MARYLAND

Addresses

Tribute to William Eckman: William Burke, Charles County, MD, Economic Development Commission, E2468 [8DE]

Articles and editorials

DNA That Freed Man Leads to New Suspect; Killing—Kirk Bloodsworth, Convicted and Then Cleared in the Rape-Murder of a Child, Learns a Man He Knew in Prison Is Charged With the Crimes, S11751 [22SE]

Don't Take Libraries for Granted, S5166 [10AP]

Pete, S15182 [19NO]

Bills and resolutions

Anacostia River: restore, protect, and enhance the environmental integrity and social and economic benefits of the Anacostia Watershed in Maryland and the District of Columbia (see S. 1959), S15975 [25NO] (see H.R. 3622), H12308 [21NO]

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge: acquire for inclusion property known as Garrett Island in Cecil County, MD (see H.R. 274), H136 [8JA]

Catoctin Mountain National Recreation Area: designate (see S. 328), S2051 [6FE]

Chesapeake Bay: establish a Forest Service program to expand and strengthen cooperative efforts to restore and protect forests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see S. 830), S5059 [9AP]

———establish programs to enhance protection (see S. 831), S5059 [9AP]

———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. 828), S5059 [9AP]

———provide assistance for nutrient removal practices to States in the watershed (see S. 827), S5059 [9AP] (see H.R. 568), H319 [5FE]

———reauthorize and improve the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Restoration and Protection Program (see S. 829), S5059 [9AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an independent panel to assess the homeland security needs of the National Capital Region (see H.R. 3583), H12307 [21NO]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit the Office of Federal Detention Trustee from constructing Federal detention centers and the siting of a detention center or Federal prison in Maryland (see H.R. 3691), H12919 [8DE]

Dept. of the Interior: eradication and control of nutria in Maryland and Louisiana (see H.R. 273), H136 [8JA]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see S. 1013), S5859 [7MY] (see H.R. 1697), H3051 [9AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Baltimore, MD, area (see H.R. 3321), H9613 [16OC]

District of Columbia: make transit pass transportation benefits available to qualified Federal employees in the region and allow use of Government vehicles to shuttle employees to and from mass transit facilities (see S. 1783), S13134 [23OC] (see H.R. 1151), H1680 [6MR]

———reduce traffic congestion, promote economic development, and improve the quality of life in Washington metropolitan region (see H.R. 2882), H7616 [24JY]

———retrocession to Maryland (see H.R. 381), H171 [27JA]

Fort Detrick, MD: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 271), H7949 [4SE] (see H. Con. Res. 286), H8381 [17SE]

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. 1520), H2514 [31MR]

Ripken Post Office Building, Aberdeen, MD: designate (see H.R. 3421), H10236 [30OC]

SMART Research and Development Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 2026), H3761 [7MY]

Special Blue Ribbon Commission on Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Pollution Control Financing: establish (see S. 1880), S15061 [18NO]

Web's Construction Co., Inc.: relief (see H.R. 649), H323 [5FE]

Eulogies

Burns, Clarence H. (Du): by Edward Miller, S1128 [17JA]

Letters

Chesapeake Bay legislation: Robert M. Ferris, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, S5068 [9AP]

———Robert S. Bloxom, Chesapeake Bay Commission, S5068 [9AP]

Federal Employee Commuter Benefits Act: Dale Zehner, Virginia Railway Express (business), S13144 [23OC]

———Douglas M. Duncan, Montgomery County, MD, County Executive, S13145 [23OC]

———Lawrence C. Drake, Jr., American Federation of Government Employees, S13143 [23OC]

———Peter Shapiro, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, S13145 [23OC]

———Richard A. White, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, S13144 [23OC]

———Robert L. Flanagan, Maryland Dept. of Transportation, S13144 [23OC]

———William W. Millar, American Public Transportation Association, S13144 [23OC]

Special Blue Ribbon Commission on Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Pollution Control Financing: Ann Pesiri Swanson, Chesapeake Bay Commission, S15066 [18NO]

