CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES related term(s) Ecology and Environment

Amendments

Gunnison National Monument: redesignate Black Canyon as a national park and establish the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area (S. 323), S8187 [1JY]

Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer education programs (S. 348), S10502 [5AU], S15145, S15181, S15184 [19NO]

Articles and editorials

As BP Amoco and ARCO Merger Nears, Future of the Arctic Wildlife Refuge Is Endangered, E2349 [11NO]

Montana's Glacier Park Copes With Big Freeze on Funds To Maintain Its Historic Structures, S14600 [16NO]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: permit harvesting of crops on land subject to conservation reserve contracts for recovery of biomass used in energy production (see S. 1177), S6286 [27MY]

———permit haying and grazing on conservation reserve land in certain drought areas (see H.R. 3101), H10339 [19OC]

———promote conservation of farm and ranch lands (see S. 1426), S9073 [22JY]

Animals: conservation of great apes (see S. 1007), S5036 [11MY]

Arizona: study alternative land management options for the Barry Goldwater military training range and the Organ Pipe National Monument (see S. 1963), S14806 [18NO]

Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory birds (see S. 148), S342 [19JA] (see H.R. 39), H225 [6JA] (see H.R. 381), H270 [19JA]

Bureau of Reclamation: participate in design, planning, and construction of the San Antonio Water System Water Recycling Project Phase III (see H.R. 2285), H4664 [18JN]

———reauthorize participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy (see S. 1027), S5155 [12MY] (see H.R. 1787), H3086 [12MY]

Carrizo Plain National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 1751), H2997 [11MY]

Central Utah Project: acquisition of water rights, completion of project facilities, and implementation of water conservation measures (see H.R. 2889), H8467 [21SE]

———use of savings on certain projects to fund other projects (see S. 1377), S8630 [15JY]

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: improve protection and management (see S. 109), S341 [19JA] (see H.R. 2140), H4127 [10JN]

Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act: funding (see S. 1119), S5954 [25MY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see S. 25), S338 [19JA] (see H.R. 3245), H11702 [8NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: authority relative to plant protection and quarantine (see H.R. 1504), H2271 [21AP]

———balance wind and water erosion criteria and wildlife suitability criteria used in the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 1836), H3294 [18MY]

———designate as the lead Federal agency for national agricultural policy regarding conservation and the environment (see H.R. 2793), H7884 [5AU]

———encourage research and agricultural best practices to supplement the natural carbon cycle in soil (see S. 1066), S5484 [18MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on reclamation and reuse of water and wastewater in Hawaii (see S. 1694), S12101 [6OC]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the Castaic Lake Water Agency service area (see H.R. 3322), H11954 [10NO]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project (see S. 1848), S13798 [3NO]

Earth Day: designate (see S. 864), S4109 [22AP]

———observance (see H. Res. 400), H12794 [18NO]

Ecology and environment: assist in the conservation of keystone species (see H.R. 3407), H12108 [16NO]

———provide certain off-budget treatment for the land and water conservation fund and limit fund relative to State financial assistance (see H.R. 452), H375 [2FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: include advanced scientific education programs in elementary schools (see H.R. 1534), H2299 [22AP]

Endangered species: assist in conservation of endangered and threatened animals and plants found throughout the world (see S. 1210), S6856 [10JN]

———provide for a scientific review of the current conservation status of the northern spotted owl (see H.R. 3089), H10173 [18OC]

Endangered Species Act: continue to submit certain species conservation reports (see S. 1744), S12783 [18OC]

———reform Federal land management activities relative to conservation (see H.R. 495), H377 [2FE]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing supply regulations (see H.R. 623), H481 [8FE]

———extend certain programs (see H.R. 2884), H8467 [21SE] (see H.R. 2978, 2981), H9076 [30SE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to relative to wetlands mitigation banking (see H.R. 1290), H1799 [25MR]

Federal-State relations: establish a source of funding for efforts to conserve and protect land, water, historic and environmental resources, and fish and wildlife (see S. 1573), S10694 [9SE]

Fish and fishing: conserve Atlantic highly migratory species of fish (see S. 1911), S14532 [10NO] (see H.R. 3331), H11954 [10NO] (see H.R. 3390), H12107 [16NO]

———efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 2798), H7884 [5AU]

———prohibit pelagic longline fishing in the exclusive economic zone in the Atlantic Ocean (see H.R. 3516), H12904 [22NO]

Forest Service: provide incentives to improve accounting and financial reporting systems by temporarily capping discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 2996), H9241 [1OC]

