WATER

Amendments

BLM: convey certain land in Washakie County and Big Horn County, WY, to the Westside Irrigation District (S. 610), S7796 [27JY]

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

———conserve and enhance the water supplies of the Lower Rio Grande Valley (S. 1761), S11260, S11276 [27OC], S11939 [15DE]

———management of water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River (S. 2951), S10528 [13OC]

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

Coastal zones: 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]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims (S. 2508), S10105 [6OC], S10781, S10809 [19OC]

Conservation of natural resources: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), S8865 [20SE], S8885, S8916, S8929, S8960, S8986, S8987, S8988 [21SE], S9151, S9205 [25SE], S10852 [23OC], H10037 [17OC], H10257 [18OC], H10364 [19OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (H.R. 728), H6081 [17JY]

———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (S. 1762), S10934, S10943 [24OC]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on reclamation and reuse of water and wastewater in Hawaii (S. 1694), S2793 [13AP], S11741 [7DE]

———contract with the Mancos Water Conservancy District to use Mancos Project facilities for impounding, storage, diverting, and carriage of nonproject water for irrigation (S. 2594), S10527 [13OC]

———convey certain facilities to the Nampa and Meridian Irrigation District (S. 3022), S10529 [13OC]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the Lakehaven Utility District (S. 2301), S10529 [13OC]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project (S. 1848), S10528 [13OC]

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]

EPA: authorize grants to States to maximize the available water supply and develop alternative water sources (H.R. 1106), H2565 [4MY]

———authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida Keys (H.R. 673), H2561 [4MY]

———reauthorize Clean Lakes Program (H.R. 2328), H2153, H2155 [12AP]

Idaho: equal exchanges of land around the Cascade Reservoir (S. 1778), S2811 [13AP]

Lake Tahoe: promote environmental restoration (S. 1925), S9982 [5OC]

Louisiana: authorize water quality restoration projects for Lake Pontchartrain Basin (H.R. 2957), H2464, H2465 [3MY]

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

Native Americans: provide for equitable compensation of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (S. 964), S10896 [24OC], H10069 [18OC]

Nevada: Bureau of Reclamation participation in the design and construction of the Truckee Watershed Reclamation Project for the reuse of water (S. 2195), S10528 [13OC]

North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and habitats (S. 623), S10530, S10592 [13OC]

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

Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), S2003 [30MR], S10019 [5OC]

Analyses

Ownership and Operation of Irrigation Works on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Reservation in Maricopa County, AZ (H.R. 2820), H8716 [3OC]

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act Appropriations (S. 2410), S2625 [12AP]

Appointments

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

———S. 835, Clean Waters and Bays Act, S10027 [5OC]

———S. 835, Estuary Habitat and Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act, H8766 [4OC]

———S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, S10881 [23OC], H10365 [19OC]

Articles and editorials

Bright Light Shed on the Army Corps of Engineers, H10362 [19OC]

Conservation Money, S9914 [5OC]

Dirty Water Rider, S6222 [30JN]

Experts Urge Immediate Action To Ease Fire Threat in Watershed, S6222 [30JN]

Green Bill in the House, H2946 [11MY]

Growth Reshapes Coasts, S7433-S7435 [21JY]

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

Marc Reisner, Lecturer, Author of ``Cadillac Desert'', E1362 [27JY]

Marketing a Nuclear Wasteland, S3204 [2MY]

USGS Adds Evidence for Outlet, S7997 [5SE]

Bills and resolutions

Africa: efforts to avert drought and famine (see H. Con. Res. 316), H2511 [3MY]

Agriculture: encourage producers to rest and rehabilitate croplands while enhancing soil and water conservation and wildlife habitat (see H.R. 3847), H756 [8MR]

———promote sustainable groundwater management of the southern Ogallala Aquifer (see S. 2755), S5460 [20JN] (see H.R. 4726), H5036 [22JN]

Arizona: provide for adjustments to the Central Arizona Project (see S. 3231), S10926 [24OC] (see H.R. 5529), H10808 [24OC]

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]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (see S. 2239), S1392 [9MR]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 151), S10590 [13OC]

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

———management of water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River (see S. 2951), S7839 [27JY]

———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]

———provide security for dams, facilities, and resources (see H.R. 4948), H7002 [25JY]

———study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification at the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (see S. 2163), S1117 [2MR] (see H.R. 3986), H1077 [15MR]

———study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (H.R. 3986), consideration (see H. Res. 581), H7870 [19SE]

California: authorize water reuse and recycling projects (see S. 3232), S10999 [25OC] (see H.R. 5555), H11194 [25OC]

———develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood control projects as part of water-related projects in the Colusa Basin Watershed (see S. 2248), S1461 [20MR]

Central Valley Project: conveyance of various reclamation projects to local water authorities (see S. 2672), S4564 [6JN]

———facilitate water transfers (see S. 2091), S799 [24FE]

Coastal zones: 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]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims (see S. 2508), S3514 [4MY]

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]

Conservation of natural resources: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (see S. 2437), S2728 [13AP] (see S. 2796), S5884 [27JN] (see H.R. 4411), H2770 [9MY]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), consideration (see H. Res. 639), H10256 [18OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 665), H11781 [1NO]

Corps of Engineers: conduct studies and carry out ecosystem restoration within Puget Sound and adjacent waters in Washington (see S. 2228), S1391 [9MR] (see H.R. 3882), H920 [9MR]

———removal of accumulated snags and other debris from navigable waters to mitigate damages resulting from a major disaster (see H.R. 4752), H5168 [26JN]

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]

———make grants to assist low and moderate income individuals to finance construction, refurbishing, and servicing of household water well systems in rural areas (see S. 3207), S10590 [13OC] (see H.R. 3910), H996 [14MR]

———provide cost share assistance for construction of reservoir structures for the storage of water in rural areas (see H.R. 5297), H8199 [26SE]

Dept. of the Army: recommend water resources development and conservation projects only if there are certain projected benefits (see H.R. 5459), H9900 [12OC]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize feasibility studies of water resource projects in Washington (see H.R. 4139), H1628 [30MR]

———contract with the Mancos Water Conservancy District to use Mancos Project facilities for impounding, storage, diverting, and carriage of nonproject water for irrigation (see S. 2594), S4190 [18MY]

———convey certain facilities to the Nampa and Meridian Irrigation District (see S. 3022), S8291 [8SE]

———convey certain water distribution facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (see S. 2400), S2527 [11AP] (see H.R. 4389), H2606 [4MY]

———participate in design, planning, and construction of the Inland Empire regional water recycling project and assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in California (see H.R. 4533), H3812 [24MY]

———participate in Inland Empire regional water recycling and Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration and reclamation projects and aid construction of California regional brine lines (see H.R. 4531), H3812 [24MY]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the Lakehaven Utility District (see S. 2301), S1815 [28MR] (see H.R. 3815), H631 [1MR]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of the Santa Fe Regional Water Management and River Restoration Project (see S. 3078), S8823 [20SE]

———provide cost sharing for CALFED water enhancement programs in California (see H.R. 5130), H7364 [7SE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish program to market dredged material (see S. 2385), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 4185), H1851 [5AP]