———William C. Baker, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, S15066 [18NO]

Lists

J.C. Ehrlich Co., Inc., civic contributions by employees, E1758 [10SE]

Maryland Teacher of the Year award recipients, S6064 [13MY]

Remarks in House

Anacostia River: restore, protect, and enhance the environmental integrity and social and economic benefits of the Anacostia Watershed in Maryland and the District of Columbia (H.R. 3622), E2421 [22NO]

Aviation: provide economic relief to general aviation entities that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks, H5230 [11JN]

———provide economic relief to general aviation small businesses in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks, H7869, H7870 [4SE]

Black/Jewish Forum of Baltimore, Inc.: anniversary, E1985, E1988 [7OC]

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge: acquire for inclusion property known as Garrett Island in Cecil County, MD (H.R. 274), H3431, H3432 [29AP]

Bowie State University: tribute to men's basketball team, E425 [11MR]

Burch Oil Co.: anniversary, E914 [9MY]

Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network: awarding of grant to Battle Creek Nature Education Society, E1676 [3SE]

———awarding of grant to Calvert County, MD, Board of Commissioners, E1671 [3SE]

———awarding of grant to Friends of Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum (organization), E1679 [4SE]

———awarding of grant to Friends of the Patuxent Research Refuge (organization), E1674 [3SE]

———awarding of grant to Point Lookout State Park in Maryland, E1672 [3SE]

———awarding of grant to Potomac Trail Council, E1675 [3SE]

———awarding of grant to Sotterley Foundation, E1677 [3SE]

Christopher, Elroy: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leadership Award recipient, E1223 [11JN]

Civil War: anniversary of Battle of Antietam, H8372 [17SE]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit the Office of Federal Detention Trustee from constructing Federal detention centers and the siting of a detention center or Federal prison in Maryland, H12814 [8DE]

———prohibit the Office of Federal Detention Trustee from constructing Federal detention centers and the siting of a detention center or Federal prison in Maryland (H.R. 3691), E2468 [8DE]

Dept. of the Interior: eradication and control of nutria in Maryland and Louisiana (H.R. 273), H2872-H2874 [8AP]

———nutria control and eradication project funding, H6961 [16JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Baltimore, MD, area (H.R. 3321), E2064 [16OC]

District of Columbia: reduce traffic congestion, promote economic development, and improve the quality of life in Washington metropolitan region (H.R. 2882), E1588 [25JY]

Eckman, William: Charles County, MD, Economic Development Commission John Bloom Citizen of the Year award recipent, E2467 [8DE]

FDA: campus construction funding, H7857 [4SE]

Fort Detrick, MD: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 271), H9059-H9061 [1OC]

Guyton, Clayton: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leadership Award recipient, E1223 [11JN]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Atlantic Coast States, H8809-H8814 [24SE], E1860 [23SE]

———effects of Hurricane Isabel on Atlantic Coast States, H9105-H9110 [1OC], E1949 [1OC]

Korean American Medical Association of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, Inc.: anniversary, E2379 [21NO]

Laurel, MD: Oak Hill juvenile detention center funding, H7959 [5SE]

Lusby, MD: Patuxent High School inclusion in Newsweek (publication) list of nation's top high schools, E1274 [17JN]

Navy Day: observance, E2151 [28OC]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Peter Agre for chemistry, E2006 [8OC]

Ober/Kaler (law firm): anniversary, E1920 [30SE]

Ripken Post Office Building, Aberdeen, MD: designate (H.R. 3421), E2196 [31OC]

Waldorf, MD: Thomas Stone High School inclusion in Newsweek (publication) list of nation's top high schools, E1275 [17JN]

Yow, Deborah A.: Maryland Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E589 [26MR]

Remarks in Senate

Anacostia River: restore, protect, and enhance the environmental integrity and social and economic benefits of the Anacostia Watershed in Maryland and the District of Columbia (S. 1959), S15985 [25NO]

