CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES related term(s) Ecology and Environment

Amendments

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 2557), H8491 [23SE], H8840, H8866, H8872, H8876, H8878 [24SE]

Articles and editorials

Houston Link to D-FW Smog Doubted, H10099 [29OC]

Law of the River, S113 [9JA]

Meadows Are Open Forever, E2315 [19NO]

Missing Energy Strategy, S4900 [7AP]

More Fuel-Efficiency Is Needed, S4901 [7AP]

More Per Gallon, S4901 [7AP]

Stop Your Grousing, Auto Makers, and Get the Gases Out, S4901 [7AP]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance, impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates, and provide tax relief for farmers and producers of biodiesel (see S. 154), S288 [14JA]

Animals: assist in conservation of marine turtles and nesting habitats in foreign countries (see S. 1210), S7540 [9JN] (see H.R. 3378), H9981 [28OC]

Archeology: provide for protection, data compilation, science-based decision making, public education and access, and a unified management policy relative to paleontological resources on Federal lands (see S. 546), S3252 [6MR] (see H.R. 2416), H5265 [11JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 543), S3163 [5MR] (see H.R. 770), H699 [13FE]

Atchafalaya National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 323), S1977 [5FE]

Birds: provide financial resources for the conservation programs of countries whose activities directly or indirectly affect cranes (see S. 128), S132 [9JA] (see H.R. 1647), H2863 [7AP]

Bureau of Reclamation: assist in the implementation of fish passage and screening facilities at non-Federal water projects (see S. 1307), S8300 [20JN]

———carry out a demonstration program to assess potential water savings through control of salt cedar and Russian olive plants (see S. 1516), S10617 [31JY]

———conduct a feasibility study on a water conservation project within the Arch Hurley Conservancy District in New Mexico (see S. 1071), S6507 [15MY]

———conduct a feasibility study on the Alder Creek water storage and conservation project in El Dorado County, CA (see H.R. 3597), H12307 [21NO]

California: authorize appropriations for EPA conservation grants and Corps of Engineers feasibility studies of certain water projects (see S. 1413), S9414 [15JY]

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

Coastal Zone Management Act: authorize the acquisition of coastal areas to ensure their protection from conversion or development (see S. 861), S5173 [10AP]

Colorado: revise the boundary of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area (see S. 677), S4166 [20MR] (see H.R. 1399), H2269 [20MR]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 1097), H1640 [5MR]

Connecticut River: implement cultural heritage, conservation, and recreational activities in the watershed area of New Hampshire and Vermont (see S. 1433), S9638 [21JY]

Conservation of energy: encourage through bicycling (see S. 547), S3252 [6MR]

Conservation Reserve Program: suspend requirement to reduce rental payments for harvesting of forage or grazing on land in response to a drought or other emergency (see S. 124), S132 [9JA]

Construction industries: increase energy savings and environmental benefits through use of recovered mineral component in federally funded projects involving procurement of cement or concrete (see S. 793), S4897 [7AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: designate percentage of farmland protection program funds for grants to encourage the purchase of conservation easements by a State agency, county, or other eligible entity (see H.R. 2703), H6603 [10JY]

———ensure availability of funds to provide technical assistance for certain conservation programs (see H.R. 1907), H3634 [1MY]

———improve enrollment of cropland into the conservation reserve program through the farmable wetlands program (see S. 1877), S15061 [18NO]

———prohibit use of certain conservation funding to provide technical assistance under the Conservation Reserve Program (see S. 1766), S12969 [21OC]

Dept. of Energy: establish a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle and infrastructure program (see H.R. 1774, 1777), H3351 [11AP]

Dept. of the Interior: carry out a demonstration program to assess potential water savings through control of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive plants (see S. 1051), S6070 [13MY]

———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]

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

———establish the Cooperative Landscape Conservation Program (see H.R. 749), H462 [12FE]

———establish the Missouri River Monitoring and Research Program and the Missouri River Basin Stakeholder Committee (see S. 531), S3162 [5MR]

———monitor health of the Missouri River and measure certain responses to changes in river management and other significant variables (see H.R. 3373), H9819 [24OC]

———participate in design, planning, and construction of the Inland Empire regional water recycling project and assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in California (see H.R. 142), H56 [7JA]

