MINING AND MINERAL RESOURCES

Amendments

Landusky, MT: convey the surface and mineral estates of certain lots to the Landusky School District (S. 1218), S2797 [13AP]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: improve application process and compensation criteria for certain individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills and through fallout from nuclear weapons testing (S. 1515), S6036 [28JN]

Articles and editorials

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

Chance To Control Killers, H11296 [26OC]

Diamonds Are for Killers, S4166 [18MY]

Gems Could Transform African Lives, E1295 [21JY]

Time To Consider Reviving the Assay Commission, E246 [8MR]

TVA's Proposal To Auction Boone Forest Mineral Rights Stinks, S9477 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: allocate accruing interest to cover health care costs for certain miners (see S. 2584), S4103 [17MY] (see H.R. 4144), H1628 [30MR]

———assure funds are used solely for their stated purpose (see S. 2040), S489 [8FE] (see H.R. 3624), H340 [10FE]

Amchitka Island, AK: compensate workers who were employed in the construction and maintenance of deep shafts for underground nuclear testing and various other military purposes (see H.R. 4588), H3924 [6JN]

Coal: increase maximum acreage of Federal leases that may be held by an entity in any one State (see S. 2300), S1815 [28MR] (see H.R. 4298), H2338 [13AP]

Customs Service: prohibit import of diamonds from certain conflict regions in Africa (see H.R. 5147), H7501 [12SE]

Daniel Boone National Forest: transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain lands to the Dept. of Agriculture (see S. 3140), S9466 [28SE]

Dept. of Energy: establish compensation for employees at the Los Alamos, NM, facility sustaining beryllium, radiation-related, asbestos, and hazardous substances injury, illness, or death (see H.R. 4263), H2238 [12AP]

———establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death (see S. 2519), S3691 [9MY] (see H.R. 4398), H2769 [9MY] (see H.R. 5189), H7651 [14SE]

Foreign trade: prohibit importation of diamonds unless the countries exporting the diamonds have in place certain controls to verify the source of the diamonds (see H.R. 5564), H11206 [26OC]

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

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

Nuclear energy: remediation of uranium and thorium processing sites (see S. 2933), S7656 [26JY]

Power resources: and mineral resources: ensure the orderly development of coal, coalbed methane, natural gas, and oil in the Powder River Basin (see H.R. 4297), H2338 [13AP]

———restore ownership of uranium enrichment facilities to the Federal Government (see H.R. 4883), H6469 [18JY]

———simplify Federal oil and gas revenue distributions (see H.R. 4340), H2339 [13AP]

Radioactive substances: set contamination content standards in metals industry, prohibit release of contaminated scrap metal by Dept. of Energy facilities, and document contamination of imported scrap metals (see H.R. 4566), H3868 [25MY]

Sumter County, SC: release interest in certain land, facilitate a land exchange, and provide for the conveyance to mineral interests in such land (see H.R. 4889), H6599 [19JY] (see H.R. 5141), H7365 [7SE]

Taxation: clarify treatment under the tax-exempt bond rules of pre-payments for certain commodities and mineral production payments (see H.R. 5259), H7991 [21SE]

———maintain retiree health benefits under the Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Act (see S. 2538), S3831 [10MY]

———maintain retiree health benefits under the Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Act and adjust inequities of United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund (see S. 3267), S11494 [1NO]

U.S. Assay Commission: reestablish (see H.R. 3866), H756 [8MR]

United Mine Workers of America: restore stability and equity to the financing of the Combined Benefit Fund (see S. 2729), S5106 [14JN] (see H.R. 4713), H4817 [21JN]

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]

Excerpts

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 4578): regulations governing hardrock mining on certain lands (conference report), S10239 [11OC]

———regulations governing hardrock mining on certain lands (original bill), S10239 [11OC]

Diamond exports from certain conflict regions in Africa: several publications, E1676 [4OC]

Explanations

Determining ``Causation'' for Radiation and Cancer, S10377 [12OC]

Guidelines

Determining ``causation'' for radiation and cancer: Dept. of HHS, S4757 [8JN]

Letters

Compensation programs for Dept. of Energy employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death: Representative Goodling, H3376 [18MY]

———Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H3376 [18MY]

Lists

Dept. of Energy and atomic weapons employer facilities eligible for compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death, S10377 [12OC]

Dept. of Energy and atomic weapons facilities included under compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death, S4757 [8JN]

Memorandums

Congressional Legislation on Chronic Beryllium Disease: Representative Kaptur, H4014-H4016 [7JN]

