CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES related term(s) Ecology and Environment; Natural Resources

Addresses

Nowruz—A New Day for Humanity, E424 [19MR]

When the Landscape Is Quiet Again: Arthur A. Link (1973), H4359 [10JN]

Amendments

Animals: issue a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (H.R. 1454), H6832 [22SE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing (H.R. 3534), H6511, H6541, H6542, H6543, H6544, H6545, H6547, H6548, H6550 [30JY]

Fish and fishing: improve conservation of sharks (H.R. 81), S10822 [20DE], H8790 [21DE]

Public Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train new land managers (H.R. 1612), H1757, H1761 [20MR], H2441 [25MR]

Articles and editorials

Erie-Based Biodiesel Company Presses for Return of Tax Credit, S608 [22FE]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: commend National Guard Agribusiness Development Teams, Dept. of Agriculture, and AID personnel for efforts to modernize agriculture practices and increase food production in war-torn countries (see H. Res. 1075), H602 [4FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (see S. 3606), S5964 [15JY]

Air pollution: require the exclusion of data of an exceedance or violation of a national ambient air quality standard caused by a prescribed fire in the Flint Hills region of Kansas and Oklahoma (see H.R. 5118), H2842 [22AP]

America Recycles Day: observance (see S. Res. 677), S7900 [15NO]

Aquaculture: implement a moratorium on offshore aquaculture for a period after submission of a report on its environmental and economic impact (see S. 3417), S4212 [25MY]

Bureau of Reclamation: participate in phase one of the South San Diego County Water Reclamation Project (see H.R. 4579), H554 [3FE]

Chesapeake Bay: create a designation for property owners who take action to reduce nutrient and sediment runoff into the watershed (see H.R. 6382), H7394 [29SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary of Natural Resources Conservation Service (see S. Con. Res. 62), S2803 [29AP] (see H. Con. Res. 269), H2936 [27AP]

———carry out a conservation program that makes payments to assist owners and operators of muck land to conserve and improve the soil, water, and wildlife resources of the land (see S. 3809), S7267 [21SE] (see H.R. 6180), H6879 [22SE]

———convey a small parcel of Natural Resources Conservation Service property in Riverside, CA (see H.R. 4827), H1357 [11MR]

Dept. of Commerce: make grants to promote community greening initiatives (see S. 3055), S857 [1MR]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize BLM, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Forest Service to respond to violations of regulations on the management, use, and protection of public lands (see S. 2999), S482 [4FE] (see H.R. 4589), H555 [3FE]

———authorize participation in design and construction of water treatment facility to reclaim and reuse municipal wastewater within the Orange County Water District service area (see H.R. 5039), H2640 [15AP]

———establish the Delaware River Basin Restoration Program (see H.R. 4698), H932 [25FE]

———establish the Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing (H.R. 3534), consideration (see H. Res. 1574), H6402 (see H. Res. 1574), H6454 [29JY]

———improve administration of the Minerals Management Service (see S. 3431), S4442 [26MY]

———provide grants and enter into cooperative agreements for integrated regional water conservation plans (see H.R. 6281), H7390 [29SE]

———reform the Minerals Management Service, inspect vessels and facilities used for oil and gas drilling, and repeal limit of liability for discharge of oil from an offshore facility (see H.R. 5572), H4677 [22JN]

Endangered species: support international tiger conservation efforts and the Global Tiger Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia (see S. Res. 680), S7968 [17NO] (see H. Res. 1722), H7548 [17NO]

Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 503), S2759 [28AP]

Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas: support goals (see H. Res. 1526), H5676 [15JY]

EPA: carry out activities for the restoration, conservation, and management of Onondaga Lake in New York (see S. 3943), S7899 [15NO] (see H.R. 5635), H4974 (see H.R. 5635), H5203 [29JN] (see H.R. 6360), H7393 [29SE]

———establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure (see S. 3561), S5699 [30JN]

———make additional capitalization grants to State water pollution control revolving funds that adopt smart growth principles (see H.R. 6182), H6879 [22SE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: reaffirm U.S. jurisdiction over waters (see H.R. 5088), H2798 [21AP]

