[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
FLORIDA
Analyses
Florida Water Restoration Projects: Corps of Engineers, H4921
[22JN], H4928 [22JN]
Fort Matanzas National Monument Boundary Revision (S. 2239), S7259
[26JN]
Articles and editorials
College Crusader--Developer Paves Road to Education, E2298 [21OC]
Couple Relish Giving Away Millions, E354-E356 [11MR]
Dante B. Fascell, E2155 [14OC]
Florida Gets Federal Aid a Record Six Times, S12351 [10OC]
Floridians Tend to Firefighters--From Haircuts to Boots, It's All
`on the House', S7783 [9JY]
Most Likely To. . . Alvin J. Cowans, E1117 [11JN]
Sheer Determination To Start All Over--Retirement of Cossios but
Part of a Remarkable Refugee Saga, E2330 [12NO]
Snook for the Masses--Marine Fisheries Stock Enhancement May Be in
Our Future, E1977 [9OC]
Bills and resolutions
Big Cypress National Preserve: operation of certain tour businesses
in newly acquired areas, (see H.R. 3740), H2423 [28AP]
Biscayne National Park: designate visitor center as the Dante
Fascell Visitor Center at Biscayne National Park, (see H.R.
3285), H676 [26FE]
------ designate visitor center as the Dante Fascell Visitor Center
at Biscayne National Park, (see S. 2468), S10320 [14SE]
Courts: appointment of additional Federal judges in the middle and
southern districts of Florida, (see S. 1585), S226 [29JA], (see
H.R. 3154), H329 [4FE]
Dante B. Fascell North-South Center: designate, (see H.R. 4757),
H10352 [9OC]
Dept. of Defense: conveyance of certain national defense reserve
fleet vessels to The Victory Ship, Inc., (see H.R. 4678), H9275
[1OC]
Dept. of the Interior: convey certain mineral interests to Florida
and release reversionary interests in four deeds that conveyed
certain lands so as to permit the State to sell, exchange, or
otherwise dispose of the lands, (see H.R. 4842), H11023 [15OC]
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]
Fort Matanzas National Monument: revise boundary, (see S. 2239),
S7255 [26JN]
Malcom Randall Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
Gainesville, FL: designate, (see H.R. 3336, S. 2012), S3919
[30AP], H850 [4MR]
Outer Continental Shelf: restrictions and requirements on leasing,
(see S. 2225), S7172 [25JN]
Postal Service: designate buildings in Coconut Grove, Opa Locka,
Carol City, and Miami, FL, (see H.R. 4052, S. 2404), S9556
[31JY], H4549 [11JN]
Wildfires: express condolences and support to victims and commend
efforts of firefighters in Florida, (see H. Con. Res. 298),
H5737 [16JY]
Essays
Tribute to Grandmother--Mary Aucremann: Bryan Bardin, E1272 [26JN]
Letters
Appointment of additional Federal judges in the middle and southern
districts of Florida: Charles R. Wilson, Dept. of Justice, S229
[29JA]
----- Elizabeth A. Kovachevich, U.S. District Court for the Middle
District of Florida, S229 [29JA]
Central Florida High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area funding:
Robert Warshaw, Office of National Drug Control Policy, S9224
[29JY]
Coastal Barrier Resources System exclusion of certain Florida lands:
Lawton Chiles, Governor of Florida, H6162 [22JY]
Fannie Mae Trillion Dollar Commitment program: Alex Penelas, Mayor
of Miami, FL, E417 [18MR]
Fort Matanzas National Monument boundary revision: Donald J. Barry,
Dept. of the Interior, S7259 [26JN]
Limit approval of new State gambling compacts with Native American
tribes: Robert A. Butterworth, Florida Attorney General, S10369
[15SE]
Nomination of Dante B. Fascell for Presidential Medal of Freedom:
several Members of Congress, E2287 [21OC]
Point Reyes National Seashore farmland protection: J.H. Mendoza,
Sr., and Doris S. Mendoza, E245 [26FE]
Public Services Aviation Act: J.M. (Buddy) Phillips, Florida
Sheriffs' Association, S8652 [21JY]
Lists
Florida Statewide Children's Development Advisory Committee members,
S11988 [8OC]
Maryland firefighters assisting with firefighting efforts in
Florida, E1472 [30JY]
Remarks in House
Airports: construction projects funding, H6721 [29JY], H7035 [4AU]
Bardin, Bryan: Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council Area Agency on
Aging essay contest winner, E1272 [26JN]
Bethune Cookman College: tribute, H413 [11FE]
Biscayne National Park: designate visitor center as the Dante
Fascell Visitor Center at Biscayne National Park (S. 2468),
H10432 [10OC]
