BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

Amendments

California: transfer certain BLM lands in Riverside and San Diego Counties to be held in trust for the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians (H.R. 2963), H10609 [29SE]

Forest Service and Depts. of the Interior and Energy: authorize certain programs and activities (S. 2483), S452, S453 [29JA], S502 [30JA]

National Landscape Conservation System: establish (H.R. 2016), H2105, H2106, H2107, H2108, H2109, H2110, H2112 [9AP]

———establish (H.R. 2016), consideration (H. Res. 1084), H2096 [9AP]

Articles and editorials

For House Democratic Leaders, Rural Counties Are Not a Priority, H10064 [26SE]

Bills and resolutions

Arizona: provide for the exchange and conveyance of certain national forest land and other land in southeast Arizona (see S. 3157), S5753 [18JN]

———withdraw Tusayan Ranger District and BLM-managed Federal land in the vicinity of Kanab Creek and in House Rock Valley from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see H.R. 5583), H1538 [11MR]

Carson City, NV: promote conservation and provide for sensible development (see S. 3393), S7904 [31JY] (see S. 3603), S9493 [25SE] (see H.R. 7282), H10844 [19NO]

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 S. 2898), S3257 [22AP]

Colorado: 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. 3066), S4793 [22MY]

———provide for orderly and balanced development of energy resources within the Roan Plateau Planning Area (see S. 2879), S3144 [17AP] (see H.R. 5851), H2486 [17AP]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain lands in Clark and Nye Counties, NV, to the Nevada System of Higher Education (see S. 3595), S9493 [25SE] (see H.R. 7131), H10130 [26SE]

———take land into trust for the Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada (see S. 3724), S10812 [8DE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: designate certain wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, and authorize certain programs and activities (see S. 3213), S6285 [26JN]

Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area: establish (see S. 3065), S4793 [22MY] (see H.R. 6162), H4830 [22MY]

Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area: establish (see S. 3065), S4793 [22MY] (see H.R. 6162), H4830 [22MY]

Dona Ana County, NM: establish special preservation areas and rangeland preservation areas (see H.R. 6300), H5580 [18JN]

Fire prevention: promote fire-safe communities (see H.R. 5218), H557 [29JA]

Forests: establish a program to carry out collaborative ecological restoration treatments for priority forest landscapes on public land (see S. 2593), S658 [5FE] (see H.R. 5263), H811 [7FE]

Las Vegas, NV: convey certain public land in Nevada to Las Vegas Motor Speedway (see H.R. 6223), H5213 [10JN]

National Landscape Conservation System: establish (H.R. 2016), consideration (see H. Res. 1084), H2068 [8AP]

Oregon: designate certain lands as wilderness (see S. 3088), S5204 [5JN] (see H.R. 6290), H5579 [18JN]

———designate certain lands as wilderness and provide for the exchange of certain Federal and non-Federal lands (see S. 3089), S5204 [5JN]

Pima County, AZ: land exchange to consolidate Federal land ownership within Las Cienegas National Conservation Area and Saguaro National Park (see H.R. 5177), H555 [29JA]

Power resources: expedite exploration and development of oil and gas from Federal lands (see H.R. 6379), H6173 [26JN]

———give priority to consideration of applications for permits and other authorizations required for renewable energy projects on Federal public land (see H.R. 6909), H8275 [16SE]

———open certain Federal lands to leasing for exploration, development, and production of oil shale resources (see H.R. 6715), H7785 [31JY]

———terminate or suspend Federal restrictions on exploration, development, or production of oil, gas, or oil shale and facilitate construction of new oil refineries (see H.R. 6463), H6405 [10JY] (see H.R. 6717), H7785 [31JY]

Public lands: provide opportunities for continued recreational shooting on certain Federal public land (see H.R. 6449), H6342 [9JY]

Solar energy: exempt any solar energy project on managed lands from an environmental impact statement requirement (see H.R. 6527), H6674 [16JY]

Utah: authorize exchange of certain land between the Boy Scouts of America Utah National Parks Council and Brian Head Ski Resort (see H.R. 6097), H4321 [20MY]

Wilderness areas: designate as wilderness additional National Forest System, BLM, and National Parks Service lands in West Virginia, Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, and California (see H.R. 5610), H1700 [13MR]

Letters

Energy related amendments to Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations legislation: several Senators, Committee on Appropriations (Senate), S7843 [31JY]

Forest Service and Depts. of the Interior and Energy programs and activities authorization: Peter R. Orszag, CBO, S2876 [10AP]

———Senator Bingaman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S599 [4FE]

Removal of regulatory roadblocks to oil and gas drilling: Representatives Pearce, Rob Bishop, and Cannon, H6699, H6700 [17JY]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act reauthorization: Diane Shust and Randall Moody, National Education Association, H10000 [26SE]

