WATER

Amendments

Apache County, AZ: approve settlement of water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe (S. 222), consideration (H. Res. 258), H5020 [5JN]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain facilities to the Fremont-Madison Irrigation District (S. 520), S7933, S7939 [16JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2754), S9917 [24JY], S11423 [11SE], S11436, S11485 [15SE], S11531, S11533, S11534, S11538, S11539, S11540, S11541, S11542, S11550, S11579, S11580, S11581, S11582, S11583, S11584, S11585, S11586 [16SE], S11605, S11687 [17SE], H7086, H7106 [17JY], H7125, H7126, H7132, H7140, H7141, H7142, H7143 [18JY]

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]

Natural resources: 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]

Oregon: conduct certain feasibility studies in the Tualatin River Basin (S. 625), S7936 [16JN]

Appointments

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

———H.R. 2754, energy and water development appropriations, S11551 [16SE], H8879 [24SE]

Articles and editorials

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

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

In the Northwest—Sonar Tests' Effects on Wildlife Should Set Off Alarms, H4258 [20MY]

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

Law of the River, S113 [9JA]

Bills and resolutions

Alaska: authorize certain hydrographic services programs and name a cove in Alaska in honor of Eric S. Koss (see H.R. 958), H1460 [27FE]

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]

Apache County, AZ: approve settlement of water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe (see S. 222), S1668 [28JA] (see H.R. 495), H244 [29JA]

———approve settlement of water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe (S. 222), consideration (see H. Res. 258), H4976 [4JN]

Aquaculture: develop a unified approach to strengthen and promote national policy (see H. Res. 301), H6263 [26JN] (see H. Res. 308), H6348 [8JY]

———unified approach to strengthen and promote national policy (see S. Res. 160), S7476 [5JN]

Arizona: adjust Central Arizona Project, ratify Gila River Indian Community water rights settlement, and reauthorize and amend Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act (see S. 437), S2701 [25FE] (see H.R. 885), H1332 [25FE]

Budget: reduce deficit through elimination of funding for the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, irrigation water subsidies, and production of Trident II missiles (see S. 49), S36 [7JA]

Bureau of Reclamation: assist States and local communities in evaluating and developing rural and small community water supply systems (see S. 1085), S6707 [20MY]

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

———clarify that certain man-made facilities that receive water from projects are not navigable waters (see H.R. 3400), H10129 [29OC]

———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]

———conduct a water resource feasibility study for the Little Butte/Bear Creek Subbasins in Oregon (see H.R. 3210), H9032 [30SE]

———extend certain contracts with irrigation contractors in Wyoming and Nebraska (see S. 1027), S5950 [8MY] (see H.R. 2040), H3857 [8MY]

C.W. `Bill' Jones Pumping Plant, Byron, CA: designate (see H.R. 3467), H10977 [6NO]

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

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]

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]

Coastal zones: promote sensible development of renewable energy (see H.R. 1183), H1744 [11MR]

Colorado: provide a cost-sharing requirement for the construction of the Arkansas Valley Conduit (see S. 1058), S6255 [14MY] (see H.R. 2102), H4130 [14MY]

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]

Corps of Engineers: carry out a water supply project in Bastrop, LA (see H.R. 2091), H4130 [14MY]

———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]

———extend period for providing beach nourishment for a water resources development project (see H.R. 2558), H5713 [23JN]

———reimburse non-Federal interests for managing recreation facilities and natural resources at water resource development projects (see H.R. 30), H52 [7JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: acquire and manage lands in Puerto Rico to protect critical aquifers, watersheds, and the tropical forests of the Karst Region (see S. 1256), S7831 [12JN] (see H.R. 2488), H5467 [17JN]

———enter into cooperative agreements with the Nebraska State Forester to carry out watershed restoration and protection activities on National Forest System lands in Nebraska (see S. 691), S4275 [21MR]

———establish the National Drought Council (see S. 1454), S9905 [24JY] (see H.R. 2871), H7616 [24JY]

———support research on control and suppression of plant species tamarisk in the Colorado River watershed (see H.R. 695), H391 [11FE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize contracts with Cheyenne, WY, for water storage in the Kendrick Project (see S. 943), S5483 [29AP]

———authorize implementation of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program (see S. 1097), S6853 [21MY] (see H.R. 2641), H6262 [26JN]

———authorize participation in the Brownsville Public Utility Board water recycling and desalinization project (see H.R. 2960), H7784 [25JY]

———authorize participation in the Yucaipa Valley Regional Water Supply Renewal Project (see H.R. 3466), H10977 [6NO]

———authorize use of decommissioned offshore oil and gas platforms for culture of marine organisms, an artificial reef, or scientific research (see H.R. 2654), H6263 [26JN]

———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]

