LAND USE

Amendments

Lead, SD: conveyance of certain real property for construction of a science laboratory (S. 1389), S11963 [15NO]

Analyses

Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 3338): Conference Report Provisions on Homestake Mine Conveyance, S13855 [20DE]

Articles and editorials

Rehberg Gets Earful on Forests, E546 [5AP]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: authorize State committees appointed to carry out agricultural credit programs to permit the emergency commercial use of land enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 3438), H9077 [6DE]

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

———establish a flexible fallow program under which farmers can devote a portion of acreage to conservation use and receive a higher loan rate on their remaining crop production (see S. 130), S101 [22JA] (see H.R. 32), H25 [3JA]

———reward stewards of farms, ranches, public and private lands, wildlife, and water quality and supply that reduce the risk of specialty crop production (see S. 1727), S12001 [16NO]

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 2908), H5925 [21SE]

Big Horn County, WY: open certain withdrawn land to locatable mineral development for bentonite mining (see S. 1642), S11488 [6NO]

California: require a temporary moratorium on leasing, exploration, and land development of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 262), H109 [30JA]

Charlestown, IN: eliminate certain requirements relative to conveyance of Indiana Army Ammunition Plant (see H.R. 2551), H4216 [18JY]

Clark County, NV: convey certain public land for use as a shooting range (see S. 1601), S11286 [31OC] (see H.R. 2937), H5926 [21SE]

Colorado: management as open space of certain lands in and adjacent to the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests (see H.R. 1379), H1409 [3AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a carbon sequestration program to permit owners and operators of land to enroll the land in the program (see S. 785), S3994 [26AP]

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

———provide for maintenance of concrete dams and weirs located in the Emigrant Wilderness (see H.R. 434), H219 [7FE]

———require report to Congress on the taking of private property (see H.R. 212), H62 [6JA]

Dept. of Commerce: assist States, tribal governments, and Native Hawaiian organizations with land use planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see S. 975), S5695 [25MY]

Dept. of HUD: assist States, tribal governments, and Native Hawaiian organizations with land use planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see H.R. 1433), H1483 (see H.R. 1433), H1493 [4AP]

Dept. of the Interior: dispose of all BLM administered public lands that have been identified for disposal under the Federal land use planning process (see H.R. 1174), H1113 [22MR]

———maintain moratoria on new oil and natural gas leasing activity on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see S. Con. Res. 39), S5118 [17MY] (see H. Con. Res. 136), H2280 [16MY]

Federal Land Policy and Management Act: clarify method to determine fair market value of rights-of-way to prevent unreasonable increases in deployment costs of critical infrastructure (see H.R. 3258), H7959 [8NO]

Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands Reserve Program (see S. 758), S3851 [24AP] (see H.R. 1506), H1497 [4AP]

———establish the Conservation Security Program (see S. 932), S5438 [22MY] (see H.R. 1321), H1345 [29MR] (see H.R. 1949), H2570 [22MY]

———expand conservation reserve (see H.R. 1082), H954 [15MR]

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]

Government: establish procedures for assessing Federal regulations relative to seizure of private property (see S. 1412), S9253 [10SE]

———establish procedures for assessing Federal regulations relative to the taking of private property (see H.R. 212), H62 [6JA]

Irrigation: clarify farm acreage and income limitations for eligibility for subsidized irrigation water (see S. 116), S100 [22JA]

Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: provide greater protection of private property rights (see H.R. 1592), H1604 [25AP]

Lead, SD: conveyance of certain real property for construction of a science laboratory (see S. 1389), S8911 [3AU] (see H.R. 3299), H8248 [15NO]

Native Americans: amend laws relative to the lands of the Muscogee-Creek, Seminole, Cherokee, Chickasawa and Choctaw Nations, historically referred to as the Five Civilized Tribes (see H.R. 2880), H5592 [11SE]

———establish programs to improve energy development on Indian lands (see H.R. 2412), H3804 [28JN]

———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]

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

New Mexico: require the valuation of nontribal interest ownership of subsurface rights within the boundaries of the Acoma Indian Reservation (see H.R. 1913), H2334 [17MY]

New York: conveyance of Governors Island (see S. 689), S3435 [4AP] (see H.R. 1334), H1407 [3AP]

Oregon: use of the trust land and resources of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation (see S. 266), S1063 [6FE] (see H.R. 483), H221 [7FE]

Park City, UT: transfer a parcel of land to the Dept. of the Air Force for an Armed Forces recreation facility (see S. 1734), S12055 [27NO]

Poarch Band of Creek Indians: prohibit gaming on certain lands taken into trust (see H.R. 240), H76 [20JA]

Public utilities: establish that public lands be used for public utility infrastructure before private lands are condemned for such purpose (see H.R. 2101), H2997 [7JN]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 883), H648 [6MR]

Richmond, KY: convey a portion of the Bluegrass Army Depot to Madison County, KY (see H.R. 2909), H5925 [21SE]

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]

States: limit acquisition by the U.S. of land located in States in which 25 percent or more of the land is already owned by the U.S. (see S. 322), S1394 [14FE]

