PUBLIC LANDS

Amendments

Arizona: facilitate efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land (H.R. 1904), H7100, H7102, H7104, H7106 [26OC]

Colorado: provide for exchange of certain lands in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests with the Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District (S. 278), H8950 [14DE]

NOAA: convey property to Pascagoula, MS (S. 363), S7387, S7390 [10NO]

Articles and editorials

Bill To Launch 1,000-Plus Jobs, H7040 [25OC]

Leveling the Playing Field—Support for the Grazing Improvement Act of 2011, S3609 [8JN]

Mining and the Canyon, H5406 [25JY]

Republicans Should Quit Trying To Roll Back Uranium Mining Moratorium, H5406 [25JY]

Vets Find Solace in Mountain Fishing, S6064 [4OC]

Bills and resolutions

Accomack County, VA: remove deed restriction from a parcel of land next to NASA Wallops Flight Facility (see H.R. 2087), H3985 [2JN]

Agriculture: authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on certain Federal lands where livestock grazing is impractical (see H.R. 3432), H7626 [15NO]

———improve management of grazing leases and permits (see S. 1129), S3427 [26MY]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for equitable allotment of lands to Alaskan Natives who are veterans (see H.R. 3604), H8261 [7DE]

———resolve land claims of the Bering Straits Native Corp. (see S. 292), S569 [4FE] (see H.R. 296), H202 [12JA]

Alta, UT: convey certain parcels of land (see S. 684), S1976 [30MR]

Anchorage, AK: convey certain property from the U.S. to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (see S. 1298), S4226 [29JN] (see H.R. 444), H470 [25JA]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 33), S122 [25JA] (see H.R. 139), H38 [5JA]

Arizona: facilitate efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land (see H.R. 1904), H3301 [13MY]

———facilitate efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land (H.R. 1904), consideration (see H. Res. 444), H7007 [24OC]

———preserve multiple use land management policy relative to uranium mining (see S. 1690), S6461 [12OC] (see H.R. 3155), H6853 [12OC]

———withdraw certain Federal lands and interests in Pima and Santa Cruz Counties from mining and mineral leasing laws (see H.R. 1989), H3644 (see H.R. 1989), H3682 [25MY]

———withdraw Tusayan Ranger District and BLM-managed Federal land in the vicinity of Kanab Creek and in House Rock Valley from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see H.R. 855), H1454 [1MR]

Arts and humanities: permit Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal lands (see S. 1136), S3428 [26MY]

BLM: acquire and manage Gold Hill Ranch in Coloma, CA (see S. 177), S127 [25JA]

———convey certain land to Deschutes County, OR (see S. 270), S543 [3FE]

———convey certain public land in Mohave Valley and Mohave County, AZ, to the Arizona Game and Fish Dept., for use as a public shooting range (see S. 526), S1502 [9MR] (see H.R. 919), H1574 [3MR]

———dedicate a portion of wind and solar energy project rental fees for administrative costs of processing applications for new wind and solar projects (see H.R. 2176), H4186 [14JN]

———provide for certain oversight and approval on any decision to close national monument land to recreational shooting (see H.R. 3440), H7713 [16NO]

———provide for conservation, enhanced recreation opportunities, and renewable energy development in California desert areas (see S. 138), S125 [25JA]

———provide for leasing of Federal lands for uranium mining (see H.R. 1452), H2569 [8AP]

———validate final patent dealing with lands in Nevada conveyed to Coyote Springs Investment, LLC (see S. 729), S2130 [5AP] (see H.R. 1400), H2410 [6AP]

Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 127), S125 [25JA] (see H.R. 2378), H4574 [24JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: modify purposes and operation of certain facilities to implement water rights compact among Montana, the Blackfeet Indian Tribe, and the U.S. (see S. 399), S870 [17FE] (see H.R. 3301), H7207 [1NO]

California: add to certain wilderness areas in the Angeles and San Bernardino National Forests, protect property rights in such additions, and prevent and prepare for wildfires and address backlog of maintenance (see H.R. 113), H37 [5JA]

———provide for the study of the Western States Trail (see S. 172), S126 [25JA]

Carson National Forest: adjust boundary (see S. 1687), S6461 [12OC] (see H.R. 3354), H7330 [3NO]

Cherokee National Forest: convey a small parcel of land and use proceeds from conveyance to acquire a parcel of land for inclusion (see H.R. 1008), H1724 [10MR]

———designate as wilderness certain public lands (see S. 1090), S3426 [26MY]

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission: extend (see S. 324), S642 [10FE]

Children and youth: require all persons on Federal property to report child abuse or neglect to law enforcement or child protective services agencies (see S. 1889), S7702 [17NO]

Chimney Rock National Monument: establish (see S. 508), S1406 [8MR] (see H.R. 2621), H5373 [21JY]

Cibola National Forest: expand boundaries (see H.R. 491), H508 [26JA]

Clark County, NV: provide for conveyance of certain Federal land for environmental remediation and reclamation of the Three Kids Mine Project Site (see S. 1492), S5250 [2AU] (see H.R. 2512), H5018 [13JY]

———withdraw Sloan Hills area from location, entry, and patent under mining laws and disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials (see S. 427), S1060 [1MR] (see H.R. 856), H1454 [1MR]

Coconino National Forest: convey land to correct erroneous survey (see H.R. 1038), H1768 [11MR]

Colorado: designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 1701), H2998 [3MY] (see H.R. 2420), H4671 [6JY] (see H.R. 2922), H6180 [14SE]

———provide for exchange of certain lands in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests with the Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District (see S. 278), S544 [3FE] (see H.R. 643), H680 [10FE]

Cook County, MN: release reversionary interest held by the U.S. in certain land conveyed for the establishment of an airport (see S. 1987), S8547 [13DE] (see H.R. 2947), H6231 [15SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: convey a small parcel of Natural Resources Conservation Service property in Riverside, CA (see H.R. 533), H549 [8FE]

———convey certain federally owned land in Story County, IA (see S. 142), S126 [25JA] (see H.R. 753), H1176 (see H.R. 753), H1195 [17FE]

———convey parcels of land to Mantua, UT (see H.R. 1258), H2106 [30MR]

———convey to Miami-Dade County, FL, federally owned land comprising the Subtropical Horticulture Research Station (see H.R. 2825), H5923 [19AU]

Dept. of Commerce: convey real property of NOAA in Ketchikan, AK (see S. 1307), S4291 [30JN] (see H.R. 2641), H5488 [25JY]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 472), H507 [26JA] (see H.R. 1342), H2291 [4AP]

———require payment of certain Impact Aid Program payments to eligible local educational agencies within 3 years (see S. 595), S1751 [16MR] (see H.R. 2094), H3985 [2JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for a land exchange with the South Carolina State Ports Authority (see S. 869), S2621 [3MY]

———provide for payments in lieu of taxes for certain land (see H.R. 543), H550 [8FE]

Dept. of the Interior: accept title to the National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center (see S. 1537), S5476 [9SE] (see H.R. 2882), H6096 [12SE]