———conduct study of the Rathdrum Prairie/Spokane Valley Aquifer (see H.R. 699), H391 [11FE]

———construct and rehabilitate Federal water supply lines associated with Folsom Dam in California (see H.R. 1794), H3352 [11AP]

———convey certain facilities to the Fremont-Madison Irrigation District (see S. 520), S3162 [5MR] (see H.R. 1106), H1641 [5MR]

———convey certain water distribution systems of the Cachuma Project, Carpinteria Valley Water District, and Montecito Water District in California (see H.R. 1648), H2863 [7AP]

———cooperate with Mexican border States to conduct a hydrogeologic characterization, mapping, and modeling program for priority transboundary aquifers (see S. 1957, 1957), S15975 [25NO]

———establish a program to control or eradicate tamarisk in the Western States (see S. 1236), S7718 [11JN]

———establish a voluntary alternative claims resolution process to reach a settlement of claims relative to Indian trust funds (see S. 1770; S. Res. 248), S12969 [21OC]

———establish rural water supply program in Reclamation States to provide clean, safe, affordable, and reliable water supply to rural residents (see S. 1732), S12607 [15OC]

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

———implement water supply technology and infrastructure programs aimed at increasing and diversifying domestic water resources (see H.R. 2828), H7453 [23JY]

———limit authority to claim title or other rights to water absent specific direction of law or to abrogate, injure, or otherwise impair any right to the use of any quantity of water (see H.R. 2603), H5928 [25JN]

———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]

———participate in projects within the San Diego Creek Watershed (see S. 649), S3881 [18MR] (see H.R. 1598), H2819 [3AP]

———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]

———revise repayment contract with Tom Green County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1, San Angelo Project, TX (see H.R. 856), H704 [13FE]

Ecology and environment: 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]

———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]

———prohibit use of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) as a gasoline additive, repeal oxygenate requirement for reformulated gasoline, and provide funding for clean up of underground storage tanks (see H.R. 2136), H4204 [15MY]

———regulate concentrated animal feeding operations for the protection of the environment and public health (see S. 1407), S9414 [15JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (see S. 1424), S9592 [17JY] (see H.R. 2754), H7019 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2754), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 444), H11358 [17NO]

EPA: authorize use of funds for nonpoint source management programs for projects and activities relative to development and implementation of phase II of storm water program (see H.R. 3528), H11650 [19NO]

———authorize use of funds made available for nonpoint source management programs for projects and activities relating to the development and implementation of phase II of the storm water program (see S. 1716), S12448 [3OC]

———designate perchlorate as a drinking water contaminant and establish a maximum contaminant level (see S. 502), S3028 [3MR]

———establish reporting requirements for perchlorate storage and incidents of perchlorate discharges into water supplies (see S. 820), S4957 [8AP]

———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]

———reduce underground storage tank releases by strengthening inspections, operator training, program enforcement, oxygenated fuel cleanup, and providing States greater Federal resources (see H.R. 3335), H9687 [17OC]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to marine sanitation devices (see H.R. 1027), H1463 [27FE]

———clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 738), H461 [12FE]

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

———improve enforcement and compliance programs (see H.R. 1624), H2821 [3AP]

———increase certain criminal penalties (see H.R. 1184), H1744 [11MR]

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 (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]

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

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]

Grants Pass Irrigation District: authorize Federal implementation of activities dealing with the future take of threatened salmon species resulting from water diversion (see S. 1308), S8300 [20JN]

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]

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

Hawaii: authorize certain water reclamation projects and modify the water resources study (see S. 960), S5541 [30AP] (see H.R. 2355), H5043 [5JN]

High Plains Aquifer: conduct hydrogeologic characterization, mapping, modeling, and monitoring program (see S. 212, 212), S1479 [23JA]

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

Irrigation: clarify the acreage for which the North Loup division is authorized to provide irrigation water under the Missouri River Basin project (see H.R. 3209), H9032 [30SE]

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]

Middle East: support efforts to advance regional and community based water and sanitation needs of Israelis, Palestinians, and Jordanians as an effective bridge for peace building (see H. Con. Res. 238), H6263 [26JN]

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

Native Americans: provide compensation to the Lower Brule and Crow Creek Sioux Tribes of South Dakota for damage to tribal land caused by Pick-Sloan projects along the Missouri River (see S. 1530), S10618 [31JY]

Natural resources: modify maximum hours of service for operators of ground water well drilling rigs (see H.R. 1008), H1463 [27FE]

———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]

New Jersey: establish a final criterion for promulgation of a rule relative to sediments to be used as remediation material at the Historic Area Remediation Site (see S. 1094), S6853 [21MY]

———status of EPA and Corps of Engineers memorandum of agreement relative to Historic Area Remediation Site ocean sediment polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) levels (see H.R. 113), H55 [7JA]

