RIVERS related term(s) Public Works
Amendments
Cache La Poudre River National Water Heritage Area: establish (S. 1174), S18190 [8OC]
Delaware River: designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 3457), S17200, S17201, S17492 [7OC]
Fox River National Heritage Corridor: establish (S. 2006), S17340 [7OC]
Lower Merced River: designate as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 2431), S5329, S5412 [9AP], S17203 [7OC], H9855 [29SE]
Rio Grande: designate segment as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 2021), S17341 [7OC]
Analyses
Water Resources Development Act (S. 2500), S4508-S4512 [31MR]
Articles and editorials
Cook Told to Halt Roadwork in Arroyos, E3291 [9OC]
EPA Orders Plant to Stop Polluting River, E3290 [9OC]
Espanola Developer Accused of Polluting River, E3290 [9OC]
Espanola Man Told to Halt River Dumping, E3290 [9OC]
Feds, County Prepared To Make Life Hot for Cook, E3291 [9OC]
Great Cleanup of the Holy Ganges, S15516 [29SE]
Mine Owner Seeks OK To Open New Jemez Mine, E3291 [9OC]
Bills and resolutions
Arkansas: designate certain rivers as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 4183), H328 [5FE]
California: flood control and recreation project on the Sacramento and American Rivers (see H.R. 5414), H4853 [17JN]
Canada: agreements to protect the Alsek and Tatshenshini Rivers and the Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (see S.J. Res. 290; H.J. Res. 460), S5052 [8AP], H2324 [3AP]
Captain Robert Gray Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 423), H673 [26FE]
Clarence E. Miller Locks and Dam, Gallipolis, OH: designate (see H.R. 5727), H7060 [30JY]
Columbia River Bicentennial Year: designate (see H.J. Res. 423), H673 [26FE]
Council on Interjurisdictional Rivers Fisheries: establish (see H.R. 4169), H328 [5FE]
Delaware River: designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 2653), S5999 [5MY]
Delaware River Port Authority: grant supplemental compact (see S. 2964; H.R. 5452), S9776 [2JY], H5042 [22JN]
Ecology and environment: restore the Olympic National Park and Elwha River ecosystems (see S. 2527), S4786 [2AP]
Federal Power Act: exempt certain project on Pine River in Michigan (see H.R. 4487), H1345 [18MR]
Fish: disaster assistance for restriction on Pacific Ocean salmon (see H.R. 4845), H2668 [9AP]
Flood control: authorize construction projects on the Sacramento and American Rivers (see H.R. 5584), H6244 [9JY]
Florida: preservation of certain wetlands and historic and prehistoric sites in the St. Johns River Valley (see H.R. 5422), H4853 [17JN]
Great Egg Harbor River: designate as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 3217; H.R. 5853), S12939 [8SE], H8145 [12AU]
Historic sites: establish a heritage corridor composed of sites in the Champlain Valley, Upper Hudson River Valley, and Lake George (see S. 2778), S7169 [21MY]
Hudson River Artists National Historical Park: establish (see S. 2549; H.R. 4829), S5052 [8AP], H2495 [8AP]
Joe Hardin Lock and Dam, Arkansas River: designate (see H.R. 4733), H2257 [1AP]
Klamath River Basin Fisheries Task Force: increase membership (see H.R. 5888), H8146 [12AU]
Lower Mississippi Delta Development Financing Corp.: establish (see H.R. 6188), H12591 [5OC]
Lower Mississippi River Museum and Riverfront Interpretive Site: establish (see S. 2830; H.R. 5286), S7790 [10JN], H3916 [28MY]
Maurice River: designate certain tributaries as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 3308; H.R. 5941), S16348 [2OC], H8575 [15SE]
Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Agreement: pilot test (see H.R. 4169), H328 [5FE]
Mount Morris Dam: construction of the William B. Hoyt II Visitor Center (see S. 2539; H.R. 4838), S4932 [7AP], H2495 [8AP]
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System: protection of State-designated rivers pending inclusion (see S. 2971), S9777 [2JY]
New River: designate as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 3259; H.R. 5021), S14669 [22SE], H2808 [29AP]
New River Gorge National River, Gauley River National Recreation Area, and Bluestone National Scenic River: modify boundaries (see H.R. 4382), H1007 [4MR]
Pennsylvania: designate certain river segments for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 5778), H7532 [5AU]
Public lands: designate as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, and ecological study areas in certain Northwestern States (see H.R. 5944), H8575 [15SE]
Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor: establish (see S. 3113; H.R. 5423), S10927 [30JY], H4853 [17JN]
Recreation: national river systems assessment (see H.R. 5001), H2712 [28AP]
Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam: designate (see S. 3345; H.R. 5736, 6161, 6193), S16979 [5OC], H7151 [31JY], H11627, H12591 [5OC]
Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area: establish (see S. 2981), S9777 [2JY]
St. Croix International Waterway Commission: authorize the EPA to award grants (see S. 2669), S6349 [7MY]
Washington: Olympic National Park and Elwha River ecosystem and fisheries (see H.R. 4844), H2668 [9AP]
Water: conservation and development of resources (see S. 2500), S4500 [31MR]
Wenatchee River: designate as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 6103), H10778 [2OC]
West Virginia: modify boundaries of the New River Gorge National River, the Gauley River National Recreation Area, and the Bluestone National Scenic River (see S. 3260), S14670 [22SE]
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: amend (see H.R. 6179), H12590 [5OC]
Explanations
Passaic River Mainstem project, H11848 [5OC]
Letters
Council on Interjurisdictional Rivers Fisheries: American Fisheries Society, E218 [6FE]
———American Fishing Tackle Manufacturers Association, E218 [6FE]
———Izaak Walton League, E218 [6FE]
———Sport Fishing Institute, E218 [6FE]
———Trout Unlimited (organization), E218 [6FE]
Designate segments of Allegheny River as components of Wild and Scenic Rivers System: Dept. of the Interior, S5046 [8AP]
Designate segments of the Delaware River as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System: Delaware River Basin Commission, H2339 [7AP]
———Thomas W. McBrien, H2341 [7AP]
Passaic River Mainstem project: Dept. of the Army, H11848 [5OC]
Lists
Corps of Engineers maintenance projects appropriations for West Virginia, H4786 [17JN]
Memorials of legislature
Iowa, S7789 [10JN]
Remarks in House
Allegheny River: designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 606), H427-H429 [18FE]
Arkansas: designate certain rivers as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 1743), H2004, H2005 [30MR]
Auburn, CA: construction of dam on the North Fork of the American River, H9243-H9253 [23SE]
Canada: agreements to protect the Alsek and Tatshenshini Rivers and the Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (H.J. Res. 460), E958 [3AP]
Captain Robert Gray Day: designate (H.J. Res. 423), E454 [26FE]
Columbia River Bicentennial Year: designate (H.J. Res. 423), E454 [26FE]
Council on Interjurisdictional Rivers Fisheries: establish (H.R. 4169), E217 [6FE]
Dams: prohibit Federal agency licensing of new hydroelectric projects where State prohibits construction of dams or is protecting river as part of recreation plan, H3784, H3785, H3790-H3800 [27MY]
Decatur, AL: purchase of certain lands from TVA for riverfront development, H9241 [23SE]
Delaware River: designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 3457), H2338-H2342 [7AP]
Delaware River Port Authority: grant supplemental compact (S. 2964; H.R. 5452), H9072, H9074, H9075 [22SE], H11663 [5OC]
Environmental Management Program: funding for upper Mississippi River region, E1873 [17JN]
Fish: disaster assistance for restriction on Pacific Ocean salmon (H.R. 4845), H2657 [9AP]
Flood control: authorize construction projects on the Sacramento and American Rivers (H.R. 5584), H6229 [9JY]
Great Egg Harbor River: designate as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 5853), H9837-H9839 [29SE], E2555 [12AU]
Joe Hardin Lock and Dam, Arkansas River: designate (H.R. 4733), H2255 [1AP]
Joseph G. Minnish Passaic River Waterfront Park and Historic Area: designate, H9243 [23SE]
Kissimmee River: restoration project, H9240 [23SE]
Lower Merced River: designate as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 2431), H9855-H9857 [29SE]
Lower Mississippi Delta Development Financing Corp.: establish (H.R. 6188), E3256 [9OC]
Lower Salmon River: designate as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 4079), H3 [3JA]
Maurice River: designate tributaries as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 5941), E2640 [15SE]
Michigan: designate certain rivers as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 476), H429 [18FE]
Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Agreement: pilot test (H.R. 4169), E217 [6FE]
Mount Morris Dam: construction of the William B. Hoyt II Visitor Center (H.R. 4838), E1001 [9AP]
National parks and recreation areas: prohibit construction of new dams, H3784, H3785, H3790-H3800 [27MY]
New River: designate as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 5021), H7827 [10AU], H7932 [11AU], E1177 [30AP]
New River Gorge National River, Gauley River National Recreation Area, and Bluestone National Scenic River: modify boundaries (H.R. 4382), H6671 [27JY]
Pennsylvania: designate certain river segments for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 5778), E2382 [5AU]
Potomac River: restoration of Olmstead bridges at Great Falls, E2551 [12AU]
Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor: establish (H.R. 5423), H9830-H9834 [29SE], E1880-E1882 [17JN]
