PUBLIC LANDS

Addresses

Private Nuclear Waste Dump on Native American Lands: Representative Kucinich, E1695 [29JY]

Amendments

Acadia National Park: acquire certain private lands, provide an intermodal transportation center, and extend the advisory commission (S. 1154), S13053 [16NO]

Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 2099), H12220 [18DE]

California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and designate certain segments of the Black Butte River in Mendocino County as a wild or scenic river (S. 128), S9011 [26JY]

Dept. of the Interior: permit continued occupancy and use of certain lands and improvements within Rocky Mountain National Park (S. 584), S13044 [16NO]

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, S13058, S13059 [16NO]

Historic buildings and sites: establish a program and criteria for national heritage areas (S. 243), S9008 [26JY]

Native Americans: modify a certain date in law extending statute of limitations relative to the negotiated settlement of tribal claims (S. 1892), S13930, S13943 [16DE]

Natural resources: reduce the royalty required to be paid for sodium produced on Federal lands (S. 203), S8989, S9008 [26JY]

Rio Arriba County, NM: convey certain Federal lands (S. 213), S13060 [16NO]

Analyses

Transit in Parks (TRIP) Act (S. 890), S4155 [22AP]

Articles and editorials

Beware of Windmills, S6303 [9JN]

Park Status May Ease St. Helens' Blues, E2323 [10NO]

Tilting at Windmills—Nation Split Over Energy Eyesores, S5979 [26MY]

Windmills Need Commonsense Approach, S6303 [9JN]

Bills and resolutions

Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 973), S4547 [28AP] (see H.R. 1192), H1263 [9MR]

Acadia National Park: acquire certain private lands, provide an intermodal transportation center, and extend the advisory commission (see S. 1154), S6021 [26MY] (see H.R. 2692), H4140 [26MY]

Agriculture: compensate livestock operators who voluntarily relinquish a grazing permit or lease on Federal lands where conflicts with other multiple uses render livestock grazing impractical (see H.R. 3166), H5601 [30JN]

———encourage owners and operators of certain privately-held land to make their land available for access by the public under programs administered by States and tribal governments (see S. 548), S2244 [8MR] (see H.R. 1351), H1621 [16MR]

Alaska: convey certain public lands to the University of Alaska (see S. 293), S979 [3FE]

———provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 1155), H1023 [8MR]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for equitable allotment of lands to Alaskan Natives who are veterans (see S. 2000), S12682 [10NO] (see H.R. 1811), H2471 [21AP]

Albuquerque, NM: clear title to certain property associated with the Middle Rio Grande Project relative to development of Biological Park Project (see S. 229), S738 [1FE] (see H.R. 2873), H4400 [13JN]

American Battlefield Protection Act: establish battlefield acquisition grant program to acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 763), H582 [10FE]

Animals: preserve the use and access of pack and saddle stock animals to public lands where there is a historical tradition of such use (see S. 781), S3652 [14AP] (see H.R. 586), H352 [2FE]

———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]

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 S. 1564), S9467 [29JY] (see H.R. 316), H193 [25JA]

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore: dedication of Gaylord Nelson Wilderness (see S. Res. 254), S10594 [28SE] (see S. Res. 297), S12238 [2NO]

Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 200), S574 [26JA] (see H.R. 2099), H2977 [4MY] (see H.R. 2297), H3198 [11MY]

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: authorize oil and gas exploration and codify certain environmental and economic protections of the Coastal Plain (see S. 1891), S11559 [19OC]

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

Arizona: authorize and direct the exchange and conveyance of certain national forest land and other land in southeast Arizona (see S. 1122), S5921 [25MY] (see H.R. 2618), H4072 [25MY]

———authorize the Dept. of Agriculture to exchange certain land with the Yavapai Ranch Limited Partnership (see S. 161), S436 [25JA] (see H.R. 410), H234 [26JA]

———release reversionary interest retained by the U.S. relative to the conveyance of portions of former Williams AFB, AZ, to Arizona State University and Maricopa County Community College District (see H.R. 538), H349 [2FE]

Arizona Trail: designate for study for potential addition to the National Trails System (see S. 588), S2482 [10MR] (see H.R. 1250), H1370 [10MR]

Arkansas: release a reversionary interest in Camp Joseph T. Robinson to Arkansas (see S. 454), S1623 [17FE] (see H.R. 1027), H846 [1MR]

Army: carry out a pilot project on compatible use buffers on real property bordering Fort Carson, CO (see S. 320), S1116 [8FE] (see H.R. 632), H410 [8FE]

Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see S. 2108), S13659 [15DE]

Beaver County, UT: real property conveyance (see S. 52), S143 [24JA] (see H.R. 679), H520 [9FE]

Big Horn County, WY: open certain withdrawn land to locatable mineral development for bentonite mining (see S. 97), S144 [24JA]

Bleeding Kansas and the Enduring Struggle for Freedom National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 175), S573 [26JA] (see H.R. 413), H234 [26JA]

BLM: allow sale and adoption of excess wild free-roaming horses and burros (see S. 1273), S6825 [20JN] (see H.R. 2993), H4802 [20JN]

———convey certain land to Eugene, OR (see S. 2150), S14185 [20DE]

———convey White Acre and Gambel Oak properties to Park City, UT (see H.R. 3462), H6933 [27JY]

———coveyance of certain public land in Nevada to Las Vegas Motor Speedway (see S. 703), S3200 [5AP] (see H.R. 1467), H1777 [5AP]

———provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see S. 496), S1931 [2MR] (see H.R. 788), H584 [10FE] (see H.R. 2337), H3260 [12MY]

———release certain Wilderness Study Areas involving public lands in Lassen and Modoc Counties, CA, and Washoe County, NV (see H.R. 4176), H9425 [28OC]

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]

California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and designate certain segments of the Black Butte River in Mendocino County as a wild or scenic river (see S. 128), S145 [24JA] (see H.R. 233), H78 [4JA]

———designate Piedras Blancas Light Station and surrounding lands as an Outstanding Natural Area administered by the National Landscape Conservation System (see H.R. 3534), H7557 [28JY]

———facilitate the exchange of small tracts of land (see H.R. 1905), H2646 [27AP]

———require a temporary moratorium on leasing, exploration, and land development of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 319), H194 [25JA]

Caribbean National Forest: redesignate as the El Yunque National Forest (see H.R. 4111), H9043 [20OC]

Carson National Forest: withdraw the Valle Vidal Unit from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws (see H.R. 3817), H8088 [15SE]

Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge: establish (see H.R. 3281), H5912 [14JY]

Cibola National Wildlife Refuge: revoke a Public Land Order relative to certain erroneously included lands (see H.R. 1101), H982 [3MR]

Clark County, NV: convey certain public land for use as a heliport (see S. 405), S1513 [16FE] (see H.R. 849), H718 [16FE]

———convey certain public land for use by the Nevada National Guard (see S. 1914), S11823 [25OC] (see H.R. 4382), H10909 [17NO]

———release certain land from the Sunrise Mountain Instant Study Area and grant a right-of-way across the released land for the construction and maintenance of a flood control project (see S. 916), S4397 [27AP]

Cleveland National Forest: provide an environmentally sound process for the approval of high-voltage electricity transmission line right-of-way through the Trabuco Ranger District (see H.R. 124), H75 [4JA]

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]

Coffman Cove, AK: conveyance of certain Forest Service land (see S. 1548), S9285 [28JY]

Colorado: authorize exchange of certain land (see S. 100), S144 [24JA] (see H.R. 1129), H983 [3MR]

———designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 4587), H12048 [16DE]

———designate certain National Forest System lands in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests and certain lands in the Royal Gorge Resource Area of the BLM as wilderness (see S. 1971), S12447 [7NO] (see H.R. 4235), H9695 [4NO]

———improve compensation for certain persons injured in the course of employment at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (see S. 585), S2383 [9MR] (see H.R. 428), H235 [26JA]

———management as open space of certain lands in and adjacent to the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests (see S. 1511), S9158 [27JY] (see H.R. 2110), H2977 [4MY]

Colorado River Indian Reservation: revise boundaries (see H.R. 794), H586 [14FE]

Colville National Forest: convey a small parcel of Federal land (see H.R. 1138), H988 [7MR]

Community Forest Restoration Act: expand the Collaborative Forest Restoration Program to cover Arizona and New Mexico (see H.R. 3590), H7560 [28JY]

Conrad, MT: prohibit reversion of conveyance of the former radar bomb scoring site (see S. 826), S3817 [18AP]

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

Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 825), S3817 [18AP] (see H.R. 87), H74 [4JA]

