[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT related term(s) Clean Air Act; Hazardous
Substances; Recycled materials; Recycling; Water
Addresses
American Heritage Rivers Program--A Threat to Private Property
Rights: Carol LaGrasse, Property Rights Foundation of America,
E2001-E2004 [9OC]
Agreements
Air Force flight training range expansion in Idaho, S6966 [24JN]
Enhanced Air Force flight training in Idaho, S6966 [24JN]
Amendments
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore: study on protection as a
wilderness area (S. 1966), S12209 [9OC]
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R.
2472), S728 [12FE], S777 [12FE]
------ extend certain programs (S. 417), S12002 [8OC], S12059 [8OC],
S12060 [8OC], H10951 [15OC]
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]
Gallatin National Forest: land exchange (S. 1719), S11351 [2OC],
S11379 [2OC]
Motor vehicles: treatment of foreign vehicles relative to State
emission standards (H.R. 8), S11497 [5OC], S11512 [5OC]
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act:
reauthorize and amend (S. 2095), S11628 [6OC], S11639 [6OC]
NOAA: describe the hydrographic services functions of the
Administrator (H.R. 3164), H2120 [21AP], H2132 [22AP]
North American Wetlands Conservation Act: reauthorizing (S. 1677),
S11185 [30SE], S11191 [30SE]
Partnerships for Wildlife Act: reauthorizing (S. 1677), S11185
[30SE], S11191 [30SE]
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]
Real property: private property owner rights (H.R. 992), H1021
[10MR], H1022 [10MR], H1093 [11MR], H1094 [11MR]
Salton Sea: feasibility study relative to reclamation project (H.R.
3267), H5494 [14JY], H5555 [15JY], H5557 [15JY]
------ feasibility study relative to reclamation project (H.R.
3267), S12209 [9OC], S12458 [13OC], S12461 [13OC], H11700 [21OC]
Tropical forests: facilitate protection through debt reduction with
developing countries with tropical forests (H.R. 2870), H1299
[18MR], H1314 [19MR], H5507 [15JY]
----- facilitate protection through debt reduction with developing
countries with tropical forests (S. 1758), S8143 [14JY], S8155
[14JY]
Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs
funding (S. 1222), S12467 [14OC], S12471 [14OC], S12565 [14OC]
Analyses
Clean Power Plant and Modernization Act (S. 2636), S12652 [15OC]
Florida Water Restoration Projects: Corps of Engineers, H4921
[22JN], H4928 [22JN]
Transit in Parks (TRIP) Act (S. 1967), S3435 [22AP]
Appointments
Conferees: H.R. 2472, Energy Policy and Conservation Act programs
extension, S2415 [23MR]
Global Climate Change Observer Group, S5401 [22MY]
Articles and editorials
Activists' Demands Jeopardize Deal for Headquarters, H6041 [21JY]
Another Sure Bet on Earth Day, S786 [12FE]
Bilbray, Bliley Prep Smog Bill for Quick Floor Vote, H5897 [20JY]
Bilbray Diverts Smelly River With Bulldozer; May Have Violated Law,
H10173 [8OC]
Bilbray Pushes for Law on Border Emission Standards, H5896 [20JY]
Bilbray Says State of Emergency Needed To Deal With Raw Sewage,
H10174 [8OC]
Bilbray Urges Crackdown on Transborder Polluters--Bill Would Stop
Vehicles at Border To Protect Air, H5895 [20JY]
Border Breathes Sigh of Relief as Wilson Acts on Tijuana Sewage,
H10176 [8OC]
Border Smog Bill Wins Bipartisan Backing in House Commerce Markup,
H5897 [20JY]
Border Tour Boosts Bill To Compel Registration of Mexican Cars Here,
H5895 [20JY]
Columbus Water Works Reaps Benefit of Hard Work--National,
Statewide--Regional Awards Prove Columbus Is Closer To Reaching
Goal, H3591 [20MY]
Congress Plays Politics With Endangered Species, E577 [2AP]
County May Act To Ease Effects of Mexico Sewage, H10174 [8OC]
County To Ask Wilson's Help on Tijuana Sewage, H10174 [8OC]
Doing More for Less, H3591 [20MY]
Emergency Decree Might Unlock Help for Tijuana Sewage Problem,
H10173 [8OC]
Emergency Sought on Pollution--Bilbray Seeks Fast Action on Cleanup
of Tijuana River Valley, H10173 [8OC]
EPA's Crusaders, E1500 [31JY]
From Access to Energy, E219 [25FE]
Grandpa Sure Would Like This Earth Day, E628 [22AP]
Group Says Vail Fires Were in Behalf of Lynx, E2311 [12NO]
Headwaters Forest Plan Has Politicians at Loggerheads--Saying It's
Not Enough, Sher Holds Up Agreement, H6041 [21JY]
Health Crisis Declared Over South Bay Sewage, H10175 [8OC]
Health Panel Urges Power Line Studies--Electric, Magnetic Fields
Termed ``Possible Human Carcinogen'', S7099 [25JN]
House Panel OKs Bill To Bar U.S. Entry of Cars Into Ozone
Nonattainment Areas, H5897 [20JY]
Illegals Cross Sewage River-And Feds Ignore Both Problems, H10175
[8OC]
Imported Smog--Vehicles From Mexico Add to Problem, H5895 [20JY]
Industrial Group Plans To Battle Climate Treaty, H2325 [27AP]
Kyoto Pact Includes a Pentagon Exemption--Armed Forces Permitted To
Pollute During Some Overseas Missions, S198 [29JA]
Longtime Activist in County Dies at 82, E1560 [5AU]
Malthus, Watch Out, S786 [12FE]
Man Behind the Votes, E2336 [17DE]
N.C. Firm Shows the Power of ``Green'' Research; Government Should
Encourage More Environmental Research and Development, S12245
[9OC]
Old Man River Doesn't Need the Feds, E455 [24MR]
Page One--In Central Valley, Defiant Dairies Foul the Water, E170
[12FE]
Panel OKs Bill To Curb Border's Smog-Belchers, H5896 [20JY]
President on Clean Water, S2960 [1AP]
Promising Clean Water Strategy, S2960 [1AP]
Radical Environmentalists Take New Approach, E2311 [12NO]
Revive the Conservation Fund, S11701 [7OC]
Road Warriors--Community Environmentalists Battle Over Road Through
Refuge, S11252 [1OC]
Romer Tabs Resort Fires as Terrorism, E2311 [12NO]
Seeking Answers in Ancient Rain-Forest Remedies Is a Life's Work for
Plant Hunter, H1315-H1317 [19MR]
Senate Endangered Species Act Bows to Industry, E577 [2AP]
Sewer Project Foes Meet, H10172 [8OC]
Smog Intervention--Bill Would Aim at Nabbing Mexican Polluters,
H5898 [20JY], H5899 [20JY]
Snook for the Masses--Marine Fisheries Stock Enhancement May Be in
Our Future, E1977 [9OC]
State To Pay To Treat TJ Sewage, H10175 [8OC]
State Without Snakes Keeps a Wary Eye Out for an Alien Invader, E952
[22MY]
Strict Limits on Cars Set for 3 National Parks--Rail and Bus Systems
To Ease Traffic Jams, S3435 [22AP]
Ten Natural Treasures, E1664 [9SE]
Third World, EU Knock U.S. Effort on Global Warming, S7165 [25JN]
3 Officials Here Pledge To Fight Sewage Project, H10172 [8OC]
Tijuana River Valley May Get Emergency Status on Sewage, H10175
[8OC]
Tijuana Sewage Is Flowing Faster, Killing Estuary, H10171 [8OC]
Walker Will Leave Legacy of Integrity, E1560 [5AU]
Wardens Quiz Bilbray on Bulldozing of Dike, H10173 [8OC]
Who's Really Full of Hot Air?, S88 [28JA]
Wilson Declares Sewage Emergency, H10175 [8OC]
Wilson May Declare Crisis in South Bay, H10175 [8OC]
Bills and resolutions
Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative
to reformulated gasoline in certain areas, (see S. 1576), S113
[28JA]
American River Watershed: provide for improved flood protection,
(see H.R. 3698), H2119 [21AP]
Animals: establish research and grant programs relative to the
efficient, healthful, and environmentally sound disposal of
animal waste, (see H.R. 3793), H2813 [5MY]
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore: study on protection as a
wilderness area, (see S. 1966), S3428 [22AP], (see H.R. 3708),
H2236 [22AP]
Big Cypress National Preserve: operation of certain tour businesses
in newly acquired areas, (see H.R. 3740), H2423 [28AP]
Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory
birds, (see S. 1970), S3428 [22AP], (see H.R. 4302), H6186
[22JY]
------ support conservation programs of nations within the range of
neotropical migratory birds and projects of experts on such
species, (see H.R. 4517), H7414 [6AU]
Brunswick County, NC: authorize environmental restoration project
on the eastern channel of the Lockweeds Folly River, (see S.
1607), S378 [4FE]
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]
------ 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]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
S. 2062), S4712 [12MY], (see S. 2180), S6405 [16JN]
------ clarify liability for sale of certain facilities for
residential use, (see H.R. 4227), H5593 [15JY]
------ reauthorize, (see H.R. 3262), H630 [25FE], (see H.R. 3595),
H1776 [30MR]
Clean Air Act: compliance with environmental standards by certain
electric utility units, (see S. 2610), S12164 [9OC]
------ modify application of certain provisions relative to
inclusion of entire metropolitan statistical areas within
nonattainment areas, (see H.R. 4157), H5403 [25JN]
------ proposed rulemaking relative to the transport, in the eastern
U.S., of ozone pollution and oxides of nitrogen, (see H.R.
