RIVERS

Amendments

California: address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley (H.R. 3964), H1624, H1631, H1632, H1634, H1635, H1636, H1637, H1638, H1639 [5FE]

——— address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley (H.R. 3964), consideration (H. Res. 472), H1609 [5FE]

Crooked River: adjust boundary to provide water certainty for Prineville, OR (H.R. 2640), S6636 [11DE], H9293 [11DE]

Dept. of the Interior: exchange trust and fee land to resolve land disputes created by realignment of the Blackfoot River along the boundary of the Fort Hall Reservation in Idaho (S. 2040), S5839, S5872 [18SE]

——— study suitability and feasibility of designating sites in the Lower Mississippi River Area in Louisiana as a unit of the National Park System (S. 311), S4354, S4359 [9JY]

Drought: provide for drought relief measures in New Mexico (S. 2470), S5822 [18SE]

New Mexico: make technical corrections to certain Native American water rights settlements (S. 1447), S6355 [4DE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act, S964 [12FE]

Bills and resolutions

California: address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley (see H.R. 3964), H1510 [29JA]

——— address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley (H.R. 3964), consideration (see H. Res. 472), H1591 [4FE]

——— authorize construction of the Upper San Joaquin River Storage (see H.R. 4127), H2097 [28FE]

——— designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 4685), H4684 [20MY]

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. 4097), H2000 [26FE]

Corps of Engineers: carry out projects necessary to separate the hydrologic connection between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River to prevent interbasin transfer of aquatic invasive species (see S. 3002), S6626 [11DE] (see H.R. 4001), H1658 [5FE] (see H.R. 5861), H9302 [11DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: convey certain Bienville National Forest lands to the Pat Harrison Waterway District in Smith County, MS (see H.R. 4545), H3407 [1MY]

Dept. of the Interior: enter into Big Sandy River-Planet Ranch Water Rights Settlement Agreement and Hualapai Tribe Bill Williams River Settlement Agreement (see S. 2503), S3863 [19JN] (see H.R. 4924), H5597 [20JN]

——— establish a program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the Delaware River Basin region (see S. 2306), S2875 [8MY]

——— exchange trust and fee land to resolve land disputes created by realignment of the Blackfoot River along the boundary of the Fort Hall Reservation in Idaho (see S. 2040), S1048 [25FE] (see H.R. 5049), H6035 [9JY]

——— extend water contract between the U.S. and the East Bench Irrigation District (see S. 1965), S528 [28JA] (see H.R. 4508), H3291 [29AP]

——— support non-Federal investments in water infrastructure improvements in the Sacramento Valley (see H.R. 4300), H2694 [26MR]

Drought: provide for drought relief measures in New Mexico (see S. 2470), S3668 [12JN]

East Rosebud Creek: designate segments for inclusion in National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 2392), S3294 [22MY] (see H.R. 5543), H7882 [18SE]

EPA: establish the Columbia River Basin Restoration Program (see S. 2674), S4997 [28JY] (see H.R. 5216), H6976 [28JY]

——— establish the Indian River Lagoon Nutrient Removal Assistance Grant Program (see H.R. 5289), H7126 [30JY]

Hudson River School: recognize contributions of painters to the U.S. (see H. Res. 480), H1771 [11FE]

Inland Waterways Trust Fund: revise financing rate (see S. 2955), S6204 [20NO]

Klamath Basin: approve and implement the Klamath Basin agreements, improve natural resource management, support economic development, and sustain agricultural production (see S. 2379), S3237 [21MY] (see S. 2727), S5216 [31JY]

Montana: extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Gibson Dam (see H.R. 5867), H9302 [11DE]

New Mexico: protect, restore, and improve health of watersheds on national forest lands (see S. 2916), S5918 [12NO]

Ozark National Scenic Riverways: administer in accordance with general management plan for that unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 4182), H2256 [6MR]

——— transfer all Federal land, facilities, and other assets to Missouri for purposes of maintaining a State park (see H.R. 4029), H1718 [10FE]

Red River: provide legal certainty for property owners along the Red River in Texas (see S. 2537), S4153 [26JN] (see H.R. 4979), H5816 [26JN]

Washington (State): designate and expand wilderness areas and designate certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park (see S. 1949), S439 [16JA] (see H.R. 3917), H1241 [16JA] (see H.R. 3922), H1246 [17JA]

Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area: reauthorize (see S. 2111), S1584 [12MR] (see H.R. 4218), H2360 [12MR]

