RIVERS related term(s) Public Works; Water

Amendments

Connecticut River National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: establish (H.R. 794), S17903, S17908, S17909, S17993, S17994 [23NO], H11195 [25NO]

Missouri: direct acquisitions within the Eleven Point Wild and Scenic River and establish the Greer Spring Special Management Area (H.R. 3604), H10928 [22NO]

Missouri River: designate a segment as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 248), H3006, H3012 [14MY]

Niobrara River: designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 248), H3006, H3012 [14MY]

Articles and editorials

Fighting for a Northern Treasure, S15419 [29OC]

Niobrara Claims Misleading, S4517 [17AP]

Outdoor Cathedral—Big Thicket Trails Offer Natural Tranquility, E2751 [29JY]

Study a Delay Tactic—Niobrara Scenic River Bill Has Been Fully Debated, H3000 [14MY]

Tatshenshini River—Saving the Heartland of a Great Wilderness, S15420-S15422 [29OC]

Bills and resolutions

Allegheny River: designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 606, S2927 [7MR]; H.R. 1323, H1472 [7MR])

Appomattox River: declare a segment to be not navigable water (see S. 1068, S5753 [14MY])

Arkansas: agricultural water supply, ground water management, and conservation project (see H.R. 3646, H8661 [29OC])

———designate certain rivers as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 1743, S13578 [24SE])

Big Thicket National Preserve: increase size (see H.R. 1592, H2015 [21MR])

Branch County, MI: licensure of facilities on the St. Joseph River by FERC (see H.R. 3284, H6384 [2AU])

Cache La Poudre River National Water Heritage Area: establish (see S. 1174, S6654 [23MY]; H.R. 3468, H7313 [2OC])

Colorado River: authorizing appropriations for storage project (see S. 233, S978 [17JA]; H.R. 387, H81 [4JA])

Conejos Water Conservancy District: transfer of the Platoro Reservoir and protection of Conejos River (see H.R. 1183, H1323 [28FE])

Connecticut River National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: establish (see H.R. 794, H889 [5FE])

Corps of Engineers: management of the Missouri River (see S. Res. 61, S2256 [22FE])

Delaware River: designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 3457, H7198 [1OC])

DeValls Bluff, AR: bridge construction for motor vehicle access over the White River (see H.R. 2544, H4015 [5JN])

Eleven Point River: establish certain boundaries (see H.R. 472, H195 [10JA])

Fish: restoration of fishery resources (see H.R. 2289, H2952 [9MY])

Flood control: modify Success Reservoir, CA (see H.R. 2888, H5450 [15JY])

———shoreline projects on the Mississippi and Iowa Rivers (see H.R. 992, H1077 [20FE])

Fox River National Heritage Corridor: establish (see S. 2006, S17433 [21NO])

Interstate compacts: consent of Congress to amend a compact between Louisiana and Texas relative to the Sabine River (see H.R. 2005, H2468 [23AP])

———establish the jurisdictional boundary between New Hampshire and Maine (see S. Con. Res. 38, S6034 [16MY])

Lamprey River: designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 461, S2146 [21FE]; H.R. 1099, H1137 [21FE])

Lindy Claiborne Boggs Lock: designate on the Red River Waterway in Louisiana (see S. 627, S3020 [12MR])

Lower Merced River: designate as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 549, S2618 [5MR]; H.R. 2431, H3494 [22MY])

Lower Mississippi Delta Development Center: authorizing appropriations and transfer of certain personal property (see H.R. 522, H487 [12JA])

———authorizing grants (see H.R. 2572, H4097 [6JN])

Lower Mississippi River Waterway Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 2961, H5650 [18JY])

Lower Salmon River: designate as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 2101, S18335 [26NO]; H.R. 4079, H12062 [3JA])

Michigan: designate certain rivers as components of the Wild and Scenic River System (see H.R. 476, H195 [10JA])

———designate certain rivers as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 209, S440 [14JA])