———adjust boundary of the Stephen Mather Wilderness in the North Cascades National Park to allow rebuilding of a road outside of the floodplain (see H.R. 2352), H4573 [24JN]

———allow construction and operation of natural gas pipeline facilities in Gateway National Recreation Area (see H.R. 2606), H5373 [21JY]

———authorize conveyance of mineral rights in Montana (see S. 647), S1827 [17MR] (see H.R. 1158), H1982 [17MR]

———authorize exploration, leasing, development, and production of oil and gas in and from the western Coastal Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy (see S. 351), S747 [15FE]

———authorize exploration, leasing, development, production, and economically feasible and prudent transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see S. 352), S747 [15FE]

———authorize the lease of certain lands within Fort Pulaski National Monument (see S. 535), S1502 [9MR] (see H.R. 2687), H5733 [28JY]

———conduct a special resource study of the archeological site and surrounding land of the New Philadelphia, IL, town site (see S. 1902), S7702 [17NO] (see H.R. 1563), H2855 [14AP]

———conduct a special resource study to evaluate significance of Newtown Battlefield and suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 1482), S5250 [2AU] (see H.R. 3031), H6413 [22SE]

———conduct a study of the Colonel Charles Young Home in Xenia, OH, and associated locations to assess potential inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 858), S2507 [14AP] (see H.R. 799), H1250 (see H.R. 799), H1361 [18FE]

———conduct onshore oil and gas lease sales through Internet-based live lease sales (see H.R. 2752), H5884 [1AU]

———continue stocking fish in certain lakes in the North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area (see H.R. 2351), H4573 [24JN]

———convey a railroad right of way between North Pole, AK, and Delta Junction, AK, to the Alaska Railroad Corp. (see S. 628), S1827 [17MR] (see H.R. 2347), H4528 [23JN]

———convey certain Federal land to Elko County, NV, and take land into trust for the Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada (see S. 617), S1826 [17MR]

———convey certain Federal land to the Powell Recreation District in Wyoming (see S. 2015), S8734 [16DE]

———convey to Mississippi parcels of surplus land within the boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway (see S. 264), S543 [3FE]

———designate certain lands in San Miguel, Ouray, and San Juan Counties, CO, as wilderness (see S. 1635), S5992 [26SE]

———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. 1153), S3541 [7JN] (see H.R. 1620), H2911 [15AP]

———empower federally recognized Indian tribes to accept restricted fee tribal lands (see H.R. 3532), H7999 [30NO]

———ensure timely review of BLM notices before appearance in the Federal Register in order to streamline energy development permitting process (see S. 1844), S7367 [10NO]

———enter into an agreement to provide for management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (see H.R. 306), H254 [18JA]

———establish a competitive oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 3407), H7577 [14NO]

———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. 49), H34 [5JA]

———establish offices and positions on energy, minerals, ocean energy and safety, and natural resources revenue and abolish the Minerals Management Service (see H.R. 3404), H7577 [14NO]

———establish onshore oil and gas production goals, repeal production barriers, improve lease issuance, expedite judicial review, report on public land revenues, and encourage oil shale exploration (see S. 1027), S3170 [19MY]

———establish production incentive fee for lands leased for oil or natural gas on which production is not occurring (see H.R. 927), H1574 [3MR] (see H.R. 3446), H7713 [16NO]

———establish Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area, designate certain lands as wilderness, and improve management of noxious weeds in Lewis and Clark National Forest (see S. 1774), S7005 [1NO]

———facilitate appropriate oil and gas development on Federal land and waters and limit dependence on foreign sources of oil and gas (see S. 916), S2777 [9MY]

———identify high-potential oil and gas leases located on Federal land (see H.R. 2375), H4574 [24JN]

———issue permits for a microhydro project in nonwilderness areas in, and acquire land from Doyon Tourism, Inc., for Denali National Park and Preserve (see S. 313), S642 [10FE] (see H.R. 441), H470 [25JA]

———issue right-of-way permits for natural gas pipeline transportation utility systems in nonwilderness areas within the Denali National Park and Preserve (see S. 302), S629 [8FE]

———modify a land grant patent issued to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (see S. 404), S871 [17FE] (see H.R. 3411), H7577 [14NO]

———prohibit issuance of new oil or natural gas leases to persons that fail to renegotiate existing leases incorporating limitations on royalty relief based on market price (see H.R. 1352), H2291 [4AP]

———provide full funding for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program (see S. 1692), S6461 [12OC] (see H.R. 3599), H8260 [7DE]

———reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see S. 676), S1976 [30MR] (see H.R. 1234), H2037 [29MR] (see H.R. 1291), H2214 [31MR]

———sell certain Federal lands in certain Western States previously identified as suitable for disposal (see S. 635), S1827 [17MR] (see H.R. 1126), H1905 [16MR]

———settle land claims within the Fort Hall Reservation in Idaho (see S. 1065), S3338 [25MY]

———study suitability and feasibility of adding Hudson River Valley in New York, as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 1332), S4394 [6JY] (see H.R. 2452), H4748 [7JY]

———study suitability and feasibility of designating Oak Point and North Brother Island in the Bronx, NY, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 251), H135 [7JA]

———study suitability and feasibility of designating sites in the Lower Mississippi River Area in Louisiana as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 1325), S4329 [5JY]

———study suitability and feasibility of establishing Camp Hale as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 279), S544 [3FE]

———submit report on Indian land fractionation (see H.R. 887), H1524 [2MR]

———take lands in Yuma County, AZ, into trust as part of the reservation of the Cocopah Indian Tribe (see H.R. 1991), H3644 (see H.R. 1991), H3682 [25MY]

———transfer certain Federal land in Churchill County, NV, to the Dept. of the Navy (see S. 417), S976 [28FE]

Dept. of Transportation: grant releases to terms and conditions contained in a deed under which the U.S. conveyed land to Dona Ana County, NM, for airport purposes (see H.R. 1431), H2534 [7AP]

———improve effectiveness of transportation programs on Federal lands and provide funding for park roads and parkways and the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks Program (see H.R. 2113), H4034 [3JN]

———terminate the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks Program (see H.R. 737), H1039 (see H.R. 737), H1069 [16FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct a study on the acquisition of a parcel of land adjacent to Beaufort National Cemetery (see H.R. 183), H40 [5JA]

———prohibit disposal of certain land and improvements at St. Albans campus (see H.R. 1799), H3115 [6MY]

———prohibit disposal of certain land and improvements in the Hudson Valley Healthcare System (see H.R. 2642), H5579 [26JY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands (see H.R. 1505), H2664 [13AP]

———provide authority to enter into stewardship projects to achieve land management goals for national forests and public lands that meet local and rural community needs (see H.R. 2601), H5285 [20JY]

———sell certain Federal land and direct the proceeds from such sales to be applied to Federal budget deficit reduction (see H.R. 2588), H5239 [19JY]

District of Columbia: designate and modify boundaries of National Mall area reserved for commemorative works and make recommendations for termination of authority to establish a commemorative work (see H.R. 1972), H3409 [24MY]