———require use of dredged material in the construction of federally funded transportation projects (see S. 2384), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 4186), H1851 [5AP]

Duchesne, UT: convey certain water rights (see S. 2350), S2107 [4AP]

Ecology and environment: authorize studies on water supply management and development (see S. 2368), S2347 [6AP]

———grant States final authority to establish guidelines to determine which animal feeding operations are classified as concentrated for purposes of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 5638), H11954 [4DE]

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

———promote innovation and technology transfer in wastewater discharge reduction and water conservation (see H.R. 5310), H8200 [26SE]

———provide funding for methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) contamination (see H.R. 5206), H7870 [19SE]

———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]

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]

EPA: authorize grants to States to maximize the available water supply and develop alternative water sources (H.R. 1106), consideration (see H. Res. 485), H2409 [2MY]

———authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida Keys (see S. 2711), S4953 [12JN]

———authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida Keys (H.R. 673), consideration (see H. Res. 483), H2409 [2MY]

———disapprove rules on proposed national pollutant discharge elimination system, antidegradation policy, and water quality planning and management regulations concerning total maximum daily load (see H.J. Res. 104), H6052 [13JY]

———ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (see H.R. 4922), H6776 [24JY]

———make grants for the remediation of sediment contamination in certain areas of the Great Lakes (see H.R. 4283), H2337 [13AP]

———reauthorize Clean Lakes Program (H.R. 2328), consideration (see H. Res. 468), H2121 [11AP]

———reauthorize the Great Lakes Program (see H.R. 3670), H509 [16FE]

———repeal rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program (see S.J. Res. 50), S7072 [17JY] (see H.J. Res. 105, 106), H6470 [18JY]

Everglades National Park: restoration plan (see S. 2797), S5884 [27JN] (see H.R. 5121), H7364 [7SE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to marine sanitation devices (see H.R. 4917), H6718 [20JY]

———improve enforcement and compliance programs (see H.R. 5606), H11621 [30OC]

Government: prohibit use of Federal funds for any program that restricts the use of any privately owned water source (see H.R. 3865), H756 [8MR]

———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]

Great Lakes: prohibit vessels from discharging ballast water that contains nonindigenous aquatic species and treat such water, and its sediments, using the most effective and efficient methods available (see H.R. 4191), H1851 [5AP]

Lakes: require Federal agencies to enhance recreational experiences for the public (see S. 3179), S10083 [6OC] (see H.R. 4299), H2338 [13AP]

Louisiana: authorize water quality restoration projects for Lake Pontchartrain Basin (H.R. 2957), consideration (see H. Res. 484), H2409 [2MY]

Loveland, CO: authorize contracts with the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water (see S. 2906), S7448 [21JY] (see H.R. 4991), H7205 [27JY]

Mexico: adherence to treaties regulating the flow of raw sewage into U.S. waters (see S. Con. Res. 157), S11423 [31OC] (see H. Con. Res. 440), H11716 [31OC]

Mississippi: modify Yazoo Backwater Basin Area flood control project to compensate local interests for local tax revenue reductions (see H.R. 4123), H1588 [29MR]

Mississippi River: water quality and barrier island restoration projects funding for the Mississippi Sound (see H.R. 4104), H1476 [28MR]

Missouri River: construction assistance for a water transmission line to Williston, ND (see S. 2880), S7072 [17JY]

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

Nevada: Bureau of Reclamation participation in the design and construction of the Truckee Watershed Reclamation Project for the reuse of water (see S. 2195), S1233 [7MR] (see H.R. 4928), H6776 [24JY]

———implementation of the Las Vegas Wash Wetland Restoration and Lake Mead Water Quality Improvement Project (see S. 2750), S5360 [19JN] (see H.R. 4692), H4674 [19JN]

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]

New Mexico: convey certain properties in the vicinity of the Elephant Butte Reservoir and the Caballo Reservoir (see H.R. 5359), H8617 [2OC]

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

Oil Pollution Act: improve provisions on the recovery of damages for injuries resulting from oil spills (see S. 3268), S11494 [1NO] (see H.R. 5617), H11781 [1NO]

———reaffirm exclusive framework for criminal penalties in oil spill incidents by prohibiting prosecution under other strict liability statutes (see S. 2944), S7839 [27JY] (see H.R. 5100), H7209 [27JY]

Oregon: 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]

Petroleum: prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline, accelerate cleanup of leaking underground storage tanks, and assist communities with drinking water contamination (see H.R. 3798), H631 [1MR]

———prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline and provide research on remediation of contaminated groundwater (see S. 2233), S1392 [9MR]

———prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see S. 2546), S3916 [11MY] (see H.R. 4011), H1118 [16MR]

Puerto Rico: protect certain lands and encourage intergovernmental cooperation in land and water conservation (see H.R. 4668), H4484 [14JN]

Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act: increase Federal share of costs of the San Gabriel Basin demonstration project (see H.R. 3994), H1077 [15MR]

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2410), S2616 [12AP]

———increase authorization of appropriations (see H.R. 3595), H254 [8FE]

Shivwits Band of Paiute Indians: settlement of water rights claims (see S. 2351), S2107 [4AP]

States: Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative to State water rights adjudications (see S. 2363), S2233 [5AP] (see H.R. 4196), H1851 [5AP]

———increase funding for nonpoint source pollution control programs (see S. 2417), S2727 [13AP]

Summit County, UT: authorize contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water (see S. 2396), S2526 [11AP]

Taxation: allow an income tax credit to holders of bonds issued to finance land and water reclamation for the anthracite region of Pennsylvania (see H.R. 4314), H2338 [13AP]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H1284 [22MR] (see H.R. 4212), H1957 [6AP]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see S. 2344), S2106 [4AP]

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

Water pollution: establish a National Clean Water Trust Fund (see S. 2756), S5460 [20JN]

———establish consistent requirements for controlling urban wet weather flows and provide funds to meet such requirements (see H.R. 3570), H208 [2FE]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 648), H10808 [24OC]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (see S. 2297), S1747 [27MR] (see H.R. 4132), H1628 [30MR]

Waterways: prevent and reduce contamination of navigable waters by methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), tetrachloroethylene, and trichloroethylene (see H.R. 5049), H7208 [27JY]

West Jordon, UT: modify Reuse Project to include recycling and reuse of naturally impaired surface water (see H.R. 4558), H3867 [25MY]

Brochures

Why Is Ethanol Good for Your Car? Mobil Corp., H1281 [22MR]

Bulletins

Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) potential for water contamination: Dick Newpher, American Farm Bureau Federation, H1277 [22MR]

Cloture motions

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

Conference reports

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

Estuaries and Clean Waters Act (S. 835), H10537-H10550 [24OC]

Water Resources Development Act (S. 2796), H11624-H11668 [31OC]

Cost Estimates

Bureau of Reclamation study of a water exchange in lieu of the electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant (H.R. 3986): CBO, E1596 [26SE]

Missouri River Basin, Middle Loup Division Facilities Conveyance Act (S. 1612): CBO, S8284 [8SE]

Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act (S. 2797): CBO, S7996 [5SE]

Water Resources Development Act (S. 2796): CBO, S7995 [5SE]

Excerpts

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

Letters

Central Arizona Project adjustments: Jane Dee Hull, Governor of Arizona, S10930 [24OC], E1905 [25OC]

