UTAH

Bills and resolutions

BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see S. 1375), S3059 [19MY] (see H.R. 2430), H3387 [19MY]

——— withdraw lands and transfer management to Dept. of the Interior and Air Force for enhanced weapons testing and pilot training, maintain public access of such lands, and provide for exchange of Federal and State lands (see S. 2383), S8602 [10DE]

Dept. of Justice: improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see S. 331), S697 [2FE] (see H.R. 994), H1068 [13FE]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain interests in Federal land acquired for the Scofield Project in Carbon County, UT (see S. 14), S11 [6JA]

——— sell certain Federal lands in certain Western States previously identified as suitable for disposal (see S. 361), S771 [4FE] (see H.R. 435), H479 [21JA]

EPA: address liability relative to release of wastewater from Gold King Mine into Animas and San Juan Rivers (see S. 2135), S7124 [5OC]

——— provide compensation to injured persons relating to the Gold King Mine spill and amend CERCLA to address mining-related issues (see S. 2063), S6893 [22SE] (see H.R. 3602), H6227 [24SE]

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: improve rangeland conditions and restore grazing levels (see S. 365), S772 [4FE] (see H.R. 743), H812 [4FE]

Hurricane Sand Dunes National Recreation Area: establish (see S. 13), S11 [6JA]

National Park Service: refund to States all State funds used to reopen and temporarily operate a unit of the National Park System during the Government shutdown (see S. 145), S150 [12JA]

Public lands: convey certain land to Washington County and authorize the exchange of Federal land and non-Federal land (see S. 1985), S6380 [5AU] (see H.R. 3560), H6178 [18SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: prohibit treatment of gray wolves in Washington, Oregon, and Utah under the Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 1985), H2463 [23AP]

Washington County, UT: clarify laws relative to designation of a northern transportation route (see S. 1783), S5129 [15JY]

Remarks in House

BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (H.R. 2430), H3651 [2JN]

Buckingham, PA: None Such Farm (business) recipient of Sec. of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, E1039 [10JY]

Dept. of Justice: improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (H.R. 994), E1074 [15JY]

EPA: impact of release of wastewater from Gold King Mine into Animas River tributary near Silverton, CO, H5790 [8SE]

Kirkbride, Billy: Congressional Gold Medal recipient, H763 [4FE]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit funding for Presidential designation of national monuments in certain Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Nevada counties, H4821, H4822 [7JY]

——— require congressional and State approval and provide restrictions on the use of national monuments, H5093 [13JY]

Pioneer Day: observance, H5317 [21JY]

Piute County, UT: anniversary, H5344 [22JY]

Salt Lake City, UT: tribute to police officer who rescued Bre and Kaylie Lasley from a knife-armed attacker in their home, H6716 [30SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: prohibit funding to keep the gray wolf on the endangered species list, H4831, H4832 [7JY]

——— prohibit treatment of gray wolves in Washington, Oregon, and Utah under the Endangered Species Act (H.R. 1985), E581 [23AP]

Remarks in Senate

Colleges and universities: tribute to service academy nominees, S2522–S2524 [29AP]

Dept. of Justice: improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (S. 331), S5146 [16JY]

Duchesne County, UT: anniversary, S6180 [30JY]

EPA: address liability relative to release of wastewater from Gold King Mine into Animas and San Juan Rivers, S7633 [29OC], S7768 [4NO]

——— environmental impact of wastewater release from Gold King Mine into Animas River tributary near Silverton, CO, on Navajo and Ute tribes’ farms and irrigation systems, S7541 [27OC]

——— impact of release of wastewater from Gold King Mine into Animas River tributary near Silverton, CO, S6785 [17SE]

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: improve rangeland conditions and restore grazing levels (S. 365), S3299 [22MY]

Hatch, Senator: appreciation for tributes, S34 [7JA]

——— appreciation of opportunity to serve as President pro tempore, S30 [7JA]

Huber, John W.: nomination to be U.S. Attorney, S4059 [10JN]

——— nomination to be U.S. Attorney, unanimous-consent agreement, S4059 [10JN]

National Park Service: refund to States all State funds used to reopen and temporarily operate a unit of the National Park System during the Government shutdown (S. 145), unanimous-consent request, S8843, S8844 [18DE]

Parrish, Jill N.: nomination to be district judge, S3223, S3224 [21MY]

——— nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S3221 [21MY]

Salt Lake City, UT: anniversary of Intermountain Healthcare, S6433 [6AU]

Reports filed

National Park Access Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 145) (S. Rept. 114–124), S6532 [9SE]

Nomination of Jill N. Parrish To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S1160 [26FE]

Nomination of John W. Huber To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3775 [4JN]

Texts of

S. 1375, America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act, S3064–S3067 [19MY]

Tributes

Hatch, Senator, S33 [7JA], S2423 [27AP], S4244 [17JN], S8840, S8869 [18DE]