PUBLIC LANDS

Amendments

Alaska: facilitate transfer of land to Native Americans (S. 1466), S10270 [1OC], S11115 [10OC]

Arizona: authorize the Dept. of Agriculture to exchange certain land with the Yavapai Ranch Limited Partnership (S. 849), S8785 [22JY]

Cibola National Wildlife Refuge: revoke a Public Land Order relative to certain erroneously included lands (H.R. 417), S5847 [19MY]

Courts: authorize U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to be at any location in Washington, DC, metropolitan area and support provision of Veterans Courthouse and Justice Center near the Pentagon (H.R. 3936), S10997 [9OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: sell the Bend Pine Nursery Administration Site in Oregon (S. 1848), S5846 [19MY]

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

———establish a voluntary alternative claims resolution process to reach a settlement of claims relative to Indian trust funds (S. Res. 248), S11584, S11651 [19NO]

———provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (S. 144), S11185 [10OC]

Forests: provide for reforestation of appropriate forest cover on forest land derived from the public domain (S. 2709), S9142 [13SE]

Fort Frederica National Monument: land exchange (H.R. 1113), S11176 [10OC], H9826 [17NO]

Highlands Stewardship Area: establish (H.R. 1964), S11178 [10OC], H9826 [17NO]

Lincoln County, NV: establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve public land, and provide for high quality development (H.R. 4593), S11111 [10OC], H9820 [17NO]

Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative: establish (S. 2691), S11319 [11OC]

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

Native Americans: provide for probate reform relative to trust or restricted lands (S. 1721), S6367 [2JN]

New Mexico: exchange certain lands in the Santa Fe National Forest and the Pecos National Historical Park (S. 2622), S11175 [10OC]

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), S11879, S11918 [7DE]

Petrified Forest National Park: revise boundaries (H.R. 1630), S10991 [9OC], S11115 [10OC], H10054 [19NO]

Railroad Right-of-Way Conveyance Validation Act: conveyance of certain lands in California to facilitate the construction of the transcontinental railway (H.R. 1658), H7263 [21SE]

Articles and editorials

Federal Justice and Your Day in Court, S4118 [20AP]

Risky Business—Growth of Private Fire Crews Worries Forest Officials. Some Fear Training and Safety Are Compromised by Burgeoning Use of Contract Firefighters, S5231 [11MY]

Seeds of Cooperation—Land Is the Beneficiary of Volunteer Efforts, E612 [22AP]

Trust Betrayed? Native Americans Claim the U.S. Mismanaged Their Oil and Gas Legacies It Promised To Protect, S361 [2FE]

Bills and resolutions

Alabama: acquire certain property in order to protect and preserve certain rare paleontological resources (see H.R. 4913), H6701 [22JY]

Alaska: provide competitive status to certain Federal employees (see S. 2768), S8688 [22JY]

Animals: protect, conserve, and restore certain public lands through cooperative cost-shared grants to control and mitigate the spread of invasive species (see S. 2598), S7435 [24JN]

Anne Arundel County, MD: provide for disposition of certain Federal property, a portion of which is currently used by the District of Columbia as the Oak Hill Juvenile Detention Facility (see H.R. 5399), H10078 [19NO]

Arizona: require release of reversionary interest retained by the U.S. in connection with the conveyance of portions of former Williams AFB, AZ, to Arizona State University and Maricopa County Community College District (see H.R. 4439), H3438 (see H.R. 4439), H3538 [20MY]

Arizona Trail: designate for study for potential addition to the National Trails System (see S. 2354), S4492 [28AP] (see H.R. 4240), H2483 [28AP]

Arkansas: convey certain land to the New Hope Cemetery Association for use as a cemetery (see H.R. 3997), H1321 [18MR]

Bastrop, LA: conveyance of certain Federal land to establish and operate a regional emergency services training center for firefighters, police, and EMS personnel serving certain rural communities (see H.R. 4918), H6701 [22JY]

Beaver County, UT: real property conveyance (see S. 2285), S3791 [6AP]

BIA: exempt Great Plains Region and Rocky Mountain Region from trust reform reorganization pending the submission of agency-specific reorganization plans (see S. 2523), S6881 [16JN]

Bleeding Kansas and the Enduring Struggle for Freedom National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 2224), S2995 [23MR] (see H.R. 3909), H871 [4MR]

BLM: transfer jurisdiction over certain public lands to the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 4242), H2483 [28AP]

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]

California: cancel certain BLM leases that authorize extraction of sand and gravel from Federal lands in Soledad Canyon (see S. 2058), S792 [10FE]

———designate Piedras Blancas Light Station and surrounding lands as an Outstanding Natural Area administered by the National Landscape Conservation System (see H.R. 5231), H8407 [6OC]

———facilitate the exchange of small tracts of land (see H.R. 4617), H4579 [18JN]

Clark County, NV: convey certain public land for use as a heliport (see S. 2378), S4837 [4MY] (see H.R. 4285), H2657 [5MY]

———provide for proper development of Federal lands to best promote public welfare and economic development consistent with surrounding airport usage (see H.R. 4332), H2815 [11MY]

———transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain land from the Dept. of the Interior to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see S. 2848), S9722 [27SE] (see H.R. 5151), H7735 [28SE]

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]

Colorado: authorize exchange of certain land between the Forest Service, BLM, and Pitkin County, CO (see S. 2904), S10568 [6OC] (see H.R. 5142), H7574 [23SE]

———improve compensation for certain persons injured in the course of employment at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (see H.R. 3843), H632 [25FE]

Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area: rename as the McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area (see S. 2745), S8688 [22JY] (see H.R. 4827), H5654 [13JY]

Columbus, OH: transfer administrative jurisdiction of a parcel of real property comprising a portion of the Defense Supply Center (see S. 2037), S320 [28JA]

Colville National Forest: convey a small parcel of Federal land (see H.R. 5077), H7137 [14SE]

Courts: authorize U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to be at any location in Washington, DC, metropolitan area and support provision of Veterans Courthouse and Justice Center near the Pentagon (see H.R. 3936), H1070 [11MR]

———provide venue for judicial review of actions by certain Federal agencies (see S. 2191), S2543 [10MR]

Death Valley National Park: provide for acquisition of land for administrative and visitor facilities (see S. 2716), S8687 [22JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize sale or exchange of all or part of certain parcels of National Forest System land in Oregon (see S. 2221), S2859 [22MR]

———authorize sale or exchange of certain National Forest System land in Vermont (see S. 2891), S10436 [5OC] (see S. 2948), S10845 [8OC]

———convey land to Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park in Las Cruces, NM (see S. 2294), S3919 [7AP]

———exchange certain lands in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado (see S. 2180), S2440 [9MR]

———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 H.R. 3744), H244 [28JA]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain Federal land to Henderson, NV (see S. 3003), S11496 [18NO]

———convey certain land held in trust for the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah to Richfield, UT (see S. 2951), S10845 [8OC] (see H.R. 3982), H1229 [17MR]

———extend authorization to release certain conditions contained in a patent concerning certain land conveyed by the U.S. to Eastern Washington University (see S. 2805), S9286 [15SE] (see H.R. 4596), H4286 [16JN]

———resolve certain boundary discrepancies in San Diego County, CA (see H.R. 3954), H1071 [11MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize entrance into certain major medical facility leases and the transfer of real property subject to certain limitations (see H.R. 4768), H5330 [7JY]

