PUBLIC LANDS

Amendments

Fort Clatsop National Memorial: expand (S. 423), S10799 [17OC]

Golden Gate National Recreation Area: revise boundaries and extend advisory commission term (S. 941), S10800 [17OC]

Great Smoky Mountains National Park: issue right-of-way permits for natural gas pipelines (S. 1097), S10797 [17OC]

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

Analyses

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

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

James Peak Wilderness and Protection Area Act (H.R. 1576), E2302 [14DE]

Articles and editorials

Arsenal's Harsh Reality, E2158 [28NO]

Curbing the Traffic, E525 [3AP]

Dead Firefighters Were Sent Where They Didn't Belong, E1482 [1AU]

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

Enable Land-Board Fixes, E1388 [20JY]

Mining Mistake Redux, E421 [22MR]

Mudfest Unpunished, E525 [3AP]

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

Rehberg Gets Earful on Forests, E546 [5AP]

Uncovering Hidden Lands, E1022 [6JN]

Bills and resolutions

Adams Memorial Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia to honor John Adams and family (see H.R. 1668), H1715 [1MY]

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

Alaska: conveyance of certain lands (see H.R. 3608), H10965 [20DE]

———conveyance of certain lands to the Huna Totem Corp. (see S. 506), S2117 [9MR]

———conveyance of certain lands to the University of Alaska (see S. 1816), S13145 [13DE]

———land exchange with the Aleut Corp. (see S. 1325), S8704 [2AU] (see H.R. 2479), H3960 [11JY]

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

———resolve claims of Cook Inlet Region, Inc., to lands adjacent to the Russian River (see S. 1879), S13943 [20DE] (see H.R. 3048), H6379 [4OC]

Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 679), S3340 [3AP] (see S. 1526), S10457 [10OC] (see H.R. 1621), H1659 [26AP] (see H.R. 3237), H7852 [6NO]

Arapaho National Forest: designate James Peak Wilderness (see H.R. 1576), H1555 [24AP]

Archeology: provide for protection, data compilation, science-based decisionmaking, public education and access, and a unified management policy relative to paleontological resources on Federal lands (see H.R. 2974), H6135 [2OC]

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

Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see S. 681), S3340 [3AP] (see H.R. 1363), H1408 [3AP]

BIA: clarify administration of Indian Reservation Road and Bridge Program (see S. 344), S1462 [15FE]

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

Biscayne National Park: boundary adjustment (see H.R. 1002), H876 [13MR]

BLM: convey administrative site to Carson City, NV, for use as a senior center (see S. 230), S915 [31JA] (see H.R. 271), H109 [30JA]

———establish certain requirements relative to the transfer or disposal of public lands (see H.R. 350), H164 [31JA]

———provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see S. 454), S1817 [5MR] (see H.R. 1811), H2141 [10MY]

Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area: feasibility study (see S. 1809), S13051 [12DE] (see H.R. 1776), H2081 [9MY]

Bureau of Reclamation: convey Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project, Savage Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, and Intake Irrigation Project to local control (see S. 1148), S7193 [29JN] (see H.R. 2202), H3202 [14JN]

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

———transfer certain lands in Yolo and Solano Counties to establish a wildlife area (see H.R. 3554), H10963 [20DE]

Canandaigua, NY: convey certain property at the VA Medical Center to the Canandaigua City School District (see H.R. 842), H622 [1MR]

Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act: clarify tax treatment of payments made (see S. 557), S2388 [15MR] (see H.R. 1095), H959 [19MR]

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

Chatham County, GA: land conveyance (see H.R. 2595), H4428 [23JY]

Clark County, NV: convey certain public land for use as a shooting range (see S. 1451), S9620 [21SE] (see S. 1601), S11286 [31OC] (see H.R. 2937), H5926 [21SE]

Clarke, James McClure and Elspeth: designate a portion of the Nantahala National Forest in Jackson County, NC, in honor (see H.R. 3506), H10173 [17DE]

Clear Creek County, CO: provide additional time to dispose of certain lands transferred to the county (see H.R. 223), H63 [6JA]

Colorado: designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 944), H826 [8MR] (see H.R. 2656), H4723 [26JY]

———designate James Peak Wilderness and the James Peak Protection Area (see S. 1711), S11940 [15NO]

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

———preserve land held in trust as open space and exempt such land from the requirement that they generate income for the common schools (see S. 1146), S7193 [29JN] (see H.R. 2556), H4216 [18JY] (see H.R. 2584), H4378 [20JY]

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

Craters of the Moon National Monument: ensure access to hunters and continue the applicability of the Taylor Grazing Act to the disposition of grazing fees arising from the use of such lands (see H.R. 601), H323 [13FE]

Cutler, ME: modify land conveyance authority relative to Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (see S. 1023), S6127 [12JN] (see H.R. 2150), H3149 [13JN]

