NATIONAL FORESTS

Amendments

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. 22), S236, S237 [8JA], S273 [11JA], S299, S316 [12JA], S419, S628 [15JA]

Articles and editorials

Bill Whose Time Has Come, H3846 [25MR]

Friars and National Park Service Face Off on Appalachian Trail—Eminent Domain Proceedings Halted, S3343 [18MR]

Bills and resolutions

Colorado: designate certain lands within the Rocky Mountain National Park as wilderness, and adjust the boundaries of the Indian Peaks Wilderness and the Arapaho National Forest (see S. 190), S212 [8JA] (see H.R. 419), H161 [9JA]

———provide for exchange of certain lands in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests with the Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District (see S. 555), S2964 [10MR] (see H.R. 3923), H11739 [23OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify authority regarding additional recreational uses of National Forest System lands subject to ski area permits (see S. 607), S3163 [17MR] (see H.R. 2476), H5790 [19MY]

Dept. of the Interior: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 980), H1246 [11FE]

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. 22), S168 [7JA]

———provide funding to carry out restoration activities on Federal lands (see S. 720), S3897 [26MR]

Florida: release Federal reversionary interests retained on certain lands, authorize interchange of National Forest System land and State land, and authorize a certain additional conveyance (see H.R. 3954), H12044 [28OC]

Forest Service: accommodate individuals with mobility disabilities who need to use a power-driven mobility device for reasonable access to certain National Forest System lands (see H.R. 4228), H13627 (see H.R. 4228), H14371 [8DE]

———protect certain roadless areas (see S. 1738), S10060 [1OC] (see H.R. 3692), H10455 [1OC]

———recognize importance of Experimental Forests and Ranges (see H. Con. Res. 95), H4523 [2AP]

———study options for protecting open space characteristics of certain lands in and adjacent to the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests (see S. 188), S212 [8JA]

Forests: address public health and safety threat of catastrophic wildfire in California by expediting forest management projects on hazardous fuels reduction, forest restoration, and forest health (see H.R. 2899), H6903 [16JN]

Idaho: authorize continued use of certain water diversions on National Forest System lands in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (see H.R. 3538), H9341 [8SE]

———promote economic development and recreational use of National Forest System land, designate certain land as Boulder-White Cloud Management Area, and add land to National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 192), H35 [6JA]

Jefferson National Forest: convey the New River State Park campground to Virginia (see H.R. 865), H1042 [4FE]

Los Padres National Forest: convey certain lands (see H.R. 129), H32 [6JA]

———eliminate private inholdings through a land exchange with the United Water Conservation District (see H.R. 130), H32 [6JA]

———redesignate Monterey Ranger District as the Big Sur Management Unit, transfer lands, adjust wilderness area boundaries, and designate certain river segments as wild and scenic (see H.R. 4040), H12586 [6NO]

Louisiana: convey certain Forest Service land (see H.R. 940), H1157 [10FE]

Mendocino National Forest: provide for an exchange of certain lands (see S. 1571), S8765 [4AU] (see H.R. 1043), H1519 [12FE]

Monongahela National Forest: designate additional lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1109), H2601 [23FE]

Montana: sustain economic development and recreational use of public lands, add lands to wilderness areas, release wilderness study areas, and designate new areas for recreation (see S. 1470), S7699 [20JY]

North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to include trails along Lake Superior's north shore and in Superior National Forest and Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota (see S. 553), S2909 [9MR] (see H.R. 481), H195 [13JA]

Oregon: designate Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area and segments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks as wild or recreational rivers (see S. 1272), S6650 [16JN] (see H.R. 2888), H6902 [16JN]

———restore forest landscapes, protect old growth forests, and manage national forests in the eastside forests (see S. 2895), S13382 [17DE]

Oregon Task Force on Sustainable Revenue for Counties: establish (see S. 901), S4755 [27AP]

Ouachita National Forest: convey certain land in Oklahoma to the Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy Scouts (see H.R. 310), H88 [8JA]

Pisgah National Forest: adjust boundaries (see S. 1768), S10318 [8OC] (see H.R. 1002), H1248 [11FE]

Power resources: open certain Federal lands to leasing for exploration, development, and production of oil shale resources (see H.R. 1810), H4249 [31MR]

———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. 1111), H2601 [23FE]

Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see S. 799), S4310 [2AP] (see H.R. 1925), H4521 [2AP]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for rehabilitation, road projects, and job creation (see H.R. 4291), H14826 [11DE]

Roosevelt National Forest: provide for a boundary adjustment and land conveyances to correct effects of an erroneous land survey (see H.R. 1858), H4396 [1AP]

San Diego County, CA: designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 4304), H14877 [14DE]

Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 185), S212 [8JA] (see H.R. 171), H34 [6JA]