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see S. 1368), S8505 [14JY] (see H.R. 2512), H5571 [14JY]

———eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1396), H1972 [13AP]

Gunnison National Monument: redesignate Black Canyon as a national park and establish the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area (see S. 323), S1076 [28JA] (see H.R. 1165), H1406 [17MR]

Horticulture: plant genetic conservation program funding (see H.R. 398), H270 [19JA]

Iowa: require study of Loess Hills area to review options for protection and preservation of resources (see S. 589, 591), S2575 [11MR] (see S. 776), S3634 [13AP] (see H.R. 1668), H2635 [4MY]

Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2496), H5456 [13JY]

Las Cienegas National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 2941), H8665 [24SE]

Minnesota: eligibility of lands enrolled in Reinvest in Minnesota land conservation program for the Conservation Reserve Program when current contract expires (see H.R. 2703), H7025 [4AU]

———temporary exception for certain counties from limitation on percentage of cropland that may be enrolled in the conservation reserve and wetlands reserve programs (see H.R. 2583), H6199 [21JY]

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. 1284), H1799 [25MR]

Missouri River: improve environmental quality and public use and appreciation, and expand Corps of Engineers authority to protect, enhance, and restore the fish and wildlife habitat (see S. 1279), S7590 [24JN]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 1653), S11566 [28SE]

National forests: exempt prescribed burning from regulations under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 236), H240 [7JA]

National parks and recreation areas: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to preserve and protect threatened habitats within the national park system (see S. 819), S3776 [15AP]

Natural resources: establish a fund to meet the outdoor conservation and recreation needs of the American people (see H.R. 701), H586 [10FE]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund acquisition, improvement, and maintenance of public resources (see S. 446), S1802 [23FE] (see H.R. 798), H715 [23FE]

North American Wetlands Conservation Council: appointment of additional members (see H.R. 2821), H8098 [9SE]

Oceans: authorize coral reef research and conservation efforts through the Dept. of the Interior (see S. 1888), S14407 [9NO]

———develop and implement national ocean and coastal activities policy (see S. 959), S4792 [5MY]

———establish Ocean and Coast Conservation Fund and amend and reauthorize the Coastal Zone Management Act (see S. 1420), S9072 [22JY]

Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer education programs (see S. 348), S1144 [3FE] (see H.R. 380), H269 [19JA]

Public lands: increase Land and Water Conservation Fund and Urban Parks and Recreation Recovery Programs funding, resume State grant funding, and develop conservation and recreation facilities in urban areas (see S. 532), S2273 [4MR] (see H.R. 1118), H1334 [16MR]

San Isabel National Forest: designate certain lands as Spanish Peaks Wilderness (see S. 503), S2095 [2MR] (see H.R. 898), H889 [2MR]

Shivwits Plateau National Conservation Area: establish (see S. 1560), S10390 [5AU] (see H.R. 2795), H7884 [5AU]

Taxation: encourage contributions of capital gain real property for conservation purposes and qualified conservation contributions, and modify rules on estate tax exclusion for certain land (see H.R. 2263), H4615 [17JN]

———incentives for endangered species conservation (see S. 1392), S8800 [19JY]

———provide a credit for holders of community open space bonds issued to generate funds for qualified environmental infrastructure projects (see S. 1558), S10390 [5AU]

———provide tax incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles and the development of alternative fuels (see S. 1003), S5036 [11MY] (see H.R. 2252), H4614 [17JN]

———treatment of agricultural water conservation expenditures (see H.R. 579), H459 [4FE]

———treatment of bonds issued to acquire renewable resources on land subject to conservation easement (see S. 1085), S5587 [19MY] (see H.R. 1863), H3391 [19MY]

———treatment of income from land sold to a government agency or a nonprofit organization for conservation purposes (see S. 808), S3776 [15AP] (see H.R. 2880), H8375 [15SE]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see S. 1699), S12101 [6OC] (see H.R. 2720), H7881 [5AU]

———use of State revolving loan funds for water conservation and quality improvement programs (see S. 188), S343 [19JA]

Cost Estimates

Central Utah Project use of savings on certain projects to fund other projects (S. 1377): CBO, S13157 [26OC]

Excerpts

Letters supporting S. 446, Resources 2000 Act, S1820 [23FE]

Letters

Black Canyon National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area Act: John DeVore, Gunnison County, CO, Board of County Commissioners, S1089 [28JA]

———Marge Keehfuss, Montrose, CO, Chamber of Commerce, S1089 [28JA]