———participate in design, planning, and construction of the Riverside-Corona Feeder in cooperation with the Western Municipal Water District of Riverside, CA (see H.R. 3334), H9687 [17OC]

———participation in Inland Empire regional recycling project and Cucamonga County Water District recycling project (see H.R. 2991), H7838 [3SE]

———participation in Williamson County, TX, Water Recycling and Reuse Project (see H.R. 1732), H3301 [10AP]

———promote efforts to provide a scientific basis for the management of sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 961), H1460 [27FE]

Endangered species: protect the remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo (see H.R. 3446), H10457 [5NO]

Energy Policy Act: increase allowable credit for biodiesel use under the alternatively fueled vehicle purchase requirement (see S. 356), S2187 [11FE]

EPA: establish the National Clean and Safe Water Fund to carry out projects to promote the recovery of certain damaged waters (see S. 1539), S10618 [31JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to wetlands mitigation banking (see H.R. 2531), H5662 [19JN]

———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see S. 473), S2920 [27FE] (see H.R. 962), H1460 [27FE]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 1945), H3636 [1MY]

Flood Control Act: authorize water conservation programs relative to the Middle Rio Grande Project (see H.R. 2982), H7785 [25JY]

Foreign aid: provide debt relief to developing countries with coral reef preservation and management programs (see H.R. 1721), H3301 [10AP]

Forest Service: carry out a demonstration program to assess potential water savings through control of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive plants (see H.R. 2707), H6603 [10JY]

———establish the National Forest Ecosystem Protection Program (see H.R. 652), H327 [7FE]

———protection of certain roadless areas (see S. 1200), S7476 [5JN] (see H.R. 2369), H5044 [5JN]

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see S. 1938), S15812 [24NO]

———eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 2169), H4367 [20MY]

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

Highlands Stewardship Area: establish (see S. 999), S5771 [6MY] (see H.R. 1964), H3682 [6MY]

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. 1760), H3303 [10AP]

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]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: limit use of available funds for maintenance (see H.R. 1517), H2514 [31MR]

Los Padres National Forest: eliminate private inholdings through a land exchange with the United Water Conservation District (see H.R. 1060), H1515 [4MR]

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for, and conservation of, the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see S. Con. Res. 55), S7832 [12JN] (see H. Con. Res. 216), H5366 [12JN]

Motor vehicles: encourage the availability and use of vehicles that have improved fuel efficiency (see H.R. 1356), H2131 [19MR]

———improve system for enhancing automobile fuel efficiency (see S. 794), S4897 [7AP]

———increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards (see S. 255), S1812 [30JA] (see H.R. 1605), H2820 [3AP]

———provide additional tax incentives for enhancing automobile fuel efficiency (see S. 795), S4897 [7AP]

National Civilian Conservation Corps Day: designate (see S. Res. 46), S1977 [5FE]

National Marine Fisheries Service: establish a pelagic longline highly migratory species bycatch and mortality reduction research program (see H.R. 1024), H1463 [27FE]

National parks and recreation areas: provide funds for deployment of fuel cell and hydrogen infrastructure at National Parks (see H.R. 1335), H1954 [18MR]

New Mexico: protect archeological sites in the Galisteo Basin (see S. 210), S1479 [23JA] (see H.R. 506), H244 [29JA]

NOAA: improve conservation and management of coastal and ocean resources (see H.R. 959), H1460 (see H.R. 984), H1462 [27FE]

———study fishery observer data to map migratory patterns and delineate winter areas and feeding grounds of Atlantic striped bass in the mid-Atlantic exclusive economic zone (see H.R. 2889), H7616 [24JY]

OMB: provide an additional function of the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy relative to encouraging policies that enhance energy efficiency (see H.R. 1346), H2131 [19MR]

Peace Parks Foundation: efforts to facilitate the establishment and development of transfrontier conservation efforts in southern Africa (see H. Con. Res. 80), H1681 [6MR]

Petroleum: prohibit the exportation of Alaskan North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 1797), H3352 [11AP]

Power resources: accelerate the commercialization and widespread use of hydrogen energy and fuel cell technology (see S. 821), S4957 [8AP]

———eliminate certain restrictions on the availability of credits for the use of biodiesel fuel (see H.R. 316), H137 [8JA]