El Camino Real de los Tejas: designate as a national historic trail (see S. 2052), S649 [5FE] (see H.R. 4122), H2019 [1AP]

Enterprise Rancheria: restore land to rectify an inequitable taking of the land (see S. 2936), S10703 [7OC]

Espy, Henry D.: relief of heirs (see H.R. 3794), H434 [10FE]

Everglades National Park: exchange of certain land (see S. 2046), S370 [2FE] (see H.R. 3785), H433 [10FE]

Firefighters: promote wildland firefighter safety (see S. 2410), S5227 [11MY]

Forest Service: establish management priorities to protect old-growth timber, improve the health of young managed stands, increase the volume of commercial timber, and provide economic opportunities to local communities (see H.R. 4932), H6702 [22JY]

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 5312), H9048 [8OC]

———provide for reforestation of appropriate forest cover on forest land derived from the public domain (see S. 2709), S8548 [21JY]

Fort Bowie National Historic Site: revise boundary (see H.R. 4447), H3438 (see H.R. 4447), H3538 [20MY]

Fort Clatsop National Memorial: redesignate as the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park and include in the park sites in Washington and Oregon (see H.R. 3819), H574 [24FE]

Fort Lewis, WA: accept a parcel of land held in trust for the Nisqually Tribe and ensure such acceptance does not adversely affect the Bonneville Power Administration (see H.R. 4362), H3015 [13MY]

———modify terms and scope of a land exchange authorized between the Army and the Nisqually Tribe and affecting the interests of the Bonneville Power Administration (see H.R. 4272), H2548 [4MY]

Fort Sheridan, IL: convey certain environmentally sensitive land to ensure permanent protection of the land (see H.R. 4196), H2371 [22AP]

Georgia: adjust boundary of Cumberland Island Wilderness and authorize tours of Cumberland Island National Seashore (see H.R. 4887), H6556 [21JY]

Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park: extend boundaries (see H.R. 5205), H8038 [4OC]

Healthy Forest Youth Conservation Corps: establish to permit young adults to perform projects to prevent fire and suppress fires, and provide disaster relief, on public lands (see S. 2253), S3294 [29MR] (see H.R. 4838), H5907 [15JY]

Historic buildings and sites: establish a program and criteria for national heritage areas (see S. 2543), S6997 [17JN]

Holloman AFB, NM: land exchange to remove private lands from safety zone for munitions storage bunkers (see H.R. 4808), H5470 [9JY]

Hunting and trapping: recognize hunting heritage and provide opportunities for continued hunting on public lands (see H.R. 4959), H6703 [22JY]

Idaho: promote economic development and recreational use of National Forest System land, designate certain land as the Boulder-White Cloud Management Area, and add land to National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 5343), H9049 [8OC]

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve: adjust boundary of Barataria Preserve Unit (see S. 2287), S3791 [6AP]

John Muir National Historic Site: boundary adjustment (see S. 2397), S5078 [10MY] (see H.R. 3706), H35 [20JA]

Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail: extend (see S. 2018), S184 [22JA]

Lewis and Clark National Historical Park: establish (see S. 2167), S2223 [4MR]

Lincoln County, NV: establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve public land, and provide for high quality development (see S. 2532), S6881 [16JN] (see H.R. 4593), H4286 [16JN]

Lincoln National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 4806), H5470 [9JY]

Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative: establish (see S. 2691), S8473 [20JY] (see H.R. 4876), H6127 [20JY]

Long Island Sound Stewardship System: establish (see S. 2350), S4428 [27AP]

Los Angeles, CA: conduct study to determine suitability and feasibility of including Ballona Bluff in the National Park System (see H.R. 4716), H5149 [25JN]

Los Padres National Forest: withdraw from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see S. 2067), S1017 [11FE] (see H.R. 3805), H514 [11FE]

Maui, HI: conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of including certain lands on the northern shoreline in the National Park System (see H.R. 4393), H3390 [19MY]

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

Mount Rainier National Park: boundary adjustment (see S. 2140), S1683 [26FE]

National heritage areas: extend authorization (see S. 2836), S9611 [23SE] (see H.R. 4492), H3719 [2JN]

National parks and recration areas: mint coins in commemoration of founding (see H.R. 5128), H7442 [22SE]

National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (see H.R. 5358), H9184 [9OC]

———make technical corrections to laws relating to certain units of the National Park System and to National Park programs (see S. 2178), S2440 [9MR]

———mint coins in commemoration of founding (see S. 3007), S11496 [18NO]

National wildlife refuges: provide public access to Navassa Island National Wildlife Refuge and Desecheo National Wildlife Refuge (see H.R. 5361), H9744 [16NO]

Native Americans: hold certain lands in trust for the Puyallup Tribe (see H.R. 4934), H6702 [22JY]

———hold certain lands in trust for the Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe (see H.R. 4647), H4765 [22JN]

———provide for acquisition of land for the Yurok Reservation and an increase in economic development beneficial to the Hoopa Valley Tribe and the Yurok Tribe (see S. 2878), S10061 [30SE]

———repeal the Bennett Freeze to allow Navajo Nation citizens to live in habitable dwellings and raise their living conditions (see H.R. 5168), H7863 [29SE]

———settle certain land claims of Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (see H.R. 4666), H4893 [23JN]

Natural gas: promote production from hydrate resources on the Outer Continental Shelf and Federal lands in Alaska by providing royalty incentives (see H.R. 4515), H3784 [4JN]

Natural resources: reduce the royalty required to be paid for potassium and potassium compounds produced from sylvite on Federal lands (see H.R. 4984), H6704 [22JY]

———reduce the royalty required to be paid for sodium produced on Federal lands (see H.R. 4194), H2371 [22AP] (see H.R. 4625), H4646 [21JN]

Nevada: conveyance of certain public lands in and around historic mining townsites (see S. 2458), S5949 [20MY]

New Mexico: convey certain lands by resolving a dispute between the Arch Coal Co., and the Navajo Nation, associated with coal preference right lease interests on the land (see S. 2790), S9075 [10SE]

———exchange certain lands in the Santa Fe National Forest and the Pecos National Historical Park (see S. 2622), S7827 [8JY]

Oklahoma: conveyance of certain land to the U.S. and revise the boundary of Chickasaw National Recreation Area (see S. 2374), S4692 [29AP] (see H.R. 4066), H1739 [30MR]

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

Ouachita National Forest: adjust boundaries in Oklahoma and Arkansas (see H.R. 4783), H5401 [8JY]

Pima County, AZ: land exchange to consolidate Federal land ownership within the Ironwood Forest National Monument and Las Cienegas National Conservation Area (see H.R. 4943), H6702 [22JY]

Puerto Rico: designate certain National Forest System lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see S. 2334), S4300 [22AP]

Recreation: establish a permanent trust fund to provide access to parks and recreation areas, preserve historic places, promote healthy and active lifestyles, and provide hunting, angling, and wildlife viewing (see H.R. 4100), H1790 [31MR]

Riverside County, CA: convey for public purposes certain Federal lands that have been identified for disposal (see H.R. 3874), H752 [2MR]

———transfer certain BLM lands to be held in trust for the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians (see H.R. 4908), H6701 [22JY]

San Francisco, CA: clarify authorities for the use of properties within Golden Gate National Recreation Area and San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park (see H.R. 5158), H7735 [28SE]

Santa Clarita, CA: remediate groundwater contamination caused by perchlorates (see H.R. 5234), H8408 [6OC]

