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




NATIONAL FORESTS
  Amendments
    Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest:  convey Woodland Lake Park tract
        to Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ (S. 2413), S12103 [9OC]
    Carson National Forest:  conveyance of lands to Rio Arriba County,
        NM (S. 1510), S8538 [17JY]
    Gallatin National Forest:  land exchange (S. 1719), S11351 [2OC],
        S11379 [2OC]
    New Mexico:  conveyance of lands from Carson National Forest and
        Santa Fe National Forest to the village of El Rito and the town
        of Jemez Springs, NM (H.R. 434), S8539 [17JY]
    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]
    Rogue River National Forest:  convey administrative site and use
        proceeds for the construction or improvement of offices and
        support buildings (H.R. 3796), H10428 [10OC]
    ------ transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal
        lands and clarify BLM authority to sell and exchange other
        Federal lands in Oregon (H.R. 4326), H10600 [12OC] transfer
        administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal lands and
        clarify BLM authority to sell and exchange other Federal lands
        in Oregon (S. 2513), S12001 [8OC], S12106 [9OC], S12188 [9OC]
    Stanislaus National Forest, CA:  establish a demonstration project
        relative to private contractors performing multiple resource
        management activities (H.R. 2886), H10428 [10OC]
    Wenatchee National Forest:  transfer certain lands of the Lake
        Chelan National Recreation Area (S. 1683), S8538 [17JY]
  Articles and editorials
    Close Land Trade or Everyone Loses, S5698 [5JN]
    Grass-Roots Seeds of Compromise, S12998 [12NO]
    Sportsmen Being Excluded From Public Lands, House Panel Is Told,
        E463 [25MR]
  Bills and resolutions
    Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area:  land exchange between Forest Service
        and Plum Creek Timber Co., (see S. 2136), S5694 [5JN]
    Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest:  convey Woodland Lake Park tract
        to Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ, (see S. 2413), S9556 [31JY], (see H.R.
        4371), H6879 [31JY]
    ------ develop management plan for Woodland Lake Park tract
        reflecting current use as a public park, (see H.R. 4372), H6879
        [31JY]
    ------ sale of Woodland Lake Park tract to Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ,
        (see H.R. 4373), H6879 [31JY]
    Carson National Forest:  conveyance of lands to San Juan College,
        (see S. 2402), S9556 [31JY]
    Colorado:  designate certain lands as wilderness in the Arapaho and
        Roosevelt National Forests, (see H.R. 4505), H7414 [6AU]
    Dept. of Agriculture:  convey certain lands and use proceeds for
        acquisition, construction, and improvement of certain national
        forest offices and support buildings in Arizona, (see S. 1752),
        S1883 [12MR], (see H.R. 4013), H4241 [5JN]
    Forest Service:  acquisition of Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico,
        (see S. 2621), S12309 [10OC], (see H.R. 4816), H10667 [12OC]
    ------ 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]
    ------ authority to purchase lands within the boundaries of certain
        national forests in California to include the Angeles National
        Forest, (see H.R. 3770), H2705 [30AP]
    ------ reduce overhead and other costs and improve fiscal
        accountability through improved financial accounting system,
        (see H.R. 4149), H5402 [25JN]
    ------ replace regional offices with State offices, (see H.R. 3922),
        H3624 [20MY]
    Gallatin National Forest:  land exchange, (see S. 1719), S1435
        [5MR], (see H.R. 3381), H903 [5MR]
    George Washington and Jefferson National Forests:  convey certain
        lands, (see H.R. 3226), H496 [12FE]
    Kern County, CA:  convey Forest Service property in exchange for
        county lands suitable for inclusion in Sequoia National Forest,
        (see H.R. 4023), H4325 [9JN]
    Montana:  exchange existing Federal oil and gas leases for credits
        in future lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico, (see S. 1616), S451
        [5FE]
    National Forest Foundation:  eliminate, (see H.R. 3621), H2051 [1AP]
    Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act:  technical
        corrections, (see H.R. 4735), H10075 [8OC]
    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]
    ------ require that forest conservation and preservation programs be
        consistent with existing 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]
    ------ use of alternative arrangements for windstorm-damaged
        national forests and grasslands in Texas, (see H.R. 4345), H6697
        [29JY]
    Rogue River National Forest:  convey administrative site and use
        proceeds for the construction or improvement of offices and
        support buildings, (see H.R. 3796), H2813 [5MY]
    ------ transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal
        lands and clarify BLM authority to sell and exchange other
        Federal lands in Oregon, (see H.R. 4326), H6453 [24JY]
    ------ transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal
        lands and clarify BLM authority to sell and exchange other
        Federal lands in Oregon, (see S. 2513), S10841 [23SE]
    ------ transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain lands,
        (see H.R. 3186), H445 [11FE]
    Utah:  boundary adjustment of Wasatch-Cache National Forest and
        Mount Naomi Wilderness to correct faulty land survey and to
        convey land that was subject to the faulty survey, (see H.R.
