ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT related term(s) Clean Air Act; Hazardous Substances; Recycled materials; Recycling

Addresses

Beyond Petroleum—Energy and the Environment in the 21st Century: John Browne, BP p.l.c., E452 [9AP]

Global Warming: Calvert A. Morgan, S3116 [23AP]

World Population Growth: Werner Fornos, Population Institute, E1995 [14NO]

Amendments

Asian Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 700), H6 [23JA]

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

EPA: make grants for remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern and authorize assistance for research and development of innovative technologies for such purposes (H.R. 1070), S10735, S10740 [17OC], H8079 [12NO]

Forests: establish institutes to conduct research on the prevention of, and restoration from, wildfires in forest and woodland ecosystems (S. 2670), S11604, S11641 [19NO]

Hazardous substances: reduce quantity of mercury in the environment by limiting use of mercury fever thermometers and improving collection, recycling and disposal of mercury (S. 351), S8316 [5SE]

Hydrographic Services Improvement Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4883), H8882 [14NO]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (H.R. 3389), S10394, S10397 [10OC], H3602 [17JN], H3689, H3690 [19JN], H8064 [12NO]

North American Wetlands Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 3908), S11154 [14NO], H9018 [14NO]

Petroleum: improve passenger automobile fuel economy and safety and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and dependence on foreign oil (S. 1926), S566 [8FE]

Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve: adjust boundaries (H.R. 5097), H8889 [14NO]

Analyses

Federal Reformulated Fuels Act (S. 950): EPA, S482-S484 [7FE]

Impact of Alternative and Replacement Fuel Use on Oil Prices: David L. Greene, Dept. of Energy, S3133 [23AP]

———Dept. of Energy, S3133 [23AP]

Appointments

Global Climate Change Observer Group, S7613 [30JY]

National Urban Air Toxic Research Center Board of Directors, H3840 [24JN]

National Urban Air Toxics Research Center Board of Directors, H535 [26FE]

Articles and editorials

Antarctic Ice Shelf Collapses Into Sea, E580 [18AP]

Arizona's Experience With Alternative Fuels and Tax Credits, S3384 [25AP]

Behind the Green Curtain, S692 [13FE]

Boulder Activist Rudd Mayer Dies; Environmentalists Say Wind-Power Proponent Will Be Missed, E1565 [12SE]

Bush's Quiet Plan, E2139-E2141 [22NO]

Can California Avoid the Next Energy Mess?, S2509 [11AP]

Critical Vote on Nuclear Waste, S6481 [9JY]

Critics See Loopholes in Conservation Provisions, S4433 [16MY]

Crossroads in Nuclear Waste Storage, S6482 [9JY]

Damming the Money Stream of the Water Profiteers, E1231 [10JY]

Debate on Fuel Economy Turns Emotional, S1756 [12MR]

Demand Less Demand, E330 [13MR]

Effective Agency, S2286 [21MR]

Farmers' Penalties Rarely Stick, S4432 [16MY]

Fighting for the Farm—Malaga Farmers Face Uncertain Future After Crops Damaged, S10445 [15OC]

Fire This Time, S5947 [24JN], E1146 [25JN]

Ford Aims To Sell a Gas-Electric SUV That Will Offer Sizable Fuel Efficiency, S1759 [12MR]

Further Delay Not an Option—Yucca Mountain Now Officially Declared Best Nuclear Waste Site, E132 [12FE]

Highest Court You've Never Heard Of, S3618 [1MY]

Highway Robbery—Corn Is for Eating, Not for Driving, S2515 [11AP]

How Safe Is It?, E1269 [16JY]

Hunting Made Easy, E275 [6MR]

Interview—Mike Fay Is on Trek To Preserve Forest in Gabon, S6257 [27JN]

Legislature Must Attack Brown Clouds, S1757 [12MR]

Memos Show Possible Ethanol Price-Fixing, S3344 [25AP]

Missing Energy Strategy, H1274 [11AP]

Mission Adrift in a Frenzy of Fund Raising, S2809-S2811 [17AP]

New Flood Control Rules Muddy the Local Waters, E317 [12MR]

New Petroleum, H672-H675 [5MR]

NMFS Has Yet Another Reason for Cooperation, E1606 [19SE]

Nuclear Dump Site Will Leak, Scientists Say, H2197 [8MY]

On Hot Trail of Tiny Killer in Alaska, S7306 [24JY]

Parched Pinons Under Deadly Attack, S7427 [26JY]

Peggy Wayburn, 84; Author and Conservationist, E516 [12AP]

Peggy Wayburn—Author, Conservationist, E517 [12AP]

Port of Charleston Should Live Within Nature's Tolerances, S2255 [21MR]

This Clean Air Looks Dirty, S2514 [11AP]

Trapped Birds Rescued From Mud, S7860 [1AU]

Unjust Rewards, E890 [23MY]

Why We Can't Drill Our Way to Energy Independence, S3411 [25AP]

Winterless Olympics, S844 [14FE]

Yucca Mountain Must Meet Rigorous Standards, S6488 [9JY]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: assist small farms with modernization to increase profitability and competitiveness (see H.R. 4479), H1410 [17AP]

Air pollution: establish a national uniform multiple air pollutant regulatory program for the electric generating sector (see S. 3135), S10676 [17OC]

Airports: conduct a study to assess and reduce the adverse environmental impacts of ground and flight operations (see H.R. 3886), H737 [6MR]

Alaska: protect Tongass Rain Forest in Tongass National Forest and designate Duke Island Trumpeter Swan Wilderness Area (see H.R. 5765), H9128 [22NO]

American Zoo and Aquarium Association: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 408), H2944 [22MY]

Army: establish an environmental assistance program for non-Federal interests in western Pennsylvania (see H.R. 3723), H284 [12FE]

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

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

Birds: provide financial resources for the conservation programs of countries whose activities directly or indirectly affect cranes (see S. 2847), S7899 [1AU]

Black Hills National Forest: conduct a forest management demonstration project (see H.R. 5342), H6085 [5SE]

———declare a fire risk emergency for the Beaver Park Roadless Area and Norbeck Wildlife Preserve and address forest health conditions in these areas (see H.R. 4766), H2607 [16MY]

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

———designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers (see S. 2535), S4623 [21MY]

———designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers to designate salmon restoration areas and to establish the Sacramento River National Conservation Area (see H.R. 4948), H3601 [17JN]

———designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers to establish the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest (see H.R. 4947), H3600 [17JN]

———designate certain public lands as wilderness and designate certain segments of the Black Butte River in Mendocino County as a wild or scenic river (see H.R. 4949), H3601 [17JN]

———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]

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]

CERCLA: modify provisions on liability associated with a release or threatened release of recycled oil (see H.R. 3788), H561 [26FE]

———require a public availability of the accounting of all funds used, or required to be used, in response to release of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 5532), H6982 [2OC]

Chesapeake Bay: make grants to eligible institutions to develop, demonstrate, or disseminate information on practices, methods, or techniques relating to environmental education and training in the watershed (see S. 2675), S6013 [25JN]

———provide assistance for nutrient removal practices to States in the watershed (see H.R. 4666), H2163 [7MY]

Chesapeake Bay Environmental Restoration and Protection Program: reauthorize and improve (see S. 3025), S9714 [1OC]

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]

Clean Air Act: amend mass transit projects relative to conformity requirements (see H.R. 5732), H9023 [14NO]

———ensure reasonable emissions standards for highway motorcycles (see H.R. 5433), H6558 [24SE]

———permit the sale, in certain States, of gasoline from other regions relative to supplies and prices (see H.R. 3946), H832 [12MR]

———reduce powerplant pollution through expansion of cap and trade programs and an alternative regulatory classification for units subject to such programs (see S. 2815), S7469 [29JY] (see H.R. 5266), H5994 [26JY]

Cleveland National Forest: provide an environmentally sound process for the approval of high-voltage electricity transmission line right-of-way through the Trabuco Ranger District (see H.R. 5409), H6417 [19SE]

Coastal Zone Management Act: authorize the acquisition of coastal areas to ensure their protection from conversion or development (see S. 2608), S5366 [11JN]

Colorado: facilitate cleanup and closure of the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (see S. 2523), S4387 [15MY] (see H.R. 4744), H2511 [15MY]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: support transition to democracy and an end to the plunder of its natural resources (see H. Con. Res. 410), H3037 [23MY]

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

Conservation Reserve Program: adjust program to maximum extent practicable to assist agricultural producers adversely affected by severe drought conditions (see H. Con. Res. 520), H9024 [14NO]

———eliminate authority to reduce rental payments for harvesting of forage or grazing on land in an emergency caused by a drought (see H.R. 5485), H6776 [26SE]

———suspend requirement to reduce rental payments for harvesting of forage or grazing on land in response to a drought or other emergency (see S. 3022), S9714 [1OC]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Curran, Ken: tribute (see S. Res. 288), S5772 [19JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct wildland-urban restoration charter forest demonstration project in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands (see H.R. 4911), H3453 [11JN]

———enter into cooperative agreements with the Nebraska State Forester to carry out watershed restoration and protection activities on National Forest System lands in Nebraska (see S. 2518), S4387 [15MY] (see H.R. 5206), H5452 [24JY]

———reauthorize the Bioenergy Program and expand to include animal fats, animal by-products, and oils (see H.R. 3708), H227 [7FE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish and appoint members of a Marine Protected Areas Advisory Committee (see H.R. 5595), H7738 [9OC]

Dept. of Energy: establish a Water Supply Technologies Program within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (see S. 2599), S5205 [6JN]

