WILDLIFE REFUGES

Articles and editorials

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

Bills and resolutions

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: designate certain lands as wilderness (see S. 867), S4109 [22AP]

Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge: establish (see H.R. 3292), H11952 [10NO]

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

Hawaii: conduct a study to determine ways of restoring the natural wetlands conditions in the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge (see H.R. 3176), H11144 [28OC]

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]

National parks and recreation areas: provide mass transit services (see S. 690), S3123 [23MR]

National Wildlife Refuge System: prohibit expenditure of certain funds for new refuges without specific authorization from Congress (see H.R. 1199), H1472 [18MR]

Public lands: facilitate acquisition of inholdings in Federal land management units and disposal of surplus public land (see S. 1129), S6049 [26MY]

Declarations

Code of Ethics—A Trapper's Responsibility, S10668 [9SE]

Letters

Prohibit use of steel jaw leghold traps or neck snares for commercial or hunting purposes in the National Wildlife Refuge System: Bruce Babbitt, Sec. of the Interior, S10669, S10671 [9SE]

———John Rogers, Dept. of the Interior, S10667 [9SE]

———Wayne Regelin, Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game, S10667 [9SE]

Transit in Parks (TRIP) Act: Charles M. Clusen, Natural Resources Defense Council, S3144 [23MR]

———Dale J. Marsico, Transportation Association of America, S3144 [23MR]

———Fred Krupp, Environmental Defense Fund, S3144 [23MR]

———several transit and ecological asssociations, S3143 [23MR]

———Thomas C. Kiernan, National Parks and Conservation Association, S3144 [23MR]

———William W. Millar, American Public Transit Association, S3143 [23MR]

Remarks in House

Birds: Migratory Duck Conservation Program funding, H11377 [3NO]

Dept. of the Interior: Payment in Lieu of Taxes Program funding, H5419-H5422 [13JY]

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 Wildlife Refuge System: prohibit use of steel jaw leghold traps or neck snares for commerical or hunting purposes, H5540-H5543 [14JY]

Parker River Wildlife Refuge: headquarters complex and visitors center funding, H5427 [13JY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: National Wildlife Refuge Fund revenue sharing funding, H5429 [13JY]

Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge: anniversary, E1672 [28JY]

Wilderness Act: anniversary, E1820 [9SE]

Remarks in Senate

Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge: land acquisition, S10844, S10845 [14SE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: designate certain lands as wilderness (S. 867), S4118, S4119 [22AP], S4158 [26AP]

———oil and gas leasing, S4135 [22AP]

Arizona: withdrawl of military lands relative to Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range and the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, S6244 [27MY]

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

Dept. of the Interior: Payments in Lieu of Taxes Program funding, S10954 [15SE]

National parks and recreation areas: provide mass transit services (S. 690), S3139 [23MR]

National Wildlife Refuge System: prohibit use of steel jaw leghold traps or neck snares for commercial or hunting purposes, S10666-S10675 [9SE]

Public lands: facilitate acquisition of inholdings in Federal land management units and disposal of surplus public land (S. 1129), S6055 [26MY]

Senate Wilderness and Public Lands Caucus: establish, S10545-S10549, S10625, S10626 [8SE]

Washington County, NE: Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge road improvements funding, S10978 [16SE]

Wilderness Act: anniversary, S10545-S10549, S10625, S10626 [8SE], S11126 [21SE]

Summaries

Transit in Parks (TRIP) Act (S. 690), S3143 [23MR]

Texts of

S. 690, Transit in Parks (TRIP) Act, S3140-S3143 [23MR]

S. 867, designate certain Arctic National Wildlife Refuge lands as wilderness, S4119 [22AP]

S. 1129, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act, S6056 [26MY]