RIVERS

Amendments

Connecticut River: congressional consent to interstate compact on restoration of Atlantic salmon and Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commission reauthorization (S. 703), S12110 [28NO], S12734, S12745 [7DE]

Articles and editorials

Our View—Bush Should Join Solis Park Plan, H4023 [17JY]

PCB's Pose Major Health Threat to New York City, and Beyond, E1285 [29JN]

Bills and resolutions

Alaska: resolve claims of Cook Inlet Region, Inc., to lands adjacent to the Russian River (see S. 1879), S13943 [20DE] (see H.R. 3048), H6379 [4OC]

Cache La Poudre River Corridor Act: technical amendments (see S. 903), S5005 [16MY] (see H.R. 1880), H2280 [16MY]

California: address habitat enhancement projects at Salton Sea, Federal environmental compliance, and off-stream water management reservoirs near the All American Canal (see H.R. 2764), H5335 [2AU]

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

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]

Connecticut River: congressional consent to interstate compact on restoration of Atlantic salmon and Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commission reauthorization (see S. 703), S3530 [5AP] (see H.R. 2062), H2888 [5JN]

———implement cultural heritage, conservation, and recreational activities in the watershed area of New Hampshire and Vermont (see S. 1363), S8910 [3AU]

Conservation of natural resources: reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 1800), H2140 [10MY]

Corps of Engineers: reform (see S. 646), S3152 [29MR] (see H.R. 1310), H1344 [29MR]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the Lower Los Angeles River and San Gabriel River watersheds in California (see S. 1865), S13943 [20DE] (see H.R. 2534), H4112 [17JY]

———monitor health of the Missouri River and measure certain responses to changes in river management and other significant variables (see H.R. 3570), H10964 [20DE]

———prevent the westward spread of aquatic nuisance species and provide rapid response capacity in certain Western States (see H.R. 2732), H5333 [2AU]

———promote efforts to provide a scientific basis for the management of sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 3480), H10065 [13DE]

Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge: establish (see S. 835), S4400 [4MY] (see H.R. 1230), H1188 [27MR]

Education: improve student and teacher performance and access to education in the Lower Mississippi Delta region (see S. 617), S2894 [26MR]

Eight Mile River: designate a segment for study for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 513), S2162 [12MR] (see H.R. 182), H61 [6JA]

Little Sandy River: protection of watershed as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit (see S. 254), S1062 [6FE] (see H.R. 427), H219 [7FE]

Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act: authorize additional projects (see S. 1577), S11105 [25OC] (see H.R. 2990), H6136 [2OC]

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]

Mississippi Valley National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 1932), H2569 [22MY]

Native Americans: provide equitable compensation to the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota and the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska for the loss of value of certain lands (see S. 434), S1747 [1MR] (see H.R. 2408), H3804 [28JN]

Niagara River National Heritage Area: feasibility study (see S. 1227), S8122 [24JY] (see H.R. 2609), H4539 [24JY]

Oklahoma: settle certain claims of Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Nations to the Arkansas Riverbed (see H.R. 3534), H10909 [19DE]

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]

Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor: implement management plan (see H.R. 2452), H3861 [10JY]

Raystown Lake: redesignate as Bud Shuster Lake (see H.R. 1955), H2678 [23MY]

Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1380), H1409 [3AP]

South Carolina: eliminate use of Savannah River nuclear waste separation facilities (see H.R. 2298), H3465 [21JN]

South Dakota: convey certain lands acquired for the Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal features of the Oahe Irrigation Project to certain State agencies for wildlife habitat mitigation and provide conditional purchase options (see S. 1028), S6211 [13JN]

Sprague River: conduct a study of the feasibility of providing adequate upstream and downstream passage for fish at the Chiloquin Dam in Oregon (see S. 1826), S13145 [13DE] (see H.R. 2585), H4378 [20JY]

St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish (see H.R. 143), H60 [6JA]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for the Inland Waterways Trust Fund and the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (see H.R. 181), H61 [6JA]

Water: State sovereignty over water within borders (see S. 446), S1747 [1MR] (see H.R. 1156), H1060 [21MR]

Factsheets

Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness Act (H.R. 1380), E520 [3AP]