Wasatch-Cache National Forest: provide for a land exchange with Bountiful, UT, and further land ownership consolidation (see H.R. 604), H386 [16JA]

Cloture motions

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. 22), S299 [12JA], S356 [14JA]

———designate certain wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, and authorize certain programs and activities (S. 22), motion to proceed, S255 [9JA], S271 [11JA]

Letters

Maintain access to hunting, fishing, and trapping on newly designated wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas: Chris W. Cox, NRA, H3846, H3974, H3975 [25MR]

Omnibus Public Land Management Act: Representative Conyers, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H3289 [11MR]

———Representative Rahall, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H3289 [11MR]

———several water resources organizations, H3983 [25MR]

Protect undeveloped areas of the Wyoming Range within the Bridger-Teton National Forest from future oil and gas leasing: Mark D. Myers, U.S. Geological Survey, S254 [9JA]

Public lands accessibility for disabled persons: Representative Doc Hastings, H3847 [25MR]

Lists

Programs in S. 22, Omnibus Public Land Management Act, targeted to a specific State or locality, S162 [7JA]

Outlines

Ski Area Recreational Opportunity Enhancement Act (S. 607), S3165 [17MR]

Remarks in House

Allegheny National Forest: call for Forest Service to honor agreement relative to harvest of timber, oil, and natural gas, H8475, H8476 [21JY]

Arizona: tribute to gift of Capitol Christmas tree, E2926 [10DE]

Dept. of the Interior: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (H.R. 980), H4846 [28AP], E243 [11FE]

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, H3751, H3753, H3754, H3756 [24MR], H3841-H3847, H3854 [25MR], E785 [26MR], E820 [31MR]

———designate certain wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, and authorize certain programs and activities (S. 22), H1073-H1077 [9FE], H3151-H3290, H3317, H3321 [11MR], H3378 [12MR], H9840 [23SE]

Forest Service: approval of notice to proceed with oil and gas production in the Allegheny National Forest, H3760 [24MR]

———drug enforcement activities funding, H7420 [25JN]

———protect certain roadless areas (H.R. 3692), E2427 [1OC]

———recognize importance of Experimental Forests and Ranges (H. Con. Res. 95), H9513, H9514 [15SE]

———require advanced notice in writing to adjacent landowners whenever a prescribed fire is scheduled on National Forest System land, H4034 [26MR]

Forests: address public health and safety threat of catastrophic wildfire in California by expediting forest management projects on hazardous fuels reduction, forest restoration, and forest health (H.R. 2899), H6829 [16JN], H8472, H8473 [21JY]

Los Padres National Forest: convey certain lands (H.R. 129), H8056, H8057 [14JY]

Louisiana: convey certain Forest Service land (H.R. 940), H9516, H9517 [15SE]

Mendocino National Forest: provide for an exchange of certain lands (H.R. 1043), H9288 [8SE]

Ouachita National Forest: convey certain land in Oklahoma to the Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy Scouts (H.R. 310), H9293 [8SE]

Pennsylvania: call for Forest Service to honor agreement relative to harvest of timber, oil, and natural gas in Allegheny National Forest, H3690 [19MR]

Pisgah National Forest: adjust boundaries (H.R. 1002), H9519, H9520 [15SE]

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. 1111), H3758 [24MR]

Public lands: making emergency supplemental appropriations for rehabilitation, road projects, and job creation (H.R. 4291), E2975 [11DE]

———permit the carrying of concealed firearms subject to State laws, H3756 [24MR], H3975, H3977 [25MR]

Roosevelt National Forest: provide for a boundary adjustment and land conveyances to correct effects of an erroneous land survey (H.R. 1858), H9292, H9293 [8SE], E843 [1AP]

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Wilderness: establish, H3283 [11MR]

Virginia: designate additional National Forest System lands as wilderness, establish the Seng Mountain and Bear Creek Scenic Areas, and develop trail plans for wilderness and scenic areas, H3286 [11MR]

Remarks in Senate

Bridger-Teton National Forest: protect undeveloped areas of the Wyoming Range from future oil and gas leasing, S253 [9JA]

Chugach National Forest: retain receipts from sale of gravel and other mineral development to enhance Chugach Whistle Stop project, S9726 [23SE]

Colorado: designate certain lands within the Rocky Mountain National Park as wilderness, and adjust the boundaries of the Indian Peaks Wilderness and the Arapaho National Forest, S421, S422 [15JA]

———designate certain lands within the Rocky Mountain National Park as wilderness, and adjust the boundaries of the Indian Peaks Wilderness and the Arapaho National Forest (S. 190), S229-S231 [8JA]