———Representative Mark Udall, H8785 [27SE]

———Robert Stanton, National Park Service, H8785 [27SE]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor of North Carolina, S11031 [16SE]

———Jim Hodges, Governor of South Carolina, S11030 [16SE]

———Roy Barnes, Governor of Georgia, S11030 [16SE]

Conservation of mineral resources: Harrison S. Cobb, E711 [20AP]

Dept. of the Interior participation in design, planning, and construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project: Greg Walcher, Colorado Dept. of Natural Resources, S13800 [3NO]

———H.J. Barry, Denver, CO, Board of Water Commissioners, S13800 [3NO]

———Richard MacRavey, Colorado Water Congress (organization), S13800 [3NO]

———Wellington E. Webb, Mayor of Denver, CO, S13800 [3NO]

Public Land and Recreation Investment Act: Rodger Schlickeisen, Defenders of Wildlife (organization) and Carl Pope, Sierra Club, S2283 [4MR]

———William H. Meadows, Wilderness Society, S2284 [4MR]

Resources 2000 Act: Betsy Reifsnider, Friends of the River (organization), S1821 [23FE]

———Brian Huse, National Parks and Conservation Association, S1821 [23FE]

———Eric Hertfelder, National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers, S1821 [23FE]

———Joe Wilson, National Association of Police Athletic Leagues, S1822 [23FE]

———John Woodbury, Bay Area Open Space Council, S1822 [23FE]

———Melanie L. Griffin, Sierra Club, S1821 [23FE]

———Susan West Montgomery, Preservation Action (organization), S1821 [23FE]

———Vin Steponaitis, Society of American Archaeology, S1821 [23FE]

Use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local coastal conservation programs: several Governors, S11914 [5OC]

Use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States: R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S13927 [4NO]

———several Governors, S13927 [4NO]

———several Senators, S14677 [17NO]

———several individuals and organizations, S13926 [4NO], S14677 [17NO]

Lists

Organizations supporting S. 446, Resources 2000 Act, S1820 [23FE], S8853 [20JY]

Remarks in House

Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory birds (H.R. 39), E6 [6JA]

Bureau of Reclamation: participate in design, planning, and construction of the San Antonio Water System Water Recycling Project Phase III (H.R. 2285), E1337 [18JN]

———sale of leaseholds at the Canyon Ferry Reservoir in Montana to establish trust fund for conservation of fish and wildlife and enhancement of public hunting and fishing, H6519 [27JY]

Business and industry: environmental impact of merger between BP Amoco Plc., and Atlantic Richfield Corp. (ARCO), E2349 [11NO]

California: pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National Forests to demonstrate resource management activity effectiveness, H11709 [9NO]

Central Utah Project: acquisition of water rights, completion of project facilities, and implementation of water conservation measures (H.R. 2889), H11153, H11154 [1NO]

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: improve protection and management (H.R. 2140), H10131-H10134 [18OC]

Columbia River: salmon habitat restoration, H2116 [15AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: authority relative to plant protection and quarantine (H.R. 1504), E722 [21AP]

———Natural Resources and Conservation Service small watershed program funding, H2481 [29AP]

Dept. of Energy: development of clean technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions funding, H5564 [14JY]

Earth Day: observance, H2139 [20AP], H2253-H2260 [21AP], E740, E753, E754, E755 [22AP]

———observance (H. Res. 400), E2467 [19NO]

Ecology and environment: facilitate protection of tropical forests through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical forests, E2337 [10NO]

———tribute to agreement between the Louisiana-Pacific Corp., and the Nature Conservancy of Texas on conservation of lands within the Piney Woods Ecological Region in Texas and Louisiana, E2115 [18OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: include advanced scientific education programs in elementary schools (H.R. 1534), H2296 [22AP]

Endangered Species Act: reform Federal land management activities relative to conservation (H.R. 495), E118 [2FE]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing supply regulations (H.R. 623), E156 [8FE]

———extend certain programs (H.R. 2981), H9073 [30SE]

EPA: regulations relative to toilet tank water capacity, H10865 [27OC]

Fish and fishing: conserve Atlantic highly migratory species of fish (H.R. 3331), E2373 [11NO]

———efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, H4830 [24JN], H5405 [13JY], H6519 [27JY], H6998 [4AU], H7381 [5AU], H10514 [20OC], H12751 [18NO]

———salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, H832 [2MR]

Forest Service: roads moratorium relative to access to public forests, H1175 [11MR], H10035, H10038 [14OC], E2096 [14OC]

