DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR related term(s) Bureau of Indian Affairs; Bureau of Land Management; Bureau of Reclamation

Amendments

Biscayne National Park: conduct study to determine the national significance of the Miami Circle and the suitability and feasibility of inclusion (S. 1894), S11591, S11634 [19NO]

Clark County, NV: establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve public lands, and provide for high quality development (H.R. 5200), H7977 [16OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), S8143, S8144, S8145, S8146, S8206, S8221, S8222 [4SE], S8236, S8237, S8313, S8315 [5SE], S8408, S8411, S8416, S8417, S8419, S8420, S8468, S8469, S8470, S8471, S8472 [10SE], S8520, S8572 [12SE], S8622 [13SE], S8685, S8686, S8687, S8688, S8691, S8692 [17SE], S8711, S8771 [18SE], S8941 [19SE], S9856 [2OC], H4606 [15JY], H4727, H4742, H4761, H4767 [16JY], H4786, H4795, H4802, H4818, H4820, H4826, H4829, H4834, H4849, H4850, H4851, H4855, H4856 [17JY]

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 (H.R. 3258), H5002 [22JY]

Fire prevention: encourage Federal land management agencies to reduce forest fuels that place national resources at high risk of catastrophic wildfire, and prepare a National Prescribed Fire Strategy (H. Con. Res. 352), H5038 [22JY]

Fremont-Madison Irrigation District: convey certain facilities (S. 2556), S11612, S11645 [19NO]

Mount Rainier National Park: boundary adjustment (H.R. 5512), H8889 [14NO]

National Trails System Act: update the feasibility and suitability studies of certain national historic trails and provide for possible additions (H.R. 37), S11598, S11637 [19NO]

Native Americans: authorize the integration and consolidation of alcohol and substance abuse programs and services provided by tribal governments (S. 210), S8696 [17SE]

Niagara River National Heritage Area: feasibility study (S. 1227), S8015 [1AU]

Oil Region National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 695), S11580, S11623 [19NO]

Weeds: provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (S. 198), S11599, S11639 [19NO]

Western Shoshone Tribe: distribution of land claim judgement funds (S. 958), S10960 [13NO]

Analyses

Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation Judgement Fund Distribution Act (S. 3059), S10050 [7OC]

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 5093): Dodd Amendment on BIA Implementation of Certain Administrative Procedures Prior To Expending Funds To Recognize Indian Tribes and Tribal Nations, S8586 [13SE]

Articles and editorials

Activists Have To Share Blame, E1524 [9SE]

Daschle's Burning Senators, S9184 [25SE]

Don't Hold Your Fire, S8875 [19SE]

Effective Agency, S2286 [21MR]

Expanding Petrified Forest Can Save Treasures—Pothunters, Looters Ravaging Park Area, S4157 [9MY]

Forest Plan Has Merits, S9021 [23SE]

Park's Proposed Expansion, S4157 [9MY]

Tribes Capable of Managing Own Trust Funds—Government Needs Cooperation, S230 [29JA]

Victory for Klamath Farmers, S351 [5FE]

Bills and resolutions

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: allocate accruing interest to cover health care costs for certain miners (see H.R. 3813), H634 [27FE]

———appropriate State and tribal shares (see H. Con. Res. 425), H3927 [25JN]

———assure funds are used solely for their stated purpose (see S. 1908), S286 [4FE]

African Americans: establish a memorial to slavery in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 4964), H3720 [19JN]

Agua Fria National Monument: modify boundaries to clarify BLM administrative responsibilities (see H.R. 4076), H1089 [20MR]

Alabama: study the suitability and feasibility of designating Fort Gaines and Fort Morgan as units of the National Park System (see H.R. 4695), H2355 [9MY]

Alaska: exchange of certain lands between the Newtok Native Corp., and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (see S. 2016), S1935 [14MR]

———improve Federal hiring and contracting of natives (see H.R. 4734), H2471 [14MY]

Albuquerque, NM: clear title to certain property associated with the Middle Rio Grande Project relative to development of Biological Park Project (see S. 2696), S6250 [27JN]

Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: revise boundary (see H.R. 4682), H2235 [8MY]

American Battlefield Protection Act: establish a battlefield acquisition grant program (see S. 2968), S8918 [19SE] (see H.R. 5125), H4605 [15JY]

Animals: assist in conservation of marine turtles and nesting habitats in foreign countries (see S. 2897), S8092 [3SE]

———establish a national research program on chronic wasting disease (see H.R. 4740), H2511 [15MY]

———provide for testing of chronic wasting disease and other infectious diseases in deer and elk and establish the Interagency Task Force on Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (see S. 3090), S10359 [10OC] (see H.R. 5608), H7892 [10OC]

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 S. 2727), S6707 [12JY]

Atchafalaya National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 2899), S8092 [3SE]

Beaufort, SC: study certain sites in the historic district relative to the Reconstruction Era (see S. 2388), S3505 [29AP] (see H.R. 4747), H2511 [15MY]

Birds: authorize States to establish hunting seasons for double-crested cormorants (see H.R. 3727), H284 [12FE]

Biscayne National Park: conduct study to determine the national significance of the Miami Circle and the suitability and feasibility of inclusion (see S. 1894), S100 [24JA] (see H.R. 3630), H78 [24JA]

Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2033), S2076 [19MR]

Blue Ridge Heritage and Cultural Partnership Study Area: suitability and feasibility (see H.R. 4530), H1483 [18AP]

Blue Ridge National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 2937), S8618 [13SE] (see H.R. 5168), H4931 [18JY]

Bureau of Reclamation: conduct feasibility study relative to developing safe and adequate municipal, rural, and industrial water supply for Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska (see H.R. 4938), H3561 [13JN]

California: address habitat enhancement projects at Salton Sea (see H.R. 5123), H4605 [15JY]

———authorize implementation of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program (see H.R. 4657), H2100 [2MY]

———convey certain water distribution systems of the Cachuma Project, Carpinteria Valley Water District, and Montecito Water District (see H.R. 5399), H6373 [18SE]

———designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 4750), H2607 [16MY]

———establish a moratorium on approval of relinquishment of a lease of certain tribal lands (see H.R. 5345), H6129 [9SE]

———Federal recognition of Gabrieleno/Tongva Nation (see H.R. 3824), H650 [28FE]

———provide companies with oil, gas, and mineral leases, on the Outer Continental Shelf, with credits of equal value for energy production in the Gulf of Mexico (see S. 1952), S853 [14FE]

———study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Port Chicago Naval Magazine Memorial as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 3941), H832 [12MR]

California Missions Foundation: support efforts to restore and repair Spanish colonial and mission-era missions in California and to preserve artworks and artifacts of these missions (see H.R. 5699), H8041 [24OC]

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. 2475), S4064 [8MY] (see H.R. 4031), H1087 [20MR] (see H.R. 4129), H1199 [10AP]

Chavez, Cesar E.: conduct a special resource study of sites associated with the life of Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (see S. 3019), S9714 [1OC]

Cibola National Forest: establish the T'uf Shur Bein Preservation Trust to resolve a land claim on Sandia Mountain between the Sandia Pueblo and the Dept. of the Interior (see S. 2018), S1974 [15MR]

———establish the T'uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust to resolve a land claim on Sandia Mountain between the Sandia Pueblo and the Dept. of the Interior (see H.R. 5741), H9023 [14NO]

Clark County, NV: establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve public lands, and provide for high quality development (see S. 2612), S5366 [11JN] (see H.R. 5200), H5452 [24JY]

Colorado: authorize expenditure of funds on private lands and facilities at Mesa Verde National Park (see S. 2595), S5205 [6JN] (see H.R. 5046), H4325 [27JN]

———conduct studies on enlargement of certain Fryingpan-Arkansas Project water resource areas (see H.R. 3881), H736 [6MR]

———designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 4468), H1409 [17AP]

Coltsville, CT: conduct study for potential inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 2519), S4387 [15MY] (see H.R. 4736), H2511 [15MY]

Connecticut River: implement cultural heritage, conservation, and recreational activities in the watershed area of Connecticut and Massachusetts (see H.R. 4721), H2470 [14MY]

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

Denali National Park and Preserve: clarify authority for the use of snowmachines in certain areas (see S. 2589), S5041 [5JN] (see H.R. 4677), H2164 [7MY]

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 (see H.R. 5327), H6059 [4SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2708), S6319 [28JN] (see H.R. 5093), H4552 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5093), consideration (see H. Res. 483), H4604 [15JY]

Douglas County, OR: conveyance of certain BLM lands (see H.R. 4601), H1673 [25AP]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see S. 2763), S7104 [19JY]

Eagledale Ferry Dock: conduct special resource study on inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 1959), S897 [15FE] (see H.R. 3747), H366 [13FE]

East Maui National Heritage Area: suitability and feasibility study (see H.R. 3750), H366 [13FE]

Endangered Species Act: amend to require clear and convincing scientific data with respect to the designation of critical habitat of a species (see H.R. 3798), H561 [26FE]

———require greater weight be given to scientific or commercial data that is empirical or has been field-tested or peer-reviewed (see S. 1912), S348 [5FE]