Ecology and environment: sustain fish, plants, and wildlife (see H.R. 3496), H7890 [18NO]

El Rio Grande Del Norte National Conservation Area: establish in New Mexico (see S. 667), S1933 [29MR] (see H.R. 1241), H2037 [29MR]

Essex National Heritage Area: reauthorize (see H.R. 2202), H4277 [15JN]

Fair Housing Commemorative Foundation: establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia to commemorate the national significance of the fair housing movement (see H.R. 3278), H7160 [27OC]

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see S. 714), S2087 [4AP] (see H.R. 3365), H7397 [4NO]

Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see S. 1249), S4023 [22JN] (see H.R. 3065), H6456 [23SE]

———protect the right of individuals to bear arms at Corps of Engineers water resources development projects (see S. 1588), S5838 [21SE] (see H.R. 1865), H3278 [12MY]

First State National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 624), H679 [10FE]

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. 848), H1454 [1MR]

———convey certain land to Wallowa, OR (see S. 271), S543 [3FE]

———protect certain roadless areas (see S. 1891), S7702 [17NO] (see H.R. 3465), H7829 [17NO]

———replace current administrative appeals process with a pre-decisional administrative review process modeled after successful approach used in the Healthy Forests Restoration Act (see H.R. 2209), H4326 [16JN]

———revise the Recreation Residence Program by implementing a procedure for determining cabin user fees (see S. 1906), S7829 [18NO] (see H.R. 3397), H7405 [10NO]

Forests: address public health and safety threat of catastrophic wildfire in California by expediting forest management projects on hazardous fuels reduction, forest restoration, forest health, and watershed restoration (see H.R. 1485), H2603 [12AP]

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve: allow for the harvest of gull eggs by the Huna Tlingit people (see S. 1063), S3338 [25MY] (see H.R. 3037), H6413 [22SE]

Government: enhance authorities relative to disposal of real property (see H.R. 1205), H1984 [17MR]

Government regulations: protect use of traditional hunting and fishing equipment and prevent certain restrictions on hunting and fishing implements and equipment (see H.R. 1443), H2569 [8AP]

———release certain wilderness study areas from management as de facto wilderness areas and release certain National Forest System roadless areas from certain land use restrictions (see S. 1087), S3426 [26MY] (see H.R. 1581), H2910 [15AP]

Grand Ronde Reservation Act: technical corrections (see S. 356), S747 [15FE] (see H.R. 726), H923 [15FE]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to house a National Women's History Museum (see S. 680), S1976 [30MR] (see H.R. 1269), H2106 [30MR]

———convey a parcel of real property to Tracy, CA (see S. 1302), S4226 [29JN] (see H.R. 2406), H4670 [6JY]

———enhance authorities relative to real property that has yet to be reported excess (see S. 479), S1219 [3MR]

Hanford Reach National Monument: ensure public access to Rattlesnake Mountain summit for educational, recreational, historical, scientific, cultural, and other purposes (see H.R. 2719), H5882 [1AU]

Homestead National Monument of America: expand boundary (see H.R. 275), H201 [12JA]

———rename as Homestead National Historical Park (see H.R. 274), H201 [12JA]

Humboldt County, NV: designate the Pine Forest Range Wilderness Area (see S. 1788), S7066 [2NO] (see H.R. 3377), H7397 [4NO]

Hunting and trapping: recognize hunting heritage and provide opportunities for continued hunting on public lands (see H.R. 2834), H5936 [2SE] (see H.R. 2834), H5938 [6SE]

———require hunting activities be a land use in management plans for compatible Federal lands (see H.R. 1444), H2569 [8AP]

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. 2050), H3755 [26MY]

———establish certain wilderness areas and authorize various land conveyances involving National Forest System and BLM lands in central Idaho (see H.R. 163), H39 [5JA]

———provide for exchange of lands between the city of Ketchum and Blaine County School District (see H.R. 647), H681 [10FE]

Inyo National Forest: facilitate a land exchange involving certain non-Federal lands (see H.R. 2157), H4075 [13JN]

John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park: establish (see S. 1708), S6505 [13OC] (see H.R. 3191), H6920 [13OC]

Kisatchie National Forest: prohibit restrictions on the use of dogs in deer hunting activities (see H.R. 2793), H5895 [5AU]

Kotzebue, AK: convey certain property from the U.S. to the Maniilaq Association (see S. 1898), S7702 [17NO] (see H.R. 443), H470 [25JA]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: ensure amounts are made available for projects to provide recreational public access (see S. 901), S2731 [5MY] (see H.R. 1997), H3644 (see H.R. 1997), H3682 [25MY]

———provide consistent and reliable authority and funding to maximize effectiveness for future generations (see S. 1265), S4075 [23JN]

Los Padres National Forest: convey certain lands (see H.R. 241), H135 [7JA]

———eliminate private inholdings through a land exchange with the United Water Conservation District (see H.R. 281), H201 [12JA]

Lowell National Historical Park: authorize exchange of land or interest in land (see S. 1215), S3891 [16JN] (see H.R. 2240), H4327 [16JN]

Lowery, Tim: relief (see S. 521), S1502 [9MR]

Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuges: designate certain Federal lands in Lincoln, Hancock, and Washington Counties as wilderness (see H.R. 2984), H6341 [21SE]

McIntosh County, OK: take certain property into trust for the benefit of Muscogee (Creek) Nation (see H.R. 475), H507 [26JA]

Minuteman Missile National Historic Site: modify boundaries (see S. 1478), S5250 [2AU]

Mono County, CA: take certain Federal land into trust for the benefit of the Bridgeport Indian Colony (see H.R. 2467), H4792 [8JY]

Montana: sustain economic development and recreational use of National Forest System land and add certain land to the National Wilderness Preservation System (see S. 268), S543 [3FE]

———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. 233), S359 [31JA]

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia to honor the patriots of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 1559), H2855 [14AP]

———establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor free African Americans and slaves who fought during the American Revolution (see S. 883), S2686 [4MY] (see H.R. 2181), H4186 [14JN]

———place additional requirements on the establishment of national monuments (see H.R. 817), H1250 (see H.R. 817), H1362 [18FE]

———prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments in Arizona except by express authorization of Congress (see H.R. 2877), H6042 [9SE]

———prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments in Idaho except by express authorization of Congress (see H.R. 846), H1454 [1MR]

———prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments in Montana except by express authorization of Congress (see H.R. 845), H1454 [1MR]

———prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments in Nevada except by express authorization of Congress (see S. 144), S126 [25JA] (see S. 1554), S5624 [14SE] (see H.R. 3292), H7206 [1NO]

———prohibit further extension or establishment of national monuments in Utah except by express authorization of Congress (see S. 1182), S3727 [13JN] (see H.R. 2147), H4074 [13JN]

———provide for State approval of national monuments (see H.R. 302), H254 [18JA]

———require certain procedures for designating national monuments (see S. 407), S871 [17FE] (see H.R. 758), H1176 (see H.R. 758), H1195 [17FE]

