BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), S11485 [15SE], S11624, S11625, S11629, S11687, S11703, S11704, S11705 [17SE], S11716, S11726 [18SE], S11733, S11734, S11739, S11758 [22SE], S11784, S11791, S11807, S11808, S11814, S11816, S11817, S11818, S11819, S11862, S11863, S11864, S11865, S11866 [23SE], H6605 [10JY], H6708 [14JY], H6869, H6870 [15JY], H6963, H6974, H6976, H7020, H7021 [16JY], H7027, H7033, H7037, H7040, H7041, H7042, H7043, H7048, H7049, H7051, H7054, H7062, H7069, H7078, H7079, H7082, H7092, H7094, H7096 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), consideration (H. Res. 319), H6946 [16JY]

Douglas County, OR: conveyance of certain BLM lands (S. 714), S15870 [24NO]

Fire prevention: improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), S12547 [14OC], S13435, S13481, S13482, S13521, S13522, S13530 [29OC], S13601, S13608, S13609, S13611, S13616, S13617, S13621, S13624, S13626, S13637, S13682, S13684, S13685, S13686, S13687, S13688, S13696 [30OC], S13719 [31OC], H4310 [20MY]

New Mexico: hold certain BLM land in trust for the Pueblo of Santa Clara and the Pueblo of San Ildefonso (S. 246), S7934 [16JN]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 1904, Healthy Forests Restoration Act, S15217 [20NO], H10469 [6NO]

———H.R. 2691, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S11826 [23SE], H9073 [1OC]

Articles and editorials

Feds Win Job Competitions at Park Service, Agriculture Department, S11793 [23SE]

Fire Precautions Save Homes—Fire Resistant Materials, Thinned Trees Credited, E2244 [5NO]

Fire Threat Is Red-Hot in Parched West, S6702 [20MY]

Groups File Lawsuit Over Kootenai Forest Timber Sale—Harvest Threatens Water, S13606 [30OC]

Lake Arrowhead—Fears of a Landmark Disaster, S13627 [30OC]

Bills and resolutions

Alaska: facilitate transfer of land to Native Americans (see S. 1466), S9959 [25JY]

———improve Federal hiring and contracting of natives (see H.R. 950), H1395 [26FE]

Arizona: conveyance of certain Federal lands in Maricopa County, AZ, in exchange for private lands located in Yavapai County, AZ (see H.R. 842), H703 [13FE]

California: cancel certain BLM leases that authorize extraction of sand and gravel from Federal lands in Soledad Canyon (see H.R. 3529), H11650 [19NO]

———designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers and establish the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest (see H.R. 3325), H9613 [16OC]

———designate certain public lands as wilderness or salmon restoration areas and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers and establish the Sacramento River National Conservation Area (see H.R. 3327), H9614 [16OC]

Coos County, OR: convey a small parcel of land to the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay (see H.R. 3206), H9032 [30SE]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain land in Washoe County, NV, to the Board of Regents of the University and Community College System of Nevada (see H.R. 3445), H10457 [5NO]

———dispose of all BLM administered public lands that have been identified for disposal under the Federal land use planning process (see H.R. 353), H170 [27JA]

———evaluate opportunities to enhance domestic oil and gas production through the exchange of nonproducing Federal oil and gas leases located on certain public lands (see S. 984), S5651 [1MY]

———reimbursement for certain damages relative to BLM bonding regulations (see H.R. 1062), H1515 [4MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1391), S9244 [10JY] (see H.R. 2691), H6602 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), consideration (see H. Res. 319), H6867 [15JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 418), H9980 [28OC]

Disasters: legal exemptions for certain National Park Service, Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, or BLM activities undertaken in federally declared disaster areas (see H.R. 67), H54 [7JA]

Douglas County, OR: conveyance of certain BLM lands (see S. 714), S4434 [26MR] (see H.R. 514), H268 [31JA]

Fire prevention: expedite procedures for hazardous fuels reduction activities (see S. 1314), S8357 [23JN] (see S. 1352), S8725 [26JN] (see S. 1453), S9905 [24JY] (see H.R. 1621), H2820 [3AP] (see H.R. 2639), H6262 [26JN]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (see S. 1449), S9793 [23JY] (see H.R. 1904), H3634 [1MY]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), consideration (see H. Res. 239), H4253 [19MY]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 457), H11700 [20NO]

Land use: improve relationships between Federal land managers and gateway communities to support compatible land management of both Federal and adjacent lands (see H.R. 1014), H1463 [27FE] (see H.R. 1595), H2819 [3AP]

National forests: provide a reliable method for compensating owners of non-Federal lands that have been damaged by wildfires spread from certain National Forest System or BLM lands (see S. 1315), S8358 [23JN] (see H.R. 2551), H5662 [19JN]