———require the Dept. of the Interior to use the best sound science available in implementing (see H.R. 3705), H227 [7FE] (see H.R. 4840), H3036 [23MY]

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

Fire capitalization improvements: enter certain leases (see S. 3129), S10676 [17OC]

Fire prevention: allow Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to enter into agreements with Federal agencies to acquire goods and services relative to improving or using the wildfire fighting capability of those agencies (see H.R. 5185), H5194 [23JY]

———encourage Federal land management agencies to reduce forest fuels that place national resources at high risk of catastrophic wildfire, and prepare a National Prescribed Fire Strategy (see S. Con. Res. 107), S3953 [7MY] (see H. Con. Res. 352), H932 [14MR]

———improve capacity to address wildfire prone conditions, establish fire management contracting authorities review process, and authorize appropriations for hazardous fuel reduction projects (see H.R. 5319), H6059 [4SE]

———reduce catastrophic wildfire threats to communities and the environment (see H.R. 5376), H6250 [12SE]

———reduce threat of wildfires in the wildland-urban interface, support community and private wildfire control efforts, and return receipts generated from hazardous fuels reduction projects to the Treasury (see H.R. 5358), H6171 [10SE]

Firefighters: expedite process by which military aircraft may be used to fight wildfires (see H.R. 5102), H4552 [11JY]

———facilitate reciprocal agreements with foreign countries for the sharing of personnel to fight wildfires (see H.R. 5017), H4068 [26JN]

———provide for an independent investigation of firefighter deaths (see S. 2471), S4064 [8MY]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: clarify definition of ``essential fish habitat'' (see H.R. 5030), H4068 [26JN]

Florida: convey Egmont Key to the Florida State Park Service (see H.R. 5295), H5996 [26JY]

Fremont-Madison Irrigation District: convey certain facilities (see S. 2556), S4839 [23MY] (see H.R. 4708), H2355 [9MY]

Haines, OR: conveyance of certain lands (see S. 1907), S235 [29JA] (see H.R. 5009), H3859 [24JN]

Hawaii: establish requirements for the designation of critical a habitat (see H.R. 4656), H2100 [2MY]

High Plains Aquifer: conduct hydrogeologic characterization, mapping, modeling, and monitoring program (see S. 2773), S7226 [23JY] (see H.R. 5486), H6776 [26SE]

Hope, AR: conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of establishing a Presidential National Historic Site (see H.R. 3815), H634 [27FE]

Idaho: disclaim any Federal interest in lands adjacent to Spirit Lake and Twin Lakes (see S. 2585), S5041 [5JN] (see H.R. 4874), H3229 [5JN]

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore: clarify Dept. of the Interior authority to accept donations of contiguous lands (see H.R. 3817), H634 [27FE]

International Whaling Commission: promote use of sound science in management decisions and protect the ability of certain Native Americans to continue to legally harvest whales (see H. Con. Res. 370), H1153 [9AP]

John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4004), H1002 [19MR]

John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System: exclude certain properties (see H.R. 5151), H4872 [17JY]

John Muir National Historic Site: boundary adjustment (see H.R. 3942), H832 [12MR]

Joshua Tree National Park: authorize a right-of-way (see H.R. 3718), H284 [12FE]

Land use: improve relationships between Federal land managers and gateway communities to support compatible land management of both Federal and adjacent lands (see H.R. 4622), H1769 [30AP]

Law enforcement officers: adjust certain U.S. Park Police and Secret Service pension benefits as a result of the conversion to a new salary schedule (see S. 1934), S660 [12FE]

———repeal limitation on locality-based comparability adjustments affecting the U.S. Park Police and Secret Service (see H.R. 4809), H2943 [22MY]

Lincoln County, NM: provide grant for expansion of the Hubbard Museum of the American West (see S. 1964), S1208 [26FE]

Maryland: authorize Dept. of the Interior assistance to eradicate nutria and restore marshland damaged by nutria (see H.R. 4044), H1088 [20MR]

Mining and mineral resources: reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 4078), H1089 [20MR]

Missouri River Basin Stakeholder Committee: establish (see S. 2853), S7899 [1AU]

Missouri River Monitoring and Research Program: establish (see S. 2853), S7899 [1AU]

Montana: acquire certain lands for the benefit of the Crow Tribe (see H.R. 4062), H1089 [20MR]

Mount Rainier National Park: boundary adjustment (see H.R. 5512), H6926 [1OC]

National Park Service: enhance the Recreation Fee Demonstration Program (see S. 2473), S4064 [8MY]

———require inventory, evaluation, and documentation of surviving historic Life-Saving Service stations (see H.R. 4115), H1153 [9AP]

National Park Service Concessions Management Improvement Act: amend provisions regarding certain small contracts (see H.R. 4552), H1532 [23AP]

Native Americans: distribute judgment funds to the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation (see S. 3059), S9983 [4OC]

———expand opportunities for contracting on Federal lands (see S. 2921), S8456 [10SE]

Natrona County, WY: transfer certain public lands to the Corp. of the Presiding Bishop (see H.R. 4103), H1153 [9AP]

Nebraska City, NE: grant an easement to facilitate access to the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center (see H.R. 5021), H4068 [26JN]

Nevada: acquire certain environmentally sensitive lands for inclusion in the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area (see H.R. 4141), H1199 [10AP]

———convey certain land to Lander and Eureka Counties for continued use as cemeteries (see H.R. 5328), H6059 [4SE]

———convey title to certain irrigation project property in the Humboldt Project to the Pershing County Water Conservation District, Pershing County, and Lander County (see H.R. 5039), H4324 [27JN]

New Jersey: provide a grant for the construction of a memorial to the New Jersey victims of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3977), H931 [14MR]

New York, NY: authorize national memorial at or near World Trade Center site to commemorate events of September 11, 2001, and establish World Trade Center Memorial Advisory Board (see H.R. 5725), H8732 [13NO]

Northeastern North Carolina Heritage Area: feasibility study (see H.R. 5274), H5995 [26JY]

Northern Neck National Heritage Area: feasibility study (see H.R. 5240), H5993 [26JY]

Office of Trust Reform Implementation and Oversight: establish to manage and reform Indian trust funds and assets (see S. 2212), S2951 [18AP]

Oregon: grant Deschutes and Crook Counties in Oregon a right-of-way to West Butte Road (see S. 2482), S4064 [8MY] (see H.R. 4953), H3601 [17JN]

Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians: protect certain lands from condemnation until a final decision is made on a pending trust application fee (see S. 2989), S9032 [23SE] (see H.R. 5584), H7737 [9OC]

Petrified Forest National Park: revise boundaries (see S. 2494), S4145 [9MY] (see H.R. 4688), H2354 [9MY]

Pittsburgh, PA: study historic transportation routes in Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, and Ohio that led to the forks of the Ohio River for potential addition to the National Trails System (see H.R. 5368), H6228 [11SE]

Power resources: evaluate opportunities to enhance domestic oil and gas production through the exchange of nonproducing Federal oil and gas leases located on certain public lands (see S. 2680), S6013 [25JN]

Public lands: designate certain forest lands at risk for catastrophic wildfires as emergency mitigation areas and authorize the use of alternative arrangements in those areas (see S. 2811), S7430 [26JY]

———establish permanent recreation fee authority for Federal land management agencies (see S. 2607), S5366 [11JN]

———exchange of certain private property in Colorado and certain Federal property in Utah (see H.R. 4996), H3825 [21JN] (see H.R. 5318), H6059 [4SE]

———exempt local residents in fee demonstration areas from fees imposed under the Recreation Fee Demonstration Program (see S. 2015), S1935 [14MR]

———improve implementation of the National Fire Plan on Federal lands managed by the Forest Service and agencies of the Department of the Interior (see H.R. 3948), H833 [12MR]

———increase penalties for illegal campfires on public, national park, and national forest lands that results in damage and specify uses for collected fines (see H.R. 4912), H3453 [11JN]

———make technical corrections to certain laws related to parks and public lands (see H.R. 3853), H687 [5MR]

———protect national parks and forests, ensure availability of water, energy, and minerals, improve wildlife, ocean and fisheries management, and address Native American and insular affairs (see H.R. 5569), H7303 [8OC]

———provide Federal land management agencies the authority and capability to effectively manage Federal lands (see S. 2474), S4064 [8MY]

Puerto Rico: designate certain National Forest System lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 3955), H906 [13MR]

———designate certain waterways within National Forest System lands as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 3954), H906 [13MR]

Recreational vehicles: implement final rule to phase out snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park, John D. Rockefeller Jr., Memorial Parkway, and Grand Teton National Park, and snowplane use in Grand Teton National Park (see S. 2697), S6250 [27JN] (see H.R. 5044), H4324 [27JN]

Sandpoint, ID: conveyence of certain lands (see S. 3046), S9901 [3OC] (see H.R. 5552), H7018 [3OC]

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: conduct special resources study on the suitability and feasibility of inclusion of the Rim of the Valley Corridor (see S. 2571), S4839 [23MY]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: clarify calculation of payments in lieu of taxes to counties relative to certain county projects funding (see S. 2930), S8565 [12SE] (see H.R. 5379), H6250 [12SE]

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: expansion (see S. 3085), S10222 [9OC] (see H.R. 5562), H7171 [7OC]

