ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT related term(s) Clean Air Act; Hazardous Substances; Recycled materials; Recycling

Addresses

What Americans Should Know About Our Nation and the Sea: John P. Craven, Common Heritage Corp., E2134 [27NO]

Agreements

U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Area establishment: Article 5 on the environment, S9681 [24SE]

Amendments

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

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (S. 350), S3879, S3896, S3929 [25AP]

Dept. of the Interior: participation in design, planning, and construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project (S. 491), S8996 [3AU]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (H.R. 1157), H3073, H3075 [12JN], H3088, H3089, H3090 [13JN]

Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area: establish (S. 509), S8998 [3AU]

Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (S. 235), S1182, S1187, S1189, S1193, S1229, S1230, S1231, S1232, S1233 [8FE]

Analyses

Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Reform Act (H.R. 297), E68 [30JA]

Climate Change Risk Management Act (S. 1294), S8590 [1AU]

Climate Change Science—An Analysis of Some Key Questions: National Research Council, H3057-H3059 [12JN]

Forest Resources for the Environment and the Economy Act (S. 820), S4253 [3MY]

Provide Tax Incentives for Voluntary Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Advance Global Climate Science and Technology Development (S. 1293), S8585 [1AU]

Water Infrastructure Security and Research Development Act (H.R. 3178), H10189 [18DE]

Appointments

Mickey Leland National Urban Air Toxics Research Center, S2680 [21MR]

Articles and editorials

After `Silent Spring' Industry Put Spin on All It Brewed, S2859 [26MR]

Aid Farmers and Environment, H6323 [4OC]

Arsenal's Harsh Reality, E2158 [28NO]

Bill Gains To Cut State-Controlled Highway Funds, S12336 [4DE]

Blame for Summitville, S628 [29JA]

Bush Doctrine—ABM, Kyoto, and the New American Unilateralism, S6390-S6392 [19JN]

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

Canada Urges Against Hasty U.S. Move on Arctic Oil, S9847 [26SE]

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

Coming Energy Wars, E1014 [5JN]

Congress Fact-Finding Committee Visits U.S.-Mexico Border Inspection Stations, S8088 [24JY]

Don't Disturb Parks Policy, E59 [30JA]

Drilling for Oil on Gwich'in Land, S9847-S9849 [26SE]

Eco-Challengers—Resort Companies Go Green, E1589 [5SE]

Emissions Impossible?, S8896 [3AU]

Fat of the Land—Movement's Prosperity Comes at a High Price, S4404-S4406 [4MY]

FERC Likely To Put New Limits on California Energy Prices, H3183 [14JN]

. . . From a No-Wobble Bush, S6393 [19JN]

Great Loss for Alaska, E2380 [20DE]

Ground Zero, E1577 [5SE]

Honk if You Smell Cheap Politics, S8306 [27JY]

It's About Safety—No Ifs, Ands or Trucks—Unless They Pass Tests, S8518 [1AU]

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

Masssive Herd Remains Soul of Native Band—Debate Rages Over the Environmental Costs of Drilling in Refuge, S9849 [26SE]

Mexico's Trucks on Horizon—Long-Distance Haulers Are Headed Into U.S. Once Bush Opens Borders, S7296-S7298 [9JY], S8090-S8092 [24JY]

No Immediate Relief Is Promised, E1024 [6JN]

Northeast Seen Getting Balmier, S13959 [20DE]

Of Arsenic, and Art of Governing, E1522 [3AU]

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

Pipeline Bottleneck To Pinch Gas Supplies for New England IPPs, S1195 [8FE]

Price Caps Make It Worse, E1058 [7JN]

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

Purge That Wasn't, E1057 [7JN]

Rancher's Legacy To Stay Wide Open, E522 [3AP]

Rehberg Gets Earful on Forests, E546 [5AP]

Remember MTBE? Political Inattention May Fuel Price Spikes, S5621 [24MY]

Roberson a Top-Flight Pick, E661 [26AP]

Selling the Energy Policy, S4408 [7MY]

States Rediscover Energy Policies—Looming Power Crises Spur a Return to Strategies Fostering Conservation, S2771 [22MR]

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

War and the Polar Bear, S12087 [28NO]

Weed Whacker! Tim Seastedt Takes No Prisoners in the War Against Knapweed, E1915 [17OC]

Why America Says No, E1416 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions

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

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]

———extend and improve the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (see S. 1527), S10457 [10OC]

———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]

———strengthen the penalties for violations of plant quarantine laws (see S. 118), S100 [22JA]

AID: establish a Clean Water for the Americas Partnership (see S. 1168), S7589 [12JY]

Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 52), H26 [3JA] (see H.R. 2270), H3464 [21JN]

———encourage use of carbon storage sequestration practices (see S. 1255), S8280 [26JY]

———improve indoor air quality in schools and other buildings (see H.R. 3532), H10909 [19DE]

———reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see S. 556), S2388 [15MR] (see H.R. 1256), H1189 [27MR]

———reduce emissions of fossil-fuel-generated carbon dioxide to stabilize greenhouse gas emissions (see H. Res. 117), H1488 (see H. Res. 117), H1500 [4AP]

———stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations at levels that would prevent dangerous interference with the climate system while minimizing adverse economic and social impacts (see S. 1008), S6008 [8JN]

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

———regulation of wetlands (see S. 49), S98 [22JA]

Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see S. 1655), S11611 [8NO] (see H.R. 3464), H10054 [12DE]

Ann Arbor, MI: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 50), S6318 [14JN] (see H. Con. Res. 158), H3067 [12JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 411), S1699 [28FE] (see H.R. 770), H505 [28FE]

Arctic Research and Policy Act: improve (see S. 815), S4175 [2MY]

Asian Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 700), H397 [14FE]

Aviation: streamline approval process for runways, terminals, and airports and grant airlines a limited antitrust exemption to relieve congestion at airports (see S. 633), S2979 [27MR]

Business and industry: assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 2064), H2888 [5JN]

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 programs and infrastructure improvements to increase deliverable water supplies, conserve water and energy, restore water quality, and enhance environmental quality (see H.R. 2404), H3804 [28JN]

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

———implement program to increase water yield and environmental benefits, improve water system reliability, quality, use efficiency, watershed management, water transfers, and levee protection (see S. 976), S5695 [25MY] (see H.R. 1985), H2709 [24MY] (see H.R. 3208), H7717 [1NO]

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

Central Utah Project: clarify Dept. of the Interior responsibilities, redirect unexpended budget authority for wastewater treatment and reuse, and prepay repayment contracts for water delivery facilities (see S. 1361), S8910 [3AU] (see H.R. 2565), H4352 [19JY]

CERCLA: amend to ensure full Federal compliance (see H.R. 2016), H2847 [25MY]

———exempt small businesses from certain liability (see S. 1064), S6448 [19JN] (see H.R. 1831), H2182 [15MY]

———modify provisions on liability associated with a release or threatened release of recycled oil (see S. 1495), S10154 [3OC]

———promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 350), S1462 [15FE]

———provide relief for small businesses from certain liability, promote cleanup, reuse, and revitalization of brownfields, and enhance State response programs (see H.R. 2869), H5487 [10SE]

———reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment (see H.R. 324), H162 [31JA]

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

Chesapeake Bay: provide assistance for nutrient removal technologies to States in the watershed (see S. 1044), S6318 [14JN]

Children and youth: protect children from exposure to certain environmental pollutants (see S. 855), S4590 [9MY]

Chile: authorize negotiation for accession to NAFTA (see S. 138), S101 [22JA] (see S. 586), S2662 [21MR]

Clean Air Act: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement for reformulated gasoline (see S. 947), S5615 [24MY]

———allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement for reformulated gasoline, assist States in cleaning up leaking underground storage tanks, and phase out methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) (see S. 950), S5616 [24MY]

———impose certain requirements on areas upwind of ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 3362), H8564 [28NO]

———modify oxygen content requirement and improve regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 20), H25 [3JA]

———phase out the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in fuels or fuel additives and promote the use of renewable fuels (see S. 892), S4940 [15MY]

———prohibit the use of certain fuel additives including methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 1695), H1923 [3MY] (see H.R. 2230), H3259 [19JN]

———prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) as a fuel additive and require Federal vehicles to use ethanol fuel (see H.R. 1999), H2710 [24MY]

———reduce acid deposition (see S. 588), S2662 [21MR] (see H.R. 25), H25 [3JA]

Coal: authorize research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities for clean coal technologies (see H.R. 2626), H4633 [25JY]

———develop and implement advanced clean coal technology programs and provide tax incentives to encourage the retrofitting, repowering, or replacement of coal-based electricity generating facilities (see S. 60), S99 [22JA] (see H.R. 2323), H3618 [26JN]

———develop and implement advanced clean coal technology programs for use in coal-based electricity generating facilities (see H.R. 2365), H3802 [28JN]

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

Coastal Zone Management Act: amend (see S. 328), S1394 [14FE]

———reauthorize (see H.R. 897), H649 [6MR] (see H.R. 3577), H10964 [20DE]

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]

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

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

Conservation of energy: require Federal agencies to acquire central air conditioners and heat pumps that meet or exceed certain efficiency standards (see H.R. 2516), H4111 [17JY]

Constitutional amendments: right to a clean, safe, and sustainable environment (see H.J. Res. 33), H649 [6MR]

Corps of Engineers: carry out a project for flood protection and ecosystem restoration for Sacramento, CA (see S. 1769), S12447 [5DE] (see H.R. 3399), H8842 [4DE]

———reform (see S. 646), S3152 [29MR] (see H.R. 1310), H1344 [29MR]

Council on Environmental Quality: abolish (see H.R. 227), H64 [6JA]

CPSC: issue safety standards for marine internal combustion engines relative to toxic emissions (see H.R. 3385), H8841 [4DE]

Crime: establish Federal criminal penalties and civil remedies for certain violent, threatening, obstructive and destructive conduct that is intended to injure, intimidate, or interfere with plant or animal enterprises (see H.R. 2795), H5336 [2AU]

———prevent plant enterprise terrorism (see S. 1775), S12447 [5DE] (see H.R. 2060), H2888 [5JN]

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

———encourage use of agricultural products in producing renewable energy (see H.R. 2000), H2710 [24MY]

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

———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 expand conservation programs (see S. 1267), S8353 [27JY] (see H.R. 1938), H2570 [22MY] (see H.R. 2480), H4008 [12JY]

———improve migratory bird management by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (see H.R. 2879), H5592 [11SE]

———pilot program to make grants to local units of government or local nonprofit organizations in Arkansas to employ non-Federal resource conservation and development coordinators (see S. 1815), S13145 [13DE]

———require report on effects of methyl bromide on the ozone layer prior to implementing certain reductions on production and consumption (see H.R. 2084), H2955 [6JN]

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

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]

———establish a voluntary national registry system for greenhouse gases trading among industry and make changes to the U.S. Global Change Research Program (see S. 1781), S12551 [6DE]

Dept. of Defense: clarify authority to respond to environmental emergencies (see H.R. 1976), H2679 [23MY]

———develop inventory of sites within former military ranges containing unexploded ordnance or other abandoned munitions that pose health or safety threats and improve public awareness of such sites (see H.R. 2605), H4539 [24JY]

———expand range maintenance program for removal of unexploded ordnance and munitions from certain military training ranges to include underwater portions of live impact areas (see H.R. 3212), H7717 [1NO]

———require all defense-related agencies of the U.S. to fully comply with Federal and State environmental laws (see H.R. 2154), H3149 [13JN]

Dept. of Education: establish the Healthy and High Performance Schools Program (see S. 968), S5694 [25MY]

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]

———authorize appropriations for environmental research and development, scientific and energy research, development, and demonstration, and commercial application of energy technology bioenergy programs (see H.R. 2358), H3802 [28JN]

———congressional disapproval of clothes washer regulations (see H.J. Res. 44), H1487 (see H.J. Res. 44), H1499 [4AP]

