CORPS OF ENGINEERS

Articles and editorials

Effective Agency, S2286 [21MR]

Trapped Birds Rescued From Mud, S7860 [1AU]

Bills and resolutions

Albuquerque, NM: carry out critical restoration projects along the Middle Rio Grande (see S. 2719), S6649 [11JY]

Beaches: assure that recreation benefits are accorded the same weight as hurricane, storm damage, and environmental restoration benefits (see H.R. 3842), H686 [5MR]

———make beneficial use of dredged material for shoreline protection and restoration (see H.R. 5137), H4766 [16JY]

———treat recreation benefits the same as hurricane and storm damage reduction benefits and environmental protection and restoration (see S. 2636), S5696 [18JN]

Brevard County, FL: modify project that mitigates the adverse impacts of shoreline erosion (see H.R. 4876), H3229 [5JN]

California: participation in ecosystem restoration of the San Francisco Bay estuary (see H.R. 4926), H3513 [12JN]

Corps of Engineers River Stewardship Independent Investigation and Review Commission: establish (see S. 3036), S9901 [3OC]

Ecology and environment: carry out ecosystem restoration program in Appalachia and the Northeast Region (see H.R. 5405), H6373 [18SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (see S. 2784), S7308 [24JY] (see H.R. 5431), H6558 [24SE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over certain wetlands (see S. 2780), S7308 [24JY] (see H.R. 5194), H5452 [24JY]

Government regulations: deem a certain memorandum of agreement issued by the EPA and the Corps of Engineers to be a final rule (see H.R. 5100), H4552 [11JY]

Indianapolis Central Waterfront Project: assist in the continued development (see S. 2977), S8918 [19SE]

New Jersey: status of EPA and Corps of Engineers memorandum of agreement relative to Historic Area Remediation Site ocean sediment polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) levels (see H.R. 5470), H6775 [26SE]

Pittsburg County, OK: land conveyance to Choctaw Nation (see H.R. 4769), H2607 [16MY]

Reform (see S. 1987), S1536 [5MR] (see S. 2963), S8754 [18SE]

Smith Island, MD: authorize environmental restoration project (see S. 2984), S8980 [20SE]

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 H.R. 5687), H8022 [16OC]

Sprague, WA: provide a credit toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the feasibility study for the project for flood control (see H.R. 4619), H1768 [30AP]

U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution: reauthorize (see S. 2064), S2261 [21MR] (see H.R. 4670), H2164 [7MY]

Union River: redesignate certain portions of the navigation project (see S. 2858), S7899 [1AU]

Water: establish a research and demonstration program to control salt cedar and other non-native phreatophytes (see S. 2868), S7900 [1AU]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (see H.R. 5428), H6473 [23SE]

Letters

Corps of Engineers compliance with Water Resources Development Act relative to Fire Island Interim Project: Les Brownlee, Dept. of the Army, E1593 [17SE]

———Representatives Grucci and Israel, E1593 [17SE], E1951 [21OC]

Corps of Engineers Modernization and Improvement Act: Joe Theissen, Taxpayers for Common Sense (organization), S1540 [5MR]

———Scott Faber and Timothy Searchinger, Environmental Defense (organization), S1540 [5MR]

Remarks in House

Beaches: make beneficial use of dredged material for shoreline protection and restoration (H.R. 5137), E1269 [16JY]

Ecology and environment: carry out ecosystem restoration program in Appalachia and the Northeast Region (H.R. 5405), E1608 [19SE]

Everglades National Park: land acquisition funding, H4854-H4856 [17JY]

Fire Island Interim Project: compliance with Water Resources Development Act, E1593 [17SE], E1951 [21OC]

Parker, Mike: resignation as Assistant Sec. of the Army for Civil Works relative to congressional testimony on Corps of Engineers funding, H777 [7MR]

Reform, H3643 [18JN]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 5428), E1634 [23SE]

Remarks in Senate

Albuquerque, NM: carry out critical restoration projects along the Middle Rio Grande (S. 2719), S6650 [11JY]

Chatham County, GA: land conveyance (H.R. 2595), S309 [4FE], S11343 [18NO]

Corps of Engineers River Stewardship Independent Investigation and Review Commission: establish (S. 3036), S9902 [3OC]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over certain wetlands (S. 2780), S7310 [24JY]

Louisiana: flood control projects funding, S9561-S9563 [30SE], S9834 [2OC]

Missouri River: water resource management, S6346 [8JY]

New Mexico: rescue of sand hill cranes, S7860 [1AU]

Reform (S. 1987), S1539-S1541 [5MR]

Smith Island, MD: authorize environmental restoration project (S. 2984), S8981 [20SE]

U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution: reauthorize (S. 2064), S2286, S2287 [21MR], S9996 [4OC]

Water: establish a research and demonstration program to control salt cedar and other non-native phreatophytes (S. 2868), S7938 [1AU]

Reports filed

Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1028) (S. Rept. 107-253), S8383 [9SE]

Chatham County, GA, Land Conveyance: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 2595), S9425 [26SE]

Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5431) (H. Rept. 107-681), H6558 [24SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2784) (S. Rept. 107-220), S7308 [24JY]

Environmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Advancement Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2064) (S. Rept. 107-168), S5901 [21JN]

Smith Island, MD, Environmental Restoration Project Authorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2984) (S. Rept. 107-328), S10843 [12NO]

Water Resources Development Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5428) (H. Rept. 107-717), H6982 [2OC]

Resolutions by organizations

Corps of Engineers waterways projects: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H3076-H3078 [4JN], H4358 [9JY], H7016 [3OC]

Texts of

S. 2064, Environmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Advancement Act, S2287 [21MR], S9996 [4OC]

S. 2719, carry out Corps of Engineers critical restoration projects along the Middle Rio Grande in Albuquerque, NM, S6651 [11JY]

S. 2868, Corps of Engineers research and demonstration program to control salt cedar and other non-native phreatophytes, S7938 [1AU]

S. 3036, Corps of Engineers River Stewardship Independent Investigation and Review Act, S9903 [3OC]