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Amendments

Alaska: complete the orderly withdrawal of NOAA from the civil administration of the Pribilof Islands (H.R. 3417), S10594 [13OC]

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

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

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

Natural gas: promote research and development of methane hydrate resources (H.R. 1753), S2805 [13AP]

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

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]

Appointments

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

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

Bills and resolutions

Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4840), H5955 [12JY]

Brevard County, FL: mitigate the adverse impacts of shoreline erosion (see H.R. 4775), H5240 [27JN]

Cape Hatteras National Seashore: restrict use of fees collected under the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program (see H.R. 5047), H7207 [27JY]

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]

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]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Nancy Foster Marine Biology Scholarship Program (see S. 2954), S7839 [27JY] (see H.R. 5086), H7209 [27JY]

Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (H.R. 2903) (see H.R. 3919), H997 [14MR]

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

Fish and fishing: conserve Atlantic highly migratory species of fish (see H.R. 4612), H4120 [8JN] (see H.R. 4773), H5240 [27JN]

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

———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]

Lighthouses: establish a national historic lighthouse preservation program (see S. 2343), S2106 [4AP] (see H.R. 4613), H4120 [8JN]

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

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

Natural gas: promote research and development of methane hydrate resources (H.R. 1753), Senate amendments (see H. Res. 453), H1674 [3AP]

———promote research and development of methane hydrate resources (H.R. 1753), consideration (see H. Res. 424), H573 [29FE]

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

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]

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

Research: tribute to individuals who were instrumental in the history of oceanographic and scientific research and the efforts of the Office of Naval Research (see S. Con. Res. 92), S1316 [8MR] (see H. Con. Res. 264), H647 [6MR]

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]

Water pollution: 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]

Conference reports

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

Excerpts

``Evolution of the Sextant,'' Rod Cardoza, E819 [24MY]

Letters

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

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]

National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act: Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), H8139 [26SE]

———Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H8139 [26SE]

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]

Probilof Islands Transition Act: Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), H5094 [26JN]

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]

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

Remarks in House

Alaska: complete the orderly withdrawal of NOAA from the civil administration of the Pribilof Islands (H.R. 3417), H5092-H5095 [26JN], H10489 [23OC], E1152 [29JN]

Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4840), H7384, H7385 [12SE]

Brevard County, FL: mitigate the adverse impacts of shoreline erosion, H5222 [27JN], H8423 [28SE]

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

Coordinated Oceanographic Program Advisory Panel: establish (H.R. 2090), H7385-H7388 [12SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution and Florida State University joint aquaculture project funding, H5456 [29JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Nancy Foster Marine Biology Scholarship Program (H.R. 5086), H10477-H10490 [23OC]

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

———maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (H.R. 2903) (H.R. 3919), E293, E303 [14MR]

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

Fish and fishing: 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]

Kapahulehua, Leonard (Bully): Walter B. Jones Memorial and NOAA Excellence in Promoting Diversity in Coastal or Ocean Resource Management Award recipient, H8283 [27SE]

Lighthouses: establish a national historic lighthouse preservation program (H.R. 4613), H8137-H8140 [26SE]

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

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

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

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

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

Natural gas: promote research and development of methane hydrate resources (H.R. 1753), Senate amendments (H. Res. 453), H1634-H1636 [3AP]

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

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

———funding, H5106-H5108 [26JN], H12491 [15DE], E1133 [28JN], E1145 [29JN]

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

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

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]

Washington: proposal to resume whale hunting by the Makah Indian Tribe, H240 [8FE], H2171 [12AP]

———resumption of whale hunting by the Makah Indian Tribe, H7067 [26JY]

Water pollution: 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]

World War II: tribute to veterans of the Pacific Theater, H6451-H6456 [18JY]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: complete the orderly withdrawal of NOAA from the civil administration of the Pribilof Islands (H.R. 3417), S10552-S10555 [13OC]

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 (S. 2123), S936-S946 [29FE]

Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (S. 2327), S1912 [29MR], S5766-S5769 [26JN]

Coordinated Oceanographic Program Advisory Panel: establish (H.R. 2090), S8528 [13SE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Nancy Foster Marine Biology Scholarship Program (S. 2954), S7845 [27JY]