Letters

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

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

Missouri River main stem reservoir system operation: Thomas Generke, Missouri River Natural Resources Committee, S7857 [18JY]

Remarks in House

Alaska: resolve claims of Cook Inlet Region, Inc., to lands adjacent to the Russian River (H.R. 3048), E1805 [5OC]

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: funding, H3901 [11JY]

California: address habitat enhancement projects at Salton Sea, Federal environmental compliance, and off-stream water management reservoirs near the All American Canal (H.R. 2764), E1531 [3AU]

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

———San Joaquin River Banta-Carbona Irrigation District project funding, H3659 [27JN]

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]

Corps of Engineers: dam rehabilitation, repair, and safety measures funding, H3323 [20JN]

———New York and New Jersey channel deepening projects funding, H7603 [1NO]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the Lower Los Angeles River and San Gabriel River watersheds in California (H.R. 2534), H4022 [17JY]

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

———monitor health of the Missouri River and measure certain responses to changes in river management and other significant variables (H.R. 3570), H10948 [20DE]

———prevent the westward spread of aquatic nuisance species and provide rapid response capacity in certain Western States (H.R. 2732), E1526 [3AU]

Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge: establish (H.R. 1230), H8393-H8395 [27NO]

Eight Mile River: designate a segment for study for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 182), H1682 [1MY], E21 [6JA]

Hudson River: EPA decision to dredge, H4688 [26JY], H4994 [1AU]

———polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) contamination, H4688 [26JY], H4994 [1AU], E1284 [29JN]

Jersey City, NJ: Colgate redevelopment zone ferry terminal and pier project funding, H3556 [26JN]

Little Sandy River: protection of watershed as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit (H.R. 427), H4382-H4384 [23JY], E1406 [24JY], E1458 [27JY]

Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act: authorize additional projects (H.R. 2990), H6070 [2OC]

Maryland: tribute to citizens opposing the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal deepening project, H715 [7MR]

Mexico: treatment of Mexican sewage flowing into U.S. waters, H8889 [5DE]

Missouri River: Corps of Engineers river management funding, H3232 [19JN], H3653, H3654, H3655 [27JN]

Occoquan River: navigation project funding, H8548 [28NO]

Oregon: water shortage in the Klamath Basin, H1829, H1830 [2MY], H1957 [8MY], H3302 [20JN], H3442-H3447 [21JN]

Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor: implement management plan (H.R. 2452), E1298 [11JY]

Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 1380), E519 [3AP]

Sacramento, CA: flood control projects funding, H3656 [27JN]

Sprague River: conduct a study of the feasibility of providing adequate upstream and downstream passage for fish at the Chiloquin Dam in Oregon (H.R. 2585), H7380, H7381 [30OC], E1969 [31OC]

St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish (H.R. 143), E19 [6JA]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: critical habitat designations, H3406 [21JN]

Waterways: Federal river navigator positions funding for Hudson River and Upper Susquehanna and Lackawanna Rivers, H3879, H3880 [11JY]

———Federal safety standards for piers, H3554 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: resolve claims of Cook Inlet Region, Inc., to lands adjacent to the Russian River (S. 1879), S13969 [20DE]

Bono, AR: flood control projects funding, S7796 [17JY]

Cache La Poudre River Corridor Act: technical amendments (S. 903), S5017 [16MY]

Colorado: anniversary of Big Thompson Canyon Flood, S8456 [31JY]

Connecticut River: congressional consent to interstate compact on restoration of Atlantic salmon and Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commission reauthorization (S. 703), S3533 [5AP], S12745 [7DE]

———implement cultural heritage, conservation, and recreational activities in the watershed area of New Hampshire and Vermont (S. 1363), S8933 [3AU]

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

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

Corps of Engineers: New York and New Jersey channel deepening projects funding, S7901 [19JY]

———reform (S. 646), S3157 [29MR]

Dept. of Energy: Savannah River Site plutonium disposition activities, S7870 [18JY], S7901, S7902, S7903 [19JY]

Dept. of the Interior: Cane River Creole National Historical Park and Heritage Area funding, S7570, S7571 [12JY]

———conduct a special resource study of the Lower Los Angeles River and San Gabriel River watersheds in California (S. 1865), S13950 [20DE]

