PUBLIC WORKS

Amendments

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), S7691 [16JY], S7739, S7790, S7825, S7826, S7827, S7828 [17JY], S7854, S7865, S7884 [18JY], S7897, S7969, S7970 [19JY], S8008 [20JY], H3520 [25JN], H3619 [26JN], H3657, H3662, H3669, H3672, H3676, H3714 [27JN], H3723, H3724, H3726, H3727 [28JN]

Terrorism: waive certain limitations in the use of emergency highway funds to pay for projects in response to the attack on the World Trade Center (S. 1637), S14010, S14062 [20DE]

Analyses

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

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2311, energy and water development appropriations, S7905 [19JY], H5857 [20SE]

Articles and editorials

Millions Expected for Area's Transit and Security, H10931 [20DE]

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

Bills and resolutions

Albania: authorize assistance to establish a water treatment plant in Tirana (see H.R. 2425), H3805 [28JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize construction of the Jicarilla Apache Nation Municipal Water Delivery Systems in New Mexico (see H.R. 3223), H7718 [1NO]

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

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

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

Corps of Engineers: reimburse non-Federal interests for managing recreation facilities and natural resources at water resource development projects (see H.R. 1706), H1923 [3MY]

———revise certain policies for the purpose of improving the Corps' community relations (see H.R. 2353), H3712 [27JN]

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

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

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

———planning, construction, operation, and maintenance of several water systems in Montana (see S. 934), S5438 [22MY] (see H.R. 1946), H2570 [22MY]

Electric power: promote reliability of the bulk-power system (see S. 172), S527 [24JA]

Endangered Species Act: exempt Woodrow Wilson Bridge project from certain provisions and allow bridge construction activities to proceed (see H.R. 472), H221 [7FE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (see S. 1171), S7589 [12JY] (see H.R. 2311), H3617 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2311), consideration (see H. Res. 180), H3618 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2311), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 272), H7591 [31OC]

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

———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]

———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]

Federal Power Marketing Administration: provide authority to reduce vandalism and destruction of property (see H.R. 2924), H5926 [21SE]

Fort Fairfield, ME: modify flood control project pump station intake structure and discharge line (see S. 1183), S7688 [16JY]

Government: revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws related to public buildings, property, and works (see H.R. 2068), H2954 [6JN]

Hazardous substances: 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]

Irrigation: authorize payments to certain Lama Project water distribution entities and funds to such entities of amounts collected by the Bureau of Reclamation for reserved works (see S. 1824), S13145 [13DE]

Klamath Basin: authorize refunds of amounts collected from Klamath Project irrigation and drainage districts for operation and maintenance of transferred and reserved water works (see H.R. 2828), H5338 [2AU]

———respond to economic disaster threatening certain farmers and communities resulting from denial of irrigation water for the Klamath Project (see H.R. 2827), H5338 [2AU]

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]

New Haven, CT: designate the western breakwater for the New Haven Harbor navigation project as the Charles Hervey Townshend Breakwater (see H.R. 2872), H5487 [10SE]

Orange County, CA: increase the ceiling on the Federal share of certain costs of the Regional Water Reclamation Project (see H.R. 1729), H1924 [3MY]

Power resources: assist municipalities and local communities to explore and determine options for the alternative provision of electricity and to create new public power systems (see H.R. 2233), H3259 [19JN]

Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal and affordable service (see S. 1333), S8704 [2AU] (see H.R. 3037), H6379 [4OC]

Safe Drinking Water Act: provide for research on methods to combat biological contamination of public drinking water supplies (see H.R. 3227), H7718 [1NO]

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

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

State and local governments: capital projects funding (see H.R. 1564), H1555 [24AP]

Taxation: treatment of private activity bonds for water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 2207), H3202 [14JN]

———treatment of water and sewage disposal property conveyed under the Dept. of Defense privatization program (see H.R. 2130), H3066 [12JN]

Telecommunications: authorize grants for community telecommunications infrastructure planning (see S. 1056), S6318 [14JN]

Tenants Harbor, ME: deauthorize Tenants Harbor navigation project (see S. 1657), S11611 [8NO]

