WATERWAYS see also Water

Amendments

Bureau of Reclamation: require an infrastructure needs assessment report listing major repair and rehabilitation needs at water delivery system facilities (S. 1800), S6924, S6926, S6928 [16DE]

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]

Chesapeake Bay: require OMB to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the watershed and require EPA to develop and implement an adaptive management plan (S. 1000), S6247, S6263 [2DE]

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

Dept. of the Interior: incorporate surface mining stream buffer zone rule into State programs (H.R. 2824), H2629, H2630 [25MR]

——— incorporate surface mining stream buffer zone rule into State programs (H.R. 2824), consideration (H. Res. 501), H2207 [6MR]

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

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (H.R. 935), consideration (H. Res. 694), H7070 [30JY]

Ships and vessels: establish uniform and environmentally sound standards governing discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (S. 2094), S4664 [21JY], S5828 [18SE]

Southeast Asia: promote peaceful and collaborative resolution of maritime and airspace territorial disputes in the East and South China Seas (S. Res. 412), S4432, S4436, S4439 [10JY]

Appointments

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

Articles and editorials

Chesapeake Homecoming, E598 [28AP]

Bills and resolutions

Bureau of Reclamation: facilitate and streamline the process for creating or expanding surface water storage under Reclamation law (see H.R. 5412), H7296 [8SE]

——— permanently authorize the Safety of Dams Program (see S. 1946), S439 [16JA]

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]

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

——— establish national memorial to commemorate victims of St. Francis Dam collapse (see H.R. 5357), H7183 [31JY]

——— prohibit use of Federal funds for the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (see H.R. 5425), H7387 [9SE]

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: authorize Central Everglades Planning Project (see H.R. 5631), H7885 [18SE]

——— 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]

——— update and improve reservoir operations (see H.R. 3988), H1592 [4FE]

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: 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]

——— incorporate surface mining stream buffer zone rule into State programs (H.R. 2824), consideration (see H. Res. 501), H2198 [5MR]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: issue Transportation Bonds to fund transportation projects in each State (see H.R. 4945), H5723 [24JN]

Dept. of Transportation: establish innovation in surface transportation program (see S. 2891), S5783 [18SE] (see H.R. 4726), H4828 [22MY]

——— establish Multimodal Freight Funding Formula Program and National Freight Infrastructure Competitive Grant Program (see H.R. 5624), H7885 [18SE]

Depts. of the Interior and Justice: promptly take all steps necessary or appropriate to execute and implement the San Luis Rey settlement agreement (see H.R. 4265), H2484 [14MR]

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 grant program to assist communities and local agriculture industry with meeting total maximum daily loads through upgraded sewer and wastewater systems and improved agriculture runoff practices (see H.R. 4739), H4829 [22MY]

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

——— make competitive awards to national estuary programs (see H.R. 5117), H6296 [15JY]

——— reauthorize National Estuary Program (see H.R. 5266), H7125 [30JY]

——— reauthorize the National Estuary Program (see S. 2042), S1174 [26FE]

Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Act: reauthorize (see S. 2318), S2910 [12MY] (see H.R. 4641), H4058 [9MY]

Fish and fishing: repeal requirement establishing catch limits for Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery (see H.R. 4465), H3196 [10AP]

Florida: authorize Corps of Engineers Central Everglades Planning Project (see S. 2861), S5782 [18SE]

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]

Maritime Washington National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 2576), S4336 [9JY] (see H.R. 5038), H6034 [9JY]

National Estuaries Week: designate (see S. Res. 574), S5784 [18SE]

National Lighthouse and Lighthouse Preservation Day: designate (see S. Res. 507), S4620 [17JY]

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

NOAA: conduct assessment of cultural and historic resources in the waters of the Great Lakes (see S. 2556), S4154 [26JN] (see H.R. 5713), H7995 [14NO]

——— establish an integrated and comprehensive ocean, coastal, Great Lakes, and atmospheric research, prediction, and environmental information program to support renewable energy (see S. 2705), S5135 [30JY]

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]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (H.R. 935), consideration (see H. Res. 694), H7038 [29JY]

Refuse disposal: establish national goals for the reduction and recycling of municipal solid waste, address growing problem of marine debris, and require the EPA to promulgate regulations to attain those goals (see H.R. 5283), H7125 [30JY]

Roads and highways: require States to establish highway stormwater management programs (see S. 2457), S3544 [10JN]

Ships and vessels: establish nationally uniform and environmentally sound standards governing discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel (see H.R. 5609), H7885 [18SE]

——— establish uniform and environmentally sound standards governing discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel in the navigable waters of the U.S. (see S. 2094), S1365 [6MR]

——— exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from fire-retardant materials requirement if owners make certain structural alterations to areas that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials (see S. 2924), S5993 [13NO]

