MINING AND MINERAL RESOURCES

Amendments

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

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

Foreign trade: implement importation requirement system for conflict diamonds (H.R. 1584), S5251 [10AP], H3332 [11AP]

Appointments

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

Articles and editorials

Black Lung—30 Years After Protections, Disease and Questions Remain, E901 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: allocate accruing interest to cover health care costs for certain miners (see H.R. 313), H137 [8JA]

Big Horn County, WY: open certain withdrawn land to locatable mineral development for bentonite mining (see S. 203), S1368 [22JA]

Black Lung Benefits Act: ensure benefit equity for eligible survivors (see H.R. 1988), H3682 [6MY]

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

Coal: development of Federal coal resources (see H.R. 794), H700 [13FE]

Colorado: provide for remediation of abandoned and inactive hardrock mines in the Upper Animas River Basin (see H.R. 2835), H7454 [23JY]

Dept. of the Interior: facilitate acquisition of certain mineral rights (see H.R. 2653), H6263 [26JN] (see H.R. 3303), H9477 [15OC]

———issue separate leases for tar sand and oil and gas for the same area (see S. 1725), S12532 [14OC] (see H.R. 3062), H8174 [10SE]

———sell certain public lands in Nevada subject to mining operations, reclaim abandoned Nevada mines, and promote and enhance economic development, education, and local government revenues (see H.R. 2869), H7616 [24JY]

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

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

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

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: include certain additional former nuclear weapons program workers in the Special Exposure Cohort compensation program (see H.R. 3689), H12919 [8DE]

Foreign trade: implement importation requirement system for conflict diamonds (see S. 760), S4629 [1AP] (see H.R. 1415), H2310 [25MR] (see H.R. 1584), H2819 [3AP]

Land use: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 2141), H4204 [15MY]

Livingston Parish, LA: repeal the reservation of mineral rights made by the U.S. when certain lands were conveyed (see H.R. 542), H318 [5FE]

Nevada: conveyance of certain public lands in and around historic mining townsites (see H.R. 2367), H5044 [5JN]

Reclamation of land: abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 504), H244 [29JA]

———issue permits to allow reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines without incurring liability (see S. 1660), S11988 [25SE]

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]

———repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines (see S. 44), S36 [7JA]

United Mine Workers of America: protect health benefits of retired miners and provide additional sources of revenue to the Combined Benefit Fund and Benefit Plan (see S. 1756), S12838 [17OC] (see H.R. 3586), H12307 [21NO]

World Diamond Council: provide transition development assistance to communities where the illicit trade in conflict diamonds for arms have fueled civil war (see H. Con. Res. 239), H6263 [26JN]

Conference reports

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

Factsheets

Derivatives and Their Impact on the Mining Industry, S7662 [11JN]

Letters

Development of Federal coal resources: Cecil E. Roberts, United Mine Workers of America, H3318 [11AP]

Lists

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

Motions

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

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

Outlines

Rocky Flats Minerals Acquisition Act (H.R. 2653), E1396 [27JN], E2045 [15OC]

Remarks in House

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: allocate accruing interest to cover health care costs for certain miners (H.R. 313), E38 [8JA]

Black Lung Benefits Act: ensure benefit equity for eligible survivors (H.R. 1988), E875 [6MY]

Calumet, MI: anniversary of Miscowaubik Club, E1614 [25JY]

Coal: development of Federal coal resources, H3316-H3319 [11AP], H11384 [18NO]

Dept. of Labor: Mine Safety and Health Administration underground coal mine dust level regulations, H6561-H6563 [10JY], E901 [9MY]

Dept. of the Interior: facilitate acquisition of certain mineral rights (H.R. 2653), E1396 [27JN], E2045 [15OC]

———issue separate leases for tar sand and oil and gas for the same area (H.R. 3062), H9330, H9331 [8OC]

