LAND USE

Amendments

Native Americans: authorize the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, the Coquille Indian Tribe, and the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians of Oregon to obtain 99-year lease authority for trust land (S. 3192), S9859 [26SE]

Articles and editorials

Society We Live In, S4960 [3JN]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: encourage owners and operators of privately held farm, ranch, and forest land to make their land available for access by the public for maple-tapping under State or tribal programs (see S. 2947), S3595 [30AP]

Aurora, CO: convey certain non-Federal land to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs to be used for construction of a veterans medical facility (see S. 3030), S4375 [19MY] (see H.R. 6591), H7058 [23JY]

Big Thicket National Preserve: adjust boundary and provide for three ecotourism projects within the preserve (see H.R. 5891), H2758 [24AP]

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: provide for the distribution of certain mineral revenues (see S. 2857), S3025 [15AP] (see H.R. 5807), H2355 [15AP]

Corps of Engineers: establish and collect recreation fees relative to Corps-administered land and water (see S. 3305), S7030 [22JY]

Dept. of Energy: expedite construction of new refining capacity on brownfield sites (see H.R. 6329), H5796 [20JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide authority to procure real property and accept in-kind donations (see H.R. 5743), H2150 [9AP]

Dept. of the Interior: allow issuance of oil shale leasing regulations (see S. 3062), S4793 [22MY]

———develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with land management, conservation, and development and identify land that no longer needs to be federally owned (see S. 3043), S4487 [20MY] (see H.R. 5532), H1341 [5MR]

———establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 6107), H4452 [21MY]

———establish oil and gas leasing program for public lands within the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 6758), H7787 [31JY]

———prohibit oil or gas leases on certain tracts in the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf until it is determined whether to list the polar bear as a threatened or endangered species (see H.R. 5058), H349 [17JA] (see H.R. 5588), H1538 [11MR]

Everglades National Park: provide for resolution of several land ownership and related issues relative to parcels of land (see S. 3340), S7526 [26JY] (see H.R. 6728), H7786 [31JY]

FERC: conduct local hearings before issuing permits or other authorization for any action that may affect land use in any locality (see S. 3733), S10946 [11DE]

Forest Service: provide financial assistance to States for the acquisition of land to preserve and maintain such land for traditional use by the public (see H.R. 5820), H2442 [16AP]

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

———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]

Health: stimulate social policy and community environments to improve health by encouraging policies and programs to improve community health by policy and design (see S. 3571), S9415 [24SE]

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see S. 2750), S1999 [12MR]

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 5171), H555 [29JA]

Native Americans: authorize conveyance and interests of tribal lands by the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior of Chippewa Indians (see H.R. 5521), H1188 [3MR]

———authorize the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, the Coquille Indian Tribe, and the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians of Oregon to obtain 99-year lease authority for trust land (see S. 3192), S6158 [25JN]

———technical corrections to certain laws (see H.R. 5680), H1972 [2AP]

Power resources: determine quickest and most responsible way to access and develop oil shale resources and tar sands resources on Federal lands (see H.R. 6211), H5110 [9JN]

———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]

———promote oil shale and tar sands leasing (see S. 3019), S4182 [14MY]

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects (see S. 2779), S2133 [13MR] (see H.R. 5661), H1821 [31MR]

Taxation: increase maximum reduction in estate tax value for farmland and other special use property and restore and increase estate tax deduction for family-owned businesses (see H.R. 6289), H5579 [18JN]

———provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland to encourage the continued use of property for farming (see S. 2637), S1054 [14FE] (see H.R. 5134), H456 [23JA]

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: allow recreation organizations to cross wilderness areas on established trails (see H.R. 6917), H8275 [16SE]

Letters

Allow issuance of oil shale leasing regulations: C. Stephen Allred, Dept. of the Interior, S4801 [22MY]

———Dirk Kempthorne, Sec. of the Interior, S4802 [22MY]