Conference reports

Water Resources Reform and Development Act (H.R. 3080), H4065–H4428 [15MY]

Letters

Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act: Edmund Gerald Brown, Jr., Governor of California, H1616 [5FE]

——— John Laird, California Natural Resources Agency, H1617 [5FE]

——— Kamala D. Harris, California Attorney General, H1616 [5FE]

Water Resources Reform and Development Act: Representative Sessions, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H4494 [20MY]

——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Rules (House), H4495 [20MY]

Lists

California environmental organizations opposing H.R. 3964, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act, H1618 [5FE]

Supporters of conference report on H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act, E820 [22MY]

Motions

California: address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley (H.R. 3964), H1646 [5FE]

Remarks in House

Anacostia Watershed Society: anniversary, E1453 [19SE]

Bureau of Reclamation: Mid-Pacific Region environmental programs funding, H250 [15JA]

——— prohibit funding to terminate existing Sacramento River Settlement Contracts before resolution of pending litigation, H6073–H6075 [10JY]

California: address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley (H.R. 3964), H1552, H1587 [4FE], H1615–H1648 [5FE], H3944 [8MY], E176 [6FE], E184 [10FE], E195 [11FE]

——— address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley (H.R. 3964), consideration (H. Res. 472), H1602–H1611 [5FE]

——— address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley (H.R. 3964), motion to recommit, H1646, H1647 [5FE]

——— consider emergency drought declaration by Governor as formal request to Dept. of Commerce to issue a determination that a fishery resource disaster exists for fisheries that originate in California, H1637 [5FE]

——— delay legislation addressing certain water-related concerns until it is determined it will not have a negative impact on the water quality and availability for agricultural producers in the California Delta region, H1639 [5FE]

——— delay legislation addressing certain water-related concerns until it is determined that it will not have a negative impact on the quantity, quality, and safety of drinking water in the California Delta region, H1634 [5FE]

——— eliminate water subsidies for irrigators and require new contracts charge interest for water delivery and project debt repayments, H1631, H1632 [5FE]

——— prohibit adverse affect on community water supplies and water budgets from efforts to address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley, H1640, H1641 [5FE]

——— prohibit decrease in current water supply to the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta region, H1632–H1634 [5FE]

——— prohibit interference with State water management reform and funding laws to address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley, H1637, H1638 [5FE]

——— prohibit preemption of State, county, or local law prohibiting the export of ground water to other areas and protect tribal sovereignty relative to water available to affected tribes, H1646, H1647 [5FE]

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. 4097), E247, E254 [26FE]

Corps of Engineers: Bayou Meto and Grand Prairie projects funding, H5988 [9JY]

——— clarify statutory authority to manage water projects under its control, H4490 [20MY]

——— clarify vegetation management policy along levees, H4490 [20MY]

——— closure of Mississippi River section to daytime river traffic, H7905 [12NO]

——— ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects, H1568, H1569 [4FE]

——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), H17 [7JA], H3059 [9AP]

——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), conference report, H4486, H4487–H4496 [20MY], H4692 [21MY], H5194, H5240 [10JN], H5313 [11JN], H6852 [25JY], E793 [21MY], E820, E828 [22MY], E844, E849 [28MY], E874 [29MY]

——— manage threat of Asian carp traveling up the Mississippi River in Minnesota, H5313 [11JN]

——— Mississippi River and tributaries project funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy funding, H5987 [9JY]

——— prohibit funding for Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study, H6075 [10JY]

——— prohibit funding for Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration Plan study, H6077 [10JY]

——— work with landowners to resolve issues relative to livestock use of Corps lands along the lower Snake River, E1140 [10JY]

Crooked River: adjust boundary to provide water certainty for Prineville, OR, H7843 [18SE]

——— adjust boundary to provide water certainty for Prineville, OR (H.R. 2640), Senate amendment, H9292 [11DE]

Delaware River Yachtsmen’s League: anniversary, E233 [25FE]

Dept. of the Interior: enter into Big Sandy River-Planet Ranch Water Rights Settlement Agreement and Hualapai Tribe Bill Williams River Settlement Agreement (H.R. 4924), H8181–H8186 [1DE]

——— exchange trust and fee land to resolve land disputes created by realignment of the Blackfoot River along the boundary of the Fort Hall Reservation in Idaho (S. 2040), H8187, H8188 [1DE]

——— extend water contract between the U.S. and the East Bench Irrigation District (H.R. 4508), H6612 [22JY]

——— support non-Federal investments in water infrastructure improvements in the Sacramento Valley (H.R. 4300), H2796 [1AP], H5016 [29MY]

