ALASKA

Amendments

Craig, AK: land conveyance (S. 1797), S2799 [13AP]

Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area: establish (S. 2511), S9088, S9116, S9117 [22SE]

NOAA: complete the orderly withdrawal from the civil administration of the Pribilof Islands (H.R. 3417), S10594 [13OC]

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

Railroads: establish a bilateral U.S. and Canadian commission to study the feasibility of connecting the continental rail system to Alaska through Canada (S. 2253), S10543 [13OC]

Southeastern Alaska Intertie System: construction appropriations authorization (S. 2439), S9965, S9996 [5OC]

Analyses

National Marine Fisheries Service Restrictions on Alaskan Fisheries Due To Decline in Stellar Sea Lion Population, S11857 [15DE]

Articles and editorials

Doctor, 91, a Pioneer—Fritz Worked With Deaf, Blind in Alaska's Bush, S8575 [14SE]

Milo H. Fritz, M.D., S8575 [14SE]

Passing Parade, S8575 [14SE]

Wrong Cure?, S11504-S11506 [2NO]

Bills and resolutions

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: clarify the process of allotments to Alaskan Natives who are veterans (see H.R. 4345), H2339 [13AP]

Arctic Research and Policy Act: improve (see S. 2931), S7656 [26JY]

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

Dept. of the Interior: conduct studies to determine the significance of specific sites as well as the suitability and feasibility of their inclusion as units of the National Park System (see S. 3224), S10801 [19OC]

EPA: establish regional office in Alaska (see H.R. 4589), H3924 [6JN]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: improve implementation of the western Alaska community development quota program (see H.R. 5565), H11206 [26OC]

Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 2511), S3514 [4MY]

Medicaid: increase the Federal medical assistance percentage (see S. 2693), S4820 [8JN]

Native Americans: Federal recognition of the King Salmon Traditional Village and the Shoonaq' Tribe of Kodiak (see H.R. 4842), H5955 [12JY]

———provide loans for the improvement of telecommunications services on Indian reservations (see S. 3114), S9267 [26SE]

Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy: establish (see S. 2921), S7542 [25JY] (see H.R. 4631), H4174 [9JN]

Petroleum: prohibit the exportation of Alaskan North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 5318), H8405 [27SE]

———reimpose the prohibition on export of Alaskan North Slope crude oil (see S. 2275), S1596 [22MR] (see H.R. 4017), H1118 [16MR]

———suspend exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil pending an economic assessment of foreign crude oil supplies and demands (see H.R. 4007), H1118 [16MR]

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

Railroads: establish a bilateral U.S. and Canadian commission to study the feasibility of connecting the continental rail system to Alaska through Canada (see S. 2253), S1461 [20MR]

Southeastern Alaska Intertie System: construction appropriations authorization (see S. 2439), S2728 [13AP]

Tongass National Forest: convey certain real property to Daniel J. Gross, Sr., and Douglas K. Gross (see S. 3150), S9701 [3OC]

———protect (see H.R. 5414), H9504 [6OC]

Letters

Alaskan North Slope crude oil exports: Larry D. Burton, BP Amoco Plc., S1648 [23MR], S2277 [6AP]

Clarify the process of allotments to Alaskan Natives who are veterans under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: John Berry, Dept. of the Interior, H9615 [10OC]

National Park Service Studies Act: Donald J. Barry, Dept. of the Interior, S10806 [19OC]

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

Probilof Islands Transition Act: Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), H5094 [26JN]

Strike assumed revenue based on Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas exploration from budget resolution: Athan Manuel, U.S. Public Interest Research Group, S2210 [5AP]

———Carl Pope, Sierra Club, S2210 [5AP]

———Courtney Curf, Friends of the Earth (organization), S2210, S2219 [5AP]

———Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, S2209, S2220 [5AP]

———John H. Adams, Natural Resources Defense Council, S2210, S2220 [5AP]

———Martha A. Marks, Republicans for Environmental Protection America (organization), S2220 [5AP]

———Paul W. Hansen, Izaak Walton League of America, S2210 [5AP]

———Raymond Chretien, Canadian Ambassador, S2211 [5AP]

———Thomas C. Kiernan, National Parks Conservation Association, S2210, S2220 [5AP]

———William H. Meadows, Wilderness Society, S2220 [5AP]

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

Lists

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

Memorandums

Alaskan Fisheries Impact on Stellar Sea Lion Population: Hilda Diaz-Soltero, National Marine Fisheries Service, S11468 [1NO]

———William W. Fox, Jr., National Marine Fisheries Service, S11468 [1NO]

Petitions and memorials

Use of Dept. of Defense facilities as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections, S4167 [18MY]

Poems

``How Far Away Is the Temple of Fame?'', S1692 [23MR]

Press releases

Arctic Refuge Needs Your Help: Sierra Club, S1318 [8MR]

