FOREST SERVICE

Amendments

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 1745), consideration (H. Res. 303), H5067 [15MY]

Articles and editorials

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

Lets Get Off Dead Center on Utah Wilderness Debate, S2778 [25MR]

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

Promises, Promises—Utah Land Grab Would Hurt Sterling Forest, S2912 [27MR]

Sensible Forest Plan for Snoqualmie Pass, S7207 [27JN]

Unnatural Conditions Set Stage for Natural Disaster, S5454 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions

Courts: judicial review of forest management activities (see S. 1647), S3019 [27MR]

Firefighting: remove restrictions on acquisitions from other Federal agencies for improved firefighting (see H.R. 3417), H4646 [8MY]

Mining and mineral resources: land exchange between Arkansas and Oklahoma (see H.R. 3088), H2315 [14MR]

National forests: authorize and extend certain activities of the National Forest Foundation (see H.R. 4171), H11229 [25SE]

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

Letters

Big Pine Key, FL, land acquisition: Camilla M. Herlevich, Nature Conservancy (organization), S2759 [25MR]

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Voyageurs National Park: John C. Wells, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, S12346 [3OC]

———Senator Wellstone, S12346 [3OC]

Connecticut Coastal National Wildlife Refuge land acquisition: Philip Tabas, Nature Conservancy (organization), S2759 [25MR]

———U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, S2759 [25MR]

Designate certain Utah lands as wilderness: Bob Armstrong, Dept. of the Interior, S2848 [26MR]

———C. Booth Wallentine, Utah Farm Bureau Federation, S2780 [25MR]

———Janet Cannon, Utah State Office of Education, S2780 [25MR]

———Linda Parkinson and Paula M. Plant, S2780 [25MR]

———Melvin R. Brown and R. Lane Beattie, S2747, S2779 [25MR]

———Michael O. Leavitt, Governor of Utah, S2778 [25MR]

———several elected Utah officials, S2747-S2749, S2776 [25MR]

———Wilma E. Frey, Highlands Coalition, S2912 [27MR]

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

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

Forest Service water permits for municipalities: Representative Skaggs, H3167 [28MR]

———Stephen T. Honey, H3167 [28MR]

James River, VA, Eagle project land acquisition: Philip Tabas, S2759 [25MR]

Judicial review of forest management activities: Tom Troxel, Black Hills Forest Resource Association, S3023 [27MR]

Omnibus parks and public lands projects, Bruce Babbitt, Sec. of the Interior, S2744 [25MR]

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]

Transfer jurisdiction over certain lands in Kisatchie National Forest to Fort Polk, LA: Paul W. Johnson, Dept. of Defense, S7003 [26JN]

Lists

Legislative authorities involving BLM, S2744-S2746 [25MR]

State government-non-profit land trusts, S2759 [25MR]

Memorandums

Consolidation of Certain Mineral Interests Located in Billings County, ND, National Grasslands, S11997 [30SE]

Petitions and memorials

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

Utah: designation of certain lands as wilderness, S2749, S2779 [25MR]

Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration: designation of certain lands as wilderness, S2780 [25MR]

Press releases

Designate Certain Utah Lands as Wilderness: Senator Bradley, S2773 [25MR]

Details of Federal Mediation Process To Help Resolve Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Voyageurs National Park Disputes: Senator Wellstone, S12345 [3OC]

Remarks in House

Alaska: insect infestation of forest lands, E1356 [24JY]

Forests: emergency salvage timber sale program, H6545, H6546 [19JN], H6632, H6655-H6663 [20JN], E1154 [24JN]

Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest: designate (H.R. 2122), H9961 [4SE]

Montana: public lands exchange, H12025 [28SE]

National forests: authorize and extend certain activities of the National Forest Foundation (H.R. 4171), E1705 [26SE]

———clarify regulations for ski area permit issuance and the suspension of mineral leasing laws in ski areas (H.R. 1527), H4137, H4138 [30AP]

———tribute to Angeles National Forest Grassy Hollow Visitor Center, E1501 [2AU]

National Park Service: funding, H6592-H6599, H6602-H6604 [19JN], H8796 [30JY]

———transfer of funds for Everglades restoration land acquisition, H6589-H6591 [19JN], E1143 [20JN]

New Mexico: tribute to firefighters, H5265 [16MY]

Roads and highways: construction funding, H6592-H6599, H6602-H6604, H6612-H6620 [19JN]

Timber: below-cost sales, H6654 [20JN]

———implementation of regulations banning the export of timber in certain Western States, H6667, H6668 [20JN]

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]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund funding, H6588, H6589 [19JN]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 1745), consideration (H. Res. 303), H5033 [14MY], H5060-H5069 [15MY]

Water: permits for municipalities, H3166 [28MR]

Remarks in Senate

Advertising: limit for watershed restoration project contracts in certain communities, S10532 [13SE]

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Voyageurs National Park: mediation process relative to access and use, S12344 [3OC]

Courts: judicial review of forest management activities (S. 1647), S3022, S3023 [27MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: protect water rights of cities and farmers relative to water supply facility applications, S1010-S1012 [7FE]

Forests: identification of high-fire-risk areas, cleanup of accumulated forest fuels, and development of long-term fire prevention plan, S10571 [16SE]

Fort Polk, LA: transfer of jurisdiction over certain lands in Kisatchie National Forest, S7001-S7004 [26JN]

Malpai Borderlands Group: tribute to conservation efforts in Arizona and New Mexico, S3764 [22AP]

Montana: land exchange, S2894 [26MR]

National Forest Management Act: anniversary, S11564 [27SE]

National forests: paying of rental fees by ski areas for use of national forest lands, S12362 [3OC]

PlumCreek Timber Co.: tribute for Habitat Conservation Plan, S7206 [27JN]

States: moratorium on bypass flows relative to renewal of State water easements, S8586, S8587, S8594 [24JY]

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]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness, S2739-S2790 [25MR], S2847-S2849, S2855 [26MR], S2907-S2927 [27MR], S4512 [1MY]

Wood: administration of log exports, S11921 [30SE]

Reports

Hondo Wildfire and Our Appreciation to Those Who Fought the Blaze: Representative Richardson, H5266 [16MY]

Reports filed

Arkansas and Oklahoma Land Exchange: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1025) (S. Rept. 104-268), S4972 [13MY]

Hells Canyon Wilderness Area Boundary Modification: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2693) (H. Rept. 104-779), H10111 [9SE]

Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest Designation: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2122) (H. Rept. 104-772), H10040 [4SE]

Ski Area Permit Issuance Regulations and Mineral Leasing Law Suspensions in National Forest Ski Areas: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1527) (H. Rept. 104-516), H3386 [15AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 303, consideration of H.R. 1745, Utah wilderness land designation, H5060 [15MY]

H.R. 1527, clarify regulations for ski area permit issuance and the suspension of mineral leasing laws in ski areas, H4137 [30AP]

H.R. 2122, Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest, H9961 [4SE]

S. 1647, judicial review of forest management activities, S3023 [27MR]

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