Dept. of HUD: guarantee loans to homeowners with properties contaminated by leaking underground storage tanks and assist such homeowners in moving from such properties on a temporary or permanent basis (see H.R. 5572), H7303 [8OC]

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

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

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

———establish the Missouri River Monitoring and Research Program and the Missouri River Basin Stakeholder Committee (see S. 2853), S7899 [1AU]

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

———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]

———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]

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

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

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

Education Land Grant Act: require the Dept. of Agriculture to pay costs of environmental reviews relative to conveyances (see H.R. 3802), H633 [27FE]

Electric power: promote the production of energy from wind (see S. 1930), S586 [11FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: include advanced scientific education programs in elementary schools (see H.R. 4581), H1619 [24AP]

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]

———determine whether the black-tailed prairie dog is an endangered species or a threatened species (see H.R. 3920), H781 [7MR]

———improve protection of habitats (see H.R. 3707), H227 [7FE]

———limit application relative to actions on military or private land and relative to plants (see H.R. 5709), H8545 [12NO]

———require Federal assumption of all costs relative to implementation and compliance (see S. 2604), S5285 [10JN]

EPA: enforcement of Agreement Concerning the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste Between the U.S. and Canada relative to importation of municipal solid waste (see S. 2792), S7372 [25JY] (see H.R. 5244), H5993 [26JY]

———establish a grant and fee program to encourage and promote the recycling of used computers and to promote the development of a national infrastructure for the recycling of used computers (see H.R. 5158), H4930 [18JY]

———establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see H.R. 4611), H1673 [25AP]

———make grants for remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern and authorize assistance for research and development of innovative technologies for such purposes (see S. 2544), S4702 [22MY]

———prohibit from issuing or renewing certain national pollutant discharge elimination system permits (see S. 3049), S9901 [3OC] (see H.R. 5554), H7018 [3OC]

———restoration of urban watersheds and community environments in the Anacostia River (see H.R. 4610), H1673 [25AP]

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: amend relative to public health pesticides (see H.R. 5329), H6059 [4SE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to marine sanitation devices (see H.R. 3673), H140 [5FE]

———clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 4683), H2235 [8MY]

———improve enforcement and compliance programs (see H.R. 5079), H4424 [9JY]

———increase certain criminal penalties (see H.R. 4572), H1619 [24AP]

Federal Water Project Recreation Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 5460), H6692 [25SE]

Fire prevention: 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]

Fish and fishing: review fisheries data collection techniques, implement a national cooperative research program to facilitate industry involvement in data collection, and improve fishery management (see S. 2972), S8918 [19SE]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4749), H2607 [16MY]

Food: ensure that efforts to address world hunger through the use of genetically engineered animals and crops actually help developing countries and peoples while protecting human health and the environment (see H.R. 4815), H2944 [22MY]

Foreign policy: extend authority for debt reduction, debt-for-nature swaps, and debt buybacks to nonconcessional loans and credits made to developing countries with tropical forests (see S. 2695), S6250 [27JN]

———negotiations with Mexico and Canada relative to the North American Development Bank and the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission (see H. Res. 355), H687 [5MR]

Forest Service: establish a program to expand and strengthen cooperative efforts to restore and protect forests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see S. 3023), S9714 [1OC]

———protection of certain roadless areas (see S. 2790), S7372 [25JY] (see H.R. 4865), H3228 [5JN]

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see S. 2871), S7900 [1AU] (see H.R. 5279), H5995 [26JY]

———establish institutes to conduct research on the prevention of, and restoration from, wildfires in forest and woodland ecosystems (see S. 2670), S5956 [24JN] (see H.R. 5086), H4497 [10JY]

Fresno County, CA: authorize environmental restoration project at Pine Flat Dam (see S. 2999), S9116 [24SE]

Georgia: protect marine species (see S. 2627), S5584 [14JN]

Government: require Federal agencies to develop and implement policies and practices that promote environmental justice (see H.R. 5637), H7894 [10OC]

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]

Great Lakes: restore and protect (see H. Res. 361), H737 [6MR] (see H. Res. 560), H6777 [26SE]

Great Lakes Fishery Commission: investigate effects of migratory birds on sustained productivity of stocks of fish of common concern in the Great Lakes (see H.R. 5686), H8022 [16OC]

Green River National Wildlife Refuge: establish (see S. 1898), S136 [25JA]

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

Hazardous substances: approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (see S.J. Res. 34), S2413 [9AP] (see H.J. Res. 87), H1283 [11AP]

———implement certain conventions dealing with organic pollutants, chemicals, and pesticides (see S. 2507), S4281 [13MY]

———provide assistance for redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 4894), H3291 [6JN]

Highlands Stewardship Area: establish (see S. 2749), S6947 [17JY] (see H.R. 5146), H4872 [17JY]

Hydrographic Services Improvement Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4883), H3291 [6JN]

Imperial County, CA: reauthorize activities relative to river reclamation and wetlands projects for the Alamo and New Rivers (see H.R. 5136), H4766 [16JY]

International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 136), S7901 [1AU] (see H. Con. Res. 419), H3562 [13JN]

Johnson County, KS: conveyance of the Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant to Kansas (see S. 2107), S2577 [11AP] (see H.R. 4544), H1489 [22AP]

Klamath River: establish water conservation and habitat restoration programs and provide emergency disaster assistance to those suffering economic harm from the Klamath River basin fish kill (see H.R. 5698), H8041 [24OC]

Lake Champlain: implement a plan to enhance the environmental integrity and the social and economic benefits of the basin (see S. 2928), S8565 [12SE]

Mammoth Community Water District: remove certain restrictions on the ability to use certain acquired property (see H.R. 5222), H5790 [25JY]

Marine Mammal Protection Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4781), H2734 [21MY]

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

McAvoy, George: tribute (see S. Res. 288), S5772 [19JN]

Mexico: agree to certain amendments to the agreement establishing the North American Development Bank and the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission (see S. 2948), S8673 [17SE] (see H.R. 5400), H6373 [18SE]

———prohibit exportation of natural gas from the U.S. for use in electric powerplants near the border that do not comply with U.S. air quality control requirements (see S. 2588), S5041 [5JN] (see H.R. 4867), H3229 [5JN]

———prohibit importation of electricity into the U.S., if produced in powerplants near the border, that do not comply with U.S. air quality control requirements (see H.R. 5038), H4324 [27JN]

Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy standards (see S. 1923), S488 [7FE]

National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Day: designate (see S. Res. 241), S2675 [15AP]

National Civilian Conservation Corps Day: designate (see S. Res. 207), S660 [12FE]

National Climate Change Vulnerability and Resilience Program: establish (see H.R. 4900), H3291 [6JN]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 4709), H2355 [9MY]

National Marine Fisheries Service: delay implementation of certain Northeast Multispecies (Groundfish) Management Plan regulations relative to stock populations (see S. 3110), S10360 [10OC]

———establish a pelagic longline highly migratory species bycatch and mortality reduction research program (see H.R. 4895), H3291 [6JN]

National objectives: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 4579), H1619 [24AP]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see S. 2428), S3560 [30AP]

———reauthorize (H.R. 3389), consideration (see H. Res. 446), H3667 [18JN]

Native Americans: provide a Federal land exchange for the environmental, educational, and cultural benefit of the general public and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (see H.R. 5468), H6692 [25SE]

New Jersey: restrict ocean dumping at the Historic Area Remediation Site to dumping of dredged material that does not exceed certain polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) levels (see S. 2725), S6649 [11JY] (see H.R. 5092), H4552 [11JY]

———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]

New Mexico: compensate agricultural producers that suffered crop losses as a result of use of a herbicide by the BLM (see S. 3111), S10442 [15OC]

New York: protect and enhance the environmental integrity and the social and economic benefits of the Finger Lakes Region (see S. 3045), S9901 [3OC]

NOAA: improve conservation and management of coastal and ocean resources (see H.R. 4966), H3720 [19JN]

North American Wetlands Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3908), H780 [7MR]

North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization: encourage the protection of salmon (see S. Res. 277), S4840 [23MY]

Petroleum: improve passenger automobile fuel economy and safety and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and dependence on foreign oil (see S. 1926), S545 [8FE]

Pollution: implement the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants and the Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants to the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (see S. 2118), S2578 [11AP] (see H.R. 4935), H3561 [13JN]

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

———protect public assets, natural heritage, and native biodiversity by banning further degradation, development, and extraction (see H.R. 5748), H9023 [14NO]

———provide opportunities for collaborative restoration projects on National Forest System and other public domain lands (see S. 2672), S5956 [24JN]

Recycling: require implementation by brand owners of management plans that provide refund values for certain beverage containers (see S. 2220), S3014 [22AP] (see H.R. 5210), H5453 [24JY]

Research: promote and coordinate global change research (see H.R. 5688), H8022 [16OC]

Rivers: modify certain resources projects for the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers (see S. 2730), S6867 [16JY] (see H.R. 5129), H4765 [16JY]

Roads and highways: reduce delays in development of highway and transit projects (see S. 3031), S9846 [2OC]

Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve: adjust boundaries (see H.R. 5097), H4552 [11JY]

Sewage disposal: combined sewer overflow control programs (see H. Con. Res. 403), H2471 [14MY]

———enhance security of wastewater treatment works (see H.R. 5169), H5086 [22JY]

Skykomish River: enhance ecosystem protection and outdoor opportunities by designating certain Federal lands as wilderness (see S. 2565), S4839 [23MY] (see H.R. 4844), H3036 [23MY]

Small business: authorize grants and other assistance to promote the redevelopment of certain remediated sites (see H.R. 4586), H1619 [24AP]