Fish and fishing: prohibit trade in billfish (see S. 3812), S7267 [21SE] (see H.R. 5804), H5919 [21JY]

Forest Service: designate wilderness areas in the Buffalo Gap National Grassland (see S. 3310), S3164 [5MY]

Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 3682), S6584 [2AU] (see H.R. 6039), H6569 [30JY]

Great Ape Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4416), H39 [12JA]

Great Lakes: affirm waters are impressed and managed consistent with public trust principles to protect the navigational, conservation, and public interest in such waters (see H.R. 6006), H6568 [30JY]

———issue restoration semipostal stamp (see H.R. 4876), H1656 [18MR]

History: commemorate anniversary of the Weeks Law, recognize its significance to history of conservation, and acknowledge benefits of the White Mountain National Forest (see S. Res. 675), S7899 [15NO] (see S. Res. 679), S7968 [17NO]

Hydroelectric power: improve (see S. 3570), S5786 [13JY]

International Year of Biodiversity: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1308), H3078 [29AP]

Long Island Sound: improve activities to protect watershed (see H.R. 5876), H6163 [27JY]

Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 6315), H7391 [29SE]

Marine mammals: improve and strengthen whale conservation efforts and ensure that commercial, scientific, and other lethal whaling does not occur for any purpose other than aboriginal subsistence (see H. Res. 1390), H3823 [25MY]

———promote international whale conservation, protection, and research (see S. 3116), S1516 [15MR]

Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park: expand boundary (see S. 3612), S5993 [19JY] (see H.R. 5776), H5711 [19JY]

Maumee Valley National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 6040), H6569 [30JY]

Mono County, CA: designate Mount Andrea Lawrence (see S. 3283), S2803 [29AP] (see H.R. 5194), H3078 [29AP]

Monongahela National Forest: designate additional lands as wilderness (see S. 3863), S7618 [28SE] (see H.R. 5965), H6404 (see H.R. 5965), H6456 [29JY]

Montana: withdraw Federal land on North Fork watershed located in the vicinity of Flathead National Forest from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see S. 3075), S1169 [4MR]

National Commission on Outer Continental Shelf Oil Spill Prevention: establish (see H.R. 6094), H6627 [10AU]

National Endowment for the Oceans: establish (see S. 3641), S6201 [22JY]

National Waterways Conference (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 1639), H6880 [22SE]

National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 644), S7446 [24SE]

Natural resources: strengthen U.S. capacity to lead international community in reversing renewable natural resource degradation trends (see S. 3508), S5112 [17JN] (see H.R. 4959), H2457 [25MR]

NOAA: research special circumstances associated with oil spill prevention and response in Arctic waters (see S. 3584), S5850 [14JY]

Ocean Watch (vessel): tribute to crew for voyage around North and South America and recognize importance of ocean and coastal conservation (see H. Res. 1519), H5617 [14JY]

Oceans: improve ability to sustain healthy ocean and coastal ecosystems by maintaining capabilities relating to oil spill preparedness, prevention, response, restoration, and research (see S. 3597), S5964 [15JY] (see H.R. 6292), H7390 [29SE]

Oil Pollution Act: authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see S. 3473), S4745 [9JN] (see H.R. 5499), H4386 [10JN]

———permit Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund use by Federal agencies to research, prevent, and respond to oil spills, for environmental studies, and grants for affected communities (see S. 3580), S5849 [14JY]

———require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills (see S. 3305), S3091 [4MY] (see S. 3472), S4745 [9JN] (see H.R. 5214), H3201 [5MY]

Petroleum: establish Federal Oil Spill Research Committee and improve oil spill response plans (see S. 3603), S5964 [15JY]

Public Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train new land managers (H.R. 1612), consideration (see H. Res. 1192), H1655 [18MR]

Recycling: commend efforts to promote recycling on the National Mall and providing an example to follow in making recycling possible in public places (see S. Res. 677), S7900 [15NO]

Renewable energy: promote production and use (see S. 3576), S5786 [13JY]

Roads and highways: protect and conserve lands contiguous with the Blue Ridge Parkway (see S. 2951), S251 [26JA] (see H.R. 4524), H386 [26JA]

Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 3927), S7788 [29SE] (see H.R. 6329), H7392 [29SE]

Solar energy: increase the quantity of solar photovoltaic electricity by providing rebates for the purchase and installation of additional photovoltaic systems (see S. 2993), S481 [4FE] (see H.R. 4597), H601 [4FE]

Taxation: extend incentives for biodiesel and renewable diesel (see S. 3440), S4529 [27MY]

———increase limitations on the amount excluded from the gross estate with respect to land subject to a qualified conservation easement (see S. 3640), S6200 [22JY]

———provide a credit to individuals who enter into agreements to protect the habitats of endangered and threatened species (see S. 3146), S1812 [22MR]

———provide tax incentives for producing electricity from wasted heat (see H.R. 5977), H6405 (see H.R. 5977), H6456 [29JY]

———require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills (see S. 3306), S3091 [4MY]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (see H.R. 5892), H6282 [28JY]

Weeks, John W.: recognize contributions to the conservation of forests and water supply (see H. Res. 1348), H3310 [11MY]

Letters

Commend National Guard Agribusiness Development Teams, Dept. of Agriculture, and AID personnel for efforts to modernize agriculture practices and increase food production: Representative Berman, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H1768 [20MR]

———Representative Skelton, Committee on Armed Services (House), H1769 [20MR]

Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act: Jay Timmons, National Association of Manufacturers, H6467 [30JY]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H6466 [30JY]

———Representative Levin, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E1639 [15SE]

———Representative Rahall, Committee on Natural Resources (House), E1640 [15SE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund funding: Ken Salazar, Sec. of the Interior, H6465 [30JY]

Louisiana petition for Corps of Engineers approval to dredge and build sand barriers to protect wetlands from impact of oil spill: Representatives Burgess and Scalise, H3792 [25MY]

Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund advances for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Peter R. Orszag, OMB, H4338, H4342 [10JN]

Water quality issues relative to ammonia discharges into and affecting the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, CA: Pamela C. Creedon, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, H5490 [1JY]

———Representative Costa, H5490 [1JY]

Lists

Missouri Agri-Business Team One members, H1768 [20MR]

Missouri Agri-Business Team Two members, H1768 [20MR]

Motions

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing (H.R. 3534), H6558 [30JY]

Public Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train new land managers (H.R. 1612), motion to recommit, H1759 [20MR]

Press releases

President Obama Gets Biodiesel Message in Ottumwa: Iowa Renewable Fuel Association, S3082 [4MY]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: commend National Guard Agribusiness Development Teams, Dept. of Agriculture, and AID personnel for efforts to modernize agriculture practices and increase food production in war-torn countries (H. Res. 1075), H1767-H1771 [20MR]

Animals: issue a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (H.R. 1454), E2009 [30NO]

———issue a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (H.R. 1454), Senate amendment, H6832-H6834 [22SE]

California: address water quality issues relative to ammonia discharges into and affecting the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, CA, H5490 [1JY]

CEDO Intercultural (organization): anniversary, E679 [27AP]

Chesapeake Bay: create a designation for property owners who take action to reduce nutrient and sediment runoff into the watershed (H.R. 6382), E1842 [29SE]

Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Expo and Forum: tribute, H3752, H3760 [25MY], H3840 [26MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary of Natural Resources Conservation Service (S. Con. Res. 62), H3292, H3293 [11MY]

Dept. of Defense: include energy efficiency as a criteria for performance assessment of defense acquisitions, H2974 [28AP]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of water resources in California (H.R. 2316), H1615 [18MR]

———ensure citizens living in the gulf coast region have input in the Gulf Coast Restoration Task Force, H6539 [30JY]

———ensure no delay in development of ocean renewable energy resources due to establishment of the Bureau of Energy and Resource Management, H6541, H6542 [30JY]

———establish the Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing (H.R. 3534), H5668-H5670 [15JY], H5910 [21JY], H6287 [29JY], H6493, H6508-H6552, H6555-H6561 [30JY], E1545, E1546 [10AU]

———establish the Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing (H.R. 3534), consideration (H. Res. 1574), H6462-H6468 [30JY]

