ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Amendments

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

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), S8543, S8544, S8552, S8601, S8614, S8615 [1AU], S8630, S8635, S8643, S8647, S8653, S8776, S8818, S8825 [2AU], H4542, H4543 [24JY], H4635, H4636, H4637 [25JY], H4682, H4687, H4689, H4690, H4691, H4696, H4698, H4700, H4702, H4703, H4705, H4708, H4710, H4725, H4726 [26JY], H4727, H4730, H4743, H4751, H4752, H4780 [27JY], H4816, H4821, H4823, H4825, H4827, H4828, H4829, H4832, H4834, H4838, H4840, H4842, H4844, H4845, H4847, H4851, H4852 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), consideration (H. Res. 210), H4658 [26JY]

Water: provide grants to drinking water and wastewater facilities to meet immediate security needs (S. 1608), S14061 [20DE]

Analyses

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

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

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S8676 [2AU], H5857 [20SE]

Articles and editorials

Blame for Summitville, S628 [29JA]

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

Emissions Impossible?, S8896 [3AU]

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]

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

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

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: permit States to purchase certain pesticides sold in Canada (see S. 532), S2306 [14MR] (see H.R. 1084), H955 [15MR]

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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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]

———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]

Coeur d'Alene River Basin: environmental and natural resource restoration funding (see S. 585), S2662 [21MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: 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]

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

———redesignate and elevate to cabinet level position (see H.R. 2438), H3861 [10JY]

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

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1216), S8014 [20JY] (see H.R. 2620), H4633 [25JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), consideration (see H. Res. 210), H4723 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 279), H7908 [7NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), same-day consideration (see H. Res. 209), H4651 [26JY]

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

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

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

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

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

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

———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]

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: extend and improve collection of maintenance fees (see S. 1474), S9875 [26SE]

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

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

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

Great Lakes: 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]

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

Hazardous substances: 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]

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

Motor vehicles: 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]

Office of Noise Abatement and Control: reestablish (see H.R. 1116), H1011 [20MR]

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

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]

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

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]

Project SEARCH (special environmental assistance for the regulation of communities and habitat): authorize 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]

Research: strengthen activities (see S. 1176), S7589 [12JY]

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 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]

Taxation: 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]

———incentives to assist small refiners to comply with new regulations on sulfur content in diesel fuel (see H.R. 2502), H4013 [16JY]

Terrorism: ensure that the U.S. is prepared for an attack using hazardous chemicals (see S. 1602), S11286 [31OC]

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 (see H.R. 2112), H2997 [7JN]

———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]

———provide grants to drinking water and wastewater facilities to meet immediate security needs (see S. 1608), S11286 [31OC]

———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]

———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]

———terminate the effectiveness of certain drinking water regulations on arsenic levels (see S. 223), S914 [31JA]

Water pollution: 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]

Conference reports

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2620), H7787-H7834 [6NO]

Cost Estimates

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

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

Explanations

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

Letters

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]

Dept. of Energy air conditioner efficiency standards regulations: Linda J. Fisher, EPA, S11254 [31OC]

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

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

EPA drinking water standards for arsenic, 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]

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]

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

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

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

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

Memorandums

Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act, S14063 [20DE]

Motions

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), S8549 [1AU], S8665, S8676 [2AU], H4714 [26JY], H4859 [30JY]

Remarks in House

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

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

Budget: allocation of funds, H468 [28FE]

Buy American Act: compliance, H4846 [30JY]

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

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

Clean Air Act: 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]

Committee on Appropriations (House): appropriations allocation revisions to conference report on H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H8401 [27NO]

———appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H4719 [26JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorization of use of methyl bromide, H6375 [4OC]

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

Dept. of Energy: Energy Star Program funding, H5110 [1AU]

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

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

———redesignate (H.R. 2694), H5325 [2AU]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4661-H4718 [26JY], H4727-H4761 [27JY], H4815-H4861 [30JY], H5857 [20SE], E1477, E1478 [31JY], E1485, E1487, E1488, E1492 [1AU], E1510 [2AU], E1549 [3AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), conference report, H7922-H7941 [8NO], E2051 [9NO], E2056 [13NO], E2093 [15NO], E2110 [16NO], E2258 [12DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), consideration (H. Res. 210), H4652-H4661 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 279), H7919-H7922 [8NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), motion to recommit, H4859, H4860 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), same-day consideration (H. Res. 209), H4651 [26JY]

———veterans health care, public housing, homeless shelters, EPA enforcement, and Corp. for National and Community Service funding through reductions in tax cut, H4654-H4659, H4670, H4682-H4686 [26JY]