        4320), H6281 [23JY]
    ------ land exchange, (see S. 2146), S5787 [9JN]
    Wenatchee National Forest:  land exchange with Chelan County, WA,
        (see S. 1683), S1070 [26FE]
    ------ transfer certain lands of the Lake Chelan National Recreation
        Area, (see H.R. 3520), H1336 [19MR]
  Letters
    Carson National Forest land conveyance to San Juan College:  James
        C. Henderson, San Juan College, S9561 [31JY]
    Omnibus National Parks and Public Lands Act:  Bruce Babbitt, Sec. of
        the Interior, H9756 [7OC]
    ------ Dan Glickman, Sec. of Agriculture, H9756 [7OC]
  Memorandums
    Omnibus National Parks and Public Lands Act:  OMB, H9756 [7OC]
  Petitions and memorials
    Colorado:  timber harvesting relative to forest health, E293 [4MR]
  Remarks in House
    Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest:  convey Woodland Lake Park tract
        to Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ (S. 2413), H10423 [10OC]
    Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc.:  proposed donation of Elsmere
        Canyon land parcel to the Angeles National Forest, E623 [22AP]
    Colorado:  designate certain lands as wilderness in the Arapaho and
        Roosevelt National Forests (H.R. 4505), E1567 [7AU]
    ------ timber harvesting relative to forest health, E293 [4MR]
    Daniel Boone Heritage Trail:  funding to purchase land containing a
        segment of the trail, E1010 [3JN]
    Dept. of the Interior:  reallocation of Forest Service timber
        management to watershed improvement and recreational management,
        H6048-H6052 [21JY], E1384 [22JY]
    Education:  transfer of certain public lands or national forest
        lands for use as elementary or secondary schools (H.R. 2223),
        H540 [24FE], H947 [10MR]
    Forest Service:  extend Pinhoti Trail into Chattahoochee National
        Forest, H6038 [21JY]
    ------ improve management, H6039 [21JY], H6040 [21JY]
    ------ reduce overhead and other costs and improve fiscal
        accountability through improved financial accounting system
        (H.R. 4149), E1273 [26JN]
    ------ replace regional offices with State offices (H.R. 3922), E905
        [20MY]
    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]
    Gallatin National Forest:  land exchange (H.R. 3381), H8470-H8473
        [23SE], E306 [5MR]
    George Washington and Jefferson National Forests:  convey certain
        lands (H.R. 3226), H1400-H1402 [24MR], E161 [12FE]
    Management:  improve, E242 [26FE], E244 [26FE], E463 [25MR]
    New Mexico:  conveyance of lands from Carson National Forest and
        Santa Fe National Forest to the village of El Rito and the town
        of Jemez Springs, NM (H.R. 434), H6914 [3AU], H6915 [3AU]
    Northern Forest Lands Council:  implement recommendations, H1667
        [27MR]
    Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act:  technical
        corrections (H.R. 4735), H10430 [10OC]
    Public lands:  protect and improve certain heritage areas, historic
        areas, national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and national
        trails (H.R. 4570), H9727 [7OC], H9750-H9870 [7OC], E1723
        [15SE], E2087 [11OC]
    ----- protect and improve certain heritage areas, historic areas,
        national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and national trails
        (H.R. 4570), consideration (H. Res. 573), H9741-H9749 [7OC]
    Rogue River National Forest:  convey administrative site and use
        proceeds for the construction or improvement of offices and
        support buildings (H.R. 3796), H4595-H4597 [16JN]