———establish the Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing (H.R. 3534), corrections in engrossment, H6562 [30JY]

———establish the Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing (H.R. 3534), motion to recommit, H6558 [30JY]

———establish the Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing (H.R. 3534), unanimous-consent request, H6548 [30JY]

———improve administration of the Minerals Management Service, H4077 [27MY], H4375 [10JN], H4591, H4592 [16JN], H5733 [20JY]

———investigation into mismanagement in Minerals Management Service, H3854 [26MY]

———promote efforts to provide a scientific basis for the management of sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (H.R. 3671), H1611-H1613 [18MR], E435 [22MR]

———provide grants and enter into cooperative agreements for integrated regional water conservation plans (H.R. 6281), E1858 [29SE]

———reform the Minerals Management Service, inspect vessels and facilities used for oil and gas drilling, and repeal limit of liability for discharge of oil from an offshore facility (H.R. 5572), H4784 [24JN]

———require updates to ethics guidelines, access to best available technology for oil spill response and mitigation, and certify that response and exploration plans include best available technology, H6543, H6544 [30JY]

Economy: promote economic recovery through green jobs and infrastructure, H363-H366 [26JA]

Endangered Species Day: observance, E912 [21MY]

Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas: support goals (H. Res. 1526), E1346 [15JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: reaffirm U.S. jurisdiction over waters (H.R. 5088), E608 [21AP]

Fish and fishing: improve conservation of sharks (H.R. 81), Senate amendment, H8790-H8792 [21DE]

Gulf of Mexico: clean up oil spill from accidental explosion of oil rig, H4262-H4266 [9JN]

———impact of oil spill from accidental explosion of oil rig, H5912-H5917 [21JY]

———impose an additional civil penalty on Gulf Coast oil spills of more than one million barrels and direct those funds towards coastal restoration projects, H6550-H6552 [30JY]

International Year of Biodiversity: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1308), E721 [29AP]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: allocate certain percentage of funding for projects that secure recreational public access to Federal lands for hunting, fishing, and other outdoor recreation, H6542, H6543 [30JY]

———funding, H6465, H6468 [30JY]

League of Conservation Voters: anniversary, E1036 [8JN]

Leave No Child Inside Month: observance, E1041 [8JN]

Long Beach, CA: Aquarium of the Pacific recipient of Alliance To Save Energy Super Nova Star of Energy Efficiency award, E280 [2MR]

Louisiana: petition Corps of Engineers for approval to dredge and build sand barriers to protect wetlands from impact of oil spill, H3792 [25MY]

Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: reauthorize and amend (H.R. 6315), E1875 [29SE]

Mono County, CA: designate Mount Andrea Lawrence (H.R. 5194), H6828, H6829 [22SE]

Muir Beach, CA: anniversary of Slide Ranch, E1952 [17NO]

National Waterways Conference (organization): anniversary (H. Res. 1639), H7090-H7092 [28SE]

Obama, President: Executive order to establish a comprehensive national ocean policy, H6166 [28JY]

Ocean Watch (vessel): tribute to crew for voyage around North and South America and recognize importance of ocean and coastal conservation, H5593 [14JY]

Oil Pollution Act: allow companies to meet financial responsibility requirements by participation in cooperative arrangements such as pooling of resources or joint insurance coverage, H6508, H6544, H6545 [30JY]

———authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (S. 3473), H4336-H4342, H4381 [10JN], H5914 [21JY]

———require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, H4682 [23JN]

———require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills (H.R. 5214), H4381-H4383 [10JN], H6498 [30JY]

Polk County, FL: anniversary of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation, E1343 [15JY]

Power resources: analysis of oil supplies and usage, H8022-H8027 [2DE], H8340-H8342 [14DE]

———promote production and use of ethanol, E1358 [19JY], E1366 [20JY]

Public Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train new land managers (H.R. 1612), H1749-H1762 [20MR]

———provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train new land managers (H.R. 1612), consideration (H. Res. 1192), H1661-H1665 [19MR]

———provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train new land managers (H.R. 1612), corrections in engrossment, H2441 [25MR]