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

Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see S. 2034), S2076 [19MR]

———State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste (see H.R. 5159), H4930 [18JY]

Southern Ute Indian Tribe: implement intergovernmental agreement with Colorado on air quality control (see S. 2065), S2261 [21MR]

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: increase incentives for States and Indian tribes to achieve reclamation priorities relative to coal mining (see H.R. 4802), H2943 [22MY]

Taxation: extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see S. 2596), S5205 [6JN]

———extend Superfund, oil spill liability, and leaking underground storage tank taxes (see S. 2944), S8673 [17SE]

———extend tax credit for production of fuel from a nonconventional source to facilities that produce environmentally beneficial qualified fuels from coal (see H.R. 3728), H284 [12FE]

———modify the electric motor vehicle credit to include certain 3-wheeled vehicles (see H.R. 3631), H78 [24JA]

———provide a tax credit to promote the production of biodiesel (see S. 1942), S732 [13FE]

———provide energy tax incentives (see S. 1979), S1394 [1MR]

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 4843), H3036 [23MY]

———reinstate Superfund and oil spill excise taxes and extend leaking underground storage tank taxes (see H.R. 4060), H1089 [20MR]

———treatment of investments in wind energy facilities (see H.R. 5537), H6982 [2OC]

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

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3792), H561 [26FE] (see H.R. 3930), H832 [12MR]

———establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (see H.R. 5395), H6373 [18SE]

———establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (see S. 2964), S8754 [18SE] (see H.R. 5396), H6373 [18SE]

———improve financial and environmental sustainability of water programs (see S. 1961), S897 [15FE] (see S. 2813), S7469 [29JY]

———provide assistance to States to support testing of private wells in areas of suspected contamination to limit or prevent human exposure to contaminated groundwater (see S. 3127), S10676 [17OC]

———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]

Water Desalination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4792), H2943 [22MY]

Water pollution: authorizing appropriations for water pollution control research, development, and technology demonstration (see H.R. 3996), H1002 [19MR]

Water Resources Development Act: limit the non-Federal share of the cost of shore protection projects (see H.R. 3749), H366 [13FE]

Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of carnivorous wild cats for use as pets (see S. 3038), S9901 [3OC]

———prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of certain wild animals for use as pets (see H.R. 5226), H5790 [25JY]

Wildlife refuges: expand boundaries of the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex and the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge (see H.R. 5535), H6982 [2OC]

Wood: prohibit use of arsenic-treated wood in playground equipment, children's products, fences, walkways, decks, and other residential purposes (see S. 1963), S897 [15FE] (see H.R. 4707), H2355 [9MY]

World Summit on Sustainable Development: U.S. policy (see S. Res. 311), S7579 [30JY]

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

Biographies

LaFalce, Representative, E2092-E2102 [19NO]

Brochures

FPL Energy Places Order for 175 Vestas Wind Turbines, With Option for 650 Additional Units, S3387 [25AP]

New Corporate Players Could Power Stronger Growth in Wind Energy, S3387 [25AP]

What Are the Factors in the Cost of Electricity From Wind Turbines?, S3387 [25AP]

Cost Estimates

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]

Energy Tax Incentives Act (S. 1979): CBO, S2404-S2406 [9AP]

Federal Reformulated Fuels Act (S. 950): CBO (Private Sector Mandates), S484 [7FE]

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

NOAA Act (H.R. 4966): CBO, E2148 [16DE]

Declarations

Ski Industry Climate Change Policy, E1813 [11OC]

Excerpts

Closing the Achievement Gap—Using the Environment as an Integrating Context for Learning: Gerald A. Lieberman and Linda L. Hoody, State Education and Environment Roundtable (organization), S6016 [25JN]

Explanations

Pittsburgh Regional Alliance Selected as One of the Top 10 Economic Development Groups: Site Selection (publication), E759 [10MY]

Factsheets

Air Conditioner Efficiency Standards: EPA, S3369-S3371 [25AP]

EIA Study—National Renewable Energy Standard of 20% Is Easily Affordable: Union of Concerned Scientists, S2167 [20MR]

Letters

Air conditioner efficiency standards: Linda J. Fisher, EPA, S3369 [25AP]

Alternative vehicles and fuel incentives tax credit: Mark A. Weinberger, Dept. of the Treasury, S3384 [25AP]

———Senator Kyl, S3383 [25AP]

Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act: Representatives Dooley, Jefferson, and Tanner, S4365 [15MY]

Approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site: Edward C. Sullivan, AFL-CIO, H2196 [8MY]

———Thomas A. Vilsack, Governor of Iowa, S6474 [9JY]

———U.S. Conference of Mayors, S6472 [9JY]

Brownfields Redevelopment Enhancement Act: several organizations, H3098 [4JN]

Cape Fox Land Entitlement Adjustment Act: several Alaskan and environmental organizations, S11723, S11724 [20NO]

Community Based Forest and Public Lands Restoration Act: Deborah Gangloff, American Forests (organization), S5962 [24JN]

———Diane Snyder, Wallowa Resources (organization), S5962 [24JN]

———Lynn Jungwirth, Watershed Research and Training Center, S5962 [24JN]

———Mike Hayward, Wallowa County, OR, Board of Commissioners, S5962 [24JN]

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]

Crop losses as a result of use of a herbicide by the BLM: Frank A. DuBois, New Mexico Dept. of Agriculture, S10446 [15OC]

———Oscar Vasquez, S10445 [15OC]

Economic impact of increasing oil prices: Spencer Abraham, Sec. of Energy, S2710 [16AP]

Extend authority for debt reduction, debt-for-nature swaps, and debt buybacks to nonconcessional loans and credits made to developing countries with tropical forests: Nicholas Lapham, Conservation International (organization), S6258 [27JN]

Federal Reformulated Fuels Act: Christine Todd Whitman, EPA, S482 [7FE]

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

Gasoline price levels: Senator Levin, Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S6313 [28JN]

Grants to States for fuel-inefficient motor vehicle retirement programs: Robert L. Redding, Jr., Automotive Service Association, S1846 [13MR]

Greenhouse gas emissions reporting requirements: several business associations, S3394 [25AP]

Increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and encourage use of alternative fuels and advanced technology vehicles: Charles E. Frank, ``Z'' Frank Chevrolet, LLC, S1771 [12MR]

Methyl bromide phaseout as a pesticide: Representative Combest, Committee on Agriculture (House), E720 [6MY]

———Representative Tauzin, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), E720 [6MY]

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

Motor vehicle renewable fuel content requirements: Association of California Water Agencies, American Water Works Association, and Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies, S3347 [25AP]

———Mary J. Hutzler, Dept. of Energy, S3136 [23AP]

National energy policy: Consumers Union, Consumer Federation of America, and U.S. Public Interest Research Groups, S1893 [14MR]

———J. Eldon Yates, Vietnam Veterans Institute, S1572 [6MR]

———Joseph Satriano, Catholic War Veterans (organization), S1573 [6MR]

———Richard A. Jones, AMVETS, S1573 [6MR]

———Richard J. Santos, American Legion, S1573 [6MR]

———Robert E. Wallace, VFW, S1572 [6MR]

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

Promote water conservation on agricultural land: Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, S530 [8FE]

———several environmental and conservation organizations, S530, S531 [8FE]

Reclamation Recreation Management Act: Representative Boehlert, Committee on Science (House), E1751 [4OC]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H6868 [1OC], E1751 [4OC]

———Representative Hansen, Committee on Resources (House), E1751 [4OC]

Reduce cost of credits for not meeting Federal renewable electric energy generation standards: Allen Franklin, Southern Co., S3267 [24AP]

———Bernie Beaudoin, Great Plains Energy Inc., S3268 [24AP]

———David G. Roberts, Progress Energy Service Co., LLC, S3267 [24AP]

———David L. Sokl, MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., S3268 [24AP]

———Larry Mitchell, American Corn Growers Association, S3268 [24AP]

———Lila A. Jaber, Florida Public Service Commission, S3267 [24AP]

———Mike Morris, Northeast Utilities (business), S3282 [24AP]

———Robert K. Johnson, Electric Consumers' Alliance, S3268, S3270 [24AP]

———Steven E. Moore, OGE Energy Corp., S3267 [24AP]

———several business associations, S3268, S3271 [24AP]

Renewable electric energy generation standards: Alan H. Richardson, American Public Power Association, S2046 [19MR]

———David L. Sokol, MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., S1906 [14MR], S2057 [19MR]

———Jeanne Connelly, Calpine Corp., S2057 [19MR]

———Karl Gawell, Geothermal Energy Association, S2057 [19MR]

———Katherine Hamilton and Megan Smith, American Bioenergy Association, S1906 [14MR]

———Lila A. Jaber, Florida Public Service Commission, S2059, S2060 [19MR], S2171 [20MR]

———Linda Church Ciocci, National Hydropower Association, S2056 [19MR]

———Michael E. Baroody, National Association of Manufacturers, S2046 [19MR]

———Michael M. Wilson, Florida Power & Light Co., S1907 [14MR], S2057 [19MR]

———Paul Oakley, Coalition for Affordable and Reliable Energy, S2195 [21MR]

———Randall Swisher, American Wind Energy Association, S1906 [14MR], S2057 [19MR]

———Robert K. Johnson, Electric Consumers' Alliance, S2195 [21MR]

———several businesses and trade associations, S1903 [14MR], S2046, S2047 [19MR], S2170 [20MR]

Renewable motor vehicle fuels standards: Bob Holden, John Hoeven, and Mike Johanns, Governors' Ethanol Coalition, S1809, S1820 [13MR]

———Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, S2867 [17AP]

———Brian S. Appel, Changing World Technologies, Inc., S1819 [13MR]

———Daryl E. Harms, Masada Resource Group LLC, S1819 [13MR]

———Dennis B. Griffin, Griffin Industries, Inc., S1819 [13MR]

———John K. Hansen, Nebraska Farmers Union, S1818 [13MR]

———Mark F. Weber, Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association, S1817 [13MR]

———Mark Schweers, Nebraska Corn Growers Association, S1818 [13MR]

———Roger Burken, Chief Ethanol Fuels, Inc., S1819 [13MR]

———Tim Hume, National Corn Growers Association, S1820 [13MR]

———Todd C. Sneller, Nebraska Ethanol Board, S1818 [13MR]

———Trevor Guthmiller, American Coalition for Ethanol, S1818 [13MR]

Safety consequences of reducing vehicle weights to improve fuel economy: Brian O'Neill, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, S1769 [12MR]

Southern Ute Indian Tribe implementation of intergovernmental agreement with Colorado on air quality control: Bill Owens, Governor of Colorado, S2288 [21MR]

Strike Conservation Reserve Program water conservation program: Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, S471 [7FE]

Study effects of hydraulic fracturing on underground drinking water sources: Carl M. Smith, Dept. of Energy, S1634 [7MR]

———Carol M. Browner, EPA, S1633 [7MR]

———Michel J. Paque, Ground Water Protection Council, S1637 [7MR]

Wastewater Treatment Works Security and Safety Act: Ken Kirk, Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies, S9905 [3OC]

Lists

Companies negatively impacted by lack of tax credit for producing electricity from wind, S1238 [27FE]

Cosponsors of H.R. 4792, Water Desalination Act reauthorization, E892 [23MY]

Organizations opposed to Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, S6456 [9JY]

States defining waste-to-energy systems as a renewable energy source, S3287 [24AP]

Memorandums

Ethanol Auction Bids: Douglas Vind, Regent International (business), S3141 [23AP]

———Douglas Vind, Western Ethanol Co. LLC, S3140 [23AP]

———Douglas Vind, Western Petroleum Importers Inc., S3141 [23AP]

———Jeffrey Tuite, ED & F Man Alcohols (business), S3141 [23AP]

———Richard Vind, Regent International (business), S3141, S3142 [23AP]

Messages

Russian Conservation and Management of the Alaskan-Chukotka Polar Bear: President Bush, S6679 [11JY]

Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants: President Bush, S3904 [7MY]

Outlines

Environmental Justice Act (H.R. 5637), E1856 [11OC]

Poems

``Road Not Taken,'' Robert Frost, S6490 [9JY]

Proposals

Western Alaska workforce development, H2280 [9MY]

Regulations

Texas substantive rules applicable to electric service providers for renewable energy, S3277-S3280 [24AP]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: assist small farms with modernization to increase profitability and competitiveness (H.R. 4479), E514 [12AP], E558 [17AP]

———conservation programs funding, H2006, H2007 [1MY], H3432-H3436 [11JN]

Air pollution: require industrial polluters to reduce small particulate emissions, H1193 [10AP]

———tribute to Clean Air Communities Project Partners, E1784 [8OC]

American Zoo and Aquarium Association: tribute (H. Con. Res. 408), H4598 [15JY]

Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (H.R. 3464), E275 [6MR]

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

Antarctic regions: collapse of the ``Larsen B'' ice sheet, E580 [18AP]

Asian Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 700), H6, H7 [23JA], E136 [12FE]

Asthma Awareness Month: observance, H2110 [7MY]

BP p.l.c.: tribute to efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from company operations, E438 [21MR], E452 [9AP]

Bristol, CT: anniversary of Indian Rock Nature Preserve, E2015 [14NO]

Budget: allocation of funds, H788 [12MR]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, H40 [24JA]

———evaluation of administration on environmental issues, H181-H184 [6FE]

California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers to establish the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest (H.R. 4947), E1074 [17JN]

———impact of agricultural subsidies on water resources, E1231 [10JY]

———motor vehicle emissions standards, H5460 [25JY]

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

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

Camp Pendleton, CA: effect of environmental restrictions on Marine Corps training maneuvers, H2271, H2275 [9MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: bicycle access, H4896 [18JY]

Central Platte River: treatment of end-stream flows to preserve critical habitat for the whooping crane, H828 [12MR], H1325-H1328 [16AP]

CERCLA: amend to ensure full Federal compliance, H1195 [10AP]

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

Clean Air Act: permit the sale, in certain States, of gasoline from other regions relative to supplies and prices (H.R. 3946), E322 [12MR]

Climate: global warming, H1194 [10AP], H3677 [19JN], H3921, H3925 [25JN], E580 [18AP]

Coal: develop and implement advanced clean coal technology programs for use in coal-based electricity generating facilities, H4074 [27JN]

Colorado: facilitate cleanup and closure of the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (H.R. 4744), E816 [16MY]

———impact of wildfires, H3555-H3557 [13JN]

Colorado Clean Water Action (organization): tribute, E1613 [19SE]

Community development: promote livable communities initiatives, H3437 [11JN]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: support transition to democracy and an end to the plunder of its natural resources (H. Con. Res. 410), E908-E910 [24MY]

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

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

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

———reform, H3643 [18JN]

Customs Service: inspection of trash coming into Michigan from Canada, H5250, H5251 [23JY], E1340 [24JY], E1400 [25JY]

———reauthorize the Bioenergy Program and expand to include animal fats, animal by-products, and oils (H.R. 3708), E113 [7FE]

Dept. of Defense: exemption from certain environmental regulations, H2250-H2252, H2254, H2256, H2263, H2271, H2279, H2333 [9MY], H2932 [22MY], H3031 [23MY], H8536, H8539 [12NO], E2010 [14NO]

———Integrated Natural Resource Management Plan implementation, H2279 [9MY]

———management of water consumption relative to certain military installations, H2836 [22MY], H2953 [23MY]

———treatment of unexploded ordnance, H4112 [27JN]

Dept. of Energy: Energy Star Program funding, H4826 [17JY]

———environmental management account funding, H2247 [9MY]

Dept. of HUD: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (H.R. 2941), H3095-H3099 [4JN], E967 [6JN]

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

———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]

Destination Detroit (publication): tribute, E2007 [14NO]

Earth Day: observance, H1192-H1198 [10AP], H1343 [17AP], H1527-H1531 [23AP], E576 [18AP], E661 [30AP]

Education Land Grant Act: require the Dept. of Agriculture to pay costs of environmental reviews relative to conveyances (H.R. 3802), H6872 [1OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: include advanced scientific education programs in elementary schools (H.R. 4581), H1668 [25AP], E620 [24AP]

Endangered Species Act: impact of classification of black-tailed prairie dog on landowners, H830 [12MR]

———impact on landowners, H828-H831 [12MR]

———impact on landowners and the protection of critical habitats, H1324-H1328 [16AP]

———improve protection of habitats (H.R. 3707), E120 [7FE]

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

Environmental Defense Center: anniversary, E1982 [12NO]

EPA: establish position of Deputy Administrator for Science and Technology (H.R. 64), H1702-H1705 [30AP]

———implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, E1332 [24JY]

———loosening of new source review regulations relative to the installation of pollution-control equipment by large industrial plants, H4074 [27JN]

———restoration of urban watersheds and community environments in the Anacostia River (H.R. 4610), E644 [26AP]

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 contractors: require adherence to Federal safety and environmental laws, E890 [23MY]

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: amend relative to public health pesticides (H.R. 5329), E1502 [5SE]

Federal Water Project Recreation Act: reauthorize and amend (H.R. 5460), H6867-H6869 [1OC], E1727 [2OC], E1750 [4OC]

Fire prevention: encourage Federal land management agencies to reduce forest fuels that place national resources at high risk of catastrophic wildfire, H3922 [25JN], H4029, H4056, H4058-H4060 [26JN], E1146 [25JN]

———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]

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

Forest Service: allow regional foresters to exempt clearing and thinning projects from citizen lawsuits if foresters certify that a wildfire in the area of the project is likely to cause extreme damage to the ecosystem, H4849-H4851 [17JY]

———grazing management funding, H4818, H4819 [17JY]

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

———protection of certain roadless areas, H1193 [10AP]

———protection of certain roadless areas (H.R. 4865), H3921, H3922 [25JN]

Garces, Grace Omega: EPA Environmental Achievement Award recipient, E1130 [21JN]

Government: require Federal agencies to develop and implement policies and practices that promote environmental justice (H.R. 5637), E1845, E1855 [11OC]

Grand Junction, CO: tribute to Pomona Elementary School fourth grade class, E1839 [11OC]

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

Hazardous substances: approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (H.J. Res. 87), H1160 [10AP], H1293 [16AP], H1343 [17AP], H1495, H1496 [23AP], H1677 [29AP], H1691 [30AP], H1772 [1MY], H2112, H2114 [7MY], H2168, H2169, H2170, H2180-H2205 [8MY], E715 [3MY], E757, E766, E768, E770, E774 [10MY], E806 [15MY]

———designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H41 [24JA], H113 [5FE], H204 [7FE], H660 [5MR], H689 [6MR], H910 [14MR], E132 [12FE]

———effect of approval of Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site on local drinking water, H1691 [30AP]

———impact of unfunded mandates on State and local governments relative to approval of Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H2180-H2183 [8MY]

———Nevada Governor's veto of Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H1095 [9AP]

———reinstatement of EPA Superfund tax, H4412-H4416 [9JY], E451 [9AP], E561 [17AP]