New Mexico: ensure the Elephant Butte Irrigation District receives the proceeds from the Bureau of Reclamation sale of certain lands in the vicinity of the Elephant Butte Reservoir and the Caballo Reservoir (see S. 1791), S13377 [28OC]

New York: restrict dumping of dredged material in Long Island Sound (see H.R. 3409), H10235 [30OC]

Orange County, CA: increase the ceiling on the Federal share of certain costs of the Regional Water Reclamation Project (see H.R. 1156), H1680 [6MR]

Oregon: conduct certain feasibility studies in the Tualatin River Basin (see S. 625), S3730 [13MR] (see H.R. 1525), H2514 [31MR]

Pesticides: making supplemental appropriations to ensure inclusion in State source water assessment programs (see H.R. 2804), H7225 [21JY]

Petroleum: eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, expand production and use of renewable fuel, and increase energy independence (see S. 385), S2456 [13FE] (see S. 791), S4824 [3AP] (see H.R. 837), H703 [13FE]

Poverty: condition receipt of certain State revolving funds on the restriction of development or construction of new colonias that lack necessary infrastructure along the U.S.-Mexico border (see S. 1163), S7188 [2JN]

Power resources: assure that certain Federal oil and gas development will occur in ways that protect water resources and surface owner rights (see H.R. 3698), H12919 [8DE]

Public utilities: allow public water systems to avoid filtration requirements (see H.R. 1471), H2470 [27MR]

Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act: increase Federal share of costs of the San Gabriel Basin demonstration project (see H.R. 1284), H1901 [13MR]

Rivers: modify certain resources projects for the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers (see H.R. 1665), H2938 [8AP]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend to provide procedures for claims relative to drinking water (see H.R. 306), H137 [8JA]

———assist small communities with achieving or maintaining compliance with drinking water standards (see S. 1432), S9638 [21JY] (see H.R. 3328), H9614 [16OC]

San Joaquin River: feasibility of reservoir to increase water storage capacity and power generation and improve water supply reliability and quality, management efficiency, ecosystem function, and flood control (see H.R. 309), H137 [8JA]

SBA: include drought in the definition of disaster for purposes of the Disaster Loan Program (see H.R. 279), H136 [8JA]

Sewage disposal: combined sewer overflow control programs (see H. Con. Res. 309), H9812 [21OC]

———enhance security of wastewater treatment works (see S. 779), S4823 [3AP] (see S. 1039), S6029 [12MY] (see H.R. 866), H704 [13FE]

———ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage (see H.R. 2215), H4734 [22MY]

———sewer overflow control grants appropriations (see S. 567), S3253 [6MR] (see H.R. 784), H700 [13FE]

Small business: provide emergency assistance to non-farm small business concerns that have suffered economic harm from the effects of drought (see S. 318), S1977 [5FE] (see H.R. 565), H319 [5FE]

Small Reclamation Projects Act: amend (see S. 993), S5725 [5MY]

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

States: Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative to State water rights adjudications (see S. 844), S5059 [9AP]

———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]

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

Taxation: allow an income tax credit to holders of bonds issued to finance land and water reclamation of abandoned mine land areas (see H.R. 419), H218 [28JA]

———issuance of tax-exempt bonds for certain air and water pollution control facilities and application of volume caps for private activity bonds for such facilities and water and sewage facilities (see S. 1917), S15406 [21NO] (see H.R. 3042), H8081 [9SE]

———permit use of proceeds of tax exempt private activity bonds for community and water facility loans guaranteed under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (see H.R. 2648), H6263 [26JN]

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

———treatment of private activity bonds for water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 3410), H10235 [30OC]

———treatment of seaplanes (see S. 1296), S8232 [19JN]

Tennessee Valley Authority Act: modify provisions relative to TVA Board of Directors (see H.R. 3044), H8081 [9SE]

Tularosa, NM: authorize construction of a desalination research and development facility at the Tularosa Basin (see S. 1211), S7540 [9JN]

TVA: ensure that promoting recreation is treated as a primary purpose in the operation of dams and reservoirs (see H.R. 1181), H1744 [11MR]

———modify composition, operation, and duties of the Board of Directors (see S. 1351), S8725 [26JN]

Water Environment Federation: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 272), H7949 [4SE]

Water pollution: address pollution resulting from perchlorate discharges (see H.R. 2123), H4203 [15MY]

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

Chronologies

Farmington River Watershed Association history, E1835 [17SE]

Conference reports

Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 2754), H11010-H11118 [7NO]

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

Excerpts

Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2754) (H. Rept. 108-212), S11445 [15SE]

Factsheets

Yazoo Basin Backwater Pumping Plant, S1399 [23JA]

