WILDLIFE

Addresses

Presentation of Camp Fire Club of America Medal of Honor to William B. Ruger: Scott T. Sutton, Camp Fire Club of America, S868 [21JA]

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior: implement rules to reduce population of mid-continent light geese (H.R. 2454), S14305, S14312 [8NO], H11913 [10NO]

Analyses

Estuary Habitat Restoration Partnership Act (S. 835), S3918 [20AP]

Articles and editorials

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

Bear Poaching on Rise in Shenandoah Region, S5861 [24MY]

Bills and resolutions

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see S. 1109), S5834 [24MY] (see H.R. 2166), H4128 [10JN]

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

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]

Conservation of natural resources: assist in the conservation of keystone species (see H.R. 3407), H12108 [16NO]

———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]

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

Dept. of the Interior: authorize States to establish hunting seasons for double-crested cormorants (see H.R. 3118), H10611 [20OC]

———implement rules to reduce population of mid-continent light geese (see H.R. 2454), H5333 [1JY]

Endangered species: designate the Florida panther (see H.R. 187), H238 [7JA]

———review recommendation by the National Academy of Sciences of species that should be removed from lists of endangered and threatened species (see H.R. 2343), H4910 [24JN]

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

———reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 3160), H11067 [27OC]

———require designation of critical habitats for endangered and threatened species as part of the development of recovery plans for those species (see S. 1100), S5739 [20MY]

———rescue and relocate members of any species that would be taken in the course of certain reconstruction, maintenance, or repair of manmade flood control levees (see H.R. 2017), H3856 [8JN]

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]

Hunting and trapping: recognize importance of hunting relative to wildlife resource management (see H. Res. 378), H12108 [16NO]

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 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: continue preparation of useful reports and repeal laws terminating reporting requirements relative to public lands, Native Americans, fisheries, wildlife, insular areas, and other related matters (see H.R. 3002), H9302 [4OC]

———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 Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and habitats (see S. 623), S2729 [16MR] (see H.R. 1137), H1334 [16MR] (see H.R. 2918), H8556 [22SE]

Public lands: establish time limits for completion of wilderness studies on Federal lands (see H.R. 1258), H1695 [24MR] (see H.R. 1500), H2271 [21AP]

Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 1142), H1405 [17MR]

South Dakota: convey certain lands acquired for the Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal features of the Oahe Irrigation Project to the State Commission of Schools and Public Lands for wildlife habitat mitigation (see S. 1178), S6286 [27MY]

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: approve a permit required for importation of certain wildlife items taken in Tajikistan (see H.R. 529), H417 [3FE]

Water pollution: permit grants for National Estuary Program to be used for development and implementation of comprehensive conservation and management plan (see S. 878), S4184 [26AP]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (see S. 835), S3914 [20AP]

Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act: delegate management powers to States (see H.R. 2874), H8374 [15SE]

Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 1998), S15089 [19NO] (see H.R. 2833), H8099 [9SE]

Cost Estimates

Dakota Water Resources Act (S. 623): CBO, S14778 [18NO]

Excerpts

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora: conservation of and trade in bears, S5862 [24MY]

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

Letters

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]

Livestock protection from predatory wildlife funding: Dan Glickman, Sec. of Agriculture, E1194 [9JN]

Northwest Forest Plan Record of Decision timber sale programs funding: Douglas J. McCarron, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, S10759 [13SE]

———Mike Pieti, Western Council of Industrial Workers, S10759 [13SE]

———William H. Banzhaf, Society of American Foresters, S10762 [13SE]

Redirect Timber Sales Management Program funding to watershed improvement and fish and wildlife protection programs: Dan Glickman, Sec. of Agriculture, H5556 [14JY]

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]

Transfer certain lands along the Missouri River in South Dakota to State and tribal control: William J. Janklow, Governor of South Dakota, H6537 [27JY]

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]

Petitions and memorials

Alaska: removal of beavers from the Potomac Tidal Basin area in the District of Columbia relative to destruction of cherry trees, H1840 [12AP]

Poems

``Bucky Beaver,'' Robin Taylor, H1840 [12AP]

Press releases

Joint Effort Tackles Poachers—Illegal Bear Trade: Virginia Dept. of Game and Inland Fisheries, S5860, S5861 [24MY]

Proclamations

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: President Clinton, H8640 [24SE]

Remarks in House

BLM: tribute to Adopt-A-Wild Horse and Burro program, E776 [27AP]

Brookfield, IL: tribute to Brookfield Zoo Salt Creek Wilderness exhibit, E1753 [5AU]

Dept. of Agriculture: limit funding for livestock protection from predatory wildlife, H3789-H3793 [8JN], E1193 [9JN]

Dept. of the Interior: implement rules to reduce population of mid-continent light geese (H.R. 2454), H6771-H6773 [2AU], H11913-H11915 [10NO], E1486 [1JY]

———Payment in Lieu of Taxes Program funding, H5419-H5422 [13JY]

District of Columbia: removal of beavers from the Potomac Tidal Basin area relative to destruction of cherry trees, H1840 [12AP]

Ecology and environment: 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]

Endangered species: designate the Florida panther (H.R. 187), E47 [7JA]

———review recommendation by the National Academy of Sciences of species that should be removed from lists of endangered and threatened species (H.R. 2343), E1401 [24JN]

Endangered Species Act: implementation, H3061-H3063 [12MY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3160), E2202 [27OC]

