WILDLIFE

Amendments

Endangered Species Act: improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures (H.R. 478), H2255 [6MY], H2293, H2296, H2301, H2308 [7MY]

Articles and editorials

Hummingbirds and Other Prey of EPA, E434 [11MR]

Listen Up, NPS!, H4071 [19JN]

Sheep Come to the Rescue in the West—Grazing Helps Restore Weed-Infested Lands, E1574 [31JY]

Bills and resolutions

Animals: disapprove a rule affecting polar bear trophies from Canada (see H.J. Res. 59), H724 [4MR]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see S. 263; H.R. 619), S1017 [5FE], H347 [5FE]

Cape Cod National Seashore: provide for a land exchange and extend the authority of the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission (see H.R. 2411), H6962 [5SE]

Cape Lookout National Seashore: ensure maintenance of a herd of wild horses (see H.R. 765), H586 [13FE]

Dept. of Defense: improve the management of fish and wildlife resources on military lands (see H.R. 374), H151 [9JA]

Ecology and environment: comprehensive management strategy to save the tundra from depredation by the mid-continent lesser snow goose (see H. Con. Res. 175), H9558 [24OC]

———enhance fish and wildlife conservation and natural resources management programs (see S. 1363), S11678 [4NO]

———strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 1861), H3720 [11JN]

Endangered species: designate the Florida panther (see H.R. 226), H146 [9JA]

Endangered Species Act: improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures (see H.R. 478), H243 [21JA]

———improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures (H.R. 478), consideration (see H. Res. 142), H2253 [6MY]

———prohibit sale of products containing endangered species (see S. 361), S1659 [26FE]

———reauthorize (see S. 1180), S9411 [16SE]

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see S. 977), S6727 [27JN]

———establish a program of recovery and protection and to inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and their resources (see H.R. 2515), H7728 [23SE]

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: management (see S. 357), S1553 [25FE]

Great Lakes: implementation of strategic plan for restoration of fisheries and other natural resources (see S. 659; H.R. 1481), S3727 [25AP], H1988 [29AP]

Hunting and trapping: clarify prohibitions and provide for wildlife habitat under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (see S. 1533; H.R. 741, 2863), S12575 [13NO], H523 [12FE], H10171 [6NO]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 2376), H6715 [1AU]

National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity, and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests and roadless areas (see H.R. 1376), H1705 [17AP]

National wildlife refuges: land or water acquisitions relative to revenue sharing payments (see H.R. 439), H153 [9JA]

North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and habitats (see S. 1515), S12461 [10NO]

Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (see S. 1372; H.R. 1135, 1995), S11763 [5NO], H1186 [19MR], H4086 [19JN]

Public lands: analyze effects of potential hunting and fishing limitations before enacting new land use policies (see S. 751), S4588 [15MY]

Rivers: Corps of Engineers project to protect fish and wildlife habitat of the Missouri River and the middle Mississippi River (see H.R. 2949), H10419 [8NO]

South Dakota: provide for mitigation of terrestrial wildlife habitats lost as a result of the construction and operation of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin program (see S. 1341), S11343 [29OC]

Sportsmen: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance conservation of wildlife (see H.R. 1719), H3201 [22MY]

Explanations

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2107): Gorton Amendment on Recreation and Wildlife Funding, S9601 [18SE]

Letters

Dakota Water Resources Act: Arden Haner, North Dakota Water Resource Districts Association, S12474 [10NO], E2322 [10NO]

———Ben Varnson, Devils Lake Basin Joint Water Resource Board, S12467 [10NO]

———Bruce W. Furness, Mayor of Fargo, ND, S12468 [10NO], E2321 [10NO]

———Charles W. Murphy, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, S12468 [10NO], E2322 [10NO]

———Dale O. Anderson, Greater North Dakota Association, S12474 [10NO]

———David K. Martin, Fargo Chamber of Commerce, S12473 [10NO]

———E. Ward Koeser, Mayor of Williston, ND, S12474 [10NO]

———Fred S. Gengler, Mayor of Dickinson, ND, S12474 [10NO]

———Joseph A. Westby, North Dakota Education Association, S12467 [10NO]

———Myra Pearson, Spirit Lake Tribe, S12473 [10NO], E2322 [10NO]

———Orlin W. Backes, Mayor of Minot, ND, S12467 [10NO]

———Patricia A. Owens, Mayor of Grand Forks, ND, E2321 [10NO]

