ENDANGERED SPECIES

Articles and editorials

Complete Sham, S2811 [5MR]

Endangered Law—Bush Rule Change Ignores Science—Again, S2811 [5MR]

Endangered Process, S2810 [5MR]

Endangered Species—A 9-Second Rewrite, S2811 [5MR]

Gutting the Law, S2811 [5MR]

Shredder Is Overheating in Bush's Final Months, S2812 [5MR]

Unnecessary ESA Rewrite, S2810 [5MR]

Who Needs Those Pesky Scientists?, S2810 [5MR]

Bills and resolutions

Animals: support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see S. 529), S2827 [5MR]

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize appropriations to carry out the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program in Arizona, California, and Nevada (see H.R. 405), H160 [9JA]

———initiate consultations under Endangered Species Act on existing and proposed operations of the Central Valley Project and California State Water Project (see H.R. 3999), H12287 [3NO]

———maintain annual base funding for the Upper Colorado and San Juan fish recovery programs (see S. 1453), S7480 [14JY] (see H.R. 2288), H5307 [6MY]

———provide flexibility for operation of certain California pumping plants in times of drought emergency and support a fish hatchery program to preserve and restore the delta smelt (see H.R. 856), H1041 [4FE]

California: prohibit restriction of Central Valley Project operations based on an Endangered Species Act biological opinion if it would result in less than historical maximum export levels (see H.R. 3105), H7704 [26JN]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and study the impact of dams on endangered salmon and steelhead (see H.R. 3503), H9278 [31JY]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit the consideration of global climate change as a factor in determining whether a species is threatened or endangered (see S. 724), S3897 [26MR]

Endangered Species Act: suspend provisions during periods of drought relative to agencies that manage Federal river basins located in regions affected by the drought (see H.R. 1914), H4520 [2AP]

Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 121), S4964 [30AP]

Fish and fishing: prohibit commercial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass in coastal waters and the exclusive economic zone (see H.R. 1379), H3077 [6MR]

Hunting and trapping: allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species (see S. 1395), S7138 [6JY] (see H.R. 1054, 1055), H1519 [12FE]

Madagascar: condemn illegal extraction of natural resources (see H. Res. 839), H11458 [15OC]

Marine mammals: promote international whale conservation, protection, and research (see H.R. 2455), H5711 [18MY]

Marine Turtle Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 509), H324 [14JA]

Migratory Bird Treaty Act: provide penalties and enforcement for intentionally taking protected avian species (see S. 2811), S11883 [20NO] (see H.R. 2062), H4731 [23AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: authorize Wildlife Without Borders Program (see H.R. 3198), H8099 [14JY]

Wildlife: ban importation and interstate commerce of pythons (see S. 373), S1432 [3FE] (see H.R. 2811), H6538 [10JN]

Letters

Domestic energy policy impact on certain Endangered Species Act regulations: Senator Murkowski, S5401-S5403 [13MY]

Require Depts. of the Interior or Commerce to follow existing public notice and comment statutes to modify Endangered Species Act rule relative to polar bears and related carbon emissions rule: Senator Begich, H2650 [25FE]

Lists

Organizations supporting reversal of rules on interagency cooperation under the Endangered Species Act relative to polar bears and related carbon emissions rule, S2746 [4MR]

Motions

California: prohibit restriction of Central Valley Project operations based on an Endangered Species Act biological opinion if it would result in less than historical maximum export levels (H.R. 3105), consideration, H8601 [23JY]

Proposals

Consideration of H.R. 3105, Turn on the Pumps Act, H8448 [21JY], H8600 [23JY]

Remarks in House

Bureau of Reclamation: initiate consultations under Endangered Species Act on existing and proposed operations of the Central Valley Project and California State Water Project (H.R. 3999), H12293 [4NO]

———maintain annual base funding for the Upper Colorado and San Juan fish recovery programs (H.R. 2288), E1074 [6MY]

———provide flexibility for operation of certain California pumping plants in times of drought emergency and support a fish hatchery program to preserve and restore the delta smelt, H5103 [5MY], H6868 [16JN], H7133 [23JN], H7393, H7394 [25JN]

