RIVERS

Amendments

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

Gila River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community: provide for use and distribution of funds awarded under certain U.S. Court of Federal Claims dockets (S. 2799), S11224 [15NO]

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

Analyses

Gila River Indian Community Judgement Fund Distribution Act (S. 2799), S7377 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions

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

Arizona: adjust Central Arizona Project, ratify Gila River Indian Community water rights settlement, and reauthorize and amend Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act (see S. 2992), S9116 [24SE]

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

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]

Colorado: provide a cost-sharing requirement for the construction of the Arkansas Valley Conduit (see S. 2786), S7308 [24JY] (see H.R. 5232), H5790 [25JY]

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

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

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

———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]

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

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

———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]

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

Floods: disaster assistance for the Guadalupe River valley (see H.R. 5114), H4574 [12JY]

Gila River Indian Community: adjust the Central Arizona Project to authorize water rights settlement and amend the Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act (see H.R. 5443), H6558 [24SE]

———provide for binding arbitration clauses in leases and contracts relative to reservation lands (see H.R. 3985), H937 [18MR]

Gila River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community: provide for use and distribution of funds awarded under certain U.S. Court of Federal Claims dockets (see S. 2799), S7372 [25JY] (see H.R. 5177), H5086 [22JY]

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

History: support the celebration of the anniversary of the Grand Excursion of 1854 (see H. Con. Res. 455), H5997 [26JY]

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

Indiana: modify flood control project on the Little Calumet River (see S. 2978), S8918 [19SE]

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]

Mexico: treaty obligations relative to use of the Colorado, Rio Grande, and Tijuana Rivers (see H. Con. Res. 494), H6926 [1OC]

Mississippi River: designate route for study of potential addition to the National Scenic Trails System (see H.R. 5417), H6417 [19SE]

Morganza, LA: authorize a project for hurricane and storm damage reduction (see S. 2975), S8918 [19SE]

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

New River Gorge National River: modify boundaries (see H.R. 3858), H736 [6MR]

Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 2576), S4967 [4JN] (see H.R. 5239), H5790 [25JY]

Ocklawaha River: convey National Forest System lands underlying the George Kirkpatrick Dam near Palatka, FL (see H.R. 3888), H737 [6MR]

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

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

Safety: conduct a study on the improvement of pier safety standards in navigable waters (see H.R. 3697), H227 [7FE]

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]

South Carolina: disposition of weapons-usable plutonium at the Savannah River Site (see S. 2453), S3843 [2MY] (see H.R. 4648), H2100 [2MY]

———establish requirements relative to delays or restrictions on shipment of special nuclear materials to the Savannah River Site (see S. 2501), S4145 [9MY]

South Dakota: convey certain lands acquired for the Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal features of the Oahe Irrigation Project to certain State agencies for wildlife habitat mitigation and provide conditional purchase options (see H.R. 5687), H8022 [16OC]

Strel, Martin: tribute (see H. Res. 529), H6303 [17SE]

Tennessee: authorize Chickamauga Lock and Dam navigation project (see S. 2983), S8918 [19SE]

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

Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument: clarify boundaries (see H.R. 4822), H2944 [22MY]

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

White County Bridge Commission: provide for audit of the New Harmony Bridge and fill membership vacancies (see H.R. 5423), H6418 [19SE]

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

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

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

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]

Descriptions

Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: National Park Service, S2082 [19MR]

Letters

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]

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

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

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

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

Remarks in House

Alaska: resolve claims of Cook Inlet Region, Inc., to lands adjacent to the Russian River (H.R. 3048), H4998 [22JY]

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]

Corps of Engineers: reform, H3643 [18JN]

Dept. of Defense: management of water consumption relative to certain military installations, H2836 [22MY], H2953 [23MY]

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

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

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

———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]

District of Columbia: tribute to Dragon Boat Festival, E884 [22MY]

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

Gila River Indian Community: provide for binding arbitration clauses in leases and contracts relative to reservation lands (H.R. 3985), H945, H946 [19MR]

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

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

Native Americans: provide equitable compensation to the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota and the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska for the loss of value of certain lands (S. 434), H6864-H6867 [1OC]

New River Gorge National River: modify boundaries (H.R. 3858), H3831, H3833 [24JN]

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

Oklahoma: settle certain claims of Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Nations to the Arkansas Riverbed (H.R. 3534), H6879-H6883 [1OC]

