NATURAL RESOURCES

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S12458 [5DE], S12779 [10DE], S12834, S12870, S12871, S12970, S12983 [11DE], S13001, S13020, S13032, S13037, S13038, S13039, S13058, S13059, S13060, S13063, S13064, S13065, S13066, S13067, S13068, S13069 [12DE], S13087, S13093, S13102, S13104, S13110, S13158, S13159, S13168, S13171, S13172, S13175, S13176, S13177, S13178, S13179, S13181, S13182, S13183, S13184, S13188, S13192, S13193, S13194, S13196, S13197, S13198, S13199, S13201, S13202, S13203, S13204, S13221, S13222, S13223, S13224 [13DE], S13247, S13251, S13259, S13260, S13265, S13305, S13307, S13308, S13309 [14DE], S13359 [17DE], S13471, S13472, S13474, S13475, S13476, S13477, S13478, S13488, S13489, S13498, S13499, S13500, S13501, S13502, S13503, S13504, S13505, S13507, S13592, S13639 [18DE], S13649, S13713, S13757, S13758, S13759, S13760 [19DE]

———strengthen producers' safety net, enhance resource conservation and rural development, fund farm credit, agricultural research, nutrition, and related programs, and ensure consumers abundant food and fiber (S. 1628), S12058 [27NO]

Great Smoky Mountains National Park: issue right-of-way permits for natural gas pipelines (S. 1097), S10797 [17OC]

Articles and editorials

Aid Farmers and Environment, H6323 [4OC]

Blame for Summitville, S628 [29JA]

Bush's Budget Plan To Face Critics' Ire Over Environment, S3482 [5AP]

Children Put Earth Before Parents' SUVs, E596 [24AP]

Hoping To Fuel Demand With Supply, H8330 [16NO]

Summitville Gold Mine Is Cast as a Political Boogeyman, S674 [30JA]

U.S. Agricultural Bill Will Go Against the Grain Worldwide—Proposals To Increase Subsidies for Farmers Could Violate WTO Rules, S13917 [20DE]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: continue certain programs (see S. 1731), S12054 [27NO]

———establish a Farmland Stewardship Program (see H.R. 2542), H4215 [18JY]

———strengthen producers' safety net, enhance resource conservation and rural development, fund farm credit, agricultural research, nutrition, and related programs, and ensure consumers abundant food and fiber (see S. 1628), S11413 [2NO]

Archeology: provide for protection, data compilation, science-based decisionmaking, public education and access, and a unified management policy relative to paleontological resources on Federal lands (see H.R. 2974), H6135 [2OC]

California: authorize water reuse and recycling projects (see H.R. 685), H397 [14FE]

Coal: provide project assistance, loan guarantees, and tax credits for a coal gasification demonstration project (see H.R. 2606), H4539 [24JY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see S. 1318, 1328), S8704 [2AU]

Coeur d'Alene River Basin: environmental and natural resource restoration funding (see S. 585), S2662 [21MR]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 2573), H4352 [19JY]

Corps of Engineers: reimburse non-Federal interests for managing recreation facilities and natural resources at water resource development projects (see H.R. 1706), H1923 [3MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: acquire and manage lands in Puerto Rico to protect critical aquifers and watersheds (see H.R. 3213), H7717 [1NO]

———establish a research program to enhance and develop the nitrogen-fixing ability of legumes and other commercial crops (see H.R. 2004), H2710 [24MY]

———extend and improve working lands and other conservation programs (see S. 1326), S8704 [2AU]

———provide for a Biofuels Feedstocks Energy Reserve and authorize loans for the production, distribution, development, and storage of biofuels (see H.R. 3099), H6701 [11OC]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a carbon sequestration program and implementation panel to enhance international conservation and to slow greenhouse gas buildup in the atmosphere (see S. 769), S3852 [24AP]

Dept. of Energy: assign equal priority to providing renewable energy production incentive payments for landfill gas facilities as other biomass facilities (see H.R. 983), H875 [13MR]

———fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H. Res. 250), H6137 [2OC]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize feasibility studies of water resource projects in Washington (see H.R. 1937), H2570 [22MY]

Electric power: suspend certain environmental and siting requirements applicable to fossil fuel fired powerplants to alleviate power shortages (see H.R. 979), H875 [13MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to wetlands mitigation banking (see H.R. 1474), H1486 (see H.R. 1474), H1495 [4AP]

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1494), H1497 [4AP]

Great Lakes: protect resources by banning bulk water diversions and restoring historic lighthouses (see S. 1035), S6212 [13JN]