Sequoia National Park: permit continued use and occupancy of certain privately owned cabins in the Mineral King Valley (see H.R. 4508), H3780 [3JN]

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]

T.C. Wilder, Jr., Canaveral National Seashore Information Center: designate (see H.R. 4148), H2152 [2AP]

Taxation: nonrecognition of gain on certain real property involuntarily converted through eminent domain without regard to whether such property is replaced (see H.R. 4603), H4391 (see H.R. 4603), H4506 [17JN]

Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve: expand (see H.R. 3768), H392 [4FE]

Ukraine: 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. 4450), H3439 (see H.R. 4450), H3538 [20MY]

Union Pacific Railroad Co.: facilitate resolution of minor boundary issue in Tipton, CA, on lands originally conveyed by the U.S. as part of the right-of-way granted for the construction of transcontinental railroads (see H.R. 4817), H5536 [12JY]

University of Nevada, Las Vegas: modify requirements of land conveyance to the University of Nevada at Las Vegas Research Foundation (see S. 2085), S1286 [12FE]

Utah: authorize exchange of certain land in Grand and Uintah Counties (see S. 2954), S10846 [8OC] (see H.R. 5330), H9049 [8OC]

Virginia: designate additional National Forest System lands as wilderness, establish the Seng Mountain and Crawfish Valley Scenic Areas, and develop trail plans for wilderness and scenic areas (see S. 2342), S4300 [22AP] (see H.R. 4202), H2371 [22AP]

Walnut Canyon National Monument: direct the Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture to jointly conduct a study of certain adjacent lands in Arizona (see S. 2440), S5799 [19MY] (see H.R. 4461), H3439 (see H.R. 4461), H3539 [20MY]

White River National Forest: convey certain Forest Service administrative sites and reserve proceeds from conveyance for facilities maintenance (see H.R. 4700), H4927 (see H.R. 4700), H5070 [24JN]

Wildlife refuges: affirm allowance of hunting and fishing and declare that the purpose of reserving certain lands as public lands is to make them available to the public for reasonable uses (see H. Con. Res. 382), H1072 [11MR]

Wilson's Creek Battlefield National Park: expand boundaries (see S. 2432), S5607 [18MY]

Wilson's Creek National Battlefield: expand boundaries (see H.R. 4481), H3719 [2JN]

Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area: boundary adjustment (see H.R. 4884), H6556 [21JY]

Cost Estimates

Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (H.R. 3283): CBO (Intergovernmental and Private Sector Mandates), E2088 [20NO]

Fort Donelson National Battlefield Expansion Act (S. 524): CBO, S3604 [2AP]

Recreational Fee Authority Act (S. 1107): CBO, S3173 [25MR]

Soda Ash Royalty Reduction Act (H.R. 4625): CBO, H5944 [19JY]

Valles Caldera Preservation Act (S. 1582): CBO, S6791 [15JN]

Explanations

Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act (H.R. 3936): Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), H9781-H9785 [17NO]

Letters

Allow State use of Oxford Research Station lands, improvements, equipment, and resource materials: Representative Goodlatte, Committee on Agriculture (House), H8140 [5OC]

———Representative Tom Davis, Committee on Goverment Reform (House), H8140 [5OC]

Dept. of Defense transfer of Vieques Island land to the Dept. of the Interior for use as a national wildlife refuge: several Members of Congress, E709 [29AP]

Healthy Forest Youth Conservation Corps Act: Representative Goodlatte, Committee on Agriculture (House), H7676 [28SE]

———Representative Pombo, Committee on Resources (House), H7676 [28SE]

Prohibit funding for construction and maintenance of roads used for logging in the Tongass National Forest: Mark Rey, Dept. of Agriculture, H4250 [16JN]

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

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

U.N. Man and Biosphere Program land designations: Nataran Ishwaran, U.N., E1779 [4OC]

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims at any location in Washington, DC, area and provision of Veterans Courthouse and Justice Center near the Pentagon: Representative Christopher H. Smith, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, H6077 [20JY]

———Representative Duncan, Committee on Armed Services (House), H6077 [20JY]

Lists

Dept. of Veterans Affairs major medical facility leases, E1315 [8JY]

Remarks in House

Alaska: facilitate transfer of land to Native Americans (S. 1466), H9838-H9844 [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 (H.R. 2966), H7259-H7261 [21SE]

Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest: tribute to cooperative effort to restore degraded meadow, E611 [22AP]

Arkansas: convey certain land to the New Hope Cemetery Association for use as a cemetery (H.R. 3997), H1344 [23MR]

———convey certain land to the New Hope Cemetery Association for use as a cemetery (S. 1537), H7677 [28SE]

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]

Bostwick, Peg: Environmental Law Institute Wetlands Award recipient, E819 [12MY]

California: anniversary of East Bay Regional Park District, E2158 [6DE]

———facilitate the exchange of small tracts of land (H.R. 4617), H7674 [28SE]

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument: educational center funding, H4224 [16JN]

———educational center funding and boundary adjustment (H.R. 2457), H7020, H7021 [13SE], E1641 [15SE]

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

Coast Guard: land sale to Nahant, MA, H7276, H7277 [21SE]

———use of proceeds from sale of certain properties, H4519 [18JN]

Colorado: improve compensation for certain persons injured in the course of employment at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (H.R. 3843), E223 [25FE]

Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area: rename as the McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area (H.R. 4827), H7674, H7675 [28SE]

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

Courts: authorize U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to be at any location in Washington, DC, metropolitan area and support provision of Veterans Courthouse and Justice Center near the Pentagon (H.R. 3936), H6076-H6078 [20JY], H9772-H9787 [17NO], E355 [11MR], E2058 [18NO], E2074 [20NO]

Craig, AK: land conveyance (S. 1778), H7677, H7678 [28SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: 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), H9837, H9838 [17NO]

———exchange certain lands in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado (S. 2180), H7678, H7679 [28SE], E1738 [29SE]

———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), H8139, H8140 [5OC]

———sell the Bend Pine Nursery Administration Site in Oregon (H.R. 3505), H3023, H3024 [17MY]

———sell the Bend Pine Nursery Administration Site in Oregon (S. 1848), H4613, H4614 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: cleanup of contaminants, pollution and unexploded ordnance at certain transferred military property, H6465 [21JY]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain land held in trust for the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah to Richfield, UT (H.R. 3982), H7969, H7970 [4OC], E1848 [10OC]

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

———convey the Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility in Nevada to the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District (H.R. 2831), H5930 [19JY]

———extend authorization to release certain conditions contained in a patent concerning certain land conveyed by the U.S. to Eastern Washington University (H.R. 4596), H7666 [28SE]

———payment in lieu of taxes program funding through reductions in Smithsonian Institution and National Endowment for the Humanities funding, H4261-H4263 [16JN]

———provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (S. 144), H7971, H7972 [4OC]

———resolve certain boundary discrepancies in San Diego County, CA (H.R. 3954), H7661 [28SE]

———use of land acquisition and State assistance funds to support conveyance of, development on, or destruction of lands containing historic grave sites of slaves, ex-slaves, or soldiers of the Civil War, H4455 [17JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize entrance into certain major medical facility leases and the transfer of real property subject to certain limitations, H9785 [17NO]

———authorize entrance into certain major medical facility leases and the transfer of real property subject to certain limitations (H.R. 4768), H7790, H7796 [29SE], E1315 [8JY]