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

———authorize former Federal employees receiving voluntary separation payments to accept subsequent Federal employment related to fighting forest fires (see H.R. 2959), H6055 [25SE]

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

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

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

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

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

Dept. of Defense: designation of certain closed military installations as ports of entry (see H.R. 2682), H4948 [31JY]

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

———transfer of certain real property (see H.R. 2885), H5615 [13SE] (see H.R. 3539), H10909 [19DE]

Dept. of the Interior: construct a bridge on Federal land west of and adjacent to Folsom Dam in California (see H.R. 2301), H3518 [25JN]

———construct an education and administrative center at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge in Box Elder County, UT (see H.R. 3322), H8337 [16NO]

———designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H221 [7FE]

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

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

———implement land exchange agreement with Arizona pending State referendum (see H.R. 176), H61 [6JA]

———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]

———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]

———provide compensation to individuals who are injured by an escaped prescribed fire and amend certain tort procedure provisions relating to claims for such fires (see H.R. 3196), H7591 [31OC]

———reimbursement for certain damages relative to BLM bonding regulations (see H.R. 447), H220 [7FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Valley Forge National Historic Park (see S. 618), S2894 [26MR] (see H.R. 1237), H1188 [27MR]

Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge: establish (see S. 835), S4400 [4MY]

El Camino Real de los Tejas: designate as a national historic trail (see H.R. 1628), H1659 [26AP]

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

Ephraim City, UT: land exchange (see H.R. 1772), H2081 [9MY]

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

———require the value of public benefits created by State and local governments and nonprofit entities to be offset against certain rights-of-way fees held by those entities (see H.R. 3187), H7529 [30OC]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to wetlands mitigation banking (see H.R. 1474), H1486 (see H.R. 1474), H1495 [4AP]

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

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

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

Forest Service: convey facilities and lands comprising the Five Mile Regional Learning Center to the Clovis, CA, Unified School District and authorize the continued use of unconveyed lands comprising the Center (see H.R. 3401), H8842 [4DE]

———eliminate fees associated with special use permits that authorize a church to use structures for religious or educational purposes (see H.R. 743), H441 [27FE]

———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]

Fort Clatsop National Memorial: expand (see S. 423), S1746 [1MR] (see H.R. 2643), H4634 [25JY]

Freedom's Way National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1027), H928 [14MR]

Golden Gate National Recreation Area: revise boundaries and extend advisory commission term (see S. 941), S5542 [23MY] (see H.R. 1953), H2677 [23MY]

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]

———provide Federal managers with tools and flexibility in areas such as personnel, budgeting, and property management and disposal (see S. 1612), S11362 [1NO] (see S. 1639), S11488 [6NO]

———reconvey certain property (see H.R. 3300), H8248 [15NO]

Grand Teton National Park: allow Wyoming to retrieve fair value for State lands placed in trust for school revenue purposes (see S. 1105), S6920 [26JN]

Great Smoky Mountains National Park: issue right-of-way permits for natural gas pipelines (see S. 1097), S6862 [25JN] (see H.R. 3380), H8731 [29NO]

GSA: authorize public-private partnerships to rehabilitate Federal real property (see H.R. 2710), H5125 [1AU]

Homestead National Monument of America: expand boundaries (see H.R. 38), H25 [3JA]

Kingston, NV: sale and conveyance of certain lands for use as an emergency medical air evacuation site (see S. 809), S4099 [1MY] (see H.R. 1678), H1860 [2MY]

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

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

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

Los Angeles County, CA: prohibit mining on a certain tract of Federal land (see H.R. 679), H396 [14FE]

Maui, HI: conduct a study to determine the feasibility of including certain lands on the southeastern shoreline in the National Park System (see H.R. 591), H323 [13FE]

McDermott, Thomas, Sr.: relief (see H.R. 1538), H1500 [4AP]

Metacomet-Monadnock-Sunapee-Mattabesett Trail: designate for study for potential addition to the National Trails System (see S. 1609), S11362 [1NO] (see H.R. 1814), H2141 [10MY]

Mining and mineral resources: ensure the orderly development of coal, coalbed methane, natural gas, and oil in the Powder River Basin (see S. 675), S3274 [2AP] (see H.R. 1710), H1923 [3MY] (see H.R. 2952), H6055 [25SE]

———reform certain provisions of the general mining laws (see H.R. 1085), H955 [15MR]

Montgomery County, MD: convey certain Federal property to Gaithersburg, MD, for use as a public park (see H.R. 3355), H8421 [27NO]

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: increase fines for improper use of vehicles that result in damage to public lands or national forests (see H.R. 1382), H1409 [3AP]

Mount Nebo Wilderness Area: adjust boundaries (see S. 1205), S7955 [19JY] (see H.R. 451), H220 [7FE]

Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area: feasibility study (see H.R. 2628), H4633 [25JY]

National Coast Guard Museum: establish (see H.R. 850), H623 [1MR]

