ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT related term(s) Clean Air Act; Hazardous Substances; Recycled materials; Recycling

Addresses

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

Agreements

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

Amendments

Alaska: Southeastern Alaska Intertie System construction appropriations authorization (S. 2439), S9965, S9996 [5OC]

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore: study on protection as a wilderness area (S. 134), S9979 [5OC]

Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (H.R. 999), S8988 [21SE], H8132 [26SE]

———improve quality of coastal recreation waters (S. 522), S8990, S8998 [21SE]

Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory birds (S. 148), S6180 [29JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: conduct feasibility studies to augment water supplies for the Klamath Project (S. 2882), S10530 [13OC]

———management of water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River (S. 2951), S10528 [13OC]

Chesapeake Bay: restoration (H.R. 3039), H2163 [12AP]

Clean Air Act: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement, encourage voluntary standards to control release of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from underground storage tanks, and phase out use of MTBE (S. 2962), S7937 [27JY]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (S. 1534), S9530, S9548 [28SE]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2607 [4MY], H2849, H2858, H2861, H2865, H2868, H2871, H2872, H2875, H2877, H2884, H2887, H2890, H2891, H2895, H2898, H2900, H2902 [10MY], H2908, H2909, H2910, H2911, H2913, H2916, H2918, H2920, H2921, H2923, H2926, H2931, H2951 [11MY]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (S. 2327), S5814 [26JN]

Corps of Engineers: develop and implement comprehensive program for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water diversions (H.R. 1444), S2795 [13AP], S11277 [27OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: encourage research and agricultural best practices to supplement the natural carbon cycle in soil (S. 1066), S10642 [17OC]

Dept. of the Interior: participation in design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the Lakehaven Utility District (S. 2301), S10529 [13OC]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project (S. 1848), S10528 [13OC]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), S10809 [19OC]

EPA: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida Keys (H.R. 673), H2561 [4MY]

———reauthorize Clean Lakes Program (H.R. 2328), H2153, H2155 [12AP]

Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area: establish (S. 2511), S9088, S9116, S9117 [22SE]

Lake Tahoe: promote environmental restoration (S. 1925), S9982 [5OC]

Las Cienegas National Conservation Area: establish (H.R. 2941), H8800 [4OC], H8852, H8854 [5OC]

Little Sandy River: protection of watershed as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit (S. 2691), S9966, S10000 [5OC]

Louisiana: authorize water quality restoration projects for Lake Pontchartrain Basin (H.R. 2957), H2464, H2465 [3MY]

Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative: establish multiagency program to promote energy efficient and environmentally sound economic development along the Mexican border (S. 397), S2791 [13AP]

National Environmental Education Act: redesignate in honor of John H. Chafee, establish the John H. Chafee Memorial Fellowship Program, and extend programs (S. 1946), S2783 [13AP]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: amend (S. 1482), S10628, S10633 [17OC]

Nevada: Bureau of Reclamation participation in the design and construction of the Truckee Watershed Reclamation Project for the reuse of water (S. 2195), S10528 [13OC]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), S494, S498, S499, S503 [8FE], S522, S552 [9FE], H1173 [21MR]

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

Oregon: conduct a feasibility study on ways to improve water management in the Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River basins (S. 2877), S10529 [13OC]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), S8222, S8225 [7SE]

Power resources: authorize research to promote the conversion of biomass into biobased industrial products (S. 935), S962, S972 [29FE]

———establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (S. 2214), S2120 [4AP]

San Isabel National Forest: designate certain lands as Spanish Peaks Wilderness (H.R. 898), S10828 [19OC]

———designate certain lands as Spanish Peaks Wilderness (S. 503), S2792 [13AP]

Senate: return of certain treaties to the President (S. Res. 267), S10469, S10499 [12OC]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), S10462, S10491 [12OC], H1814, H1815, H1818, H1819 [5AP], H10017 [17OC]

Water: authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available water supply and develop alternative water sources (H.R. 1106), H2565 [4MY]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), S8865 [20SE], S8885, S8916, S8929, S8960, S8986, S8987, S8988 [21SE], S9151, S9205 [25SE], S10852 [23OC], H10037 [17OC], H10257 [18OC], H10364 [19OC]

Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), S2003 [30MR], S10019 [5OC]

Analyses

Agricultural Risk Protection Act (H.R. 2559): Biomass Research and Development Provisions, E888 [6JN]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Reauthorization and Amendments (H.R. 4010), E342 [16MR]

National Marine Fisheries Service Restrictions on Alaskan Fisheries Due To Decline in Stellar Sea Lion Population, S11857 [15DE]

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act Appropriations (S. 2410), S2625 [12AP]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 835, Clean Waters and Bays Act, S10027 [5OC]

———S. 835, Estuary Habitat and Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act, H8766 [4OC]

———S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, S10881 [23OC], H10365 [19OC]

National Urban Air Toxics Research Center Board of Directors, H236 [8FE]

Articles and editorials

Acid Rain Bottom Line—New EPA Study Shows Just How Affordable It Is To Fight Pollution, S9935 [5OC]

Activist Departs, but Leaves Legacy—Even Her Foes Respect Environmental Work of Orleans Watchdog Who Targeted Kodak, E17 [27JA]

Al Gore, Environmentalist and Zinc Miner, S7488 [24JY]

America's Largest Polluter—Guess Who, E2012 [28OC]

Approval of Nuclear Waste Plan Advocated, S11477 [1NO]

Biosafety Assessment of Aquatic GMOs—The Case of Transgenic Fish, H4449 [14JN]

Blast in the Night, S8231 [7SE]

Brande Exemplifies Secret of Vermont, S5879 [27JN]

Bright Light Shed on the Army Corps of Engineers, H10362 [19OC]

Canyon of the Ancients—Monument Is On the Map—Now It Needs Funding, H4516 [15JN]

Clinton Seeks Legacy of Forest Protection, S6515 [12JY]

Clinton's Legacy as Preservationist?, S6515 [12JY]

Conservation Money, S9914 [5OC]

Dirty Water Rider, S6222 [30JN]

Dr. Truth, S62 [26JA]

EPA Can't Find Reason for Hikes, H4476 [14JN]

Family Reflects on Lost Loved Ones, S8021 [5SE]

Fight Over Forests—Which Public Lands Should Remain Roadless?, S6515 [12JY]

Forests Need Protection, S6516 [12JY]

Gas Line Rupture Forces Evacuation in Paterson, H7842 [19SE]

Gas Prices, Misery and Mystery—Costs in Midwest Exceed $2 a Gallon, H4475 [14JN]

Gasoline Prices Surge Shocks Toledo Drivers, H4476 [14JN]

Genetic Research—Foes of Biotechnology Ignore Global Hunger, S61 [26JA]

Green Bill in the House, H2946 [11MY]

Growth Reshapes Coasts, S7433-S7435 [21JY]

How Congress Is Keeping LA From Cleaning Up Its Air, H3452 [19MY]

It's Conservatives Now Who Are Judicial Activists—Why Environmentalists Should Be Alarmed, S7762 [27JY]

Land Plan—Worthwhile Conservation Act Stuck in Committee, E1138 [28JN]

Last Pipeline Victim Dies, S8022 [5SE]

Let's Begin To Manage Our Forests, S6517 [12JY]

Losses of Life That Have Resulted From Smaller Vehicles, S5206 [15JN]

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

Marketing a Nuclear Wasteland, S3204 [2MY]

Missouri River Trust Fund Is Worthy Idea, S1682 [23MR]

Oil Price Falls Nearly Enough for OPEC To Cut Production, S2488 [11AP]

OPEC Bases New Production Strategy on Price Band Experiment, S1959 [30MR]

Pettiness on Capitol Hill, S11116 [26OC]

Pipeline Safety—Don't Sacrifice the Good for the Status Quo, H9560 [10OC]

Poetic Justice in Accusations—Clinton Administration Deserves Criticism for Policy That Aided Fires, E1537 [20SE]

Possible Ecological Risks of Transgenic Organism Release When Transgenes Affect Mating Success—Sexual Selection and the Trojan Gene Hypothesis, H4449-H4451 [14JN]

Prescription for Forest Health Probably Would Kill the Patient, S6516 [12JY]

President's Roadless Plan Too Confusing for Future Generations, E1157 [29JN]

Public Wants SUV's To Guzzle Less, S11411 [31OC]

Release Study on Acid Rain, S9934 [5OC]

Study Critical of Exhaust From School Buses, H3452 [19MY]

Who's Afraid of Genetic Engineering?, S60 [26JA]

Without Biotechnology, We'll Starve—Agricultural Genetic Engineering Is Subject to More Safeguards Than Many Unaltered Foods We Eat, S61 [26JA]

Wrong Cure?, S11504-S11506 [2NO]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: improve representation and accountability of Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act committees and access to and service of Dept. of Agriculture programs (see H.R. 4675), H4590 [15JN]

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

Air pollution: regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds emitted from aging warehouses (see S. 3218), S10716 [18OC]

Airports: encourage recycling programs for newspapers and other recyclable items (see H.R. 4609), H4120 [8JN]

Alaska: Southeastern Alaska Intertie System construction appropriations authorization (see S. 2439), S2728 [13AP]

Animals: conservation of great apes (see H.R. 4320), H2338 [13AP]

Arctic Research and Policy Act: improve (see S. 2931), S7656 [26JY]

Beaches: assure that recreation benefits are accorded the same weight as hurricane, storm damage, and environmental restoration benefits (see S. 3036), S8413 [12SE] (see H.R. 4639), H4220 [12JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: conduct feasibility studies to augment water supplies for the Klamath Project (see S. 2882), S7072 [17JY] (see H.R. 4984), H7128 [26JY]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (see S. 2239), S1392 [9MR]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 151), S10590 [13OC]

———management of water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River (see S. 2951), S7839 [27JY]

———study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification at the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (see S. 2163), S1117 [2MR] (see H.R. 3986), H1077 [15MR]

———study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (H.R. 3986), consideration (see H. Res. 581), H7870 [19SE]

California: authorize water reuse and recycling projects (see S. 3232), S10999 [25OC] (see H.R. 5555), H11194 [25OC]

———develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood control projects as part of water-related projects in the Colusa Basin Watershed (see S. 2248), S1461 [20MR]

———study best scientific method for the long-term protection of giant sequoia groves (see H.R. 4021), H1118 [16MR]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see S. 2634), S4460 [25MY] (see H.R. 5175), H7651 [14SE]

———expand incentives for the environmental cleanup of certain brownfield sites (see S. 2590), S4190 [18MY]

———promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S4820 [8JN]

Chesapeake Bay: restoration (H.R. 3039), consideration (see H. Res. 470), H2121 [11AP]

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge: designate visitors center as the Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center (see H.R. 5388), H8799 [4OC]

Clean Air Act: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement, encourage voluntary standards to control release of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from underground storage tanks, and phase out use of MTBE (see S. 2723), S5027 [13JN] (see S. 2962), S7839 [27JY]

———continue transportation projects funding relative to lapses in conformity requirements (see S. 2088), S741 [23FE] (see H.R. 3686), H509 [16FE]

———exempt mass transit projects from certain conformity requirements (see H.R. 3583), H253 [8FE]

———methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see S. 2504), S3513 [4MY] (see H.R. 4215), H1957 [6AP]

———phase out the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in fuels or fuel additives and promote the use of renewable fuels (see S. 2971), S7839 [27JY]

Climate: establish international scientific commission to assess changes in global climate patterns and to conduct studies and analyses on behalf of nations (see S. 3237), S10999 [25OC]

Coal: develop and implement advanced clean coal technology programs and provide tax incentives to encourage the retrofitting, repowering, or replacement of coal-based electricity generating facilities (see S. 3253), S11252 [27OC]

Coastal zones: enhance and restore the coastal resources of the U.S. (see H.R. 5535), H10808 [24OC]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see S. 2123), S930 [29FE] (see S. 2567), S4014 [16MY] (see H.R. 4377), H2605 [4MY]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), consideration (see H. Res. 497), H2769 [9MY]

Commission on Dredged Material Policy: authority to issue permits for transportation of dredged materials to be dumped into ocean waters (see H.R. 3892), H921 [9MR]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see S. 2327), S1884 [29MR] (see H.R. 4410), H2770 [9MY]

Connecticut River: implement cultural heritage, conservation, and recreational activities in the watershed area of New Hampshire and Vermont (see S. 3212), S10716 [18OC]

Corporations: support and adhere to the Global Sullivan Principles of Corporate Social Responsibility (see S. Res. 290), S2617 [12AP]

Corps of Engineers: conduct studies and carry out ecosystem restoration within Puget Sound and adjacent waters in Washington (see S. 2228), S1391 [9MR] (see H.R. 3882), H920 [9MR]

———conduct studies and ecosystem restoration projects within the Lower Columbia River and Tillamook Bay Estuaries in Oregon and Washington (see H.R. 5150), H7501 [12SE]

———develop and implement comprehensive program for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water diversions (H.R. 1444), concur with Senate amendment (see H. Res. 630), H10036 [17OC]

———provide assistance for the remediation and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 2335), S1986 [30MR]

———reform (see H.R. 4879), H6469 [18JY]

———removal of accumulated snags and other debris from navigable waters to mitigate damages resulting from a major disaster (see H.R. 4752), H5168 [26JN]

Corps of Engineers Civil Works Independent Investigation and Review Commission: establish (see S. 2309), S1815 [28MR]

Council on Environmental Quality: abolish (see H.R. 5366), H8735 [3OC]

Courts: increase civil penalties on entities that have previously violated environmental laws or in cases of catastrophic events (see S. 2934), S7656 [26JY] (see H.R. 5077), H7209 [27JY]

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]

———evaluate and report on Federal and State laws that regulate private ownership of exotic wild animals (see H.R. 5360), H8735 [3OC]

———facilitate a regional approach to the acquisition of permanent conservation easements in the Chino Basin, CA (see H.R. 4691), H4674 [19JN]

Dept. of Energy: extend public comment period on proposed rules on clothes washers, air conditioners, and heat pumps (see H.R. 5613), H11781 [1NO]

Dept. of the Interior: acquire certain environmentally sensitive lands in Nevada for inclusion in the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area (see H.R. 5428), H9634 [10OC]

———authorize feasibility studies of water resource projects in Washington (see H.R. 4139), H1628 [30MR]

———participate in design, planning, and construction of the Inland Empire regional water recycling project and assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in California (see H.R. 4533), H3812 [24MY]

———participate in Inland Empire regional water recycling and Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration and reclamation projects and aid construction of California regional brine lines (see H.R. 4531), H3812 [24MY]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the Lakehaven Utility District (see S. 2301), S1815 [28MR] (see H.R. 3815), H631 [1MR]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of the Santa Fe Regional Water Management and River Restoration Project (see S. 3078), S8823 [20SE]

———provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (see S. 3222), S10801 [19OC]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out a vessel scrapping and processing pilot program (see H.R. 4189), H1851 [5AP]

———establish program to market dredged material (see S. 2385), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 4185), H1851 [5AP]

———require use of dredged material in the construction of federally funded transportation projects (see S. 2384), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 4186), H1851 [5AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: demolition, environmental cleanup, and reversion of medical center in Allen Park, MI (see H.R. 5346), H8551 [29SE]

Drugs: facilitate environmental cleanup caused by the manufacture of methamphetamines and impose new monetary fines for the manufacture and trafficking of methamphetamines (see H.R. 5589), H11445 [27OC]

Ecology and environment: provide funding for methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) contamination (see H.R. 5206), H7870 [19SE]

Economy: global sustainable development (see H. Res. 479), H2340 [13AP]

EPA: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida Keys (see S. 2711), S4953 [12JN]

———authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida Keys (H.R. 673), consideration (see H. Res. 483), H2409 [2MY]

———consider risk assessments and cost-benefit analyses relative to establishment of new or revised clean air standards (see S. 2362), S2233 [5AP]

