PUBLIC UTILITIES

Amendments

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S7694 [26JY], S7937 [27JY], S7988, S7989, S8027, S8028 [5SE], S8075, S8116, S8117, S8118, S8119, S8120, S8121, S8122, S8123, S8124 [6SE], S8164, S8168, S8169, S8170, S8172, S8173, S8178, S8179, S8180 [7SE], S8256 [8SE], H5169, H5170 [26JN], H5224, H5227, H5231, H5232, H5242, H5243, H5250, H5254, H5257, H5259, H5260, H5262, H5267, H5269, H5275, H5277, H5278 [27JN]

Montana: authorize construction of the Fort Peck Reservation Rural County Water Supply System (S. 624), S10540 [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]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4733, energy and water development appropriations, H7627 [14SE]

Articles and editorials

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

Electricity—Lifeline or Bottom Line?, E1154-E1156 [29JN]

Marketing a Nuclear Wasteland, S3204 [2MY]

Bills and resolutions

California: authorize investor-owned electric utilities to purchase electric power directly from the Bonneville Power Administration at specified rates (see H.R. 5458), H9899 [12OC]

Dept. of Energy: ensure continuation of certain authorities through the Assistant Sec. of Energy for Environment, Safety, and Health relative to indemnification and liability dealing with nuclear incidents (see H.R. 4446), H3049 [15MY]

Ecology and environment: 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]

Electric power: facilitate competition in industry (see S. 2967), S7839 [27JY] (see H.R. 4971), H7128 [26JY]

———facilitate transition to more reliability, competition and efficiency in electric power industry (see S. 2098), S799 [24FE]

———grant investor owned utilities and other private entities the same rights to purchase electric energy generated at Federal facilities as public bodies and cooperatives (see H.R. 5113), H7280 [6SE]

———interconnect distributed generation facilities with local electric distribution systems (see H.R. 5457), H9899 [12OC]

———promote reliability of the bulk-power system (see S. 2071), S613 [10FE] (see H.R. 4881), H6469 [18JY]

———provide for competition in industry and authorize States to recover transition costs (see S. 2886), S7160 [18JY]

———provide for the reliability of the electric power transmission system (see H.R. 4941), H6777 [24JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 4733), H5083 [23JN] (see H.R. 5483), H10256 [18OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), consideration (see H. Res. 532), H5168 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 598), H8405 [27SE]

FERC: establish a temporary bid cap on the wholesale price of electric energy sold in New York (see H.R. 5559), H11194 [25OC]

———provide additional authority to order refunds of unjust, unreasonable, unduly discriminatory or preferential rates and charges for electricity (see H.R. 5626), H11842 [3NO]

———reform electric power rates in California (see H. Con. Res. 417), H8799 [4OC]

———release of findings and recommendations on electric power in California (see H. Res. 650), H11194 [25OC]

———roll back wholesale price of electric energy sold in the Western System Coordinating Council (see S. 3093), S8941 [21SE] (see H.R. 5131), H7364 [7SE]

Government: report on progress in developing infrastructure assurance strategies and Dept. of Defense role in implementing such strategies and detecting information warfare programs (see S. 2702), S4820 [8JN]

Native Americans: provide loans for the improvement of telecommunications services on Indian reservations (see S. 3114), S9267 [26SE]

New York: transmission of power generated by the Niagara Power Project (see S. 2361), S2233 [5AP]

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]

———renew authority to indemnify licensees (see S. 2292), S1671 [23MR]

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

Power resources: enhance use of renewable energy resources, conserve energy resources, improve energy efficiency, and increase domestic energy supplies (see H.R. 4805), H5655 [29JN]

Taxation: clarify the definition of contribution in aid of construction (see H.R. 4308), H2338 [13AP]

———impose a windfall profit tax on electricity (see H.R. 5531), H10808 [24OC]

———impose windfall profit tax on wholesale electric energy sold in the Western System Coordinating Council (see H.R. 5415), H9504 [6OC]

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

TVA: ensure the fair and equitable treatment of customers in the event of restructuring of the electric utility industry (see S. 2570), S4014 [16MY]

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

Waterbury, CT: making appropriations for the Federal share of construction costs of a sewage treatment facility (see H.R. 4990), H7205 [27JY]

Cloture motions

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), motion to proceed, S7522 [25JY], S7731 [27JY]

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

Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 4733), H8312-H8403 [27SE]

Cost Estimates

Electric Reliability 2000 Act (S. 2071): CBO, S8285-S8287 [8SE]