———congressional disapproval of delay in effective date for residential central air conditioner energy conservation standards (see S.J. Res. 15), S5439 [22MY]

———congressional disapproval of residential central air conditioner and heat pump regulations (see H.J. Res. 43), H1487 (see H.J. Res. 43), H1499 [4AP]

———establish a pilot program to provide grants to facilitate the use of alternative fuel school buses (see H.R. 2518), H4111 [17JY]

———establish a pilot program to provide grants to facilitate the use of natural gas buses at public airports (see H.R. 3537), H10909 [19DE]

———establish the High Performance Schools Program (see H.R. 1129), H1012 [20MR]

———management of environmental matters at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Kentucky (see S. 1187), S7805 [17JY]

Dept. of HUD: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (see H.R. 2941), H5926 [21SE]

Dept. of Justice: identify organizations that recruit juveniles to participate in violent and illegal activities relative to the environment or animal rights and assist States to prevent such participation (see H.R. 1847), H2183 [15MY]

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

———authorize implementation of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program (see S. 1768), S12447 [5DE]

———establish the Cooperative Landscape Conservation Program (see H.R. 1381), H1409 [3AP]

———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]

———management of outfitter and guide services on Federal lands (see S. 978), S5695 [25MY]

———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]

———participate in design, planning, and construction of the Inland Empire regional water recycling project and assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in California (see H.R. 131), H60 [6JA]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the Castaic Lake Water Agency service area (see H.R. 1245), H1188 [27MR]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the Lakehaven Utility District (see S. 1385), S8911 [3AU] (see H.R. 2115), H2997 [7JN]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project (see S. 491), S2070 [8MR]

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

———prohibit mineral leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1066), H954 [15MR]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see S. 901), S5005 [16MY] (see S. 1086), S6601 [21JN] (see H.R. 2285), H3464 [21JN] (see H.R. 2318), H3618 [26JN]

———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]

———provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (see S. 198), S636 [29JA] (see H.R. 1462), H1485 (see H.R. 1462), H1495 [4AP]

———study the suitability and feasibility of designating the West Creek Preserve and Greenway in Parma, OH, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 3513), H10355 [18DE]

Dept. of Transportation: funding for purchase of recycled materials for certain surface transportation programs (see H.R. 530), H253 [8FE]

———offer federally financed, interest-free loans to public schools, municipalities, and local governments for the purchase of hybrid electric or other high-efficiency vehicles (see H.R. 2544), H4215 [18JY]

———require consideration of sulfur or carbon emissions reductions and make renewable fuel projects eligible under the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (see S. 1071), S6518 [20JN] (see H.R. 2088), H2955 [6JN]

———require use of dredged material in the construction of federally funded transportation projects (see S. 537), S2306 [14MR]

———require use of recycled materials in Federal-aid highway construction projects (see H.R. 529), H252 [8FE]

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

Economic Development Administration: promote brownfields redevelopment in urban and rural areas and spur community revitalization in low- and moderate-income areas (see S. 1078), S6601 [21JN]

———provide assistance to communities for redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 1079), S6601 [21JN]

Electric power: modernize generation capacity, improve efficiency, reduce hazardous emissions, require compliance with certain review requirements by generating units, and promote alternative, clean energy sources (see S. 1131), S7083 [28JN]

———promote energy security, environmental protection, price stability, and reliability through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 3089), H6700 [11OC]

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

Endangered Species Act: 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]

EPA: authorize Project SEARCH (special environmental assistance for the regulation of communities and habitat) to provide grants to assist small communities in meeting certain regulations (see S. 707), S3530 [5AP] (see S. 1466), S9874 [26SE] (see H.R. 1519), H1498 [4AP]

———conduct a feasibility study of developing regional vehicle fuel specifications and of implementing the use of a uniform blend of gasoline in the Midwest (see H.R. 2017), H2847 [25MY]

———congressional disapproval of delay in effective date for revised drinking water standards for arsenic (see S.J. Res. 14), S5439 [22MY]

———designate chromium-6 as a drinking water contaminant and establish a maximum contaminant level (see S. 698), S3436 [4AP]

———establish a grant program to support research on critical infrastructure protection for water supply systems (see S. 1593), S11198 [30OC] (see H.R. 3178), H7528 [30OC]

———establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see S. 1870), S13943 [20DE]

———establish position of Deputy Administrator for Science and Technology (see H.R. 64), H26 [3JA]

———increase communication and cooperation with small communities relative to environmental regulations (see H.R. 187), H62 [6JA]

———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]

———prohibit the importation for disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) at certain concentrations (see H.R. 846), H623 [1MR]

———protect human health and the environment from releases of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from underground storage tanks (see H.R. 532), H253 [8FE]

———provide additional authority to the Office of Ombudsman (see S. 606), S2823 [23MR] (see H.R. 1431), H1483 (see H.R. 1431), H1493 [4AP]

———redesignate as the Dept. of Environmental Protection (see H.R. 2694), H5124 [1AU]

———redesignate as the Dept. of Environmental Protection Affairs and elevate to cabinet level position (see S. 159), S456 [23JA]

———redesignate as the Dept. of Environmental Protection and elevate to cabinet level position (see H.R. 2438), H3861 [10JY]

———reinstate revised drinking water standards for arsenic (see S. 632, 635), S2979 [27MR] (see S. 751), S3706 [6AP] (see H.R. 1413), H1482 (see H.R. 1413), H1492 [4AP]

———requirements relative to disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) at certain facilities (see H.R. 847), H623 [1MR]

———revise drinking water standards for arsenic and provide grants to small public drinking water systems to assist in meeting these standards (see H.R. 1252), H1189 [27MR]

———strengthen research activities (see S. 1176), S7589 [12JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to marine sanitation devices (see H.R. 1730), H1924 [3MY]

———amend relative to wetlands mitigation banking (see H.R. 1474), H1486 (see H.R. 1474), H1495 [4AP]

———anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 80), S11198 [30OC] (see H. Con. Res. 255), H7529 [30OC]

Federal-State relations: require Federal agencies to consult with State and local governments on environmental impact statements (see S. 301), S1218 [8FE]

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

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (see S. 1825), S13145 [13DE] (see H.R. 1157), H1060 [21MR]

———efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (H.R. 1157), consideration (see H. Res. 163), H3066 [12JN]

———establish a fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement program (see S. 678), S3340 [3AP] (see H.R. 325), H162 [31JA]

———prohibit offering for sale, selling, or purchasing in interstate or foreign commerce certain shark fins (see H.R. 2673), H4862 [30JY]

———protect the public's ability to fish for sport (see S. 1314), S8704 [2AU] (see H.R. 3104), H6701 [11OC] (see H.R. 3547), H10909 [19DE]

Florida: prohibit offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf (see S. 771), S3921 [25AP] (see H.R. 1631), H1659 [26AP]

———restrictions and requirements on leasing of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 273), H109 [30JA]

Food: educate the public on the use of biotechnology in producing food and support additional scientific research into potential economic and environmental risks and benefits (see H.R. 115), H59 [6JA]

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

Foreign aid: provide debt relief to developing countries with coral reef preservation and management programs (see H.R. 2272), H3464 [21JN]

Foreign trade: improve port-of-entry infrastructure along the Southwest border of the U.S., establish grants to improve facilities, and designate a port technology demonstration site (see S. 884), S4940 [15MY]

Forest Service: provide interim protection for certain roadless areas in Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado (see H.R. 552), H254 [8FE]

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]

———increase carbon storage in national forests and facilitate the reporting of forest projects which reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations (see S. 820), S4245 [3MY]

Fund for Environmental Priorities: establish and fund with a portion of consumer savings resulting from retail electricity choice (see H.R. 416), H219 [7FE]

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]

Government regulations: establish certain privileges and immunities for information disclosed as part of a voluntary self-evaluation relative to compliance with environmental laws (see H.R. 352), H164 [31JA]

Grassland reserve restoration and conservation program: establish (see S. 1153), S7193 [29JN] (see H.R. 1689), H1860 [2MY]

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]

Hazardous substances: authorizing appropriations for safe transportation of hazardous material (see S. 1669), S11612 [8NO] (see H.R. 3276), H8034 [9NO]

———provide for temporary storage of private sector mercury supplies at Dept. of Defense facilities and develop a plan for the safe disposal of mercury (see H.R. 2266), H3463 [21JN]

———reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see H.R. 1335), H1407 [3AP]

———reduce quantity of mercury in the environment by limiting use of mercury fever thermometers and improving collection, recycling and disposal of mercury (see S. 351), S1462 [15FE]

———require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to reduce mercury emissions (see S. 1875), S13943 [20DE] (see H.R. 2729), H5333 [2AU]

Housing: provide for a study on the proximity of federally assisted housing to hazardous waste sites (see H.R. 1585), H1604 [25AP]

Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate the Richard J. Guadagno Headquarters and Visitors Center (see S. 1773), S12447 [5DE] (see H.R. 3334), H8337 [16NO]

Infrastructure: invest funds to restore the economy and to enhance security of transportation and environmental facilities (see H.R. 3166), H7308 [24OC]

Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 509), S2117 [9MR]

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]

Marine mammals: coordinate and expand U.S. and international programs for the conservation and protection of North Atlantic whales (see S. 1380), S8911 [3AU] (see H.R. 3095), H6701 [11OC]

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations (see S. 965), S5694 [25MY] (see H. Res. 152), H2711 [24MY]

———require safety inspections on trucks crossing into the U.S. (see H.R. 677), H396 [14FE]

Mining and mineral resources: make receipts from mineral leasing activities on certain naval oil shale reserves available to cover certain environmental costs (see H.R. 2187), H3201 [14JN]

———reform and improve programs for the reclamation of abandoned coal mine sites (see H.R. 297), H110 [30JA]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 2114), H2997 [7JN]

Motor vehicles: enhance the use of motor vehicle fuels from renewable sources (see S. 1006), S6008 [8JN]

———establish an alternative fuel vehicle energy demonstration and commercial application of energy technology competitive grant pilot program (see H.R. 2326), H3711 [27JN]

NAFTA: impact on employment and the environment (see H.R. 473), H221 [7FE]

National Environmental Education Act: redesignate in honor of John H. Chafee, establish honorary programs for John H. Chafee and Theodore Roosevelt, and extend programs (see S. 876), S4890 [14MY]

National Environmental Policy Act: require Council on Environmental Quality study on urban sprawl and smart growth and include urban sprawl in environmental reviews by Federal agencies (see H.R. 1739), H1924 [3MY]

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

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see S. 830), S4246 [3MY] (see H.R. 1723), H1924 [3MY]

———authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to women's health and disease prevention (see S. 720), S3530 [5AP] (see H.R. 183), H62 [6JA]

National objectives: speed national action to address global climate change (see S. 1716), S11940 [15NO]

National parks and recreation areas: provide mass transit services (see S. 1136), S7084 [28JN]

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

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

NOAA: reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office (see S. 1045), S6318 [14JN] (see H.R. 642), H395 [14FE]

Nuclear Waste Fund: redirect into research, development, and utilization of risk-decreasing technologies for onsite storage and reduction of radiation levels of nuclear waste (see H.R. 2072), H2955 [6JN]

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]

Pesticides: making supplemental appropriations to ensure inclusion in State source water assessment programs (see H.R. 398), H218 [7FE]

Petroleum: phase out use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) and encourage production and use of renewable ethanol (see S. 670), S3215 [30MR]

———prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline and provide research on remediation of contaminated groundwater (see S. 265), S1063 [6FE] (see H.R. 454), H220 [7FE]

———prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see H.R. 608), H393 [14FE]

———require a more uniform formula for gasoline and diesel fuel so that fuels manufactured in one region may be transported and sold in other regions (see H.R. 2249), H3357 [20JN]

Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (see S. 235), S1012 [1FE] (see S. 299), S1218 [8FE] (see H.R. 459), H220 [7FE]

———improve safety and community access to information (see H.R. 2749), H5334 [2AU]