Great Lakes: fish and wildlife restoration strategic plan implementation funding, H5426, H5427 [13JY]

Gunnison National Monument: redesignate Black Canyon as a national park and establish the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area (H.R. 1165), E2149, E2150, E2151 [20OC], E2153, E2155, E2157 [21OC]

———redesignate Black Canyon as a national park and establish the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area (S. 323), H8780-H8786 [27SE], H9193 [30SE], H10931 [27OC]

———tribute to individuals for efforts relative to redesignation of Black Canyon as a national park, E2149, E2150, E2151 [20OC], E2153, E2155, E2157, E2158 [21OC]

Harney County, OR: proposed designation of Steens Mountain as a national conservation area or national monument by the Dept. of the Interior, H7961 [8SE]

Horticulture: plant genetic conservation program funding (H.R. 398), E85 [20JA]

Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2496), H10786, H10787 [26OC]

Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: Federal land acquisitions funding, H312 [2FE]

Las Cienegas National Conservation Area: establish (H.R. 2941), E1954 [24SE]

Midler, Bette: tribute for efforts to protect community gardens in New York, NY, H3218 [18MY]

Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge: compensation of private property owners and protection of wildlife relative to proposed Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN, airport expansion, E219 [11FE]

———protect endangered species and other wildlife using the refuge and safeguard refuge land around Minneapolis, MN, from physical or auditory impairment (H.R. 1284), E565 [25MR]

National forests: exempt prescribed burning from regulations under the Clean Air Act (H.R. 236), E10 [6JA]

Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund acquisition, improvement, and maintenance of public resources (H.R. 798), E256 [23FE]

North American Wetlands Conservation Council: appointment of additional members (H.R. 2821), H10134-H10136 [18OC], E1839 [9SE]

San Isabel National Forest: designate certain lands as Spanish Peaks Wilderness (H.R. 898), H8118-H8121 [13SE], E312 [2MR], E1881 [15SE], E1933 [22SE]

Shivwits Plateau National Conservation Area: establish (H.R. 2795), E1780 [5AU]

Taxation: treatment of agricultural water conservation expenditures (H.R. 579), E148 [4FE]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: funding, H6667 [29JY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 2720), E1768 [5AU]

———improvement of water resourse management, H1869 [13AP]

Wetlands: preservation, H6506 [27JY]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: promote conservation of farm and ranch lands (S. 1426), S9086 [22JY]

Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act: implementation of conservation plans, S14992, S14993 [19NO]

Animals: conservation of great apes (S. 1007), S5151 [12MY]

Arizona: study alternative land management options for the Barry Goldwater military training range and the Organ Pipe National Monument (S. 1963), S14815 [18NO]

Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory birds, S14312 [8NO]

———establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory birds (S. 148), S571-S574 [19JA], S3660, S3661 [13AP]

BLM: land purchases, S11127 [21SE]

Bonneville Power Administration: rate setting process relative to protection, damage mitigation, and enhancement of fish, S7109 [16JN], S8064 [1JY]

Bureau of Reclamation: reauthorize participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy (S. 1027), S5169 [12MY], S8184, S8189 [1JY]

Central Utah Project: acquisition of water rights, completion of project facilities, and implementation of water conservation measures (H.R. 2889), S15158 [19NO]

———use of savings on certain projects to fund other projects (S. 1377), S8638 [15JY], S8969 [21JY]

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: improve protection and management (H.R. 2140), S15158 [19NO]

———improve protection and management (S. 109), S542 [19JA]

Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act: funding (S. 1119), S14914 [19NO]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, S11065 [16SE], S13925-S13928 [4NO], S14237, S14280-S14283 [8NO], S14676-S14678, S14692 [17NO]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (S. 25), S413-S422 [19JA], S8835-S8842, S8853 [20JY], S9337 [27JY], S10713-S10715 [10SE], S11029-S11032 [16SE], S11914 [5OC], S13001 [21OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: Conservation Reserve Program funding, S2929 [18MR]

———conversion and incorporation of former homestead lands into Conservation Reserve Program lands, S10367 [5AU]

———encourage research and agricultural best practices to supplement the natural carbon cycle in soil (S. 1066), S5487 [18MY]

———treatment of grass strips planted on terrace tops relative to Conservation Reserve Program, S10367 [5AU]

———use of Conservation Reserve Program lands for hunting preserves, S10367 [5AU]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on reclamation and reuse of water and wastewater in Hawaii (S. 1694), S12101 [6OC]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project (S. 1848), S13799 [3NO]