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

Letters

Bonneville Power Administration sales of electricity to joint operating entities: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H7398 [12SE]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), H7398 [12SE]

California electric power market: Representative Bilbray, H11320, H11321 [26OC]

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]

Lists

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]

Messages

Veto of H.R. 4733, Energy and Water Development Appropriations: President Clinton, S10228, S10249 [11OC], H9575 [10OC]

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

Motions

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

Press releases

Energy Secretary Richardson Announces Six Short-Term Actions To Help Prevent Power Outages: Dept. of Energy, S3907 [11MY]

Remarks in House

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

Bonneville Power Administration: allow sales of electricity to joint operating entities (S. 1937), H7398 [12SE]

California: electric power rates, H9808 [11OC]

Dept. of Defense: privatization of utility systems on military installations, H3316 [18MY]

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

Electric power: impact of competition within the electric utility industry on reliability and demands on electric grid systems, E1154 [29JN]

———protect consumers against rate increases in Western regions, H7220 [6SE]

———provide for the reliability of the electric power transmission system (H.R. 4941), H11321 [26OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations, H10366-H10393 [19OC], E1893 [24OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5211-H5237, H5243-H5282, H5290 [27JN], H7627 [14SE], E1148, E1149 [29JN], E1162 [30JN], E1230 [13JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), conference report, H8416-H8426 [28SE], E1640 [2OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), consideration (H. Res. 532), H5207-H5211 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 598), H8412-H8416 [28SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), permission to file report, H5072 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), veto, H9666-H9670 [11OC]

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]

FERC: release of findings and recommendations on electric power in California (H. Res. 650), H11317-H11321 [26OC], H11400 [27OC]

———roll back wholesale price of electric energy sold in the Western System Coordinating Council (H.R. 5131), H7506 [13SE], H9456 [6OC], H11318, H11319 [26OC]

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]

Midland Cogeneration Venture (electric company): anniversary, E378 [22MR]

Montana: authorize construction of the Fort Peck Reservation Rural County Water Supply System (S. 624), H7401-H7403 [12SE]

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

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]

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]

Power resources: effects of deregulation of electric utilities, H7246, H7247 [6SE]

———establish programs for electric energy conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal and affordable service (H.R. 2569), H3053 [16MY]

Riverside County, CA: anniversary of Eastern Municipal Water District, E1902 [25OC]

San Antonio, TX: City Public Service recipient of the SBA Dwight D. Eisenhower Award for Excellence, E985 [13JN]

San Bernardino County, CA: anniversary of Inland Empire Utilities Agency, E2024 [30OC]

Taxation: clarify the definition of contribution in aid of construction (H.R. 4308), E590 [13AP]

Remarks in Senate

Bonneville Power Administration: protect rights and benefits of employees relative to participation in a regional transmission organization, S8182, S8183, S8184 [7SE]

Congress: legislative priorities of 106th Congress, 2d session, S4944-S4946 [12JN]

Dept. of Defense: privatization of utility systems on military installations, S6565 [12JY]

Dept. of Energy: authority to settle lawsuits based on defaults on contracts to accept nuclear waste, S531 [9FE], S564-S579 [10FE]

———renewable energy research and development funding, S7986, S7987 [5SE], S8185 [7SE], S8282 [8SE]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, S3220, S3222 [2MY]

Electric power: facilitate competition in industry (S. 2967), S7863, S7864 [27JY]

———facilitate transition to more reliability, competition and efficiency in electric power industry (S. 2098), S809-S812 [24FE], S6294 [30JN]

———promote reliability of the bulk-power system (S. 2071), S628 [10FE], S6293-S6295 [30JN]

———provide for competition in industry, S11470 [1NO]

———provide for competition in industry and authorize States to recover transition costs (S. 2886), S7145 [18JY], S7173 [19JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations, S10754-S10767 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), S6567 [12JY], S7418, S7419, S7424, S7425 [21JY], S7498-S7500, S7523-S7526, S7530 [25JY], S7744, S7764-S7766, S7782, S7786 [27JY], S7985-S7991, S8031-S8034 [5SE], S8069-S8090 [6SE], S8129-S8132, S8163-S8187 [7SE], S8256, S8277-S8283 [8SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), conference report, S9453-S9455 [28SE], S9567-S9569, S9572-S9577 [2OC], S9692 [3OC], S10037 [6OC], S10402 [12OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S9445 [28SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), motion to proceed, S7523 [25JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), unanimous-consent agreement, S7626 [26JY], S7985 [5SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), unanimous-consent request, S7522 [25JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), veto—unanimous-consent agreement, S10210 [11OC]