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

National heritage areas: establish criteria and mechanism for designation and support (see H.R. 2388), H3803 [28JN]

National Park of American Samoa: boundary adjustments (see H.R. 1712), H1923 [3MY]

National Park Service: provide for high quality stewardship to commemorate the heritage of the people of the U.S. and to recognize the importance of outdoor recreational opportunities (see S. 1011), S6055 [11JN]

National parks and recreation areas: authorize entrance fees to secure bonds for capital improvements (see S. 224), S914 [31JA] (see S. 930), S5438 [22MY] (see H.R. 359), H164 [31JA]

———free admission to survivors, victims' families, and rescue and recovery personnel affected by terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2976), H6135 [2OC]

———provide mass transit services (see S. 1136), S7084 [28JN]

———remove exemption for nonprofit organizations from requirement to obtain commercial use authorizations (see H.R. 1461), H1485 (see H.R. 1461), H1495 [4AP]

National Trails System: study potential addition of Revolutionary War route taken by George Rogers Clark and troops to capture British forts at Kaskaskia and Cahokia, IL, and Vincennes, IN (see H.R. 1963), H2678 [23MY]

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

———ensure that funds will be available to satisfy Federal responsibilities relative to negotiated settlements of disputes over Indian water rights and land claims (see S. 1186), S7805 [17JY]

———extend statute of limitations relative to the negotiated settlement of tribal claims (see S. 1857), S13701 [19DE]

———provide for probate reform relative to trust or restricted lands (see S. 1340), S8704 [2AU]

———repeal the Bennett Freeze to allow Navajo Nation citizens to live in habitable dwellings and raise their living conditions (see H.R. 104), H59 [6JA]

———settle certain land claims of Bay Mills Indian Community and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (see H.R. 1634), H1659 [26AP] (see H.R. 2495), H4009 [12JY]

Natural Gas Act: limit use of eminent domain to acquire certain State-owned property (see H.R. 295), H110 [30JA]

Navajo Long Walk to Bosque Redondo: designate as a national historic trail (see H.R. 1384), H1409 [3AP]

Nevada: convey certain land to Lander and Eureka Counties for continued use as cemeteries (see S. 1139), S7193 [29JN]

———sale of certain real property in the Newlands Project to the city of Fallon, NV (see S. 1310), S8704 [2AU] (see H.R. 1870), H2280 [16MY]

New Mexico: Dept. of the Interior conveyance of certain properties in the vicinity of the Elephant Butte Reservoir and the Caballo Reservoir (see H.R. 706), H397 [14FE]

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

Niagara River National Heritage Area: feasibility study (see S. 1227), S8122 [24JY] (see H.R. 2609), H4539 [24JY]

Nye County, NV: land conveyance (see S. 1596), S11286 [31OC]

Oil Region National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 1441), S9557 [20SE] (see H.R. 695), H397 [14FE]

Oklahoma: settle certain claims of Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Nations to the Arkansas Riverbed (see H.R. 3534), H10909 [19DE]

Old Spanish Trail: designate as a national historic trail (see S. 817), S4175 [2MY]

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

Parks and recreation areas: 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]

Paterson, NJ: conduct study to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the Great Falls Historic District as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 386), S1464 [15FE] (see H.R. 146), H60 [6JA]

Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians: protect certain lands from condemnation until a final decision is made on a pending trust application fee (see H.R. 3476), H10065 [13DE]

———require Dept. of the Interior action on pending trust application fee (see H.R. 3523), H10908 [19DE]

Power resources: encourage development of natural gas and oil resources (see S. 1808), S13051 [12DE] (see H.R. 3538), H10909 [19DE]

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

Puerto Rico: impose conditions for the conveyance of certain Federal lands on Vieques Island (see S. 667), S3215 [30MR]

Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park: expand boundaries (see S. 1057), S6318 [14JN] (see H.R. 1906), H2333 [17MY]

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

Reagan, Ronald: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 452), H220 [7FE]

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

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

Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1380), H1409 [3AP]

Sand Mountain Wilderness Study Area: land conveyance (see H.R. 2818), H5337 [2AU]

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: adjust boundaries (see H.R. 640), H395 [14FE]

Searsport, ME: conveyance of petroleum tank farm (see S. 1264), S8353 [27JY]

Small Reclamation Projects Act: amend (see S. 1882), S13943 [20DE]

South Dakota: convey certain lands acquired for the Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal features of the Oahe Irrigation Project to certain State agencies for wildlife habitat mitigation and provide conditional purchase options (see S. 1028), S6211 [13JN]

St. George, UT: convey certain property in order to protect and preserve certain rare paleontological resources (see S. 1497), S10154 [3OC] (see H.R. 2385), H3803 [28JN]

Stanislaus National Forest: convey parcels of land that contain recreational cabins to the owners of such cabins (see H.R. 3386), H8732 [29NO]