———require oil industry pay fair market value for oil and gas removed from public lands, H3082 [10AP]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Foreign trade: implement importation requirement system for conflict diamonds (H.R. 1584), H2895-H2901 [8AP], H3332-H3334 [11AP]

Lafarge Group (corporation): tribute, E2441 [23NO]

Land use: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (H.R. 2141), E977 [15MY]

Livingston Parish, LA: repeal the reservation of mineral rights made by the U.S. when certain lands were conveyed (H.R. 542), H9699 [20OC]

Nuclear energy: cooperative research and development and special demonstration projects for the uranium mining industry funding, H3263-H3266 [10AP]

Reclamation of land: abandoned hardrock mines (H.R. 504), E154 [6FE]

Stillwater Mining Co.: acquisition by Norilsk Nickel (Russian company), E1389 [27JN]

Taxation: provide a tax credit for the production of coal-based synthetic fuels, H7859 [4SE]

U.S. Geological Survey: Minerals Assessment Team funding, H6959 [16JY]

Remarks in Senate

Business and industry: relieve reachback companies no longer involved in mining of liability for the Combined Benefit Fund and Benefit Plan for miners, S8434 [24JN]

Buy American Act: compliance, S11824 [23SE]

Dept. of HHS: issuance of Mine Health and Safety Administration rule proposal on personal dust monitor prototypes, S11328, S11329 [10SE]

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

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

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

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

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

Foreign trade: implement importation requirement system for conflict diamonds (H.R. 1584), S5112, S5113 [10AP]

———implement importation requirement system for conflict diamonds (S. 760), S4643-S4645 [1AP], S5004-S5006 [9AP], S5616 [30AP]

Idaho Mining Association: anniversary, S11114 [4SE]

National Research Council: conduct study on health and environmental hazards of coal combustion wastes, S14525 [12NO]

Native Americans: provide environmental review process for Indian energy programs and clarify Federal trust responsibility relative to tribal claims and loss liability associated with tribal energy resource agreements, S7684-S7689 [11JN]

Reclamation of land: issue permits to allow reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines without incurring liability (S. 1660), S12000 [25SE]

Taxation: repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines (S. 44), S48 [7JA]

United Mine Workers of America: provide additional sources of revenue to the Combined Benefit Fund and Benefit Plan, S7600 [10JN], S7713 [11JN], S8434 [24JN]

Reports filed

Clean Diamond Trade Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 760) (S. Rept. 108-36), S5058 [9AP]

Coal Accountability and Retired Employee Act for the 21st Century: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 313) (H. Rept. 108-328), H9980 [28OC]

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

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

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

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

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

Dept. of the Interior Issuance of Separate Leases for Tar Sand and Oil and Gas for the Same Area: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3062) (H. Rept. 108-302), H9281 [7OC]

Repeal the Reservation of Mineral Rights Made by the U.S. When Certain Livingston Parish, LA, Lands Were Conveyed: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 542) (H. Rept. 108-297), H9281 [7OC]

Rulings of the Chair

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

Tables

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

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

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

Testimonies

Impact of the Kyoto Global Warming Treaty on Ohio's Coal Dependent Communities: Robert E. Murray, Murray Energy Corp., E1035 [21MY]

Texts of

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

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

H.R. 542, repeal the reservation of mineral rights in Livingston Parish, LA, made by the U.S. when certain lands were conveyed, H9699 [20OC]

H.R. 1584, Clean Diamond Trade Act, H2895-H2897 [8AP], H3332 [11AP]

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

H.R. 3062, Dept. of the Interior issuance of separate leases for tar sand and oil and gas for the same area, H9330 [8OC]

S. 44, Elimination of Double Subsidies for the Hardrock Mining Industry Act, S49 [7JA]

S. 1660, Good Samaritan Abandoned and Inactive Mine Remediation Act, S12001 [25SE]

S. 1756, Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Stability and Fairness Act, S12846-S12849 [17OC]