Ecology and environment: 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]

EPA: clean up of river and ocean sites contaminated with hazardous materials, S10302-S10306, S10309, S10314 [12OC]

Fish and fishing: eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (H.R. 5461), S11744, S11745 [7DE]

———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]

———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]

Lighthouses: establish a national historic lighthouse preservation program (H.R. 4613), S9984 [5OC]

———establish a national historic lighthouse preservation program (S. 2343), S2107, S2108 [4AP]

———establish a national historic lighthouse preservation program (S. 2343), star print, S2645 [12AP]

National Marine Fisheries Service: funding, S668-S670 [22FE]

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

Natural gas: promote research and development of methane hydrate resources (H.R. 1753), Senate amendments, S2805-S2807 [13AP]

Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund conservation programs (S. 2181), S1173-S1184 [6MR]

NOAA: reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office and enhance management and restoration programs (S. 2777), S5680 [22JN]

Ocean and Coast Conservation Fund: establish (S. 2223), S1325 [8MR]

Senate: 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]

Water pollution: 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]

Reports filed

Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4840) (H. Rept. 106-804), H7279 [6SE]

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Conservation Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1911) (S. Rept. 106-339), S6574 [12JY]

Coastal Zone Management Act Reauthorization: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1534) (S. Rept. 106-412), S8584 [14SE]

Commission on Ocean Policy Establishment: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2327) (S. Rept. 106-301), S4296 [23MY]

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]

Coral Reef Conservation and Restoration Partnership Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3919) (H. Rept. 106-762), H6598 [19JY]

Exploration of the Seas Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2090) (H. Rept. 106-810), H7279 [6SE]

Fur Seal Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3417) (H. Rept. 106-569), H2121 [11AP]

National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2343) (S. Rept. 106-380), S8019 [5SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4613) (H. Rept. 106-890), H8199 [26SE]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act Amendments: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1482) (S. Rept. 106-353), S7447 [21JY]

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]

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]

Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3378) (H. Rept. 106-842), H7501 [12SE]

Resolutions of ratification

Inter-American Convention on Sea Turtles, S8104 [6SE], S8867 [20SE]

Statements

Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act: Surfrider Foundation, H7473 [12SE]

Testimonies

National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act: Richard L. Moehl, Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association, H8140 [26SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 415, National Ocean Day, H5676 [10JY]

H. Res. 453, Senate amendments to H.R. 1753, Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act, H1634 [3AP]

H. Res. 648, consideration of conference report on S. 835, Estuaries and Clean Waters Act, H10856 [25OC]

H.R. 1753, Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act, S2805 [13AP]

H.R. 2090, Exploration of the Seas Act, H7385 [12SE]

H.R. 2903, Striped Bass Conservation Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Management and Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Act, H11704 [31OC]

H.R. 3378, Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act, H7470 [12SE]

H.R. 3417, Pribilof Islands Transition Act, H5092-H5094 [26JN]

H.R. 3535, Shark Finning Prohibition Act, H3882 [6JN]

H.R. 4613, National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act, H8137 [26SE]

H.R. 4840, Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Act, H7384 [12SE]

H.R. 5086, Coastal and Fisheries Improvement Act, H10477-H10488 [23OC]

H.R. 5461, Shark Finning Prohibition Act, H11570 [30OC]

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. 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. 2123, Conservation and Reinvestment Act, S937-S945 [29FE]

S. 2181, Conservation and Stewardship Act, S1177-S1184 [6MR]

S. 2327, Commission on Ocean Policy, S5768 [26JN]

S. 2327, Oceans Act, H6856 [25JY]

S. 2506, reinstate authority of States to adopt additional regulations on operation, maintenance, equipping, personnel qualification, or manning of oil tankers, S3521 [4MY]

S. 2777, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office reauthorization and management and restoration programs enhancement, S5681 [22JN]

S. 2832, Fishery Conservation and Management Act reauthorization, S6284-S6287 [30JN]

S. Con. Res. 92, tribute to individuals who were instrumental in the history of oceanographic and scientific research and the efforts of the Office of Naval Research, S1328 [8MR]

S. Res. 267, Senate return of certain treaties to the President, S1423 [9MR]