South Carolina: study suitability and feasibility of establishing Southern Campaign of the Revolution Heritage Area in South Carolina (see S. 3078), S10118 [8OC] (see H.R. 4830), H3036 [23MY]

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]

St. Croix National Heritage Area: feasibility study (see H.R. 5096), H4552 [11JY]

Susquehanna National Wildlife Refuge: acquire property in Cecil County, MD, known as Garrett Island, for inclusion (see H.R. 4807), H2943 [22MY]

Taunton, MA: study the suitability and feasibility of designating certain historic buildings and areas in Taunton, MA, as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 3040), S9901 [3OC] (see H.R. 5547), H7018 [3OC]

Taxation: provide full funding for payment in lieu of taxes program and protect local jurisdictions against loss of property tax revenues when private lands are acquired by Federal land management agencies (see H.R. 5053), H4325 [27JN] (see H.R. 5081), H4424 [9JY]

Tom Green County, TX: revise repayment contract with Tom Green County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1, San Angelo Project, TX (see H.R. 4910), H3453 [11JN]

Trails: establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are associated with the struggle for women's suffrage (see H.R. 4072), H1089 [20MR]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: replace as the Federal agency responsible for the administration, protection, and preservation of Midway Atoll (see H.R. 4784), H2734 [21MY]

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

University of New Mexico: assist in construction and occupy portion of Hibben Center for Archaeological Research (see S. 3138), S10676 [17OC]

Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins: extend authorization to implement capital construction projects relative to endangered fish recovery implementation programs (see H.R. 5099), H4552 [11JY]

Utah: exchange certain lands (see S. 2745), S6947 [17JY] (see H.R. 4968), H3720 [19JN]

———settlement of claims regarding portions of the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge (see H.R. 3958), H906 [13MR]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see S. 2001), S1675 [7MR]

Water: conduct study of the Rathdrum Prairie/Spokane Valley Aquifer (see H.R. 4609), H1673 [25AP]

———construction and maintenance of facilities in Wichita, KS, to recharge the Equus Beds Aquifer (see H.R. 5425), H6418 [19SE]

———participation in design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the City of Austin Water and Wastewater Utility service area (see H.R. 4739), H2511 [15MY]

White Salmon River: designate a portion as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 5172), H5086 [22JY]

Wild and Scenic Rivers System: ensure congressional involvement in the process of States designating rivers as wild, scenic, or recreational (see H.R. 4808), H2943 [22MY]

Yuma County, AZ: direct the Dept. of the Interior to take certain lands into trust as part of the Cocopah Indian Tribe reservation (see H.R. 5000), H3825 [21JN]

Yuma East Wetlands Project: authorize Dept. of the Interior participation (see H.R. 5753), H9024 [14NO]

Cloture motions

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), S8245 [5SE], S8589 [13SE], S8662 [17SE], S9019, S9025 [23SE], S9185 [25SE]

Cost Estimates

Carpinteria and Montecito Water Distribution Systems Conveyance Act (H.R. 5399): CBO, E2150 [16DE]

Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act (H.R. 5125): CBO, E1755 [4OC]

Dept. of the Interior extension of authorization to implement capital construction projects relative to endangered fish recovery implementation programs for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins (H.R. 5099): CBO, E1678 [30SE]

Douglas County, OR, conveyance of certain BLM lands (H.R. 4601): CBO, E2149 [16DE]

Healthy Forests Reform Act (H.R. 5319): CBO, E2150 [16DE]

Penalties for illegal campfires on public, national park, and national forest lands that results in damage and specify uses for collected fines (H.R. 4912): CBO, E2149 [16DE]

Sound Science for Endangered Species Act Planning Act (H.R. 4840): CBO, E2148 [16DE]

Excerpts

``Fire on the Mountain,'' John N. Maclean, S8703 [18SE]

Factsheets

National Fire Plan on Federal Lands Implementation (H.R. 3948), E327 [12MR]

Letters

American Samoa funding: David B. Cohen, Dept. of the Interior, H4857 [17JY]

Arizona national monuments' boundary modifications: Jane Dee Hull, Governor of Arizona, E411 [21MR]

BIA implementation of certain administrative procedures prior to expending funds to recognize Indian tribes and tribal nations: Tex G. Hall, National Congress of American Indians, S9018 [23SE]

Construction of casino by the Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma near the Huron Indian Cemetery in Kansas City, KS: Carol Marinovich, United Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, KS, E308 [7MR]

———Deryl W. Wynn and Dan Schenkein, Kansas City, KS, Area Chamber of Commerce, E308 [7MR]

———Garry Kemp, Greater Kansas City Building & Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO, E308 [7MR]

———Gary D. Grable, Wyandotte Development, Inc., E309 [7MR]

———Jim Hadel, AFL-CIO Tri-County Labor Council of Eastern Kansas, E308 [7MR]

———Leaford Bearskin, Wyandotte Nation, E248-E250 [4MR]

———Loretta Morton, Kansas City, KS, Women's Chamber of Commerce, E309 [7MR]

———Mike Hughes, Minority Contractors Association of Greater Kansas City, E309 [7MR]

———William Torres, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City, KS, E309 [7MR]

———Wyandot Nation of Kansas, Inc., E308 [7MR]

Forest Service investigation into actions by Federal employees during lynx recovery survey: Representatives McInnis and Hansen, Committee on Resources (House), H25 [23JA]

High Plains Aquifer Hydrogeologic Characterization, Mapping, Modeling and Monitoring Act: M. Lee Allison, Kansas Geological Survey, S7230 [23JY]

Indian Probate Reform Act, S11554 [19NO]

Missouri River Enhancement and Monitoring Act: John L. Cooper, South Dakota Dept. of Game, Fish, and Parks, S7915 [1AU]

National Park Service snowmobile regulations: Max H. Dodson, EPA, S4055 [8MY]

Petrified Forest National Park Expansion Act: Thomas C. Kiernan, National Parks Conservation Association, S4157 [9MY]

Lists

Opponents to Dodd amendment to H.R. 5093, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, on BIA implementation of administrative procedures prior to expending funds to recognize Indian tribes and tribal nations, S9013 [23SE]

Motions

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), S8407 [10SE], S9019 [23SE], H4742, H4761 [16JY]

Opinions

Settlement of claims of the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation concerning contributions to production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam: Lawrence Aschenbrenner, Dept. of the Interior (1976), E957 [5JN]

Petitions and memorials

Colorado: National Fire Plan implementation improvements, E1693, E1695 [30SE]

Remarks in House

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: allocate accruing interest to cover health care costs for certain miners (H.R. 3813), H6864 [1OC], E228 [28FE]

———appropriate State and tribal shares (H. Con. Res. 425), H6877, H6878 [1OC]

African Americans: establish a memorial to slavery in the District of Columbia (H.R. 4964), H3674, H3677 [19JN], H4355 [9JY]

Agua Fria National Monument: modify boundaries to clarify BLM administrative responsibilities (H.R. 4076), E410 [21MR]

Alaska: improve Federal hiring and contracting of natives, E787 [14MY]

———land exchange with the Aleut Corp. (S. 1325), H6491, H6492 [24SE]

Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: revise boundary (H.R. 4682), H6517, H6518 [24SE]

American Battlefield Protection Act: establish a battlefield acquisition grant program (H.R. 5125), H6874, H6875 [1OC], E1755 [4OC]

American Samoa: funding, H4856 [17JY]

Animals: establish a national research program on chronic wasting disease, H4740, H4741 [16JY]

———U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rescue of polar bear from Puerto Rican circus, H741 [7MR]

Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding through reductions in Dept. of the Interior funding, H4721, H4725, H4730 [16JY], H4803-H4816, H4859 [17JY], E1292 [18JY], E1327 [24JY]

BIA: status of Muwekma Ohlone Indian Tribe, E1392 [25JY]

Biscayne National Park: conduct study to determine the national significance of the Miami Circle and the suitability and feasibility of inclusion (S. 1894), H6506-H6509 [24SE]

BLM: funding, H4727-H4738, H4743 [16JY]

———payment in lieu of taxes program funding, H1342 [17AP], E138 [12FE]

———wildfire management funding through reductions in land acquisition funding, H4852-H4854 [17JY]

Bureau of Reclamation: anniversary, E818 [16MY]

———conduct feasibility study relative to developing safe and adequate municipal, rural, and industrial water supply for Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska (H.R. 4938), H6501 [24SE]

California: designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (H.R. 4750), H8923 [14NO], E2126 [22NO]

———opposition to offshore drilling, H3425 [11JN]

———prohibit new offshore oil and gas drilling, H4829-H4834 [17JY], E1303 [18JY], E1321 [24JY]

———study the suitability and feasibility of establishing the ``Golden Chain Highway'' in California as a National Heritage Corridor, H6510, H6511 [24SE]

California Missions Foundation: support efforts to restore and repair Spanish colonial and mission-era missions in California and to preserve artworks and artifacts of these missions (H.R. 5699), E1954 [24OC]

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 (H.R. 4129), H6875, H6876 [1OC]

Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests: law enforcement funding, H4739, H4740 [16JY]