Earth Day: designate (S. 864), S4115 [22AP], S11126 [21SE]

———observance, S3975-S3978, S4025, S4067 [21AP], S4143, S4144 [22AP]

Ecology and environment: biodiversity activities funding, S7848 [30JN]

———national objectives priority assignments, S4067 [21AP]

Endangered species: assist in conservation of endangered and threatened animals and plants found throughout the world (S. 1210), S6866 [10JN]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 2981), S11755 [30SE]

Federal-State relations: establish a source of funding for efforts to conserve and protect land, water, historic and environmental resources, and fish and wildlife (S. 1573), S10695-S10706 [9SE]

Fish and fishing: conserve Atlantic highly migratory species of fish (S. 1911), S14558, S14559 [10NO]

———efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, S8064 [1JY], S10846 [14SE], S15010 [19NO]

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (S. 1368), S8510, S8511 [14JY]

Gunnison National Monument: redesignate Black Canyon as a national park and establish the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area (S. 323), S1087 [28JA], S8184, S8187 [1JY], S11815 [1OC]

Harney County, OR: proposed designation of Steens Mountain as a national conservation area or national monument by the Dept. of the Interior, S10818 [14SE]

Iowa: require study of Loess Hills area to review options for protection and preservation of resources (S. 589), S2577 [11MR]

———require study of Loess Hills area to review options for protection and preservation of resources (S. 776), S8184, S8186 [1JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, S10838-S10840 [14SE], S13001 [21OC]

———State-Side Grant Program funding, S3350, S3422, S3430, S3431 [25MR], S3747 [15AP]

Missouri River: improve environmental quality and public use and appreciation, and expand Corps of Engineers authority to protect, enhance, and restore the fish and wildlife habitat (S. 1279), S7600 [24JN]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 1653), S11571, S11572 [28SE], S11799 [1OC]

National forests: protection policies, S10845 [14SE]

National Park Service: Vanishing Treasure Program funding, S14599 [16NO]

National parks and recreation areas: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to preserve and protect threatened habitats within the national park system (S. 819), S3791 [15AP], S3975 [21AP], S11320 [23SE], S13329-S13331 [27OC], S14600 [16NO]

Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund acquisition, improvement, and maintenance of public resources (S. 446), S1809 [23FE], S8853 [20JY]

NOAA: provide coastal tribes portion of funds allocated for salmon recovery, S9045 [22JY]

Oceans: authorize coral reef research and conservation efforts through the Dept. of the Interior (S. 1888), S14410 [9NO]

———develop and implement national ocean and coastal activities policy (S. 959), S4792-S4794 [5MY], S4881 [6MY]

———establish Ocean and Coast Conservation Fund and amend and reauthorize the Coastal Zone Management Act (S. 1420), S9079 [22JY]

Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer education programs (S. 348), S15181 [19NO]

Power resources: gas-to-liquids alternative fuel research funding, S10842 [14SE]

Public lands: increase Land and Water Conservation Fund and Urban Parks and Recreation Recovery Programs funding, resume State grant funding, and develop conservation and recreation facilities in urban areas (S. 532), S2280 [4MR]

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act: reform remediation waste requirements relative to cleanup of hazardous waste sites, S1031, S1032 [27JA]

San Isabel National Forest: designate certain lands as Spanish Peaks Wilderness (S. 503), S2111 [2MR]

Shivwits Plateau National Conservation Area: establish (S. 1560), S10482 [5AU]

Taxation: incentives for endangered species conservation (S. 1392), S8802 [19JY]

———provide a credit for holders of community open space bonds issued to generate funds for qualified environmental infrastructure projects (S. 1558), S10356, S10476 [5AU]

———provide tax incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles and the development of alternative fuels, S9928 [30JY]

———provide tax incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles and the development of alternative fuels (S. 1003), S5047-S5050 [11MY]

———treatment of bonds issued to acquire renewable resources on land subject to conservation easement (S. 1085), S5604 [19MY]

———treatment of income from land sold to a government agency or a nonprofit organization for conservation purposes (S. 808), S3781 [15AP]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (S. 1699), S12106 [6OC]

———use of State revolving loan funds for water conservation and quality improvement programs (S. 188), S620 [19JA]

Reports filed

Black Canyon National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 323) (S. Rept. 106-69), S6710 [8JN]

———Committee on Resources (House) (S. 323) (H. Rept. 106-307), H7995 [8SE]

