RIVERS

Amendments

Arizona: adjust Central Arizona Project, ratify Gila River Indian Community water rights settlement, and reauthorize and amend Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act (S. 437), S9855 [28SE], S10865 [8OC], S11127 [10OC]

Dept. of the Interior: carry out agreement resolving major issues relative to the adjudication of water rights in the Snake River Basin (S. 2605), S11566 [19NO]

———convey certain lands and facilities of the Provo River Project (S. 1876), S10269 [1OC]

Montana: adjust boundaries of the Helena, Lolo, and Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests (S. 2408), S11174 [10OC]

Native Americans: provide compensation to the Lower Brule and Crow Creek Sioux Tribes of South Dakota for damage to tribal land caused by Pick-Sloan projects along the Missouri River (S. 1530), S11577 [19NO]

Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program: enhance and provide certain benefits to the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Angostura Irrigation Project (S. 1996), S11577 [19NO]

White Salmon River: designate a portion as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 1614), S11172 [10OC]

Articles and editorials

Restoration Named `Exemplary Project', E847 [14MY]

Bills and resolutions

Atchafalaya National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 5348), H9049 [8OC]

Blount County, TN: allow implementation of settlement agreement between Alcoa Inc., conservation groups, and local communities to facilitate FERC renewal of hydroelectric license (see S. 2319), S4096 [19AP]

Cle Elum River: transfer certain lands to administrative jurisdiction of the Dept. of the Interior and support land exchange (see H.R. 4690), H4926 (see H.R. 4690), H5070 [24JN]

Connecticut: designate a segment of the Farmington River and Salmon Brook for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 2663), S8229 [15JY] (see H.R. 4070), H1739 [30MR]

Corps of Engineers: enhance navigation capacity improvements and ecosystem restoration plan for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System (see S. 2470), S5949 [20MY] (see H.R. 4785), H5401 [8JY]

———maintain a minimum quantity of stored water in certain reservoirs in the vicinity of the upper portion of the Missouri River (see S. 2357), S4493 [28AP]

Dept. of the Interior: carry out agreement resolving major issues relative to the adjudication of water rights in the Snake River Basin (see S. 2605), S7435 [24JN] (see H.R. 4981), H6704 [22JY]

———construct facilities to provide water for irrigation, municipal, domestic, military, and other uses from the Santa Margarita River in California (see H.R. 4389), H3390 [19MY]

———prepare a feasibility study relative to the Mokelumne River (see H.R. 4045), H1592 [25MR]

Falcon International Dam: celebrate anniversary and urge Mexico to honor its obligations under the Treaty Relating to the Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande (see H. Res. 527), H515 [11FE] (see H. Res. 818), H8038 [4OC]

Fish and fishing: reauthorize appropriations for the Pacific coast salmon recovery fund and include Idaho in the the salmon recovery program (see S. 2788), S9075 [10SE]

Gila River Indian Community: allow binding arbitration clauses to be included in all contracts relative to reservation lands (see H.R. 4577), H4170 [15JN]

Irrigation: clarify the acreage for which the North Loup division is authorized to provide irrigation water under the Missouri River Basin project (see S. 2304), S4024 [8AP]

Kankakee County, IL: commend agencies, organizations, and citizens involved in preservation of Kankakee Sands Ecosystem (see H. Res. 606), H2372 [22AP]

Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act: authorize additional projects and activities (see S. 2564), S7311 [23JN] (see H.R. 4588), H4286 [16JN]

Maine: redesignate the Saco River navigation project as an anchorage area (see S. 2970), S10986 [9OC]

Mississippi River: revitalize (see H.R. 4686), H4926 (see H.R. 4686), H5070 [24JN]

Montana: adjust boundaries of the Helena, Lolo, and Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests (see S. 2408), S5227 [11MY] (see H.R. 5056), H6997 [9SE]

Musconetcong River: designate portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 3902), H871 [4MR]

Native Americans: provide compensation to the Lower Brule and Crow Creek Sioux Tribes of South Dakota for damage to tribal land caused by Pick-Sloan projects along the Missouri River (see H.R. 4949), H6703 [22JY]

Natural resources: modify certain resources projects for the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers (see S. 2169), S2223 [4MR]

Oklahoma: designate a segment of the Glover River as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 4725), H5149 [25JN]

Oregon: designate certain land as wilderness (see S. 2723), S8687 [22JY]

Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program: enhance and provide certain benefits to the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Angostura Irrigation Project (see H.R. 5139), H7574 [23SE]

———extend water service contract for the Ainsworth Unit, Sandhills Division in Nebraska (see S. 2509), S6628 [8JN] (see H.R. 5016), H6755 [7SE]