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historic Park: redesignate as the Wright Brothers-Dunbar National Historic Park (see H.R. 4612), H12049 [16DE]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: consider homeland security contributions and value when reviewing list of military installations recommended for realignment or closure (see H.R. 2641), H4073 [25MY] (see H.R. 2667), H4139 [26MY]

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area: allow certain commercial vehicles to use Route 209 and allow the National Park Service to continue to collect fees from those vehicles (see H.R. 3721), H7813 [8SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: acquire and manage lands in Puerto Rico to protect critical aquifers, watersheds, and the tropical forests of the Karst Region (see H.R. 1644), H2100 [14AP]

———authorize sale or exchange of certain National Forest System land in Vermont (see S. 425), S1622 [17FE]

———convey certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest to Jefferson County, MT, for use as a cemetery (see S. 997), S4936 [11MY]

———convey Jornada Experimental Range land to the Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park in New Mexico (see S. 447), S1623 [17FE]

———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]

———technical correction to conveyance of certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin to be held in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California (see S. 404), S1513 [16FE] (see H.R. 4461), H11219 [7DE]

———transfer certain land within the Ottawa National Forest to the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (see H.R. 3314), H5913 [14JY]

Dept. of Commerce: authorize acquisition of a professional services building and property adjacent to Boulder, CO, research campus (see H.R. 3448), H6650 [26JY]

Dept. of Defense: inclusion of certain excess property on Santa Rosa Island and Okaloosa Island, FL, in the Gulf Islands National Seashore (see S. 1933), S12006 [27OC] (see H.R. 4064), H8846 [17OC]

Dept. of Energy: 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 HUD: make grants to nonprofit community organizations to develop municipally-owned vacant lots in urban areas (see H.R. 1694), H2149 [19AP]

Dept. of the Army: convey certain lands to the Dept. of the Interior to be held in trust for the Prairie Island Indian Community (see S. 706), S3200 [5AP] (see H.R. 2186), H3054 [5MY]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize leasing of a portion of the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center for use as a visitor center for the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (see S. 1913), S11823 [25OC]

———authorize Western States to select public lands within their borders in lieu of receiving payment for the sale of public lands lying within said States (see H.R. 3463), H6933 [27JY]

———clarify authority to accept donations of lands that are contiguous to the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (see H.R. 1625), H1969 [13AP] (see H.R. 4068), H8846 [17OC]

———convey certain buildings and lands of the Yakima Project in Washington to the Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District (see S. 1965), S12447 [7NO] (see H.R. 1564), H1894 [12AP]

———convey certain Federal land to Henderson, NV (see S. 1056), S5301 [17MY] (see H.R. 2425), H3554 [18MY]

———convey certain land and improvements to the National Park Service for inclusion in the Minidoka Internment National Monument (see S. 2129), S13786 [16DE]

———convey certain land held in trust for the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah to Richfield, UT (see S. 623), S2734 [15MR] (see H.R. 680), H520 [9FE]

———convey certain land in Washoe County, NV, to the Board of Regents of the University and Community College System of Nevada (see S. 252), S739 [1FE] (see H.R. 542), H349 [2FE]

———convey certain water distribution facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (see S. 1498), S8949 [26JY]

———convey the Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility in Nevada to the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District (see S. 310), S1115 [8FE] (see H.R. 540), H349 [2FE]

———convey to Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark Interpretive Trail and Visitor Center Foundation, Inc., certain Federal land associated with the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail in Nebraska (see S. 1957), S12353 [3NO] (see H.R. 3871), H8340 [22SE]

———designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H1264 [9MR]

———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]

———establish a program to lease certain land for oil shale development (see S. 1092), S5580 [20MY]

———exchange certain Federal lands in Yuma, AZ, for certain lands owned by Yuma, AZ (see H.R. 630), H410 [8FE]

———extend authorization to release certain conditions contained in a patent concerning certain land conveyed by the U.S. to Eastern Washington University (see S. 1552), S9285 [28JY] (see H.R. 2100), H2977 [4MY]

———issue separate leases for tar sand and oil and gas for the same area (see S. 53), S143 [24JA] (see H.R. 681), H520 [9FE]

———make full payment to each unit of general local government in which entitlement land is located (see H.R. 1469), H1777 [5AP]

———modify a certain land grant patent (see H.R. 3606), H7561 [28JY]

———permit continued occupancy and use of certain lands and improvements within Rocky Mountain National Park (see S. 584), S2383 [9MR] (see H.R. 432), H236 [26JA]

———release condition on a portion of land adjacent to Beaver, AK (see H.R. 1865), H2550 [26AP]

———require at least one public hearing in surrounding community where land is requested to be taken into trust for an Indian tribe (see H.R. 4634), H12167 [17DE]

———sell certain public lands in Pershing County, NV, subject to mining operations and support sustainable community development opportunities that provide economic development and local government revenues (see H.R. 3419), H6431 [25JY]

———study feasibility of designating the route followed by Isaac Stevens and Joel Palmer when they negotiated treaties with certain Indian tribes as a national historic trail (see H.R. 3615), H7561 [28JY]

Devils Tower National Monument: retain name of the geologic formation known as ``Devils Tower'' (see H.R. 1154), H1023 [8MR]

Disasters: improve ability of Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting forest lands (see S. 2079), S13361 [18NO] (see H.R. 4200), H9554 [2NO]

———raise funds to respond to Hurricane Katrina and future disasters by selling certain Forest Service and Dept. of the Interior lands (see H.R. 3855), H8247 [21SE]

District of Columbia: convey certain Federal property to increase the District's taxable property base as compensation for a structural fiscal imbalance caused by Federal mandates (see H.R. 2595), H3893 [24MY]

———transfer jurisdiction of certain real property to the Supreme Court (see S. 2116), S13659 [15DE]

Dixie National Forest: convey certain real property (see S. 1941), S12076 [31OC] (see H.R. 4577), H12047 [16DE]

Ecology and environment: provide funding to carry out restoration activities on Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Depts. of the Interior or Agriculture (see H.R. 599), H352 [2FE]

Education Land Grant Act: require the Dept. of Agriculture to pay costs of environmental reviews relative to conveyances (see H.R. 12), H71 [4JA]

El Paso County, TX: conveyance of certain lands to the Clint Independent School District (see H.R. 860), H718 [16FE]

Federal Real Property Council: carry out a pilot program for the expeditious disposal of underutilized Federal real property and improve the economy and efficiency of Federal real property (see H.R. 3134), H5599 [30JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: extend authorization of appropriations for Long Island Sound (see H.R. 3963), H8643 [29SE]

Firefighters: promote wildland firefighter safety (see S. 906), S4257 [26AP]

Forest Service: convey certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge and Kootenai National Forests, MT, to Jefferson County and Sanders County, MT, for use as cemeteries and other purposes (see S. 899), S4184 [25AP]

———enter into partnership agreements with entities and local communities to encourage greater cooperation in administration of activities on and near National Forest System lands (see H.R. 3818), H8088 [15SE]

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

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

———provide for the disposal of certain administrative sites in Oregon (see S. 741), S3358 [7AP] (see H.R. 3013), H4896 [21JN]

———restore authority to utilize special use permit fees for marinas in units of the National Forest System derived from the public domain (see H.R. 4084), H8985 [19OC]

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]

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

Frannie, WY: convey certain land withdrawn by the Bureau of Reclamation (see S. 101), S144 [24JA]

Freedom's Way National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 1898), S11664 [20OC] (see H.R. 956), H794 [17FE]

Geary County, KS: convey certain land to Geary County Fire Dept. (see S. 356), S1260 [10FE] (see H.R. 781), H583 [10FE]

Golden Gate National Recreation Area: revise boundaries (see H.R. 296), H193 [25JA]

Government regulations: provide consistent enforcement authority by Federal agencies for violations of regulations governing public lands and clarify purpose of fines collected for violations (see H.R. 975), H795 [17FE]

Great Basin National Heritage Route: establish (see S. 249), S739 [1FE]

Green Mountain National Forest: adjust boundaries (see S. 664), S2994 [17MR]

Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park: extend boundaries (see H.R. 3537), H7557 [28JY]

Headwaters Forest Reserve: designate the John L. Burton Trail (see S. 1284), S6910 [21JN] (see H.R. 2871), H4400 [13JN]

Historic buildings and sites: establish a program and criteria for national heritage areas (see S. 243), S739 [1FE] (see H.R. 760), H582 [10FE]

Holloman AFB, NM: land exchange to remove private lands from safety zone for munitions storage bunkers (see H.R. 486), H285 [1FE]

Hunting and trapping: recognize hunting heritage and provide opportunities for continued hunting on public lands (see S. 1522), S9284 [28JY]

———recognize vital importance of hunting as a legitimate tool of wildlife resource management (see H. Con. Res. 305), H10909 [17NO]

