NATIONAL FORESTS

Amendments

Depts. of the Interior and Energy, and Forest Service: authorize certain programs (S. 2739), S2809, S2824 [9AP], S2868, S2871, S2872, S2874, S2951 [10AP]

Monongahela National Forest: designate additional lands as wilderness (H.R. 5151), S9731 [26SE]

Articles and editorials

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

Bills and resolutions

Alaska: allow to fulfill a portion of remaining statehood land entitlement by selecting certain Tongass National Forest lands to be managed and operated by State Dept. of Natural Resources (see H.R. 6682), H7628 [30JY]

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

California: tribute to firefighters and emergency workers for courageous actions in fighting wildfires (see S. Res. 714), S10743 [20NO]

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]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify authority regarding additional recreational uses of National Forest System lands subject to ski area permits (see H.R. 6553), H6727 [17JY]

———conduct a ``Charter Forest'' demonstration project on National Forest System lands in Colorado to protect and improve forest health, safety, and diversity (see H.R. 6189), H4974 [4JN]

———retain and utilize special use permit fees collected in connection with operation of certain marinas in northern California and Multnomah Falls Lodge in Oregon (see H.R. 5671), H1888 [1AP]

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]

Depts. of the Interior and Energy, and Forest Service: authorize certain programs (see S. 2616), S815 [8FE] (see S. 2739), S1818 [10MR]

Firefighters: commending firefighters from California and throughout the U.S. for their courageous actions and sacrifices in fighting the California wildfires (see H. Res. 1322), H6229 [8JY]

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 7090), H9973 [25SE]

———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]

———expand access of private landowners, assure sustainable forest practices, and establish a relationship between Federal and private forest lands relative to biomass and carbon trading activities (see H.R. 6830), H7808 [1AU]

———expand areas of Federal land on which certain hazardous fuel reduction projects may be conducted (see H.R. 6787), H7806 [1AU]

Fort Valley Experimental Forest: anniversary of first experimental forest (see H. Con. Res. 422), H8577 [22SE]

Jefferson National Forest: convey the New River State Park campground to Virginia (see H.R. 6182), H4974 [4JN]

Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Forest Heritage Area: establish (see S. 3045), S4621 [21MY]

Kittitas County, WA: convey a parcel of National Forest System land to facilitate construction of a new fire and rescue station (see S. 2601), S733 [6FE]

Mendocino National Forest: provide for an exchange of certain lands (see H.R. 6159), H4830 [22MY]

Monongahela National Forest: designate additional lands as wilderness (see S. 2581), S492 [30JA] (see H.R. 5151), H554 [29JA]

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]

Ouachita National Forest: convey certain land in Oklahoma to the Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy Scouts (see S. 2876), S3144 [17AP]

Ozark National Forest: anniversary (see H. Res. 1158), H2852 [29AP]

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

———promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal land (see H.R. 5216), H556 [29JA]

Sawtooth National Forest: designate a previously unnamed peak in the Sawtooth Wilderness as Mount Ernie Day (see H.R. 6839), H7853 [8SE]

Superior National Forest: authorize sale of certain lands (see S. 3411), S7905 [31JY]

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]

Cloture motions

Depts. of the Interior and Energy, and Forest Service: authorize certain programs (S. 2739), S2607 [4AP]

Letters

Consolidated Natural Resources Act: Senator Bingaman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S2863 [10AP]

Consolidated Resources Act: Senator Bingaman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S1869 [11MR]

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]

Wild Monongahela Act—A National Legacy for West Virginia's Special Places: Representative Collin C. Peterson, Committee on Agriculture (House), H2498 [22AP]

———Representative Rahall, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H2498 [22AP]

Lists

Specific public land management authorizations in H.R. 1551, Wild Monongahela Act—A National Legacy for West Virginia's Special Places, S10165 [30SE]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify authority regarding additional recreational uses of National Forest System lands subject to ski area permits (H.R. 6553), E1502 [17JY]

———convey certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest to Jefferson County, MT, for use as a cemetery (H.R. 3702), H5421 [17JN]

Depts. of the Interior and Energy, and Forest Service: authorize certain programs (S. 2739), H2773-H2814, H2833, H2834 [29AP], H5118 [10JN], E728 [24AP], E788, E804 [1MY], E809, E817 [5MY]

Firefighters: commending firefighters for their courageous actions and sacrifices in fighting the California wildfires, E2256 [19NO]

———commending firefighters from California and throughout the U.S. for their courageous actions and sacrifices in fighting the California wildfires (H. Res. 1322), H6291-H6293 [9JY], E1495 [17JY]

Florida National Forest Land Management Act: authorize conveyance of an additional tract of National Forest System land (H.R. 1374), E684 [22AP]

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (H.R. 7090), E2041 [27SE]

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

Kittitas County, WA: convey a parcel of National Forest System land to facilitate construction of a new fire and rescue station, H2812 [29AP]

Mendocino National Forest: provide for an exchange of certain lands (H.R. 6159), H8497, H8498 [22SE]

Monongahela National Forest: designate additional lands as wilderness (H.R. 5151), H2497-H2499 [22AP], E99 [29JA]

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

Ouachita National Forest: convey certain land in Oklahoma to the Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy Scouts (H.R. 2675), H1784, H1785 [31MR]

Ozark National Forest: anniversary (H. Res. 1158), H5057-H5059 [9JN]

Power resources: promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal land (H.R. 5216), E96 [29JA]

Roosevelt National Forest: provide for a boundary adjustment and land conveyances to correct effects of an erroneous land survey (H.R. 3299), H8501, H8502 [22SE]

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]

Wasatch-Cache National Forest: provide for a land exchange with Bountiful, UT, and further land ownership consolidation (H.R. 3473), H1199 [4MR]

