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

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]

Articles and editorials

Farmers at the Trough, S3862 [2MY]

Protect Tongass National Forest, H2842 [18MY]

Bills and resolutions

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize appropriations to carry out the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program in Arizona, California, and Nevada (see H.R. 5180), H1741 [25AP]

———continue participation in construction of the North San Diego County Area Water Recycling Project (see H.R. 5715), H4914 [29JN]

California: encourage design, planning, and construction of projects to treat impaired surface water, reclaim and reuse impaired groundwater, and provide brine disposal (see S. 3638), S7331 [11JY]

Conservation and Habitat Restoration Fund: establish (see S. 2422), S2202 [15MR]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4788), H388 [16FE] (see H.R. 5622), H4133 [15JN]

Corps of Engineers: provide beach nourishment for a water resources development project (see H.R. 5241), H1916 [27AP]

Crop Science Society of America: anniversary (see S. Res. 446), S3588 [26AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: designate percentage of farmland protection program funds for grants to encourage the purchase of conservation easements by a State agency, county, or other eligible entity (see H.R. 5313), H2337 [9MY]

———reauthorize the Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program and increase CCC funding for the program (see H.R. 4897), H645 [7MR]

Dept. of Commerce: provide emergency disaster assistance to mitigate economic losses caused by declining Klamath River salmon and develop a research and recovery plan for Klamath River salmon (see S. 2649), S3506 [25AP] (see H.R. 5213), H1852 [26AP]

———provide grants to States for coastal zone management, coastal wetlands conservation, coastal land protection, and fisheries habitat restoration, and to improve understanding of coastal areas (see S. 2422), S2202 [15MR]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize grants and cooperative agreements to advance the Water 2025 Program by improving water conservation, efficiency, and management in Reclamation States (see S. 2561), S3211 [6AP]

———conduct a feasibility study on implementing a water supply and conservation project in the Republican River Basin between lakes in Nebraska and Kansas (see H.R. 4750), H273 [14FE]

———improve water conservation, efficiency, and management in Reclamation States through cooperative cost-shared grants (see H.R. 5192), H1741 [25AP]

———modify an amendatory repayment contract with the North Unit Irrigation District (see S. 2502), S2799 [4AP] (see H.R. 5079), H1451 [4AP]

———promote efforts to provide a scientific basis for the management of sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 5340), H2502 [10MY]

Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 431), S2902 [5AP]

EPA: advance cooperative conservation efforts, ease use of partnerships to enable environmental stewardship agencies to meet goals and obligations, and promote remediation of inactive and abandoned mines (see S. 2780), S4339 [10MY] (see H.R. 5404), H2705 (see H.R. 5404), H2757 [17MY]

Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see S. 2364), S1644 [2MR]

Great Lakes Interagency Task Force: establish (see S. 2912), S4836 [19MY]

Great Lakes Regional Collaboration: establish (see S. 2912), S4836 [19MY]

Los Angeles River: revitalize (see H.R. 5244), H1916 [27AP]

Marine mammals: condemn votes cast by certain Caribbean countries for resumption of commercial whaling at meeting of International Whaling Commission (see H. Con. Res. 441), H4916 [29JN]

———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. 99), S5717 [12JN]

Motor vehicles: reform setting and calculation of fuel economy standards for passenger automobiles (see S. 2830), S4796 [18MY]

NOAA: recognize National Marine Sanctuaries Program as critical to managing the ocean and Great Lakes resources (see H. Res. 856), H3642 [8JN]

North American Wetlands Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 3617), S6786 [29JN] (see H.R. 5539), H3496 [7JN]

North Carolina: convey Mattamuskeet Lodge and surrounding property to permit use of property as a public facility dedicated to conservation of natural and cultural resources of North Carolina (see H.R. 5094), H1561 [5AP]

Outer Continental Shelf: allocate a portion of the revenue derived from lease sales in the 181 Area to the land and water conservation fund for use by State and local governments for conservation purposes (see S. 3562), S6457 [23JN]

Pima County, AZ: land exchange to consolidate Federal land ownership within the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area (see S. 3497), S5779 [13JN] (see H.R. 5016), H1195 [28MR]

Power resources: enhance energy production, refining, infrastructure, conservation and efficiency capabilities of the U.S. (see S. 2755), S4107 [5MY]