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), E1866 [19OC]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), E1866 [19OC]

Clean Lakes Program reauthorization: Robert MacMillan, Saratoga, NY, Lake Protection and Improvement District, H2153 [12AP]

Clean Water Act Total Maximum Daily Load Program: Ken Kirk, Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies, H4880 [21JN], E1120 [26JN]

———several environmental organizations, H4879 [21JN], E1119 [26JN]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes water rights claims final settlement: Bill Owens, Governor of Colorado, S10777 [19OC]

———John Baker, Jr., Southern Ute Indian Tribe, and Ernest Heuse, Sr., Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, S10778, S10779 [19OC]

———John E. Echohawk, Native American Rights Fund (organization), S10779 [19OC]

———Ken Salazar, Colorado Attorney General, S10777 [19OC]

———L. Randy Kirkpatrick, San Juan, NM, Water Commission, S10779 [19OC]

———Richard P. Cheney, New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission, S10778 [19OC]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: 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]

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]

Delaware River channel deepening project: Nicholas A. DiPasquale, Corps of Engineers, S8279, S8281 [8SE]

———Representatives Saxton and LoBiondo, S8279 [8SE]

———Robert W. Hargrove, EPA, S8278 [8SE]

———Senator Biden and Representative Andrews, S8278 [8SE]

EPA wastewater treatment of raw sewage entering into the U.S. from Mexico: Representative Bilbray, H4866 [21JN]

Everglades National Park restoration plan: Bruce Babbitt, Sec. of the Interior, Carol Browner, EPA, and Joseph W. Westphal, S9145 [25SE]

———Jeb Bush, Governor of Florida, S8923, S8927 [21SE]

———Robert K. Dawson, Florida Agriculture, Water Utilities, and Homebuilders Coalition, S8921, S8927 [21SE]

———several Florida ecology groups, S8921, S8927 [21SE]

———several organizations, S9144 [25SE]

Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) potential for water contamination: Ed Wiederstein, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, H1278 [22MR]

———Eric Vaughn, Renewable Fuels Association, H1277 [22MR]

———Leon Corzine, Illinois Corn Growers Association, H1278 [22MR]

———Lynn Jensen, National Corn Growers Association, H1277 [22MR]

Ownership and operation of irrigation works on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community reservation in Maricopa County, AZ: David J. Hayes, Dept. of the Interior, H8717 [3OC]

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act appropriations: Eluid L. Martinez, Dept. of the Interior, S2624 [12AP]

Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act: Francisco de Lamadrid, Mayor of Tijuana, Mexico, H7473 [12SE]

Lists

Central Arizona Project Adjustments participants, S10930 [24OC], E1905 [25OC]

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

Everglades National Park restoration plan participants, H10361 [19OC]

Florida government officials and organizations who worked on S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, S9146 [25SE]

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

Republican Party environmental initiatives, E571 [13AP]

Senate staff who worked on S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, S9146 [25SE]

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

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

Memorandums

Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (MTBE) Potential for Water Contamination: EPA, H1274 [22MR]

Messages

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

Motions

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

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims (S. 2508), S10985 [25OC]

Conservation of natural resources: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), H10364, H10365 [19OC]

Petitions and memorials

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

Press releases

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: National Governors' Association, H2842 [10MY]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: encourage producers to rest and rehabilitate croplands while enhancing soil and water conservation and wildlife habitat (H.R. 3847), H705 [8MR]

———promote sustainable groundwater management of the southern Ogallala Aquifer (H.R. 4726), E1088 [23JN]

Ak-Chin Indian Community: settlement of water rights claims (H.R. 2647), H2662, H2663 [9MY]

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

———inclusion of Salt River Project in Library of Congress Local Legacies Program, E832, E844 [25MY]

———provide for adjustments to the Central Arizona Project (H.R. 5529), E1904, E1932 [25OC]

Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies: anniversary, E1091 [23JN]

BLM: convey certain land in Washakie County and Big Horn County, WY, to the Westside Irrigation District (S. 610), H10492 [23OC]

Bureau of Reclamation: accounting of costs of the Sugar Pine Dam and Reservoir of the Central Valley Project, H10725 [24OC]

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

———conserve and enhance the water supplies of the Lower Rio Grande Valley (S. 1761), H11934-H11936 [4DE]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), H6953, H6954 [25JY], E1373 [27JY]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 151), H10069 [18OC]

———management of water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River (S. 2951), H10519 [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]

———study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (H.R. 3986), H7747-H7749 [19SE], H7886-H7888 [20SE], E1596 [26SE]

———study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (H.R. 3986), consideration (H. Res. 581), H7885, H7886 [20SE]

———transfer irrigation project property to the Middle Loup Division irrigation district in Nebraska (H.R. 2984), H7662, H7663, H7688 [18SE]

Burt, Charles M.: California Irrigation Institute Irrigation Person of the Year award recipient, E56 [2FE]

Buy American Act: compliance, H2155, H2156 [12AP], H2465 [3MY]

California: authorize water reuse and recycling projects (H.R. 5555), E1922 [25OC]

———develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood control projects as part of water-related projects in the Colusa Basin Watershed (H.R. 1113), H7661, H7662 [18SE]

Cartersville, GA: anniversary of Allatoona Dam and Lake Project, E574 [13AP]

Chicago, IL: McCook and Thornton Reservoir projects funding, E1148 [29JN]

Clean Lakes Program: prohibit sale of fresh water from the Great Lakes, H2153-H2155 [12AP]

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

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

Colorado River: authorize additional measures to carry out control of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-effective manner (S. 1211), H10496, H10497 [23OC], E1892 [24OC]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims, H12489 [15DE]

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]

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

Conservation of natural resources: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 4411), E673 [9MY]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), H10292-H10365 [19OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), conference report, H11787, H11789 [2NO], H11821-H11832 [3NO], E2035 [31OC], E2080 [3NO], E2085, E2087 [13NO]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), consideration (H. Res. 639), H10290-H10292 [19OC]

Corps of Engineers: anniversary, H10358 [19OC]

———cost sharing for Colorado reservoir recreational facilities, H10362 [19OC]

———hopper dredge fleet operation and ready reserve status, H5222 [27JN]

———Kill Van Kull dredging project funding, H5221 [27JN]

———modify regulation of wetland permit programs, H5243, H5244 [27JN]

———New York and New Jersey channel deepening projects funding, H11822, H11823, H11828 [3NO]

———regulatory program account funding, H8424 [28SE]

Coshocton, OH: North Appalachian Experimental Watershed Research Station funding, H5534, H5535 [29JN]

Delaware River: channel deepening project funding, H5262-H5267 [27JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: make grants to assist low and moderate income individuals to finance construction, refurbishing, and servicing of household water well systems in rural areas (H.R. 3910), E301 [14MR]

———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects, H10005 [17OC], E1917 [25OC]

———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (H.R. 728), H6077-H6081 [17JY]

Dept. of the Interior: Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project authorization, H12492 [15DE]

———conduct study on reclamation and reuse of water and wastewater in Hawaii (S. 1694), H10722-H10726 [24OC]