Douglas County, OR: conveyance of certain BLM lands (S. 714), H526, H527 [24FE]

Ecology and environment: Land and Water Conservation Trust Fund funding, H1455 [24MR]

El Camino Real de los Tejas: designate as a national historic trail (S. 2052), H7671, H7672 [28SE]

Everglades National Park: exchange of certain land (H.R. 3785), H5935, H5936 [19JY]

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), conference report, H2345 [22AP]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health funding, H4209, H4210 [16JN]

———wildfire prevention and management funding, H2992 [13MY]

Forest Service: carry out a demonstration program to assess potential water savings through control of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive plants (H.R. 2707), H520-H523 [24FE]

———establish management priorities to protect old-growth timber, improve the health of young managed stands, increase the volume of commercial timber, and provide economic opportunities to local communities, H7189-H7191 [14SE], H7217 [15SE]

Fort Clatsop National Memorial: redesignate as the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park and include in the park sites in Washington and Oregon (H.R. 3819), H5936-H5939, H5952 [19JY], E1452 [21JY]

Fort Donelson National Battlefield: expand boundaries to include lands associated with the Civil War campaign that resulted in the capture of the fort (S. 524), H9008 [8OC]

Fort Frederica National Monument: land exchange (H.R. 1113), Senate amendment, H9826 [17NO]

Fort Sheridan, IL: convey certain environmentally sensitive land to ensure permanent protection of the land (H.R. 4196), E638 [22AP]

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 (H.R. 3247), H7672-H7674 [28SE], E1742 [30SE]

Granville County, NC: allow State use of Oxford Research Station lands, improvements, equipment, and resource materials (H.R. 2119), H7294 [21SE], H8140, H8141 [5OC]

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve: tribute, E664-E666 [27AP]

Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park: extend boundaries (H.R. 5205), E1793 [4OC]

Healthy Forest Youth Conservation Corps: establish to permit young adults to perform projects to prevent fire and suppress fires, and provide disaster relief, on public lands (H.R. 4838), H7675-H7677 [28SE]

Healthy Forests Restoration Act: funding, H4229 [16JN]

Highlands Stewardship Area: establish (H.R. 1964), Senate amendment, H9826-H9828 [17NO]

Holloman AFB, NM: land exchange to remove private lands from safety zone for munitions storage bunkers (H.R. 4808), H7669 [28SE]

John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System: clarify certain boundaries (H.R. 3056), H7023, H7024 [13SE]

John Muir National Historic Site: boundary adjustment (H.R. 3706), H4614 [21JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, H4208 [16JN]

Land use: improve relationships between Federal land managers and gateway communities to support compatible land management of both Federal and adjacent lands (H.R. 1014), H5931, H5932 [19JY]

———provide a means of resolving claims regarding the continued existence of rights-of-way, H4463 [17JN]

Lincoln County, NV: establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve public land, and provide for high quality development (H.R. 4593), H7958-H7965 [4OC], E1863 [10OC]

———establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve public land, and provide for high quality development (H.R. 4593), Senate amendment, H9820-H9826 [17NO]

Lincoln National Forest: land exchange (H.R. 4806), H7395, H7396 [22SE]

Maui, HI: conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of including certain lands on the northern shoreline in the National Park System (H.R. 4393), E916 [19MY]

Missouri: resolve boundary conflicts in Barry and Stone Counties caused by conflicting Corps of Engineers and Forest Service surveys (S. 1167), H5477 [12JY]

Motor vehicles: increase fines for improper use of vehicles that result in damage to public lands or national forests (H.R. 751), E1742 [30SE]

Mount Rainier National Park: boundary adjustment (H.R. 265), H3561 [1JN]

National Environmental Policy Act: review of expiring Federal-lands grazing permits, H10205 [20NO]

National forests: prohibit funding for implementing Forest Service rules revisions relative to National Forest System Planning for Land and Resource Management Plans, H4253-H4259 [16JN]

National heritage areas: extend authorization (H.R. 4492), H5922-H5928 [19JY], E1448 [21JY]

National Park Service: conduct study on crime and accident rates in national parks, H4224 [16JN]

National parks and recreation areas: make technical corrections to laws relating to certain units of the National Park System and to National Park programs (S. 2178), H8351, H8352 [6OC]

National wildlife refuges: provide public access to Navassa Island National Wildlife Refuge and Desecheo National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 5361), E1978 [16NO]

Native Americans: protect sacred Native American Federal land from significant damage, H4244-H4249 [16JN]

———provide for probate reform relative to trust or restricted lands (S. 1721), H8365-H8376 [6OC]

———repeal the Bennett Freeze to allow Navajo Nation citizens to live in habitable dwellings and raise their living conditions (H.R. 5168), E1749 [30SE]

Natural resources: reduce the royalty required to be paid for sodium produced on Federal lands (H.R. 4625), H5943, H5944 [19JY]

New Mexico: designate the Ojito Wilderness Study Area as wilderness and take certain land into trust for the Pueblo of Zia, E1863 [10OC]

———designate the Ojito Wilderness Study Area as wilderness and take certain land into trust for the Pueblo of Zia (H.R. 3176), E1534 [8SE]

———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), H8349 [6OC]

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

Oklahoma: conveyance of certain land to the U.S. and revise the boundary of Chickasaw National Recreation Area (H.R. 4066), H7661, H7662 [28SE]

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), H7955-H7958 [4OC]

Parks and recreation areas: improve recreational facilities and visitor opportunities on Federal recreational lands by reinvesting receipts from fair and consistent recreational fees and passes (H.R. 3283), E2088 [20NO]

Pennsylvania: conveyance of certain National Forest System lands and improvements (H.R. 3514), H8113-H8115 [5OC]

Petrified Forest National Park: revise boundaries (H.R. 1630), H7950 [4OC]

———revise boundaries (H.R. 1630), Senate amendment, H10054 [19NO]

Puerto Rico: Dept. of Defense transfer of Vieques Island land to the Dept. of the Interior for use as a national wildlife refuge, E709 [29AP]

Railroad Right-of-Way Conveyance Validation Act: conveyance of certain lands in California to facilitate the construction of the transcontinental railway (H.R. 1658), H7263, H7264 [21SE]

Riverside County, CA: convey for public purposes certain Federal lands that have been identified for disposal (H.R. 3874), H5928 [19JY], E1505 [22JY]

Taxation: nonrecognition of gain on certain real property involuntarily converted through eminent domain without regard to whether such property is replaced (H.R. 4603), E1152 [18JN]

———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, H1044 [11MR]

Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve: expand (H.R. 3768), H3024, H3025 [17MY], E109 [4FE]

Tongass National Forest: prohibit funding for construction and maintenance of roads used for logging, H4249-H4252 [16JN], H10205 [20NO]

U.N.: land designations for Man and Biosphere Program, E1779 [4OC]

Union Pacific Railroad Co.: facilitate resolution of minor boundary issue in Tipton, CA, on lands originally conveyed by the U.S. as part of the right-of-way granted for the construction of transcontinental railroads (H.R. 4817), H7952 [4OC]

Utah: authorize exchange of certain land in Grand and Uintah Counties (H.R. 5330), E1932 [11OC]

Velasquez, Fred: Colorado Association of Conservation Districts Colorado Ranch Conservationist of the Year award recipient, E10 [20JA]

Walnut Canyon National Monument: direct the Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture to jointly conduct a study of certain adjacent lands in Arizona (H.R. 4461), E926 [20MY]