———improve safety and environmental protection (see S. 141), S101 [22JA]

———require periodic inspections and improve safety (see H.R. 144), H60 [6JA]

Power resources: authorizing appropriations for environmental research and development and Dept. of Energy and EPA Office of Air and Radiation energy technology programs, projects, and activities (see H.R. 2460), H3959 [11JY]

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

———ensure energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. and promote environmental quality through use of renewable fuels (see H.R. 2423), H3805 [28JN]

———ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see S. 883), S4940 [15MY] (see H.R. 1830), H2182 [15MY]

———establish a balanced energy policy that unlocks the potential of renewable energy and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2324), H3618 [26JN] (see H.R. 2478), H3960 [11JY]

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

———improve environmental review process for construction, operation, or maintenance of energy facilities (see S. 1590), S11198 [30OC]

———national energy policy (see S. 597), S2730 [22MR] (see S. 1766), S12447 [5DE]

———promote safe and efficient supply of energy while maintaining strong environmental protections (see S. 1591), S11198 [30OC]

———protect energy security and decrease dependence on foreign oil through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improved efficiency, increased domestic supplies, and environmental quality (see S. 388, 389), S1586 [26FE]

———provide secure energy supplies (see H.R. 2436), H3861 [10JY]

Public lands: establish terms and conditions for use of certain Federal lands by outfitters and facilitate public opportunities for the recreational use and enjoyment of such lands (see H.R. 2386), H3803 [28JN]

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

Recycling: require refund values for beverage containers and provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (see H.R. 845), H623 [1MR] (see H.R. 1667), H1715 [1MY]

Refuse disposal: phase out incineration of solid waste (see H.R. 1548), H1554 [24AP]

Renewable Energy Production Incentive Program: reauthorize and revise (see S. 1211), S8014 [20JY] (see H.R. 2190), H3202 [14JN]

Research: establish regional plant genome and gene expression research and development centers (see H.R. 2051), H2888 [5JN] (see H.R. 2532), H4112 [17JY]

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

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

Rural areas: authorize grants for certain water and waste disposal facility projects in rural areas (see H.R. 1378), H1409 [3AP]

Safe Drinking Water Act: restore requirement to notify the public of risks posed by arsenic in drinking water (see S. 796), S3994 [26AP]

———study effects of hydraulic fracturing on underground drinking water sources (see S. 1374), S8911 [3AU]

Safety: provide grants to small public drinking water system (see S. 503), S2117 [9MR]

Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1213), H1187 [27MR]

———limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste and authorize State and local control over the flow of municipal solid waste (see S. 1194), S7878 [18JY]

———State and local control over the flow of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1214), H1187 [27MR]

———State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste (see H.R. 667), H396 [14FE]

Solid Waste Disposal Act: require compliance with leak detection and prevention standards for underground storage tanks and provide funding for cleanup of sites contaminated by methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) (see S. 1850), S13700 [19DE]

Southern Ute Indian Tribe: implement intergovernmental agreement with Colorado relative to air quality control (see H.R. 2344), H3712 [27JN]

States: authorize prohibition or imposition of certain limitations on the receipt of foreign municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1927), H2387 [21MY]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for certain energy-efficient property (see S. 828), S4246 [3MY] (see H.R. 1275), H1294 [28MR] (see H.R. 2206), H3202 [14JN]

———allow credit for dry and wet cleaning equipment that uses non-hazardous primary process solvents (see S. 1292), S8575 [1AU] (see H.R. 978), H875 [13MR]

———credit for recycling of hazardous wastes (see H.R. 205), H62 [6JA]

———decrease the class life for petroleum refinery property placed in service to comply with petroleum product specifications and certain emissions requirements (see H.R. 2741), H5334 [2AU]

———encourage and accelerate the nationwide production, retail sale, and consumer use of new motor vehicles that are powered by alternative fuels or other advanced motor vehicle technologies (see S. 760), S3851 [24AP] (see H.R. 1864), H2280 [16MY]

———encourage contributions of capital gain real property for conservation purposes and qualified conservation contributions, and modify rules on estate tax exclusion for certain land (see H.R. 1309), H1344 [29MR]

———encourage qualified conservation contributions by allowing an estate tax deduction for such contributions made by heirs of the estate (see H.R. 1486), H1487 (see H.R. 1486), H1496 [4AP]

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

———exempt helicopters used for unexploded ordnance removal and environmental restoration from air transportation excise taxes (see S. 47), S98 [22JA]

———expand incentives for the environmental cleanup of certain brownfield sites (see H.R. 3170), H7333 [25OC]

———extend expensing of environmental remediation costs (see S. 1082), S6601 [21JN] (see H.R. 2264), H3463 [21JN]

———extend tax credit for production of fuel from a nonconventional source to facilities that produce environmentally beneficial qualified fuels from coal (see S. 1718), S12001 [16NO]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from biomass (see S. 756), S3788 [23AP] (see H.R. 1657), H1715 [1MY]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources to include cool roofing (see H.R. 2184), H3201 [14JN]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources to include landfill gas (see H.R. 1863), H2280 [16MY]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see S. 94), S100 [22JA] (see H.R. 269), H109 [30JA] (see H.R. 876), H648 [6MR]

———incentives for renewable and alternative electric energy, alternative fuels and alternative fuel vehicles, energy efficiency and conservation, and demand management and distributive energy generation (see H.R. 2392), H3803 [28JN]

———incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources (see S. 596), S2730 [22MR]

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

———issuance of tax-exempt bonds for certain air and water pollution control facilities (see H.R. 1427), H1483 (see H.R. 1427), H1493 [4AP]

———modify and expand credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources and waste products (see S. 1566), S10835 [18OC]

———modify credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources (see S. 188), S568 [25JA] (see S. 249), S1062 [6FE]

———modify renewable energy credit to include agricultural and animal waste sources as a renewable energy resource (see S. 845), S4508 [8MY] (see S. 1832), S13300 [14DE]

———permanently extend environmental remediation costs (see H.R. 1439), H1484 (see H.R. 1439), H1494 [4AP]

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

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

———provide credits for the installation of certain wind energy property (see S. 1810), S13051 [12DE] (see H.R. 2322), H3618 [26JN]

———provide incentives for voluntary reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and advance global climate science and technology development (see S. 1293), S8575 [1AU]

———provide incentives to increase the sale and use of certain ethanol and biodiesel fuels (see H.R. 2303), H3518 [25JN]

———provide tax credits for biodiesel blends in fuel (see S. 1058), S6448 [19JN]

———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 1304), H1344 [29MR]

———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 certain CERCLA settlement funds (see H.R. 3530), H10909 [19DE]

———treatment of clean-fuel vehicles by enterprise zone businesses (see H.R. 377), H165 [31JA]

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

Terrorism: establish a national clearinghouse for information on incidents of environmental terrorism and establish a program to reduce environmental terrorism (see H.R. 2583), H4377 [20JY]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 1021), S6127 [12JN] (see H.R. 2131), H3066 [12JN]

Tularosa, NM: authorize construction of a desalination research and development facility at the Tularosa Basin (see S. 1309), S8704 [2AU]

TVA: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2116), H2997 [7JN]

United Kingdom: authorize negotiation for accession to NAFTA (see S. 140), S101 [22JA]

Urban areas: promote an urban agenda (see S. 23), S98 [22JA]

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]

———authorize use of certain Federal funding programs to remove arsenic from drinking water when the EPA promulgates a new national primary drinking water regulation for arsenic (see H.R. 2112), H2997 [7JN]

———biological monitoring and whole effluent toxicity testing relative to publicly owned treatment works (see H.R. 109), H59 [6JA]

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

Water Desalination Act: reauthorize (see S. 1309), S8704 [2AU]

Water pollution: provide that no permit shall be required for animal feeding operations within State boundaries if the State has implemented a nutrient management program for such operations (see H.R. 1138), H1059 [21MR]

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

Weather: establish new national policy designed to manage risk of potential climate change, ensure long-term energy security, and strengthen laws relative to potential climate change (see S. 1294), S8575 [1AU]

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

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]

Wood: require warning labels on arsenic-treated wood sold in the U.S. (see S. 877), S4890 [14MY] (see H.R. 2721), H5333 [2AU]

———require warning labels on arsenic-treated wood to prohibit the use in playground equipment (see H.R. 2727), H5333 [2AU]

Year of the Rose: designate (see S.J. Res. 8), S2582 [20MR]

Chronologies

GAO investigation of National Energy Policy Development Group, S10447 [10OC]

Cost Estimates

Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act (S. 350): CBO, S3895 [25AP]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act reauthorization (S. 1021): CBO, S7873 [18JY]

Water Infrastructure Security and Research Development Act (H.R. 3178): CBO, H10190 [18DE]

Documents

Antiquities Act, S425 [22JA]

Excerpts

NAFTA administrative and institutional provisions, S8311-S8315 [27JY]

Statements on climate change research needs, H3059 [12JN]

Statements on human causation of observed 20th century climate changes, H3059 [12JN]

Statements on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change process, scientific representation, and political influence on the summary for policy makers, H3059 [12JN]

Statements on understanding of the climate system and forecasting ability, H3059 [12JN]

Explanations

Water Infrastructure Security and Research Development Act (H.R. 3178), H10188 [18DE]

Factsheets

Asian Elephants, H3018 [12JN]

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

Histories

New Bedford, MA, Wastewater Improvements Funding: Fred Kalisz, Mayor of New Bedford, MA, E55 [30JA]

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]

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

Application of California State regulations relative to oxygenate requirements of reformulated gasoline: Christine Todd Whitman, EPA, H5137 [1AU]

Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act: Alan Front, Trust for Public Land (organization), S1488 [15FE], S3888 [25AP]

———Anne E. Estabrook and Thomas J. Bisacquino, National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, S1487 [15FE]

———Gordon H. Chong, American Institute of Architects, S3888 [25AP]

———H. Brent Coles, U.S. Conference of Mayors, S1486 [15FE], S3887 [25AP]

———Jeffrey D. DeBoer, Real Estate Roundtable (organization), S1487 [15FE]

———Jeremiah D. Jackson, Environmental Business Action Coalition, S1488 [15FE]

———Joe Hackney, National Conference of State Legislatures, S3886 [25AP]

———John G. Arlington, American Insurance Association, S1487 [15FE]

———Richard D. Baier, Building Owners and Managers Association International, S3889 [25AP]

———Richard Mendenhall, National Association of Realtors, S1486 [15FE], S3889 [25AP]

———Robert D. Evans, ABA, S3887 [25AP]

———Robert W. Bein, American Society of Civil Engineers, S3888 [25AP]

———Robin K. Wiener, Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc., S1488 [15FE], S3889 [25AP]

———Senators Bob Smith, Chafee, Reid, and Boxer, Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S3896 [25AP]

———several environmental organizations, S1488, S1489 [15FE], S3887 [25AP]

———William H. Hoffman III, International Council of Shopping Centers, S1487 [15FE]

Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Removal Assistance Act: Brian E. Frosh, Robert S. Bloxom, and Russ Fairchild, Chesapeake Bay Commission, S6327 [14JN]

———Jane Nishida, Maryland Dept. of the Environment, S6327 [14JN]

———William C. Baker, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, S6327 [14JN]

Compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations: Lee Klein, National Corn Growers Association, and Charles F. Conner, Corn Refiners Association, Inc., S8255 [26JY]

———Luis E. Derbez Bautista, Mexican Sec. of the Economy, S8266 [26JY], S8525 [1AU]

———NAFTA Coalition for Safe Trucks, S8264 [26JY]

———Representative Wolf, H3555 [26JN]

———Robert B. Zoellick, U.S. Trade Representative, S12336 [4DE]

———several Representatives, S8505 [1AU]

Drinking water standards for arsenic: Representative Luther, H4745 [27JY]

———Senators Domenici, Kyl, Craig, Hatch, and Bennett, S8555 [1AU]