Southeast Asia: promote peaceful and collaborative resolution of maritime and airspace territorial disputes in the East and South China Seas (see S. Res. 412), S2194 [7AP] (see H. Res. 704), H7185 [31JY]

Water: prioritize assessment of quality and quantity of surface water and groundwater resources and produce a national water census to address inevitable challenges of ‘‘Peak Water’’ (see H. Res. 593), H4829 [22MY]

Conference reports

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

Letters

Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act: several conservation organizations, S4376 [10JY]

Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act: Representative Doc Hastings, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H8879 [9DE]

——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H8879 [9DE]

Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act: Daniel Sakura, National Alliance of Forest Owners, H7101 [30JY]

——— several organizations, H7100, H7106 [30JY]

——— Steve Mulligan, American Mosquito Control Association, H7101 [30JY]

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]

Organizations opposed to H.R. 935, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act, H7106 [30JY]

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]

Dept. of the Interior: incorporate surface mining stream buffer zone rule into State programs (H.R. 2824), H2633 [25MR]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (H.R. 935), H7149 [31JY]

Remarks in House

Allegheny Watershed Improvement Needs (WINS) Coalition: Forest Service Rise to the Future Award recipient, H5593 [20JN]

Anacostia Watershed Society: anniversary, E1453 [19SE]

Buffalo, NY: Buffalo Outer Harbor and Harbor Bridge waterfront projects funding, H5883 [9JY]

Bureau of Reclamation: environmental restoration projects funding, H5994 [9JY]

——— 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]

——— increase reservoir capacity, H2146 [4MR]

——— investment in water resources management and technologies, H2005 [27FE]

——— 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]

Charleston, WV: investigate cause of Freedom Industries, Inc., chemical spill into public water system and commend first responders and volunteers for response, H1217 [16JA]

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission: extend (S. 476), H7484 [15SE]

Chesapeake Bay: require OMB to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the watershed and require EPA to develop and implement an adaptive management plan, H1673 [6FE]

——— require OMB to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the watershed and require EPA to develop and implement an adaptive management plan (S. 1000), H8878–H8880 [9DE]

Climate: impact of global warming and the Arctic Ocean oil and gas leases on Shishmaref, AK, E555 [9AP]

Coast Guard: anniversary of Coast Guard Auxiliary, E1012 [18JN]

——— ensure U.S. icebreaking capabilities, H2778, H2779 [1AP], H8305 [3DE]

——— require port authorities to address cybersecurity in their port security plans, H2774 [1AP]

——— survey property at the open water entrance from Puget Sound to Gig Harbor, WA, H2776 [1AP]

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]

——— coastal nourishment projects funding, H3059 [9AP]

——— construction account funding, H5984, H5985 [9JY]

——— construction account funding through reductions in expense account funding, H5985, H5986 [9JY]

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

——— establish Great Lakes Navigation System, H4495 [20MY]

——— funding, H445 [15JA]

——— 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]

——— Port of Houston dredging project funding, H6101 [10JY], E1145 [11JY]

——— prevent the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes and their tributaries, H4493 [20MY], E874 [29MY]

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

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

——— prohibit funding to contravene Water Resources Development Act Great Lakes harbor maintenance funding requirement, H6090 [10JY]

——— Sabine-Neches Waterway maintenance funding, H5979, H5980 [9JY]

——— Savannah Harbor Expansion Project funding, H2144 [4MR], H2158 [5MR], H4486 [20MY], H6852 [25JY], E94 [16JA], E1855 [2JA]

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]

Dept. of Agriculture: Natural Resources Conservation Service Watershed Rehabilitation Program funding, H5299–H5301 [11JN]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (H.R. 1175), H2689 [26MR]

——— incorporate surface mining stream buffer zone rule into State programs, H7848 [18SE]

——— incorporate surface mining stream buffer zone rule into State programs (H.R. 2824), H2086 [28FE], H2621–H2635 [25MR], H2671 [26MR], H5254 [11JN], E518 [4AP]

——— incorporate surface mining stream buffer zone rule into State programs (H.R. 2824), consideration (H. Res. 501), H2202–H2208 [6MR]

——— incorporate surface mining stream buffer zone rule into State programs (H.R. 2824), motion to recommit, H2633 [25MR]

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

Dept. of Transportation: infrastructure development funding, H2736–H2741 [27MR], H3008, H3035, H3038 [8AP], H3300 [30AP]

Employment: job creation through infrastructure investment, H2740 [27MR]

Energy and water development: prohibit funding for related agencies to implement, administer, or enforce National Ocean Policy established by Executive order, H6087, H6088 [10JY]

EPA: make competitive awards to national estuary programs, H7912 [12NO]