———require congressional approval and provide restrictions on the use of national monuments (see S. 122), S125 [25JA]

National Academy of Engineering: provide study on improving the accuracy of the collection of oil, condensate, and natural gas royalties from Federal and Indian land leases (see H.R. 2260), H4364 [21JN]

National forests: extend and expand scope of a certain pilot forest management project (see H.R. 3685), H9430 [15DE]

National Park Service: acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program (see S. 779), S2348 [8AP] (see H.R. 2489), H4850 [11JY]

———provide that Federal funds may not be used for national heritage areas and similar areas (see H.R. 3716), H9926 [16DE]

National parks and recreation areas: codify into law as title 54 of the U.S. Code certain laws relative to the National Park System (see H.R. 1950), H3342 [23MY]

———make the National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass available at a discount to members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see S. 1359), S4555 [13JY] (see H.R. 3335), H7329 [3NO]

National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (see S. Res. 288), S6330 [6OC]

National wildlife refuges: require new refuges may not be established except as expressly authorized by statute (see H.R. 3009), H6412 [22SE]

Native Americans: allow certain land to be use to generate income to provide funding for academic programs (see H.R. 1556), H2855 [14AP]

———allow tribes to adopt their own land leasing regulations (see S. 703), S2046 [31MR]

———compensate local educational agencies and governments for tax revenues lost when the Federal Government takes land into trust for an Indian tribe or individual Indian (see S. 988), S2929 [12MY] (see H.R. 1851), H3218 [11MY] (see H.R. 1882), H3279 [12MY]

Natural resources: improve natural resources management planning for State-owned facilities used for national defense (see H.R. 1670), H2933 [2MY]

Nellis Dunes National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area: establish (see S. 1475), S5250 [2AU]

Nettleton, Paul: relief (see S. 521), S1502 [9MR]

Nevada: implement the multispecies habitat conservation plan for the Virgin River and extend the authority to purchase certain parcels of public land (see S. 1473), S5250 [2AU]

New Mexico: designate the Organ Mountains and other public lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System and National Landscape Conservation System (see S. 1024), S3170 [19MY]

———modify boundaries of Cibola National Forest and transfer certain BLM land for inclusion in the Manzano Mountain Wilderness (see H.R. 490), H508 [26JA]

NOAA: convey property to Pascagoula, MS (see S. 363), S791 [16FE]

Northern Mariana Islands: convey certain submerged lands (see S. 590), S1677 [15MR] (see H.R. 670), H723 [11FE]

Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge: redesignate as the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge (see S. 266), S543 [3FE] (see H.R. 588), H598 [9FE]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: develop a Federal Lands Counterdrug Strategy (see H.R. 759), H1176 (see H.R. 759), H1195 [17FE]

Olympic National Park: designate certain land as wilderness or potential wilderness (see H.R. 3222), H6976 [14OC]

OMB: establish the Federal Real Property Disposal Pilot Program (see H.R. 665), H723 [11FE]

Orange County, CA: eliminate unused lighthouse reservation, provide management consistency for the rocks and small islands along the coast, and meet original goal of preserving such rocks and small islands (see H.R. 944), H1618 [8MR]

Oregon: designate certain lands as wilderness and provide for the exchange of certain Federal and non-Federal lands (see S. 607), S1826 [17MR]

———designate Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area and segments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks as wild or recreational rivers (see S. 766), S2266 [7AP] (see H.R. 1413), H2533 [7AP]

———provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe (see S. 908), S2731 [5MY]

———restore forest landscapes, protect old growth forests, and manage national forests in the eastside forests (see S. 220), S338 [27JA]

Oregon Caves National Monument: modify boundary and designate certain rivers and creeks as components of the Wild and Scenic River System (see S. 765), S2266 [7AP] (see H.R. 1414), H2533 [7AP]

Ouachita National Forest: convey certain land in Oklahoma to the Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy Scouts (see S. 610), S1826 [17MR] (see H.R. 473), H507 [26JA]

Parks and recreation areas: assist States and local governments in developing and implementing emergency notification systems suitable for use on public recreational lands (see H.R. 2850), H5964 [7SE]

Pinnacles National Park: establish (see S. 161), S126 [25JA] (see H.R. 3641), H8879 [13DE]

Pound, VA: convey a small parcel of National Forest System land (see H.R. 2743), H5883 [1AU]

Power resources: authorize noncompetitive leasing of certain areas adjoining other lands for which a qualified company or individual holds a preexisting right to develop geothermal resources (see S. 1149), S3541 [7JN] (see H.R. 2776), H5884 [1AU]

———establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects (see S. 706), S2046 [31MR] (see H.R. 1287), H2213 [31MR]

———establish procedures for causes and claims relative to leasing of Federal lands for exploration, production, or transmission of oil, natural gas, or any other form of energy (see H.R. 1032), H1768 [11MR]

———promote diligent development of Federal oil and gas leases (see S. 600), S1751 [16MR]

———promote timely exploration for geothermal resources under existing geothermal leases (see S. 1470), S5250 [2AU] (see H.R. 2171), H4185 [14JN]

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 (see S. 896), S2731 [5MY] (see H.R. 587), H598 [9FE]

Real estate: require State and local compliance with constitutional mandates and prevent abuses of power relative to eminent domain (see H. Res. 329), H4528 [23JN]

Renewable energy: facilitate development of wind energy resources on Federal lands (see H.R. 2172), H4185 [14JN]

———promote development of renewable energy on public lands (see S. 1775), S7005 [1NO]

Sacramento River National Recreation Area: establish (see S. 173), S126 [25JA]

Saguaro National Park: study land for potential inclusion or removal from boundary (see H.R. 1990), H3644 (see H.R. 1990), H3682 [25MY]

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: lease space for a park headquarters, expand boundary, and conduct a study of potential land acquisitions (see S. 114), S125 [25JA] (see H.R. 3100), H6624 [5OC]

San Diego County, CA: designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (see S. 1574), S5726 [19SE] (see H.R. 41), H34 [5JA]

San Juan Islands National Conservation Area: establish (see S. 1559), S5624 [14SE] (see H.R. 2912), H6180 [14SE]

Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 2037), H3755 [26MY]

Shenandoah National Park: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 24), S4076 [23JN] (see S. Res. 260), S5459 [8SE] (see H. Con. Res. 62), H4528 [23JN]

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: designate certain lands and inland water as wilderness (see S. 140), S126 [25JA] (see H.R. 977), H1664 [9MR]

Smoky Hill Trail: designate route across Great Plains in Kansas and Colorado as an overland trail and study system for potential addition to National Trails System (see S. 1083), S3426 [26MY]

St. Croix National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 2448), H4748 [7JY]

States: designate lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and wild and scenic rivers and establish Northern Rockies Wildlife Habitat and Corridors Information System and Program (see H.R. 3334), H7329 [3NO]

Taxation: allow a credit for qualified conservation contributions which include national scenic trails (see H.R. 481), H508 [26JA]

Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve: expand boundaries (see S. 485), S1219 [3MR]