———contract with the Mancos Water Conservancy District to use Mancos Project facilities for impounding, storage, diverting, and carriage of nonproject water for irrigation (S. 2594), H11846, H11847 [13NO], H11936 [4DE], E2150 [7DE]

———convey certain facilities to the Nampa and Meridian Irrigation District (S. 3022), H10512, H10513 [23OC]

———convey certain water distribution facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (H.R. 4389), H8721 [3OC]

———land exchange with Idaho (S. 1705), H9962, H9963 [17OC]

Devils Lake, ND: flood control outlet construction project, H1511 [29MR], H8423 [28SE]

District of Columbia: Water and Sewer Authority management, H11288 [26OC]

Droughts: rural water needs funding, H5537, H5538, H5541 [29JN]

Duchesne City, UT: convey certain water rights (H.R. 3468), H6883, H6884 [25JY]

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

Ecology and environment: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 2720), H11824 [3NO]

———Republican Party initiatives, E571 [13AP]

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]

EPA: authorize grants to States to maximize the available water supply and develop alternative water sources (H.R. 1106), H2562-H2566 [4MY]

———authorize grants to States to maximize the available water supply and develop alternative water sources (H.R. 1106), consideration (H. Res. 485), H2557, H2558 [4MY]

———authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida Keys (H.R. 673), H2558-H2562 [4MY]

———authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida Keys (H.R. 673), consideration (H. Res. 483), H2555-H2557 [4MY]

———dredging or other invasive sediment remediation technologies funding limitations, H4877-H4881 [21JN], H10384, H10390, H10392 [19OC], E1119 [26JN]

———enforce drinking water standards for arsenic, H4877-H4881 [21JN], E1119 [26JN]

———ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (H.R. 4922), E1310 [24JY]

———National Estuary Program funding through reductions in NASA programs, H4824 [21JN]

———radon in drinking water regulations, H4867 [21JN]

———reauthorize Clean Lakes Program (H.R. 2328), H2149-H2156 [12AP]

———reauthorize Clean Lakes Program (H.R. 2328), consideration (H. Res. 468), H2147, H2148 [12AP]

———reauthorize the Great Lakes Program (H.R. 3670), E157 [16FE]

———regulatory process implementation, H4914 [21JN]

———require that discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy, H12500 [15DE]

———wastewater treatment of raw sewage entering into the U.S. from Mexico, H4866 [21JN]

———water quality standards total maximum daily load program final rule, E1249 [14JY]

———water quality standards total maximum daily load program funding, H4853 [21JN], H5603 [29JN], E1119 [26JN]

Everglades National Park: restoration plan, H8652 [3OC], H10290-H10292, H10353-H10355, H10358-H10364 [19OC], H11787, H11789 [2NO], H11816-H11830 [3NO]

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]

Forest Service: watershed improvement and fish and wildlife protection programs funding through reductions in Timber Sales Management Program, H4448, H4467-H4474, H4479 [14JN]

Fresh water: resources depletion, H9870 [12OC]

Georgia: interbasin transfer of water from Lake Allatoona to Lake Lanier funding, H5231 [27JN]

Great Lakes: moratorium on export of bulk fresh water until certain conditions are met (H.R. 2973), H1142 [21MR]

———prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign countries, businesses, corporations, and individuals, H11828 [3NO]

———sustainable water use management study funding, H5231, H5232 [27JN]

Harris County, TX: flood control projects funding, H5210, H5217, H5223 [27JN], H8422, H8423, H8424 [28SE]

Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H704 [8MR], H1188-H1197 [22MR]

Idaho: equal exchanges of land around the Cascade Reservoir (S. 1778), H10491, H10492 [23OC]

Illinois: flood control projects funding, H5223 [27JN]

Illinois River: Ballard's Island restoration funding, H10361 [19OC]

———conservation and development funding, H11824 [3NO]

International Boundary and Water Commission: funding, H5111-H5113 [26JN]

Lake Tahoe: promote environmental restoration (H.R. 3388), H10515-H10517 [23OC]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: 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]

Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc.: authorize construction and assistance (H.R. 297), H3538-H3540 [23MY]

———authorize construction and assistance (H.R. 297), corrections in engrossment, H3583 [23MY]

Long Island Sound: management plan implementation funding (H.R. 3313), H2720-H2726 [9MY]

Louisiana: authorize water quality restoration projects for Lake Pontchartrain Basin (H.R. 2957), H2462-H2467 [3MY]

———authorize water quality restoration projects for Lake Pontchartrain Basin (H.R. 2957), consideration (H. Res. 484), H2461, H2462 [3MY]

Maryland: C&D Canal deepening project funding, H5227-H5231 [27JN], H10354 [19OC]

———Tolchester Channel S-turn straightening project funding, H5232-H5237 [27JN]

Mexico: treatment of Mexican sewage flowing into U.S. waters (H.R. 3378), H7470-H7475 [12SE]

Mississippi River: Upper Mississippi River Comprehensive Plan funding, H5224-H5227, H5248, H5249 [27JN]

———water quality and barrier island restoration projects funding for the Mississippi Sound (H.R. 4104), H7480-H7482 [12SE]

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

Native Americans: provide for equitable compensation of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (S. 964), H10028-H10032 [17OC], H10069, H10082 [18OC]

Nebraska: flood control projects funding, H5223 [27JN]

Nevada: implementation of the Las Vegas Wash Wetland Restoration and Lake Mead Water Quality Improvement Projects, H11828 [3NO]

New Jersey: dumping of dredged material in the Historic Area Remediation Site (H.R. 3652), E132 [14FE]

New Jersey Institute of Technology: partnership with Corps of Engineers to implement stormwater flood control project, H11823 [3NO], E2035 [31OC], E2087 [13NO], E2142 [7DE]

Oil Pollution Act: reaffirm exclusive framework for criminal penalties in oil spill incidents by prohibiting prosecution under other strict liability statutes (H.R. 5100), E13671 [27JY]

Petroleum: prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (H.R. 4011), H1272-H1282 [22MR]

Porter, John: Wayne N. Aspinall Water Leader of the Year award recipient, E131 [14FE]

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

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

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act: increase authorization of appropriations (H.R. 3595), H10519, H10520 [23OC]

Richmond, VA: tribute to Mills Godwin High School for accomplishments in the JumpStart 2000 science and technology contest, E569 [13AP]

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

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

Sacramento, CA: flood control projects funding, H5222 [27JN], H8424 [28SE], H10357, H10358 [19OC]

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community: ownership and operation of irrigation works on reservation in Maricopa County, AZ (H.R. 2820), H8713-H8717 [3OC], E1703 [6OC]

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

San Gabriel, CA: funding and implementation of a long-term solution to groundwater contamination and water supply problems (H.R. 910), H1422-H1426 [28MR], H8414 [28SE], E457 [30MR]

Santa Clarita, CA: tribute to Santa Clara River conservation efforts, E1525 [19SE]

Summit County, UT: authorize contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water (H.R. 3236), H6882, H6883 [25JY]

Taxation: allow an income tax credit to holders of bonds issued to finance land and water reclamation for the anthracite region of Pennsylvania, H6825 [25JY]

———allow an income tax credit to holders of bonds issued to finance land and water reclamation for the anthracite region of Pennsylvania (H.R. 4314), E2001 [28OC]