Effects of air quality regulations on California energy crisis: Winston H. Hickox, California Environmental Protection Agency, S3872 [25AP]

Energy Security Act: Representative Boehlert, Committee on Science (House), H5149 [1AU]

———Representative Hansen, Committee on Resources (House), H5149 [1AU]

Environmental cleanup of former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard: H.T. Johnson, Dept. of the Navy, S9830 [26SE]

Environmental terrorism: Sierra Club, E2187 [30NO]

EPA drinking water standards for arsenic: Christine Todd Whitman, EPA, H7940 [8NO]

EPA implementation of final rule on heavy-duty diesel engine emissions and fuel standards: several industry, public interest, and regulatory groups, S1214 [8FE]

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]

GAO investigation of National Energy Policy Development Group: Vice President Cheney, S10447 [10OC]

Headwaters Forest acquisition plan initiated by the FDIC and the OTS: Duane R. Gibson, E2412 [20DE]

Incentives to assist communities with brownfields revitalization: Aliceann Wohlbruck, National Association of Development Organizations, S6610 [21JN]

———Coalition for Economic Development, S6610 [21JN]

———Don Chen, Smart Growth America (organization), S6610 [21JN]

———F. Barton Harvey III, Enterprise Foundation, S6610 [21JN]

———Larry E. Naake, National Association of Counties, S6610 [21JN]

Make receipts from mineral leasing activities on certain naval oil shale reserves available to cover certain environmental costs: Representative Hansen, Committee on Resources (House), H10180 [18DE]

———Representative Tauzin, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H10180 [18DE]

National Academy of Sciences review of drinking water standards for arsenic: Representative Bereuter, E866 [21MY]

National energy policy: Helge H. Wehmeier, Bayer Corp., S4067 [1MY]

———Mortimer B. Zuckerman and Malcolm Hoenlein, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, S12143 [29NO]

Pipeline Safety Improvement Act: Nora Mead Brownell and Edward J. Holmes, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, S1181, S1192 [8FE]

———Tom Vilsack and Frank Keating, National Governors' Association, S1180 [8FE]

Prohibit oil and gas leasing activities in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico: Alabama congressional delegation, H3425 [21JN]

———Don Siegelman, Governor of Alabama, H3425 [21JN]

Protection of roadless areas in national forests: several Representatives, E737 [4MY]

Road construction, public access, and timber management policies relative to roadless areas initiative: Representative Mark Udall, E374 [15MR]

———William R. Toor, Mayor of Boulder, CO, E375 [15MR]

Transit in Parks (TRIP) Act: Dale J. Marsico, Community Transportation Association, S7113 [28JN]

———David Hirsch, Friends of the Earth (organization), S7113 [28JN]

———Michael Replogle, Environmental Defense Fund, S7113 [28JN]

———Thomas C. Kiernan, National Parks Conservation Association, S7113 [28JN]

———William W. Millar, American Public Transportation Association, S7113 [28JN]

U.S. policy on sustainable use of wildlife and marine species: Representative Pombo, E892, E893 [22MY]

Water Infrastructure Security and Research Development Act: Representative Boehlert, Committee on Science (House), H10191 [18DE]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H10191 [18DE]

———Representative Tauzin, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H10190 [18DE]

Lists

National Energy Security Act press conference participants and quotes, S1556-S1558 [26FE]

National monument acreage added under the Antiquities Act by U.S. Presidents, S425 [22JA]

National monuments added under the Antiquities Act by President Clinton, S425 [22JA]

Supporters of H.R. 3178, Water Infrastructure Security and Research Development Act, H10190 [18DE]

Memorandums

Establishment of Task Force and Release of Documents Relative to Headwaters Forest Acquisition Plan Initiated by the FDIC and the OTS: Morton Rosenberg, Congressional Research Service, E2413-E2415 [20DE]

National Energy Policy: Senator Bingaman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S12399 [5DE]

Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act: Robert E. Fabricant, EPA, S14063 [20DE]

Messages

National Energy Policy: President Bush, S7081 [28JN], H3789 [28JN]

Outlines

Urban Sprawl and Smart Growth Study Act (H.R. 1739), E730 [4MY]

Petitions and memorials

Alabama: Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leasing activities, H3426 [21JN]

Idaho Republican Party: national energy policy, E1761 [2OC]

Press releases

Energy Committee Suspends Mark-Ups—Will Propose Comprehensive and Balanced Energy Legislation to Majority Leader: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S10423 [10OC]

Remarks in House

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

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

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, H261 [13FE]

AID: Office of Environment and Urban Programs funding, H4484 [24JY], H7859 [7NO]

Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas, H5134-H5142 [1AU]

———clean air standards, H882, H883 [14MR]

———reduce emissions from electric powerplants (H.R. 1256), E457 [27MR]

Alliance for America: tribute, E1377 [20JY]

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

Andean Counterdrug Initiative: funding, H7560 [31OC], H7713 [1NO]

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

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (H.R. 3464), E2286 [13DE]

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

———preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness, H5160-H5169 [1AU], E1526 [3AU]

———preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (H.R. 770), E231, E235 [28FE]

Asian Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 700), H3015-H3019, H3026 [12JN], E198 [14FE]

Aspen Sking Co.: tribute to environmental efforts, E1589 [5SE]

ATK Lake City Small Caliber Ammunition Co.: Sec. of the Army Environmental Quality Award recipient, E673 [1MY]

Auburn University: poultry production improvements project funding, H3754 [28JN]

Breiseth, Christopher: tribute for work with Earth Conservancy (organization), E741 [7MY]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, H1594-H1602 [25AP], H4379 [23JY], H4772-H4777 [27JY]

Business and industry: assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment of brownfield sites (H.R. 2064), E1253 [29JN]

Buswell, Debra: Outstanding Environmental Educator of the Year award recipient, E545 [5AP]

Buy American Act: compliance, H3088 [13JN]

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]

———implement program to increase water yield and environmental benefits, improve water system reliability, quality, use efficiency, watershed management, water transfers, and levee protection (H.R. 1985), E941 [24MY]

———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]

———restore FERC oversight of natural gas pipelines, H5130-H5133 [1AU]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (H.R. 1831), H2348-H2354 [21MY], E797 [15MY]

———provide relief for small businesses from certain liability, promote cleanup, reuse, and revitalization of brownfields, and enhance State response programs (H.R. 2869), H10893-H10904 [19DE]

———provide relief for small businesses from certain liability, promote cleanup, reuse, and revitalization of brownfields, and enhance State response programs (H.R. 2869), unanimous-consent agreement, H10892 [19DE]

Clean Air Act: impose certain requirements on areas upwind of ozone nonattainment areas (H.R. 3362), E2152 [28NO]

———phase out the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in fuels or fuel additives and promote the use of ethnanol, H3038-H3044 [12JN]

———reduce acid deposition (H.R. 25), E1253 [29JN]

Climate: global warming, H911, H914-H918 [14MR], H1460 [4AP], H3052-H3057 [12JN], H3209 [19JN], H3823 [10JY], H4766, H4773-H4777 [27JY], E413 [21MR], E427 [22MR]

Coal: develop and implement advanced clean coal technology programs and provide tax incentives to encourage the retrofitting, repowering, or replacement of coal-based electricity generating facilities, H5011, H5042 [1AU]

Coastal zones: encourage use of non-engineering methods to protect beaches, H3209 [19JN]

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

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]

Community development: promote livable communities initiatives, H629 [6MR], H833 [13MR], H1931 [8MY], H2265-H2271 [16MY], H3449-H3452 [21JN], H10176 [18DE]

Connecticut: infrastructure improvement and economic development projects funding, E2093 [15NO]

Conservation of natural resources: U.S. policy on sustainable use of wildlife and marine species, E892 [22MY]

Corps of Engineers: Kill Van Kull dredging project funding, H3654 [27JN]

Crime: combat certain violent, threatening, obstructive and destructive conduct that is intended to injure, intimidate, or interfere with plant or animal enterprises, H6238-H6240 [3OC]

———prevent plant enterprise terrorism, H3758 [28JN]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H2072-H2079 [9MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: assist producers in assessing and developing on-farm renewable energy resources, H6344 [4OC]

———authorization of use of methyl bromide, H6375 [4OC]

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

———biotechnology risk assessment funding, H6371, H6372 [4OC]

———Environmental Quality Incentives Program funding, H3758 [28JN]

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

Dept. of Commerce: require report on effect of timber harvesting in British Columbia on Pacific salmon stocks, H3090 [13JN]

Dept. of Defense: clarify authority to respond to environmental emergencies (H.R. 1976), E907 [23MY]

———develop inventory of sites within former military ranges containing unexploded ordnance or other abandoned munitions that pose health or safety threats and improve public awareness of such sites, H5772 [20SE]

———develop inventory of sites within former military ranges containing unexploded ordnance or other abandoned munitions that pose health or safety threats and improve public awareness of such sites (H.R. 2605), H4432 [24JY], H4866 [31JY]

———identify and improve former sites in the District of Columbia containing unexploded ordnance or other abandoned munitions that pose health or safety threats and improve public awareness of such sites, H4866 [31JY], E1577 [5SE]

———promote livable communities initiatives, H259 [13FE], H3449-H3452 [21JN]

———removal of military waste, hazardous chemicals and unexploded ordnance, H3449-H3452 [21JN]

———treatment of unexploded ordnance, H1353, H1393 [3AP]

Dept. of Energy: commercial nuclear power plants site selection study funding, H5111 [1AU]

———congressional disapproval of clothes washer regulations (H.J. Res. 44), E567 [5AP]

———congressional disapproval of residential central air conditioner and heat pump regulations (H.J. Res. 43), E567 [5AP]

———conversion of municipal waste and sewage into ethanol study funding, H5109 [1AU]

———Energy Sun Partnership Program funding, H5111-H5113 [1AU]

———environmental management account funding, H2029 [9MY]

———Environmental Managment Program funding, H1196 [28MR]

———establish the High Performance Schools Program (H.R. 1129), E404 [20MR]

———uranium mining industry cooperative research and development and demonstration projects funding, H5004 [1AU]

Dept. of HUD: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (H.R. 2941), E1719 [25SE]

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

———establish the Cooperative Landscape Conservation Program (H.R. 1381), E521 [3AP]

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

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

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

———participation in design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the Lakehaven Utility District (H.R. 2115), H8855, H8856 [5DE]

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

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (H.R. 2285), E1173 [21JN]

Dept. of Transportation: offer federally financed, interest-free loans to public schools, municipalities, and local governments for the purchase of hybrid electric or other high-efficiency vehicles (H.R. 2544), E1366 [18JY]

Diener, John: University of California, Davis, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Award of Distinction recipient, E624 [25AP]

Disasters: improve predisaster mitigation and reform disaster assistance programs relative to repetitively damaged properties, H1667 [1MY]

DiTomaso, Joseph: Friends of Agricultural Extension (organization) Extension Specialist Award finalist, E1966 [31OC]

Doyle, Patrick: tribute to recycling efforts at Middle Tennessee State University, E2131 [27NO]

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

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

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

———reform liability provisions relative to civil and criminal penalties, H3237 [19JN]

EPA: beach water quality testing and notification grants funding, H4828, H4829 [30JY]

———establish a grant program to support research on critical infrastructure protection for water supply systems (H.R. 3178), H8252, H8253 [16NO], H10186-H10193 [18DE], E2020 [6NO], E2369 [20DE], E2524 [3JA]

———implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, H914 [14MR], H1395 [3AP], H3006 [12JN], H3209 [19JN], H3922-H3924 [11JY], H4161 [18JY], H4437 [24JY], H4773-H4777 [27JY], E1325, E1329 [12JY]

———increase communication and cooperation with small communities relative to environmental regulations (H.R. 187), E5 [3JA]

———Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund funding, H4827, H4828 [30JY]

———Natural Estuary Program funding, H4686, H4687 [26JY]