Letters

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

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

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

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

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]

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]

Native American settlement of claims with the Dept. of the Interior relative to Indian trust funds: John Echohawk, Native American Rights Fund, H9993 [29OC]

———Tex G. Hall, Mandan, Hidatsa, & Arikaka Nation, H9992 [29OC]

———Tex G. Hall, National Congress of American Indians, H9992 [29OC]

Small Business Drought Relief Act: Jim Hodges, S2004 [5FE], S4622 [1AP]

———Kenny Guinn, Governor of Nevada, S2004 [5FE], S4622 [1AP]

———Mike Easley, Governor of North Carolina, S2004 [5FE], S4622 [1AP]

———Southern Governors' Association, S2004 [5FE], S4622 [1AP]

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]

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]

Tucson, AZ, gas pipeline rupture and groundwater contamination: Representative Grijalva, H10524 [6NO]

Yazoo Basin Backwater Pumping Plant funding: J. Charles Fox and John Hankinson, EPA, S1398 [23JA]

Lists

Unrequested Army Corps of Engineers construction projects, S11749 [22SE]

Messages

Federal Ocean and Coastal Activities Report: President Bush, S3991 [19MR], H2100 [19MR]

Motions

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2754), H7146 [18JY]

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]

Proclamations

World Population Awareness Week: Rod Blagojevich, Governor of Illinois, S13207 [24OC]

Remarks in House

Alabama: southeast area regional reservoir project, H8840 [24SE]

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]

Apache County, AZ: approve settlement of water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe (H.R. 495), E99 [29JA]

———approve settlement of water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe (S. 222), H4797-H4803 [3JN], H5023-H5028 [5JN], E1136 [5JN], E1181 [9JN]

———approve settlement of water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe (S. 222), consideration (H. Res. 258), H5012-H5022 [5JN]

———water rights acquisition and development assistance funding for the Zuni Indian Tribe, H7026 [17JY]

Arizona: anniversary of Salt River Project, E28, E57 [8JA], E64, E69 [27JA], E149 [6FE], E227 [13FE]

Ashland, KY: tribute to water department employees rescue efforts during flood, E2149 [28OC]

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]

———extend certain contracts with irrigation contractors in Wyoming and Nebraska (H.R. 2040), H8229, H8230 [16SE]

———prohibit funding to release water from the San Juan Chama project and the Middle Rio Grande project to comply with the Endangered Species Act, H7140 [18JY]

California: Los Vaqueros Reservoir funding, H7136 [18JY]

CERCLA: encourage on-site treatment of pollutants at the Gloucester Environmental Management Services landfill, E49 [8JA]

Charleston, SC: tribute to sewer divers, E1256 [13JN]

Colorado River: All American Canal reservoir construction and cleanup of radioactive materials leaking into the river near Moab, UT, H11403 [18NO]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: Land and Water Conservation Account funding, H6960, H6961 [16JY]

Corps of Engineers: Cherry Creek Reservoir expansion funding, H7143 [18JY]

———funding, H7125, H7126 [18JY]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: acquire and manage lands in Puerto Rico to protect critical aquifers, watersheds, and the tropical forests of the Karst Region (H.R. 2488), E1278 [17JN]

———establish the National Drought Council (H.R. 2871), H12117 [21NO], E1601 [25JY]

Dept. of Defense: exemption from certain environmental regulations, H2374 [26MR], H2923, H2926, H2927 [8AP], H3977 [13MY], H4222 [19MY], H4257, H4258, H4259, H4261 [20MY], H4374, H4389, H4394, H4395, H4409, H4415, H4417, H4419, H4492, H4493 [21MY], H4551, H4554, H4601, H4607, H4609 [22MY]

———exemption from certain environmental regulations relative to sonar use on submarines, H10985, H10988 [7NO]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study of the Rathdrum Prairie/Spokane Valley Aquifer (H.R. 699), H1963 [19MR]

———convey certain facilities to the Fremont-Madison Irrigation District (S. 520), H8229 [16SE]

———convey certain water distribution systems of the Cachuma Project, Carpinteria Valley Water District, and Montecito Water District in California (H.R. 1648), H11182, H11183 [17NO]

———participate in projects within the San Diego Creek Watershed (H.R. 1598), H9409 [15OC]

———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]

———revise repayment contract with Tom Green County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1, San Angelo Project, TX (H.R. 856), H4031 [14MY]

———settlement of claims relative to Indian trust funds, H6944, H6945 [16JY], H9991, H9994 [29OC], H10196-H10202 [30OC], E2230 [5NO], E2286 [7NO]

Desert Hot Springs, CA: anniversary of Mission Springs Water District, E271 [13FE]

Ecology and environment: 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]

———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]

———evaluation of Bush administration policies, H6842 [15JY]