Texas: groundbreaking of Neches River Saltwater Barrier Project, E1994 [28OC]

University of Guam: anniversary of Water and Environmental Research Institute, E938 [9JN]

Utah: settlement of water rights claims of the Shivwits Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe (H.R. 3291), H6954-H6958 [25JY]

Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs funding (H.R. 1237), H2621-H2623 [8MY], E1466 [13SE]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (H.R. 1775), H7475-H7480 [12SE], E1466 [13SE], E1489 [14SE], E1505 [18SE]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), H7482-H7491 [12SE]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), conference report, H10857-H10867 [25OC], E1975, E1977 [28OC]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 648), H10856, H10857 [25OC]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), unanimous-consent agreement, H7491 [12SE]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (H.R. 4132), H5671 [10JY]

Western Michigan University: Environmental Research Institute Kalamazoo River watershed study funding, H10384 [19OC]

Western States: importance of dams and water storage, H2200-H2205 [12AP], H7860-H7864 [19SE]

———management of Federal lands relative to multiple use and wilderness area designations, H909-H916 [9MR], H2200-H2205 [12AP], H2757-H2763 [9MY]

———treatment of Federal lands management and water conservation issues compared to Eastern States, H4114 [8JN], H8786 [4OC]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: promote sustainable groundwater management of the southern Ogallala Aquifer (S. 2755), S5461 [20JN]

Agriculture Research Service: New England Plant, Soil, and Water Research Laboratory funding, S7371 [20JY]

Ak-Chin Indian Community: settlement of water rights claims (H.R. 2647), S9397 [27SE]

Albuquerque, NM: flood control projects funding, S8170 [7SE], S8930 [21SE]

Arizona: provide for adjustments to the Central Arizona Project (S. 3231), S10929-S10931 [24OC]

Breckenridge, MN: flood control projects funding, S8931 [21SE]

Buck, Mike: Innovation in Education Award recipient, S1507 [21MR]

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

———conserve and enhance the water supplies of the Lower Rio Grande Valley (S. 1761), S11276 [27OC], S11939 [15DE]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), S7952 [27JY], S10527 [13OC]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 151), S10543 [13OC]

———cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (S. 2239), S1414 [9MR]

———feasibility study on rehabilitation of the municipal water system at the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in New Mexico (H.R. 3051), S6033 [28JN]

———Hopi-Western Navajo water development study funding, S9454 [28SE], S10402 [12OC]

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

———management of water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River (S. 2951), S10527 [13OC]

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

———study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification at the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (S. 2163), S1124 [2MR], S2644 [12AP]

———study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (H.R. 3986), S10542 [13OC]

———transfer irrigation project property to the Middle Loup Division irrigation district in Nebraska (H.R. 2984), S10542 [13OC]

California: authorize water reuse and recycling projects (S. 3232), S10999 [25OC]

———develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood control projects as part of water-related projects in the Colusa Basin Watershed (S. 2248), S1461 [20MR]

Central Valley Project: conveyance of various reclamation projects to local water authorities (S. 2672), S4567 [6JN]

———facilitate water transfers (S. 2091), S804 [24FE]

Coast Guard: replacement of Great Lakes icebreaker Mackinaw (vessel), S1186, S1187 [6MR]

Coastal zones: 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]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims (S. 2508), S3521 [4MY], S10107 [6OC], S10776-S10785 [19OC], S10984-S10986 [25OC], S11120 [26OC]

———final settlement of water rights claims (S. 2508), unanimous-consent agreement, S5753 [23JN], S10737 [18OC]

Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate): tribute to staff for efforts relative to Water Resources Development Act, S9145, S9151 [25SE]

Conservation of natural resources: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), S5887-S5900 [27JN], S7995 [5SE], S8885-S8907, S8916-S8933 [21SE], S9142-S9181 [25SE], S10852-S10881 [23OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), conference report, S11405-S11409 [31OC], S11487, S11490 [1NO]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), unanimous-consent agreement, S8885 [21SE]

Corps of Engineers: contracting out of operations and maintenance activities at Federal hydropower facilities, S9149 [25SE]

———hopper dredge fleet emergency response capability, S8932 [21SE]

———independent review of water projects, S8932 [21SE]

———Kill van Kull dredging project funding, S8184 [7SE]

———permit regional offices to market dredge material for reuse, S9149 [25SE]

Delaware River: channel deepening project funding, S8177 [7SE], S8277, S8278 [8SE]

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

———Emergency Watershed Program funding, S7346-S7349 [20JY]

———make grants to assist low and moderate income individuals to finance construction, refurbishing, and servicing of household water well systems in rural areas (S. 3207), S10591 [13OC]

———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (H.R. 728), S7952 [27JY]

———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (S. 1762), S10943 [24OC]

Dept. of Energy: renewable energy research and development funding, S7986, S7987 [5SE], S8185 [7SE], S8282 [8SE]

Dept. of the Interior: Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project authorization, S10776-S10785 [19OC], S10984 [25OC]

———conduct study on reclamation and reuse of water and wastewater in Hawaii (S. 1694), S2793 [13AP], S11741, S11744 [7DE]

———contract with the Mancos Water Conservancy District to use Mancos Project facilities for impounding, storage, diverting, and carriage of nonproject water for irrigation (S. 2594), S10527 [13OC]

———convey certain facilities to the Nampa and Meridian Irrigation District (S. 3022), S8291 [8SE], S10529 [13OC]

———convey certain water distribution facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (H.R. 4389), S10542 [13OC]

———dispute with New Mexico over diversion of water from San Acacia Dam in the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District to protect endangered silvery minnow, S6492 [12JY], S7744 [27JY], S8186 [7SE]

———land exchange with Idaho (S. 1705), S2807 [13AP]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the Lakehaven Utility District (S. 2301), S1816 [28MR], S10528 [13OC]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project (S. 1848), S10528 [13OC]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of the Santa Fe Regional Water Management and River Restoration Project (S. 3078), S8857 [20SE]

Devils Lake, ND: flood control outlet construction project funding, S7997 [5SE]

Drought: disaster assistance to Alabama, S10698 [18OC]

Duchesne, UT: convey certain water rights (S. 2350), S2115 [4AP]

Duchesne City, UT: convey certain water rights (H.R. 3468), S7952 [27JY], S10527 [13OC]

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: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida Keys (S. 2711), S4953, S4954 [12JN]

———clean up of river and ocean sites contaminated with hazardous materials, S10302-S10306, S10309, S10314 [12OC]

———dredging or other invasive sediment remediation technologies funding limitations, S10311, S10312 [12OC], S10760, S10761, S10765 [19OC]

———enforce drinking water standards for arsenic, S10296-S10302, S10306, S10309, S10314 [12OC], S10585 [13OC]

———Great Lakes Program toxic contaminants monitoring funding, S10311 [12OC]

———repeal rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program (S.J. Res. 50), S7076 [17JY]

———water quality standards total maximum daily load program funding, S6233, S6236, S6243 [30JN]

Everglades National Park: restoration plan, S8901-S8907, S8931 [21SE], S9142-S9147, S9150 [25SE], S11407, S11408 [31OC]

———restoration plan adaptive assessment and monitoring, S8931 [21SE]

