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

    NATURAL RESOURCES
      Amendments
        Corps of Engineers:  reauthorizing water resources development
            programs (S. 2131), S10931 [24SE], S12006 [8OC], S12007 [8OC],
            S12073 [8OC], S12108 [9OC], S12189 [9OC]
        Forests:  establish a program of recovery and protection and to
            inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and
            their resources (H.R. 2515), H1550 [25MR], H1551 [25MR], H1552
            [25MR], H1660 [27MR], H1664 [27MR], H1665 [27MR], H1673 [27MR]
        North Dakota:  increase authorization for water supplies, meet water
            quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and
            habitats (H.R. 3012), H7290 [5AU]
        ----- increase authorization for water supplies, meet water quantity
            and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and habitats
            (S. 1515), S7886 [9JY]
        Public lands:  protect and improve certain heritage areas, historic
            areas, national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and national
            trails (H.R. 4570), H9538 [5OC], H9814 [7OC], H9868 [7OC]
      Articles and editorials
        Congress Plays Politics With Endangered Species, E577 [2AP]
        From Access to Energy, E219 [25FE]
        Grandpa Sure Would Like This Earth Day, E628 [22AP]
        President on Clean Water, S2960 [1AP]
        Promising Clean Water Strategy, S2960 [1AP]
        Revive the Conservation Fund, S11701 [7OC]
        Senate Endangered Species Act Bows to Industry, E577 [2AP]
      Bills and resolutions
        Alaska:  prevent Federal takeover of management of fish and game
            resources, (see S. 2393), S9426 [30JY]
        ------ study options to improve and enhance the protection,
            management, and interpretation of natural and other resources of
            certain units of the National Park System, (see S. 2615), S12164
            [9OC]
        Arctic Oil Reserve:  collection and interpretation of state-of-the-
            art, non-intrusive, 3-dimensional seismic data testing for
            producible oil in the Coastal Plain, (see S. 2589), S11970
            [8OC], (see H.R. 4755), H10076 [8OC]
        Bering Sea:  actions to stop poaching of marine resources and use of
            illegal high seas driftnets, (see H. Res. 470), H4567 [15JN]
        California:  develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood
            control projects as part of water-related projects in the Colusa
            Basin Watershed, (see H.R. 4223), H5593 [15JY]
        ------ develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood control
            projects as part of water-related projects in the Colusa Basin
            Watershed, (see S. 2578), S11970 [8OC]
        Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area:  modify boundaries and
            protect lands, waters, and natural resources, (see H.R. 4141),
            H5402 [25JN]
        ------ modify boundaries and protect lands, waters, and natural
            resources, (see S. 2451), S10118 [9SE]
        Chugach Alaska Corp.:  granting of an easement for construction of
            roads and facilities to access natural resources, (see S. 2088),
            S5019 [18MY]
        Coastal zones:  require that States having an approved management
            program be provided a copy of an environmental impact statement
            to help assess plans for exploration, development, or
            production, (see H.R. 4797), H10513 [10OC]
        ------ use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local
            conservation programs of coastal States, (see S. 2566), S11698
            [7OC], (see H.R. 4717), H10010 [7OC]
        Corps of Engineers:  reauthorizing water resources development
            programs, (see H.R. 3866, S. 2131), S5634 [4JN], H3311 [14MY]
        Cumberland Island National Seashore and Wilderness:  protect
            natural, cultural, and historical resources, (see H.R. 4144),
            H5402 [25JN]
        Dept. of the Interior:  prohibit charging of fees for certain uses
            of sand, gravel, and shell resources of the Outer Continental
            Shelf, (see H.R. 3972), H3971 [22MY]
        EPA:  authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and
            other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida
            Keys, (see H.R. 4047), H4549 [11JN]
        Forest Service:  address the decline of forest health and rural
            community economies in New Mexico and protect such lands from
            catastrophic fires in accordance with existing public land
            management and environmental laws, (see H.R. 4210), H5492 [14JY]
        Forests:  establish a program of recovery and protection and
            inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and
            their resources (H.R. 2515), consideration, (see H. Res. 394),
            H1549 [25MR]
        Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory:  establish
            Natural Resources Institute, (see S. 2512), S10841 [23SE], (see
            H.R. 4593), H8035 [17SE]
        Maryland:  provide for a pilot program to eradicate or control
            nutria and restore marshland damaged by nutria, (see H.R. 4337),
            H6487 [27JY]
        Mining and mineral resources:  protection of contracts and leases
            entered into by surface patent holders relative to coalbed
            methane gas, (see S. 2500), S10588 [18SE], (see H.R. 4598),
            H8083 [18SE]
        Montana:  exchange existing Federal oil and gas leases for credits
            in future lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico, (see S. 1616), S451
            [5FE]
        National Rivers Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 250), S6488 [17JN]
        Navajo Indian irrigation project:  use power allocated from the
            Colorado River storage project for on-farm uses, (see S. 1662),
            S731 [12FE], (see H.R. 3235), H496 [12FE]
        Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act:  technical
            corrections, (see H.R. 4735), H10075 [8OC]
        Petroleum:  authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
            education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H1854 [31MR]
        ------ authorize oilheat industry research and consumer education
            programs, (see S. 2539), S11279 [1OC]
        Power resources:  encourage production of domestic oil and gas
            resources from stripper wells on Federal lands, (see S. 1919),
            S3120 [2AP]
        ------ improve the administration of oil and gas leases on Federal
            lands, (see S. 1920), S3120 [2AP]
        Public lands:  protect and improve certain heritage areas, historic
            areas, national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and national
            trails, (see H.R. 4570), H7802 [15SE]
        ----- protect and improve certain heritage areas, historic areas,
            national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and national trails
            (H.R. 4570), consideration, (see H. Res. 573), H9536 [5OC]
        Taxation:  application of the credit for electricity produced from
            renewable resources to electricity produced from biomass
            facilities, (see H.R. 4407), H7289 [5AU]
        ------ treatment of bonds issued to acquire renewable resources on
            land subject to conservation easement, (see H.R. 4301), H6186
            [22JY]
        Water:  authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available
            water supply and develop alternative water sources, (see H.R.
            3243), H497 [12FE]
        ------ use of State revolving loan funds for water conservation and
            quality improvement programs, (see S. 2189), S6564 [18JN]
      Cost Estimates
        Protection of contracts and leases entered into by surface patent
            holders relative to coalbed methane gas (S. 2500):  CBO, S12902
            [21OC]
      Letters
        Allocate revenues from Superfund tax to establish reserve fund for
            environmental initiatives:  Deb Callahan, League of Conservation
            Voters, S2959 [1AP]
        ----- Kathleen A. McGinty, Executive Office of the President, S2959
            [1AP]
        ----- several environmental organizations, S2959 [1AP]
        Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Cumberland Island
            National Seashore, and Savannah National Wildlife Refuge land
            acquisitions:  Pierre Howard, Lieutenant Governor of Georgia,
            E1326 [17JY]
        ----- Zell Miller, Governor of Georgia, E1325 [17JY]
        Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area boundary modification
            and protection of lands, waters, and natural resources:  Bill
            Campbell, Mayor of Atlanta, GA, E1327 [17JY]
        ----- Bob Fulton, Fulton County, GA, Board of Commissioners, E1326
            [17JY]
        ----- F. Wayne Hill, Gwinnett County, GA, Board of Commissioners,
            E1326 [17JY]
        ----- Jere Wood, Mayor of Roswell, GA, E1326 [17JY]
        ----- Shirley Fanning-Lasseter, Mayor of Duluth, GA, E1327 [17JY]
        Forest Recovery and Protection Act:  Dan Glickman, Sec. of
            Agriculture, H1670 [27MR]
        Navajo Indian irrigation project:  Eluid L. Martinez, Bureau of
            Reclamation, S768 [12FE]
        ------ Gary E. Johnson, Governor of New Mexico, S768 [12FE]
        ------ Malcolm P. Dalton, Navajo Tribal Utility Authority, S768
            [12FE]
        ------ Sam Mohler, Mayor of Bloomfield, NM, S768 [12FE]
        ------ Thomas C. Taylor, Mayor of Farmington, NM, S768 [12FE]
        ------ Tony Atkinson, San Juan County, NM, Manager, S768 [12FE]
        Omnibus National Parks and Public Lands Act:  Bruce Babbitt, Sec. of
            the Interior, H9756 [7OC]
        ------ Dan Glickman, Sec. of Agriculture, H9756 [7OC]
        Prohibit charging of fees for certain uses of sand, gravel, and
            shell resources of the Outer Continental Shelf:  Cynthia
            Quarterman, Dept. of the Interior, H10941 [15OC]
      Lists
        Scientists opposing H.R. 2515, Forest Recovery and Protection Act,
            H1668 [27MR]
      Memorandums
        Navajo Indian Irrigation Project:  Navajo Agricultural Products
            Industry, S767 [12FE]
        Omnibus National Parks and Public Lands Act:  OMB, H9756 [7OC]
      Messages
        Alaska's Mineral Resources:  President Clinton, S1696 [10MR], H1014
            [10MR]
      Remarks in House
        Alaska:  extend moratorium on Federal takeovers of fish and game
            resources, H6144 [22JY]
        Arctic Oil Reserve:  collection and interpretation of state-of-the-
            art, non-intrusive, 3-dimensional seismic data testing for
            producible oil in the Coastal Plain (H.R. 4755), E2010 [9OC]
        California:  develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood
            control projects as part of water-related projects in the Colusa
            Basin Watershed (H.R. 4223), E1314 [15JY]
        Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area:  modify boundaries and
            protect lands, waters, and natural resources (H.R. 4141), E1237
            [25JN], E1325 [17JY]
        Chugach Alaska Corp.:  granting of an easement for construction of
            roads and facilities to access natural resources (S. 2088),
            H6162-H6166 [22JY]
        Coast Guard:  prioritize funding for drug interdiction activities
            and enforcement of fishing regulations, H6722 [29JY], H6723
            [29JY]
        Coastal zones:  use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State
            and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 4717),
            E1944 [8OC], E1954-E1956 [8OC]
        Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum:  tribute, E807 [11MY]
        Colorado State University:  tribute to Mechanical Engineering Dept.
