[House Report 104-878]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



                                                 Union Calendar No. 480


104th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - - House Report 104-878


 
                 LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES

                                 of the

                         COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES

                                 of the

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                               during the

                      ONE HUNDRED FOURTH CONGRESS




January 2, 1997.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed


                         COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES

    DON YOUNG, Alaska, Chairman
GEORGE MILLER, California            W.J. (BILLY) TAUZIN, Louisiana \4\
EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts \5\  JAMES V. HANSEN, Utah
NICK JOE RAHALL II, West Virginia    JIM SAXTON, New Jersey
BRUCE F. VENTO, Minnesota            ELTON GALLEGLY, California
DALE E. KILDEE, Michigan             JOHN J. DUNCAN, Jr., Tennessee
PAT WILLIAMS, Montana                JOEL HEFLEY, Colorado
SAM GEJDENSON, Connecticut           JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California
BILL RICHARDSON, New Mexico          WAYNE ALLARD, Colorado
PETER A. DeFAZIO, Oregon             WAYNE T. GILCHREST, Maryland
ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA, American      KEN CALVERT, California
  Samoa                              RICHARD W. POMBO, California
TIM JOHNSON, South Dakota            PETER G. TORKILDSEN, Massachusetts
NEIL ABERCROMBIE, Hawaii             J.D. HAYWORTH, Arizona
GERRY E. STUDDS, Massachusetts       FRANK A. CREMEANS, Ohio
SOLOMON P. ORTIZ, Texas              BARBARA CUBIN, Wyoming
OWEN B. PICKETT, Virginia \3\        WES COOLEY, Oregon
FRANK PALLONE, Jr., New Jersey \3\   HELEN CHENOWETH, Idaho
CALVIN M. DOOLEY, California         LINDA SMITH, Washington
CARLOS ROMERO-BARCELO, Puerto        GEORGE P. RADANOVICH, California
  Rico                               WALTER B. JONES, Jr., North 
NATHAN DEAL, Georgia \1\             Carolina
MAURICE D. HINCHEY, New York         WILLIAM M. (MAC) THORNBERRY, Texas
ROBERT A. UNDERWOOD, Guam            RICHARD (DOC) HASTINGS, Washington
SAM FARR, California                 JACK METCALF, Washington
PATRICK J. KENNEDY, Rhode Island \5\ JAMES B. LONGLEY, Jr., Maine
                                     JOHN B. SHADEGG, Arizona
                                     JOHN E. ENSIGN, Nevada \2\

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\1\ Resigned from Resources Committee on May 10, 1995.
\2\ Appointed to Resources Committee pursuant to H. Res. 157 on May 25, 
1995.
\3\ Appointed to Resources Committee pursuant to H. Res. 166 on June 
13, 1995.
\4\ Appointed to Resources Committee pursuant to H. Res. 217 on 
September 21, 1995.
\5\ Appointed to Resources Committee pursuant to H. Res. 281 on 
November 20, 1995.


          STANDING SUBCOMMITTEES OF THE COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES
                   National Parks, Forests and Lands

     JAMES V. HANSEN, Chairman
BILL RICHARDSON                      JOHN J. DUNCAN, Jr.
NICK JOE RAHALL II                   JOEL HEFLEY
BRUCE F. VENTO                       JOHN T. DOOLITTLE
DALE E. KILDEE                       WAYNE ALLARD
PAT WILLIAMS                         RICHARD W. POMBO
ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA                PETER G. TORKILDSEN
GERRY E. STUDDS                      J.D. HAYWORTH
FRANK PALLONE, Jr.                   BARBARA CUBIN
CARLOS A. ROMERO-BARCELO             WES COOLEY
MAURICE D. HINCHEY                   HELEN CHENOWETH
ROBERT A. UNDERWOOD                  LINDA SMITH
PATRICK J. KENNEDY                   GEORGE P. RADANOVICH
                                     JOHN B. SHADEGG
                                     JOHN E. ENSIGN
                                 ------                                

                     Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans

       JIM SAXTON, Chairman
GERRY E. STUDDS                      DON YOUNG
GEORGE MILLER                        W.J. (BILLY) TAUZIN
SAM GEJDENSON                        WAYNE T. GILCHREST
SOLOMON P. ORTIZ                     PETER G. TORKILDSEN
FRANK PALLONE, Jr.                   LINDA SMITH
SAM FARR                             WALTER B. JONES, Jr.
PATRICK J. KENNEDY                   JACK METCALF
                                     JAMES B. LONGLEY, Jr.
                                 ------                                

                      Energy and Mineral Resources

       KEN CALVERT, Chairman
NEIL ABERCROMBIE                     W.J. (BILLY) TAUZIN
EDWARD J. MARKEY                     JOHN J. DUNCAN, Jr.
NICK JOE RAHALL II                   JOEL HEFLEY
SOLOMON P. ORTIZ                     J.D. HAYWORTH
CALVIN M. DOOLEY                     FRANK A. CREMEANS
VACANCY                              BARBARA CUBIN
VACANCY                              HELEN CHENOWETH
                                     WILLIAM M. (MAC) THORNBERRY

                       Water and Power Resources

    JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, Chairman
PETER A. DeFAZIO                     JAMES V. HANSEN
GEORGE MILLER                        WAYNE ALLARD
BRUCE F. VENTO                       RICHARD W. POMBO
SAM GEJDENSON                        FRANK A. CREMEANS
OWEN B. PICKETT                      WES COOLEY
CALVIN M. DOOLEY                     HELEN CHENOWETH
MAURICE D. HINCHEY                   GEORGE P. RADANOVICH
SAM FARR                             WILLIAM M. (MAC) THORNBERRY
VACANCY                              RICHARD (DOC) HASTINGS
VACANCY                              JOHN B. SHADEGG
                                     JOHN E. ENSIGN
                                 ------                                