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge: acquire for inclusion property known as Garrett Island in Cecil County, MD (H.R. 274), S14279 [7NO]

Capital punishment: exonerations based on postconviction DNA testing, S11751 [22SE]

Catoctin Mountain National Recreation Area: designate (S. 328), S2054 [6FE], S4910 [7AP]

Chesapeake Bay: establish a Forest Service program to expand and strengthen cooperative efforts to restore and protect forests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed (S. 830), S5062-S5064 [9AP]

———establish programs to enhance protection (S. 831), S5062-S5064 [9AP]

———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 (S. 828), S5062-S5064 [9AP]

———provide assistance for nutrient removal practices to States in the watershed (S. 827), S5062-S5064 [9AP]

———reauthorize and improve the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Restoration and Protection Program (S. 829), S5062-S5064 [9AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: Delmarva Conservation Corridor Demonstration Program funding, S14021, S14022 [5NO]

Dept. of Defense: military facilities repair and replacement funding due to Hurricane Isabel, S12656, S12657 [16OC], S12803, S12804 [17OC]

Dept. of the Interior: eradication and control of nutria in Maryland and Louisiana (H.R. 273), S5096, S5097 [9AP]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (S. 1013), S5871 [7MY]

District of Columbia: make transit pass transportation benefits available to qualified Federal employees in the region and allow use of Government vehicles to shuttle employees to and from mass transit facilities (S. 1783), S13142 [23OC]

Fish and fishing: introduction of non-native oysters in the Chesapeake Bay, S11543 [16SE]

Hurricanes: effects of Hurricane Isabel on Atlantic Coast States, S11729 [22SE]

Maryland Watermen's Association: anniversary, S12734 [16OC]

National Library Week: observance, S5165 [10AP]

NOAA: Chesapeake Bay oyster restoration funding, S2433, S2434 [13FE]

Quarles, William D., Jr.: nomination to be district judge, S3614 [12MR]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: addition of slots relative to perimeter rule on flight distances, S7814, S7815 [12JN]

Sarbanes, Senator: appreciation for tribute, S4261 [21MR]

———tribute for casting 10,000th vote, S4261 [21MR]

Special Blue Ribbon Commission on Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Pollution Control Financing: establish (S. 1880), S15065 [18NO]

Susquehanna River: pedestrian and bicycle bridge funding, S1412 [23JA]

Washington metropolitan area: anniversary of sniper shooting spree, S12362 [2OC]

Reports filed

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 274) (S. Rept. 108-180), S13659 [30OC]

Catoctin Mountain National Recreation Area Designation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 328) (S. Rept. 108-24), S3993 [19MR]

Nomination of Richard D. Bennett To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4823 [3AP]

Nomination of Roger W. Titus To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S12376 [2OC]

Nomination of William D. Quarles, Jr., To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2919 [27FE]

Summaries

Anacostia Watershed Initiative Act (S. 1959), S15985 [25NO]

Tables

Civil War Battle of Antietam casualties, H8372 [17SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 271, anniversary of Fort Detrick, MD, H9059 [1OC]

H.R. 273, Nutria Eradication and Control Act, H2872 [8AP]

H.R. 274, Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act, H3431 [29AP]

S. 328, Catoctin Mountain National Recreation Area Designation Act, S4913 [7AP]

S. 827, Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Removal Assistance Act, S5064 [9AP]

S. 828, Chesapeake Bay Environmental Education Pilot Program Act, S5064 [9AP]

S. 829, Chesapeake Bay Environmental Restoration and Protection Program reauthorization and improvement, S5065 [9AP]

S. 830, Chesapeake Bay Watershed Forestry Program Act, S5066 [9AP]

S. 831, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Education, Training, and Restoration Act, S5067 [9AP]

S. 1013, Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act, S5872 [7MY]

S. 1783, Federal Employee Commuter Benefits Act, S13145 [23OC]

Tributes

Lankford, Richard E., E1936 [1OC]