———prohibit use of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) as a gasoline additive, H11385, H11415 [18NO]

Energy and water development: across-the-board funding reduction, H7141 [18JY]

———making appropriations, H670 [13FE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2754), H7106 [17JY], H7114-H7147 [18JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2754), conference report, H11396-H11405 [18NO], E2345 [20NO], E2433 [23NO], E2486 [8DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2754), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 444), H11370-H11372 [18NO]

EPA: reduce underground storage tank releases by strengthening inspections, operator training, program enforcement, oxygenated fuel cleanup, and providing States greater Federal resources, H11409 [18NO]

———rollback of certain Clean Water Act protections, E2343 [20NO]

Farmington River Watershed Association: anniversary, E1835 [17SE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to marine sanitation devices (H.R. 1027), E313 [27FE]

———clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (H.R. 738), E220 [13FE]

———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (H.R. 962), E332 [27FE]

———include construction activities in definition of oil and gas exploration and production relative to EPA stormwater discharge permits, H10521-H10528 [6NO], E2218 [4NO], E2317 [19NO]

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]

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

Florida: make Everglades restoration funding contingent upon report on water quality standards compliance in Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge and Everglades National Park, H6975, H6976 [16JY]

Folly Beach, SC: tribute to Morris Island Lighthouse, E2389 [22NO]

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

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

———restore and protect, E548 [21MR]

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

Harris County, TX: Halls Bayou project funding, H8839 [24SE]

Hawaii: authorize certain water reclamation projects and modify the water resources study (H.R. 2355), E1159 [5JN]

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

Houston, TX: flood control and channel deepening projects funding, H7121 [18JY], H11404 [18NO]

Irrigation: clarify the acreage for which the North Loup division is authorized to provide irrigation water under the Missouri River Basin project (H.R. 3209), H11180 [17NO]

Klamath Basin: prohibit the renewal of certain agricultural leases permitting the growing of alfalfa or row crops, H7043-H7047 [17JY]

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

Mexico: treatment of Mexican sewage flowing into U.S. waters, H6808, H6809, H6813, H6814 [15JY]

National Marine Sanctuaries Foundation: tribute to From Sea to Shining Sea—A Celebration of Marine Sanctuaries exhibit, E755 [11AP]

Natural resources: 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]

Nebraska: flood control projects funding, H7123 [18JY]

Ohio Public Interest Research Group: anniversary, E731 [10AP]

Petroleum: eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, expand production and use of renewable fuel, and increase energy independence (H.R. 837), H1296 [25FE], H1927 [18MR]

———encourage use of ethyl tertiary butyl ether (ETBE) to meet renewable fuel compliance standards, H11415 [18NO]

Power resources: assure that certain Federal oil and gas development will occur in ways that protect water resources and surface owner rights (H.R. 3698), E2533 [8DE]

Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act: increase Federal share of costs of the San Gabriel Basin demonstration project (H.R. 1284), H8230, H8231 [16SE]

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

Sacramento County, CA: anniversary of Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District, E555 [24MR]

San Joaquin River: feasibility of reservoir to increase water storage capacity and power generation and improve water supply reliability and quality, management efficiency, ecosystem function, and flood control (H.R. 309), E47 [8JA]

SBA: include drought in the definition of disaster for purposes of the Disaster Loan Program (H.R. 279), E53 [8JA]

Sewage disposal: enhance security of wastewater treatment works (H.R. 866), H3703-H3705 [7MY], E902 [9MY]

Tchobanoglous, George: National Water Research Institute Athalie Richardson Irvine Clark Prize recipient, E1260 [16JN]

Tennessee Valley Authority Act: modify provisions relative to TVA Board of Directors, H11424 [18NO]

Terrorism: improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack, H2676 [2AP]

Twenty-First Century Water Policy Commission: establish (H.R. 135), H12121-H12125 [21NO]

Ventura County, CA: anniversary of Calleguas Municipal Water District, E2218 [4NO]

Western States: importance of dams and water storage, H6689-H6692 [14JY]

World Population Awareness Week: observance, E2072 [17OC], E2181, E2183 [31OC]

Remarks in Senate

AID: Clean Water for the Americas Partnership funding, S1441 [23JA]

Alaska: water and waste disposal grant for Matanuska-Susitna Borough hospital project, S14016, S14017 [5NO]

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]

Apache County, AZ: approve settlement of water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe (S. 222), S1675 [28JA], S3755 [13MR]

Aquaculture: unified approach to strengthen and promote national policy (S. Res. 160), S7497 [5JN]

Arizona: adjust Central Arizona Project, ratify Gila River Indian Community water rights settlement, and reauthorize and amend Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act (S. 437), S2707 [25FE]

