RIVERS

Articles and editorials

Against Dam Removal, but For KBRA, H1264 [18FE]

Byron Leydecker, Former Marin Supervisor, Dies, E1044 [3JN]

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

Alpine Lakes Wilderness: expand to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild and scenic (see S. 322), S642 [10FE] (see H.R. 608), H679 [10FE]

Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 3388), H7397 [4NO]

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

Bureau of Reclamation: maintain annual base funding for the Upper Colorado and San Juan Rivers fish recovery programs (see S. 1224), S3891 [16JN]

California: amend certain laws relative to a FERC project located on a segment of the Lower Merced River (see H.R. 2578), H5149 [18JY]

Chetco River: make technical corrections to wild and scenic segment designations (see S. 764), S2266 [7AP] (see H.R. 1415), H2533 [7AP]

Chicago, IL: provide for a feasibility study before carrying out any Federal action relating to the Chicago Area Water System (see S. 1197), S3812 [15JN] (see H.R. 2432), H4671 [6JY]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and study the impact of dams on endangered salmon and steelhead (see H.R. 2111), H4034 [3JN]

Corps of Engineers: provide that funds made available for certain Missouri River fish and wildlife purposes be used for reconstruction of flood control structures (see H.R. 3719), H9926 [16DE]

———revise Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual to ensure greater storage capacity to prevent serious downstream flooding (see S. 1795), S7127 [3NO] (see H.R. 2942), H6231 [15SE]

———revise Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual to reprioritize certain authorized purposes (see H.R. 2993), H6342 [21SE]

———study feasibility of the hydrological separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins (see S. 471), S1218 [3MR] (see H.R. 892), H1573 [3MR]

———take into account all available hydrologic data in conducting Missouri River basin operations (see S. 1377), S4640 [18JY] (see H.R. 2579), H5149 [18JY]

Crooked River: adjust boundary to provide water certainty for Prineville, OR (see H.R. 2060), H3805 [31MY]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize St. Croix River Crossing Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river values (see S. 1134), S3428 [26MY]

———clear a proposed project in the Lower St. Croix Wild and Scenic River (see H.R. 850), H1454 [1MR]

———establish a program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the Delaware River Basin region (see S. 1266), S4075 [23JN] (see H.R. 2325), H4526 [23JN]

———extend water contract between the U.S. and the East Bench Irrigation District (see S. 997), S2929 [12MY]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: instruct World Bank and Asian Development Bank U.S. representatives to oppose aid for Mekong River Basin hydroelectric dams or electricity transmission systems without certain assurances (see S. 537), S1502 [9MR]

District of Columbia: deauthorize a portion of Potomac River, Washington Channel navigation project (see H.R. 723), H922 [15FE]

———promote development of southwest waterfront (see H.R. 2297), H4456 [22JN]

Fish and fishing: reduce predation on endangered Columbia River salmon (see H.R. 946), H1618 [8MR]

———reduce predation on endangered Columbia River salmon and other nonlisted species (see H.R. 3069), H6467 [29SE]

Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 2484), H4850 [11JY]

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]

Illabot Creek: designate segment as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 888), S2730 [5MY] (see H.R. 1740), H3106 [5MY]

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

Klamath Basin: approve and implement Klamath Basin Restoration and Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreements and plan and implement dam removal (see S. 1851), S7367 [10NO] (see H.R. 3398), H7405 [10NO]

Lower Merced River: clarify definition of flood control operations for the purposes of the operation and maintenance of a certain project (see H.R. 869), H1523 [2MR]

Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act: authorize additional projects and activities (see H.R. 550), H550 [8FE]

Molalla River: designate portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 403), S870 [17FE] (see H.R. 752), H1176 (see H.R. 752), H1195 [17FE]

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. 233), S359 [31JA]

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]

North Carolina: authorize a project for hurricane and storm damage reduction at West Onslow Beach and New River Inlet (Topsail Beach) (see H.R. 2474), H4793 [8JY]

———modify project for the improvement of the Shallotte River to change the authorized depth (see H.R. 2473), H4793 [8JY]

Oklahoma: clarify role of Cherokee Nation in maintaining the W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam (see H.R. 1421), H2533 [7AP]

Oregon: 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]

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]

Sacramento, CA: authorize improvements to flood damage reduction facilities adjacent to the American and Sacramento Rivers (see S. 1810), S7155 [7NO] (see H.R. 433), H469 [25JA]

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

San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns (see H.R. 1837), H3218 [11MY]

Southeast Asia: protect and increase U.S. support for delaying the construction of mainstream dams along the Mekong River (see S. Res. 227), S4450 [7JY]