Idaho: authorize exchange of certain Federal land (see S. 1131), S6021 [26MY] (see H.R. 2718), H4141 [26MY]

———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. 2514), H3694 [19MY] (see H.R. 3603), H7560 [28JY]

Indian Land Consolidation Act: provide for probate reform (see S. 1481), S8948 [26JY]

James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge: expand (see S. 1165), S6100 [6JN] (see H.R. 2866), H4400 [13JN]

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve: adjust boundary of Barataria Preserve Unit (see S. 207), S647 [31JA] (see H.R. 1515), H1845 [6AP]

John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System: revise certain boundaries (see H.R. 138), H76 [4JA]

Land use: clarify method to determine fair market value of rights-of-way to prevent unreasonable increases in deployment costs of critical infrastructure (see H.R. 906), H792 [17FE]

———improve relationships between Federal land managers and gateway communities to support compatible land management of both Federal and adjacent lands (see H.R. 585), H352 [2FE]

———provide a means of resolving claims regarding the continued existence of rights-of-way (see H.R. 3447), H6650 [26JY]

Lincoln National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 482), H285 [1FE]

Livingston Parish, LA: repeal the reservation of mineral rights made by the U.S. when certain lands were conveyed (see H.R. 249), H136 [6JA]

Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative: establish (see S. 158), S436 [25JA] (see H.R. 307), H193 [25JA]

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]

Lowell National Historical Park: adjust boundaries (see S. 1616), S9645 [6SE]

Martin Van Buren National Historic Site: adjust boundary (see H.R. 2384), H3331 [16MY]

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. 3539), H7557 [28JY]

———conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of including certain lands on the southern shoreline in the National Park System (see H.R. 3538), H7557 [28JY]

Military installations: permit State and local governments to enter into lease-purchase agreements with bases located within or near their jurisdictions (see S. 1924), S11917 [26OC]

Montana: develop a program to acquire interests in land from eligible individuals within the Crow Reservation (see S. 1501), S8949 [26JY]

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]

———make additional quantities of free firewood available to individuals from National Forest System lands (see H.R. 4251), H10038 [8NO]

———permit certain projects and activities to resume by ratifying certain regulations relative to notice, comment, and appeal procedures (see H.R. 4091), H9042 [20OC]

———provide a reliable method for compensating owners of non-Federal lands that have been damaged by wildfires spread from certain National Forest System or BLM lands (see S. 807), S3653 [14AP]

National heritage areas: extend authorization (see S. 1721), S10187 [19SE] (see H.R. 888), H791 [17FE]

National Mormon Pioneer Heritage Area: establish (see S. 163), S436 [25JA]

National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (see S. 886), S4108 [21AP] (see H.R. 1124), H983 [3MR]

———mint coins in commemoration of founding (see S. 821), S3735 [15AP] (see S. 1639), S9833 [8SE] (see H.R. 988), H796 [17FE]

———provide mass transit services (see S. 890), S4151 [22AP]

———reduce risks from and mitigate effects of avalanches on visitors to units of the National Park System and other recreational users of public land (see S. 225), S738 [1FE] (see H.R. 2039), H2737 [28AP]

National wildlife refuges: affirm allowance of hunting and fishing and declare that the purpose of reserving certain public lands is to make them available to the public for reasonable uses (see S. Con. Res. 66), S13161 [17NO]

———provide public access to Farallon National Wildlife Refuge, Navassa Island National Wildlife Refuge and Desecheo National Wildlife Refuge (see H.R. 298), H193 [25JA]

———provide public access to Navassa Island National Wildlife Refuge and Desecheo National Wildlife Refuge (see H.R. 1183), H1263 [9MR]

Native Americans: extend authorization of certain leases (see S. 1485), S8948 [26JY]

———hold certain lands in trust for the Puyallup Tribe (see S. 1382, 1382), S8134 [12JY] (see H.R. 374), H233 [26JA]

———hold certain lands in trust for the Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe (see H.R. 854), H718 [16FE]

———modify a certain date in law extending statute of limitations relative to the negotiated settlement of tribal claims (see S. 1892), S11559 [19OC]

———resolve certain claims in New Mexico (see S. 1773), S10424 [26SE]

———treatment of actual rental proceeds from leases of land acquired under a program providing agricultural loans to Indian tribes and tribal corporations (see S. 1480), S8948 [26JY]

Natural resources: reduce the royalty required to be paid for potassium and potassium compounds produced from sylvite on Federal lands (see H.R. 485), H285 [1FE]

———reduce the royalty required to be paid for sodium produced on Federal lands (see S. 203), S647 [31JA] (see H.R. 811), H628 [15FE]

Navajo County, AZ: remove certain use restrictions on property (see H.R. 1436), H1694 [17MR]

Nevada: authorize the Dept. of Agriculture to sell certain parcels of Federal land in Carson City and Douglas County (see S. 235), S738 [1FE] (see H.R. 816), H629 [15FE]

———convey certain land to Lander and Eureka Counties for continued use as cemeteries (see S. 254), S739 [1FE] (see H.R. 541), H349 [2FE]

———convey certain public lands in and around historic mining townsites (see S. 2072), S13361 [18NO]

———conveyance of certain public lands in and around historic mining townsites (see H.R. 4401), H11033 [18NO]

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. 692), S3147 [4AP]

———designate the Ojito Wilderness Study Area as wilderness and take certain land into trust for the Pueblo of Zia (see S. 156), S436 [25JA] (see H.R. 362), H195 [25JA]

———exchange certain lands in the Santa Fe National Forest and the Pecos National Historical Park (see S. 47), S143 [24JA]

Northeastern North Carolina Heritage Area: suitability and feasibility study (see H.R. 1087), H981 [3MR]

Northern Mariana Islands: convey certain submerged lands (see S. 1831), S11212 [6OC] (see H.R. 4255), H10038 [8NO]

Northern Neck National Heritage Area: feasibility study (see H.R. 73), H73 [4JA]

Northern Plains National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 1544), S9285 [28JY]

Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 63), S143 [24JA] (see H.R. 732), H523 [9FE]

Pahrump, NV: convey certain land to the Edward H. McDaniel American Legion Post No. 22 for construction of a post building and memorial park (see S. 253), S739 [1FE]

Phoenix, AZ: convey Western Cotton Research Laboratory to the nonprofit organizations that originally provided the real property for the laboratory (see H.R. 400), H234 [26JA]

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 and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 39), H72 [4JA]

———provide for local control of siting of windmills (see S. 1034), S5191 [13MY] (see S. 1208), S6298 [9JN] (see H.R. 2938), H4654 [16JN]

Public utilities: improve reliability of electric transmission system and reduce the threat of wildfires to electric transmission and distribution facilities of Federal lands (see H.R. 3919), H8387 [27SE]

Puerto Rico: designate certain National Forest System lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see S. 272), S978 [3FE] (see H.R. 539), H349 [2FE]

———make funds generated in Caribbean National Forest available to Dept. of Agriculture for land acquisition to protect the surrounding buffer zone (see S. 1477), S8826 [25JY] (see H.R. 3365), H6204 [20JY]

Real estate: impose limitations on the taking of property by eminent domain for economic development (see H.R. 4088), H8985 [19OC]

———prohibit use of Federal funds for the taking of property by eminent domain for economic development (see S. 1704), S10037 [14SE]

Rio Arriba County, NM: convey certain Federal lands (see S. 213), S647 [31JA]

Rio Grande Natural Area: establish (see S. 56), S143 [24JA]

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

Riverside County, CA: transfer certain BLM lands to be held in trust for the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians (see H.R. 3507), H7556 [28JY]

Roads and highways: promote the integration of local land use and transportation planning (see H.R. 3686), H7742 [7SE]

Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as wilderness (see S. 1510), S9158 [27JY] (see H.R. 3193), H5602 [30JN]

San Francisco, CA: clarify authorities for the use of properties within Golden Gate National Recreation Area and San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park (see S. 1870), S11421 [17OC] (see H.R. 957), H794 [17FE]

San Juan Island National Historical Park: modify boundary (see H.R. 2407), H3434 [17MY]

Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 2037), S13160 [17NO] (see H.R. 4383), H10909 [17NO]

Santa Clarita, CA: remediate groundwater contamination caused by perchlorates (see H.R. 3053), H5100 [23JN]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see S. 267), S886 [2FE] (see H.R. 517), H348 [2FE]

Sierra National Forest: land exchange (see S. 179), S574 [26JA] (see H.R. 409), H234 [26JA]

Skykomish River: enhance ecosystem protection and outdoor opportunities by designating certain Federal lands as wilderness (see S. 152), S436 [25JA] (see H.R. 851), H718 [16FE]

Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area: rename as the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area (see S. 761), S3481 [12AP] (see H.R. 1576), H1894 [12AP]

South Carolina National Heritage Corridor Act: expand boundaries of the heritage corridor to include Georgetown, Berkeley, and Saluda Counties, SC (see H.R. 3843), H8247 [21SE]

South Dakota: convey certain lands acquired for the Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal features of the Oahe Irrigation Project to certain State agencies for wildlife habitat mitigation and provide conditional purchase options (see H.R. 4301), H10156 [10NO]

St. Croix National Heritage Area: feasibility study (see H.R. 61), H73 [4JA]

States: limit acquisition by the U.S. of land located in States in which 25 percent or more of the land is already owned by the U.S. (see S. 591), S2482 [10MR] (see H.R. 1235), H1369 [10MR]

———limit use of eminent domain (see H.R. 3631), H7612 [29JY]

T.C. Wilder, Jr., Canaveral National Seashore Information Center: designate (see H.R. 1836), H2549 [26AP]

Tahoe National Forest: carry out certain land exchanges involving small parcels of land (see H.R. 3981), H8733 [6OC]

Taxation: nonrecognition of gain on certain real property involuntarily converted through eminent domain without regard to whether such property is replaced (see H.R. 2980), H4722 [17JN]

Tennessee: designate the Cherokee Overhill Territory in Polk, McMinn, Monroe, and Meigs Counties as a National Heritage Area (see H.R. 3158), H5600 [30JN]

Trail of the Ancients National Heritage Area: feasibility study (see S. 1414), S8384 [15JY]

Trails: improve efficiency and fairness of railroad rights-of-way acquisitions for interim use as public trails by applying standard Federal real estate acquisitions procedures (see H.R. 1261), H1370 [10MR]

U.S. Code: technical corrections (see H.R. 866), H718 [16FE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: convey administrative site to Las Vegas, NV (see S. 2041), S13161 [17NO] (see H.R. 4345), H10502 [16NO]

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. 562), H351 [2FE]

Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 429), S1622 [17FE] (see H.R. 938), H794 [17FE]

Utah: authorize exchange of certain land between the Boy Scouts of America Utah National Parks Council and Brian Head Ski Resort (see S. 476), S1866 [1MR]

———authorize exchange of certain land in Grand and Uintah Counties (see S. 1135), S6021 [26MY] (see H.R. 2069), H2975 [4MY]

———designate certain Cedar Mountains lands as wilderness and ensure compatibility of such areas with continued Armed Forces access to Utah Test and Training Range special use airspace and lands (see H.R. 1503), H1844 [6AP]

———designate certain lands as wilderness (see S. 882), S4108 [21AP] (see H.R. 1774), H2470 [21AP]

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

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

Virgin Islands: convey certain submerged lands (see H.R. 271), H137 [6JA]

———provide a land exchange on the island of St. John between the National Park Service and the Virgin Islands to facilitate establishment of a school on the island (see H.R. 272), H137 [6JA]

Virginia: designate additional National Forest System lands as wilderness, establish the Seng Mountain and Bear Creek Scenic Areas, and develop trail plans for wilderness and scenic areas (see S. 942), S4546 [28AP] (see H.R. 1975), H2735 [28AP]

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. 556), S2244 [8MR] (see H.R. 1199), H1263 [9MR]

Washington County, UT: acquisition of property for implementation of a desert tortoise habitat (see S. 164), S436 [25JA]

Western Reserve Heritage Area: suitability and feasibility study (see H.R. 412), H234 [26JA]

Williams, AZ: allow waiver of certain terms contained in a deed of conveyance (see H.R. 2638), H4073 [25MY]

Wind Cave National Park: revise boundaries (see S. 276), S978 [3FE] (see H.R. 546), H349 [2FE]

Wisconsin: convey certain National Forest System lands (see H.R. 4559), H11879 [15DE]

Yuma, AZ: convey certain Federal land (see S. 1529), S9284 [28JY]

Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area: adjust boundary and extend Dept. of the Interior authority to provide assistance (see S. 505), S2003 [3MR] (see H.R. 326), H194 [25JA]

Factsheets

Colorado Northern Front Range Mountain Backdrop Protection Study Act (H.R. 2110), E873 [4MY]

Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness Act (H.R. 3193), E1443 [1JY]

Letters

Dept. of Commerce acquisition of a professional services building and property adjacent to research campus in Boulder, CO: Bruce Tenenbaum, E1624 [27JY]

Environmentally Responsible Windpower Act: Senator Alexander, S5978 [26MY]

Forest Service firefighting aircraft acquisition relative to wildfire prevention and management: Representative Rohrabacher, H2530 [26AP]

Long Island Sound appropriations extension: Alexandra Breslin, Audubon Connecticut, H11123 [7DE]

———M. Jodi Rell, Governor of Connecticut, H11123 [7DE]

———Robin Kriesberg, Save the Sound (organization), H11123 [7DE]

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]

Transit in Parks (TRIP) Act: Charles M. Clusen, Natural Resources Defense Council, S4156 [22AP]

———Dale J. Marsico, Community Transportation Association, S4157 [22AP]

———several organizations, S4156 [22AP]

———Warren S. George, Amalgamated Transit Union, S4156 [22AP]

———William W. Millar, American Public Transportation Association, S4156 [22AP]

Lists

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

Scenic sites protected by S. 1208, Environmentally Responsible Windpower Act, S6303 [9JN]

Outlines

Highway Claims Resolution Act (H.R. 3447), E1623 [27JY]

Remarks in House

Albuquerque, NM: clear title to certain property associated with the Middle Rio Grande Project relative to development of Biological Park Project (H.R. 2873), E1217 [14JN]

American Battlefield Protection Act: establish battlefield acquisition grant program to acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (H.R. 763), E222 [10FE]

Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 2099), H12218-H12224 [18DE]

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

Arizona: authorize and direct the exchange and conveyance of certain national forest land and other land in southeast Arizona (H.R. 2618), E1093 [25MY]

———authorize the Dept. of Agriculture to exchange certain land with the Yavapai Ranch Limited Partnership (S. 161), H10172-H10176 [15NO]

Beaver County, UT: real property conveyance (S. 52), H11044, H11045 [6DE]

BLM: prohibit funding for sale or slaughter of free-roaming horses and burros, H3659-H3663 [19MY]

———provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (H.R. 788), H3621 [19MY], E245 [15FE]

California: require a temporary moratorium on leasing, exploration, and land development of the Outer Continental Shelf (H.R. 319), E59 [25JA]

Carson National Forest: withdraw the Valle Vidal Unit from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws (H.R. 3817), H8066 [15SE]

Channel Islands National Park: transfer management of Santa Rosa Island to the Dept. of Defense for recreational purposes, H11864, H11865 [15DE]

Cibola National Wildlife Refuge: revoke a Public Land Order relative to certain erroneously included lands (H.R. 1101), H3718 [23MY], E2373 [16NO]

Clark County, NV: convey certain public land for use as a heliport (H.R. 849), H3716, H3717 [23MY], E1134 [26MY]

———convey certain public land for use by the Nevada National Guard (H.R. 4382), E2397 [18NO]

Coast Guard: transfer of land to Pacific Grove, CA, H8034 [15SE]

Colorado: authorize exchange of certain land (H.R. 1129), H11047-H11049 [6DE], E352 [3MR]

———improve compensation for certain persons injured in the course of employment at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, H3793 [24MY]

———improve compensation for certain persons injured in the course of employment at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (H.R. 428), E82 [26JA]

———management as open space of certain lands in and adjacent to the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests (H.R. 2110), E872 [4MY]

Colorado River Indian Reservation: revise boundaries (H.R. 794), H1865-H1867 [12AP]

Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area: prohibit Indian gambling casino on non-reservation Indian lands, H3631, H3632 [19MY]

Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan: funding, H3776 [24MY], H5814 [14JY]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: consider homeland security contributions and value when reviewing list of military installations recommended for realignment or closure, H3902 [25MY]

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area: allow certain commercial vehicles to use Route 209 and allow the National Park Service to continue to collect fees from those vehicles (H.R. 3721), H10171 [15NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service noxious weed control and eradication funding, H4237 [8JN]

Dept. of Commerce: authorize acquisition of a professional services building and property adjacent to Boulder, CO, research campus (H.R. 3448), E1624 [27JY]

Dept. of Energy: provide retirement benefits to workers at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, E2328 [10NO]

Dept. of HUD: make grants to nonprofit community organizations to develop municipally-owned vacant lots in urban areas (H.R. 1694), E701 [19AP]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize Western States to select public lands within their borders in lieu of receiving payment for the sale of public lands lying within said States (H.R. 3463), H8951 [19OC]

