ALASKA

Appointments

Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Board of Trustees, S2732 [20MR], H528 [13FE]

Articles and editorials

Andrews-Mee Leaves Them Laughing and Grateful After 35 Years, S4921 [21MY]

First Principles Interior, Do Right in Land Dispute, S11267 [28OC]

Rider to Flood-Relief Bill Enrages Environmentalists—Alaska Senator Seeks To Pave Way for U.S. Park Roads, S4417 [14MY]

Ugly Kind of Politics, S4060 [7MY]

Western Senators Win First Round in Road Right-of-Way Disputes, S4416 [14MY]

Westerners Eke Out Senate Win on Rural Roads, S4417 [14MY]

Whitewater and Watergate, E776 [29AP]

Bills and resolutions

Admiralty Island National Monument: land exchange (see S. 1015; H.R. 1948), S7423 [14JY], H3865 [17JN]

Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act: amend (see S. 967), S6496 [26JN]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: amend (see S. 967), S6496 [26JN]

———clarify land bank protection provisions (see H.R. 2000), H4086 [19JN]

Aleut Corp.: conveyance of certain lands (see S. 1488), S12119 [8NO]

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

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see S. 431), S2206 [12MR]

Federal-State relations: investment of joint Federal and State funds from the civil settlement of damages from the Exxon Valdez (vessel) oil spill (see S. 1523), S12506 [12NO]

Forest Service: grant easement to Chugach Alaska Corp. (see H.R. 3087), H10955 [13NO]

Glacier Bay National Park: effective management of visitor services and fishing activity (see S. 1064), S8091 [24JY]

Huna Totem Corp.: conveyance of certain lands (see S. 1158; H.R. 3088), S9080 [10SE], H10955 [13NO]

Hydroelectric power: State hydroelectric project management (see S. 439), S2274 [13MR]

Kake Tribal Corp.: conveyance of certain lands (see S. 1159; H.R. 2756), S9080 [10SE], H9614 [28OC]

Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: establish State matching grant program with certain oil and gas revenues (see S. 1118), S8532 [31JY]

Medicaid: adjust Federal medical assistance formula for Alaska (see S. 424), S2129 [11MR]

Medicare: expand and strengthen the telemedicine demonstration project (see S. 848), S5342 [5JN]

Mount McKinley: retain name (see H.R. 256), H147 [9JA]

Northwest Wildland Fire Protection Agreement: congressional consent (see S. 1134), S8533 [31JY]

Pacific Northwest Emergency Management Arrangement: congressional consent (see S.J. Res. 35), S7768 [21JY]

Taxation: charitable deduction for reasonable and necessary expenses of Alaska Native subsistence whaling captains (see S. 379; H.R. 1267), S1734 [27FE], H1391 [9AP]

Telecommunications: availability of universal service relative to Native Americans and Alaskan natives (see H.R. 486, 555), H244 [21JA], H284 [4FE]

———availability of universal service to Native Americans and Alaskan natives (see H. Res. 29), H156 [9JA]

Tourist trade: operation of foreign cruise ships (see S. 668), S3843 [30AP]

Transportation: provide for a land transfer in order to facilitate surface transportation between the cities of Cold Bay and King Cove (see S. 1092; H.R. 2259), S8361 [30JY], H5777 [24JY]

University of Alaska: conveyance of certain lands (see S. 660), S3750 [28AP]

Wetlands: regulation (see S. 49), S160 [21JA]

Wilderness areas: designate certain lands (see H.R. 900), H701 [27FE]

Certificates of election

Senate: Ted Stevens, S3 [7JA]

Cost Estimates

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act and Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act Amendments (S. 967): CBO, S11496 [30OC]

Descriptions

Revenue Reconciliation Act (S. 949): Daschle Amendment on Intercity Passenger Rail Fund for Non-Amtrak States, S6553 [26JN]

Histories

University of Alaska Land Grant, S3752 [28AP]

Letters

Division of the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits: Don Bivens, State Bar of Arizona, S8060 [24JY]

———Marc Racicot, Governor of Montana, S8048 [24JY]

———Pete Wilson, Governor of California, S8059 [24JY]

———Procter Hug, Jr., Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, S8060 [24JY]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), S8059 [24JY]

———Thomas G. Stolpman, State Bar of California, S8060 [24JY]

