OREGON

Amendments

Bureau of Reclamation: conduct feasibility studies to augment water supplies for the Klamath Project (S. 2882), S10530 [13OC]

———participation in the planning, design, and construction of the Bend Feed Canal Pipeline Project in Oregon (S. 2425), S10526 [13OC]

Corps of Engineers: develop and implement comprehensive program for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water diversions (H.R. 1444), S2795 [13AP], S11277 [27OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: sell or exchange certain lands in the Deschutes National Forest and use funds to acquire replacement sites and acquire or construct administrative improvements (S. 1936), S11277 [27OC]

Douglas County, OR: conveyance of certain BLM lands (H.R. 1725), S9965, S9996 [5OC], H10520 [23OC]

Harney County, OR: designate wilderness areas and a cooperative management and protection area in the vicinity of Steens Mountain (H.R. 4828), H8736 [3OC], H8760 [4OC]

Little Sandy River: protection of watershed as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit (S. 2691), S9966, S10000 [5OC]

Public lands: exchange (S. 1629), S2797 [13AP]

Rivers: conduct a feasibility study on ways to improve water management in the Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River basins (S. 2877), S10529 [13OC]

Articles and editorials

Cattlemen's Leader Works To Preserve Ranching, E84 [8FE]

Health, Not Suicide, S11214 [27OC]

Kill the Pain, Not the Patients, S11213 [27OC]

State's Rights, a State's Wrongs—Not Even Oregon Has a Right To Intrude on Federal Government's Traditional Regulatory Arena, S11214 [27OC]

Bills and resolutions

Bureau of Reclamation: conduct feasibility studies to augment water supplies for the Klamath Project (see S. 2882), S7072 [17JY] (see H.R. 4984), H7128 [26JY]

———install pumps and remove the Savage Rapids Dam on the Rogue River in Oregon (see S. 3227), S10892 [23OC]

———participation in the planning, design, and construction of the Bend Feed Canal Pipeline Project in Oregon (see S. 2425), S2727 [13AP] (see H.R. 4341), H2339 [13AP]

Corps of Engineers: conduct studies and ecosystem restoration projects within the Lower Columbia River and Tillamook Bay Estuaries in Oregon and Washington (see H.R. 5150), H7501 [12SE]

———develop and implement comprehensive program for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water diversions (H.R. 1444), concur with Senate amendment (see H. Res. 630), H10036 [17OC]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see S. 2184), S1232 [7MR]

———provide for additional place of holding district court (see S. 2024), S285 [2FE] (see H.R. 3567), H208 [2FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize sale or exchange of certain administrative sites and other National Forest System lands in Oregon (see H.R. 4774), H5240 [27JN]

Fort Clatsop National Memorial: expand (see S. 3119), S9381 [27SE] (see H.R. 5328), H8406 [27SE]

Harney County, OR: designate wilderness areas and a cooperative management and protection area in the vicinity of Steens Mountain (see S. 3052), S8585 [14SE] (see H.R. 4828), H5954 [12JY]

———designate wilderness areas and a cooperative management and protection area in the vicinity of Steens Mountain (H.R. 4828), consideration (see H. Res. 609), H8735 [3OC]

Hazel Lorraine (vessel): restore commercial fishing eligibility (see S. 2432), S2727 [13AP]

Little Sandy River: protection of watershed as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit (see S. 2691), S4669 [7JN] (see H.R. 4580), H3924 [6JN]

Native Americans: use of trust land and resources of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation (see H.R. 5681), H12532 [15DE]

Rivers: conduct a feasibility study on ways to improve water management in the Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River basins (see S. 2877), S6841 [14JY] (see H.R. 5307), H8200 [26SE]

Letters

Dept. of Agriculture emphasis on use of nonlethal methods of predator control for livestock protection at small farms and ranches: Phillip C. Ward, Oregon Dept. of Agriculture, H5717 [10JY]

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals judicial vacancies and nominations: Procter Hug, Jr., Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, S1359, S1363 [9MR]

Oregon Land Exchange Act: Kathleen R. Kidwell, Friends of Rudio Mountain, Inc., H6866 [25JY]

Relief of Marina Khalina: Senator Wyden, S5358 [19JN]

Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act: Bart Koehler, Wilderness Society, E1812 [17OC]

———John A. Kitzhaber, Governor of Oregon, H8759 [4OC]

———John and Cindy Witzel, E1812 [17OC]

