PUBLIC LANDS

Amendments

Agriculture: encourage owners and operators of privately-held farm and ranch land to voluntarily make their land available for access by the public under programs administered by States (H.R. 3482), H12312 [21NO]

Arizona: exchange certain lands in the Coconino and Tonto National Forests (H.R. 622), H12866 [8DE]

Central Idaho Wilderness Act: clarify provisions on continued use of established commercial outfitter hunting camps on the Salmon River (S. 1003), S15870 [24NO]

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

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

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

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

Golden Gate National Recreation Area: revise boundaries and extend advisory commission term (S. 302), S4879 [3AP]

Grand Teton National Park: allow Wyoming to retrieve fair value for State lands placed in trust for school revenue purposes (S. 273), consideration (H. Res. 258), H5020 [5JN]

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

Sandpoint, ID: conveyance of Sandpoint Federal Building and adjacent lands (S. 435), S15868 [24NO]

Skykomish River: enhance ecosystem protection and outdoor opportunities by designating certain Federal lands as wilderness (S. 391), S15865 [24NO]

Analyses

Transit in Parks (TRIP) Act (S. 1032), S6075 [13MY]

Appointments

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

Articles and editorials

America, Brought to You by . . ., S11432 [15SE]

Antiquities Act Merited Supreme Court's Approval, E1998 [8OC]

Desecration of the Mall, S11431 [15SE]

Fire Damage, S13459 [29OC]

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

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

Gambling Dispute Threatens Miwok Bill, S8729 [26JN]

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

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

Marketing the Mall, S11432 [15SE]

More Public Drilling? Let's Collect Bills First, H3314 [11AP]

Save Parks—Park Cars, S6078 [13MY]

Bills and resolutions

Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 1941), S15812 [24NO] (see H.R. 3553), H11701 [20NO]

Adams National Historic Park: include Quincy Homestead within boundary (see H.R. 3443), H10457 [5NO]

Agriculture: compensate livestock operators who voluntarily relinquish a grazing permit or lease on Federal lands (see H.R. 3324), H9613 [16OC]

———encourage owners and operators of privately-held farm and ranch land to voluntarily make their land available for access by the public under programs administered by States (see S. 1840), S14271 [7NO] (see H.R. 3482), H11133 [7NO]

Alabama: acquire certain property in order to protect and preserve certain rare paleontological resources (see H.R. 2520), H5661 [19JN]

Alaska: exchange of certain lands between the Newtok Native Corp., and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (see S. 924), S5343 [11AP]

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

———provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 979), H1461 [27FE]

———resolve certain conveyances and provide for alternative land selections relative to Cape Fox Corp. and Sealaska Corp. (see S. 1354), S8725 [26JN] (see H.R. 1899), H3571 [30AP]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for equitable allotment of lands to Alaskan Natives who are veterans (see H.R. 951), H1395 [26FE]

Albuquerque, NM: clear title to certain property associated with the Middle Rio Grande Project relative to development of Biological Park Project (see S. 213), S1479 [23JA]

American Battlefield Protection Act: establish a battlefield acquisition grant program for the acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 3498), H11359 [17NO]

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

———prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H2470 [27MR]

Apalachicola National Forest: convey certain small parcels of land to resolve boundary discrepancies involving the Mount Trial Primitive Baptist Church of Wakulla County, FL (see H.R. 3217), H9129 [1OC]

Appalachian region: amend laws relative to county additions (see H.R. 3264), H9375 [8OC]

Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 1752), S12838 [17OC] (see H.R. 1618), H2820 [3AP]

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]

Arizona: authorize the Dept. of Agriculture to exchange certain land with the Yavapai Ranch Limited Partnership (see S. 849), S5059 [9AP] (see H.R. 2907), H7781 [25JY]

———compensate livestock operators who voluntarily relinquish a grazing permit or lease on Federal lands (see H.R. 3337), H9687 [17OC]

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

———exchange certain lands in the Coconino and Tonto National Forests (see H.R. 622), H321 [5FE]

Arkansas: convey certain land to the New Hope Cemetery Association for use as a cemetery (see S. 1537), S10618 [31JY]

Army: convey certain land at Fort Campbell, KY, and Tennessee for the purpose of realigning and upgrading U.S. Highway 79 from a 2-lane highway to a 4-lane highway (see H.R. 1637), H2821 [3AP]

Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see H.R. 2776), H7085 [17JY]

Beaver County, UT: real property conveyance (see H.R. 3252), H9281 [7OC]

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

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge: acquire for inclusion property known as Garrett Island in Cecil County, MD (see H.R. 274), H136 [8JA]

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

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

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

Blue Ridge National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 941), S5483 [29AP] (see H.R. 1759), H3303 [10AP]

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

———convey Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project, Savage Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, and Intake Irrigation Project to local control (see S. 900), S5342 [11AP] (see H.R. 2257), H4736 [22MY]

Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge: expand (see H.R. 2623), H6262 [26JN]

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

———designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers (see S. 1555), S10906 [1AU]

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

———designate certain public lands as wilderness and designate certain segments of the Black Butte River in Mendocino County as a wild or scenic river (see S. 738), S4512 [27MR] (see H.R. 1501), H2472 [27MR]

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

———require a temporary moratorium on leasing, exploration, and land development of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3187), H8949 [25SE]

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument: educational center funding (see H.R. 2457), H5365 [12JN]

Central Idaho Wilderness Act: clarify provisions on continued use of established commercial outfitter hunting camps on the Salmon River (see S. 1003), S5771 [6MY]

Cibola National Forest: establish the T'uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust to resolve a land claim on Sandia Mountain between the Sandia Pueblo and the Dept. of the Interior (see H.R. 222), H59 [7JA]

Cibola National Wildlife Refuge: revoke a Public Land Order relative to certain erroneously included lands (see H.R. 417), H218 [28JA]

Cleveland National Forest: provide an environmentally sound process for the approval of high-voltage electricity transmission line right-of-way through the Trabuco Ranger District (see H.R. 1230), H1810 [12MR]

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

Colorado: designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 2305), H4875 [3JN]

———exchange of certain private property (see H.R. 1058), H1515 [4MR]

———management as open space of certain lands in and adjacent to the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests (see H.R. 750), H462 [12FE]

———preserve land held in trust as open space and exempt such land from the requirement that they generate income for the common schools (see H.R. 639), H322 [5FE]

———revise the boundary of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area (see S. 677), S4166 [20MR]

Colorado River Indian Reservation: revise boundaries (see H.R. 2941), H7783 [25JY]

Columbus, OH: transfer administrative jurisdiction of a parcel of real property comprising a portion of the Defense Supply Center (see H.R. 3675), H12919 [8DE]

Congaree Swamp National Park: establish (see S. 1313), S8357 [23JN] (see H.R. 2580), H5814 [24JN]

Corps of Engineers: carry out critical restoration projects along the Middle Rio Grande in Albuquerque, NM (see S. 997), S5771 [6MY]