———disapprove rules on proposed national pollutant discharge elimination system, antidegradation policy, and water quality planning and management regulations concerning total maximum daily load (see H.J. Res. 104), H6052 [13JY]

———ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (see H.R. 4922), H6776 [24JY]

———establish integrated environmental reporting system (see S. 2800), S5884 [27JN] (see H.R. 4757), H5168 [26JN] (see H.R. 5422), H9504 [6OC]

———establish position of Deputy Administrator for Science and Technology (see H.R. 5195), H7722 [18SE]

———establish Project SEARCH (special environmental assistance for the regulation of communities and habitat) to provide grants to assist small communities in meeting certain regulations (see S. 2296), S1747 [27MR]

———establish regional office in Alaska (see H.R. 4589), H3924 [6JN]

———increase communication and cooperation with small communities relative to environmental regulations (see H.R. 5305), H8200 [26SE]

———make grants for the remediation of sediment contamination in certain areas of the Great Lakes (see H.R. 4283), H2337 [13AP]

———reauthorize Clean Lakes Program (H.R. 2328), consideration (see H. Res. 468), H2121 [11AP]

———reauthorize the Great Lakes Program (see H.R. 3670), H509 [16FE]

———reauthorize the Office of Ombudsman (see H.R. 3656), H454 [15FE]

———repeal rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program (see S.J. Res. 50), S7072 [17JY] (see H.J. Res. 105, 106), H6470 [18JY]

———streamline and integrate the requirements for pollution-related reporting (see H.R. 4480), H3308 [17MY]

Everglades National Park: restoration plan (see S. 2797), S5884 [27JN] (see H.R. 5121), H7364 [7SE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to marine sanitation devices (see H.R. 4917), H6718 [20JY]

———amend relative to relative to wetlands mitigation banking (see S. 2948), S7839 [27JY]

———improve enforcement and compliance programs (see H.R. 5606), H11621 [30OC]

———improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H3474 [19MY]

Financial institutions: encourage acceptance of environmentally sound processes for dry and wet cleaning as safe investments (see H. Con. Res. 383), H7210 [27JY]

Fish and fishing: eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (see H.R. 3535), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 5461), H9900 [12OC]

———establish a fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement program (see S. 2441), S2728 [13AP] (see H.R. 4278), H2337 [13AP]

———improve conservation and management of sharks and prohibit practice of shark-finning (see S. 2831), S6121 [29JN]

———improve fishery management and enforcement, and fisheries data collection, research, and assessment (see S. 2973), S7840 [27JY]

———protect the public's ability to fish for sport (see S. 3234), S10999 [25OC]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize (see S. 2832), S6121 [29JN]

Food: educate the public on the use of biotechnology in producing food and support additional scientific research into potential economic and environmental risks and benefits (see S. 2838), S6257 [30JN]

———educate the public on the use of biotechnology in producing food and support additional scientific research into the potential economic and environmental risks and benefits of using biotechnology (see H.R. 4627), H4173 [9JN]

Foreign trade: provide trade adjustment assistance for workers performing environmental remediation necessary for closure of Copper Range Co. (see S. 2611), S4297 [23MY]

Forest Service: management of roadless areas in Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and study of management options for Rocky Flats site in Colorado (see H.R. 5097), H7209 [27JY]

Government: require increased waste prevention and recycling measures to be incorporated in the daily operations of Federal agencies (see S. 3271), S11537 [14NO]

Government regulations: review and limit the issuance of certain regulations relative to Federal contractors (see S. 2986), S7840 [27JY]

Great Lakes: prohibit vessels from discharging ballast water that contains nonindigenous aquatic species and treat such water, and its sediments, using the most effective and efficient methods available (see H.R. 4191), H1851 [5AP]

Hazardous substances: detect, prevent, and minimize the consequences of accidental releases due to criminal activity and ensure public disclosure of information regarding hazardous chemicals and the potential for accidental releases (see H.R. 5623), H11812 [2NO]

Idaho: acquire Castle Rock Ranch and use for land exchanges involving certain lands within City of Rocks National Reserve and Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument (see H.R. 3693), H510 [16FE]

Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 2511), S3514 [4MY]

King Range National Conservation Area: extend boundary to include Mill Creek Forest (see H.R. 4960), H7002 [25JY]

Las Cienegas National Conservation Area: establish (see S. 3044), S8501 [13SE]

———establish (H.R. 2941), consideration (see H. Res. 610), H8799 [4OC]

Little Sandy River: protection of watershed as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit (see S. 2691), S4669 [7JN] (see H.R. 4580), H3924 [6JN]

Louisiana: authorize water quality restoration projects for Lake Pontchartrain Basin (H.R. 2957), consideration (see H. Res. 484), H2409 [2MY]

Mexico: adherence to treaties regulating the flow of raw sewage into U.S. waters (see S. Con. Res. 157), S11423 [31OC] (see H. Con. Res. 440), H11716 [31OC]

Mississippi: modify Yazoo Backwater Basin Area flood control project to compensate local interests for local tax revenue reductions (see H.R. 4123), H1588 [29MR]

Mississippi River: water quality and barrier island restoration projects funding for the Mississippi Sound (see H.R. 4104), H1476 [28MR]

Missouri River: establish a trust fund to improve conservation, public use, erosion control, and maintenance of fish and wildlife in South Dakota (see S. 2291), S1671 [23MR] (see H.R. 5527), H10808 [24OC]

———establish boundaries and classification of Montana segment (see H.R. 5041), H7207 [27JY]

———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. 2704), S4820 [8JN] (see H.R. 4754), H5168 [26JN]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 4121), H1587 [29MR]

———require input from stakeholders, State and local governments, and the Congress prior to designation of any national monument (see H. Con. Res. 254), H510 [16FE]

———require public participation and congressional approval prior to designation of any national monument in Washington (see H.R. 3683), H509 [16FE]

Motor vehicles: establish a pilot program to encourage the use of alternative fuel vehicles in public transportation (see H.R. 5384), H8799 [4OC]

———establish certain rules for inspection and maintenance in States that contract out vehicle testing and inspection services (see H.R. 3522), H47 [27JA]

National Environmental Education Act: redesignate in honor of John H. Chafee, establish the John H. Chafee Memorial Fellowship Program, and extend programs (see H.R. 4745), H5168 [26JN]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 4010), H1118 [16MR]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see S. 2287), S1671 [23MR]

———authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 4634), H4174 [9JN]

National Marine Sanctuary Foundation: establish (see H.R. 4409), H2770 [9MY]

National Nuclear Security Administration: application of environmental protection, safety, and health regulations (see S. 2597), S4190 [18MY] (see H.R. 4288), H2337 [13AP]

National objectives: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see S. 3156), S9702 [3OC]

National Ocean Day: designate (see H. Res. 415), H209 [2FE] (see H. Res. 440), H997 [14MR]

Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund conservation programs (see S. 2181), S1173 [6MR]

Nevada: Bureau of Reclamation participation in the design and construction of the Truckee Watershed Reclamation Project for the reuse of water (see S. 2195), S1233 [7MR] (see H.R. 4928), H6776 [24JY]

———disposal of certain Federal lands in Clark County, NV, and acquisition of certain environmentally sensitive lands (see H.R. 4637), H4220 [12JN]

———implementation of the Las Vegas Wash Wetland Restoration and Lake Mead Water Quality Improvement Project (see S. 2750), S5360 [19JN] (see H.R. 4692), H4674 [19JN]

New Jersey: designate the Historic Area Remediation Site as a marine protected area (see H.R. 5118), H7280 [6SE]

———dumping of dredged material in the Historic Area Remediation Site (see H.R. 3549), H49 [27JA] (see H.R. 3652), H373 [14FE]

———redesignate the Historic Area Remediation Site as the Albert Gore, Jr., Mud Dump Site (see H.R. 3548), H49 [27JA]

———restrict ocean dumping of dredged material in the Historic Area Remediation Site relative to background ambient contamination levels (see H.R. 3893), H921 [9MR]

———restrict ocean dumping of dredged material in the Historic Area Remediation Site to States that have developed, and made commercially available, alternative uses for dredged materials (see H.R. 3894), H921 [9MR]

NOAA: reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office and enhance management and restoration programs (see S. 2777), S5663 [22JN] (see H.R. 4789), H5654 [29JN] (see H.R. 5133), H7365 [7SE]

Northern Europe: encourage cross-border cooperation and environmental cleanup (see H.R. 4249), H2238 [12AP]

NRC: establish within the Inspector General's office a unit to audit safety analysis and review activities and personnel of nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 4482), H3308 [17MY]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), consideration (see H. Res. 444), H1162 [21MR]

Oceans: establish Ocean and Coast Conservation Fund (see S. 2223), S1316 [8MR]

———maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (see H.R. 3919), H997 [14MR]

Oil Pollution Act: improve provisions on the recovery of damages for injuries resulting from oil spills (see S. 3268), S11494 [1NO] (see H.R. 5617), H11781 [1NO]

———reaffirm exclusive framework for criminal penalties in oil spill incidents by prohibiting prosecution under other strict liability statutes (see S. 2944), S7839 [27JY] (see H.R. 5100), H7209 [27JY]

Oregon: conduct a feasibility study on ways to improve water management in the Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River basins (see S. 2877), S6841 [14JY] (see H.R. 5307), H8200 [26SE]

Petroleum: allow State regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), increase production and use of renewable fuels, and provide EPA funds to States for leaking underground storage tanks (see S. 2503), S3513 [4MY]

———establish a Midwest Clean Air Gasoline Reserve (see H.R. 4784), H5654 [29JN]

———mandatory licensing of patents on reformulated gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 4739), H5084 [23JN]

———permit States to waive the oxygenate content requirements for reformulated gasoline if a separate implementation plan attains and maintains the ambient air quality standards (see H.R. 4120), H1587 [29MR]

———prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline, accelerate cleanup of leaking underground storage tanks, and assist communities with drinking water contamination (see H.R. 3798), H631 [1MR]

———prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline and provide research on remediation of contaminated groundwater (see S. 2233), S1392 [9MR]

———prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see S. 2546), S3916 [11MY] (see H.R. 4011), H1118 [16MR]

———promote the use of reformulated gasoline, allow State and local regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), and revise reformulated gasoline environmental regulations (see H. Con. Res. 256), H573 [29FE]

———provide funding for methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) contamination (see H.R. 5206), H7870 [19SE]

Philadelphia, PA: designate the Logan Triangle as a brownfield site for purposes of the EPA brownfields economic redevelopment initiative (see H.R. 3658), H454 [15FE]

Philippines: address the environmental contamination and health effects emanating from former U.S. military facilities (see H. Con. Res. 355), H4591 [15JN]

Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (see H.R. 4792), H5654 [29JN]

———improve safety and environmental protection (see S. 2409), S2616 [12AP] (see S. 2438), S2728 [13AP] (see S. 3002), S8019 [5SE] (see H.R. 4276), H2337 [13AP] (see H.R. 4849), H6051 [13JY]

———require periodic inspections and improve safety (see H.R. 5361), H8735 [3OC]

Power resources: address the acid rain and greenhouse gas impacts of electric utility restructuring and encourage the development of renewable energy resources (see H.R. 4861), H6052 [13JY]

———develop a national energy policy and repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 5278), H8061 [25SE]

———establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see S. 2214), S1315 [8MR]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see H.R. 4281), H2337 [13AP]

Puerto Rico: protect certain lands and encourage intergovernmental cooperation in land and water conservation (see H.R. 4668), H4484 [14JN]

Railroads: abate noise and other adverse affects of idling train engines (see S. 3151), S9701 [3OC]

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2410), S2616 [12AP]

———increase authorization of appropriations (see H.R. 3595), H254 [8FE]

Refuse disposal: phase out incineration of solid waste (see H.R. 3524), H47 [27JA]

Rivers: reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 4013), H1118 [16MR]

Senate: return of certain treaties to the President (see S. Res. 267), S1392 [9MR]

Ships and vessels: reinstate authority of States to adopt additional regulations on operation, maintenance, equipping, personnel qualification, or manning of oil tankers (see S. 2506), S3513 [4MY] (see H.R. 4385), H2606 [4MY]

———require the adoption of response plans for cargo tankers carrying oil (see H.R. 5025), H7207 [27JY]

States: increase funding for nonpoint source pollution control programs (see S. 2417), S2727 [13AP]

———remove constraints against employers offering flextime to their employees to reduce ozone concentrations and fuel consumption associated with automobile commuting (see H.R. 4501), H3474 [19MY]

Tariff: allow a duty drawback on the recycling of athletic shoes (see S. 2571), S4014 [16MY]

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for certain energy-efficient property (see H.R. 5339), H8468 [28SE]

———allow tax credit for public transportation expenses and reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 3538), H49 [27JA]

———exclude from gross income gain on the sale of land or an easement therein for open space conservation purposes to a governmental unit (see H.R. 5336), H8468 [28SE]

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

———expand incentives for the environmental cleanup of certain brownfield sites (see H.R. 3579), H219 [7FE]

———extend expensing of environmental remediation costs and include contaminated sites located outside of targeted areas (see S. 2334), S1986 [30MR]

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

———provide tax incentives for the purchase of alternative fuel vehicles and the retail sale of alternative fuels (see S. 2591), S4190 [18MY]

———repeal the targeted area limitation on the expense deduction for environmental remediation costs and extend the termination date of such deduction (see S. 2436), S2728 [13AP] (see H.R. 4003), H1118 [16MR]

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

———treatment of certain farm rental income and all payments under the environmental conservation acreage reserve program (see H.R. 4260), H2238 [12AP]

———treatment of contributions in aid of construction for water and sewage disposal property relative to service laterals (see S. 2290), S1671 [23MR]

Tongass National Forest: protect (see H.R. 5414), H9504 [6OC]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: improve implementation of environmental streamlining provisions (see S. 3173), S9945 [5OC]

Tullahoma, TN: authorize retention of all funds received under certain EPA construction grants (see H.R. 4355), H2410 [2MY]

TVA: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 4859), H6052 [13JY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (see S. 2609), S4297 [23MY] (see H.R. 3671), H509 [16FE]

———eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), consideration (see H. Res. 455), H1674 [3AP]

Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see S. 2588), S4190 [18MY] (see H.R. 4165), H1762 [4AP]

Water: authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available water supply and develop alternative water sources (H.R. 1106), consideration (see H. Res. 485), H2409 [2MY]

———authorize studies on water supply management and development (see S. 2368), S2347 [6AP]

———direct the Dept. of the Army to recommend water resources development and conservation projects only if there are certain projected benefits (see H.R. 5459), H9900 [12OC]

———prohibit use and provide for remediation of water contaminated by methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) (see H.R. 4303), H2338 [13AP]

———promote innovation and technology transfer in wastewater discharge reduction and water conservation (see H.R. 5310), H8200 [26SE]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (see S. 2437), S2728 [13AP] (see S. 2796), S5884 [27JN] (see H.R. 4411), H2770 [9MY]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), consideration (see H. Res. 639), H10256 [18OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 665), H11781 [1NO]

———study health effects of ingesting methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), research methods for removal from water supplies, and require public water systems to monitor for its presence (see H.R. 3536), H49 [27JA]

Water pollution: establish a National Clean Water Trust Fund (see S. 2756), S5460 [20JN]

———establish consistent requirements for controlling urban wet weather flows and provide funds to meet such requirements (see H.R. 3570), H208 [2FE]

———exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see S. 2041), S489 [8FE] (see S. 2139), S1117 [2MR] (see H.R. 3609), H278 [9FE] (see H.R. 3625), H340 [10FE]

———grant States final authority to establish guidelines to determine which animal feeding operations are classified as concentrated for purposes of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 5638), H11954 [4DE]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 648), H10808 [24OC]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (see S. 2297), S1747 [27MR] (see H.R. 4132), H1628 [30MR]

Waterways: prevent and reduce contamination of navigable waters by methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), tetrachloroethylene, and trichloroethylene (see H.R. 5049), H7208 [27JY]