Nevada: convey certain land to Lander and Eureka Counties for continued use as cemeteries (see S. 1819), S13909 [4NO] (see H.R. 272), H136 [8JA]

New Mexico: hold certain BLM land in trust for the Pueblo of Santa Clara and the Pueblo of San Ildefonso (see S. 246), S1736 [29JA]

Nye County, NV: land conveyance to Ponderosa Dairy in Amargosa, NV (see H.R. 2326), H4977 [4JN]

Pahrump, NV: convey certain land to the Edward H. McDaniel American Legion Post No. 22 for construction of a post building and memorial park (see S. 1521), S10617 [31JY]

Public lands: increase penalties for illegal campfires on public, national park, and national forest lands that results in damage and specify uses for collected fines (see S. 833), S5059 [9AP] (see H.R. 1038), H1464 [27FE]

———preserve the use and access of pack and saddle stock animals to public lands where there is a historical tradition of such use (see H.R. 2966), H7784 [25JY]

———provide consistent enforcement authority by Federal agencies that respond to violations of regulations governing public lands, and clarify the purpose of fines collected for violations (see H.R. 3247), H9214 [2OC]

Taxation: provide full funding for payment in lieu of taxes program and protect local jurisdictions against loss of property tax revenues when private lands are acquired by Federal land management agencies (see H.R. 380), H171 [27JA]

———provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see S. 511), S3086 [4MR] (see H.R. 1005), H1463 [27FE]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see S. 639), S3881 [18MR] (see H.R. 1796), H3352 [11AP]

Conference reports

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2691), H9898-H9959 [28OC]

Healthy Forests Restoration Act (H.R. 1904), H11686-H11698 [20NO]

Histories

Conservation of Montana's Rocky Mountain Front, S10508 [31JY]

Letters

Federal competitive outsourcing: Paul J. Gessing, National Taxpayers Union, Adrian T. Moore, Reason Foundation, Randall W. Hatcher, MAU, Inc., and Grover Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), S11796 [23SE]

Healthy Forests Restoration Act: Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, S13461 [29OC]

———Forest Stewards Guild, S13461 [29OC]

———J.T. Banks, Forest Roads Working Group, S13463 [29OC]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H4307 [20MY]

———Representative Goodlatte, Committee on Agriculture (House), H4307, H4308 [20MY]

———Representative Tauzin, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H4307 [20MY]

———several firefighter advocates, S13462 [29OC]

———several organizations, S13459-S13461, S13462, S13483 [29OC]

Prohibit new Dept. of the Interior competitive outsourcing studies funding: Beth Moten, American Federation of Government Employees, S11790 [23SE]

———Camille Fleenor, American Council of Engineering Companies, S11796 [23SE]

———Chuck Luttrell, S11798 [23SE]

———Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S11797 [23SE]

———Lin Yeazell, S11799 [23SE]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S11797 [23SE]

———Richard Moe, National Trust for Historic Preservation, S11790 [23SE]

———Thomas A. Schatz, Citizens Against Government Waste (organization), S11797 [23SE]

———Thomas C. Kiernan, National Parks Conservation Association, S11789 [23SE]

Lists

Clarification to Committee on Appropriations (Senate) report on H.R. 2691, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S11610 [17SE]

Motions

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), S11781 [23SE], H9061 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), conference report, H10204 [30OC]

Fire prevention: improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), S13604, S13609, S13611, S13621, S13624 [30OC], H4322 [20MY], H10463 [6NO]

Press releases

Prohibit New Dept. of the Interior Competitive Outsourcing Studies Funding: Americans for Tax Reform (organization), S11796 [23SE]

———Wilderness Society, S11789 [23SE]

Proposals

Provide full funding for payment in lieu of taxes program and protect local jurisdictions against loss of property tax revenues when private lands are acquired by Federal land management agencies, E52 [8JA]

Remarks in House

Alaska: improve Federal hiring and contracting of natives (H.R. 950), E300 [27FE]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands, H7049-H7051 [17JY], E1531 [18JY]

Buy American Act: compliance, H7041 [17JY]

California: designate certain public lands as wilderness or salmon restoration areas and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers and establish the Sacramento River National Conservation Area (H.R. 3327), E2063 [16OC]

Dept. of the Interior: clarify responsibilities of BLM in providing normal access to private inholdings in Steens Mountain Cooperative Management Area, H6962 [16JY]

———prohibit new competitive outsourcing studies funding, H7037-H7040 [17JY], H10199 [30OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H7040, H7041 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H6710 [15JY], H6950-H6984 [16JY], H7025-H7058, H7062-H7083, H7087-H7105 [17JY], E1514, E1525, E1531, E1537 [18JY], E1541 [21JY], E1569, E1570 [23JY], E1583, E1585 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), conference report, H9970 [28OC], H10190-H10205 [30OC], E2230 [5NO], E2267 [6NO], E2286 [7NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), consideration (H. Res. 319), H6941-H6947 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 418), H9991-H9996 [29OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), motion to instruct conferees, H9061 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), unanimous-consent agreement, H7047 [17JY]