Lists

Oregon police officers killed in the line of duty, H1638 [3AP]

Supreme Court reversals of Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decisions, S1358 [9MR]

Remarks in House

Amity, OR: tribute to Amity High School football team, E2229 [15DE]

Beaverton, OR: tribute to Jesuit High School football team, E2229 [15DE]

Bureau of Reclamation: conduct feasibility studies to augment water supplies for the Klamath Project (S. 2882), H10518 [23OC]

———participation in the planning, design, and construction of the Bend Feed Canal Pipeline Project in Oregon (S. 2425), H10517 [23OC]

———reauthorize participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy (H.R. 1787), H5670, H5671 [10JY]

———reauthorize participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy (S. 1027), H7399 [12SE]

Corps of Engineers: develop and implement comprehensive program for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water diversions (H.R. 1444), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 630), H9984-H9986 [17OC]

Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia, H11252, H11261 [26OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: sell or exchange certain lands in the Deschutes National Forest and use funds to acquire replacement sites and acquire or construct administrative improvements (S. 1936), H9980, H9981 [17OC]

Dept. of the Interior: Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Plan implementation, H4500-H4509, H4573 [15JN]

Douglas County, OR: conveyance of certain BLM lands (H.R. 1725), H1136 [21MR], H10520 [23OC]

Ecology and environment: implementation of Green Permits Program to develop environmental initiatives between industry and State regulators, E2226 [15DE]

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]

Gagne, Len: tribute to efforts relative to delivery of prescription drugs to military retirees in Oregon, H928 [13MR]

Harney County, OR: designate wilderness areas and a cooperative management and protection area in the vicinity of Steens Mountain (H.R. 4828), H8755-H8766 [4OC], E1812 [17OC], E2158 [8DE]

Khalina, Marina: relief (S. 150), H11360 [27OC], H11594 [30OC]

Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge: commercial agricultural lease funding, H4575 [15JN]

Miftakhov, Albert: relief (S. 150), H11360 [27OC], H11594 [30OC]

National Guard: tribute to Army Bravo Co., 1st Battalion, 186th Infantry, E1115 [26JN]

Portland, OR: regional affordable housing pilot project funding, H1862 [6AP]

Public lands: exchange (S. 1629), H6864-H6867 [25JY]

Railroads: Wilsonville, OR, to Beaverton, OR, commuter rail line funding, H3425 [19MY]

Scappoose, OR: tribute to Scappoose High School football team, E2229 [15DE]

Tillamook County, OR: railroad reconstruction funding, H5586 [29JN]

Umpqua Training and Employment, Inc.: anniversary, E821 [24MY]

Remarks in Senate

Bureau of Reclamation: conduct feasibility studies to augment water supplies for the Klamath Project (S. 2882), S7075 [17JY], S10529 [13OC]

———install pumps and remove the Savage Rapids Dam on the Rogue River in Oregon (S. 3227), S10892 [23OC], S10921 [24OC]

———participation in the planning, design, and construction of the Bend Feed Canal Pipeline Project in Oregon (S. 2425), S10526 [13OC]

Corps of Engineers: develop and implement comprehensive program for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water diversions (H.R. 1444), S2795, S2796 [13AP], S11276 [27OC]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits, S1336, S1360, S1366 [9MR]

———divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (S. 2184), S1193, S1194, S1233-S1235 [7MR], S1267 [8MR]

———reversals in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, S1359, S1363 [9MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: Food Electronically and Effectively Distributed Website Demonstration Project funding, S7367 [20JY]

———sell or exchange certain lands in the Deschutes National Forest and use funds to acquire replacement sites and acquire or construct administrative improvements (S. 1936), S7794 [27JY], S11276 [27OC]

Douglas County, OR: conveyance of certain BLM lands (H.R. 1725), S9996 [5OC]

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

———proposed removal or breaching of dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers relative to salmon recovery plans, S7793 [27JY]

Fort Clatsop National Memorial: expand (S. 3119), S9386 [27SE]

Harney County, OR: designate wilderness areas and a cooperative management and protection area in the vicinity of Steens Mountain (H.R. 4828), S10483, S10489 [12OC]

———designate wilderness areas and a cooperative management and protection area in the vicinity of Steens Mountain (S. 3052), S8590 [14SE]

Hazel Lorraine (vessel): restore commercial fishing eligibility (S. 2432), S2742 [13AP]

