ALASKA

Amendments

Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act: implementation (S. 1920), S10614 [16SE]

FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Alaska (S. 737), S11559, S11572 [27SE]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (S. 39), S10794, S10823, S10826, S10843, S10844, S10862 [18SE], S10909 [19SE]

Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness Area: designate (S. 1899), S7322, S7337 [28JN]

Articles and editorials

Beetle Activity Spreads—892,831 Acres Infested in One Year, E1356 [24JY]

Multi-Year Study Concludes Alaska's Forest Practices Act Protects Fish, Stream Habitat, E866 [22MY]

Off the Couch—Takeetna Locals Complete Grand Circumnavigation, S5206 [16MY]

Bills and resolutions

Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act: implementation (see S. 1920), S7179 [27JN]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: conveyance of certain lands to village corporations within the Cook Inlet Region (see H.R. 3061), H2122 [12MR]

Aleutian World War II National Historic Area: establish (see S. 1809), S5567 [23MY]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see H.R. 2935), H1224 [1FE]

Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve: land exchange (H.R. 400), return to Senate (see H. Res. 554), H12193 [30SE]

Institute of American Indian Arts: reform board appointment process (see H.R. 3049), H1985 [7MR]

Kake Tribal Corp.: conveyance of certain lands (see S. 1807), S5567 [23MY]

Kenai Natives Association: correction of land entitlement inequities (see S. 1889), S6517 [19JN]

Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness Area: designate (see S. 1899; H.R. 3706), S6719 [24JN], H6712 [24JN]

Native Americans: conveyance of certain lands under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (see S. 1998), S9072 [29JY]

———implement social and economic programs of Alaska Natives (see H.R. 3973), H9922 [2AU]

———study to implement social and economic programs of Alaska Natives (see S. 2068), S10426 [12SE]

Natural resources: return management of fish and game resources and provide for subsistence hunting regulations (see S. 2172), S11973 [30SE]

Power resources: issuance of a noncompetitive oil and gas lease for certain lands (see H.R. 4116), H10721 [19SE]

Telecommunications: availability of universal service relative to Native Americans and Alaskan natives (see H. Res. 556), H12263 [2OC]

Tongass National Forest: extend timber sale contract with the Ketchikan Pulp Corp. (see S. 1877; H.R. 3659), S6225 [13JN], H6414 [13JN]

Tourist trade: operation of foreign cruise ships (see S. 2076), S10600 [16SE]

University of Alaska: conveyance of certain lands (see S. 1851), S5980 [7JN]

Cost Estimates

Sustainable Fisheries Act Reauthorization (S. 39): CBO, S7646-S7649 [10JY]

Documents

Addendum to the Calista Conveyance and Relinquishment Document, H11282 [26SE]

Letters

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas leasing: Kelly R. King, S126 [10JA]

Division of the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits: Arthur D. Hellman, S2228 [18MR]

———Charles E. Wiggins, S2224 [18MR]

———Hawaii State Bar, S2223 [18MR]

———Idaho State Bar, S2223 [18MR]

———Pete Wilson, Governor of California, S2223, S2228 [18MR]

Environmental Improvement Timber Contract Extension Act: John W. Katz, S6241 [13JN], S6266 [14JN]

———Tony Knowles, Governor of Alaska, S6241 [13JN]

Sustainable Fisheries Act: Rod Moore, West Coast Seafood Processors Association, E1834, E1871 [30SE]

———W.F. (Zeke) Grader, Jr., Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman's Associations, Inc., E1833, E1871 [30SE]

Timber sale contract with Ketchikan Pulp Corp. relative to Tongass National Forest: Dan Glickman, Sec. of Agriculture, S12364 [3OC]

———Leon E. Panetta, Executive Office of the President, S12363 [3OC]

Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge land exchange with Calista Corp.: David R. Cline, National Audubon Society, S12457 [21OC]

———Rick Steiner, Coastal Coalition, S12457 [21OC]

———Robert E. Putz, Conservation Fund, S12458 [21OC]

———Samuel A. Carr, Jr., Izaak Walton League of America, S12458 [21OC]

———Scott Sutherland, Ducks Unlimited, Inc., S12457 [21OC]

———William C. Reffalt, S12457 [21OC]

Lists

Marine Fish Conservation Network, S10932 [19SE]

