 24714, 24715 [17SE]

Lower Mississippi Delta Development Commission: report, 10646-10655, 10657 [16MY]

Merrimack River, NH: designate section as wild and scenic river (S. 1046), 20387, 20388, 20389, 20459 [30JY]

Michigan: designate certain rivers as components of National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 4019), 25603-25610 [25SE]

Mills River, NC: designate segments as wild and scenic (H.R. 5004), 28369 [10OC]

Missouri River Basin Governing Council: establish (H.R. 5832), 29512 [16OC]

New River: tribute, 5790 [28MR]

Niobrara River Scenic River Designation Act: enact (S. 280), 14721 [20JN], 15645-15668 [26JN], 36993 [27OC]

———enact (S. 280), consideration (H. Res. 410), 14096-14098 [14JN]

North Dakota: construction of a permanent flood project, 878 [31JA]

Pecos River and the East Fork of the Jemez River: inclusion in National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 644), 7276 [18AP], 7411, 7414-7419 [19AP]

———inclusion in National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 644), consideration (H. Res. 360), 7413 [19AP]

Pemigewasset River Study Act: enact (S. 1524), 20386, 20387, 20459 [30JY]

Recreation areas: river corridor planning and assistance (H.R. 4250), 4309 [13MR]

Smith River National Recreation Area, CA: establish (H.R. 4309), 4401 [14MR], 24715-24721 [17SE], 35195 [27OC]

———establish (S. 3036), 24721 [19SE]

St. Marys River: wilderness designation (H.R. 76), Senate amendment, 21595 [1AU]

Virginia Smith Dam and Reservoir: designate (H.R. 3073), 20753 [31JY]

Waterways: pollution, 7402 [19AP]

Zebra mussels: prevent and control water infestations (H.R. 4214), 3806 [7MR]

Remarks in Senate

ACE river basin project, SC: tribute, 8522 [26AP]

Allegheny River: designate segment as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 3065), 24675 [17SE]

Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area: transfer of jurisdiction (H.R. 5667), 35584 [26OC]

Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission: appropriations, 33282 [23OC]

———establish (S. 830), 27254, 27255 [3OC]

California: designate Sespe Creek, the Sisquoc and the Big Sur Rivers as scenic rivers (S. 2784), 15592 [26JN]

Chama River Gateway to the Past Interpretation and Visitor Education Act: enact (S. 2014), correct engrossment, 15513 [25JN]

Chehalis River, WA: restoration of fishery resources (H.R. 3787), 23308 [4AU], 28079 [8OC]

Chehalis River Basin Fishery Resources Study and Restoration Act: enact (S. 2817), 16457-16459 [28JN]

Clarks Fork Wild and Scenic River Designation Act: enact (S. 2343), 5409 [27MR], 36385-36388 [27OC]

———enact (S. 2343), vitiate, 36575 [27OC]

Colorado River: water rights, 36183, 36184, 36185 [27OC]

Corps of Engineers: allow written requests for corrective Missouri River water management action (S. 3109), 25796 [25SE]

———allow written requests for corrective Missouri River water management action (S. 3110), 25919 [26SE]

Dept. of the Interior: water quality study of the Mississippi River, 31864 [22OC]

Ecology: Grand Junction/Mesa County Colorado Riverfront project, 16560 [28JN]

Flood control: Corps of Engineers policy, 10238 [14MY]

Fox River National Heritage Corridor Act: enact (S. 2982), 22859 [3AU]

Jackson Hole, WY: environmental study of Snake River, 21704, 21710 [2AU]

———flood control, 21104 [1AU]

Kissimee River: modify authorities for flood control project (S. 3262), 36512 [27OC]

Kissimmee River: modify authorities for flood control project (S. 3262), 35856 [26OC], 36024 [27OC]

Lower Merced River, CA: designate a segment as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 4687), 36386, 36387, 36575 [27OC]

———designate a segment as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 2555), 8935 [1MY]

Merrimack River, NH: designate section as wild and scenic river (S. 1046), 374 [24JA]

Mills River, NC: designate segments as wild and scenic (H.R. 5004), 33596 [24OC], 36468 [27OC]

Mississippi River Corridor Study Commission Act: enact (S. 2612), 10173 [11MY]

New Jersey: Manasquan River flood control, 21112 [1AU]

Niagara Falls: establish a U.S.-Canada commission to preserve and protect (S. Con. Res. 152), 28576 [11OC]

Niobrara River Scenic River Designation Act: enact (S. 280), 36354-36356 [27OC]

Non-Indigenous Aquatic Nuisance Act: enact (S. 2244), 3766-3770 [7MR], 4210 [9MR], 35649, 35657-35663 [26OC]

———enact (S. 2244), sequential referral, 30438 [17OC]

Pecos River and the East Fork of the Jemez River: inclusion in National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 644), 11685 [22MY], 11799 [23MY]

Smith River National Recreation Area: designate (S. 3036), 24164 [12SE]

Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Wild and Scenic River Study Act: enact (S. 262; H.R. 2570), 36542 [27OC]

Tongue River Dam Authorization Act: enact (S. 2524), 8500, 8502 [26AP]

Trinity River Basin, TX: flood protection (S. Res. 295), 13411 [7JN]

Wyoming: wild and scenic river designation, 36185 [27OC]

Reports filed

Allegheny River Segment, PA, Wilderness Designation: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 5402) (H. Rept. 101-781), 26907 [1OC]

Assabet, Concord and Sudbury Rivers Wilderness Designation: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 2262) (S. Rept. 101-491), 27247 [3OC]

Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area Jurisdiction Transfer: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 5667) (H. Rept. 101-841), 28448 [10OC]

Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (S. 830) (H. Rept. 101-712), 24754 [17SE]