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

——— reauthorize National Estuary Program (H.R. 5266), H7911–H7913 [12NO], E1599 [17NO]

——— regulation of intrastate waters including isolated streams or ditches on private agricultural properties, H1651 [5FE]

Florida: Everglades restoration project funding, H3256 [29AP]

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]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance, H4486 [20MY], H5194 [10JN], H5988–H5991 [9JY]

Iuka, MS: approve transfer of Yellow Creek Port properties (H.R. 3044), H7464, H7465 [15SE]

Mining and mineral resources: prioritize hiring of veterans and individuals receiving unemployment compensation and utilize equipment and materials manufactured in the U.S. for mining operations, H2633 [25MR]

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

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

National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling: implement recommendations, H5738 [25JN]

National objectives: promote environmental policies, H1662 [6FE]

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

New Mexico: increase investment in water resources management and technologies, H454 [15JA], E95 [16JA]

NOAA: conduct assessment of cultural and historic resources in the waters of the Great Lakes (H.R. 5713), E1580 [14NO]

——— improve methods for conducting more accurate fishery stock assessments, H4938, H4939 [29MY]

Oxnard, CA: tribute to Coast Guard Channel Islands Harbor Safe Boating Expo, E713 [8MY]

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

Pennsylvania Farm Bureau: lawsuit challenging EPA rule establishing new mandate for nutrient-runoff standards and takeover of laws governing waters in States comprising Chesapeake Bay watershed, H5638 [23JN]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (H.R. 935), H6870–H6874 [28JY], H7100–H7108 [30JY], E1313, E1322 [1AU]

——— clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (H.R. 935), consideration (H. Res. 694), H7058–H7070 [30JY]

——— clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (H.R. 935), motion to recommit, H7149, H7150 [31JY]

——— minimize use of certain pesticides known or suspected to cause serious health issues for infants and children, monitor adverse impacts from their use, and report location and quantities to local permitting agencies, H7149, H7150 [31JY]

Power resources: prohibit approval of oil or natural gas pipelines that have potential to contaminate the Great Lakes or a drinking water supply or for operators that have failed to properly clean up prior spills, H5686, H5687 [24JN]

Riviera Beach, FL: Port of Palm Beach expansion project funding, H4692 [21MY]

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: designate certain lands and inland water as wilderness (S. 23), H2125, H2126, H2143 [4MR]

Spirit of America Foundation: tribute to boating education programs, E1071 [25JN]

States: allow to retain current Dept. of the Interior surface mining stream buffer zone rule unless State has program with greater stream protection, H2628–H2632 [25MR]

——— maintain ability to issue surface mining stream buffer zone rules beyond Federal standards, H2628, H2630–H2632 [25MR], E518 [4AP]

Stephaich, Peter H.: Seamen’s Church Institute River Bell Award recipient, E1733 [4DE]

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

Remarks in Senate

Arctic regions: implementation of national strategy for development, S2170–S2173 [7AP]

Boston, MA: harbor dredging project funding, S3260 [22MY]

Bureau of Reclamation: permanently authorize the Safety of Dams Program (S. 1946), S444 [16JA]

——— require an infrastructure needs assessment report listing major repair and rehabilitation needs at water delivery system facilities (S. 1800), S6924–S6929 [16DE]

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

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission: extend (S. 476), S4360, S4361 [9JY]

Chesapeake Bay: require OMB to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the watershed and require EPA to develop and implement an adaptive management plan (S. 1000), S6246–S6248 [2DE]

Chesapeake Bay Agreement: update, S1510 [11MR]

Corps of Engineers: 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]

——— Great Lakes dredging funding, S3254 [22MY]

——— 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]

——— improve water supply management of multipurpose dams and reservoirs, S3268, S3269 [22MY]

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

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

——— New Iberia, LA, port dredging funding, S3205 [21MY]

——— port dredging and maintenance funding, S3223 [21MY]

——— prevent the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes and their tributaries, S3271 [22MY]

——— 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]

——— Savannah Harbor Expansion Project funding, S1355 [6MR], S3277 [22MY]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: National Resource Conservation Service Emergency Watershed Protection program funding, S419 [16JA]

Dept. of the Interior: incorporate surface mining stream buffer zone rule into State programs (H.R. 2824), S2823 [7MY], S2832 [8MY]

——— limit authority to issue regulations modifying the stream zone buffer rule, S1903 [1AP]

Dept. of Transportation: establish innovation in surface transportation program (S. 2891), S5794 [18SE]

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

Florida: environmental concerns relative to natural gas exploration near Everglades National Park, S4447 [14JY]

——— Everglades restoration project funding, S3270 [22MY]

Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill, S5976 [13NO]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance, S3207, S3223 [21MY], S3268, S3271 [22MY]