Heidelberg College: tribute to Water Quality Laboratory, E1355 [25JY]

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

Highlands Stewardship Area: establish (H.R. 5146), E1280 [17JY]

Horticulture: tribute to ``America in Bloom'' national beautification contest, E607 [23AP]

Huntingdon, PA: Huntingdon Area Middle School Environmental Club recipient of President's Environmental Youth Award, E677 [2MY]

Hydrographic Services Improvement Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4883), H8881-H8889 [14NO]

Infrastructure: invest funds to restore the economy and to enhance security of transportation and environmental facilities (H.R. 3166), E1956 [24OC]

International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 419), H6495 [24SE]

Jacksonville, IL: tribute to Jacksonville High School students retracing steps of the Lewis & Clark expedition, E1038 [13JN]

Johnson County, KS: conveyance of the Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant to Kansas (H.R. 4544), E1450 [29JY]

Lewis and Clark College: tribute to efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, E166 [14FE]

Linney, Doug: Friends of the River (organization) Mark Dubois Award recipient, E1631 [19SE]

Los Angeles, CA: regulations on storm water runoff, E317 [12MR]

Manhattan Beer Distributors, Inc.: tribute to use of compressed natural gas delivery trucks, E67 [4FE]

Maritime Administration: disposal of surplus reserve fleet vessels, H2253, H2332 [9MY]

Martin, Paul: University of California, Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Award of Distinction recipient, E2013 [14NO]

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

Mexico: agree to certain amendments to the agreement establishing the North American Development Bank and the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission (H.R. 5400), H7886 [10OC], E1868 [15OC], E1921 [17OC]

———agree to certain amendments to the agreement establishing the North American Development Bank and the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission (H.R. 5400), permission to file report, H7132 [7OC]

———prohibit exportation of natural gas from the U.S. for use in electric powerplants near the border that do not comply with U.S. air quality control requirements (H.R. 4867), E979 [6JN]

Mining and mineral resources: elimination of certain environmental regulations, H1192 [10AP]

Monuments and memorials: 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]

Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, H1194 [10AP]

———increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and encourage use of alternative fuels and advanced technology vehicles, H910 [14MR]

Mountain States Legal Foundation: anniversary, E1094 [19JN]

National Climate Change Vulnerability and Resilience Program: establish (H.R. 4900), E985 [7JN]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (H.R. 1723), H2095 [2MY]

———conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (H.R. 4709), E776 [10MY]

National Marine Fisheries Service: review of scientific data limiting fishing quotas in New England waters, E1605 [19SE]

———priority assignments, H1192-H1198 [10AP], H1343 [17AP], H1527-H1531 [23AP], H4412-H4416 [9JY], E563 [17AP]

National Park Service: snowmobile regulations, H3922, H3923 [25JN]

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

National Sea Grant College Program Act: ensure equal access for minority and economically disadvantaged students, H3690-H3692 [19JN]

———reauthorize (H.R. 3389), H3683-H3693 [19JN], E1137 [24JN]

———reauthorize (H.R. 3389), consideration (H. Res. 446), H3681-H3683 [19JN]

———reauthorize (H.R. 3389), Senate amendment, H8064-H8067 [12NO], E2035 [14NO]

National Ski Areas Association: adoption of climate change policy to raise awareness of the impact of climate change on the ski industry, E1813 [11OC]

New Jersey: restrict ocean dumping at the Historic Area Remediation Site to dumping of dredged material that does not exceed certain polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) levels (H.R. 5092), H4523 [11JY]

Newsom, William A.: San Francisco Forum San Franciscan of the Year award recipient, E905 [24MY]

Noel, Ryan: South Carolina Waterfowl Association Public Waterfowl Management Award recipient, E1418 [29JY]

North American Wetlands Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 3908), H2123, H2124 [7MY]

———reauthorize (H.R. 3908), Senate amendments, H9018 [14NO]

NSF: Biosafety Research Program funding, H3197-H3202 [5JN]

Nuclear energy: transportation of spent nuclear fuel, H637 [28FE], H2192-H2202 [8MY], E1269 [16JY]

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]

Palo Alto, CA: anniversary of Committee for Green Foothills, E1372 [25JY]

Pesticides: methyl bromide phaseout, E719 [6MY]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H1997 [1MY]

Pittsburgh Regional Alliance: tribute, E759 [10MY]

Plum Island Research Center: support binding arbitration for employees relative to conflict resolution, H6074, H6075 [5SE]

Power resources: decrease dependence of foreign petroleum through enhancement of alternative, renewable, domestic agricultural sources, H2641 [20MY]

———encourage use of renewable energy, H2025 [2MY], H5460 [25JY]

———fuel cell power system development, H4075 [27JN], E1440 [29JY]

———fuel cell research funding, H4731 [16JY]

———national energy policy, H910 [14MR], H1136-H1139 [9AP], H1193, H1196, H1197 [10AP], H1415 [18AP], H3612 [18JN], H3934 [26JN], H4678, H4681 [16JY], H4772 [17JY], E330 [13MR], E571 [18AP]

Public lands: tribute to ``American Frontiers—A Public Lands Journey'' expedition, H6478 [24SE], E1623 [19SE], E1639, E1645 [25SE], E1663, E1667, E1672 [26SE]

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

Redwood City, CA: tribute to Sequoia Award recipients, E104 [6FE]

Research: establish regional plant genome and gene expression research and development centers, E2103 [19NO]

———establish regional plant genome and gene expression research and development centers (H.R. 2051), H2399-H2404 [14MY]

———promote and coordinate global change research (H.R. 5688), E1883 [17OC]

Ricoh Electronics, Inc.: tribute to environmental policies, H6788 [1OC]

Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge: establish, H2262 [9MY]

Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve: adjust boundaries (H.R. 5097), H8889 [14NO]

Sewage disposal: enhance security of wastewater treatment works (H.R. 5169), H7022-H7024 [7OC]

Ships and vessels: use of biodegradable materials as an alternative to plastics on submarines, E1500 [5SE]

Solid waste: State and local control over the flow of municipal solid waste, E1340 [24JY]

St. Lawrence River: impact of construction and dredging projects, E1709 [30SE]

Talking Talons Youth Leadership (organization): tribute, E1271 [16JY]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for certain energy-efficient property (H.R. 1275), E1440 [29JY]

University of Colorado: anniversary of School of Law Natural Resources Law Center, E1615 [19SE]

Walnut Creek, CA: anniversary of Mount Diablo Audubon Society, E1718 [2OC], E1789 [8OC]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 3930), E1956 [24OC]

———establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (H.R. 5396), E2059 [15NO]

———National Academy of Sciences review of drinking water standards for arsenic, H1192 [10AP]

———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]

Water Desalination Act: reauthorize, E1727 [2OC]

———reauthorize (H.R. 4792), E892 [23MY]

Waukegan, IL: cleanup of contaminated sediment from Waukegan Harbor, E2059 [15NO]

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

———importance of dams and water storage, H621-H625 [27FE], H821-H823 [12MR], H996 [19MR], H1762-H1767 [30AP], H3153 [4JN]

Wetlands Institute: anniversary, E1206 [8JY]

Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of certain wild animals for use as pets (H.R. 5226), E1390 [25JY]

Wood: prohibit use of arsenic-treated wood in playground equipment, children's products, fences, walkways, decks, and other residential purposes (H.R. 4707), E780 [10MY]

World Asthma Day: observance, E744 [8MY]

World Summit on Sustainable Development: U.S. policy, H6064 [5SE], H6111-H6117 [9SE], E1528, E1531 [9SE]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: application of means-testing of nonprofit organizations relative to conservation programs, S4019 [8MY]

———conservation programs funding, S3927 [7MY]

———soil conservation programs, S4430-S4432 [16MY]

Air pollution: establish a national uniform multiple air pollutant regulatory program for the electric generating sector (S. 3135), S10699-S10705 [17OC]

———greenhouse gas emissions reporting requirements, S3010 [22AP]

———reduce emissions from electric powerplants (S. 556), S6052 [26JN]

———stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations at levels that would prevent dangerous interference with the climate system while minimizing adverse economic and social impacts, S3146, S3154-S3156 [23AP], S3293 [24AP]

Alaska: effects of climate changes on spruce tree beetle infestations, S7306 [24JY]

———facilitate construction of the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System, S1961, S1962 [15MR], S2235 [21MR]

———prohibit issuance of permits to construct a natural gas pipeline offshore via the Beaufort Sea, S1555-S1560, S1580-S1590 [6MR]

———protect jurisdiction over in-State distribution of natural gas and provide workforce training associated with natural gas pipeline construction, S1587 [6MR]

Army: chemical demilitarization program funding, S5184, S5185 [6JN]

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

Aviation: emissions study funding, S3154 [23AP]

Birds: provide financial resources for the conservation programs of countries whose activities directly or indirectly affect cranes (S. 2847), S7912 [1AU], S9226 [25SE]

Bush, President: visit to the People's Republic of China, S849 [14FE]

California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers (S. 2535), S4626 [21MY]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, S8416 [10SE]

———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]

CCC: transfer of certain funding for conservation programs technical assistance, S4020 [8MY]

CERCLA: continuation of Superfund trust fund for cleanup of toxic waste sites, S5340 [11JN]

———promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (S. 350), S11556, S11557 [19NO]

Charleston, SC: balance of ecological and environmental concerns with port expansion initiatives, S2255 [21MR]

———provide assistance for nutrient removal practices to States in the watershed, S684 [13FE], S4010-S4012, S4019, S4020 [8MY]