Trinity County, CA: provide for a land exchange with Trinity Public Utilities District involving transfer of Forest Service and BLM lands (see H.R. 1237), H2037 [29MR]

T'uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area Act: amend (see S. 2024), S8734 [16DE] (see H.R. 3734), H9945 [19DE]

U.S. Court of Federal Claims: confer jurisdiction to hear, determine, and render final judgment on any claim against the U.S. to receive compensation for the taking of certain lands in Missouri (see H.R. 197), H102 [6JA]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: protect, restore, enhance, and manage migratory bird populations, their habitats, and the ecosystems they rely on, through voluntary actions on public and private lands (see H.R. 1917), H3301 [13MY]

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: provide for the sale of Federal land to permit establishment of a transportation alternative for skiers to connect two ski resorts in the Wasatch Mountains (see S. 1883), S7701 [17NO] (see H.R. 3452), H7828 [17NO]

UNESCO: support mission of World Heritage Convention and acknowledge anniversary of International Day for Monuments and Sites (see S. Res. 126), S2047 [31MR]

Utah: authorize a land exchange between the Ute Indian Tribe and the State Institutional Trust Land Administration (see H.R. 1053), H1768 [11MR]

———clarify authority under legislation defining the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (see S. 1209), S3813 [15JN]

———convey certain public land within the boundaries of Camp Williams to support training and readiness of the Utah National Guard (see H.R. 686), H774 [14FE]

———convey parcels of land to Mantua, UT (see S. 683), S1976 [30MR]

Valles Caldera National Preserve: designate as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 564), S1547 [10MR]

Vicksburg National Military Park: authorize acquisition of core battlefield land at Champion Hill, Port Gibson, and Raymond, MS, for addition (see S. 265), S543 [3FE] (see H.R. 2083), H3869 (see H.R. 2083), H3910 [1JN]

Virgin Islands: convey certain submerged lands (see H.R. 581), H598 [9FE]

Virgin River: facilitate implementation of a multispecies habitat conservation plan (see H.R. 2745), H5883 [1AU]

Waco Mammoth National Monument: establish (see S. 849), S2507 [14AP] (see H.R. 1545), H2854 [14AP]

Washington (State): clarify and adjust boundaries between Quileute Indian Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park and provide the tribe with tsunami and flood protection (see S. 636), S1827 [17MR] (see H.R. 1162), H1983 [17MR]

Western States: authorize to make selections of public land within their borders in lieu of receiving 5 percent of the proceeds of the sale of public land lying within said States (see S. 1524), S5458 [8SE] (see H.R. 2852), H5964 [7SE]

Wild Rogue Wilderness Area: expand (see S. 2001), S8679 [15DE] (see H.R. 3436), H7713 [16NO]

Wilderness areas: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see S. 979), S2928 [12MY] (see H.R. 1916), H3301 [13MY]

Yosemite National Park: acquire a certain amount of land and interests in land in Mariposa, CA, for improved visitor services (see H.R. 3640), H8879 [13DE]

Yuma County, AZ: convey certain Federal lands (see H.R. 3560), H8135 [5DE]

Letters

Northern Arizona Mining Continuity Act: several Members of Congress, S6464 [12OC]

Northern Mariana Islands submerged land conveyance: Delegate Sablan, S1682 [15MR]

Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act: Harrison Talgo, Sr., H7103 [26OC]

U.S. conveyance of certain property to the Maniilaq Association in Kotzebue, AK: Representative Doc Hastings, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H8949 [14DE]

———Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H8949 [14DE]

Motions

Arizona: facilitate efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land (H.R. 1904), H7110 [26OC]

Remarks in House

Animals: improve management and long-term health of wild free-roaming horses and burros, H420 [24JA], H968, H969 [16FE]

Appropriations: new Federal land acquisition funding, H976-H978 [16FE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (H.R. 139), E5 [5JA]

Arizona: exempt Native American sacred and cultural sites from proposal to facilitate efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land, H7039, H7041 [25OC], H7093, H7103, H7104 [26OC]

———facilitate efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land (H.R. 1904), H7090-H7112 [26OC], H7152 [27OC], E1960 [27OC], E2258 [14DE]

———facilitate efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land (H.R. 1904), consideration (H. Res. 444), H7036-H7043 [25OC]

———facilitate efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land (H.R. 1904), motion to recommit, H7110, H7111 [26OC]

———prohibit conveyance of any Federal land to a company or affiliate connected with the Iran Foreign Investment Co., H7110, H7111 [26OC], E2258 [14DE]

———require local Resolution Copper Mining (company) operations, local hiring priority, and domestic processing, use, and equipment used relative to southeast Arizona mining, H7093, H7106, H7107 [26OC]

———require Resolution Copper Mining (company) royalty payment on all locatable minerals produced in commercial quantities from conveyed southeast Arizona Federal land, H7093, H7096, H7105, H7106 [26OC]

BLM: amend administrative appeals procedures for grazing permit decisions, H5610, H5611 [27JY]

———clarify that the movement of livestock across public lands is subject to review under the National Environmental Policy Act, H5613, H5614 [27JY]

———impact of regional public lands management plans, H3211 [11MY]

———land and resource management funding, H968, H969 [16FE]

———leasing of Federal lands near Grand Canyon National Park for uranium mining, H5403-H5408 [25JY]

———National Landscape Conservation System funding, H1322 [18FE]

———prohibit funding to implement Secretarial order regarding wilderness land designations, H5618-H5622 [27JY]

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement: funding through reductions in BLM Rangeland Management Fund funding, H5464, H5465 [25JY]

California: add to certain wilderness areas in the Angeles and San Bernardino National Forests, protect property rights in such additions, and prevent and prepare for wildfires and address backlog of maintenance (H.R. 113), E6 [5JA]

Colorado: provide for exchange of certain lands in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests with the Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District (S. 278), H8950-H8952 [14DE]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (H.R. 1342), H2276 [4AP], E625 [4AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit transfer of funds to the Dept. of the Interior for environmental mitigation activities relative to border security, H3888-H3890 [1JN]

———provide for payments in lieu of taxes for certain land (H.R. 543), E202 [10FE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize the lease of certain lands within Fort Pulaski National Monument (S. 535), H8129, H8130 [5DE], H8244 [7DE], E2221 [9DE]

———continue stocking fish in certain lakes in the North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area (H.R. 2351), H8131 [5DE], H8245 [7DE]

———establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (H.R. 49), H1801 [15MR], H4194 [15JN]

———identify high-potential oil and gas leases located on Federal land (H.R. 2375), E1212 [24JN]

———issue permits for a microhydro project in nonwilderness areas in, and acquire land from Doyon Tourism, Inc., for Denali National Park and Preserve (H.R. 441), H6990, H6991 [24OC]

———Land and Water Conservation Fund funding, H977, H978, H988 [16FE], H5406 [25JY], H5547, H5548, H5557 [26JY], E1415 [27JY]

———Land and Water Conservation Fund land acquisition funding, H5548, H5549 [26JY]