———Pinkie Evans-Curry, Southwest Water Authority, S12467 [10NO]

———Raphael J. DeCoteau, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, S12468 [10NO], E2322 [10NO]

———Russell D. Mason, Sr., Fort Berthold Indian, S12473 [10NO]

———several North Dakota elected officials, S12466 [10NO], E2321 [10NO]

———Thomas C. Rolfstad, Industrial Development Association of North Dakota, S12468 [10NO]

———Warren L. Jamison, Garrison Diversion Conservancy District, E2321 [10NO]

Endangered Species Act compliance by individuals and Government agencies relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures: Daniel G. Chadwick, Idaho Association of Counties, S4179 [8MY]

———Dean R. Kleckner, American Farm Bureau Federation, S4179 [8MY]

———George M. Currier, Benewah, ID, County Civil Defense, S4179 [8MY]

———James A. McClure and Glenn English, National Endangered Species Act Reform Coalition, S4178 [8MY]

———John M. Turner, Endangered Species Coordinating Council, S4178 [8MY]

———Merle E. Dinning, Murreleen Skeen and Kevin Lederhos, Boundary County, ID, Commissioners, S4179 [8MY]

———Thomas R. Kuhn, Edison Electric Institute, S4179 [8MY]

Salton Sea region, CA, environmental restoration: Franklin D. Raines, OMB, S11220 [27OC]

———Senator Feinstein, S11220, S11221 [27OC]

Memorandums

Dakota Water Resources Act: Alfred Underdahl, West River Joint Board, S12474 [10NO]

———Dennis Hill, North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives, S12467 [10NO]

———Glenn Wunderlich, Souris River Joint Board, S12474 [10NO]

———Mike Dwyer and Jack Olin, North Dakota Water Users Association, S12467 [10NO], E2322 [10NO]

———William B. Bicknell, North Dakota Chapter of the Wildlife Society, S12472 [10NO]

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: Dept. of the Interior, E2264-E2272 [9NO]

Press releases

Endangered Species Act Reauthorization: Representatives Dingell and Saxton, H8691 [8OC]

Proclamations

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, E2264 [9NO]

Proposals

Public Lands Funding Initiative: several special interest groups, E505-E507 [18MR]

Remarks in House

California Coastal Ranges Biosphere Reserve: designation status, H8556-H8560 [7OC], H8637 [8OC]

Cape Lookout National Seashore: ensure maintenance of a herd of wild horses (H.R. 765), H4071 [19JN], H5501-H5503 [22JY]

Convention on Wetlands of International Importance: U.S. participation, H8552-H8556 [7OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: limit funding for livestock protection services of the Animal Damage Control Program, E1514-E1516 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: improve the management of fish and wildlife resources on military lands, H4381 [25JN]

———improve the management of fish and wildlife resources on military lands (H.R. 374), E17 [7JA]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, E434 [11MR]

Endangered Species Act: improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures (H.R. 478), H2283-H2313 [7MY]

———improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures (H.R. 478), consideration (H. Res. 142), H2281, H2282 [7MY]

———reauthorize, H8636, H8691 [8OC]

———waiver relative to flood control projects, H2748 [15MY]

Floods: maintenance of flood control projects relative to protection of property or human life, H2293-H2296 [7MY]

Foreign trade: prohibit sale, importation, and exportation of products derived from rhinoceros or tiger (H.R. 2807), E2173 [4NO]

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: designate certain lands, H1958 [29AP]

———legality of creation, E2259 [9NO]

Hunting and trapping: clarify prohibitions and provide for wildlife habitat under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (H.R. 2863), E2208 [7NO]

———clarify prohibitions and provide for wildlife habitat under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (H.R. 741), E244 [12FE]

———efforts to prevent poaching of elephants and rhinoceros, H6734-H6739 [3SE], H6806 [4SE], E1658 [4SE]

Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Corridor: funding, E2089 [24OC]

Magill, Ron: tribute to Harpy Eagle Project, E1485 [23JY]

National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity, and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests and roadless areas (H.R. 1376), E690, E700 [17AP]

National Wildlife Refuge System: reauthorization, E19 [7JA]

North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and habitats (H.R. 3012), E2320 [10NO]

Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (H.R. 1995), H4310 [24JN]

Public lands: funding for protection and restoration, E505 [18MR]

Rhode Island Audubon Society: anniversary, E710 [17AP]