Chesapeake Bay Environmental Restoration and Protection Program: reauthorize and improve (S. 3025), S9719 [1OC]

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]

Clean Air Act: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement for reformulated gasoline, assist States in cleaning up leaking underground storage tanks, and phase out methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), S1695 [8MR], S2320 [22MR], S3409 [25AP], S5443-S5446 [12JN]

———allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement for reformulated gasoline, assist States in cleaning up leaking underground storage tanks, and phase out methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) (S. 950), S482 [7FE]

———reduce powerplant pollution through expansion of cap and trade programs and an alternative regulatory classification for units subject to such programs (S. 2815), S7472 [29JY]

Clean Water Act: anniversary, S10645, S10646 [17OC]

Climate: global warming, S843, S844, S850 [14FE], S2997-S2999 [22AP], S3115 [23AP]

Coastal Zone Management Act: authorize the acquisition of coastal areas to ensure their protection from conversion or development (S. 2608), S5369, S5370 [11JN]

Colorado School of Mines: tribute to research into educational programs that link energy, the economy, and the environment, S10658 [17OC]

Conservation Reserve Program: promote water conservation on agricultural land, S528-S533, S540 [8FE], S604, S608, S609, S611 [12FE], S694, S695 [13FE]

———strike water conservation program, S469-S476 [7FE], S604, S605, S608 [12FE]

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

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

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

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

Dept. of Agriculture: Biodiesel Fuel Education Program funding, S684 [13FE]

———ensure effectiveness of non-Federal conservation technical assistance programs, S684 [13FE]

———establish pilot programs to assist in the development of a carbon sequestration inventory and accounting system, S3398 [25AP]

———restrict use of Environmental Quality Incentive Program funds for confined livestock feeding operations, S413-S417 [6FE], S615, S624-S626 [12FE]

———Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program funding, S682 [13FE]

Dept. of Commerce: flexibility in fishery rebuilding plans, S11795 [20NO]

Dept. of Defense: exemption from certain environmental regulations, S6212 [27JN], S10868, S10869 [13NO]

———modify the Marine Mammal Protection Act relative to military readiness activities, S6099 [26JN]

———Utah Test and Training Range management of wilderness and public lands, S6214 [27JN]

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

———establish a Water Supply Technologies Program within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (S. 2599), S5211 [6JN]

———establish an Office of Spent Nuclear Fuel Research, S1846-S1848 [13MR]

———high temperature superconductor demonstration project funding, S3408 [25AP]

———revise air conditioner efficiency standards, S3289-S3292 [24AP], S3366-S3371 [25AP]

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

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

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

———establish the Missouri River Monitoring and Research Program and the Missouri River Basin Stakeholder Committee (S. 2853), S7915-S7917 [1AU]

———land conservation projects funding, S8153 [4SE]

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

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

Drought: disaster assistance to New Mexico, S7427 [26JY]

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

Eagle Creek, OR: Dept. of Agriculture decision on salvage timber sales, S2385 [9AP], S2721 [16AP]

Earth Day: observance, S2993, S2997-S2999, S3012 [22AP]

Electric power: establish Federal renewable electric energy generation standards, S1890, S1894, S1898-S1914 [14MR], S2916 [18AP]

———establish State renewable electric energy generation standards, S2043-S2069 [19MR], S2162-S2174 [20MR], S2194, S2195 [21MR], S2717 [16AP]

———exempt retail electric suppliers in States that have or initiate renewable energy programs from renewable electric energy generation standards, S2225-S2229 [21MR]

———promote the production of energy from wind (S. 1930), S589 [11FE]

———reduce cost of credits for not meeting Federal renewable electric energy generation standards, S3265-S3283 [24AP]

Environmental Defense Center: anniversary, S10673 [17OC]

EPA: elevate to cabinet level position, S4054-S4056 [8MY]

———enforcement of Agreement Concerning the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste Between the U.S. and Canada relative to importation of municipal solid waste (S. 2792), S7374 [25JY]

———implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, S2998 [22AP], S3146 [23AP]

———provide additional authority to the Office of Ombudsman (S. 606), S11656-S11658 [19NO]

———provide flexibility within the oxygenate requirements for gasoline, S3405, S3406 [25AP]

———reinstate revised drinking water standards for arsenic, S5340 [11JN]

Finger Lakes National Forest: prohibit oil and natural gas drilling, S2453, S2454, S2457 [10AP]

Fire prevention: encourage Federal land management agencies to reduce forest fuels that place national resources at high risk of catastrophic wildfire, S5945-S5948 [24JN], S5973 [25JN], S6056 [26JN], S6228 [27JN], S8152 [4SE]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, S4044 [8MY]

———review fisheries data collection techniques, implement a national cooperative research program to facilitate industry involvement in data collection, and improve fishery management (S. 2972), S8930 [19SE]

Florida: Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan funding, S4022 [8MY]

———prohibit offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf, S5340 [11JN]

Forest Service: establish a program to expand and strengthen cooperative efforts to restore and protect forests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed (S. 3023), S9719 [1OC]

———improve coordination with Native American tribes in managing and protecting natural resources, S847 [14FE]

———protection of certain roadless areas (S. 2790), S7373 [25JY]

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

Forests: establish institutes to conduct research on the prevention of, and restoration from, wildfires in forest and woodland ecosystems (S. 2670), S11641-S11643 [19NO]

Fuels: subject renewable fuels to the same liability standards placed on other fuels and fuel additives, S3343-S3351 [25AP]

Georgia: protect marine species (S. 2627), S5597 [14JN]

Great Lakes: study environmental impact of construction of natural gas pipelines or other energy transmission infrastructures, S2567, S2568 [11AP]

Great Smoky Mountains National Park: improve air quality, S6805 [15JY]

Green River National Wildlife Refuge: establish (S. 1898), S136 [25JA]

Hawaii: impact of invasive species of plants, animals, and microbes, S5248 [7JN]

———study economic risk of dependence on oil as principal source of energy, S1655 [7MR], S1718 [11MR]

Hazardous substances: approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (H.J. Res. 87), S6490 [9JY]

———approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (S.J. Res. 34), S2403, S2416 [9AP], S2787 [17AP], S5396 [12JN], S5528 [13JN], S5725 [19JN], S5797-S5799 [20JN], S5883, S5886, S5893 [21JN], S5985, S5986 [25JN], S6053-S6056 [26JN]

———approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (S.J. Res. 34), motion to proceed, S6444-S6491 [9JY]

———approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (S.J. Res. 34), unanimous-consent request, S5985 [25JN]

———designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, S840 [14FE]

———reduce quantity of mercury in the environment by limiting use of mercury fever thermometers and improving collection, recycling and disposal of mercury (S. 351), S8329-S8334 [5SE]

———study risk and improve response to public health and safety associated with transportation of chemicals and radioactive materials, S2376 [9AP]

Highlands Stewardship Area: establish (S. 2749), S6957 [17JY]

Hydrographic Services Improvement Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4883), S11797-S11799 [20NO]

Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK: tribute for acquisition of veneer plant at Ward Cove, AK, S7158 [22JY]

Lake Champlain: implement a plan to enhance the environmental integrity and the social and economic benefits of the basin (S. 2928), S8567, S8568 [12SE], S9415 [26SE]

Lubchenco, Jane: Heinz Family Foundation Heinz Award for the Environment recipient, S1414 [4MR]

Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative: establish a multiagency program to promote energy efficient and environmentally sound economic development along the Mexican border, S1654 [7MR], S1718, S1725 [11MR]

Mexico: prohibit exportation of natural gas from the U.S. for use in electric powerplants near the border that do not comply with U.S. air quality control requirements (S. 2588), S5051 [5JN]

Mining and mineral resources: make receipts from mineral leasing activities on certain naval oil shale reserves available to cover certain environmental costs (H.R. 2187), S11793 [20NO]

Montreal Protocol Amendment on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer: ratification, S10231 [9OC]

Motor vehicles: enhance the use of motor vehicle fuels from renewable sources (S. 1006), S9415 [26SE]

———EPA treatment of State petitions to waive renewable fuel content requirements, S2508-S2511, S2558-S2560 [11AP]

———establish Federal renewable fuels standards, S1805-S1821 [13MR], S2320 [22MR]

———increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, S1830-S1834 [13MR], S2768, S2787 [17AP], S2998 [22AP]

———increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and encourage use of alternative fuels and advanced technology vehicles, S1517, S1526 [5MR], S1561, S1578, S1588 [6MR], S1745-S1775 [12MR], S1812, S1821-S1828 [13MR], S1889, S1894 [14MR], S2459 [10AP], S2900 [18AP], S3009 [22AP], S3371-S3381 [25AP]

———increase corporate average fuel economy standards (S. 1923), S494 [7FE]

———prohibit increase in corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards for pickup trucks, S1828-S1830 [13MR]

———provide grants to States for fuel-inefficient motor vehicle retirement programs, S1838-S1842, S1845, S1846 [13MR]

———renewable fuel content requirements, S2511-S2516, S2561, S2562, S2565, S2569-S2571 [11AP], S2894-S2898, S2904-S2906, S2908 [18AP], S3112, S3122-S3142 [23AP], S3294 [24AP], S3343-S3354, S3391, S3410 [25AP]

———require Federal agencies to use ethanol-blended gasoline and biodiesel-blended diesel fuel where available, S1883 [14MR]

NAFTA: ensure transparency of investor protection dispute resolution tribunals, S3616-S3619 [1MY]

———implementation, S3530 [30AP]

National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Day: designate (S. Res. 241), S2687 [15AP]