———require that gasoline sold in the U.S. contain a certain percentage of renewable fuel (see H.R. 4774), H387 [16FE]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of idling reduction systems for diesel-powered on-highway vehicles (see H.R. 4672), H24 [31JA]

———encourage charitable contributions of real property for conservation purposes (see H.R. 5056), H1389 [30MR]

———facilitate increased use of alternative fuels for motor vehicles (see S. 2680), S3704 [27AP]

———provide economic incentives for the preservation of open space and conservation of natural resources (see S. 2187), S123 [25JA] (see S. 3603), S6786 [29JN]

———provide incentives to promote energy production and conservation (see S. 2748), S4051 [4MY]

Transportation: set minimum fuel economy requirements for Federal vehicles and authorize grants to States for the purchase of fuel efficient vehicles (see S. 2675), S3704 [27AP]

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]

Factsheets

Ongoing Disaster Assistance Programs for Agricultural Producers: Dept. of Agriculture, S3862 [2MY]

Letters

Environmental and natural resources programs funding: several environmental organizations, S2256 [16MR]

Remarks in House

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 (H.R. 2720), H1936-H1938 [2MY]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5622), E1167 [16JN]

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

———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 (H.R. 5313), H2314 [9MY]

———Office of the Under Sec. for Natural Resources and Environment funding, H3070 [23MY]

———Rural Community Advancement Program funding through reductions in the Natural Resources Conservation Service, H3058 [23MY]

———Wetlands Reserve Program funding, H3093, H3094 [23MY]

Dept. of Energy: Geothermal Technology Program funding, H3179 [24MY]

Dept. of the Interior: participate in design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater within and outside of the service area of Austin, TX (H.R. 2341), H1689 [25AP]

———refine neotropical migratory birds conservation assistance program (H.R. 518), H2605 [16MY], E881 [19MY]

Drought: assessment of drought status for several States, H4376 [21JN]

Earth Day: observance, E637 [27AP]

Ecology and environment: environmental and natural resources programs funding, H1599, H1600 [6AP]

EPA: Energy Star Program funding, H2809, H2810 [18MY]

Fish and fishing: provide emergency disaster assistance to mitigate economic losses caused by declining Klamath River salmon and develop a research and recovery plan for Klamath River salmon, H2807 [18MY]

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

Forest Emergency Recovery and Research Act: strike waivers of existing conservation laws, H2673, H2674 [17MY]

Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas, H2677-H2679 [17MY]

Juab County, UT: provide for conjunctive use of surface and ground water (H.R. 4013), H3726, H3727 [12JN]

Kirkland, Keith: International Paper Co., Conservation Partnership Award recipient, E1198 [19JN]

Los Padres National Forest: eliminate private inholdings through a land exchange with the United Water Conservation District (H.R. 4162), H3727, H3728 [12JN]

Mining and mineral resources: development of oil shale reserves, H4816 [29JN]

Missouri: prohibit funding for Missouri Forest Foundation, H3205 [24MY]

North American Wetlands Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5539), E1034 [7JN]

Ocala National Forest: proposal to sell forest lands, H1170 [28MR], H1425 [4AP], H5050 [12JY]

Power resources: analysis of oil supplies and usage, H207-H213 [8FE], H945-H950 [14MR], H1717-H1728 [25AP], H1898-H1905 [27AP], H1970-H1975 [2MY], H2480 [10MY], H2618-H2624 [16MY], H2874 [18MY], H3988-H3994 [14JN]

———increase the production and use of ethanol, H1169 [28MR], H1902-H1905 [27AP], H2480, H2492, H2493 [10MY], H3124, H3132 [23MY]

———require that gasoline sold in the U.S. contain a certain percentage of ethanol and diesel fuel contain a certain percentage of biodiesel (H.R. 1398), H1823 [26AP]

———require that gasoline sold in the U.S. contain a certain percentage of renewable fuel, H3720 [9JN]

Taxation: encourage charitable contributions of real property for conservation purposes (H.R. 5056), H2314 [9MY]

Texas: Bahia Grande Restoration Project recipient of the Dept. of the Interior Cooperative Conservation Award, E722 [4MY]

Tongass National Forest: prohibit funding for construction and maintenance of roads used for logging, H2840-H2842 [18MY]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 2864), H1134 [28MR], H4798 [29JN]