———retain existing authorization level and limit authorization to five years, H1757, H1758 [20MR]

Renewable energy: increase production of biodiesel, H4335 [10JN]

Solar energy: increase the quantity of solar photovoltaic electricity by providing rebates for the purchase and installation of additional photovoltaic systems (H.R. 4597), H1151 [4MR], E631 [22AP], E870 [18MY]

Taxation: permit issuance of tax-exempt bonds for financing clean energy improvements under State and local property assessed clean energy programs (H.R. 4155), H2313-H2315 [24MR]

U.S.-Canada Transboundary Resource Sharing Understanding: consider as international agreement for Fishery Conservation and Management Act purposes, H8790, H8791 [21DE]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 5892), E1460 [28JY], E1485 [29JY]

Weeks, John W.: recognize contributions to the conservation of forests and water supply (H. Res. 1348), E808 [11MY]

Yosemite Conservancy (organization): tribute, E1036 [8JN]

Remarks in Senate

Animals: issue a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (H.R. 1454), S6537 [29JY]

———support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (S. 529), S7604 [28SE]

———support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (S. 529), unanimous-consent request, S7672 [29SE]

Arnold, Peter and Suzie: Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Association Wisconsin Conservation Farmer of the Year Award recipients, S4883 [14JN]

Birds: provide financial resources for the conservation programs of countries whose activities directly or indirectly affect cranes (H.R. 388), unanimous-consent request, S7671, S7672 [29SE]

———provide financial resources for the conservation programs of countries whose activities directly or indirectly affect cranes (S. 197), S7604 [28SE]

Corps of Engineers: Louisiana coastal area ecosystem restoration program construction projects funding, S4202 [25MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary of Natural Resources Conservation Service, S2638 [26AP]

———anniversary of Natural Resources Conservation Service (S. Con. Res. 62), S2982 [29AP]

Dept. of Defense: address conflict between siting renewable energy projects and national security objectives, S3354 [6MY]

Dept. of State: international affairs funding, S237, S238 [26JA]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize BLM, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Forest Service to respond to violations of regulations on the management, use, and protection of public lands (S. 2999), S493 [4FE]

———establish the Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing (H.R. 3534), S6561 [2AU], S6668 [3AU], S6677 [4AU]

———improve administration of the Minerals Management Service, S4964 [16JN], S5074-S5076 [17JN], S5775 [13JY], S6290 [27JY]

———improve administration of the Minerals Management Service (S. 3431), S4400 [26MY], S5299 [23JN]

Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve: recognize as a unique and precious ecosystem (S. Res. 297), S3430 [7MY]

Endangered Species Day: designate (S. Res. 503), S3433 [7MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over waters (S. 787), S2513 [21AP]

Fish and fishing: improve conservation of sharks (H.R. 81), S10795 [20DE]

———improve conservation of sharks (S. 850), S7604 [28SE]

———improve conservation of sharks (S. 850), unanimous-consent request, S7672 [29SE]

Forest Service: designate wilderness areas in the Buffalo Gap National Grassland (S. 3310), S3166 [5MY]

History: commemorate anniversary of the Weeks Law, recognize its significance to history of conservation, and acknowledge benefits of the White Mountain National Forest (S. Res. 679), S8250 [29NO]

Hudson River School: recognize contributions of painters to the U.S. (S. Res. 278), S7770 [29SE]

Hydroelectric power: improve (S. 3570), S5787 [13JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, S6510 [29JY]

Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park: expand boundary (S. 3612), S5995 [19JY]

Monongahela National Forest: designate additional lands as wilderness (S. 3863), S7635 [28SE]

Montana: withdraw Federal land on North Fork watershed located in the vicinity of Flathead National Forest from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (S. 3075), S1172 [4MR], S4741 [9JN], S5543 [29JN], S10509 [17DE]

National Endowment for the Oceans: establish (S. 3641), S6156, S6204-S6206 [22JY]

National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (S. Res. 644), S7452, S7453 [24SE]

Natural Resource Charter: tribute, S2472 [20AP]

Natural resources: strengthen U.S. capacity to lead international community in reversing renewable natural resource degradation trends (S. 3508), S5113 [17JN]