3690), H2055 [1AP], (see H.R. 4136), H5297 [24JN]
------ provide 2-year period prior to statutory reclassification of
areas that fail to attain clean air standards, (see H.R. 4136),
H5297 [24JN]
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]
Columbia and Snake River Basin: establish conditions under which
Federal and non-Federal entities may enter management
agreements, (see S. 2111), S5322 [21MY]
Commission on Ocean Policy: establish, (see H.R. 3445), H1158
[12MR]
Corps of Engineers: develop and implement a plan for Atlantic
coastal States to address problems with toxic microorganisms in
wetlands and waters, (see S. 2218), S7172 [25JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: balance wind and water erosion criteria and
wildlife suitability criteria used in the Conservation Reserve
Program, (see H.R. 4319), H6281 [23JY]
------ establish temporary enrollment priorities for the
Conservation Reserve Program, (see H.R. 4394), H7178 [4AU]
Dept. of Defense: authorize sale of excess aircraft for the purpose
of dispersing oil spills, (see H.R. 4711), H9722 [6OC]
Dept. of Energy: establish an Office of River Protection at the
Hanford Reservation in Richland, WA, (see H.R. 3984), H4054
[3JN]
Dept. of the Interior: funding for implementation of endangered
fish recovery programs for the Upper Colorado and San Juan River
Basins, (see S. 1749), S1883 [12MR]
------ moratorium on oil and gas development on certain portions of
the Outer Continental Shelf, (see S. 2084), S4906 [14MY], (see
H.R. 3875), H3311 [14MY]
------ participation in design, planning, and construction of the
Denver Water Reuse Project, (see S. 2140), S5694 [5JN]
------ prohibit charging of fees for certain uses of sand, gravel,
and shell resources of the Outer Continental Shelf, (see H.R.
3972), H3971 [22MY]
------ study effects of double-crested cormorants on commercial and
recreational fish species and prepare population management
strategy, (see H.R. 4754), H10076 [8OC]
------ Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish
recovery programs implementation funding, (see H.R. 3669), H2054
[1AP]
Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield
sites, (see H.R. 4094), H4879 [19JN]
Electric power: facilitate modernization, establish efficiency
requirements, reduce hazardous emissions, and promote
alternative energy sources, (see S. 2636), S12647 [15OC]
Elwha River: provide for dam removal and acquisition, and
restoration of ecosystems and fisheries, (see S. 1904), S2968
[1AP], (see H.R. 4294), H6070 [21JY]
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: subject Federal
facilities discharging hazardous substances to the same
standards as private facilities, (see S. 1639), S730 [12FE]
Endangered species: protection of the California spotted owl and
its habitat, (see H.R. 3467), H1235 [17MR]
Endangered Species Act: reform Federal land management activities
relative to conservation, (see H.R. 4554), H7617 [11SE]
------ reform liability provisions relative to civil and criminal
penalties, (see H.R. 4555), H7617 [11SE]
------ reform regulatory process, (see H.R. 4556), H7617 [11SE]
Energy Conservation and Production Act: extend certain programs,
(see H.R. 4017), H4324 [9JN]
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs, (see
H.R. 4017), H4324 [9JN]
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]
------ implementation of revised ozone and particulate matter
standards, (see H.R. 3505), H1335 [19MR]
------ prohibit implementation or enforcement of drinking water
treatment requirements relative to copper levels until certain
studies are completed, (see S. 2406), S9556 [31JY]
------ require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers
conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy, (see H.R.
4242), H5736 [16JY]
Eximbank: negotiate environmental agreements with foreign export
financing agencies and allow U.S. companies to compete equally
for international projects until such agreements are reached,
(see S. 2537), S11279 [1OC]
FDA: conduct assessments relative to the transition from the use of
chloroflurocarbons in metered-dose inhalers, (see S. 2026),
S4035 [1MY]
Federal aid programs: assist local governments and citizens'
associations in assessing and remediating brownfield sites, (see
H.R. 3627), H2052 [1AP]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: ensure compliance by Federal
facilities, (see S. 1923), S3120 [2AP]
Fish and fishing: extend and expand interim authority for States to
manage dungeness crab fisheries, (see S. 1726), S1508 [6MR],
(see H.R. 3498), H1298 [18MR]
Florida: restrictions and requirements on leasing of the Outer
Continental Shelf, (see S. 2225), S7172 [25JN]
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]
Fund for Environmental Priorities: establish and fund with a
portion of consumer savings resulting from retail electricity
choice, (see H.R. 3548), H1549 [25MR]
Gallatin National Forest: land exchange, (see S. 1719), S1435
[5MR], (see H.R. 3381), H903 [5MR]
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: boundary adjustments,
(see H.R. 3909), H3624 [20MY], (see H.R. 4287), H6070 [21JY]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), return to
Senate, (see H. Res. 379), H904 [5MR]
------ require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to
reduce mercury emissions, (see S. 1915), S3120 [2AP], (see H.R.
3791), H2813 [5MY]
Health: promote environmental justice, public health, and pollution
reduction efforts, (see H.R. 4584), H7914 [16SE]
------ reduce exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, (see S.
2066), S4712 [12MY]
Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory: establish
Natural Resources Institute, (see S. 2512), S10841 [23SE], (see
H.R. 4593), H8035 [17SE]
Lake Powell: water level, (see H. Res. 380), H904 [5MR]
Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: Federal land acquisitions
funding and provide matching grants for State, local, and urban
conservation and recreation programs, (see H.R. 4467), H7412
[6AU]
Little Sandy River: protection of watershed as part of the Bull Run
Watershed Management Unit, (see H.R. 4525, S. 2509), S10722
[22SE], H7493 [9SE]
Marine Mammal Rescue Grant Program: establish, (see S. 2199), S6766
[22JN]
Maryland: provide for a pilot program to eradicate or control
nutria and restore marshland damaged by nutria, (see H.R. 4337),
H6487 [27JY]
Mexico: assistance to combat wildfires, (see H. Res. 469), H4549
[11JN]
------ inadequacy of sewage infrastructure facilities relative to
flow of raw sewage into the U.S., (see H. Con. Res. 331), H9274
[1OC]
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge: protect endangered
species and other wildlife using the refuge and safeguard refuge
land around Minneapolis, MN, from physical or auditory
impairment, (see H.R. 4729), H10011 [7OC]
Mississippi River: management of the upper river system, (see H.R.
4322), H6281 [23JY]
Motor vehicles: allow income tax credit for use of certain clean-
burning fuels, (see H.R. 3376), H903 [5MR]
National Environmental Education Act: extend programs, (see H.R.
3441, S. 2359), S9044 [27JY], H1111 [11MR]
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act:
reauthorize and amend, (see S. 2095), S5217 [20MY]
National Forest Foundation: eliminate, (see H.R. 3621), H2051 [1AP]
National forests: require that forest conservation and preservation
programs be consistent with existing public land management and
environmental laws, (see H.R. 3530), H1444 [24MR]
------ suspend development of a roadless area policy pending
determinations that such a policy will not adversely affect
forest health, (see H.R. 3297), H677 [26FE]
National Mosquito Control Awareness Week: designate, (see S. Res.
210), S3295 [20AP]
National parks and recreation areas: provide mass transit services,
(see S. 1967), S3428 [22AP]
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System: prevent lapses in
permits, (see H.R. 3238), H496 [12FE]
National Rivers Day: designate, (see S. Res. 250), S6488 [17JN]
Native Americans: accountability by Indian tribes under certain
Federal environmental laws, (see S. 2301), S8135 [14JY]
Navy: require study on ordinance and munitions waste in San Diego
Bay, (see H.R. 3631), H2052 [1AP]
Nevada: Bureau of Reclamation participation in the design and
construction of the Truckee Watershed Reclamation Project for
the reuse of water, (see S. 2321), S8382 [16JY]
------ disposal and acquisition of certain lands, (see H.R. 4656),
H9273 [1OC], (see H.R. 4657), H9273 [1OC]
New York, NY: prepare an environmental impact statement to evaluate
the impact of slot exemptions for operation of new air services
at LaGuardia Airport, (see H.R. 3179), H445 [11FE], (see H.R.
4117), H5064 [23JN]
NOAA: authorize strength of Commissioned Corps, (see S. 2256),
S7256 [26JN]
------ describe the hydrographic services functions of the
Administrator, (see H.R. 3164), H385 [5FE]
North American Wetlands Conservation Act: reauthorizing, (see S.
1677), S1003 [25FE]
Northwest Straits Advisory Commission: establish, (see S. 2488),
S10423 [16SE], (see H.R. 4585), H7914 [16SE]
Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act: technical
corrections, (see H.R. 4735), H10075 [8OC]
Partnerships for Wildlife Act: reauthorizing, (see S. 1677), S1003
[25FE]
Petroleum: limit sulfur concentrations in gasoline, (see S. 2377),
S9425 [30JY]
Pollution: provide for innovative strategies for achieving superior
environmental performance, (see H.R. 3180), H445 [11FE]
Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that
protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing
need for animal testing, (see H.R. 3946), H3970 [22MY]
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]
------ use of alternative arrangements for windstorm-damaged
national forests and grasslands in Texas, (see H.R. 4345), H6697
[29JY]
Real property: private property owner rights (H.R. 992),
consideration, (see H. Res. 382), H1020 [10MR]
Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste
transportation and disposal, (see H.R. 4635), H8931 [25SE]
Rivers: recognize the importance of rivers to the U.S. and support
preservation efforts, (see H. Con. Res. 261), H2423 [28AP]
Rural areas: establish and sustain viable rural and remote
communities, (see S. 2379), S9425 [30JY]
Salton Sea: feasibility study relative to reclamation project, (see
S. 1716), S1435 [5MR], (see H.R. 3267), H630 [25FE]
------ feasibility study relative to reclamation project (H.R.
3267), consideration, (see H. Res. 500), H5491 [14JY]
Senate: permit use of funds from the recycling program for expenses
and activities of the Senate Employees' Child Care Center, (see
S. 2368), S9243 [29JY]
Ships and vessels: reform process for dismantling and disposing of
ships no longer in use, (see S. 2064), S4712 [12MY], (see H.R.
4156), H5403 [25JN]
Solid waste: authorize Governors to limit receipt of out of State
municipal solid waste, (see H.R. 4475), H7412 [6AU]
States: authorize Governors to limit receipt of out of State
municipal solid waste, (see H.R. 4475), H7412 [6AU]
Taxation: allow a refundable credit for wetland restoration and
conservation expenses, (see S. 1907), S3119 [2AP]
------ allow income tax credit for use of certain clean-burning
motor vehicle fuels, (see H.R. 3376), H903 [5MR]
------ allow tax credit for public transportation expenses, (see
H.R. 3178), H445 [11FE]
------ application of the credit for electricity produced from
renewable resources to electricity produced from biomass
facilities, (see H.R. 4407), H7289 [5AU]
------ credit for the nutrient management costs of animal feeding
operations, (see S. 2493), S10517 [17SE]
------ credits to energy facilities that use poultry manure as fuel
to generate electricity, (see S. 2453), S10118 [9SE]
------ encourage production and use of electric vehicles, (see H.R.