Proposals

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

Remarks in House

Alaska Airlines: tribute to victims of flight 261 air disaster, E48 [1FE]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: clarify the process of allotments to Alaskan Natives who are veterans (H.R. 4345), H9614-H9616 [10OC], H9841 [12OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H540 [29FE], H705 [8MR], H4910 [21JN], H7348 [7SE], H8774-H8781, H8783-H8785 [4OC], H8918, H8919 [5OC], H9873, H9874 [12OC], H11412-H11414 [27OC], H12089, H12090 [14DE], E519 [10AP]

———oil and gas leasing, H493 [16FE]

Aviation: airport projects funding, H1024 [15MR]

Chugach Alaska Corp.: conveyance of certain lands, E2041 [31OC]

Dept. of the Interior: submit report on feasibility and desirability of recovering costs of high altitude lifesaving missions on Mount McKinley in Denali National Park and Preserve (S. 698), H10572, H10702 [24OC]

Dickison, Rebecca: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Alaska, E245 [8MR]

Ewing, Tanya: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Alaska, E242 [8MR]

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]

Glacier Bay National Park: management of fishing activities (S. 501), H10505, H10506 [23OC]

Government: improve Federal hiring and contracting of natives (S. 748), H10514 [23OC]

Kake Tribal Corp.: conveyance of certain lands (S. 430), H3481, H3482 [22MY]

National security: national missile defense system, H5613 [29JN]

Native Americans: Federal recognition of the King Salmon Traditional Village and the Shoonaq' Tribe of Kodiak (H.R. 4842), E1219 [13JY]

Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy: establish (H.R. 4631), E965 [9JN]

Newman-Keane, Chavis: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Alaska, E241 [8MR]

NOAA: complete the orderly withdrawal from the civil administration of the Pribilof Islands (H.R. 3417), H5092-H5095 [26JN], H10489 [23OC], E1152 [29JN]

Petroleum: suspend exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil pending an economic assessment of foreign crude oil supplies and demands, H1232 [22MR]

———suspend exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil pending an economic assessment of foreign crude oil supplies and demands (H.R. 4007), H11792 [2NO]

Railroads: establish a bilateral U.S. and Canadian commission to study the feasibility of connecting the continental rail system to Alaska through Canada, H11300 [26OC]

———land exchange to facilitate a railroad track realignment and straightening project through Elmendorf AFB and Fort Richardson, E1967 [28OC]

Redmond, Jason: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Alaska, E244 [8MR]

Stevens, Senator: Alaskan of the Year Committee Alaskan of the Century Award recipient, H1409 [27MR]

Veterans: clarify the process of allotments to Alaskan Natives who are veterans (H.R. 4345), E561 [13AP]

Wilderness areas: designate certain lands (H.R. 1239), H10565 [24OC]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska Airlines: tribute to victims of flight 261 air disaster, S186, S204 [1FE]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: restore certain lands to the Elim Native Corp. (H.R. 3090), S2798 [13AP]

Animals: tribute to business efforts relative to donation of dog food to Alaskans along the Yukon River, S10398 [12OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S1448 [20MR], S1645-S1651 [23MR], S2035 [3AP], S9132 [25SE], S9440-S9443 [28SE], S9788-S9793, S9795 [4OC]

———strike assumed revenue based on oil and gas exploration from budget resolution, S2206-S2222 [5AP], S2275-S2277 [6AP], S2427 [7AP]

Arctic Research and Policy Act: improve (S. 2931), S7673 [26JY]

Armed Forces: increase TRICARE allowable charges and report on the nonparticipation of physicians in rural States, S5076 [14JN]

Chugach Alaska Corp.: conveyance of certain lands, S11757, S11758 [11DE]

Coast Guard: Distinguished Flying Cross recipients, S5458 [20JN]

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]

Craig, AK: land conveyance (S. 1797), S2799 [13AP]

———monetary compensation in lieu of land conveyance, S7093 [18JY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct studies to determine the significance of specific sites as well as the suitability and feasibility of their inclusion as units of the National Park System (S. 3224), S10806 [19OC]

Elmendorf AFB, AK: General Thomas D. White Environmental Award for Restoration recipient, S2937 [26AP]

Federal-State relations: investment of joint Federal and State funds from the civil settlement of damages from the Exxon Valdez (vessel) oil spill (S. 711), S2521 [11AP]

Fish and fishing: collapse of fish runs in the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers, S7357 [20JY]

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

Gomez, Scott: National Hockey League Rookie of the Year honoree, S5457 [20JN]

Harding Lake: watershed study funding, S8186 [7SE]

Insects: effects of beetle infestation on forest and private lands, S6223 [30JN]

Irizarry, Edwin D.: National Guard Noncommissioned Officer of the Year award recipient, S5358 [19JN]

Kake Tribal Corp.: conveyance of certain lands (S. 430), S9116 [22SE]

Kenai, AK: tribute to Challenger Learning Center, S6115 [29JN]

Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area: establish (S. 2511), S3529 [4MY]

———establish (S. 2511), House amendment, S9116 [22SE]