———establish hydrogen fuel cell programs (see S. 461), S2839 [26FE]

———establish programs for fuel cell and hydrogen production, delivery, and storage technologies for transportation and stationary applications (see H.R. 1395), H2269 [20MR]

———promote use of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (see S. 587), S3504 [11MR] (see H.R. 1180), H1743 [11MR]

Sport Fish Restoration Act: reauthorize (see S. 1669), S12056 [26SE]

Taxation: allow a credit for contributions of real property interests for conservation purposes (see H.R. 1607), H2820 [3AP]

———application of installment sales treatment to property acquired for conservation purposes by a State or local government or certain tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 2830), H7454 [23JY]

———encourage and accelerate production, sale, and use of new motor vehicles powered by alternative fuels or other advanced motor vehicle technologies (see S. 505), S3086 [4MR] (see H.R. 1054), H1514 [4MR]

———encourage contributions of capital gain real property for conservation purposes (see S. 701), S4375 [25MR]

———expand renewable resources production tax credit to include additional forms of renewable energy and expand investment tax credit to include equipment used to produce electricity from renewable resources (see H.R. 991), H1462 [27FE]

———extend deduction for clean-fuel vehicles and certain refueling property (see H.R. 3694), H12919 [8DE]

———provide a credit for qualified clean-fuel vehicles used in certain ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 2865), H7615 [24JY]

———provide a tax credit to promote the production of biodiesel (see S. 355), S2187 [11FE]

———provide economic incentives for the preservation of open space and conservation of natural resources (see H.R. 2036), H3856 [8MY]

———provide incentives for the production of motor vehicles powered by alternative fuels (see H.R. 799), H701 [13FE]

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 1279), H1901 [13MR] (see H.R. 1942), H3636 [1MY] (see H.R. 3119), H8381 [17SE]

———provide incentives to increase the sale and use of certain ethanol and biodiesel fuels (see H.R. 1447), H2401 [26MR]

———restore equity and complete transfer of motor fuel excise taxes on motorboat and small engine fuels into the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund (see H.R. 2839), H7454 [23JY]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see S. 1316), S8439 [24JN]

———treatment of income from land sold to a government agency or a nonprofit organization for conservation purposes (see H.R. 2964), H7784 [25JY]

Valles Caldera: improve preservation (see S. 1582), S11118 [4SE]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see S. 170), S848 [15JA] (see H.R. 20), H52 [7JA] (see H.R. 1560), H2702 [2AP]

———provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (see H.R. 2557), H5713 [23JN]

———provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 2557), consideration (see H. Res. 375), H8490 [23SE]

———reaffirm policies and principles of the McCarran Amendment dealing with the adjudication of water rights and commend Western States that maintain water rights usage systems (see S. Res. 183), S8559 [25JN]

Water Resources Development Act: limit the non-Federal share of the cost of shore protection projects (see H.R. 2245), H4736 [22MY]

Wildlife: protect, conserve, and restore native fish, wildlife, and their natural habitats on Federal lands through grants to control, mitigate, and eradicate harmful nonnative species (see H.R. 2310), H4876 [3JN]

Essays

How Important Is Energy to Our Economy and Our National Security?: Dina LaSala, E1259 [16JN]

Liquid Gold Lacks Luster in the New Economy: Jane Urban, E1260 [16JN]

Explanations

Differences Between Representative Barton's Ozone Extension Provisions in H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act, and President Clinton's 1994 ``Bump-Up'' Policy for Ozone Pollution Standards, S15223 [20NO]

Factsheets

Distributed Power Hybrid Energy Act (H.R. 991), E329 [27FE]

Histories

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

Letters

Appeals process for cases involving Tongass National Forest timber harvesting: Larry G. McQuarrie, S11785 [23SE]

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

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

Corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards for motor vehicles: Alan Reuther, International Union, United Automobile Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America, S9895 [24JY]

———Charles E. Frank, S10113 [29JY]

———Marianne McInerney, American International Automobile Dealers Association, S10104 [29JY]

Deadline extension for compliance with certain Clean Air Act provisions in ozone nonattainment areas: Robert Perciasepe, EPA, H10092 [29OC]

———several Senators, H10100 [29OC]

Environmental protection: Debbie Sease, Sierra Club, S4900 [7AP]

