CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES related term(s) Ecology and Environment

Amendments

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (S. 1390), S13682, S13685 [15DE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study on groundwater resources in Alaska (S. 1338), S13061 [16NO]

Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (H.R. 3824), H8348 [26SE], H8552, H8560, H8564 [29SE]

Forests: conduct projects with conservation corps to protect forests (S. 1238), S13037, S13054, S13055 [16NO]

Fort Stanton-Snowy River National Cave Conservation Area: establish (S. 1170), S13037, S13038, S13059 [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 (H.R. 2864), H5824, H5863, H5869, H5870, H5872, H5873, H5876 [14JY]

Articles and editorials

Endangered Act, H8519 [29SE]

$1 Billion in Conservation Funding Approved by U.S. House of Representatives Funding Bill Awaits a Vote in the U.S. Senate, S14127 [20DE]

Species Act Succeeds With Flying Colors, H8520 [29SE]

Bills and resolutions

Agreement Between the U.S. and Russia on the Conservation and Management of the Alaska-Chukotka Polar Bear Population: implement (see S. 2013), S12839 [15NO]

America Recycles Day: support goal and mission (see H. Con. Res. 289), H9555 [2NO]

Animals: support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 1707), H2149 [19AP]

Aquaculture: prohibit issuance of permits for marine aquaculture facilities until requirements for such permits are enacted into law (see S. 796), S3652 [14AP]

Archeology: provide for protection, data compilation, science-based decision making, public education and access, and a unified management policy relative to paleontological resources on Federal lands (see S. 263), S886 [2FE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 261), S886 [2FE] (see H.R. 567), H351 [2FE]

Arizona: establish a Grand Canyon hydrogen-powered transportation research, development, and demonstration program (see H.R. 1750), H2469 [21AP]

Atchafalaya National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 204), S647 [31JA] (see H.R. 522), H348 [2FE]

Birds: promote conservation of migratory waterfowl and offset or prevent the loss of wetlands and other habitat essential to the preservation of such waterfowl (see H.R. 4315), H10161 [14NO]

———provide financial resources for the conservation programs of countries whose activities directly or indirectly affect cranes (see S. 943), S4546 [28AP] (see H.R. 3520), H7557 [28JY]

Bureau of Reclamation: assess extent of invasion of salt cedar and Russian olive plants in the Western U.S. and carry out demonstration program to assess potential water savings through control of such plants (see S. 177), S573 [26JA] (see H.R. 489), H285 [1FE] (see H.R. 2720), H4141 [26MY]

———assist in the implementation of fish passage and screening facilities at non-Federal water projects (see S. 232), S738 [1FE]

———continue participation in construction of the North San Diego County Area Water Recycling Project (see H.R. 2587), H3892 [24MY]

———reauthorize participation in the Deschutes River Conservancy (see S. 166), S436 [25JA]

Central Valley Project Improvement Act: improve water management and conservation (see H.R. 3691), H7742 [7SE]

Coastal Zone Management Act: authorize the acquisition of coastal areas to ensure their protection from conversion or development (see S. 1215), S6299 [9JN]

Coastal zones: authorize the acquisition of coastal areas to improve conservation, enhance ecological values and functions, and benefit both the environment and economies of coastal communities (see H.R. 3187), H5602 [30JN]

———ensure the continuation and improvement of coastal restoration (see H.R. 2846), H4355 [9JN]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 1615), H1968 [13AP]

Connecticut River: implement cultural heritage, conservation, and recreational activities in the watershed area of New Hampshire and Vermont (see S. 301), S1049 [7FE]

Conservation of energy: encourage through bicycling (see S. 808), S3653 [14AP]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 1390), S8217 [13JY]

Corps of Engineers: improve regional sediment management (see H.R. 1174), H1024 [8MR]

———raise maximum amount that may be allotted for the construction of small shore and beach restoration and protection projects (see H.R. 754), H582 [10FE]

Crop Science Society of America: anniversary (see S. Res. 265), S11130 [5OC] (see H. Res. 552), H10226 [15NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: designate percentage of farmland protection program funds for grants to encourage the purchase of conservation easements by a State agency, county, or other eligible entity (see H.R. 1514), H1845 [6AP]

———exempt Hawaiian producers relative to the adjusted gross income limitation on participation in conservation programs (see H.R. 3467), H6933 [27JY]

Dept. of Energy: establish an Advanced Power System Technology Incentives Program (see H.R. 423), H235 [26JA]

———provide grants to State and local educational agencies for EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs (see H.R. 4350), H10502 [16NO]

———purchase certain essential mineral rights and resolve natural resource damage liability claims (see S. 1835), S11212 [6OC] (see H.R. 3978), H8732 [6OC]