———Chickasaw National Recreation Area visitors center funding, H3651 [19MY]

———convey certain buildings and lands of the Yakima Project in Washington to the Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District (H.R. 1564), H10167, H10168 [15NO]

———convey certain land held in trust for the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah to Richfield, UT (H.R. 680), H1377, H1378 [14MR]

———convey certain land in Washoe County, NV, to the Board of Regents of the University and Community College System of Nevada (S. 252), H7827, H7828 [13SE]

———convey the Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility in Nevada to the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District (H.R. 540), H3281-H3283 [16MY], E1058 [23MY]

———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]

———extend authorization to release certain conditions contained in a patent concerning certain land conveyed by the U.S. to Eastern Washington University (H.R. 2100), E874 [4MY]

———Federal land acquisition funding, H3619 [19MY]

———payment in lieu of taxes program funding, H3620-H3623 [19MY]

———payment in lieu of taxes program funding through reductions in National Endowment for the Arts funding, H3623, H3624 [19MY]

———permit continued occupancy and use of certain lands and improvements within Rocky Mountain National Park (H.R. 432), E1413 [30JN]

———permit continued occupancy and use of certain lands and improvements within Rocky Mountain National Park (S. 584), H10991 [18NO]

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

District of Columbia: convey certain Federal property to increase the District's taxable property base as compensation for a structural fiscal imbalance caused by Federal mandates (H.R. 2595), E1082 [24MY]

Ecology and environment: provide funding to carry out restoration activities on Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Depts. of the Interior or Agriculture (H.R. 599), E141 [2FE]

Endangered Species Act: compensate landowners who relinquish property for recovery of an endangered species or for certain other purposes, H8520, H8545, H8551, H8562, H8564, H8575, H8577, H8579-H8581 [29SE]

Essex, CT: anniversary of Essex Island Marina, E625 [12AP]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: extend authorization of appropriations for Long Island Sound (H.R. 3963), H11122-H11124 [7DE], E2495 [8DE], E2507 [13DE]

Forest Service: firefighting aircraft acquisition relative to wildfire prevention and management, H2530 [26AP]

———wildfire management funding through reductions in National Endowment for the Arts funding, H3618, H3646-H3648 [19MY]

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

Golden Gate National Recreation Area: revise boundaries (H.R. 296), E66 [25JA]

Government regulations: provide consistent enforcement authority by Federal agencies for violations of regulations governing public lands and clarify purpose of fines collected for violations (H.R. 975), H11443, H11444 [13DE], E2536 [14DE]

Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park: extend boundaries (H.R. 3537), E1694 [29JY]

Headwaters Forest Reserve: designate the John L. Burton Trail (H.R. 2871), E1215 [14JN]

Holloman AFB, NM: land exchange to remove private lands from safety zone for munitions storage bunkers (H.R. 486), H1386, H1387 [14MR]

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 (H.R. 3603), E1820 [13SE]

———tribute to Sawtooth National Recreation Area and White Cloud Mountains, E1820 [13SE]

Indian Land Consolidation Act: provide for probate reform (S. 1481), H12217 [18DE]

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

Land use: improve relationships between Federal land managers and gateway communities to support compatible land management of both Federal and adjacent lands (H.R. 585), H11042, H11043 [6DE]

———provide a means of resolving claims regarding the continued existence of rights-of-way (H.R. 3447), E1622 [27JY]

Lincoln National Forest: land exchange (H.R. 482), H1861, H1862 [12AP]

Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative: establish (H.R. 307), E71 [25JA]

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. 3539), E1689 [29JY]

———conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of including certain lands on the southern shoreline in the National Park System (H.R. 3538), E1692 [29JY]

Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument: transfer management from the Forest Service to the National Park Service, E2323 [10NO]

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]

———sale of lands to special interests, H10632, H10633 [17NO]

National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog, H3606 [19MY]

National wildlife refuges: provide public access to Farallon National Wildlife Refuge, Navassa Island National Wildlife Refuge and Desecheo National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 298), E54 [25JA]

Native Americans: modify a certain date in law extending statute of limitations relative to the negotiated settlement of tribal claims (S. 1892), H12218 [18DE]

Natural resources: reduce the royalty required to be paid for potassium and potassium compounds produced from sylvite on Federal lands (H.R. 485), H3276 [16MY]

Nevada: authorize the Dept. of Agriculture to sell certain parcels of Federal land in Carson City and Douglas County (H.R. 816), H1378, H1379 [14MR]

———convey certain land to Lander and Eureka Counties for continued use as cemeteries (H.R. 541), H1862-H1864 [12AP]

New Mexico: designate the Ojito Wilderness Study Area as wilderness and take certain land into trust for the Pueblo of Zia (H.R. 362), E135 [2FE]

———designate the Ojito Wilderness Study Area as wilderness and take certain land into trust for the Pueblo of Zia (S. 156), H8871-H8873 [18OC]

Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 732), E189 [9FE]

Oregon: Tribal-State compact allowing an off-reservation Indian gambling casino in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, H2788 [3MY]

Phoenix, AZ: convey Western Cotton Research Laboratory to the nonprofit organizations that originally provided the real property for the laboratory, H4237 [8JN]

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

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Gulf of Mexico, H8635 [29SE]

———oil and gas exploration, H8378 [27SE]

Puerto Rico: designate certain National Forest System lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (H.R. 539), H7828, H7829 [13SE], E160 [2FE]

Real estate: impose limitations on the taking of property by eminent domain for economic development (H.R. 4088), H9576 [3NO]

Riverside County, CA: transfer certain BLM lands to be held in trust for the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians (H.R. 3507), H10169-H10171 [15NO]

Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 3193), E1442 [1JY]

San Juan National Forest: anniversary, E1114 [26MY]

Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area: designate, E2392 [17NO]

Sierra National Forest: land exchange (H.R. 409), H8117, H8118 [20SE]

South Dakota: convey certain lands acquired for the Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal features of the Oahe Irrigation Project to certain State agencies for wildlife habitat mitigation and provide conditional purchase options (H.R. 4301), E2335 [10NO]

States: permit sale of Federal lands to fund public education through increased tax base, H8129 [20SE]

Tahoe National Forest: carry out certain land exchanges involving small parcels of land (H.R. 3981), H10171, H10172 [15NO]

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

U.S. Code: technical corrections (H.R. 866), H10246, H10247 [16NO], E253 [16FE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: prohibit sale of public lands in the Lower Klamath and Tule Lake Wildlife Refuges to buy water rights, H3663 [19MY]

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 (H.R. 562), H10319-H10321 [16NO]

Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 938), H3284-H3286, H3289 [16MY]

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

Virgin Islands: provide a land exchange on the island of St. John between the National Park Service and the Virgin Islands to facilitate establishment of a school on the island (H.R. 272), E36 [6JA]

Virginia: designate additional National Forest System lands as wilderness, establish the Seng Mountain and Bear Creek Scenic Areas, and develop trail plans for wilderness and scenic areas (H.R. 1975), E864 [4MY]

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. 1199), E392, E401 [9MR]

Western Reserve Heritage Area: suitability and feasibility study (H.R. 412), H1381-H1383 [14MR]

Wind Cave National Park: revise boundaries (H.R. 546), E148 [2FE]

———revise boundaries (S. 276), H7829, H7830, H7836 [13SE]

Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area: adjust boundary and extend Dept. of the Interior authority to provide assistance (H.R. 326), H10178, H10179 [15NO]

Remarks in Senate

Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area: establish (S. 973), S4589 [28AP]

Acadia National Park: acquire certain private lands, provide an intermodal transportation center, and extend the advisory commission (S. 1154), S6052 [26MY], S13053 [16NO]

Agriculture: encourage owners and operators of certain privately-held land to make their land available for access by the public under programs administered by States and tribal governments (S. 548), S5296 [17MY]

Albuquerque, NM: clear title to certain property associated with the Middle Rio Grande Project relative to development of Biological Park Project (S. 229), S742 [1FE], S9026 [26JY]

Animals: 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]

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 (S. 1564), S9481 [29JY]

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore: dedication of Gaylord Nelson Wilderness (S. Res. 254), S10601 [28SE]

———dedication of Gaylord Nelson Wilderness (S. Res. 297), S12280, S12281 [2NO]

Appeals Reform Act: reform language to clarify that categorical exclusions used by the Forest Service are exempt from comment and appeals, S14011 [19DE]

Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area: establish (S. 200), S606 [26JA]

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]

Arizona: authorize and direct the exchange and conveyance of certain national forest land and other land in southeast Arizona (S. 1122), S5931 [25MY]

———authorize the Dept. of Agriculture to exchange certain land with the Yavapai Ranch Limited Partnership (S. 161), S487, S490 [25JA], S9040, S9052 [26JY]