Forest Service funding to implement changes to roadless areas protection regulations: Ann M. Veneman, Sec. of Agriculture, H7091 [17JY]

———Representatives Pombo and McInnis, Committee on Resources (House), H7092 [17JY]

Healthy Forests Restoration Act: several organizations, S13483 [29OC]

National Clean and Safe Water Fund Act: Diane VanDe Hei, Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies, S10670 [31JY]

———Paul Pinault, Narragansett Bay Commission, S10670 [31JY]

———several environmental organizations, S10671 [31JY]

State water pollution control revolving funds appropriations: Bruce D'Agostino, Construction Management Association of America, S3986 [19MR]

———David L. Reynolds, Association of California Water Agencies, S3985 [19MR]

———Diane VanDe Hei, Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies, S3985 [19MR]

———Donald J. Borut, National League of Cities, S3985 [19MR]

———Ken Kirk, Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies, S3985 [19MR]

———Larry Naake: National Association of Counties, S3984 [19MR]

———several Senators, S4234 [21MR]

———Stephen E. Sandherr, Associated General Contractors of America, S3986 [19MR]

———Thomas L. Jackson, American Society of Civil Engineers, S3986 [19MR]

———Tim Williams, Water Environment Federation, S3985 [19MR]

Tongass National Forest roadless rule impact on timber industry: Bill Tremblay, Petersburg, AK, City Council, S2386-S2388 [13FE]

———Dave Carlson, S2388 [13FE]

———George Woodbury, S2388 [13FE]

———Roy Eckert, Ketchikan, AK, Gateway Borough, S2385 [13FE]

———Tom Briggs, S2388 [13FE]

Tribute to sportsmen and their contributions to society, traditions and values, and the economic benefits associated with outdoor sporting activities: several sportsmen and conservation organizations, H8412 [23SE]

Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act: Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), H2292 [25MR]

———Representative Pombo, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H2291 [25MR]

Lists

Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality witnesses for hearing on extension of deadlines for compliance with certain Clean Air Act provisions in ozone nonattainment areas, H10097 [29OC]

Organizations supporting establishing Federal renewable fuels standards, repealing oxygenate requirements, and eliminating methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, S7427 [5JN]

Supporters of Durbin amendment to S. 14, Energy Policy Act, on additional tax incentives for enhancing automobile fuel efficiency, S10113 [29JY]

Memorandums

Deadline Extension for Compliance With Certain Clean Air Act Provisions in Ozone Nonattainment Areas: Mary D. Nichols, EPA, H10094 [29OC]

Wetlands Reserve Program and Farmland Protection Program Technical Assistance Funding: Anthony H. Gamboa, GAO, S12972-S12975 [21OC], S14131-S14134 [6NO]

Remarks in House

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (H.R. 770), E258, E270 [13FE]

Arizona: anniversary of Salt River Project, E69 [27JA]

Baltimore, MD: Gwynns Falls stream ecosystem restoration funding, H8838 [24SE]

Bureau of Reclamation: conduct a feasibility study on the Alder Creek water storage and conservation project in El Dorado County, CA (H.R. 3597), E2429 [23NO]

Civilian Conservation Corps: anniversary, E626 [31MR]

Clean Air Act: extension of deadlines for compliance with certain provisions in ozone nonattainment areas, H10091-H10106 [29OC], E2191 [31OC]

Colorado: revise the boundary of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area (S. 677), H10307, H10308 [4NO]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: convert conservation programs into entitlements, H6956 [16JY]

———Land and Water Conservation Account funding, H6960, H6961 [16JY]

Corps of Engineers: mitigate loss of habitat associated with construction of projects, H8876, H8877 [24SE]

Dakota County, MN: Soil and Water Conservation District recipient of EPA Clean Water Partners for the 21st Century award, E262 [13FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: conservation technical assistance programs funding, H6650 [14JY]

———tribute to Natural Resources Conservation Service La Junta, CO, office, E1327 [23JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle and infrastructure program, E2447 [23NO]

———Gasoline Availability Stabilization Reserve Program funding, H3261-H3263 [10AP]

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

———conservation programs funding, H6957, H6963 [16JY]

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

———establish the Cooperative Landscape Conservation Program (H.R. 749), E219 [13FE]

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

———participation in Inland Empire regional recycling project and Cucamonga County Water District recycling project (H.R. 2991), E1694 [4SE]