California: impact of diversion of water from agricultural communities in the San Joaquin Valley relative to drought conditions, H11281 [13OC], H11412-H11416, H11420-H11425, H11427 [15OC]

———prohibit restriction of Central Valley Project operations based on an Endangered Species Act biological opinion if it would result in less than historical maximum export levels, H10428 [1OC], H11423, H11428 [15OC]

———prohibit restriction of Central Valley Project operations based on an Endangered Species Act biological opinion if it would result in less than historical maximum export levels (H.R. 3105), consideration, H8601 [23JY]

———prohibit restriction of Central Valley Project pumping operations, H8430 [21JY]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and study the impact of dams on endangered salmon and steelhead (H.R. 3503), E2159 [31JY]

Endangered Species Act: require Depts. of the Interior or Commerce to follow existing public notice and comment statutes to modify rule relative to polar bears and related carbon emissions rule, H2649, H2650 [25FE]

———suspend certain water restrictions during periods of drought relative to agencies that manage Federal river basins located in affected regions, H3843 [25MR]

———suspend provisions during periods of drought relative to agencies that manage Federal river basins located in affected regions, H889 [3FE]

Madagascar: condemn illegal extraction of natural resources (H. Res. 839), H11464 [20OC], H12249-H12252 [3NO], E2558 [15OC]

Marine Turtle Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 509), H8831, H8832 [27JY], E83 [14JA]

Migratory Bird Treaty Act: provide penalties and enforcement for intentionally taking protected avian species (H.R. 2062), H13532, H13533 [7DE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: authorize Wildlife Without Borders Program (H.R. 3198), E1755 [14JY]

Water: conduct a study examining the long-term ecomomic effects of water diversions on the San Joaquin Valley area of California, H4715, H4716 [23AP]

Remarks in Senate

Animals: support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (S. 529), S2829 [5MR]

Bureau of Reclamation: maintain annual base funding for the Upper Colorado and San Juan fish recovery programs (S. 1453), S7482 [14JY]

Dept. of the Interior: Platte River Recovery Implementation Program funding, S1674 [5FE]

———prohibit the consideration of global climate change as a factor in determining whether a species is threatened or endangered, S4941 [30AP], S9639 [22SE]

Endangered Species Act: require Depts. of the Interior or Commerce to follow existing public notice and comment statutes to modify rule relative to polar bears and related carbon emissions rule, S2677, S2679 [3MR], S2745 [4MR], S2782, S2800, S2803, S2809-S2813 [5MR], S5367 [12MY], S5401 [13MY]

Endangered Species Day: designate (S. Res. 121), S4977 [30AP], S5394 [12MY]

Wildlife: ban importation and interstate commerce of pythons (S. 373), S1438 [3FE], S7118 [6JY]

Reports filed

Great Cats and Rare Canids Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 529) (S. Rept. 111-52), S7699 [20JY]

Marine Turtle Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 509) (H. Rept. 111-200), H8007 [10JY]

Migratory Bird Treaty Act Penalty and Enforcement Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2062) (H. Rept. 111-355), H13549 [7DE]

Rulings of the Chair

California: prohibit restriction of Central Valley Project operations based on an Endangered Species Act biological opinion if it would result in less than historical maximum export levels (H.R. 3105), consideration, H8601 [23JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 839, condemn illegal extraction of natural resources from Madagascar, H12249 [3NO]

H.R. 509, Marine Turtle Conservation Act reauthorization, H8831 [27JY]

H.R. 2062, Migratory Bird Treaty Act Penalty and Enforcement Act, H13532 [7DE]

S. 373, ban importation and interstate commerce of pythons, S1438 [3FE]

S. 1453, maintain annual Bureau of Reclamation base funding for the Upper Colorado and San Juan fish recovery programs, S7483 [14JY]

S. 2811, Migratory Bird Treaty Act Penalty and Enforcement Act, S11884 [20NO]

S. Res. 121, Endangered Species Day, S4977 [30AP], S5394 [12MY]