———purchase certain essential mineral rights as part of a comprehensive natural resource damage settlement (see S. 1251), S6658 [15JN]

Dept. of the Army: provide additional and enhanced authority relative to water resources and projects (see H.R. 1368), H1691 [17MR]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize participation in Prado Basin Natural Treatment System Project, California regional brine line construction projects, and Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination project (see S. 2106), S13659 [15DE]

———conduct a study on groundwater resources in Alaska (see S. 1338), S7614 [29JN]

———develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with land management, conservation, and development and identify land that no longer needs to be federally owned (see H.R. 1370), H1691 [17MR]

———enter into cooperative agreements to protect National Park System natural resources through collaborative efforts on land inside and outside system units (see S. 1288), S7070 [22JN] (see H.R. 4294), H10156 [10NO]

———participate in design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater within and outside of the service area of Austin, TX (see H.R. 2341), H3260 [12MY]

———participate in design, planning, and construction of permanent facilities for the project to reclaim, reuse, and treat impaired waters in the area of Oxnard, CA (see H.R. 2334), H3260 [12MY]

———participate in design, planning, and construction of the Inland Empire regional water recycling project and assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in California (see H.R. 177), H77 [4JA]

———participate in design, planning, and construction of the Riverside-Corona Feeder in cooperation with the Western Municipal Water District of Riverside, CA (see H.R. 1008), H846 [1MR]

———participation in Inland Empire regional recycling project and Cucamonga County Water District recycling project (see S. 746), S3413 [11AP] (see H.R. 802), H628 [15FE]

———provide project grants and emergency assistance to address critical great ape conservation needs (see H.R. 2693), H4140 [26MY]

———refine neotropical migratory birds conservation assistance program (see H.R. 518), H348 [2FE]

Ecology and environment: enforce certain enviromental laws, expand the definition of environmental justice, and direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office (see H.R. 1648), H2101 [14AP]

Endangered species: assist in the conservation of flagship species throughout the world (see H.R. 93), H74 [4JA]

———enhance the role of States in recovery, implement a species conservation recovery system, and provide assistance and incentives to promote recovery (see S. 2110), S13659 [15DE]

———protect the remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo (see H.R. 2428), H3554 [18MY]

Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (see H.R. 3824), H8102 [19SE]

———provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (H.R. 3824), consideration (see H. Res. 470), H8512 [28SE]

Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 219), S9285 [28JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see S. 912), S4397 [27AP] (see H.R. 1356), H1690 [17MR] (see H.R. 2658), H4138 [26MY]

Fish and fishing: improve conservation and management of Pacific whiting (see S. 1549), S9285 [28JY]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: clarify status of certain communities in the western Alaska community development quota program (see S. 797), S3652 [14AP]

Foreign aid: provide debt relief to developing countries with coral reef preservation and management programs (see H.R. 1996), H2736 [28AP]

Forest Service: anniversary (see S. Res. 181), S7294 [23JN] (see H. Con. Res. 185), H4984 [22JN]

———establish the National Forest Ecosystem Protection Program (see H.R. 3701), H7813 [8SE]

———protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3563), H7558 [28JY]

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see S. 1897), S11559 [19OC]

———conduct projects with conservation corps to protect forests (see S. 1238), S6481 [14JN] (see H.R. 2875), H4485 [14JN]

———eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 3420), H6431 [25JY]

———provide a tax exemption for forest conservation bonds (see S. 1530), S9284 [28JY]

Fort Stanton-Snowy River National Cave Conservation Area: establish (see S. 1170), S6100 [6JN]

Great Ape Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 1250), S6658 [15JN]

Great Lakes: authorize appropriations for State restoration programs and activities (see H.R. 792), H586 [14FE]

———provide for environmental restoration (see S. 508), S2003 [3MR]

Hawaii: recognize threat posed by non-native plants, animals, and plant and animal diseases to ecosystem and expand Federal efforts to prevent introduction of non-native species (see H.R. 3468), H6933 [27JY]

Juab County, UT: provide for conjunctive use of surface and ground water (see S. 1812), S10823 [3OC] (see H.R. 4013), H8807 [7OC]

Los Padres National Forest: eliminate private inholdings through a land exchange with the United Water Conservation District (see H.R. 4162), H9361 [27OC]

———withdraw from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see S. 1545), S9285 [28JY] (see H.R. 3149), H5600 [30JN]

Louisiana: provide agreements between Federal agencies to partner or transfer funds to accomplish erosion goals (see S. 734), S3278 [6AP] (see H.R. 1675), H2106 [18AP]

———provide protection, conservation, and restoration of wetlands, estuaries, barrier islands, and related land in the coastal areas (see H.R. 2903), H4560 [15JN]

