LAND USE

Addresses

Environmental Benefits of Cattle Grazing: Teresa Oe, E1902 [25OC]

Agreements

South Dakota Conservation Reserve Program-Wetlands Agreement, S10912 [24OC]

Amendments

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1078 [15MR], H1097, H1098, H1101, H1102 [16MR]

Native Americans: amend laws relative to the lands of the Muscogee-Creek, Seminole, Cherokee, Chickasawa and Choctaw Nations, historically referred to as the Five Civilized Tribes (H.R. 5308), H10069 [18OC]

———provide a permanent land base to the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe (S. 2102), S7254, S7293, S7294 [19JY]

Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act: technical corrections (H.R. 149), H409 [15FE]

Articles and editorials

Marc Reisner, Lecturer, Author of ``Cadillac Desert'', E1362 [27JY]

Property Owners Due a Hearing, E374 [22MR]

Property Rights and Wrongs, H1085 [16MR]

Property Takings Bill Set for House Fight, H1086 [16MR]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: establish a flexible fallow program under which farmers can devote a portion of acreage to conservation use and receive a higher loan rate on their remaining crop production (see S. 2818), S6121 [29JN] (see H.R. 5205), H7870 [19SE]

———promote conservation of farm and ranch lands (see S. 3223), S10801 [19OC]

Cecil County, MD: modify land conveyance authority relative to Bainbridge Naval Training Center (see S. 2059), S613 [10FE]

Churches and synagogues: prohibit use of community development block grant funds to acquire church property without consent of the church (see H.R. 4084), H1405 [23MR]

Community development: assist States with planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see S. 2995), S7840 [27JY] (see H.R. 5165), H7577 [13SE]

Corps of Engineers: convey land to Thompson, CT, for firefighting and emergency services purposes (see H.R. 3878), H920 [9MR]

———transfer land to Iconium Fire Protection District in Missouri for use as a fire station (see H.R. 4027), H1119 [16MR]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), consideration (see H. Res. 441), H1075 [15MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a carbon sequestration program to permit owners and operators of land to enroll the land in the program (see S. 2540), S3832 [10MY]

Dept. of Defense: permit receipt of in-kind consideration anywhere on an installation for the lease of property on the installation (see S. 2457), S2865 [25AP]

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (see S. 3260), S11252 [27OC] (see H.R. 5511), H10472 [19OC]

———permit land enrollment of certain wetlands, buffers, and filterstrips in the conservation reserve (see S. 2980), S7840 [27JY]

Forest Service: eliminate National Forest System regional system and replace regional offices with State offices (see H.R. 4572), H3868 [25MY]

———evaluate feasibility and merits of State administration of National Forest System units (see H.R. 5223), H7932 [20SE]

Joliet, IL: convey certain real property to the Joliet Park District (see H.R. 5389), H9010 [5OC]

La Salle County, IL: convey certain lands to the YMCA of Ottawa, IL (see H.R. 5216), H7871 [19SE]

Native Americans: amend laws relative to the lands of the Muscogee-Creek, Seminole, Cherokee, Chickasawa and Choctaw Nations, historically referred to as the Five Civilized Tribes (see S. 3182), S10153 [10OC] (see H.R. 5308), H8200 [26SE]

———establish a streamlined process to enable the Navajo Nation to lease certain trust lands (see S. 2665), S4460 [25MY]

———provide a permanent land base to the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe (see S. 2102), S799 [24FE] (see H.R. 5322), H8406 [27SE]

New Mexico: require the valuation of nontribal interest ownership of subsurface rights within the boundaries of the Acoma Indian Reservation (see H.R. 4724), H5036 [22JN]

New York: conveyance of Governors Island (see S. 2512), S3514 [4MY] (see S. 3113), S9267 [26SE] (see H.R. 3744), H573 [29FE] (see H.R. 5242), H7990 [21SE]

Oregon: use of trust land and resources of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation (see H.R. 5681), H12532 [15DE]

Poarch Band of Creek Indians: prohibit gaming on certain lands taken into trust (see H.R. 5494), H10256 [18OC]

Public lands: increase participation of local communities in Federal land management planning and respond to impacts of heavy public use of Federal lands (see H.R. 5493), H10256 [18OC]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see S. 3146), S9606 [2OC]

Taxation: exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H1284 [22MR] (see H.R. 4212), H1957 [6AP]

———exclusion from gross income of the sale or exchange of qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 5054), H7208 [27JY]

———provide a credit against income tax for certain charitable conservation contributions of land by small farmers and ranchers (see S. 3134), S9466 [28SE] (see H.R. 4136), H1628 [30MR]

———provide credits to investors in international carbon sequestration projects (see S. 2982), S7840 [27JY]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see S. 2344), S2106 [4AP]

Utah: land exchange (see S. 2754), S5460 [20JN] (see H.R. 4579), H3924 [6JN]

Water: prohibit use of Federal funds for any program that restricts the use of any privately owned water source (see H.R. 3865), H756 [8MR]

Cost Estimates

Griffith Project Prepayment and Conveyance Act (S. 986): CBO, S8287 [8SE]