———hardrock mining regulations, S7853 [18JY]

Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge: establish, S12745 [7DE]

———establish (S. 835), S4401 [4MY]

Education: improve student and teacher performance and access to education in the Lower Mississippi Delta region (S. 617), S2901 [26MR]

Eight Mile River: designate a segment for study for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 182), S10801 [17OC]

———designate a segment for study for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 513), S2164 [12MR]

Floods: disaster assistance to Nevada, S1736 [1MR]

Fort Fairfield, ME: flood control projects funding, S7896 [19JY]

Georgia: Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District projects funding, S7900 [19JY]

Green Brook, NJ: flood control projects funding, S7898 [19JY]

Little Sandy River: protection of watershed as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit (H.R. 427), S8999 [3AU]

———protection of watershed as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit (S. 254), S1076 [6FE]

Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act: authorize additional projects (S. 1577), S11112 [25OC]

Maryland: Jennings Randolph Lake project funding, S7897 [19JY], S11340 [1NO]

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]

Missouri River: Corps of Engineers authority to propose alternative species recovery methods to those prescribed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that increase water releases from dams, S7854-S7865 [18JY]

———Corps of Engineers river management funding, S7321 [9JY]

National Park Service: New River Gorge National River Parkway technical support and maintenance funding, S7570 [12JY]

Native Americans: provide equitable compensation to the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota and the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska for the loss of value of certain lands (S. 434), S1768 [1MR]

New Jersey: dredging, flood control, and beach replenishment projects funding, S7897 [19JY]

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]

———water shortage in the Klamath Basin, S3696 [6AP], S6945 [27JN], S9379 [13SE]

Potomac River: impact of sediment discharges from Washington Aqueduct, S9205-S9207 [10SE]

South Dakota: convey certain lands acquired for the Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal features of the Oahe Irrigation Project to certain State agencies for wildlife habitat mitigation and provide conditional purchase options (S. 1028), S6219 [13JN]

———James River Water Development District projects funding, S7899 [19JY]

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

Water: State sovereignty over water within borders (S. 446), S1785 [1MR]

Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs funding, S7899 [19JY]

Reports filed

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]

Chiloquin Dam Fish Passage Feasibility Study Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2585) (H. Rept. 107-255), H7526, H7528 [30OC]

Congressional Consent to Interstate Compact on Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Restoration and Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commission Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2062) (H. Rept. 107-274), H7958 [8NO]

Congressional Consent to Interstate Compact on Restoration of Atlantic Salmon and Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commission Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 703), S9197 [6SE]

Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commission Reauthorization and Interstate Compact on Restoration of Atlantic Salmon: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 703) (S. Rept. 107-78), S9971 [1OC]

Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Establishment Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 835) (S. Rept. 107-112), S12681 [7DE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1230) (H. Rept. 107-270), H7722 [5NO]

Eight Mile River Wild and Scenic River Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 182) (S. Rept. 107-75), S9971 [1OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 182) (H. Rept. 107-36), H1406 [3AP]

Little Sandy River Watershed Protection as Part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 427) (H. Rept. 107-151), H4427 [23JY]

Protection of Little Sandy River Watershed as Part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 254) (S. Rept. 107-23), S5830 [5JN]

Texts of

H.R. 182, Eight Mile River Wild and Scenic River Study Act, H1682 [1MY]

H.R. 427, Little Sandy River watershed protection as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit, H4382 [23JY]

H.R. 1230, Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Establishment Act, H8393 [27NO]

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

S. 254, protection of Little Sandy River watershed as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit, S1077 [6FE]

S. 434, Yankton Sioux Tribe and Santee Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act, S1768-S1770 [1MR]

S. 617, Lower Mississippi Delta Education Access and Improvement Act, S2901 [26MR]

S. 646, Corps of Engineers Reform Act, S3158-S3160 [29MR]

S. 703, congressional consent to interstate compact on restoration of Atlantic salmon and Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commission reauthorization, S12745 [7DE]

S. 1028, Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal Land Conveyance Act, S6220 [13JN]

S. 1577, Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act, S11112 [25OC]

S. 1865, Lower Los Angeles River and San Gabriel River Watersheds Study Act, S13950 [20DE]