———convey certain land in Georgia and South Carolina to the counties in which the land is located (see H.R. 2753), H7019 [16JY]

Craig, AK: land conveyance (see S. 1778), S13134 [23OC] (see H.R. 3427), H10236 [30OC]

Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 230), S1736 [29JA] (see H.R. 524), H274 [4FE]

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]

———authorize former Federal employees receiving voluntary separation payments to accept subsequent Federal employment related to fighting forest fires (see H.R. 366), H170 [27JA]

———authorize sale or exchange of all or part of certain parcels of National Forest System land in Idaho and use proceeds for National Forest System purposes (see S. 434), S2701 [25FE] (see H.R. 902), H1332 [25FE]

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

———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]

———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 an inventory and management program for forests derived from public domain land (see S. 1910), S15287 [20NO]

———exchange certain lands in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado (see H.R. 2766), H7085 [17JY]

———repeal Forest Service Appeals Reform Act and develop an administrative appeals process for the Forest Service similar to other Federal land management agencies (see H.R. 1679), H2938 [8AP]

———sell or exchange certain lands in the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National Forests and use funds to acquire, construct, or improve administrative sites (see S. 33), S35 [7JA]

———sell the Bend Pine Nursery Administration Site in Oregon (see S. 1848), S14451 [11NO] (see H.R. 3505), H11359 [17NO]

———transfer certain land within the Ottawa National Forest to the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (see H.R. 2976), H7784 [25JY]

Dept. of Defense: restore to the original owners certain lands that the Federal Government took for military purposes in 1940 (see H.R. 701), H391 [11FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: identify certain sites as key resources for protection by the Directorate for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection (see S. 1212), S7540 [9JN]

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 and support research into alternative treatments for timber produced from public lands and lands withdrawn from the public domain for the National Forest System (see S. 432), S2594 [24FE]

———construct a bridge on Federal land west of and adjacent to Folsom Dam in California (see H.R. 901), H1332 [25FE]

———construct an education and administrative center at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge in Box Elder County, UT (see S. 277), S1870 [4FE] (see H.R. 512), H267 [31JA]

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

———convey certain lands and facilities of the Provo River Project (see S. 1876), S15061 [18NO] (see H.R. 3391), H10129 [29OC]

———convey the Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility in Nevada to the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District (see H.R. 2831), H7454 [23JY]

———designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1105), H1641 [5MR]

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

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

———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]

———provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (see S. 144), S230 [13JA] (see H.R. 119), H56 [7JA]

———provide compensation to individuals who are injured by an escaped prescribed fire and amend certain tort procedure provisions relating to claims for such fires (see H.R. 988), H1462 [27FE]

———quitclaim to Yuba River Properties certain land in Yuba County, CA, so as to extinguish a claim of title asserted by the Dept. of the Interior (see H.R. 2599), H5928 [25JN]

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

———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]

Dixie National Forest: convey certain real property (see H.R. 3667), H12918 [8DE]

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

Education Land Grant Act: require the Dept. of Agriculture to pay costs of environmental reviews relative to conveyances (see H.R. 108), H55 [7JA]

El Camino Real de los Tejas: designate as a national historic trail (see H.R. 3626), H12308 [21NO]

El Paso County, TX: conveyance of certain lands to the Clint Independent School District (see H.R. 2460), H5365 [12JN]

Endangered species: manage critical habitats of threatened species and apply resource laws on military installations in a manner compatible with demands of military readiness (see H.R. 1235), H1810 [12MR]

Endangered Species Act: limit designation of Dept. of Defense areas as critical habitat (see H.R. 1835), H3450 [29AP]

Federal Land Policy and Management Act: clarify method to determine fair market value of rights-of-way to prevent unreasonable increases in deployment costs of critical infrastructure (see H.R. 762), H699 [13FE]

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

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

Finger Lakes National Forest: withdraw certain Federal land from entry, appropriation, disposal, or disposition under certain Federal laws (see S. 438), S2701 [25FE]

Fire prevention: authorize collaborative forest restoration and wildland mitigation projects on public and private lands, and improve implementation of the National Fire Plan (see H.R. 1042), H1464 [27FE]

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

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

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

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

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

Florida: authorize the Dept. of Agriculture to exchange certain land (see S. 116, 117), S132 [9JA]

———authorize the Dept. of Agriculture to sell or exchange certain national forest lands (see H.R. 482), H243 [29JA]

Forest Counties Payments Committee: extend (see H.R. 3249), H9218 [3OC]

Forest Service: authorize regional foresters to exempt tree-thinning projects from laws that give rise to legal action that delay or prevent such projects (see H.R. 387), H171 [27JA] (see H.R. 849), H704 [13FE]

———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]

———facilitate land exchange eliminating a private in-holding in the Sierra National Forest and allow the Boy Scouts permanent use of parcel of land currently under a special use permit (see H.R. 379), H171 [27JA]

———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]

Fort Donelson National Battlefield: expand boundaries to include lands associated with the Civil War campaign that resulted in the capture of the fort (see S. 524), S3162 [5MR] (see H.R. 646), H322 [5FE]

Fort Frederica National Monument: land exchange (see H.R. 1113), H1678 [6MR]

Fort Knox, KY: convey land to establish a State-run cemetery for veterans (see S. 655), S3881 [18MR]

Frannie, WY: convey certain land withdrawn by the Bureau of Reclamation (see S. 155), S288 [14JA]

Freedom's Way National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 577), S3369 [7MR] (see H.R. 1069), H1515 [4MR]

Georgia: adjust boundary of Cumberland Island Wilderness and authorize tours of Cumberland Island National Seashore (see S. 1462), S9959 [25JY]

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: extend grace period for personal watercraft use (see H.R. 1831), H3408 [12AP]

———revise boundaries (see S. 612), S3730 [13MR] (see H.R. 788), H700 [13FE]

Golden Gate National Recreation Area: revise boundaries and extend advisory commission term (see S. 302), S1976 [5FE] (see H.R. 532), H317 [5FE]

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

Grand Teton National Park: allow Wyoming to retrieve fair value for State lands placed in trust for school revenue purposes (see S. 273), S1870 [4FE]

———allow Wyoming to retrieve fair value for State lands placed in trust for school revenue purposes (S. 273), consideration (see H. Res. 258), H4976 [4JN]

Granville County, NC: allow State use of Oxford Research Station lands, improvements, equipment, and resource materials (see H.R. 2119), H4203 [15MY]

Graton Rancheria Restoration Act: give Dept. of the Interior discretion relative to taking land into trust (see S. 1342), S8725 [26JN] (see H.R. 2656), H6263 [26JN]

Great Basin National Heritage Route: establish (see S. 840), S5059 [9AP]

Green Mountain National Forest: adjust boundaries (see S. 1499), S10265 [30JY]