EPA: statutory authority to set radioactive release standards relative to public health and the environment, S522-S534 [9FE], S564-S579 [10FE], S3202, S3207, S3226 [2MY]

FERC: release of findings and recommendations on electric power in California, S11470 [1NO]

———roll back wholesale price of electric energy sold in the Western System Coordinating Council (S. 3093), S8958 [21SE]

Government: report on progress in developing infrastructure assurance strategies and Dept. of Defense role in implementing such strategies and detecting information warfare programs (S. 2702), S4845 [8JN]

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]

Lobbyists: money spent to influence legislation relative to storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository, S534 [9FE]

Minnesota: disposal of hazardous nuclear waste, S556-S559 [9FE]

Montana: authorize construction of the Fort Peck Reservation Rural County Water Supply System (S. 624), S10540, S10541 [13OC]

Native Americans: provide loans for the improvement of telecommunications services on Indian reservations (S. 3114), S9270 [26SE]

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]

San Onofre, CA: storage of spent nuclear fuel rods, S11477 [1NO]

Taxation: treatment of contributions in aid of construction for water and sewage disposal property relative to service laterals (S. 2290), S1681 [23MR]

Vallejo, CA: authorize certain uses of water from the Solano Project (H.R. 1235), S11276 [27OC]

Reports

Alloy 22 Storage Containers for Spent Nuclear Fuel: Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects, H10033 [17OC]

Reports filed

Bonneville Power Administration Electricity Sales to Joint Operating Entities: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1937) (H. Rept. 106-820), H7279 [6SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4733, Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 598) (H. Rept. 106-908), H8405 [27SE]

Consideration of H.R. 4733, Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 532) (H. Rept. 106-701), H5168 [26JN]

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]

Dept. of Energy Authorities Through the Assistant Sec. of Energy for Environment, Safety, and Health on Indemnification and Liability Dealing With Nuclear Incidents: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 4446) (H. Rept. 106-694), H6776 [24JY]

———Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4446) (H. Rept. 106-694), H5083 [23JN]

Electric Reliability 2000 Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2071) (S. Rept. 106-324), S5883 [27JN], S6013 [28JN]

Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4733) (H. Rept. 106-907), H8405 [27SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4733) (H. Rept. 106-693), H5083 [23JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4733), S7160 [18JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4733) (S. Rept. 106-395), S8019 [5SE]

Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1124) (H. Rept. 106-824), H7364 [7SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (S. 624) (H. Rept. 106-823), H7364 [7SE]

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

Nomination of Christopher R. McLean To Be Rural Utilities Service Administrator: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S5460 [20JN]

Solano Project, Vallejo, CA, Authorization of Certain Uses of Water: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1235) (S. Rept. 106-433), S9464 [28SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Selection of Nevada test site as nuclear waste disposal site: Nevada State Legislature, S3204 [2MY]

Rulings of the Chair

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), H1187 [22MR]

Statements

FERC Release of Findings and Recommendations on Electric Power in California (H. Res. 650): Representative Bilbray, H11320 [26OC]

Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel Pending Completion of the Nuclear Waste Repository Legislation Veto: Vice President Gore, S3207 [2MY]

Tables

Energy and water development appropriations, H10380 [19OC]

Energy and water development appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5214 [27JN], E1231 [13JY]

Texts of

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

H. Res. 532, consideration of H.R. 4733, energy and water development appropriations, H5207 [27JN]

H. Res. 598, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4733, energy and water development appropriations, H8412 [28SE]

H. Res. 650, FERC release of findings and recommendations on electric power in California, H11317 [26OC]

S. 624, Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act, S10540 [13OC], H7401-H7403 [12SE]

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

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

S. 1287, storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository, S574-S578 [10FE], H1183-H1187 [22MR]

S. 1937, Bonneville Power Administration sales of electricity to joint operating entities, H7398 [12SE]

S. 2071, Electric Reliability 2000 Act, S628-S632 [10FE], S6352-S6356 [10JY]

S. 2570, ensure the fair and equitable treatment of TVA customers in the event of restructuring of the electric utility industry, S4021-S4023 [16MY]

S. 2702, report on progress in developing infrastructure assurance strategies and Dept. of Defense role in implementing such strategies and detecting information warfare programs, S4846 [8JN]

S. 2967, Electric Power Industry Tax Modernization Act, S7864-S7867 [27JY]