———anniversary of Salt River Project, S26 [7JA], S1362 [22JA]

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

BIA: Wind River Irrigation Project funding, S11822, S11823 [23SE]

Budget: reduce deficit through elimination of funding for the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, irrigation water subsidies, and production of Trident II missiles (S. 49), S51-S53 [7JA]

Bureau of Reclamation: assist States and local communities in evaluating and developing rural and small community water supply systems (S. 1085), S6709-S6711 [20MY]

———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]

———prohibit reduction or reallocation of water to be delivered under San Juan-Chama Project contracts for endangered species purposes in the Rio Grande River Basin, S10259, S10260 [30JY], S10896 [1AU]

———Rio Grande silvery minnow habitat protection funding, S11549 [16SE]

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: 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]

Colorado: provide a cost-sharing requirement for the construction of the Arkansas Valley Conduit (S. 1058), S6260 [14MY]

Corps of Engineers: funding, S11548 [16SE]

———Yazoo Basin Backwater Pumping Plant funding, S1398-S1401, S1404 [23JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: acquire and manage lands in Puerto Rico to protect critical aquifers, watersheds, and the tropical forests of the Karst Region (S. 1256), S7840 [12JN]

———establish the National Drought Council: (S. 1454), S9908, S9912 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: cleanup of perchlorate in drinking water, S9279 [11JY]

———exemption from certain environmental regulations, S14421, S14422, S14433, S14434 [11NO], S14484 [12NO]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize implementation of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program (S. 1097), S6859 [21MY]

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

———convey certain facilities to the Fremont-Madison Irrigation District (S. 520), S7939 [16JN]

———cooperate with Mexican border States to conduct a hydrogeologic characterization, mapping, and modeling program for priority transboundary aquifers (S. 1957), S15982 [25NO]

———establish a program to control or eradicate tamarisk in the Western States (S. 1236), S7727 [11JN]

———establish a voluntary alternative claims resolution process to reach a settlement of claims relative to Indian trust funds (S. 1770), S12978 [21OC], S13788 [3NO]

———establish rural water supply program in Reclamation States to provide clean, safe, affordable, and reliable water supply to rural residents (S. 1732), S12609 [15OC]

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

———participate in projects within the San Diego Creek Watershed (S. 649), S4168 [20MR]

———revise repayment contract with Tom Green County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1, San Angelo Project, TX (H.R. 856), S8260 [19JN]

———settlement of claims relative to Indian trust funds, S13785-S13791 [3NO], S14300 [10NO]

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

District of Columbia: Potomac Southwest Waterfront improvement funding, S2591 [24FE]

Dworshak Reservoir: mitigate damages to local communities caused by fluctuating levels, S11545 [16SE]

Ecology and environment: 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]

———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]

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

Energy and water development: making appropriations, S9225 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2754), S11402-S11406 [11SE], S11434-S11451 [15SE], S11519, S11521-S11551 [16SE], S11749, S11750 [22SE], S11940, S11942 [25SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2754), conference report, S15088-S15090 [18NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2754), insert S. 1424 language in lieu, S11435 [15SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2754), unanimous-consent agreement, S11605 [17SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2754), unanimous-consent request, S11550 [16SE]

———making appropriations (S. 1424), S10259, S10260 [30JY], S10896 [1AU]

———reduce appropriations for unrequested, low-priority, unnecessary, and wasteful spending programs, S11749, S11750 [22SE]

EPA: authorize use of funds made available for nonpoint source management programs for projects and activities relating to the development and implementation of phase II of the storm water program (S. 1716), S12468 [3OC]

———designate perchlorate as a drinking water contaminant and establish a maximum contaminant level (S. 502), S3035 [3MR]

———establish reporting requirements for perchlorate storage and incidents of perchlorate discharges into water supplies (S. 820), S4968 [8AP]

———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]

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, 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]

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

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

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

Grants Pass Irrigation District: authorize Federal implementation of activities dealing with the future take of threatened salmon species resulting from water diversion (S. 1308), S8304 [20JN]

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

Hawaii: authorize certain water reclamation projects and modify the water resources study (S. 960), S5607 [30AP]

Heber Springs, AR: water and waste disposal grant for hospital project, S14019 [5NO]

High Plains Aquifer: conduct hydrogeologic characterization, mapping, modeling, and monitoring program (S. 212), S1487 [23JA], S4910 [7AP]

———conduct hydrogeologic characterization, mapping, modeling, and monitoring program (S. 212), CBO report, S4895 [7AP]

Highlands Stewardship Area: establish, S13631 [30OC]

———establish (S. 999), S5775 [6MY]

Honduras: Water Missions International (organization) hospital water supply and wastewater treatment projects funding, S13796 [3NO]

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

Lexington, KY: Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government recipient of EPA Clean Water Partner Award, S3025 [3MR]