———New York University School of Medicine study on related rates of breast cancer in Rockland County, NY, and the East Side of Manhattan to air pollution and powerplant radiation funding, H7931 [8NO]

———Office of Compliance and Enforcement funding, H4752-H4757 [27JY]

———pesticide registration and assessment funding, H4832 [30JY]

———prohibit use of funds to delay implementation of revised drinking water standards for arsenic, H4743-H4751 [27JY], H7931, H7937, H7939 [8NO], E1477, E1478 [31JY]

———redesignate as the Dept. of Environmental Protection and elevate to cabinet level position, E689 [1MY]

———redesignate as the Dept. of Environmental Protection (H.R. 2694), H5325 [2AU]

———reinstate revised drinking water standards for arsenic, H1065 [22MR], H1397 [3AP]

———reinstate revised drinking water standards for arsenic (H.R. 1413), E576 [5AP]

———rejection of waiver request on oxygenate requirements for gasoline in California, H3008, H3038-H3044 [12JN]

———revise drinking water standards for arsenic, E1522 [3AU]

———University of West Florida environmental health study in Escambia County and northwest Florida funding, H7934 [8NO]

Escambia County, FL: EPA study of buried toxic pollutants and increased health effects funding, H4673 [26JY]

Everglades National Park: restoration and land acquisition funding, E1232 [27JN]

Eximbank: prohibit funding for development of oil and gas fields, thermal powerplants, or petrochemical plants and refineries, H4523, H4524 [24JY]

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

FDA: delay approval of transgenic or genetically engineered fish, H3897-H3901 [11JY]

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

———anniversary (H. Con. Res. 255), E1950 [30OC]

Financial institutions: Headwaters Forest acquisition plan initiated by the FDIC and the OTS, E1123 [14JN], E2411 [20DE]

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

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, H3362 [21JN], H4083 [17JY]

———efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (H.R. 1157), H3082 [13JN], E1122 [14JN]

———efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (H.R. 1157), consideration (H. Res. 163), H3081, H3082-H3092 [13JN]

———ensure that efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest do not include genetically engineered fish, H3089, H3090 [13JN]

———prohibit offering for sale, selling, or purchasing in interstate or foreign commerce certain shark fins (H.R. 2673), E1469 [30JY]

———support goals, objectives, and recommendations of Governors of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington relative to efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, H3089 [13JN]

Florida: prohibit offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf, H3006 [12JN], E624 [25AP]

Food: educate the public on the use of biotechnology in producing food for human consumption, H6269, H6270 [4OC]

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

Foreign aid: provide debt relief to developing countries with coral reef preservation and management programs (H.R. 2272), H6799-H6803 [16OC], E1184 [21JN]

Foreign policy: divergence with Europe on certain issues, E1416 [24JY]

Forest Service: investigation of employees in Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife relative to planting of false evidence by biologists in habitat study, E2389 [20DE]

———protection of certain roadless areas, H1744, H1830 [2MY], E736 [4MY]

———provide interim protection for certain roadless areas in Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado (H.R. 552), E141 [8FE]

———provide interim protection for certain roadless areas in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado, E374 [15MR]

———road construction, public access, and timber management policies relative to roadless areas initiative, E59 [30JA], E374 [15MR]

Gannet (vessel): commissioning of Coast Guard cutter, E1449 [26JY]

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]

Gulf of Mexico: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities in certain areas, H3421-H3426 [21JN], H3727-H3735 [28JN], E1209 [26JN]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: anniversary, E643 [26AP]

Hazardous substances: assist States with funding for certain contaminated sites not eligible under the Superfund program, E1510 [2AU]

———authorizing appropriations for safe transportation of hazardous material (H.R. 3276), E2052 [9NO]

———designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H2187 [16MY], H2390 [22MY], H2894 [6JN], H8751 [4DE], H10357 [19DE], E771 [10MY]

———reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units, H883 [14MR], H1045 [21MR]

———venting of carbon monoxide emissions in houseboats, H2557-H2561 [22MY]

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

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

Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate the Richard J. Guadagno Headquarters and Visitors Center (H.R. 3334), H10181-H10183 [18DE], E2107 [16NO]

Huntingdon, PA: tribute to Huntingdon Area Middle School members of Science Teams in Rural Environments for Aquatic Management Studies (STREAMS) (organization), E1963 [31OC]

Hydroelectric power: research projects funding, H3869 [11JY]

Infrastructure: invest funds to restore the economy and to enhance security of transportation and environmental facilities, H7233 [24OC]

———invest funds to restore the economy and to enhance security of transportation and environmental facilities (H.R. 3166), E2524 [3JA]

Intel Corp.: New Mexico site recipient of Green Zia Environmental Excellence Program Award, E1905 [16OC]

Keep America Beautiful, Inc.: Cobb County, GA, chapter recipient of affiliate award, E2183 [30NO]

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]

Kyoto Protocol: allow funding for certain activities authorized by law, H3582-H3585 [26JN]

La Crosse, WI: Longfellow Middle School's School on the River Program recipient of the Seaworld/Busch Gardens Environmental Excellence Award, E545 [5AP]

Lansing, MI: tribute to Lansing Board of Water and Light environmentally friendly energy program, E1305 [11JY]

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]

Los Angeles, CA: Harbor/South Bay Water Recycling Project funding, H3653 [27JN]

Luther, Homer: National Park Service Shoulder-to-Shoulder award recipient, E1056 [7JN]

Marine mammals: coordinate and expand U.S. and international programs for the conservation and protection of North Atlantic whales (H.R. 3095), E1860 [12OC]

McDonald's Corp.: National Recycling Coalition Recycling Works Recognition Award recipient, H10175 [18DE]

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

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations, H3544, H3552, H3554, H3564, H3586-H3593 [26JN], H8735 [30NO]

———require safety inspections on trucks crossing into the U.S. (H.R. 677), E189 [14FE]

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

Mining and mineral resources: elimination of certain environmental regulations, H2155 [15MY]

———make receipts from mineral leasing activities on certain naval oil shale reserves available to cover certain environmental costs (H.R. 2187), H10179-H10181 [18DE], E2377 [20DE]

———reform and improve programs for the reclamation of abandoned coal mine sites (H.R. 297), E67 [30JA]

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

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, H4993, H5013, H5044, H5109, H5112, H5115-H5122, H5127, H5128 [1AU], E1558 [3AU]

NAFTA: impact on environmental issues, H1533 [24AP], H2564 [22MY]

National Capital Planning Commission: review Interagency Task Force recommendations on proposed security measures for the District of Columbia, H7725 [6NO]

National Environmental Policy Act: require Council on Environmental Quality study on urban sprawl and smart growth and include urban sprawl in environmental reviews by Federal agencies (H.R. 1739), E729 [4MY]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (H.R. 1723), H5376 [5SE]

———authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to women's health and disease prevention (H.R. 183), H911 [14MR], H7290 [24OC], E3 [3JA]

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]

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

Natural gas: Gulfstream Natural Gas Project funding, H3727-H3735 [28JN]

New Bedford, MA: efforts to improve harbor water quality, E55 [30JA]

New Jersey: Manasquan Inlet Project funding, E1284 [29JN]

———Repaupo Creek tide gate and dike restoration project funding, H3757 [28JN], H6271 [4OC]

NOAA: funding, H4085 [17JY], E2118 [16NO]

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

———reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office (H.R. 642), H1357-H1360 [3AP], E575 [5AP]

Nonprofit organizations: fundraising and lobbying tactics used by environmental groups, H2012-H2019 [8MY]

NRC: Inspector General funding, H3726, H3727 [28JN]

Nuclear energy: reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel, H5041 [1AU]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel, H3283 [20JN]

———transportation of nuclear waste, H4380 [23JY]

Nuclear Waste Fund: budget status, H4996, H4997 [1AU]

Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board: evaluate technical issues relative to transporting nuclear waste to Nevada disposal site, H3724-H3726 [28JN]

Nucor Steel Corp.: tribute to Jewett, TX, facility for civic involvement and environmental programs, E1852 [11OC]

One Earth One People (organization): anniversary, E1904 [16OC]

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

Pacific Gas and Electric Co.: payment of bonuses to managers, H4546 [25JY]

Parker Agricultural Services: EPA Environmental Achievement Award recipient, E1672 [20SE]

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

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H2563, H2564 [22MY]

———phase out use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) and encourage production and use of renewable ethanol, E1559, E1562 [3AU]

———prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (H.R. 608), H1042 [21MR]

———require a more uniform formula for gasoline and diesel fuel so that fuels manufactured in one region may be transported and sold in other regions (H.R. 2249), H3438 [21JN]

Philippines: address the environmental contamination and health effects emanating from former U.S. military facilities, H2232 [16MY], H3185 [14JN]

Power resources: bioenergy marketing training and education for disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, H5146-H5148 [1AU]

———conservation efforts, H3144 [13JN]

———decrease dependence of foreign petroleum through enhancement of alternative, renewable, domestic agricultural sources, H6370, H6371 [4OC]

———effect of certain environmental groups on utility costs, H114 [31JA]

———encourage use of ethanol blended gasolines, H2721 [25MY]

———establish a balanced energy policy that unlocks the potential of renewable energy and energy efficiency (H.R. 2324), E1281 [29JN]

———establish a balanced energy policy that unlocks the potential of renewable energy and energy efficiency (H.R. 2478), H3933 [11JY]

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

———impact of environmentalists on the development of a national energy policy, H1389 [3AP], H1609 [26AP], H2058 [9MY]

———impose temporary wholesale price cap, H882 [14MR]

———national energy policy, H261 [13FE], H964 [20MR], H1039, H1043-H1050 [21MR], H1394 [3AP], H1475-H1478 [4AP], H1503, H1542-H1544 [24AP], H1599-H1602 [25AP], H2006-H2012 [8MY], H2065 [9MY], H2150, H2154, H2176-H2181 [15MY], H2188, H2204, H2205, H2219, H2256, H2259-H2278 [16MY], H2324-H2330 [17MY], H2366, H2367, H2372-H2385 [21MY], H2390, H2391, H2548-H2557, H2562, H2563, H2567 [22MY], H2575, H2576, H2645, H2646, H2647, H2652, H2653, H2662-H2670 [23MY], H2682-H2685 [24MY], H2716-H2718 [25MY], H2864 [5JN], H2929, H2930, H2933, H2936-H2942 [6JN], H2960, H2961, H2982 [7JN], H3141-H3147 [13JN], H3154, H3155, H3183 [14JN], H3233, H3250 [19JN], H3264, H3265, H3284, H3349-H3354 [20JN], H3438, H3440, H3441, H3447 [21JN], H3496-H3502 [25JN], H3525, H3526, H3602-H3608 [26JN], H3621, H3622, H3623, H3624, H3625, H3626, H3627, H3691-H3698, H3705 [27JN], H3789 [28JN], H3810, H3811, H3832 [10JY], H3869, H3872, H3933-H3945, H3951-H3955 [11JY], H3964 [12JY], H4118, H4119 [18JY], H4368 [20JY], H4437 [24JY], H4548, H4577-H4586 [25JY], H4762 [27JY], H4865, H4870, H4969-H4976 [31JY], H7286 [24OC], H8429 [28NO], H9755, H9756 [12DE], E413 [21MR], E427 [22MR], E831, E851 [17MY], E903 [23MY], E994 [26MY], E1024, E1037 [6JN], E1111 [14JN], E1209 [26JN], E1347 [17JY], E1761 [2OC], E2207 [5DE]

———protect energy security and decrease dependence on foreign oil through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improved efficiency, increased domestic supplies, and environmental quality, H1043 [21MR]

———provide secure energy supplies (H.R. 2436), H3963 [12JY], H4029 [17JY], H4118, H4120 [18JY], H7914 [8NO], H8136 [14NO], H10146 [13DE]

———renewable energy funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy missile program funding, H3669-H3671 [27JN]