———participation in Williamson County, TX, Water Recycling and Reuse Project (H.R. 1732), H11180, H11181 [17NO]

———promote efforts to provide a scientific basis for the management of sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (H.R. 961), H2289-H2292 [25MR]

Dept. of Transportation: Conserve by Bicycling Pilot Program funding, H3273, H3274 [10AP]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (H.R. 962), E332 [27FE]

Flood Control Act: authorize water conservation programs relative to the Middle Rio Grande Project (H.R. 2982), E1636 [25JY]

Forest Service: prohibit funding to implement changes to roadless areas protection regulations, H7082, H7083, H7087-H7092 [17JY], E1537 [18JY], E1541 [21JY]

———protection of certain roadless areas, H5382 [16JN], H5411, H5412, H5415 [17JN]

———protection of certain roadless areas (H.R. 2369), H5345 [12JN], H5416 [17JN]

Forests: combat unnatural insect and disease outbreaks, H4319 [20MY]

Grand County, CO: tribute to Middle Park Land Trust and Denver Water Dept., for conservation easement efforts, E2315 [19NO]

Great Lakes: 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]

Highlands Stewardship Area: establish (H.R. 1964), H12118-H12121 [21NO], E2397 [22NO], E2443 [23NO]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, H6941-H6947 [16JY], H9994 [29OC], H10200 [30OC]

Menegatti, Frank and Sue: Colorado Agricultural Outlook Forum Leopold Conservation Award recipients, E1231 [11JN]

National Marine Fisheries Service: establish a pelagic longline highly migratory species bycatch and mortality reduction research program (H.R. 1024), E311 [27FE]

New Mexico: protect archeological sites in the Galisteo Basin (H.R. 506), H10309-H10311 [4NO]

Oceans: environmental protection and conservation of resources, H4777-H4781 [2JN]

Peace Parks Foundation: efforts to facilitate the establishment and development of transfrontier conservation efforts in southern Africa (H. Con. Res. 80), H6891, H6892 [16JY]

Power resources: energy savings performance contracts, H11386 [18NO]

———establish programs for fuel cell and hydrogen production, delivery, and storage technologies for transportation and stationary applications (H.R. 1395), E546 [21MR]

Riverside County, CA: anniversary of Riverside-Corona Resource Conservation District, E1999 [8OC]

Storm, Scot: Federal Duck Stamp Contest winner, E2295 [14NO]

Taxation: expand renewable resources production tax credit to include additional forms of renewable energy and expand investment tax credit to include equipment used to produce electricity from renewable resources (H.R. 991), E320, E329 [27FE]

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (H.R. 3119), E1841 [17SE]

———tax-exempt bond financing for forest conservation in Washington, H1976 [19MR], H8315, H8318 [17SE]

Tongass National Forest: oversight of wilderness recommendations, H659, H663, H665-H669 [13FE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: State and Tribal Wildlife Grants Program funding, E271 [13FE]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 1560), E649 [2AP]

———authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 20), E1476 [14JY]

———provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 2557), H8359 [17SE], H8833-H8878 [24SE]

———provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 2557), consideration (H. Res. 375), H8831-H8833 [24SE]

Wildlife: protect, conserve, and restore native fish, wildlife, and their natural habitats on Federal lands through grants to control, mitigate, and eradicate harmful nonnative species (H.R. 2310), E1110 [3JN]

Remarks in Senate

Agathen, Taylor: Jim Claypool Conservation Art Contest winner, S3803 [17MR]

Agriculture: conservation cropping systems project funding, S14150 [6NO]

———Great Lakes Basin Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Program funding, S14151 [6NO]

Animals: assist in conservation of marine turtles and nesting habitats in foreign countries (S. 1210), S7547 [9JN], S13741 [31OC]

Archeology: provide for protection, data compilation, science-based decision making, public education and access, and a unified management policy relative to paleontological resources on Federal lands (S. 546), S3265 [6MR], S9608 [17JY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (S. 543), S3194 [5MR], S3915 [19MR]

———transfer portion of oil and gas revenues to Land and Water Conservation Fund State grant program, S3866 [18MR]

Arizona: anniversary of Salt River Project, S1362 [22JA]

Atchafalaya National Heritage Area: establish (S. 323), S2010-S2012 [5FE]