Louisiana: agricultural research programs funding, S14146, S14147 [6NO]

———flood control projects funding, S1443 [23JA]

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

Native Americans: provide compensation to the Lower Brule and Crow Creek Sioux Tribes of South Dakota for damage to tribal land caused by Pick-Sloan projects along the Missouri River (S. 1530), S10656 [31JY]

New Mexico: ensure the Elephant Butte Irrigation District receives the proceeds from the Bureau of Reclamation sale of certain lands in the vicinity of the Elephant Butte Reservoir and the Caballo Reservoir (S. 1791), S13381 [28OC]

Petroleum: eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, expand production and use of renewable fuel, and increase energy independence, S7365 [4JN], S7444-S7447 [5JN]

———eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, expand production and use of renewable fuel, and increase energy independence (S. 385), S2446, S2458-S2462 [13FE]

———eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, expand production and use of renewable fuel, and increase energy independence (S. 791), S14313 [10NO]

———encourage use of ethyl tertiary butyl ether (ETBE) to meet renewable fuel compliance standards, S7447 [5JN]

Pew Oceans Commission: report on ocean pollution, S7295-S7297 [4JN]

Poverty: condition receipt of certain State revolving funds on the restriction of development or construction of new colonias that lack necessary infrastructure along the U.S.-Mexico border (S. 1163), S7190 [2JN]

Safe Drinking Water Act: assist small communities with achieving or maintaining compliance with drinking water standards (S. 1432), S9639 [21JY]

Sewage disposal: enhance security of wastewater treatment works (S. 779), S4834 [3AP]

Ships and vessels: prevent cruise ships from polluting oceans, S7295-S7297 [4JN]

Small business: provide emergency assistance to certain small business concerns that have suffered economic harm from drought, S20 [7JA]

———provide emergency assistance to non-farm small business concerns that have suffered economic harm from the effects of drought (S. 318), S2003 [5FE], S4589 [31MR], S4621 [1AP]

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

States: Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative to State water rights adjudications (S. 844), S5083 [9AP]

———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]

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

Taxation: issuance of tax-exempt bonds for certain air and water pollution control facilities and application of volume caps for private activity bonds for such facilities and water and sewage facilities (S. 1917), S15414 [21NO]

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

Tularosa, NM: authorize construction of a desalination research and development facility at the Tularosa Basin (S. 1211), S7549 [9JN]

U.S. Geological Survey: U.S.-Mexico binational groundwater study funding, S11821 [23SE]

World Population Awareness Week: observance, S13206, S13207 [24OC]

Reports

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

Reports filed

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

Bureau of Reclamation Contract Extension With Irrigation Contractors in Wyoming and Nebraska: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2040) (H. Rept. 108-259), H7947 [4SE]

Carpinteria and Montecito Water Distribution Systems Conveyance Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1648) (H. Rept. 108-363), H11205, H11358 [17NO]

Clarify the Acreage for Which the North Loup Division Is Authorized To Provide Irrigation Water Under the Missouri River Basin Project: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3209) (H. Rept. 108-356), H11132 [7NO]

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. 2754, Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 444) (H. Rept. 108-377), H11358 [17NO]

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

Consideration of S. 222, Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act, and S. 273, Grand Teton National Park Land Exchange Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 258) (H. Rept. 108-140), H4976 [4JN]

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 and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2754) (H. Rept. 108-357), H11132 [7NO]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2754) (H. Rept. 108-212), H7019 [16JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1424) (S. Rept. 108-105), S9591 [17JY]

Federal Share of Costs of the San Gabriel Basin Demonstration Project Under the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1284) (H. Rept. 108-204), H6705 [14JY]

Fremont-Madison Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 520) (S. Rept. 108-62), S7540 [9JN]

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]

High Plains Aquifer Hydrogeologic Characterization, Mapping, Modeling and Monitoring Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 212) (S. Rept. 108-21), S3993 [19MR]

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

Hydrographic Services Programs Authorization and Naming of Cove in Alaska in Honor of Eric S. Koss: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 958) (H. Rept. 108-400), H12306 [21NO]

Irvine Basin Surface and Groundwater Improvement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1598) (H. Rept. 108-306), H9375 [8OC]

Reliable Fuels Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 791) (S. Rept. 108-57), S7234 [3JN]

Tualatin River Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 625) (S. Rept. 108-63), S7540 [9JN]

———Committee on Resources (House) (S. 625) (H. Rept. 108-369), H11205, H11358 [17NO]

Twenty-First Century Water Policy Commission Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 135) (H. Rept. 108-309), H9375 [8OC]

Wastewater Treatment Works Security Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1039) (S. Rept. 108-149), S11647 [17SE]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 866) (H. Rept. 108-33), H1743 [11MR]