Mississippi River Commission: extend jurisdiction (see H.R. 4047, H11889 [26NO])

Missouri: direct acquisitions within the Eleven Point Wild and Scenic River and establish the Greer Spring Special Management Area (see S. 2024, S17667 [22NO]; H.R. 3604, H8187 [22OC])

Missouri River: designate a segment as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 248, S1052 [23JA]; H.R. 614, H683 [23JA])

Missouri River System: Corps of Engineers management (see H. Res. 110, H1670 [12MR])

Niagara Falls Bridge Commission: issuance of certain bonds relative to the maintenance of bridges crossing the Niagara River (see H.J. Res. 333, H6798 [24SE])

Niobrara River: designate as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 1548, H2013 [21MR])

———designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 248, S1052 [23JA]; H.R. 614, H683 [23JA])

Perdido River: designate as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 2574, H4097 [6JN])

Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program: availability of pumping power to non-Federal irrigation projects in Montana (see S. 1370, S8592 [25JN]; H.R. 3186, H6316 [1AU])

Porter County, IN: protect Salt Creek River corridor (see H.R. 2325, H3035 [14MY])

Public lands: designate monument, conservation area, and wild and scenic section of Black Canyon of the Gunnison River (see H.R. 1321, H1472 [7MR])

Rio Grande: designate segment as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 2021, S17667 [22NO])

Russia River Basin: fishery resources and habitats (see H.R. 3623, H8494 [24OC])

St. Johns River: give priority pollution control consideration under the National Estuary Program (see H.R. 64, H55 [3JA])

Tennessee River: Corps of Engineers project for streambank protection (see H.R. 76, H56 [3JA])

———streambank protection project in Knoxville, TN (see S. 502, S2309 [26FE])

Tongue River: repair and enlarge dam and settle Northern Cheyenne Tribe water rights claims (see S. 751, S3929 [21MR])

Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River: transfer of certain real property (see H.R. 1477, H1848 [19MR])

Upper Mississippi River Environmental Education Center: establish (see S. 1048, S5752 [14MY])

Upper Sacramento River: establish a fishery resources restoration program (see S. 728, S3929 [21MR]; H.R. 1563, H2014 [21MR]; H.R. 1728, H2177 [11AP])

Water: improve quality flowing from the Leadville Mine, CO drainage tunnel and the Upper Arkansas River Basin (see H.R. 484, H385 [11JA])

White Clay Creek: designate as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 1552, S10769 [24JY])

———designate as component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 3012, H5817 [24JY])

Yakima River: water enhancement project (see S. 1609, S11550 [31JY]; H.R. 3097, H6137 [30JY])

Zuni River: management of certain resources on surrounding Indian reservations (see S. 1350, S8458 [21JN])

———management of the Zuni watershed (see H.R. 4026, H11888 [26NO])

Documents

Cooperative Large Rivers Fisheries Research and Restoration Act, E1538 [1MY]

Explanations

Cooperative Large Rivers Fisheries Research and Restoration Act, E1537 [1MY]

Factsheets

Border Determination Between New Hampshire and Maine, S6070 [16MY]

Niobrara River Studies, H3009 [14MY]

Letters

Connecticut River National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: Dept. of the Interior, S17907 [23NO]

Designating segments of the Niobrara and Missouri Rivers as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System: CBO, S3305 [13MR]

Lamprey River segment designation as part of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System: Joseph P. Ford, S2179 [21FE]

———Judd Gregg, Governor of New Hampshire, S2179 [21FE]

———Lamprey River Watershed Association, S2179 [21FE]

———Ralph Freedman, S2179 [21FE]

———Robert W. Varney, S2179 [21FE]

Navigability of the Hudson River near the pier: Corps of Engineers, H3687 [29MY]

Niobrara River scenic designation: E. Benjamin Nelson, Governor of Nebraska, S4517 [17AP]

White Clay Creek Study Act: Audubon Society, S10778 [24JY]

———Delaware Water Resources Center, S10778 [24JY]