Skykomish River: designate certain Federal lands as wilderness and a portion of such lands for management as a backcountry wilderness management area (see H.R. 5083), H7233 [15SE]

Taxation: exclude from gross income certain hazard mitigation assistance (see S. 2886), S10366 [4OC] (see H.R. 5206), H8038 [4OC]

Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4794), H5470 [9JY]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (see S. 2554), S7104 [21JN] (see S. 2773), S8860 [7SE]

Cost Estimates

Water Resources Development Act (S. 2773): CBO, S10682-S10685 [7OC]

Letters

Tapoco Project Licensing Act: Representative Barton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H7955 [4OC]

———Representative Pombo, Committee on Resources (House), H7955 [4OC]

Messages

Nonsuitability of the Squirrel River in Alaska for Addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System: President Bush, S11426 [17NO], H9873 [17NO]

Remarks in House

Anacostia River: restore, protect, and enhance the environmental integrity and social and economic benefits of the Anacostia Watershed in Maryland and the District of Columbia (H.R. 3622), H2344 [22AP]

Arizona: adjust Central Arizona Project, ratify Gila River Indian Community water rights settlement, and reauthorize and amend Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act (S. 437), H9793-H9820 [17NO], E2113 [20NO]

Biggs, Otha Lee: Coosa-Alabama River Improvement Association Dr. R.F. Henry Outstanding Service Award recipient, E103 [3FE]

Blount County, TN: allow implementation of settlement agreement between Alcoa Inc., conservation groups, and local communities to facilitate FERC renewal of hydroelectric license (S. 2319), H7954, H7955 [4OC]

Cle Elum River: transfer certain lands to administrative jurisdiction of the Dept. of the Interior and support land exchange (H.R. 4690), E1254 [25JN]

Colorado River Indian Reservation: revise boundaries (H.R. 2941), H7685 [28SE]

Corps of Engineers: prohibit diversion of funds from Missouri River endangered species habitat restoration, H5127 [25JN]

———require congressional approval prior to reprogramming of water development program funding, H5117 [25JN]

———Upper Mississippi River System Environmental Management Program funding, H5103, H5104, H5106 [25JN]

Dallas, TX: flood control projects funding, H5098 [25JN]

Delaware River: dredging project funding, H5090, H5091 [25JN], E1310 [7JY]

Dept. of the Interior: construct facilities to provide water for irrigation, municipal, domestic, military, and other uses from the Santa Margarita River in California (H.R. 4389), H7967-H7969 [4OC]

———convey certain lands and facilities of the Provo River Project (H.R. 3391), H7965-H7967 [4OC], E1855 [10OC]

———prepare a feasibility study relative to the Mokelumne River (H.R. 4045), H7396, H7397 [22SE], E1725 [29SE]

Falcon International Dam: celebrate anniversary and urge Mexico to honor its obligations under the Treaty Relating to the Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande (H. Res. 818), H8398 [6OC]

Florida: St. Johns River Veterans Memorial Bridge dedication, E992 [2JN]

Grand Excursion of 1854: anniversary, H5091 [25JN]

Hudson-Fulton-Champlain 400th Commemoration Commission: establish (H.R. 2528), H7354-H7357 [22SE]

Native Americans: provide compensation to the Lower Brule and Crow Creek Sioux Tribes of South Dakota for damage to tribal land caused by Pick-Sloan projects along the Missouri River (H.R. 4949), E1478 [22JY]

Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area: establish (S. 211), H8352-H8365 [6OC], E1862 [10OC]

Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program: enhance and provide certain benefits to the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Angostura Irrigation Project (H.R. 5139), E1701 [24SE]

———extend water service contract for the Ainsworth Unit, Sandhills Division in Nebraska (H.R. 5016), H7681, H7682 [28SE]

Summit County, CO: tribute to Blue River Restoration Project, E847 [14MY]

Susquehanna River: anniversary of the Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge burning, E1394 [16JY]

Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4794), H8338-H8340 [6OC]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: study the water needs of the Klamath River Basin relative to how much, and when, water is needed, H4242 [16JN], H4456, H4457 [17JN]

Water: improve water quality, E614 [22AP]

West Virginia: selection of New River Gorge Bridge for display on West Virginia quarter, E523 [2AP]

Remarks in Senate

Albuquerque, NM: clear title to certain property associated with the Middle Rio Grande Project relative to development of Biological Park Project (S. 213), S5839 [19MY]

Arizona: adjust Central Arizona Project, ratify Gila River Indian Community water rights settlement, and reauthorize and amend Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act (S. 437), S11127-S11172 [10OC], S11297 [11OC], S11795 [20NO]