West Jordon, UT: modify Reuse Project to include recycling and reuse of naturally impaired surface water (see H.R. 4558), H3867 [25MY]

White House Conference on U.S. Energy Policy: convene (see H.R. 5191), H7651 [14SE]

Brochures

Why Is Ethanol Good for Your Car? Mobil Corp., H1281 [22MR]

Bulletins

Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) potential for water contamination: Dick Newpher, American Farm Bureau Federation, H1277 [22MR]

Cloture motions

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), S463, S464, S469 [8FE]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), motion to proceed, S139 [31JA]

Conference reports

Estuaries and Clean Waters Act (S. 835), H10537-H10550 [24OC]

Water Resources Development Act (S. 2796), H11624-H11668 [31OC]

Cost Estimates

Bureau of Reclamation study of a water exchange in lieu of the electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant (H.R. 3986): CBO, E1596 [26SE]

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

Las Cienegas National Conservation Area establishment (H.R. 2941): CBO, H8854 [5OC]

Promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (S. 1495): CBO, S10893 [23OC]

Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act (S. 2797): CBO, S7996 [5SE]

Water Resources Development Act (S. 2796): CBO, S7995 [5SE]

Declarations

Mansfield Pacific Retreat, S4952 [12JN]

Descriptions

Forest Service policies and rules relative to roads moratorium on access to public forests, H4500 [15JN]

Documents

Antiquities Act, S7032 [17JY]

Excerpts

Conservation and Reinvestment Act editorial support: several publications, S9913 [5OC]

Factsheets

ETBE Fact Book: Clean Fuels Development Coalition, S7815 [27JY]

Histories

Dept. of Energy Savannah River Site: James M. Gaver, S11478-S11480 [1NO]

Letters

Average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks: Alan Reuther, UAW, S5203 [15JN]

———Brian O'Neill, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, S5200 [15JN]

———John D. Graham, Harvard University Center for Risk Analysis, S5199 [15JN]

———Michael E. Mathis, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, S5204 [15JN]

Biotechnology research: several scientists, S63 [26JA]

Brownfields Revitalization Act: Kenny Guinn and Tom Vilsack, National Governors' Association, S4199 [18MY]

Clean Lakes Program reauthorization: Robert MacMillan, Saratoga, NY, Lake Protection and Improvement District, H2153 [12AP]

Clean Water Act Total Maximum Daily Load Program: several environmental organizations, H4879 [21JN], E1119 [26JN]

Climate Change Energy Policy Response Act: Senator Craig, S5295 [16JN]

Coastal Zone Management Act reauthorization: several organizations, S9598 [2OC]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: Alan Front, Trust for Public Land (organization), H2861 [10MY]

———Andrea L. Colnes, Northern Forest Alliance, H2861 [10MY]

———Benjamin J. Cayetano, Governor of Hawaii and Dirk Kempthorne, Governor of Idaho, H2842 [10MY]

———Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, H2860 [10MY]

———Greg Walcher, Colorado Dept. of Natural Resources, H2839 [10MY]

———Jane Danowitz, Americans for Our Heritage and Recreation (organization), H2860 [10MY]

———Paul W. Hansen, Izaak Walton League of America, H2861 [10MY]

———several conservation organizations, H2860 [10MY]

———Tom Vilsack and Frank Keating, National Governors' Association, S9460 [28SE]

Conservation and Stewardship Act: Alan Front, Trust for Public Land (organization), S1176 [6MR]

———Deborah Gangloff, American Forests (organization), S1176 [6MR]

———Kathleen Selz and Dale Penny, National Association of Service and Conservation Corps, S1176 [6MR]

———several environmental organizations, S1176 [6MR]

———Steven J. Shimberg, National Wildlife Federation, S1176 [6MR]

———Suzanne Probart, Alliance for Community Trees, S1177 [6MR]

———Suzanne Probart, Tree New Mexico, Inc., S1177 [6MR]

Delaware River channel deepening project: Nicholas A. DiPasquale, Corps of Engineers, S8279, S8281 [8SE]

———Representatives Saxton and LoBiondo, S8279 [8SE]

———Robert W. Hargrove, EPA, S8278 [8SE]

———Senator Biden and Representative Andrews, S8278 [8SE]

Distribution of Intelligent Transportation System Program funding: Senator Graham, S10126 [10OC]

Dry Cleaning Environmental Tax Credit Act: Joseph C. Bonner, Bank of America Corp., E1370 [27JY]

Economic impact of increasing oil prices: Senators Specter and Biden, S1943, S1944 [30MR]

EPA wastewater treatment of raw sewage entering into the U.S. from Mexico: Representative Bilbray, H4866 [21JN]

Everglades National Park restoration plan: Bruce Babbitt, Sec. of the Interior, Carol Browner, EPA, and Joseph W. Westphal, S9145 [25SE]

———Jeb Bush, Governor of Florida, S8923, S8927 [21SE]

———Robert K. Dawson, Florida Agriculture, Water Utilities, and Homebuilders Coalition, S8921, S8927 [21SE]

———several Florida ecology groups, S8921, S8927 [21SE]

———several organizations, S9144 [25SE]

Forest Service road construction, public access, and timber management policies relative to roadless areas initiative: Brian Swearingen, H11997 [5DE]

———David S. Majewski, Florence County, WI, Forestry and Parks Agency, H11998 [5DE]

———Edward Piontek, Jr., Forest Sawmill, Inc., H11997 [5DE]

———Kevin King, H11998 [5DE]

———Richard Connor, Jr., Pine River Transport, Ltd., H11998 [5DE]

———Richard Krawze, Goodman Forest Industries, Ltd., H11998 [5DE]

Impact of low oil prices and increasing oil imports on U.S. national security: several Senators, S1545 [22MR]

Limit EPA fines for environmental compliance violations at military facilities: National Governors' Association, National Association of Attorneys General, and the National Conference of State Legislatures, S6543 [12JY]

———several organizations, S6543 [12JY]

Limit funding for activities included in the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions prior to implementation: Representatives Gilman and Sensenbrenner, H4825 [21JN]

Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) potential for water contamination: Ed Wiederstein, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, H1278 [22MR]

———Eric Vaughn, Renewable Fuels Association, H1277 [22MR]

———Leon Corzine, Illinois Corn Growers Association, H1278 [22MR]

———Lynn Jensen, National Corn Growers Association, H1277 [22MR]

National monument establishment or management funding: G. Eugene Story, Montezuma County, CO, Board of Commissioners, H4516 [15JN]

NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office reauthorization and management and restoration programs enhancement: Bill Bolling, Brian E. Frosh, and Arthur D. Hershey, Chesapeake Bay Commission, S5682 [22JN]

———Michael F. Hirshfield, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, S5683 [22JN]

Oceans Act: Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), H6858 [25JY]

———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on Science (House), H6858 [25JY]

———Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H6858 [25JY]

Oregon Inlet stabilization project alternatives study: Ralph DeGennaro, Taxpayers for Common Sense (organization), S7364 [20JY]

———Richard T. Selden, S7364 [20JY]

Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Program: Bill Richardson, Sec. of Energy, S6321 [10JY]

Pipeline Safety Improvement Act: Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, H9556 [10OC]

Prevent forest fires by encouraging a balance between environmental protection and harvesting and stewardship policies: H.R. Davis, S10141 [10OC]

Prohibit application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children: W. Michael McCabe, EPA, S7091 [18JY]

Prohibit application of dangerous presticides in areas used by children: Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, S7034 [17JY]

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act appropriations: Eluid L. Martinez, Dept. of the Interior, S2624 [12AP]

Regulation of greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act: Representative Dingell, H4826, H4840 [21JN], H5261 [27JN], H5688 [10JY], E1139 [28JN]

———Representatives McIntosh and Calvert, H4826-H4828 [21JN]

Removal of toxic waste from former military facilities in Bermuda: C. Eugene Cox, Acting Prime Minister of Bermuda, H4017 [7JN]

———Christopher Meyer, British Ambassador, H4017 [7JN]

———Representative Jerry Lewis, H4017 [7JN]

Royalty payments for oil taken from Federal lands: Representative Carolyn B. Maloney, H10563, H10564 [24OC]

Shark Finning Prohibition Act: Colette Y. Machado, Hawaii Office of Hawaiian Affairs, H3883 [6JN]

———Mike Hayden, American Sportfishing Association, H3884 [6JN]

———several marine and wildlife organizations, H3883 [6JN]

Small Business Liability Reform Act: Nancy Stoner, Natural Resources Defense Council, H483 [16FE]

Small business Superfund litigation: Barbara A. Williams, H8126 [26SE]

Storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository: Bill Richardson, Sec. of Energy, S571 [10FE]

———Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, S518 [9FE]

———George E. Pataki, Governor of New York, S3206 [2MY]

———Jerry Eaves, San Bernardino County, CA, Board of Supervisors, S3214 [2MY]

———Jerry Eaves, San Bernardino, CA, Board of Supervisors, S571 [10FE]

———Michael Dorame, Inyo County, CA, Board of Supervisors, S572 [10FE], S3213 [2MY]

———Michael E. Mathis, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, S531 [9FE]

———Robert A. Laurie, California Energy Commission, S572 [10FE], S3215 [2MY]

———Robert P. Gruber, North Carolina Public Staff Utilities Commission, S3223 [2MY]

———Senator Boxer, S571 [10FE]

———Thomas P. Walters, Ventura County, CA, Board of Supervisors, S572 [10FE], S3214 [2MY]

Streamlined Environmental Reporting and Pollution Prevention Act: Benjamin Y. Cooper, Printing Industries of America, Inc., S5908 [27JN]

———Christian Richter, several trade and professional associations, S5909 [27JN]

———Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S5908 [27JN]

———Jeremiah Baumann, U.S. Public Interest Research Group, S5909 [27JN]

———Kevin Mills, Environmental Defense (organization), S5909 [27JN]

———Patricia G. Kenworthy, National Environmental Trust, S5909 [27JN]

———Patricia Gallagher, National Pollution Prevention Roundtable, S5909 [27JN]

Strike assumed revenue based on Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas exploration from budget resolution: Athan Manuel, U.S. Public Interest Research Group, S2210 [5AP]

———Carl Pope, Sierra Club, S2210 [5AP]

———Courtney Curf, Friends of the Earth (organization), S2210, S2219 [5AP]

———Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, S2209, S2220 [5AP]

———John H. Adams, Natural Resources Defense Council, S2210, S2220 [5AP]

———Martha A. Marks, Republicans for Environmental Protection America (organization), S2220 [5AP]

———Paul W. Hansen, Izaak Walton League of America, S2210 [5AP]

———Raymond Chretien, Canadian Ambassador, S2211 [5AP]

———Thomas C. Kiernan, National Parks Conservation Association, S2210, S2220 [5AP]

———William H. Meadows, Wilderness Society, S2220 [5AP]

Tax incentives for the environmental cleanup of certain brownfield sites: several Representatives, H6824 [25JY]

Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act: Francisco de Lamadrid, Mayor of Tijuana, Mexico, H7473 [12SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to raise Missouri River spring water levels: Clarence Harmon, Mayor of St. Louis, MO, S8079 [6SE]

———Kay Barnes, Mayor of Kansas City, MO, S8079 [6SE]

———Mel Carnahan, Governor of Missouri, S8078 [6SE]

———Mike Huckabee, Southern Governors' Association, S8078 [6SE]

———National Waterways Alliance, S8079 [6SE]

Venetie Tribal Government Council negotiation rights relative to lands offered for competitive oil and gas leases: Native Village of Venetie, S1318 [8MR], S1647 [23MR]

Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act: C.M. Van Eman, Trans Texas Heritage Association, E556 [13AP]

———David K. Langford, Texas Wildlife Association, E556 [13AP]

———Dick Lattimer, Archery Manufacturers and Merchants Organization, E555 [13AP]

———James J. Baker, NRA, E555 [13AP]

———Lawrence S. Katz, Alfred S. Donau III, and Ron Marlenee, Safari Club International, E556 [13AP]

———Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1814 [5AP]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), H1814 [5AP]

———Rob Gordon, National Wilderness Institute, E556 [13AP]

———Scott Hartman, National Trappers Association, Inc., E556 [13AP]

———W.S. (Sandy) Stimpson, Golf Lumber Co., Inc., E557 [13AP]

———William I. Morrill, Mule Deer Foundation, E556 [13AP]

Lists

Conservation and Revinvestment Act Coalition members, S9913 [5OC]

Everglades National Park restoration plan participants, H10361 [19OC]

Florida government officials and organizations who worked on S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, S9146 [25SE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund disbursements to New Mexico, H2893 [10MY]

National monuments added under the Antiquities Act by U.S. Presidents, S7030-S7032 [17JY]

Payments to local counties eliminated, and land conveyances retained, in Nevada relative to designation of Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, S573 [10FE]

Republican Party environmental initiatives, E571 [13AP]

Senate staff who worked on S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, S9146 [25SE]

Senators and staff supporting Conservation and Revinvestment Act, S9913 [5OC]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service corrective actions on Federal aid issues, H1806 [5AP]

Virginia organizations supporting Conservation and Reinvestment Act, S9937 [5OC]

Memorandums

Alaskan Fisheries Impact on Stellar Sea Lion Population: Hilda Diaz-Soltero, National Marine Fisheries Service, S11468 [1NO]

———William W. Fox, Jr., National Marine Fisheries Service, S11468 [1NO]

Authority To Regulate Pollutants Emitted by Electric Power Generation Sources: Jonathan Z. Cannon, EPA, H4836 [21JN]

Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (MTBE) Potential for Water Contamination: EPA, H1274 [22MR]

Messages

Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste Management: President Clinton, S8527 [13SE]

Hazardous Materials Transportation Report: President Clinton, S2232 [5AP], H1821 [5AP]

Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer: President Clinton, S5710 [22JN]

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Exemption for Air Force's Operating Location Near Groom Lake, NV: President Clinton, S208 [1FE], H137 [1FE]

Veto of S. 1287, Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel Pending Completion of the Nuclear Waste Repository: President Clinton, S3017 [27AP]

Motions

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2949 [11MY]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), S138 [31JA], H1197 [22MR]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), H10364, H10365 [19OC]

Petitions and memorials

Colorado Wildlife Commission: Conservation and Reinvestment Act, H2839 [10MY]

Press releases

Arctic Refuge Needs Your Help: Sierra Club, S1318 [8MR]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: National Governors' Association, H2842 [10MY]

Fuel Economy Cost May Be Compromised To Meet Tougher Emission Standards in Next-Generation Cars: National Research Council, S6320 [10JY]

Proclamations

Kids Day America/International: Senator Santorum, S4186 [18MY]

National Biotechnology Month: President Clinton, S60 [26JA]

Proposals

Fuel reduction programs in wildland-urban interface areas to reduce the risk of wildfires: Senators Domenici and Bingaman, S6223 [30JN]

Venetie Tribal Government Council negotiation rights relative to lands offered for competitive oil and gas leases: Native Village of Venetie, S1318 [8MR], S1647 [23MR]

Questions and answers

Application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) and the EPA, S7090, S7091 [18JY]

Remarks in House

Air pollution: clean air standards, H8778, H8779, H8780 [4OC]

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: funding, H5577-H5580, H5586 [29JN]

Animals: conservation of great apes (H.R. 4320), H6958-H6960 [25JY], E570 [13AP], E1289 [21JY]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (H.R. 1202), H3563 [23MY]

Appalachian Trail Conference (organization): Honor Roll of Volunteers honorees, E1372 [27JY]

Aspen Skiing Co.: tribute, E577 [13AP]

Atlanta, GA: tribute to livable communities initiatives, H936 [14MR]

Bastrop, TX: tribute to Bastrop High School student council energy and environment committee, E513 [6AP]

Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (H.R. 999), H8132-H8136 [26SE]

Bermuda: removal of toxic waste from former military facilities, H4017 [7JN]

Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory birds (S. 148), H5095-H5097 [26JN]