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

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

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

Traverse City, MI: modify reversionary interest in certain real property conveyed to school district (see H.R. 3370), H8564 [28NO]

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: establish Presidential commission to determine validity of certain land claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican citizens (see H.R. 1823), H2142 [10MY]

Tumacacori National Historical Park: boundary adjustments (see H.R. 2234), H3259 [19JN]

U.S. Military Academy: convey a small parcel of land to Highland Falls, NY (see H.R. 2124), H3066 [12JN]

University of Nevada, Las Vegas: land conveyance for a research park and technology center (see S. 1564), S10835 [18OC]

University of Utah: assist in preservation of archaeological, paleontological, zoological, geological, and botanical artifacts through construction of a new facility for the Museum of Natural History (see S. 139), S101 [22JA] (see H.R. 1491), H1497 [4AP]

Utah: acquire land and construct an interagency administrative and visitor facility at the entrance to American Fork Canyon (see S. 1240), S8203 [25JY]

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

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

Utah-Nevada Boundary Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 2054), H2888 [5JN]

Washington County, UT: acquisition of property for implementation of a desert tortoise habitat (see H.R. 880), H648 [6MR]

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]

William Howard Taft National Historic Site: boundary adjustment and land exchange (see S. 921), S5269 [21MY] (see H.R. 1000), H876 [13MR]

Winter Harbor, ME: authorize transfer and conveyance of real property at the Naval Security Group Activity (see S. 1108), S6991 [27JN] (see H.R. 2371), H3802 [28JN]

Wisconsin: conveyance of certain National Forest System lands (see H.R. 1654), H1715 [1MY]

Documents

Antiquities Act, S425 [22JA]

Factsheets

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

James Peak Wilderness, Wilderness Study, and Protection Area Act (H.R. 1576), E615 [24AP]

Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness Act (H.R. 1380), E520 [3AP]

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]

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

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

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

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

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

Ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land: Ann M. Veneman, Sec. of Agriculture, S7561 [12JY]

———Gale A. Norton, Sec. of the Interior, S7561 [12JY]

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]

Fiscal Integrity of Indian Settlements Protection Act: Ad Hoc Group on Indian Water Rights, S7819 [17JY]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park Addition Act: Harry Kim, Mayor of Hawaii County, HI, S6349 [14JN]

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]

Swain County, NC, North Shore Road construction funding: Jim Douthit, Swain County, NC, Board of Commissioners, S12133 [29NO]

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]

Use of Vieques Island, PR, for military operations: Gordon R. England, Sec. of the Navy, S9729 [24SE]

Lists

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]

Prayers

Wheeling Heritage Port Dedication: D.W. Cummings, S10378 [9OC]

———Ronald H. Bernstein-Goff, S10377 [9OC]

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

Adams Memorial Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia to honor John Adams and family (H.R. 1668), H3472-H3479, H3491 [25JN], E686 [1MY]

Alaska: land exchange with the Aleut Corp. (H.R. 2479), E1314 [11JY]

———resolve claims of Cook Inlet Region, Inc., to lands adjacent to the Russian River (H.R. 3048), E1805 [5OC]

Alliance for America: tribute, E1377 [20JY]

Arapaho National Forest: designate James Peak Wilderness (H.R. 1576), E614 [24AP]

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]

Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (H.R. 1363), E513 [3AP]

BLM: convey administrative site to Carson City, NV, for use as a senior center (H.R. 271), H4382 [23JY]

———suspension of certain regulations governing hardrock mining on public lands, H1063 [22MR], H1397 [3AP], E421 [22MR]

Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area: feasibility study (H.R. 1776), H7382, H7383 [30OC]

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

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

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

Carrizo Plain National Monument: prohibit new oil and gas drilling, H3372 [21JN]

Chatham County, GA: land conveyance (H.R. 2595), H9157, H9158 [11DE]

Chattahoochee National Forest: land acquisition, H3412, H3413 [21JN]

Clear Creek County, CO: provide additional time to dispose of certain lands transferred to the county (H.R. 223), H851 [13MR], E14 [3JA]

Colorado: designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (H.R. 944), E257 [1MR]

———designate James Peak Wilderness and the James Peak Protection Area (H.R. 1576), H9180-H9184 [11DE], E2302 [14DE]

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

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

———preserve land held in trust as open space and exempt such land from the requirement that they generate income for the common schools (H.R. 2584), E1387 [20JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize former Federal employees receiving voluntary separation payments to accept subsequent Federal employment related to fighting forest fires (H.R. 2959), E1736 [25SE]

———clarify eligibility for inclusion of land in the Conservation Reserve Program, H6273 [4OC]

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

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

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

Dept. of the Interior: construct an education and administrative center at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge in Box Elder County, UT (H.R. 3322), H8852, H8853 [5DE]

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

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

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

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

———proposed changes to Indian trust asset management relative to BIA, H10949 [20DE]