    ------ convey administrative site and use proceeds for the
        construction or improvement of offices and support buildings
        (H.R. 3796), H10428 [10OC]
    ------ transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal
        lands and clarify BLM authority to sell and exchange other
        Federal lands in Oregon (H.R. 4326), H10598-H10602 [12OC], E2254
        [20OC]
    Routt National Forest:  land exchange (H.R. 1021), H3033 [12MY],
        H3034 [12MY]
    San Isabel National Forest:  designate certain lands as Spanish
        Peaks Wilderness (H.R. 1865), H7402 [6AU], E1642 [7AU]
    Stanislaus National Forest, CA:  establish a demonstration project
        relative to private contractors performing multiple resource
        management activities (H.R. 2886), H3032 [12MY], H3033 [12MY]
    ------ establish a demonstration project relative to private
        contractors performing multiple resource management activities
        (H.R. 2886), H10428 [10OC]
    Tongass National Forest:  Forest Service road construction funding,
        H6166-H6169 [22JY]
    Wayne National Forest:  continuance of oil and gas operations (H.R.
        1467), H10939 [15OC], H10940 [15OC]
    Wenatchee National Forest:  transfer certain lands of the Lake
        Chelan National Recreation Area (H.R. 3520), H4259 [9JN], H4260
        [9JN], E429 [19MR]
    ------ transfer certain lands of the Lake Chelan National Recreation
        Area (S. 1683), H7438 [9SE]
    Western States:  management of Federal lands relative to doctrine of
        multiple use, wilderness areas designation, and water storage,
        H2803-H2806 [5MY]
  Remarks in Senate
    Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area:  land exchange between Forest Service
        and Plum Creek Timber Co. (S. 2136), S5697 [5JN], S9483 [30JY]
    Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest:  convey Woodland Lake Park tract
        to Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ (S. 2413), S9572 [31JY], S9573 [31JY]
    ------ convey Woodland Lake Park tract to Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ (S.
        2413), S12103 [9OC]
    California:  establish pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and
        Tahoe National Forests to demonstrate resource management
        activity effectiveness, S12997 [12NO]
    ------ pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National
        Forests to demonstrate resource management activity
        effectiveness (S. 1028), S82 [28JA]
    ------ pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National
        Forests to demonstrate resource management activity
        effectiveness, S12785-S12787 [21OC]
    Carson National Forest:  conveyance of lands to Rio Arriba County,
        NM (S. 1510), S8538 [17JY]
    ------ conveyance of lands to San Juan College (S. 2402), S9561
        [31JY]
    ------ conveyance of lands to San Juan College (S. 2402), S10633
        [18SE], S12102 [9OC], S12103 [9OC]
    Dept. of Agriculture:  convey certain lands and use proceeds for
        acquisition, construction, and improvement of certain national
        forest offices and support buildings in Arizona (S. 1752), S1887
        [12MR]
    ------ convey certain lands and use proceeds for acquisition,
        construction, and improvement of certain national forest offices
        and support buildings in Arizona (H.R. 4013), unanimous-consent
        agreement, S11039 [28SE] convey certain lands and use proceeds
        for acquisition, construction, and improvement of certain
        national forest offices and support buildings in Arizona (S.