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

Hunting and trapping: recognize hunting heritage and provide opportunities for continued hunting on public lands (see S. 1204), S7476 [5JN]

Idaho: enhance collaborative forest stewardship management within the Clearwater and Nez Perce National Forests (see H.R. 835), H703 [13FE]

John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System: clarify certain boundaries (see H.R. 3056), H8174 [10SE]

Johnstown Flood National Memorial: expand (see H.R. 1521), H2514 [31MR]

King Range National Conservation Area: expand boundary to include the Mill Creek, Squaw Creek, and Indian Creek Forests (see H.R. 3326), H9613 [16OC]

Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area: extend grace period for personal watercraft use (see H.R. 3621), H12308 [21NO]

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

———provide a means of resolving claims regarding the continued existence of rights-of-way (see H.R. 1639), H2821 [3AP]

Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail: extend (see S. 642), S3881 [18MR] (see H.R. 461), H242 [29JA] (see H.R. 2327), H4977 [4JN]

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]

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

Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: exchange certain lands with Atlanta, GA (see S. 1789), S13377 [28OC] (see H.R. 1616), H2820 [3AP]

Maui, HI: conduct a study to determine the feasibility of including certain lands on the southeastern shoreline in the National Park System (see H.R. 3544), H11700 [20NO]

Mendocino National Forest: convey certain lands and authorize the use of the proceeds from such conveyances (see H.R. 708), H391 [11FE]

Mississippi Gulf Coast National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 1137), S6978 [22MY] (see H.R. 2689), H6464 [9JY]

Missouri: resolve boundary conflicts in Barry and Stone Counties caused by conflicting Corps of Engineers and Forest Service surveys (see S. 1167), S7188 [2JN] (see H.R. 2304), H4875 [3JN]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 2386), H5045 [5JN]

Motor vehicles: increase fines for improper use of vehicles that result in damage to public lands or national forests (see H.R. 751), H462 [12FE]

Mount Naomi Wilderness Area: adjust boundaries (see S. 278), S1870 [4FE] (see H.R. 511), H267 [31JA]

Mount Rainier National Park: boundary adjustment (see H.R. 265), H135 [8JA]

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

National forests: establish a user fee system for occupancy and use of lands and facilities by organizational camps that serve youth and disabled adults (see H.R. 420), H218 [28JA]

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

National heritage areas: establish criteria and mechanism for designation and support (see H.R. 1427), H2310 [25MR]

National Mormon Pioneer Heritage Area: establish (see S. 916), S5343 [11AP]

National Park Service: enhance the Recreation Fee Demonstration Program (see S. 1107), S6977 [22MY]

———prohibit study or implementation of plan to privatize, divest, or transfer any part of its mission, function, or responsibility (see S. 1363), S8725 [26JN] (see H.R. 2650), H6263 [26JN]

National parks and recreation areas: provide mass transit services (see S. 1032), S5950 [8MY] (see H.R. 2382), H5044 [5JN]

———reduce risks from and mitigate effects of avalanches on visitors to units of the National Park System and other recreational users of public land (see S. 931), S5483 [29AP]

Native Americans: authorize leases for certain terms on lands held in trust for the Yurok Tribe and the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians (see H.R. 2388), H5045 [5JN]

———clarify the lands over which Indian tribes shall have jurisdiction or exercise governmental power (see H.R. 3394), H10129 [29OC]

———expand opportunities for contracting on Federal lands (see S. 288), S1871 [4FE]

———hold certain public domain lands in trust for the Pueblos of San Ildefonso and Santa Clara (see H.R. 507), H244 [29JA]

———protect sacred Native American Federal land from significant damage (see H.R. 2419), H5265 [11JN]

———provide a Federal land exchange for the environmental, educational, and cultural benefit of the general public and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (see H.R. 1409), H2269 [20MR]

———provide for probate reform relative to trust or restricted lands (see S. 550), S3252 [6MR] (see S. 1721), S12532 [14OC]

———settle certain land claims of Bay Mills Indian Community (see H.R. 831), H702 [13FE]

———settle certain land claims of Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (see H.R. 2793), H7169 [18JY]

Nevada: authorize the Dept. of Agriculture to sell certain parcels of Federal land in Carson City and Douglas County (see S. 1575), S11032 [3SE] (see H.R. 1092), H1640 [5MR]

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

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

New Mexico: designate the Ojito Wilderness Study Area as wilderness and take certain land into trust for the Pueblo of Zia (see S. 1649), S11912 [24SE] (see H.R. 3176), H8905 [24SE]

———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]

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

Northeastern North Carolina Heritage Area: suitability and feasibility study (see H.R. 2925), H7782 [25JY]

Northern Neck National Heritage Area: feasibility study (see S. 472), S2920 [27FE] (see H.R. 567), H319 [5FE]

Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 211), S1479 [23JA] (see H.R. 505), H244 [29JA]

Oil Region National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 912), S5343 [11AP] (see H.R. 1862), H3451 [29AP]

Oklahoma: compensate the Wyandotte Tribe for the taking of certain rights by the Federal Government (see H.R. 698), H391 [11FE]

Oregon: convey certain land to be held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians (see S. 868), S5173 [10AP]

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

Parks and recreation areas: establish terms and conditions for use of certain Federal lands by outfitters and facilitate public opportunities for the recreational use and enjoyment of such lands (see S. 1420), S9496 [16JY]

———improve recreational facilities and visitor opportunities on Federal recreational lands by reinvesting receipts from fair and consistent recreational fees and passes (see H.R. 3283), H9376 [8OC]

Pennsylvania: conveyance of certain National Forest System lands and improvements (see H.R. 3514), H11391 (see H.R. 3514), H11514 [18NO]

Petrified Forest National Park: revise boundaries (see S. 784), S4824 [3AP] (see H.R. 1630), H2821 [3AP]

Pittsburgh, PA: study historic transportation routes in Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, and Ohio that led to the forks of the Ohio River for potential addition to the National Trails System (see H.R. 1520), H2514 [31MR]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 39), H53 [7JA]

Puerto Rico: designate certain National Forest System lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 1723), H3301 [10AP]

Railroad Right-of-Way Conveyance Validation Act: conveyance of certain lands in California to facilitate the construction of the transcontinental railway (see H.R. 1658), H2864 [7AP]

Rio Grande Outstanding Natural Area: establish (see S. 1467), S9959 [25JY] (see H.R. 2955), H7783 [25JY]

Roads and highways: promote the integration of local land use and transportation planning (see H.R. 2940), H7783 [25JY]

Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 640), H322 [5FE]

San Juan Island National Historical Park: modify boundary (see H.R. 3571), H12306 [21NO]

Sandpoint, ID: conveyance of Sandpoint Federal Building and adjacent lands (see S. 435), S2701 [25FE] (see H.R. 903), H1332 [25FE]

Sierra National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 1651), H2863 [7AP]