Bureau of Reclamation Participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy Reauthorization: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1027) (S. Rept. 106-96), S7590 [24JN]

Central Utah Project Acquisition of Water Rights, Completion of Project Facilities, and Implementation of Water Conservation Measures: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2889) (H. Rept. 106-417), H11067 [27OC]

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Management and Protection Improvements: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2140) (H. Rept. 106-369), H9644 [7OC]

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Protection and Management Improvement: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 109) (S. Rept. 106-62), S6465 [7JN]

Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act Funding: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1119) (S. Rept. 106-193), S12783 [18OC]

Endangered Species Act Submission of Certain Species Conservation Reports: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1744) (S. Rept. 106-194), S12783 [18OC]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act Programs Extension: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2884) (H. Rept. 106-359), H9241 [1OC]

Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2496) (H. Rept. 106-390), H10173 [18OC]

Loess Hills Preservation Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 776) (S. Rept. 106-66), S6465 [7JN]

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 348) (S. Rept. 106-109), S8874 [20JY]

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 148) (S. Rept. 106-36), S3594 [12AP]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 39) (H. Rept. 106-80), H1865 [12AP]

North American Wetlands Conservation Council Expansion Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2821) (H. Rept. 106-388), H10173 [18OC]

Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 898) (H. Rept. 106-173), H3856 [8JN]

Use of Central Utah Project Water Development Funds for the Bonneville Unit: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1377) (S. Rept. 106-177), S12101 [6OC]

Summaries

Resources 2000 Act (H.R. 798), E257 [23FE]

Resources 2000 Act (S. 446), S1810 [23FE]

Tables

Federal offshore mineral revenue collections, S13927 [4NO]

Testimonies

State and Local Government Land and Natural Resources Conservation: Christine Todd Whitman, Governor of New Jersey, S11031 [16SE]

Texts of

H.R. 898, Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act, H8118 [13SE]

H.R. 2140, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area protection and management improvement, H10132 [18OC]

H.R. 2496, Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act reauthorization, H10786 [26OC]

H.R. 2821, North American Wetlands Conservation Council Expansion Act, H10134 [18OC]

H.R. 2889, Central Utah Project acquisition of water rights, completion of project facilities, and implementation of water conservation measures, H11153 [1NO]

H.R. 2981, Energy Policy and Conservation Act programs extension, H9074 [30SE]

H.R. 3331, Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Conservation Act, E2373 [11NO]

S. 25, Conservation and Reinvestment Act, S414-S419 [19JA]

S. 148, Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act, S572 [19JA], S3662 [13AP]

S. 188, Water Conservation and Quality Incentives Act, S620 [19JA]

S. 323, Black Canyon National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area Act, S1087-S1089 [28JA], S8187-S8189 [1JY], S11815-S11817 [1OC], H8780-H8782 [27SE]

S. 348, National Oilheat Research Alliance Act, S15185-S15189 [19NO]

S. 446, Resources 2000 Act, S1811-S1820 [23FE]

S. 532, Public Land and Recreation Investment Act, S2281-S2283 [4MR]

S. 589, Loess Hills Preservation Act, S2578 [11MR]

S. 776, Loess Hills Preservation Study Act, S8187 [1JY]

S. 819, Act To Sustain the National Parks, S3792 [15AP]

S. 959, Oceans Act, S4794-S4797 [5MY]

S. 1003, Alternative Fuels Promotion Act, S5048 [11MY]

S. 1027, Bureau of Reclamation participation reauthorization in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy, S8189 [1JY]

S. 1066, Carbon Cycle and Agricultural Best Practices Research Act, S5488 [18MY]

S. 1085, Community Forestry and Agriculture Conservation Act, S5605 [19MY]

S. 1119, Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act funding, S14914 [19NO]

S. 1210, Foreign Endangered Species Conservation Act, S6867 [10JN]

S. 1392, Species Conservation Tax Act, S8803-S8805 [19JY]

S. 1558, Community Open Space Bonds Act, S10477-S10480 [5AU]

S. 1560, Shivwits Plateau National Conservation Area Establishment Act, S10483 [5AU]

S. 1573, Natural Resources Reinvestment Act, S10696-S10705 [9SE]

S. 1694, Hawaii Water Resources Reclamation Act, S12102 [6OC]

S. 1699, Clean Water Infrastructure Financing Act, S12107 [6OC]

S. 1848, Dept. of the Interior participation in design, planning, and construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project, S13799 [3NO]

S. 1888, Coral Reef Resource Conservation and Management Act, S14411-S14413 [9NO]