COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS (House)

Bills and resolutions

Investigations and studies: expenses (see H. Res. 65, H993 [6FE])

Miller, Representative George: elect as chairman (see H. Res. 145, H2953 [9MY])

Hearings

Abraham Lincoln Research and Interpretive Center (H.R. 2548): (testimony), D952 [23JY]

Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. investigation: (testimony), D1377 [5NO], D1385 [6NO]

Appropriations for BLM and provision for certain fees for grazing of livestock (H.R. 481, 944, 1096, 1292): (testimony), D282 [12MR]

Authorizing Lake Andes-Wagner Unit and the Marty II Unit, South Dakota Pumping Division, Pick Sloan Missouri Basin Program (H.R. 615): (testimony), D384 [10AP]

Authorizing study of nationally significant places in American labor history: (testimony), D334 [19MR]

Authorizing the planning and construction of the Mid-Dakota rural water system (H.R. 616): (testimony), D384 [10AP]

BLM budget: (testimony), D152 [19FE]

Bureau of Reclamation projects and activities: (testimony), D255 [7MR]

Cahuilla Band leases (H.R. 136): (testimony), D1207 [3OC]

California desert lands (H.R. 2929, 3066): (testimony), D1100 [16SE]

Cave Creek Canyon Protection Act (H.R. 2790): (testimony), D1270 [17OC]

Coal mine and dust sampling and mitigation technology: (testimony), D846 [27JN]

Concessions at Yosemite National Park, D51 [9JA]

Dept. of Energy budget: (testimony), D232 [5MR]

Designate American Discovery Trail as a national trail (H.R. 3011): (testimony), D1450 [18NO]

Designate certain rivers in Michigan and Pennsylvania as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 476, 1323): (testimony), D440 [18AP]

Designate National Forest lands in Georgia as wilderness (H.R. 3245): (testimony), D1271 [17OC]

Designate segments of the Niobrara River, NE and SD, as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, D361 [21MR]

Designation of certain lands in Colorado as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (H.R. 762): (testimony), D657 [23MY]

Designation of the Bowen Gulch areas in Arapaho National Forest, CO, as a national wilderness area (H.R. 1447): (testimony), D657 [23MY]

Direct acquisitions within the Eleven Point Wild and Scenic River and establish the Greer Spring Special Management Area in Missouri (H.R. 3604): (testimony), D1412 [12NO]

Drought in California: (testimony), D152 [19FE]

Energy facility siting: testimony, D507 [30AP]

Enhanced oil recovery: (testimony), D633 [21MY]

Establish Little River Canyon National Preserve, AL (H.R. 3665): (testimony), D1450 [18NO]

Expand Six Rivers National Forest and designate the Headwaters Forest Wilderness Area (H.R. 2274): (testimony), D823 [25JN]

Feasibility of including Revere Beach in the National Parks Service (H.R. 2109): (testimony), D952 [23JY]

Flint Hills Prairie National Monument (H.R. 2369): (testimony), D908 [16JY]

Forest protection and land management: (testimony), D490 [25AP]

Forest Service budget: (testimony), D199 [27FE]

Garrison Unit Joint Tribal Advisory Committee recommendations regarding Indian reservation land rights (H.R. 2414): (testimony), D1433 [14NO]

Garrison Unit Joint Tribal Advisory Committee recommendations relative to reservation land rights (H.R. 2414): (testimony), D1342 [30OC]

Geological Survey, Bureau of Mines, and Minerals Management Service's royalty management program budget requests: (testimony), D189 [26FE]

Geothermal Steam Act amendments (H.R. 3359): (testimony), D1354 [31OC]

Historic and cultural resources in the implementation of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act and the general mining laws: (testimony), D173 [21FE]

Impact of transportation policy on the U.S. landscape: (testimony), D846 [27JN]

Indian health program appropriations (H.R. 3724): (testimony), D1412 [12NO]

Indian Memorial at Custer Battlefield National Monument: (testimony), D467 [23AP]

Insular areas budget: (testimony), D189 [26FE], D210 [28FE]

Investigation of allegations of undercover surveillance of Committee witnesses: (testimony), D1370 [4NO]

Jemez National Recreation Area (H.R. 2502): (testimony), D977 [25JY]

Late successional forest ecosystems: (testimony), D1226 [8OC]

Los Padres Condor Range and River Protection Act (H.R. 2556): (testimony), D977 [25JY]

Manzanar National Historic Site establishment (H.R. 543) and authorizing the study of historically significant Japanese American places (H.R. 2351): testimony, D633 [21MY]