Skykomish River: enhance ecosystem protection and outdoor opportunities by designating certain Federal lands as wilderness (see S. 391), S2456 [13FE] (see H.R. 822), H702 [13FE]

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

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

South Dakota: convey certain lands acquired for the Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal features of the Oahe Irrigation Project to certain State agencies for wildlife habitat mitigation and provide conditional purchase options (see S. 426), S2522 [14FE]

St. Croix National Heritage Area: feasibility study (see H.R. 1594), H2819 [3AP]

States: limit acquisition by the U.S. of land located in States in which 25 percent or more of the land is already owned by the U.S. (see S. 1038), S5995 [9MY]

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

Theodore Roosevelt-Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge: designate (see S. 1573), S10970 [2SE]

Trail of the Ancients: designate for study for potential addition to the National Trails System (see S. 634), S3803 [17MR]

Trails: improve efficiency and fairness of railroad rights-of-way acquisitions for interim use as public trails by applying standard Federal real estate acquisitions procedures (see H.R. 3532), H11650 [19NO]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: make certain amendments relative to Indian tribes and provide training and technical assistance to Native Americans interested in commercial vehicle driving careers (see S. 281), S1870 [4FE]

Tupelo, OK: convey a parcel of land at the Southwestern Power Administration facility (see H.R. 3265), H9375 [8OC]

Ukrainian Congress Committee of America: authorize the establishment of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933 (see H.R. 591), H320 [5FE]

Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 1056), S6255 [14MY] (see H.R. 1798), H3352 [11AP]

Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument: clarify boundaries (see H.R. 1629), H2821 [3AP]

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

———exchange of certain Federal property (see H.R. 1058), H1515 [4MR]

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

Virgin River Dinosaur Footprint Preserve Act: allow available funds to be used for preservation, exploration, and preparation of paleontological resources for display, educational outreach, and related construction (see H.R. 2483), H5408 [16JN]

Washington County, UT: acquisition of property for implementation of a desert tortoise habitat (see S. 1209), S7540 [9JN]

Western Reserve Heritage Area: suitability and feasibility study (see H.R. 3257), H9281 [7OC]

Wilderness areas: establish time limits for completion of wilderness studies on Federal lands (see H.R. 1153), H1680 [6MR]

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]

Wildlife refuges: expand boundaries of the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex and the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge (see S. 248), S1812 [30JA] (see H.R. 289), H136 [8JA]

Wind Cave National Park: revise boundaries (see S. 425), S2522 [14FE]

Wisconsin: conveyance of certain National Forest System lands (see H.R. 2586), H5814 [24JN]

Wooster, OH: conveyance of former Army Reserve Training Center (see H.R. 3404), H10129 [29OC]

Conference reports

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

Factsheets

Colorado Northern Front Range Mountain Backdrop Protection Study Act (H.R. 750), E215 [13FE]

Responsible Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement and Response (ROVER) Act (H.R. 751), E222 [13FE]

Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness Act (H.R. 640), E162 [6FE]

Letters

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

Congaree National Park Act: Alan Front, Trust for Public Land (organization), S8360 [23JN]

———Angela Viney, South Carolina Wildlife Federation, S8361 [23JN]

———Dana Beach, South Carolina Coastal Conservation League, S8361 [23JN]

———Daniel L. Tufford, Columbia Audubon Society, S8360 [23JN]

———Dell Isham, Sierra Club, South Carolina chapter, S8360 [23JN]

———John E. Frampton, South Carolina Dept. of Natural Resources, S8360 [23JN]

———LaBruce S. Alexander, Friends of Congaree Swamp (organization), S8361 [23JN]

———Michael T. Dawson, River Alliance (organization), S8361 [23JN]

Critical habitats of protected species designation relative to military readiness and conservation of protected species: Richard B. Myers, Joint Chiefs of Staff, S6813 [21MY]

Dept. of Defense transfer of Vieques Island land to the Dept. of the Interior for use as a national wildlife refuge: Craig Manson, Dept. of the Interior, H3622 [1MY]

———Hansford T. Johnson, Dept. of the Navy, H3622 [1MY]

Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge land acquisition funding: Eric Alvarez, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, H10203 [30OC]

———Gale A. Norton, Sec. of the Interior, H10204 [30OC]

Don't Feed the Bears Act: Chris W. Cox, NRA, E1437 [9JY]

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

Federated Indians of the Graton Rancheria plans to construct casino in Sonoma County, CA: Annette Rose, Marin County, CA, Board of Supervisors and Paul Kelley, Sonoma County, CA, Board of Supervisors, S8730 [26JN]

Florida National Forest Land Management Act: Representative Goodlatte, Committee on Agriculture (House), H11592 [19NO]

———Representative Pombo, Committee on Resources (House), H11592 [19NO]

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: 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]

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]

Petrified Forest National Park Expansion Act: Craig D. Obey, National Parks Conservation Association, S4835 [3AP]

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]

Transit in Parks (TRIP) Act: Charles M. Clusen, Natural Resources Defense Council, S6077 [13MY]

———Fred Krupp, Environmental Defense (organization), S6077 [13MY]

———James La Sala, Amalgamated Transit Union, S6077 [13MY]

———Martha Roskowski, America Bikes (organization), S6077 [13MY]

———several transportation and environmental organizations, S6076 [13MY]

Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Act: David J. Frederickson, National Farmers Union, S14273 [7NO]

———several organizations, S14273 [7NO]

Lists

Participants in National Public Lands Day events, S11715 [18SE]

Motions

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]

Petitions and memorials

Marin County, CA, Board of Supervisors: Federated Indians of the Graton Rancheria plans to construct casino in Sonoma County, CA, S8731 [26JN]

Napa County, CA, Board of Supervisors: Federated Indians of the Graton Rancheria plans to construct casino in Sonoma County, CA, S8731 [26JN]

Petaluma, CA, City Council: Federated Indians of the Graton Rancheria plans to construct a casino in Sonoma County, CA, E2384 [21NO]

Sonoma County, CA, Board of Supervisors: Federated Indians of the Graton Rancheria plans to construct casino in Sonoma County, CA, S8730 [26JN]

Proposals

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

Remarks in House

Alaska: exchange of certain lands between the Newtok Native Corp., and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (S. 924), H10308, H10309 [4NO]

———provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (H.R. 979), H5345 [12JN]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for equitable allotment of lands to Alaskan Natives who are veterans (H.R. 951), E301 [27FE]

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

———prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (H.R. 1472), E1437 [9JY]

Apalachicola National Forest: convey certain small parcels of land to resolve boundary discrepancies involving the Mount Trial Primitive Baptist Church of Wakulla County, FL (H.R. 3217), H11166, H11167 [17NO]

Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area: establish, H11519 [19NO]

———establish (H.R. 1618), H11458 [18NO]

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

Arizona: authorize the Dept. of Agriculture to exchange certain land with the Yavapai Ranch Limited Partnership (H.R. 2907), H11460-H11466 [18NO], E1634 [25JY]

