LAKES

Amendments

Dept. of Agriculture: convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin to be held in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California (S. 490), S9606 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize participation in the rehabilitation of Wallowa Lake Dam in Oregon (see S. 1355), S8725 [26JN]

Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership: establish (see S. 1118), S6978 [22MY]

Coast Guard: prohibit a vessel with a ballast water tank from entering the Great Lakes if a certain capacity of the tank contains ballast water (see H.R. 3122), H8381 [17SE]

Corps of Engineers: convey remaining water supply storage allocation in Rathbun Lake to the Rathbun Regional Water Association (see S. 454), S2839 [26FE] (see H.R. 590), H320 [5FE]

Cumberland Gap National Historic Park: authorize acquisition of Fern Lake and the surrounding watershed in Kentucky and Tennessee (see S. 898), S5342 [11AP] (see H.R. 1809), H3353 [11AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin to be held in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California (see S. 490), S2920 [27FE] (see H.R. 74), H54 [7JA]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a feasibility study on implementing a water supply and conservation project in the Republican River Basin between lakes in Nebraska and Kansas (see H.R. 3241), H9213 [2OC]

Finger Lakes National Forest: prohibit oil and natural gas drilling (see S. 1041), S6029 [12MY] (see H.R. 752), H462 [12FE]

Great Lakes: develop, implement, monitor, and report on a series of indicators of water quality and related environmental factors (see S. 1116), S6978 [22MY] (see H.R. 2668), H6347 [8JY]

———prohibit vessels from discharging ballast water that contains nonindigenous aquatic species and treat such water, and its sediments, using the most effective and efficient methods available (see H.R. 989), H1462 [27FE]

———provide for environmental restoration (see S. 1398), S9328 [14JY] (see H.R. 2720), H6706 [14JY]

———recognize and affirm efforts of Great Lakes Governors and Premiers to standardize decisions on water withdrawal and urge that management authority remain vested with the Governors and Premiers (see H. Con. Res. 199), H4738 [22MY]

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. 2500), H5467 [17JN]

Great Lakes Water Level Observation Network: funding (see H.R. 2775), H7085 [17JY]

Hudson-Fulton-Champlain 400th Commemoration Commission: establish (see S. 1311), S8357 [23JN] (see H.R. 2528), H5661 [19JN]

Lake St. Clair: endorse increased efforts to preserve and protect as a vital part of the Great Lakes system (see H. Res. 121), H1516 [4MR]

National Invasive Species Council: establish (see S. 536), S3163 [5MR]

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: expansion (see S. 808), S4957 [8AP] (see H.R. 408), H217 [28JA]

Water: establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (see H.R. 1081), H1639 [5MR]

———establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (see S. 525), S3162 [5MR] (see H.R. 1080), H1639 [5MR]

———State sovereignty over water within borders (see S. 561), S3253 [6MR]

Letters

Devils Lake, ND, flood control outlet construction project funding: Raymond Chretien, Canadian Embassy, S1393 [23JA]

———several environmental groups, S1393 [23JA]

Remarks in House

Amistad America, Inc.: tribute to Freedom Schooner Amistad Great Lakes Tour, E1262 [16JN]

Cumberland Gap National Historic Park: authorize acquisition of Fern Lake and the surrounding watershed in Kentucky and Tennessee (H.R. 1809), E765 [12AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin to be held in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California (H.R. 74), H6874 [16JY]

Georgia: observance of Lake Allatooa Awareness Week, E964 [15MY]

Great Lakes: aquatic invasive species dispersal barrier funding, H8837 [24SE]

———prohibit oil and gas drilling, H3321-H3323 [11AP]

———provide for environmental restoration (H.R. 2720), E1476 [14JY]

———restore and protect, E548 [21MR]

Great Lakes Trust Fund: establish, E548 [21MR]

Michigan: effect of ozone transport in southwest Michigan demonstration project, H11411 [18NO]

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: expansion (H.R. 408), H9327-H9330 [8OC]

South Haven, MI: anniversary of lighthouse, E1343 [24JN]

Water: establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (H.R. 1081), E380 [6MR]

———establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (H.R. 1080), E409 [7MR]

Remarks in Senate

Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership: establish (S. 1118), S7001-S7003 [22MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin to be held in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California (H.R. 74), S9618 [17JY]

———convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin to be held in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California (S. 490), S2975 [27FE], S9606 [17JY]

Devils Lake, ND: flood control outlet construction project funding, S1393-S1398, S1403, S1404 [23JA]

Endangered Species Act: circuit court decision relative to protection of silvery minnows, S8096 [18JN]

Floods: disaster assistance to West Virginia and Michigan, S9225 [10JY]

Forest Service: tribute to Detroit, OR, Ranger District, S2697 [25FE]

Great Lakes: develop, implement, monitor, and report on a series of indicators of water quality and related environmental factors (S. 1116), S6999 [22MY]

———provide for environmental restoration (S. 1398), S9330-S9332 [14JY]

Maine: Downeast Lakes Forestry Partnership funding, S11819 [23SE]

National Invasive Species Council: establish (S. 536), S3189, S3190 [5MR]

Water: establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (S. 525), S3178-S3181 [5MR], S3495 [11MR]

———State sovereignty over water within borders (S. 561), S3319 [6MR]

Reports filed

Aquatic Invasive Species Research Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1081) (H. Rept. 108-324), H9737 [20OC]

Convey Certain Land in the Lake Tahoe Basin To Be Held in Trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 490) (S. Rept. 108-91), S9303 [11JY]

Dept. of Agriculture Conveyance of Certain Land in the Lake Tahoe Basin To Be Held in Trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 74) (H. Rept. 108-185), H6261 [26JN]

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Expansion: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 408) (H. Rept. 108-292), H9212 [2OC]

Texts of

H.R. 74, convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin to be held in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California, H6874 [16JY]

H.R. 408, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore expansion, H9328 [8OC]

S. 490, convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin to be held in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California, S2976 [27FE], S9607 [17JY]

S. 808, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore expansion, S4958 [8AP]

S. 1116, Great Lakes Water Quality Indicators and Monitoring Act, S7000 [22MY]

S. 1118, Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership Act, S7001 [22MY]