National Parks and Environmental Improvement Fund: Albert C. Eisenberg, National Parks and Conservation Association, S9592 [18SE]

———Edward M. Norton, Jr., National Trust for Historic Preservation, S9592 [18SE]

———William R. Irvin, Center for Marine Conservation, S9592 [18SE]

Preserve status quo on existing rights-of-way in national parks and wilderness areas: Tony Knowles, Governor of Alaska, S4065 [7MY]

Selection of lands by certain Veitnam veterans and the Elim Native Corp., Richard Roldan, Dept. of the Interior, E2221 [7NO]

Petitions and memorials

American Land Sovereignty Protection Act, E2029 [21OC]

Remarks in House

Admiralty Island National Monument: land exchange (H.R. 1948), H7648, H7649 [23SE], E1224 [17JN]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: clarify land bank protection provisions (H.R. 2000), E1261 [19JN]

———recognition of certain Native American communities (H.R. 2812), E2173 [4NO]

Alaskan Native Claims Settlement Act: selection of lands by certain Veitnam veterans and the Elim Native Corp. (H.R. 2924), E2220 [7NO]

Forest Service: grant easement to Chugach Alaska Corp. (H.R. 3087), E2383 [13NO]

Girl Scouts of America: tribute to Gold Award recipients, E627 [10AP]

Kake Tribal Corp.: conveyance of certain lands (H.R. 2756), E2108 [28OC]

Native Americans: limit contracts and compacts for providing certain Indian services, H10805 [13NO]

———restructuring of health care delivery systems, H5233 [15JY]

Taxation: charitable deduction for reasonable and necessary expenses of Alaska Native subsistence whaling captains (H.R. 1267), E611 [9AP]

Telecommunications: availability of universal service relative to Native Americans and Alaskan natives (H. Res. 29), E80 [9JA]

———availability of universal service relative to Native Americans and Alaskan natives (H.R. 555), E148 [4FE]

Transportation: provide for a land transfer in order to facilitate surface transportation between the cities of Cold Bay and King Cove (H.R. 2259), E1509 [24JY]

Wilderness areas: designate certain lands (H.R. 900), E393 [5MR]

Remarks in Senate

Admiralty Island National Monument: land exchange (H.R. 1948), S10244 [30SE]

———land exchange (S. 1015), S7423 [14JY]

Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act: amend (S. 967), S6502 [26JN], S11496 [30OC]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: amend (S. 967), S6502 [26JN], S11496 [30OC]

———conveyance of certain lands to village corporations within the Cook Inlet Region, S11267, S11268 [28OC]

Alaska Quarterly Review (publication): tribute, S8616 [31JY]

Aleut Corp.: conveyance of certain lands (S. 1488), S12160 [8NO]

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

Computers: ensure high-speed Internet access for university research, S12648 [13NO]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits, S8041-S8061 [24JY]

———divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (S. 431), S2210 [12MR]

———reversal rate of the ninth judicial circuit, S2217 [12MR]

Dept. of Commerce: People's Lodge project funding, S12192 [8NO]

Ecology and environment: Teaming With Wildlife initiative funding, S11856 [6NO]

FAA: airport construction project in Arkansas, S5019 [22MY]

Fairbanks, AK: EPA air quality rating, S8074 [24JY]

Federal-State relations: investment of joint Federal and State funds from the civil settlement of damages from the Exxon Valdez (vessel) oil spill (S. 1523), S12507 [12NO]

Forest Service: revise rules relative to exports of Alaskan Western Red Cedar, S9590 [18SE]

Glacier Bay National Park: application of entry and permit limitations to the Auk Nu Marine Glacier Bay Ferry, S9508 [17SE]

———effective management of visitor services and fishing activity (S. 1064), S8093 [24JY]

Huna Totem Corp.: conveyance of certain lands (S. 1158), S9080 [10SE]

Hydroelectric power: State hydroelectric project management (S. 439), S2279, S2280 [13MR]

Indian Health Service: prevent contracts with Native American health care clinics in Ketchikan, AK, S11259 [28OC]

Juneau, AK: Forest Service regional office funding, S9509 [17SE]

Kake Tribal Corp.: conveyance of certain lands (S. 1159), S9081 [10SE]

Ketchikan, AK: eligibility of Ketchikan Ship and Drydock shipyard for Economic Development Administration grants, S8078 [24JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: priority land acquisitions and exchanges funding, S11260 [28OC]

Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: establish State matching grant program with certain oil and gas revenues (S. 1118), S8581 [31JY]

Medicaid: adjust Federal medical assistance formula for Alaska (S. 424), S2142 [11MR]

Medicare: expand and strengthen the telemedicine demonstration project (S. 848), S5367, S5376 [5JN]

Mining and mineral resources: public land exchange relative to Denali National Park, S11263, S11270 [28OC]

National Parks and Environmental Improvement Fund: establish, S9591-S9596 [18SE], S9805 [23SE]

Northwest Wildland Fire Protection Agreement: congressional consent (S. 1134), S8597 [31JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: realign distribution to States of Federal revenues received from offshore oil and gas development, S11248-S11250 [28OC]

Pacific Northwest Emergency Management Arrangement: congressional consent (S.J. Res. 35), S7775 [21JY]

Petroleum: national energy security relative to oil development on North Slope at Prudhoe Bay, S8141-S8143 [25JY]

Public lands: preserve status quo on existing rights-of-way in national parks and wilderness areas, S4413-S4417 [14MY]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: pricing practices, S11260 [28OC]

Taxation: authorize payments in lieu of taxes to certain unorganized boroughs, S9600 [18SE]

———charitable deduction for reasonable and necessary expenses of Alaska Native subsistence whaling captains (S. 379), S1759 [27FE]

Tourist trade: operation of foreign cruise ships (S. 668), S3844 [30AP], S3873 [1MY], S8146 [25JY]

Trans-Alaska Pipeline: anniversary, S6037 [20JN]

Transportation: provide for a land transfer in order to facilitate surface transportation between the cities of Cold Bay and King Cove (S. 1092), S8365 [30JY]

University of Alaska: conveyance of certain lands (S. 660), S3750 [28AP], S8616 [31JY]

———make restitution payments relative to destruction of private property, S9603 [18SE]

Uruguay: withhold U.S. assistance until certain U.S. business assets have been released, S4045 [7MY]

Wetlands: regulation (S. 49), S414 [21JA]

Reports filed

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act and Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act Amendments: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 967) (S. Rept. 105-119), S11341 [29OC]

Alaskan Land Transfer Relative to Surface Transportation Between Cold Bay and King Cove, AK: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1092) (S. Rept. 105-113), S10858 [20OC]

Conveyance of Certain Lands to the University of Alaska: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 660) (S. Rept. 105-106), S10786 [9OC]

Hood Bay Land Exchange Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1015), S9880 [24SE]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1015) (S. Rept. 105-90), S10055 [26SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1948) (H. Rept. 105-261), H7728 [23SE]

Huna Totem Corp. Land Exchange Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1158) (S. Rept. 105-93), S10229 [30SE]

Kake Tribal Corp. Land Exchange Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1159) (S. Rept. 105-100), S10474 [7OC]

Land Transfer in Order to Facilitate Surface Transportation Between the Cities of Cold Bay, AK, and King Cove, AK: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2259) (H. Rept. 105-398), H10418 [8NO]

State Hydroelectric Power Project Management: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 439) (S. Rept. 105-111), S10858 [20OC]

Statements

Division of the Ninth Judicial Circuit Into Two Circuits: Executive Office of the President, S8060 [24JY]

Tables

Conveyance of certain lands to the University of Alaska, S3753 [28AP]

Revised Calista lands package, S6503 [26JN]

Texts of

H.R. 1948, Hood Bay Land Exchange Act, H7648 [23SE]

S. 379, charitable tax deduction for reasonable and necessary expenses of Alaska Native subsistence whaling captains, S1759 [27FE]

S. 431, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act, S2211 [12MR]

S. 660, conveyance of certain lands to the University of Alaska, S3751 [28AP]

S. 668, operation of foreign cruise ships in Alaska, S3845 [30AP]

S. 848, Rural Telemedicine Demonstration Act, S5368 [5JN]

S. 1064, Glacier Bay Management and Protection Act, S8094 [24JY]

S. 1134, congressional consent to Northwest Wildland Fire Protection Agreement, S8598 [31JY]

S. 1523, investment of joint Federal and State funds from the civil settlement of damages from the Exxon Valdez (vessel) oil spill, S12508 [12NO]

S.J. Res. 35, congressional consent to Pacific Northwest Emergency Management Arrangement, S7775 [21JY]