LAKES

Articles and editorials

Protesters Charge Slant Drills Under Lakes Won't Reduce Oil Dependence, H3680 [27JN]

Bills and resolutions

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize participation in the rehabilitation of Wallowa Lake Dam in Oregon (see S. 1883), S13943 [20DE] (see H.R. 3606), H10965 [20DE]

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]

Colorado: authorize contracts for use of excess storage and conveyance capacity and conduct studies for enlargement of certain Fryingpan-Arkansas Project water resource areas (see H.R. 1714), H1923 [3MY]

Corps of Engineers: convey remaining water supply storage allocation in Rathbun Lake to the Rathbun Regional Water Association (see S. 1137), S7084 [28JN] (see H.R. 2372), H3802 [28JN]

———lease land at the Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake project to the South Carolina Dept. of Commerce (see S. 1182), S7688 [16JY] (see H.R. 649), H395 [14FE]

Cortland, OH: prohibit oil and gas drilling in Mosquito Creek Lake (see H.R. 306), H110 [30JA]

Cumberland Gap National Historic Park: authorize acquisition of Fern Lake and the surrounding watershed in Kentucky and Tennessee (see S. 1061), S6448 [19JN] (see H.R. 2238), H3259 [19JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin to be held in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California (see S. 691), S3436 [4AP]

EPA: make grants for remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern and authorize assistance for research and development of innovative technologies for such purposes (see H.R. 1070), H954 [15MR]

Federal agencies: enhance recreational experiences for the public (see S. 531), S2306 [14MR] (see H.R. 1013), H927 [14MR]

Finger Lakes National Forest: prohibit oil and natural gas drilling (see S. 1846), S13465 [18DE] (see H.R. 3460), H9239 [11DE]

Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling (see H.R. 1032), H928 [14MR] (see H. Con. Res. 152), H2889 [5JN]

———prohibit oil and gas drilling and conduct a study on the environmental impact of potential future drilling (see S. 1033), S6212 [13JN] (see H.R. 2167), H3150 [13JN]

———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 S. 1034), S6212 [13JN] (see H.R. 1680), H1860 [2MY]

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

Great Lakes Basin: affirm authority (see H. Con. Res. 148), H2848 [25MY]

Lake Sidney Lanier: allow property owners to maintain existing residences that are inadvertently in violation of a Corps of Engineers flood control easement (see H.R. 535), H253 [8FE]

National Lighthouse Center and Museum: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 444), H220 [7FE]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1071), H954 [15MR]

———reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H8746 [30NO]

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge: transfer management of the Banks Lake Unit (see H.R. 987), H875 [13MR]

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

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

Remarks in House

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]

Chicago, IL: Coast Guard lakefront marine safety station funding, H2972, H2973 [7JN]

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

Cortland, OH: prohibit oil and gas drilling in Mosquito Creek Lake, H3724 [28JN]

Cumberland Gap National Historic Park: authorize acquisition of Fern Lake and the surrounding watershed in Kentucky and Tennessee (H.R. 2238), H8853-H8855 [5DE]

Finger Lakes National Forest: prohibit natural gas drilling, E1501 [2AU]

Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling, H3626, H3676-H3684 [27JN], H5171 [1AU], H7603, H7606 [1NO], E1283, E1284 [29JN], E1289 [10JY]

———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, H7606 [1NO]

Muskegon, MI: Coast Guard air search and rescue facility funding, H2974 [7JN]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1071), H947 [15MR], H4781 [30JY]

NOAA: Great Lakes Science Center underwater simulator funding, H8158 [14NO]

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

West Point, GA: Corps of Engineers operation of West Point Dam and Lake Project, H3676 [27JN]

Whitney, TX: allow permit holders to refurbish existing boat docks on Lake Whitney, H3668 [27JN]

Remarks in Senate

Corps of Engineers: lease land at the Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake project to the South Carolina Dept. of Commerce (S. 1182), S7690 [16JY]

Cumberland Gap National Historic Park: authorize acquisition of Fern Lake and the surrounding watershed in Kentucky and Tennessee (S. 1061), S6452 [19JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin to be held in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California (S. 691), S3442 [4AP]

Dept. of the Interior: Caddo Lake Institute wetland project funding, S7570 [12JY]

Federal agencies: enhance recreational experiences for the public (S. 531), S2309-S2313 [14MR]

Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling and conduct a study on the environmental impact of potential future drilling, S7739-S7741, S7790 [17JY], S7898 [19JY], S11336 [1NO]

———prohibit oil and gas drilling and conduct a study on the environmental impact of potential future drilling (S. 1033), S6227-S6231 [13JN]

———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 (S. 1034), S6227-S6231 [13JN]

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

Lake Tahoe: Environmental Improvement Program funding, S8670 [2AU]

———environmental restoration funding, S7576 [12JY]

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

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

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

Reports filed

Fern Lake Conservation and Recreation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2238) (H. Rept. 107-314), H8841 [4DE]

Texts of

H.R. 2238, Fern Lake Conservation and Recreation Act, H8853 [5DE]

S. 531, National Recreation Lakes Act, S2310-S2313 [14MR]

S. 691, convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin to be held in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California, S3442 [4AP]

S. 1033, Great Lakes Water Protection Act, S6228 [13JN]

S. 1034, Great Lakes Ecology Protection Act, S6229 [13JN]

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

S. 1061, Fern Lake Conservation and Recreation Act, S6453 [19JN]