        1752), S12101 [9OC]
    Forest Service:  acquisition of Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico
        (S. 2621), S12316-S12319 [10OC]
    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]
    George Washington and Jefferson National Forests:  convey certain
        lands (H.R. 3226), S3236 [3AP]
    Mark Twain National Forest:  boundary adjustment (H.R. 1779), S8540
        [17JY]
    Montana:  exchange existing Federal oil and gas leases for credits
        in future lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico (S. 1616), S455
        [5FE]
    Public lands:  establish Metropolitan Planning Organization for Lake
        Tahoe basin relative to transportation planning, S1326 [4MR],
        S1842 [12MR], S1843 [12MR]
    Rogue River National Forest:  convey administrative site and use
        proceeds for the construction or improvement of offices and
        support buildings (H.R. 3796), S11373 [2OC]
    ------ transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal
        lands and clarify BLM authority to sell and exchange other
        Federal lands in Oregon (H.R. 4326), S12533 [14OC] transfer
        administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal lands and
        clarify BLM authority to sell and exchange other Federal lands
        in Oregon (S. 2513), S10841 [23SE], S12106 [9OC], S12107 [9OC]
    Routt National Forest:  land exchange (H.R. 1021), S12101 [9OC]
    Stanislaus National Forest, CA:  establish a demonstration project
        relative to private contractors performing multiple resource
        management activities (H.R. 2886), S11373 [2OC]
    Tahoe National Forest:  land sale to Placer County, CA (H.R. 1439),
        S8540 [17JY]
    Utah:  land exchange (S. 2146), S5788-S5790 [9JN]
    Wenatchee National Forest:  land exchange with Chelan County, WA (S.
        1683), S1073 [26FE]
  Reports filed
    Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area Land Exchange Between the Forest
        Service and the Plum Creek Timber Co.:  Committee on Energy and
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2136), S10985 [25SE]
    ----- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2136)
        (S. Rept. 105-401), S12163 [9OC]
    Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest Conveyance of Woodland Lake Park
        Tract to Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ:  Committee on Energy and Natural
        Resources (Senate) (S. 2413) (S. Rept. 105-384), S12163 [9OC]
    Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest's Woodland Lake Park Tract
        Conveyance to Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ:  Committee on Energy and
        Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2413), S11581 [6OC]
    Carson National Forest and Santa Fe National Forest Public Land
        Conveyance to El Rito and Jemez Springs, NM:  Committee on
        Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 434) (S. Rept. 105-
        236), S7357 [6JY]
    Carson National Forest Conveyance of Lands to San Juan College:
        Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2402) (S.
        Rept. 105-383), S12163 [9OC]
    Carson National Forest Land Conveyance to San Juan College:
        Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2402),
        S11581 [6OC]
    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]
    Convey Administrative Site for the Rogue River National Forest and
        Use Proceeds for the Construction or Improvement of Forest
        Offices and Support Buildings:  Committee on Resources (House)
        (H.R. 3796) (H. Rept. 105-561), H4054 [3JN]
    Convey Certain Dept. of Agriculture Lands for the Acquisition,
        Construction, and Improvement of Forest Service Offices and
        Support Buildings in Arizona:  Committee on Energy and Natural
        Resources (Senate) (S. 1752) (S. Rept. 105-233), S7357 [6JY]
    Convey Forest Service Property in Kern County, CA, in Exchange for
        County Lands Suitable for Inclusion in the Sequoia National
        Forest:  Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4023) (H. Rept.
        105-815), H10667 [12OC]
    Convey Public Lands From the Carson National Forest to Rio Arriba
        County, NM:  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate)
        (S. 1510) (S. Rept. 105-240), S7357 [6JY]
    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]
    Granite Watershed Enhancement and Protection Act:  Committee on
        Energy and Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2886) (S. Rept. 105-292),
        S9688 [31AU]
    ------ Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2886) (H. Rept. 105-
        527), H3104 [12MY]
    Mark Twain National Forest Boundary Adjustment:  Committee on Energy
        and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1779) (S. Rept. 105-232),
        S7255 [26JN]
    Miles Land Exchange Act:  Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1021)
        (H. Rept. 105-506), H2813 [5MY]
    Oregon Public Land Transfer and Protection Act:  Committee on Energy
        and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2513), S11582 [6OC]
    ----- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2513)
        (S. Rept. 105-391), S12163 [9OC]
    Oregon Public Lands Transfer and Protection Act:  Committee on
        Resources (House) (H.R. 4326) (H. Rept. 105-810), H10667 [12OC]
    Rogue River National Forest Conveyance of Administrative Site and
        Use the Proceeds for the Construction or Improvement of Offices
        and Support Buildings:  Committee on Energy and Natural
        Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3796) (S. Rept. 105-293), S9688 [31AU]
    Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act:  Committee on Resources (House) (H.R.