Mineral, oil, and gas lease legislation: (testimony), D1433 [14NO]

Mineral Exploration and Development Act (H.R. 918), D800 [20JN]

———(testimony), D774 [18JN]

Morristown National Historical Park additional land (S. 363; H.R. 2035): (testimony), D930 [18JY]

National Coal and Extractive Energy Strategy Act (H.R. 1078): (testimony), D334 [19MR]

National Coal and Extractive Energy Strategy Act (H.R. 1079): (testimony), D440 [18AP]

National Geographic Mapping Act (H.R. 2763): (testimony), D977 [25JY]

National park and public land boundaries and usage (H.R. 1216, 1448, 2325): (testimony), D668 [29MY]

National park concessions: testimony, D729 [11JN]

National Park Service: (testimony), D173 [21FE]

National Park Service's 75th Anniversary Symposium: (testimony), D1489 [21NO]

National parks and public lands: (testimony), D1207 [3OC], D1462 [19NO]

National parks and public lands legislation: (testimony), D1110 [17SE]

National parks and public lands legislation (H.R. 2321, 2816): (testimony), D1040 [1AU]

National parks legislation: (testimony), D541 [7MY]

National trails legislation: (testimony), D396 [11AP]

Native American legislation (H.R. 2737, 3370): (testimony), D1290 [22OC]

Native American University Act (H.R. 3127): (testimony), D1500 [22NO]

Nez Perce National Historical Park, ID (H.R. 2032) and Necessity National Battlefield expansion (H.R. 2436): (testimony), D774 [18JN]

NRC budget: (testimony), D209 [28FE]

Nuclear licensing reforms: (testimony), D977 [25JY]

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and BLM budgets: (testimony), D210 [28FE]

Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corp. Act appropriations (H.R. 3387): (testimony), D1290 [22OC]

Political status of Palau: (testimony), D522 [2MY]

Post construction hearings on licensing of nuclear facilities (H.R. 3629): (testimony), D1378 [5NO], D1393 [7NO]

Power of Indian tribes to exercise criminal jurisdiction over Indians (H.R. 972): (testimony), D396 [11AP]

Public land issues: (testimony), D255 [7MR]

Public lands and national memorials (H.R. 543, 848, 1448): (testimony), D786 [19JN]

Public lands/national parks: (testimony), D689 [4JN]

Reclamation law: (testimony), D1330 [29OC]

Recognition and assistance to California Indian tribes (H.R. 2144): (testimony), D1237 [10OC]

Recognition of Lumbee Tribe of Cheraw Indians (S. 1036; H.R. 1426): (testimony), D1041 [1AU]

Recreational trails in the U.S.: (testimony), D1354 [31OC]

Revise BLM's public land management program (H.R. 3250): (testimony), D1251 [15OC]

San Carlos Apache Tribe Water Rights Act (H.R. 748; S. 291): (testimony), D1489 [21NO]

San Carlos Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act (S. 291): (testimony), D362 [21MR]

Sec. of Interior's national historic landmark theme study on African American history (H.R. 904): (testimony), D334 [19MR]

Settle certain claims of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (H.R. 3157): (testimony), D1308 [24OC]

Smithsonian Institution: (testimony), D132 [5FE]

Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area (H.R. 2141): (testimony), D1163 [26SE]

St. Croix, VI, Historical Park and Ecological Preserve (H.R. 2927): (testimony), D1144 [24SE]

State regulation of disposal of certain low-level radioactive waste (H.R. 645): (testimony), D1083 [12SE]

Steamtown National Historic Site (H.R. 2736, 3519): testimony, D1291 [22OC]

Stones River National Battlefield boundaries expansion (H.R. 2370): (testimony), D930 [18JY]

Terminate a reservation of use and occupancy at the Buffalo National River (S. 996): (testimony), D1450 [18NO]

Tribal Self-Governance Demonstration Project Act (H.R. 3394): (testimony), D1207 [3OC]

Uranium enrichment enterprise: (testimony), D1330 [29OC]

Validate conveyances of certain lands in California that form part of the Central Pacific Railway Co. right-of-way granted (H.R. 711): (testimony), D1163 [26SE]

Waste Isolation Pilot project: (testimony), D416 [16AP]

Wild and scenic rivers designation: (testimony), D1330 [29OC]

Withdraw Federal lands for military purposes in California (H.R. 3565): (testimony), D1378 [5NO]

Yankee Rowe nuclear power plant safety: (testimony), D1040 [1AU]

Meetings

Accepting a donation of land for addition to the Ocmulgee National Monument, GA (H.R. 749), D384 [10AP]