Fire prevention: improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), H3755-H3758 [7MY], H4003-H4008 [13MY], H4287-H4324 [20MY], H4865-H4868 [3JN], H10197 [30OC], H10462, H10547-H10553 [6NO], E1031, E1036, E1042 [21MY], E1056, E1062 [22MY], E1071, E1078 [23MY], E1094 [2JN], E1244 [13JN], E2243 [5NO], E2281 [7NO], E2332 [19NO]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), conference report, H12159-H12172 [21NO]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), conference rpt. consideration (H. Res. 457), H12113-H12117 [21NO]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), consideration (H. Res. 239), H4277-H4286 [20MY]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), corrections in engrossment, H4324 [20MY]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), motion to instruct conferees, H10463-H10469 [6NO]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), motion to recommit, H4322-H4324 [20MY]

———limit Federal authority in the judicial review of hazardous fuel reduction projects for forests, H4322-H4324 [20MY], H12170 [21NO]

Nevada: convey certain land to Lander and Eureka Counties for continued use as cemeteries (H.R. 272), H6874-H6876 [16JY]

New Mexico: hold certain BLM land in trust for the Pueblo of Santa Clara and the Pueblo of San Ildefonso (S. 246), H6877, H6878 [16JY]

Public lands: forest-thinning projects on Federal lands, E2243 [5NO]

———provide a means of resolving claims regarding the continued existence of rights-of-way, H7094-H7103 [17JY], H10202 [30OC], E1570 [23JY], E1583 [24JY]

Taxation: provide full funding for payment in lieu of taxes program and protect local jurisdictions against loss of property tax revenues when private lands are acquired by Federal land management agencies, E52 [8JA]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: facilitate transfer of land to Native Americans (S. 1466), S9975 [25JY], S10046 [28JY]

Buy American Act: compliance, S11824 [23SE]

Dept. of the Interior: evaluate opportunities to enhance domestic oil and gas production through the exchange of nonproducing Federal oil and gas leases located on certain public lands, S10507-S10509 [31JY]

———evaluate opportunities to enhance domestic oil and gas production through the exchange of nonproducing Federal oil and gas leases located on certain public lands (S. 984), S5676 [1MY]

———prohibit new competitive outsourcing studies funding, S11624 [17SE], S11788-S11804, S11807 [23SE], S11903 [24SE]

———report on competitive outsourcing, S11807 [23SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), S11605-S11610, S11624, S11629 [17SE], S11712, S11715-S11720 [18SE], S11731-S11736, S11738 [22SE], S11780, S11784-S11814, S11816, S11826 [23SE], S11903 [24SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), conference report, S13784-S13791 [3NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S13643 [30OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), unanimous-consent agreement, S11795 [23SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), unanimous-consent request, S11794 [23SE]

Douglas County, OR: conveyance of certain BLM lands (S. 714), S4441 [26MR], S15870 [24NO]

Fire prevention: expedite procedures for hazardous fuels reduction activities (S. 1314), S8362-S8365 [23JN]

———expedite procedures for hazardous fuels reduction activities (S. 1352), S8745 [26JN]

———expedite procedures for hazardous fuels reduction activities (S. 1453), S9907 [24JY]

———hazardous fuels reduction projects in wildland-urban interface funding, S13617-S13621 [30OC]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health, S11520 [16SE]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), S8362 [23JN], S12859-S12864 [20OC], S12997 [22OC], S13072, S13073, S13075, S13125, S13126 [23OC], S13254-S13256 [27OC], S13341, S13372 [28OC], S13435-S13485 [29OC], S13600-S13611, S13613, S13616-S13637, S13696 [30OC], S13786, S13794, S13796 [3NO], S13847-S13849 [4NO], S14086 [6NO], S15212, S15217 [20NO]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), conference report, S15368-S15373, S15376-S15379 [21NO]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), unanimous-consent request, S12859 [20OC], S13073, S13074 [23OC], S13476 [29OC], S13830, S13831 [3NO], S13890 [4NO]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (S. 1449), S9799-S9801 [23JY]

———provide five-year authority for changes in hazardous fuels reduction projects, S13626-S13631 [30OC]

———require treatment of slash and other long term fuels management for hazardous fuels reduction projects, S13608 [30OC]

Firefighters: wildland firefighter safety funding, S13631-S13633 [30OC]

Forest Service: expand Forest Stewardship Program, S2426-S2428 [13FE]

Forests: require collaborative monitoring of forest health projects, S13609 [30OC]

———Rural Community Forestry Enterprise Program funding, S15370 [21NO]

———use best value contracting criteria when awarding contracts for hazardous fuels reduction, S13616 [30OC]