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for, and conservation of, the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see S. Con. Res. 33), S5219 [16MY] (see H. Con. Res. 164), H3769 [23MY]

Marine resources: prohibit the import, export, and taking of certain coral reef species (see H.R. 3469), H6933 [27JY]

Millennium Challenge Act: promote environmental sustainability in the implementation of programs and activities (see H.R. 3916), H8387 [27SE]

Motor vehicles: encourage the availability and use of vehicles that have improved fuel efficiency (see H.R. 2665), H4139 [26MY]

———improve system for enhancing automobile fuel efficiency (see S. 1648), S9877 [9SE]

———increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards (see S. 889), S4109 [21AP] (see H.R. 705), H521 [9FE]

———provide for a national tire fuel efficiency program (see S. 1882), S11476 [18OC]

———require accurate fuel economy testing procedures (see S. 836), S3817 [18AP] (see H.R. 1103), H982 [3MR]

National Audubon Society, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 489), H8809 [7OC]

National forests: authorize Forest Service and BLM to provide research on the rehabilitation of forest ecosystem health following uncharacteristic disturbances of forested Federal lands (see H.R. 3973), H8732 [6OC]

Natural gas: promote conservation and production (see S. 726), S3278 [6AP]

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 1410), S8302 [14JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: establish the Coastal Impact Assistance Program from conservation royalty revenues (see S. 964), S4547 [28AP]

Petroleum: prohibit the exportation of Alaskan North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 4136), H9102 [25OC]

———require Presidential allocation of crude oil, fuel oil, and refined petroleum products to deal with shortages and dislocations in the national distribution system (see H.R. 3722), H7813 [8SE]

Pima County, AZ: land exchange to consolidate Federal land ownership within the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area (see H.R. 3051), H5100 [23JN]

Power resources: establish a program to commercialize hydrogen energy and fuel cell technology (see S. 665), S2995 [17MR]

———establish a program to develop and demonstrate cost-effective operation of a fleet of renewable hydrogen-from-ethanol passenger vehicles (see S. 373), S1344 [14FE]

———provide for the research and development of advanced nuclear reactor, solar energy, and wind energy technologies for the production of hydrogen (see H.R. 1482), H1777 [5AP]

———require that gasoline sold in the U.S. contain a certain percentage of ethanol and diesel fuel contain a certain percentage of biodiesel (see H.R. 1398), H1692 [17MR]

Public lands: protect, conserve, and restore certain public lands through cooperative cost-shared grants to control and mitigate the spread of invasive species (see S. 1541), S9285 [28JY]

Riverside, CA: convey a small parcel of Natural Resources Conservation Service property (see H.R. 1007), H846 [1MR]

Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competitiveness Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1158), H1024 [8MR]

Taxation: allow a credit for carbon dioxide captured from anthropogenic industrial sources and used as a tertiary injectant in enhanced oil and natural gas recovery (see H.R. 1128), H983 [3MR]

———allow a deduction for Flexible Fuel Vehicles (FFV) (see H.R. 3273), H5800 [13JY]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of idling reduction systems for diesel-powered on-highway vehicles (see H.R. 3984), H8733 [6OC]

———allow an investment tax credit for the purchase of trucks with new diesel engine technologies (see S. 1240), S6481 [14JN] (see H.R. 3301), H5913 [14JY]

———allow credit for expenditures incurred to restore or protect wetlands from coastal erosion (see H.R. 1516), H1845 [6AP] (see H.R. 2102), H2977 [4MY]

———application of installment sales treatment to property acquired for conservation purposes by a State or local government or certain tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 3522), H7557 [28JY]

———encourage and accelerate production, sale, and use of new motor vehicles powered by alternative fuels or other advanced motor vehicle technologies (see S. 971), S4547 [28AP]

———exclude farmland still in use from the estate tax and repeal dollar limitation on estate tax exclusion for land subject to a qualified conservation easement (see H.R. 3523), H7557 [28JY]

———extend deduction for clean-fuel vehicle refueling property and make ethanol fuels more available to motorists (see H.R. 3274), H5800 [13JY]

———extend incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 1255), H1370 [10MR] (see H.R. 2498), H3694 [19MY]

———extend the excise and income tax credits for the production of biodiesel (see S. 1076), S5531 [19MY]

———maintain incentives for charitable gifts of conservation easements (see H. Con. Res. 304), H10909 [17NO]

———provide a small agri-biodiesel producer credit and improve the small ethanol producer credit (see S. 610), S2517 [11MR] (see H.R. 36), H72 [4JA]

———provide for a recovery period for depreciation of qualified energy management devices (see S. 1595), S9468 [29JY]

———provide incentives for alternative fuels and motor vehicles powered by alternative fuels (see H.R. 1744), H2394 [20AP]