Accepting donation of land for addition to the Ocmulgee National Monument, GA (H.R. 749), D361 [21MR]

Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. investigation, D1342 [30OC]

Appropriations for the construction of the Buffalo Bill Dam and Reservoir Project, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, WY (H.R. 429): (testimony), D480 [24AP]

Aroostook Band of Micmacs Settlement Act (H.R. 932), D1071 [11SE]

Authorizing National Park Service to acquire and manage the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site (H.R. 690), D384 [10AP]

California Desert Protection Act amendment (H.R. 2929): (testimony), D1186 [1OC]

Consideration of pending business, D242 [6MR]

Designate certain rivers in Michigan as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 476), D584 [14MY]

Designate segment of Lower Merced River as a wild and scenic river (H.R. 2431), D1474 [20NO]

Designate segments of the Allegheny River as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 1323), D584 [14MY]

Designate segments of the Niobrara and Missouri Rivers as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 614), D417 [16AP]

Designate the California National Historic Trail and the Pony Express National Historic Trail as components of the National Trails System (H.R. 479), D417 [16AP]

Disclaiming Federal interests in certain lands on San Juan Island, WA (H.R. 427), D361 [21MR], D384 [10AP]

Enhance geologic mapping of the Geological Survey (H.R. 2763), D1393 [7NO]

Establish Greer Spring Special Management Area (H.R. 3604), D1474 [20NO]

Expand boundaries of the Saguaro National Monument (S. 292), D584 [14MY]

Federal payments in lieu of taxes to local governments, D1251 [15OC]

Geothermal Steam Act amendments (H.R. 3359), D1474 [20NO]

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore boundaries (H.R. 1216), D835 [26JN]

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore boundaries modification (H.R. 1216), D754 [13JN]

Issuance of subpoenas with Wackenhut/Alyeska investigation, D1153 [25SE]

Jemez National Recreation Area (H.R. 2502), D1474 [20NO]

Lamprey River Study Act (H.R. 1099), D1474 [20NO]

Land acquisition at Monocacy National Battlefield (H.R. 990), D584 [14MY]

Los Padres Condor Range and River Protection Act (H.R. 2556), D1196 [2OC]

Lumbee Recognition Act (H.R. 1426), D1071 [11SE]

Miscellaneous measures: (testimony), D480 [24AP]

Morristown National Historic Park, NJ (S. 363), D1071 [11SE]

Morristown National Historic Park addition (S. 363), D1012 [30JY]

National historic landmark theme study on African American history (H.R. 904), D417 [16AP]

National Park Service acquisition and management of the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site (H.R. 690), D361 [21MR]

National parks and public lands legislation, D774 [18JN], D1237 [10OC], D1308 [24OC], D1393 [7NO]

Native American Cultural Center in Oklahoma City, OK (H.R. 3370), D1474 [20NO]

Native American eligibility for Federal programs relative to receipt of income from trust or restricted lands (H.R. 2737), D1474 [20NO]

Nez Perce National Historical Park, ID (H.R. 2032), D1196 [2OC]

North Carolina wilderness lands (H.R. 35), D1196 [2OC]

Omnibus Insular Areas Act (H.R. 1688), D823 [25JN], D919 [17JY]

Organizational purposes, D140 [6FE]

Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site amendment (H.R. 1642), D584 [14MY]

Public lands and National Parks legislation: (testimony), D890 [11JY]

Public lands and wild and scenic rivers legislation, D1433 [14NO]

Reclamation States Drought Assistance Act amendments, H.R. 355, D296 [13MR]

Recommendations to Committee on the Budget, D296 [13MR]

Regulation of disposal of certain low-level radioactive waste (H.R. 645), D1163 [26SE]

Relinquishment of U.S. rights, title, and interest in certain lands (H.R. 1514), D417 [16AP]

San Carlos Indian Irrigation Project Divestiture Act (H.R. 1476), D1474 [20NO]

Six Rivers National Forest expansion and Headwaters Forest Wilderness Area designation (H.R. 2274), D1012 [30JY]

Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area (H.R. 2141), D1474 [20NO]

State regulation of disposal of low-level radioactive waste (H.R. 645), D1196 [2OC]

Steamtown National Historic Site (H.R. 3619) and Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, OH (H.R. 2808), D1528 [26NO]

Stones River National Battlefield, TN, boundary expansion (H.R. 2370), D1012 [30JY]

Stones River National Battlefield, TN (H.R. 2370), D1071 [11SE]

Study of significant places in U.S. labor history (H.R. 1143), D417 [16AP]

Use of certain Pocatello, ID, lands for a correctional facility for women (H.R. 1448), D754 [13JN]