———provide for exchange of certain lands in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests with the Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District (S. 555), S2966 [10MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify authority regarding additional recreational uses of National Forest System lands subject to ski area permits (S. 607), S3164 [17MR]

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, S3101, S3106-S3108 [16MR], S3136-S3144, S3146, S3149-S3154 [17MR], S3335, S3338-S3344, S3348-S3352, S3361, S3363 [18MR], S3385-S3514 [19MR], S3604 [23MR], S3778 [25MR], S3982 [30MR]

———designate certain wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, and authorize certain programs and activities (S. 22), S299 [12JA], S324, S331-S333 [13JA], S353-S357, S376-S380 [14JA], S419-S430, S559-S561, S590, S591 [15JA]

———designate certain wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, and authorize certain programs and activities (S. 22), motion to proceed, S25-S27 [6JA], S153, S162, S170-S172 [7JA], S181 [8JA], S239, S244-S248, S253, S255 [9JA], S263-S271 [11JA], S291-S293 [12JA]

———prohibit use of eminent domain to designate certain wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, and authorize certain programs and activities, S3146, S3154 [17MR], S3335, S3342, S3343, S3348, S3351 [18MR]

———provide funding to carry out restoration activities on Federal lands (S. 720), S3918 [26MR]

Forest Service: study options for protecting open space characteristics of certain lands in and adjacent to the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests (S. 188), S229-S231 [8JA]

———subsistence hunting and fishing management activities funding for Alaska, S9726 [23SE], S11021 [3NO]

Kittitas County, WA: convey a parcel of National Forest System land to facilitate construction of a new fire and rescue station, S427 [15JA]

Mendocino National Forest: provide for an exchange of certain lands (S. 1571), S8768 [4AU]

Montana: sustain economic development and recreational use of public lands, add lands to wilderness areas, release wilderness study areas, and designate new areas for recreation (S. 1470), S7828 [22JY]

Oregon: designate Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area and segments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks as wild or recreational rivers (S. 1272), S6652 [16JN]

———restore forest landscapes, protect old growth forests, and manage national forests in the eastside forests (S. 2895), S13385 [17DE]

Oregon Task Force on Sustainable Revenue for Counties: establish (S. 901), S4760 [27AP]

Power resources: development of renewable energy sources on public lands, S9545-S9547 [17SE]

———prohibit restrictions on development of renewable energy sources on public lands, S3152-S3154 [17MR], S3348, S3349 [18MR]

Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness, S422 [15JA]

———designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (S. 799), S4344-S4349 [2AP]

White Mountain National Forest: implementation of Forest Service management plan and timber harvesting guidelines, S334 [13JA]

Reports filed

Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2888) (H. Rept. 111-337), H13000 [16NO]

Forest Service Land Conveyance in Louisiana: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 940) (H. Rept. 111-250), H9441 [10SE]

Help To Access Land for the Education of Scouts (HALE Scouts) Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (H.R. 310), S13319 [16DE]

Los Padres National Forest Conveyance of Certain Lands: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 129) (H. Rept. 111-197), H8007 [10JY]

North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 481) (H. Rept. 111-290), H11165 [8OC]

Pisgah National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1002) (H. Rept. 111-251), H9441 [10SE]

Summaries

Energy Sprawl or Energy Efficiency, S9546 [17SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 95, recognize importance of Forest Service Experimental Forests and Ranges, H9513 [15SE]

H.R. 129, Los Padres National Forest land conveyance, H8056 [14JY]

H.R. 146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act, S3394-S3513 [19MR], H3854-H3972 [25MR]

H.R. 310, Help To Access Land for the Education of Scouts (HALE Scouts) Act, H9293 [8SE]

H.R. 940, Forest Service land conveyance in Louisiana, H9516 [15SE]

H.R. 1002, Pisgah National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act, H9519 [15SE]

H.R. 1043, Deafy Glade Land Exchange Act, H9288 [8SE]

H.R. 1858, provide for a boundary adjustment and land conveyances to correct effects of an erroneous land survey in the Roosevelt National Forest, H9292 [8SE]

S. 22, Omnibus Public Land Management Act, S430-S557 [15JA], H3151-H3277 [11MR]

S. 188, Colorado Northern Front Range Mountain Backdrop Protection Study Act, S232 [8JA]

S. 190, Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness and Indian Peaks Wilderness Expansion Act, S232-S234 [8JA]

S. 720, Federal Land Restoration, Enhancement, Public Education, and Information Resources (Federal Land REPAIR) Act, S3919 [26MR]

S. 799, America's Red Rock Wilderness Act, S4345-S4349 [2AP]

S. 901, Sustainable Revenue for Oregon Counties Act, S4761-S4763 [27AP]

S. 1571, Deafy Glade Land Exchange Act, S8768 [4AU]