Baltimore, MD: Corps of Engineers sewer system rehabilitation and ecosystem restoration project funding, S11543 [16SE]

Birds: provide financial resources for the conservation programs of countries whose activities directly or indirectly affect cranes (S. 128), S159 [9JA]

Bureau of Reclamation: assist in the implementation of fish passage and screening facilities at non-Federal water projects (S. 1307), S8304 [20JN]

———carry out a demonstration program to assess potential water savings through control of salt cedar and Russian olive plants (S. 1516), S10638 [31JY]

———conduct a feasibility study on a water conservation project within the Arch Hurley Conservancy District in New Mexico (S. 1071), S6512 [15MY]

California: allocation of water resources obtained from the Colorado River, S113 [9JA]

———authorize appropriations for EPA conservation grants and Corps of Engineers feasibility studies of certain water projects (S. 1413), S9425 [15JY]

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

Coastal Zone Management Act: authorize the acquisition of coastal areas to ensure their protection from conversion or development (S. 861), S5186-S5188 [10AP]

Colorado: revise the boundary of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area (S. 677), S4174 [20MR], S9613 [17JY]

Connecticut River: implement cultural heritage, conservation, and recreational activities in the watershed area of New Hampshire and Vermont (S. 1433), S9641 [21JY]

Conservation of energy: encourage through bicycling (S. 547), S3268 [6MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: Asian beetles eradication program funding, S5006 [9AP]

———Conservation Security Program implementation, S2434, S2448-S2450 [13FE]

———conservation technical assistance programs funding, S14146 [6NO]

———Delmarva Conservation Corridor Demonstration Program funding, S14021, S14022 [5NO]

———payment limits on certain agricultural programs, S4417, S4420, S4421 [26MR]

———prohibit use of certain conservation funding to provide technical assistance under the Conservation Reserve Program, S14126, S14127, S14131-S14139 [6NO]

———prohibit use of certain conservation funding to provide technical assistance under the Conservation Reserve Program (S. 1766), S12971-S12976 [21OC]

———report to Congress on Natural Resource Conservation Service protection of archaeological and historical resources on agricultural lands, S14018 [5NO], S14148 [6NO]

Dept. of Defense: use and procurement of recycled and biodegradable products, S6923, S6924 [22MY]

Dept. of Energy: establish a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle and infrastructure program, S5989 [9MY], S7516-S7526 [9JN], S7565-S7567, S7572, S7574 [10JN]

Dept. of the Interior: carry out a demonstration program to assess potential water savings through control of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive plants (S. 1051), S6141 [13MY]

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

———establish the Missouri River Monitoring and Research Program and the Missouri River Basin Stakeholder Committee (S. 531), S3186 [5MR]

Ecology and environment: environmental protection and natural resource conservation funding, S4360 [25MR], S4415 [26MR]

———redirect proposed tax revenues to increase enviromental and natural resources conservation programs funding, S4142-S4144 [20MR], S4267 [21MR]

Energy Policy Act: increase allowable credit for biodiesel use under the alternatively fueled vehicle purchase requirement (S. 356), S2213-S2216 [11FE]

EPA: establish the National Clean and Safe Water Fund to carry out projects to promote the recovery of certain damaged waters (S. 1539), S10669 [31JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (S. 473), S2927 [27FE]

Foreign aid: international water security funding, S13370, S13371 [28OC]

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

Forests: Asian beetles eradication program funding, S1448, S1449 [23JA]

———ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (S. 1938), S15827 [24NO]

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

Highlands Stewardship Area: establish, S13631 [30OC]

———establish (S. 999), S5775 [6MY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, S11825 [23SE]

Little Rock, AR: Audubon Nature Center funding, S11820, S11821 [23SE]

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

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for, and conservation of, the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (S. Con. Res. 55), S7846 [12JN]

Millennium Challenge Corp.: ensure eligibility for assistance under the Millennium Challenge Account includes a demonstrated commitment to sustainable use of natural resources, S9174 [10JY]

Motor vehicles: impose additional requirements for improving corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, S9890-S9895 [24JY], S10005-S10010 [28JY], S10087-S10090, S10104-S10115 [29JY]

———improve system for enhancing automobile fuel efficiency (S. 794), S4899-S4902 [7AP]

———increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards, S5897 [8MY]

———increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards (S. 255), S1819-S1821 [30JA], S3873 [18MR]

———provide additional tax incentives for enhancing automobile fuel efficiency, S9892 [24JY], S10027-S10030 [28JY], S10085-S10090, S10105-S10108, S10111, S10113, S10114 [29JY]

———provide additional tax incentives for enhancing automobile fuel efficiency (S. 795), S4899-S4902 [7AP]

National Civilian Conservation Corps Day: designate (S. Res. 46), S2014 [5FE], S3642 [12MR]

National Park Service: Rivers and Trails Conservation Assistance Program funding, S1442 [23JA]

New Mexico: protect archeological sites in the Galisteo Basin (S. 210), S1485 [23JA], S3102, S3104 [4MR]

Power resources: accelerate the commercialization and widespread use of hydrogen energy and fuel cell technology (S. 821), S4969 [8AP]

———conduct demonstration programs on production of hydrogen for fuel cells from renewable resources, S10030 [28JY]

———establish Federal renewable fuels standards, repeal oxygenate requirements, and eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, S5888-S5894, S5897-S5899 [8MY], S5983, S5985-S5991 [9MY], S6043-S6047, S6050 [13MY], S7206-S7221 [3JN]

———establish hydrogen fuel cell programs (S. 461), S2856 [26FE]

———expand tax credit for installation of qualified fuel cells, S10571 [31JY]

———promote use of cellulosic biomass ethanol derived from agricultural residue, S7421-S7423, S7444 [5JN]

———promote use of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (S. 587), S3507 [11MR]

South Carolina: Natural Resource Conservation Service and Earth Sciences and Resources Institute at the University of South Carolina funding, S14018 [5NO]

Taxation: capital gains treatment on sale or exchange of land or water interest to nonprofit entities for charitable purposes, S5008-S5012 [9AP]

———encourage and accelerate production, sale, and use of new motor vehicles powered by alternative fuels or other advanced motor vehicle technologies (S. 505), S3089 [4MR], S15341 [21NO]

———encourage contributions of capital gain real property for conservation purposes (S. 701), S4380 [25MR]

———provide a tax credit to promote the production of biodiesel (S. 355), S2213-S2216 [11FE]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (S. 1316), S8441 [24JN]

Tongass National Forest: appeals process for cases involving timber harvesting, S11784-S11788, S11805, S11806 [23SE]

———oversight of wilderness recommendations, S1445, S1452 [23JA], S2384-S2388 [13FE]

TreePeople (organization): anniversary, S11830 [23SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: State and Tribal Wildlife Grants Program funding, S1441, S1442, S1449 [23JA]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, S3984-S3987 [19MR], S4233-S4235, S4266 [21MR]

———authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (S. 170), S854 [15JA]

———reaffirm policies and principles of the McCarran Amendment dealing with the adjudication of water rights and commend Western States that maintain water rights usage systems (S. Res. 183), S8575 [25JN]

Reports filed

Black Canyon of the Gunnison Boundary Revision Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 677) (H. Rept. 108-344), H10338 [4NO]

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area Boundary Revision Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 677) (S. Rept. 108-96), S9303 [11JY]

Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 861) (S. Rept. 108-158), S12277 [1OC]

Consideration of H.R. 2557, Water Resources Development Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 375) (H. Rept. 108-282), H8490 [23SE]

Dept. of the Interior Participation in Williamson County, TX, Water Recycling and Reuse Project: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1732) (H. Rept. 108-364), H11205, H11358 [17NO]

Energy Savings and Environmental Benefits Through Use of Recovered Mineral Component in Federally Funded Projects Involving Procurement of Cement or Concrete: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 793) (S. Rept. 108-198), S14964 [17NO]

Galisteo Basin Archaeological Sites Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 210) (S. Rept. 108-7), S2187 [11FE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 506) (H. Rept. 108-346), H10338 [4NO]

Highlands Conservation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1964) (H. Rept. 108-373), H11205, H11358 [17NO]

Marine Turtle Conservation Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1210) (S. Rept. 108-167), S12838 [17OC]

Pacific Salmon Recovery Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1945) (H. Rept. 108-272), H8282 [16SE]

Paleontological Resources Preservation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 546) (S. Rept. 108-93), S9303 [11JY]