BLM: wilderness reinventory activities, H4451 [14JN]

Broomfield, CO: environmental impact of traffic study funding, H12492 [15DE]

Bureau of Reclamation: conduct feasibility studies to augment water supplies for the Klamath Project (S. 2882), H10518 [23OC]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), H6953, H6954 [25JY], E1373 [27JY]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 151), H10069 [18OC]

———management of water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River (S. 2951), H10519 [23OC]

———reauthorize participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy (H.R. 1787), H5670, H5671 [10JY]

———reauthorize participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy (S. 1027), H7399 [12SE]

———study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (H.R. 3986), H7747-H7749 [19SE], H7886-H7888 [20SE], E1596 [26SE]

———study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (H.R. 3986), consideration (H. Res. 581), H7885, H7886 [20SE]

Business and industry: clarify statute of repose for durable goods relative to existing State statutes of limitation and assertion of claims for remediation of environmental hazards, H182 [2FE]

Buy American Act: compliance, H1820 [5AP], H2155, H2156 [12AP], H2465 [3MY]

California: authorize water reuse and recycling projects (H.R. 5555), E1922 [25OC]

———develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood control projects as part of water-related projects in the Colusa Basin Watershed (H.R. 1113), H7661, H7662 [18SE]

———tribute to California Conservation Corps and California Dept. of Conservation salmon restoration program, E1805 [17OC]

Caretakers of the Environment International (organization): tribute, E132 [14FE]

Carlinville, IL: tribute to Carlinville Middle School students for Saving Prairies and Helping Environmental Regions Expand Successfully project, E933 [9JN]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: chronic and environmental disease programs funding, H4286 [13JN]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (H.R. 5175), H8123-H8132, H8154 [26SE], E1488 [14SE], E1646 [2OC]

———provide liability relief for small parties, innocent landowners, and prospective purchasers (H.R. 2940), H8129 [26SE]

———reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment, H5174 [27JN]

———reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment (H.R. 1300), H8131 [26SE]

Chesapeake Bay: restoration, H9871 [12OC]

———restoration (H.R. 3039), H2156-H2163 [12AP]

———restoration (H.R. 3039), consideration (H. Res. 470), H2148, H2149 [12AP]

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge: designate visitors center as the Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center, H8655 [3OC]

———designate visitors center as the Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center (H.R. 5388), H10709 [24OC]

Clark County, NV: closing of abandoned mines, H8000 [25SE]

Clean Air Act: enforcement of regulations, H9873 [12OC]

Clean Lakes Program: prohibit sale of fresh water from the Great Lakes, H2153-H2155 [12AP]

Clean Water Act: enforcement of regulations, H9873 [12OC]

Cleveland, OH: tribute to Student Environmental Congress, E1010 [14JN]

Climate: global warming, H4344 [14JN]

Coastal Community Conservation Act: nonpoint pollution control programs, E100 [9FE]

Coastal zones: prohibit use of offshore oil and gas revenues by States under Federal moratorium on offshore leasing, H2861-H2864 [10MY]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, H8596 [2OC], H8641-H8648, H8650, H8651, H8655, H8656 [3OC], H9870 [12OC], E1669 [4OC]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2470 [3MY], H2827-H2903 [10MY], H2907-H2952 [11MY], E154 [16FE], E571 [13AP], E722, E724 [15MY], E740 [17MY], E779 [19MY], E1138 [28JN]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), consideration (H. Res. 497), H2821-H2826 [10MY]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), motion to recommit, H2949-H2951 [11MY]

Colorado Coalition for New Energy Technologies: tribute, E1628 [28SE]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (S. 2327), H6856-H6859 [25JY], E1330, E1381 [27JY]

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]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: assure funding parity between oil and gas revenue producing States and non-producing States, H2912 [11MY]

———condition funding on solvency of Social Security and Medicare, H2872-H2875 [10MY], H2949-H2951 [11MY], E779 [19MY]

———mandatory funding mechanisms, H2887-H2890 [10MY], E740 [17MY]

———Payment in Lieu of Taxes Program funding, H2865-H2868 [10MY]

Contra Costa County, CA: eligibility to receive offshore oil drilling environmental impact assistance, H2890, H2891 [10MY]

Corps of Engineers: anniversary, H10358 [19OC]

———cost sharing for Colorado reservoir recreational facilities, H10362 [19OC]

———develop and implement comprehensive program for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water diversions (H.R. 1444), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 630), H9984-H9986 [17OC]

———evaluation of Upper Mississippi and Illinois River Navigation Study, E380 [22MR]

———modify regulation of wetland permit programs, H5243, H5244 [27JN]

———reform, H10355 [19OC]

———reform (H.R. 4879), H6438 [18JY], H7654 [18SE]

———regulatory program account funding, H8424 [28SE]

Council on Environmental Quality: abolish (H.R. 5366), E1654 [3OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: Office of Natural Resources and the Environment funding relative to proposed EPA rules on water quality total maximum daily load, H5574-H5577 [29JN]

———use of biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel, H5709, H5711, H5712 [10JY]

Dept. of Defense: conversion and revitalization of closed military facilities, H2015 [11AP], H5172 [27JN]

Dept. of Energy: Clean Coal Technology Program funding, H4524, H4526, H4533, H4541-H4544 [15JN], E1037 [19JN]

———conduct a study on the economic basis of the recent increase in gasoline price levels, H5257 [27JN]

———extend public comment period on proposed rules on clothes washers, air conditioners, and heat pumps (H.R. 5613), H11788, H11790-H11792 [2NO], E2056 [1NO]

———extend Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H5269-H5274 [27JN]

———report on all possible means to increase domestic oil production without harming the environment, H1235, H1236 [22MR]

———report on efforts to address high gasoline price levels and to develop a national energy policy, H5259 [27JN]

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]

———Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Plan implementation, H4500-H4509, H4573 [15JN]

———land exchange with Idaho (S. 1705), H9962, H9963 [17OC]

———Lands Legacy Trust Fund funding, H8656 [3OC]

———prohibit funding for interim storage of spent radioactive waste on Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indian reservation lands, H5275 [27JN]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out a vessel scrapping and processing pilot program (H.R. 4189), E498 [5AP]

———prohibit funding which requires State and local governments to alter land use plans to conform with Federal air quality regulations, H3443, H3444 [19MY]

———promote use and construction of infrastructure facilities for inherently low-emission vehicles at airports, H1008 [15MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: demolition, environmental cleanup, and reversion of medical center in Allen Park, MI, H9947 [17OC]

Earth Day: observance, H1678 [4AP], H2321 [13AP], H2346 [2MY], E561, E565, E571, E579 [13AP]

Endangered Species Act: continue to submit certain species conservation reports (S. 1744), H2358, H2359 [2MY]

Energy Policy Act: cleanup of uranium and thorium mill sites (H.R. 2641), H8277 [27SE]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), H2090-H2093 [11AP], H10554-H10565 [24OC], E543, E547 [12AP]

EPA: acid rain monitoring programs funding, H4847 [21JN]

———authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida Keys (H.R. 673), H2558-H2562 [4MY]

———authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida Keys (H.R. 673), consideration (H. Res. 483), H2555-H2557 [4MY]

———dredging or other invasive sediment remediation technologies funding limitations, H4877-H4881 [21JN], H10384, H10390, H10392 [19OC], E1119 [26JN]

———enforce drinking water standards for arsenic, H4877-H4881 [21JN], E1119 [26JN]

———ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (H.R. 4922), E1310 [24JY]

———impact of implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions on energy prices, H6475 [19JY]

———impact of regulations and inspectors' decisions on business, H9513 [10OC]

———implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, H1835-H1840 [5AP], H4451 [14JN]

———limit funding for activities included in the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions prior to implementation, H4824-H4841 [21JN], H5136-H5138 [26JN], H5260 [27JN], H5687, H5688 [10JY], H5888, H5902 [12JY], E1037 [19JN], E1206 [11JY]

———National Estuary Program funding through reductions in NASA programs, H4824 [21JN]

———National Hazardous Waste and Superfund Ombudsman funding, H4841-H4843 [21JN], E1112 [26JN]

———postpone implementation of air quality standards until issuance of Supreme Court decision, H4681, H4682 [20JN], H4882-H4886 [21JN], H10367, H10384 [19OC], E1081 [22JN], E1139 [28JN]

———radon in drinking water regulations, H4867 [21JN]

———reauthorize Clean Lakes Program (H.R. 2328), H2149-H2156 [12AP]

———reauthorize Clean Lakes Program (H.R. 2328), consideration (H. Res. 468), H2147, H2148 [12AP]

———reauthorize the Great Lakes Program (H.R. 3670), E157 [16FE]

———reauthorize the Office of Ombudsman (H.R. 3656), E149 [15FE]

———regulatory process implementation, H4914 [21JN]

———require that discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy, H12500 [15DE]

———streamline and integrate the requirements for pollution-related reporting (H.R. 4480), E750 [17MY]

———wastewater treatment of raw sewage entering into the U.S. from Mexico, H4866 [21JN]

———water quality standards total maximum daily load program final rule, E1249 [14JY]

———water quality standards total maximum daily load program funding, H4853 [21JN], H5603 [29JN], E1119 [26JN]

Everglades National Park: restoration and land acquisition funding, H379 [15FE], H4313 [13JN], H4452-H4454, H4461 [14JN], H5573, H5574 [29JN]

———restoration plan, H8652 [3OC], H10290-H10292, H10353-H10355, H10358-H10364 [19OC], H11787, H11789 [2NO], H11816-H11830 [3NO]

FAA: study the use of recycled materials in the construction of airport runways, taxiways, and aprons, H1028 [15MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (H.R. 4502), E872 [25MY]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates relative to storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository, H1187, H1188 [22MR]

———remove incentives for offshore oil development, protect open spaces and natural resources, and require that State conservation plans comply with Federal environmental regulations, H2858 [10MY]

Financial institutions: encourage acceptance of environmentally sound processes for dry and wet cleaning as safe investments (H. Con. Res. 383), E1369 [27JY]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, H10489 [23OC]

———efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (H.R. 2798), H7656-H7659 [18SE]

———eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (H.R. 3535), H3882-H3885, H3891 [6JN], H10489 [23OC]

———eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (H.R. 5461), H11570-H11572 [30OC]

Foreign aid: plant biotechnology research and development funding, H5945, H5946 [12JY]

Forest Service: management of roadless areas in Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and study of management options for Rocky Flats site in Colorado (H.R. 5097), E1375 [27JY]

———road construction, public access, and timber management policies relative to roadless areas initiative, H11997 [5DE]

———roads moratorium relative to access to public forests, H4499 [15JN], E1156 [29JN], E1537 [20SE]

———watershed improvement and fish and wildlife protection programs funding through reductions in Timber Sales Management Program, H4448, H4467-H4474, H4479 [14JN]

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

Fuller Family: Colorado Association of Soil Conservation Districts Farming Conservationist Award recipient, E2104 [14NO]

Georgia: interbasin transfer of water from Lake Allatoona to Lake Lanier funding, H5231 [27JN]

Great Lakes: moratorium on export of bulk fresh water until certain conditions are met (H.R. 2973), H1142 [21MR]

———sustainable water use management study funding, H5231, H5232 [27JN]

Guam: public health dangers associated with PCBs and mustard gas vials, H8598 [2OC]

Hawaii: conduct a study to determine ways of restoring the natural wetlands conditions in the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 3176), H3888 [6JN], H4020 [7JN]

Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H704 [8MR], H1188-H1197 [22MR], H10033 [17OC], H11930 [4DE]

———reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (H.R. 2980), H8775, H8776 [4OC]

———require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to reduce mercury emissions (H.R. 2667), H8775 [4OC]

Houston, TX: address condition of air quality, H67 [31JA]

Illinois River: Ballard's Island restoration funding, H10361 [19OC]

International Boundary and Water Commission: funding, H5111-H5113 [26JN]

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

Kids Day America/International: observance, E708 [11MY]

Korte, Mary: Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E892 [6JN]

Lake County, CA: tribute for attainment of all State ambient air quality standards, E1131 [28JN]

Lake Tahoe: promote environmental restoration (H.R. 3388), H10515-H10517 [23OC]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: prohibit States from acquiring land if a local government has disapproved the acquisition, H2895-H2898 [10MY]

———prohibit taking of private property through use of adverse condemnation proceedings, H2913-H2916 [11MY]

———require State approval of land acquisitions which result in a net gain of Federal ownership in States where a majority of land is already federally-owned, H2898-H2900 [10MY]

———require States to establish a dedicated State land acquisition fund to receive matching grants, H2900-H2902 [10MY]

Las Cienegas National Conservation Area: establish (H.R. 2941), H8850-H8855 [5OC]

———establish (H.R. 2941), consideration (H. Res. 610), H8847, H8848 [5OC]

Long Island Sound: management plan implementation funding (H.R. 3313), H2720-H2726 [9MY]

Louisiana: authorize water quality restoration projects for Lake Pontchartrain Basin (H.R. 2957), H2462-H2467 [3MY]

———authorize water quality restoration projects for Lake Pontchartrain Basin (H.R. 2957), consideration (H. Res. 484), H2461, H2462 [3MY]

Maryland: C&D Canal deepening project funding, H5227-H5231 [27JN], H10354 [19OC]

McDonald's Corp.: EPA Waste Wise Partner of the Year recipient, E1810 [17OC]

McKinney Wildlife Refuge: Calves Island acquisition funding, H8655 [3OC]

Mexico: treatment of Mexican sewage flowing into U.S. waters (H.R. 3378), H7470-H7475 [12SE]

Miami River: dredging project funding, H4344 [14JN]

Minnesota River Basin Joint Powers Board: tribute, E1342 [27JY]

Mississippi River: Upper Mississippi River Comprehensive Plan funding, H5224-H5227, H5248, H5249 [27JN]

———water quality and barrier island restoration projects funding for the Mississippi Sound (H.R. 4104), H7480-H7482 [12SE]

Missouri River: establish a trust fund to improve conservation, public use, erosion control, and maintenance of fish and wildlife in South Dakota, H11829 [3NO]

———establish a trust fund to improve conservation, public use, erosion control, and maintenance of fish and wildlife in South Dakota (H.R. 5527), E1890 [24OC]

———establish boundaries and classification of Montana segment (H.R. 5041), H9966 [17OC]

———improve environmental quality and public use and appreciation, and expand Corps of Engineers authority to protect, enhance, and restore the fish and wildlife habitat, H5223 [27JN]

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

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress, H2329 [13AP]

———require input from stakeholders, State and local governments, and the Congress prior to designation of any national monument (H. Con. Res. 254), H496 [16FE]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, H3425, H3428 [19MY], H4534, H4535 [15JN], E820 [24MY]

———establish a pilot program to encourage the use of alternative fuel vehicles in public transportation (H.R. 5384), E1672 [4OC]

National Bike to Work Week: observance, E778 [19MY]

National Biotechnology Month: observance, E20 [27JA], E30, E31, E36 [31JA], E49 [1FE]

National Energy Self-Sufficiency Commission: establish, H5268 [27JN]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (H.R. 4010), E342 [16MR]

National forests: change policy for thinning forests from controlled burns to cutting trees, H3527 [23MY], H7348 [7SE]

———prohibit funding to conduct prescribed burns on Federal lands by agencies which fail to comply with certain wildland fire management policies, H4577 [15JN]

———prohibit funding to conduct prescribed burns on Federal lands without tribal, State, and local government notification, H4577 [15JN]

National Marine Fisheries Service: Hawaii Longline Observer Program funding, H5108 [26JN]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: amend (S. 1482), H10718-H10721 [24OC], H11188 [25OC]

National monuments: prohibit funding to establish or manage certain national monuments, H4479 [14JN], H4500-H4520 [15JN]

National objectives: priority assignments, H1678 [4AP], H2321 [13AP], H4906 [21JN], H7923-H7929 [20SE], H8774-H8781 [4OC], H9868-H9874 [12OC], E2012 [28OC]