———restoration plan operation and maintenance cost sharing, S8916-S8929 [21SE]

———restoration plan (S. 2797), S5900-S5905 [27JN], S7995 [5SE], S10241 [11OC]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: require continued submission of certain environmental reports (S. 1730), S1751 [27MR]

FEMA: eligibility of private non-profit irrigation companies for disaster relief assistance, S7300, S7301 [19JY]

———role in wetland permit programs, S10310 [12OC]

Florida: water consumptive use permitting process funding, S8930 [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]

Great Lakes: fish and wildlife restoration projects funding, S7093 [18JY]

———moratorium on export of bulk fresh water until certain conditions are met, S9149, S9151 [25SE], S11406 [31OC]

———tributary transport models construction funding, S8282, S8283 [8SE]

Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, S1652 [23MR], S3202-S3205, S3213 [2MY]

———transporting of nuclear waste through certain California counties to Nevada disposal site, S3213-S3216 [2MY]

Idaho: equal exchanges of land around the Cascade Reservoir (S. 1778), S2811 [13AP]

Lake Tahoe: promote environmental restoration, S9905 [5OC]

———promote environmental restoration (H.R. 3388), S11275 [27OC]

———promote environmental restoration (S. 1925), S9982 [5OC]

Lakes: require Federal agencies to enhance recreational experiences for the public (S. 3179), S10088 [6OC]

Little River: Waterbury Dam repair funding, S8932 [21SE]

Louisiana: Ten and Fifteen Mile Bayou flood control project funding, S11406 [31OC]

Loveland, CO: authorize contracts with the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water (S. 2906), S7450 [21JY]

Maine: designate the Atlantic salmon as an endangered species, S11518-S11521 [14NO]

Michigan: Houghton Lake water management study funding, S8181 [7SE]

Missouri River: construction assistance for a water transmission line to Williston, ND (S. 2880), S7075 [17JY], S7151 [18JY]

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

Native Americans: provide for equitable compensation of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (S. 964), S10896 [24OC]

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

Nevada: Bureau of Reclamation participation in the design and construction of the Truckee Watershed Reclamation Project for the reuse of water (S. 2195), S10528 [13OC]

———implementation of the Las Vegas Wash Wetland Restoration and Lake Mead Water Quality Improvement Project (S. 2750), S5362 [19JN]

New Jersey Institute of Technology: partnership with Corps of Engineers to implement stormwater flood control project, S11490 [1NO]

Norfolk, VA: deauthorizing process for inactive civil works projects relative to the Norfolk Harbor and Channels Deepening Project, S9147, S9148 [25SE]

North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and habitats (S. 623), S10530-S10538 [13OC]

———increase authorization for water supplies, meet water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and habitats (S. 623), unanimous-consent agreement, S10530 [13OC]

Oil Pollution Act: improve provisions concerning the recovery of damages for injuries resulting from oil spills (S. 3268), S11494 [1NO]

———reaffirm exclusive framework for criminal penalties in oil spill incidents by prohibiting prosecution under other strict liability statutes (S. 2944), S7841-S7843 [27JY]

Oregon: 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]

Petroleum: phase-out use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline, S846 [28FE]

———prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline and provide research on remediation of contaminated groundwater (S. 2233), S1402-S1406 [9MR]

———prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (S. 2546), S3919-S3921 [11MY]

Raritan, NJ: National Estuarine Research Reserve system land acquisition, S11231, S11232 [27OC]

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 2410), S2624 [12AP]

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

St. Paul, MN: Mississippi Place Project funding, S8184 [7SE]

States: Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative to State water rights adjudications (S. 2363), S2238 [5AP]

———increase funding for nonpoint source pollution control programs (S. 2417), S2729-S2732 [13AP], S10156 [10OC]

Summit County, UT: authorize contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water (H.R. 3236), S10528 [13OC]

———authorize contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water (S. 2396), S2535 [11AP]

Taxation: treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate, S6639 [13JY], S6815 [14JY]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (S. 2344), S10995 [25OC]

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

Utah: settlement of water rights claims of the Shivwits Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe (H.R. 3291), S7803 [27JY]

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

Water pollution: establish a National Clean Water Trust Fund (S. 2756), S5463 [20JN]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), S2008-S2018 [30MR], S2037 [3AP], S2099 [4AP], S10019-S10027 [5OC]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), conference report, S10881-S10883 [23OC]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (H.R. 4132), S10735 [18OC]

Western States: management of Federal lands relative to multiple use and wilderness area designations, S5771-S5773 [26JN]

Reports

Building a Transportation and Infrastructure Legacy: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H10863-H10866 [25OC]

Congressional Guidance Needed on Federal Cost Share of Water Resource Projects When Project Benefits Are Not Widespread: GAO, H5265-H5267 [27JN]

Corps of Engineers' Clarence Cannon Dam and Mark Twain Lake Project: GAO, H5265 [27JN]

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

Economic Effects of Replacing Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (MTBE) With Ethanol: Dept. of Agriculture, H1275-H1277 [22MR]

Ethanol Use in Gasoline: Sarah R. Armstrong, Cambridge Environmental, Inc., H1278-H1280 [22MR]

Growth, Open Space and Wilderness—Colorado Opinion Research Shows Support for Wilderness Declines as Public Learns More About Restrictions: Philip M. Burgess and Kara Steele, Center for the New West, H915 [9MR]

Montana's Libby Dam Project—More Study Needed Before Adding Generators and a Reregulating Dam: GAO, H5264 [27JN]

Proposed Pricing of Irrigation Water From California's Central Valley New Melones Reservoir: GAO, H5265 [27JN]

TVA's Tellico Dam Project—Costs, Alternatives, and Benefits: GAO, H5264 [27JN]

Reports filed

Ak-Chin Indian Community Settlement of Water Rights Claims: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2647) (S. Rept. 106-415), S8759 [19SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2647) (H. Rept. 106-598), H2409 [2MY]

Alternative Water Sources Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1106) (H. Rept. 106-593), H2409 [2MY]

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

Bureau of Reclamation Cost Sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Implementation Programs: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2239) (S. Rept. 106-403), S8290 [8SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2348) (H. Rept. 106-791), H7001 [25JY]

Bureau of Reclamation Feasibility Study on Rehabilitation of the Municipal Water System at the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in New Mexico: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3051), S5662 [22JN]

Bureau of Reclamation Management of Water Resources in the Salmon Creek Watershed of the Upper Columbia River: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2951) (S. Rept. 106-431), S9464 [28SE]

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

Bureau of Reclamation Participation in the Design and Construction of the Truckee Watershed Reclamation Project for the Reuse of Water: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2195) (S. Rept. 106-438), S9700 [3OC]

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

Bureau of Reclamation Study of a Water Exchange in Lieu of the Electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2163) (S. Rept. 106-488), S9855 [4OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3986) (H. Rept. 106-864), H7869 [19SE]

Bureau of Reclamation Transfer of Irrigation Project Property to the Middle Loup Division Irrigation District in Nebraska: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2984) (H. Rept. 106-829), H7364 [7SE]

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]

CALFED Extension Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 5130) (H. Rept. 106-1018), H11620 [30OC]