Poems

``Illinois Black Gold,'' Raymond D. Null, E1972 [28OC]

Remarks in House

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: allocate accruing interest to cover health care costs for certain miners, H8647 [3OC]

———allocate accruing interest to cover health care costs for certain miners (H.R. 4144), E467 [30MR]

BLM: strengthen regulations governing hardrock mining on certain lands, H8653 [3OC]

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

Coal: increase maximum acreage of Federal leases that may be held by an entity in any one State (S. 2300), H10494, H10495 [23OC]

Customs Service: prohibit import of diamonds from certain conflict regions in Africa, H6619, H6625, H6656-H6658 [20JY], H8630 [3OC], H8744, H8745, H8746 [4OC], H11232, H11235, H11295 [26OC], E1295 [21JY], E1720 [6OC], E1727 [10OC]

———prohibit import of diamonds from certain conflict regions in Africa (H.R. 5147), E1450 [13SE], E1676 [4OC], E1836 [19OC]

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

———establish compensation for employees at the Los Alamos, NM, facility sustaining beryllium, radiation-related, asbestos, and hazardous substances injury, illness, or death (H.R. 4263), H2184 [12AP], E585 [13AP]

———establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death, H3326, H3374-H3377 [18MY], H4014 [7JN], H8286 [27SE], H9644-H9648, H9658, H9662 [11OC], E791 [19MY]

———establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death (H.R. 5189), E1489 [14SE]

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]

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

Foreign trade: require disclosure of source of gem-quality diamonds and gem-quality diamond products imported into the U.S. (H.R. 3188), H53 [31JA]

Illinois: dedication of memorial to Southern Illinois coal miners, E1972 [28OC]

Landusky, MT: convey the surface and mineral estates of certain lots to the Landusky School District (S. 1218), H10491 [23OC]

Mineral Management Service: revise certain royalty-in-kind procedures relative to payments for transportation to wholesale market centers, H4454, H4455 [14JN]

Pennsylvania: tribute to coal mining heritage, E2001 [28OC]

Power resources: restore ownership of uranium enrichment facilities to the Federal Government (H.R. 4883), H6090 [17JY], H6440 [18JY]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: improve application process and compensation criteria for certain individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills and through fallout from nuclear weapons testing, H12492 [15DE]

———improve application process and compensation criteria for certain individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills and through fallout from nuclear weapons testing (S. 1515), H5185-H5190 [27JN]

Radioactive substances: remediation of Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT, H9644, H9649, H9705 [11OC]

———remediation of Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (H.R. 1559), H191 [2FE]

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

Sierra Leone: human rights violations, H53 [31JA]

U.S. Assay Commission: reestablish (H.R. 3866), E245 [8MR]

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]

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

Remarks in Senate

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: allocate accruing interest to cover health care costs for certain miners (S. 2584), S4114 [17MY]

Baca, Sylvia V.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of the Interior for Land and Minerals Management, S972 [29FE]

BLM: strengthen regulations governing hardrock mining on certain lands, S9905, S9906 [5OC], S10239 [11OC]

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

China, People's Republic of: require disclosure of information relative to compliance with World Trade Organization subsidy obligations, S8298-S8300 [11SE], S8354 [12SE]

Coal: increase maximum acreage of Federal leases that may be held by an entity in any one State (S. 2300), S1815 [28MR], S9980 [5OC]

Convention Concerning Safety and Health in Mines: ratification, S9184 [25SE]

Daniel Boone National Forest: transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain lands to the Dept. of Agriculture (S. 3140), S9475 [28SE]

Dept. of Energy: Clean Coal Technology Program funding, S7037, S7038, S7042, S7043 [17JY], S9798, S9799 [4OC]

———establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death, S4754-S4760 [8JN], S10354, S10355, S10375-S10377, S10379, S10386 [12OC]

———establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death (S. 2519), S3692 [9MY]

———tribute to workers sustaining illnesses from exposure to beryllium and other hazardous substances and examine health effects of exposure to hazardous substances, S10709 [18OC]

Dept. of Labor: displaced coal worker relief funding, S6207 [30JN]

Ecology and environment: hardrock mining regulations, S7358-S7361 [20JY]

Energy Policy Act: cleanup of uranium and thorium mill sites (H.R. 2641), S10003, S10029 [5OC]

Foreign trade: provide trade adjustment assistance for workers performing environmental remediation necessary for closure of Copper Range Co. (S. 2611), S4316 [23MY]