Oil Pollution Act: authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (S. 3473), S4785 [9JN]

———require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, S4107 [24MY], S4416 [26MY]

———require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills (S. 3305), S3134 [5MY], S3684-S3686 [13MY], S3849-S3853 [18MY], S4176-S4179, S4199 [25MY], S4602 [7JN], S4896 [15JN]

———require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills (S. 3305), unanimous-consent request, S3685 [13MY], S3852 [18MY], S4176, S4177 [25MY]

———require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills (S. 3472), S5052, S5053 [17JN]

———require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills (S. 3472), unanimous-consent request, S5053 [17JN]

Petroleum: establish Federal Oil Spill Research Committee and improve oil spill response plans (S. 3603), S5970 [15JY]

Renewable energy: promote production and use (S. 3576), S8213 [29NO]

Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area: establish (S. 3927), S7832 [29SE]

Taxation: encourage charitable contributions of real property for conservation purposes by Native corporations, S1013 [3MR]

———encourage charitable contributions of real property for conservation purposes by Native corporations (S. 1673), S11027 [22DE]

———extend credit for production of biodiesel, S608 [22FE], S3081 [4MY], S4507 [27MY], S8841, S8846 [13DE]

———extend incentives for biodiesel and renewable diesel, S4640 [8JN], S5258 [22JN], S7144-S7149 [16SE]

———increase limitations on the amount excluded from the gross estate with respect to land subject to a qualified conservation easement (S. 3640), S6203 [22JY]

———repeal certain oil and gas related tax incentives and use savings to fund the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program, S4712-S4714, S4739-S4741 [9JN], S4876 [14JN], S4911-S4913, S4922-S4924, S4926, S4927 [15JN]

Wayne National Forest: anniversary, S8122 [19NO]

Wetlands: establish requirements on payment of non-Federal share of costs of conservation projects in Canada funded under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (H.R. 3433), S1318 [9MR]

Reports filed

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3606) (S. Rept. 111-221), S5963 [15JY]

Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 3305) (S. Rept. 111-249), S6881 [5AU]

Chesapeake Bay Science, Education, and Ecosystems Enhancement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1224) (S. Rept. 111-126), S698 [23FE]

Clean Water Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 787) (S. Rept. 111-361), S8786 [10DE]

Consideration of H.R. 3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act and H.R. 5851, Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1574) (H. Rept. 111-582), H6402, H6454 [29JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3644, Ocean, Coastal, and Watershed Education Act and H.R. 1612, Public Lands Service Corps Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1192) (H. Rept. 111-445), H1655 [18MR]

Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3534) (H. Rept. 111-575), H6282 [28JY], H6402, H6454 [29JY], H6567 [30JY]

Coral Reef Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2859) (S. Rept. 111-349), S7965 [17NO]

Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1272) (S. Rept. 111-257), S6881 [5AU]

Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve Recognition as a Unique and Precious Ecosystem: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. Res. 297), S340 [28JA]

Federal Agency Energy Efficiency Improvement Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1830), S2115 [25MR]

———Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1830) (S. Rept. 111-167), S2208 [12AP]

Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1965) (S. Rept. 111-183), S3162 [5MY]

Great Ape Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4416) (H. Rept. 111-650), H7388 [29SE]

International Fisheries Agreement Clarification Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2856) (S. Rept. 111-194), S4143 [24MY]

Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act Amendment and Reauthorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 3537) (S. Rept. 111-174), S2642 [26AP]

Lake Tahoe Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2724) (S. Rept. 111-211), S5201 [21JN]

Marine Turtle Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 509) (S. Rept. 111-173), S2642 [26AP]

Mount Andrea Lawrence Designation Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5194) (H. Rept. 111-595), H6802 [16SE]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1454) (S. Rept. 111-234), S6302 [27JY]

National Fish Habitat Conservation Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1214) (S. Rept. 111-190), S3831 [17MY]

National Park Service and Northwestern State University Collections Conservation Center Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1018) (S. Rept. 111-254), S6881 [5AU]

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 690) (S. Rept. 111-165), S1812 [22MR]

North Fork Watershed Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 3075) (S. Rept. 111-316), S7507 [27SE]