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

Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 222) (S. Rept. 108-18), S3410 [10MR]

Rulings of the Chair

Apache County, AZ: approve settlement of water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe (S. 222), H4803 [3JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2754), H7139 [18JY]

Statements

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

Summaries

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

Western Waters and Surface Owners Protection Act (H.R. 3698), E2533 [8DE]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 1424, energy and water development appropriations, S11547 [16SE]

Energy and water development appropriations (H.R. 2754), H7117-H7119 [18JY]

———conference report, H11398 [18NO]

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

Texts of

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

H. Res. 258, consideration of S. 222, Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act, and S. 273, Grand Teton National Park Land Exchange Act, H5012 [5JN]

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

H. Res. 444, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2754, energy and water development appropriations, H11370 [18NO]

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

H.R. 135, Twenty-First Century Water Policy Commission Act, H12121 [21NO]

H.R. 699, Dept. of the Interior study of the Rathdrum Prairie/Spokane Valley Aquifer, H1963 [19MR]

H.R. 866, Wastewater Treatment Works Security Act, H3703 [7MY]

H.R. 1284, increase Federal share of costs of the San Gabriel Basin demonstration project, H8230 [16SE]

H.R. 1598, Irvine Basin Surface and Groundwater Improvement Act, H9409 [15OC]

H.R. 1648, Carpinteria and Montecito Water Distribution Systems Conveyance Act, H11182 [17NO]

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

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

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

H.R. 2040, Bureau of Reclamation contract extension with irrigation contractors in Wyoming and Nebraska, H8229 [16SE]

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

H.R. 2754, energy and water development appropriations, S11758-S11768 [22SE]

H.R. 3209, clarify the acreage for which the North Loup division is authorized to provide irrigation water under the Missouri River Basin project, H11180 [17NO]

S. 49, Deficit Reduction Act, S53 [7JA]

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

S. 212, High Plains Aquifer Hydrogeologic Characterization, Mapping, Modeling and Monitoring Act, S1488 [23JA], S4911-S4913 [7AP]

S. 222, Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act, S3755-S3759 [13MR], H4797-H4802 [3JN], H5023-H5027 [5JN]

S. 318, Small Business Drought Relief Act, S2003 [5FE], S4589 [31MR]

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

S. 520, Fremont-Madison Conveyance Act, H8229 [16SE]

S. 520. Fremont-Madison Conveyance Act, S7939 [16JN]

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

S. 625, Tualatin River Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act, S7936 [16JN]

S. 691, permit the Dept. of Agriculture to enter into cooperative agreements with the Nebraska State Forester to carry out watershed restoration and protection activities on National Forest System lands in Nebraska, S4295 [21MR]

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

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

S. 1058, provide a cost-sharing requirement for the construction of the Arkansas Valley Conduit, S6260 [14MY]

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

S. 1085, Reclamation Rural and Small Community Water Enhancement Act, S6710 [20MY]

S. 1097, Dept. of the Interior implementation of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, S6860-S6863 [21MY]

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

S. 1163, condition receipt of certain State revolving funds on the restriction of development or construction of new colonias that lack necessary infrastructure along the U.S.-Mexico border, S7190 [2JN]

S. 1211, construction of a desalination research and development facility at the Tularosa Basin, S7550 [9JN]

S. 1236, Tamarisk Control and Riparian Restoration Act, S7727 [11JN]

S. 1256, Puerto Rico Karst Conservation Act, S7840 [12JN]

S. 1308, Federal implementation of activities dealing with the future take of threatened salmon species resulting from water diversion from the Grants Pass Irrigation District, S8305 [20JN]

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

S. 1351, TVA Board of Directors composition, operation, and duties modification, S8740 [26JN]

S. 1432, Community Drinking Water Assistance Act, S9640 [21JY]

S. 1454, National Drought Preparedness Act, S9908-S9912 [24JY]

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

S. 1530, Tribal Parity Act, S10656 [31JY]

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

S. 1732, Reclamation Rural Water Supply Act, S12609 [15OC]

S. 1770, Indian Money Account Claim Satisfaction Act, S12979 [21OC]

S. 1791, ensure the Elephant Butte Irrigation District in New Mexico receives the proceeds from the Bureau of Reclamation sale of certain lands in the vicinity of the Elephant Butte Reservoir and the Caballo Reservoir, S13381 [28OC]

S. 1917, Clean Air and Water Investment and Infrastructure Act, S15414 [21NO]

S. 1957, U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act, S15982 [25NO]

S. Res. 160, unified approach to strengthen and promote national aquaculture policy, S7496 [5JN]

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]

S. Res. 248, establish a voluntary alternative claims resolution process to reach a settlement of claims relative to Indian trust funds, S12983 [21OC]