Committee on Natural Resources (House) report on oil companies holding non-producing leases which could produce oil: C. Stephen Allred, Dept. of the Interior, H6113 [26JN]

Public Land Communities Transition Assistance Act: Representative DeFazio, H4926 [4JN]

Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act: several oil industry organizations, H6120 [26JN]

Scientific process used to find and develop oil and natural gas resources: Willard R. Green, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, H6111, H6117, H6156 [26JN]

Lists

Permits, plans, and surveys for development of an oil and gas lease onshore, H6114 [26JN]

Plans and permits required to bring an oil and gas lease to production, H6114 [26JN]

Remarks in House

Antigua and Barbados: condemn attempts to expropriate property owned by U.S. citizens, E1891 [24SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a project to allocate acreage for production of fruits and vegetables for processing, H3820 [14MY]

Dept. of the Interior: allow issuance of oil shale leasing regulations, H8228 [16SE]

———authorize leasing of a portion of the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center for use as a visitor center for the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (H.R. 1423), H6187-H6189 [8JY]

———establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (H.R. 6107), H4836 [3JN], H4879 [4JN], H5791 [20JN], H6211 [8JY], H6300 [9JY], H6797 [22JY], H7069 [24JY], H7648 [31JY]

———prohibit from issuing new Federal oil and gas leases to holders of existing leases who do not diligently develop the lands subject to such existing leases or relinquish such leases, H5413 [17JN], H5847, H5861 [23JN], H5868, H5869 [24JN], H6685, H6703-H6709 [17JY], H6798, H6799 [22JY], H6830 [23JY], H7065, H7151 [24JY]

———prohibit from issuing new Federal oil and gas leases to holders of existing leases who do not diligently develop the lands subject to such existing leases or relinquish such leases (H.R. 6251), H5397-H5401 [12JN], H5419, H5423 [17JN], H5549, H5573-H5577 [18JN], H5723 [19JN], H5785 [20JN], H5814, H5815 [23JN], H5873, H5875, H5998, H6003, H6006 [24JN], H6012, H6013, H6015 [25JN], H6093, H6094, H6095, H6097, H6099, H6110-H6121, H6126, H6128, H6136, H6146, H6153, H6160 [26JN], H6234, H6237, H6241, H6281, H6284, H6334 [9JY], H6458, H6459, H6461, H6463, H6465 [14JY], H6506, H6563-H6565 [15JY], H6580, H6643, H6663 [16JY], H6790, H6791 [22JY], H7051 [23JY], H7288 [29JY], E1217 [12JN]

———prohibit oil or gas leases on certain tracts in the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf until it is determined whether to list the polar bear as a threatened or endangered species (H.R. 5058), E46 [17JA]

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

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. 3522), H2770 [29AP], E779 [30AP]

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (H.R. 5171), E110 [29JA]

Native Americans: technical corrections to certain laws (H.R. 5680), H5490, H5491 [18JN]

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]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: make payments to local governments in which entitlement land is located and provide transitional payments to entities previously entitled to payments (H.R. 3058), H2557 [23AP], H2662 [24AP], H2865 [30AP], H2953, H2991 [1MY], H3057 [6MY], H3191 [8MY], H3780 [14MY], H3890 [15MY], H4158 [20MY], H4326 [21MY], H4861 [3JN], H4919-H4927 [4JN], E1158 [5JN]

Utah: convey parcels of land to Mantua, UT (H.R. 3849), H8500, H8501 [22SE]

———require conveyance of certain public land within the boundaries of Camp Williams to support training and readiness of the Utah National Guard (H.R. 3651), H1785, H1786 [31MR]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of the Interior: allow issuance of oil shale leasing regulations, S7012 [22JY], S7096, S7102, S7105-S7107, S7139 [23JY], S7215, S7234 [24JY], S7513, S7522 [26JY], S7592, S7618 [29JY], S7740 [30JY], S7829, S7837 [31JY], S8812 [16SE], S9569, S9575 [26SE]

———allow issuance of oil shale leasing regulations (S. 3062), S4801-S4803 [22MY]

———develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with land management, conservation, and development and identify land that no longer needs to be federally owned (S. 3043), S4490 [20MY]

———establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska, S7587 [29JY]

FERC: conduct local hearings before issuing permits or other authorization for any action that may affect land use in any locality (S. 3733), S10949 [11DE]

GAO: study mandatory flood insurance coverage purchasing requirements, S3866-S3868, S3872, S3879, S3880 [7MY]

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. 3522), S3727 [1MY]

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (S. 2750), S2001 [12MR]

Power resources: promote oil shale and tar sands leasing, S5743-S5745 [18JN]

———promote oil shale and tar sands leasing (S. 3019), S7443 [25JY]

Real estate: limit Federal regulation of public and private lands and protect private property rights, S4960 [3JN]

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects (S. 2779), S2156 [13MR]

Taxation: provide tax incentives to certain organizations to purchase conservation easements in open and green space, S4912 [3JN]

Valley Forge National Historical Park: acquisition of land and negotiation with local governments to enable building of American Revolution Center museum, S75 [22JA]

Reports filed

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]

Box Elder Utah Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3849) (H. Rept. 110-790), H7305 [29JY]

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

Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Voluntary and Equitable Grazing Conflict Resolution Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2379) (S. Rept. 110-367), S5656 [16JN]

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

Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, Coquille Indian Tribe, and Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon Lease Authority for Trust Land: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 3192) (S. Rept. 110-480), S9204 [22SE]

Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center Partnership Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1423) (H. Rept. 110-737), H6228 [8JY]

Jicarilla Apache Reservation Land Dispute Settlement Ratification, Rio Arriba County, NM, Land Patent Authorization, and Reservation Boundary Modification: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3522) (H. Rept. 110-610), H2851 [29AP]

Lower Brule and Crow Creek Tribal Compensation Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 160) (S. Rept. 110-505), S9491 [25SE]

Native American Laws' Technical Corrections: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5680) (H. Rept. 110-692), H5042 [5JN]

Native American Omnibus Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2087) (S. Rept. 110-326), S3079 [16AP]

Native Americans' Laws Technical Corrections: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 5680) (S. Rept. 110-504), S9491 [25SE]

Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1171) (S. Rept. 110-401), S6157 [25JN]

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]

Remove Certain Restrictions on the Ability To Use Certain Acquired Property in the Mammoth Community Water District: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 356) (S. Rept. 110-377), S5656 [16JN]

Scientific Transformations Through Advancing Research (STAR) Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 5743) (H. Rept. 110-828), H7852 [8SE]

Sierra Vista Subwatershed Feasibility Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1929) (S. Rept. 110-360), S5656 [16JN]

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Clarification That Uncertified States and Indian Tribes Have Authority To Use Certain Payments for Noncoal Reclamation Projects: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2779), S8854 [16SE]

Utah National Guard Readiness Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3651) (H. Rept. 110-554), H1820 [31MR]

Validate Certain Land Conveyances Made by the Union Pacific Railroad Co., in Reno, NV, Relative to Construction of Transcontinental Railroads: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2246), S8853 [16SE]

Summaries

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

Texts of

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

H.R. 1423, Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center Partnership Act, H6187 [8JY]

H.R. 3058, Public Land Communities Transition Assistance Act, H4919-H4921 [4JN]

H.R. 3522, ratify Jicarilla Apache Reservation land dispute settlement with Rio Arriba County, NM, authorize patent for lands acquired by the county, and modify reservation boundaries, H2770 [29AP]

H.R. 3651, Utah National Guard Readiness Act, H1785 [31MR]

H.R. 3849, Box Elder Utah Land Conveyance Act, H8500 [22SE]

H.R. 5680, Native American laws' technical corrections, H5490 [18JN]

H.R. 6251, Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act, H6110 [26JN]

S. 2750, Abandoned Mine Reclamation Act, S2002-S2006 [12MR]

S. 2779, clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, S2157 [13MR]

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