National Ocean Day: designate (H. Res. 415), H5676-H5678 [10JY]

———designate (H. Res. 440), H958 [14MR]

National Park Service: funding, H2871, H2872 [10MY]

National parks and recreation areas: development of public transportation services, H6056 [17JY]

National Pollution Prevention Week: observance, E1558 [21SE]

NATO: environmental impact of airstrikes on Serbia and Montenegro, E1314 [25JY]

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

———implementation of the Las Vegas Wash Wetland Restoration and Lake Mead Water Quality Improvement Projects, H11828 [3NO]

New Jersey: dumping of dredged material in the Historic Area Remediation Site (H.R. 3652), E132 [14FE]

New Jersey Institute of Technology: partnership with Corps of Engineers to implement stormwater flood control project, H11823 [3NO], E2035 [31OC], E2087 [13NO], E2142 [7DE]

New Jersey Shade-Tree Federation: tribute, E1842 [19OC]

NOAA: Coastal Zone Management Fund funding, H11285 [26OC]

———reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office and enhance management and restoration programs (H.R. 4789), E1170 [30JN]

Northern Europe: encourage cross-border cooperation and environmental cleanup (H.R. 4249), H2983-H2986 [15MY]

NRC: establish within the Inspector General's office a unit to audit safety analysis and review activities and personnel of nuclear powerplants (H.R. 4482), E754 [17MY]

———memorandum of understanding with the EPA, H4868 [21JN]

———oversight of off-site disposal of Formerly Used Remedial Action Program material, H5220 [27JN]

Nuclear energy: allow nuclear utilities to invest the Dept. of Energy surcharge fee and use the interest to fund onsite storage of spent nuclear fuel, H1195 [22MR]

———Alloy 22 storage containers for spent nuclear fuel, H10033 [17OC]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), H1128, H1140 [21MR], H1176, H1183-H1200 [22MR], E427 [28MR]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), consideration (H. Res. 444), H1178-H1183 [22MR]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), motion to commit, H1197-H1199 [22MR]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (H.R. 45), H1189 [22MR]

Oceans: maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (H.R. 2903), H11704-H11706 [31OC]

———maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (H.R. 3919), E293, E303 [14MR]

Oil Pollution Act: reaffirm exclusive framework for criminal penalties in oil spill incidents by prohibiting prosecution under other strict liability statutes (H.R. 5100), E13671 [27JY]

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

Oregon: implementation of Green Permits Program to develop environmental initiatives between industry and State regulators, E2226 [15DE]

Petersburg, Stephen: National Park Service National Resource Management Award recipient, E1606 [27SE]

Petroleum: decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies, E1790 [13OC]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, H705 [8MR], H760 [9MR], H924 [13MR], H960-H962 [14MR], H1000 [15MR], H1082, H1115 [16MR], H1156-H1158 [21MR], H1176 [22MR], H1289 [23MR], H1491 [29MR], H1614, H1615, H1622, H1623, H1626 [30MR], H1835-H1840 [5AP], H4178 [12JN], H4475-H4477 [14JN], H4658 [19JN], H4910 [21JN], H5165 [26JN], H5174, H5175, H5210, H5271 [27JN], H5441, H5442 [29JN], H5660 [10JY], H5850 [12JY], H6057 [17JY], H6369 [18JY], H6604 [20JY], H7285 [7SE], H7743, H7828 [19SE], H8205 [27SE], H8434 [28SE], H8914, H8916, H8919 [5OC], E329 [16MR], E413 [23MR], E430 [28MR], E519 [10AP], E1644 [2OC], E2157 [8DE]

———establish a Midwest Clean Air Gasoline Reserve (H.R. 4784), E1171 [30JN]

———impact of EPA implementation of reformulated gasoline regulations on gasoline prices, H6055 [17JY]

———influences on rise in prices, H415 [15FE]

———mandatory licensing of patents on reformulated gasoline and other fuels (H.R. 4739), H5165 [26JN]

———prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (H.R. 4011), H1272-H1282 [22MR]

Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (H.R. 4792), H7841, H7843 [19SE]

———improve safety and environmental protection, H7627, H7628 [14SE]

———improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), H8773 [4OC], H9548-H9562 [10OC], H9819 [12OC], E1752, E1759, E1766 [12OC], E1777 [13OC]

———require periodic inspections and improve safety (H.R. 5361), H9559 [10OC], E1656 [3OC]

Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, H10792-H10798 [24OC]-H11489 [28OC]

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

Power resources: authorize research to promote the conversion of biomass into biobased industrial products, H5248 [27JN], E888 [6JN]

———incorporation of biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel into strategic fuel reserves, H4475-H4477 [14JN]

———national energy policy, H1491 [29MR], H1614, H1615, H1622, H1623, H1626 [30MR], H1835-H1840 [5AP], H5075 [23JN], H5174, H5175, H5268, H5269, H5271 [27JN], H5850 [12JY], H7828 [19SE], H8037, H8054-H8056 [25SE], H8205, H8283 [27SE], H8595 [2OC], H8774-H8781, H8783-H8785 [4OC], H8898, H8899, H8909, H8914, H8921 [5OC], H9808 [11OC], H9872 [12OC], H11459-H11461 [28OC], H12034 [7DE], H12089, H12090 [14DE], E413 [23MR], E430 [28MR], E519 [10AP], E1970 [28OC]

Practical Farmers of Iowa (organization): Renew America (organization) National Award for Environmental Sustainability recipient, E1345 [27JY]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (H.R. 4281), H10007-H10011 [17OC], E1967 [28OC]

Public lands: prohibit wildlife conservation organizations from using Federal funds for purchase of conservation easements, H2918-H2920 [11MY]

———Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Program funding, H2921-H2923 [11MY]

Rapid City, SD: Rocky Mountain Research Station funding, H4466 [14JN]

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act: increase authorization of appropriations (H.R. 3595), H10519, H10520 [23OC]

Red Hill Council: BLM Making a Difference award recipient, E608 [2MY]

Reedsburg, WI: tribute to Reedsburg Area High School Earth Day activities, E579 [13AP]

Republican Party: initiatives, E571 [13AP]

Research: carbon cycle research and sequestration funding, H7603, H7604 [14SE]

Richland, WA: Office of River Protection at the Hanford Reservation funding, H3286, H3287 [17MY], H5218 [27JN], H8425 [28SE], H9643 [11OC]

Rivers: establish a sediment and nutrient monitoring network for the Upper Mississippi River Basin, H2902, H2903 [10MY]

———reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (H.R. 4013), H1116 [16MR]

Rural areas: impact of Federal public policy changes on economic expansion, H8599-H8605 [2OC], H8796 [4OC]

San Gabriel, CA: funding and implementation of a long-term solution to groundwater contamination and water supply problems (H.R. 910), H1422-H1426 [28MR], H8414 [28SE], E457 [30MR]

San Isabel National Forest: designate certain lands as Spanish Peaks Wilderness (S. 503), H10513 [23OC], E1899 [25OC]

Schmitt, Shirley: St. Jacob Elementary School Recycling Coordinator of the Year award recipient, E599 [2MY]

Schwarz, John: Public Lands Foundation Outstanding Public Land Professional award recipient, E983 [13JN]

Science: biotechnology research and development funding, H7939 [21SE]

Ships and vessels: reinstate authority of States to adopt additional regulations on operation, maintenance, equipping, personnel qualification, or manning of oil tankers (H.R. 4385), H2637 [8MY]

Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge: land acquisition funding, H4509 [15JN]

Taxation: allow credit for dry cleaning equipment that uses reduced amounts of hazardous substances (H.R. 1303), E1369 [27JY]

———expand incentives for the environmental cleanup of certain brownfield sites, H6823 [25JY]

———extend incentives for the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites, H12500 [15DE]

———Puerto Rico Conservation Trust funding through return of excise tax receipts from rum produced in Puerto Rico, E1011 [14JN]

Texas: groundbreaking of Neches River Saltwater Barrier Project, E1994 [28OC]

Transportation: prohibit funding for acquisition of diesel buses that do not meet certain emissions levels, H3451-H3454 [19MY]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: funding, H5903 [12JY]

Tropical forests: facilitate protection through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical forests, H10840 [25OC]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), H1768, H1807-H1821 [5AP], H10017-H10026 [17OC], H10082 [18OC], E1838 [19OC]

———eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), consideration (H. Res. 455), H1801-H1807 [5AP]

———eliminate adminstrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), E156 [16FE]

———improve efforts to protect the manatee, H4447 [14JN]

———require a report on genetically engineered fish, H4448-H4451 [14JN]

———require report on implementation of Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act, H1819 [5AP]

———restore funding and reduce certain staffing levels, H1818 [5AP]

Ukraine: closure of Chernobyl nuclear power plant, E2214, E2237 [15DE]

University of Guam: anniversary of Water and Environmental Research Institute, E938 [9JN]

Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (H.R. 4165), E499 [5AP]

Vermont: observance of Green Up Day, E625 [3MY]

Virginia: livable communities efforts, H1417 [28MR]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 2720), H11824 [3NO]

———authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available water supply and develop alternative water sources (H.R. 1106), H2562-H2566 [4MY]

———authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available water supply and develop alternative water sources (H.R. 1106), consideration (H. Res. 485), H2557, H2558 [4MY]

———fresh water resources depletion, H9870 [12OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 4411), E673 [9MY]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), H10292-H10365 [19OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), conference report, H11787, H11789 [2NO], H11821-H11832 [3NO], E2035 [31OC], E2080 [3NO], E2085, E2087 [13NO]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), consideration (H. Res. 639), H10290-H10292 [19OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 665), H11816-H11821 [3NO]

Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs funding (H.R. 1237), H2621-H2623 [8MY], E1466 [13SE]

———exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (H.R. 3609), E102 [9FE]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (H.R. 1775), H7475-H7480 [12SE], E1466 [13SE], E1489 [14SE], E1505 [18SE]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), H7482-H7491 [12SE]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), conference report, H10857-H10867 [25OC], E1975, E1977 [28OC]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 648), H10856, H10857 [25OC]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), unanimous-consent agreement, H7491 [12SE]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (H.R. 4132), H5671 [10JY]

Weingart, John: New Jersey Environmental Lobby (organization) Frank J. Oliver Environmental Award recipient, E696 [10MY]

West Point, GA: anniversary of West Point Dam and Lake Project, E928 [9JN]

Western Michigan University: Environmental Research Institute Kalamazoo River watershed study funding, H10384 [19OC]

Western States: impact of wildfires, H7243 [6SE]

———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]

Westminster, CO: tribute to Butterfly Pavilion and Insect Center, E630 [3MY]

Wildlife: prohibit funding to certain public outreach organizations and prevent the re-introduction of certain species into wilderness areas, H2920, H2921 [11MY]

Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 2833), H6876-H6879 [25JY]

Remarks in Senate

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

Aiken, SC: anniversary of Dept. of Energy Savannah River Site, S11478 [1NO]

Alaska: Harding Lake watershed study funding, S8186 [7SE]

———inclusion of Swan Lake-Lake Tyee Intertie project in the ``Job in the Woods'' program, S11879 [15DE]

———Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipients, S5454 [20JN]

———Southeastern Alaska Intertie System construction appropriations authorization (S. 2439), S2758 [13AP], S9996 [5OC]

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: funding, S7095, S7096 [18JY], S10680 [18OC]

Animals: conservation of great apes (H.R. 4320), S10843 [19OC]

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore: study on protection as a wilderness area (S. 134), S9979 [5OC]

Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge: land acquisition, S7041 [17JY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: strike assumed revenue based on oil and gas exploration from budget resolution, S2206-S2222 [5AP], S2275-S2277 [6AP], S2427 [7AP]

Arctic Research and Policy Act: improve (S. 2931), S7673 [26JY]

Asia: tribute to Mansfield Pacific Retreat, S4952 [12JN]

Atlanta, GA: Transportation Improvement Plan implementation, S5192 [15JN]

Bayonne, NJ: Military Ocean Terminal Bayonne environmental and infrastructure corrections funding, S5014 [13JN]

Beaches: assure that recreation benefits are accorded the same weight as hurricane, storm damage, and environmental restoration benefits (S. 3036), S8419 [12SE]

———improve quality of coastal recreation waters (H.R. 999), S8998 [21SE]

———improve quality of coastal recreation waters (S. 522), S8998-S9003 [21SE]

Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory birds (S. 148), S6180-S6182 [29JN], S6253 [30JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: conduct feasibility studies to augment water supplies for the Klamath Project (S. 2882), S7075 [17JY], S10529 [13OC]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), S7952 [27JY], S10527 [13OC]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 151), S10543 [13OC]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (S. 2239), S1414 [9MR]

———management of water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River (S. 2951), S10527 [13OC]

———study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification at the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (S. 2163), S1124 [2MR], S2644 [12AP]

———study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (H.R. 3986), S10542 [13OC]

California: authorize water reuse and recycling projects (S. 3232), S10999 [25OC]

———develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood control projects as part of water-related projects in the Colusa Basin Watershed (S. 2248), S1461 [20MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: limit funds for application of dangerous pesticides, S7057 [17JY]

Carthage, TN: compliance of zinc mine with environmental regulations, S7487 [24JY]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (S. 1528), S76 [26JA]

———exempt small businesses from certain liability (S. 2634), S4463 [25MY]

———expand incentives for the environmental cleanup of certain brownfield sites (S. 2590), S4194 [18MY]

———promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (S. 2700), S4835-S4843 [8JN], S10775 [19OC]

———provide liability relief for small parties, innocent landowners, and prospective purchasers (H.R. 2940), S7688 [26JY]

Chesapeake Bay: restoration, S2013 [30MR], S2037 [3AP]

China, People's Republic of: include in U.S.-Asia Environmental Partnership, S4166 [18MY], S5485, S5565 [21JN], S5616 [22JN]

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge: designate visitors center as the Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center (H.R. 5388), S11500 [1NO]

Clean Air Act: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement, encourage voluntary standards to control release of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from underground storage tanks, and phase out use of MTBE (S. 2962), S7850-S7853 [27JY], S9242 [26SE]

———continue transportation projects funding relative to lapses in conformity requirements (S. 2088), S745 [23FE]

———phase out the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in fuels or fuel additives and promote the use of renewable fuels (S. 2971), S7884 [27JY]

———reduce acid deposition (S. 172), S9934 [5OC]

———require continued submission of certain environmental reports (S. 1731), S1751 [27MR]

Climate: establish international scientific commission to assess changes in global climate patterns and to conduct studies and analyses on behalf of nations (S. 3237), S11004 [25OC]

———global warming, S528 [9FE], S2879 [25AP], S5291-S5296 [16JN], S10485, S10486 [12OC]

———stabilize and reduce greenhouse gas concentrations and establish an Office of Global Climate Change within the Dept. of Energy (S. 882), S5291, S5293 [16JN]

Coal: National Academy of Sciences study on coal waste impoundments funding, S11879 [15DE]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize, S10552-S10555 [13OC]

———reauthorize (S. 1534), S9544 [28SE], S9598 [2OC]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, S9808-S9813, S9816, S9826, S9829-S9835 [4OC], S9907-S9909, S9911-S9916, S9937 [5OC], S10075 [6OC], S10126 [10OC], S10401 [12OC], S11232, S11293 [27OC]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), S6837 [14JY], S6992, S7039 [17JY], S7431-S7435 [21JY], S8877, S8878 [21SE], S9256 [26SE], S9460 [28SE]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (S. 2123), S936-S946 [29FE], S1019 [1MR]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (S. 25), S598 [10FE]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (S. 2567), S4018, S4029 [16MY], S4031 [17MY]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (S. 2327), S1912 [29MR], S5766-S5769 [26JN]

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate): tribute to staff, S578 [10FE]

Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate): tribute to staff for efforts relative to Water Resources Development Act, S9145, S9151 [25SE]

Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China: monitoring of POW/MIA cooperation, commercial activities between U.S. companies and Chinese Army, space capabilities, the environment, orphans, and organ harvesting, S8161, S8162 [7SE], S8445-S8449, S8493 [13SE], S8544-S8547 [14SE]

———technical changes relative to report recommendations, S8484-S8487, S8491, S8492 [13SE]

Connecticut River: implement cultural heritage, conservation, and recreational activities in the watershed area of New Hampshire and Vermont (S. 3212), S10716 [18OC]

Corps of Engineers: contracting out of operations and maintenance activities at Federal hydropower facilities, S9149 [25SE]

———develop and implement comprehensive program for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water diversions (H.R. 1444), S2795, S2796 [13AP], S11276 [27OC]

———independent review of water projects, S8932 [21SE]

———permit regional offices to market dredge material for reuse, S9149 [25SE]

———provide assistance for the remediation and redevelopment of brownfield sites (S. 2335), S1993 [30MR]

Corps of Engineers Civil Works Independent Investigation and Review Commission: establish (S. 2309), S1823 [28MR]

Courts: increase civil penalties on entities that have previously violated environmental laws or in cases of catastrophic events (S. 2934), S7674 [26JY]

Delaware River: channel deepening project funding, S8277, S8278 [8SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: encourage research and agricultural best practices to supplement the natural carbon cycle in soil (S. 1066), S10642 [17OC]

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

———Natural Resources Conservation Service emissions trading research relative to implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, S7373, S7374 [20JY]

Dept. of Defense: limit EPA fines for environmental compliance violations at military facilities, S6538-S6544 [12JY]

———prohibit funds for application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children, S4946, S4947 [12JN], S4993 [13JN]

———require study on alternative methods for disposal of munitions at Army depots, S5014 [13JN]

———Sustainable Green Manufacturing Initiative funding, S5012 [13JN]

Dept. of Education: prohibit funds for application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children, S6209 [30JN]

Dept. of Energy: authority to settle lawsuits based on defaults on contracts to accept nuclear waste, S531 [9FE], S564-S579 [10FE]

———Clean Coal Technology Program funding, S7037, S7038, S7042, S7043 [17JY], S9798, S9799 [4OC]

———electro-catalytic oxidation technology funding, S7041, S7042 [17JY]

———Fernald Environmental Management Project funding, S8182 [7SE]

———Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory funding for participation in the International Centers for Environmental Safety, S9454 [28SE]

———interim storage of spent radioactive waste on Goshute Indian reservation lands, S8566 [14SE]

———Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Program funding, S6319-S6322 [10JY]

———use of laboratory directed research and development in national laboratories, S9454 [28SE]

Dept. of HUD: Lead Abatement Program funding, S10761 [19OC]

Dept. of the Interior: land exchange with Idaho (S. 1705), S2807 [13AP]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the Lakehaven Utility District (S. 2301), S1816 [28MR], S10528 [13OC]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project (S. 1848), S10528 [13OC]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of the Santa Fe Regional Water Management and River Restoration Project (S. 3078), S8857 [20SE]

———prohibit funds for application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children, S7033, S7034 [17JY], S7089 [18JY]

———prohibit funds for application of dangerous pesticides in areas used by children and pregnant women, S7090-S7092 [18JY]

———provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (S. 3222), S10803-S10805 [19OC]

Disasters: fuel reduction programs in wildland-urban interface areas to reduce the risk of wildfires, S6220-S6223 [30JN], S6508-S6514, S6516, S6518, S6537 [12JY], S7036 [17JY], S9798 [4OC]

Elmendorf AFB, AK: General Thomas D. White Environmental Award for Restoration recipient, S2937 [26AP]

Endangered Species Act: continue to submit certain species conservation reports (S. 1744), S1751 [27MR]

Energy Policy Act: cleanup of uranium and thorium mill sites (H.R. 2641), S10003, S10029 [5OC]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), S9379 [27SE], S9825-S9827, S9829-S9835 [4OC], S9892 [5OC], S10836, S10837 [19OC]

———extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), unanimous-consent request, S9824 [4OC]

EPA: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida Keys (S. 2711), S4953, S4954 [12JN]

———Centredale Manor Restoration Project, North Providence, RI, funding, S10311 [12OC]

———clean up of river and ocean sites contaminated with hazardous materials, S10302-S10306, S10309, S10314 [12OC]

———consider risk assessments and cost-benefit analyses relative to establishment of new or revised clean air standards (S. 2362), S2236 [5AP]

———dredging or other invasive sediment remediation technologies funding limitations, S10311, S10312 [12OC], S10760, S10761, S10765 [19OC]

———Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program implementation, S10312, S10313 [12OC]

———enforce drinking water standards for arsenic, S10296-S10302, S10306, S10309, S10314 [12OC], S10585 [13OC]

———enforcement of Federal regulations, S10703-S10705 [18OC]

———establish integrated environmental reporting system (S. 2800), S5906 [27JN]

———establish Project SEARCH (special environmental assistance for the regulation of communities and habitat) to provide grants to assist small communities in meeting certain regulations (S. 2296), S1747 [27MR]

———Great Lakes Program toxic contaminants monitoring funding, S10311 [12OC]

———implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, S528 [9FE], S5291 [16JN], S10485 [12OC], S11766 [14DE]

———limit funding for activities included in the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions prior to implementation, S5536, S5537 [21JN], S7035 [17JY]

———postpone implementation of air quality standards until issuance of Supreme Court decision, S10311, S10312 [12OC]

———prohibit designation of nonattainment areas relative to air quality standards under the Clean Air Act, S10296-S10302, S10305, S10306, S10309, S10314 [12OC], S10585 [13OC]

———repeal rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program (S.J. Res. 50), S7076 [17JY]

———statutory authority to set radioactive release standards relative to public health and the environment, S522-S534 [9FE], S564-S579 [10FE], S3202, S3207, S3226 [2MY]

———water quality standards total maximum daily load program funding, S6233, S6236, S6243 [30JN]

Everglades National Park: restoration plan, S8901-S8907, S8931 [21SE], S9142-S9147, S9150 [25SE], S11407, S11408 [31OC]

———restoration plan adaptive assessment and monitoring, S8931 [21SE]

———restoration plan operation and maintenance cost sharing, S8916-S8929 [21SE]

———restoration plan (S. 2797), S5900-S5905 [27JN], S7995 [5SE], S10241 [11OC]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: require continued submission of certain environmental reports (S. 1730), S1751 [27MR]

Federal-State relations: investment of joint Federal and State funds from the civil settlement of damages from the Exxon Valdez (vessel) oil spill (S. 711), S2521 [11AP]

FEMA: role in wetland permit programs, S10310 [12OC]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, S668-S670 [22FE], S5297, S5298 [16JN], S7747-S7749 [27JY]

———eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (H.R. 5461), S11744, S11745 [7DE]

———establish a fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement program (S. 2441), S2760-S2762 [13AP]

———implement individual fishing quota programs, S11563 [5DE]

———improve conservation and management of sharks and prohibit practice of shark-finning (S. 2831), S6141 [29JN], S11744, S11745 [7DE]

———improve fishery management and enforcement, and fisheries data collection, research, and assessment (S. 2973), S7888-S7890 [27JY]

———proposed removal or breaching of dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers relative to salmon recovery plans, S7793 [27JY]

———protect the public's ability to fish for sport (S. 3234), S11003 [25OC]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize, S11563 [5DE]

———reauthorize (S. 2832), S6142 [29JN]

Florida: water consumptive use permitting process funding, S8930 [21SE]

Foreign trade: court decision on appointment of environmental representatives to Industry Sector Advisory Committees relative to forest products, S220 [1FE]

———provide trade adjustment assistance for workers performing environmental remediation necessary for closure of Copper Range Co. (S. 2611), S4316 [23MY]

Forest Service: proposed road management and transportation system rules relative to roadless areas protection, S6506-S6514, S6537 [12JY], S7151 [18JY]

———roads moratorium relative to access to public forests, S6251-S6253 [30JN], S6322 [10JY], S6514-S6518 [12JY]

———use of gum thickened fire retardants to fight wildfires, S9906 [5OC]

———wildland fire management funding through reductions in Timber Sales Management Program, S7024-S7027, S7028, S7029, S7039-S7041 [17JY], S7086, S7087 [18JY]

Forests: prevent fires by encouraging a balance between environmental protection and harvesting and stewardship policies, S10141 [10OC]

Gore, Vice President: views on drilling for oil in Colombia versus domestic drilling, S7490 [24JY]

Government: require increased waste prevention and recycling measures to be incorporated in the daily operations of Federal agencies (S. 3271), S11537 [14NO]

Government regulations: review and limit the issuance of certain regulations relative to Federal contractors (S. 2986), S7899 [27JY]

Great Lakes: moratorium on export of bulk fresh water until certain conditions are met, S9149, S9151 [25SE], S11406 [31OC]

———tributary transport models construction funding, S8282, S8283 [8SE]

H.L. Turner Group (business): Business New Hampshire Magazine Businesses of the Decade designee, S4234 [22MY]

Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, S470-S477, S480-S482 [8FE], S518, S522-S534 [9FE], S564-S579 [10FE], S1652 [23MR], S3202-S3205, S3213 [2MY], S8649 [18SE]

———transporting of nuclear waste through certain California counties to Nevada disposal site, S3213-S3216 [2MY]

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

Idaho: Land and Water Conservation Fund projects funding, S7038, S7039 [17JY]

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

Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area: establish (S. 2511), S3529 [4MY]

———establish (S. 2511), House amendment, S9116 [22SE]

Kids Day America/International: observance, S4186 [18MY]

Lake Tahoe: promote environmental restoration, S9905 [5OC]

———promote environmental restoration (H.R. 3388), S11275 [27OC]

———promote environmental restoration (S. 1925), S9982 [5OC]

Las Cienegas National Conservation Area: establish (H.R. 2941), S11274 [27OC]

Little River: Waterbury Dam repair funding, S8932 [21SE]

Little Sandy River: protection of watershed as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit (S. 2691), S4684, S4685 [7JN], S9999 [5OC], S11246 [27OC], S11485 [1NO]

Lobbyists: money spent to influence legislation relative to storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository, S534 [9FE]

Lyons, James: revocation of certain authorities as Under Sec. of Agriculture for Natural Resources, S11115 [26OC]

Maine: designate the Atlantic salmon as an endangered species, S11518-S11521 [14NO]

———salmon restoration and conservation programs funding, S6518-S6520 [12JY], S9905 [5OC]

Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative: establish multiagency program to promote energy efficient and environmentally sound economic development along the Mexican border (S. 397), S2791, S2792 [13AP]

Mining and mineral resources: hardrock mining regulations, S7358-S7361 [20JY]

Minnesota: disposal of hazardous nuclear waste, S556-S559 [9FE]

Missouri River: establish a trust fund to improve conservation, public use, erosion control, and maintenance of fish and wildlife in South Dakota, S9150 [25SE]

———establish a trust fund to improve conservation, public use, erosion control, and maintenance of fish and wildlife in South Dakota (S. 2291), S1681 [23MR]

———improve environmental quality and public use, and expand the Corps of Engineers authority to protect, enhance, and restore the fish and wildlife habitat, S8075-S8090 [6SE]

———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. 2704), S4847 [8JN]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress, S7029-S7032, S7039 [17JY], S7087 [18JY]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles, S5093, S5096 [14JN], S5197-S5215 [15JN]

———average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, S5193, S5194, S5197-S5215 [15JN], S6626 [13JY], S7793 [27JY]

———improve energy efficiency standards for automobiles and small trucks, S1621, S1622 [23MR]

National Biotechnology Month: observance, S58-S63, S95 [26JA], S144-S146 [31JA]

National Environmental Education Act: redesignate in honor of John H. Chafee, establish the John H. Chafee Memorial Fellowship Program, and extend programs (S. 1946), S3034-S3036 [27AP]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 1653), S1431-S1434 [9MR]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (S. 2287), S1679 [23MR]

National Marine Fisheries Service: restrictions on Alaskan fisheries due to decline in Stellar sea lion population, S11466-S11469 [1NO], S11504 [2NO], S11747-S11749 [8DE], S11772, S11773 [14DE], S11855, S11856, S11886 [15DE]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: amend (S. 1482), S10633 [17OC]

National Nuclear Security Administration: application of environmental protection, safety, and health regulations (S. 2597), S4202 [18MY]

National objectives: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (S. 3156), S9750 [3OC]

———priority assignments, S528 [9FE], S3220, S3222 [2MY], S6837 [14JY]

Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund conservation programs (S. 2181), S1173-S1184 [6MR]

Nevada: Bureau of Reclamation participation in the design and construction of the Truckee Watershed Reclamation Project for the reuse of water (S. 2195), S10528 [13OC]

———implementation of the Las Vegas Wash Wetland Restoration and Lake Mead Water Quality Improvement Project (S. 2750), S5362 [19JN]

New Jersey Institute of Technology: partnership with Corps of Engineers to implement stormwater flood control project, S11490 [1NO]

New Mexico: provide incentives for collaborative forest restoration projects on National Forest System and other public lands, S6512 [12JY], S7095, S7096 [18JY]

NOAA: National Marine Fisheries Service processing of jeopardy reviews under the Endangered Species Act, S668-S670 [22FE]

———reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office and enhance management and restoration programs (S. 2777), S5680 [22JN]

Norfolk, VA: deauthorizing process for inactive civil works projects relative to the Norfolk Harbor and Channels Deepening Project, S9147, S9148 [25SE]

North Carolina: Oregon Inlet stabilization project alternatives study, S7362-S7365 [20JY]

Northern Europe: encourage cross-border cooperation and environmental cleanup (H.R. 4249), S7282 [19JY]

Nuclear energy: circuit court ruling that power companies may seek damages against the Dept. of Energy relative to storage of spent nuclear fuel, S8648-S8650 [18SE]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository, S1623 [23MR]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), S457, S462-S477, S480-S482 [8FE], S514-S520, S522-S535, S556-S559 [9FE], S564-S579, S596-S598 [10FE], S1652 [23MR], S2879 [25AP]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), motion to proceed, S138, S139 [31JA]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), veto, S3201-S3230 [2MY], S8649 [18SE], S11477 [1NO]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), veto—unanimous-consent agreement, S2910 [26AP]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), vitiation of cloture vote, S301 [2FE]

Oceans: establish Ocean and Coast Conservation Fund (S. 2223), S1325 [8MR]

———maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems, S11893 [15DE]

———maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (H.R. 2903), S11754 [8DE], S11760 [11DE]

Oil Pollution Act: improve provisions concerning the recovery of damages for injuries resulting from oil spills (S. 3268), S11494 [1NO]

———reaffirm exclusive framework for criminal penalties in oil spill incidents by prohibiting prosecution under other strict liability statutes (S. 2944), S7841-S7843 [27JY]

Oregon: conduct a feasibility study on ways to improve water management in the Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River basins (S. 2877), S6845 [14JY], S10529 [13OC]

Petroleum: allow State regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), increase production and use of renewable fuels, and provide EPA funds to States for leaking underground storage tanks (S. 2503), S3514-S3519 [4MY]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, S1164, S1165 [6MR], S1281, S1331-S1334 [8MR], S1370, S1379 [9MR], S1447-S1449 [20MR], S1541-S1548 [22MR], S1620-S1624, S1646, S1648, S1652-S1655 [23MR], S1701-S1706, S1737 [27MR], S1915-S1923 [29MR], S1942-S1944 [30MR], S2029, S2034-S2037 [3AP], S2449, S2459 [10AP], S2496 [11AP], S5197, S5198, S5201, S5208, S5210, S5211 [15JN], S5723-S5726 [23JN], S5776-S5779 [26JN], S6244 [30JN], S7145-S7149 [18JY], S7763 [27JY], S8189 [7SE], S8250-S8252 [8SE], S8872 [21SE], S9020-S9026 [22SE], S9128-S9132, S9208-S9211 [25SE], S9232-S9235 [26SE], S9368 [27SE], S9564 [2OC], S9783-S9785 [3OC], S10045 [6OC], S11318-S11320 [29OC]