Letters

Flexible fallow program establishment under which farmers can devote a portion of acreage to conservation use and receive a higher loan rate on their remaining crop production: Neil E. Harl, Iowa State University, S6130 [29JN]

Private Property Rights Implementation Act: William R. Toor, Mayor of Boulder, CO, H1096 [16MR]

Motions

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1111 [16MR]

Remarks in House

Arizona: conveyance of certain national forest lands to the city of Sedona, AZ (S. 1088), H10495, H10496 [23OC]

BLM: auction public land identified for disposal, H2924-H2926 [11MY]

California: improve growth management initiatives, H346 [14FE]

———Yolo Bypass national wildlife refuge establishment funding, H4460, H4461 [14JN]

Churches and synagogues: prohibit use of community development block grant funds to acquire church property without consent of the church, H1917 [6AP]

Community development: promote livable communities initiatives, H221 [8FE], H258 [9FE], H346 [14FE], H375 [15FE], H513 [29FE], H936 [14MR], H2015 [11AP], H2346 [2MY], H2618 [8MY], H3528 [23MY], H5172 [27JN], H5739 [11JY], H6056 [17JY], H7375 [12SE], H7923 [20SE], H8777, H8779 [4OC], H9871 [12OC]

Corps of Engineers: modify regulation of wetland permit programs, H5243, H5244 [27JN]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over all constitutional rights disputes, H1098-H1101 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over local zoning processes and land use disputes, H1102-H1111 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1089-H1114 [16MR], E356 [21MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), amendment process, H902 [9MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), consideration (H. Res. 441), H1083-H1088 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), motion to recommit, H1112 [16MR]

Dept. of the Interior: collection of royalties for mining on public lands and use of funds for environmental cleanup of those mining sites, E986 [13JN]

East Bay Municipal Water District: land expansion feasibility study funding, H3073 [16MY]

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (H.R. 5511), E1856 [19OC]

Forest Service: eliminate National Forest System regional system and replace regional offices with State offices (H.R. 4572), E862 [25MY]

Forests: management of trees in national forests, H3527 [23MY]

Government: require prompt notification of property owners whose rights have been limited by actions of Federal agencies, H1101, H1102 [16MR]

Irby family: Colorado Cattlemen's Association Leonard Horn Federal Range Livestockman of the Year Award recipient, E10 [27JA]

Joliet, IL: convey certain real property to the Joliet Park District, H10361 [19OC]

La Salle County, IL: convey certain lands to the YMCA of Ottawa, IL, H10361 [19OC]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: prohibit taking of private property through use of adverse condemnation proceedings, H2913-H2916 [11MY]

Montana: develop acquisition and disposal plan for consolidation of private and Federal lands, H2916-H2918 [11MY]

Native Americans: amend laws relative to the lands of the Muscogee-Creek, Seminole, Cherokee, Chickasawa and Choctaw Nations, historically referred to as the Five Civilized Tribes (H.R. 5308), H9969-H9975 [17OC]

———amend laws relative to the lands of the Muscogee-Creek, Seminole, Cherokee, Chickasawa and Choctaw Nations, historically referred to as the Five Civilized Tribes (H.R. 5308), corrections in engrossment, H10069 [18OC]

———provide a permanent land base to the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe (S. 2102), H9976-H9979 [17OC]

Nevada: conveyance of the Griffith Project to the Southern Nevada Water Authority (S. 986), H5678, H5679 [10JY]

New Mexico: require the valuation of nontribal interest ownership of subsurface rights within the boundaries of the Acoma Indian Reservation (H.R. 4724), E1082 [22JN]

New York: conveyance of Governors Island (H.R. 5242), E1554 [21SE]

———repeal proposed sale of Governors Island, H6694 [20JY]

Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act: technical corrections (H.R. 149), Senate amendments, H409, H410 [15FE]

Porter, Bernice H.: bequeath of estate to the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County, CA, E1841 [19OC]

Public lands: restrict Federal acquisition of lands to certain designated areas, H2884-H2887 [10MY]

Pueblo, CO: Partners for Livable Communities (organization) Most Livable Communities in the U.S. designee, E1591 [26SE]

Real property: private property owner rights, H2877-H2880 [10MY]

San Rafael Western Legacy District: designate certain areas as wilderness study areas, H3945-H3950 [7JN]

Urban park and recreation, farmland protection, and endangered and threatened species recovery programs: funding, H2868-H2871 [10MY]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 1732), H3952 [7JN]

———land exchange (H.R. 4579), H5796, H5797 [11JY]

Western States: importance of dams and water storage, H2200-H2205 [12AP], H7860-H7864 [19SE]

———management of Federal lands relative to multiple use and wilderness area designations, H909-H916 [9MR], H2200-H2205 [12AP], H2757-H2763 [9MY]

———treatment of Federal lands management and water conservation issues compared to Eastern States, H4114 [8JN], H8786 [4OC]

Wyoming: ensure enforcement of mining laws on certain land conveyed by the BLM (S. 1030), H10492, H10493 [23OC]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: establish a flexible fallow program under which farmers can devote a portion of acreage to conservation use and receive a higher loan rate on their remaining crop production (S. 2818), S6130 [29JN]

