COASTAL ZONES

Amendments

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]

Coastal Barrier Resources Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 1752), S9397 [27SE], S9524 [28SE]

Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map system (H.R. 34), H9621 [10OC]

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

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

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

States: 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]

Articles and editorials

Air Station Cape Cod Turns 30, E1621 [28SE]

Conservation Money, S9914 [5OC]

Green Bill in the House, H2946 [11MY]

Growth Reshapes Coasts, S7433-S7435 [21JY]

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

Bills and resolutions

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

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]

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 Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map system (see H.R. 4070), H1404 [23MR] (see H.R. 4435), H2966 [11MY]

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]

Crime: prohibit video voyeurism in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the U.S. (see H.R. 5513), H10472 [19OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow purchase of land for the Coastal Plains Soil, Water, and Plant Research Center in Florence, SC (see S. 3027), S8412 [12SE]

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

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

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

Gulf Islands National Seashore: adjust boundaries to include Cat Island, MS (see S. 2638), S4460 [25MY]

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

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]

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

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

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]

States: 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]

Excerpts

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

Letters

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

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: Benjamin J. Cayetano, Governor of Hawaii and Dirk Kempthorne, Governor of Idaho, H2842 [10MY]

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

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

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

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]

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

Lists

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

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

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

Motions

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

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]

Proposals

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

Remarks in House

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

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

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

Coastal Barrier Resources Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 1752), H10569, H10570, H10702 [24OC]

Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map system (H.R. 34), H9621 [10OC], H9842 [12OC]

———technical corrections to map system (H.R. 4070), E399 [23MR]

———technical corrections to map system (H.R. 4435), H3887, H3888 [6JN], H4020 [7JN]

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

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

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]

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

Corps of Engineers: funding, H5218 [27JN]

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]

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]

Galveston, TX: Offshore Rig Museum funding, H3394 [18MY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: prohibit taking of private property through use of adverse condemnation proceedings, H2913-H2916 [11MY]

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

Massachusetts: anniversary of Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, E1621 [28SE]

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]

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]

States: prohibit use of offshore oil and gas revenues by those 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]

Remarks in Senate

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]

Coastal Barrier Resources Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 1752), S9397-S9400 [27SE]

Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map system (H.R. 34), S10010 [5OC]

———technical corrections to map system (H.R. 4435), S10011 [5OC]

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

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

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

Dept. of Agriculture: allow purchase of land for the Coastal Plains Soil, Water, and Plant Research Center in Florence, SC (S. 3027), S8415 [12SE]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, S668-S670 [22FE], S5297, S5298 [16JN], S7747-S7749 [27JY]

———implement individual fishing quota programs, S11563 [5DE]

———protect the public's ability to fish for sport (S. 3234), S11003 [25OC]

Gulf Islands National Seashore: adjust boundaries to include Cat Island, MS, S7094 [18JY]

———adjust boundaries to include Cat Island, MS (S. 2638), S11275 [27OC]

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]

Maine: salmon restoration and conservation programs funding, S6518-S6520 [12JY], S9905 [5OC]

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

North Carolina: Oregon Inlet stabilization project alternatives study, S7362-S7365 [20JY]

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

Power resources: 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]

Rhode Island: coastal restoration and water development projects funding, S9692 [3OC]

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]

States: 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]

Reports filed

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

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]

Coastal Barrier Resources Act Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1752) (S. Rept. 106-252), S2106 [4AP]

Coastal Barrier Resources System Map System Technical Corrections: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 34) (S. Rept. 106-471), S9701 [3OC]

———Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 4435) (S. Rept. 106-473), S9701 [3OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4435) (H. Rept. 106-648), H3924 [6JN]

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]

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 H.R. 701, Conservation and Reinvestment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 497) (H. Rept. 106-612), H2769 [9MY]

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]

Pacific Salmon Recovery Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2798) (H. Rept. 106-806), H7279 [6SE]

Statements

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

Summaries

Conservation and Reinvestment Act (S. 2123), S1020 [1MR]

Testimonies

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

Texts of

H. Res. 497, consideration of H.R. 701, Conservation and Reinvestment Act, H2821 [10MY], H2939 [11MY]

H.R. 34, technical corrections to Coastal Barrier Resources System map system, S10010 [5OC]

H.R. 999, Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act, H8132-H8134 [26SE]

H.R. 2798, Pacific Salmon Recovery Act, H7656-H7658 [18SE]

H.R. 4435, Coastal Barrier Resources System map system technical corrections, H3887 [6JN]

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

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

S. 522, Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health Act, S8998-S9002 [21SE]

S. 1534, Coastal Zone Management Act reauthorization, S9544-S9546, S9548-S9551 [28SE]

S. 1752, Coastal Barrier Resources Act reauthorization and amendments, S9397, S9399 [27SE], H10569 [24OC]

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. 3027, Dept. of Agriculture purchase of land for the Coastal Plains Soil, Water, and Plant Research Center in Florence, SC, S8415 [12SE]