LAND USE

Amendments

Native Americans: technical corrections to certain laws (H.R. 3351), S3397 [7AP], H1933 [2MY]

Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act: amend (S. 1003), S3909, S3915, S3918, S3924 [2MY]

Bills and resolutions

Bureau of Reclamation: conduct a feasibility study of the Sierra Vista Subwatershed in Arizona (see H.R. 5460), H3137 [23MY]

Clark County, NV: 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 H.R. 5155), H1678 [6AP]

Colorado: establish a pilot project for remediation of abandoned and inactive hardrock mines in the Upper Animas River basin (see H.R. 5071), H1389 [30MR]

Immigration: prohibit unauthorized construction, financing, or reckless permitting (on one's land) the construction or use of a tunnel or subterranean passageway between the U.S. and another country (see S. 2355), S1644 [2MR] (see S. 2652), S3588 [26AP]

Indian Land Consolidation Act: modify certain requirements (see S. 3526), S5950 [15JN]

Jicarilla Apache Reservation: ratify land dispute settlement with Rio Arriba County, NM, authorize patent for lands acquired by the county, and modify reservation boundaries (see H.R. 4876), H565 [2MR]

Mining and mineral resources: improve surface mining control and reclamation (see S. 2616), S3378 [7AP]

Native Americans: settle court claims of the Pueblo of Isleta Indian Tribe and restore, improve, and develop reservation lands and natural resources (see S. 3648), S7415 [12JY]

———treatment of actual rental proceeds from leases of land acquired under a program providing agricultural loans to Indian tribes and tribal corporations (see H.R. 5779), H5128 [12JY]

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]

Power resources: support the ``25 x 25 Initiative'' which envisions that farm, forestry, and ranch lands will provide at least 25 percent of the energy consumed in the U.S. by the year 2025 (see S. Con. Res. 97), S5599 [7JN] (see H. Con. Res. 369), H1320 [29MR] (see H. Con. Res. 424), H3496 [7JN]

Reno, NV: validate certain conveyances made by the Union Pacific Railroad Co., of lands that were originally conveyed by the U.S. to facilitate construction of transcontinental railroads (see S. 2204), S211 [26JA]

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]

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

Remarks in House

BLM: convey White Acre and Gambel Oak properties to Park City, UT (H.R. 3462), H4923 [10JY]

———suspension of funding for Oregon State University study on the impact of logging in national forests burned by wildfires, H159 [7FE]

Jicarilla Apache Reservation: ratify land dispute settlement with Rio Arriba County, NM, authorize patent for lands acquired by the county, and modify reservation boundaries (H.R. 4876), E269 [2MR]

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

Massachusetts: construction of wind turbine energy facility in Nantucket Sound, H4525 [26JN]

Native Americans: technical corrections to certain laws (H.R. 3351), H1933-H1936 [2MY]

Petroleum: promote oil shale and tar sand development, H2621 [16MY]

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

Remarks in Senate

Immigration: prohibit unauthorized construction, financing, or reckless permitting (on one's land) the construction or use of a tunnel or subterranean passageway between the U.S. and another country, S7317 [11JY]

———prohibit unauthorized construction, financing, or reckless permitting (on one's land) the construction or use of a tunnel or subterranean passageway between the U.S. and another country (S. 2355), S1646 [2MR]

Indian Land Consolidation Act: modify certain requirements (S. 3526), S5963 [15JN]

Massachusetts: construction of wind turbine energy facility in Nantucket Sound, S4185-S4187 [9MY]

Native Americans: settle court claims of the Pueblo of Isleta Indian Tribe and restore, improve, and develop reservation lands and natural resources (S. 3648), S7422, S7424 [12JY]

———technical corrections to certain laws (H.R. 3351), S3402, S3403 [7AP]

Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act: amend (S. 1003), S3918, S3924 [2MY]

Power resources: support the ``25 x 25 Initiative'' which envisions that farm, forestry, and ranch lands will provide at least 25 percent of the energy consumed in the U.S. by the year 2025 (S. Con. Res. 97), S5605 [7JN]

Reports filed

BLM Conveyance of White Acre and Gambel Oak Properties to Park City, UT: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3462) (H. Rept. 109-418), H1740 [25AP]

Boy Scouts of America Land Transfer Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 476) (S. Rept. 109-231), S3419 [24AP]

Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center Lease Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1913) (S. Rept. 109-238), S3419 [24AP]

Federal and District of Columbia Government Real Property Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3699) (H. Rept. 109-316), H159 [7FE]

National Indian Gaming Commission Clarification of Authority To Regulate Class III Gaming and To Limit Lands Eligible for Gaming: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2078) (S. Rept. 109-261), S5489 [6JN]

Texts of

H.R. 3351, Native Americans Technical Corrections Act, H1933-H1935 [2MY]

H.R. 3462, White Acre and Gambel Oak property conveyance to Park City, UT, H4923 [10JY]

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

S. 1003, Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act amendment, S3918, S3924-S3930 [2MY]

S. 2355, Border Tunnel Prevention Act, S1646 [2MR]

S. 3526, Indian Land Consolidation Act requirement modification, S5964 [15JN]

S. 3648, Pueblo of Isleta Settlement and Natural Resources Restoration Act, S7423 [12JY]

S. Con. Res. 97, support the ``25 x 25 Initiative'' which envisions that farm, forestry, and ranch lands will provide at least 25 percent of the energy consumed in the U.S. by the year 2025, S5605 [7JN]