Nutria Eradication and Control Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1519) (S. Rept. 111-182), S3162 [5MY]

Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1689) (S. Rept. 111-310), S7506 [27SE]

Pacific Salmon Stronghold Conservation Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 817) (S. Rept. 111-348), S7965 [17NO]

Payment Requirements of Non-Federal Share of Costs of Conservation Projects in Canada Funded Under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 3433) (S. Rept. 111-158), S1229 [5MR]

Prepayment of Repayment Contracts Between the U.S. and the Uintah Water Conservancy District: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1757) (S. Rept. 111-143), S944 [2MR]

Public Lands Service Corps Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1612) (S. Rept. 111-323), S7507 [27SE]

Securing Health for Ocean Resources and Environment (SHORE) Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 3597), S10514 [17DE]

Shark Conservation Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 850) (S. Rept. 111-124), S481 [4FE]

Support International Tiger Conservation Efforts and the Global Tiger Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 680), S10814 [20DE]

Upper Connecticut River Partnership Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1117) (S. Rept. 111-306), S7506 [27SE]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing (H.R. 3534), H6493 [30JY]

Summaries

Water Resources Development Act (H.R. 5892), E1460 [28JY]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014, S4927, S4933 [15JN], S8029 [18NO]

Oil drilling and production activities in the Gulf of Mexico, H4340 [10JN]

Pay-as-you-go effects of S. 3473, Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund advances for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, S4785 [9JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 1075, commend National Guard Agribusiness Development Teams, Dept. of Agriculture, and AID personnel for efforts to modernize agriculture practices and increase food production in war-torn countries, H1767 [20MR]

H. Res. 1192, consideration of H.R. 1612, Public Lands Service Corps Act, H1661 [19MR]

H. Res. 1574, consideration of H.R. 3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act and H.R. 5851, Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act, H6462 [30JY]

H. Res. 1639, National Waterways Conference (organization) anniversary, H7090 [28SE]

H.R. 81, shark conservation improvement, U.S.-Canada Transboundary Resource Sharing Understanding consideration as fishery agreement, and Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act technical corrections, H8790 [21DE]

H.R. 1454, Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act, S6537 [29JY], H6832 [22SE]

H.R. 1612, Public Lands Service Corps Act, H1749-H1752 [20MR]

H.R. 3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act, H6511-H6536 [30JY]

H.R. 3671, Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act, H1611 [18MR]

H.R. 5194, Mount Andrea Lawrence Designation Act, H6829 [22SE]

S. 3440, Emergency Biodiesel Tax Incentive Extension Act, S4540 [27MY]

S. 3473, Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund advances for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, S4749, S4785 [9JN], H4336 [10JN]

S. 3570, Hydropower Improvement Act, S5788-S5790 [13JY]

S. 3603, Oil Spill Technology and Research Act, S5971 [15JY]

S. 3640, American Family Farm and Ranchland Protection Act, S6204 [22JY]

S. 3927, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Establishment Act, S7833 [29SE]

S. Con. Res. 62, Dept. of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service anniversary, S2813, S2982 [29AP], H3292 [11MY]

S. Res. 278, recognize contributions of Hudson River School painters to the U.S., S7770 [29SE]

S. Res. 297, recognize Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve as a unique and precious ecosystem, S3430 [7MY]

S. Res. 503, Endangered Species Day, S2764 [28AP], S3433 [7MY]

S. Res. 644, National Wildlife Refuge Week, S7447, S7453 [24SE]

S. Res. 675, commemorate anniversary of the Weeks Law, recognize its significance to history of conservation, and acknowledge benefits of the White Mountain National Forest, S7908 [15NO]

S. Res. 677, observe America Recycles Day and commend efforts to promote recycling on the National Mall and providing an example to follow in making recycling possible in public places, S7909 [15NO]

S. Res. 679, commemorate anniversary of the Weeks Law, recognize its significance to history of conservation, and acknowledge benefits of the White Mountain National Forest, S7978 [17NO]

S. Res. 680, support international tiger conservation efforts and the Global Tiger Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, S7979 [17NO]

Tributes

Weeks, John W., E808 [11MY]