———Payments in Lieu of Taxes program funding, H1276, H1277 [18FE]

———prohibit issuance of new oil or natural gas leases to persons that fail to renegotiate existing leases incorporating limitations on royalty relief based on market price, H1258-H1261 [18FE]

———submit report on Indian land fractionation (H.R. 887), E443 [9MR]

Dept. of Transportation: grant releases to terms and conditions contained in a deed under which the U.S. conveyed land to Dona Ana County, NM, for airport purposes, H2207, H2208 [31MR]

———improve effectiveness of transportation programs on Federal lands and provide funding for park roads and parkways and the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks Program (H.R. 2113), E1040 [3JN]

———release any conditions or restrictions on certain land conveyed to any airport, city, or county for airport purposes as long as the release results in furthering airport purposes, H2209, H2210 [31MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit funding for the proposed enhanced use lease plan at St. Albans VA Hospital, H4055, H4056 [13JN]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands (H.R. 1505), H6263 [20SE]

———sell certain Federal land and direct the proceeds from such sales to be applied to Federal budget deficit reduction (H.R. 2588), H5241 [20JY], H5786 [30JY], H6142 [14SE]

District of Columbia: designate and modify boundaries of National Mall area reserved for commemorative works and make recommendations for termination of authority to establish a commemorative work (H.R. 1972), E940 [24MY]

Fair Housing Commemorative Foundation: establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia to commemorate the national significance of the fair housing movement (H.R. 3278), E1953 [27OC]

Firearms: protect the right of individuals to bear arms at Corps of Engineers water resources development projects, H5053, H5054 [14JY]

Forest Service: boost and streamline timber harvests, H5407 [25JY]

———improve management of national forests, H123 [7JA]

———State and Private Forestry funding, H5643 [27JY]

Government regulations: protect use of traditional hunting and fishing equipment and prevent certain restrictions on hunting and fishing implements and equipment (H.R. 1443), E689 [8AP]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to house a National Women's History Museum (H.R. 1269), E570 [30MR]

Hanford Reach National Monument: ensure public access to Rattlesnake Mountain summit for educational, recreational, historical, scientific, cultural, and other purposes (H.R. 2719), H8949, H8950 [14DE]

Hunting and trapping: require hunting activities be a land use in management plans for compatible Federal lands (H.R. 1444), E689 [8AP]

Indian Health Service: Sanitation Facilities Construction Program funding through reductions in BLM oil and gas and grazing management programs funding, H5443-H5445 [25JY]

Kotzebue, AK: convey certain property from the U.S. to the Maniilaq Association (H.R. 443), H8948, H8949 [14DE]

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia to honor the patriots of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (H.R. 1559), E719 [14AP]

———national monument designation funding, H1323, H1324 [18FE]

National Academy of Engineering: provide study on improving the accuracy of the collection of oil, condensate, and natural gas royalties from Federal and Indian land leases (H.R. 2260), E1141 [21JN]

National Environmental Policy Act: clarify application of regulations relative to congressionally authorized land exchanges, H7097, H7099 [26OC]

National parks and recreation areas: codify into law as title 54 of the U.S. Code certain laws relative to the National Park System (H.R. 1950), E1009 [1JN]

National Public Lands Day: observance, E1723 [26SE]

Natural resources: improve natural resources management planning for State-owned facilities used for national defense (H.R. 1670), E779 [2MY]

Northern Mariana Islands: convey certain submerged lands, E203 [10FE]

———convey certain submerged lands (H.R. 670), H6480, H6481 [3OC]

Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge: redesignate as the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 588), H7408, H7409 [14NO]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: require threat assessment of foreign drug traffickers using Federal lands for drug operations, H6016 [9SE], H9808 [16DE]

Orange County, CA: eliminate unused lighthouse reservation, provide management consistency for the rocks and small islands along the coast, and meet original goal of preserving such rocks and small islands (H.R. 944), H8128, H8129 [5DE], H8244 [7DE]

Ouachita National Forest: convey certain land in Oklahoma to the Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy Scouts (H.R. 473), H6475, H6476 [3OC]

Parks and recreation areas: access to hunting, fishing, and other forms of outdoor recreation funding, H5549 [26JY]

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore: reconstruction and paving of Alger County Road H-58, E1194 [24JN]

Power resources: authorize leasing of public lands in the West for exploration, production, or transmission of oil, natural gas, or any other form of energy, H2995 [3MY]

———authorize noncompetitive leasing of certain areas adjoining other lands for which a qualified company or individual holds a preexisting right to develop geothermal resources (H.R. 2776), E1482 [1AU]

———establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects, H8111 [2DE]

———establish procedures for causes and claims relative to leasing of Federal lands for exploration, production, or transmission of oil, natural gas, or any other form of energy (H.R. 1032), H3049 [4MY], E459 [11MR]

———use of hydraulic fracturing in increasing oil and gas exploration, H660 [10FE], H3208 [11MY]

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. 587), H658 [10FE]

Shenandoah National Park: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 62), E1190 [23JN]

St. Croix National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 2448), H5627 [27JY]

States: designate lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and wild and scenic rivers and establish Northern Rockies Wildlife Habitat and Corridors Information System and Program (H.R. 3334), E1991 [3NO]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: North American Wetlands Conservation Fund funding through reductions in BLM land and resources management funding, H5465 [25JY]

———North American Wetlands Conservation Fund funding through reductions in EPA Diesel Emissions Program funding, H982-H984 [16FE], E282 [18FE]

———North American Wetlands Conservation Fund funding through reductions in EPA funding, H5561 [26JY]

Utah: convey certain public land within the boundaries of Camp Williams to support training and readiness of the Utah National Guard (H.R. 686), H6470, H6471 [3OC]

———convey parcels of land to Mantua, UT (S. 683), H8132, H8133 [5DE], H8245 [7DE]

Washington (State): clarify and adjust boundaries between Quileute Indian Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park and provide the tribe with tsunami and flood protection (H.R. 1162), E527 [17MR]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: improve management of grazing leases and permits (S. 1129), S3609 [8JN]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: resolve land claims of the Bering Straits Native Corp. (S. 292), S569 [4FE], S6691 [18OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (S. 33), S152 [25JA]

Arizona: preserve multiple use land management policy relative to uranium mining (S. 1690), S6464 [12OC]

BLM: convey certain land to Deschutes County, OR (S. 270), S546 [3FE], S6690 [18OC]

———provide for conservation, enhanced recreation opportunities, and renewable energy development in California desert areas (S. 138), S206-S209 [25JA]

Bureau of Reclamation: modify purposes and operation of certain facilities to implement water rights compact among Montana, the Blackfeet Indian Tribe, and the U.S. (S. 399), S904 [17FE]

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission: extend (S. 324), S645 [10FE]

Clark County, NV: provide for conveyance of certain Federal land for environmental remediation and reclamation of the Three Kids Mine Project Site (S. 1492), S5262 [2AU]

———withdraw Sloan Hills area from location, entry, and patent under mining laws and disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials (S. 427), S1061 [1MR]