Recreation: national river systems assessment (H.R. 5001), H8921, H8922 [22SE]
Red River: waterway preconstruction and design study, H4793-H4796 [17JN]
Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam: designate (H.R. 6161), H11881 [5OC]
Santa Cruz, CA: flood control, H4802, H4803 [17JN]
Susquehanna River Basin: funding for flood warning system, E2308 [30JY]
Washington: Olympic National Park and Elwha River ecosystem and fisheries (H.R. 4844), H11856, H11858 [5OC], E1089 [10AP]
Water pollution: Red River chloride cleanup project, H1721 [25MR]
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: amend (H.R. 6179), H11906, H11940, H11941 [5OC]
Zuni River: management of the Zuni watershed (H.R. 4026), H6684, H6685 [27JY]
Remarks in Senate
Allegheny River: designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 606), House amendment, S5044 [8AP]
Arkansas: designate certain rivers as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 1743), House amendment, S5046 [8AP]
Big South Fork and Obed Rivers: construction of river access roads, S11735 [6AU]
Cache La Poudre River National Water Heritage Area: establish (S. 1174), S17958 [8OC]
Canada: protection of Alsek and Tatshenshini Rivers (S.J. Res. 290), S5097 [8AP]
Delaware River: designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 2653; H.R. 3457), S6002 [5MY], S17200, S17201 [7OC]
Delaware River Port Authority: grant supplemental compact (S. 2964; H.R. 5452), S9809, S9810 [2JY], S12563-S12566 [12AU], S17182 [7OC], S18251 [8OC]
Ecology and environment: restore the Olympic National Park and Elwha River ecosystems (S. 2527), S4838 [2AP], S16498 [3OC]
Great Egg Harbor River: designate as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 3217; H.R. 5853), S12939 [8SE], S17341 [7OC]
Historic sites: establish a heritage corridor composed of sites in the Champlain Valley, Upper Hudson River Valley, and Lake George (S. 2778), S7213 [21MY]
Hudson River Artists National Historical Park: establish (S. 2549), S5079 [8AP]
India: efforts to clean up the Ganges River, S15516 [29SE]
Lower Merced River: designate as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 549; H.R. 2431), S4365 [26MR], S4432 [31MR], S5412 [9AP], S17202, S17203 [7OC]
Lower Mississippi River Museum and Riverfront Interpretive Site: establish (S. 2830), S7796 [10JN]
Maurice River: designate certain tributaries as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 3308), S16354, S16355 [2OC]
Michigan: designate certain rivers as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 476), S1335-S1338 [7FE]
Mount Morris Dam: construction of the William B. Hoyt II Visitor Center (S. 2539), S4956 [7AP]
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System: protection of State-designated rivers pending inclusion (S. 2971), S9824 [2JY]
New River: designate as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 3259; H.R. 5021), S14675 [22SE], S18144 [8OC]
Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor: establish (S. 3113), S10941 [30JY]
Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam: designate (S. 3345), S17129 [7OC]
Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area: establish (S. 2981), S9847-S9850 [2JY]
St. Croix International Waterway Commission: authorize the EPA to award grants (S. 2669), S6350 [7MY]
Washington: Olympic National Park and Elwha River ecosystem and fisheries (H.R. 4844), S17357 [7OC]
Water: conservation and development of resources (S. 2500), S4505 [31MR]
West Virginia: modify boundaries of the New River Gorge National River, the Gauley River National Recreation Area, and the Bluestone National Scenic River (S. 3260), S14675 [22SE]
White Clay Creek: protection, S11731 [6AU]
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: amend (H.R. 6179), S17871 [8OC]
Zuni River: management of the Zuni watershed (H.R. 4026), S10803 [29JY]
Reports
Restoring the Olympic National Park and Elwha River Ecosystems (S. 2527): CBO, S16498 [3OC]
Reports filed
Cache La Poudre River National Water Heritage Area: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 1174), S16347 [2OC]
Delaware River Port Authority Compact: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 5452) (H. Rept. 102-875), S16347 [2OC], H8733 [17SE]
———Committee on the Judiciary (S. 2964), S12571 [12AU]
Designation of Certain Rivers in Arkansas as Components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (S. 1743) (S. Rept. 102-473), H2019 [30MR]
Designation of Great Egg Harbor River as Component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 3217), S14976 [24SE], S18160 [8OC]
———Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 5853) (H. Rept. 102-952), H9866 [29SE]
Designation of Segment of New River as Component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 5021) (H. Rept. 102-819), H7883 [10AU]