———weatherization assistance, energy conservation, and payment in lieu of taxes programs funding through reductions in fossil energy research and development program, H3396-H3400 [21JN]

Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge: establish (H.R. 1230), H8393-H8395 [27NO]

Downey, CA: NASA property transfer, H7953 [8NO]

El Camino Real de los Tejas: designate as a national historic trail (H.R. 1628), H5461-H5463 [10SE]

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

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

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

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

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

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

———fire management plan reassessment, E1482 [1AU]

———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]

Freedmen's Bureau: ensure preservation of records, E1970 [31OC]

Golden Gate National Recreation Area: revise boundaries and extend advisory commission term (H.R. 1953), E909 [23MY]

Homestead National Monument of America: expand boundaries (H.R. 38), H9179 [11DE]

Idaho: effects of certain Executive Orders on lumber mills, E185 [14FE]

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

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

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

Maui, HI: conduct a study to determine the feasibility of including certain lands on the southeastern shoreline in the National Park System (H.R. 591), E149 [12FE]

Metacomet-Monadnock-Sunapee-Mattabesett Trail: designate for study for potential addition to the National Trails System (H.R. 1814), H7153-H7155 [23OC]

Mining and mineral resources: reform certain provisions of the general mining laws (H.R. 1085), E373 [15MR]

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

Montgomery County, MD: convey certain Federal property to Gaithersburg, MD, for use as a public park (H.R. 3355), H8741 [30NO]

Motor vehicles: increase fines for improper use of vehicles that result in damage to public lands or national forests (H.R. 1382), E524 [3AP]

Mount Nebo Wilderness Area: adjust boundaries (H.R. 451), H4381 [23JY], E105 [6FE]

National Coast Guard Museum: establish (H.R. 850), H10417 [19DE]

National monuments: prohibit new oil, gas, and coal leasing, H3414-H3418 [21JN]

National Park of American Samoa: boundary adjustments (H.R. 1712), E723 [3MY]

National parks and recreation areas: fair and reasonable fees for use of public lands, H6440 [9OC]

National Public Lands Day: observance, E1726 [25SE]

Navajo Long Walk to Bosque Redondo: designate as a national historic trail (H.R. 1384), H6096, H6097 [2OC]

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

Nuclear energy: ensure compensation of Native Americans if reservation lands are rendered inhabitable due to a nuclear incident, H8367 [27NO]

Oil Region National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 695), H5459-H5461 [10SE]

Paterson, NJ: conduct study to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the Great Falls Historic District as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 146), H2051 [9MY]

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

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

Puerto Rico: review sentences of individuals jailed for protesting the use of Vieques Island for military operations, H2961 [7JN], E1021 [6JN]

———use of Vieques Island for military operations, H632 [6MR], H1672 [1MY], H2684 [24MY], H2961 [7JN], H3186 [14JN], H3211 [19JN], H6014, H6036, H6039 [25SE], H10077 [13DE], E1021 [6JN]

Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park: expand boundaries (H.R. 1906), E846 [17MY]

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

Reagan, Ronald: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia (H.R. 452), H169 [6FE]

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

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

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

Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 1380), E519 [3AP]

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: adjust boundaries (H.R. 640), H2899, H2900 [6JN]

St. George, UT: convey certain property in order to protect and preserve certain rare paleontological resources (H.R. 2385), H6093-H6095 [2OC], E1263 [29JN]

Taxation: treatment of compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn on the Bandelier National Monument, E326 [8MR]

Traverse City, MI: modify reversionary interest in certain real property conveyed to school district (H.R. 3370), H9127, H9128 [11DE]

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: anniversary of signing and resolution of certain land claim disputes, H207 [7FE]

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

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

Washington County, UT: acquisition of property for implementation of a desert tortoise habitat (H.R. 880), H847, H848 [13MR]

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

William Howard Taft National Historic Site: boundary adjustment and land exchange (H.R. 1000), H2895-H2897 [6JN]

Remarks in Senate

Adams Memorial Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia to honor John Adams and family (H.R. 1668), S10798 [17OC]

———authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia to honor John Adams and family (H.R. 1668), unanimous-consent request, S7185 [29JN]

Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Huna Totem Corp. (S. 506), S2128 [9MR], S8998 [3AU]

———conveyance of certain lands to the University of Alaska (S. 1816), S13146 [13DE]

———land exchange with the Aleut Corp. (S. 1325), S8742 [2AU]

———resolve claims of Cook Inlet Region, Inc., to lands adjacent to the Russian River (S. 1879), S13969 [20DE]

Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area: establish (S. 679), S3343 [3AP]

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

Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land, S7560, S7561 [12JY]

———ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (S. 681), S3345 [3AP]

BIA: clarify administration of Indian Reservation Road and Bridge Program (S. 344), S1474 [15FE]

BLM: convey administrative site to Carson City, NV, for use as a senior center (H.R. 271), S8999 [3AU]

———provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program, S3667 [6AP]

———provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (S. 454), S1823 [5MR]

Bureau of Reclamation: convey Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project, Savage Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, and Intake Irrigation Project to local control (S. 1148), S7202 [29JN]

Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act: clarify tax treatment of payments made (S. 557), S2412 [15MR]

Chattahoochee National Forest: land acquisition, S7570 [12JY]

Citizens Against Government Waste (organization): release of list of objectionable provisions in Federal budget, S2297-S2299 [14MR]

Clark County, NV: convey certain public land for use as a shooting range (S. 1451), S9630 [21SE]

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

Colorado: designate James Peak Wilderness and the James Peak Protection Area (S. 1711), S11944 [15NO]

———preserve land held in trust as open space and exempt such land from the requirement that they generate income for the common schools (S. 1146), S7201 [29JN]

Columbus, OH: Battelle-Darby Creek Metro Park expansion funding, S7568 [12JY]

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

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

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

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

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

Dept. of the Interior: acquisition of baylands adjacent to the Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge through reductions in other California land acquisition projects, S7569 [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]

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

———Urban Parks and Recreation Recovery Program funding, S7567 [12JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Valley Forge National Historic Park (S. 618), S2901 [26MR]

Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge: establish, S12745 [7DE]

———establish (S. 835), S4401 [4MY]

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

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

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

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

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

Fort Clatsop National Memorial: expand (S. 423), S1753 [1MR], S10799 [17OC]

Fort Scott, KS: Fort Scott National Cemetery expansion dedication, S11525 [7NO]

Golden Gate National Recreation Area: revise boundaries and extend advisory commission term (S. 941), S5552 [23MY], S10800 [17OC]

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

———provide Federal managers with tools and flexibility in areas such as personnel, budgeting, and property management and disposal (S. 1612), S11368 [1NO]

Grand Teton National Park: allow Wyoming to retrieve fair value for State lands placed in trust for school revenue purposes (S. 1105), S6928 [26JN], S7303 [9JY], S10797, S10801 [17OC]

Great Smoky Mountains National Park: issue right-of-way permits for natural gas pipelines (S. 1097), S10800 [17OC]

Kingston, NV: sale and conveyance of certain lands for use as an emergency medical air evacuation site (S. 809), S4117 [1MY]

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

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

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

Los Alamos, NM: flood mitigation efforts, S7419 [10JY]

Maine: Forest Legacy Program funding, S7573 [12JY]

Metacomet-Monadnock-Sunapee-Mattabesett Trail: designate for study for potential addition to the National Trails System (S. 1609), S11363 [1NO]

Mining and mineral resources: ensure the orderly development of coal, coalbed methane, natural gas, and oil in the Powder River Basin (S. 675), S3277 [2AP]

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

Mount Nebo Wilderness Area: adjust boundaries (S. 1205), S7963 [19JY]

National monuments: prohibit new oil, gas, and coal leasing, S7459-S7474, S7489 [11JY]

National parks and recreation areas: authorize entrance fees to secure bonds for capital improvements (S. 224), S916 [31JA]

———authorize entrance fees to secure bonds for capital improvements (S. 930), S5460 [22MY]

———provide mass transit services (S. 1136), S7109 [28JN]

National Public Lands Day: observance, S9947 [1OC]

Native Americans: ensure that funds will be available to satisfy Federal responsibilities relative to negotiated settlements of disputes over Indian water rights and land claims (S. 1186), S7819 [17JY]

———provide for probate reform relative to trust or restricted lands (S. 1340), S8760 [2AU]

Nevada: sale of certain real property in the Newlands Project to the city of Fallon, NV (S. 1310), S8718 [2AU]

North Chicago, IL: land transfer between the Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, and the Finch Medical School, S10041 [2OC]

Oil Region National Heritage Area: establish (S. 1441), S9558 [20SE]

Old Spanish Trail: designate as a national historic trail (S. 817), S4181 [2MY]

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

Paterson, NJ: conduct study to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the Great Falls Historic District as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 146), S10801 [17OC]

———conduct study to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the Great Falls Historic District as a unit of the National Park System (S. 386), S1526 [15FE]

Petroleum: public participation in oil and gas exploration decisions, S11098 [25OC]

Power resources: encourage development of natural gas and oil resources (S. 1808), S13052 [12DE]

Puerto Rico: review sentences of individuals jailed for protesting the use of Vieques Island for military operations, S7998 [20JY]

———use of Vieques Island for military operations, S6442 [19JN], S7998 [20JY], S9729 [24SE], S9790, S9791, S9797 [25SE], S13134 [13DE]

Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park: expand boundaries (S. 1057), S6348 [14JN], S10800 [17OC]

Republican Party: national agenda, S9012 [4SE]

Searsport, ME: conveyance of petroleum tank farm (S. 1264), S8363 [27JY]

St. George, UT: convey certain property in order to protect and preserve certain rare paleontological resources (S. 1497), S10289 [4OC]