———exchange certain lands in the Coconino and Tonto National Forests (H.R. 622), H2533, H2534 [1AP], H12866 [8DE], E150 [6FE], E650 [2AP]

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge: acquire for inclusion property known as Garrett Island in Cecil County, MD (H.R. 274), H3431, H3432 [29AP]

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

Cibola National Wildlife Refuge: revoke a Public Land Order relative to certain erroneously included lands (H.R. 417), H1962, H1963 [19MR], E84 [28JA]

Colorado: management as open space of certain lands in and adjacent to the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests (H.R. 750), E214 [13FE]

———preserve land held in trust as open space and exempt such land from the requirement that they generate income for the common schools (H.R. 639), E166 [6FE]

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

Corps of Engineers: tribute to participation in Lewis and Clark Expedition bicentennial celebration, E2128 [24OC]

Craig, AK: land conveyance (H.R. 3427), E2189 [31OC]

Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 524), H3425 [29AP]

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]

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

———exchange certain lands in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado (H.R. 2766), H10305-H10307 [4NO]

Dept. of Defense: land transfer to Bremerton, WA, H4590 [22MY]

Dept. of the Interior: construct a bridge on Federal land west of and adjacent to Folsom Dam in California (H.R. 901), E295 [26FE]

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

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

———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]

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

Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge: land acquisition funding, H10203 [30OC]

Education Land Grant Act: require the Dept. of Agriculture to pay costs of environmental reviews relative to conveyances (H.R. 108), H2874 [8AP]

El Camino Real de los Tejas: designate as a national historic trail (H.R. 3626), E2392 [22NO]

Endangered species: modify requirements applicable to limitation on designation of critical habitat for protected species relative to military readiness and conservation of protected species, H11002 [7NO]

Federal Land Policy and Management Act: clarify method to determine fair market value of rights-of-way to prevent unreasonable increases in deployment costs of critical infrastructure (H.R. 762), H2534, H2535 [1AP]

Fire prevention: authorize collaborative forest restoration and wildland mitigation projects on public and private lands, and improve implementation of the National Fire Plan (H.R. 1042), H12164 [21NO], E325, E331 [27FE]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

———wildfire prevention and management funding, H9061 [1OC]

Florida: authorize the Dept. of Agriculture to exchange certain land (S. 117), H11591, H11592 [19NO]

Forest Counties Payments Committee: extend (H.R. 3249), H9846 [28OC], E2268 [6NO]

Forest Service: facilitate land exchange eliminating a private in-holding in the Sierra National Forest and allow the Boy Scouts permanent use of parcel of land currently under a special use permit (H.R. 379), E50 [8JA]

———hazardous fuels reduction activities funding, H7040 [17JY], H7641 [25JY]

———hazardous fuels reduction activities funding through reductions in National Endowment for the Arts funding, E1585 [24JY]

———increase hazardous fuels reduction activities funding through reductions in Dept. of Agriculture land acquisition program funding, H7048, H7049 [17JY]

———increase hazardous fuels reduction activities funding through reductions in National Endowment for the Arts funding, H7042 [17JY]

———prohibit funding to finalize or implement revisions to National Forest Management Act planning regulations, H7062-H7069 [17JY]

———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]

Fort Frederica National Monument: land exchange (H.R. 1113), H8413-H8415 [23SE]

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: revise boundaries (H.R. 788), H2288, H2289 [25MR]

Golden Gate National Recreation Area: revise boundaries and extend advisory commission term (H.R. 532), E168 [6FE]

Grand Teton National Park: allow Wyoming to retrieve fair value for State lands placed in trust for school revenue purposes (S. 273), H4804-H4806 [3JN], H5028, H5029 [5JN], E1181 [9JN]

———allow Wyoming to retrieve fair value for State lands placed in trust for school revenue purposes (S. 273), consideration (H. Res. 258), H5012-H5022 [5JN]

Graton Rancheria Restoration Act: give Dept. of the Interior discretion relative to taking land into trust (H.R. 2656), E2383 [21NO]

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

Idaho: enhance collaborative forest stewardship management within the Clearwater and Nez Perce National Forests (H.R. 835), E251 [13FE]

Johnstown Flood National Memorial: expand (H.R. 1521), H9410 [15OC]

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

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

———provide a means of resolving claims regarding the continued existence of rights-of-way (H.R. 1639), E671 [3AP]

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

Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: exchange certain lands with Atlanta, GA (H.R. 1616), H9847, H9848 [28OC], E2174 [30OC], E2182 [31OC]

Maui, HI: conduct a study to determine the feasibility of including certain lands on the southeastern shoreline in the National Park System (H.R. 3544), E2381 [21NO]

Mendocino National Forest: convey certain lands and authorize the use of the proceeds from such conveyances (H.R. 708), H9331, H9332 [8OC]

Missouri: resolve boundary conflicts in Barry and Stone Counties caused by conflicting Corps of Engineers and Forest Service surveys (H.R. 2304), H11169, H11170 [17NO]

Motor vehicles: increase fines for improper use of vehicles that result in damage to public lands or national forests (H.R. 751), E222 [13FE]

Mount Naomi Wilderness Area: adjust boundaries (S. 278), H8421, H8422 [23SE]

National Park Service: prohibit study or implementation of plan to privatize, divest, or transfer any part of its mission, function, or responsibility (H.R. 2650), E1378 [27JN]

National parks and recreation areas: provide mass transit services (H.R. 2382), E1160 [5JN]

National Public Lands Day: observance, E1781 [11SE]

Native Americans: hold certain public domain lands in trust for the Pueblos of San Ildefonso and Santa Clara (H.R. 507), E108 [29JA]

———protect sacred Native American Federal land from significant damage (H.R. 2419), E1230 [11JN]

———provide a Federal land exchange for the environmental, educational, and cultural benefit of the general public and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (H.R. 1409), H8416-H8421 [23SE]

———settle certain land claims of Bay Mills Indian Community (H.R. 831), E254 [13FE]

Nevada: authorize the Dept. of Agriculture to sell certain parcels of Federal land in Carson City and Douglas County (H.R. 1092), H9407-H9409 [15OC]

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

New Mexico: designate the Ojito Wilderness Study Area as wilderness and take certain land into trust for the Pueblo of Zia (H.R. 3176), E1874 [24SE]

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

Oil Region National Heritage Area: establish, H11457 [18NO]

Power resources: development of natural gas and oil resources, H3313-H3316 [11AP]

———establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain, H3033 [9AP]

Puerto Rico: Dept. of Defense transfer of Vieques Island land to the Dept. of the Interior for use as a national wildlife refuge, H3621 [1MY], E945 [14MY]

———designate certain National Forest System lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, H3056 [10AP]

Railroad Right-of-Way Conveyance Validation Act: conveyance of certain lands in California to facilitate the construction of the transcontinental railway (H.R. 1658), H11369 [18NO]