———National Wildlife Federation, S10778 [24JY]

———White Clay Creek Preserve, S10778 [24JY]

———White Clay Flyfishermen (organization), S10778 [24JY]

Memorials of legislature

Border determination between New Hampshire and Maine: New Hampshire, S6071 [16MY]

Louisiana, S10440 [18JY], H5596 [17JY]

North Dakota, S6144 [20MY]

Petitions

Richmond County, NY, Office of the District Attorney: oilspill into the Arthur Kill Waterway and the operations of interstate pipelines, H5342 [10JY]

Remarks in House

Allegheny River: designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 1323), H1461 [7MR], H3756-H3758 [3JN]

Big Thicket National Preserve: increase size (H.R. 1592), H11092-H11094 [23NO], E2751 [29JY]

Conejos Water Conservancy District: transfer of the Platoro Reservoir and protection of Conejos River (H.R. 1183), E696 [28FE]

Connecticut River National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: establish (H.R. 794), H1237 [27FE], H2980-H2985 [14MY], H11195-H11198 [25NO]

Delaware River: designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 3457), E3229 [3OC]

Eleven Point River: establish certain boundaries (H.R. 472), E411 [5FE]

EPA: clean up of Rouge River in Michigan, H4048 [6JN]

Hudson River: restoration, E1737 [14MY]

Lamprey River: designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 1099), H1084 [21FE], H11087, H11088 [23NO]

Lower Merced River: designate as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 2431), H11068 [23NO], E1902 [23MY]

Lower Mississippi River Waterway Advisory Committee: establish, H5613 [18JY]

Michigan: designate certain rivers as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 476), H3747-H3751 [3JN], E114 [10JA]

Mississippi River: St. Paul, MN, flood control project, E1964 [29MY]

Mississippi River Commission: extend jurisdiction (H.R. 4047), E4152 [26NO]

Missouri: direct acquisitions within the Eleven Point Wild and Scenic River and establish the Greer Spring Special Management Area (H.R. 3604), H10925-H10928 [22NO]

Missouri River: designate a segment as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 614), H647 [23JA]

———designate a segment as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 248), H2956 [13MY], H2996-H3017 [14MY]

———designate a segment as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 248), consideration (H. Res. 148), H2995, H2996 [14MY]

New Jersey: study of certain rivers for wild and scenic designation, E2919 [2AU]

Niobrara River: designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 614), H647 [23JA]

———designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 248), H2956 [13MY], H2996-H3017 [14MY]

———designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 248), consideration (H. Res. 148), H2995, H2996 [14MY]

Pennsylvania: funding for Susquehanna River Basin flood warning system, E2217 [13JN]

Public lands: designate monument, conservation area, and wild and scenic section of Black Canyon of the Gunnison River (H.R. 1321), E829 [7MR]

Severn River Association: anniversary, E1147 [9AP]

White Clay Creek: designate as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 3012), H11066-H11068 [23NO]

Yakima River: water enhancement project (H.R. 3097), H5984 [30JY]

Zuni River: management of the Zuni watershed (H.R. 4026), E3994 [22NO]

Remarks in Senate

Allegheny River: designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 606), S2969 [7MR], S18283 [26NO], S18849 [18DE]

Appomattox River: declare a segment to be not navigable water, S17520 [21NO]

———declare a segment to be not navigable water (S. 1068), S5785, S5786 [14MY]

Arkansas: designate certain rivers as components of the Wild and Scenic River System (S. 1743), S18281 [26NO]

———designate certain rivers as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 1743), S13580 [24SE]

Colorado River: authorizing appropriations for storage project (S. 233), S987 [17JA]

Connecticut River National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: establish (H.R. 794), S17903-S17910 [23NO]

Corps of Engineers: management of the Missouri River (S. Res. 61), S2266 [22FE]

Ferries: establish routes, S7774 [13JN]

———establish routres, S7774 [13JN]

Fox River National Heritage Corridor: establish (S. 2006), S17436, S17439 [21NO]