———provide incentives for the conservation of water (see H.R. 524), H348 [2FE]

———provide incentives for the production of motor vehicles powered by alternative fuels (see H.R. 626), H410 [8FE]

———provide incentives to promote the conservation and production of natural gas (see S. 727), S3278 [6AP]

———provide tax incentives for the production of qualified hybrid motor vehicles (see H.R. 3152), H5600 [30JN]

———restore equity and complete transfer of motor fuel excise taxes on motorboat and small engine fuels into the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund (see S. 422), S1622 [17FE] (see H.R. 1063), H941 [2MR]

Valle Vidal National Preserve: establish (see S. 1734), S10233 [20SE]

Valles Caldera National Preserve: improve preservation (see S. 212), S647 [31JA]

Water: authorize appropriations for grants for coastal recreation water quality monitoring and notification programs (see H.R. 2686), H4140 [26MY]

———authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see S. 1314), S7428 [27JN] (see H.R. 2684), H4140 [26MY] (see H.R. 4560), H11879 [15DE]

———protect, conserve, and improve access to freshwater resources (see H. Con. Res. 120), H1695 [17MR]

———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. 728), S3278 [6AP] (see H.R. 2864), H4400 [13JN]

———provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 2864), consideration (see H. Res. 346), H5434 (see H. Res. 346), H5478 [29JN]

Cost Estimates

Water Resources Development Act (S. 728): CBO, S9719-S9721 [7SE]

Histories

McMinn County Soil Conservation District, E171 [8FE]

Letters

Land and Water Conservation Fund funding: several Representatives, H6943 [28JY]

Public Land Protection and Conservation Act: Marjorie Ziegler, Conservation Council of Hawaii, S9305 [28JY]

———National Environmental Coalition on Invasive Species, S9305 [28JY]

———Peter T. Young, Hawaii Dept. of Land and Natural Resources, S9305 [28JY]

Renewable fuels reserve: David J. Frederickson, National Farmers Union, H2371 [20AP]

Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act: Steve Ellis, Taxpayers for Common Sense (organization), E2004 [3OC]

Lists

Potential cooperative projects adjacent to or nearby National Park System lands, S7074 [22JN]

Remarks in House

Alhambra, CA: tribute to San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy, E16 [4JA]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (H.R. 567), E159 [2FE]

Atchafalaya National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 522), E156 [2FE]

Bureau of Reclamation: continue participation in construction of the North San Diego County Area Water Recycling Project (H.R. 2587), E1076 [24MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service invasive species eradication funding, H4225, H4226 [8JN]

———Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service noxious weed control and eradication funding, H4237 [8JN]

———Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service plum pox disease eradication funding, H4227 [8JN]

———exempt Hawaiian producers relative to the adjusted gross income limitation on participation in conservation programs (H.R. 3467), E1641 [27JY]

Dept. of Energy: establish renewable fuels reserve, H2370, H2371 [20AP]

———increase energy efficiency research funding through reductions in Spent Fuel Recycling Initiative funding, H3859-H3862 [24MY]

———provide grants to State and local educational agencies for EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs (H.R. 4350), E2372 [16NO]

———Sugar Cane Ethanol Pilot Program funding, H2368-H2370 [20AP]

Dept. of the Interior: enter into cooperative agreements to protect National Park System natural resources through collaborative efforts on land inside and outside system units (H.R. 4294), E2327 [10NO]

———participate in design, planning, and construction of the Inland Empire regional water recycling project and assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in California (H.R. 177), H8868, H8869 [18OC]

———participation in Inland Empire regional recycling project and Cucamonga County Water District recycling project (H.R. 802), E242 [15FE]

———provide project grants and emergency assistance to address critical great ape conservation needs (H.R. 2693), E1114 [26MY]

———reduce royalty payments for wind energy generated on BLM lands, H2427, H2428 [21AP]

Earth Day: observance, H2134, H2138 [19AP], H2452 [21AP], E665 [15AP], E745, E751 [22AP]

Ecology and environment: enforce certain enviromental laws, expand the definition of environmental justice, and direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office (H.R. 1648), E652 [14AP]

———enforce certain environmental laws, expand the definition of environmental justice, and direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office, H2429-H2431 [21AP]

———environmental protection and natural resource conservation funding, H1567 [16MR]

Endangered Species Act: clarify intended use of recovery plans as discretionary guidance documents, E2076 [7OC]

———consolidate related programs and review protective regulations, H8561-H8563 [29SE]

———detail associated costs in customers' monthly electricity bills, H8523 [29SE]

———habitat protection, H8579 [29SE]

———imposing of potential Federal regualtory requirements, withholding of permits and licenses, or requiring special stipulations on Federal leases relative to not yet listed species, H8546 [29SE]

———provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (H.R. 3824), H8392 [28SE], H8517, H8535-H8584 [29SE], E2003 [3OC], E2015, E2016, E2020, E2028, E2042 [6OC], E2055, E2057, E2058, E2066, E2071, E2076 [7OC], E2185 [27OC]

———provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (H.R. 3824), amendment process, H8325 [22SE]

———provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (H.R. 3824), consideration (H. Res. 470), H8517-H8525 [29SE]

———treatment of private property rights, H8547, H8548 [29SE]

EPA: Clean Water State Revolving Fund funding, H3592, H3608, H3674 [19MY]

———increase Clean Water State Revolving Fund funding through reductions in State and Tribal Assistance Grants Program funding, H3642-H3644 [19MY], E1054 [23MY]

———increase Clean Water State Revolving Fund funding through reductions in tax cuts, H3640, H3641 [19MY]

Executive departments: propose voluntary regulatory programs to help reduce U.S. oil consumption, H2367, H2368 [20AP]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: clarify status of certain communities in the western Alaska community development quota program, H8046 [15SE]

Flood Control Act: authorize water conservation programs relative to the Middle Rio Grande Project, E331 [2MR]

Foreign aid: provide debt relief to developing countries with coral reef preservation and management programs (H.R. 1996), E827 [28AP]

Forests: conduct projects with conservation corps to protect forests (S. 1238), H12216 [18DE]

GAO: study the impact of consolidation of gasoline wholesales on the gasoline retail market, H2412, H2413 [21AP]

Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling, H2154, H2208, H2363, H2364 [20AP]

Gulf Coast States: water resources, floods, and disaster mitigation policies, H7924 [14SE]

Hawaii: recognize threat posed by non-native plants, animals, and plant and animal diseases to ecosystem and expand Federal efforts to prevent introduction of non-native species (H.R. 3468), E1643 [27JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, H3591, H3608 [19MY], H6942, H7022 [28JY]

Los Angeles, CA: tribute to Audubon Center at Ernest E. Debs Park, E222 [10FE]

Marine resources: prohibit the import, export, and taking of certain coral reef species (H.R. 3469), E1646 [27JY]

McMinn County, TN: anniversary of Soil and Water Conservation District, E171 [8FE]

Mississippi River: lock and dam expansion project funding, H5747 [13JY]

Motor vehicles: require accurate fuel economy testing procedures (H.R. 1103), E354 [3MR]

National Audubon Society, Inc.: anniversary, E222 [10FE]

National forests: authorize Forest Service and BLM to provide research on the rehabilitation of forest ecosystem health following uncharacteristic disturbances of forested Federal lands (H.R. 3973), E2027 [6OC], E2048 [7OC]

Natural gas: promote conservation and production, H10017-H10023 [8NO]

Ohio: protect Muskingum Watershed, H10360 [16NO]

Pima County, AZ: land exchange to consolidate Federal land ownership within the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area (H.R. 3051), E1358 [27JN]

Postage and stamps: first day of duck stamp sale, E1421 [1JY]

Power resources: analysis of oil and natural gas supplies and usage, H2809-H2813 [3MY], H3252-H3258 [12MY], H3305-H3311 [16MY], H11484-H11490 [13DE]

———analysis of oil supplies and usage, H4276 [8JN]

———establish a program to commercialize hydrogen energy and fuel cell technology, H2199 [20AP]

———increase the production and use of ethanol, H2190 [20AP], H5616 [11JY], H6372 [22JY], H9932 [7NO]

———national energy policy, H3295-H3300 [16MY]

Public buildings: require new escalators installed in Federal buildings to be intermittent, H2365 [20AP]

Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competitiveness Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1158), H2481-H2483 [26AP]

Taxation: provide incentives for alternative fuels and motor vehicles powered by alternative fuels (H.R. 1744), E724 [21AP]

Texas: Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport recipient of Alliance to Save Energy Star of Energy Efficieny Award, E2127 [19OC]

Time: extend duration of daylight savings time, H2197 [20AP], H6953 [28JY]

Tongass National Forest: prohibit funding for construction and maintenance of roads used for logging, H3658, H3659 [19MY]

Valles Caldera National Preserve: improve preservation (S. 212), H11045, H11046 [6DE]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 4560), E2574 [17DE]

———provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 2864), H5216 [27JN], H5256 [28JN], H5640, H5644 [12JY], H5744, H5747 [13JY], H5804, H5810-H5880 [14JY], H7640 [2SE], H8220 [21SE], E1509 [18JY], E1527 [19JY]

———provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 2864), consideration (H. Res. 346), H5768-H5772 [13JY]