National Civilian Conservation Corps Day: designate (S. Res. 207), S666 [12FE], S1982 [15MR]

National Marine Fisheries Service: delay implementation of certain Northeast Multispecies (Groundfish) Management Plan regulations relative to stock populations (S. 3110), S10388 [10OC]

———restrictions on the number of days fishing is allowed in the Gulf of Maine, S1411 [4MR]

National objectives: priority assignments, S2993 [22AP], S4427-S4430 [16MY], S5921 [24JN], S9779 [2OC]

National Park Service: snowmobile regulations, S4054-S4056 [8MY]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (H.R. 3389), S10397 [10OC]

———reauthorize (S. 2428), S3570 [30AP]

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

New Mexico: compensate agricultural producers that suffered crop losses as a result of use of a herbicide by the BLM (S. 3111), S10444 [15OC]

New York: protect and enhance the environmental integrity and the social and economic benefits of the Finger Lakes Region (S. 3045), S9984 [4OC]

NOAA: reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office, S11798 [20NO]

North American Wetlands Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 3908), S11154, S11155 [14NO]

North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization: encourage the protection of salmon (S. Res. 277), S4875 [23MY]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel, S5725 [19JN]

———transportation of spent nuclear fuel, S2563 [11AP], S2993 [22AP]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S6312-S6314 [28JN]

Pipelines: extend criminal penalties to include destruction of intrastate pipelines that are used in interstate or foreign commerce, S1645-S1647 [7MR]

———improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation, S541 [8FE], S1643-S1649 [7MR], S1693 [8MR], S1727 [11MR]

Pollution: evaluation of Bush Administration policies, S5320-S5323, S5340 [11JN]

———implement the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants and the Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants to the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (S. 2118), S2591 [11AP]

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]

———allow State Governors to waive certain Federal renewable energy requirements if they would adversely impact electric power customers, S2231-S2233 [21MR]

———clarify definition of ``repowering and cofiring increment'' to ensure proper credit is given for renewable energy generation, S2233, S2234 [21MR]

———clarify the definition of renewable energy, S3256 [24AP]

———encourage use of renewable energy, S3415 [25AP]

———national energy policy, S52 [24JA], S843, S844, S850 [14FE], S885-S888 [15FE], S1196 [26FE], S1238-S1241, S1262 [27FE], S1389, S1390 [1MR], S1431-S1527, S1530-S1533, S1549-S1552 [5MR], S1553-S1562, S1567-S1592 [6MR], S1622-S1658 [7MR], S1693-S1695 [8MR], S1715-S1728 [11MR], S1740-S1776 [12MR], S1805-S1850 [13MR], S1871-S1915, S1917 [14MR], S1961, S1962 [15MR], S2018-S2069 [19MR], S2161-S2174 [20MR], S2194-S2219, S2221-S2229, S2231-S2239 [21MR], S2320 [22MR], S2345-S2348, S2351, S2352 [8AP], S2376-S2380, S2382, S2388-S2402 [9AP], S2425-S2443, S2448-S2466 [10AP], S2507-S2516, S2556-S2571, S2602 [11AP], S2606-S2608, S2623-S2627, S2631 [12AP], S2667-S2670, S2672 [15AP], S2695-S2717 [16AP], S2763-S2820, S2857-S2869 [17AP], S2871-S2916, S2936 [18AP], S2994, S3002-S3006, S3009-S3011 [22AP], S3111-S3142, S3145-S3156, S3160 [23AP], S3233-S3295 [24AP], S3342-S3418, S3420-S3422 [25AP], S4511-S4513 [17MY], S4787, S4788 [23MY], S5567 [14JN], S6813 [16JY]

———national energy policy (S. 1766), S314 [5FE], S525-S528, S541 [8FE], S1333-S1336 [28FE]

———promote Energy Star Program to small businesses, S2462, S2463 [10AP], S2903 [18AP]

———streamline siting process for energy pipelines and transmission lines, S2602 [11AP]

Protocol to the Maritime Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region Convention: ratification, S8326 [5SE]

Public lands: national parks management, S4661 [22MY]

———provide opportunities for collaborative restoration projects on National Forest System and other public domain lands (S. 2672), S5959-S5963 [24JN]

Recycling: require implementation by brand owners of management plans that provide refund values for certain beverage containers (S. 2220), S3015 [22AP]

Republican Party: national agenda, S3257 [24AP]

Rivers: modify certain resources projects for the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers (S. 2730), S6869 [16JY]

Roads and highways: reduce delays in development of highway and transit projects (S. 3031), S9849 [2OC]

Safe Drinking Water Act: study effects of hydraulic fracturing on underground drinking water sources, S1633-S1637, S1642 [7MR]

Sewage disposal: enhance security of wastewater treatment works (S. 3037), S9904 [3OC]

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

Solid waste: allow States to use municipal solid waste as a renewable energy source, S2235 [21MR]

———limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (S. 2034), S2083 [19MR], S2175 [20MR]

———modify definitions of biomass and renewable energy to exclude municipal solid waste, S3149 [23AP], S3285-S3287 [24AP], S3415 [25AP]

South Pacific Environment Programme Agreement: ratification, S8326 [5SE]

Southern Ute Indian Tribe: implement intergovernmental agreement with Colorado on air quality control (S. 2065), S2287 [21MR]

Taxation: alternative vehicles and fuel incentives tax credit, S3382-S3386, S3391 [25AP]

———encourage and accelerate the nationwide production, retail sale, and consumer use of new motor vehicles that are powered by alternative fuels or other advanced motor vehicle technologies (S. 760), S2320 [22MR]

———expand certain tax credits to electric suppliers who provide consumers with time of use metering technology, S2237 [21MR]

———expand credit for fuel cell power system development, S3381 [25AP]

———expand credit for producing electricity from municipal biosolids and recycled sludge, S3396 [25AP]

———expand credit for producing electricity from wind, S3284 [24AP], S3365, S3386-S3388 [25AP]

———expand tax credits for biodiesel fuel and conduct study on alternative fuels and fueled vehicles, S2039, S2040 [19MR]

———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (S. 2596), S5208, S5209 [6JN], S5320 [11JN], S6434-S6436 [9JY]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (S. 94), S1237, S1238 [27FE]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (S. 94), unanimous-consent request, S1340 [28FE]

———provide a credit for clean coal technology expenses, S2236 [21MR]

———provide a tax credit to promote the production of biodiesel, S3150 [23AP], S3415 [25AP]

———provide a tax credit to promote the production of biodiesel (S. 1942), S845 [14FE]

———provide energy tax incentives, S3113, S3117 [23AP], S3389, S3392, S3393 [25AP]

———provide incentives to promote use of energy efficient technology in beverage vending machines, S2236 [21MR]

———provide tax credits for biodiesel blends in fuel (S. 1058), S684 [13FE]

TECO Coal Corp.: PRIDE (Personal Responsibility in a Desirable Environment) Rogers-Bickford Environmental Leadership Award recipient, S3837 [2MY]

Terrorism: combat environmental terrorism, S653 [12FE]

Treaties and agreements: clarify principal trade negotiating objectives relative to domestic labor standards and environmental protections, S4361-S4367 [15MY], S4439, S4457-S4459 [16MY], S4809, S4824-S4827 [23MY]

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

University of Miami: Center for Southeastern Tropical Advance Remote Sensing funding, S7801 [1AU]

Water: establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (S. 2964), S8760 [18SE]

———improve financial and environmental sustainability of water programs (S. 1961), S907 [15FE], S1347 [28FE]

———improve financial and environmental sustainability of water programs (S. 2813), S7470, S7471 [29JY]

———provide assistance to States to support testing of private wells in areas of suspected contamination to limit or prevent human exposure to contaminated groundwater (S. 3127), S10678 [17OC]

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

Wilderness Act: anniversary, S8294 [5SE]

Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of carnivorous wild cats for use as pets (S. 3038), S9905 [3OC]

Wildlife refuges: effects of offshore drilling for oil and natural gas, S1520, S1521 [5MR]

Wood: prohibit use of arsenic-treated wood in playground equipment, children's products, fences, walkways, decks, and other residential purposes, S5340 [11JN]

———prohibit use of arsenic-treated wood in playground equipment, children's products, fences, walkways, decks, and other residential purposes (S. 1963), S1928 [14MR]

World Summit on Sustainable Development: U.S. policy (S. Res. 311), S7586 [30JY]

Reports

Cotton Saturation Damage in the Malaga, NM, Area: Woods E. Houghton, New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service, S10444 [15OC]

Environmental Effects of Transgenic Plants: National Academy of Sciences (excerpts), H3197 [5JN]

Possible Applications for Biodegradable Plastic in the U.S. Navy Fleet as a Method to Meet MARPOL 73/78, MPPRCA, and APPS Regulations: Christina Liebner, E1500 [5SE]

Reports filed

American Zoo and Aquarium Association Tribute: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Con. Res. 408) (H. Rept. 107-565), H4552 [11JY]

Approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as Nuclear Waste Disposal Site: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.J. Res. 87) (H. Rept. 107-425), H2018 [1MY]

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

Aviation Delay Prevention Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 633) (S. Rept. 107-162), S5534 [13JN]

Brownfield Site Redevelopment Assistance Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1079) (S. Rept. 107-244), S8091 [3SE]

Brownfields Redevelopment Enhancement Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2941) (H. Rept. 107-448), H2234 [8MY]

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]

Captive Exotic Animal Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1655), S11078 [14NO]

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]

Clean Power Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 556) (S. Rept. 107-347), S11573 [19NO]

Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2608) (S. Rept. 107-296), S9901 [3OC]