Western Reserve Heritage Area: suitability and feasibility study (H.R. 3257), H7262, H7263 [21SE]

Wilderness Act: anniversary, E1534 [8SE]

Wilson's Creek National Battlefield: expand boundaries (H.R. 4481), H7022, H7023 [13SE]

Yellowstone National Park: anniversary, E281 [2MR]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: facilitate transfer of land to Native Americans (S. 1466), S9275 [15SE], S11183 [10OC]

———provide competitive status to certain Federal employees (S. 2768), S8757 [22JY]

———resolve certain conveyances and provide for alternative land selections relative to Cape Fox Corp. and Sealaska Corp. (S. 1354), S9275 [15SE]

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]

Animals: protect, conserve, and restore certain public lands through cooperative cost-shared grants to control and mitigate the spread of invasive species (S. 2598), S7474 [24JN]

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), S11330, S11331 [11OC]

Arizona: authorize the Dept. of Agriculture to exchange certain land with the Yavapai Ranch Limited Partnership (S. 849), S8663 [22JY], S11884 [7DE]

Arizona Trail: designate for study for potential addition to the National Trails System (S. 2354), S4495 [28AP]

Beaver County, UT: real property conveyance (S. 2285), S3793 [6AP], S9352 [15SE]

BIA: exempt Great Plains Region and Rocky Mountain Region from trust reform reorganization pending the submission of agency-specific reorganization plans (S. 2523), S6884 [16JN], S7302 [23JN]

Big Horn County, WY: open certain withdrawn land to locatable mineral development for bentonite mining (S. 203), S9348 [15SE]

Bleeding Kansas and the Enduring Struggle for Freedom National Heritage Area: establish (S. 2224), S2997-S3001 [23MR]

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: carry out a demonstration program to assess potential water savings through control of salt cedar and Russian olive plants (S. 1516), S5844 [19MY]

California: cancel certain BLM leases that authorize extraction of sand and gravel from Federal lands in Soledad Canyon (S. 2058), S793 [10FE]

———continue horsepacking in certain public lands and certain segments designated as wilderness areas, S11794 [20NO]

———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]

California Desert Protection Act: anniversary, S10828 [8OC]

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument: educational center funding and boundary adjustment (H.R. 2457), S12020 [8DE]

Cibola National Wildlife Refuge: revoke a Public Land Order relative to certain erroneously included lands (H.R. 417), S5847 [19MY]

Clark County, NV: convey certain public land for use as a heliport (S. 2378), S4840 [4MY]

Colorado: authorize exchange of certain land between the Forest Service, BLM, and Pitkin County, CO (S. 2904), S10577 [6OC]

Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area: rename as the McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area (H.R. 4827), S11183 [10OC]

———rename as the McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area (S. 2745), S8730 [22JY]

Columbus, OH: transfer administrative jurisdiction of a parcel of real property comprising a portion of the Defense Supply Center (S. 2037), S324 [28JA]

Courts: authorize U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to be at any location in Washington, DC, metropolitan area and support provision of Veterans Courthouse and Justice Center near the Pentagon (H.R. 3936), S11007 [9OC], S11885 [7DE]

———provide venue for judicial review of actions by certain Federal agencies (S. 2191), S7778 [8JY]

Craig, AK: land conveyance (S. 1778), S9329 [15SE]

Death Valley National Park: provide for acquisition of land for administrative and visitor facilities (S. 2716), S8691 [22JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: convey land to Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park in Las Cruces, NM (S. 2294), S3927 [7AP]

———exchange certain lands in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado (S. 2180), S2442 [9MR], S9330 [15SE]

———sell the Bend Pine Nursery Administration Site in Oregon (S. 1848), S5846 [19MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct feasibility study on establishing a National Park Service unit in Delaware, S10476 [6OC]

———convey certain Federal land to Henderson, NV (S. 3003), S11499 [18NO]

———convey certain land held in trust for the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah to Richfield, UT (S. 2951), S10851 [8OC]

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

———establish a voluntary alternative claims resolution process to reach a settlement of claims relative to Indian trust funds (S. Res. 248), S11584 [19NO]

———extend authorization to release certain conditions contained in a patent concerning certain land conveyed by the U.S. to Eastern Washington University (H.R. 4596), S10185 [30SE], S10276 [1OC]

———provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (S. 144), House amendment, S11185, S11186 [10OC]

———settlement of claims relative to Indian trust funds, S361 [2FE], S1617 [26FE]

Dept. of Transportation: reform approval process for highway projects involving publicly owned land or historic sites, S643-S646 [5FE], S1242-S1244 [12FE]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, S4477-S4479 [28AP]

El Camino Real de los Tejas: designate as a national historic trail (S. 2052), S650 [5FE], S9350 [15SE]

Enterprise Rancheria: restore land to rectify an inequitable taking of the land (S. 2936), S10738 [7OC]

Everglades National Park: exchange of certain land (H.R. 3785), S12020 [8DE]

———exchange of certain land (S. 2046), S375 [2FE], S9342 [15SE]

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), conference report, S5039 [7MY]

———wildfire prevention and management, S7743 [7JY]

———wildfire prevention and management funding, S146, S147 [22JA]

Firefighters: promote wildland firefighter safety (S. 2410), S5229-S5231 [11MY]

Forest Counties Payments Committee: extend (H.R. 3249), S9330 [15SE]

Forest Service: hazardous fuels reduction activities funding, S2430 [9MR], S5039 [7MY], S8649 [22JY]

Fort Clatsop National Memorial: redesignate as the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park and include in the park sites in Washington and Oregon (H.R. 3819), S11183 [10OC]

Fort Donelson National Battlefield: expand boundaries to include lands associated with the Civil War campaign that resulted in the capture of the fort (S. 524), S5839 [19MY]

Fort Frederica National Monument: land exchange (H.R. 1113), S11176 [10OC]

Frannie, WY: convey certain land withdrawn by the Bureau of Reclamation (S. 155), S9344 [15SE]

Granville County, NC: allow State use of Oxford Research Station lands, improvements, equipment, and resource materials (H.R. 2119), S11879 [7DE]

Healthy Forest Youth Conservation Corps: establish to permit young adults to perform projects to prevent fire and suppress fires, and provide disaster relief, on public lands (S. 2253), S3297 [29MR]

Highlands Stewardship Area: establish (H.R. 1964), S11178 [10OC]

Historic buildings and sites: establish a program and criteria for national heritage areas (S. 2543), S7012 [17JN], S9356 [15SE]

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve: adjust boundary of Barataria Preserve Unit (S. 2287), S9353 [15SE]

John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System: clarify certain boundaries (H.R. 3056), S11327 [11OC]

John Muir National Historic Site: boundary adjustment, S11195 [11OC]

———boundary adjustment (H.R. 3706), S11180 [10OC]

———boundary adjustment (S. 2397), S5090 [10MY]

Johnstown Flood National Memorial: expand (H.R. 1521), S9330 [15SE]

King Range National Conservation Area: private property access and fire suppression flexibility, S11794, S11795 [20NO]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, S9263 [15SE]

Lewis and Clark National Historic Park: tribute to staff, S11490 [18NO]

Lewis and Clark National Historical Park: establish (S. 2167), S9351 [15SE]

Lincoln County, NV: establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve public land, and provide for high quality development (H.R. 4593), S11183 [10OC]

———establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve public land, and provide for high quality development (S. 2532), S6898-S6901 [16JN]

Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative: establish (S. 2691), S11327 [11OC]

Long Island Sound Stewardship System: establish (S. 2350), S4430 [27AP]

Los Padres National Forest: withdraw from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (S. 2067), S1019 [11FE]

Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: exchange certain lands with Atlanta, GA (H.R. 1616), S9360 [15SE]

Maryland: exchange of certain lands between Maryland and the Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland, S5790 [19MY]

McLane, Alvin: BLM ``Making A Difference'' National Volunteer Award recipient, S6726 [14JN]

Mendocino National Forest: convey certain lands and authorize the use of the proceeds from such conveyances (H.R. 708), S5847 [19MY]

Missouri: resolve boundary conflicts in Barry and Stone Counties caused by conflicting Corps of Engineers and Forest Service surveys (S. 1167), S5842 [19MY]

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

Mount Hood National Forest: addition of certain lands, S3169 [25MR]

Mount Rainier National Park: boundary adjustment (H.R. 265), S9360 [15SE]

———boundary adjustment (S. 2140), S1694 [26FE]

National heritage areas: extend authorization (H.R. 4492), S8490 [20JY], S8574 [21JY]

National Park Service: enhance the Recreation Fee Demonstration Program (S. 1107), S5841 [19MY]

National parks and recreation areas: make technical corrections to laws relating to certain units of the National Park System and to National Park programs (S. 2178), S5846 [19MY]

———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), S9349 [15SE]

Native Americans: provide for acquisition of land for the Yurok Reservation and an increase in economic development beneficial to the Hoopa Valley Tribe and the Yurok Tribe (S. 2878), S10072 [30SE]

———provide for probate reform relative to trust or restricted lands (S. 1721), S6367-S6384 [2JN]

Nevada: conveyance of certain public lands in and around historic mining townsites (S. 2458), S5955 [20MY]

New Mexico: convey certain lands by resolving a dispute between the Arch Coal Co., and the Navajo Nation, associated with coal preference right lease interests on the land (S. 2790), S9077 [10SE]

———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), S9330 [15SE]

———exchange certain lands in the Santa Fe National Forest and the Pecos National Historical Park (S. 2622), S7835, S7836 [8JY], S11175 [10OC]

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

Oklahoma: conveyance of certain land to the U.S. and revise the boundary of Chickasaw National Recreation Area (H.R. 4066), S11182 [10OC]

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

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), S9347 [15SE], S11879, S11882 [7DE]

Petrified Forest National Park: revise boundaries (H.R. 1630), S11183 [10OC]

Puerto Rico: designate certain National Forest System lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (S. 2334), S4302 [22AP], S11174 [10OC]

Railroad Right-of-Way Conveyance Validation Act: conveyance of certain lands in California to facilitate the construction of the transcontinental railway (H.R. 1658), S9348 [15SE]

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

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: expansion (H.R. 408), S5847 [19MY]

Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve: expand (H.R. 3768), S9360 [15SE]

University of Nevada, Las Vegas: modify requirements of land conveyance to the University of Nevada at Las Vegas Research Foundation (S. 2085), S1295 [12FE]

Utah: authorize exchange of certain land in Grand and Uintah Counties (S. 2954), S10855 [8OC]

Valles Caldera: improve preservation (S. 1582), S9327 [15SE]

Virginia: designate additional National Forest System lands as wilderness, establish the Seng Mountain and Crawfish Valley Scenic Areas, and develop trail plans for wilderness and scenic areas (S. 2342), S4328 [22AP]

Walnut Canyon National Monument: direct the Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture to jointly conduct a study of certain adjacent lands in Arizona (S. 2440), S5802 [19MY]

Wilson's Creek National Battlefield: expand boundaries (H.R. 4481), S11183 [10OC]

Yellowstone National Park: anniversary, S1993 [2MR]

Reports filed

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

American Indian Probate Reform Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1721) (S. Rept. 108-264), S5472 [13MY]

———Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1721) (H. Rept. 108-656), H6754 [7SE]

Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests Land Exchange Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2180) (S. Rept. 108-285), S7518 [25JN]

Barry and Stone Counties, MO, Boundary Conflict Resolution Caused by Conflicting Corps of Engineers and Forest Service Surveys: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1167) (S. Rept. 108-234), S2439 [9MR]

Beaver County, UT, Real Property Conveyance: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2285) (S. Rept. 108-324), S8861 [7SE]

Big Horn Bentonite Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 203) (S. Rept. 108-319), S8860 [7SE]

California Land Conveyance To Facilitate the Construction of the Transcontinental Railway: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1658) (S. Rept. 108-305), S8029 [13JY]

Caribbean National Forest Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2334) (S. Rept. 108-368), S9812 [28SE]

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument Educational Center Funding and Boundary Adjustment: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2457) (H. Rept. 108-639), H6754 [7SE]

Chickasaw National Recreation Area Land Exchange Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2374) (S. Rept. 108-369), S9812 [28SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4066) (H. Rept. 108-702), H7734 [28SE]

Clark County, NV, Conveyance of Certain Public Land for Use as a Heliport: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4285) (H. Rept. 108-741), H8407 [6OC]

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

Convey Certain Land Withdrawn by the Bureau of Reclamation to Frannie, WY: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 155) (S. Rept. 108-302), S8029 [13JY]

Craig Recreation Land Purchase Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1778) (S. Rept. 108-271), S5948 [20MY]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3427) (H. Rept. 108-644), H6754 [7SE]

Cumberland Island Wilderness Boundary Adjustment Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4887) (H. Rept. 108-738), H8407 [6OC]

Dept. of Agriculture Conveyance of Certain Land to the New Hope Cemetery Association for Use as a Cemetery in Arkansas: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1537) (H. Rept. 108-654), H6754 [7SE]

Dept. of Agriculture Establishment of an Inventory and Management Program for Forests Derived From Public Domain Land: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1910) (S. Rept. 108-254), S4373 [26AP]

Dept. of Agriculture Sale of the Bend Pine Nursery Administration Site in Oregon: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1848) (S. Rept. 108-238), S2439 [9MR]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3505) (H. Rept. 108-494), H3093 [17MY]

Dept. of the Interior Conveyance of Certain Land Held in Trust for the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah to Richfield, UT: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3982) (H. Rept. 108-715), H7944 [30SE]

Edward H. McDaniel American Legion Post No. 22 Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1521) (S. Rept. 108-304), S8029 [13JY]

El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2052) (S. Rept. 108-321), S8861 [7SE]

Elephant Butte Irrigation District Receipt of Proceeds From the Sale of Certain Lands in the Vicinity of Elephant Butte Reservoir and Caballo Reservoir: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1791) (S. Rept. 108-272), S5948 [20MY]

Everglades National Park Land Exchange: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2046) (S. Rept. 108-298), S7749 [7JY]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3785) (H. Rept. 108-516), H3604 [1JN]

Facilitate the Exchange of Small Tracts of Public Lands in California: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4617) (H. Rept. 108-666), H6898 [8SE]

Federal Land Recreational Visitor Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 931) (S. Rept. 108-320), S8860 [7SE]

Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3283) (H. Rept. 108-790), H10078 [19NO]

Fort Donelson National Battlefield Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 646) (H. Rept. 108-563), H4857, H4892 [23JN]

Fort Donelson National Battlefield Expansion Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 524) (S. Rept. 108-230), S2439 [9MR]

Fort Frederica National Monument Land Exchange: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1113) (S. Rept. 108-374), S9812 [28SE]