Waste isolation pilot plant land withdrawal, D742 [12JN]

Withdraw certain lands in the Coronado National Forest from mining and mineral leasing laws (H.R. 2790), D1393 [7NO]

Withdraw lands for the waste isolation pilot plant (H.R. 2637), D835 [26JN]

Memorials of legislature

Palau, S11215 [29JY], H5818 [24JY]

Remarks in House

Miller, Representative George: elect as chairman (H. Res. 145), H2905 [9MY]

Native Americans: organization of Republican Task Force on Indian Affairs, E1498 [30AP]

Reports: permission to file, H1764 [14MR]

Reports

101st Congress, 2d Session: Legislative Summaries (H. Rept. 101-1017), H52 [3JA]

Public Land Reconveyances (excerpt), S6860 [24MY]

Reports filed

Acquire by Exchange, Cuyahoga National Recreation Area Lands Owned by Ohio (H.R. 2181) (H. Rept. 102-211), H6720 [23SE]

Amendment of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (H.R. 3394) (H. Rept. 102-320), H10364 [18NO]

Anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty (H. Con. Res. 109), H2601 [30AP]

Authorization for Addition of Lands to Morristown National Historical Park (S. 363) (H. Rept. 102-212), H6720 [23SE]

Authorization for National Park Service to Acquire and Manage Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site (H.R. 690) (H. Rept. 102-36), H2398 [22AP]

Authorization for States To Regulate the Disposal of Certain Low-Level Radioactive Waste (H.R. 645) (H. Rept. 102-289), H9492 [6NO]

Authorize Additional Appropriations for Land Acquisition at Monocacy National Battlefield, MD (H.R. 990) (H. Rept. 102-85), H3803 [3JN]

Authorizing Additional Construction Appropriations for Buffalo Bill Dam and Reservoir, Shoshone Project, and Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program (H.R. 429) (H. Rept. 102-114), H4611 [18JN]

Authorizing Appropriations for Implementation of Development Plan for Pennsylvania Avenue in the District of Columbia (H.R. 3387) (H. Rept. 102-286), H9392 [5NO]

BLM Appropriations (H.R. 1096) (H. Rept. 102-138), H5298 [9JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2369, Establishment of Flint Hills Prairie National Monument (H.R. 2369) (H. Rept. 102-244), H7647 [8OC]

Designate Certain Lands of the Los Padres National Forest as Wilderness (H.R. 2556) (H. Rept. 102-290), H9492 [6NO]

Designate Certain Michigan Rivers as Components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 476) (H. Rept. 102-84), H3803 [3JN]

Designate Segments of the Niobrara and Missouri Rivers in Nebraska and South Dakota as Components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 248) (H. Rept. 102-51), H2810 [7MY]

Designation of a Segment of the Lower Merced River, CA, as a Component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 2431) (H. Rept. 102-349), H10929 [22NO]

Designation of California and Pony Express National Historic Trails as Components of National Trails System (H.R. 479) (H. Rept. 102-48), H2783 [6MY]

Designation of Certain National Forest System Lands in Georgia as Wilderness (H.R. 3245) (H. Rept. 102-346), H10841 [21NO]

Designation of Lands in North Carolina as Wilderness Areas (H.R. 35) (H. Rept. 102-248), H7862 [15OC]

Designation of Segments of Allegheny River in Pennsylvania as a Component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 1323) (H. Rept. 102-87), H3804 [3JN]

Designation of Segments of the Lamprey River as Components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 1099) (H. Rept. 102-348), H10929 [22NO]

Designation of White Clay Creek in Delaware and Pennsylvania for Study To Be a Potential Addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 3012) (H. Rept. 102-344), H10841 [21NO]

Direction of Acquisitions Within the Eleven Point Wild and Scenic River and Establishment of the Greer Spring Special Management Area in Missouri (H.R. 3604) (H. Rept. 102-346), H10929 [22NO]

Disclaim Federal Interests in Certain Lands on San Juan Island, WA (H.R. 427) (H. Rept. 102-34), H2398 [22AP]

Divestiture of Certain Properties of the San Carlos Indian Irrigation Project, AZ (H.R. 1476) (H. Rept. 102-360), H11114 [23NO]

Donation of Land for Addition To Ocmulgee National Monument, GA (H.R. 749) (H. Rept. 102-35), H2398 [22AP]

Enhancement of the Geologic Mapping of the U.S. (H.R. 2763) (H. Rept. 102-333), H10543 [19NO]