Atchafalaya National Heritage Area: establish (S. 323), S9336 [15SE]

Blount County, TN: allow implementation of settlement agreement between Alcoa Inc., conservation groups, and local communities to facilitate FERC renewal of hydroelectric license (S. 2319), S4097-S4099 [19AP], S9342 [15SE]

Bureau of Reclamation: assist in the implementation of fish passage and screening facilities at non-Federal water projects (S. 1307), S9323 [15SE]

———prohibit funding to release water from the Middle Rio Grande project to comply with the Endangered Species Act, S11746 [20NO]

California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and designate certain segments of the Black Butte River in Mendocino County as a wild or scenic river, S11794, S11795 [20NO]

Connecticut: designate a segment of the Farmington River and Salmon Brook for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 2663), S8233 [15JY]

Connecticut River: implement cultural heritage, conservation, and recreational activities in the watershed area of New Hampshire and Vermont (S. 1433), S11183 [10OC]

Corps of Engineers: enhance navigation capacity improvements and ecosystem restoration plan for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System (S. 2470), S6002, S6005, S6006 [20MY]

———implement drought conservation methods outlined in the Missouri River Master Water Control Manual, S9519 [22SE]

———maintain a minimum quantity of stored water in certain reservoirs in the vicinity of the upper portion of the Missouri River (S. 2357), S4497 [28AP]

Dept. of the Interior: carry out agreement resolving major issues relative to the adjudication of water rights in the Snake River Basin (S. 2605), S11571, S11572 [19NO]

———convey certain lands and facilities of the Provo River Project (H.R. 3391), S11183 [10OC]

———participate in projects within the San Diego Creek Watershed (H.R. 1598), S5847 [19MY]

EPA: Region 9 Environmental Achievement Award recipients, S4151 [20AP]

Floods: disaster assistance to Ohio, S9554 [23SE]

Grand Excursion of 1854: support anniversary celebrations (S. Con. Res. 5), S6592 [7JN]

Houma, LA: tribute to Terrebonne Parish, LA, School System students for participation in the Houma-Terrebonen Chamber of Commerce Save Our Soil Campaign, S5531 [17MY]

Irrigation: clarify the acreage for which the North Loup division is authorized to provide irrigation water under the Missouri River Basin project (H.R. 3209), S9332 [15SE]

Montana: adjust boundaries of the Helena, Lolo, and Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests (S. 2408), S5229 [11MY], S11174 [10OC]

Natural resources: modify certain resources projects for the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers (S. 2169), S2231 [4MR]

Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area: establish (S. 211), S9335 [15SE]

Oregon: designate certain land as wilderness (S. 2723), S8705-S8707 [22JY]

Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program: enhance and provide certain benefits to the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Angostura Irrigation Project (S. 1996), S11579 [19NO]

Rio Grande Outstanding Natural Area: establish (S. 1467), S9344 [15SE]

Taxation: exclude from gross income certain hazard mitigation assistance (H.R. 5206), S11797 [20NO]

———exclude from gross income certain hazard mitigation assistance (S. 2886), S10368 [4OC], S11797 [20NO]

Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4794), S11390 [16NO]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2773), S10685 [7OC]

White Salmon River: designate a portion as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 1614), S11172 [10OC]

Reports filed

Albuquerque Biological Park Title Clarification Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 213) (S. Rept. 108-229), S2439 [9MR]

Arizona Water Settlements Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 437) (S. Rept. 108-360), S9812 [28SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 885) (H. Rept. 108-793), H10232 [20NO]

Atchafalaya National Heritage Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 323) (S. Rept. 108-294), S7749 [7JY]

Bureau of Reclamation Assistance in the Implementation of Fish Passage and Screening Facilities at Non-Federal Water Projects: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1307) (S. Rept. 108-249), S3294 [29MR]

Clarify the Acreage for Which the North Loup Division Is Authorized To Provide Irrigation Water Under the Missouri River Basin Project: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3209) (S. Rept. 108-289), S7518 [25JN]

Colorado River Indian Reservation Boundary Correction Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2941) (H. Rept. 108-701), H7734 [28SE]

Dept. of the Interior Facility Construction Providing Water for Irrigation, Municipal, Domestic, Military, and Other Uses From the Santa Margarita River, CA: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4389) (H. Rept. 108-718), H8037 [4OC]

Dept. of the Interior Feasibility Study Relative to the Mokelumne River: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4045) (H. Rept. 108-649), H6754 [7SE]

Grand Excursion of 1854 Anniversary Celebrations: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 5), S6450 [3JN]

Irvine Basin Surface and Groundwater Improvement Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1598) (S. Rept. 108-244), S2439 [9MR]

Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act Additional Projects and Activities Authorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4588) (H. Rept. 108-758), H8856 [7OC]

Montana National Forests Boundary Adjustment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2408) (S. Rept. 108-370), S9812 [28SE]

Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 211) (S. Rept. 108-293), S7749 [7JY]

Oglala Sioux Tribe Angostura Irrigation Project Rehabilitation and Development Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1996) (S. Rept. 108-311), S8473 [20JY]

Provisions Clarification on Continued Use of Established Commercial Outfitter Hunting Camps on the Salmon River: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1003) (H. Rept. 108-667), H6898 [8SE]

Provo River Project Transfer Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1876) (S. Rept. 108-365), S9812 [28SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3391) (H. Rept. 108-719), H8037 [4OC]

Rio Grande Outstanding Natural Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1467) (S. Rept. 108-303), S8029 [13JY]

Snake River Water Rights Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2605) (S. Rept. 108-389), S10702 [7OC]

Tapoco Project Licensing Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2319) (S. Rept. 108-299), S7749 [7JY]

Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act Appropriations: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4794) (H. Rept. 108-688), H7233 [15SE]

Tribal Parity Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1530) (S. Rept. 108-355), S9441 [21SE]

Upper White Salmon Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1614) (S. Rept. 108-362), S9812 [28SE]

Water Resources Development Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2773) (S. Rept. 108-314), S8860 [7SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Corps of Engineers waterways projects: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H6710, H6711 [7SE], H7981 [4OC]

Testimonies

Ouchita/Black River Navigation System Funding: Arkansas Waterways Commission, E998-E1000 [2JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 818, celebrate anniversary of Falcon International Dam and urge Mexico to honor its obligations under the Treaty Relating to the Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande, H8398 [6OC]

H.R. 1598, Irvine Basin Surface and Groundwater Improvement Act, S5847 [19MY]

H.R. 2528, Hudson-Fulton-Champlain 400th Commemoration Commission Act, H7354-H7356 [22SE]

H.R. 2941, Colorado River Indian Reservation Boundary Correction Act, H7685 [28SE]

H.R. 3391, Provo River Project Transfer Act, H7966 [4OC]

H.R. 4045, prepare a Dept. of the Interior feasibility study relative to the Mokelumne River, H7396 [22SE]

H.R. 4389, Dept. of the Interior construction of facilities to provide water for irrigation, municipal, domestic, military, and other uses from the Santa Margarita River in California, H7967 [4OC]

H.R. 4794, Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act appropriations, H8338 [6OC]

H.R. 5016, extend the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program water service contract for the Ainsworth Unit, Sandhills Division in Nebraska, H7681 [28SE]

S. 211, Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area Act, S9335 [15SE], H8352-H8364 [6OC]

S. 213, Albuquerque Biological Park Title Clarification Act, S5839 [19MY], S6016 [20MY]

S. 323, Atchafalaya National Heritage Area Act, S9336-S9338 [15SE]

S. 437, Arizona Water Settlements Act, S11127-S11172 [10OC], H9793-H9819 [17NO]

S. 1307, Bureau of Reclamation assistance in the implementation of fish passage and screening facilities at non-Federal water projects, S9323-S9325 [15SE]

S. 1433, Upper Connecticut River Partnership Act, S11184 [10OC]

S. 1467, Rio Grand Natural Area Act, S9344-S9347 [15SE]

S. 1530, Tribal Parity Act, S11577 [19NO]

S. 1614, Upper White Salmon Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, S11172 [10OC]

S. 1996, Oglala Sioux Tribe Angostura Irrigation Project Modernization and Development Act, S11577-S11579 [19NO]

S. 2139, Tapoco Project Licensing Act, H7954 [4OC]

S. 2169, Restore the Apalachicola River Ecosystem (RARE) Act, S2232 [4MR]

S. 2319, Tapoco Project Licensing Act, S9342-S9344 [15SE]

S. 2357, Corps of Engineers maintenance of a minimum quantity of stored water in certain reservoirs in the vicinity of the upper portion of the Missouri River, S4497 [28AP]

S. 2408, Montana National Forests Boundary Adjustment Act, S11174 [10OC]

S. 2470, enhance navigation capacity improvements and ecosystem restoration plan for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System, S6003-S6005 [20MY]

S. 2605, Snake River Water Rights Act, S11566-S11571 [19NO]

S. 2663, Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Study Act, S8233 [15JY]

S. 2886, exclude from gross income certain hazard mitigation assistance, S10368 [4OC]

S. Con. Res. 5, support Grand Excursion of 1854 anniversary celebrations, S6592 [7JN]