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

Swain County, NC: North Shore Road construction funding, S12132, S12133 [29NO]

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

Telephones: promote and enhance use of 911 emergency services, S9352 [13SE]

University of Nevada, Las Vegas: land conveyance for a research park and technology center (S. 1564), S10850 [18OC], S10853 [23OC]

Utah: acquire land and construct an interagency administrative and visitor facility at the entrance to American Fork Canyon (S. 1240), S8222 [25JY]

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

Wheeling National Heritage Area: dedication of the Wheeling Heritage Port, S10377 [9OC]

Wildfires: National Fire Plan and base fire programs funding, S3483 [5AP]

William Howard Taft National Historic Site: boundary adjustment and land exchange (H.R. 1000), S10801 [17OC]

———boundary adjustment and land exchange (S. 921), S5277 [21MY]

Winter Harbor, ME: authorize transfer and conveyance of real property at the Naval Security Group Activity (S. 1108), S6994-S6996 [27JN]

Reports filed

Adams Memorial Foundation Establishment of a Commemorative Work in the District of Columbia to Honor John Adams and Family: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1668) (S. Rept. 107-77), S9971 [1OC]

Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Visitor Center Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3322) (H. Rept. 107-315), H8841 [4DE]

BLM Administrative Site Conveyance to Carson City, NV, for Use as a Senior Center: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 271) (H. Rept. 107-122), H3860 [10JY]

Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area Study Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1776) (H. Rept. 107-256), H7526, H7528 [30OC]

Convey BLM Administrative Site to Carson City, NV, for Use as a Senior Center: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 230) (S. Rept. 107-21), S5830 [5JN]

Craters of the Moon National Monument Access to Hunters, and Continue the Applicability of the Taylor Grazing Act to the Disposition of Grazing Fees: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 601) (H. Rept. 107-34), H1406 [3AP]

Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Establishment Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 835) (S. Rept. 107-112), S12681 [7DE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1230) (H. Rept. 107-270), H7722 [5NO]

El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1628) (H. Rept. 107-124), H3860 [10JY]

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

Fort Clatsop National Memorial Expansion Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 423) (S. Rept. 107-69), S9971 [1OC]

Grand Teton National Park Land Exchange Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1105) (S. Rept. 107-73), S9971 [1OC]

Great Falls Historic District Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 146) (S. Rept. 107-74), S9971 [1OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 146) (H. Rept. 107-47), H1554 [24AP]

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Right-of-Way Permits for Natural Gas Pipelines: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1097) (S. Rept. 107-72), S9971 [1OC]

Healing Opportunities in Parks and the Environment Pass Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2976) (H. Rept. 107-286), H8132 [13NO]

Homestead National Monument of America Additions Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 38) (H. Rept. 107-325), H9076 [6DE]

Huna Totem Corporation Land Exchange Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 506) (S. Rept. 107-27), S5830 [5JN]

James Peak Wilderness and Protection Area Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1576) (H. Rept. 107-316), H8947 [5DE]

Long Walk National Historic Trail Study Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1384) (H. Rept. 107-222), H6066 [28SE]

Metacomet-Monadnock-Mattabesett Trail Study Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1814) (H. Rept. 107-224), H6066 [28SE]

Mount Nebo Wilderness Boundary Adjustment Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 451) (H. Rept. 107-150), H4427 [23JY]

National Trails System Addition of Revolutionary War Route Taken by George Rogers Clark and Troops To Capture British Forts at Kaskaskia and Cahokia, IL, and Vincennes, IN: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1963) (H. Rept. 107-318), H8947 [5DE]

Oil Region National Heritage Area Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 107-123), H3860 [10JY]

Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park Addition Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1057) (S. Rept. 107-71), S9971 [1OC]

Rancho Corral de Tierra Golden Gate National Recreation Boundary Adjustment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 941) (S. Rept. 107-70), S9971 [1OC]

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 640) (H. Rept. 107-90), H2954 [6JN]

Tumacacori National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2234) (H. Rept. 107-327), H9076 [6DE]

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

Utah Public Lands Artifact Preservation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1491) (H. Rept. 107-267), H7722 [5NO]

Virgin River Dinosaur Footprint Preserve Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2385) (H. Rept. 107-215), H5971 [24SE]

William Howard Taft National Historic Site Boundary Adjustment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1000) (S. Rept. 107-76), S9971 [1OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1000) (H. Rept. 107-88), H2954 [6JN]

Resolutions by organizations

Road Construction, Public Access, and Timber Management Policies Relative to Roadless Areas Initiative: Boulder, CO, City Council, E375 [15MR]

Summaries

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

Cooperative Landscape Conservation Act (H.R. 1381), E522 [3AP]

Managerial Flexibility Act (S. 1612), S11369 [1NO]

Northern Front Range Roadless Area Protection Act (H.R. 552), E142 [8FE]

