ENDANGERED SPECIES

Amendments

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

Articles and editorials

Endangered Act, H8519 [29SE]

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

Bills and resolutions

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

Birds: celebrate recent discovery of the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker in eastern Arkansas (see H. Res. 249), H2738 [28AP]

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]

Conservation of natural resources: 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]

Ecology and environment: authorize species recovery agreements under which the Federal Government is obligated to make annual payments or provide other compensation for activities that improve recovery of one or more species (see H.R. 3300), H5913 [14JY]

Endangered Species Act: establish limitations on the designation of critical habitat (see H.R. 1837), H2549 [26AP]

———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]

———reform process for designating critical habitat (see H.R. 1299), H1507 [15MR]

———treat distinct population segments of the Eastern oyster as separate species (see H.R. 3110), H5434 (see H.R. 3110), H5479 [29JN]

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

Federal agencies and departments: enable certain Federal agencies to rescue and relocate species threatened by reconstruction, maintenance, or repair of manmade flood control levees (see H.R. 2779), H4187 [7JN]

Fish and fishing: prohibit commercial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass in coastal waters and the exclusive economic zone (see H.R. 2059), H2879 [3MY]

———reauthorize the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basin endangered fish recovery implementation programs (see S. 1578), S9467 [29JY] (see H.R. 3153), H5600 [30JN]

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

Marine Mammal Protection Act: repeal certain provisions relative to transport of petroleum products (see S. 1977), S12526 [8NO]

Marine mammals: condemn the inhumane and unnecessary slaughter of small cetaceans, porpoise, dolphins and whales (see S. Res. 99), S3278 [6AP]

———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]

Middle Rio Grande Endangered Species Collaborative Program: establish (see S. 1540), S9285 [28JY]

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

Letters

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

Remarks in House

Albuquerque, NM: agreement reached with environmental groups on protection of silvery minnow habitat in water conservation project, E331 [2MR]

Ecology and environment: authorize species recovery agreements under which the Federal Government is obligated to make annual payments or provide other compensation for activities that improve recovery of one or more species, H8546 [29SE]

Elephant Appreciation Day: observance, E1970 [28SE]

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

———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]

———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]

———vest in the Dept. of the Interior functions relative to certain migratory fish, H8523 [29SE]

Fish and fishing: liability of operators of reservoirs, canals, and other artificial water delivery facilities for certain take of listed fish attributable to State recreational sport fishing programs, E2003 [3OC]

Marine mammals: impact of dock-building, H8562 [29SE]

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: expand scope of impact analysis requirement in species listing process, E2028 [6OC]

Remarks in Senate

AID: devise strategy to assist in reversing the decline of the Irrawaddy dolphin habitat, S2239 [8MR]

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]

Conservation of natural resources: 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]

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

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, S7594 [29JN]

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

Fish and fishing: reauthorize the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basin endangered fish recovery implementation programs (S. 1578), S13936 [16DE]

Marine Mammal Protection Act: repeal certain provisions relative to transport of petroleum products (S. 1977), S12534 [8NO]

Marine mammals: condemn the inhumane and unnecessary slaughter of small cetaceans, porpoise, dolphins and whales (S. Res. 99), S3317 [6AP]

———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]

Middle Rio Grande Endangered Species Collaborative Program: establish (S. 1540), S9299 [28JY]

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

Reports filed

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

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

Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basin Endangered Fish Recovery Implementation Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1578) (S. Rept. 109-196), S13450 [12DE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3153) (H. Rept. 109-340), H11502 [13DE]

Texts of

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

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

S. 1540, Middle Rio Grande Endangered Species Collaborative Program Act, S9300-S9302 [28JY]

S. 1578, Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basin endangered fish recovery implementation programs reauthorization, S13936 [16DE]

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. 99, condemn the inhumane and unnecessary slaughter of small cetaceans, porpoise, dolphins and whales, S3316 [6AP]

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