———promote conservation of farm and ranch lands (S. 3223), S10805 [19OC]

BLM: management of wild horses on public lands funding, S6322 [10JY]

Community development: assist States with planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (S. 2995), S7911 [27JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a carbon sequestration program to permit owners and operators of land to enroll the land in the program (S. 2540), S3838, S3839 [10MY]

Dept. of Defense: permit receipt of in-kind considerations anywhere on an installation for the lease of property, S6460 [11JY]

Elko County, NV: transfer certain Federal lands (H.R. 1231), S2795 [13AP]

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (S. 3260), S11257 [27OC]

———permit land enrollment of certain wetlands, buffers, and filterstrips in the conservation reserve (S. 2980), S10911-S10913 [24OC]

Homestead AFB, FL: conveyance process for surplus military property, S9148 [25SE]

Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory: Subsurface Geoscience Laboratory funding, S6290 [30JN]

Native Americans: amend laws relative to the lands of the Muscogee-Creek, Seminole, Cherokee, Chickasawa and Choctaw Nations, historically referred to as the Five Civilized Tribes (S. 3182), S10153 [10OC]

———establish a streamlined process to enable the Navajo Nation to lease certain trust lands (S. 2665), S4478-S4479 [25MY]

———provide a permanent land base to the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe (S. 2102), S815 [24FE], S7293-S7297 [19JY]

New York: conveyance of Governors Island (S. 2512), S3530, S3531 [4MY]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (S. 3146), S9631 [2OC]

Senate: legislative priorities, S5323-S5325 [19JN]

South Dakota: tribute to farm, conservation, wildlife, and environmental groups signing agreement calling for certain wetlands on private farmland be eligible for the Conservation Reserve Program, S10911-S10913 [24OC]

Taxation: provide a credit against income tax for certain charitable conservation contributions of land by small farmers and ranchers (S. 3134), S9473 [28SE]

———provide credits to investors in international carbon sequestration projects (S. 2982), S7896 [27JY]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate, S6639 [13JY], S6815 [14JY]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (S. 2344), S10995 [25OC]

Utah: land exchange (H.R. 4579), S9773 [3OC]

———land exchange (S. 2754), S5460, S5461 [20JN]

Western States: management of Federal lands relative to multiple use and wilderness area designations, S5771-S5773 [26JN]

Reports

Federal Activities in Wisconsin Forestry: L.F. Kneipp, Forest Service, E1043 [19JN]

Growth, Open Space and Wilderness—Colorado Opinion Research Shows Support for Wilderness Declines as Public Learns More About Restrictions: Philip M. Burgess and Kara Steele, Center for the New West, H915 [9MR]

Historical Development of the Nicolet National Forest: J. Terry Moore, E1044 [19JN]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 2372, Private Property Rights Implementation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 441) (H. Rept. 106-525), H1075 [15MR]

Elko County, NV, Transfer of Certain Federal Lands: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1231) (S. Rept. 106-238), S1390 [9MR]

Griffith Project Prepayment and Conveyance Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 986) (H. Rept. 106-717), H5736 [10JY]

Landowners Equal Treatment Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1142) (H. Rept. 106-1011), H11206 [26OC]

Mining Laws Enforcement on Certain Land Conveyed by the BLM in Wyoming: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1030) (H. Rept. 106-898), H8199 [26SE]

Navajo Nation Trust Land Leasing Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2665) (S. Rept. 106-511), S11423 [31OC]

Private Property Rights Implementation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2372) (H. Rept. 106-518), H930 [13MR]

Timbisha Shoshone Homeland Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2102) (S. Rept. 106-327), S6256 [30JN]

Utah West Desert Land Exchange Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 4579) (S. Rept. 106-463), S9604 [2OC]

Resolutions by organizations

Protection, access, and use of National Forests: Chequamegon and Nicolet National Forest employees, E1042 [19JN]

———Forest County, WI, Board of Supervisors, E1042 [19JN]

———Oconto County, WI, Board of Supervisors, E1042 [19JN]

———Oneida County, WI, Board of Supervisors, E1042 [19JN]

———Vilas County, WI, Board of Supervisors, E1042 [19JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 441, consideration of H.R. 2372, Private Property Rights Implementation Act, H1083 [16MR]

H.R. 1231, Elko County, NV, Federal lands transfer, S2795 [13AP]

H.R. 2372, Private Property Rights Implementation Act, H1097 [16MR]

H.R. 4579, Utah West Desert Land Exchange Act, H5796 [11JY]

H.R. 5308, Five Nations Citizens Land Reform Act, H9969-H9974 [17OC]

S. 986, Griffith Project Prepayment and Conveyance Act, H5678 [10JY]

S. 1030, enforcement of mining laws on certain Wyoming land conveyed by the BLM, H10492 [23OC]

S. 1088, Arizona National Forest Improvement Act, H10495 [23OC]

S. 2102, Timbisha Shoshone Homeland Act, S7295-S7297 [19JY], H9976-H9978 [17OC]

S. 2665, Navajo Nation Trust Land Leasing Act, S4479 [25MY]

S. 2995, Community Character Act, S7911 [27JY]