3877), H3311 [14MY]
------ extend the placed-in-service date for biomass and coal
facilities, (see S. 2233), S7172 [25JN]
------ provide additional incentives for the use of clean-fuel
vehicles by enterprise zone businesses within empowerment zones,
(see H.R. 3466), H1168 [16MR]
------ reduce amortization period for reforestation expenditures and
increase the maximum amount of such expenditures, (see H.R.
4509), H7414 [6AU]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a
signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
Protocol, (see S. 2019), S3919 [30AP], (see H.R. 3807), H3013
[7MY]
Tropical forests: facilitate protection through debt reduction with
developing countries with tropical forests, (see S. 1758), S1948
[13MR]
----- facilitate protection through debt reduction with developing
countries with tropical forests (H.R. 2870), consideration, (see
H. Res. 388), H1235 [17MR]
Union Gap, WA: increase local management and control of Fullbright
Park, (see H.R. 3574), H1699 [27MR]
Washington: protect and conserve deer and elk and provide for
consistent and equitable hunting laws, (see H.R. 3987), H4055
[3JN]
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]
Water pollution: control from concentrated animal feeding
operations, (see H.R. 3232), H496 [12FE]
------ establish a national clean water trust fund, (see S. 2620),
S12309 [10OC]
------ restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of
projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-
Federal programs, (see H.R. 4634), H8931 [25SE]
Brochures
Mining Reclamation--You'd Be Surprised: BLM, S10342 [15SE]
Cloture motions
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), S5400
[22MY], S5564 [2JN]
Court decisions
Northwest Mining Association v. Sec. of the Interior Bruce Babbitt:
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, E1059-E1061
[5JN]
Documents
Calista Conveyance and Relinquishment Document: Calista Corp. and
the Dept. of the Interior, H8480-H8485 [23SE]
Land and Water Conservation Fund Act, H6170 [22JY]
Excerpts
``Great Advances'' Report--Advances at the Unversity of Califonia,
San Diego: Science Coalition, E1917 [6OC]
Letters
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act land bank protection provisions:
David R. Cline, National Audubon Society, H8486 [23SE]
------ Rick Steiner, Coastal Coalition, H8486 [23SE]
------ Robert E. Putz, Conservation Fund (nonprofit organization),
H8485 [23SE]
------ Samuel A. Carr, Jr., Izaak Walton League of America, H8487
[23SE]
------ Scott Sutherland, Ducks Unlimited, Inc., H8486 [23SE]
------ William C. Reffalt, H8486 [23SE]
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]
Border Smog Reduction Act: Larry Bowden, Mojave Desert Air Quality
Management District, H5894 [20JY]
------ R. Michael Magee, American Federation of Government
Employees, H5893 [20JY]
------ Robert Clark, National Treasury Employees Union, H5893 [20JY]
------ Roger F. Honberger, Riverside County, CA, Board of
Supervisors, H5895 [20JY]
Conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international
agreement on greenhouse gas emissions: Senator Byrd, S198
[29JA]
Dept. of Energy calculation of energy consumption: several
senators, S12706 [20OC]
Dept. of the Interior funding for implementation of endangered fish
recovery programs for the Upper Colorado and San Juan River
Basins: James S. Lochhead, Colorado Dept. of Natural Resources,
S1885 [12MR]
----- Steven Aryeschoug, Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy
District, S1885 [12MR]
----- several Colorado water districts and associations, S1885
[12MR]
Dept. of the Interior participation in design, planning, and
construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project: Wellington E.
Webb, Mayor of Denver, CO, S5699 [5JN]
Designate biodiesel fuel blends as alternative fuel and equalize
alternative fuel vehicle incentives for fleet owners and
operators: several Representatives, H10953 [15OC]
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]
EPA funding for nationwide monitoring of particulate matter and
State flexibility in implementing new ozone and particulate
matter standards: Dan Danner, National Federation of
Independent Business, S1329 [4MR]
----- Dean Kleckner, American Farm Bureau Federation, S1503 [6MR]
----- Duane Parde, American Legislative Exchange Council, S1330
[4MR]
----- George V. Voinovich and Thomas R. Carper, National Governors'
Association, S1329 [4MR]
----- R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S1329 [4MR]
----- Timothy J. Method and Bruce S. Anderson, S1503 [6MR]
Establish conditions under which Federal and non-Federal entities
may enter Columbia and Snake River Basin management agreements:
D. Craig Bell, Western States Water Council and Richard Bechtel,
Western Governors' Association, S11101 [29SE]
----- James J. Hoecker, FERC, S11102 [29SE]
Extend certain Energy Policy and Conservation Act and Energy
Conservation and Production Act programs: Representative
Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H9098 [28SE]
----- Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on Science (House),
H9098 [28SE]
FAA response to environmental assessment of safety issues at Jackson
Hole Airport, WY: Senators Thomas and Enzi and Representative
Cubin, S624 [11FE]
Federal climate change programs and activities: Janet L. Yellen,
Council of Economic Advisers, S9525 [31JY]
Forest Recovery and Protection Act: Dan Glickman, Sec. of
Agriculture, H1670 [27MR]
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]
Implementation of drinking water treatment requirements relative to
copper levels: Robert Perciasepe, EPA, S8359 [16JY]
Implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions:
several Ohio organizations, E1473 [30JY]
King Cove Health and Safety Act: Jeffrey Anderson, Alaska Native
Brotherhood, S11263 [1OC]
------ Julie Kitka, Alaska Federation of Natives, Inc., S11263 [1OC]
Limit sulfur concentrations in gasoline: Harold P. Reheis, Georgia
Dept. of Natural Resources, S9436 [30JY]
Navy Extremely Low Frequency Communication System termination: H.G.
Chiles, Jr., Dept. of Defense, S7102 [25JN]
------ Judith A. Miller, Dept. of Defense, S7102 [25JN]
------ Richard W. Mies, Dept. of Defense, S7102 [25JN]
Negotiate environmental agreements with foreign export financing
agencies and allow U.S. companies to compete equally for
international projects until such agreements are reached: Steve
Ledger, Rotec Industries (company), S11283 [1OC]
Northwest Straits Advisory Commission: Gary Locke, Governor of
Washington, S10440 [16SE]
Office Waste Recycling Program implementation: Alan M. Hantman,
Architect of the Capitol, H5340 [25JN]
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]
Prohibit EPA implementation or enforcement of drinking water
treatment requirements relative to copper levels until certain
studies are completed: Central Nebraska Mayor's Association,
S8828 [23JY]
----- David R Seggerman, Fairmont Village, NE, Board of Trustees,
S8829 [23JY]
----- E. Benjamin Nelson, Governor of Nebraska, and Marc Racicot,
Governor of Montana, S8828 [23JY]
----- Gary Giebelhaus, Mayor of Columbus, NE, S8829 [23JY]
----- Jim Van Marter, League of Nebraska Municipalities, S8829
[23JY]
----- Joel D. Hunke, Snyder, NE, Board of Trustees, S8829 [23JY]
----- Phillip Odom, Mayor of Hastings, NE, S8829 [23JY]
Require electric power providers to use renewable energy sources:
several Representatives, E188 [12FE]
Senate Day Care Center Recycling Funding Support Act: Heidi Bonner,
Senate Employees' Child Care Center, S9244 [29JY]
Tax credit for the nutrient management costs of animal feeding
operations: Donna Reifschneider, National Pork Producers
Council, S10524 [17SE]
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]
Transit in Parks (TRIP) Act: John Adams, Natural Resources Defense
Council and Fred Krupp, Environmental Defense Fund, S3436 [22AP]
------ Roy Kienitz, Surface Transportation Policy Project, S3436
[22AP]
------ Thomas C. Kiernan, National Parks and Conservation
Association, S3436 [22AP]
------ William W. Millar, American Public Transit Association, S3436
[22AP]
Tropical Forest Conservation Act: Larry Williams, Sierra Club, E384
[17MR]
W.R. Grace Corp. settlement relative to Superfund cleanup of Wayne,
NJ, Interim Storage Site: Thomas P. Grumbly, Dept. of Energy,
S2608 [26MR]
Lists
Amendments to 1872 mining law, S10340-S10342 [15SE]
Countries exempt from binding commitments under the Kyoto Protocol,
E1451 [27JY]
King Cove, AK, Clinic medivacs from April 1998 to present day,
S11263 [1OC]
Northwest Straits Advisory Commission, S10440 [16SE]
Organizations and individuals administering the American Heritage
Rivers Initiative, E2352 [19DE]
Scientists opposing H.R. 2515, Forest Recovery and Protection Act,
H1668 [27MR]
States and territories with approved coastal nonpoint pollution
plans, S8864 [23JY]
Memorandums
Global Climate Science Communications Plan: Joe Walker, H2325-H2327
[27AP]
Omnibus National Parks and Public Lands Act: OMB, H9756 [7OC]
Messages
Alaska's Mineral Resources: President Clinton, S1696 [10MR], H1014
[10MR]
Comprehensive National Energy Strategy: President Clinton, S8133
[14JY], H5451 [14JY]
Federal Climate Change Programs and Activities: President Clinton,
S1697 [10MR], S9524 [31JY], H1014 [10MR]
Motions
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (S.