Chavez, Cesar E.: conduct a special resource study of sites associated with the life of Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (H.R. 2966), H3920 [25JN]

Clark County, NV: establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve public lands, and provide for high quality development (H.R. 5200), H7977 [16OC]

Commission on Native American Policy: establish, H4795-H4802 [17JY]

Committee on Appropriations (House): appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 5093, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H4569 [12JY]

Compact of Free Association: compensation to Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands for increased migration, H4817-H4819 [17JY]

Coronado National Forest: environmental impact of drug trafficking and illegal immigration, H2156-H2162 [7MY], H3557-H3560 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), H4720-H4762 [16JY], H4771, H4773, H4847-H4860 [17JY], E1301, E1303 [18JY], E1321, E1327 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5093), consideration (H. Res. 483), H4710-H4719 [16JY]

———require specific identification of funding recipients in appropriations legislation in addition to committee or conference reports, H4856 [17JY]

Eagledale Ferry Dock: conduct special resource study on inclusion in the National Park System (H.R. 3747), H8879 [14NO]

East Maui National Heritage Area: suitability and feasibility study (H.R. 3750), E167 [14FE]

Endangered Species Act: require the Dept. of the Interior to use the best sound science available in implementing, H4433 [10JY]

———require the Dept. of the Interior to use the best sound science available in implementing (H.R. 3705), E120 [7FE]

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

———require Dept. of the Interior involvement in oversight of individual restoration projects, H4854, H4855 [17JY]

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 (H.R. 3258), H5001, H5002 [22JY], E1331 [24JY]

Fire prevention: encourage Federal land management agencies to reduce forest fuels that place national resources at high risk of catastrophic wildfire, and prepare a National Prescribed Fire Strategy (H. Con. Res. 352), H5037, H5038 [22JY], E357 [14MR], E1349 [25JY]

———improve capacity to address wildfire prone conditions, establish fire management contracting authorities review process, and authorize appropriations for hazardous fuel reduction projects (H.R. 5319), H6289-H6293 [17SE]

Firefighters: facilitate reciprocal agreements with foreign countries for the sharing of personnel to fight wildfires (H.R. 5017), H4375-H4378 [9JY], E1259 [15JY]

Florida: convey Egmont Key to the Florida State Park Service, H4739 [16JY]

———convey Egmont Key to the Florida State Park Service (H.R. 5295), E1428 [29JY]

Forest Service: investigation into actions by Federal employees during lynx recovery survey, H21-H26 [23JA], H720 [6MR], H828 [12MR], H1324 [16AP], E27 [24JA]

———wildfire management and fire hazard prevention practices, H6073 [5SE], H6132 [10SE], E1524 [9SE]

———wildfire prevention funding through reductions in National Endowment for the Arts funding, H4820, H4821 [17JY]

Fort Clatsop National Memorial: expand (H.R. 2643), H4332-H4336 [8JY], E1276 [16JY]

Fremont-Madison Irrigation District: convey certain facilities (H.R. 4708), H6495-H6499 [24SE]

Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument: land acquisition account transfer from the BLM to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, H4761 [16JY]

Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge: visitors center funding, H4741 [16JY]

Great Smoky Mountains National Park: issue right-of-way permits for natural gas pipelines (H.R. 3380), H4331, H4332 [8JY]

Haines, OR: conveyance of certain lands (S. 1907), H8912 [14NO]

Hawaii: establish requirements for the designation of critical a habitat (H.R. 4656), E854 [20MY]

High Sierra Packers Association: compensation for losses incurred as a result of injunction issued against the Forest Service, H4739 [16JY]

Hope, AR: conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of establishing a Presidential National Historic Site (H.R. 3815), E1660 [26SE]

Idaho: disclaim any Federal interest in lands adjacent to Spirit Lake and Twin Lakes (H.R. 4874), H6876, H6877 [1OC], E1725 [2OC]

John Muir National Historic Site: boundary adjustment, H6510 [24SE]

Kansas City, KS: construction of casino by the Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma near the Huron Indian Cemetery, E248 [4MR], E308 [7MR]

Klamath Basin: prohibit the renewal of certain agricultural leases permitting the growing of alfafa or row crops, H4834-H4838 [17JY]

Law enforcement officers: repeal limitation on locality-based comparability adjustments affecting the U.S. Park Police and Secret Service (H.R. 4809), E889 [23MY]

Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act: authorize additional projects (H.R. 2990), H5006-H5008 [22JY], E1392 [25JY]

Maryland: authorize Dept. of the Interior assistance to eradicate nutria and restore marshland damaged by nutria (H.R. 4044), H2396-H2398 [14MY]

Mining and mineral resources: reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (H.R. 4078), E422-E424 [21MR], E1613 [19SE]

Monuments and memorials: New York historical forts preservation funding, H4748 [16JY]

———prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress, H1195 [10AP]

———prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (H.R. 2114), H3541 [13JN], H3725 [20JN]

Mount Rainier National Park: boundary adjustment (H.R. 5512), H8889, H8890 [14NO], E1726 [2OC]

Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area: feasibility study (H.R. 2628), H1701 [30AP]

National Park Service: require inventory, evaluation, and documentation of surviving historic Life-Saving Service stations (H.R. 4115), E508 [12AP]

———snowmobile regulations, H3922, H3923 [25JN]

National Park Week: observance, E624 [24AP]

National parks and recreation areas: preservation and protection, H3920-H3926 [25JN]

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 (H.R. 1963), H707, H708 [6MR], E301 [7MR]

National Wildlife Refuge System: provide for maintenance and repair of buildings and properties located on lands by lessees of such facilities (H.R. 1370), H2394-H2396 [14MY]

Native Americans: ensure full historical accounting of Indian trust funds, H4786-H4795 [17JY], E1301 [18JY]

Natrona County, WY: transfer certain public lands to the Corp. of the Presiding Bishop, H6866 [1OC]

———transfer certain public lands to the Corp. of the Presiding Bishop (H.R. 4103), H3567-H3570 [17JN], E666 [30AP]

Nevada: acquire certain environmentally sensitive lands for inclusion in the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area (H.R. 4141), H6872-H6874 [1OC]

———sale of certain real property in the Newlands Project to the city of Fallon, NV (H.R. 1870), H705, H706 [6MR]

New Mexico: Dept. of the Interior conveyance of certain properties in the vicinity of the Elephant Butte Reservoir and the Caballo Reservoir (H.R. 706), H946-H948 [19MR], E407 [21MR]

Niagara Falls National Heritage Area: feasibility study (S. 1227), H7975 [16OC]

Oregon: conduct a feasibility study on ways to improve water management in the Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River basins (H.R. 1883), H706, H707 [6MR]

———conduct a feasibility study on ways to improve water management in the Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River basins (S. 238), H6501, H6502 [24SE]

———grant Deschutes and Crook Counties in Oregon a right-of-way to West Butte Road (H.R. 4953), H6499, H6500 [24SE]

Oregon City, OR: acquire the McLoughlin House National Historic Site and include it as a unit of the National Park System, H6522 [24SE]

Power resources: fuel cell research funding, H4731 [16JY]

Public debt: ceiling, H4742 [16JY]

Public lands: improve implementation of the National Fire Plan on Federal lands managed by the Forest Service and agencies of the Department of the Interior (H.R. 3948), E326 [12MR], E1693, E1695 [30SE]

———increase penalties for illegal campfires on public, national park, and national forest lands that results in damage and specify uses for collected fines (H.R. 4912), H3556 [13JN]

Puerto Rico: designate certain National Forest System lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (H.R. 3955), H8880 [14NO]

———designate certain waterways within National Forest System lands as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 3954), H2125-H2127 [7MY]

Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge: land acquisition, H4738, H4739 [16JY]

River Mountain Conservancy Area: feasibility study, H3920 [25JN]

Rivers: conduct a special resource study of the Lower Los Angeles River and San Gabriel River watersheds in California, H6510, H6512 [24SE]

———promote efforts to provide a scientific basis for the management of sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (H.R. 3480), H1101-H1104 [9AP], E539, E540 [16AP]

Roberts, Kitty: National Park Service Andrew Clark Hecht Memorial Public Safety Achievements Award recipient, E952 [5JN]

Sand Mountain Wilderness Study Area: land conveyance (H.R. 2818), H2125 [7MY]

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: conduct special resources study on the suitability and feasibility of inclusion of the Rim of the Valley Corridor (H.R. 2715), E526 [15AP]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: clarify calculation of payments in lieu of taxes to counties relative to certain county projects funding (H.R. 5379), E1570 [12SE]

South Carolina: study suitability and feasibility of establishing Southern Campaign of the Revolution Heritage Area in South Carolina (H.R. 4830), H6878, H6879 [1OC]

Susquehanna National Wildlife Refuge: acquire property in Cecil County, MD, known as Garrett Island, for inclusion (H.R. 4807), H4596, H4597 [15JY]

Territories: establish Federal interagency group to address insular area issues, H6422 [23SE]

Trails: establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are associated with the struggle for women's suffrage (H.R. 4072), E407 [21MR]

Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins: extend authorization to implement capital construction projects relative to endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 5099), H6493 [24SE], E1678 [30SE]

Utah: exchange certain lands (H.R. 4968), H6862-H6864 [1OC]