Stillwater, MN: authorize a replacement for the lift bridge with necessary taxpayer protection measures to promote fiscal responsibility (see H.R. 3434), H7713 [16NO]

Susquehanna Gateway National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 1150), S3541 [7JN]

Taxation: exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see S. 1964), S8461 [8DE] (see H.R. 1533), H2854 [14AP]

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

White Clay Creek: designate additional segments and tributaries as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 970), S2928 [12MY] (see H.R. 1884), H3279 [12MY]

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

York River: designate segments and associated tributaries for study and inclusion in National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 2336), H4527 [23JN]

Letters

Artificial crevassing of Birds Point levee in Missouri: Senators Alexander and Corker and Representative Fincher, S2569 [2MY]

Clear a proposed project in the Lower St. Croix Wild and Scenic River: Ryan Alexander, Taxpayers for Common Sense (organization), E1782 [5OC]

Disaster assistance to Tennessee: Tennessee congressional delegation, S2569 [2MY], S2827 [10MY]

Federal disaster declarations for Louisiana farms and towns along the Mississippi River and Atchafalaya Floodway: Senator Landrieu, S5972 [26SE]

Lists

Watersheds and States covered by the Connolly amendment to H.R. 2018, Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act, requiring watersheds receiving Federal funds to be subject to Federal clean water regulations, H4983 [13JY]

Remarks in House

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

Bureau of Reclamation: allow the Central Valley Project to facilitate certain water transfers, H331 [19JA]

———Klamath Dam removal and sedimentation study implementation funding, H1262-H1265 [18FE]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and study the impact of dams on endangered salmon and steelhead (H.R. 2111), E1051 [3JN]

Corps of Engineers: construction and operation and maintenance funding, H4800-H4803 [11JY]

———emergency flood control and disaster relief funding through rescission of unobligated economic stimulus funding for high-speed and intercity passenger rail projects, H5033-H5044 [14JY], E1302 [12JY], E1327, E1328, E1330 [14JY], E1401 [25JY]

———Lower Mississippi River deep draft navigation channel maintenance dredging funding, H4805, H4806 [11JY], E271 [18FE]

———Lower Mississippi River infrastructure and levee system funding, H4866 [12JY]

———prohibit funding for implementation or enforcement of the McNary Shoreline Management Plan, Lake Wallula, WA, H5058, H5059 [14JY]

———prohibit funding for Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study, H5073 [14JY]

———prohibit funding for Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration Plan study, H5074, H5075 [14JY]

———prohibit funding for removal or associated mitigation of dams along the Columbia or Snake Rivers, H5061 [14JY]

———prohibit funding for the Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study funding, H1314, H1315 [18FE]

———revise Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual to ensure greater storage capacity to prevent serious downstream flooding (H.R. 2942), H6224 [15SE], H7059 [25OC]

———study Missouri River flooding, H4799, H4800 [11JY], H7058-H7060 [25OC], H7222 [2NO]

Dept. of the Interior: clear a proposed project in the Lower St. Croix Wild and Scenic River (H.R. 850), E1782 [5OC]

———Klamath River Hydroelectric Dam removal, H6350 [22SE]

———Klamath River Hydroelectric Dam study funding, H902 [15FE], E414 [3MR]

District of Columbia: deauthorize a portion of Potomac River, Washington Channel navigation project (H.R. 723), E231 [15FE]

———promote development of southwest waterfront (H.R. 2297), H8160, H8161 [6DE], E1165 [22JN]

EPA: preserve authority to regulate pipelines that cross streambeds, H4983, H4984 [13JY]

———preserve authority to regulate waters in areas that the President has declared a disaster due to flooding and to other waters that contributed to the flooding, H4986 [13JY]

———preserve authority to regulate waters that provide flood protection, are fish and wildlife habitats which provide economic benefits, or are coastal recreation areas, H4984-H4986 [13JY]

———require watersheds receiving Federal funds to be subject to Federal clean water regulations, H4981-H4983 [13JY]

Floods: disaster assistance to the Northeast States for rebuilding infrastructure affected by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee, H6548-H6550 [4OC]

———express condolences and support for people affected by Souris River flooding in North Dakota, H4355 [21JN], E1186 [23JN]

Great Lakes: close Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Dam and Chicago River Controlling Works to prevent migration of Asian carp, H1104-H1106 [17FE], E291 [18FE]

———impact of Ohio legislation allowing withdrawal of a large volume of water from Lake Erie, H5028 [14JY]

Hudson River School: recognize contributions of painters to the U.S., E1388 [22JY], E1514 [9AU], E1850 [13OC], E1964 [31OC], E1981 [2NO], E2063 [16NO], E2097, E2100 [18NO], E2123 [29NO], E2136 [30NO], E2214 [8DE], E2333 [20DE]