Freeport, IL: flood control project funding, S9428, S9429 [10JY]

Guadalupe River: flood control project funding, S9425 [10JY]

Interstate compacts: establish the jurisdictional boundary between New Hampshire and Maine (S. Con. Res. 38), S6069 [16MY]

Lamprey River: designate segments as components of the the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 461), S2178-S2180 [21FE]

———designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 1099), S18282 [26NO]

Lindy Claiborne Boggs Lock: designate on the Red River Waterway in Louisiana (S. 627), S3087 [12MR]

Lower Merced River: designate as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 549), S2656 [5MR]

Lower Salmon River: designate as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 2101), S18424 [26NO]

Michigan: designate certain rivers as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 209), S911 [14JA]

Missouri: direct acquisitions within the Eleven Point Wild and Scenic River and establish the Greer Spring Special Management Area (H.R. 3604), S18288 [26NO]

———direct acquisitions within the Eleven Point Wild and Scenic River and establish the Greer Spring Special Management Area (S. 2024), S17685 [22NO]

Missouri River: designate a segment as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 248), S1084, S1085 [23JA], S4515-S4518 [17AP]

———levee unit L-385 flood control project funding, S9424 [10JY]

Muddy River: study of the water resource needs, S9416 [10JY]

Niobrara River: designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 248), S1084, S1085 [23JA], S4515-S4518 [17AP]

Olympic games: use of public lands and waterways, S15675 [31OC]

Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program: availability of pumping power to non-Federal irrigation projects in Montana (S. 1370), S8614 [25JN]

Red River: chloride control project funding, S9425 [10JY]

Rio Grande: designate segment as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 2021), S17682 [22NO]

Tatshenshini River: ecological impact of proposed copper mine, S15419 [29OC]

Tongue River: repair and enlarge dam and settle Northern Cheyenne Tribe water rights claims (S. 751), S4032 [21MR]

University of Massachusetts: fish and wildlife conservation and natural resources policy scholarship, S17908 [23NO]

Upper Mississippi River Environmental Education Center: establish (S. 1048), S5762 [14MY]

Upper Sacramento River: establish a fishery resources restoration program (S. 728), S3947 [21MR]

White Clay Creek: designate as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 3012), S18282 [26NO]

———designate as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 1552), S10777, S10778 [24JY]

Yakima River: water enhancement project (S. 1609), S11576 [31JY]

Zuni River: management of certain resources on surrounding Indian reservations (S. 1350), S8459 [21JN], S15540 [30OC]

Reports filed

Connecticut River National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 794) (H. Rept. 102-58), H2962 [13MY]

Connecticut River National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Establishment: Committee on Environment and Public Works (H.R. 794) (S. Rept. 102-165), S13978 [30SE]

Consideration of S. 248, Designation of Segments of the Niobrara and Missouri Rivers as Components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 148 (H. Rept. 102-55), H2951 [9MY]

Designate a Segment of the Allegheny River, PA, as a Component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 606) (S. Rept. 102-232), S17988 [23NO]

Designate Certain Arkansas Rivers as Components of the Wild and Scenic River System: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 1743) (S. Rept. 102-210), S16449 [12NO]

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

Designate Certain Rivers in Michigan as Components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (H.R. 476) (S. Rept. 102-240), S17988 [23NO]

Designate Segments of the Niobrara and Missouri Rivers in Nebraska and South Dakota as Components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (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: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 549) (S. Rept. 102-231), S17988 [23NO]

———Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 2431) (H. Rept. 102-349), H10929 [22NO]

Designation of Segments of Allegheny River as a Component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (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: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 461) (S. Rept. 102-230), S17988 [23NO]

———Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (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: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 1552) (S. Rept. 102-233), S17988 [23NO]

———Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (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: Committee on Agriculture (H.R. 3604) (H. Rept. 102-346), H10841 [21NO]

———Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 3604) (H. Rept. 102-346), H10929 [22NO]