Health: repeal of assisted suicide and euthanasia laws, S9842 [4OC]

Khalina, Marina: relief (S. 150), S9541 [28SE]

Little Sandy River: protection of watershed as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit (S. 2691), S4684, S4685 [7JN], S9999 [5OC], S11246 [27OC], S11485 [1NO]

Miftakhov, Albert: relief (S. 150), S9541 [28SE]

Public lands: exchange (S. 1629), S2797, S2798 [13AP]

Rivers: conduct a feasibility study on ways to improve water management in the Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River basins (S. 2877), S6845 [14JY], S10529 [13OC]

Washington: proposed removal or breaching of dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers relative to salmon recovery plans, S3906-S3908 [11MY]

Reports

Corps of Engineers Should Reevaluate the Elk Creek Project's Benefits and Costs: GAO, H5265 [27JN]

Reports filed

Bend Feed Canal Pipeline Project Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2425) (S. Rept. 106-359), S7477 [24JY]

Bend Pine Nursery Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1936) (H. Rept. 106-938), H9010 [5OC]

Bent Pine Nursery Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1936) (S. Rept. 106-256), S2346 [6AP]

Bureau of Reclamation Participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1027) (H. Rept. 106-805), H7279 [6SE]

Bureau of Reclamation Reauthorization for Participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1787) (H. Rept. 106-712), H5735 [10JY]

Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River Basin Water Optimization Feasibility Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2877) (S. Rept. 106-454), S9604 [2OC]

Columbia and Snake Rivers Dam Preservation: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Con. Res. 63) (H. Rept. 106-1029), H12091 [14DE]

Consideration of H.R. 4828, Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 609) (H. Rept. 106-930), H8735 [3OC]

Irrigation Mitigation and Restoration Partnership Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1444) (S. Rept. 106-239), S1390 [9MR]

Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2882) (S. Rept. 106-489), S9855 [4OC]

Little Sandy River Watershed Protection as Part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2691) (S. Rept. 106-428), S9464 [28SE]

Oregon Land Exchange Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1629) (S. Rept. 106-248), S1596 [22MR]

———Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1629) (H. Rept. 106-747), H6354 [17JY]

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

Relief of Marina Khalina and Albert Miftakhov: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (S. 150) (H. Rept. 106-956), H9766 [11OC]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 150), S5240 [15JN]

Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4828) (H. Rept. 106-929), H8735 [3OC]

Resolutions by organizations

Dept. of Agriculture emphasis on use of nonlethal methods of predator control for livestock protection at small farms and ranches: Oregon Dept. of Agriculture, H5717 [10JY]

Tables

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversal rate (1996-1999), S1363 [9MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 609, consideration of H.R. 4828, Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act, H8755 [4OC]

H. Res. 630, concur with Senate amendment to H.R. 1444, Irrigation Mitigation and Restoration Partnership Act, H9984 [17OC]

H.R. 1444, Irrigation Mitigation and Restoration Partnership Act, S2795 [13AP], S11277 [27OC]

H.R. 1725, Miwaleta Park Expansion Act, H1136 [21MR]

H.R. 1787, Bureau of Reclamation reauthorization for participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy, H5670 [10JY]

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

H.R. 4828, Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act, H8760-H8765 [4OC]

S. 150, relief of Albert Miftakhov and Marina Khalina, S9541 [28SE]

S. 1027, Bureau of Reclamation participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy, H7399 [12SE]

S. 1629, Oregon Land Exchange Act, S2797 [13AP], H6864 [25JY]

S. 1936, Bend Pine Nursery Land Conveyance Act, S7794 [27JY], S11277 [27OC], H9980 [17OC]

S. 2425, Bend Feed Canal Pipeline Project Act, S10527 [13OC], H10517 [23OC]

S. 2432, restore commercial fishing eligibility of Hazel Lorraine (vessel), S2743 [13AP]

S. 2691, protection of Little Sandy River watershed as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit, S9999, S10000 [5OC]

S. 2877, Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River Basin Water Optimization Feasibility Study Act, S6846 [14JY], S10529 [13OC]

S. 2882, Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act, S10530 [13OC], H10518 [23OC]

S. 3119, Fort Clatsop National Memorial Expansion Act, S9386 [27SE]

Tributes

Blumenauer, Representative, H7923 [20SE]

Neuberger, Maurine B., H1723, H1725, H1731 [4AP]