CONSERVATION AND REINVESTMENT ACT

Amendments

Enact (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]

Articles and editorials

Green Bill in the House, H2946 [11MY]

Growth Reshapes Coasts, S7433-S7435 [21JY]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 2123), S930 [29FE] (see H.R. 4377), H2605 [4MY]

Enact (H.R. 701): consideration (see H. Res. 497), H2769 [9MY]

Letters

Provisions: 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]

Lists

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

Republican Party environmental initiatives, E571 [13AP]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 701), H2949 [11MY]

Petitions and memorials

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

Press releases

Provisions: National Governors' Association, H2842 [10MY]

Remarks in House

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

Coastal zones: assure funding parity between oil and gas revenue producing States and non-producing States, H2912 [11MY]

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

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

Ecology and environment: Republican Party initiatives, E571 [13AP]

Enact (H.R. 701), H2470 [3MY], H2827-H2903 [10MY], H2907-H2952 [11MY], E154 [16FE], E571 [13AP], E722, E724 [15MY], E740 [17MY], E779 [19MY], E1138 [28JN]

———consideration (H. Res. 497), H2821-H2826 [10MY]

———motion to recommit, H2949-H2951 [11MY]

Federal-State relations: 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]

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 equal distribution of funds for purchase and maintenance of Federal lands, H2891-H2894 [10MY]

———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]

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

Local government: restrict funding to incorporated cities and counties with certain population levels, H2926, H2927 [11MY]

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

National monuments: prohibit funding to establish or manage certain national monuments, H2875-H2877 [10MY]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 701), S6837 [14JY], S6992, S7039 [17JY], S7431-S7435 [21JY], S8877, S8878 [21SE], S9256 [26SE], S9460 [28SE]

Enact (S. 25), S598 [10FE]

Enact (S. 2123), S936-S946 [29FE], S1019 [1MR]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 701, Provision: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 497) (H. Rept. 106-612), H2769 [9MY]

Provisions: 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]

Summaries

Provisions (S. 2123), S1020 [1MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 497, consideration of H.R. 701, provisions, H2821 [10MY], H2939 [11MY]

S. 2123, provisions, S937-S945 [29FE]