Increasing the Size of the Big Thicket National Preserve in Texas: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 1592) (H. Rept. 102-352), H10929 [22NO]

Zuni River Watershed Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Select) (S. 1350) (S. Rept. 102-174), S14426 [4OC]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Lee H.: Indiana and the Ohio River, E3145 [25SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Connecticut River National Fish and Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 794): Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, H2985 [14MY]

Lamprey River segment designation as part of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System: Durham, NH, S2179 [21FE]

———Newmarket, NH, S2180 [21FE]

Michigan Scenic Rivers Act: Marquette County, MI, Labor Council AFL-CIO, H3750 [3JN]

———Upper Peninsula, MI, Building and Construction Trades Council, H3750 [3JN]

Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, H1237 [27FE]

Statements

Border Determination Between New Hampshire and Maine: Senator Smith, S6070 [16MY]

Connecticut River National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: Springfield, MA, H2984 [14MY]

Niobrara River: A.T. Harrison, H2999 [14MY]

———Jon Farrar, H2999 [14MY]

———Mike Voorhies, H2999 [14MY]

Preservation of Tributaries of the Great Bay: Judd Gregg, Governor of New Hampshire, S2180 [21FE]

River Pollution: John F. Kennedy, H4048 [6JN]

Summaries

Cooperative Large Rivers Fisheries Research and Restoration Act, E1539 [1MY]

Tables

Environmental Management Program funding (1988-97), H3645 [29MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 148, consideration of S. 248, designate segments of the Niobrara and Missouri Rivers as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, H2995 [14MY]

H.R. 476, Michigan Scenic Rivers Act, H3747-H3749 [3JN]

H.R. 794, Connecticut River National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, H2980-H2982 [14MY]

H.R. 1099, designate segments of Lamprey River as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, H11087 [23NO]

H.R. 1323, designate segments of Allegheny River as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, H3756 [3JN]

H.R. 1592, increase Big Thicket National Preserve size, H11092 [23NO]

H.R. 2431, designate Lower Merced River as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, H11068 [23NO]

H.R. 3012, designate White Clay Creek as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, H11066 [23NO]

H.R. 3604, direct acquisitions within the Eleven Point Wild and Scenic River and establish the Greer Spring Special Management Area in Missouri, H10927 [22NO]

H.R. 4026, Zuni River Watershed Act, E3994 [22NO]

S. 103, Army Corps of Engineers mitigation, S748 [14JA]

S. 209, designate certain Michigan rivers as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S912 [14JA]

S. 248, designate segments of Missouri and Niobrara Rivers as Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S1084 [23JA]

S. 248, designate segments of the Niobrara and Missouri Rivers as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S4515 [17AP]

S. 248, Niobrara Scenic River Designation Act, H3005 [14MY]

S. 461, designate segments of the Lamprey River as components of the the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S2178 [21FE]

S. 549, designate Lower Merced River as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S2656 [5MR]

S. 606, designate segments of Allegheny River as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S2970 [7MR]

S. 606, designate segments of the Allegheny River as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S18283 [26NO]

S. 627, designate Lindy Claiborne Boggs Lock on the Red River Waterway in Louisiana, S12973 [13SE]

S. 1350, Zuni River Watershed Act, S8459 [21JN], S15540 [30OC]

S. 1370, availability of Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program pumping power to non-Federal irrigation projects in Montana, S8614 [25JN]

S. 1552, White Clay Creek Study Act, S10777 [24JY]

S. 1609, water enhancement project for Yakima River, S11576-S11580 [31JY]

S. 1743, designate certain rivers in Arkansas as components of the Wild and Scenic River System, S18281 [26NO]

S. 2006, establish Fox River National Heritage Corridor, S17437-S17439 [21NO]

S. 2021, designate Rio Grande segment as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S17683 [22NO]

S. Con. Res. 38, interstate compact to establish the jurisdictional boundary between New Hampshire and Maine, S6069 [16MY]

S. Res. 61, Corps of Engineers management of the Missouri River, S2266 [22FE]