Fort Lewis, WA, Parcel of Land Acceptance Held in Trust for the Nisqually Tribe, and Ensure Such Acceptance Does Not Adversely Affect the Bonneville Power Administration: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4362) (H. Rept. 108-582), H5194 [6JY]

Gateway Communities Cooperation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1014) (H. Rept. 108-508), H3436, H3536 [20MY]

Highlands Conservation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1964) (S. Rept. 108-376), S9812 [28SE]

Idaho Panhandle National Forest Improvement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 434) (H. Rept. 108-740), H8407 [6OC]

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve Boundary Adjustment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2287) (S. Rept. 108-325), S8861 [7SE]

John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Boundaries Clarification: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3056) (H. Rept. 108-641), H6754 [7SE]

John Muir National Historic Site Boundary Adjustment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3706) (S. Rept. 108-378), S9812 [28SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3706) (H. Rept. 108-555), H4579 [18JN]

Johnstown Flood National Memorial Boundary Adjustment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1521) (S. Rept. 108-276), S5949 [20MY]

Lewis and Clark National Historical Park Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2167) (S. Rept. 108-322), S8861 [7SE]

Lewis and Clark National Historical Park Designation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3819) (H. Rept. 108-570), H5148 [25JN]

Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4593) (H. Rept. 108-720), H8037 [4OC]

Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site Land Exchange Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1616) (S. Rept. 108-332), S8861 [7SE]

Mendocino National Forest Land Conveyances and Authorization of Use of the Proceeds From Such Conveyances: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 708) (S. Rept. 108-242), S2439 [9MR]

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

Mount Rainier National Park Boundary Adjustment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 265) (S. Rept. 108-330), S8861 [7SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 265) (H. Rept. 108-495), H3093 [17MY]

National Heritage Areas Authorization Extension: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4492) (H. Rept. 108-611), H5982 [19JY]

National Heritage Partnership Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2543) (S. Rept. 108-329), S8861 [7SE]

National Park System Laws Technical Amendments Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2178) (S. Rept. 108-239), S2439 [9MR]

Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility Transfer Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2831) (H. Rept. 108-571), H5148 [25JN]

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

Noxious Weed Control Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 144) (H. Rept. 108-517), H3604 [1JN]

Ojito Wilderness Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3176) (H. Rept. 108-717), H8037 [4OC]

Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Land Transfer Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4908) (H. Rept. 108-777), H9962 [17NO]

Pecos National Historical Park Land Exchange Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2622) (S. Rept. 108-373), S9812 [28SE]

Permit Continued Use and Occupancy of Certain Privately Owned Cabins in the Mineral King Valley of Sequoia National Park: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4508) (H. Rept. 108-669), H6898 [8SE]

Petrified Forest National Park Expansion Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1630) (H. Rept. 108-713), H7944 [30SE]

PILT and Revenue Refuge Sharing Permanent Funding Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 511) (S. Rept. 108-361), S9812 [28SE]

Potash Royalty Reduction Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4984) (H. Rept. 108-739), H8407 [6OC]

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]

Public Land Order Revocation Relative to Certain Erroneously Included Lands in Cibola National Wildlife Refuge: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 417) (S. Rept. 108-241), S2439 [9MR]

Rancho El Cajon Boundary Reconciliation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3954) (H. Rept. 108-647), H6754 [7SE]

Recreational Fee Authority Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1107) (S. Rept. 108-233), S2439 [9MR]

Right-to-Ride Livestock on Federal Lands Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2966) (H. Rept. 108-513), H3437, H3536 [20MY]

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

Riverside County, CA, Conveyance of Certain Federal Lands for Public Purposes That Have Been Identified for Disposal: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3874) (H. Rept. 108-512), H3437, H3536 [20MY]

Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control Assessment and Demonstration Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2707) (H. Rept. 108-424), H574 [24FE]

Salt Cedar Control Demonstration Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1516) (S. Rept. 108-235), S2439 [9MR]

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Expansion: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 408) (S. Rept. 108-240), S2439 [9MR]

Soda Ash Royalty Reduction Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4625) (H. Rept. 108-612), H5982 [19JY]

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

Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve Boundary Revision Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3768) (S. Rept. 108-333), S8861 [7SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3768) (H. Rept. 108-493), H3093 [17MY]

Trail Responsibility and Accountability for the Improvement of Lands (TRAIL) Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3247) (H. Rept. 108-511), H3437, H3537 [20MY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3247) (H. Rept. 108-511), H5194 [6JY]

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims at Any Location in Washington, DC, Area and Provision of Veterans Courthouse and Justice Center Near the Pentagon: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3936) (H. Rept. 108-574), H5194 [6JY]

Union Pacific Railroad Co., Resolution of Minor Boundary Issue on Lands Originally Conveyed by the U.S. for the Construction of Transcontinental Railroads: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4817) (H. Rept. 108-714), H7944 [30SE]

Valles Caldera Preservation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1582) (S. Rept. 108-269), S5948 [20MY]

Veterans Medical Facilities Management Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4768) (H. Rept. 108-663), H6898 [8SE]

Western Reserve Heritage Areas Study Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3257) (H. Rept. 108-642), H6754 [7SE]

Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Boundary Adjustment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2432) (S. Rept. 108-371), S9812 [28SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4481) (H. Rept. 108-651), H6754 [7SE]

Summaries

Cost Recovery for High Altitude Rescues on Mount McKinley, Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska, S4827 [4MY]

Native American Living Conditions: Commission on Civil Rights, S1618 [26FE]

Rocky Flats Special Cohort Act (H.R. 3843), E223 [25FE]

Tables

Dept. of Veterans Affairs health care projects and services budget, H7793, H7794 [29SE]

Texts of

H.R. 265, Mount Rainier National Park Boundary Adjustment Act, H3561 [1JN]

H.R. 1014, Gateway Communities Cooperation Act, H5931 [19JY]

H.R. 1113, Fort Frederica National Monument land exchange, S11176 [10OC]

H.R. 1630, Petrified Forest National Park Expansion Act, H7950 [4OC]

H.R. 1658, conveyance of certain lands in California to facilitate the construction of the transcontinental railway under the Railroad Right-of-Way Conveyance Validation Act, S9348 [15SE]

H.R. 1964, Highlands Conservation Act, S11178-S11180 [10OC], H9826 [17NO]

H.R. 2119, allow State use of Oxford Research Station lands, improvements, equipment, and resource materials, H8140 [5OC]

H.R. 2457, Castillo de San Marcos National Monument educational center funding and boundary adjustment, H7020 [13SE]

H.R. 2617, facilitate the exchange of small tracts of land in California, H7674 [28SE]

H.R. 2707, Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control Assessment and Demonstration Act, H520 [24FE]

H.R. 2831, Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility Transfer Act, H5930 [19JY]

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

H.R. 2966, Right-to-Ride Livestock on Federal Lands Act, H7259 [21SE]

H.R. 3056, clarify certain boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System, H7023 [13SE]

H.R. 3247, Trail Responsibility and Accountability for the Improvement of Lands (TRAIL) Act, H7672 [28SE]

H.R. 3257, Western Reserve Heritage Areas Study Act, H7262 [21SE]

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

H.R. 3505, Dept. of Agriculture sale of the Bend Pine Nursery Administration Site in Oregon, H3023 [17MY]

H.R. 3514, Pennsylvania National Forest Improvement Act, H8113 [5OC]

H.R. 3706, John Muir National Historic Site Boundary Adjustment Act, S11180 [10OC], H4614 [21JN]