EPA: establish the Columbia River Basin Restoration Program (H.R. 5216), E1249 [28JY]

——— proposed rules clarifying what types of waterways are protected under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H2948 [4AP], H5313 [11JN], H5807 [26JN], H6662 [23JY]

GAO: report to Congress on resiliency and adaptability of all Bureau of Reclamation projects and facilities in California to any ongoing or forecasted changes to the quality, quantity, or reliability of water resources, H1635, H1636 [5FE]

Great Bend of Gila National Monument: establish (H.R. 1348), H2672 [26MR]

Hudson River School: recognize contributions of painters to the U.S. (H. Res. 480), H3049–H3051 [8AP]

Missisquoi and Trout Rivers: designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 2569), H7492–H7494 [15SE]

Montana: withdraw Federal land on North Fork watershed located in the vicinity of Flathead National Forest from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (H.R. 2259), H2126–H2128 [4MR]

Nashua River: designate segments for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 412), H5609, H5610 [23JN]

Nebraska: Western Sarpy-Clear Creek Levee project funding, H4491 [20MY]

NOAA: fisheries management program funding, H4891 [28MY]

Ozark National Scenic Riverways: allow continued use of motorized vessels, H1579 [4FE]

Ridgway, PA: express support for first responders, local leaders, and people for aiding citizens affected by Clarion River flooding and provide disaster assistance, H5075 [9JN]

Riverside Kayak, LLC: tribute, E1152 [14JY]

Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to application of environmental protection regulations, H9278 [11DE]

York River: designate segments and associated tributaries for study and inclusion in National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 2197), H2139–H2141 [4MR]

Remarks in Senate

California: address certain water-related concerns in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley (H.R. 3964), S835 [6FE], S837 [10FE]

Corps of Engineers: Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) and Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa (ACT) river systems conflict resolution, S3269 [22MY]

——— ensure all water resources development projects are eligible for review for deauthorization, S3249 [22MY]

——— expand program to provide funding to maintain, modernize, and expand water resource and infrastructure facilities, S3207 [21MY]

——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), S427 [16JA], S628 [30JA]

——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), conference report, S3160 [20MY], S3205–S3210, S3221, S3223, S3227 [21MY], S3249–S3255, S3260, S3267–S3273, S3277 [22MY]

——— improve rivers and harbors and provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources (H.R. 3080), unanimous-consent agreement, S3174 [20MY]

——— increase inland waterways user fee, S3254 [22MY]

——— manage threat of Asian carp traveling up the Mississippi River in Minnesota, S3253 [22MY]

——— Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico project for hurricane and storm damage reduction funding, S3205 [21MY]

——— provide construction and major rehabilitation funding for projects located on inland and intracoastal waterways, S3254 [22MY]

——— provide for safe and reliable navigation of the Mississippi River, S3272 [22MY]

Crooked River: adjust boundary to provide water certainty for Prineville, OR (H.R. 2640), S6621, S6622 [11DE]

Dept. of the Interior: enter into Big Sandy River-Planet Ranch Water Rights Settlement Agreement and Hualapai Tribe Bill Williams River Settlement Agreement (H.R. 4924), S6272 [2DE]

——— enter into Big Sandy River-Planet Ranch Water Rights Settlement Agreement and Hualapai Tribe Bill Williams River Settlement Agreement (S. 2503), S3865 [19JN]

——— exchange trust and fee land to resolve land disputes created by realignment of the Blackfoot River along the boundary of the Fort Hall Reservation in Idaho (S. 2040), S5872 [18SE]

——— study suitability and feasibility of designating sites in the Lower Mississippi River Area in Louisiana as a unit of the National Park System (S. 311), S4358, S4361 [9JY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: authorize and modify land conveyances, national forests, parks, heritage areas, wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, monuments and memorials, and water infrastructure projects, S6727–S6731, S6734, S6744 [12DE]

EPA: proposed rules clarifying what types of waterways are protected under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, S3389 [4JN], S4141 [26JN]

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 (H.R. 876), S4356 [9JY]

Inland Waterways Trust Fund: revise financing rate (S. 2955), S6290 [3DE]

Klamath Basin: approve and implement the Klamath Basin agreements, improve natural resource management, support economic development, and sustain agricultural production (S. 2379), S3240 [21MY], S6880–S6882 [16DE]

Missisquoi and Trout Rivers: designate segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S6680 [11DE]

Montana: withdraw Federal land on North Fork watershed located in the vicinity of Flathead National Forest from location, entry, and patent under mining laws, S6655 [11DE]