        1865) (H. Rept. 105-673), H7177 [4AU]
    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]
    Tahoe National Forest Land Sale to Placer County, CA:  Committee on
        Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1439) (S. Rept. 105-
        231), S7255 [26JN]
    Transfer Certain Lake Chelan National Recreation Area Lands to the
        Wenatchee National Forest:  Committee on Energy and Natural
        Resources (Senate) (S. 1683), S6037 [10JN]
    ----- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1683)
        (S. Rept. 105-228), S7255 [26JN]
    ----- Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3520) (H. Rept. 105-560),
        H4054 [3JN]
    Transfer of Certain Public Lands or National Forest Lands for Use as
        Elementary or Secondary Schools:  Committee on Resources (House)
        (H.R. 2223) (H. Rept. 105-693), H7493 [9SE]
    Wayne National Forest Continuance of Oil and Gas Operations:
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1467) (H. Rept. 105-770),
        H9536 [5OC]
  Statements
    Forest Service Acquisition of Valles Caldera Lands in New Mexico,
        S12324 [10OC]
  Texts of
    H. Res. 573, consideration of H.R. 4570, Omnibus National Parks and
        Public Lands Act, H9741 [7OC]
    H.R. 434, Carson National Forest and Santa Fe National Forest land
        conveyance to the village of El Rito and the town of Jemez
        Springs, NM, S8539 [17JY]
    H.R. 434, conveyance of lands from Carson National Forest and Santa
        Fe National Forest to the village of El Rito and the town of
        Jemez Springs, NM, H6914 [3AU]
    H.R. 1021, Miles Land Exchange Act, H3033 [12MY]
    H.R. 1467, continuance of Wayne National Forest oil and gas
        operations, H10939 [15OC]
    H.R. 1865, Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act, H7402 [6AU]
    H.R. 2886, Granite Watershed Enhancement and Protection Act, H3032
        [12MY]
    H.R. 3226, convey certain lands to the George Washington and
        Jefferson National Forests, H1400 [24MR]
    H.R. 3381, Gallatin Land Consolidation Act, H8470-H8472 [23SE]
    H.R. 3520, transfer certain Lake Chelan National Recreation Area
        lands to the Wenatchee National Forest, H4259 [9JN]
    H.R. 3796, convey Rogue River National Forest administrative site
        and use proceeds for the construction or improvement of offices
        and support buildings, H4595 [16JN]
    H.R. 4326, Oregon Public Lands Transfer and Protection Act, H10598
        [12OC], H10600-H10602 [12OC]
    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. 1510, Carson National Forest land conveyance to Rio Arriba
        County, NM, S8538 [17JY]
    S. 1616, exchange existing Federal oil and gas leases in Montana for
        credits in future lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico, S456 [5FE]
    S. 1683, Lake Chelan National Recreation Area land transfer to
        Wenatchee National Forest, S8538 [17JY]
    S. 1683, transfer certain lands of the Lake Chelan National
        Recreation Area to Wenatchee National Forest, H7438 [9SE]
    S. 1719, Gallatin Land Consolidation Act, S1448 [5MR], S11381-S11383
        [2OC]
    S. 1752, convey certain Dept. of Agriculture lands and use proceeds
        for acquisition, construction, and improvement of certain
        national forest offices and support buildings in Arizona, S12102
        [9OC]
    S. 1752, Dept. of Agriculture conveyance of certain lands and use
        proceeds for acquisition, construction, and improvement of
        certain national forest offices and support buildings in
        Arizona, S1887 [12MR]
    S. 2402, Carson National Forest land conveyance to San Juan College,
        S9561 [31JY]
    S. 2402, conveyance of Carson National Forest lands to San Juan
        College, S12103 [9OC]
    S. 2413, convey the Woodland Lake Park tract of Apache-Sitgreaves
        National Forest to Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ, S12103 [9OC], H10423
        [10OC]
    S. 2413, convey Woodland Lake Park tract in the Apache-Sitgreaves
        National Forest to Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ, S9572 [31JY]
    S. 2513, Oregon Public Land Transfer and Protection Act, S10842
        [23SE], S12107 [9OC]
    S. 2621, Forest Service acquisition of Valles Caldera lands in New
        Mexico, S12319-S12324 [10OC]