H.R. 3768, Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve Boundary Revision Act, H3024 [17MY]

H.R. 3785, Everglades National Park land exchange, H5935 [19JY]

H.R. 3819, Lewis and Clark National Historical Park Designation Act, H5936 [19JY]

H.R. 3874, Riverside County, CA, conveyance of certain Federal lands for public purposes that have been identified for disposal, H5928 [19JY]

H.R. 3936, authorize U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to be at any location in Washington, DC, metropolitan area and support provision of Veterans Courthouse and Justice Center near the Pentagon, H6076 [20JY]

H.R. 3936, Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act, H9772-H9777 [17NO]

H.R. 3954, Rancho El Cajon Boundary Reconciliation Act, H7661 [28SE]

H.R. 3982, Dept. of the Interior conveyance of certain land held in trust for the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, H7969 [4OC]

H.R. 4066, Chickasaw National Recreation Area Land Exchange Act, S11182 [10OC], H7661 [28SE]

H.R. 4481, Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Boundary Adjustment Act, H7022 [13SE]

H.R. 4492, national heritage areas authorization extension, H5922-H5927 [19JY]

H.R. 4593, Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act, H9820-H9824 [17NO]

H.R. 4593, Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act and Ojito Wilderness Act, H7959-H7964 [4OC]

H.R. 4596, extend Dept. of the Interior authorization to release certain conditions contained in a patent concerning certain land conveyed by the U.S. to Eastern Washington University, H7666 [28SE]

H.R. 4625, Soda Ash Royalty Reduction Act, H5943 [19JY]

H.R. 4768, Veterans Health Programs and Facilities Enhancement Act, H7790 [29SE]

H.R. 4806, Pine Springs Land Exchange Act, H7395 [22SE]

H.R. 4808, land exchange to remove private lands from safety zone for munitions storage bunkers near Holloman AFB, NM, H7669 [28SE]

H.R. 4817, Union Pacific Railroad Co., resolution of minor boundary issue on lands originally conveyed by the U.S. as part of the right-of-way granted for the construction of transcontinental railroads, H7952 [4OC]

H.R. 4827, rename Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area as the McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area, H7674 [28SE]

H.R. 4838, Healthy Forest Youth Conservation Corps Act, H7675 [28SE]

S. 33, Dept. of Agriculture sale or exchange of certain lands in the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National Forests and use funds to acquire, construct, or improve administrative sites, H8139 [5OC]

S. 144, Noxious Weed Control Act, S11185 [10OC], H7971 [4OC]

S. 155, convey certain Frannie, WY, land withdrawn by the Bureau of Reclamation, S9344 [15SE]

S. 203, Big Horn Bentonite Act, S9348 [15SE]

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. 434, Idaho Panhandle National Forest Improvement Act, H9837 [17NO]

S. 524, Fort Donelson National Battlefield Expansion Act, S5839 [19MY], H9008 [8OC]

S. 714, BLM land conveyance in Douglas County, OR, H526 [24FE]

S. 931, Federal Land Recreational Visitor Protection Act, S9349 [15SE]

S. 1107, Recreational Fee Authority Act, S5841 [19MY], S6017 [20MY]

S. 1167, resolve boundary conflicts in Barry and Stone Counties, MO, caused by conflicting Corps of Engineers and Forest Service surveys, S5842 [19MY], H5477 [12JY]

S. 1466, Alaska Land Transfer Acceleration Act, H9838-H9844 [17NO]

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

S. 1516, Salt Cedar Control Demonstration Act, S5844 [19MY]

S. 1521, Edward H. McDaniel American Legion Post No. 22 Land Conveyance Act, S9347 [15SE], S9390 [20SE], S11879-S11882 [7DE]

S. 1521, Edward H. McDaniel American Legion Post No. 22 Land Conveyance Act, public land conveyances, heritage areas and trail route revisions, and potash and soda ash royalty reductions, H7955-H7958 [4OC]

S. 1537, convey certain land in Arkansas to the New Hope Cemetery Association for use as a cemetery, H7677 [28SE]

S. 1582, Valles Caldera Preservation Act, S9327 [15SE]

S. 1721, American Indian Probate Reform Act, S6367-S6384 [2JN], H8365-H8375 [6OC]

S. 1778, Craig Recreation Land Purchase Act, S9329 [15SE], H7677 [28SE]

S. 1791, 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, S9330 [15SE]

S. 1791, 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 in New Mexico, H8349 [6OC]

S. 1848, Dept. of Agriculture sale of the Bend Pine Nursery Administration Site in Oregon, S5846 [19MY], S6018 [20MY], H4613 [21JN]

S. 2018, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Extension Act, S186 [22JA]

S. 2037, transfer administrative jurisdiction of a parcel of real property comprising a portion of the Defense Supply Center in Columbus OH, S324 [28JA]

S. 2046, Everglades National Park land exchange, S9342 [15SE]

S. 2052, El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail Act, S651 [5FE], S9350 [15SE], H7671 [28SE]

S. 2085, University of Nevada at Las Vegas Research Foundation Reinvestment Act, S1295 [12FE]

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

S. 2167, Lewis and Clark National Historical Park Act, S9351 [15SE], S9390 [20SE]

S. 2178, make technical corrections to laws relating to certain units of the National Park System and to National Park programs, H8351 [6OC]

S. 2178, technical corrections to laws relating to certain units of the National Park System and to National Park programs, S5846 [19MY]

S. 2180, Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests Land Exchange Act, S2442 [9MR], S9330 [15SE], H7678 [28SE]

S. 2224, Bleeding Kansas National Heritage Area Act, S2998-S3000 [23MR]

S. 2285, Beaver County, UT, real property conveyance, S9352 [15SE]

S. 2287, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve Boundary Adjustment Act, S9353 [15SE], S9391 [20SE]

S. 2294, Jornada Experimental Range Transfer Act, S3927 [7AP]

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

S. 2334, Caribbean National Forest Act, S4302 [22AP], S11174 [10OC]

S. 2350, Long Island Sound Stewardship Act, S4430 [27AP]

S. 2378, convey certain public land to Clark County, NV, for use as a heliport, S4841 [4MY]

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

S. 2458, Nevada Mining Townsite Conveyance Act, S5956 [20MY]

S. 2523, exempt BIA Great Plains Region and Rocky Mountain Region from trust reform reorganization pending the submission of agency-specific reorganization plans, S6885 [16JN]

S. 2543, National Heritage Partnership Act, S7012-S7014 [17JN], S9356-S9360 [15SE]

S. 2598, Public Land Protection and Conservation Act, S7476 [24JN]

S. 2622, Pecos National Historical Park Land Exchange Act, S7835 [8JY], S11175 [10OC]

S. 2716, Death Valley National Park Administrative and Visitor Facilities Act, S8691 [22JY]

S. 2768, Public Land Career Opportunity Act, S8757 [22JY]

S. 2790, Bisti PRLA Dispute Resolution Act, S9077 [10SE]

S. 2878, provide for acquisition of land for the Yurok Reservation and an increase in economic development beneficial to the Hoopa Valley Tribe and the Yurok Tribe, S10072-S10074 [30SE]

S. 2904, Pitkin County Land Exchange Act, S10577 [6OC]

S. 2936, Enterprise Rancheria Land Restoration Act, S10738 [7OC]

S. 3003, Southern Nevada Limited Transition Area Act, S11499 [18NO]