Brown, Jerome: North Miami, FL, Police Dept. Officer of the Year
award recipient, E8 [27JA]
Capital punishment: implementation of death sentences, H1784 [31MR]
Central and Southern Florida Project: funding, H4921 [22JN]
Claude Pepper Elementary School: tribute, E2351 [19DE]
Coastal Barrier Resources System: exclusion of certain Florida
lands, H6161 [22JY], H6162 [22JY]
Customs Service: allow the use of user fees to provide for
inspection personnel in connection with the arrival of
passengers in Florida, H11581 [20OC]
Dade County, FL: observance of National African-American Parent
Involvement Day, E108 [5FE]
------ tribute to In the Company of Women (organization) honorees,
E489 [26MR]
Dante B. Fascell North-South Center: designate (H.R. 4757), H10604
[12OC], E2011 [10OC], E2145 [13OC], E2155 [14OC], E2164 [14OC],
E2167 [14OC], E2208 [15OC], E2223 [16OC], E2231 [16OC], E2234
[19OC], E2290 [21OC]
de la Cruz, Carlos M. and Rosa R.: Simon Weisenthal Center National
Community Service Award recipients, E395 [17MR]
de la Cruz, Rosa and Carlos: Simon Weisenthal Center Award for
Community Service recipients, E464 [25MR]
Dept. of the Interior: status of certain U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service maps, H2689 [30AP]
Disasters: commend efforts to help victims of tornadoes, H507
[24FE], H540 [24FE]
------ use of mechanical vehicles to fight wildfires in wilderness
study areas, H6074 [22JY]
Edward Waters College: tribute, H413 [11FE]
Everglades: restoration projects funding, H4921 [22JN], H4927
[22JN], H4928 [22JN], E1205 [23JN]
Fascell, Dante B.: nomination for Presidential Medal of Freedom,
E2287 [21OC]
Fire prevention: congressional initiatives relative to wildfires
and forest fires, H5301 [25JN]
Florida A&M University: tribute, H413 [11FE], E210 [24FE]
Girl Scouts: tribute to Gold Award recipients, E214 [24FE]
Gore, Vice President: fundraising activities, H10673 [13OC]
Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Florida, H8464 [23SE], E1827
[26SE]
Key West, FL: tribute to Key West High School boys' baseball team,
E986 [3JN]
Kissimmee River: restoration project funding, H4921 [22JN]
Kuttler, Carl M., Jr.: National Association of Community College
Trustees Outstanding Community College President award
recipient, E1897 [2OC]
Lake Mary, FL: anniversary, E1542 [4AU]
Malcom Randall Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
Gainesville, FL: designate (H.R. 3336), H6897 [3AU]
McKee, Anne: American Red Cross Florence Spottswood Humanitarian of
the Year award recipient, E989 [3JN]
Meyers, Mort: David Posnack Jewish Community Center Humanitarian of
the Year award recipient, E2051 [11OC]
Miami, FL: anniversary of First Presbyterian Hispanic Church, E275
[3MR]
------ anniversary of Kendall Medical Center, E1589 [7AU]
------ dedication of Chesterfield Smith Center for Equal Justice by
Legal Services of Greater Miami, E611 [21AP], E653 [23AP]
------ tribute to Miami Carol City High School football team, E409
[18MR]
NASA: tribute to Lunar Prospector mission, H1144 [12MR]
National Hospice Month: observance, E146 [11FE]
Native Americans: clarification of certain rights of the Miccosukee
Tribe (H.R. 3055), H10585-H10589 [12OC]
North Miami Foundation for Senior Citizens Services: tribute to
volunteer workers, E754 [5MY]
Ocala, FL: anniversary of Monroe Regional Medical Center, H1025
[11MR]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (H.R. 1995), E245
[26FE]
Postal Service: designate buildings in Coconut Grove, Opa Locka,
Carol City, and Miami, FL (H.R. 4052), H10311-H10313 [9OC]
Roads and highways: widening of U.S. Highway 192 funding, H1899
[1AP]
Rodriguez, Jennifer: tribute for participation in Olympic games,
E119 [5FE]
South Florida Food Recovery (organization): anniversary, E1846
[29SE]
St. Augustine, FL: anniversary of Maria Jefferson Chapter of the
DAR, E491 [26MR]
Wildfires: express condolences and support to victims and commend
efforts of firefighters in Florida (H. Con. Res. 298),
H5880-H5883 [20JY], E1428 [24JY]
------ tribute to firefighters assisting with firefighting efforts
in Florida, E1472 [30JY]
------ tribute to those assisting with firefighting efforts in
Florida, H5410 [14JY], H5848 [17JY]
Remarks in Senate
Airports: construction projects funding, S8901 [23JY], S8902 [23JY]
Biscayne National Park: designate visitor center as the Dante