Designation of Segment of Rio Grande as a Component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 2021), S14975 [24SE]
———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 2021) (S. Rept. 102-470), S18160 [8OC]
Designation of Segments of the Delaware River as Components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (H.R. 3457), S14975 [24SE]
———Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 3457) (H. Rept. 102-481), H2406 [7AP]
Fox River National Heritage Corridor: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 2006) (S. Rept. 102-438), S15656 [29SE]
———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 2006) (S. Rept. 102-475), S18161 [8OC]
Hudson River Artists National Historical Park: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 2549), S14975 [24SE]
———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 2549) (S. Rept. 102-459), S18160 [8OC]
Modification of Boundaries of the New River Gorge National River, Gauley River National Recreation Area, and Bluestone National Scenic River: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 4382) (H. Rept. 102-677), H6348 [21JY]
National River Systems Recreation Assessment: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 5001) (H. Rept. 102-879), H8810 [18SE]
Restoration of the Olympic National Park and Elwha River Ecosystems: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 2527) (S. Rept. 102-447), S15881 [30SE]
Zuni River Watershed Management: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 4026) (H. Rept. 102-726), H6705 [27JY]
Tables
Public river projects appropriations amounts under H.R. 5373, H4778 [17JN]
Public river projects appropriations comparison between administration budget requests and amounts enacted (1945-91), H4779 [17JN]
Testimonies
Designate Segments of the Delaware River as Components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System: Irene B. Brooks, H2340 [7AP]
Texts of
H.R. 476, designate certain rivers in Michigan as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S1335-S1337 [7FE]
H.R. 3457, designate segments of the Delaware River as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, H2338 [7AP]
H.R. 4026, Zuni River Watershed Act, H6684 [27JY]
H.R. 4382, modify boundaries of New River Gorge National River, Gauley River National Recreation Area, and Bluestone National Scenic River, H6671 [27JY]
H.R. 4733, designate Joe Hardin Lock and Dam, Arkansas River, H2256 [1AP]
H.R. 4844, Elwha River Ecosystem and Fisheries Restoration Act, H11856-H11858 [5OC]
H.R. 4845, Pacific Ocean Salmon Fishing Disaster Relief Act, H2657 [9AP]
H.R. 5001, national river systems recreation assessment, H8921 [22SE]
H.R. 5021, New River Wild and Scenic Study Act, H7827 [10AU]
H.R. 5423, establish the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor, H9830-H9832 [29SE]
H.R. 5452, grant supplemental compact to Delaware River Port Authority, H9072-H9074 [22SE]
H.R. 5853, designate the Great Egg Harbor River as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, H9837 [29SE]
H.R. 6179, amend Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, H11940 [5OC]
S. 549, designate the Lower Merced River as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S4365 [26MR]
S. 606, designate segments of Allegheny River as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, H427 [18FE]
S. 1743, designate certain rivers in Arkansas as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, H2004 [30MR]
S. 2500, Water Resources Development Act, S4506-S4508 [31MR]
S. 2539, construction of the William B. Hoyt II Visitor Center at the Mount Morris Dam, S4956 [7AP]
S. 2549, Hudson River Artists National Historical Park, S5080 [8AP]
S. 2653, designate segments of the Delaware River as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S6002 [5MY]
S. 2669, authorize EPA grants to the St. Croix International Waterway Commission, S6350 [7MY]
S. 2830, Lower Mississippi River Museum and Riverfront Interpretive Site Act, S7796 [10JN]
S. 2964, consent to a compact between Pennsylvania and New Jersey relative to the Delaware River Port Authority, S12563 [12AU], H11663-H11666 [5OC]
S. 2971, State-Designated Wild and Scenic Rivers Protection Act, S9824 [2JY]
S. 2981, establish the Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area, S9847-S9849 [2JY]
S. 3217, designate segments of Great Egg Harbor as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S12939 [8SE]
S. 3259, designate segment of the New River as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S14675 [22SE]
S. 3260, modify boundaries of the New River Gorge National River, the Gauley River National Recreation Area, and the Bluestone National Scenic River, S14675 [22SE]
S. 3308, designate certain tributaries of the Maurice River as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S16354 [2OC]