Recreation Fee Demonstration Program: limit to National Park Service areas, H6945 [16JY], H7033-H7036 [17JY], E1569 [23JY]

Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 640), E162 [6FE]

Sierra National Forest: land exchange (H.R. 1651), H11459, H11460 [18NO], E2433 [23NO]

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

St. Croix National Heritage Area: feasibility study (H.R. 1594), E682 [3AP]

Supreme Court: decision not to hear case on Presidential authority to extend or establish national monuments under the Antiquities Act, E1998 [8OC]

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

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

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: anniversary, E128 [4FE]

———establish Presidential commission to determine validity of certain land claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican citizens, E128 [4FE]

Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area: establish, H11457 [18NO]

Western States: Federal land management, H6689-H6692 [14JY]

Wilderness areas: establish time limits for completion of wilderness studies on Federal lands (H.R. 1153), E408 [7MR]

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]

Wildlife refuges: expand boundaries of the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex and the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 289), H2535-H2538 [1AP]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: encourage owners and operators of privately-held farm and ranch land to voluntarily make their land available for access by the public under programs administered by States (S. 1840), S14271-S14274 [7NO]

Alaska: exchange of certain lands between the Newtok Native Corp., and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (S. 924), S5385 [11AP], S9615 [17JY]

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

———resolve certain conveyances and provide for alternative land selections relative to Cape Fox Corp. and Sealaska Corp. (S. 1354), S8747 [26JN]

Albuquerque, NM: clear title to certain property associated with the Middle Rio Grande Project relative to development of Biological Park Project (S. 213), S1489 [23JA]

Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area: establish (S. 1752), S12833 [17OC]

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: authorize the Dept. of Agriculture to exchange certain land with the Yavapai Ranch Limited Partnership (S. 849), S5091, S5092 [9AP]

———exchange certain lands in the Coconino and Tonto National Forests (H.R. 622), S15870 [24NO]

Arkansas: convey certain land to the New Hope Cemetery Association for use as a cemetery (S. 1537), S15863 [24NO]

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge: acquire for inclusion property known as Garrett Island in Cecil County, MD (H.R. 274), S14279 [7NO]

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

———convey Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project, Savage Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, and Intake Irrigation Project to local control (S. 900), S5354 [11AP]

California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers (S. 1555), S10909 [1AU]

———designate certain public lands as wilderness and designate certain segments of the Black Butte River in Mendocino County as a wild or scenic river (S. 738), S4527 [27MR]

Central Idaho Wilderness Act: clarify provisions on continued use of established commercial outfitter hunting camps on the Salmon River (S. 1003), S5786 [6MY], S15870 [24NO]

Cibola National Forest: establish the T'uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust to resolve a land claim on Sandia Mountain between the Sandia Pueblo and the Dept. of the Interior, S1433 [23JA]

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]

Congaree Swamp National Park: establish (S. 1313), S8360 [23JN]

Corps of Engineers: carry out critical restoration projects along the Middle Rio Grande in Albuquerque, NM (S. 997), S5774 [6MY]

Craig, AK: land conveyance (S. 1778), S13137 [23OC]

Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area: establish (S. 230), S1737 [29JA]

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]

———authorize sale or exchange of all or part of certain parcels of National Forest System land in Idaho and use proceeds for National Forest System purposes (S. 434), S2703 [25FE], S15867 [24NO]

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

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

———sell or exchange certain lands in the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National Forests and use funds to acquire, construct, or improve administrative sites (S. 33), S15864 [24NO]

———sell the Bend Pine Nursery Administration Site in Oregon (S. 1848), S14455 [11NO]

Dept. of the Interior: ban commercial advertising on the National Mall, S11429-S11432 [15SE], S11733 [22SE], S11804, S11805 [23SE]

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

———conduct and support research into alternative treatments for timber produced from public lands and lands withdrawn from the public domain for the National Forest System (S. 432), S2609 [24FE]

———construct an education and administrative center at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge in Box Elder County, UT (S. 277), S1882 [4FE]

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

———convey certain lands and facilities of the Provo River Project (S. 1876), S15062 [18NO]

———decision allowing sponsor recognition by the National Football League at event held on the National Mall, S11429-S11432 [15SE]

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

———improve implementation of the National Fire Plan on Federal lands managed by the Forest Service and agencies of the Dept. of the Interior, S4242 [21MR]

———Private Landowner's Incentive Program funding, S11823, S11824 [23SE]

———provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (S. 144), S231 [13JA], S3102, S3104 [4MR]

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

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

Endangered species: modify requirements applicable to limitation on designation of critical habitat for protected species relative to military readiness and conservation of protected species, S6810-S6815 [21MY], S6925, S6928 [22MY], S14792 [12NO]

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

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

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

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

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health, S6702 [20MY], 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]

———wildfire prevention and management funding, S11558 [16SE], S11719 [18SE], S11816 [23SE], S13253-S13256 [27OC]

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

Florida: authorize the Dept. of Agriculture to exchange certain land (S. 117), S3102, S3103 [4MR]

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

———hazardous fuels reduction activities funding, S9217, S9218 [10JY], S9933-S9935 [25JY], S10840 [31JY], S11731 [22SE]

———maintain current administrative and judicial review requirements, S13609-S13611 [30OC]

———tribute to Detroit, OR, Ranger District, S2697 [25FE]

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

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

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

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

Freedom's Way National Heritage Area: establish (S. 577), S3372 [7MR]

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

Georgia: adjust boundary of Cumberland Island Wilderness and authorize tours of Cumberland Island National Seashore (S. 1462), S9973 [25JY]

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: revise boundaries (H.R. 788), S7939 [16JN]

———revise boundaries (S. 612), S3732 [13MR]

Golden Gate National Recreation Area: revise boundaries and extend advisory commission term (S. 302), S1979 [5FE], S4879 [3AP]

Grand Teton National Park: allow Wyoming to retrieve fair value for State lands placed in trust for school revenue purposes (S. 273), S1872 [4FE], S4879 [3AP]

Graton Rancheria Restoration Act: give Dept. of the Interior discretion relative to taking land into trust (S. 1342), S8729-S8732 [26JN]

Great Basin National Heritage Route: establish (S. 840), S5071 [9AP]

Green Mountain National Forest: adjust boundaries (S. 1499), S10277 [30JY], S15864 [24NO]

Highlands Stewardship Area: establish, S13631 [30OC]

———establish (S. 999), S5775 [6MY]

Hunting and trapping: recognize hunting heritage and provide opportunities for continued hunting on public lands (S. 1204), S7495 [5JN]

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

Luke AFB, AZ: land acquisition funding, S14261 [7NO]

Missouri: resolve boundary conflicts in Barry and Stone Counties caused by conflicting Corps of Engineers and Forest Service surveys (S. 1167), S7195 [2JN]

Mount Naomi Wilderness Area: adjust boundaries (S. 278), S1882 [4FE], S4910 [7AP]