———settlement of claims regarding portions of the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge (H.R. 3958), H1100, H1101 [9AP], E499 [11AP]

Virginia Key Beach, FL: conduct special resource study on inclusion in the National Park System (H.R. 2109), H1699-H1701 [30AP]

Waco, TX: study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Waco Mammoth Site Area in Waco, TX, as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 1925), H2398, H2399 [14MY]

Water: conduct study of the Rathdrum Prairie/Spokane Valley Aquifer (H.R. 4609), H4330, H4331, H4335 [8JY]

Western States: Federal land management, H997-H1000 [19MR]

———fire prevention funding, H6697 [26SE]

Wildfires: emergency firefighting funding, H4858 [17JY]

Wright, John E.: Dept. of the Interior distinguished service citation recipient, E1523 [9SE]

Remarks in Senate

Alabama: study the suitability and feasibility of designating Fort Gaines and Fort Morgan as units of the National Park System (H.R. 4695), unanimous-consent request, S9412 [26SE]

Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the University of Alaska (S. 1816), S11647 [19NO]

———exchange of certain lands between the Newtok Native Corp., and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (S. 2016), S1938 [14MR]

———land exchange with the Aleut Corp. (S. 1325), S8019 [1AU]

Albuquerque, NM: clear title to certain property associated with the Middle Rio Grande Project relative to development of Biological Park Project (S. 2696), S6258 [27JN]

Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: revise boundary (H.R. 4682), S11654 [19NO]

American Battlefield Protection Act: establish a battlefield acquisition grant program (H.R. 5125), S11654 [19NO]

———establish a battlefield acquisition grant program (S. 2968), S8926 [19SE]

Animals: assist in conservation of marine turtles and nesting habitats in foreign countries (S. 2897), S8095 [3SE]

———provide for testing of chronic wasting disease and other infectious diseases in deer and elk and establish the Interagency Task Force on Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (S. 3090), S10361 [10OC], S10655 [17OC]

Appropriations: comparison between congressional and Bush administration spending proposals, S8429 [10SE]

———legislative process, S9895 [3OC]

———repayment of accounts from which funds were borrowed for emergency wildfire suppression, S8144 [4SE], S8589 [13SE], S8631 [17SE], S8877 [19SE], S9184 [25SE]

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 (S. 2727), S6708 [12JY]

Atchafalaya National Heritage Area: establish (S. 2899), S8096-S8098 [3SE]

BIA: ensure certain administrative procedures are implemented prior to expending funds to recognize Indian tribes and tribal nations, S8412-S8414 [10SE], S8584-S8588 [13SE], S9011-S9018 [23SE]

Biscayne National Park: conduct study to determine the national significance of the Miami Circle and the suitability and feasibility of inclusion (S. 1894), S101 [24JA], S8017 [1AU], S11634-S11636 [19NO]

Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: authorizing appropriations (S. 2033), S2082 [19MR]

Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area: feasibility study (H.R. 1776), S11653 [19NO]

Bureau of Indian Trust Asset Management: establish, S17 [23JA]

California: authorize implementation of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, S11647 [19NO]

———designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (H.R. 4750), S11654 [19NO]

———provide companies with oil, gas, and mineral leases, on the Outer Continental Shelf, with credits of equal value for energy production in the Gulf of Mexico, S3408, S3409 [25AP]

———provide companies with oil, gas, and mineral leases, on the Outer Continental Shelf, with credits of equal value for energy production in the Gulf of Mexico (S. 1952), S859 [14FE], S896 [15FE]

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 (H.R. 4129), S11654 [19NO]

Chavez, Cesar E.: conduct a special resource study of sites associated with the life of Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (S. 3019), S9717 [1OC]

Cibola National Forest: establish the T'uf Shur Bein Preservation Trust to resolve a land claim on Sandia Mountain between the Sandia Pueblo and the Dept. of the Interior (S. 2018), S1940 [14MR], S2008 [18MR], S10396 [10OC]

———establish the T'uf Shur Bein Preservation Trust to resolve a land claim on Sandia Mountain between the Sandia Pueblo and the Dept. of the Interior (S. 2018), unanimous-consent agreement, S1953 [14MR]

Clark County, NV: establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve public lands, and provide for high quality development (H.R. 5200), S10769-S10771 [17OC]

———establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve public lands, and provide for high quality development (S. 2612), S5375-S5385 [11JN]

Colorado: authorize expenditure of funds on private lands and facilities at Mesa Verde National Park (S. 2595), S5208 [6JN]

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

Denali National Park and Preserve: clarify authority for the use of snowmachines in certain areas (S. 2589), S5052 [5JN]

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), S8015 [1AU]

Dept. of Energy: Advanced Microturbine Program funding, S8249 [5SE]

Dept. of the Interior: anniversary of National Wildlife Refuge System, S10354 [10OC]

———repayment of accounts from which funds were borrowed for emergency wildfire suppression, S8144 [4SE], S8589 [13SE], S8631 [17SE], S8877 [19SE], S9184 [25SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), S8141-S8150, S8153 [4SE], S8235-S8250 [5SE], S8339 [9SE], S8393-S8420, S8429 [10SE], S8515-S8521 [12SE], S8583-S8588, S8589, S8590, S8606, S8607 [13SE], S8631-S8644, S8652, S8656-S8663 [17SE], S8701-S8708, S8711 [18SE], S8872-S8880, S8885, S8894-S8897 [19SE], S9004, S9011-S9026 [23SE], S9101-S9104 [24SE], S9183 [25SE], S9363, S9415 [26SE], S9814 [2OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5093), unanimous-consent agreement, S8013 [1AU], S8325 [5SE], S8576 [12SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5093), unanimous-consent request, S8743 [18SE]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (S. 2763), S7107-S7109 [19JY]

Eagledale Ferry Dock: conduct special resource study on inclusion in the National Park System (H.R. 3747), S11654 [19NO]

Endangered Species Act: require greater weight be given to scientific or commercial data that is empirical or has been field-tested or peer-reviewed (S. 1912), S350 [5FE]

FERC: hydroelectric power projects licensing reform, S3252-S3255 [24AP]

Fire prevention: encourage Federal land management agencies to reduce forest fuels that place national resources at high risk of catastrophic wildfire, S6522 [10JY], S8532 [12SE]

———encourage Federal land management agencies to reduce forest fuels that place national resources at high risk of catastrophic wildfire, and prepare a National Prescribed Fire Strategy, S3158 [23AP]

———encourage Federal land management agencies to reduce forest fuels that place national resources at high risk of catastrophic wildfire, and prepare a National Prescribed Fire Strategy (S. Con. Res. 107), S3965 [7MY]

Firefighters: facilitate reciprocal agreements with foreign countries for the sharing of personnel to fight wildfires (H.R. 5017), S6680 [11JY], S6729 [15JY]

———provide for an independent investigation of firefighter deaths (S. 2471), S4066 [8MY]

Forest Service: road management and transportation system rules relative to roadless areas protection, S3162-S3164 [23AP]

Fort Clatsop National Memorial: expand (H.R. 2643), S8020 [1AU]

Fremont-Madison Irrigation District: convey certain facilities (S. 2556), S4844 [23MY], S11645-S11647 [19NO]

Great Smoky Mountains National Park: issue right-of-way permits for natural gas pipelines (H.R. 3380), S8020 [1AU]

Haines, OR: conveyance of certain lands (S. 1907), S8017 [1AU]

Harney County, OR: continue operation of Steens Mountain Running Camp, S4828, S4829 [23MY]

High Plains Aquifer: conduct hydrogeologic characterization, mapping, modeling, and monitoring program (S. 2773), S7228 [23JY]

Homestead National Monument of America: expand boundaries (H.R. 38), S11653 [19NO]

Idaho: disclaim any Federal interest in lands adjacent to Spirit Lake and Twin Lakes (H.R. 4874), S11654 [19NO]

———disclaim any Federal interest in lands adjacent to Spirit Lake and Twin Lakes (S. 2585), S5050 [5JN]

Law enforcement officers: adjust certain U.S. Park Police and Secret Service pension benefits as a result of the conversion to a new salary schedule (S. 1934), S662 [12FE]

Lincoln County, NM: provide grant for expansion of the Hubbard Museum of the American West (S. 1964), S1209 [26FE]

Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act: authorize additional projects (H.R. 2990), S11653 [19NO]

Maine: land conservation projects funding, S8153 [4SE]

Metacomet-Monadnock-Sunapee-Mattabesett Trail: designate for study for potential addition to the National Trails System (H.R. 1814), S11653 [19NO]

Missouri River Basin Stakeholder Committee: establish (S. 2853), S7915-S7917 [1AU]

Missouri River Monitoring and Research Program: establish (S. 2853), S7915-S7917 [1AU]

Montana: planning, construction, operation, and maintenance of several water systems (S. 934), S4509 [16MY]

Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area: feasibility study (H.R. 2628), S11653 [19NO]

National Business Center: continue support to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, S8143 [4SE]