Remarks in Senate

Agreement Between the U.S. and Russia on the Conservation and Management of the Alaska-Chukotka Polar Bear Population: implement (S. 2013), S12851 [15NO]

Aquaculture: prohibit issuance of permits for marine aquaculture facilities until requirements for such permits are enacted into law (S. 796), S3666 [14AP]

Archeology: provide for protection, data compilation, science-based decision making, public education and access, and a unified management policy relative to paleontological resources on Federal lands (S. 263), S891 [2FE], S9035 [26JY]

Atchafalaya National Heritage Area: establish (S. 204), S649-S651 [31JA]

Aviation: reduce fuel consumption through implementation of idle reduction technology, S7465 [28JN]

Birds: provide financial resources for the conservation programs of countries whose activities directly or indirectly affect cranes (S. 943), S4559 [28AP]

BLM: oil shale reserves development, S7033 [22JN], S7273 [23JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: assess extent of invasion of salt cedar and Russian olive plants in the Western U.S. and carry out demonstration program to assess potential water savings through control of such plants (S. 177), S588 [26JA]

———assist in the implementation of fish passage and screening facilities at non-Federal water projects (S. 232), S9033 [26JY]

———reauthorize participation in the Deschutes River Conservancy (S. 166), S494 [25JA], S13060 [16NO]

Coastal Zone Management Act: authorize the acquisition of coastal areas to ensure their protection from conversion or development (S. 1215), S6318 [9JN]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list, S12744 [14NO]

Connecticut River: implement cultural heritage, conservation, and recreational activities in the watershed area of New Hampshire and Vermont (S. 301), S1053 [7FE], S9027 [26JY]

Conservancy of Southwest Florida: anniversary, S737 [1FE]

Conservation of energy: encourage through bicycling (S. 808), S3683-S3685 [14AP]

———promote, S2946 [17MR]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (S. 1390), S8233 [13JY], S13684, S13685-S13686 [15DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service bark beetle eradication funding, S10328 [22SE]

———Conservation Security Program funding, S12287 [3NO]

———grant the Natural Resources Conservation Service authority to transfer appropriated funds from the Lost River Watershed Project to the Upper Tygart Valley Watershed Project in West Virginia, S3881 [19AP]

Dept. of Energy: purchase certain essential mineral rights and resolve natural resources damage liability claims relative to conversion of Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site into a wildlife refuge, S8788, S8789 [25JY], S12808 [15NO]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize participation in Prado Basin Natural Treatment System Project, California regional brine line construction projects, and Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination project (S. 2106), S13661 [15DE]

———Coastal Impact Assistance Program funding, S12211 [2NO]

———conduct a study on groundwater resources in Alaska (S. 1338), S7639 [29JN], S13061 [16NO]

———enter into cooperative agreements to protect National Park System natural resources through collaborative efforts on land inside and outside system units (S. 1288), S7073 [22JN]

———participation in Inland Empire regional recycling project and Cucamonga County Water District recycling project (S. 746), S3420 [11AP]

Earth Day: observance, S4101 [21AP], S4149 [22AP]

Endangered species: enhance the role of States in recovery, implement a species conservation recovery system, and provide assistance and incentives to promote recovery (S. 2110), S13677-S13679 [15DE]

Endangered Species Day: designate (S. Res. 219), S9308 [28JY]

EPA: Clean Water State Revolving Fund funding, S9369, S9370 [29JY]

———modify formula for allotment grants for establishment of State water pollution control revolving funds, S7584, S7585, S7592-S7594 [29JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (S. 912), S4399 [27AP]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: clarify status of certain communities in the western Alaska community development quota program (S. 797), S3667 [14AP]

Forest Service: anniversary (S. Res. 181), S7329 [23JN]

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (S. 1897), S11568 [19OC]

———conduct projects with conservation corps to protect forests (S. 1238), S6486 [14JN], S13054 [16NO]

Fort Stanton-Snowy River National Cave Conservation Area: establish (S. 1170), S6106 [6JN], S13058 [16NO]

Great Ape Conservation Act: reauthorize (S. 1250), S6661 [15JN], S9889 [9SE]

Great Lakes: provide for environmental restoration (S. 508), S2011 [3MR]

Highlands Stewardship Area: funding, S7592 [29JN]

Juab County, UT: provide for conjunctive use of surface and ground water (S. 1812), S10826 [3OC]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: return certain user fees collected for recreational purposes in a State to the State in which it was collected, S7412 [27JN]

Los Padres National Forest: withdraw from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (S. 1545), S9306 [28JY]

Louisiana: redirect portion of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund wetlands protection and a new levee system, S12553-S12555 [9NO]

———wetlands protection funding, S874 [2FE]

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for, and conservation of, the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (S. Con. Res. 33), S5231, S5232 [16MY]