417), H9104 [28SE]
Tropical forests: facilitate protection through debt reduction with
developing countries with tropical forests (S. 1758), S8157
[14JY]
Newsletters
Climate change and the Kyoto Protocol: Representative Hamilton, E67
[3FE]
Papers
Good Politics, Bad Policy--Clinton's American Heritage Rivers
Initiative: Alex Annett, Heritage Foundation, E2182-E2185
[15OC]
Petitions and memorials
Colorado: EPA haze regulations, E1148 [17JN]
------ timber harvesting relative to forest health, E293 [4MR]
Riverside County, CA, Board of Supervisors: Border Smog Reduction
Act, H5895 [20JY]
Poems
``Fishing on the Ouachita,'' Tyler Sellers, E898 [19MY]
Press releases
Supervisors Endorse Bill Requiring Vehicles Crossing U.S. Border To
Be Smog-Certified: San Diego County, CA, Board of Supervisors,
H5894 [20JY]
Proclamations
World Population Awareness Week: Parris N. Glendening, Governor of
Maryland, E2255 [20OC]
Questions and answers
Navy Extremely Low Frequency Communications System, S7103 [25JN]
Remarks in House
African Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 39), E1590
[7AU]
Agriculture: conservation programs funding, H4998 [23JN]
Air pollution: reduction of oxides of nitrogen emissions, E1843
[28SE]
Alaska: prohibit helicopter landings in wilderness areas for
purposes other than emergency situations, H7712-H7714 [15SE]
American Heritage Rivers Initiative: implementation, E2182 [15OC]
------ terminate further development and implementation, E455 [24MR]
------ terminate further development and implementation, E2352
[19DE]
------ terminate further development and implementation (H.R. 1842),
E2001 [9OC], E2148 [13OC]
Animals: endangered species status of the black tail prairie dog,
H7182 [5AU]
Armed Forces: prohibit any procurement, training, or operations and
maintenance restrictions relative to Kyoto Protocol, H3574-H3577
[20MY], H3632 [21MY]
Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (H.R. 2094),
H4298 [9JN]
Billings County, ND: exchange of certain mineral interests located
in national grasslands (S. 750), H1711-H1713 [30MR]
Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory
birds, H6038 [21JY], H6039 [21JY]
------ support conservation programs of nations within the range of
neotropical migratory birds and projects of experts on such
species (H.R. 4517), E1590 [7AU]
Bronx River: completion of report for flood control and
environmental restoration, E1229 [25JN]
Brooklyn Union Gas (business): National Energy Resources
Organization Research and Development Award recipient, E813
[12MY]
Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc.: proposed donation of Elsmere
Canyon land parcel to the Angeles National Forest, E623 [22AP]
Buy American Act: compliance, H2130 [22AP], H2132 [22AP]
California: designate all unreserved and unappropriated coastal
rocks and islands as a component of the National Wilderness
Preservation System (H.R. 3911), E920 [20MY]
------ 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]
California Duck Days: observance, E79 [3FE]
CARE (organization): tribute, E1553 [5AU]
CERCLA: Superfund Program reauthorization and reform (H.R. 2727),
H4641 [17JN]
Children and youth: effects of air pollution on asthma and other
respiratory conditions, H539 [24FE]
Cincinnati, OH: Fernald Environmental Management Project funding,
E1201 [23JN]
Clinton, President: threat to veto certain appropriations
legislation relative to environmental concerns, H9727 [7OC]
Coast Guard: funding, H6738 [29JY]
------ 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: anniversary of Club 20 (organization), E994 [3JN]
------ environmental conservation efforts of ranchers, H2301 [23AP]
------ timber harvesting relative to forest health, E293 [4MR]
Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (H.R. 3445), H7753-H7758
[15SE]
Congress: permit points of order against provisions that affect
legislation established to protect human health, safety, or the
environment, H3436-H3442 [19MY], H3450 [19MY]
Coors Brewing Co.: Virginia Water Environment Association
Environmental Excellence Award recipient, E2267 [21OC]
Corps of Engineers: compliance with Clean Water Act, H9091 [28SE]
------ Shoreline Management Plan reform, H8537 [24SE]
Council on Environmental Quality: exempt certain regulations and
initiatives from funding limitations, H6244-H6257 [23JY], E1437
[24JY]
------ exempt educational outreach or information seminars on
greenhouse gas emissions from funding limitations, H6219-H6225
[23JY]
------ prohibit funding to American Heritage Rivers Initiative,
H6260 [23JY], H6261 [23JY]
Courts: exempt Federal agencies from adhering to certain court
precedents involving civil rights, labor rights, or
environmental protection issues, H595-H597 [25FE]
Daar, Sheila: EPA Stratospheric Ozone Protection Award recipient,
E40 [28JA]
Denver International Airport: environmental impact of additional
runway construction, H7034 [4AU]
Dept. of Agriculture: pesticide and crop disease research funding,
H4989 [23JN]
Dept. of Defense: prohibit import of foreign manufactured
polylchlorinated biphenyls (PCB's), H5250 [24JN]
------ prohibit import of foreign manufactured polylchlorinated
biphenyls (PCB's), H8570 [24SE]
Dept. of Energy: establish International Centers for Environmental
Safety, E1941 [8OC]
------ Rocky Flats nuclear weapons site cleanup funding, H4934
[22JN]
Dept. of the Interior: Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management
Project funding, H6151-H6159 [22JY]
------ 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]
------ reallocation of Forest Service timber management to watershed
improvement and recreational management, H6048-H6052 [21JY],
E1384 [22JY]
Dept. of Transportation: Congestion Mitigation Air Quality
Improvement Program funding, H1912 [1AP], H1916 [1AP], H3963
[22MY]
------ environmental programs funding, H1892 [1AP]
District of Columbia: environmental study of Lorton Correctional
Complex property, H7345 [6AU]
Earth Angels (organization): tribute, E627 [22AP]
Earth Day: observance, H2125 [22AP], H2126 [22AP], H2169 [22AP],
H2239 [23AP], H2301 [23AP], E613 [22AP], E621 [22AP], E623
[22AP], E624 [22AP], E627 [22AP], E628 [22AP], E631 [22AP],
E635-E637 [22AP], E653 [23AP]
East Chicago, IN: tribute to Catholic Worker House (organization)
youth groups for work on environmental issues, E992 [3JN]
Electric power: require providers to use renewable energy sources,
E187 [12FE]
Elwha River: provide for dam removal and acquisition, and
restoration of ecosystems and fisheries, H6037 [21JY]
----- provide for dam removal and acquisition, and restoration of
ecosystems and fisheries (H.R. 4294), E1368 [21JY]
Endangered species: impact of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
decision on Preble's Meadow jumping mouse in Colorado, E578
[2AP]
Endangered Species Act: reform Federal land management activities
relative to conservation (H.R. 4554), E1697 [11SE]
------ reform liability provisions relative to civil and criminal
penalties (H.R. 4555), E1697 [11SE]
------ reform regulatory process, E2361 [19DE]
------ reform regulatory process (H.R. 4556), E1697 [11SE]
Energy Conservation and Production Act: extend certain programs
(H.R. 4017), H9096-H9103 [28SE], E1918 [6OC]
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R.
2472), H3429 [19MY], H3430 [19MY]
------ extend certain programs (H.R. 4017), H9096-H9103 [28SE],
E1918 [6OC]
------ extend certain programs (S. 417), H10951-H10955 [15OC], E2291
[21OC]
------ extend certain programs (S. 417), insert H.R. 4017 language
in lieu, H9104 [28SE]
EPA: allow State and local governments to recommend alternative
water filtration methods, H6258 [23JY], H6259 [23JY]
------ court ruling on report on secondhand smoke from tobacco
products, E1500 [31JY]
------ distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements
relative to underground storage tanks (H.R. 688), H2169 [22AP]
------ exempt certain regulations and initiatives from funding
limitations, H6244-H6257 [23JY], E1437 [24JY]
------ exempt educational outreach or information seminars on
greenhouse gas emissions from funding limitations, H6219-H6225
[23JY]
------ implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions,
H5645 [16JY], H5865 [20JY], H6219-H6225 [23JY], H6242 [23JY],
H6243 [23JY], H6565 [29JY], H6574 [29JY], H6575 [29JY],
E1450-E1451 [27JY], E1473 [30JY]
------ national objectives, H5755 [17JY], H5757 [17JY]
------ Oregon Garden Project funding, H6259 [23JY]
------ prohibit implementation or enforcement of drinking water
treatment requirements relative to copper levels until certain
studies are completed, H6568 [29JY], H6574 [29JY]
------ remove restrictions on use of brownfield funds, H5825 [17JY],
H5826 [17JY]
------ require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers
conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy (H.R.
4242), E2013 [10OC]
------ research funding to reduce methane emissions from ruminant
livestock, H6551 [29JY]
------ support contracts for the Superfund reportable quantities on
oil spills programs, H6257 [23JY], H6258 [23JY]
Eureka, CA: tribute to Grant Elementary School, E1795 [24SE]
Federal aid programs: assist local governments and citizens'
associations in assessing and remediating brownfield sites (H.R.
3627), H2033 [1AP]
Fish and fishing: extend and expand interim authority for States to
manage dungeness crab fisheries (H.R. 3498), E410 [18MR]
Florida: Everglades restoration projects funding, H4921 [22JN],
H4927 [22JN], H4928 [22JN], E1205 [23JN]
Foreign Assistance Act: Presidential notification of Congress of
debt reduction, H1314 [19MR]
Forest Service: road construction funding, H1673-H1681 [27MR]
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]
Gallatin National Forest: land exchange (H.R. 3381), H8470-H8473
[23SE], E306 [5MR]
Gore, Vice President: assessment of environmental proposals, H7499
[10SE]
Grader, William F., Jr. (Zeke): NOAA Environmental Hero Award
recipient, E1602 [7AU]
Great Lakes: sea lamprey control funding, H7286 [5AU]
Guam: anniversary of Kids for Coral (organization), E993 [3JN]
------ tribute to the Suabe Na Tasi Foundation, E1957 [8OC]
Hawaii: brown tree snake research and eradication funding, H6192
[23JY], E952 [22MY]
Hazardous substances: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield
sites, H5756 [17JY], H5757 [17JY], E1489 [31JY], E1497 [31JY]
------ designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site,
H1705 [30MR], H1706 [30MR], H1769 [30MR]
------ nuclear waste disposal, E92 [4FE]
------ nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), return to Senate (H. Res.