National forests: implement an emergency hazardous fuels reduction plan, S8409-S8411, S8414 [10SE], S8515-S8519 [12SE], S8589 [13SE], S8635-S8642, S8656-S8662 [17SE], S8701-S8708, S8743 [18SE], S8872-S8880, S8894-S8897 [19SE], S9004, S9019 [23SE], S9183 [25SE], S9678, S9679 [1OC]

National Park Service: enhance the Recreation Fee Demonstration Program (S. 2473), S4066 [8MY], S4661 [22MY]

———snowmobile regulations, S2479 [10AP], S4054-S4056 [8MY]

National Public Radio: collaboration between correspondent and environmental organizations in forest thinning projects story, S8876-S8878 [19SE]

National Trails System Act: update the feasibility and suitability studies of certain national historic trails and provide for possible additions (H.R. 37), S11637-S11639 [19NO]

National Wildlife Refuge System: anniversary, S10354 [10OC]

National Wildlife Refuge Week: observance, S10354 [10OC]

Native Americans: authorize the integration and consolidation of alcohol and substance abuse programs and services provided by tribal governments (S. 210), S8696 [17SE]

———distribute judgment funds to the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation (S. 3059), S9993 [4OC]

———expand opportunities for contracting on Federal lands (S. 2921), S8462 [10SE]

———proposed change to Indian trust asset management, S17 [23JA], S229 [29JA]

Nevada: sale of certain real property in the Newlands Project to the city of Fallon, NV (H.R. 1870), S11653 [19NO]

New Mexico: require the valuation of nontribal interest ownership of subsurface rights within the boundaries of the Acoma Indian Reservation (H.R. 1913), S186 [28JA]

Niagara River National Heritage Area: feasibility study (S. 1227), S8015 [1AU]

Office of Trust Reform Implementation and Oversight: establish to manage and reform Indian trust funds and assets (S. 2212), S2968-S2974 [18AP], S11714 [20NO]

Oil Region National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 695), S11623-S11633 [19NO]

———establish (H.R. 695), unanimous-consent agreement, S11677 [20NO]

Oregon: grant Deschutes and Crook Counties in Oregon a right-of-way to West Butte Road (H.R. 4953), S11654 [19NO]

———grant Deschutes and Crook Counties in Oregon a right-of-way to West Butte Road (S. 2482), S4074 [8MY]

Petrified Forest National Park: revise boundaries (S. 2494), S4156, S4157 [9MY]

Power resources: allow petroleum companies, owning leases in the Gulf of Mexico, to trade leases for credits relative to royalty payments and rental fees, S3010 [22AP]

———evaluate opportunities to enhance domestic oil and gas production through the exchange of nonproducing Federal oil and gas leases located on certain public lands (S. 2680), S6028 [25JN]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S150 [25JA]

Public lands: designate certain forest lands at risk for catastrophic wildfires as emergency mitigation areas and authorize the use of alternative arrangements in those areas (S. 2811), S7449 [29JY]

———establish permanent recreation fee authority for Federal land management agencies (S. 2607), S5367 [11JN]

———exempt local residents in fee demonstration areas from fees imposed under the Recreation Fee Demonstration Program (S. 2015), S1937 [14MR]

———provide Federal land management agencies the authority and capability to effectively manage Federal lands (S. 2474), S4068 [8MY]

Puerto Rico: designate certain waterways within National Forest System lands as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 3954), S11654 [19NO]

Quinault Indian Nation: distribution of land claim judgement funds (S. 1308), S8862 [18SE]

Recreational vehicles: implement final rule to phase out snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park, John D. Rockefeller Jr., Memorial Parkway, and Grand Teton National Park, and snowplane use in Grand Teton National Park (S. 2697), S6259 [27JN], S6729-S6731 [15JY]

Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site: establish (H.R. 400), S48 [23JA], S193, S194 [29JA]

Sand Mountain Wilderness Study Area: land conveyance (H.R. 2818), S11653 [19NO]

Sandpoint, ID: conveyence of certain lands (S. 3046), S9908 [3OC]

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: conduct special resources study on the suitability and feasibility of inclusion of the Rim of the Valley Corridor (S. 2571), S4865 [23MY]

St. George, UT: convey certain property in order to protect and preserve certain rare paleontological resources (H.R. 2385), S11650, S11651 [19NO], S11803, S11804 [16DE]

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

University of New Mexico: assist in construction and occupy portion of Hibben Center for Archaeological Research (S. 3138), S10707 [17OC]

Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins: extend authorization to implement capital construction projects relative to endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 5099), S11654 [19NO]

Utah: exchange certain lands (H.R. 4968), S10395 [10OC]

———exchange certain lands (S. 2745), S6956 [17JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (S. 2001), S1678 [7MR]

Virginia Key Beach, FL: conduct special resource study on inclusion in the National Park System (H.R. 2109), S11653 [19NO]

Waco, TX: study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Waco Mammoth Site Area in Waco, TX, as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 1925), S11653 [19NO]

Washington: authorize feasibility studies of water resource projects (H.R. 1937), S186 [28JA]

Water: participation in design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the Lakehaven Utility District (H.R. 2115), S11653 [19NO]

Weeds: provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (S. 198), S11639-S11641 [19NO]

Western Shoshone Tribe: distribution of land claim judgement funds (S. 958), S10960 [13NO]

Western States: Federal land management, S3157 [23AP]

Williams, Steven A.: nomination to be U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director, S255 [29JA]

Yellowstone National Park: provide an independent and comprehensive management, operational and financial review, S8420 [10SE]

Reports filed

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund State and Tribal Share Appropriations: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Con. Res. 425) (H. Rept. 107-556), H4424 [9JY]

Alaska Federal Lands Management Demonstration Project Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4734) (H. Rept. 107-745), H7898 [11OC]

Alaska Land Exchange With the Aleut Corp.: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1325) (S. Rept. 107-180), S6126 [26JN]

Albuquerque Biological Park Title Clarification Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2696), S10115 [8OC]

Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site Boundary Revision Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 4682), S10114 [8OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4682) (H. Rept. 107-634), H6058 [4SE]

Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation Judgement Fund Distribution Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 3059) (S. Rept. 107-313), S10442 [15OC]

Atchafalaya National Heritage Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2899), S10115 [8OC]

Bainbridge Island Japanese-American Memorial Study Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3747) (H. Rept. 107-690), H6692 [25SE]

Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Settlement Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 3958), S6249 [27JN]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3958) (H. Rept. 107-386), H1151 [9AP]

Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Visitor Center Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 3322), S6249 [27JN]

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 4807) (S. Rept. 107-305), S10114 [8OC]

Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2937), S10115 [8OC]

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

Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1776) (S. Rept. 107-262), S8383 [9SE]

Bureau of Reclamation Feasibility Study on Developing Safe and Adequate Municipal, Rural, and Industrial Water Supply for the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4938) (H. Rept. 107-643), H6084 [5SE]

Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River Basin Water Optimization Feasibility Study Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1883) (H. Rept. 107-363), H655 [4MR]

———Committee on Resources (House) (S. 238) (H. Rept. 107-638), H6058 [4SE]

Caribbean National Forest Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3954), S10114 [8OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3954) (H. Rept. 107-441), H2163 [7MY]

Caribbean National Forest Wilderness Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3955) (H. Rept. 107-409), H1333 [16AP]

Carpinteria and Montecito Water Distribution Systems Conveyance Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 5399) (H. Rept. 107-762), H8021 [16OC]

Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 5125), S10114 [8OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 5125) (H. Rept. 107-710), H6925 [1OC]

Clark County, NV, Public Land Conveyance for Use as a Shooting Range: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1451), S10114 [8OC]

Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2612), S10115 [8OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 5200) (H. Rept. 107-750), H7928 [15OC]

Coal Accountability and Retired Employee Act for the 21st Century: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3813) (H. Rept. 107-647), H6128 [9SE]

Coltsville Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2519) (S. Rept. 107-256), S8383 [9SE]

Consideration of H.R. 5093, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 483) (H. Rept. 107-577), H4604 [15JY]

Dept. of Agriculture Conveyance of Certain Land in the Lake Tahoe Basin To Be Held in Trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 691) (H. Rept. 107-664), H6417 [19SE]

Dept. of Agriculture Land Conveyance in the Lake Tahoe Basin To Be Held in Trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 691) (S. Rept. 107-191), S6318 [28JN]

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5093) (H. Rept. 107-564), H4552 [11JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2708) (S. Rept. 107-201), S6318 [28JN]

Dept. of the Interior Assistance to Maryland To Eradicate Nutria and Restore Marshland Damaged by Nutria: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4044) (H. Rept. 107-442), H2163 [7MY]

Dept. of the Interior Capital Construction Projects for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Implementation Programs: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 5099), S10114 [8OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 5099) (H. Rept. 107-672), H6557 [24SE]

Dept. of the Interior Central Utah Project Responsibilities, Redirection of Certain Unexpended Budget Authority, and Prepayment of Certain Repayment Contracts: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2475), S10114 [8OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4129) (H. Rept. 107-554), H4349 [8JY]

Dept. of the Interior Construction of a Bridge on Federal Land West of and Adjacent to Folsom Dam in California: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2301) (H. Rept. 107-651), H6228 [11SE]

Dept. of the Interior Disclaimer of Any Federal Interest in Lands Adjacent to Spirit Lake and Twin Lakes in Idaho: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2585), S10115 [8OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4874) (H. Rept. 107-676), H6557 [24SE]