Establishment of a Memorial at Custer Battlefield National Monument To Honor Indians Who Fought in the Battle of the Little Bighorn (H.R. 848) (H. Rept. 102-126), H4944 [24JN]

Establishment of Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and Mojave National Parks and Designation of Certain Desert Lands as Wilderness (H.R. 2929) (H. Rept. 102-283), H9143 [4NO]

Establishment of Manzanar National Historic Site (H.R. 543) (H. Rept. 102-125), H4944 [24JN]

Establishment of Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site (H.R. 1642) (H. Rept. 102-86), H3804 [3JN]

Establishment of St. Croix Historical Park and Ecological Preserve (H.R. 2927), H9392 [5NO]

Establishment of the Jemez National Recreation Area in New Mexico (H.R. 2502) (H. Rept. 102-361), H11114 [23NO]

Establishment of the Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area (H.R. 2141) (H. Rept. 102-354), H10929 [22NO]

Expansion of Boundaries of Stones River National Battlefield, TN (H.R. 2370) (H. Rept. 102-214), H6720 [23SE]

Expansion of Fort Necessity National Battlefield (H.R. 2436) (H. Rept. 102-252), H7862 [15OC]

Expansion of the Boundaries of the Saguaro National Monument (S. 292) (H. Rept. 102-88), H3804 [3JN]

Extension of Time for Drought Assistance Applications (H.R. 355) (H. Rept. 102-21), H1786 [18MR]

Feasibility of Establishing a Cultural Center for Native Americans in Oklahoma City, OK (H.R. 3370) (H. Rept. 102-353), H10929 [22NO]

Feasibility of Inclusion of Revere Beach, MA, in the National Parks System (H.R. 2109) (H. Rept. 102-299), H9699 [12NO]

Federal Study of the Historical and Cultural Resources in the Vicinity of Lynn, MA (H.R. 2859) (H. Rept. 102-301), H9699 [12NO]

Geothermal Steam Act Amendment (H.R. 3359) (H. Rept. 102-374), H11287 [25NO]

Increasing the Size of the Big Thicket National Preserve in Texas (H.R. 1592) (H. Rept. 102-352), H10929 [22NO]

Modification of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Boundaries (H.R. 1216) (H. Rept. 102-151), H5450 [15JY]

Nez Perce National Historical Park in Idaho (H.R. 2032) (H. Rept. 102-258), H8120 [21OC]

Omnibus Insular Areas Act: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 1688) (H. Rept. 102-232], H7198 [1OC]

Power of Indian Tribes To Exercise Criminal Jurisdiction (H.R. 972) (H. Rept. 102-61), correction, E2165 [12JN]

Preparation of National Historic Landmark Theme Study on African American History (H.R. 904) (H. Rept. 102-49), H2783 [6MY]

Reauthorization of the Navajo-Hopi Relocation Housing Program (S. 1720) (H. Rept. 102-321), H10364 [18NO]

Recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of Cheraw Indians of North Carolina (H.R. 1426) (H. Rept. 102-215), H6797 [24SE]

Reinstatement of the Power of Indian Tribes To Exercise Criminal Jurisdiction (H.R. 972) (H. Rept. 102-61), H3035 [14MY]

Relinquishment of Rights, Title, and Interest by the U.S. in Certain Lands H.R. 1514) (H. Rept. 102-89), H3804 [3JN]

Revision of Boundaries of Minute Man National Historical Park (H.R. 2896) (H. Rept. 102-276), H8577 [28OC]

Revision of Legislative Authority Relative to Construction of Commemorative Works in the District of Columbia (H.R. 3169) (H. Rept. 102-257), H8120 [21OC]

Revision of the Boundaries of the George Washington Birthplace National Monument (H.R. 2444) (H. Rept. 102-300), H9699 [12NO]

Settlement of Claims of the Aroostook Band of Micmacs (H.R. 932) (H. Rept. 102-229), H7197 [1OC]

Study of Nationally Significant Places in U.S. Labor History (H.R. 1143) (H. Rept. 102-50), H2783 [6MY]

Use of Certain Lands at Pocatello, ID, for Correctional Facility for Women (H.R. 1448) (H. Rept. 102-127), H4944 [24JN]

Withdrawal of Certain Lands of the Coronado National Forest From Mining and Mineral Leasing Laws (H.R. 2790) (H. Rept. 102-334), H10543 [19NO]

Withdrawal of Lands for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (H.R. 2637) (H. Rept. 102-241), H7551 [7OC]

Resignations

Lightfoot, Representative, H1293 [28FE]

Rules

Procedure, H1256-H1261 [27FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 145, elect Representative George Miller as chairman, H2905 [9MY]