Fascell Visitor Center at Biscayne National Park (S. 2468),
S11823 [7OC]
Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map
system, S3909 [30AP]
Courts: appointment of additional Federal judges in the middle and
southern districts of Florida (S. 1585), S227-S229 [29JA]
Customs Service: strengthen drug interdiction efforts, S9231
[29JY], S9232 [29JY], S9235 [29JY], S9236 [29JY], S9913 [3SE]
Dept. of Defense: tribute to 351st Military Police Co., S5346
[21MY]
Dept. of Energy: electrochromic technology program funding, S12706
[20OC]
Florida-Israel Institute: anniversary, S10389 [15SE]
Fort Matanzas National Monument: revise boundary (S. 2239), S7259
[26JN], S11818 [7OC]
France: anniversary of colonization of the Southern U.S., S660
[11FE]
Gainesville, FL: Sweetwater Branch/Payne's Prairie Stormwater
Protection Initiative funding, S8370 [16JY], S8371 [16JY]
Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Florida, S12351-S12353 [10OC]
Kissimmee River: restoration project funding, S11118 [29SE]
Malcom Randall Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
Gainesville, FL: designate (S. 2012), S3929 [30AP], S3930
[30AP]
Native Americans: clarification of certain rights of the Miccosukee
Tribe (H.R. 3055), S12611 [15OC]
Office of National Drug Control Policy: Central Florida High
Intensity Drug Trafficking Area funding, S9224 [29JY]
------ High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas funding, S12706 [20OC],
S12791 [21OC]
Outer Continental Shelf: restrictions and requirements on leasing
(S. 2225), S7186-S7188 [25JN]
Pensacola, FL: anniversary, S11504 [5OC]
Postal Service: designate buildings in Coconut Grove, Opa Locka,
Carol City, and Miami, FL (S. 2404), S9562 [31JY]
Wildfires: disaster assistance to Florida, S7782 [9JY], S7961
[10JY], S8232 [15JY], S8233 [15JY], S8314 [16JY]
------ express condolences and support to victims and commend
efforts of firefighters in Florida (H. Con. Res. 298), S8951
[23JY], S8952 [23JY]
------ tribute to firefighters in Florida, S7784 [9JY], S7961 [10JY]
Reports filed
Dante Fascell Biscayne National Park Visitor Center Designation Act:
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2468)
(S. Rept. 105-407), S12307 [10OC]
Dante Fascell Visitor Center Designation at Biscayne National Park:
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2468),
S10986 [25SE]
Fort Matanzas National Monument Boundary Revision: Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2239), S10985 [25SE]
----- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2239)
(S. Rept. 105-398), S12163 [9OC]
Miccosukee Tribe Clarification of Rights in Florida: Committee on
Resources (House) (H.R. 3055) (H. Rept. 105-708), H7617 [11SE]
Miccosukee Tribe Rights Clarification Relative to Everglades
National Park Purposes in Florida: Committee on Indian Affairs
(Senate) (S. 1419) (S. Rept. 105-361), S11339 [2OC]
Nomination of James A. Tassone To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the
Judiciary (Senate), S10517 [17SE]
Nomination of Patricia A. Seitz To Be District Judge: Committee on
the Judiciary (Senate), S9425 [30JY]
Nomination of Stephan P. Mickle To Be District Judge: Committee on
the Judiciary (Senate), S4528 [7MY]
Nomination of William P. Dimitrouleas To Be District Judge:
Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4528 [7MY]
Postal Service Building Designations in Coconut Grove, Opa Locka,
Carol City, and Miami, FL: Committee on Governmental Affairs
(Senate) (S. 2404), S10985 [25SE]
Songs
Claude Pepper Elementary School Song, E2351 [19DE]
Tables
Tobacco settlement attorneys' fees, S5259 [21MY]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 298, express condolences and support to victims of
wildfires and commend efforts of firefighters in Florida, H5880
[20JY]
H.R. 3055, Miccosukee Reserved Area Act, H10585-H10588 [12OC]
H.R. 4052, designate postal service buildings in Coconut Grove, Opa
Locka, Carol City, and Miami, FL, H10311 [9OC]
H.R. 4757, Dante B. Fascell North-South Center, H10604 [12OC], E2011
[10OC]
S. 2225, Florida Coast Protection Act, S7186-S7188 [25JN]
S. 2239, Fort Matanzas National Monument boundary revision, S11818
[7OC]
S. 2468, Dante Fascell Biscayne National Park Visitor Center
Designation Act, S11823 [7OC], H10433 [10OC]
Tributes
Fascell, Dante, H10673 [13OC], E2001 [9OC]