Colorado: provide for exchange of certain lands in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests with the Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District (S. 278), S547 [3FE], S7089 [2NO], S8780 [17DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorize conveyance of land and exchange at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson in Alaska, S7822 [18NO]

Dept. of the Interior: accept title to the National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center (S. 1537), S5477 [9SE]

———authorize exploration, leasing, development, and production of oil and gas in and from the western Coastal Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy (S. 351), S749-S751 [15FE]

———authorize exploration, leasing, development, production, and economically feasible and prudent transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain of Alaska (S. 352), S749-S751 [15FE]

———authorize the lease of certain lands within Fort Pulaski National Monument (S. 535), S7090 [2NO]

———conduct a special resource study of the archeological site and surrounding land of the New Philadelphia, IL, town site (S. 1902), S7711 [17NO]

———convey a railroad right of way between North Pole, AK, and Delta Junction, AK, to the Alaska Railroad Corp. (S. 628), S1840 [17MR]

———convey certain Federal land to Elko County, NV, and take land into trust for the Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada (S. 617), S1835 [17MR]

———designate certain lands in San Miguel, Ouray, and San Juan Counties, CO, as wilderness (S. 1635), S6064 [4OC]

———establish onshore oil and gas production goals, repeal production barriers, improve lease issuance, expedite judicial review, report on public land revenues, and encourage oil shale exploration (S. 1027), S6298 [6OC]

———establish production incentive fee for lands leased for oil or natural gas on which production is not occurring, S2720 [5MY]

———facilitate appropriate oil and gas development on Federal land and waters and limit dependence on foreign sources of oil and gas (S. 916), S2783 [9MY], S2823 [10MY]

———importance of public lands, S6062-S6064 [4OC]

———issue permits for a microhydro project in nonwilderness areas in, and acquire land from Doyon Tourism, Inc., for Denali National Park and Preserve (S. 313), S643 [10FE]

———issue right-of-way permits for natural gas pipeline transportation utility systems in nonwilderness areas within the Denali National Park and Preserve (S. 302), S630 [8FE]

———modify a land grant patent issued to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (S. 404), S6692 [18OC]

———provide full funding for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program, S6831 [20OC]

———provide full funding for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program (S. 1692), S6465, S6466 [12OC]

———reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (S. 676), S1984 [30MR]

———study suitability and feasibility of designating sites in the Lower Mississippi River Area in Louisiana as a unit of the National Park System (S. 1325), S4330 [5JY]

———study suitability and feasibility of establishing Camp Hale as a unit of the National Park System (S. 279), S548 [3FE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands (H.R. 1505), S5443 [8SE]

Dona Ana County, NM: exchange certain land conveyed to the county for airport purposes, S623 [8FE]

FAA: increase number of test sites in the National Airspace System used for unmanned aerial vehicles and require one of those test sites include a significant portion of public lands, S509 [3FE]

FERC: clarify that private ownership of land should be recognized under the same standards as public recreational use of land, S7600 [16NO]

Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (S. 1249), S4029 [22JN]

Forest Service: convey certain land to Wallowa, OR (S. 271), S546 [3FE], S7089 [2NO]

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve: allow for the harvest of gull eggs by the Huna Tlingit people (S. 1063), S3343 [25MY]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to house a National Women's History Museum (S. 680), S1990 [30MR]

———convey a parcel of real property to Tracy, CA (S. 1302), S5281, S5283 [2AU]

Humboldt County, NV: designate the Pine Forest Range Wilderness Area (S. 1788), S7067 [2NO]

John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park: establish (S. 1708), S6512 [13OC]

Montana: sustain economic development and recreational use of National Forest System land and add certain land to the National Wilderness Preservation System (S. 268), S6085 [4OC], S8499 [13DE]

National Public Lands Day: observance, S5936 [23SE]

National Wildlife Refuge Week: designate (S. Res. 288), S6354 [6OC]

Native Americans: allow tribes to adopt their own land leasing regulations (S. 703), S2051 [31MR]

NOAA: convey property to Pascagoula, MS (S. 363), S7390 [10NO]

Northern Mariana Islands: convey certain submerged lands (S. 590), S1682 [15MR]

Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge: redesignate as the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge (S. 266), S924 [17FE]

Oregon: designate certain lands as wilderness and provide for the exchange of certain Federal and non-Federal lands (S. 607), S1831 [17MR]

———designate Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area and segments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks as wild or recreational rivers (S. 766), S2277 [7AP]

———provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe (S. 908), S2744 [5MY]

———restore forest landscapes, protect old growth forests, and manage national forests in the eastside forests (S. 220), S340 [27JA]

Oregon Caves National Monument: modify boundary and designate certain rivers and creeks as components of the Wild and Scenic River System (S. 765), S2277 [7AP]

Ouachita National Forest: convey certain land in Oklahoma to the Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy Scouts (S. 610), S1832 [17MR]

Power resources: authorize noncompetitive leasing of certain areas adjoining other lands for which a qualified company or individual holds a preexisting right to develop geothermal resources (S. 1149), S3543 [7JN]

———establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects, S1525 [10MR]

———establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects (S. 706), S1958 [30MR], S2060 [31MR], S2063 [4AP], S3072 [18MY], S5414 [8SE], S6298 [6OC]

———promote diligent development of Federal oil and gas leases, S2119-S2122 [5AP]

———require congressional approval for expansion of Federal regulations restricting energy exploration on Federal lands and the Outer Continental Shelf, S2722 [5MY]

———use of hydraulic fracturing in increasing oil and gas exploration, S2819 [10MY], S6496 [13OC]

San Diego County, CA: designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (S. 1574), S5727 [19SE]

San Juan Islands National Conservation Area: establish (S. 1559), S5626 [14SE]

Shenandoah National Park: anniversary (S. Res. 260), S5465 [8SE]

Utah: convey parcels of land to Mantua, UT (S. 683), S7090 [2NO]

Valles Caldera National Preserve: designate as a unit of the National Park System (S. 564), S1563-S1565 [10MR]

Wild Rogue Wilderness Area: expand (S. 2001), S8682 [15DE]

Reports filed

Allow Certain Native American Land To Be Used To Generate Income To Provide Funding for Academic Programs: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1556) (H. Rept. 112-306), H8074 [1DE]

Box Elder Utah Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 683) (S. Rept. 112-60), S5338 [6SE]

———Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1258) (H. Rept. 112-220), H6455 [23SE]

Consideration of H.R. 1904, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 444) (H. Rept. 112-258), H7007 [24OC]

Convey Certain Property From the U.S. to the Maniilaq Association in Kotzebue, AK: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 443) (H. Rept. 112-318), H8317 [8DE]

Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 306) (H. Rept. 112-310), H8074 [1DE]

Dept. of the Interior Lease of Certain Lands Within Fort Pulaski National Monument: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 535) (S. Rept. 112-59), S5338 [6SE]

Dept. of the Interior Modification of a Land Grant Patent Issued to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 404) (S. Rept. 112-56), S5338 [6SE]