GAO: require study on costs and benefits of alternatives in environmental assessments and impact statements relative to hazardous fuels reduction projects, S13624-S13626 [30OC]

National forests: ensure protection of old-growth forests, S13621-S13624 [30OC], S15376-S15379 [21NO]

———provide a reliable method for compensating owners of non-Federal lands that have been damaged by wildfires spread from certain National Forest System or BLM lands (S. 1315), S8365 [23JN]

Nevada: convey certain land to Lander and Eureka Counties for continued use as cemeteries (S. 1819), S13910 [4NO]

New Mexico: hold certain BLM land in trust for the Pueblo of Santa Clara and the Pueblo of San Ildefonso (S. 246), S1749 [29JA]

Pahrump, NV: convey certain land to the Edward H. McDaniel American Legion Post No. 22 for construction of a post building and memorial park (S. 1521), S10644 [31JY]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (S. 639), S3883-S3885 [18MR]

Reports

Forest Service—Information on Appeals and Litigation Involving Fuels Reduction Activities: GAO, S13473 [29OC]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1904, Healthy Forests Restoration Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 457) (H. Rept. 108-388), H11700 [20NO]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2691, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 418) (H. Rept. 108-333), H9980 [28OC]

Consideration of H.R. 1904, Healthy Forests Restoration Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 239) (H. Rept. 108-109), H4253 [19MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2691, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 319) (H. Rept. 108-209), H6867 [15JY]

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2691) (H. Rept. 108-330), H9980 [28OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2691) (H. Rept. 108-195), H6602 [10JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1391) (S. Rept. 108-89), S9244 [10JY]

Douglas County, OR, Conveyance of Certain BLM Lands: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 714) (S. Rept. 108-135), S10970 [2SE]

Healthy Forests Restoration Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1904) (H. Rept. 108-386), H11700 [20NO]

———Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (H.R. 1904) (S. Rept. 108-121), S10616 [31JY]

———Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1904) (H. Rept. 108-96), H3972 [9MY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1904) (H. Rept. 108-96), H4253 [19MY]

Hold Certain BLM Land in New Mexico in Trust for the Pueblo of Santa Clara and the Pueblo of San Ildefonso: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 246) (S. Rept. 108-60), S7540 [9JN]

Nevada Land Conveyance to Lander and Eureka Counties for Continued Use as Cemeteries: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 272) (H. Rept. 108-166), H5661 [19JN]

Public Lands Fire Regulations Enforcement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1038) (H. Rept. 108-218), H7084 [17JY], H8174 [10SE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1038) (H. Rept. 108-218), H8222 [15SE]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H6963 [16JY], H7097 [17JY]

Statements

Healthy Forests Restoration Act: Executive Office of the President, S13453 [29OC]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 2691, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S13788 [3NO]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2691, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S11826 [23SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2691): conference report, H10191-H10195 [30OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 239, consideration of H.R. 1904, Healthy Forests Restoration Act, H4277 [20MY]

H. Res. 319, consideration of H.R. 2691, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H6941 [16JY]

H. Res. 418, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2691, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H9991 [29OC]

H. Res. 457, consideration of conference report on H.R. 1904, Healthy Forests Restoration Act, H12113 [21NO]

H.R. 272, land conveyance to Lander and Eureka Counties, NV, for continued use as cemeteries, H6875 [16JY]

H.R. 1904, Healthy Forests Restoration Act, S13441-S13449 [29OC], S13719-S13734 [31OC], H4287, H4292-H4298 [20MY]

H.R. 2691, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S12004-S12022 [25SE]

S. 246, hold certain BLM land in trust for the Pueblo of Santa Clara and the Pueblo of San Ildefonso, S1749 [29JA]

S. 246, hold certain BLM land in trust for the Pueblo of Santa Clara and the Pueblo of San Ildefonso in New Mexico, H6877 [16JY]

S. 246, hold certain New Mexico BLM land in trust for the Pueblo of Santa Clara and the Pueblo of San Ildefonso, S7935 [16JN]

S. 714, BLM land conveyance in Douglas County, OR, S15870 [24NO]

S. 714, BLM land conveyance to Douglas County, OR, S4441 [26MR]

S. 833, Public Lands Fire Regulations Enforcement Act, S5069 [9AP]

S. 1314, Collaborative Forest Health Act, S8363-S8365 [23JN]

S. 1315, Enhanced Safety From Wildfire Act, S8366 [23JN]

S. 1352, Community and Forest Protection Act, S8741-S8745 [26JN]

S. 1466, Alaska Land Transfer Acceleration Act, S10047-S10055 [28JY]

S. 1521, Edward H. McDaniel American Legion Post No. 22 Land Conveyance Act, S10644 [31JY]

S. 1819, Central Nevada Rural Cemeteries Act, S13910 [4NO]