379), H878 [5MR], H879 [5MR]
------ oversight of tests to determine suitability of Yucca
Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H4934 [22JN]
------ require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to
reduce mercury emissions (H.R. 3791), E797 [7MY]
Headwaters Forest: Federal acquisition of lands, H6040 [21JY],
H6042 [21JY]
Health: research funding and consultation with indigenous leaders
relative to medicinal uses of tropical plants, H1314-H1319
[19MR]
Henley, Don: tribute to conservation efforts relative to Walden
Pond, H4246 [9JN]
House of Representatives: Office Waste Recycling Program
implementation, H5327 [25JN], H5328 [25JN], H5340 [25JN], H5348
[25JN]
Hudson River: contamination, E1437 [24JY]
Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory: establish
Natural Resources Institute (H.R. 4593), E1744 [17SE]
Johnson, Lyndon B.: lasting effect of programs on current
Democratic Party initiatives, E2336 [17DE]
Kirby Corp.: dedication of George A. Peterkin, Jr., Operations and
Training Center, E1250 [26JN]
Lake Tahoe: preservation, H6047 [21JY], H6048 [21JY]
Long Island Sound: prohibit dumping of dredged material (H.R. 55),
E1630 [7AU]
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]
McDonald, Bill: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation grant
recipient, E1245 [26JN]
Mexico: assistance to combat wildfires (H. Res. 469), H6909-H6912
[3AU]
------ effects of untreated raw sewage on California beaches, H5849
[17JY], H10531 [11OC]
------ inadequacy of sewage infrastructure facilities relative to
flow of raw sewage into the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 331),
H10169-H10180 [8OC]
Micell Technologies, Inc.: tribute for inclusion of environmentally
friendly solvent cleaning system on R&D Magazine's list of the
100 most significant innovations of the year, E1815 [25SE]
Mississippi River: environmental management program funding, H4918
[22JN], H4929 [22JN]
Monterey, CA: tribute to National Ocean Conference, H4298 [9JN]
Motor vehicles: treatment of foreign vehicles relative to State
emission standards (H.R. 8), H5891-H5901 [20JY]
------ treatment of foreign vehicles relative to State emission
standards (H.R. 8), H9900-H9902 [7OC]
NAFTA: implementation, E793 [7MY], E1673 [9SE]
National Cave and Karst Research Institute: establish (S. 231),
H10424 [10OC]
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act:
reauthorize and amend (S. 2095), H10475-H10477 [10OC], H10665
[12OC]
National objectives: 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]
------ priority assignments, H10531 [11OC], H10820 [13OC], H11643
[20OC]
National Park Service: Land and Water Conservation Fund stateside
program funding, H6026-H6029 [21JY], H6170-H6172 [22JY]
National Pollution Prevention Week: observance, E1812 [25SE]
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (S. 927),
H403-H408 [11FE], E187 [12FE], E213 [24FE]
National Wildlife Refuge System: funding, H6040 [21JY]
New York: Orchard Beach design and construction funding, E1229
[25JN]
NOAA: anniversary of Commissioned Corps, E1232 [25JN], E1233 [25JN]
------ describe the hydrographic services functions of the
Administrator (H.R. 3164), H2129-H2132 [22AP] describe the
hydrographic services functions of the Administrator (H.R.
3164), unanimous-consent agreement, H2128 [22AP]
------ funding, E1630 [7AU]
------ National Estuary and Research Reserve Program funding, H7169
[4AU]
------ National Marine Fisheries Service funding, H7218 [5AU]
------ nonpoint pollution control plans funding under the Coastal
Zone Management Program, H7165-H7167 [4AU]
------ Santa Cruz, CA, National Marine Fisheries Lab sea-water
system funding, H7169 [4AU]
North American Wetlands Conservation Act: reauthorizing (S. 1677),
H10473-H10475 [10OC]
North Carolina: relocation of Cape Hatteras Lighthouse to prevent
further erosion, H6008 [21JY]
Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations, H1667
[27MR]
Northwest Straits Advisory Commission: establish, H10597 [12OC]
Oak Ridge, TN: gaseous diffusion plant cleanup funding, H4934
[22JN]
Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act: technical
corrections (H.R. 4735), H10430 [10OC]
Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy (organization): tribute,
E1698 [11SE]
Partnerships for Wildlife Act: reauthorizing (H.R. 2556), H3419
[19MY], H3420 [19MY]
------ reauthorizing (S. 1677), H10473-H10475 [10OC]
Petroleum: domestic oil production, H1321 [19MR]
Power resources: contributions of science and technology, E219
[25FE]
------ designate biodiesel fuel blends as alternative fuel and
equalize alternative fuel vehicle incentives for fleet owners
and operators, H9097-H9103 [28SE], H10952-H10955 [15OC]
------ national energy policy, H1321 [19MR]
------ take into account newly developed renewable energy-based
fuels and equalize alternative fuel vehicle acquisition
incentives (H.R. 2568), H1241 [18MR], H4066 [4JN]
Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that
protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing
need for animal testing (H.R. 3946), E1047 [5JN]
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]
Real property: courts of appeals and district court jurisdiction
relative to private property owner rights, H1093 [11MR],
H1136-H1139 [12MR]
------ Federal Claims Court jurisdiction relative to private
property owner rights, H1094 [11MR]
------ private property owner rights, E1010 [3JN]
------ private property owner rights (H.R. 992), H1086-H1095 [11MR],
H1135-H1140 [12MR]
------ private property owner rights (H.R. 992), consideration (H.
Res. 382), H1085 [11MR]
Reno, NV: tribute to the Gunnerman Foundation's ReNOx '98
Conference, E1379 [22JY]
Riverbank, CA: Riverbank Army Ammunition Plant recipient of Sec. of
the Army Environmental Award, E38 [28JA]
------ tribute to Riverbank Army Ammunition Plant on receiving the
Environmental Award for Installation Environmental Cleanup, E687
[28AP]
Rivers: Challenge 21 Riverine Ecosystem Restoration and Flood
Mitigation Program funding, H4926 [22JN]
Roads and highways: streamline environmental review process for
highway construction projects, E696 [29AP]
Saginaw, MI: EPA National Sewer Overflow Control Program Excellence
Award recipient, E2013 [10OC]
Salton Sea: feasibility study relative to reclamation project (H.R.
3267), H5506 [15JY], H5546-H5564 [15JY], E220 [25FE], E1321
[16JY], E1354 [20JY]
----- feasibility study relative to reclamation project (H.R. 3267),
consideration (H. Res. 500), H5540-H5546 [15JY]
------ feasibility study relative to reclamation project (H.R.
3267), H11700 [21OC]
------ prohibit use of Land and Water Conservation Fund funds for
feasibility study relative to reclamation project, H5555 [15JY],
H5558 [15JY]
San Diego County, CA: closing of beaches due to contamination,
H8975 [26SE]
San Francisco, CA: tribute to individuals for environmental
efforts, E1664 [9SE]
San Isabel National Forest: designate certain lands as Spanish
Peaks Wilderness (H.R. 1865), H7402 [6AU], E1642 [7AU]
Santa Barbara, CA: tribute to Botanical Garden, E976 [22MY]
Schools: replace coal-burning furnaces and boilers, H317 [4FE],
H322 [4FE]
------ replacement of coal-burning furnaces and boilers, H954 [10MR]
Sellers, Tyler: River of Words Environmental Poetry and Art Project
award recipient, E897 [19MY]
Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District: anniversary, E789
[7MY]
Straus, Ellen: American Farmland Trust (organization) Steward of
the Land award recipient, E94 [4FE]
Superfund Program: funding, H4222 [5JN]
Taxation: application of the credit for electricity produced from
renewable resources to electricity produced from biomass
facilities (H.R. 4407), E1554 [5AU]
Texas: observance of the Prickly Pear Pachanga by Terrell County,
TX and Sanderson, TX, E1926 [6OC]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a
signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
Protocol, H1151 [12MR], H1175 [17MR], H1239 [18MR], H1240
[18MR], H1241 [18MR], H1242 [18MR], H1243 [18MR], H2323-H2325
[27AP], H4918 [22JN]
----- conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any
international agreement relative to Kyoto Protocol (H.R. 3807),
H2821 [6MY], H2936 [7MY], H3031 [12MY], H3494 [20MY], E790 [7MY]
------ conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any
international agreement relative to Kyoto Protocol, H9612 [6OC],
H9623 [6OC], E2008 [9OC], E2023 [10OC]
Tropical forests: facilitate protection through debt reduction with
developing countries with tropical forests (H.R. 2870), H1141
[12MR], H1307-H1319 [19MR], H1513 [25MR], H1660 [27MR],
H5507-H5511 [15JY], E384 [17MR], E471 [25MR], E1317 [16JY],
E1373 [21JY]
----- facilitate protection through debt reduction with developing
countries with tropical forests (H.R. 2870), consideration (H.
Res. 388), H1304 [19MR], H1305 [19MR]
------ facilitate protection through debt reduction with developing
countries, H8001 [17SE]
TVA: non-power programs funding, H4222 [5JN], E1271 [26JN]
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: impact of treaty on
economy, E76 [3FE]
University of Califonia, San Diego: research accomplishments, E1916
[6OC]
Urban areas: harvesting of trees to prevent the spread of
infestation by Asian Longhorn beetles, H6014 [21JY]
Washington: proposed removal or breaching of dams on the Columbia
and Snake Rivers relative to salmon recovery plans, H7611 [11SE]
Water pollution: control from concentrated animal feeding
operations (H.R. 3232), E170 [12FE]
------ Federal facilities pollution control (H.R. 1194), H8973
[26SE], H9181 [29SE]
Weather: interagency Government cooperation on programs dealing
with the effects of high temperatures, H6029 [21JY], H6030
[21JY]
Western States: management of Federal lands relative to doctrine of
multiple use, wilderness areas designation, and water storage,
H2803-H2806 [5MY]
Wetlands: promote restoration, conservation and enhancement through
establishment of a wetlands mitigation banking program (H.R.
1290), H732 [3MR]
Windsor, CO: recognition of environmentally responsible practices
by Eastman Kodak Co., E864 [14MY]
World Population Awareness Week: observance, E2255 [20OC]
Remarks in Senate
African Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 39), S8951
[23JY]
AID: notification requirements relative to funding of programs
reducing greenhouse gas emissions, S9723 [1SE]
Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative
to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (S. 1576), S114 [28JA]
------ clean air standards, S5414 [22MY], S5415 [22MY]
Alaska: prohibit helicopter landings in wilderness areas for
purposes other than emergency situations, S8902 [23JY]
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore: study on protection as a
wilderness area (S. 1966), S3429-S3431 [22AP]
------ study on protection as a wilderness area (S. 1966), S12209
[9OC]
Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated and emergency
supplemental appropriations benefitting California, S12790
[21OC]
Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory
birds (S. 1970), S3441 [22AP], S3442 [22AP]
------ establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory
birds (S. 1970), S12069-S12073 [8OC]
Budget: allocate revenues from Superfund tax to establish reserve
fund for environmental initiatives, S2958-S2961 [1AP],
S3035-S3037 [2AP]
Business and industry: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield
sites, S7083 [25JN]
------ cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (S. 8), S12909
[21OC]
------ cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (S. 18), S12909
[21OC]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions,
S11358 [2OC]
------ clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (S.
