    [Congressional Record Index (1998)]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
      Agreements
        Air Force flight training range expansion in Idaho, S6966 [24JN]
        Enhanced Air Force flight training in Idaho, S6966 [24JN]
      Amendments
        Alaska:  conveyance of certain lands to the Huna Totem Corp. (S.
            1158), S7210 [25JN], S7222 [25JN]
        ------ conveyance of certain lands to the Kake Tribal Corp. (S.
            1159), S7210 [25JN], S7223 [25JN]
        Carson National Forest:  conveyance of lands to Rio Arriba County,
            NM (S. 1510), S8538 [17JY]
        Rogue River National Forest:  transfer administrative jurisdiction
            over certain Federal lands and clarify BLM authority to sell and
            exchange other Federal lands in Oregon (H.R. 4326), H10600
            [12OC]
        ----- transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal
            lands and clarify BLM authority to sell and exchange other
            Federal lands in Oregon (S. 2513), S12001 [8OC], S12106 [9OC],
            S12188 [9OC]
      Articles and editorials
        Use Caution in the Desert, E21 [27JA]
      Bills and resolutions
        Arches National Park:  expand boundaries, (see S. 2106), S5322
            [21MY]
        Big Piney, WY:  allow oil and gas leasing agreements for certain
            lands, (see H.R. 3878), H3311 [14MY]
        California:  designate all unreserved and unappropriated coastal
            rocks and islands as a component of the National Wilderness
            Preservation System, (see H.R. 3911), H3624 [20MY]
        Carson National Forest:  conveyance of lands to San Juan College,
            (see S. 2402), S9556 [31JY]
        Dept. of the Interior:  dissolve the Minerals Management Service,
            (see H.R. 4091), H4879 [19JN]
        ------ purchase of the Wilcox ranch in Eastern Utah for management
            as a wildlife habitat, (see H.R. 4289), H6070 [21JY]
        ------ reimbursement for certain damages relative to BLM bonding
            regulations, (see H.R. 4610), H8527 [23SE]
        Douglas County, OR:  conveyance of certain BLM lands, (see H.R.
            4630), H8931 [25SE]
        George Washington and Jefferson National Forests:  convey certain
            lands, (see H.R. 3226), H496 [12FE]
        Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument:  boundary adjustments,
            (see H.R. 3909), H3624 [20MY], (see H.R. 4287), H6070 [21JY]
        Oregon:  clarify BLM authority to make sales and exchanges of
            certain Federal lands, (see H.R. 3542), H1444 [24MR]
        Public lands:  right-of-way fees and liability standards affecting
            rural electric cooperatives and other lessees, (see S. 2472),
            S10383 [15SE]
        Rogue River National Forest:  convey administrative site and use
            proceeds for the construction or improvement of offices and
            support buildings, (see H.R. 3796), H2813 [5MY]
        ------ transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal
            lands and clarify BLM authority to sell and exchange other
            Federal lands in Oregon, (see H.R. 4326), H6453 [24JY]
        ------ transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal
            lands and clarify BLM authority to sell and exchange other
            Federal lands in Oregon, (see S. 2513), S10841 [23SE]
      Brochures
        Mining Reclamation--You'd Be Surprised, S10342 [15SE]
      Court decisions
        Northwest Mining Association v. Sec. of the Interior Bruce Babbitt:
            U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, E1059-E1061
            [5JN]
      Descriptions
        Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (S. 2237):
             Gorton Amendment on Dept. of the Interior Energy Conservation
            Activities Funding, S9968 [8SE]
      Letters
        Carson National Forest land conveyance to San Juan College:  James
            C. Henderson, San Juan College, S9561 [31JY]
        Endangered Species Recovery Act landowner incentive program
            financing relative to sale of public lands:  Deb Callahan,
            League of Conservation Voters, S2831 [31MR]
        ----- Debbie Sease, Sierra Club, S2830 [31MR]
        ----- several environmental organizations, S2830 [31MR]
        Hard rock mining regulations:  Gary E. Johnson, Governor of New
            Mexico, S10344 [15SE]
        ------ Jane Dee Hull, Governor of Arizona, S10343 [15SE]
        ------ Jim Geringer, Governor of Wyoming, S10344 [15SE]
        ------ Michael O. Leavitt, Governor of Utah, S10343 [15SE]
        ------ Philip E. Batt, Governor of Idaho, S10344 [15SE]
        ------ Western Governors' Association, S10345 [15SE]
        Transfer of BLM controlled land in Idaho to the Air Force for flight
            training:  Bruce Babbitt, Sec. of the Interior, and F. Whitten
            Peters, Dept. of the Air Force, S6966 [24JN], S7071 [25JN]
        ----- F. Whitten Peters, Dept. of the Air Force, S6966 [24JN]
        ----- William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, S6965 [24JN], S7071 [25JN]
        ----- several Senators, S7072 [25JN]
        Ward Valley, CA, low-level radioactive waste disposal facility:
            Senator Murkowski, S2710 [27MR], S2711 [27MR]
      Lists
        Amendments to 1872 mining law, S10340-S10342 [15SE]
      Poems
        ``Gift,'' Anna Taft, E92 [4FE]
      Remarks in House
        Arches National Park:  expand boundaries (S. 2106), H10423 [10OC]
        Big Piney, WY:  allow oil and gas leasing agreements for certain
            lands (H.R. 3878), E860 [14MY]
        ------ allow oil and gas leasing agreements for certain lands (H.R.