            for energy conservation research, E1703 [11SE]
        Corps of Engineers:  reauthorizing water resources development
            programs (H.R. 3866), E857 [14MY]
        Dept. of the Interior:  prohibit charging of fees for certain uses
            of sand, gravel, and shell resources of the Outer Continental
            Shelf (H.R. 3972), H10940-H10942 [15OC], E2220 [16OC]
        ------ status of certain U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service maps, H2689
            [30AP]
        Earth Angels (organization):  tribute, E627 [22AP]
        Earth Day:  observance, H2125 [22AP], H2126 [22AP], H2169 [22AP],
            E621 [22AP], E627 [22AP], E628 [22AP], E631 [22AP], E635-E637
            [22AP]
        Ecology and environment:  ensure recovery of biological diversity,
            strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain
            assurances to local governments and individuals relative to
            economic development efforts (H.R. 2351), E576 [2AP]
        ------ national objectives, H5755 [17JY], H5757 [17JY]
        ------ national objectives priority assignments, H10531 [11OC],
            H10820 [13OC], H11643 [20OC]
        Forests:  eliminate commercial logging on public lands and
            facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of
            communities dependent on the Federal logging program (H.R.
            2789), H1675 [27MR]
        ------ establish a program of recovery and protection and inventory,
            monitor, and analyze public and private forests and their
            resources (H.R. 2515), consideration (H. Res. 394), H1623 [26MR]
        ------ establish a program of recovery and protection and to
            inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and
            their resources (H.R. 2515), H1557 [26MR], H1650 [27MR],
            H1651-H1682 [27MR], E529 [31MR] establish a program of recovery
            and protection and to inventory, monitor, and analyze public and
            private forests and their resources (H.R. 2515), insert language
            of H.R. 3530 in lieu, H1660 [27MR]
        Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory:  establish
            Natural Resources Institute (H.R. 4593), E1744 [17SE]
        Land O' Lakes, WI:  anniversary of Fish and Game Club, E839 [13MY]
        Maryland:  provide for a pilot program to eradicate or control
            nutria and restore marshland damaged by nutria (H.R. 4337),
            H9092-H9094 [28SE]
        McCoy, Michael and Patricia:  Environmental Law Institute National
            Wetlands Award recipients, E617 [22AP]
        Mining and mineral resources:  protection of contracts and leases
            entered into by surface patent holders relative to coalbed
            methane gas (H.R. 4598), E1763 [18SE]
        ----- protection of contracts and leases entered into by surface
            patent holders relative to coalbed methane gas (S. 2500),
            H10937-H10939 [15OC]
        NOAA:  funding, E1630 [7AU]
        ------ National Marine Fisheries Service funding, H7218 [5AU]
        ------ National Marine Fisheries Service salmon resource management
            funding, H7264 [5AU]
        Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act:  technical
            corrections (H.R. 4735), H10430 [10OC]
        Petroleum:  authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
            education programs (H.R. 3610), H10461-H10464 [10OC]
        Public lands:  protect and improve certain heritage areas, historic
            areas, national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and national
            trails (H.R. 4570), H9727 [7OC], H9750-H9870 [7OC], E1723
            [15SE], E2087 [11OC]
        ----- protect and improve certain heritage areas, historic areas,
            national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and national trails
            (H.R. 4570), consideration (H. Res. 573), H9741-H9749 [7OC]
        San Joaquin Valley, CA:  develop water resource management plan,
            H6568 [29JY]
        Taxation:  application of the credit for electricity produced from
            renewable resources to electricity produced from biomass
            facilities (H.R. 4407), E1554 [5AU]
        Wetlands:  promote restoration, conservation and enhancement through
            establishment of a wetlands mitigation banking program (H.R.