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]

Pennsylvania: Wyoming Valley Levee Raising Project completion, E1125 [21JN]

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

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

Savannah River: tribute to Missouri National Guard rescue efforts, E1266 [16JY]

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

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

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: resolve claims of Cook Inlet Region, Inc., to lands adjacent to the Russian River (H.R. 3048), S11653 [19NO]

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

Arizona: adjust Central Arizona Project, ratify Gila River Indian Community water rights settlement, and reauthorize and amend Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act (S. 2992), S9117, S9118 [24SE]

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

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

Colorado: provide a cost-sharing requirement for the construction of the Arkansas Valley Conduit (S. 2786), S7315 [24JY]

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

———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]

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

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

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

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

Floods: disaster assistance to Midwestern States, S5187 [6JN]

Gila River Indian Community: provide for binding arbitration clauses in leases and contracts relative to reservation lands (H.R. 3985), S2307 [21MR]

Gila River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community: provide for use and distribution of funds awarded under certain U.S. Court of Federal Claims dockets (S. 2799), S7375 [25JY], S11224 [15NO]

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

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

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

Native Americans: provide equitable compensation to the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota and the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska for the loss of value of certain lands (S. 434), S7319-S7321 [24JY]

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

New River Gorge National River: modify boundaries (H.R. 3858), S11653 [19NO]

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

Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area: establish (S. 2576), S4971 [4JN]

Oklahoma: settle certain claims of Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Nations to the Arkansas Riverbed (H.R. 3534), S9860 [2OC], S9861 [3OC], S11725 [20NO]

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

South Carolina: disposition of weapons-usable plutonium at the Savannah River Site (S. 2453), S3880 [2MY]

———establish requirements relative to delays or restrictions on shipment of special nuclear materials to the Savannah River Site (S. 2501), S4165 [9MY]

Reports filed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Nations Claims Settlement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3534) (H. Rept. 107-632), H6058 [4SE]

Chickamauga Lock and Dam Navigation Project Authorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2983) (S. Rept. 107-327), S10843 [12NO]

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]

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

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

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

Gila River Indian Community Judgement Fund Distribution Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2799) (S. Rept. 107-298), S9983 [4OC]

Little Calumet River Flood Control Project Modification: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2978) (S. Rept. 107-326), S10843 [12NO]

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

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

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

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

Morganza, LA, Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project Authorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2975) (S. Rept. 107-325), S10843 [12NO]

New River Gorge Boundary Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3858), S10114 [8OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3858) (H. Rept. 107-509), H3600 [17JN]

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

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

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

Russian River Land Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3048) (S. Rept. 107-275), S8506 [11SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3048) (H. Rept. 107-573), H4604 [15JY]

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]

Upper Missouri River Breaks Boundary Clarification Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4822) (H. Rept. 107-642), H6084 [5SE]

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]

Yankton Sioux Tribe and Santee Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 434) (S. Rept. 107-214), S7164 [22JY]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2408) (H. Rept. 107-689), H6692 [25SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (S. 434) (H. Rept. 107-706), H6925 [1OC]

Resolutions by organizations

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

Gila River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community distribution of funds awarded under certain U.S. Court of Federal Claims dockets: Gila River Indian Community, S7375 [25JY]

Texts of

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

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

H.R. 3048, Russian River Land Act, H4998 [22JY]

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

H.R. 3534, Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Nations Claims Settlement Act, H6880-H6882 [1OC]

H.R. 3858, New River Gorge Boundary Act, H3831 [24JN]

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

H.R. 3985, provide for binding arbitration clauses in leases and contracts relative to Gila River Indian Community reservation lands, H945 [19MR]

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

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]

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

S. 434, Yankton Sioux Tribe and Santee Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act, S7319-S7321 [24JY], H6864-H6866 [1OC]

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

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

S. 2501, establish requirements relative to delays or restrictions on shipment of special nuclear materials to the Savannah River Site, S4165 [9MY]

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

S. 2576, Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area Act, S4971 [4JN]

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

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

S. 2786, provide a cost-sharing requirement for the construction of the Arkansas Valley Conduit in Colorado, S7315 [24JY]

S. 2799, Gila River Indian Community Judgement Fund Distribution Act, S7375-S7377 [25JY], S11224-S11227 [15NO]

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

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