Great Smoky Mountains National Park: issue right-of-way permits for natural gas pipelines (see S. 1097), S6862 [25JN] (see H.R. 3380), H8731 [29NO]

Irrigation: authorize payments to certain Lama Project water distribution entities and funds to such entities of amounts collected by the Bureau of Reclamation for reserved works (see S. 1824), S13145 [13DE]

Land use: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H3802 [28JN]

LIHEAP: make available royalties received from domestic Federal oil and gas production (see S. 922), S5269 [21MY] (see H.R. 962), H826 [8MR]

Mining and mineral resources: ensure the orderly development of coal, coalbed methane, natural gas, and oil in the Powder River Basin (see S. 675), S3274 [2AP] (see H.R. 1710), H1923 [3MY] (see H.R. 2952), H6055 [25SE]

National forests: establish a program to designate, restore, and sustain historic native forests (see H.R. 2119), H3002 [8JN]

Oregon: conduct a feasibility study on ways to improve water management in the Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River basins (see S. 238), S1012 [1FE] (see H.R. 1883), H2280 [16MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H397 [14FE]

Peace Parks Foundation: efforts to facilitate the establishment and development of transfrontier conservation efforts in southern Africa (see H. Con. Res. 287), H10055 [12DE]

Petroleum: prohibit the exportation of Alaskan North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 660), H395 [14FE] (see H.R. 1147), H1059 [21MR]

———reimpose the prohibition on export of Alaskan North Slope crude oil (see S. 650), S3152 [29MR]

Power resources: decrease energy costs, increase electric system reliability, and provide environmental improvements through rapid deployment of distributed energy resources (see H.R. 1045), H953 [15MR]

———establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 39), H25 [3JA]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: reauthorize (see H.R. 724), H411 [26FE]

Taxation: allow an income tax credit to holders of bonds issued to finance land and water reclamation of abandoned mine land areas (see H.R. 3218), H7717 [1NO]

———exempt income derived from natural resources-related activities by a member of an Indian tribe (see S. 655), S3152 [29MR]

———include swine and bovine waste nutrients as a renewable energy resource under the renewable electricity production credit (see S. 1219), S8064 [23JY]

———provide a carbon sequestration investment tax credit (see S. 765), S3852 [24AP]

———repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines (see S. 115), S100 [22JA]

———treatment of bonds issued to acquire renewable resources on land subject to conservation easement (see S. 822), S4245 [3MY] (see H.R. 1711), H1923 [3MY]

Tennessee: authorize studies on water supply management and development (see S. 240), S1012 [1FE]

Water: authorize appropriations for municipal construction grant program for wastewater treatment (see H.R. 1751), H2021 [8MY]

———authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see S. 252), S1062 [6FE] (see H.R. 668), H396 [14FE] (see H.R. 1750), H2021 [8MY]

———use of State revolving loan funds for water conservation and quality improvement programs (see S. 285), S1218 [8FE]

Water Resources Development Act: modify easement prohibitions (see S. 1443), S9557 [20SE]

Wildlife: protect, conserve, and restore native fish, wildlife, and their natural habitats on Federal lands through grants to control, mitigate, and eradicate harmful nonnative species (see H.R. 3558), H10963 [20DE]

Cloture motions

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S13040 [12DE], S13112 [13DE], S13349 [17DE], S13423 [18DE], S13658 [19DE]

———continue certain programs (S. 1731), motion to proceed, S12271 [30NO], S12406 [5DE]

Factsheets

Dept. of the Interior Royalty-in-Kind Program, H5110 [1AU]

Letters

Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act: Lynn Cornwell, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, S13026 [12DE]

———several agricultural, commodity, and lender organizations, S12762 [10DE], S13035 [12DE]

Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act water conservation program: Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, S13658 [19DE]

Agriculture conservation programs funding: Carl B. Loop, Jr., Florida Farm Bureau Federation, H6314 [4OC]

Dept. of Agriculture review of Federal agency actions affecting agricultural producers: several agricultural organizations, S13036 [12DE]

Dept. of Energy filling of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve: Representative Baldacci, H6432 [9OC]

Motions

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S12271 [30NO], S12842 [11DE], S12995, S13020 [12DE], S13423, S13455, S13456 [18DE]

Press releases

Senate Presented With Path to Speedy Farm Bill Conclusion—Arkansas Senator Tim Hutchinson Moves for Vote on House-Based Bill: Committee on Agriculture (House), S13651 [19DE]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: conservation programs funding, H6264, H6299-H6325 [4OC], H6409 [5OC], E1842 [10OC]