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

———national objectives priority assignments, H961 [20MR], H1043-H1050 [21MR], H1197 [28MR], H1393-H1398 [3AP], H1594-H1596, H1599, H1600 [25AP], H1655 [26AP], H2012-H2019 [8MY], H2072-H2079 [9MY], H2852 [5JN]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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]

Nuclear energy: transportation of nuclear waste, H4380 [23JY]

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

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

Pesticides: registration and assessment funding, H4832, H4833 [30JY]

Petroleum: 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]

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]

Taxation: incentives to assist small refiners to comply with new regulations on sulfur content in diesel fuel (H.R. 2502), H3930 [11JY], E1336 [16JY]

Treaties and agreements: 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]

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

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]

———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]

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

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

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

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

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

———terminate the effectiveness of certain drinking water regulations on arsenic levels (S. 223), H1932, H1934 [8MY]

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

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: permit States to purchase certain pesticides sold in Canada (S. 532), S2313-S2316 [14MR]

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

Budget: allocation of funds, S3826-S3828 [24AP]

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]

———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]

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]

Dept. of Energy: regulations relative to air conditioner efficiency standards, S11253, S11254 [31OC]

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

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), S8537-S8549, S8551-S8562 [1AU], S8629-S8676 [2AU], S8896, S8903 [3AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), conference report, S11546 [7NO], S11594-S11603 [8NO], S11655 [9NO], S11716 [13NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S11594 [8NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), unanimous-consent agreement, S8660 [2AU]

———making appropriations (S. 1216), indefinitely postponed, S12216 [29NO]

———reduce appropriations for low-priority, unnecessary, and wasteful spending programs, S11596 [8NO]

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

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

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

———national objectives priority assignments, S619-S631 [29JA], S3804, S3807 [24AP]

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

———protect children from exposure to certain environmental pollutants (S. 855), S4608 [9MY]

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

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: extend and improve collection of maintenance fees (S. 1474), S9881 [26SE]

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]

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

Horinko, Marianne Lamont: nomination to be EPA Assistant Administrator for the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, S10024 [1OC]

Ketchikan, AK: EPA water projects funding, S11655 [9NO]

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

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

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

Michigan: sewer infrastructure project funding, S8670 [2AU]

———water quality detection device funding, S13844 [20DE]

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

Nuclear energy: storage and transport of nuclear waste, S7939 [19JY]

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

Pesticides: registration and assessment funding, S8666, S8667 [2AU]

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]

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

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S5659 [24MY], S6356 [14JN], S8891 [3AU], S11661 [9NO]

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

———authorize to provide grants to assist small communities in meeting certain regulations (S. 707), S3535 [5AP]

Research: strengthen activities (S. 1176), S7688 [16JY]

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]

Schools: ensure environmental health and energy efficiency of schools, S5949-S5951 [7JN], S6196-S6198 [13JN]

Senate: remediation of and return to the Hart Senate Office Building due to anthrax bacteria outbreak, S12221 [30NO]

———remediation of Hart Senate Office Building due to anthrax bacteria outbreak, S11504 [6NO]

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]

Terrorism: ensure that the U.S. is prepared for an attack using hazardous chemicals (S. 1602), S11288 [31OC]

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

Water: 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]

———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]

———provide grants to drinking water and wastewater facilities to meet immediate security needs, S13903, S13910, S13911 [20DE]

———provide grants to drinking water and wastewater facilities to meet immediate security needs (S. 1608), S14061, S14062 [20DE]

———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]

———terminate the effectiveness of certain drinking water regulations on arsenic levels (S. 223), S915 [31JA]

———wastewater infrastructure project grants allocation formula, S8633-S8643, S8645, S8646, S8653-S8655, S8661 [2AU]

———wastewater infrastructure project grants funding, S3646 [6AP]

Water pollution: 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]

Whitman, Christine Todd: confirmation as EPA Administrator, S1121 [7FE]

———nomination to be EPA Administrator, S655-S659, S671, S685, S691 [30JA]

———nomination to be EPA Administrator, unanimous-consent agreement, S522 [24JA]

Wood: encourage EPA to accelerate study on safety of arsenic-treated wood, S8630-S8633 [2AU]

Reports filed

Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 350) (S. Rept. 107-2), S2162 [12MR]

Comprehensive Energy Research and Technology Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2460) (H. Rept. 107-177), H4948 [31JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 279) (H. Rept. 107-273), H7908 [7NO]