            1290), H732 [3MR]
      Remarks in Senate
        Alaska:  prevent Federal takeover of management of fish and game
            resources (S. 2393), S9499 [30JY], S9522 [31JY]
        ------ study options to improve and enhance the protection,
            management, and interpretation of natural and other resources of
            certain units of the National Park System (S. 2615), S12181
            [9OC]
        Arctic Oil Reserve:  collection and interpretation of state-of-the-
            art, non-intrusive, 3-dimensional seismic data testing for
            producible oil in the Coastal Plain (S. 2589), S11984 [8OC]
        ------ three dimensional seismic data testing for producible oil in
            the Coastal Plain, S9608 [31JY]
        Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area:  modify boundaries and
            protect lands, waters, and natural resources (S. 2451), S10119
            [9SE]
        Chugach Alaska Corp.:  granting of an easement for construction of
            roads and facilities to access natural resources (S. 2088),
            S5021 [18MY]
        Coastal zones:  use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State
            and local conservation programs of coastal States (S. 2566),
            S11700-S11704 [7OC], S12019 [8OC]
        Colorado:  conveyance of water and related rights from Rocky
            Mountain Arsenal, S6686 [19JN]
        Conservation Trust Fund of Puerto Rico:  funding, S12849 [21OC]
        Corps of Engineers:  reauthorizing water resources development
            programs (S. 2131), S5635 [4JN]
        ------ reauthorizing water resources development programs (S. 2131),
            S10933 [24SE], S12073-S12087 [8OC], S12108 [9OC], S12125 [9OC],
            S12214 [9OC], S12433 [12OC]
        ------ Upper Mississippi River Environmental Management Program
            funding, S12214 [9OC]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  Wetland Reserve Program effectiveness
            improvement, S8098 [14JY]
        Dept. of Energy:  biomass energy systems funding, S6536 [18JN],
            S6537 [18JN]
        Earth Angels (organization):  tribute, S5028 [18MY]
        Earth Day:  observance, S3407 [22AP]
        Ecology and environment:  allocate revenues from Superfund tax to
            establish reserve fund for environmental initiatives,
            S2958-S2961 [1AP], S3035-S3037 [2AP]
        ------ recognize important role of earth sciences, S8262 [15JY]
        Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory:  establish
            Natural Resources Institute (S. 2512), S10841 [23SE]
        Maryland:  provide for a pilot program to eradicate or control
            nutria and restore marshland damaged by nutria (H.R. 4337),
            S12253 [9OC]
        Mining and mineral resources:  protection of contracts and leases
            entered into by surface patent holders relative to coalbed
            methane gas (S. 2500), S10594 [18SE], S10595 [18SE], S12102
            [9OC], S12283 [10OC]
        Montana:  exchange existing Federal oil and gas leases for credits
            in future lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico (S. 1616), S455
            [5FE]
        National Rivers Day:  designate (S. Res. 250), S6497 [17JN]
        Navajo Indian irrigation project:  use power allocated from the
            Colorado River storage project for on-farm uses (S. 1662), S766
            [12FE]
        NOAA:  National Marine Fisheries Service swordfish resource
            management funding, S8873 [23JY]
        North Dakota:  increase authorization for water supplies, meet water
            quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and
            habitats (S. 1515), S2368 [20MR]
        Oceans:  develop and implement national ocean and coastal activities
            policy (S. 1213), S12738 [20OC]
        Ossabaw Island, GA:  tribute to preservation efforts, S5732 [5JN]
        Power resources:  improve the administration of oil and gas leases
            on Federal lands (S. 1920), S3135 [2AP]
        Resource Conservation and Recovery Act:  revise and extend certain
            remediation waste cleanup programs, S9547 [31JY]
        Rhode Island:  Narragansett Bay environmental study funding, S8871
            [23JY]
        Three Quarter Circle Ranch:  National Cattlemen's Beef Association
            Environmental Stewardship Award recipient, S1657 [9MR]
        U.N. Convention To Combat Desertification:  ratification, S2448
            [23MR]
        Water:  use of State revolving loan funds for water conservation and
            quality improvement programs, S8371 [16JY], S8439 [17JY]
        ----- use of State revolving loan funds for water conservation and
            quality improvement programs (S. 2189), S6566 [18JN], S6567
            [18JN]
      Reports filed
        Consideration of H.R. 2515, Forest Recovery and Protection Act:
            Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 394) (H. Rept. 105-464),
            H1549 [25MR]
        Consideration of H.R. 4570, Omnibus National Parks and Public Lands
            Act:  Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 573) (H. Rept. 105-
            776), H9536 [5OC]
        Dept. of the Interior Prohibition on Charging of Fees for Certain
            Uses of Sand, Gravel, and Shell Resources of the Outer
            Continental Shelf:  Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3972)
            (H. Rept. 105-766), H9344 [2OC]
        Develop and Implement Colusa Basin Watershed Drainage, Storm, and
            Flood Control Projects as Part of Water-Related Projects:
            Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4223) (H. Rept. 105-813),
            H10667 [12OC]
        History, Jurisdiction, and a Summary of Activities of the Committee
            on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate):  Committee on Energy
            and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. Rept. 105-160), S664 [11FE]
        National Oilheat Research Alliance Act:  Committee on Commerce
            (House) (H.R. 3610) (H. Rept. 105-787), H10075 [8OC]
        Protection of Contracts and Leases Entered Into by Surface Mining
            Patent Holders Relative to Coalbed Methane Gas:  Committee on
            Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2500), S10986 [25SE]
        ----- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2500)
            (S. Rept. 105-408), S12307 [10OC]
        Recovery and Protection Program for Public and Private Forests and
            Inventory, Monitor, and Analyze Their Resources:  Committee on
            Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2515) (H. Rept. 105-440), H1158 [12MR]
        Water Resources Development Act:  Committee on Environment and
            Public Works (Senate) (S. 2131) (S. Rept. 105-286), S9688 [31AU]
        Water-Related Technical Corrections Act:  Committee on Energy and
            Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2402), S10984 [25SE]
        ----- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2402)
            (S. Rept. 105-377), S11697 [7OC]
      Reports to constituents
        Hamilton, Representative:  Earth Day 1998--The State of Our
            Environment, E705 [29AP]
      Resolutions by organizations
        Earth Science Week:  Association of American State Geologists, S8262
            [15JY]
      Statements
        Business View of Earth Day:  Thomas J. Donohue, U.S. Chamber of
            Commerce, E635-E637 [22AP]
        Prohibit Charging of Fees for Certain Uses of Sand, Gravel, and
            Shell Resources of the Outer Continental Shelf:  Executive
            Office of the President, H10941 [15OC]
      Testimonies
        Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Boundary Modification
            and Protection of Lands, Waters, and Natural Resources:
            Representative Gingrich, E1325 [17JY]
      Texts of
        H. Res. 394, consideration of H.R. 2515, Forest Recovery and
            Protection Act, H1623 [26MR]
        H. Res. 573, consideration of H.R. 4570, Omnibus National Parks and
            Public Lands Act, H9741 [7OC]
        H.R. 2515, Forest Recovery and Protection Act, H1660-H1664 [27MR]
        H.R. 3610, National Oilheat Research Alliance Act, H10461-H10464
            [10OC]
        H.R. 3972, prohibit charging of fees for certain uses of sand,
            gravel, and shell resources of the Outer Continental Shelf,
            H10940 [15OC]
        H.R. 4337, provide for a pilot program in Maryland to eradicate or
            control nutria and restore marshland damaged by nutria, H9092
            [28SE]
        H.R. 4570, Omnibus National Parks and Public Lands Act, H9761-H9814
            [7OC]
        H.R. 4735, Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act technical
            corrections, H10431 [10OC]
        S. 1616, exchange existing Federal oil and gas leases in Montana for
            credits in future lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico, S456 [5FE]
        S. 1662, use power allocated from the Colorado River storage project
            for on-farm uses of the Navajo Indian irrigation project, S767
            [12FE]
        S. 2131, Water Resources Development Act, S12073-S12083 [8OC],
            S12109-S12125 [9OC]
        S. 2500, protection of contracts and leases entered into by surface
            patent holders relative to coalbed methane gas, S12102 [9OC]
        S. 2500, protection of mining contracts and leases entered into by
            surface patent holders relative to coalbed methane gas, H10937
            [15OC]
        S. 2566, Reinvestment and Environmental Restoration Act,
            S12027-S12032 [8OC]
        S. Res. 250, National Rivers Day, S6497 [17JN]