Cascade Reservoir Equal Exchanges of Land in Idaho: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1778) (S. Rept. 106-271), S2726 [13AP]

———Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1778) (H. Rept. 106-871), H7931 [20SE]

Castle Rock Ranch Acquisition Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1705) (S. Rept. 106-262), S2615 [12AP]

———Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1705) (H. Rept. 106-749), H6354 [17JY]

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 964) (H. Rept. 106-944), H9503 [6OC]

Clean Lakes Program Reauthorization: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2328) (H. Rept. 106-560), H1762 [4AP]

Colorado River Additional Measures Authorization To Carry Out Control of Salinity Upstream of Imperial Dam in a Cost-Effective Manner: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1211) (H. Rept. 106-814), H7279 [6SE]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes Final Settlement of Water Rights Claims: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2508), S5790 [26JN]

———Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2508) (S. Rept. 106-513), S11917 [15DE]

Colusa Basin Watershed Integrated Resources Management Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1113) (H. Rept. 106-811), H7279 [6SE]

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 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 Conference Report on S. 835, Estuaries and Clean Waters Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 106-1000), H10808 [24OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 665) (H. Rept. 106-1022), H11781 [1NO]

Consideration of H.R. 673, Florida Keys Water Quality Improvements Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 483) (H. Rept. 106-601), H2409 [2MY]

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

Consideration of H.R. 1106, Alternative Water Sources Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 485) (H. Rept. 106-603), H2409 [2MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2328, Clean Lakes Program Reauthorization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 468) (H. Rept. 106-571), H2121 [11AP]

Consideration of H.R. 2957, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 484) (H. Rept. 106-602), H2409 [2MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3986, Bureau of Reclamation Study of a Water Exchange in Lieu of the Electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 581) (H. Rept. 106-866), H7870 [19SE]

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. 2796, Water Resources Development Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 639) (H. Rept. 106-991), H10256 [18OC]

Dept. of Agriculture Rehabilitation Assistance for Watershed Dams Built for Flood Protection and Water Resource Projects: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 728) (H. Rept. 106-484), H1762 [4AP]

Dept. of the Interior Contract With the Mancos Water Conservancy District To Use Mancos Project Facilities for Irrigation Purposes: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2594) (S. Rept. 106-427), S9464 [28SE]

Dept. of the Interior Contracts With the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District To Use Federal Facilities To Deliver Non-Federal Water: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3236) (S. Rept. 106-434, S9464 [28SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3236) (H. Rept. 106-742), H6353 [17JY]

Dept. of the Interior Conveyance of Certain Water Distribution Facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2400) (S. Rept. 106-450), S9603 [2OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4389) (H. Rept. 106-812), H7279 [6SE]

Dept. of the Interior Participation in Design, Planning, and Construction of a Project To Reclaim and Reuse Wastewater in the Lakehaven Utility District: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2301) (S. Rept. 106-439), S9700 [3OC]

Dept. of the Interior Participation in Design, Planning, and Construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1848) (S. Rept. 106-437), S9700 [3OC]

Duchesne City Water Rights Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2350) (S. Rept. 106-478), S9701 [3OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3468) (H. Rept. 106-737), H6353 [17JY]

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]

Estuary Conservation and Management Programs Funding: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1237) (H. Rept. 106-596), H2409 [2MY]

Estuary Habitat Restoration Partnership Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1775) (H. Rept. 106-561), H4173 [9JN]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1775) (H. Rept. 106-561), H1762 [4AP]

Florida Keys Water Quality Improvements Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 673) (H. Rept. 106-592), H2409 [2MY]

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]

Hawaii Water Resources Reclamation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1694) (S. Rept. 106-234), S1390 [9MR]

———Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1694) (H. Rept. 106-857), H7722 [18SE]

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

Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2957) (H. Rept. 106-594), H2409 [2MY]

Lake Tahoe Restoration Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1925) (S. Rept. 106-400), S8290 [8SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3388) (H. Rept. 106-833), H7364 [7SE]

Lewis and Clark Rural Water System Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 297) (H. Rept. 106-633), H3648 [23MY]

Long Island Sound Preservation and Protection Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 855) (H. Rept. 106-595), H2409 [2MY]

Long Island Sound Restoration Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3313) (H. Rept. 106-597), H2409 [2MY]

Mississippi Sound Restoration Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4104) (H. Rept. 106-840), H7501 [12SE]

Missouri River Basin, Middle Loup Division Facilities Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1612) (S. Rept. 106-373), S8018 [5SE]

Nampa and Meridian Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 3022) (S. Rept. 106-480), S9701 [3OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3067) (H. Rept. 106-870), H7931 [20SE]

NOAA and NSF Marine Research and Related Environmental Research and Development Program Activities Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1552) (H. Rept. 106-987), H10256 [18OC]

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act Appropriations Authorization Increase: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3595) (H. Rept. 106-836), H7501 [12SE]

Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2797) (S. Rept. 106-363), S7837 [27JY]

San Gabriel, CA, Long-Term Solution to Groundwater Contamination and Water Supply Problems: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 910) (H. Rept. 106-545), H1404 [23MR]

Shivwits Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Water Rights Settlement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3291) (H. Rept. 106-743), H6354 [17JY]

Sly Park Unit Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 992) (S. Rept. 106-393), S8019 [5SE]

Small Watershed Rehabilitation Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 1762) (S. Rept. 106-408), S8501 [13SE]

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]

Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3378) (H. Rept. 106-842), H7501 [12SE]

Washakie County and Big Horn County, WY, Land Conveyance to the Westside Irrigation District: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 610) (S. Rept. 106-313), S5882 [27JN]

Water Resources Development Act: Committee of Conference (S. 2796) (H. Rept. 106-1020), H11716 [31OC]

———Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2796) (S. Rept. 106-362), S7837 [27JY]

Water Resources Research Act Grants Reauthorization for Water Resources Research and Technology Institutes: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2297) (S. Rept. 106-369), S8018 [5SE]

Water Resources Research Act Reauthorization of Water Resources Research and Technology Institutes Grants: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4132) (H. Rept. 106-714), H5735 [10JY]

Wet Weather Water Quality Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 828) (H. Rept. 106-943), H9503 [6OC]

Resolutions by organizations

Corps of Engineers projects review: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H950 [14MR], H5881, H5882 [12JY], H7216-H7219 [6SE], H9516 [10OC]

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community ownership and operation of irrigation works on reservation in Maricopa County, AZ: Merma Lewis, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Council, E1703 [6OC]

Statements

Animas-La Plata Federal Reclamation Project Authorization: Executive Office of the President, S10784 [19OC]

Central Arizona Project Adjustments: Arizona Congressional Delegation, S10929 [24OC], E1904 [25OC]

Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act: Surfrider Foundation, H7473 [12SE]

Summaries

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

Ownership and Operation of Irrigation Works on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Reservation in Maricopa County, AZ (H.R. 2820), H8716 [3OC]

Tables

Energy and water development appropriations, H10380 [19OC]

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

Texts of

H. Res. 468, consideration of H.R. 2328, Clean Lakes Program reauthorization, H2147 [12AP]

H. Res. 483, consideration of H.R. 673, Florida Keys Water Quality Improvements Act, H2555 [4MY]

H. Res. 484, consideration of H.R. 2957, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Act, H2461 [3MY]

H. Res. 485, consideration of H.R. 1106, Alternative Water Sources Act, H2557 [4MY]

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

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

H. Res. 581, consideration of H.R. 3986, Bureau of Reclamation study of a water exchange in lieu of the electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant, H7885 [20SE]