            3878), H10844 [14OC]
        California:  designate all unreserved and unappropriated coastal
            rocks and islands as a component of the National Wilderness
            Preservation System (H.R. 3911), E920 [20MY]
        Dept. of the Interior:  dissolve the Minerals Management Service
            (H.R. 4091), E1177 [19JN]
        ------ Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project funding,
            H6151-H6159 [22JY]
        ------ Payment in Lieu of Taxes Program funding, H6015-H6020 [21JY]
        ------ purchase of the Wilcox ranch in Eastern Utah for management
            as a wildlife habitat (H.R. 4289), E1368 [21JY]
        George Washington and Jefferson National Forests:  convey certain
            lands (H.R. 3226), H1400-H1402 [24MR], E161 [12FE]
        National parks and recreation areas:  Recreational Fee Demonstration
            Programs extension, H6144-H6151 [22JY]
        Public lands:  domestic livestock grazing allotments, H3019-H3021
            [11MY]
        Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area:  investigation into
            imposition of user fees, H853 [5MR]
        Rogue River National Forest:  transfer administrative jurisdiction
            over certain Federal lands and clarify BLM authority to sell and
            exchange other Federal lands in Oregon (H.R. 4326),
            H10598-H10602 [12OC], E2254 [20OC]
        Utah:  designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 1500), E92 [4FE]
        Ward Valley, CA:  conveyance of land for construction of a low-level
            radioactive waste disposal facility, E21 [27JA]
        Western States:  management of Federal lands relative to doctrine of
            multiple use, wilderness areas designation, and water storage,
            H2803-H2806 [5MY]
      Remarks in Senate
        Alaska:  conveyance of certain lands to the Aleut Corp., S9402
            [30JY]
        ------ conveyance of certain lands to the Huna Totem Corp. (S.
            1158), S7224 [25JN]
        ------ conveyance of certain lands to the Kake Tribal Corp. (S.
            1159), S7224 [25JN]
        ------ conveyance of certain lands to the University of Alaska (S.
            660), S3751 [29AP] conveyance of certain lands to the University
            of Alaska (S. 660), unanimous-consent agreement, S7227 [25JN]
        Arches National Park:  expand boundaries (S. 2106), S5323 [21MY]
        Carson National Forest:  conveyance of lands to Rio Arriba County,
            NM (S. 1510), S8538 [17JY]
        ------ conveyance of lands to San Juan College (S. 2402), S9561
            [31JY]
        ------ conveyance of lands to San Juan College (S. 2402), S10633
            [18SE], S12102 [9OC], S12103 [9OC]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  establish a pilot program to permit haying
            and grazing on conservation reserve land, S8124 [14JY]
        Dept. of the Interior:  Recreational Fee Demonstration Program
            extension, S12760 [21OC]
        Deschutes County, OR:  conveyance of certain BLM lands, S12107 [9OC]
        Ecology and environment:  National Parks and Environmental
            Improvement Fund funding, S3095 [2AP]
        Endangered Species Recovery Act:  landowner incentive program
            financing relative to sale of public lands, S2828-S2831 [31MR],
            S3082 [2AP], S3083 [2AP]
        George Washington and Jefferson National Forests:  convey certain
            lands (H.R. 3226), S3236 [3AP]
        Idaho:  transfer of BLM controlled land to the Air Force for flight
            training, S6963-S6967 [24JN], S7066-S7077 [25JN]
        ------ transfer of BLM controlled land to the Air Force for flight
            training, S11174 [30SE], S11175 [30SE]
        National Academy of Sciences:  repeal requirement to study Federal
            and State environmental regulations relative to exploration and
            mining on Federal lands, S10335-S10356 [15SE]
        Public lands:  Federal policies relative to Western States,
            S10636-S10637 [21SE]
        ------ right-of-way fees and liability standards affecting rural
            electric cooperatives and other lessees (S. 2472), S10383 [15SE]
        Rogue River National Forest:  transfer administrative jurisdiction
            over certain Federal lands and clarify BLM authority to sell and
            exchange other Federal lands in Oregon (H.R. 4326), S12533
            [14OC]
        ----- transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal
            lands and clarify BLM authority to sell and exchange other
            Federal lands in Oregon (S. 2513), S10841 [23SE], S12106 [9OC],
            S12107 [9OC]
        Southern Pacific Transportation Co.:  validate certain conveyances
            made in Tulare, CA (H.R. 960), S7226 [25JN]
        Utah:  land exchange (H.R. 3830), S12100 [9OC], S12101 [9OC]
        Ward Valley, CA:  conveyance of land for construction of a low-level
            radioactive waste disposal facility, S2709-S2711 [27MR]
      Reports filed
        Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Recognition of Certain Native
            American Communities:  Committee on Resources (House) (H.R.