——— withdraw Federal land on North Fork watershed located in the vicinity of Flathead National Forest from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (H.R. 2259), unanimous-consent request, S2150 [3AP]

——— withdraw Federal land on North Fork watershed located in the vicinity of Flathead National Forest from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (S. 255), S2150, S2151 [3AP]

——— withdraw Federal land on North Fork watershed located in the vicinity of Flathead National Forest from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (S. 255), unanimous-consent request, S2150 [3AP]

New Mexico: make technical corrections to certain Native American water rights settlements (S. 1447), S6355 [4DE]

Oregon Caves National Monument: modify boundary and designate certain rivers and creeks as components of the Wild and Scenic River System (S. 354), S4359 [9JY]

Provo River Project Transfer Act: clarify certain property descriptions (H.R. 255), S4355 [9JY]

Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area: reauthorize (S. 2111), S1586 [12MR]

Reports filed

Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 361) (H. Rept. 113–686), H10333 [2JA]

Bill Williams River Water Rights Settlement Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4924) (H. Rept. 113–638), H8225 [1DE]

Blackfoot River Land Exchange Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2040) (S. Rept. 113–242), S5334 [5AU]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5049) (H. Rept. 113–639), H8225 [1DE]

Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Establishment Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 706) (H. Rept. 113–687), H10333 [2JA]

Consideration of H.R. 2954, Public Access and Lands Improvement Act and H.R. 3964, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 472) (H. Rept. 113–340), H1591 [4FE]

Crooked River Collaborative Water Security Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1771) (S. Rept. 113–225), S5215 [31JY]

Dept. of the Interior Extension of Water Contract Between the U.S. and the East Bench Irrigation District: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1965) (S. Rept. 113–228), S5215 [31JY]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4508) (H. Rept. 113–534), H6397 [17JY]

Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1308) (H. Rept. 113–330), H1252 [23JA]

Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 876) (S. Rept. 113–150), S2378 [10AP]

Klamath Basin Water Recovery and Economic Restoration Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2379) (S. Rept. 113–299), S6540 [10DE]

Lower Mississippi River Area Study Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 311) (H. Rept. 113–708), H10334 [2JA]

New Mexico Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1447) (S. Rept. 113–246), S5373 [8SE]

North Fork Watershed Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2259) (H. Rept. 113–370), H2097 [28FE]

Oregon Caves Revitalization Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 354) (H. Rept. 113–713), H10334 [2JA]

Ozark National Scenic Riverways Administration in Accordance With General Management Plan for that Unit of the National Park System: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4182) (H. Rept. 113–594), H7527 [15SE]

Red River Private Property Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4979) (H. Rept. 113–700), H10334 [2JA]

Upper Missisquoi and Trout Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1252) (S. Rept. 113–170), S3293 [22MY]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2569) (H. Rept. 113–502), H5823 [30JN]

Water Resources Reform and Development Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3080) (H. Rept. 113–449), H4433 [15MY]

Statements

Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act: Executive Office of the President, H1617 [5FE]

Testimonies

Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act: Anthony Williamson, Western States Water Council, H1618 [5FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 472, consideration of H.R. 2954, Public Access and Lands Improvement Act and H.R. 3964, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act, H1602 [5FE]

H.R. 255, Provo River Project Transfer Act property descriptions clarification, S4355 [9JY]

H.R. 412, Nashua River Wild and Scenic River Study Act, H5609 [23JN]

H.R. 876, Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act, S4356 [9JY]

H.R. 2197, York River Wild and Scenic River Study Act, H2139 [4MR]

H.R. 2259, North Fork Watershed Protection Act, H2127 [4MR]

H.R. 2569, Upper Missisquoi and Trout Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, H7492 [15SE]

H.R. 2640, Crooked River Collaborative Water Security and Jobs Act, H9293 [11DE]

H.R. 3964, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act, H1624–H1631 [5FE]

H.R. 4508, Dept. of the Interior extension of water contract between the U.S. and the East Bench Irrigation District, H6612 [22JY]

H.R. 4924, Bill Williams River Water Rights Settlement Act, H8181–H8185 [1DE]

S. 311, Lower Mississippi River Area Study Act, S4358, S4363 [9JY]

S. 354, Oregon Caves Revitalization Act, S4359, S4361 [9JY]

S. 1447, New Mexico Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act, S6355 [4DE]

S. 2040, Blackfoot River Land Exchange Act, S5872 [18SE], H8187 [1DE]

S. 2537, Red River Private Property Protection Act, S4156 [26JN]