Public lands: establish terms and conditions for use of certain Federal lands by outfitters and facilitate public opportunities for the recreational use and enjoyment of such lands (H.R. 2386), E1264 [29JN]

———Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Program funding, H6265 [4OC]

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

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

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

Refuse disposal: regulate interstate transportation of garbage, H9054 [6DE]

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

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

Roberson, Jessie: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Energy for Environmental Management, E661 [26AP]

Rocky Mountain Institute: tribute to energy and environmental research, E2097 [15NO]

Sewage disposal: sewer overflow control grants program funding through reductions in EPA Superfund program funding, H4829-H4832 [30JY], E1492 [1AU]

Small business: economic impact of environmental regulations, H7951 [8NO]

Solid waste: State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste, H1066 [22MR], H3212 [19JN]

South Dakota: impact of energy crisis on tourism and agriculture, H3447 [21JN]

States: authorize prohibition or imposition of certain limitations on the receipt of foreign municipal solid waste (H.R. 1927), E866 [21MY]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for certain energy-efficient property, H5045 [1AU]

———allow credit for dry and wet cleaning equipment that uses non-hazardous primary process solvents (H.R. 978), E344 [13MR]

———encourage and accelerate the nationwide production, retail sale, and consumer use of new motor vehicles that are powered by alternative fuels or other advanced motor vehicle technologies, H5045 [1AU]

———encourage and accelerate the nationwide production, retail sale, and consumer use of new motor vehicles that are powered by alternative fuels or other advanced motor vehicle technologies (H.R. 1864), E838 [17MY]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources to include landfill gas, H5045 [1AU]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources to include landfill gas (H.R. 1863), E839 [17MY]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind, E1568 [3AU]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (H.R. 876), E314 [8MR]

———issuance of tax-exempt bonds for certain air and water pollution control facilities (H.R. 1427), E584 [5AP]

———permanently extend environmental remediation costs (H.R. 1439), E566 [5AP]

———treatment of certain CERCLA settlement funds (H.R. 3530), E2346 [20DE]

Terrorism: combat environmental terrorism, H7857 [7NO], H8403-H8405 [27NO], E2187 [30NO]

———establish a national clearinghouse for information on incidents of environmental terrorism and establish a program to reduce environmental terrorism (H.R. 2583), E1387 [20JY]

Thomas, Ian: posting of caribou migration pattern map on U.S. Geological Survey website, E1057 [7JN]

3M (company): donation to Nature Conservancy of Minnesota for grassland preservation efforts, E510 [3AP]

Transportation: promote bicycle use, H833 [13MR], H1123 [27MR]

Treaties and agreements: decision not to ratify Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, H2094-H2096 [10MY], H2236 [16MY], H2659-H2665 [23MY]

———impact on the environment of extending trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, H7881 [7NO]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2131), H3819-H3823 [10JY], E1068 [12JN]

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

Ukraine: anniversary of Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident, E650 [26AP], E665 [27AP]

Unified Industries Inc.: Clean Corporate Citizen honoree, E2074 [14NO]

Virgin Islands: wastewater infrastructure funding, H4677 [26JY]

Water: authorize use of certain Federal funding programs to remove arsenic from drinking water when the EPA promulgates a new national primary drinking water regulation for arsenic (H.R. 2112), E1052 [7JN]

———National Academy of Sciences review of drinking water standards for arsenic, E866 [21MY]

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

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

Western Environmental Technology Office: funding, H3653 [27JN]

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]

———importance to the U.S., H4104-H4108 [17JY]

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]

Wood: EPA and CPSC study of safety of arsenic-treated wood used in playground equipment, H7937 [8NO]

World Bank: Global Environmental Facility funding through reductions in Eximbank funding, H4448, H4449 [24JY]

Zucca, Joe: Sacred Heart Schools of Atherton, CA, St. Madeline Sophie Barat Award recipient, E1989 [2NO]

Remarks in Senate

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

Agriculture: extend and improve the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (S. 1527), S10460 [10OC]

———research programs funding, S13453 [18DE]

———strengthen the penalties for violations of plant quarantine laws (S. 118), S390 [22JA]

Air pollution: clean air standards, S2300-S2302 [14MR]

———encourage use of carbon storage sequestration practices, S13117 [13DE]

———encourage use of carbon storage sequestration practices (S. 1255), S8284 [26JY]

———reduce emissions from electric powerplants (S. 556), S2411 [15MR]

———stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations at levels that would prevent dangerous interference with the climate system while minimizing adverse economic and social impacts (S. 1008), S6000-S6004, S6009 [8JN], S6019 [11JN]

Alaska: regulation of wetlands (S. 49), S320 [22JA]

Andean Counterdrug Initiative: economic and social development programs funding, S10954-S10956 [24OC]

———require additional condition for procurement of chemicals for aerial coca fumigation, S10939-S10943 [24OC]

Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (S. 1655), S11612 [8NO]

———research on the conversion of animal waste into renewable energy resources, S11083, S11084 [25OC]

Ann Arbor, MI: tribute (S. Con. Res. 50), S6350, S6351 [14JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (S. 411), S1657, S1660, S1702-S1704 [28FE], S2429 [19MR]

Arctic Research and Policy Act: improve (S. 815), S4180 [2MY], S4932 [15MY]

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

Aviation: streamline approval process for runways, terminals, and airports and grant airlines a limited antitrust exemption to relieve congestion at airports (S. 633), S3000 [27MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, S4785-S4787 [10MY]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, S3802-S3805 [24AP]

Business and industry: develop cap-and-trade emission reduction compromises between businesses to meet greenhouse gas emission standards, S8894-S8896 [3AU]

California: implement program to increase water yield and environmental benefits, improve water system reliability, quality, use efficiency, watershed management, water transfers, and levee protection (S. 976), S5710 [25MY]

Carlsbad, NM: tribute to Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, S9188 [6SE]

Central Utah Project: clarify Dept. of the Interior responsibilities, redirect unexpended budget authority for wastewater treatment and reuse, and prepay repayment contracts for water delivery facilities (S. 1361), S8931 [3AU]

CERCLA: clarify liability relative to railroad industry contract carriage agreements and spur track contamination in the transport of hazardous waste, S3905 [25AP]

———eco-industrial parks development projects, S3901 [25AP]

———Economic Development Administration and Dept. of HUD brownfield redevelopment programs funding, S3906, S3907 [25AP]

———eligibility of certain petroleum contaminated sites for brownfield cleanup funding, S3904 [25AP]

———eligibility of sites contaminated by cattle dipping vats for brownfield cleanup funding, S3906 [25AP]

———eligiblity of Alaska native corporations for brownfields redevelopment funding, S3906 [25AP]

———eligiblity of Indian Tribes for brownfield redevelopment in cases where contamination migrates across State lines, S3907 [25AP]

———exempt small businesses from certain liability (H.R. 1831), S14064 [20DE]

———exempt small businesses from certain liability (S. 1064), S6455 [19JN]

———promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (S. 350), S1481-S1491 [15FE], S2379 [15MR], S3773 [23AP], S3797, S3798 [24AP], S3868, S3869, S3879-S3912 [25AP], S3980 [26AP], S4019 [30AP], S14064 [20DE]

———promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (S. 350), unanimous-consent agreement, S3877 [25AP]

———provide mechanism for citizens to request State officials to assess potential brownfields, S3905, S3906 [25AP]

———provide relief for small businesses from certain liability, promote cleanup, reuse, and revitalization of brownfields, and enhance State response programs (H.R. 2869), S14063, S14064 [20DE]

———purchase of environmental insurance for brownfield site characterization, assessment, and cleanup, S3905 [25AP]

———require consultation with States prior to enforcement actions based on new information relative to cleanup and reuse of brownfields, S3904, S3906 [25AP]

Chesapeake Bay: provide assistance for nutrient removal technologies to States in the watershed (S. 1044), S6323-S6325 [14JN]

Children and youth: protect children from exposure to certain environmental pollutants (S. 855), S4608 [9MY]

Chile: authorize negotiation for accession to NAFTA (S. 138), S411 [22JA]

———authorize negotiation for accession to NAFTA (S. 586), S2668 [21MR]

Clean Air Act: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement for reformulated gasoline (S. 947), S5620 [24MY]

———allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement for reformulated gasoline, assist States in cleaning up leaking underground storage tanks, and phase out methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), S13352 [17DE]

———allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement for reformulated gasoline, assist States in cleaning up leaking underground storage tanks, and phase out methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) (S. 950), S5623 [24MY], S13041 [12DE], S13424 [18DE], S13692 [19DE], S13933 [20DE]

———phase out the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in fuels or fuel additives and promote the use of renewable fuels (S. 892), S4961 [15MY]

Climate: global warming, S2300 [14MR], S3936 [26AP], S4394 [4MY], S4413 [7MY], S6078-S6081 [12JN], S7840 [18JY]

Coal: develop and implement advanced clean coal technology programs and provide tax incentives to encourage the retrofitting, repowering, or replacement of coal-based electricity generating facilities (S. 60), S4394 [4MY]

Coastal Zone Management Act: amend (S. 328), S1437 [14FE], S1440 [15FE]

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]

Congress: legislative priorities, S2840-S2842 [26MR]

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

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]

Corps of Engineers: carry out a project for flood protection and ecosystem restoration for Sacramento, CA (S. 1769), S12450 [5DE]

———reform (S. 646), S3157 [29MR]

Crombie, George: Charles Walter Nichols Award recipient, S4938 [15MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: bio-based energy development funding, S11085 [25OC]

———extend and expand conservation programs (S. 1267), S8365 [27JY]

———restrictions on use of Environmental Quality Incentive Program funds for confined livestock feeding operations animal waste structures, S13246, S13247 [14DE]

———Wetland Reserve Program funding, S3816 [24AP]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a voluntary national registry system for greenhouse gases trading among industry and make changes to the U.S. Global Change Research Program (S. 1781), S12554 [6DE]

Dept. of Defense: cleanup of former defense sites funding, S4578 [9MY]

———use of private insurance to protect from future liability relative to remediation and reuse of closed military installations, S10051 [2OC]

Dept. of Education: establish the Healthy and High Performance Schools Program (S. 968), S5699 [25MY]

Dept. of Energy: Clean Coal Power Initiative project eligibility limitations, S11097 [25OC]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize implementation of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program (S. 1768), S12450 [5DE]

———Caddo Lake Institute wetland project funding, S7570 [12JY]

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

———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]

———management of outfitter and guide services on Federal lands (S. 978), S5711 [25MY]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the Lakehaven Utility District (S. 1385), S8959 [3AU]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project (S. 491), S2076 [8MR], S8996 [3AU]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project (S. 491), unanimous-consent agreement, S9084 [4SE]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, S7577-S7580 [12JY]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (S. 1086), S6619 [21JN]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (S. 901), S5016 [16MY]

———prohibit preleasing activity relative to oil and gas development in certain areas, S7574 [12JY]

———provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (S. 198), S646-S649 [29JA]

Dept. of Transportation: Intelligent Transportation System Program funding distribution, S8156-S8158 [25JY]

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

Earth Day: observance, S3867 [25AP]

Economic Development Administration: promote brownfields redevelopment in urban and rural areas and spur community revitalization in low- and moderate-income areas (S. 1078), S6607-S6611 [21JN]

———provide assistance to communities for redevelopment of brownfield sites (S. 1079), S6607-S6611 [21JN]

Electric power: modernize generation capacity, improve efficiency, reduce hazardous emissions, require compliance with certain review requirements by generating units, and promote alternative, clean energy sources (S. 1131), S7099 [28JN]

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]

EPA: authorize Project SEARCH (special environmental assistance for the regulation of communities and habitat) to provide grants to assist small communities in meeting certain regulations (S. 1466), S9876 [26SE]

———authorize Project SEARCH (special environmental assistance for the regulation of communities and habitat) to provide grants to assist small communities in meeting certain regulations (S. 707), S3535 [5AP]

———designate chromium-6 as a drinking water contaminant and establish a maximum contaminant level, S3816 [24AP]