Provide an Additional Function of the OMB Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy Relative to Encouraging Policies That Enhance Energy Efficiency: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1346) (H. Rept. 108-78), H3450 [29AP]

Sport Fish Restoration Act Reauthorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1669) (S. Rept. 108-186), S14031 [5NO]

Water Resources Development Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2557) (H. Rept. 108-265), H8015 [5SE]

Summaries

Clean Efficient Automobiles Resulting from Advanced Car Technologies (CLEAR) Act (S. 505), S3090 [4MR]

Cooperative Landscape Conservation Act (H.R. 749), E220 [13FE]

Tables

Environmental Quality Incentives Program unfunded applications by State, S14135 [6NO]

Land and Water Conservation Fund funding State by State, S3867 [18MR]

Testimonies

Deadline Extension for Compliance With Certain Clean Air Act Provisions in Ozone Nonattainment Areas: David S. Baron, Earthjustice (law firm), H10104 [29OC]

———J. David Farren, Southern Environmental Law Center, H10102 [29OC]

———Ramon Alvarez, Environmental Defense (organization), H10101 [29OC]

———Samuel A. Wolfe, New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection, H10100 [29OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 80, Peace Parks Foundation efforts to facilitate the establishment and development of transfrontier conservation efforts in southern Africa, H6891 [16JY]

H. Res. 375, consideration of H.R. 2557, Water Resources Development Act, H8831 [24SE]

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

H.R. 506, Galisteo Basin Archaeological Sites Protection Act, H10309 [4NO]

H.R. 961, Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act, H2289 [25MR]

H.R. 1732, Dept. of the Interior participation in Williamson County, TX, Water Recycling and Reuse Project, H11180 [17NO]

H.R. 1964, Highlands Conservation Act, H12118 [21NO]

H.R. 2557, Water Resources Development Act, H8840-H8866 [24SE]

S. 170, Clean Water Infrastructure Financing Act, S855 [15JA]

S. 210, Galisteo Basin Archaeological Sites Protection Act, S1485 [23JA], S3104 [4MR]

S. 323, Atchafalaya National Heritage Area Act, S2012 [5FE]

S. 355, Biodiesel Promotion Act, S2216 [11FE]

S. 356, EPACT Alternative Fuel Flexibility Act, S2217 [11FE]

S. 461, Hydrogen Fuel Cell Act, S2856-S2863 [26FE]

S. 473, Clean Water Authority Restoration Act, S2928 [27FE]

S. 531, Missouri River Enhancement and Monitoring Act, S3186 [5MR]

S. 543, preserve the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal plain as wilderness, S3194 [5MR]

S. 546, Paleontological Resources Preservation Act, S3266-S3268 [6MR], S9608-S9612 [17JY]

S. 547, encourage conservation of energy through bicycling, S3268 [6MR]

S. 677, Black Canyon of the Gunnison Boundary Revision Act, S9614 [17JY], H10307 [4NO]

S. 677, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area Boundary Revision Act, S4175 [20MR]

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

S. 861, Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, S5187 [10AP]

S. 999, Highlands Stewardship Act, S5776 [6MY]

S. 1051, Salt Cedar Control Demonstration Act, S6142 [13MY]

S. 1071, Bureau of Reclamation feasibility study on a water conservation project within the Arch Hurley Conservancy District in New Mexico, S6512 [15MY]

S. 1210, Marine Turtle Conservation Act, S7547-S7549 [9JN], S13741 [31OC]

S. 1316, Conservation Reserve Program Tax Fairness Act, S8441 [24JN]

S. 1516, Salt Cedar Control Demonstration Act, S10638 [31JY]

S. 1539, National Clean and Safe Water Fund Act, S10669 [31JY]

S. 1766, prohibit use of certain conservation funding to provide technical assistance under the Conservation Reserve Program, S12975 [21OC]

S. 1938, Act To Save America's Forests, S15828-S15837 [24NO]

S. Con. Res. 55, reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for, and conservation of, the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat, S7845 [12JN]

S. Res. 46, National Civilian Conservation Corps Day, S2014 [5FE], S3642 [12MR]

S. Res. 183, reaffirm policies and principles of the McCarran Amendment dealing with the adjudication of water rights and commend Western States that maintain water rights usage systems, S8574 [25JN]