Chama River Gateway to the Past Interpretation and Visitor Education Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 2014) (S. Rept. 101-317), 13482 [8JN]

Chehalis River Basin, WA, Fishery Resources: Committee on Environment and Public Works (S. 3787) (S. Rept. 101-485), 26728 [1OC]

Colorado River Storage Project Authorization: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 3960) (H. Rept. 101-764), 26311 [27SE]

———Consideration: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 502) (H. Rept. 101-850), 28697 [11OC]

Delaware River Wilderness Designation: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 3764) (H. Rept. 101-683), 23677 [10SE]

East Fork of the Jemez River Wilderness Designation (H.R. 644), Consideration: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 360) (H. Rept. 101-424), 4571 [20MR]

———Consideration: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 360) (H. Rept. 101-424), 4571 [20MR]

Klamath River, OR, Wilderness Designation: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 4728) (H. Rept. 101-848), 28697 [11OC]

Lower Merced River, CA, Wilderness Designation: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 4687) (H. Rept. 101-709), 24754 [17SE]

Merrimack River Wilderness Designation: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (S. 1046) (H. Rept. 101-640), 20548 [30JY]

Michigan Rivers Wilderness Designation: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 4019) (H. Rept. 101-738), 25522 [24SE]

Mill River Segment, NC, Wilderness Designation: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 5004) (H. Rept. 101-780), 26907 [1OC]

Mississippi River National Heritage Corridor Feasibility Study: Committee Energy and Natural Resources (H.R. 2174) (S. Rept. 101-423), 22832 [3AU]

———Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 2174) (H. Rept. 101-525), 12670 [5JN]

Niobrara River Segment Wilderness Designation: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (S. 280) (H. Rept. 101-526), 13261 [6JN]

———Consideration: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 410) (H. Rept. 101-530), 13325, 13344 [7JN]

Non-Indigenous Aquatic Nuisance Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (S. 2244) (S. Rept. 101-523), 28557 [11OC]

Pecos River Wilderness Designation (H.R. 644), Consideration: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 360) (H. Rept. 101-424), 4571 [20MR]

———Consideration: Committee on Rules (H.R. 644) (H. Rept. 101-424), 4530 [20MR]

Pemigewasset River Study Act: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (S. 1524) (H. Rept. 101-639), 20548 [30JY]

Smith River National Recreation Area, CA: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 4309) (H. Rept. 101-707), 24754 [17SE]

St. Marys River Eligibility Study: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (H.R. 76) (S. Rept. 101-311), 13406 [7JN]

Upper Sacramento River Fishery Resources Restoration Program: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 3613) (H. Rept. 101-726), 25275 [21SE]

———Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 3613) (H. Rept. 101-726), 26651 [28SE]

Westwater Canyon Segment of the Colorado River Designated as a Component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (S. 1719) (H. Rept. 101-842), 28448 [10OC]

Rulings of the Chair

Niobrara River Scenic River Designation Act: enact (S. 280), 36993 [27OC]

Statements

Acid Rain and Acid Lakes—The Real Story: Edward C. Krug, 36010 [27OC]

Joint U.S.-Soviet Cooperation To Save Rivers, 3245 [1MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 360, coinsideration of H.R. 644, Pecos River and the East Fork of the Jemez River inclusion in National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, 7414 [19AP]

H. Res. 410, consideration of S. 280, Niobrara River Scenic River Designation Act, 14096 [14JN]

H.R. 76, wilderness designation for St. Marys River, FL, 14267 [14JN]

H.R. 3764, designate segment of Delaware River as part of National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, 23621 [10SE]

H.R. 3787, Chehalis River, WA, restoration of fishery resources, 17544 [16JY]

H.R. 4019, designate certain rivers as components of National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, 25603 [25SE]

H.R. 4309, Smith River National Recreation Area, CA, 24715-24719 [17SE]

H.R. 4687, Lower Merced River, CA, segment designation as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, 24714 [17SE]

H.R. 5004, designate segments of Mills River, NC as wild and scenic, 28369 [10OC]

H.R. 5402, designate Allegheny River segments in Pennsylvania as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, 28370 [10OC]

H.R. 5667, Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area jurisdiction transfer, 28432 [10OC]

S. 830, establish Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission, 24726 [17SE]

S. 1046, Merrimack River Study Act, 373 [24JA], 20388 [30JY]

S. 1542, Pemigewasset River Study Act, 20386 [30JY]

S. 2014, Chama River Gateway to the Past Interpretation and Visitor Education Act, 14268 [14JN]

S. 2244, Non-Indigenous Aquatic Nuisance Act, 4210-4213 [9MR], 35649-35657 [26OC]

S. 2262, Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Wild and Scenic Rivers designation, 3992 [8MR]

S. 2343, Clarks Fork Wild and Scenic River Designation Act, 36385 [27OC], 37016 [27OC]

S. 2524, Tongue River Dam Authorization Act, 8501 [26AP]

S. 2555, designate a segment of the Lower Merced River, CA, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, 8935 [1MY]

S. 2817, Chehalis River Basin Fishery Resources Study and Restoration Act, 16458 [28JN]

S. 2982, Fox River National Heritage Corridor Act, 22860-22862 [3AU]

S. 3036, Smith River National Recreation Area, 24165-24169 [12SE]

S. 3065, designate segment of Allegheny River as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, 24675 [17SE]

S. 3110, allow written requests for corrective Missouri River water management action by Corps of Engineers, 25919 [26SE]

S. 3262, modify authorities for Kissimmee flood control project, 36026 [27OC]

S. Con. Res. 152, U.S.-Canada commission to preserve and protect Niagara Falls, 28576 [11OC]

S. Res. 295, flood protection for the Trinity River Basin, TX, 13411 [7JN]