Responsible Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement and Response (ROVER) Act (H.R. 1382), E525 [3AP]

Transit in Parks (TRIP) Act (S. 1136), S7112 [28JN]

Testimonies

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

Texts of

H.R. 38, Homestead National Monument of America Additions Act, H9179 [11DE]

H.R. 146, Great Falls Historic District Study Act, H2051 [9MY]

H.R. 223, provide additional time for Clear Creek County, CO, to dispose of certain lands transferred to the county, H851 [13MR]

H.R. 271, BLM administrative site conveyance to Carson City, NV, for use as a senior center, H4382 [23JY]

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

H.R. 451, Mount Nebo Wilderness Boundary Adjustment Act, H4381 [23JY]

H.R. 601, ensure hunters access to Craters of the Moon National Monument and continue the applicability of the Taylor Grazing Act to the disposition of grazing fees arising from the use of such lands, H1680 [1MY]

H.R. 640, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Act, H2899 [6JN]

H.R. 695, Oil Region National Heritage Area Act, H5459 [10SE]

H.R. 880, acquisition of property in Washington County, UT, for implementation of a desert tortoise habitat, H847 [13MR]

H.R. 1000, William Howard Taft National Historic Site Boundary Adjustment Act, H2895 [6JN]

H.R. 1230, Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Establishment Act, H8393 [27NO]

H.R. 1384, Long Walk National Historic Trail Study Act, H6096 [2OC]

H.R. 1576, James Peak Wilderness and Protection Area Act, H9180 [11DE]

H.R. 1628, El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail Act, H5461 [10SE]

H.R. 1668, establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia to honor John Adams and family, H3472 [25JN]

H.R. 1776, Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area Study Act, H7382 [30OC]

H.R. 1814, Metacomet-Monadnock-Mattabesett Trail Study Act, H7153 [23OC]

H.R. 2385, Virgin River Dinosaur Footprint Preserve Act, H6093 [2OC]

H.R. 2595, Chatham County, GA, land conveyance, H9157 [11DE]

H.R. 2976, Healing Opportunities in Parks and the Environment Pass Act, H8064 [13NO]

H.R. 3322, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Visitor Center Act, H8852 [5DE]

H.R. 3370, modify reversionary interest in certain real property conveyed to Traverse City, MI, school district, H9127 [11DE]

S. 198, Harmful Nonnative Weed Control Act, S647 [29JA]

S. 224, National Parks Capital Improvements Act, S916 [31JA]

S. 344, Indian Tribal Surface Transportation Act, S1474 [15FE]

S. 411, preserve the Arctic coastal plain in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness, S1703 [28FE]

S. 423, Fort Clatsop National Memorial Expansion Act, S1754 [1MR], S10799 [17OC]

S. 454, PILT and Refuge Revenue Sharing Permanent Funding Act, S1824 [5MR]

S. 506, Huna Totem Corporation Land Exchange Act, S8998 [3AU]

S. 618, establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Valley Forge National Historic Park, S2902 [26MR]

S. 679, Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area Act, S3343 [3AP]

S. 681, Backcountry Landing Strip Access Act, S3345 [3AP]

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

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

S. 809, Dept. of the Interior sale and conveyance of certain lands to Kingston, NV, for use as an emergency medical air evacuation site, S4117 [1MY]

S. 820, Forest Resources for the Environment and the Economy Act, S4250-S4253 [3MY]

S. 930, Grand Canyon Capital Improvements Act, S5461 [22MY]

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

S. 941, Rancho Corral de Tierra Golden Gate National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Act, S10800 [17OC]

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

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

S. 1057, Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park Addition Act, S6349 [14JN], S10800 [17OC]

S. 1097, issue right-of-way permits for natural gas pipelines in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, S6864 [25JN], S10801 [17OC]

S. 1105, Grand Teton National Park Land Exchange Act, S10801 [17OC]

S. 1108, transfer and conveyance of real property at the Naval Security Group Activity in Winter Harbor, ME, S6995 [27JN]

S. 1136, Transit in Parks (TRIP) Act, S7110-S7112 [28JN]

S. 1146, preserve Colorado land held in trust as open space and exempt such land from the requirement that they generate income for the common schools, S7202 [29JN]

S. 1310, Fallon Rail Freight Loading Facility Transfer Act, S8718 [2AU]

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

S. 1340, Indian Probate Reform Act, S8761 [2AU]

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

S. 1451, convey certain public land to Clark County, NV, for use as a shooting range, S9630 [21SE]

S. 1564, land conveyance for a research park and technology center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, S10836 [18OC]

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

S. 1711, James Peak Wilderness, Wilderness Study, and James Peak Protection Area Act, S11944-S11946 [15NO]

S. 1808, encourage development of natural gas and oil resources on public lands, S13053 [12DE]

S. 1857, statute of limitations extension relative to the negotiated settlement of Native American tribal claims, S13712 [19DE]

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]