Tennessee Valley Authority Act: modify provisions relative to TVA Board of Directors (see S. 821), S4245 [3MY] (see S. 1288), S8574 [1AU] (see S. 1331), S8704 [2AU]

Terrorism: waive certain limitations in the use of emergency highway funds to pay for projects in response to the attack on the World Trade Center (see S. 1637), S11488 [6NO] (see H.R. 3298), H8247 [15NO]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for the Inland Waterways Trust Fund and the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (see H.R. 181), H61 [6JA]

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

Water: allow public water systems to avoid filtration requirements (see H.R. 2183), H3201 [14JN]

———authorize appropriations for municipal construction grant program for wastewater treatment (see H.R. 1751), H2021 [8MY]

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

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

Cloture motions

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), S7870 [18JY]

Conference reports

Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 2311), H7418-H7512 [30OC]

Cost Estimates

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

Explanations

Bioterrorism Preparedness Act (H.R. 3448): Assessment of Vulnerability of Water Supply Systems, E2410 [20DE]

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

Letters

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

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

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

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

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

Amendments to H.R. 2311, energy and water development appropriations, S7853 [18JY]

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

Motions

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), S7897, S7905 [19JY], H3684 [27JN]

Remarks in House

Buy American Act: compliance, H3724 [28JN]

Congress: establishment of Building a Better America Caucus, H2895 [6JN]

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

———Kill Van Kull dredging project funding, H3654 [27JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects, H3889 [11JY]

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

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), H3626, H3646-H3685 [27JN], H3717-H3738 [28JN], H5857 [20SE], E1272, E1283, E1284 [29JN], E1289 [10JY], E1303 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2311), conference report, H7599-H7609 [1NO], E1986 [2NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2311), consideration (H. Res. 180), H3641-H3644 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2311), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 272), H7596-H7599 [1NO]

EPA: 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]

Federal Power Marketing Administration: provide authority to reduce vandalism and destruction of property (H.R. 2924), H7150 [23OC]

Florida: tribute to individuals who provide vital county services to residents, E654 [26AP]

Government: revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws related to public buildings, property, and works (H.R. 2068), E1024 [6JN]

Harris County, TX: Brays Bayou flood control project funding, H3736 [28JN]

———Hunting Bayou flood control project funding, H7605, H7606 [1NO]

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

Homeland Security Task Force: ensure bioterrorism preparedness of State and local governments, H7283 [24OC]

Houston, TX: Port of Houston dredging project funding, H3736 [28JN], H7604 [1NO]

———Sims Bayou project funding, H3659-H3662 [27JN], H3736 [28JN]

Klamath Basin: authorize refunds of amounts collected from Klamath Project irrigation and drainage districts for operation and maintenance of transferred and reserved water works (H.R. 2828), H8060, H8061 [13NO], E2099 [15NO], E2131 [27NO]

———respond to economic disaster threatening certain farmers and communities resulting from denial of irrigation water for the Klamath Project, E1820 [5OC]

New York: flood control and water projects funding, H3737 [28JN]

Taxation: treatment of water and sewage disposal property conveyed under the Dept. of Defense privatization program (H.R. 2130), E1077 [12JN]

Texas: tribute to individuals who provide vital county services to residents, E654 [26AP]

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

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

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

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: Corp of Engineers dredging of Cook Inlet funding, S11339, S11340 [1NO]

Bureau of Reclamation: construction funding, S3655 [6AP]

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

Corps of Engineers: funding, S11334 [1NO]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S8371-S8373 [30JY]

Dept. of Energy: renewable energy research and development funding, S7789, S7790 [17JY], S7899, S7900 [19JY]

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

———planning, construction, operation, and maintenance of several water systems in Montana (S. 934), S5468 [22MY], S5533 [23MY]

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

Detroit, MI: Ambassador Bridge Gateway Project funding, S8054, S8055 [23JY], S8330 [27JY]