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

H. Res. 639, consideration of S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, H10290 [19OC]

H. Res. 648, consideration of conference report on S. 835, Estuaries and Clean Waters Act, H10856 [25OC]

H. Res. 665, consideration of conference report on S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, H11816 [3NO]

H.R. 297, Lewis and Clark Rural Water System Act, H3538 [23MY]

H.R. 673, Florida Keys Water Quality Improvements Act, H2560 [4MY]

H.R. 728, rehabilitation assistance for watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects, H6077 [17JY]

H.R. 910, funding and implementation of a long-term solution to groundwater contamination and water supply problems in San Gabriel, CA, H1422 [28MR]

H.R. 1106, Alternative Water Sources Act, H2565 [4MY]

H.R. 1113, Colusa Basin Watershed Integrated Resources Management Act, H7661 [18SE]

H.R. 1237, estuary conservation and management programs funding, H2621 [8MY]

H.R. 1775, Estuary Restoration Act, H7475-H7478 [12SE]

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

H.R. 2348, Bureau of Reclamation cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs, H6953 [25JY]

H.R. 2647, Ak-Chin Indian Community settlement of water rights claims, H2662 [9MY]

H.R. 2820, ownership and operation of irrigation works on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community reservation in Maricopa County, AZ, H8713 [3OC]

H.R. 2957, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Act, H2464 [3MY]

H.R. 2984, Bureau of Reclamation transfer of irrigation project property to the Middle Loup Division irrigation district in Nebraska, H7662 [18SE]

H.R. 3236, Dept. of the Interior contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water to Summit County, UT, H6882 [25JY]

H.R. 3291, Shivwits Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Water Rights Settlement Act, H6954-H6957 [25JY]

H.R. 3313, Long Island Sound Restoration Act, H2720 [9MY]

H.R. 3378, Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act, H7470 [12SE]

H.R. 3388, Lake Tahoe Restoration Act, H10515 [23OC]

H.R. 3468, Duchesne City Water Rights Conveyance Act, H6883 [25JY]

H.R. 3595, Reclamation Safety of Dams Act appropriations increase, H10520 [23OC]

H.R. 3986, Bureau of Reclamation study of a water exchange in lieu of the electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant, H7747 [19SE], H7886 [20SE]

H.R. 4104, Mississippi Sound Restoration Act, H7480 [12SE]

H.R. 4132, water resources research and technology institutes grants reauthorization under the Water Resources Research Act, H5671 [10JY]

H.R. 4389, Dept. of the Interior conveyance of certain water distribution facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, H8721 [3OC]

S. 610, BLM land conveyance in Washakie County and Big Horn County, WY, to the Westside Irrigation District, S7796 [27JY], H10492 [23OC]

S. 623, Dakota Water Resources Act, S10535-S10538 [13OC]

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

S. 835, Clean Waters and Bays Act, S10019-S10027 [5OC], H7482-H7489 [12SE]

S. 835, Estuary Habitat Restoration Partnership Act, S2008-S2011, S2015-S2018 [30MR]

S. 964, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act, S10896-S10899 [24OC], H10028-H10031 [17OC]

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

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

S. 1211, additional measures to carry out control of Colorado River salinity upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-effective manner, H10496 [23OC]

S. 1694, Dept. of the Interior study on reclamation and reuse of water and wastewater in Hawaii, H10722-H10725 [24OC]

S. 1694, Hawaii Water Resources Reclamation Act, S2793 [13AP], S11741-S11744 [7DE]

S. 1705, Castle Rock Ranch Acquisition Act, S2807 [13AP], H9962 [17OC]

S. 1730, require continued submission of certain environmental reports under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, S1751 [27MR]

S. 1761, Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act, S11276 [27OC], S11939 [15DE], H11934 [4DE]

S. 1762, Small Watershed Rehabilitation Act, S10944 [24OC]

S. 1778, equal exchanges of land around the Cascade Reservoir, H10491 [23OC]

S. 1778, equal exchanges of land around the Cascade Reservoir in Idaho, S2811 [13AP]

S. 1848, Dept. of the Interior participation in design, planning, and construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project, S10528 [13OC]

S. 1925, Lake Tahoe Restoration Act, S9982-S9984 [5OC]

S. 2123, Conservation and Reinvestment Act, S937-S945 [29FE]

S. 2181, Conservation and Stewardship Act, S1177-S1184 [6MR]

S. 2195, Bureau of Reclamation participation in the design and construction of the Truckee Watershed Reclamation Project for the reuse of water, S10528 [13OC]

S. 2228, Corps of Engineers conducting of studies and carrying out of ecosystem restoration within Puget Sound and adjacent waters in Washington, S1396 [9MR]

S. 2233, MTBE Elimination Act, S1404 [9MR]

S. 2301, Dept. of the Interior participation in design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the Lakehaven Utility District, S10529 [13OC]

S. 2363, Water Adjudication Fee Fairness Act, S2239 [5AP]

S. 2417, Water Pollution Program Enhancements Act, S10156 [10OC]

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

S. 2437, Water Resources Development Act, S2752-S2757 [13AP]

S. 2508, Colorado Ute Indian Tribes final settlement of water rights claims, S3522-S3524 [4MY]

S. 2591, Bureau of Reclamation management of water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River, S10528 [13OC]

S. 2594, Dept. of the Interior contract with Mancos Water Conservancy District to use Mancos Project facilities for impounding, storage, diverting, and carriage of nonproject water for irrigation, S10527 [13OC]

S. 2594, Dept. of the Interior contract with the Mancos Water Conservancy District to use Mancos Project facilities for impounding, storage, diverting, and carriage of nonproject water for irrigation, H11847 [13NO], H11936 [4DE]

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. 2711, Florida Keys Water Quality Improvements Act, S4953 [12JN]

S. 2755, Southern High Plains Groundwater Resource Conservation Act, S5462 [20JN]

S. 2756, National Clean Water Trust Fund Act, S5463 [20JN]

S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, S5888-S5900 [27JN], S9152-S9181 [25SE], H10292, H10321-H10351 [19OC]

S. 2797, Restoring the Everglades, an American Legacy Act, S5901-S5904 [27JN]

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. 2944, reaffirm exclusive framework for criminal penalties in oil spill incidents by prohibiting prosecution under other strict liability statutes, S7843 [27JY]

S. 2951, Bureau of Reclamation management of water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River, H10519 [23OC]

S. 3022, Nampa and Meridian Conveyance Act, S8291 [8SE], S10529 [13OC], H10512 [23OC]

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

S. 3232, California Reclaimed Water Act for the 21st Century, S11000-S11002 [25OC]

S. 3268, Fishery and Aquaculture Oil Spill Assistance Act, S11494 [1NO]

S. Con. Res. 151, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 2348, Bureau of Reclamation cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs, S10543, S10592 [13OC], H10069 [18OC]

S. Con. Res. 157, adherence by Mexico to treaties regulating the flow of raw sewage into U.S. waters, S11425 [31OC]