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

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

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

National Mormon Pioneer Heritage Area: establish (S. 916), S5376 [11AP]

National Park Service: enhance the Recreation Fee Demonstration Program (S. 1107), S6988 [22MY]

———prohibit study or implementation of plan to privatize, divest, or transfer any part of its mission, function, or responsibility (S. 1363), S8758 [26JN]

National parks and recreation areas: provide mass transit services (S. 1032), S5964 [8MY], S6072 [13MY]

———reduce risks from and mitigate effects of avalanches on visitors to units of the National Park System and other recreational users of public land (S. 931), S5486 [29AP]

National Public Lands Day: observance, S11636 [17SE], S11715 [18SE]

Native Americans: expand opportunities for contracting on Federal lands (S. 288), S1890 [4FE]

———provide for probate reform relative to trust or restricted lands (S. 1721), S12535 [14OC]

———provide for probate reform relative to trust or restricted lands (S. 550), S3269 [6MR]

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

New Mexico: designate the Ojito Wilderness Study Area as wilderness and take certain land into trust for the Pueblo of Zia (S. 1649), S11915 [24SE]

———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]

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

Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area: establish (S. 211), S1486 [23JA]

Oregon: convey certain land to be held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians (S. 868), S5193 [10AP]

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

Parks and recreation areas: establish terms and conditions for use of certain Federal lands by outfitters and facilitate public opportunities for the recreational use and enjoyment of such lands (S. 1420), S9499 [16JY]

Petrified Forest National Park: revise boundaries (S. 784), S4835 [3AP]

Placer County, CA: Squaw Valley Park dedication, S14799 [12NO]

Rio Grande Outstanding Natural Area: establish (S. 1467), S10055 [28JY]

Roads and highways: memorandum of understanding between Utah and the Dept. of the Interior on State and county road acknowledgment, S13787 [3NO]

Sandpoint, ID: conveyance of Sandpoint Federal Building and adjacent lands (S. 435), S2703 [25FE], S15868 [24NO]

Skykomish River: enhance ecosystem protection and outdoor opportunities by designating certain Federal lands as wilderness (S. 391), S15865 [24NO]

South Dakota: convey certain lands acquired for the Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal features of the Oahe Irrigation Project to certain State agencies for wildlife habitat mitigation and provide conditional purchase options (S. 426), S2545 [14FE], S4879 [3AP]

States: limit acquisition by the U.S. of land located in States in which 25 percent or more of the land is already owned by the U.S. (S. 1038), S6001 [9MY]

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]

Trail of the Ancients: designate for study for potential addition to the National Trails System (S. 634), S3808 [17MR]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: make certain amendments relative to Indian tribes and provide training and technical assistance to Native Americans interested in commercial vehicle driving careers (S. 281), S1883 [4FE]

Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area: establish (S. 1056), S6257 [14MY]

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

Washington County, UT: acquisition of property for implementation of a desert tortoise habitat (S. 1209), S7546 [9JN]

Wildlife refuges: expand boundaries of the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex and the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 289), S5691 [1MY]

Wind Cave National Park: revise boundaries (S. 425), S2544 [14FE], S15865 [24NO]

Reports

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

Reports filed

Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1618) (H. Rept. 108-362), H11205, H11358 [17NO]

Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2766) (H. Rept. 108-329), H9980 [28OC]

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]

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 274) (S. Rept. 108-180), S13659 [30OC]

Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 426) (S. Rept. 108-16), S3162 [5MR]

Cape Fox Land Entitlement Adjustment Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1899) (H. Rept. 108-313), H9477 [15OC]

Clarify Central Idaho Wilderness Act Provisions on Continued Use of Established Commercial Outfitter Hunting Camps on the Salmon River: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1003) (S. Rept. 108-136), S10970 [2SE]

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

Coconino and Tonto National Forests Lands Exchange: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 622) (S. Rept. 108-137), S10970 [2SE]

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

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]

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

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

Dept. of the Interior Construction of a Bridge on Federal Land West of and Adjacent to Folsom Dam in California: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 901) (H. Rept. 108-202), H6705 [14JY]

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]

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

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1409) (H. Rept. 108-254), H7838 [3SE]

Florida National Forest Land Management Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 117) (S. Rept. 108-5), S2186 [11FE]

Fort Frederica National Monument Land Exchange: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1113) (H. Rept. 108-201), H6705 [14JY]

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

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Boundary Revision Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 788) (S. Rept. 108-67), S7540 [9JN]

Grand Teton National Park Land Exchange Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 273) (S. Rept. 108-14), S3162 [5MR]

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]

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

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

Idaho Panhandle National Forest Improvement Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 434) (S. Rept. 108-132), S10970 [2SE]

Indian Tribal Surface Transportation Improvement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 281) (S. Rept. 108-150), S11753 [22SE]

Johnstown Flood National Memorial Boundary Adjustment Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1521) (H. Rept. 108-301), H9281 [7OC]

Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1616) (H. Rept. 108-255), H7838 [3SE]

Mendocino National Forest Conveyances of Certain Lands and Authorize the Use of the Proceeds From Such Conveyances: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 708) (H. Rept. 108-293), H9212 [2OC]

Mount Naomi Wilderness Boundary Adjustment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 278) (S. Rept. 108-23), S3993 [19MR]

———Committee on Resources (House) (S. 278) (H. Rept. 108-253), H7838 [3SE]

National Security Readiness Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1835) (H. Rept. 108-99), H4129 [14MY]

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

Nevada National Forest Land Disposal Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1092) (H. Rept. 108-294), H9213 [2OC]

Newtok Native Corp., and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Land Exchange in Alaska: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 924) (S. Rept. 108-97), S9303 [11JY]

Newtok Native Corp., and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Land Exchange: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 924) (H. Rept. 108-345), H10338 [4NO]

Northern Arizona National Forest Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2907) (H. Rept. 108-379), H11391, H11514 [18NO]

Noxious Weed Control Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 144) (S. Rept. 108-6), S2187 [11FE]

Oil Region National Heritage Area Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1862) (H. Rept. 108-366), H11205, H11358 [17NO]

Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex Expansion and the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 289), S5058 [9AP]

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

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

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

Rancho Corral de Tierra Golden Gate National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 302) (S. Rept. 108-15), S3162 [5MR]

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]

Sandpoint Land and Facilities Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 435) (S. Rept. 108-133), S10970 [2SE]

Sierra National Forest Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1651) (H. Rept. 108-256), H7838 [3SE]

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

St. Croix National Heritage Area Feasibility Study: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1594) (H. Rept. 108-361), H11205, H11358 [17NO]

Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1798) (H. Rept. 108-365), H11205, H11358 [17NO]

Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument Boundaries Clarification: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1629) (H. Rept. 108-392), H12306 [21NO]

Wild Sky Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 391) (S. Rept. 108-131), S10970 [2SE]

Wind Cave National Park Boundary Revision Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 425) (S. Rept. 108-26), S3993 [19MR]