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

Iuka, MS: approve transfer of Yellow Creek Port properties (H.R. 3044), S6607 [11DE]

Kentucky: EPA decision to delay raising water level of Lake Cumberland due to potential harmful effect on duskytail darter minnow, S709 [4FE]

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]

Maryland: impact of Regional Conservation Partnership Program on agriculture and conservation efforts, S3835 [19JN]

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

National Estuaries Week: designate (S. Res. 574), S5880 [18SE]

National Lighthouse and Lighthouse Preservation Day: designate (S. Res. 507), S4626 [17JY]

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]

Power resources: prohibit a national energy tax and revise regulations relative to discharge of pollutants by the coal industry into certain protected waters, S4852 [24JY]

——— prohibit a national energy tax and revise regulations relative to discharge of pollutants by the coal industry into certain protected waters (S. 1514), S385 [16JA], S979 [24FE], S4096 [26JN], S4574 [17JY]

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

Roads and highways: require States to establish highway stormwater management programs (S. 2457), S3548 [10JN]

San Juan National Forest: designate certain Hermosa Creek watershed lands as wilderness, S6524 [10DE]

Southeast Asia: promote peaceful and collaborative resolution of maritime and airspace territorial disputes in the East and South China Seas (S. Res. 412), S4436–S4442 [10JY]

West Virginia: contamination of water supply by chemical used in coal production process, S710 [4FE]

Reports filed

Bureau of Reclamation Safety of Dams Program Permanent Authorization: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1946) (S. Rept. 113–227), S5215 [31JY]

Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1800) (S. Rept. 113–226), S5215 [31JY]

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 476) (H. Rept. 113–589), H7527 [15SE]

Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 739) (H. Rept. 113–453), H4474 [19MY]

Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Reauthorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1077) (S. Rept. 113–189), S3474 [5JN]

Clean Estuaries Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2042) (S. Rept. 113–239), S5216 [31JY]

Consideration of H.R. 935, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 694) (H. Rept. 113–566), H7038 [29JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2824, Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 501) (H. Rept. 113–374), H2198 [5MR]

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]

EPA National Estuary Program Reauthorization: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5266) (H. Rept. 113–612), H7937 [12NO]

Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 841) (S. Rept. 113–292), S6540 [10DE]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1839) (H. Rept. 113–693), H10333 [2JA]

Iuka, MS, Transfer of Yellow Creek Port Properties Approval: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 212) (S. Rept. 113–184), S3474 [5JN]

Iuka, MS, Yellow Creek Port Properties Transfer Approval: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3044) (H. Rept. 113–553), H6813 [24JY]

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

Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1080) (S. Rept. 113–190), S3474 [5JN]

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]

Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2824) (H. Rept. 113–364), H2097 [28FE]

Promote Peaceful and Collaborative Resolution of Maritime and Airspace Territorial Disputes in the East and South China Seas: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 412), S3183 [20MY]

Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 935) (H. Rept. 113–467), H5068 [2JN]

——— Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 935) (H. Rept. 113–467), H5068 [2JN]

San Francisco Bay Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 224) (S. Rept. 113–185), S3474 [5JN]

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 163) (H. Rept. 113–366), H2097 [28FE]

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]

Vessel Incidental Discharge Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2094), S6388 [8DE]

——— Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2094) (S. Rept. 113–304), S6540 [10DE]

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

Resolutions by organizations

Comprehensive management of Arctic Ocean to maintain its biodiversity for the food security, tribal health, and cultural identity of the present and future generations: Native Village of Shishmaref, AK, Council, E555 [9AP]

Statements

Representative DeFazio’s Local Mosquito Control District Permit Application: American Mosquito Control Association, H7101 [30JY]

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. Res. 501, consideration of H.R. 2824, Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America, H2202 [6MR]

H. Res. 694, consideration of H.R. 935, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act, H7058 [30JY]

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. 935, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act, H6870 [28JY], H7100 [30JY]

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. 2824, Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America, H2629 [25MR]

H.R. 3044, approve transfer of Yellow Creek Port properties in Iuka, MS, H7464 [15SE]

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

H.R. 5266, EPA National Estuary Program reauthorization, H7911 [12NO]

S. 23, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act, H2125 [4MR]

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

S. 476, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission extension, S4360, S4363 [9JY], H7484 [15SE]

S. 1000, Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act, H8878 [9DE]

S. 1800, Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act, S6928 [16DE]

S. 2457, Highway Runoff Management Act, S3549 [10JN]

S. Res. 412, promote peaceful and collaborative resolution of maritime and airspace territorial disputes in the East and South China Seas, S2198 [7AP], S4440–S4442 [10JY]

S. Res. 507, National Lighthouse and Lighthouse Preservation Day, S4623 [17JY]

S. Res. 574, National Estuaries Week, S5800 [18SE]