Montana: protect wildlife areas known as Badger-Two Medicine or Blackleaf from oil and gas development by establishing a voluntary program allowing lease holders to exchange leases for drilling rights in other areas, S7389 [24JN]

Motor vehicles: improve system for enhancing automobile fuel efficiency, S621 [31JA]

———increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards (S. 889), S4133-S4135 [21AP]

———require accurate fuel economy testing procedures, S5253 [17MY]

Natural gas: promote conservation and production, S11285-S11287 [7OC]

———promote conservation and production (S. 726), S3296-S3300 [6AP], S5370 [17MY], S5975 [26MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: establish the Coastal Impact Assistance Program from conservation royalty revenues, S7210-S7218, S7220-S7228, S7232, S7233 [23JN]

———establish the Coastal Impact Assistance Program from conservation royalty revenues (S. 964), S4579 [28AP]

Power resources: ensure that ethanol is treated like all other motor vehicle fuels and that taxpayers and local governments do not have to pay for environmental damage caused by ethanol, S6460-S6463 [14JN]

———establish a program to commercialize hydrogen energy and fuel cell technology (S. 665), S3032-S3037 [17MR], S4100 [21AP]

———establish a program to develop and demonstrate cost-effective operation of a fleet of renewable hydrogen-from-ethanol passenger vehicles (S. 373), S1348 [14FE], S6806 [20JN]

———increase the production and use of ethanol, S10694-S10696 [29SE]

———national energy policy, S6244 [9JN]

———prevent imposition of ethanol taxes and usage mandates, S6463-S6465 [14JN], S6601, S6602 [15JN]

———require that gasoline sold in the U.S. contain a certain percentage of ethanol, S6878-S6880 [21JN], S9267 [28JY]

Public lands: protect, conserve, and restore certain public lands through cooperative cost-shared grants to control and mitigate the spread of invasive species (S. 1541), S9302 [28JY]

Taxation: allow an investment tax credit for the purchase of trucks with new diesel engine technologies (S. 1240), S6488 [14JN]

———encourage and accelerate production, sale, and use of new motor vehicles powered by alternative fuels or other advanced motor vehicle technologies, S9356 [29JY]

———encourage and accelerate production, sale, and use of new motor vehicles powered by alternative fuels or other advanced motor vehicle technologies (S. 971), S4585 [28AP]

———extend the excise and income tax credits for the production of biodiesel (S. 1076), S5533 [19MY]

———provide a credit for the purchase of diesel advanced lean-burn vehicles meeting certain requirements, S7269, S7270 [23JN]

———provide a small agri-biodiesel producer credit and improve the small ethanol producer credit (S. 610), S2523 [11MR]

———provide energy tax incentives, S2972 [17MR]

———provide incentives to promote the conservation and production of natural gas (S. 727), S3296-S3300 [6AP]

Tongass National Forest: prohibit funding for construction and maintenance of roads used for logging, S7404, S7409-S7411 [27JN], S7501-S7509 [28JN], S7563-S7568 [29JN]

Treaties and agreements: resolutions of ratification considered and confirmed en bloc, S13282 [17NO]

Valle Vidal National Preserve: establish (S. 1734), S10237 [20SE]

Valles Caldera National Preserve: improve preservation (S. 212), S657 [31JA], S9019 [26JY]

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. 728), S3300-S3302 [6AP], S3349 [7AP]

Youth Conservation Corps: funding, S7592 [29JN]

Reports filed

Alaska Water Resources Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1338) (S. Rept. 109-170), S12006 [27OC]

Atchafalaya National Heritage Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 204) (S. Rept. 109-5), S1513 [16FE]

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. 232) (S. Rept. 109-31), S2482 [10MR]

Bureau of Reclamation Deschutes River Conservancy Participation Reauthorization: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 166) (S. Rept. 109-164), S12005 [27OC]

Consideration of H.R. 2864, Water Resources Development Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 346) (H. Rept. 109-160), H5434, H5478 [29JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3824, Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 470) (H. Rept. 109-240), H8512 [28SE]

Convention on the Conservation and Management of the Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 109-8), S12949 [16NO]

Coral Reef Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1390) (S. Rept. 109-182), S13160 [17NO]

Fort Stanton-Snowy River National Cave Conservation Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1170) (S. Rept. 109-163), S12005 [27OC]

Great Ape Conservation Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1250) (S. Rept. 109-123), S9599 [1SE]

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1410) (S. Rept. 109-132), S9644 [6SE]

Paleontological Resources Preservation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 263) (S. Rept. 109-36), S2517 [11MR]

Public Lands Corps Healthy Forests Restoration Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1238) (S. Rept. 109-152), S11558 [19OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2875) (H. Rept. 109-273), H9961 [7NO]

Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control Demonstration Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 177) (S. Rept. 109-15), S2147 [7MR]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2720) (H. Rept. 109-341), H11502 [13DE]

Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competitiveness Act Reauthorization: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1158) (H. Rept. 109-147), H4984 [22JN]

Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3824) (H. Rept. 109-237), H8386 [27SE]

Upper Connecticut River Partnership Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 301) (S. Rept. 109-22), S2244 [8MR]

Valles Caldera Preservation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 212) (S. Rept. 109-10), S1794 [28FE]

Water Resources Development Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 728) (S. Rept. 109-61), S4257 [26AP]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2864) (H. Rept. 109-154), H5176 [24JN]

Resolutions of ratification

Convention on the Conservation and Management of the Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean, S12949 [16NO], S13282 [17NO]

Statements

Earth Day Anniversary 2005—A Wake Up Call: Gaylord Nelson, S4102 [21AP], E745 [22AP]

Tables

Forest Service budget allocations, S7565 [29JN]

National forests with less monetary return per dollar invested as the Tongass National Forest, S7567 [29JN]

National forests with same monetary return per dollar invested as the Tongass National Forest, S7567 [29JN]

Texts of

Energy Policy Act (1992), S2946 [17MR]

H. Res. 346, consideration of H.R. 2864, Water Resources Development Act, H5768 [13JY]

H. Res. 470, consideration of H.R. 3824, Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act, H8517 [29SE]

H.R. 177, Santa Ana River Water Supply Enhancement Act, H8868 [18OC]

H.R. 1158, Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competitiveness Act reauthorization, H2481 [26AP]

H.R. 2864, Water Resources Development Act, H5824-H5863 [14JY]

H.R. 3824, Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act, H8552-H8560 [29SE]

S. 166, Bureau of Reclamation participation in the Deschutes River Conservancy reauthorization, S13060 [16NO]

S. 177, Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control Demonstration Act, S588 [26JA]

S. 204, Atchafalaya National Heritage Area Act, S651 [31JA]

S. 212, Valles Caldera Preservation Act, S658 [31JA], S9019 [26JY], H11045 [6DE]

S. 232, assist in the implementation of fish passage and screening facilities at non-Federal water projects, S9033 [26JY]

S. 263, Paleontological Resources Preservation Act, S892 [2FE], S9035, S9037-S9039 [26JY]

S. 301, Upper Connecticut River Partnership Act, S1054 [7FE], S9027 [26JY]

S. 373, Renewable Hydrogen Passenger Vehicle Act, S1348 [14FE]

S. 508, Great Lakes Environmental Restoration Act, S2012-S2014 [3MR]

S. 610, provide a small agri-biodiesel producer tax credit and improve the small ethanol producer tax credit, S2523 [11MR]

S. 665, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Act, S3033-S3036 [17MR]

S. 746, Dept. of the Interior participation in Inland Empire regional recycling project and Cucamonga County Water District recycling project, S3421 [11AP]

S. 796, Natural Stock Conservation Act, S3667 [14AP]

S. 797, CDQ Community Preservation Act, S3668 [14AP]

S. 808, encourage conservation of energy through bicycling, S3684 [14AP]

S. 889, Automobile Fuel Economy Act, S4133 [21AP]

S. 912, Clean Water Authority Restoration Act, S4400 [27AP]

S. 943, Crane Conservation Act, S4560-S4562 [28AP]

S. 964, Americans Outdoors Act, S4574-S4579 [28AP]

S. 1170, Fort Stanton-Snowy River National Cave Conservation Area Act, S6107 [6JN], S13058 [16NO]

S. 1238, Public Land Corps Healthy Forests Restoration Act, H12216 [18DE]

S. 1238, Public Lands Corps Healthy Forests Restoration Act, S6487 [14JN], S13055 [16NO]

S. 1250, Great Ape Conservation Act reauthorization, S6662 [15JN], S9889, S9890 [9SE]

S. 1338, Alaska Water Resources Act, S13061 [16NO]

S. 1390, Coral Reef Conservation Act reauthorization, S8234 [13JY], S13684, S13685 [15DE]

S. 1541, Public Land Protection and Conservation Act, S9303-S9305 [28JY]

S. 1648, Automobile Fuel Efficiency Improvements Act, S9877-S9879 [9SE]

S. 1897, Act To Save America's Forests, S11569-S11579 [19OC]

S. 2106, Santa Ana River Water Supply Enhancement Act, S13662 [15DE]

S. Con. Res. 33, reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for, and conservation of, the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat, S5231 [16MY]

S. Res. 181, Forest Service anniversary, S7319, S7329 [23JN]

S. Res. 219, Endangered Species Day, S9308 [28JY]

S. Res. 265, Crop Science Society of America anniversary, S11142 [5OC]