Exploring for Geothermal Energy on Federal Lands Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2171) (H. Rept. 112-251), H6975 [14OC]

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 714) (S. Rept. 112-69), S5338 [6SE]

Fort Pulaski National Monument Lease of Certain Lands: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 535) (H. Rept. 112-298), H8074 [1DE]

GSA Conveyance of a Parcel of Real Property to Tracy, CA: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1302) (S. Rept. 112-40), S5017 [28JY]

Help To Access Land for the Education of (HALE) Scouts Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 473) (H. Rept. 112-218), H6454 [23SE]

Kantishna Hills Renewable Energy Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 441) (H. Rept. 112-158), H5284 [20JY]

La Pine Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 270) (S. Rept. 112-49), S5338 [6SE]

Los Padres National Forest Land Conveyance: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 241) (H. Rept. 112-216), H6454 [23SE]

Montana Mineral Conveyance Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1158) (H. Rept. 112-299), H8074 [1DE]

National Women's History Museum Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 680) (S. Rept. 112-14), S2580 [2MY]

Natural Resources Management Planning Improvement for State-Owned Facilities Used for National Defense: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1670) (H. Rept. 112-175), H5372 [21JY]

NOAA Property Conveyance to Pascagoula, MS: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 363), S7187 [8NO]

North Cascades National Park Service Complex Fish Stocking Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2351) (H. Rept. 112-305), H8074 [1DE]

Northern Mariana Islands Submerged Lands Conveyance: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 670) (H. Rept. 112-162), H5284 [20JY]

Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge Redesignation as the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 588) (H. Rept. 112-279), H7405 [10NO]

Oil and Gas Facilitation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 916) (S. Rept. 112-64), S5338 [6SE]

Orange County, CA, Unused Lighthouse Reservation Elimination, Management Consistency for Coastal Rocks and Small Islands, and Goal Preservation: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 944) (H. Rept. 112-165), H5284 [20JY]

Public Land Conveyance of Certain Parcels to Alta, UT: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 684) (S. Rept. 112-61), S5338 [6SE]

Rattlesnake Mountain Public Access Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2719) (H. Rept. 112-321), H8317 [8DE]

Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 292) (S. Rept. 112-52), S5338 [6SE]

Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 266) (H. Rept. 112-171), H5284 [20JY]

Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1904) (H. Rept. 112-246), H6975 [14OC]

Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District Land Exchange Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 278) (S. Rept. 112-51), S5338 [6SE]

———Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 643) (H. Rept. 112-161), H5284 [20JY]

Utah National Guard Readiness Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 686) (H. Rept. 112-163), H5284 [20JY]

Utilizing America's Federal Lands for Wind Energy Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2172) (H. Rept. 112-300), H8074 [1DE]

Wallowa Forest Service Compound Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 271) (S. Rept. 112-50), S5338 [6SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Exempt Native American sacred and cultural sites from proposal to extract mineral resources in southeast Arizona exchange of Federal and non-Federal land: All Indian Pueblo Council, H7095 [26OC]

———Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Council, Inc., H7094 [26OC]

———Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, H7094 [26OC]

———National Congress of American Indians, H7094 [26OC]

Tables

Dept. of the Interior Payments in Lieu of Taxes program State payment results, H1276 [18FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 444, consideration of H.R. 1904, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act, H7036 [25OC]

H.R. 441, Kantishna Hills Renewable Energy Act, H6990 [24OC]

H.R. 443, U.S. conveyance of certain property to the Maniilaq Association in Kotzebue, AK, H8948 [14DE]

H.R. 473, Help To Access Land for the Education of (HALE) Scouts Act, H6475 [3OC]

H.R. 588, Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge redesignation as the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge, H7408 [14NO]

H.R. 670, Northern Mariana Islands conveyance of certain submerged lands, H6480 [3OC]

H.R. 686, Utah National Guard Readiness Act, H6470 [3OC]

H.R. 944, Orange County, CA, unused lighthouse reservation elimination, management consistency for rocks and small islands along the coast, and original goal of preserving such rocks and small islands, H8128 [5DE]

H.R. 1904, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act, H7100-H7102 [26OC]

H.R. 2351, North Cascades National Park Service Complex Fish Stocking Act, H8131 [5DE]

H.R. 2719, Rattlesnake Mountain Public Access Act, H8949 [14DE]

S. 138, California Desert Protection Act, S209-S221 [25JA]

S. 266, Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge redesignation as the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge, S924 [17FE]

S. 270, La Pine Land Conveyance Act, S6690 [18OC]

S. 271, Wallowa Forest Service Compound Conveyance Act, S7089 [2NO]

S. 278, Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District Land Exchange Act, S547 [3FE], S7090 [2NO], S8780 [17DE], H8950 [14DE]

S. 279, Camp Hale Study Act, S548 [3FE]

S. 292, Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act, S6691 [18OC]

S. 324, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission extension, S645 [10FE]

S. 363, NOAA property conveyance to Pascagoula, MS, S7390 [10NO]

S. 404, Dept. of the Interior modification of a land grant patent issued to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, S6692 [18OC]

S. 427, Sloan Hills Withdrawal Act, S1061 [1MR]

S. 535, Fort Pulaski National Monument lands lease authorization, S7090 [2NO]

S. 535, Fort Pulaski National Monument Lease Authorization Act, H8129 [5DE]

S. 564, Valles Caldera National Preserve Management Act, S1563-S1565 [10MR]

S. 617, Elko Motocross and Tribal Conveyance Act, S1835 [17MR]

S. 676, reaffirm authority of the Dept. of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes, S1984 [30MR]

S. 683, Box Elder Utah Land Conveyance Act, S7090, S7091 [2NO], H8132 [5DE]

S. 684, convey certain parcels of land to Alta, UT, S7091 [2NO]

S. 916, Oil and Gas Facilitation Act, S2783-S2785 [9MY]

S. 979, America's Red Rock Wilderness Act, S2944-S2947 [12MY]

S. 1149, Geothermal Production Expansion Act, S3543 [7JN]

S. 1249, Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act, S4029 [22JN]

S. 1302, GSA conveyance of a parcel of real property to Tracy, CA, S5283 [2AU]

S. 1492, Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act, S5262 [2AU]

S. 1537, National September 11 Memorial and Museum Act, S5477 [9SE]

S. 1559, San Juan Islands National Conservation Area Act, S5626 [14SE]

S. 1708, John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Establishment Act, S6513 [13OC]

S. 1788, Pine Forest Range Recreation Enhancement Act, S7068-S7070 [2NO]

S. 1902, New Philadelphia, Illinois, Study Act, S7711 [17NO]

S. 2001, Rogue Wilderness Area Expansion Act, S8683 [15DE]

S. Con. Res. 24, Shenandoah National Park anniversary, S4104 [23JN]

S. Res. 126, support mission of UNESCO World Heritage Convention and acknowledge anniversary of International Day for Monuments and Sites, S2055 [31MR]

S. Res. 260, Shenandoah National Park anniversary, S5463, S5465 [8SE]

S. Res. 288, National Wildlife Refuge Week, S6349, S6354 [6OC]