———impact of EPA implementation of reformulated gasoline regulations on gasoline prices, S7145-S7149 [18JY]

———influences on rise in prices, S204-S207 [1FE]

———phase-out use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline, S846 [28FE]

———prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline and provide research on remediation of contaminated groundwater (S. 2233), S1402-S1406 [9MR]

———prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (S. 2546), S3919-S3921 [11MY]

Pipelines: civil penalties against owners or operators relative to the availability of certain information during an incident investigation, S8235 [7SE]

———improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2409), S2621-S2624 [12AP]

———improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), S2714, S2757 [13AP], S8225-S8241 [7SE], S9230-S9232, S9255 [26SE], S10237 [11OC], S10894 [23OC]

———improve safety and environmental protection (S. 3002), S8019 [5SE]

———regulatory requirements for exposed pipes on bridges, S8235, S8236 [7SE]

Power resources: authorize research to promote the conversion of biomass into biobased industrial products, S7368 [20JY]

———authorize research to promote the conversion of biomass into biobased industrial products (S. 935), S972-S975 [29FE], S5875 [27JN]

———elimination of internal combustion engine, S2279, S2280, S2284, S2295 [6AP]

———establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (S. 2214), S1316-S1318 [8MR]

———establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing programs for the Coastal Plain, S1648 [23MR]

———national energy policy, S846 [28FE], S1541-S1548 [22MR], S1620-S1624, S1652-S1655 [23MR], S1701-S1706 [27MR], S2029, S2034-S2037 [3AP], S2458-S2460 [10AP], S2485-S2491, S2501 [11AP], S5723-S5726 [23JN], S5764-S5766, S5771-S5779 [26JN], S5873-S5876 [27JN], S6244 [30JN], S6319-S6322 [10JY], S7487 [24JY], S7763, S7764 [27JY], S8189 [7SE], S9020-S9026 [22SE], S9128-S9132, S9208-S9211 [25SE], S9232-S9235, S9242 [26SE], S9331-S9333, S9335, S9368 [27SE], S9440-S9443 [28SE], S9564, S9565 [2OC], S9783-S9785 [3OC], S9788-S9793, S9795 [4OC], S9876, S9877, S9885, S9892-S9895 [5OC], S10045 [6OC], S10140 [10OC], S10486-S10488 [12OC], S11290-S11293 [27OC], S11318-S11320 [29OC], S11409-S11413, S11419-S11421 [31OC], S11773 [14DE]

———revise energy policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, advance global climate science, promote technology development, and increase citizen awareness (S. 1776), S5292-S5296 [16JN]

———use of ethanol blended gasolines, S7814 [27JY]

Presidential Energy Commission: establish, S7989, S7990 [5SE]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (H.R. 4281), S11648, S11649 [6DE]

———promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (S. 1495), S10893 [23OC]

Public lands: encourage domestic oil, gas, and coal exploration and production, S1623 [23MR]

———livestock grazing permits renewal process, S6520-S6528 [12JY]

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 2410), S2624 [12AP]

Research: plant biotechnology research and development funding, S8182, S8183 [7SE]

Rhode Island: coastal restoration and water development projects funding, S9692 [3OC]

Samp, Ardyce Habeger: Dakota Conference Award for Distinguished Contribution to the Preservation of Cultural Heritage of South Dakota and the Northern Plains recipient, S6255 [30JN]

San Isabel National Forest: designate certain lands as Spanish Peaks Wilderness (H.R. 898), S10839 [19OC]

———designate certain lands as Spanish Peaks Wilderness (S. 503), S2792, S2793 [13AP]

San Onofre, CA: storage of spent nuclear fuel rods, S11477 [1NO]

Schools: notify parents in advance of the use of certain pesticides and provide school districts with current EPA pesticides manual and list, S1089, S1090, S1095, S1096 [2MR], S1170 [6MR]

Senate: legislative priorities, S8041 [6SE]

———return of certain treaties to the President (S. Res. 267), S10499 [12OC]

Ships and vessels: reinstate authority of States to adopt additional regulations on operation, maintenance, equipping, personnel qualification, or manning of oil tankers (S. 2506), S3520 [4MY]

Solid waste: State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste, S10991 [25OC]

———State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste (S. 533), S42 [24JA]

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]

States: increase funding for nonpoint source pollution control programs (S. 2417), S2729-S2732 [13AP], S10156 [10OC]

———responsibility for costs relative to air pollution that crosses State borders, S10212 [11OC]

Tariff: allow a duty drawback on the recycling of athletic shoes (S. 2571), S4023 [16MY]

Taxation: extend expensing of environmental remediation costs and include contaminated sites located outside of targeted areas (S. 2334), S1993 [30MR]

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

———provide incentives for voluntary reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and advance global climate science and technology development (S. 1777), S5293 [16JN]

———provide tax incentives for the purchase of alternative fuel vehicles and the retail sale of alternative fuels (S. 2591), S4199-S4201 [18MY]

———repeal the targeted area limitation on the expense deduction for environmental remediation costs and extend the termination date of such deduction (S. 2436), S2752 [13AP]

———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]

———treatment of contributions in aid of construction for water and sewage disposal property relative to service laterals (S. 2290), S1681 [23MR]

Technology: benefits of biotechnology research relative to agriculture, medicine, and environmental protection, S58-S63 [26JA]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: distribution of Intelligent Transportation System Program funding, S10124-S10127 [10OC]

———improve implementation of environmental streamlining provisions (S. 3173), S9958-S9960, S10027 [5OC]

Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions, S5536 [21JN]

———removal of injunction of secrecy, S5710 [22JN], S8527 [13SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Desert Tortoise Recovery Program implementation funding, S7038 [17JY]

———eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), S10244 [11OC], S10491-S10498 [12OC]

———eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (S. 2609), S4314 [23MY], S7066 [17JY]

———Kemp's Ridley sea turtle project funding, S7035 [17JY]

Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (S. 2588), S4192 [18MY]

Vermont: observance of Green Up Day, S2721 [13AP]

Walla Walla, WA: tribute to Walla Walla Senior High School field trip to Coppei Creek habitat restoration project, S392 [7FE]

Washington: proposed removal or breaching of dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers relative to salmon recovery plans, S791 [24FE], S3893, S3906-S3908 [11MY], S4910 [8JN]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), S5887-S5900 [27JN], S7995 [5SE], S8885-S8907, S8916-S8933 [21SE], S9142-S9181 [25SE], S10852-S10881 [23OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), conference report, S11405-S11409 [31OC], S11487, S11490 [1NO]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), unanimous-consent agreement, S8885 [21SE]

Water pollution: establish a National Clean Water Trust Fund (S. 2756), S5463 [20JN]

———exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (S. 2041), S607 [10FE]

———exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (S. 2139), S1290 [8MR]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), S2008-S2018 [30MR], S2037 [3AP], S2099 [4AP], S10019-S10027 [5OC]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), conference report, S10881-S10883 [23OC]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (H.R. 4132), S10735 [18OC]

Western States: impact of wildfires, S7967-S7974 [5SE], S8410 [12SE]

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

Weyerhaeuser Co.: anniversary, S1811 [28MR]

Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 2833), S9979 [5OC]

Reports

Alaskan Fisheries Impact on Stellar Sea Lion Population: National Marine Fisheries Service, S11749-S11751 [8DE]

Alloy 22 Storage Containers for Spent Nuclear Fuel: Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects, H10033 [17OC]

Building a Transportation and Infrastructure Legacy: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H10863-H10866 [25OC]

CO2—A Pollutant? National Mining Association Legal Affairs Committee, H4828-H4836 [21JN]

Economic Effects of Replacing Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (MTBE) With Ethanol: Dept. of Agriculture, H1275-H1277 [22MR]

Environmental Aspects of Yugoslav Reconstruction—NATO Ecocide in Serbia: Vojin Joksimovich, Harvard University, E1314-E1317 [25JY]

Environmental Consequences of the IMF's Lending Policies: Friends of the Earth (organization), H6641 [20JY]

Ethanol Use in Gasoline: Sarah R. Armstrong, Cambridge Environmental, Inc., H1278-H1280 [22MR]

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]

Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act (S. 503): Committee on Resources (House), E1899 [25OC]

Reports filed

Alternative Water Sources Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1106) (H. Rept. 106-593), H2409 [2MY]

Apostle Islands Stewardship Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 134) (S. Rept. 106-371), S8018 [5SE]

Beaches Environmental Assessment, Cleanup, and Health Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 999), S8019 [5SE]

Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 522) (S. Rept. 106-366), S8018 [5SE]

Bureau of Reclamation Cost Sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Implementation Programs: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2239) (S. Rept. 106-403), S8290 [8SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2348) (H. Rept. 106-791), H7001 [25JY]

Bureau of Reclamation Management of Water Resources in the Salmon Creek Watershed of the Upper Columbia River: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2951) (S. Rept. 106-431), S9464 [28SE]

Bureau of Reclamation Participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1027) (H. Rept. 106-805), H7279 [6SE]

Bureau of Reclamation Participation in the Design and Construction of the Truckee Watershed Reclamation Project for the Reuse of Water: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2195) (S. Rept. 106-438), S9700 [3OC]

Bureau of Reclamation Reauthorization for Participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1787) (H. Rept. 106-712), H5735 [10JY]

Bureau of Reclamation Study of a Water Exchange in Lieu of the Electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2163) (S. Rept. 106-488), S9855 [4OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3986) (H. Rept. 106-864), H7869 [19SE]

Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River Basin Water Optimization Feasibility Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2877) (S. Rept. 106-454), S9604 [2OC]

Carbon Cycle and Agricultural Best Practices Research Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 1066) (S. Rept. 106-407), S8501 [13SE]

Castle Rock Ranch Acquisition Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1705) (S. Rept. 106-262), S2615 [12AP]

———Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1705) (H. Rept. 106-749), H6354 [17JY]

Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3039) (H. Rept. 106-550), H1587 [29MR]

Clean Lakes Program Reauthorization: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2328) (H. Rept. 106-560), H1762 [4AP]

Coastal Zone Management Act Reauthorization: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1534) (S. Rept. 106-412), S8584 [14SE]

Columbia and Snake Rivers Dam Preservation: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Con. Res. 63) (H. Rept. 106-1029), H12091 [14DE]

Colusa Basin Watershed Integrated Resources Management Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1113) (H. Rept. 106-811), H7279 [6SE]

Commission on Ocean Policy Establishment: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2327) (S. Rept. 106-301), S4296 [23MY]

Common Sense Protections for Endangered Species Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3160) (H. Rept. 106-1013), H11206 [26OC]

Community Forest Restoration Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1288) (H. Rept. 106-947), H9504 [6OC]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 701) (S. Rept. 106-413), S8584 [14SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 701) (H. Rept. 106-499), H572 [29FE]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 835, Estuaries and Clean Waters Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 106-1000), H10808 [24OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 665) (H. Rept. 106-1022), H11781 [1NO]

Consideration of H.R. 673, Florida Keys Water Quality Improvements Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 483) (H. Rept. 106-601), H2409 [2MY]

Consideration of H.R. 701, Conservation and Reinvestment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 497) (H. Rept. 106-612), H2769 [9MY]

Consideration of H.R. 1106, Alternative Water Sources Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 485) (H. Rept. 106-603), H2409 [2MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2328, Clean Lakes Program Reauthorization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 468) (H. Rept. 106-571), H2121 [11AP]

Consideration of H.R. 2941, Las Cienegas National Conservation Area Establishment: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 610) (H. Rept. 106-935), H8799 [4OC]

Consideration of H.R. 2957, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 484) (H. Rept. 106-602), H2409 [2MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3039, Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 470) (H. Rept. 106-573), H2121 [11AP]

Consideration of H.R. 3671, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 455) (H. Rept. 106-558), H1674 [3AP]

Consideration of H.R. 3986, Bureau of Reclamation Study of a Water Exchange in Lieu of the Electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 581) (H. Rept. 106-866), H7870 [19SE]

Consideration of S. 1287, Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel Pending Completion of the Nuclear Waste Repository: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 444) (H. Rept. 106-532), H1162 [21MR]

Consideration of S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 639) (H. Rept. 106-991), H10256 [18OC]

Coral Reef Conservation and Restoration Partnership Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3919) (H. Rept. 106-762), H6598 [19JY]

Cross-Border Cooperation and Environmental Safety in Northern Europe Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 4249), S6013 [28JN]

Dept. of the Interior Authorization for States To Establish Hunting Seasons for Double-Crested Cormorants: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3118) (H. Rept. 106-916), H8551 [29SE]

Dept. of the Interior Participation in Design, Planning, and Construction of a Project To Reclaim and Reuse Wastewater in the Lakehaven Utility District: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2301) (S. Rept. 106-439), S9700 [3OC]

Dept. of the Interior Participation in Design, Planning, and Construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1848) (S. Rept. 106-437), S9700 [3OC]

Dept. of the Interior Study To Determine Ways of Restoring the Natural Wetlands Conditions in the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, HI: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3176) (H. Rept. 106-649), H3924 [6JN]

Environmental Education Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1946) (S. Rept. 106-272), S2726 [13AP]

EPA Office of Air and Radiation Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1743) (H. Rept. 106-511), H646 [6MR]

EPA Office of Research and Development and Science Advisory Board Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1742) (H. Rept. 106-512), H646 [6MR]

EPA Reinstatement of Transportation Conformity Regulations: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1053) (S. Rept. 106-228), S285 [2FE]

Estuary Conservation and Management Programs Funding: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1237) (H. Rept. 106-596), H2409 [2MY]

Estuary Habitat Restoration Partnership Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1775) (H. Rept. 106-561), H4173 [9JN]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1775) (H. Rept. 106-561), H1762 [4AP]

Federal Reformulated Fuels Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2962) (S. Rept. 106-426), S9464 [28SE]

Florida Keys Water Quality Improvements Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 673) (H. Rept. 106-592), H2409 [2MY]

Forest Roads-Community Right-To-Know Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1523) (H. Rept. 106-604), H2511 [3MY]

Giant Sequoia Groves Protection and Management Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4021) (H. Rept. 106-570), H2121 [11AP]

Great Ape Conservation Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 4320) (S. Rept. 106-472), S9701 [3OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4320) (H. Rept. 106-792), H7001 [25JY]

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

Irrigation Mitigation and Restoration Partnership Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1444) (S. Rept. 106-239), S1390 [9MR]

Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Corridor Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2511) (S. Rept. 106-333), S6347 [10JY]

Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2882) (S. Rept. 106-489), S9855 [4OC]

Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2957) (H. Rept. 106-594), H2409 [2MY]

Lake Tahoe Restoration Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1925) (S. Rept. 106-400), S8290 [8SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3388) (H. Rept. 106-833), H7364 [7SE]

Land Recycling Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2580) (H. Rept. 106-775), H6717 [20JY]

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

Las Cienegas National Conservation Area Establishment: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2941) (H. Rept. 106-934), H8799 [4OC]

Little Sandy River Watershed Protection as Part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2691) (S. Rept. 106-428), S9464 [28SE]

Long Island Sound Preservation and Protection Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 855) (H. Rept. 106-595), H2409 [2MY]

Long Island Sound Restoration Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3313) (H. Rept. 106-597), H2409 [2MY]

Mississippi Sound Restoration Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4104) (H. Rept. 106-840), H7501 [12SE]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1653) (S. Rept. 106-230), S1173 [6MR]

———Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1653) (H. Rept. 106-911), H8468 [28SE]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act Amendments: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1482) (S. Rept. 106-353), S7447 [21JY]

National Materials Corridor Partnership Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 397) (S. Rept. 106-232), S1390 [9MR]

National Monument NEPA Compliance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1487) (S. Rept. 106-250), S1815 [28MR]