Arizona Trail: designate for study for potential addition to the National Trails System (S. 588), S2484, S2485 [10MR]

Army: carry out a pilot project on compatible use buffers on real property bordering Fort Carson, CO (S. 320), S1135 [8FE]

Beaver County, UT: real property conveyance (S. 52), S9043 [26JY]

Big Horn County, WY: open certain withdrawn land to locatable mineral development for bentonite mining (S. 97), S9039 [26JY]

Bleeding Kansas and the Enduring Struggle for Freedom National Heritage Area: establish (S. 175), S587, S588 [26JA]

BLM: allow sale and adoption of excess wild free-roaming horses and burros (S. 1273), S6832 [20JN]

———convey certain land to Eugene, OR (S. 2150), S14189 [20DE]

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

———provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (S. 496), S1943 [2MR]

———treatment of oil and gas development activities in certain potash reserves, S7268, S7269 [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]

California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and designate certain segments of the Black Butte River in Mendocino County as a wild or scenic river (S. 128), S317 [24JA], S9047 [26JY]

Cibola National Wildlife Refuge: revoke a Public Land Order relative to certain erroneously included lands (H.R. 1101), S13063 [16NO]

Clark County, NV: convey certain public land for use as a heliport (S. 405), S1540 [16FE]

———release certain land from the Sunrise Mountain Instant Study Area and grant a right-of-way across the released land for the construction and maintenance of a flood control project (S. 916), S4404 [27AP]

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

Coffman Cove, AK: conveyance of certain Forest Service land (S. 1548), S9306 [28JY]

Colorado: improve compensation for certain persons injured in the course of employment at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (S. 585), S2398 [9MR]

Colorado River Indian Reservation: revise boundaries (H.R. 794), S9055 [26JY]

Colorado State University: allow lease of land from the Agricultural Research Service, S10214 [20SE]

Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan: funding, S7794 [30JN]

Conrad, MT: prohibit reversion of conveyance of the former radar bomb scoring site (S. 826), S3821 [18AP]

Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area: establish (S. 825), S3819 [18AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: convey certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest to Jefferson County, MT, for use as a cemetery (S. 997), S4940 [11MY]

———convey Jornada Experimental Range land to the Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park in New Mexico (S. 447), S1659 [17FE], S9198 [27JY]

Dept. of Defense: convey certain Marine Corps Air Station Miramar land to San Diego, CA, for access to Stowe Trail, S8938 [26JY], S12514 [8NO]

Dept. of Energy: provide regular and early retirement benefits to workers at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, S7789, S7790 [30JN], S8729-S8731 [22JY]

———provide retirement benefits to workers at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, S12386-S12389 [4NO], S12440-S12442 [7NO], S12514 [8NO]

———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 Army: convey certain lands to the Dept. of the Interior to be held in trust for the Prairie Island Indian Community (S. 706), S9055 [26JY]

Dept. of the Interior: allow BLM to use oil and gas lease rental fees to process applications for natural gas and oil drilling permits, S9271 [28JY]

———convey certain Federal land to Henderson, NV (S. 1056), S5328 [17MY]

———convey certain land and improvements to the National Park Service for inclusion in the Minidoka Internment National Monument (S. 2129), S13793 [16DE]

———convey certain land held in trust for the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah to Richfield, UT (H.R. 680), S13413 [18NO]

———convey certain land held in trust for the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah to Richfield, UT (S. 623), S2738 [15MR]

———convey certain land in Washoe County, NV, to the Board of Regents of the University and Community College System of Nevada (S. 252), S766 [1FE], S9039 [26JY]

———convey certain water distribution facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (S. 1498), S8960 [26JY]

———convey the Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility in Nevada to the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District (S. 310), S13934 [16DE]

———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]

———extend authorization to release certain conditions contained in a patent concerning certain land conveyed by the U.S. to Eastern Washington University (S. 1552), S13936 [16DE]

———issue separate leases for tar sand and oil and gas for the same area, S9357 [29JY]

———payment in lieu of taxes program funding, S7373 [24JN], S7412 [27JN], S7511 [28JN]

———permit continued occupancy and use of certain lands and improvements within Rocky Mountain National Park (S. 584), S2398 [9MR], S13044 [16NO]

Disasters: improve ability of Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting forest lands (S. 2079), S13393 [18NO]

District of Columbia: transfer jurisdiction of certain real property to the Supreme Court (S. 2116), S13684 [15DE]

Dixie National Forest: convey certain real property (S. 1941), S12077 [31OC]

Endangered species: modify provisions that provide legal protections to environmental rulings of Federal agencies, S12748 [14NO]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: extend authorization of appropriations for Long Island Sound (H.R. 3963), S13937 [16DE]

Firefighters: promote wildland firefighter safety (S. 906), S4260 [26AP]

Forest Service: convey certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge and Kootenai National Forests, MT, to Jefferson County and Sanders County, MT, for use as cemeteries and other purposes (S. 899), S4192 [25AP]

———forest management and planning regulations, S58 [6JA]

———location of certain land designated for acquisition in Washington, S7589 [29JN]

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]

Frannie, WY: convey certain land withdrawn by the Bureau of Reclamation (S. 101), S9046 [26JY]

Freedom's Way National Heritage Area: establish (S. 1898), S11666 [20OC]

Great Basin National Heritage Route: establish (S. 249), S753 [1FE]

Headwaters Forest Reserve: designate the John L. Burton Trail (S. 1284), S6933 [21JN]

Highlands Stewardship Area: funding, S7592 [29JN]

Historic buildings and sites: establish a program and criteria for national heritage areas (S. 243), S750 [1FE], S9029 [26JY]

Hunting and trapping: recognize hunting heritage and provide opportunities for continued hunting on public lands (S. 1522), S9289 [28JY]

Idaho: authorize exchange of certain Federal land (S. 1131), S6027 [26MY]

Indian Health Service: Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program and Special Diabetes Program for Indians funding through reductions in Federal land acquisition funding, S7491 [28JN]

———Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program and Special Diabetes Program for Indians funding through reductions in federal land acquisition funding, S7495-S7497 [28JN]

Indian Land Consolidation Act: provide for probate reform (S. 1481), S9053, S9055 [26JY]

James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge: expand (S. 1165), S6103 [6JN], S13938 [16DE]

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve: adjust boundary of Barataria Preserve Unit (S. 207), S654 [31JA], S9028 [26JY]

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]

Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative: establish (S. 158), S485 [25JA]

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

Military installations: permit State and local governments to enter into lease-purchase agreements with bases located within or near their jurisdictions (S. 1924), S11921 [26OC]

National forests: provide a reliable method for compensating owners of non-Federal lands that have been damaged by wildfires spread from certain National Forest System or BLM lands (S. 807), S3683 [14AP]

National Mormon Pioneer Heritage Area: establish (S. 163), S491 [25JA]

National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (S. 886), S4131 [21AP]

———provide mass transit services, S9415 [29JY]

———provide mass transit services (S. 890), S4151-S4153 [22AP]

———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. 225), S741 [1FE], S9020 [26JY]

National Parks Week: observance, S4009 [20AP]

National Public Lands Day: observance, S10228 [20SE]

Native Americans: extend authorization of certain leases (S. 1485), S9053 [26JY]

———hold certain lands in trust for the Puyallup Tribe (S. 1382), S8144 [12JY], S8243 [13JY], S11774 [24OC]

———modify a certain date in law extending statute of limitations relative to the negotiated settlement of tribal claims (S. 1892), S11567 [19OC], S13943 [16DE]

———resolve certain claims in New Mexico (S. 1773), S10437-S10440 [26SE]

———treatment of actual rental proceeds from leases of land acquired under a program providing agricultural loans to Indian tribes and tribal corporations (S. 1480), S9053, S9055 [26JY]

Natural resources: reduce the royalty required to be paid for sodium produced on Federal lands (S. 203), S649 [31JA], S9018 [26JY]

Nevada: convey certain land to Lander and Eureka Counties for continued use as cemeteries (H.R. 541), S9052 [26JY]

———convey certain land to Lander and Eureka Counties for continued use as cemeteries (S. 254), S767 [1FE]

———convey certain public lands in and around historic mining townsites (S. 2072), S13378 [18NO]

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. 692), S3152 [4AP]

———designate the Ojito Wilderness Study Area as wilderness and take certain land into trust for the Pueblo of Zia (S. 156), S483 [25JA], S9021 [26JY]

———exchange certain lands in the Santa Fe National Forest and the Pecos National Historical Park (S. 47), S234 [24JA], S9018 [26JY]

Northern Mariana Islands: convey certain submerged lands (S. 1831), S11222-S11224 [6OC]

Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area: establish (S. 63), S243 [24JA]

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. 253), S767 [1FE], S9039 [26JY]

Power resources: Federal subsidies for windmill power production, S6683, S6686, S6701 [16JN], S6789 [20JN], S7281 [23JN]

———provide for local control of siting of windmills, S7012, S7038-S7042, S7047 [22JN]

———provide for local control of siting of windmills (S. 1034), S5191-S5194 [13MY], S5976 [26MY]

———provide for local control of siting of windmills (S. 1208), S6301 [9JN]

Puerto Rico: designate certain National Forest System lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (H.R. 539), S13056 [16NO]

———designate certain National Forest System lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (S. 272), S980 [3FE], S9035 [26JY]

Real estate: prohibit use of Federal funds for the taking of property by eminent domain for economic development, S11513, S11516 [19OC]

———prohibit use of Federal funds for the taking of property by eminent domain for economic development (S. 1704), S10046 [14SE]

Republican Party: national agenda, S3353 [7AP]

Rio Arriba County, NM: convey certain Federal lands (S. 213), S658 [31JA], S13060 [16NO]

Rio Grande Natural Area: establish (S. 56), S9045 [26JY]

San Francisco, CA: clarify authorities for the use of properties within Golden Gate National Recreation Area and San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park (S. 1870), S11423 [17OC]

San Juan National Forest: anniversary, S6013 [26MY]

Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area: establish (S. 2037), S13653 [15DE]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (S. 267), S898-S900 [2FE], S1112 [8FE]

Sierra National Forest: land exchange (S. 179), S590 [26JA]

Skykomish River: enhance ecosystem protection and outdoor opportunities by designating certain Federal lands as wilderness (S. 152), S9031 [26JY]

Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area: rename as the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area (S. 761), S3484 [12AP], S13057 [16NO]

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

Trail of the Ancients National Heritage Area: feasibility study (S. 1414), S8387 [15JY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: convey administrative site to Las Vegas, NV (S. 2041), S13167 [17NO]

Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area: establish (S. 429), S1647 [17FE]

Utah: authorize exchange of certain land between the Boy Scouts of America Utah National Parks Council and Brian Head Ski Resort (S. 476), S1785 [28FE]

———authorize exchange of certain land in Grand and Uintah Counties (S. 1135), S6030 [26MY]

———designate certain lands as wilderness (S. 882), S4129-S4131 [21AP]

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

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

Virginia: designate additional National Forest System lands as wilderness, establish the Seng Mountain and Bear Creek Scenic Areas, and develop trail plans for wilderness and scenic areas (S. 942), S4559 [28AP]

Walnut Canyon National Monument: direct the Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture to jointly conduct a study of certain adjacent lands in Arizona (S. 556), S2258 [8MR]

Washington County, UT: acquisition of property for implementation of a desert tortoise habitat (S. 164), S492 [25JA]

Wind Cave National Park: revise boundaries (S. 276), S982 [3FE], S9027 [26JY]

Yuma, AZ: convey certain Federal land (S. 1529), S9294 [28JY]

Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area: adjust boundary and extend Dept. of the Interior authority to provide assistance (S. 505), S2010 [3MR]

Reports filed

Acadia National Park Improvement Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1154) (S. Rept. 109-151), S11558 [19OC]

Albuquerque Biological Park Title Clarification Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 229) (S. Rept. 109-18), S2148 [7MR]

———Committee on Resources (House) (S. 229) (H. Rept. 109-311), H11032 [18NO]

Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 200) (S. Rept. 109-3), S1513 [16FE]

Beaver County, UT, Real Property Conveyance: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 679) (H. Rept. 109-285), H10155 [10NO]

Betty Dick Residence Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 584) (S. Rept. 109-146), S11558 [19OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 432) (H. Rept. 109-114), H4295 [8JN]

Big Horn Bentonite Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 97) (S. Rept. 109-37), S2644 [14MR]

Caribbean National Forest Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 539) (S. Rept. 109-155), S11558 [19OC]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 272) (S. Rept. 109-34), S2482 [10MR]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 539) (H. Rept. 109-126), H4484 [14JN]

Central Nevada Rural Cemeteries Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 254) (S. Rept. 109-12), S1794 [28FE]

Dandini Research Park Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 252) (S. Rept. 109-38), S2644 [14MR]

Date Modification in Law Extending Statute of Limitations Relative to the Negotiated Settlement of Tribal Claims: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1892) (S. Rept. 109-201), S13450 [12DE]

Dept. of the Interior Authorization To Release Conditions Contained in a Patent Concerning Certain Land Conveyed to Eastern Washington University: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1552) (S. Rept. 109-195), S13450 [12DE]

Dept. of the Interior Conveyance of Certain Land Held in Trust for the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah to Richfield, UT: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 680) (S. Rept. 109-175), S12447 [7NO]

Edward H. McDaniel American Legion Post No. 22 Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 253) (S. Rept. 109-39), S2644 [14MR]

Federal and District of Columbia Government Real Property Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3699) (H. Rept. 109-316), H11032 [18NO]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3699) (H. Rept. 109-316), H12047 [16DE]

Federal Land Recreational Visitor Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 225) (S. Rept. 109-11), S1794 [28FE]

Federal Lands Restoration, Enhancement, Public Education, and Information Resources Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 599) (H. Rept. 109-129), H4485 [14JN]

Forest Service Partnership Enhancement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3818) (H. Rept. 109-325), H11108 [6DE]

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 Basin National Heritage Route Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 249) (S. Rept. 109-6), S1513 [16FE]

James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1165) (S. Rept. 109-191), S13450 [12DE]

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve Boundary Adjustment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 207) (S. Rept. 109-25), S2383 [9MR]

Long Island Sound Appropriations Extension: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3963) (H. Rept. 109-293), H10160 [14NO]

Long Island Sound Stewardship Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 158) (S. Rept. 109-185), S13450 [12DE]

Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 761) (S. Rept. 109-162), S12005 [27OC]

Mormon Pioneer Heritage Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 163) (S. Rept. 109-2), S1513 [16FE]

National Heritage Partnership Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 243) (S. Rept. 109-26), S2383 [9MR]

Navassa Island National Wildlife Refuge and Desecheo National Wildlife Refuge Public Access: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1183) (H. Rept. 109-320), H11108 [6DE]

Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility Transfer Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 310) (S. Rept. 109-188), S13450 [12DE]

Northern Arizona Land Exchange and Verde River Basin Partnership Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 161) (S. Rept. 109-40), S2845 [16MR]

Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 63) (S. Rept. 109-1), S1513 [16FE]

Ojito Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 156) (S. Rept. 109-13), S1794 [28FE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 362) (H. Rept. 109-149), H5100 [23JN]

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

Pecos National Historical Park Land Exchange Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 47) (S. Rept. 109-7), S1794 [28FE]

Pitkin County Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1129) (H. Rept. 109-252), H9101 [25OC]

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]

Remove Certain Use Restrictions on Property in Navajo County, AZ: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1436) (H. Rept. 109-287), H10155 [10NO]

Revoke a Public Land Order Relative to Certain Erroneously Included Lands in the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1101) (S. Rept. 109-172), S12006 [27OC]

Rio Arriba County Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 213) (S. Rept. 109-166), S12005 [27OC]

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]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 517) (H. Rept. 109-117), H4354 [9JN]

Small Tracts Reform Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1905) (H. Rept. 109-169), H5912 [14JY]

Soda Ash Royalty Reduction Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 203) (S. Rept. 109-4), S1513 [16FE]

Trail Responsibility and Accountability for the Improvement of Lands (TRAIL) Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 975) (H. Rept. 109-128), H4484 [14JN]

U.S. Code Technical Corrections: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 866) (H. Rept. 109-48), H2148 [19AP]

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

Wild Sky Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 152) (S. Rept. 109-28), S2482 [10MR]

Wind Cave National Park Boundary Revision Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 276) (S. Rept. 109-21), S2244 [8MR]

Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District Conveyance Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1564) (H. Rept. 109-288), H10155 [10NO]

Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Boundary Adjustment and Extension of Dept. of the Interior Authority To Provide Assistance: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 326) (H. Rept. 109-294), H10225 [15NO]

Summaries

Colorado Land Exchange (H.R. 1129), E352 [3MR]

Rocky Flats Employee Benefit Initiatives: Dept. of Energy, S12388 [4NO]

Tables

Colorado 3d Congressional District payment in lieu of taxes payments, H3622 [19MY]

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

H.R. 326, Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area boundary adjustment and extension of Dept. of the Interior authority to provide assistance, H10179 [15NO]

H.R. 409, Sierra National Forest land exchange, H8117 [20SE]

H.R. 412, Western Reserve Heritage Areas Study Act, H1381 [14MR]