Dept. of the Interior Granting to Deschutes and Crook Counties, OR, a Right-of-Way to West Butte Road: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2482) (S. Rept. 107-277), S8564 [12SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4953) (H. Rept. 107-637), H6058 [4SE]

Dept. of the Interior Implementation of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1768) (S. Rept. 107-171), S5956 [24JN]

Dept. of the Interior Participation in Design, Planning, and Construction of a Project To Reclaim and Reuse Wastewater in the Lakehaven Utility District: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2115) (S. Rept. 107-288), S8671 [17SE]

Dept. of the Interior Participation in Design, Planning, and Construction of the Denver Water Reuse Project: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 491) (H. Rept. 107-666), H6472 [23SE]

Dept. of the Interior Revision of Repayment Contract With Tom Green County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1, San Angelo Project, TX: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4910) (H. Rept. 107-677), H6557 [24SE]

Dept. of the Interior Special Resource Study on the Inclusion of Virginia Key Beach, FL, in the National Park System: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2109) (S. Rept. 107-273), S8506 [11SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2109) (H. Rept. 107-390), H1152 [9AP]

Dept. of the Interior Study of the Rathdrum Prairie/Spokane Valley Aquifer: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4609) (H. Rept. 107-492), H3228 [5JN]

Dept. of the Interior Study on Commemorating and Interpreting the Cold War: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 107) (S. Rept. 107-261), S8383 [9SE]

Dept. of the Interior Study on the Inclusion of Eagledale Ferry Dock in the National Park System: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1959), S10114 [8OC]

Dept. of the Interior Study on the Suitability and Feasibility of Establishing the ``Golden Chain Highway'' in California as a National Heritage Corridor: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3425) (H. Rept. 107-391), H1152 [9AP]

Dept. of the Interior Study To Determine National Significance of Miami Circle and Suitability and Feasibility of Inclusion in Biscayne National Park: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1894) (S. Rept. 107-196), S6318 [28JN]

Dept. of the Interior Study To Determine the National Significance of the Miami Circle and the Suitability and Feasibility of Inclusion in Biscayne National Park: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3630) (H. Rept. 107-675), H6557 [24SE]

Douglas County, OR, Conveyance of Certain BLM Lands: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4601) (H. Rept. 107-761), H8021 [16OC]

Encourage Land Management Agencies To Reduce Forest Fuels That Place National Resources at High Risk of Wildfire, and Prepare a National Prescribed Fire Strategy: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Con. Res. 352) (H. Rept. 107-502), H3452 [11JN]

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]

Fallon Rail Freight Loading Facility Transfer Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1712) (S. Rept. 107-271), S8505 [11SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1870) (H. Rept. 107-366), H736 [6MR]

Federal Land Policy and Management Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3258) (H. Rept. 107-563), H4552 [11JY]

Federal-Utah State Trust Lands Consolidation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4968) (H. Rept. 107-709), H6925 [1OC]

Fort Clatsop National Memorial Expansion Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2643) (H. Rept. 107-456), H2465, H2469 [14MY]

Fremont-Madison Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2556), S10114 [8OC]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2556) (S. Rept. 107-314), S10442 [15OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4708) (H. Rept. 107-641), H6084 [5SE]

French Colonial Heritage Area Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1638) (S. Rept. 107-254), S8383 [9SE]

Gateway Communities Cooperation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4622) (H. Rept. 107-653), H6228 [11SE]

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Right-of-Way Permits Issuance for Natural Gas Pipelines: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3380) (H. Rept. 107-491), H3228 [5JN]

Haines, OR, Conveyance of Certain Lands: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1907) (S. Rept. 107-197), S6318 [28JN]

Haines, OR, Land Conveyance: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1907) (H. Rept. 107-680), H6557 [24SE]

Harmful Nonnative Weed Control Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 198) (S. Rept. 107-281), S8671 [17SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1462) (H. Rept. 107-451), H2354 [9MY]

Healthy Forests Reform Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 5319) (H. Rept. 107-770), H8050 [31OC]

High Plains Aquifer Hydrogeologic Characterization, Mapping, Modeling and Monitoring Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2773), S10115 [8OC]

Homestead National Monument of America Additions Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 38) (S. Rept. 107-260), S8383 [9SE]

Humboldt Project Conveyance Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 5039) (H. Rept. 107-648), H6128 [9SE]

Huna Totem Corporation Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 506) (H. Rept. 107-434), H2104 [3MY]

Jicarilla Apache Reservation Rural Water System Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3223) (H. Rept. 107-629), H6058 [4SE]

John Muir National Historic Site Boundary Adjustment Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3942) (H. Rept. 107-513), H3667 [18JN]

Lease Lot Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 706) (S. Rept. 107-287), S8671 [17SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 706) (H. Rept. 107-368), H779 [7MR]

Lower Los Angeles River and San Gabriel River Watersheds Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1865) (S. Rept. 107-279), S8618 [13SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2534) (H. Rept. 107-628), H6058 [4SE]

Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2990), S10114 [8OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2990) (H. Rept. 107-580), H4765 [16JY]

Marine Turtle Conservation Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2897) (S. Rept. 107-303), S10114 [8OC]

Martin's Cove Land Transfer Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4103) (H. Rept. 107-500), H3452 [11JN]

McLoughlin House National Historic Site Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3434) (H. Rept. 107-652), H6228 [11SE]

Metacomet-Monadnock-Mattabesett Trail Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1814) (S. Rept. 107-263), S8383 [9SE]

Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2628), S10114 [8OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2628) (H. Rept. 107-398), H1281 [11AP]

National Monument Fairness Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2114) (H. Rept. 107-408), H1288 [15AP]

National Park Service Organic Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3853) (H. Rept. 107-389), H1152 [9AP]

National Reconstruction Study Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2388) (S. Rept. 107-269), S8505 [11SE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4747) (H. Rept. 107-748), H7928 [15OC]

National Trails System Willing Seller Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1069) (S. Rept. 107-276), S8564 [12SE]

Native American Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program Consolidation Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 210) (S. Rept. 107-250), S8091 [3SE]

Newtok Native Corp., and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Lands Exchange: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2016), S10114 [8OC]

Niagara Falls National Heritage Area Study Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1227) (H. Rept. 107-668), H6472 [23SE]

Niagara River National Heritage Area Feasibility Study: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1227) (S. Rept. 107-179), S6126 [26JN]

Nutria Eradication and Marshland Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 4044), S9425 [26SE]

Oil Region National Heritage Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 695) (S. Rept. 107-286), S8671 [17SE]

Outfitter Policy Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2386) (H. Rept. 107-752), H7928 [15OC]

Paleontological Resources Preservation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2727), S10115 [8OC]

Participation in a Project To Reclaim and Reuse Wastewater in the City of Austin Water and Wastewater Utility Service Area: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4739) (H. Rept. 107-635), H6058 [4SE]

Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Land Protection From Condemnation Until a Final Decision Is Made on a Pending Trust Application Fee: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2989) (S. Rept. 107-299), S9983 [4OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3476) (H. Rept. 107-708), H6925 [1OC]

Penalties for Illegal Campfires on Public, National Park, and National Forest Lands That Results in Damage and Specify Uses for Collected Fines: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4912) (H. Rept. 107-763), H8034 [21OC]

PILT and Refuge Revenue Sharing Permanent Funding Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 454) (S. Rept. 107-190), S6318 [28JN]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1811) (H. Rept. 107-688), H6692 [25SE]

Presidential Historic Site Study Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3815) (H. Rept. 107-581), H4765 [16JY]

Quinault Permanent Fisheries Fund Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1308) (S. Rept. 107-252), S8091 [3SE]

Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Protection and Enhancement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4141) (H. Rept. 107-705), H6925 [1OC]

Rim of the Valley Corridor Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2571) (S. Rept. 107-257), S8383 [9SE]

Rocky Boy's/North Central Montana Regional Water System Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1946) (H. Rept. 107-715), H6981 [2OC]

Sand Mountain Wilderness Study Area Land Conveyance: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2818), S10114 [8OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2818) (H. Rept. 107-440), H2163 [7MY]

Sound Science for Endangered Species Act Planning Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4840) (H. Rept. 107-751), H7928 [15OC]

Southern Campaign of the Revolution Heritage Area Study Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4830) (H. Rept. 107-711), H6925 [1OC]

Susquehanna National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4807) (H. Rept. 107-562), H4497 [10JY]

T'uf Shur Bein Preservation Trust Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2018) (S. Rept. 107-285), S8671 [17SE]

———Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2018) (S. Rept. 107-321), S10674 [17OC]

University of Alaska Land Conveyance: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1816), S10114 [8OC]

Update the Feasibility and Suitability Studies of Certain National Historic Trails and Provide for Possible Additions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 37) (S. Rept. 107-259), S8383 [9SE]

Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 3480) (S. Rept. 107-169), S5901 [21JN]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3480) (H. Rept. 107-388), H1151 [9AP]

Virgin River Dinosaur Footprint Preserve Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2385) (S. Rept. 107-274), S8506 [11SE]

Waco Mammoth Site Area Interior Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1925) (S. Rept. 107-264), S8383 [9SE]

Wallowa Lake Dam Rehabilitation and Water Management Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1883) (S. Rept. 107-284), S8671 [17SE]