Medicaid: increase the Federal medical assistance percentage (S. 2693), S4820 [8JN]

National Marine Fisheries Service: restrictions on Alaskan fisheries due to decline in Stellar sea lion population, S11466-S11469 [1NO], S11504 [2NO], S11747-S11749 [8DE], S11772, S11773 [14DE], S11855, S11856, S11886 [15DE]

Native Americans: provide loans for the improvement of telecommunications services on Indian reservations (S. 3114), S9270 [26SE]

Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy: establish (S. 2921), S7554 [25JY]

NOAA: complete the orderly withdrawal from the civil administration of the Pribilof Islands (H.R. 3417), S10552-S10555 [13OC]

Petroleum: reimpose the prohibition on export of Alaskan North Slope crude oil, S1648 [23MR]

———reimpose the prohibition on export of Alaskan North Slope crude oil (S. 2275), S1608 [22MR]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (S. 2214), S1316-S1318 [8MR]

———establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing programs for the Coastal Plain, S1648 [23MR]

Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching: recipients, S5454 [20JN]

Public lands: encourage domestic oil, gas, and coal exploration and production, S1623 [23MR]

Railroads: establish a bilateral U.S. and Canadian commission to study the feasibility of connecting the continental rail system to Alaska through Canada (S. 2253), S1464 [20MR], S10543, S10544 [13OC]

Schleich, Karl: National Association of Elementary School Principals Alaska National Distinguished Principals Award recipient, S9850 [4OC]

Southeastern Alaska Intertie System: construction appropriations authorization (S. 2439), S2758 [13AP], S9996 [5OC]

Stevens, Senator: Alaskan of the Year Committee Alaskan of the Century Award recipient, S1642-S1644, S1692, S1693 [23MR], S1923 [29MR], S1949 [30MR]

———appreciation for receipt of Alaskan of the Year Committee Alaskan of the Century Award, S1643, S1693 [23MR]

———appreciation for tributes, S11854, S11940 [15DE]

Swan Lake-Lake Tyee Intertie project: inclusion in the ``Job in the Woods'' program, S11879 [15DE]

Tongass National Forest: convey certain real property to Daniel J. Gross, Sr., and Douglas K. Gross (S. 3150), S9702 [3OC]

University of Alaska-Fairbanks: tribute to School of Management Student Investment Fund, S505 [8FE]

White Pass & Yukon Railroad: anniversary, S4667 [7JN]

Reports

Alaskan Fisheries Impact on Stellar Sea Lion Population: National Marine Fisheries Service, S11749-S11751 [8DE]

Reports filed

Craig, AK, Land Conveyance: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1797) (S. Rept. 106-264), S2615 [12AP]

Craig Municipal Equity Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3182) (H. Rept. 106-763), H6598 [19JY]

Elim Native Corp., Land Restoration Under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3090) (S. Rept. 106-258), S2465 [10AP]

Fur Seal Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3417) (H. Rept. 106-569), H2121 [11AP]

Huna Totem Corporation Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 426) (H. Rept. 106-899), H8199 [26SE]

Kake Tribal Corporation Public Interest Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 430) (H. Rept. 106-489), H47 [27JA]

Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Corridor Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2511) (S. Rept. 106-333), S6347 [10JY]

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

Rails to Resources Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2253), S7655 [26JY]

Southeastern Alaska Intertie System Construction Appropriations: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2439) (S. Rept. 106-405), S8342 [11SE]

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

Tables

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

Texts of

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

H.R. 3090, Elim Native Corp., land restoration under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, S2798 [13AP]

H.R. 3417, Pribilof Islands Transition Act, H5092-H5094 [26JN]

H.R. 4345, clarify the process of allotments to Alaskan Natives who are veterans under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, H9614 [10OC]

S. 430, Kake Tribal Corporation Land Transfer Act, S9116 [22SE]

S. 430, Kake Tribal Corporation Public Interest Land Exchange Act, H3481 [22MY]

S. 501, Glacier Bay National Park Resource Management Act, H10505 [23OC]

S. 698, Dept. of the Interior submission of report on feasibility and desirability of recovering costs of high altitude lifesaving missions on Mount McKinley in Denali National Park and Preserve, H10572 [24OC]

S. 748, improve Federal hiring and contracting of Alaskan natives, H10514 [23OC]

S. 1797, Craig, AK, land conveyance, S2799 [13AP]

S. 2253, Rails to Resources Act, S1465 [20MR], S10543 [13OC]

S. 2439, Southeastern Alaska Intertie System construction appropriations, S9996 [5OC]

S. 2511, Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area Act, S9116 [22SE], S9206-S9208 [25SE]

S. 2511, Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Corridor Area Act, S3529 [4MY]

S. 2693, Alaska Medicaid Equity Act, S4821 [8JN]

S. 2921, Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy, S7554 [25JY]

S. 3224, National Park Service Studies Act, S10806 [19OC]

Tributes

Stevens, Senator, S11359 [30OC], S11854, S11940 [15DE]