ENDANGERED SPECIES

Amendments

Asian Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 700), S13641 [18DE]

Wildlife: improve conservation and restoration programs (S. 990), S13592 [18DE], S14009, S14059 [20DE]

Articles and editorials

Blame for Summitville, S628 [29JA]

Let's Do Right by Stellers Sea Lions and Fishermen, S1456 [15FE]

Bills and resolutions

African Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 643), H395 [14FE]

Asian Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 700), 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]

Disasters: improve ability of individuals and local, State, and Federal agencies to prevent natural floods (see H.R. 1100), H1010 [20MR]

Endangered Species Act: authorize Federal agencies to promptly respond to health and safety emergencies (see H.R. 3259), H7959 [8NO]

———exempt Woodrow Wilson Bridge project from certain provisions and allow bridge construction activities to proceed (see H.R. 472), H221 [7FE]

———improve listing, recovery planning, and delisting processes (see S. 347), S1462 [15FE]

———reauthorize and improve (see S. 911), S5118 [17MY]

———reform Federal land management activities relative to conservation (see H.R. 1403), H1482 (see H.R. 1403), H1492 [4AP]

———reform liability provisions relative to civil and criminal penalties (see H.R. 1404), H1482 (see H.R. 1404), H1492 [4AP]

———reform regulatory process (see H.R. 1402), H1482 (see H.R. 1402), H1492 [4AP]

———require the Dept. of the Interior to give greater weight to scientific or commercial data that is empirical or has been field-tested or peer-reviewed (see H.R. 2829), H5338 [2AU]

———vest in the Dept. of the Interior functions relative to certain migratory fish (see H.R. 2409), H3804 [28JN]

Fish and fishing: prohibit commercial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass in coastal waters and the exclusive economic zone (see H.R. 470), H221 [7FE]

International Whaling Commission: maintain efforts of U.S. representatives to protect the ability of certain Native Americans to continue to legally harvest whales (see H. Con. Res. 193), H4428 [23JY]

Klamath Basin: compensation of persons who were economically harmed as a result of the implementation of the Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 2389), H3803 [28JN]

———respond to economic disaster threatening certain farmers and communities resulting from denial of irrigation water for the Klamath Project (see H.R. 2827), H5338 [2AU]

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for and conservation of the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see S. Res. 121), S7193 [29JN] (see H. Con. Res. 180), H3805 [28JN]

Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 645), H395 [14FE]

Wildlife: improve conservation and restoration programs (see S. 990), S5889 [6JN]

Factsheets

Asian Elephants, H3018 [12JN]

Letters

Endangered Species Act: Gale A. Norton, S668 [30JA]

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

Remarks in House

African Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 643), H3009-H3015, H3026 [12JN], E198 [14FE]

Animals: island fox preservation efforts, E1777 [2OC]

Asian Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 700), H3015-H3019, H3026 [12JN], E198 [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 (H.R. 2573), E1393 [23JY]

Ecology and environment: clarify certain provisions of the Endangered Species Act relative to the safety of rescue workers during emergency situations, H5979 [25SE]

———national objectives priority assignments, H961 [20MR], H1043-H1050 [21MR], H1197 [28MR], H2012-H2019 [8MY], H2852 [5JN]

Endangered Species Act: reform liability provisions relative to civil and criminal penalties, H3237 [19JN]

———vest in the Dept. of the Interior functions relative to certain migratory fish (H.R. 2409), E1267 [29JN]

International Whaling Commission: tribute to U.S. delegation, E1538 [3AU]

Klamath Basin: compensation of persons who were economically harmed as a result of the implementation of the Endangered Species Act, H3929 [11JY], H3964 [12JY], H4119, H4149-H4151 [18JY], H4366 [20JY]

———compensation of persons who were economically harmed as a result of the implementation of the Endangered Species Act (H.R. 2389), E1279 [29JN]

———respond to economic disaster threatening certain farmers and communities resulting from denial of irrigation water for the Klamath Project, E1820 [5OC]

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

Payette National Forest: Thunder Mountain land acquisition, H3413 [21JN]

Real estate: recognize the importance of maintaining private property and curtail environmentalists' efforts to restrict private land use, H4968 [31JY]

Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 645), H3470-H3472 [25JN], E199 [14FE]

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

Wilmington Island, GA: tribute to Boy Scout Troop 76, E672 [1MY]

Remarks in Senate

African Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 643), S13641 [18DE]

Asian Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 700), S13641, S13642 [18DE]

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

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

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, S619-S631 [29JA], S3804, S3807 [24AP]

Endangered Species Act: improve consultation process for Federal agencies, S9435-S9437 [14SE]

———improve listing, recovery planning, and delisting processes (S. 347), S1477 [15FE]

———reauthorize and improve (S. 911), S5123 [17MY]

Forest Service: fire management plan reassessment, S8904 [3AU]

———investigation of delays in combatting the Thirtymile Fire in the Cascade Mountains based on application of the Endangered Species Act, S8904 [3AU]

Forests: protection of tropical forests and endangered species, S10964 [24OC]

Klamath Basin: compensation of persons who were economically harmed as a result of the implementation of the Endangered Species Act, S7413, S7415 [10JY], S8850 [3AU]

———prohibit funding to divert water and take actions to protect certain fish species, S7555-S7559 [12JY]

———respond to economic disaster threatening certain farmers and communities resulting from denial of irrigation water for the Klamath Project, S11070, S11071 [25OC]

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for and conservation of the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (S. Res. 121), S7259, S7260 [29JN]

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]

National Marine Fisheries Service: restrictions on Alaskan fisheries due to decline in Stellers sea lion population, S1456 [15FE]

Oregon: water shortage in the Klamath Basin, S6945 [27JN], S9379 [13SE]

Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 645), S13641 [18DE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Central Idaho Wolf Recovery Program funding, S7568, S7569 [12JY]

Wildlife: improve conservation and restoration programs (S. 990), S5897 [6JN], S14054-S14059 [20DE]

Reports

Coltran Boom, Gorilla Bust, H3010-H3015 [12JN]

Reports filed

African Elephant Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 643) (S. Rept. 107-104), S12247 [30NO]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 643) (H. Rept. 107-93), H3066 [12JN]

American Wildlife Enhancement Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 990) (S. Rept. 107-123), S13145 [13DE]

Asian Elephant Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 700) (S. Rept. 107-113), S12681 [7DE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 700) (H. Rept. 107-94), H3066 [12JN]

Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 645) (S. Rept. 107-105), S12247 [30NO]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 645) (H. Rept. 107-109), H3518 [25JN]

Statements

International Whaling Commission Meeting on Protection of Whales: World Wildlife Fund, S7259 [29JN]

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

Texts of

H.R. 643, African Elephant Conservation Act reauthorization, H3009 [12JN]

H.R. 645, Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act reauthorization, H3470 [25JN]

H.R. 700, Asian Elephant Conservation Act reauthorization, S13641 [18DE], H3015 [12JN]

S. 347, Endangered Species Listing and Delisting Process Reform Act, S1478 [15FE]

S. 930, American Wildlife Enhancement Act, S14054-S14059 [20DE]

S. 990, American Wildlife Enhancement Act, S5898-S5902 [6JN]

S. Res. 121, reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for and conservation of the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat, S7258 [29JN]