2180), S6421-S6423 [16JN]
------ clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (S.
2180), S10416 [16SE], S10607-S10609 [18SE], S12843 [21OC]
------ clarify liability for cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield
sites and municipal solid waste disposal, S10607-S10609 [18SE]
------ enhanced community participation and liability exemptions and
limitations (S. 1497), S12909 [21OC]
------ liability of sureties who issue performance bonds to
Superfund cleanup contractors, S11358 [2OC]
Chemicals: effect of chlorofluorocarbons on stratospheric ozone
layer, S11680 [7OC], S11681 [7OC]
Civilian Conservation Corps: tribute, S3232 [3AP]
Clean Air Act: compliance with environmental standards by certain
electric utility units (S. 2610), S12177 [9OC]
Clean Water Act: clarify liability of oil spill response industry,
S12957 [21OC], S12958 [21OC]
Climate: global warming, S88 [28JA], S8515 [17JY], S9524-S9526
[31JY]
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]
Columbia and Snake River Basin: establish conditions under which
Federal and non-Federal entities may enter management agreements
(S. 2111), S5332 [21MY]
------ establish conditions under which Federal and non-Federal
entities may enter management agreements, S11101-S11103 [29SE]
Conservation Trust Fund of Puerto Rico: funding, S12849 [21OC]
Corps of Engineers: develop and implement a plan for Atlantic
coastal States to address problems with toxic microorganisms in
wetlands and waters (S. 2218), S7178 [25JN]
------ transfer of Washington Aqueduct and improvement of water
quality in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area, S6828 [22JN]
------ Upper Mississippi River Environmental Management Program
funding, S12214 [9OC]
Dept. of Defense: Navy Ship Disposal Pilot Program funding, S9398
[30JY], S11084 [29SE]
Dept. of Energy: calculation of energy consumption, S12706 [20OC],
S12707 [20OC]
------ Rocky Flats nuclear weapons site cleanup funding, S6528
[18JN], S6529 [18JN]
Dept. of HUD: Office of Lead Hazard funding, S8352 [16JY], S8353
[16JY]
Dept. of Justice: W.R. Grace Corp. settlement relative to Superfund
cleanup of Wayne, NJ, Interim Storage Site, S2607 [26MR], S2608
[26MR]
Dept. of the Interior: funding for implementation of endangered
fish recovery programs for the Upper Colorado and San Juan River
Basins (S. 1749), S1884 [12MR]
------ moratorium on oil and gas development on certain portions of
the Outer Continental Shelf (S. 2084), S4914 [14MY]
------ participation in design, planning, and construction of the
Denver Water Reuse Project (S. 2140), S5698 [5JN]
------ participation in design, planning, and construction of the
Denver Water Reuse Project (S. 2140), S11817 [7OC]
------ payments made by small refiners under preexisting onshore and
offshore royalty-in-kind programs, S12744 [21OC]
Dept. of Transportation: Congestion Mitigation Air Quality
Improvement Program funding, S1752 [11MR]
------ environmental impact decision making process for surface
transportation projects, S1390-S1392 [5MR]
------ research on fiber polymer additives to improve highway
pavement, S12768 [21OC]
Drug abuse: cleanup of methamphetamine laboratories, S6135 [11JN]
Earth Angels (organization): tribute, S5028 [18MY]
Earth Day: observance, S3407 [22AP], S3459 [22AP]
Earth sciences: recognize important role, S8262 [15JY]
Edison, NJ: anniversary of natural gas explosion, S2486 [24MR]
Electric power: facilitate modernization, establish efficiency
requirements, reduce hazardous emissions, and promote
alternative energy sources (S. 2636), S12648 [15OC]
Elwha River: provide for dam removal and acquisition, and
restoration of ecosystems and fisheries (S. 1904), S2986 [1AP],
S3578 [24AP]
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: subject Federal
facilities discharging hazardous substances to the same
standards as private facilities (S. 1639), S746 [12FE]
Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (S. 1180), S4214 [4MY], S4225
[5MY], S10577 [18SE], S11102 [29SE], S11828 [7OC]
Endangered Species Recovery Act: landowner incentive program
financing relative to sale of public lands, S2828-S2831 [31MR],
S3082 [2AP], S3083 [2AP]
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R.
2472), S728 [12FE]
------ extend certain programs (S. 417), S12059-S12061 [8OC]
EPA: air quality standards, S1841 [12MR], S1842 [12MR]
------ authority to withdraw Colorado's delegated environmental
programs relative to State environmental self-evaluation laws,
S7562 [7JY]
------ Clean Lakes Program funding, S8369 [16JY]
------ Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund administrative fees,
S7561 [7JY]
------ energy and environment programs funding, S8433 [17JY]
------ ensure timely opening of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant,
S8368 [16JY]
------ funding for nationwide monitoring of particulate matter and
State flexibility in implementing new ozone and particulate
matter standards, S1323-S1325 [4MR], S1329 [4MR], S1434 [5MR],
S1502 [6MR]
------ Great Waters Program funding, S8370 [16JY]
------ implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions,
S8432 [17JY], S8434 [17JY], S8440 [17JY]
------ mediate clean up of the Coeur d'Alene Lake and Basin, S8445
[17JY], S8446 [17JY]
------ prohibit implementation or enforcement of drinking water
treatment requirements relative to copper levels until certain
studies are completed, S8353-S8363 [16JY], S8826-S8830 [23JY]
------ review of nitrogen oxide standards, S10254 [11SE]
------ use of toxicity weighing factors relative to Sector Facility
Indexing Project and the Environmental Indicator Project, S8432
[17JY], S8433 [17JY]
Eximbank: negotiate environmental agreements with foreign export
financing agencies and allow U.S. companies to compete equally
for international projects until such agreements are reached (S.
2537), S11282 [1OC], S12639 [15OC]
FDA: conduct assessments relative to the transition from the use of
chloroflurocarbons in metered-dose inhalers, S8435 [17JY]
----- conduct assessments relative to the transition from the use of
chloroflurocarbons in metered-dose inhalers (S. 2026), S4036
[1MY], S4412 [6MY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: ensure compliance by Federal
facilities (S. 1923), S3138 [2AP]
Finley, ND: Finley Air Force Station hazardous waste cleanup
funding, S9393 [30JY]
Fish and fishing: extend and expand interim authority for States to
manage dungeness crab fisheries, S781 [12FE], S785 [12FE]
----- extend and expand interim authority for States to manage
dungeness crab fisheries (S. 1726), S1523 [6MR]
------ extend and expand interim authority for States to manage
dungeness crab fisheries (S. 1726), S12905 [21OC]
Florida: restrictions and requirements on leasing of the Outer
Continental Shelf (S. 2225), S7186-S7188 [25JN]
Food: implementation of regulations relative to exposure of
children to pesticides used in certain products, S8443 [17JY]
Forest Service: closure of roads that threaten public safety or the
environment, S11100 [29SE]
Gainesville, FL: Sweetwater Branch/Payne's Prairie Stormwater
Protection Initiative funding, S8370 [16JY], S8371 [16JY]
Gallatin National Forest: land exchange (H.R. 3381), S11379 [2OC]
------ land exchange (S. 1719), S1447-S1449 [5MR], S11383 [2OC]
------ land exchange (S. 1719), star print, S11383 [2OC]
------ land exchange (S. 1719), unanimous-consent agreement, S11379
[2OC]
Global Environmental Facility: funding, S9860 [2SE], S9866 [2SE]
Government: define role and scope, S9910 [3SE]
Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear
waste disposal site, S2248 [19MR], S2250 [19MR], S5554-S5564
[2JN]
------ improve management of remediation waste (S. 1286), S9935
[3SE]
------ nuclear waste disposal, S635 [11FE], S2248 [19MR], S2250
[19MR]
------ nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), S5400 [22MY], S5551-S5564
[2JN]
------ nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), unanimous-consent
agreement, S5526 [1JN]
------ nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), S83-S85 [28JA], S202 [29JA],
S219-S221 [29JA]
------ reform hazardous waste management programs under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act, S9934 [3SE], S9994 [8SE], S10139
[9SE]
------ require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to
reduce mercury emissions, S3409 [22AP], S8433 [17JY], S8436
[17JY] require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators
to reduce mercury emissions (S. 1915), S3130 [2AP]
Health: establish research and grant programs for the eradication
or control of pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins,
S8869 [23JY], S8870 [23JY]
------ reduce exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (S. 2066),
S4715 [12MY]
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]
Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory: establish
Natural Resources Institute (S. 2512), S10841 [23SE]
Jackson Hole, WY: FAA response to environmental assessment of
safety issues at Jackson Hole Airport, S624 [11FE], S625 [11FE]
Lake Tahoe: land acquisition funding, S10137 [9SE]
Little Sandy River: protection of watershed as part of the Bull Run
Watershed Management Unit (S. 2509), S10723 [22SE]
Marine Mammal Rescue Grant Program: establish (S. 2199), S6766
[22JN]
Marine mammals: endangered species status of the monk seal, S9616
[31JY]
Maryland: provide for a pilot program to eradicate or control
nutria and restore marshland damaged by nutria (H.R. 4337),
S12253 [9OC]
Micell Technologies: tribute for development of ecologically
friendly technologies, S12245 [9OC]
Motor vehicles: emission reduction programs funding relative to
cold-start conditions, S1394 [5MR]
------ treatment of foreign vehicles relative to State emission
standards (H.R. 8), S11512 [5OC]
NASA: tribute to Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Program, S10059 [9SE]
National Academy of Sciences: repeal requirement to study Federal
and State environmental regulations relative to exploration and
mining on Federal lands, S10335-S10356 [15SE]
------ report to EPA on contaminated sediments, S11837 [8OC]
National Environmental Education Act: extend programs (S. 2359),
S9051 [27JY]
National Environmental Policy Act: reform environmental review
process for transportation projects, S1759 [11MR]
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act:
reauthorize and amend (S. 2095), S5219 [20MY], S5220 [20MY]
------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2095), S11639-S11642 [6OC]
National Parks and Environmental Improvement Fund: funding, S3095
[2AP]
National parks and recreation areas: provide mass transit services
(S. 1967), S3431 [22AP]
National Rivers Day: designate (S. Res. 250), S6497 [17JN]
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (S. 927), S726