Community-Based Forest and Public Lands Restoration Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2672), S10115 [8OC]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 701) (H. Rept. 107-758), H7929 [15OC]

Consideration of H.R. 3389, National Sea Grant College Program Act Reauthorization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 446) (H. Rept. 107-514), H3667 [18JN]

Convention of Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 107-6), S7898 [1AU]

Crane Conservation Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2847) (S. Rept. 107-302), S10114 [8OC]

Dept. of Agriculture Payment of Costs of Environmental Reviews Relative to Conveyances: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3802) (H. Rept. 107-698), H6775 [26SE]

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 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 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]

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]

Energy Tax Incentives Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1979) (S. Rept. 107-140), S1394 [1MR]

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

EPA Office of Ombudsman Additional Authority: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 606) (S. Rept. 107-320), S10674 [17OC]

Finger Lakes National Forest Oil and Natural Gas Drilling Prohibition: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1846) (S. Rept. 107-282), S8671 [17SE]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4749) (H. Rept. 107-746), H7898 [11OC]

Great Lakes Legacy Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 1070) (S. Rept. 107-312), S10442 [15OC]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1070) (H. Rept. 107-587), H4930 [18JY]

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]

Hydrographic Services Improvement Act Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4883) (H. Rept. 107-621), H5993 [26JY]

International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Anniversary: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Con. Res. 419) (H. Rept. 107-598), H5086 [22JY]

Lake Champlain Basin Program Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2928) (S. Rept. 107-339), S10887 [13NO]

Mercury Reduction and Disposal Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 351) (S. Rept. 107-243), S8091 [3SE]

Montreal Protocol Amendment on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 107-10), S9845 [2OC]

National Civilian Conservation Corps Day: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 207), S1935 [14MR]

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 Sea Grant College Program Act Reauthorization: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2428) (S. Rept. 107-187), S6249 [27JN]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3389) (H. Rept. 107-369), H779 [7MR]

———Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 3389) (H. Rept. 107-369), H1288 [15AP]

NOAA Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4966) (H. Rept. 107-759), H7929 [15OC]

North American Development Bank and the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission Establishing Agreement Amendments: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 5400) (H. Rept. 107-720), H7018 [3OC], H7171 [7OC]

North American Wetlands Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 3908) (S. Rept. 107-304), S10114 [8OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3908) (H. Rept. 107-421), H1688 [29AP]

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

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

Pine Flat Dam Environmental Restoration Project Authorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2999) (S. Rept. 107-329), S10843 [12NO]

Protocol to the Maritime Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region Convention: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 107-8), 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]

Regional Plant Genome and Gene Expression Research and Development Centers Establishment: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2051) (H. Rept. 107-422), H1768 [30AP]

Restore the Apalachicola River Ecosystem (RARE) Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2730) (S. Rept. 107-338), S10844 [12NO]

Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve Boundaries Adjustment: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 5097) (H. Rept. 107-707), H6925 [1OC]

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

South Pacific Environment Programme Agreement: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 107-7), S7898 [1AU]

Southern Ute and Colorado Intergovernmental Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2065) (S. Rept. 107-346), S11573 [19NO]

Species Protection and Conservation of the Environment Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3558) (H. Rept. 107-512), H3667 [18JN]

Underground Storage Tank Compliance Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1850) (S. Rept. 107-316), S10570 [16OC]

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]

Wastewater Treatment Works Security Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5169) (H. Rept. 107-645), H6084 [5SE]

Water Investment Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1961) (S. Rept. 107-228), S7469 [29JY]

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

Wild Sky Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2565), S10115 [8OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4844) (H. Rept. 107-747), H7898 [11OC]

Wildfire Prevention Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2670), S10115 [8OC]

Yucca Mountain, NV, Approval as Nuclear Waste Disposal Site: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S.J. Res. 34) (S. Rept. 107-159), S5285 [10JN]

Resolutions by organizations

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

Resolutions of ratification

Montreal Protocol Amendment on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer, S9845 [2OC], S10231, S10232 [9OC]

Protocol to the Maritime Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region Convention, S8091 [3SE], S8326 [5SE]

South Pacific Environment Programme Agreement, S8326 [5SE]

Rulings of the Chair

Hazardous substances: approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (H.J. Res. 87), H2180 [8MY]

Statements

Air Conditioner Efficiency Standards: Doug Marty, Goodman Global Holdings Co., S3371 [25AP]

Construction of Natural Gas Pipeline in Alaska: George N. Ahmaogak, S1581 [6MR]

Renewable Electric Energy Generation Standards: National Hydropower Association, S1906 [14MR]

U.S.-Russia Partnership—A New Time a New Beginning: Several Representatives, H2828-H2834 [21MY]

Summaries

Clear Skies Act (S. 2815), S7472 [29JY]

National Energy Policy (S. 517): Daschle-Bingaman Substitute Amendment Provisions on Renewable Fuels Standards and MTBE (Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether), S2321 [22MR]

Tables

Additional gasoline costs from proposed renewable fuels standards for 2003-2007, S2514 [11AP]

Retail sales, revenue, and potential cost of purchasing credits for not meeting Federal renewable electric energy generation standards, S3275 [24AP]

Testimonies

Construction of Natural Gas Pipeline in Alaska: Tony Knowles, Governor of Alaska, S1557 [6MR]

Stabilize Greenhouse Gas Concentrations at Levels That Would Prevent Dangerous Interference With the Climate System While Minimizing Adverse Economic and Social Impacts: Senator Byrd, S3146 [23AP]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 408, tribute to American Zoo and Aquarium Association, H4598 [15JY]

H. Con. Res. 419, International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies anniversary, H6495 [24SE]

H. Res. 446, consideration of H.R. 3389, National Sea Grant College Program Act reauthorization, H3681 [19JN]

H.J. Res. 87, approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H2180 [8MY]

H.R. 64, Strengthening Science at the Environmental Protection Agency Act, H1702 [30AP]

H.R. 1070, Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Act, H8079-H8081 [12NO]

H.R. 1070, Great Lakes Legacy Act, S10740-S10742 [17OC], H6009 [4SE]

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

H.R. 2051, Regional Plant Genome and Gene Expression Research Act, H2399 [14MY]

H.R. 2941, Brownfields Redevelopment Enhancement Act, H3095 [4JN]

H.R. 3389, National Sea Grant College Program Act reauthorization, H3689 [19JN], H8064 [12NO]

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

H.R. 3802, Dept. of Agriculture payment of costs of environmental reviews relative to conveyances under the Education Land Grant Act, H6872 [1OC]

H.R. 3908, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, S11154 [14NO]

H.R. 3908, North American Wetlands Conservation Act reauthorization, H2123 [7MY]

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

H.R. 4129, clarify Dept. of the Interior 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. 4792, Water Desalination Act reauthorization, E892 [23MY]

H.R. 4883, Hydrographic Services Improvement Act reauthorization, H8881 [14NO]

H.R. 5097, Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve boundaries adjustment, H8889 [14NO]

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. 5146, Highlands Stewardship Act, E1281 [17JY]

H.R. 5169, Wastewater Treatment Works Security Act, H7022 [7OC]

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

H.R. 5400, agree to certain amendments to the agreement with Mexico establishing the North American Development Bank and the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission, H7886 [10OC]

H.R. 5460, Reclamation Recreation Management Act, H6867 [1OC]

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

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

S. 351, Mercury Reduction and Disposal Act, S8329-S8334 [5SE]

S. 606, provide additional authority to the EPA Office of Ombudsman, S11656-S11658 [19NO]

S. 1898, Green River National Wildlife Refuge Act, S137 [25JA]

S. 1923, Fuel Economy and Security Act, S494-S497 [7FE]

S. 1961, Water Investment Act, S901-S907 [15FE]

S. 2034, Municipal Solid Waste Interstate Transportation and Local Authority Act, S2084-S2090 [19MR]

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

S. 2220, National Beverage Producer Responsibility Act, S3016-S3018 [22AP]

S. 2428, National Sea Grant College Program Act reauthorization, S3571 [30AP]

S. 2599, Water Supply Technologies Act, S5211-S5213 [6JN]

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

S. 2670, Wildfire Prevention Act, S11641 [19NO]

S. 2672, Community Based Forest and Public Lands Restoration Act, S5960-S5962 [24JN]

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

S. 2749, Highlands Stewardship Act, S6958 [17JY]

S. 2815, Clear Skies Act, S7473-S7498 [29JY]

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

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

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

S. 2928, Lake Champlain Basin Program Act, S8568 [12SE]

S. 2963, Corps of Engineers Reform Act, S8758-S8760 [18SE]

S. 2972, Fisheries Research Improvement Act, S8931 [19SE]

S. 3025, Chesapeake Bay Environmental Restoration and Protection Program reauthorization and improvement, S9720 [1OC]

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

S. 3111, compensate New Mexico agricultural producers that suffered crop losses as a result of use of a herbicide by the BLM, S10444 [15OC]

S. 3127, Private Well Testing Assistance Act, S10679 [17OC]

S. 3135, Clean Air Planning Act, S10699-S10705 [17OC]

S. Con. Res. 136, International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies anniversary, S7966 [1AU]

S. Res. 207, National Civilian Conservation Corps Day, S665 [12FE], S1982 [15MR]

S. Res. 241, National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Day, S2682, S2687 [15AP]

S. Res. 277, encourage the protection of salmon at the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization meeting, S4875 [23MY]

S. Res. 288, tribute to Ken Curran and George McAvoy, S5781 [19JN]

S. Res. 311, U.S. policy on World Summit on Sustainable Development, S7585 [30JY]

Tributes

Boxer, Senator, S4554 [20MY]