DELAWARE

Bills and resolutions

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 the Interior: 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]

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]

Certificates of election

Senate: Joseph R. Biden, Jr., S2 [7JA]

Letters

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

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

Delaware River main channel deepening project funding: Jeffrey L. Nash, Delaware River Port Authority, H7127 [18JY]

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

Catholic schools operating in Delaware, H144 [27JA]

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

Lutheran schools in Delaware, H1479 [4MR]

Oaths of office

Biden, Joseph R., Jr.: Senate, S4 [7JA]

Remarks in House

Bank One Corp.: Delaware Small Business Development Center Network Delaware Small Business Champion Award recipient, E130 [5FE]

Blevins, Patricia: Delaware Small Business Development Center Network Special Recognition Award recipient, E129 [5FE]

Buckley's Auto Care (business): Delaware Small Business Development Center Network Diamond Award recipient, E134 [5FE]

Corps of Engineers: Delaware River main channel deepening project funding, H7126-H7129 [18JY]

Delaware Volunteer Fireman's Association: tribute to association and Ladies' Auxiliary, E1794 [16SE]

German, Ryan: Delaware Young Entrepreneur award recipient, E856 [1MY]

Hawkins, Sally: Delaware Small Business Journalist Award recipient, E859 [1MY]

Keegan, Katie and Jim: Catholic Charities Inc., of the Diocese of Wilmington Monsignor Thomas J. Reese award recipients, E280 [25FE]

Luppi, Mark: Mid-Atlantic Region and Delaware Financial Service Advocate Award recipient, E858 [1MY]

Mason Building Group, Inc.: Delaware Small Business Development Center Network Government Market Assistance Program Delaware Diamond Award recipient, E139 [6FE]

Miller, Mary E.: Delaware Small Business Development Center Network Special Family Business Longevity Award recipient, E131 [5FE]

Mitchell, Connie: Delaware Home-Based Business Advocate Award recipient, E856 [1MY]

Oludina, Olakunle: Delaware Minority Business Advocate Award recipient, E859 [1MY]

Smyrna, DE: tribute to Smyrna High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E864 [5MY]

Union Park Automotive Group, Inc.: Delaware Small Business Development Center Network Family Business of the Year Award recipient, E132 [5FE]

Wilmington, DE: tribute to Little League baseball team, E1690 [4SE]

Wilmington Trust Co.: anniversary, E1467 [14JY]

Zackiewicz, Dona: Delaware Women in Business Advocate the Year Award recipient, E858 [1MY]

Remarks in Senate

Blanchard, Sonide: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Delaware, S6850 [21MY]

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]

Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Poor (religious order): anniversary of establishment in Delaware, S4896 [7AP]

Delaware Mentoring Council: tribute, S1866 [4FE]

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

Dover, DE: display of copy of Bill of Rights at Public Archives Building, S15962 [25NO]

Georgetown, DE: anniversary of Georgetown Fire Co., S9045 [8JY]

———tribute to Georgetown Fire Co., S4624 [1AP]

Lawson, Jeffrey: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Delaware, S6850 [21MY]

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

Wilmington, DE: anniversary of Asbestos Workers Local 42 of the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers, S7977 [17JN]

———tribute to Naamans Little League baseball team, S12445 [3OC]

Texts of

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]

Tributes

Biden, Senator, S9093 [9JY]