Western Shoshone Claims Distribution Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 958) (S. Rept. 107-297), S9901 [3OC]

Resolutions by organizations

Petrified Forest National Park Boundaries Expansion: Holbrook, AZ, S4156 [9MY]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), H4731, H4760, H4761 [16JY], H4850, H4856 [17JY]

Summaries

High Plains Aquifer Hydrogeologic Characterization, Mapping, Modeling and Monitoring Act (S. 2773), S7229 [23JY]

Indian Trust Asset and Trust Fund Management and Reform Act (S. 2212), S2972 [18AP]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 2708, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S8249 [5SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 5093), H4774-H4785 [17JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 352, encourage Federal land management agencies to reduce forest fuels that place national resources at high risk of catastrophic wildfire, and prepare a National Prescribed Fire Strategy, H5037 [22JY]

H. Con. Res. 425, appropriate Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund State and tribal shares, H6877 [1OC]

H. Res. 483, consideration of H.R. 5093, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H4710 [16JY]

H.R. 37, update the feasibility and suitability studies of certain national historic trails and provide for possible additions, S11637-S11639 [19NO]

H.R. 695, Oil Region National Heritage Area Act, S11623-S11633 [19NO]

H.R. 706, Lease Lot Conveyance Act, H947 [19MR]

H.R. 1370, provide for maintenance and repair of buildings and properties located on Dept. of the Interior National Wildlife Refuge System lands by lessees of such facilities, H2394 [14MY]

H.R. 1870, Fallon Rail Freight Loading Facility Transfer Act, H705 [6MR]

H.R. 1883, Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River Basin Water Optimization Feasibility Study Act, H706 [6MR]

H.R. 1925, Waco Mammoth Site Area Interior Study Act, H2398 [14MY]

H.R. 1963, study potential addition to National Trails System of Revolutionary War route taken by George Rogers Clark and troops to capture British forts at Kaskaskia and Cahokia, IL, and Vincennes, IN, H707 [6MR]

H.R. 2109, conduct special resource study on the inclusion of Virginia Key Beach, FL, in the National Park System, H1699 [30AP]

H.R. 2385, Virgin River Dinosaur Footprint Preserve Act, S11650 [19NO], S11803 [16DE]

H.R. 2628, Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area Study Act, H1701 [30AP]

H.R. 2643, Fort Clatsop National Memorial Expansion Act, H4332 [8JY]

H.R. 2818, Sand Mountain Wilderness Study Area land conveyance, H2125 [7MY]

H.R. 2990, Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act, H5006 [22JY]

H.R. 3258, Reasonable Right-of-Way Fees Act, H5001 [22JY]

H.R. 3380, issue right-of-way permits for natural gas pipelines within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, H4331 [8JY]

H.R. 3480, Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act, H1101-H1103 [9AP]

H.R. 3747, Bainbridge Island Japanese-American Memorial Study Act, H8879 [14NO]

H.R. 3813, Coal Accountability and Retired Employee Act for the 21st Century, H6864 [1OC]

H.R. 3954, Caribbean National Forest Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, H2125 [7MY]

H.R. 3955, Caribbean National Forest Wilderness Act, H8880 [14NO]

H.R. 3958, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Settlement Act, H1100 [9AP]

H.R. 4044, Nutria Eradication and Marshland Restoration Act, H2397 [14MY]

H.R. 4103, Martin's Cove Land Transfer Act, H3567 [17JN]

H.R. 4129, clarify responsibilities, redirect unexpended wastewater treatment and reuse budget authority, and prepay repayment contracts for water delivery facilities relative to the Central Utah Project, H6875 [1OC]

H.R. 4141, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Protection and Enhancement Act, H6872 [1OC]

H.R. 4609, conduct a Dept. of the Interior study of the Rathdrum Prairie/Spokane Valley Aquifer, H4330 [8JY]

H.R. 4682, Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site Boundary Revision Act, H6517 [24SE]

H.R. 4708, Fremont-Madison Conveyance Act, H6495-H6497 [24SE]

H.R. 4750, Big Sur Wilderness and Conservation Act, H8923 [14NO]

H.R. 4807, Susquehanna National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act, H4596 [15JY]

H.R. 4830, Southern Campaign of the Revolution Heritage Area Study Act, H6878 [1OC]

H.R. 4874, disclaim any Federal interest in lands adjacent to Spirit Lake and Twin Lakes in Idaho, H6876 [1OC]

H.R. 4938, Bureau of Reclamation feasibility study relative to developing safe and adequate municipal, rural, and industrial water supply for Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska, H6501 [24SE]

H.R. 4953, grant Deschutes and Crook Counties in Oregon a right-of-way to West Butte Road, H6499 [24SE]

H.R. 4968, Federal-Utah State Trust Lands Consolidation Act, H6862 [1OC]

H.R. 5017, facilitate reciprocal agreements with foreign countries for the sharing of personnel to fight wildfires, H4375 [9JY]

H.R. 5099, Dept. of the Interior authorization extension to implement capital construction projects relative to endangered fish recovery implementation programs for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins, H6493 [24SE]

H.R. 5125, Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act, H6874 [1OC]

H.R. 5200, Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act, H7977-H7984 [16OC]

H.R. 5512, Mount Rainier National Park Boundary Adjustment Act, H8889 [14NO]

S. 198, Harmful Nonnative Weed Control Act, S11639-S11641 [19NO]

S. 210, Native American Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program Consolidation Act, S8696-S8699 [17SE]

S. 238, Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River Basin Water Optimization Feasibility Study Act, H6502 [24SE]

S. 691, convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin to be held in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California, S8015 [1AU]

S. 958, Western Shoshone Claims Distribution Act, S10960-S10962 [13NO]

S. 1227, Niagara Falls National Heritage Area Study Act, S8015 [1AU], H7975 [16OC]

S. 1308, Quinault Permanent Fisheries Fund Act, S8862 [18SE]

S. 1325, Alaska land exchange with the Aleut Corp., S8019 [1AU], H6491 [24SE]

S. 1816, University of Alaska land conveyance, S11647-S11649 [19NO]

S. 1894, conduct Dept. of the Interior study to determine the national significance of the Miami Circle and the suitability and feasibility of inclusion in Biscayne National Park, S8017 [1AU]

S. 1894, conduct study to determine the national significance of the Miami Circle and the suitability and feasibility of inclusion in Biscayne National Park, H6506-H6508 [24SE]

S. 1894, Dept. of the Interior study to determine the national significance of the Miami Circle and the suitability and feasibility of inclusion in Biscayne National Park, S11634-S11636 [19NO]

S. 1907, conveyance of certain lands to Haines, OR, S8017 [1AU]

S. 1907, Haines, OR, land conveyance, H8912 [14NO]

S. 1908, assure Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund funds are used solely for their stated purpose, S287 [4FE]

S. 1964, Hubbard Museum of the American West in Lincoln County, NM, expansion grant, S1210 [26FE]

S. 2001, Fairness to All Fallen Vietnam War Service Members Act, S1679 [7MR]

S. 2015, Host Community Fairness Act, S1938 [14MR]

S. 2033, Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor appropriations, S2082 [19MR]

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

S. 2212, Indian Trust Asset and Trust Fund Management and Reform Act, S2970-S2972 [18AP]

S. 2473, Recreational Fee Authority Act, S4067 [8MY]

S. 2494, Petrified Forest National Park Expansion Act, S4157 [9MY]

S. 2556, Fremont-Madison Conveyance Act, S11645-S11647 [19NO]

S. 2585, disclaim any Federal interest in lands adjacent to Spirit Lake and Twin Lakes in Idaho, S5050 [5JN]

S. 2589, clarify authority for the use of snowmachines in certain areas of the Denali National Park and Preserve, S5052 [5JN]

S. 2595, Mesa Verde National Park private lands and facilities funds expenditure, S5208 [6JN]

S. 2607, Federal Lands Recreation Fee Authority Act, S5367-S5369 [11JN]

S. 2612, Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act, S5378-S5384 [11JN]

S. 2696, Albuquerque Biological Park Title Clarification Act, S6259 [27JN]

S. 2697, Yellowstone Protection Act, S6260 [27JN]

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

S. 2727, Paleontological Resources Preservation Act, S6709-S6711 [12JY]

S. 2773, High Plains Aquifer Hydrogeologic Characterization, Mapping, Modeling and Monitoring Act, S7228 [23JY]

S. 2853, Missouri River Enhancement and Monitoring Act, S7915 [1AU]

S. 2899, Atchafalaya National Heritage Area Act, S8098 [3SE]

S. 2921, Native American Contracting and Federal Lands Management Demonstration Project Act, S8462 [10SE]

S. 2968, Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act, S8926 [19SE]

S. 3019, Cesar Estrada Chavez Study Act, S9718 [1OC]

S. 3090, Comprehensive Wildlife Disease Testing Acceleration Act, S10362 [10OC]

S. 3138, Hibben Center for Archaeological Research Act, S10707 [17OC]

S. Con. Res. 107, encourage Federal land management agencies to reduce forest fuels that place national resources at high risk of catastrophic wildfire, and prepare a National Prescribed Fire Strategy, S3964 [7MY]