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: encourage design, planning, and construction of projects to treat impaired surface water, reclaim and reuse impaired groundwater, and provide brine disposal (S. 3638), S7337 [11JY]

Coastal zones: hurricane protection and conservation programs funding, S2242 [16MR]

Crop Science Society of America: anniversary (S. Res. 446), S3631 [26AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: Emergency Conservation Program funding, S3888 [2MY]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize grants and cooperative agreements to advance the Water 2025 Program by improving water conservation, efficiency, and management in Reclamation States (S. 2561), S3218 [6AP]

———modify an amendatory repayment contract with the North Unit Irrigation District (S. 2502), S2804 [4AP]

Ecology and environment: environmental and natural resources programs funding, S2233, S2234, S2256, S2257 [16MR]

Endangered Species Day: designate (S. Res. 431), S3159 [5AP], S4467 [11MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (S. 912), S1531 [28FE], S6410 [22JN]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, S112 [25JA]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: clarify status of certain communities in the western Alaska community development quota program, S6041, S6042 [19JN]

———require collection of data to determine the economic and social impact of fisheries managment plans on local fishing communities, S6042 [19JN]

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

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

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

———protection of certain roadless areas (S. 2364), S1655 [2MR]

Hawaii: sugarcane growers assistance funding, S3860-S3862 [2MY]

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for, and conservation of, the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (S. Con. Res. 99), S5722, S5723 [12JN]

Motor vehicles: encourage the availability and use of vehicles that have improved fuel efficiency, S3855 [2MY]

———reform setting and calculation of fuel economy standards for passenger automobiles (S. 2830), S4798-S4800 [18MY]

New Mexico: assessment of drought and water supply situation, S6630 [28JN]

Pima County, AZ: land exchange to consolidate Federal land ownership within the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area (S. 3497), S5786 [13JN]

Power resources: analysis of oil supplies and usage, S3409-S3411, S3431 [24AP], S3437-S3442 [25AP], S3547-S3550 [26AP], S3781-S3786 [1MY], S3854-S3857 [2MY]

———increase the production and use of ethanol, S1860 [8MR], S4106 [5MY]

———require that gasoline sold in the U.S. contain a certain percentage of renewable fuel, S4106 [5MY]

Supreme Court: decision on Clean Water Act wetlands protection, S6410 [22JN]

Taxation: provide incentives to promote energy production and conservation (S. 2748), S4059 [4MY]

Transportation: set minimum fuel economy requirements for Federal vehicles and authorize grants to States for the purchase of fuel efficient vehicles (S. 2675), S3716 [27AP]

Reports filed

Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1215) (S. Rept. 109-224), S2415 [27MR]

Conjunctive Use of Surface and Ground Water in Juab County, UT: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4013) (H. Rept. 109-443), H1915 [27AP]

Natural Resource Protection Cooperative Agreement Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1288) (S. Rept. 109-233), S3419 [24AP]

Neotropical Migratory Birds Conservation Improvement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 518) (H. Rept. 109-421), 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. 518, Neotropical Migratory Birds Conservation Improvement Act, H2605 [16MY]

H.R. 2341, Dept. of the Interior participation in design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater within and outside of the service area of Austin, TX, H1689 [25AP]

H.R. 2720, Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control Demonstration Act, H1936 [2MY]

H.R. 4013, provide for conjunctive use of surface and ground water in Juab County, UT, H3726 [12JN]

H.R. 4162, Los Padres National Forest Land Exchange Act, H3727 [12JN]

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

S. 2364, Roadless Area Conservation Act, S1655-S1657 [2MR]

S. 2561, Bureau of Reclamation Water Conservation, Efficiency, and Management Improvement Act, S3218 [6AP]

S. 2748, Enhanced Energy Security Tax Incentives Act, S4068-S4072 [4MY]

S. 2830, Corporate Average Fuel Economy Reform Act, S4799 [18MY]

S. 3638, Water Recycling and Riverside-Corona Feeder Act, S7337 [11JY]

S. Con. Res. 99, 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, S5721 [12JN]

S. Res. 431, Endangered Species Day, S2918, S3159 [5AP]

S. Res. 446, Crop Science Society of America anniversary, S3598, S3631 [26AP]