———establish a Farmland Stewardship Program (H.R. 2542), H4120 [18JY]

California: authorize water reuse and recycling projects (H.R. 685), E195 [14FE]

———placement of Dixson Ranch property in a conservation easement, E1965 [31OC]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (H.R. 2573), E1393 [23JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: biofuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel and other forms of biomass-derived fuels, research and development funding, H3917, H3918 [11JY]

———establish a Government-owned and farmer-stored renewable energy reserve program, H6226, H6227 [3OC]

———establish a research program to enhance and develop the nitrogen-fixing ability of legumes and other commercial crops, H3767, H3768 [28JN]

———provide for a Biofuels Feedstocks Energy Reserve and authorize loans for the production, distribution, development, and storage of biofuels (H.R. 3099), H8329 [16NO]

Dept. of Energy: conversion of municipal waste and sewage into ethanol study funding, H5109 [1AU]

———fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (H. Res. 250), H6431-H6433 [9OC]

———oil shale research funding, H5172 [1AU]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize feasibility studies of water resource projects in Washington (H.R. 1937), H5464, H5465 [10SE]

———hardrock mining regulations, H3427-H3430 [21JN], H7107 [17OC]

———Royalty-in-Kind Program funding, H5110 [1AU]

Earth Day: observance, H1524, H1535-H1540 [24AP], E618 [24AP], E624 [25AP]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H961 [20MR], H1043-H1050 [21MR], H1171, H1175 [27MR], H1197 [28MR], H1393-H1398 [3AP], H1535-H1540 [24AP], H1594-H1596, H1599, H1600 [25AP], H1655 [26AP], H2012-H2019 [8MY], H2072-H2079 [9MY], H2852 [5JN], E451 [27MR]

Emery County, UT: tribute to Emery County Public Lands Council, E1248 [29JN]

EPA: Natural Estuary Program funding, H4686, H4687 [26JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to wetlands mitigation banking (H.R. 1474), E553 [5AP]

Immigration: impact of population growth, H3079 [13JN], H3197-H3199 [14JN], H3705 [27JN]

McNeil, Mike and Cathy: Natural Resources Conservation Service, EPA, and Environmental Law Institute National Wetlands Award recipients, E1279 [29JN]

Mineral Management Service: ensure that oil industry fees under the royalty-in-kind program earn fair market value, H3400, H3413 [21JN]

National Ground Water Awareness Week: observance, E721 [3MY]

Oregon Farm Service Agency: tribute to efforts to assist farmers of the Klamath Basin in dealing with water shortage, E1725 [25SE]

Peace Parks Foundation: efforts to facilitate the establishment and development of transfrontier conservation efforts in southern Africa (H. Con. Res. 287), E2271 [13DE]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 39), H1039 [21MR]

Public lands: Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Program funding, H6265 [4OC]

Purdy, Penelope: Wilderness Society Aldo Leopold Award for Editorial Writing recipient, E2158 [28NO]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: reauthorize (H.R. 724), H633 [6MR]

Water: State water pollution control revolving funds funding, H4846, H4847 [30JY]

Wildlife: protect, conserve, and restore native fish, wildlife, and their natural habitats on Federal lands through grants to control, mitigate, and eradicate harmful nonnative species (H.R. 3558), E2391 [20DE]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: continue certain programs, S11988-S11990 [16NO]

———continue certain programs (S. 1731), S12030, S12031 [27NO], S12069, S12070 [28NO], S12137, S12138 [29NO], S12409-S12426, S12434-S12436 [5DE], S12756, S12757, S12762-S12768 [10DE], S12821, S12826-S12853 [11DE], S12989-S12996, S13000-S13041 [12DE], S13079-S13099, S13101-S13112, S13116-S13118, S13138-S13140 [13DE], S13245-S13275, S13286 [14DE], S13422-S13459, S13643, S13644 [18DE], S13647-S13664 [19DE], S13915-S13918, S14044 [20DE]

———continue certain programs (S. 1731), motion to proceed, S12271 [30NO], S12400-S12406 [5DE]

———continue certain programs (S. 1731), unanimous-consent agreement, S12439 [5DE], S12852 [11DE], S13092 [13DE]

———continue certain programs (S. 1731), unanimous-consent request, S12768 [10DE]

———strengthen producers' safety net, enhance resource conservation and rural development, fund farm credit, agricultural research, nutrition, and related programs, and ensure consumers abundant food and fiber (S. 1628), S11413 [2NO]