———require disclosure of source of gem-quality diamonds and gem-quality diamond products imported into the U.S., S4165 [18MY]

Hoyt Lakes, MN: closing of taconite plant by LTV Steel Mining Co., S4418 [25MY]

Landusky, MT: convey the surface and mineral estates of certain lots to the Landusky School District (S. 1218), S2797 [13AP]

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

Nuclear energy: remediation of uranium and thorium processing sites (S. 2933), S7674 [26JY]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: improve application process and compensation criteria for certain individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills and through fallout from nuclear weapons testing (S. 1515), S77 [26JA], S6036-S6040 [28JN]

Sodium: increase the maximum acreage of Federal leases for sodium that may be held by an entity in any one State (H.R. 3063), S2811 [13AP]

Taxation: maintain retiree health benefits under the Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Act (S. 2538), S3834 [10MY]

———provide tax credits to individuals aged 55 to 64 to purchase COBRA health coverage through elimination of the percentage depletion allowance for hardrock mining on Federal lands, S6788 [14JY], S7046 [17JY]

United Mine Workers of America: restore stability and equity to the financing of the Combined Benefit Fund (S. 2729), S5113 [14JN]

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]

Reports

Occupational Safety and Health—Government Responses to Beryllium Uses and Risks: GAO, E795-E799 [19MY]

Reports filed

Application Process and Compensation Improvement for Individuals Exposed to Radiation in Uranium Mines and Mills and Through Fallout From Nuclear Weapons Testing: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (S. 1515) (H. Rept. 106-697), H5168 [26JN]

Coal Accountability and Retired Employee Act for the 21st Century: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4144) (H. Rept. 106-1014), H11445 [27OC]

Coal Market Competition Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2300) (S. Rept. 106-378), S8018 [5SE]

Convention Concerning Safety and Health in Mines: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-16), S8103 [6SE]

Dept. of Labor Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Management Practices: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 106-1024), H11954 [4DE]

Dept. of the Interior Conveyance of the Surface and Mineral Estates of Certain Lots to the Landusky, MT, School District: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1218) (S. Rept. 106-245), S1461 [20MR]

Food Aid Convention: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-17), S8104 [6SE]

Inter-American Convention on Sea Turtles: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 106-18), S8104 [6SE]

Maximum Acreage Increase of Federal Leases for Sodium That May Be Held by an Entity in Any One State: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3063) (S. Rept. 106-270), S2616 [12AP]

Mineral Revenue Payments Clarification Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4340) (H. Rept. 106-1012), H11206 [26OC]

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

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

Powder River Basin Resource Development Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1950) (S. Rept. 106-490), S9941 [5OC]

Retired Coal Miners Health Benefit Security Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3267) (S. Rept. 106-512), S11494 [1NO]

University of Alaska Conveyance of Certain Lands: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2958) (H. Rept. 106-764), H6598 [19JY]

Uranium and Thorium Mill Sites Cleanup: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2641) (H. Rept. 106-886), H8060 [25SE]

Resolutions of ratification

Convention Concerning Safety and Health in Mines, S8103 [6SE], S8867 [20SE]

Statements

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: OMB, S7363 [20JY]

Pennsylvania Coal Mining Heritage: Richard Morgan, E2001 [28OC]

Summaries

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Act (H.R. 5189), E1490 [14SE]

Testimonies

Human Rights Violations in Sierra Leone: Muctar Jalloh, E1720 [6OC]

Texts of

H.R. 2641, uranium and thorium mill sites cleanup, H8277 [27SE]

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

S. 1218, convey the surface and mineral estates of certain lots to the Landusky, MT, School District, S2797 [13AP], H10491 [23OC]

S. 1515, improve application process and compensation criteria for certain individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills and through fallout from nuclear weapons testing, H5185-H5188 [27JN]

S. 2300, Coal Market Competition Act, S9980 [5OC], H10494 [23OC]

S. 2538, Coal Miner and Widows Health Protection Act, S3835 [10MY]

S. 2588, Ute-Moab Land Restoration Act, S4193 [18MY]

S. 2611, provide trade adjustment assistance for workers performing environmental remediation necessary for closure of Copper Range Co., S4317 [23MY]

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

S. 2729, Combined Fund Stability and Fairness Act, S5114 [14JN]

S. 2933, remediation of uranium and thorium processing sites, S7674 [26JY]

S. 3140, Kentucky National Forest Land Transfer Act, S9476 [28SE]