[12FE]
Native Americans: accountability by Indian tribes under certain
Federal environmental laws (S. 2301), S11154 [30SE]
Navy: oil spill prevention efforts, S6664 [19JN]
------ terminate Extremely Low Frequency Communication System,
S7098-S7100 [25JN], S7102-S7103 [25JN]
Nevada: Bureau of Reclamation participation in the design and
construction of the Truckee Watershed Reclamation Project for
the reuse of water (S. 2321), S8383 [16JY]
------ disposal and acquisition of certain lands (H.R. 449), S11373
[2OC], S12735 [20OC]
NOAA: anniversary of Commissioned Corps, S7214 [25JN]
------ authorize strength of Commissioned Corps (S. 2256),
S7284-S7286 [26JN]
------ National Marine Fisheries Service guidelines for essential
fish habitat, S8875 [23JY], S8876 [23JY]
------ nonpoint pollution control plans funding under the Coastal
Zone Management Program, S8864 [23JY]
North American Wetlands Conservation Act: reauthorizing (S. 1677),
S1010 [25FE]
------ reauthorizing (S. 1677), S11188 [30SE], S11191-S11193 [30SE],
S11293 [1OC], S11806 [7OC]
------ reauthorizing (S. 1677), unanimous-consent agreement, S11134
[29SE]
Northwest Straits Advisory Commission: establish (S. 2488), S10439
[16SE]
Oceans: develop and implement national ocean and coastal activities
policy (S. 1213), S12738 [20OC]
Oregon: impact of Federal policies on family farms, S6131 [11JN]
Ossabaw Island, GA: tribute to preservation efforts, S5732 [5JN]
Partnerships for Wildlife Act: reauthorizing (S. 1677), S1010
[25FE], S11188 [30SE], S11191-S11193 [30SE], S11293 [1OC],
S11806 [7OC]
------ reauthorizing (S. 1677), unanimous-consent agreement, S11134
[29SE]
Petroleum: limit sulfur concentrations in gasoline (S. 2377), S9435
[30JY], S9436 [30JY]
Power resources: alternative fuel tax credits, S12762-S12764 [21OC]
------ designate biodiesel fuel blends as alternative fuel and
equalize alternative fuel vehicle incentives for fleet owners
and operators, S8314 [16JY]
------ energy efficient technology programs funding, S3095 [2AP]
Public lands: establish Metropolitan Planning Organization for Lake
Tahoe basin relative to transportation planning, S1326 [4MR],
S1842 [12MR], S1843 [12MR]
Real property: private property owner rights (S. 953), S4225 [5MY]
Recycling: efforts to increase activities, S9130 [28JY]
Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste
transportation and disposal, S6524-S6528 [18JN], S6530 [18JN],
S6531 [18JN]
Reno, NV: environmental conference RENOx '98, S12223 [9OC]
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act: revise and extend certain
remediation waste cleanup programs, S9547 [31JY]
Rhode Island: Narragansett Bay environmental study funding, S8871
[23JY]
Roads and highways: use of mitigation banking for wetland or
natural habitat relative to highway construction, S1148-S1150
[27FE]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: impact of changes to
slot and perimeter rules on safety, noise levels, and the
environment, S10907 [24SE]
Ruckelshaus, William D.: CH2M HILL (business) Building a Better
World Award recipient, S6524 [18JN]
Rural areas: establish and sustain viable rural and remote
communities (S. 2379), S9437 [30JY]
Salton Sea: feasibility study relative to reclamation project,
S12789 [21OC]
------ feasibility study relative to reclamation project (H.R.
3267), S12461 [13OC], S12462 [13OC], S12905 [21OC]
------ feasibility study relative to reclamation project (S. 1716),
S1441-S1443 [5MR]
Sea Grant College Program: ballast water discharge research
funding, S8871 [23JY]
Senate: permit use of funds from the recycling program for expenses
and activities of the Senate Employees' Child Care Center (S.
2368), S9243 [29JY]
Ships and vessels: reform process for dismantling and disposing of
ships no longer in use, S7123 [25JN], S7124 [25JN], S8437
[17JY], S8438 [17JY]
----- reform process for dismantling and disposing of ships no
longer in use (S. 2064), S4713 [12MY], S4714 [12MY]
------ require private vessels, bulk carriers, and tankers to adhere
to International Safety Management Code, S12739 [20OC]
------ strengthen safety regulations for the transportation of
petroleum by tugboat and barge, S12575-S12577 [14OC]
Small business: provide regulatory assistance (S. 1957), S3222
[3AP]
Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, ND: testing and remediation of
polylchlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) in schools and facilities,
S2599 [26MR]
Taxation: allow a refundable credit for wetland restoration and
conservation expenses (S. 1907), S3123 [2AP]
------ credit for the nutrient management costs of animal feeding
operations (S. 2493), S10523 [17SE]
------ credits to energy facilities that use poultry manure as fuel
to generate electricity (S. 2453), S10119 [9SE]
------ extend the placed-in-service date for biomass and coal
facilities (S. 2233), S7196 [25JN], S7197 [25JN]
------ reinstate Superfund excise taxes, S4383 [6MY], S4386-S4388
[6MY]
Three Quarter Circle Ranch: National Cattlemen's Beef Association
Environmental Stewardship Award recipient, S1657 [9MR]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a
signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas
emissions, S7164 [25JN]
----- conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any
international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (S. Res.
98), S194-S198 [29JA], S3370 [21AP], S7247 [26JN]
----- conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any
international agreement relative to Kyoto Protocol, S3240-S3246
[20AP], S3247 [20AP]
----- conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any
international agreement relative to Kyoto Protocol (S. 2019),
S3936 [30AP]
------ impact on employment and the economy relative to U.S.
becoming a signatory to any international agreement relative to
Kyoto Protocol, S12482 [14OC]
Tropical forests: facilitate protection through debt reduction with
developing countries with tropical forests (H.R. 2870), insert
language of S. 1758 in lieu, S8157 [14JY]
----- facilitate protection through debt reduction with developing
countries with tropical forests (S. 1758), S1904 [12MR],
S1951-S1956 [13MR], S8152-S8157 [14JY]
U.N. Convention To Combat Desertification: ratification, S2448
[23MR]
U.N. Convention To Combat Desertification in Countries Experiencing
Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa:
ratification, S6485 [17JN], S6637 [18JN]
------ ratification, S9862 [2SE], S9890 [2SE]
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: ratification, S3902
[30AP], S3903 [30AP]
U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution: establish
(H.R. 3042), S241 [29JA]
Venezuela: importance of oil reserves in U.S. energy policy, S2777
[30MR]
Water: facilitate the remediation of contaminated sediments in U.S.
waters, S10933 [24SE]
------ quality research funding, S11557 [6OC], S11558 [6OC]
------ 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]
Water pollution: establish a national clean water trust fund (S.
2620), S12316 [10OC]
------ estuary conservation and management programs funding (S.
1222), S12467-S12473 [14OC]
Wetlands: reform permit programs, S719 [12FE]
World Day To Combat Desertification and Drought: observance, S6485
[17JN], S6637 [18JN]
Year of the Ocean: observance (H. Con. Res. 131), S6115 [10JN]
Reports
Kyoto Protocol--A Flawed Treaty Puts America at Risk: Dept. of
Energy, E2023 [10OC]
Options for Dungeness Crab Fishery Management: Tri-State Dungeness
Crab Committee, S785 [12FE], S1524 [6MR]
Reports filed
African Elephant Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee on
Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 39), S7170 [25JN]
----- Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 627)
(S. Rept. 105-222), S7170 [25JN]
American Heritage Rivers Initiative Implementation Termination:
Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1842) (H. Rept. 105-781),
H9722 [6OC]
Border Smog Reduction Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 8)
(H. Rept. 105-634), H5956 [20JY]
------ Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 8)
(S. Rept. 105-355), S11042 [28SE]
Consideration of H.R. 992, Private Property Owner Rights: Committee
on Rules (House) (H. Res. 382) (H. Rept. 105-430), H1020 [10MR]
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. 2870, Tropical Forest Conservation Act:
Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res 388) (H. Rept. 105-449),
H1235 [17MR]
Consideration of H.R. 3267, Salton Sea Reclamation Act: Committee
on Rules (House) (H. Res. 500) (H. Rept. 105-624), H5491 [14JY]
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 Participation in Design, Planning, and
Construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project: Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2140), S10985 [25SE]
Dept. of the Interior Participation in the Design, Planning, and
Construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project: Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2140) (S. Rept. 105-
375), S11697 [7OC]
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]
Dungeness Crab Conservation and Management Act: Committee on
Resources (House) (H.R. 3498) (H. Rept. 105-674), H7177 [4AU]
Energy Policy and Conservation Act and Energy Conservation and
Production Act Extension of Certain Programs: Committee on
Commerce (House) (H.R. 4017) (H. Rept. 105-727), H8035 [17SE]
EPA Distribution of Funds to States for Underground Storage Tanks
Cooperative Agreements: Committee on Environment and Public
Works (Senate) (S. 555) (S. Rept. 105-360), S11278 [1OC]
Estuary Habitat Restoration Partnership Act: Committee on
Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1222) (S. Rept. 105-
273), S9243 [29JY]
Exchange of Certain Mineral Interests Located in National Grasslands
in Billings County, ND: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R.
2574) (H. Rept. 105-471), H1776 [30MR]
Gallatin Land Consolidation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources (Senate) (S. 1719) (S. Rept. 105-329), S10320 [14SE]
------ Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3381) (H. Rept. 105-
723), H7914 [16SE]
Great Lakes Strategic Plan Implementation for Restoration of
Fisheries and Other Natural Resources: Committee on Resources
(House) (H.R. 1481) (H. Rept. 105-715), H7802 [15SE]
Greeley, CO, Exchange of Certain Lands With Water Supply and Storage
Co.: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1309) (H. Rept. 105-
489), H2236 [22AP]
Hydrographic Services Improvement Act: Committee on Resources
(House) (H.R. 3164) (H. Rept. 105-485), H2119 [21AP]
Monumental Abuse--The Clinton Administration's Campaign of
Misinformation in the Establishment of the Grand Staircase-
Escalante National Monument: Committee on Resources (House) (H.