Alaska: allow oil and gas exploration on the North Slope, S2112 [9MR]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, S623 [29JA]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (S. 1318), S8726 [2AU]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (S. 1328), S8749 [2AU]

Conservation of natural resources: conservation assistance programs for farmers and ranchers funding, S3656 [6AP]

Conservation Reserve Program: require State consent prior to implementation of water conservation program, S13032-S13034 [12DE]

———strike water conservation program, S13020-S13032 [12DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend and improve working lands and other conservation programs (S. 1326), S8742-S8744 [2AU]

———review of Federal agency actions affecting agricultural producers, S13035 [12DE], S13080-S13087, S13091 [13DE]

Dept. of the Interior: hardrock mining regulations, S7853 [18JY]

Earth Day: observance, S3867 [25AP]

Ecology and environment: environmental, natural resources, and energy conservation programs funding, S3481-S3483, S3518, S3519 [5AP]

———national objectives priority assignments, S619-S631 [29JA], S3804, S3807 [24AP], S3867 [25AP]

EPA: enforcement of water pollution regulations, S3816 [24AP]

Great Lakes: protect resources by banning bulk water diversions and restoring historic lighthouses (S. 1035), S6227-S6231 [13JN]

Great Smoky Mountains National Park: issue right-of-way permits for natural gas pipelines (S. 1097), S10800 [17OC]

Mining and mineral resources: ensure the orderly development of coal, coalbed methane, natural gas, and oil in the Powder River Basin (S. 675), S3277 [2AP]

NOAA: ocean exploration programs funding, S10380 [9OC]

Oregon: conduct a feasibility study on ways to improve water management in the Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River basins (S. 238), S1013 [1FE], S8995 [3AU]

Petroleum: reimpose the prohibition on export of Alaskan North Slope crude oil (S. 650), S3162 [29MR]

Schools: ensure environmental health and energy efficiency of schools, S5949-S5951 [7JN], S6196-S6198 [13JN]

Taxation: include swine and bovine waste nutrients as a renewable energy resource under the renewable electricity production credit, S13268 [14DE]

———include swine and bovine waste nutrients as a renewable energy resource under the renewable electricity production credit (S. 1219), S8065 [23JY]

———repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines (S. 115), S386 [22JA]

———treatment of bonds issued to acquire renewable resources on land subject to conservation easement (S. 822), S4256 [3MY]

Tennessee: authorize studies on water supply management and development (S. 240), S1015 [1FE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: report on the biological conditions in the Kootenai River relative to the Kootenai sturgeon, S7898 [19JY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (S. 252), S1072 [6FE]

———use of State revolving loan funds for water conservation and quality improvement programs (S. 285), S1219 [8FE]

Reports filed

Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 1731) (S. Rept. 107-117), S12681 [7DE]

Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River Basin Water Optimization Feasibility Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 238) (S. Rept. 107-22), S5830 [5JN]

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Right-of-Way Permits for Natural Gas Pipelines: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1097) (S. Rept. 107-72), S9971 [1OC]

Pacific Northwest Feasibility Studies Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1937) (H. Rept. 107-155), H4539 [24JY]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reauthorization: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 724) (H. Rept. 107-6), H647 [6MR]

Resolutions by organizations

Marine Mammal Protection Act: Alliance for America, E1377 [20JY]

Renewable whale resources: Alliance for America, E1377 [20JY]

Statements

Nomination of Gale A. Norton To Be Sec. of the Interior: Ken Salazar, Colorado Attorney General, S629 [29JA]

Summaries

Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act (S. 1628), S11414-S11417 [2NO]

Texts of

H. Res. 250, Dept. of Energy filling of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H6431 [9OC]

H.R. 724, Strategic Petroleum Reserve reauthorization, H633 [6MR]

H.R. 1937, Pacific Northwest Feasibility Studies Act, H5464 [10SE]

S. 115, Elimination of Double Subsidies for the Hardrock Mining Industry Act, S387 [22JA]

S. 238, Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River Basin Water Optimization Feasibility Study Act, S1014 [1FE], S8995 [3AU]

S. 240, Water Resource Study Act, S1015 [1FE]

S. 765, Carbon Sequestration Investment Tax Credit Act, S3859 [24AP]

S. 769, International Carbon Conservation Act, S3862 [24AP]

S. 822, Community Forestry and Agriculture Conservation Act, S4256 [3MY]

S. 1035, Great Lakes Preservation Act, S6230 [13JN]

S. 1097, issue right-of-way permits for natural gas pipelines in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, S6864 [25JN], S10801 [17OC]

S. 1326, Working Lands Conservation Act, S8744-S8749 [2AU]