Consideration of H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 210) (H. Rept. 107-164), H4723 [26JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2620) (H. Rept. 107-272), H7851 [6NO]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2620) (H. Rept. 107-159), H4633 [25JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1216) (S. Rept. 107-43), S8014 [20JY]

EPA Deputy Administrator for Science and Technology Position Establishment: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 64) (H. Rept. 107-311), H8745 [30NO]

EPA Grants to Drinking Water and Wastewater Facilities To Meet Immediate Security Needs: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1608) (S. Rept. 107-119), S12771 [10DE]

Federal Reformulated Fuels Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 950) (S. Rept. 107-131), S13942 [20DE]

Nomination of Donald R. Schregardus To Be EPA Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S8570 [1AU]

Nomination of George T. Mehan III To Be EPA Assistant Administrator for Water: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S8570 [1AU]

Nomination of Jeffrey R. Holmstead To Be EPA Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S8570 [1AU]

Nomination of Judith E. Ayers To Be EPA Assistant Administrator for International Activities: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S8570 [1AU]

Nomination of Kimberly T. Nelson To Be EPA Assistant Administrator for Environmental Information: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S11611 [8NO]

Nomination of Linda J. Fisher To Be EPA Deputy Administrator: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S5541 [23MY]

Nomination of Marianne Lamont Horinko To Be EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S9874 [26SE]

Nomination of Robert E. Fabricant To Be EPA General Counsel: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S8570 [1AU]

Nomination of Stephen L. Johnson To Be EPA Assistant Administrator for Toxic Substances: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S5541 [23MY]

Water Infrastructure Security and Research Development Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1593) (S. Rept. 107-118), S12771 [10DE]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4686, H4702, H4703, H4704 [26JY], H4824, H4832, H4852 [30JY]

Statements

Assist Small Communities With Achieving or Maintaining Compliance With Drinking Water Standards: National Rural Water Association, S8555 [1AU]

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

Small Business Liability Protection Act: Executive Office of the President, H2350 [21MY]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S11599 [8NO]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S8543 [1AU]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4663-H4667 [26JY]

———conference report, H7924-H7929 [8NO]

Wastewater infrastructure project grants allocations under Kyl amendment to H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S8634 [2AU]

Testimonies

Agency Accountability Act: Tim Kalinowski, Foam Supplies, Inc., S4600 [9MY]

———Victor Rezendes, GAO, S4601-S4603 [9MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 209, same-day consideration of H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H4651 [26JY]

H. Res. 210, consideration of H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H4652 [26JY]

H. Res. 279, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H7919 [8NO]

H.R. 1831, Small Business Liability Protection Act, H2348 [21MY]

H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S8980-S8993 [3AU]

H.R. 3178, Water Infrastructure Security and Research Development Act, H10187 [18DE]

S. 159, Dept. of Environmental Protection Affairs Act, S494-S497 [23JA]

S. 223, terminate the effectiveness of certain drinking water regulations on arsenic levels, S916 [31JA]

S. 265, MTBE Elimination Act, S1086 [6FE]

S. 350, Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act, S1481-S1486 [15FE], S3907-S3912 [25AP]

S. 532, permit States to purchase certain pesticides sold in Canada, S2313-S2315 [14MR]

S. 632, Arsenic Reduction in Drinking Water Act, S3000 [27MR]

S. 635, Arsenic Standard Reinstatement Act, S3054 [28MR]

S. 698, EPA designation of chromium-6 as a drinking water contaminant and establishment of a maximum contaminant level, S3451 [4AP]

S. 796, Community Right-to-Know Arsenic Risk Act, S4011 [26AP]

S. 892, Clean and Renewable Fuels Act, S4961-S4964 [15MY]

S. 950, Federal Reformulated Fuels Act, S5754 [25MY]

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

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

S. 1044, Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Removal Assistance Act, S6325 [14JN]

S. 1078, Brownfields Economic Development Act, S6608 [21JN]

S. 1079, Brownfield Site Redevelopment Assistance Act, S6608-S6610 [21JN]

S. 1176, Environmental Research Enhancement Act, S7689 [16JY]

S. 1374, Hydraulic Fracturing Act, S8950 [3AU]

S. 1608, EPA grants to drinking water and wastewater facilities to meet immediate security needs, S14061 [20DE]

S. 1608, provide grants to drinking water and wastewater facilities to meet immediate security needs, S11291 [31OC]

S. 1850, Underground Storage Tank Compliance Act, S13705-S13707 [19DE]

S. 1870, National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Registry Act, S13956-S13958 [20DE]