Messages

Alaska Mineral Resources Report: President Clinton, S3485 [17AP], H3548 [17AP]

Petitions and memorials

Extend Tongass National Forest timber sale contract with the Ketchikan Pulp Corp., S6240 [13JN], S6265 [14JN]

Remarks in House

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: amend (H.R. 2505), H11280-H11283 [26SE]

Close Up Foundation: anniversary, E1071 [12JN]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (H.R. 2935), E166, E171 [5FE]

English language: exemptions from official language requirements for Native Americans, special education programs, and certain foreign phrases, H9755, H9756 [1AU]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (S. 39), H11418-H11445 [27SE], E1773 [28SE], E1833, E1871 [30SE]

Fishing: regulate in certain waters (H.R. 1786), H8679, H8680 [30JY]

Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve: land exchange (H.R. 400), return to Senate (H. Res. 554), H12164 [28SE]

Insects: infestation of forest lands, E1356 [24JY]

Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development: reform board appointment process (H.R. 3049), H3668-H3670 [23AP]

Institute of American Indian Arts: reform board appointment process (H.R. 3049), E303 [7MR]

Kenai Natives Association: correction of land entitlement inequities (H.R. 401), H9958-H9961 [4SE]

Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness Area: designate (H.R. 3706), E1151 [24JN]

———designate (S. 1899), H7609, H7610 [16JY], E1302 [17JY]

Native Americans: implement social and economic programs of Alaska Natives (H.R. 3973), H11267, H11268 [26SE], E1474 [2AU]

Petroleum: sale of oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H4308 [1MY]

Telecommunications: availability of universal service relative to Native Americans and Alaskan natives (H. Res. 556), H12254 [2OC], E1905 [2OC]

Tongass National Forest: changes in land management planning process, H3625 [18AP]

———changes in land management planning process relative to protection of timber jobs, H2582, H2583 [21MR]

———extend timber sale contract with the Ketchikan Pulp Corp. (H.R. 3659), E1084 [13JN]

———transfer (H.R. 2413), E866 [22MY], E1321 [18JY], E1440 [1AU]

Remarks in Senate

Admiralty Island National Monument: provide for land exchange, S2079 [14MR], S2276 [19MR]

———provide for land exchange (H.R. 1266), S2267 [19MR]

Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act: correction of reference in Dept. of Defense appropriations conference report, S12197 [2OC]

———implementation (S. 1920), S7189 [27JN]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: amend (H.R. 2505), S12456 [21OC]

Aleutian World War II National Historic Area: establish (S. 1809), S5585 [23MY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas leasing, S5528 [23MY]

BIA: funding for roads and sanitation programs for Alaskan native villages, S11914, S11915 [30SE]

Clean Air Act: exemption from oxygenated fuel requirements, S9826, S9827 [4SE]

Cordova, AK: Prince William Sound Oil Spill Recovery Institute funding, S12463 [21OC]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits, S2220-S2232, S2237-S2243 [18MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: seafood safety inspections, S2069, S2078 [14MR], S2283 [19MR]

Dept. of Commerce: create a central lien registry for limited access fishing permits, S10911, S10912 [19SE]

District of Columbia: impact of snowstorm, S125 [10JA]

Elmendorf AFB, AK: construction of fuel farm, S7237, S7238, S7239 [28JN]

Fairbanks, AK: tribute to Fairbanks Winter Carnival, S1887 [12MR]

FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Alaska (S. 737), S11572 [27SE]

FHA: streamline certain single family housing programs, S9708 [3SE]

Fish and fishing: Canadian shipment of herring, S10911 [19SE]

———community development quota program for Native Alaskans, S10815, S10824 [18SE]

———equitable treatment of fishing communities relative to economic losses, S10814 [18SE]

———protection and conservation of fishing habitats, S10813 [18SE]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (S. 39), S7646 [10JY], S10794-S10827 [18SE], S10900, S10906-S10934 [19SE]

———reauthorizing (S. 39), unanimous-consent agreement, S9663 [2AU]

Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve: land exchange (H.R. 400), S2910 [27MR]

Government regulations: State jurisdiction over fisheries, S10911 [19SE]

Indian Energy Resources Program: funding, S9101 [30JY]

Kake Tribal Corp.: conveyance of certain lands (S. 1807), S5584 [23MY]

Kenai Natives Association: correction of land entitlement inequities (S. 1889), S6520 [19JN]

Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness Area: designate (S. 1899), S6724, S6725 [24JN], S7295, S7296, S7337 [28JN]

Native Americans: conveyance of certain lands under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (S. 1998), S9072 [29JY]

———implement social and economic programs of Alaska Natives (H.R. 3973), S11640, S11641 [28SE]

———study to implement social and economic programs of Alaska Natives (S. 2068), S10427 [12SE]

Natural resources: return management of fish and game resources and provide for subsistence hunting regulations (S. 2172), S11986 [30SE], S12059 [1OC]

Sustainable Fisheries Act: loan guarantee programs, S10913 [19SE]

Tongass National Forest: extend timber sale contract with the Ketchikan Pulp Corp., S12363, S12364 [3OC]

———extend timber sale contract with the Ketchikan Pulp Corp. (S. 1877), S6238 [13JN], S6264-S6267 [14JN]

———extend timber sale contract with the Louisiana-Pacific Co., S9465 [2AU]

Tourist trade: operation of foreign cruise ships (S. 2076), S10603 [16SE]

University of Alaska: conveyance of certain lands (S. 1851), S5980 [7JN]

Weather: impact of lack of snow, S125 [10JA]

Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge: land exchange with Calista Corp., S12456 [21OC]

Reports filed

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Amendments: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2505) (H. Rept. 104-797), H10523 [17SE]

Alaska Natives Social and Economic Programs Implementation: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3973) (H. Rept. 104-838), H11228 [25SE]

Alaskan Water Fishing Regulation: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1786), S10554 [13SE]

Aleutian World War II National Historic Areas Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1809), S10600 [16SE]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1809) (S. Rept. 104-384), S11972 [30SE]

Conveyance of Certain Lands Under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2560) (H. Rept. 104-643), H7105 [27JN]

Fishing Regulations in Certain Alaskan Waters: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1786) (S. Rept. 104-390), S11972 [30SE]

Gustavus, AK, Land Exchange: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2561) (H. Rept. 104-840), H11228 [25SE]

Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Board of Trustees Appointment Process: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 3049) (H. Rept. 104-505), H3170 [28MR]

Kenai Natives Association Correction of Land Entitlement Inequities: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1889), S10554 [13SE]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1889) (S. Rept. 104-397), S12194 [2OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 401) (H. Rept. 104-756), H10039 [4SE]

Regulate Fishing in Certain Alaskan Waters: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1786) (H. Rept. 104-687), H8029 [18JY]

Sustainable Fisheries Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 39) (S. Rept. 104-276), S5566 [23MY]

Resolutions by organizations

Division of the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits: Arizona State Bar, S2223 [18MR]

———California State Bar, S2222 [18MR]

———Federal Bar Association, S2223 [18MR]

———Montana State Bar, S2222 [18MR]

———Nevada State Bar, S2222 [18MR]

Summaries

Sustainable Fisheries Act (S. 39): Manager's Amendment, S10907-S10909 [19SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 554, return to Senate H.R. 400, Anaktuvuk Pass Land Exchange and Wilderness Redesignation Act, H12164 [28SE]

H.R. 401, Kenai Natives Association entitlement inequity corrections, H9958-H9960 [4SE]

H.R. 1786, regulate fishing in certain Alaskan waters, H8679 [30JY]

H.R. 2505, Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act amendments, H11280-H11282 [26SE]

H.R. 3049, Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development board appointment process reform, H3668 [23AP]

H.R. 3973, Alaska Natives social and economic programs implementation, H11267 [26SE]

S. 39, Sustainable Fisheries Act, S10913-S10931 [19SE], H11418-H11436 [27SE]

S. 737, extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Alaska, S11572 [27SE]

S. 1807, Kake Tribal Corporation Land Exchange Act, S5584 [23MY]

S. 1809, Aleutian World War II National Historic Areas Act, S5586 [23MY]

S. 1877, Environmental Improvement Timber Contract Extension Act, S6239 [13JN]

S. 1899, Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness Area, H7610 [16JY]

S. 1899, Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness Area Act, S6724 [24JN], S7339 [28JN]

S. 2172, return management of Alaskan fish and game resources and provide for subsistence hunting regulations, S12059 [1OC]

Tributes

Murkowski, Senator, S11625 [28SE]

Stevens, Senator, S692 [1FE]

Young, Representative Don, H11441 [27SE]