Washington: expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness and protect the watershed of the Pratt River (H.R. 4113), E1142 [4JN]

Willamette National Forest: designate a Forest Service trail at Waldo Lake as a national recreation trail in honor of James Weaver, H2808 [29AP]

Remarks in Senate

California: tribute to firefighters and emergency workers for courageous actions in fighting wildfires (S. Res. 714), S10775 [20NO]

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]

Depts. of the Interior and Energy, and Forest Service: authorize certain programs (S. 2616), S821 [8FE], S823 [11FE]

———authorize certain programs (S. 2739), S1822, S1823 [10MR], S1825 [11MR], S2606 [4AP], S2861-S2919, S2934, S2935 [10AP], S3973 [8MY]

———authorize certain programs (S. 2739), unanimous-consent agreement, S2809 [9AP]

Firefighters: commend firefighters for their courageous actions and sacrifices in fighting the California wildfires and pledge support for victims, S6525 [10JY]

Forest Service: authorize direct tribal governmental participation in State and private forestry conservation and support activities and enhance and facilitate tribal relations on National Forest System lands, S4228 [15MY]

———provide free of charge any portions of trees or forest product to Native American tribes for cultural or traditional purposes providing products are not used for commercial purposes, S4227 [15MY]

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]

Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Forest Heritage Area: establish (S. 3045), S4623 [21MY]

Kittitas County, WA: convey a parcel of National Forest System land to facilitate construction of a new fire and rescue station (S. 2601), S740 [6FE]

Monongahela National Forest: designate additional lands as wilderness (H.R. 5151), S539 [31JA], S10165 [30SE]

———designate additional lands as wilderness (S. 2581), S499 [30JA]

Mount Hood National Forest: protect for future generations the recreational opportunities, forests, timber, clean water, wilderness and scenic values, and diverse habitat, S2865 [10AP]

———protect for future generations the recreational opportunities, forests, timber, clean water, wilderness and scenic values, and diverse habitat (S. 647), S1371, S1372 [28FE], S5721 [18JN]

National Park Service: require the transfer of certain funds to be used to dispose of excess, unused, and unneeded Federal property described in the candidate asset disposition list, S2874-S2876 [10AP]

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]

Ozark-St. Francis National Forests: anniversary, S1382 [28FE]

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

White Mountain National Forest: support Forest Service management of proposed timber harvesting projects, S1377 [28FE]

Reports filed

Bountiful City Land Consolidation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3473), S8853 [16SE]

———Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3473) (H. Rept. 110-534), H1187 [3MR]

Colorado Northern Front Range Mountain Backdrop Protection Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 903), S8853 [16SE]

Deafy Glade Land Exchange Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6159) (H. Rept. 110-861), H8475 [18SE]

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

Help To Access Land for the Education of Scouts (HALE Scouts) Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2675) (H. Rept. 110-553), H1820 [31MR]

Idaho Wilderness Boundary Modification Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1802) (S. Rept. 110-299), S2943 [10AP]

Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Forest Heritage Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 3045), S8854 [16SE]

Montana Cemetery Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2124) (S. Rept. 110-361), S5656 [16JN]

———Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3702) (H. Rept. 110-713), H5480 [17JN]

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

Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness and Indian Peaks Wilderness Expansion Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1380) (S. Rept. 110-358), S5656 [16JN]

Roosevelt National Forest Boundary Adjustment and Land Conveyances to Correct Effects of an Erroneous Land Survey: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3299) (H. Rept. 110-793), H7306 [29JY]

Sante Fe National Forest Title Claim Resolution Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1939) (S. Rept. 110-301), S2943 [10AP]

Snoqualmie Pass Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1285) (S. Rept. 110-379), S5656 [16JN]

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

Virginia Ridge and Valley Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 570) (S. Rept. 110-349), S5656 [16JN]

Wild Monongahela Act—A National Legacy for West Virginia's Special Places: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 5151) (S. Rept. 110-391), S5657 [16JN]

———Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5151) (H. Rept. 110-598), H2551 [22AP]

Wyoming Range Legacy Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2229) (S. Rept. 110-363), S5656 [16JN]

Summaries

Wildlife Risk Reduction and Renewable Biomass Utilization Act (H.R. 5216), E98 [29JA]

Table of contents

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

Tables

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) congressionally directed spending item certification pursuant to Senate Rules, S1869 [11MR]

Congressionally directed Consolidated Natural Resources Act expenditures with or to an entity or targeted to a specific State, locality, or congressional district, S2863 [10AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 1158, Ozark National Forest anniversary, H5057 [9JN]

H. Res. 1322, commending firefighters from California and throughout the U.S. for their courageous actions and sacrifices in fighting the California wildfires, H6291 [9JY]

H.R. 2675, Help To Access Land for the Education of Scouts (HALE Scouts) Act, H1784 [31MR]

H.R. 3299, Roosevelt National Forest boundary adjustment and land conveyances to correct effects of an erroneous land survey, H8501 [22SE]

H.R. 3473, Bountiful City Land Consolidation Act, H1199 [4MR]

H.R. 3702, Montana Cemetery Act, H5421 [17JN]

H.R. 5151, Wild Monongahela Act—A National Legacy for West Virginia's Special Places, H2497 [22AP]

H.R. 6159, Deafy Glade Land Exchange Act, H8497 [22SE]

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

S. 2601, Snoqualmie Pass Land Conveyance Act, S741 [6FE]

S. 2739, Consolidated Natural Resources Act, S2883-S2917 [10AP], H2773-H2806 [29AP]

S. 3045, Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Forest Heritage Area Act, S4623-S4625 [21MY]

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

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

S. Res. 714, tribute to firefighters and emergency workers for courageous actions in fighting wildfires in California, S10753, S10775 [20NO]