WILDLIFE REFUGES

Amendments

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (H.R. 1420), S9088, S9092 [10SE]

Articles and editorials

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

Ugly Kind of Politics, S4060 [7MY]

Bills and resolutions

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: designate certain lands as wilderness (see S. 531), S2900 [9AP]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a volunteer pilot project at one national wildlife refuge in each U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service region (see H.R. 1856), H3659 [10JN]

Lake County, OR: land exchange (see S. 881; H.R. 1944), S5507 [11JN], H3865 [17JN]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see S. 1059; H.R. 511, 952, 1420), S7950 [23JY], H282 [4FE], H767 [5MR], H1794 [23AP]

———prohibit acquisition of land to establish new refuges without certain support of landowners (see S. 491), S2646 [20MR]

———prohibit expenditure of certain funds for new refuges without specific authorization from Congress (see H.R. 512), H282 [4FE]

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

Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: require acquisition of lands be only by donation, exchange, or by owner consent (see H.R. 13), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

Wetlands: promote restoration, conservation and enhancement through establishment of a wetlands mitigation banking program (see H.R. 1290), H1438 [10AP]

Explanations

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

Letters

National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act: Mark Van Putten, National Wildlife Federation, H3229 [3JN]

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

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

Warner Canyon Ski Hill Land Exchange Act: Barbara Gover, Lake County, OR, Chamber of Commerce, S5527 [11JN]

———Michael Sabin, Fremont Highlanders Ski Club, Inc., S5527 [11JN]

———Robert M. Pardue, Lake County, OR, Board of Commissioners, S5527 [11JN]

Lists

National Wildlife Refuge System grazing sites, S9093 [10SE]

National Wildlife Refuge System oil and gas activities, S9094 [10SE]

Remarks in House

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

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a volunteer pilot project at one national wildlife refuge in each U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service region (H.R. 1856), E2193 [7NO]

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

Hawaii: acquisition of Kai Malino Ranch for the Hakalau National Wildlife Refuge, H5271 [15JY]

Hinds, Lou: National Wildlife Refuge Association Refuge Manager of the Year award recipient, H1002 [13MR]

Kentucky: Land Between the Lakes Preserve funding, H5753, H5754 [24JY]

Lake County, OR: land exchange (H.R. 1944), H5503, H5504 [22JY]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (H.R. 1420), H3225-H3232 [3JN], H7646-H7648 [23SE]

———improve management (H.R. 511), E181 [6FE]

———improve management (H.R. 952), E387 [5MR]

———reauthorization, E19 [7JA]

New Jersey: Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge funding, E1440 [16JY]

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

Wetlands: promote restoration, conservation and enhancement through establishment of a wetlands mitigation banking program (H.R. 1290), H1507 [15AP]

Remarks in Senate

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: designate certain lands as wilderness (S. 531), S2904 [9AP]

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

Commerce City, CO: land transfer from Rocky Mountain Arsenal, S6887 [7JY]

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

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

Lake County, OR: land exchange (H.R. 1944), S8526 [31JY]

———land exchange (S. 881), S5526 [11JN]

National Wildlife Refuge System: compatibility of certain activities with the specific mission or purposes of a particular refuge, S9238 [11SE]

———improve management (H.R. 1420), S9092-S9096 [10SE], S9238 [11SE]

———prohibit acquisition of land to establish new refuges without certain support of landowners (S. 491), S2653 [20MR]

Puxico, MO: tribute to Mingo Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center, S1684 [26FE]

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

Reports filed

Conduct Volunteer Pilot Projects at Certain National Wildlife Refuges in Each U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1856) (H. Rept. 105-329), H8927 [21OC]

Lake County, OR, Public Land Exchange: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1944) (H. Rept. 105-193), H5491 [21JY]

National Wildlife Refuge System Management Improvement: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1420) (H. Rept. 105-106), H3169 [21MY]

Prohibit Expenditure of Funds for New National Wildlife System Refuges Without Specific Authorization From Congress: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 512) (H. Rept. 105-276), H8160 [29SE]

Warner Canyon Ski Hill Land Exchange Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1944), S8358 [30JY]

Statements

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

Texts of

H.R. 1420, National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act, H3225-H3227 [3JN]

H.R. 1944, Warner Canyon Ski Hill Land Exchange Act, H5503 [22JY]

S. 491, prohibit acquisition of land to establish new refuges within the National Wildlife Refuge System without certain support of landowners, S2654 [20MR]

S. 881, Warner Canyon Ski Hill Land Exchange Act, S5527 [11JN]