Rept. 105-824), H11041 [16OC]
National Cave and Karst Research Institute: Committee on Resources
(House) (S. 231) (H. Rept. 105-496), H2422 [28AP]
National Environmental Education Act Programs Extension: Committee
on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2359) (S. Rept.
105-287), S9688 [31AU]
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act
Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Environment and
Public Works (Senate) (S. 2095) (S. Rept. 105-224), S7170 [25JN]
----- Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2376) (H. Rept. 105-483),
H2118 [21AP]
Neotropical Migratory Birds Conservation Program Establishment:
Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1970) (S.
Rept. 105-284), S9555 [31JY]
Nomination of David Michaels To Be Assistant Sec. of Energy for
Environment, Safety and Health: Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources (Senate), S11582 [6OC]
Nomination of Terrence L. Bracy to the Morris K. Udall Scholarship
and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation Board
of Trustees: Committee on Environment and Public Works
(Senate), S10841 [23SE]
North American Wetlands Conservation Act and Partnerships for
Wildlife Act Reauthorization: Committee on Environment and
Public Works (Senate) (S. 1677) (S. Rept. 105-218), S6697 [19JN]
Oceans Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3445) (H. Rept.
105-718), H7802 [15SE]
Private Property Owner Rights: Committee on the Judiciary (House)
(H.R. 992) (H. Rept. 105-424), H754 [3MR]
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]
Salton Sea Reclamation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R.
3267) (H. Rept. 105-621), H5491 [14JY]
Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act: Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 449) (S. Rept. 105-291), S9688
[31AU]
Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R.
1865) (H. Rept. 105-673), H7177 [4AU]
Superfund Cleanup Acceleration Act: Committee on Environment and
Public Works (Senate) (S. 8) (S. Rept. 105-192), S5129 [19MY]
Suspend the Development of a National Forest System Roadless Area
Policy Pending Determinations That Such a Policy Will Not
Adversely Affect Forest Health: Committee on Resources (House)
(H.R. 3297) (H. Rept. 105-816), H10667 [12OC]
Tropical Forest Conservation Act: Committee on Foreign Relations
(Senate) (S. 1758) (S. Rept. 105-219), S6766 [22JN]
------ Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 2870) (H.
Rept. 105-443), H1168 [16MR]
Wetlands and Wildlife Enhancement Act: Committee on Resources
(House) (H.R. 2556) (H. Rept. 105-522), H3024 [11MY]
Year of the Ocean: Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation (Senate) (H. Con. Res. 131) (S. Rept. 105-209),
S6037 [10JN]
Reports to constituents
Hamilton, Representative: Earth Day 1998--The State of Our
Environment, E705 [29AP]
------ Global Warming and the Kyoto Summit, E29 [28JA]
Resolutions by organizations
American Heritage Rivers Initiative: DAR, E873 [14MY]
Earth Science Week: Association of American State Geologists, S8262
[15JY]
Hard rock mining regulations: Western Governors' Association,
S10343 [15SE]
King Cove Health and Safety Act: Alaska Federation of Natives,
Inc., S11263 [1OC]
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: DAR, E872 [14MY]
------ Oakland County, MI, Board of Commissioners, E76 [3FE]
Statements
American Heritage Rivers Initiative Implementation: Several
Representatives, E2148 [13OC]
Business View of Earth Day: Thomas J. Donohue, U.S. Chamber of
Commerce, E635-E637 [22AP]
Dungeness Crab Conservation and Management Act: Senator Murray,
S1524 [6MR]
King Cove Health and Safety Act: Executive Office of the President,
S11266 [1OC]
Nuclear Policy Issues: Senator Domenici, S636 [11FE]
Nuclear Waste Policy Act: Speaker Gingrich, S5564 [2JN]
Pollution Standards: Kayla Gildersleeve and Tess Gross, E1526 [3AU]
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]
South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant Opening:
Representative Bilbray, H10176 [8OC]
Studies
Copper Health Effects in Delaware: Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, S8354 [16JY]
Evaluating Gastrointestinal Irritation Among Humans From Copper in
Lincoln, NE, Drinking Water: Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, S8355 [16JY]
Summaries
Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project: OMB, H6152
[22JY]
Kyoto Protocol--A Gap Analysis, E2008 [9OC]
Tables
Comparison of recycled paper earnings between several Government
agencies and the House of Representatives, H5348 [25JN]
Countries with binding commitments under the Kyoto Protocol, E1451
[27JY]
State impact of Kyoto Protocol, E1451 [27JY]
Testimonies
Hard Rock Mining Regulations: Robert Miller, Governor of Nevada,
S10344 [15SE]
Promote New and Revised Toxicological Tests That Protect Human,
Animal, and Environmental Health While Reducing Need for Animal
Testing: Holly E. Hazard, Doris Day Animal League, E1049 [5JN]
----- Katherine Stitzel, Procter & Gamble Co., E1048 [5JN]
----- Neil L. Wilcox, FDA, E1048 [5JN]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 131, Year of the Ocean, S6115 [10JN]
H. Con. Res. 331, inadequacy of Mexican sewage infrastructure
facilities relative to flow of raw sewage into the U.S., H10169
[8OC]
H. Res. 379, return to Senate S. 104, nuclear waste disposal, H878
[5MR]
H. Res. 382, consideration of H.R. 992, private property owner
rights, H1085 [11MR]
H. Res. 388, consideration of H.R. 2870, Tropical Forest
Conservation Act, H1304 [19MR]
H. Res. 394, consideration of H.R. 2515, Forest Recovery and
Protection Act, H1623 [26MR]
H. Res. 469, assistance to combat wildfires in Mexico, H6910 [3AU]
H. Res. 500, consideration of H.R. 3267, Salton Sea Reclamation Act,
H5541 [15JY]
H. Res. 573, consideration of H.R. 4570, Omnibus National Parks and
Public Lands Act, H9741 [7OC]
H.R. 8, Border Smog Reduction Act, H5891 [20JY], H9900 [7OC]
H.R. 1865, Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act, H7402 [6AU]
H.R. 2000, Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act land bank protection
provisions, H8478 [23SE]
H.R. 2472, extend certain Energy Policy and Conservation Act
programs, H3429 [19MY]
H.R. 2515, Forest Recovery and Protection Act, H1660-H1664 [27MR]
H.R. 2556, Wetlands and Wildlife Enhancement Act, H3419 [19MY]
H.R. 2870, Tropical Forest Conservation Act, S8157-S8159 [14JY],
H1311-H1314 [19MR]
H.R. 3164, Hydrographic Services Improvement Act, H2131 [22AP]
H.R. 3267, Salton Sea Reclamation Act, H5546-H5550 [15JY], H11700
[21OC]
H.R. 3381, Gallatin Land Consolidation Act, H8470-H8472 [23SE]
H.R. 3445, Oceans Act, H7753 [15SE]
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. 4017, extend certain Energy Policy and Conservation Act and
Energy Conservation and Production Act programs, H9096 [28SE]
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. 231, National Cave and Karst Research Institute Act, H10425
[10OC]
S. 417, extend certain Energy Policy and Conservation Act programs,
H9103 [28SE]
S. 439, State hydroelectric project management, S7224 [25JN]
S. 750, exchange of certain mineral interests located in national
grasslands in Billings County, ND, H1711 [30MR]
S. 927, National Sea Grant College Program reauthorization, S726
[12FE], H403 [11FE]
S. 1222, Estuary Habitat Restoration Partnership Act, S12473-S12477
[14OC]
S. 1576, application of California State regulations relative to
reformulated gasoline in certain areas, S115 [28JA]
S. 1677, North American Wetlands Conservation Act and Partnerships
for Wildlife Act reauthorization, S11193 [30SE]
S. 1677, Wetlands and Wildlife Enhancement Act, H10473 [10OC]
S. 1716, Sonny Bono Memorial Salton Sea Restoration Act, S1442 [5MR]
S. 1719, Gallatin Land Consolidation Act, S1448 [5MR], S11381-S11383
[2OC]
S. 1726, Dungeness Crab Conservation and Management Act, S1523 [6MR]
S. 1758, Tropical Forest Conservation Act, S1952-S1955 [13MR],
S8153-S8155 [14JY]
S. 1907, allow a refundable tax credit for wetland restoration and
conservation expenses, S3123 [2AP]
S. 1966, Gaylord Nelson Apostle Islands Stewardship Act, S3431
[22AP]
S. 1967, Transit in Parks (TRIP) Act, S3432-S3434 [22AP]
S. 1970, Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act, S12069-S12071
[8OC], S12072 [8OC]
S. 2084, Coastal States Protection Act, S4914 [14MY]
S. 2095, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act
reauthorization and amendments, S11641 [6OC], H10475-H10477
[10OC]
S. 2111, establish conditions under which Federal and non-Federal
entities may enter management agreements for the Columbia and
Snake River Basin, S5332 [21MY]
S. 2140, Dept. of the Interior participation in design, planning,
and construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project, S5699 [5JN]
------, S11817 [7OC]
S. 2180, Superfund Recycling Equity Act, S6422 [16JN]
S. 2199, Marine Mammal Rescue Grant Program establishment, S6766
[22JN]
S. 2218, Atlantic Coast Toxic Microorganism Environmental
Remediation Act, S7179 [25JN]
S. 2225, Florida Coast Protection Act, S7186-S7188 [25JN]
S. 2233, extend the tax placed-in-service date for biomass and coal
facilities, S7196 [25JN]
S. 2256, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Corps
Continuation Act, S7284 [26JN]
S. 2359, extend National Environmental Education Act programs, S9052
[27JY]
S. 2368, Senate Day Care Center Recycling Funding Support Act, S9244
[29JY]
S. 2493, Animal Agriculture Environmental Incentives Act, S10616
[18SE]
S. 2509, protection of Little Sandy River watershed as part of the
Bull Run Watershed Management Unit, S10724 [22SE]
S. 2566, Reinvestment and Environmental Restoration Act,
S12027-S12032 [8OC]
S. 2610, compliance with Clean Air Act environmental standards by
certain electric utility units, S12178 [9OC]
S. 2620, National Clean Water Trust Fund Act, S12316 [10OC]
S. 2636. Clean Power Plant and Modernization Act, S12649-S12652
[15OC]
S. Res. 210, National Mosquito Control Awareness Week, S3297 [20AP]
S. Res. 250, National Rivers Day, S6497 [17JN]