H.R. 432, Betty Dick Residence Protection Act, H5365 [29JN]

H.R. 482, Pine Springs Land Exchange Act, H1861 [12AP]

H.R. 485, Potash Royalty Reduction Act, H3276 [16MY]

H.R. 486, Holloman AFB, NM, land exchange to remove private lands from safety zone for munitions storage bunkers, H1386 [14MR]

H.R. 539, Caribbean National Forest Act, H7828 [13SE]

H.R. 540, Dept. of the Interior conveyance of the Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility in Nevada to the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District, H3278-H3281 [16MY]

H.R. 541, convey certain land to Lander and Eureka Counties, NV, for continued use as cemeteries, H1862 [12AP]

H.R. 562, establishment of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933, H10319 [16NO]

H.R. 585, Gateway Communities Cooperation Act, H11042 [6DE]

H.R. 680, convey certain Dept. of the Interior land held in trust for the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah to Richfield, UT, H1377 [14MR]

H.R. 794, Colorado River Indian Reservation Boundary Correction Act, H1865 [12AP]

H.R. 816, Nevada National Forest Land Disposal Act, H1378 [14MR]

H.R. 849, Clark County, NV, public land conveyance for use as a heliport, H3716 [23MY]

H.R. 866, U.S. Code technical corrections, H10246 [16NO]

H.R. 938, Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area Act, H3283 [16MY]

H.R. 975, Trail Responsibility and Accountability for the Improvement of Lands (TRAIL) Act, H11443 [13DE]

H.R. 1101, revoke a Public Land Order relative to certain erroneously included lands in the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, H3718 [23MY]

H.R. 1129, Pitkin County Land Exchange Act, H11048 [6DE]

H.R. 1564, Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District Conveyance Act, H10168 [15NO]

H.R. 2099, Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area Act, H12219 [18DE]

H.R. 3507, Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Land Transfer Act, H10170 [15NO]

H.R. 3721, allow certain commercial vehicles to use Route 209 within Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area and allow the National Park Service to continue to collect fees from those vehicles, H10171 [15NO]

H.R. 3963, Federal Water Pollution Control Act appropriations extension for Long Island Sound, H11122 [7DE]

H.R. 3981, carry out certain land exchanges involving small parcels of Tahoe National Forest land, H10172 [15NO]

S. 47, Pecos National Historical Park Land Exchange Act, S232 [24JA], S9018 [26JY]

S. 52, Beaver County, UT, real property conveyance, S9043 [26JY], H11044 [6DE]

S. 56, Rio Grande Natural Area Act, S9045 [26JY]

S. 63, Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area Act, S243 [24JA]

S. 97, Big Horn Bentonite Act, S9039 [26JY]

S. 101, Bureau of Reclamation withdrawn land conveyance to Frannie, WY, S9046 [26JY]

S. 128, Northern California Coastal Wild Heritage Wilderness Act, S9047-S9049 [26JY]

S. 152, Wild Sky Wilderness Act, S9031, S9032 [26JY]

S. 156, Ojito Wilderness Act, S483 [25JA], S9021, S9022 [26JY], H8871 [18OC]

S. 158, Long Island Sound Stewardship Act, S485-S487 [25JA]

S. 161, Northern Arizona Land Exchange and Verde River Basin Partnership Act, S488-S490 [25JA], S9040-S9043 [26JY], H10172-H10175 [15NO]

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

S. 179, Sierra National Forest Land Exchange Act, S590 [26JA]

S. 203, Soda Ash Royalty Reduction Act, S9018 [26JY]

S. 207, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve Boundary Adjustment Act, S655 [31JA], S9029 [26JY]

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

S. 213, Rio Arriba County Land Conveyance Act, S658 [31JA], S13060 [16NO]

S. 225, Federal Land Recreational Visitor Protection Act, S9020 [26JY]

S. 229, Albuquerque Biological Park Title Clarification Act, S742 [1FE], S9026 [26JY]

S. 243, National Heritage Partnership Act, S9029-S9031 [26JY]

S. 249, Great Basin National Heritage Route Act, S753-S755 [1FE]

S. 252, Dandini Research Park Conveyance Act, S766 [1FE], S9039 [26JY], H7827 [13SE]

S. 253, Edward H. McDaniel American Legion Post No. 22 Land Conveyance Act, S767 [1FE], S9039, S9040 [26JY]

S. 254, Central Nevada Rural Cemeteries Act, S768 [1FE]

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

S. 267, Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act reauthorization, S899 [2FE]

S. 272, Caribbean National Forest Act, S980 [3FE], S9035 [26JY]

S. 276, Wind Cave National Park Boundary Revision Act, S982 [3FE], S9027 [26JY], H7829 [13SE]

S. 310, Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility Transfer Act, S13934 [16DE]

S. 320, Fort Carson Conservation Act, S1135 [8FE]

S. 404, technical correction to Dept. of Agriculture conveyance of certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin to be held in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California, S1540 [16FE]

S. 405, Clark County, NV, land conveyance for use as a heliport, S1540 [16FE]

S. 429, Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area Act, S1647-S1649 [17FE]

S. 447, Jornada Experimental Range Transfer Act, S1659 [17FE], S9198 [27JY]

S. 496, PILT and Refuge Revenue Sharing Permanent Funding Act, S1944 [2MR]

S. 584, Betty Dick Residence Protection Act, S2399 [9MR], S13044 [16NO]

S. 585, Rocky Flats Special Exposure Cohort Act, S2400 [9MR]

S. 692, Bisti PRLA Dispute Resolution Act, S3152 [4AP]

S. 706, Prairie Island Land Conveyance Act, S3211 [5AP], S9055 [26JY]

S. 761, Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area, S13057 [16NO]

S. 761, Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area Act, S3484 [12AP]

S. 825, Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area Act, S3820 [18AP]

S. 890, Transit in Parks (TRIP) Act, S4153-S4155 [22AP]

S. 899, Montana Cemetery Act, S4192 [25AP]

S. 916, Orchard Detention Basin Flood Control Act, S4404 [27AP]

S. 997, Montana Cemetery Act, S4940 [11MY]

S. 1034, Environmentally Responsible Windpower Act, S5194 [13MY]

S. 1056, Southern Nevada Limited Transition Area Act, S5328 [17MY]

S. 1154, Acadia National Park Improvement Act, S13054 [16NO]

S. 1165, James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act, S6104 [6JN], S13938 [16DE]

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

S. 1208, Environmentally Responsible Windpower Act, S6301 [9JN]

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. 1273, Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Sale and Adoption Act, S6832 [20JN]

S. 1382, hold certain lands in trust for the Puyallup Tribe, S11774 [24OC]

S. 1480, treatment of actual rental proceeds from leases of land acquired under a program providing agricultural loans to Indian tribes and tribal corporations, S9053 [26JY]

S. 1481, Indian Land Probate Reform Technical Corrections Act, S9053 [26JY], H12217 [18DE]

S. 1485, Native American lease authorization extension, S9055 [26JY]

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

S. 1548, Coffman Cove Administrative Site Conveyance Act, S9307 [28JY]

S. 1552, Dept. of the Interior authorization extension to release certain conditions contained in a patent concerning certain land conveyed by the U.S. to Eastern Washington University, S13936 [16DE]

S. 1564, provide for disposition of certain Federal property in Anne Arundel County, MD, a portion of which is currently used by the District of Columbia as the Oak Hill Juvenile Detention Facility, S9481 [29JY]

S. 1704, Private Property Protection Act, S10046 [14SE]

S. 1773, Pueblo de San Ildefonso Claims Settlement Act, S10437-S10440 [26SE]

S. 1831, convey certain submerged lands to the Northern Mariana Islands, S11223 [6OC]

S. 1870, Golden Gate National Recreation Area and San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park authority clarification for property usage, S11424 [17OC]

S. 1892, date modification in law extending statute of limitations relative to the negotiated settlement of tribal claims, H12218 [18DE]

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

S. 2041, Ed Fountain Park Expansion Act, S13168 [17NO]

S. 2072, Nevada Mining Townsite Conveyance Act, S13379 [18NO]

S. 2116, Supreme Court Grounds Transfer Act, S13684 [15DE]

S. 2129, American Falls Reservoir District Number 2 Conveyance Act, S13794 [16DE]

S. 2150, Eugene Land Conveyance Act, S14190 [20DE]

S. Con. Res. 66, affirm allowance of hunting and fishing and declare that the purpose of reserving certain public lands is to make them available to the public for reasonable uses, S13185 [17NO]

S. Res. 254, dedication of Gaylord Nelson Wilderness at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, S10601 [28SE]

S. Res. 297, Gaylord Nelson Wilderness at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore dedication, S12253, S12281 [2NO]