———reform, E530 [23MR]

Forest Service: redirect Timber Sales Management Program funding to watershed improvement and fish and wildlife protection programs, H5547-H5559 [14JY]

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: designation process, H8640-H8642 [24SE]

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

Natural resources: continue preparation of useful reports and repeal laws terminating reporting requirements relative to public lands, Native Americans, fisheries, wildlife, insular areas, and other related matters (H.R. 3002), H11659-H11663 [8NO]

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

North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and habitats (H.R. 1137), E438 [16MR]

———increase authorization for water supplies, meet water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and habitats (H.R. 2918), E1936 [22SE]

Ossabaw Island Foundation: tribute for preservation of Ossabaw Island, GA, E1063 [24MY]

Public lands: establish time limits for completion of wilderness studies on Federal lands (H.R. 1258), E652 [14AP]

Real property: private property owner rights, H11846 [9NO]

———private property owner rights (H.R. 1142), E468 [17MR]

Riverside County, CA: enforcement of Endangered Species Act by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, H2934 [11MY], E530 [23MR]

South Dakota: provide for mitigation of terrestrial wildlife habitats lost as a result of the construction and operation of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin program, H6522 [27JY]

———transfer certain lands along the Missouri River to State and tribal control, H6537 [27JY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: funding, H5423-H5426 [13JY]

———National Wildlife Refuge Fund revenue sharing funding, H5429 [13JY]

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

Wabasha, MN: indoor bald eagle viewing and teaching facility funding, H5427, H5428 [13JY]

Water pollution: permit grants for National Estuary Program to be used for development and implementation of comprehensive conservation and management plans, H8030 [9SE]

Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act: delegate management powers to States (H.R. 2874), H11205 [2NO]

Wilderness Act: anniversary, E1820 [9SE]

Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 2833), E1831 [9SE]

Remarks in Senate

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (S. 1109), S5859 [24MY]

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

BLM: management of forest areas, S10543 [8SE]

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]

Conservation of natural resources: 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]

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

Dept. of the Interior: implement rules to reduce population of mid-continent light geese (H.R. 2454), S14311-S14313 [8NO]

———Payments in Lieu of Taxes Program funding, S10954 [15SE]

Endangered Species Act: conflict between designation of critical habitats and water rights in desert States, S4423-S4426 [29AP]

———require designation of critical habitats for endangered and threatened species as part of the development of recovery plans for those species (S. 1100), S5761-S5763 [20MY], S8070 [1JY]

Everglades National Park: restoration and land acquisition funding, S10348 [5AU]

Fish and fishing: development of habitat conservation plan for cold water fish in Montana and Idaho, S10837 [14SE], S10926 [15SE]

Forest Service: Northwest Forest Plan Record of Decision timber sale programs funding, S10756-S10769 [13SE], S10794-S10801 [14SE]

———redirect Timber Sales Management Program funding to watershed improvement and fish and wildlife protection programs, S10754 [13SE], S10926 [15SE], S14993, S14994 [19NO]

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

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: funding, S10347, S10348 [5AU]

Leopold, Aldo: anniversary of release of ``Sand County Almanac'', S13574 [29OC]

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 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]

North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and habitats (S. 623), S2733-S2737 [16MR], S2934 [18MR], S14365 [9NO], S14496, S14497, S14499 [10NO], S14987, S14988, S15084 [19NO]

Ruger, William B.: Camp Fire Club of America Medal of Honor recipient, S868 [21JA]

Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness of Idaho and Montana: prohibit physical relocation of grizzly bears, S10831 [14SE]

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

South Dakota: convey certain lands acquired for the Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal features of the Oahe Irrigation Project to the State Commission of Schools and Public Lands for wildlife habitat mitigation (S. 1178), S6325 [27MY]

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: creation of Desert Tortoise Recovery Program coordinator, S10844 [14SE]

Water pollution: permit grants for National Estuary Program to be used for development and implementation of comprehensive conservation and management plan (S. 878), S4189 [26AP]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), S3916-S3919 [20AP]

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

Reports filed

Arctic Tundra Habitat Emergency Conservation Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 2454) (S. Rept. 106-188), S12633 [14OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2454) (H. Rept. 106-271), H6597 [29JY]

Dakota Water Resources Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 623) (S. Rept. 106-203), S13605 [1NO]

Endangered Species Act Designation of Critical Habitats for Endangered and Threatened Species as Part of the Development of Recovery Plans for Those Species: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1100) (S. Rept. 106-126), S9525 [28JY]

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

Estuary Habitat Restoration Partnership Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 835) (S. Rept. 106-189), S12633 [14OC]

Resources Reports Restoration Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3002) (H. Rept. 106-458), H11701 [8NO]

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

Conflict Between Designation of Critical Habitats Under the Endangered Species Act and Water Rights in Desert States: Bruce Babbitt, Sec. of the Interior, S4424 [29AP]

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

Texts of

H.R. 2454, Arctic Tundra Habitat Emergency Conservation Act, S14311 [8NO], H6771 [2AU]

H.R. 3002, Resources Reports Restoration Act, H11659-H11662 [8NO]

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

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

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

S. 1100, require designation of critical habitats for endangered and threatened species as part of the development of recovery plans for those species, S5761-S5763 [20MY]

S. 1109, Bear Protection Act, S5860 [24MY]

S. 1178, Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal Land Conveyance Act, S6327 [27MY]

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

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