Scott, Doug: Sierra Club John Muir Award recipient, E2360 [13NO]

Sportsmen: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance conservation of wildlife (H.R. 1719), E1014, E1020, E1021, E1023 [22MY]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness, H1283, H1284 [21MR]

Remarks in Senate

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (S. 263), S1199 [10FE]

California: environmental restoration for the Salton Sea region, S9622 [18SE], S11218-S11221 [27OC]

Dept. of Defense: improve the management of fish and wildlife resources on military lands, S7107, S7108 [9JY], S11816 [6NO]

Dept. of the Interior: Payment in Lieu of Taxes Program funding, S12628 [13NO]

Ecology and environment: fish and wildlife habitat protection funding, S12439 [10NO]

———Teaming With Wildlife initiative funding, S11856 [6NO]

Endangered Species Act: improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures, S3991 [6MY], S4173-S4180 [8MY]

———prohibit sale of products containing endangered species (S. 361), S1660 [26FE]

———reauthorize (S. 1180), S9411-S9423 [16SE]

Fish and fishing: salmon fishing permit buy-back program, S4201 [8MY]

Florida: stormwater treatment area land acquisition relative to Everglades restoration, S9401, S9402 [16SE]

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (S. 977), S6729 [27JN]

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: funding, S9331 [15SE]

———management (S. 357), S1571 [25FE]

Great Lakes: implementation of strategic plan for restoration of fisheries and other natural resources (S. 659), S3735 [25AP]

Hunting and trapping: clarify prohibitions and provide for wildlife habitat under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (S. 1533), S12590 [13NO]

North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and habitats (S. 1515), S12462-S12475 [10NO]

Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (S. 1372), S11765 [5NO]

Public lands: analyze effects of potential hunting and fishing limitations before enacting new land use policies (S. 751), S4599 [15MY]

Rye, NH: Walter B. Jones Memorial Award and NOAA Excellence Award for Coastal and Ocean Resource Management recipient, S10863 [20OC]

Scott, Doug: Sierra Club John Muir Award recipient, S12653 [13NO]

South Dakota: provide for mitigation of terrestrial wildlife habitats lost as a result of the construction and operation of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin program (S. 1341), S11352-S11354 [29OC]

Reports

Behind Closed Doors—Abuse of Trust and Discretion in the Establishment of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: Committee on Resources (House), E2259-E2264 [9NO]

Reports filed

Cape Lookout National Seashore Maintenance of Wild Horses: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 765) (H. Rept. 105-179), H5183 [14JY]

Consideration of H.R. 478, Flood Prevention and Family Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 142) (H. Rept. 105-88), H2253 [6MY]

Endangered Species Act Compliance by Individuals and Government Agencies Relative to Flood Control Projects, Facilities, or Structures: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 478) (H. Rept. 105-75), H1890 [24AP]

Endangered Species Recovery Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1180) (S. Rept. 105-128), S11544 [31OC]

Nomination of Jamie Rappaport Clark To Be U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S8091 [24JY]

Shackleford Banks Wild Horses Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 765) (S. Rept. 105-115), S11289 [28OC]

Statements

Dakota Water Resources Act: North Dakota Chapter of the Wildlife Society, S12466, S12472 [10NO]

———Wildlife Society, E2321 [10NO]

Doug Scott Receives the Sierra Club's John Muir Award: Bruce Hamilton, Sierra Club, S12653 [13NO]

Endangered Species Act Reauthorization: Representative Dingell, H8691 [8OC]

———Representative Saxton, H8691 [8OC]

Protection of Public Lands: Theodore Roosevelt IV, E505 [18MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 142, consideration of H.R. 478, Flood Prevention and Family Protection Act, H2281 [7MY]

H.R. 765, Shackleford Banks Wild Horses Protection Act, H5501 [22JY]

S. 263, prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera, S1199 [10FE]

S. 357, Grand Staircase-Escalante Resource Protection Act, S1572 [25FE]

S. 977, Act To Save America's Forests, S6730-S6740 [27JN]

S. 1180, Endangered Species Recovery Act, S9413-S9421 [16SE]

S. 1341, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, and State of South Dakota Terrestrial Wildlife Habitat Mitigation Act, S11354-S11358 [29OC]

S. 1372, Point Reyes National Seashore Farmland Protection Act, S11766 [5NO]

S. 1515, Dakota Water Resources Act, S12468-S12470 [10NO]

S. 1533, Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act, S12591 [13NO]