———designate chromium-6 as a drinking water contaminant and establish a maximum contaminant level (S. 698), S3450 [4AP]

———enforcement of water pollution regulations, S3816 [24AP]

———establish a grant program to support research on critical infrastructure protection for water supply systems, S13903, S13910, S13911 [20DE]

———establish a grant program to support research on critical infrastructure protection for water supply systems (S. 1593), S11214 [30OC]

———establish a national primary drinking water standard for arsenic and restore requirement to notify the public of risks posed by arsenic in drinking water, S8552-S8561 [1AU], S8896 [3AU]

———establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (S. 1870), S13955-S13959 [20DE]

———implementation of final rule on heavy-duty diesel engine emissions and fuel standards, S1213, S1214 [8FE]

———implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, S3486 [5AP], S3936 [26AP], S6078-S6081 [12JN], S8894-S8896 [3AU]

———Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management funding, S8667 [2AU]

———pesticide registration and assessment funding, S8666, S8667 [2AU]

———provide additional authority to the Office of Ombudsman (S. 606), S2829 [23MR]

———redesignate as the Dept. of Environmental Protection Affairs and elevate to cabinet level position (S. 159), S494 [23JA]

———reinstate revised drinking water standards for arsenic, S3649 [6AP], S3815 [24AP], S7907 [19JY], S11600, S11602 [8NO]

———reinstate revised drinking water standards for arsenic (S. 632), S2999 [27MR]

———reinstate revised drinking water standards for arsenic (S. 751), S3759 [6AP]

———strengthen research activities (S. 1176), S7688 [16JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: anniversary (S. Con. Res. 80), S11216 [30OC], S13642 [18DE]

Federal-State relations: require Federal agencies to consult with State and local governments on environmental impact statements (S. 301), S1228 [8FE]

Fish and fishing: efforts relative to conservation and restoration of Atlantic salmon, S7567 [12JY]

———efforts to rehabilitate salmon and steelhead stocks in the Pacific Northwest, S4239 [3MY]

———efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, S9379, S9381 [13SE]

———efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (S. 1825), S13150 [13DE], S13356 [17DE]

———establish a fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement program (S. 678), S3341-S3343 [3AP]

Florida: prohibit offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf, S3793 [23AP], S3826 [24AP]

———prohibit offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf (S. 771), S3923 [25AP]

Foreign trade: improve port-of-entry infrastructure along the Southwest border of the U.S., establish grants to improve facilities, and designate a port technology demonstration site (S. 884), S4945 [15MY]

Forest Service: establish Office of Tribal Relations, S13040 [12DE]

Forests: increase carbon storage in national forests and facilitate the reporting of forest projects which reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations (S. 820), S4249 [3MY]

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

Global Environment Facility (organization): persistent organic pollutants funding, S10961, S10962 [24OC]

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

Grassland reserve restoration and conservation program: establish (S. 1153), S7204, S7205 [29JN]

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]

Gulf of Mexico: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities in certain areas, S6983 [27JN], S7475-S7483, S7484-S7489 [11JY], S7554 [12JY]

Hazardous substances: authorizing appropriations for safe transportation of hazardous material (S. 1669), S11625-S11630 [8NO]

———designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, S7840-S7843, S7852 [18JY], S11520 [7NO]

———reduce quantity of mercury in the environment by limiting use of mercury fever thermometers and improving collection, recycling and disposal of mercury (S. 351), S1491 [15FE]

———study risk and improve response to public health and safety associated with transportation of chemicals and radioactive materials, S8047-S8053, S8054 [23JY]

Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate the Richard J. Guadagno Headquarters and Visitors Center (H.R. 3334), S14053 [20DE]

———designate the Richard J. Guadagno Headquarters and Visitors Center (S. 1773), S12455 [5DE]

Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area: establish (S. 509), S2128 [9MR], S8998 [3AU]

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]

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

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

Las Vegas, NV: Las Vegas Wash wetland project funding, S8670 [2AU]

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]

Marine mammals: coordinate and expand U.S. and international programs for the conservation and protection of North Atlantic whales (S. 1380), S8952 [3AU]

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations, S7294-S7298 [9JY], S7995-S7998 [20JY], S8044, S8046, S8055 [23JY], S8080-S8096, S8099-S8102, S8105-S8108, S8110-S8112 [24JY], S8153, S8155, S8165, S8167, S8169-S8171 [25JY], S8254-S8273 [26JY], S8301-S8324, S8326-S8333 [27JY], S8500, S8504, S8515-S8527, S8536 [1AU], S11097 [25OC], S12332, S12334-S12336, S12339 [4DE]

———compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations (S. 965), S5664-S5666 [25MY]

Michigan: water quality detection device funding, S13844 [20DE]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress, S424 [22JA]

Motor vehicles: enhance the use of motor vehicle fuels from renewable sources (S. 1006), S12466 [6DE]

NAFTA: application of safety and environmental regulations to all trucks operating in the U.S., S8160-S8171 [25JY]

National Academy of Sciences: study increase in natural gas prices and feasibility of Federal natural gas reserve, S1182-S1184 [8FE], S1264 [13FE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (S. 830), S4265-S4267 [3MY]

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

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

———speed national action to address global climate change (S. 1716), S11956-S11958 [15NO], S12449 [5DE]

National parks and recreation areas: provide mass transit services (S. 1136), S7109 [28JN]

Natural gas: economic impact of increasing prices, S1264 [13FE], S1441 [15FE]

NOAA: reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office (S. 1045), S6323-S6325 [14JN]

Nuclear energy: nuclear waste recycling technology funding, S7852 [18JY]

———storage and transport of nuclear waste, S7939 [19JY]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel, S11520 [7NO]

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]

Petroleum: phase out use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) and encourage production and use of renewable ethanol (S. 670), S3220-S3222 [30MR]

———prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline and provide research on remediation of contaminated groundwater (S. 265), S1086 [6FE]

Pipelines: frequency of inspections, S1192-S1195 [8FE]

———improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (S. 235), S981 [1FE], S1027 [6FE], S1176-S1205 [8FE], S1264 [13FE]

———improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (S. 235), unanimous-consent agreement, S1164 [7FE]

———improve safety and environmental protection (S. 141), S414 [22JA], S524 [24JA]

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

Power resources: greenhouse gas emissions reduction programs and energy resources and efficiency programs funding, S3642-S3644 [6AP]

———impact of environmentalists on the development of a national energy policy, S4403 [4MY]

———national energy policy, S71 [22JA], S608, S618-S631 [29JA], S1178, S1188, S1195 [8FE], S1441, S1537-S1542 [15FE], S1561 [26FE], S1598 [27FE], S1728 [1MR], S1922 [7MR], S2043 [8MR], S3804 [24AP], S4235-S4237 [3MY], S4403 [4MY], S4407-S4410 [7MY], S4851 [14MY], S4932 [15MY], S4999-S5001 [16MY], S5199 [21MY], S5572-S5574 [24MY], S5667, S5668-S5671, S5679 [25MY], S5805-S5808 [5JN], S6507 [20JN], S6657 [22JN], S7298-S7300 [9JY], S7476 [11JY], S7793-S7796 [17JY], S7839, S7851 [18JY], S8150 [25JY], S8373-S8378 [30JY], S9013 [4SE], S9156-S9159 [6SE], S9480 [19SE], S9571 [21SE], S9843, S9846-S9851 [26SE], S9945, S9946 [1OC], S10029-S10031 [2OC], S10404-S10407, S10413-S10417, S10420-S10423, S10430 [10OC], S10526, S10636 [11OC], S10674-S10676 [15OC], S10806, S10822-S10824 [18OC], S11161, S11162 [30OC], S11275-S11280 [31OC], S11355 [1NO], S11401 [2NO], S11584-S11587 [8NO], S12019 [27NO], S12083-S12091, S12094 [28NO], S13917, S14042-S14045 [20DE]

———national energy policy (S. 597), S2697, S2735-S2772 [22MR], S2814, S2817-S2820 [23MR]

———national energy policy (S. 1766), S12398-S12400, S12426-S12432, S12448, S12449, S12463 [5DE], S12465, S12466 [6DE], S13352-S13354 [17DE]

———protect energy security and decrease dependence on foreign oil through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improved efficiency, increased domestic supplies, and environmental quality, S6657 [22JN], S7839-S7845 [18JY], S9730 [24SE], S9851 [26SE], S10031, S10032 [2OC]

———protect energy security and decrease dependence on foreign oil through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improved efficiency, increased domestic supplies, and environmental quality (S. 388), S1548-S1565 [26FE]

———protect energy security and decrease dependence on foreign oil through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improved efficiency, increased domestic supplies, and environmental quality (S. 389), S1548-S1565 [26FE], S1606 [27FE], S1657-S1660 [28FE], S1724, S1728, S1731 [1MR], S2428-S2433 [19MR], S2817-S2820 [23MR], S2843 [26MR], S4812 [10MY]

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

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

Rural areas: water and waste disposal facility projects funding, S3664 [6AP]

Safe Drinking Water Act: restore requirement to notify the public of risks posed by arsenic in drinking water (S. 796), S4011 [26AP]

———study effects of hydraulic fracturing on underground drinking water sources (S. 1374), S8949 [3AU]

Safety: provide grants to small public drinking water system (S. 503), S2119-S2121 [9MR]

San Francisco, CA: environmental cleanup of former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, S9830 [26SE]

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

Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste and authorize State and local control over the flow of municipal solid waste (S. 1194), S7881 [18JY]

Solid Waste Disposal Act: require compliance with leak detection and prevention standards for underground storage tanks and provide funding for cleanup of sites contaminated by methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) (S. 1850), S13704 [19DE]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for certain energy-efficient property (S. 828), S4262 [3MY]

———allow credit for dry and wet cleaning equipment that uses non-hazardous primary process solvents (S. 1292), S8583 [1AU]

———encourage and accelerate the nationwide production, retail sale, and consumer use of new motor vehicles that are powered by alternative fuels or other advanced motor vehicle technologies (S. 760), S3917 [25AP]

———exempt helicopters used for unexploded ordnance removal and environmental restoration from air transportation excise taxes (S. 47), S319 [22JA]

———extend expensing of environmental remediation costs (S. 1082), S6616 [21JN]

———extend tax credit for production of fuel from a nonconventional source to facilities that produce environmentally beneficial qualified fuels from coal (S. 1718), S12004 [16NO]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from biomass (S. 756), S3791 [23AP]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (S. 94), S358 [22JA], S2112 [9MR]

———incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources, S5222-S5224 [21MY]

———incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources (S. 596), S2697, S2735-S2772 [22MR]

———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]

———modify and expand credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources and waste products (S. 1566), S10840 [18OC]

———modify credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources (S. 188), S575 [25JA]

———modify credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources (S. 249), S1066 [6FE]

———modify renewable energy credit to include agricultural and animal waste sources as a renewable energy resource (S. 845), S4515 [8MY]

———provide a business credit for clean coal technology research expenses, S5234 [21MY]

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

———provide credits for the installation of certain wind energy property (S. 1810), S13053 [12DE]

———provide incentives for voluntary reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and advance global climate science and technology development (S. 1293), S8583-S8591 [1AU]

———provide tax credits for biodiesel blends in fuel (S. 1058), S6450-S6452 [19JN]

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

———treatment of cleanup costs for redevelopment of brownfield sites, S3900 [25AP]

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

Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions, S4394 [4MY]

———decision not to ratify Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, S4413 [7MY], S4812 [10MY], S8887 [3AU]

———labor and environmental provisions included in the agreement establishing a U.S.-Jordan free trade area, S9681 [24SE]

———U.S. priorities and objectives in trade negotiations, S4237 [3MY]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2131), S8076 [23JY]

———reauthorize (S. 1021), S6138, S6139 [12JN], S7873 [18JY]

Tularosa, NM: authorize construction of a desalination research and development facility at the Tularosa Basin (S. 1309), S8716 [2AU]

