LAND USE

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 H.R. 5011), H2503 [13AP]

———support maple syrup production research and education, sustainability of maple syrup resources, promotion of maple products, and access to lands for maple sugaring activities (see H.R. 5196), H3078 [29AP]

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 Indian tribes to enter into certain leases without prior express approval (see S. 3235), S2477 [20AP]

———expand Koshare Indian Museum storage facility in La Junta, CO, to house collection of Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site and other National Park Service collections (see H.R. 6050), H6570 [30JY]

Energy Policy Act: clarify policies relative to ownership of pore space (see H.R. 6077), H6571 [30JY]

GSA: extend to private property owners and managers in certain Virginia locales the negotiating preferences for leasing of space for Federal Government use given to National Capital area jurisdictions (see H.R. 5713), H5545 [13JY]

Mineral Leasing Act: require an operator to compensate a surface owner for damages resulting from the oil and gas operations of the operator on land affected by the operations (see H.R. 5759), H5675 [15JY]

Mining and mineral resources: limit liability of a State performing reclamation work under an approved State abandoned mine reclamation plan (see S. 3252), S2587 [22AP]

———permit use of Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund for transportation and use of dredged materials for abandoned mine reclamation (see S. 3053), S857 [1MR]

Native Americans: authorize Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians and Coos, and Coquille, Lower Umpqua, Siuslaw, Klamath, and Burns Paiute Tribes to obtain 99-year lease authority for trust land (see H.R. 4916), H2261 [23MR]

Public lands: require hunting activities be a land use in management plans for compatible Federal lands (see H.R. 5673), H5501 [1JY]

Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site: restoration of Murdock Building in Eads, CO, for use as visitors center (see H.R. 6049), H6570 [30JY]

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 H.R. 4817), H1323 [10MR]

Taxation: 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]

Vietnam: condemn human rights violations against villagers of Con Dau in Da Nang, call for U.N. investigation, and urge the Dept. of State to monitor such violations (see H. Res. 1572), H6405 (see H. Res. 1572), H6457 [29JY]

Remarks in House

Vietnam: condemn human rights violations against villagers of Con Dau in Da Nang, call for U.N. investigation, and urge the Dept. of State to monitor such violations (H. Res. 1572), E1671 [16SE]

Remarks in Senate

Mining and mineral resources: permit use of Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund for transportation and use of dredged materials for abandoned mine reclamation (S. 3053), S859 [1MR]

Salt Lake City, UT: provide for sale of the Federal Government's reversionary interest in certain land originally conveyed to the Mount Olivet Cemetery Association (H.R. 1442), S3431 [7MY]

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]

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

Reports filed

Box Elder Utah Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 601) (S. Rept. 111-271), S6882 [5AU]

Clarification That Uncertified States and Indian Tribes Have Authority To Use Certain Payments for Certain Noncoal Reclamation Projects: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2830) (S. Rept. 111-264), S6881 [5AU]

Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians and Coos, and Coquille, Lower Umpqua, Siuslaw, Klamath, and Burns Paiute Tribes 99-Year Lease Authority for Trust Land: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1448) (S. Rept. 111-245), S6647 [3AU]

Dept. of the Interior Land Grant Patent Modification Issued to Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1651) (S. Rept. 111-309), S7506 [27SE]

Dept. of the Interior Leasing of a Portion of Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center for Use as a Visitor Center for Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1287) (S. Rept. 111-148), S944 [2MR]

Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Homeownership (HEARTH) Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 3235), S10814 [20DE]

Sale of the Federal Government's Reversionary Interest in Certain Land Originally Conveyed to the Mount Olivet Cemetery Association: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1442) (S. Rept. 111-150), S944 [2MR]

Texts of

S. 1448, Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians and Coos, and Coquille, Lower Umpqua, Siuslaw, Klamath, and Burns Paiute Tribes authorization to obtain 99-year lease authority for trust land, S7364 [22SE]

S. 1448, Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians and Coos, and Coquille, Lower Umpqua, Siuslaw, Klamath, and Burns Paiute Tribes to obtain 99-year lease authority for trust land, H8298 [14DE]

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