WILDLIFE

Amendments

Agreement Between the U.S. and Russia on the Conservation and Management of the Alaska-Chukotka Polar Bear Population: implement (S. 2013), S5509, S5511 [6JN]

Bills and resolutions

Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge: expand boundaries (see H.R. 4947), H972 [14MR]

California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers and establish the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest (see S. 2432), S2312 [16MR] (see H.R. 5006), H1129 [16MR]

———designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in the Eastern Sierra region (see S. 2567), S3211 [6AP] (see H.R. 5149), H1678 [6AP]

———provide transition to a more restrictive timber sale program in the Giant Sequoia National Monument and promote the Kings River Research Project in the Sierra National Forest (see H.R. 5760), H5046 [11JY]

Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge: evaluate lands and waters located in Northeastern Pennsylvania for potential acquisition and inclusion (see S. 3490), S5717 [12JN] (see H.R. 5232), H1915 [27AP]

Endangered Species Act: improve information to consumers about the costs associated with compliance for protecting endangered and threatened species (see H.R. 4857), H564 [2MR]

Great Lakes: establish a collaborative protection program (see S. 2545), S2901 [5AP] (see H.R. 5100), H1562 [5AP]

Hunting and trapping: recognize hunting heritage and provide opportunities for continued hunting on public lands (see H.R. 5287), H2101 [3MY]

Mount Hood National Forest: protect for future generations the recreational opportunities, forests, timber, clean water, wilderness and scenic values, and diverse habitat (see H.R. 5025), H1195 [28MR]

National Academy of Sciences: evaluate certain Federal regulations for potential harmful impacts on public health and the environment and direct Federal agencies to reverse those harmful impacts (see H.R. 5235), H1916 [27AP]

National Museum of Wildlife Art of the U.S., Jackson, WY: designate (see S. 2252), S769 [7FE] (see H.R. 4717), H223 [8FE]

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 S. 2205), S211 [26JA]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services: incorporate consideration of global warming and sea-level rise into the comprehensive conservation plans for coastal national wildlife refuges (see H. Con. Res. 398), H2101 [3MY]

Remarks in House

California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in the Eastern Sierra region (H.R. 5149), E543 [6AP]

Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge: evaluate lands and waters located in Northeastern Pennsylvania for potential acquisition and inclusion (H.R. 5232), H4925, H4926 [10JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service invasive species eradication funding, H3055-H3057 [23MY]

Dept. of the Interior: reallocate costs of the Pactola Dam and Reservoir, SD, to reflect increased demands for municipal, industrial, and fish and wildlife purposes (H.R. 3967), H3728 [12JN]

———State Wildlife Grants programs funding, H2842 [18MY]

Florida: State and Tribal Wildlife grants for alligator control programs funding, H2796, H2797 [18MY]

Great Lakes Legacy Act: funding, H2797, H2798 [18MY]

Ross, John: Land Conservationist of the Year award recipient, E297 [7MR]

Stewart-Wright, Jennifer: Harpeth River Watershed River Steward Award recipient, E297 [7MR]

Remarks in Senate

Agreement Between the U.S. and Russia on the Conservation and Management of the Alaska-Chukotka Polar Bear Population: implement (S. 2013), S5511 [6JN]

California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in the Eastern Sierra region (S. 2567), S3229 [6AP]

Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge: evaluate lands and waters located in Northeastern Pennsylvania for potential acquisition and inclusion (S. 3490), S5719 [12JN]

Dept. of HHS: Global Avian Influenza Network for Surveillance (GAINS) Program funding, S3888 [2MY], S4017, S4018 [4MY], S5907 [15JN]

Forest Service: forest health projects funding, S3878 [2MY]

———Forest Legacy Program funding, S3373 [7AP]

———hazardous fuels and forest health projects funding, S3668 [27AP]

Great Lakes: establish a collaborative protection program (S. 2545), S2908-S2910 [5AP]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: anniversary, S1958 [9MR]

National Academy of Sciences: evaluate certain Federal regulations for potential harmful impacts on public health and the environment and direct Federal agencies to reverse those harmful impacts (H.R. 5235), S5433 [5JN]

National Museum of Wildlife Art of the U.S., Jackson, WY: designate (S. 2252), S771 [7FE]

Smithsonian Institution: migratory bird surveillance program funding, S3875, S3876 [2MY], S4017, S4018 [4MY]

Reports filed

Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge Study Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 5232) (H. Rept. 109-547), H4957 [10JY]

Pactola Reservoir Reallocation Authorization Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3967) (H. Rept. 109-431), H1740 [25AP]

U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Conservation and Management Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2013) (S. Rept. 109-217), S1504 [27FE]

Texts of

H.R. 3967, Pactola Reservior Reallocation Authorization Act, H3728 [12JN]

H.R. 5232, Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge Study Act, H4925 [10JY]

S. 2013, U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Conservation and Management Act, S5511-S5513 [6JN]