———Robert E. Douglas, National Forest Counties and Schools Coalition, H9899 [25SE]

Motions

National Landscape Conservation System: establish (H.R. 2016), H2117 [9AP]

Remarks in House

California: designate Piedras Blancas Light Station and surrounding lands as an Outstanding Natural Area administered by the National Landscape Conservation System, H2813 [29AP]

———transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands from BLM to BIA and take such lands into trust for Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria (H.R. 3490), H2771 [29AP], E782 [30AP]

———transfer certain BLM lands in Riverside and San Diego Counties to be held in trust for the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians (H.R. 2963), E1175 [9JN]

———transfer certain BLM lands in Riverside and San Diego Counties to be held in trust for the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians (H.R. 2963), Senate amendment, H10609 [29SE]

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 (H.R. 816), H1198, H1199 [4MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit establishment of National Landscape Conservation System from impeding efforts to secure the borders of the U.S., H2103, H2106 [9AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations, H5459 [17JN]

Fire prevention: promote fire-safe communities (H.R. 5218), E96 [29JA]

———promote fire-safe communities (S. 2390), E96 [29JA]

Florida: designate the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and the surrounding Federal land as an Outstanding Natural Area and as a unit of the National Landscape Conservation System (H.R. 1922), H1201-H1203, H1207, H1208 [4MR], H2104 [9AP], E693 [23AP]

Forests: establish a program to carry out collaborative ecological restoration treatments for priority forest landscapes on public land (H.R. 5263), E136 [7FE]

Government regulations: prohibit issuance of regulations for commercial-scale leasing of oil shale, H4296 [20MY]

National Landscape Conservation System: allow energy development on lands, H2109 [9AP]

———ensure policies do not supersede or change previously-enacted management principles governing the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area, H2112 [9AP]

———establish (H.R. 2016), H2060 [8AP], H2099-H2119 [9AP], E588, E589 [10AP]

———establish (H.R. 2016), consideration (H. Res. 1084), H2093-H2098 [9AP]

———establish (H.R. 2016), motion to recommit, H2117 [9AP]

———maintain access to hunting, fishing, trapping, and recreational shooting on lands, H2109, H2110 [9AP]

———preserve existing grazing rights lands, H2102, H2110, H2111 [9AP]

———prohibit lawsuits based on how BLM manages land, H2107 [9AP]

———repeal provision in establishing legislation that incorporates the term ``values'' into land management guidelines, H2108, H2109 [9AP]

———repeal provisions in the preamble of establishing legislation in order to maintain flexibility in land management practices, H2107, H2108 [9AP]

Oregon: designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 6290), E1267 [18JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, H5427 [17JN]

Power resources: expedite exploration and development of oil and gas from Federal lands (H.R. 6379), H6694 [17JY]

———give priority to consideration of applications for permits and other authorizations required for renewable energy projects on Federal public land (H.R. 6909), H8166 [16SE]

———impact of policy of restricting oil and gas exploration activities and renewable energy development on public lands, H2102 [9AP]

———potential use of oil shale, H5498 [18JN]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize, H9890-H9893, H9899-H9904, H9939-H9947 [25SE], H9997, H10000, H10002, H10004, H10054, H10063-H10067, H10082 [26SE]

U.S. Fire Administration: develop and provide information and training on importance of clearing biomass in wildland areas of Federal lands in order to promote the safety of firefighters, H1987, H1988 [3AP]

Remarks in Senate

California: transfer certain BLM lands in Riverside and San Diego Counties to be held in trust for the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians (H.R. 2963), S9851, S9852 [26SE]

Carson City, NV: promote conservation and provide for sensible development (S. 3393), S7948 [31JY]

———promote conservation and provide for sensible development (S. 3603), S9516 [25SE]

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 (S. 2898), S3259 [22AP]

Colorado: provide for orderly and balanced development of energy resources within the Roan Plateau Planning Area (S. 2879), S3147 [17AP]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain lands in Clark and Nye Counties, NV, to the Nevada System of Higher Education (S. 3595), S9503 [25SE]

———take land into trust for the Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada (S. 3724), S10815 [8DE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: designate certain wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, and authorize certain programs and activities (S. 3213), S6292, S6306 [26JN], S6309 [27JN]

El Malpais National Conservation Area: anniversary, S2433 [3AP]

Forests: establish a program to carry out collaborative ecological restoration treatments for priority forest landscapes on public land (S. 2593), S659 [5FE], S681 [6FE]

———establish a program to carry out collaborative ecological restoration treatments to sequester carbon and reduce emissions, S4950-S4952 [3JN], S5161 [5JN], S8995 [18SE]