Suburban areas: provide assistance to States and nonprofit organizations to preserve suburban open space and contain suburban sprawl (see S. 1633), S11437 [5NO]

Taxation: exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 923), H740 [7MR]

———expand incentives for transferring land or easements for conservation purposes (see H.R. 960), H826 [8MR]

———provide a credit against income tax for certain charitable conservation contributions of land by small farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 110), H59 [6JA]

———provide a tax incentive for land sales for conservation purposes (see S. 1329), S8704 [2AU]

———provide special rules for the charitable deduction for conservation contributions of land by eligible farmers and ranchers (see S. 701), S3530 [5AP] (see H.R. 2279), H3464 [21JN]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see S. 315), S1270 [13FE]

———treatment of agricultural water conservation expenditures (see H.R. 56), H26 [3JA]

———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]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see S. 786), S3994 [26AP] (see H.R. 1613), H1658 [26AP]

———designate certain lands in the Pilot Range as wilderness (see H.R. 2488), H4008 [12JY]

Water: prohibit use of Federal funds for any program that restricts the use of any privately owned water source (see H.R. 937), H825 [8MR]

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

Wetlands: impose limitations on wetlands mitigation activities carried out through the condemnation of private property (see H.R. 2719), H5333 [2AU]

Factsheets

Colorado Northern Front Range Mountain Backdrop Protection Study Act (H.R. 1379), E531 [3AP]

Letters

Community Character Act: Alan Front, Trust for Public Land, S5710 [25MY]

———Bruce McClendon, American Planning Association, S5709 [25MY], E571 [5AP]

———Don Chen, Smart Growth America (organization), S5710 [25MY], E572 [5AP]

———Lee L. Verstandig, National Association of Realtors, S5709 [25MY], E571 [5AP]

———Nancy C. Somerville, American Society of Landscape Architects, E571 [5AP]

Establish procedures for assessing Federal regulations relative to seizure of private property: Bryce P. Neidig, Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation, S9255 [10SE]

———Greg Ruehle, Nebraska Cattlemen, Inc., S9255 [10SE]

———Nancie G. Marzulla, Defenders of Property Rights (organization), S9255 [10SE]

Homestake Mine Conveyance Act: John N. Bahcall, S11916 [15NO]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), E2358 [20DE]

———Representative Hansen, Committee on Resources (House), E2358 [20DE]

———Representative Tauzin, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), E2358 [20DE]

NSF role in construction of a science laboratory in Lead, SD: Representative Boehlert, Committee on Science (House), H10218 [18DE], H10932 [20DE]

———Rita R. Colwell, NSF, H10219 [18DE], H10933 [20DE]

Remarks in House

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

———establish a flexible fallow program under which farmers can devote a portion of acreage to conservation use and receive a higher loan rate on their remaining crop production, H6277, H6278 [4OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: exclude from assessments determining the mineral potential of Alaskan public lands, H3371 [21JN]

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

———require a temporary moratorium on leasing, exploration, and land development of the Outer Continental Shelf (H.R. 262), E42 [30JA]

Cambridge, MA: convey certain land to the Cambridge Redevelopment Authority, E1552 [3AU]

Colorado: effects of congressional redistricting, H9761-H9764 [12DE]

———management as open space of certain lands in and adjacent to the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests (H.R. 1379), E531 [3AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify eligibility for inclusion of land in the Conservation Reserve Program, H6273 [4OC]

———provide for maintenance of concrete dams and weirs located in the Emigrant Wilderness (H.R. 434), H5463, H5464 [10SE]

Dept. of Defense: promote livable communities initiatives, H259 [13FE], H3449-H3452 [21JN]

Dept. of HUD: assist States, tribal governments, and Native Hawaiian organizations with land use planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (H.R. 1433), E571 [5AP]

Dept. of the Interior: dispose of all BLM administered public lands that have been identified for disposal under the Federal land use planning process (H.R. 1174), E428 [22MR]

———land acquisition funding, H3370 [21JN]

Farmable Wetlands Pilot Program: expand to all States, H6271, H6272 [4OC]

Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands Reserve Program (H.R. 1506), E551 [5AP]

———establish the Conservation Security Program (H.R. 1949), E924 [24MY]

Lead, SD: conveyance of certain real property for construction of a science laboratory, H10932 [20DE]

———conveyance of certain real property for construction of a science laboratory (H.R. 3299), E2100 [15NO]

———conveyance of certain real property for construction of a science laboratory (S. 1389), H10214-H10219 [18DE], E2358 [20DE]

Missoula, MT: roundtable discussion on forest health issues, E546 [5AP]

Native Americans: establish programs to improve energy development on Indian lands, H5169-H5171 [1AU]

———establish programs to improve energy development on Indian lands (H.R. 2412), E1258 [29JN]

New Mexico: require the valuation of nontribal interest ownership of subsurface rights within the boundaries of the Acoma Indian Reservation (H.R. 1913), H8392 [27NO]

New York: conveyance of Governors Island (H.R. 1334), E524 [3AP]

Oregon: use of conservation easements, E1801 [4OC]