National Monument Public Participation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 729) (S. Rept. 106-372), S8018 [5SE]

National Ocean Day: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Res. 415) (H. Rept. 106-716), H5735 [10JY]

NOAA and NSF Marine Research and Related Environmental Research and Development Program Activities Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1552) (H. Rept. 106-987), H10256 [18OC]

Nomination of Eric D. Eberhard to the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation Board of Trustees: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S538 [9FE]

Nomination of W. Michael McCabe To Be EPA Deputy Administrator: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S538 [9FE]

Outfitter Policy Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1969) (S. Rept. 106-491), S9941 [5OC]

Pacific Salmon Recovery Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2798) (H. Rept. 106-806), H7279 [6SE]

Pipeline Safety Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2438) (S. Rept. 106-387), S8019 [5SE]

Promote New and Revised Toxicological Tests That Protect Human, Animal, and Environmental Health While Reducing Need for Animal Testing: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4281) (H. Rept. 106-908), H9907 [16OC]

———Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1495) (S. Rept. 106-496), S10252 [11OC]

Public Forests Emergency Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1524) (H. Rept. 106-1021), H11716 [31OC]

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act Appropriations Authorization Increase: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3595) (H. Rept. 106-836), H7501 [12SE]

Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2797) (S. Rept. 106-363), S7837 [27JY]

San Gabriel, CA, Long-Term Solution to Groundwater Contamination and Water Supply Problems: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 910) (H. Rept. 106-545), H1404 [23MR]

Senate Return of Certain Treaties to the President: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 267), S1391 [9MR]

Shark Finning Prohibition Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3535) (H. Rept. 106-650), H3924 [6JN]

Southeastern Alaska Intertie System Construction Appropriations: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2439) (S. Rept. 106-405), S8342 [11SE]

Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 503) (S. Rept. 106-233), S1390 [9MR]

Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3378) (H. Rept. 106-842), H7501 [12SE]

Uranium and Thorium Mill Sites Cleanup: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2641) (H. Rept. 106-886), H8060 [25SE]

Water Resources Development Act: Committee of Conference (S. 2796) (H. Rept. 106-1020), H11716 [31OC]

———Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2796) (S. Rept. 106-362), S7837 [27JY]

Water Resources Research Act Grants Reauthorization for Water Resources Research and Technology Institutes: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2297) (S. Rept. 106-369), S8018 [5SE]

Water Resources Research Act Reauthorization of Water Resources Research and Technology Institutes Grants: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4132) (H. Rept. 106-714), H5735 [10JY]

Wet Weather Water Quality Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 828) (H. Rept. 106-943), H9503 [6OC]

Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 3671) (S. Rept. 106-495), S10153 [10OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3671) (H. Rept. 106-554), H1628 [30MR]

Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1998) (S. Rept. 106-340), S6574 [12JY]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2833) (H. Rept. 106-740), H6353 [17JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Atlanta, GA, Transportation Improvement Plan implementation: Georgia Regional Transportation Authority, S5193 [15JN]

Corps of Engineers projects review: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H950 [14MR], H5881, H5882 [12JY], H7216-H7219 [6SE], H9516 [10OC]

National energy supply policies: National Association of Manufacturers, E1971 [28OC]

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]

Selection of Nevada test site as nuclear waste disposal site: Nevada State Legislature, S3204 [2MY]

Resolutions of ratification

Treaty With Mexico on Delimitation of Continental Shelf, S9604 [2OC], S10658 [18OC]

Rulings of the Chair

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), H1187 [22MR]

Statements

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: OMB, S7363 [20JY]

Biotechnology Research: National Research Council, S63 [26JA]

———President Clinton, S63 [26JA]

Limit EPA Fines for Environmental Compliance Violations at Military Facilities: Executive Office of the President, S6543 [12JY]

Pipeline Safety Improvement Act: Representatives Shuster and Bliley, H9559 [10OC]

Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel Pending Completion of the Nuclear Waste Repository Legislation Veto: Vice President Gore, S3207 [2MY]

Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act: Surfrider Foundation, H7473 [12SE]

Summaries

Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act (S. 2700), S4841 [8JN]

Clean and Renewable Fuels Act (S. 2971), S7884-S7886 [27JY]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act (S. 2123), S1020 [1MR]

Fishable Waters Act (S. 2441), S2761 [13AP]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Reauthorization and Amendments (H.R. 4010), E342 [16MR]

Pipeline Safety Act (H.R. 5361), E1657 [3OC]

Streamlined Environmental Reporting and Pollution Prevention Act (S. 2800), S5910 [27JN]

Tables

Number of wildland fires and acres affected in 2000, S7969 [5SE]

Wildland fire comparison statistics, S7969 [5SE]

Testimonies

Environmental Initiatives and Their Impact on Local Communities: Diana W.H. Capp, E240 [8MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 415, National Ocean Day, H5676 [10JY]

H. Res. 444, consideration of S. 1287, storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository, H1178 [22MR]

H. Res. 455, consideration of H.R. 3671, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act, H1801 [5AP]

H. Res. 468, consideration of H.R. 2328, Clean Lakes Program reauthorization, H2147 [12AP]

H. Res. 470, consideration of H.R. 3039, Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act, H2148 [12AP]

H. Res. 483, consideration of H.R. 673, Florida Keys Water Quality Improvements Act, H2555 [4MY]

H. Res. 484, consideration of H.R. 2957, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Act, H2461 [3MY]

H. Res. 485, consideration of H.R. 1106, Alternative Water Sources Act, H2557 [4MY]

H. Res. 497, consideration of H.R. 701, Conservation and Reinvestment Act, H2821 [10MY], H2939 [11MY]

H. Res. 581, consideration of H.R. 3986, Bureau of Reclamation study of a water exchange in lieu of the electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant, H7885 [20SE]

H. Res. 610, consideration of H.R. 2941, Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, H8847 [5OC]

H. Res. 630, concur with Senate amendment to H.R. 1444, Irrigation Mitigation and Restoration Partnership Act, H9984 [17OC]

H. Res. 639, consideration of S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, H10290 [19OC]

H. Res. 648, consideration of conference report on S. 835, Estuaries and Clean Waters Act, H10856 [25OC]

H. Res. 665, consideration of conference report on S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, H11816 [3NO]

H.R. 673, Florida Keys Water Quality Improvements Act, H2560 [4MY]

H.R. 910, funding and implementation of a long-term solution to groundwater contamination and water supply problems in San Gabriel, CA, H1422 [28MR]

H.R. 999, Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act, H8132-H8134 [26SE]

H.R. 1106, Alternative Water Sources Act, H2565 [4MY]

H.R. 1113, Colusa Basin Watershed Integrated Resources Management Act, H7661 [18SE]

H.R. 1237, estuary conservation and management programs funding, H2621 [8MY]

H.R. 1444, Irrigation Mitigation and Restoration Partnership Act, S2795 [13AP], S11277 [27OC]

H.R. 1775, Estuary Restoration Act, H7475-H7478 [12SE]

H.R. 1787, Bureau of Reclamation reauthorization for participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy, H5670 [10JY]

H.R. 2348, Bureau of Reclamation cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs, H6953 [25JY]

H.R. 2641, uranium and thorium mill sites cleanup, H8277 [27SE]

H.R. 2798, Pacific Salmon Recovery Act, H7656-H7658 [18SE]

H.R. 2833, Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Act, H6876-H6878 [25JY]

H.R. 2884, Energy Act, H10555-H10561 [24OC]

H.R. 2884, Energy Policy and Conservation Act program extension, H2090 [11AP]

H.R. 2903, Striped Bass Conservation Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Management and Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Act, H11704 [31OC]

H.R. 2941, Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, H8852-H8854 [5OC]

H.R. 2957, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Act, H2464 [3MY]

H.R. 3039, Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act, H2161-H2163 [12AP]

H.R. 3176, Dept. of the Interior study to determine ways of restoring the natural wetlands conditions in the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge in Hawaii, H3888 [6JN]

H.R. 3313, Long Island Sound Restoration Act, H2720 [9MY]

H.R. 3378, Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act, H7470 [12SE]

H.R. 3388, Lake Tahoe Restoration Act, H10515 [23OC]

H.R. 3535, Shark Finning Prohibition Act, H3882 [6JN]

H.R. 3595, Reclamation Safety of Dams Act appropriations increase, H10520 [23OC]

H.R. 3671, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act, S10491-S10494 [12OC], H10017-H10023 [17OC]

H.R. 3986, Bureau of Reclamation study of a water exchange in lieu of the electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant, H7747 [19SE], H7886 [20SE]

H.R. 4104, Mississippi Sound Restoration Act, H7480 [12SE]

H.R. 4132, water resources research and technology institutes grants reauthorization under the Water Resources Research Act, H5671 [10JY]

H.R. 4249, Cross-Border Cooperation and Environmental Safety in Northern Europe Act, H2983 [15MY]

H.R. 4281, promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing, H10007 [17OC]

H.R. 4320, Great Ape Conservation Act, H6958 [25JY]

H.R. 5041, establish boundaries and classification of Montana segment of the Missouri River, H9966 [17OC]

H.R. 5175, Small Business Liability Relief Act, H8123-H8125 [26SE]

H.R. 5388, designate visitors center in the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge as the Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center, H10709 [24OC]

H.R. 5461, Shark Finning Prohibition Act, H11570 [30OC]

S. 134, Apostle Islands Stewardship Act, S9979 [5OC]

S. 148, Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act, S6180 [29JN], H5095 [26JN]

S. 397, National Materials Corridor and U.S.-Mexico Border Technology Partnership Act, S2791 [13AP]

S. 503, Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act, S2792 [13AP], H10513 [23OC]

S. 522, Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health Act, S8998-S9002 [21SE]

S. 835, Clean Waters and Bays Act, S10019-S10027 [5OC], H7482-H7489 [12SE]

S. 835, Estuary Habitat Restoration Partnership Act, S2008-S2011, S2015-S2018 [30MR]

S. 935, National Sustainable Fuels and Chemicals Act, S972-S974 [29FE], S1039-S1042 [1MR]

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

S. 1027, Bureau of Reclamation participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy, H7399 [12SE]

S. 1066, Carbon Cycle and Agricultural Best Practices Research Act, S10642-S10644 [17OC]

S. 1287, storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository, S574-S578 [10FE], H1183-H1187 [22MR]

S. 1482, National Marine Sanctuaries Act amendments, S10639-S10642 [17OC], H10718-H10720 [24OC], H11188-H11192 [25OC]

S. 1534, Coastal Zone Management Act reauthorization, S9544-S9546, S9548-S9551 [28SE]

S. 1653, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act reauthorization and amendments, S1433 [9MR]

S. 1705, Castle Rock Ranch Acquisition Act, S2807 [13AP], H9962 [17OC]

S. 1730, require continued submission of certain environmental reports under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, S1751 [27MR]

S. 1731, require continued submission of certain environmental reports under the Clean Air Act, S1751 [27MR]

S. 1744, continue to submit certain species conservation reports under the Endangered Species Act, S1751 [27MR], H2358 [2MY]

S. 1848, Dept. of the Interior participation in design, planning, and construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project, S10528 [13OC]

S. 1925, Lake Tahoe Restoration Act, S9982-S9984 [5OC]

S. 1946, Environmental Education Act, S3034-S3036 [27AP]

S. 2123, Conservation and Reinvestment Act, S937-S945 [29FE]

S. 2181, Conservation and Stewardship Act, S1177-S1184 [6MR]

S. 2195, Bureau of Reclamation participation in the design and construction of the Truckee Watershed Reclamation Project for the reuse of water, S10528 [13OC]

S. 2228, Corps of Engineers conducting of studies and carrying out of ecosystem restoration within Puget Sound and adjacent waters in Washington, S1396 [9MR]

S. 2233, MTBE Elimination Act, S1404 [9MR]

S. 2287, Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act, S1680 [23MR]

S. 2301, Dept. of the Interior participation in design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the Lakehaven Utility District, S10529 [13OC]

S. 2309, Corps of Engineers Civil Works Independent Investigation and Review Act, S1824 [28MR]

S. 2327, Commission on Ocean Policy, S5768 [26JN]

S. 2327, Oceans Act, H6856 [25JY]

S. 2362, Air Quality Standard Improvement Act, S2237 [5AP]

S. 2409, Pipeline Safety and Community Protection Act, S2621-S2624 [12AP]

S. 2417, Water Pollution Program Enhancements Act, S10156 [10OC]

S. 2437, Water Resources Development Act, S2752-S2757 [13AP]

S. 2438, Pipeline Safety Improvement Act, S8225-S8230, S8236-S8241 [7SE], H9548-H9553 [10OC]

S. 2439, Southeastern Alaska Intertie System construction appropriations, S9996 [5OC]

S. 2503, Renewable Fuels Act, S3515-S3519 [4MY]

S. 2506, reinstate authority of States to adopt additional regulations on operation, maintenance, equipping, personnel qualification, or manning of oil tankers, S3521 [4MY]

S. 2511, Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area Act, S9116 [22SE], S9206-S9208 [25SE]

S. 2511, Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Corridor Area Act, S3529 [4MY]

S. 2571, allow a duty drawback on the recycling of athletic shoes, S4024 [16MY]

S. 2588, Ute-Moab Land Restoration Act, S4193 [18MY]

S. 2590, Brownfields Revitalization Act, S4195-S4199 [18MY]

S. 2591, Bureau of Reclamation management of water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River, S10528 [13OC]

S. 2611, provide trade adjustment assistance for workers performing environmental remediation necessary for closure of Copper Range Co., S4317 [23MY]

S. 2691, protection of Little Sandy River watershed as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit, S9999, S10000 [5OC]

S. 2700, Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act, S4835-S4840 [8JN]

S. 2711, Florida Keys Water Quality Improvements Act, S4953 [12JN]

S. 2756, National Clean Water Trust Fund Act, S5463 [20JN]

S. 2777, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office reauthorization and management and restoration programs enhancement, S5681 [22JN]

S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, S5888-S5900 [27JN], S9152-S9181 [25SE], H10292, H10321-H10351 [19OC]

S. 2797, Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act, S5901-S5904 [27JN]

S. 2800, Streamlined Environmental Reporting and Pollution Prevention Act, S5907 [27JN]

S. 2832, Fishery Conservation and Management Act reauthorization, S6284-S6287 [30JN]

S. 2877, Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River Basin Water Optimization Feasibility Study Act, S6846 [14JY], S10529 [13OC]

S. 2882, Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act, S10530 [13OC], H10518 [23OC]

S. 2944, reaffirm exclusive framework for criminal penalties in oil spill incidents by prohibiting prosecution under other strict liability statutes, S7843 [27JY]

S. 2951, Bureau of Reclamation management of water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River, H10519 [23OC]

S. 2962, Federal Reformulated Fuels Act, S7853-S7855 [27JY]

S. 2986, Just Opportunities in Bidding Act, S7900 [27JY]

S. 3002, Pipeline Integrity, Safety and Reliability Research and Development Act, S8020 [5SE]

S. 3156, Endangered Species Recovery Act, S9751-S9758 [3OC]

S. 3212, Upper Connecticut River Partnership Act, S10716 [18OC]

S. 3222, Harmful Nonnative Weed Control Act, S10803-S10805 [19OC]

S. 3232, California Reclaimed Water Act for the 21st Century, S11000-S11002 [25OC]

S. 3268, Fishery and Aquaculture Oil Spill Assistance Act, S11494 [1NO]

S. Con. Res. 151, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 2348, Bureau of Reclamation cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs, S10543, S10592 [13OC], H10069 [18OC]

S. Con. Res. 157, adherence by Mexico to treaties regulating the flow of raw sewage into U.S. waters, S11425 [31OC]

S. Res. 267, Senate return of certain treaties to the President, S1423 [9MR]

S. Res. 290, support and adhere to the Global Sullivan Principles of Corporate Social Responsibility, S2640 [12AP]

Tributes

Moynihan, Senator, S10238 [11OC]

Vento, Bruce F., H11200 [26OC]