Government regulations: prohibit issuance of regulations for commercial-scale leasing of oil shale, S3464 [29AP]

Oregon: designate certain lands as wilderness and provide for the exchange of certain Federal and non-Federal lands (S. 3089), S5211 [5JN]

———designate certain lands as wilderness (S. 3088), S5211 [5JN]

———end commercial logging of old growth forests and expedite restoration of forests by thinning acres of dry, at-risk vegetation, S5776-S5778 [19JN]

Power resources: potential use of oil shale, S3464 [29AP], S3992 [12MY], S5427 [10JN], S5469 [11JN], S5565, S5580-S5583 [12JN]

———terminate or suspend Federal restrictions on exploration, development, and production of oil shale, S6860, S6863 [16JY], S6881 [17JY]

Real estate: require citizens' approval of Federal Government land grabs, S2871, S2872 [10AP]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize, S703 [6FE], S4561 [21MY], S6103, S6114 [25JN], S8520 [15SE], S9244, S9252, S9261 [23SE]

Taxation: payment in lieu of taxes program funding, S703 [6FE]

Reports filed

Arizona National Scenic Trail Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1304) (S. Rept. 110-290), S2943 [10AP]

BLM Conveyance of Parcels of Land to Twin Falls, ID: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2354), S8853 [16SE]

BLM Conveyance of White Acre and Gambel Oak Properties to Park City, UT: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 838), S8853 [16SE]

Boy Scouts of America Land Transfer Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 900) (S. Rept. 110-356), S5656 [16JN]

Consideration of H.R. 2016, National Landscape Conservation System Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1084) (H. Rept. 110-573), H2068 [8AP]

Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area and Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 3065), S8854 [16SE]

Forest Landscape Restoration Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2593) (S. Rept. 110-370), S5656 [16JN]

Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1143) (S. Rept. 110-288), S2943 [10AP]

———Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1922) (H. Rept. 110-536), H1187 [3MR]

Las Cienegas Enhancement and Saguaro National Park Boundary Adjustment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1341) (S. Rept. 110-292), S2943 [10AP]

Lesser Prairie Chicken National Habitat Preservation Area Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3930) (H. Rept. 110-632), H3775 [13MY]

National Landscape Conservation System Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2016) (H. Rept. 110-561), H1888 [1AP]

Orchard Detention Basin Flood Control Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 816), S8853 [16SE]

———Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 816) (H. Rept. 110-531), H1187 [3MR]

Oregon Badlands Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 3088), S8854 [16SE]

Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Land Transfer Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2963) (S. Rept. 110-503), S9491 [25SE]

Sale of Approximately 25 Acres of Public Land to the Turn-About Ranch, Escalante, UT, at Fair Market Value: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 832) (S. Rept. 110-354), S5656 [16JN]

Southern Nevada Limited Transition Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1377) (S. Rept. 110-294), S2943 [10AP]

Spring Basin Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 3089), S8854 [16SE]

Tuolumne Me-Wuk Land Transfer Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3490), S8853 [16SE]

———Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3490) (H. Rept. 110-609), H2851 [29AP]

Utah Recreational Land Exchange Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 390), S8853 [16SE]

Summaries

Fire-Safe Communities Act (H.R. 5218), E97 [29JA]

Table of contents

Omnibus Public Land Management Act (S. 3213), S6292 [26JN]

Tables

Congressionally directed Forest Service and Depts. of the Interior and Energy expenditures with or to an entity or targeted to a specific State, locality, or congressional district, S599 [4FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 1084, consideration of H.R. 2016, National Landscape Conservation System Act, H2093 [9AP]

H.R. 816, Orchard Detention Basin Flood Control Act, H1198 [4MR]

H.R. 1922, Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area Act, H1201 [4MR]

H.R. 2016, National Landscape Conservation System Act, H2105 [9AP]

H.R. 2963, Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Land Transfer Act, S9851 [26SE]

H.R. 3490, Tuolumne Me-Wuk Land Transfer Act, H2771 [29AP]

S. 2593, Forest Landscape Restoration Act, S660-S662 [5FE]

S. 2898, Orchard Detention Basin Flood Control Act, S3259 [22AP]

S. 3088, Oregon Badlands Wilderness Act, S5211-S5213 [5JN]

S. 3089, Spring Basin Wilderness Act, S5213 [5JN]

S. 3393, Carson City Vital Community Act, S7949-S7952 [31JY]

S. 3595, Southern Nevada Higher Education Land Act, S9504 [25SE]

S. 3603, Carson City Vital Community Act, S9516-S9518 [25SE]

S. 3724, Elko Indian Colony Expansion Act, S10815 [8DE]