            2812) (H. Rept. 105-716), H7802 [15SE]
        Arches National Park Boundary Expansion:  Committee on Energy and
            Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2106) (S. Rept. 105-330), S10320
            [14SE]
        Big Piney, WY, Allowance of Oil and Gas Leasing Agreements for
            Certain Lands:  Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3878) (H.
            Rept. 105-771), H9536 [5OC]
        Carson National Forest Conveyance of Lands to San Juan College:
            Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2402) (S.
            Rept. 105-383), S12163 [9OC]
        Carson National Forest Land Conveyance to San Juan College:
            Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2402),
            S11581 [6OC]
        Convey Public Lands From the Carson National Forest to Rio Arriba
            County, NM:  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate)
            (S. 1510) (S. Rept. 105-240), S7357 [6JY]
        Forage Improvement Act:  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
            (Senate) (H.R. 2493) (S. Rept. 105-338), S10588 [18SE], S10657
            [21SE]
        Huna Totem Corp. Conveyance of Certain Lands in Alaska:  Committee
            on Resources (House) (H.R. 3088) (H. Rept. 105-784), H9722 [6OC]
        Kake Tribal Corp. Land Exchange Act:  Committee on Resources (House)
            (H.R. 2756) (H. Rept. 105-783), H9722 [6OC]
        Oregon Public Land Transfer and Protection Act:  Committee on Energy
            and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2513), S11582 [6OC]
        ----- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2513)
            (S. Rept. 105-391), S12163 [9OC]
        Oregon Public Lands Transfer and Protection Act:  Committee on
            Resources (House) (H.R. 4326) (H. Rept. 105-810), H10667 [12OC]
        Utah Land Exchange:  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
            (Senate) (H. 3830) (S. Rept. 105-331), S10320 [14SE]
      Resolutions by organizations
        Hard rock mining regulations:  Western Governors' Association,
            S10343 [15SE]
      Summaries
        Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project:  OMB, H6152
            [22JY]
      Testimonies
        Hard Rock Mining Regulations:  Robert Miller, Governor of Nevada,
            S10344 [15SE]
      Texts of
        H.R. 3226, convey certain lands to the George Washington and
            Jefferson National Forests, H1400 [24MR]
        H.R. 3796, convey Rogue River National Forest administrative site
            and use proceeds for the construction or improvement of offices
            and support buildings, H4595 [16JN]
        H.R. 3878, allow oil and gas leasing agreements for certain lands in
            Big Piney, WY, H10844 [14OC]
        H.R. 4326, Oregon Public Lands Transfer and Protection Act, H10598
            [12OC], H10600-H10602 [12OC]
        S. 799, conveyance of certain Big Horn County, WY, lands to the
            estate of Fred Steffens, S7226 [25JN]
        S. 814, conveyance of certain Big Horn County, WY, lands to John R.
            and Margaret Lowe, S7226 [25JN]
        S. 1158, Huna Totem Corporation Land Exchange Act, S7223 [25JN]
        S. 1159, Kake Tribal Corporation Land Exchange Act, S7224 [25JN]
        S. 1510, Carson National Forest land conveyance to Rio Arriba
            County, NM, S8538 [17JY]
        S. 2106, Arches National Park Expansion Act, S11378 [2OC], H10424
            [10OC]
        S. 2402, Carson National Forest land conveyance to San Juan College,
            S9561 [31JY]
        S. 2402, conveyance of Carson National Forest lands to San Juan
            College, S12103 [9OC]
        S. 2513, Oregon Public Land Transfer and Protection Act, S10842
            [23SE], S12107 [9OC]