National Park Service: prohibit boat inspection or safety checks within the Yukon-Charley National Preserve, H5605-H5609 [27JY]

Port Gamble, WA: tribute to S'Klallam Tribe annual Tribal Canoe Journey, E1360 [19JY]

Sacramento, CA: authorize improvements to flood damage reduction facilities adjacent to the American and Sacramento Rivers, H4764 [8JY]

San Joaquin River: address certain water-related concerns, H5593 [27JY]

———restoration program funding, H5064, H5065 [14JY]

Save the American River Association: anniversary, E2180 [5DE]

South Dakota: express condolences and support for people affected by Missouri River flooding, H3928 [2JN]

Theodore Roosevelt Dam: anniversary, E208 [11FE], E447, E454 [10MR], E466 [11MR]

York River: designate segments and associated tributaries for study and inclusion in National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 2336), H4474 [23JN], E1175 [23JN]

Remarks in Senate

Blair, NE: tribute to citizens for flooding response efforts, S5449 [8SE]

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

Chetco River: make technical corrections to wild and scenic segment designations (S. 764), S2276 [7AP]

Columbia River Treaty: tribute to Columbia River Basin Native American tribes for involvement in the treaty negotiation and review process, S4482 [11JY]

Corps of Engineers: artificial crevassing of Birds Point levee in Missouri, S2639 [4MY]

Dept. of the Interior: extend water contract between the U.S. and the East Bench Irrigation District (S. 997), S7092 [2NO]

———Missouri River Fish and Wildlife Recovery Program funding, S7601 [16NO]

———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]

Floods: assessment of damage and disaster assistance in Arkansas, S2821-S2823 [10MY], S3149 [19MY]

———disaster assistance to Montana, S3946 [21JN]

———disaster assistance to Tennessee, S2568 [2MY], S2826 [10MY]

———express condolences and support for people affected by Souris River flooding in North Dakota, S3990, S4002 [22JN]

Hurricanes: express condolences and support for people affected by flooding caused by Hurricane Irene, S5321 [6SE], S5404, S5423, S5424 [8SE], S6585 [17OC]

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

Klamath Basin: approve and implement Klamath Basin Restoration and Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreements and plan and implement dam removal (S. 1851), S7378 [10NO]

Missouri River Relief (organization): anniversary, S541 [3FE]

Molalla River: designate portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 403), S906 [17FE]

Ohio River Way (organization): anniversary of Ohio River Way Paddlefest, S4022 [22JN]

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

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]

Sacramento, CA: authorize improvements to flood damage reduction facilities adjacent to the American and Sacramento Rivers (S. 1810), S7156 [7NO]

Southeast Asia: protect and increase U.S. support for delaying the construction of mainstream dams along the Mekong River (S. Res. 227), S4627 [18JY]

Susquehanna River Basin Commission: anniversary, S611 [7FE]

Theodore Roosevelt Dam: anniversary, S973 [28FE], S1214 [3MR]

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

Reports filed

Amend Certain Laws Relative to a FERC Project Located on a Segment of the Lower Merced River: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2578) (H. Rept. 112-303), H8074 [1DE]

Clarify Role of Cherokee Nation Maintenance of the W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1421) (H. Rept. 112-221), H6455 [23SE]

Clear a Proposed Project in the Lower St. Croix Wild and Scenic River: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 850) (H. Rept. 112-309), H8074 [1DE]

Dept. of the Interior Authorization of St. Croix River Crossing Project With Appropriate Mitigation Measures To Promote River Values: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1134), S8733 [16DE]

East Bench Irrigation District Water Contract Extension Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 997) (S. Rept. 112-65), S5338 [6SE]

Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3069) (H. Rept. 112-322), H8317 [8DE]

Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act Reauthorization and Amendment: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 2484) (H. Rept. 112-333), H9925 [16DE]

Illabot Creek Segment Designation as a Component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1740) (H. Rept. 112-320), H8317 [8DE]

Protect and Increase U.S. Support for Delaying the Construction of Mainstream Dams Along the Mekong River: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 227), S8148 [1DE]

Statements

How the People of Blair Took Care of Their Own: Paul Lomartire, FEMA, S5449 [8SE]

Texts of

H.R. 2297, District of Columbia southwest waterfront development promotion, H8160 [6DE]

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

S. 997, East Bench Irrigation District Water Contract Extension Act, S7092 [2NO]

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

S. 1810, Natomas Basin Flood Protection Improvements Act, S7157 [7NO]

S. 1851, Klamath Basin Economic Restoration Act, S7378-S7382 [10NO]

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

S. Res. 227, protect and increase U.S. support for delaying the construction of mainstream dams along the Mekong River in Southeast Asia, S4454 [7JY]