United Kingdom: authorize negotiation for accession to NAFTA (S. 140), S411 [22JA]

Urban areas: promote an urban agenda (S. 23), S261-S264 [22JA]

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

———revise drinking water levels for arsenic and aid water companies in securing tax-exempt bonds to meet standards, S5496 [23MY]

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

Water Desalination Act: reauthorize (S. 1309), S8716 [2AU]

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

Weather: establish new national policy designed to manage risk of potential climate change, ensure long-term energy security, and strengthen laws relative to potential climate change (S. 1294), S8583-S8591 [1AU]

Wood: encourage EPA to accelerate study on safety of arsenic-treated wood, S8630-S8633 [2AU]

Year of the Rose: designate (S.J. Res. 8), S2594 [20MR], S13643 [18DE]

Reports

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

Headwaters Forest Acquisition Plan Initiated by the FDIC and the OTS: Committee on Resources (House), E1123-E1136 [14JN], E2415-E2521 [20DE]

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]

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]

Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 350) (S. Rept. 107-2), S2162 [12MR]

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]

Climate Change Strategy and Technology Innovation Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1008) (S. Rept. 107-99), S11939 [15NO]

Comprehensive Energy Research and Technology Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2460) (H. Rept. 107-177), H4948 [31JY]

Consideration of H.R. 1157, Pacific Salmon Recovery Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 163) (H. Rept. 107-99), H3066 [12JN]

Dept. of the Interior Participation in Design, Planning, and Construction of a Project To Reclaim and Reuse Wastewater in the Lakehaven Utility District: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2115) (H. Rept. 107-302), H8420 [27NO]

Dept. of the Interior Participation in Design, Planning, and Construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 491) (S. Rept. 107-25), S5830 [5JN]

Energy Security Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2436) (H. Rept. 107-160), H4633 [25JY]

EPA Deputy Administrator for Science and Technology Position Establishment: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 64) (H. Rept. 107-311), H8745 [30NO]

Federal Reformulated Fuels Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 950) (S. Rept. 107-131), S13942 [20DE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act Anniversary: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 80), S12681 [7DE]

Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 509) (S. Rept. 107-29), S5830 [5JN]

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]

Make Receipts From Mineral Leasing Activities on Certain Naval Oil Shale Reserves Available To Cover Certain Environmental Costs: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2187) (H. Rept. 107-191), H5487 [10SE]

NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 642) (H. Rept. 107-33), H1406 [3AP]

Nomination of Jessie H. Roberson To Be Assistant Sec. of Energy for Environmental Management: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S5541 [23MY]

Nomination of Linda J. Fisher To Be EPA Deputy Administrator: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S5541 [23MY]

Nomination of Stephen L. Johnson To Be EPA Assistant Administrator for Toxic Substances: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S5541 [23MY]

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

Pacific Salmon Recovery Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1157) (H. Rept. 107-95), H3066 [12JN]

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]

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]

Richard J. Guadagno Headquarters and Visitors Center Designation at the Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3334) (H. Rept. 107-319), H8947 [5DE]

Small Business Liability Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1831) (H. Rept. 107-70), H2386 [21MY]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1831) (H. Rept. 107-70), H2386 [21MY]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1021), S7588 [12JY]

———Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 2131) (H. Rept. 107-119), H3801 [28JN]

Water Infrastructure Security and Research Development Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1593) (S. Rept. 107-118), S12771 [10DE]

Year of the Rose: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 8), S13145 [13DE]

Resolutions by organizations

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

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

Road Construction, Public Access, and Timber Management Policies Relative to Roadless Areas Initiative: Boulder, CO, City Council, E375 [15MR]

Statements

Assist Small Communities With Achieving or Maintaining Compliance With Drinking Water Standards: National Rural Water Association, S8555 [1AU]

Demand for Documents Relative to GAO Investigation of National Energy Policy Development Group: Office of the Vice President, S10448 [10OC]

Framework for Bilateral Cooperation in the Environment and Public Health: U.S. and the Philippines, H2233 [16MY]

Global Warming: Kevin Van Genechten, E1609 [10SE]

National Energy Policy: Several Organizations and Bush Administration Officials, S12085 [28NO]

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

Pipeline Safety Improvement Act: Executive Office of the President, S1180 [8FE]

———Rodney E. Slater, Dept. of Transportation, S1192 [8FE]

Small Business Liability Protection Act: Executive Office of the President, H2350 [21MY]

Wealth of Nations—U.S. Manufacturing in Serious Trouble: Roger Milliken, S10261 [4OC]

Summaries

Carbon Sequestration and Reporting Act (S. 1255), S8291 [26JY]

Chile-NAFTA Accession Act (S. 138), S413 [22JA]

Clean Power Plant and Modernization Act (S. 1131), S7104 [28JN]

Cooperative Landscape Conservation Act (H.R. 1381), E522 [3AP]

Economic Security and Recovery Act (H.R. 3090): Borski Proposal To Invest Funds in Infrastructure To Restore the Economy and To Enhance Security of Transportation and Environmental Facilities, H7233 [24OC]

Fishable Waters Act (S. 678), S3342 [3AP]

High Performance Schools Act (H.R. 1129), E405 [20MR]

Home and Farm Wind Energy Systems Act (S. 1810), S13053 [12DE]

Northern Front Range Roadless Area Protection Act (H.R. 552), E142 [8FE]

Transit in Parks (TRIP) Act (S. 1136), S7112 [28JN]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act Reauthorization (S. 1021), S6139 [12JN]

United Kingdom-NAFTA Accession Act (S. 140), S414 [22JA]

Urban Programs at AID: Coalition for Sustainable Cities, H4484 [24JY]

Surveys

Citizens for Real Energy Solutions: Ipsos-Reid Group, S12399 [5DE]

Tables

Environmental Quality Incentives Program backlog, S8861 [3AU]

Testimonies

Effects of Air Quality Regulations on California Energy Crisis: Alan C. Lloyd, California Air Resources Board, S3872-S3874 [25AP]

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

National Energy Policy Relative to Hydrogen and Nuclear Energy Research and Development: Arthur T. Katsaros, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., E1112 [14JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 163, consideration of H.R. 1157, Pacific Salmon Recovery Act, H3081 [13JN]

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

H.R. 642, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office reauthorization, H1357 [3AP]

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]

H.R. 1831, Small Business Liability Protection Act, H2348 [21MY]

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

H.R. 2115, Dept. of the Interior participation in design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the Lakehaven Utility District, H8855 [5DE]

H.R. 2131, Tropical Forest Conservation Act reauthorization, H3819 [10JY]

H.R. 2187, make receipts from mineral leasing activities on certain naval oil shale reserves available to cover certain environmental costs, H10179 [18DE]

H.R. 2272, Coral Reef and Coastal Marine Conservation Act, H6799-H6801 [16OC]

H.R. 2544, offer federally financed, interest-free loans to public schools, municipalities, and local governments for the purchase of hybrid electric or other high-efficiency vehicles, E1367 [18JY]

H.R. 2869, Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act, H10893-H10899 [19DE]

H.R. 3178, Water Infrastructure Security and Research Development Act, H10187 [18DE]

H.R. 3334, Richard J. Guadagno Headquarters and Visitors Center designation at the Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge, H10181 [18DE]

S. 23, New Urban Agenda Act, S264-S269 [22JA]

S. 47, exempt helicopters used for unexploded ordnance removal and environmental restoration from air transportation excise taxes, S320 [22JA]

S. 118, Fruit, Vegetable, and Plant Smuggling Prevention Act, S391 [22JA]

S. 138, Chile-NAFTA Accession Act, S412 [22JA]

S. 140, United Kingdom-NAFTA Accession Act, S413 [22JA]

S. 141, Pipeline Safety Improvement Act, S500-S505 [23JA]

S. 159, Dept. of Environmental Protection Affairs Act, S494-S497 [23JA]

S. 198, Harmful Nonnative Weed Control Act, S647 [29JA]

S. 235, Pipeline Safety Improvement Act, S1200-S1205 [8FE]

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

S. 265, MTBE Elimination Act, S1086 [6FE]

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

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

S. 350, Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act, S1481-S1486 [15FE], S3907-S3912 [25AP]

S. 351, Mercury Reduction and Disposal Act, S1492 [15FE]

S. 411, preserve the Arctic coastal plain in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness, S1703 [28FE]

S. 491, Dept. of the Interior participation in design, planning, and construction of Denver Water Reuse Project, S8996 [3AU]

S. 491, Dept. of the Interior participation in design, planning, and construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project, S2076 [8MR]

S. 509, Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area establishment, S2129 [9MR]

S. 509, Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Corridor Act, S8998 [3AU]

S. 596, Energy Security and Tax Incentive Policy Act, S2738-S2752 [22MR]

S. 597, Comprehensive and Balanced Energy Policy Act, S2752-S2771 [22MR]

S. 632, Arsenic Reduction in Drinking Water Act, S3000 [27MR]

S. 635, Arsenic Standard Reinstatement Act, S3054 [28MR]

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

S. 698, EPA designation of chromium-6 as a drinking water contaminant and establishment of a maximum contaminant level, S3451 [4AP]

S. 756, Growing Renewable Energy for Emerging Needs (GREEN) Act, S3792 [23AP]

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

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

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

S. 796, Community Right-to-Know Arsenic Risk Act, S4011 [26AP]

S. 820, Forest Resources for the Environment and the Economy Act, S4250-S4253 [3MY]

S. 830, Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act, S4266 [3MY]

S. 845, modify renewable energy credit to include agricultural and animal waste sources as a renewable energy resource, S4515 [8MY]

S. 883, Energy Independence Act, S4944 [15MY]

S. 892, Clean and Renewable Fuels Act, S4961-S4964 [15MY]

S. 950, Federal Reformulated Fuels Act, S5754 [25MY]

S. 968, Healthy and High Performance Schools Act, S5700 [25MY]

S. 1008, Climate Change Strategy and Technology Innovation Act, S6009-S6015 [8JN]

S. 1021, Tropical Forest Conservation Act reauthorization, S6139 [12JN]

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. 1044, Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Removal Assistance Act, S6325 [14JN]

S. 1045, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office reauthorization, S6325-S6327 [14JN]

S. 1058, Biodiesel Renewable Fuels Act, S6451 [19JN]

S. 1078, Brownfields Economic Development Act, S6608 [21JN]

S. 1079, Brownfield Site Redevelopment Assistance Act, S6608-S6610 [21JN]

S. 1086, Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act, S6619 [21JN]

S. 1131, Clean Power Plant and Modernization Act, S7100-S7103 [28JN]

S. 1136, Transit in Parks (TRIP) Act, S7110-S7112 [28JN]

S. 1176, Environmental Research Enhancement Act, S7689 [16JY]

S. 1255, Carbon Sequestration and Reporting Act, S8285-S8291 [26JY]

S. 1293, provide tax incentives for voluntary reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and advance global climate science and technology development, S8584 [1AU]

S. 1294, Climate Change Risk Management Act, S8586-S8590 [1AU]

S. 1309, Water Supply Security Act, S8717 [2AU]

S. 1374, Hydraulic Fracturing Act, S8950 [3AU]

S. 1669, safe transportation of hazardous material appropriations, S11625-S11629 [8NO]

S. 1825, Pacific Salmon Recovery Act, S13150-S13152 [13DE]

S. 1850, Underground Storage Tank Compliance Act, S13705-S13707 [19DE]

S. 1870, National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Registry Act, S13956-S13958 [20DE]

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]

S. Con. Res. 50, tribute to Ann Arbor, MI, S6350 [14JN]

S. Con. Res. 80, Federal Water Pollution Control Act anniversary, S11216 [30OC], S13642 [18DE]

S.J. Res. 8, Year of the Rose, S2594 [20MR], S13643 [18DE]

Transcripts

Nomination of John D. Graham To Be OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Administrator: Committee on Government Affairs (Senate) (excerpt), S7909 [19JY]