Electric power: promote reliability of the bulk-power system (S. 172), S543 [24JA]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), S7652 [12JY], S7671-S7678 [16JY], S7739-S7741, S7789-S7796 [17JY], S7839-S7845, S7851-S7871, S7889 [18JY], S7895-S7905 [19JY], S8008 [20JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2311), conference report, S11333-S11340 [1NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2311), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S11329 [1NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2311), unanimous-consent agreement, S7652 [12JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1171), indefinitely postponed, S11867 [14NO]

———reduce appropriations for low-priority, unnecessary, and wasteful spending programs, S11338 [1NO]

———reduce appropriations for unrequested, low-priority, unnecessary, and wasteful spending programs, S7902 [19JY]

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

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

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

———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]

Federal Power Marketing Administration: provide authority to reduce vandalism and destruction of property (H.R. 2924), S11926 [15NO]

Klamath Basin: respond to economic disaster threatening certain farmers and communities resulting from denial of irrigation water for the Klamath Project, S11070, S11071 [25OC]

Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal and affordable service (S. 1333), S8752-S8755 [2AU], S13353 [17DE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: restore requirement to notify the public of risks posed by arsenic in drinking water (S. 796), S4011 [26AP]

Safety: provide grants to small public drinking water system (S. 503), S2119-S2121 [9MR]

Taxation: reduce tax cuts and replace estate tax repeal with unified estate and gift tax credit and family-owned business interest deduction increases, and use savings for debt reduction and infrastructure improvements, S5208-S5214, S5254 [21MY], S5428 [22MY]

Telecommunications: authorize grants for community telecommunications infrastructure planning (S. 1056), S6347 [14JN]

Tennessee Valley Authority Act: modify provisions relative to TVA Board of Directors (S. 1288), S8579 [1AU]

———modify provisions relative to TVA Board of Directors (S. 821), S4254 [3MY]

Terrorism: waive certain limitations in the use of emergency highway funds to pay for projects in response to the attack on the World Trade Center (S. 1637), S14062 [20DE]

Transportation: national policy for infrastructure, S4158-S4160 [2MY]

Urban areas: promote an urban agenda (S. 23), S261-S264 [22JA]

Water: revise drinking water levels for arsenic and aid water companies in securing tax-exempt bonds to meet standards, S5496 [23MY]

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

Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge: reconstruction funding, S8527, S8528 [1AU]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2311, Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 272) (H. Rept. 107-260), H7591 [31OC]

Consideration of H.R. 2311, Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 180) (H. Rept. 107-114), H3617 [26JN]

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

Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2311) (H. Rept. 107-258), H7526, H7528 [30OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2311) (H. Rept. 107-112), H3617 [26JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1171), S7588 [12JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1171) (S. Rept. 107-39), S7688 [16JY]

Klamath Basin Emergency Operation and Maintenance Refund Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2828) (H. Rept. 107-284), H8132 [13NO]

Waive Limitations in the Use of Emergency Highway Funds To Pay for Projects in Response to Terrorist Attack on the World Trade Center: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1637) (S. Rept. 107-121), S12772 [10DE]

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

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), H3723 [28JN]

Statements

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

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 2311, energy and water development appropriations, S11340 [1NO]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 1171, energy and water development appropriations, S7796 [17JY]

Energy and water development appropriations (H.R. 2311), H3648 [27JN]

———conference report, H7601 [1NO]

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]

Texts of

H. Res. 180, consideration of H.R. 2311, energy and water development appropriations, H3641 [27JN]

H. Res. 272, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2311, energy and water development appropriations, H7596 [1NO]

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

H.R. 2311, energy and water development appropriations, S8024-S8031 [20JY]

H.R. 2828, Klamath Basin Emergency Operation and Maintenance Refund Act, H8060 [13NO]

H.R. 2924, provide authority to Federal Power Marketing Administration to reduce vandalism and destruction of property, H7150 [23OC]

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

S. 23, New Urban Agenda Act, S264-S269 [22JA]

S. 172, Electric Reliability Act, S544-S548 [24JA]

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

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

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

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

S. 821, modify Tennessee Valley Authority Act provisions relative to TVA Board of Directors, S4255 [3MY]

S. 1288, modify provisions of Tennessee Valley Authority Act relative to TVA Board of Directors, S8579 [1AU]

S. 1333, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Investment Act, S8752-S8755 [2AU]