FOREST SERVICE

Amendments

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

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

Articles and editorials

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]

Bills and resolutions

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]

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]

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

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]

———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]

———sudden oak death syndrome research, monitoring, and treatment funding (see S. 2575), S7434 [24JN] (see H.R. 4569), H4170 [15JN]

Federal employees: ensure that dependents of employees stationed in Puerto Rico receive a high-quality elementary and secondary education (see H.R. 5042), H6996 [9SE]

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

———require the temporary reinstatement of contracts for large air tankers that were cancelled by the Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior (see H.R. 4533), H3872 [9JN]

Jacob Lake, AZ: authorize placement of an equestrian statue depicting frontiersman, explorer, and missionary Jacob Hamblin on the grounds of the Forest Service Kaibab Plateau Visitor Center (see H.R. 5237), H8408 [6OC]

Mammoth Community Water District: remove certain restrictions on the ability to use certain acquired property (see H.R. 4580), H4170 [15JN]

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

Public lands: facilitate the exchange of small tracts of land in California (see H.R. 4617), H4579 [18JN]

———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]

Smokey Bear's 60th Anniversary: designate (see S. Res. 404), S8030 [13JY]

Timber: 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]

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]

Letters

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

Sudden Oak Death Syndrome Control Act: Craig J. Regelbrugge, American Nursery & Landscape Association, S7442 [24JN]

———Mark R. Stanley, California Oak Mortality Task Force, S7443 [24JN]

———Robert H. Falconer, California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers, S7443 [24JN]

———Steve Kinsey, Marin County, CA, Board of Supervisors, S7443 [24JN]

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

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

Remarks in House

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

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]

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]

———sudden oak death syndrome research, monitoring, and treatment funding (H.R. 4569), H8111-H8113 [5OC]

———tribute to Honor Award for Heroism and Emergency Response recipients, E1243, E1245 [25JN]

Federal employees: ensure that dependents of employees stationed in Puerto Rico receive a high-quality elementary and secondary education (H.R. 5042), H8138 [5OC]

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 Legacy Program: funding, E1173 [18JN]

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

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

Horticulture: 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]

Lake Arrowhead, CA: tribute to efforts of firefighters who protected community from wildfires, E1243 [25JN]

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]

Law enforcement: funding through reductions in National Endowment for the Arts funding, H4228 [16JN]

Mining and mineral resources: improve mineral leasing and mining permit processing systems, H4446 [17JN]

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

Mountain Area Safety Task Force (MAST): tribute to efforts in dealing with California wildfires and their aftereffects, E1245 [25JN]

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]

Public lands: facilitate the exchange of small tracts of land in California (H.R. 4617), H7674 [28SE]

———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]

———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]

Puxico, MO: transfer control of the Mingo Job Corps Center from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to the Forest Service (S. 1814), H7972-H7974 [4OC], E1795 [4OC]

Timber: 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]

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

Remarks in Senate

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]

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

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

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

Dept. of Agriculture: aerial firefighting aircraft funding, S6711 [14JN]

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

———sudden oak death syndrome research, monitoring, and treatment funding (S. 2575), S7442 [24JN], S12026 [8DE]

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

———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 Land Enhancement Program: funding, S8649 [22JY]

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

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]

Public lands: 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]

Puxico, MO: transfer control of the Mingo Job Corps Center from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to the Forest Service (S. 1814), S4162, S4163 [20AP]

Smokey Bear: anniversary, S4683 [29AP]

Smokey Bear's 60th Anniversary: designate (S. Res. 404), S8803 [22JY]

Reports filed

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]

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]

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

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]

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]

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

Smokey Bear's 60th Anniversary: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 404), S8473 [20JY]

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

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]

Transfer Control of the Mingo Job Corps Center in Puxico, MO, From the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to the Forest Service: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1814) (H. Rept. 108-716), H8037 [4OC]

Texts of

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

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

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

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

H.R. 4569, sudden oak death syndrome research, monitoring, and treatment funding, H8111 [5OC]

H.R. 5042, ensure that dependents of Federal employees stationed in Puerto Rico receive a high-quality elementary and secondary education, H8138 [5OC]

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

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

S. 1814, transfer control of the Mingo Job Corps Center in Puxico, MO, from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to the Forest Service, S4163 [20AP], H7972-H7974 [4OC]

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

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

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

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

S. 2575, Sudden Oak Death Syndrome Control Act, S12027 [8DE]

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

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

S. Res. 404, Smokey Bear's 60th Anniversary, S8050 [13JY], S8803 [22JY]