———use of the trust land and resources of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation (H.R. 483), H7379, H7380 [30OC]

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

Real property: economic impact of governmental acquisition of private lands, H1037 [21MR]

Riverside County, CA: W. Ruel Johnson Ecological Reserve dedication, E1852 [11OC]

Utah: designate certain lands in the Pilot Range as wilderness (H.R. 2488), E1325 [12JY]

Western States: Federal land management, H864 [13MR], H1004-H1009 [20MR], H3245-H3250 [19JN], H3834-H3839 [10JY], H3955-H3957 [11JY], H4104-H4108 [17JY]

———importance of dams and water storage, H3247 [19JN], H3834-H3839 [10JY], H3955-H3957 [11JY]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: establish a flexible fallow program under which farmers can devote a portion of acreage to conservation use and receive a higher loan rate on their remaining crop production (S. 130), S2575 [20MR]

———establish a per-farm limitation on land enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program, S13259 [14DE]

Clark County, NV: convey certain public land for use as a shooting range (S. 1601), S11297 [31OC], S11300 [1NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish certain values for payments for different categories of enrolled land in the Conservation Reserve Program, S13260 [14DE]

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

Dept. of Commerce: assist States, tribal governments, and Native Hawaiian organizations with land use planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (S. 975), S5707 [25MY]

Dept. of the Interior: maintain moratoria on new oil and natural gas leasing activity on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (S. Con. Res. 39), S5127 [17MY]

———management of Federal lands relative to multiple use and wilderness area designations, S623-S631 [29JA]

Ecology and environment: preservation of land and open space and maintenance of environmental quality, S1167 [8FE]

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (S. 932), S5461 [22MY]

Government: establish procedures for assessing Federal regulations relative to seizure of private property (S. 1412), S9255 [10SE]

Irrigation: clarify farm acreage and income limitations for eligibility for subsidized irrigation water (S. 116), S387 [22JA]

Lead, SD: conveyance of certain real property for construction of a science laboratory, S13853 [20DE]

———conveyance of certain real property for construction of a science laboratory (S. 1389), S8963 [3AU], S11916 [15NO]

Native Americans: establish programs to improve energy development on Indian lands, S8695 [2AU]

———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]

Oregon: use of the trust land and resources of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation (H.R. 483), S13226 [13DE]

———use of the trust land and resources of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation (S. 266), S1087 [6FE]

Park City, UT: transfer a parcel of land to the Dept. of the Air Force for an Armed Forces recreation facility (S. 1734), S12056 [27NO]

Public lands: management of multiple use public lands, S7580 [12JY]

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]

States: limit acquisition by the U.S. of land located in States in which 25 percent or more of the land is already owned by the U.S. (S. 322), S1395 [14FE]

Suburban areas: provide assistance to States and nonprofit organizations to preserve suburban open space and contain suburban sprawl (S. 1633), S11442 [5NO]

Taxation: provide a tax incentive for land sales for conservation purposes (S. 1329), S8750 [2AU]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (S. 315), S1336-S1338 [13FE]

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

Washington: transfer the Mukilteo Tank Farm to the Port of Everett, S9579 [21SE]

Reports filed

Emigrant Wilderness Preservation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 434) (H. Rept. 107-201), H5454 [6SE]

Require the Valuation of Nontribal Interest Ownership of Subsurface Rights Within the Boundaries of the Acoma Indian Reservation: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1913) (H. Rept. 107-285), H8132 [13NO]

Use of the Trust Land and Resources of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 483) (H. Rept. 107-257), H7526, H7528 [30OC]

Utah Pilot Range Designation of Certain Lands as Wilderness: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2488) (H. Rept. 107-269), H7722 [5NO]

Statements

Economic Rights Provision of the Constitution: Gale A. Norton, S669 [30JA]

Takings Analysis of Regulations: Gale A. Norton, S668 [30JA]

Summaries

Community Character Act (S. 975), S5709 [25MY]

Testimonies

Forest Health Issues in Montana: Kim Liles, E547 [5AP]

Texts of

H.R. 434, Emigrant Wilderness Preservation Act, H5463 [10SE]

H.R. 483, use of the trust land and resources of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation, H7379 [30OC]

H.R. 1913, require the valuation of nontribal interest ownership of subsurface rights within the boundaries of the Acoma Indian Reservation in New Mexico, H8392 [27NO]

S. 116, Irrigation Subsidy Reduction Act, S388 [22JA]

S. 315, Conservation Reserve Program Tax Fairness Act, S1337 [13FE]

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

S. 758, enrollment of land in the Wetlands Reserve Program under the Food Security Act, S3855 [24AP]

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

S. 932, Conservation Security Act, S5462-S5467 [22MY]

S. 975, Community Character Act, S5707 [25MY]

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

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

S. 1389, Homestake Mine Conveyance Act, S8964-S8966 [3AU], H10214-H10217 [18DE]

S. 1642, open certain Big Horn County, WY, withdrawn land to locatable mineral development for bentonite mining, S11493 [6NO]

S. Con. Res. 39, Dept. of the Interior moratoria on new oil and natural gas leasing activity on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, S5127 [17MY]