Rulings of the Chair

Grand Teton National Park: allow Wyoming to retrieve fair value for State lands placed in trust for school revenue purposes (S. 273), H4806 [3JN]

Statements

Forest Service Hazardous Fuels Reduction Activities Funding: Forest Service, S10841 [31JY]

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

Volunteers Spruce Up National Mall, E1781 [11SE]

Summaries

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

Forest Restoration and Fire Risk Reduction Act (H.R. 1042), E326 [27FE]

Forest Service Budget: Executive Office of the President, S13618 [30OC]

Provide a Means of Resolving Claims Regarding the Continued Existence of Public Lands Rights-of-Way (H.R. 1639), E671 [3AP]

Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Act (S. 1840), S14274 [7NO]

Tables

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

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

H.R. 108, require the Dept. of Agriculture to pay costs of environmental reviews relative to conveyances under the Education Land Grant Act, H2874 [8AP]

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

H.R. 274, Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act, H3431 [29AP]

H.R. 289, Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex Expansion and the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act, H2535-H2537 [1AP]

H.R. 379, facilitate land exchange eliminating a private in-holding in the Sierra National Forest and allow the Boy Scouts permanent use of parcel of land currently under a special use permit, E51 [8JA]

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

H.R. 417, revoke a Public Land Order relative to certain erroneously included lands in the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, H1962 [19MR]

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. 622, Coconino and Tonto National Forests land exchange, S15871 [24NO]

H.R. 622, exchange certain lands in the Coconino and Tonto National Forests, H2533 [1AP]

H.R. 708, Mendocino National Forest land conveyance and authorize the use of the proceeds from such conveyances, H9331 [8OC]

H.R. 762, Reasonable Right-of-Way Fees Act, H2534 [1AP]

H.R. 788, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Boundary Revision Act, H2288 [25MR]

H.R. 1092, Nevada National Forest Land Disposal Act, H9407 [15OC]

H.R. 1113, Fort Frederica National Monument land exchange, H8413 [23SE]

H.R. 1409, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Land Exchange Act, H8416 [23SE]

H.R. 1521, Johnstown Flood National Memorial Boundary Adjustment Act, H9410 [15OC]

H.R. 1616, Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site Land Exchange Act, H9847 [28OC]

H.R. 1651, Sierra National Forest Land Exchange Act, H11459 [18NO]

H.R. 1658, California land conveyance to facilitate the construction of the transcontinental railway, H11369 [18NO]

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. 2304, Barry and Stone Counties, MO, boundary conflict resolution caused by conflicting Corps of Engineers and Forest Service surveys, H11169 [17NO]

H.R. 2766, Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests Land Exchange Act, H10305 [4NO]

H.R. 2907, Northern Arizona National Forest Land Exchange Act, H11460-H11464 [18NO]

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

H.R. 3249, Forest Counties Payments Committee extension, H9846 [28OC]

S. 33, sell or exchange certain lands in the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National Forests and use funds to acquire, construct, or improve administrative sites, S15864 [24NO]

S. 117, Florida National Forest Land Management Act, S3103 [4MR], H11591 [19NO]

S. 144, Noxious Weed Control Act, S3104 [4MR]

S. 211, Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area Act, S1486 [23JA]

S. 213, Albuquerque Biological Park Title Clarification Act, S1489 [23JA]

S. 230, Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area Act, S1737-S1739 [29JA]

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

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

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

S. 273, Grand Teton National Park Land Exchange Act, S1873 [4FE], S4879 [3AP], H4804 [3JN], H5028 [5JN]

S. 278, Mount Naomi Wilderness Boundary Adjustment Act, S4913 [7AP], H8421 [23SE]

S. 281, Indian Tribal Surface Transportation Improvement Act, S1883 [4FE]

S. 288, Indian Contracting and Federal Land Management Demonstration Project Act, S1890-S1892 [4FE]

S. 302, Rancho Corral de Tierra Golden Gate National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Act, S1979 [5FE], S4879 [3AP]

S. 391, Wild Sky Wilderness Act, S15866 [24NO]

S. 425, Wind Cave National Park Boundary Revision Act, S2544 [14FE], S15865 [24NO]

S. 426, Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal Land Conveyance Act, S2546 [14FE], S4880 [3AP]

S. 434, Idaho Panhandle National Forest Improvement Act, S15867 [24NO]

S. 435, Sandpoint Land and Facilities Conveyance Act, S15869 [24NO]

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

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

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

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. 550, American Indian Probate Reform Act, S3270-S3275 [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. 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. 714, BLM land conveyance in Douglas County, OR, S15870 [24NO]

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

S. 784, Petrified Forest National Park Expansion Act, S4836 [3AP]

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

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

S. 840, Great Basin National Heritage Route Act, S5071-S5073 [9AP]

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

S. 900, Lower Yellowstone Reclamation Projects Conveyance Act, S5355 [11AP]

S. 924, Newtok Native Corp., and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service land exchange, S5385 [11AP], S9615 [17JY], H10308 [4NO]

S. 997, carry out Corps of Engineers critical restoration projects along the Middle Rio Grande in Albuquerque, NM, S5775 [6MY]

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

S. 1003, Central Idaho Wilderness Act provisions clarification on continued use of established commercial outfitter hunting camps on the Salmon River, S15870 [24NO]

S. 1003, clarify Central Idaho Wilderness Act provisions on continued use of established commercial outfitter hunting camps on the Salmon River, S5786 [6MY]

S. 1032, Transit in Parks (TRIP) Act, S6073-S6075 [13MY]

S. 1038, No Net Loss of Private Land Act, S6002 [9MY]

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

S. 1056, Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area Act, S6257-S6259 [14MY]

S. 1107, Recreational Fee Authority Act, S6988 [22MY]

S. 1212, identify certain sites as key resources for protection by the Dept. of Homeland Security Directorate for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection, S7550 [9JN]

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

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

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

S. 1342, give Dept. of the Interior discretion relative to taking land into trust under the Graton Rancheria Restoration Act, S8732 [26JN]

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

S. 1354, Cape Fox Land Entitlement Adjustment Act, S8747-S8749 [26JN]

S. 1363, Park Professionals Protection Act, S8758 [26JN]

S. 1420, Outfitter Policy Act, S9500-S9503 [16JY]

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

S. 1467, Rio Grande Outstanding Natural Area Act, S10055-S10057 [28JY]

S. 1499, adjust Green Mountain National Forest boundaries, S15864 [24NO]

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

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

S. 1537, Arkansas land conveyance to the New Hope Cemetery Association for use as a cemetery, S10668 [31JY], S15863 [24NO]

S. 1649, Ojito Wilderness Act, S11916 [24SE]

S. 1721, American Indian Probate Reform Act, S12535-S12543 [14OC]

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

S. 1840, Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Act, S14273 [7NO]

S. 1848, sell the Bend Pine Nursery Administration Site in Oregon, S14456 [11NO]

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

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

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