                  Native American and Insular Affairs

     ELTON GALLEGLY, Chairman
ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA                DON YOUNG
DALE E. KILDEE                       WAYNE T. GILCHREST
PAT WILLIAMS                         WALTER B. JONES, Jr.
TIM JOHNSON                          RICHARD (DOC) HASTINGS
CARLOS A. ROMERO-BARCELO             JACK METCALF
ROBERT A. UNDERWOOD                  JAMES B. LONGLEY, Jr.
                          Full Committee Staff

                                 ------                                
  Daniel Val Kish, Chief of Staff
   David G. Dye, Chief Counsel *
   Elizabeth R. Megginson, Chief 
              Counsel
  Brian W. Miller, Investigative/
        Legislative Staff *
    Christine A. Kennedy, Chief 
        Clerk/Administrator
    Lisa Pittman, Deputy Chief 
              Counsel
Christopher B. Kearney, Oversight 
Coordinator/Deputy Communications 
             Director
  Linda J. Livingston, Executive 
  Assistant to the Chief of Staff
    Marcia M. Stewart, Special 
  Assistant to the Chief Counsel
 Cynthia A. Ahwinona, Legislative 
               Staff
  Kurt Christensen, Investigative/
         Legislative Staff
     Duane R. Gibson, Counsel/
         Legislative Staff
     Jose M. Guillen, Systems 
           Administrator
   John C. Rishel, Investigative/
         Legislative Staff
  Curtis W. Thayer, Investigative/
        Legislative Staff *
 Steven M. Hansen, Communications 
             Director
    Margherita T. Woods, Chief 
         Financial Officer
 Ann C. Vogt, Legislative Calendar 
               Clerk
  Deborah A. Callis, Deputy Chief 
               Clerk
 Shane D. Winfrey, Staff Assistant 
                 *
    Brooke Mason, Receptionist *
     Karen Needy, Receptionist
    Kathy Cook, Staff Assistant
    James Davin, Staff Assistant

           Minority Staff

   John Lawrence, Staff Director
 Jeffrey P. Petrich, Chief Counsel
  Carrie Yourd Moore, Legislative 
            Aide/Clerk
Ann N. Owens, Executive Assistant 
       to the Staff Director
   Daniel Weiss, Communications 
             Director
 Joycelyn Johnson, Staff Assistant
  Joseph Novotny, Staff Assistant

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* This staff person is no longer with the Committee on Resources.


                           Subcommittee Staff

                                 ------                                
 subcommittee on national parks, 
         forests and lands
  Room H1-814 O'Neill, Phone 226-
               7736
 Allen D. Freemyer, Staff Director
 Stephen Hodapp, Legislative Staff
  William M. Simmons, Legislative 
               Staff
      Anne E. Heissenbuttel, 
         Legislative Staff
   Dawn M. Criste, Subcommittee 
               Clerk
   Christina Meyer, Subcommittee 
              Clerk *

      Richard Healy, Minority 
         Legislative Staff
                                 ------                                
    subcommittee on fisheries, 
        wildlife and oceans
  Room H1-805 O'Neill, Phone 226-
               0200
     Harry F. Burroughs, Staff 
             Director
 John Clark Rayfield, Legislative 
               Staff
   David S. Whaley, Legislative 
               Staff
   Bonnie B. Bruce, Legislative 
               Staff
  Sharon I. McKenna, Legislative 
               Staff
   Michelle Sparck, Legislative 
               Staff
  Lisa Diane Rulli, Subcommittee 
               Clerk
 Kathleen A. Miller, Subcommittee 
               Clerk
  Marshall Hayes, Sea Grant Fellow

      Karen Steuer, Minority 
         Legislative Staff
    Christopher Mann, Minority 
         Legislative Staff
 Jean Flemma, Minority Legislative 
               Staff
   Debbie Colbert, Minority Sea 
           Grant Fellow
                                 ------                                
    subcommittee on energy and 
         mineral resources
  Room 1626 Longworth, Phone 225-
               9297
 William S. Condit, Staff Director
  Sharla F. Bickley, Legislative 
               Staff
  Nancy Laheeb, Subcommittee Clerk
        Ben Dillon, Fellow*

  Deborah Von Hoffmann Lanzone, 
    Minority Legislative Staff
                                 ------                                
* This staff person is no longer with the Committee on Resources
 subcommittee on water and power 
             resources
  Room 1337 Longworth, Phone 225-
               8331
  Robert C. Faber, Staff Director
   Valerie S. West, Legislative 
               Staff
       Sharon Cherie Sexton, 
        Subcommittee Clerk
       John Schefter, Fellow

    J. Stevens Lanich, Minority 
         Legislative Staff
   Elizabeth Birnbaum, Minority 
     Counsel/Legislative Staff
 subcommittee on native american 
        and insular affairs
  Room 1522 Longworth, Phone 226-
               7393
    Timothy W. Glidden, Counsel
  Manase T.E. Mansur, Legislative 
               Staff
 Lara J. Chamberlain, Subcommittee 
               Clerk
  Mary Anne Harper, Subcommittee 
               Clerk

Marie J. Howard Fabrizio, Minority 
         Legislative Staff
  Christopher Stearns, Minority 
     Counsel/Legislative Staff

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* This staff person is no longer with the Committee on Resources.


                         LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

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                     U.S. House of Representatives,
                                    Committee on Resources,
                                   Washington, DC, January 2, 1997.
Hon. Robin H. Carle,
Clerk of the House of Representatives,
The Capitol, Washington, DC
    Dear Ms. Carle: Pursuant to clause 1(d) of rule XI and rule 
X of the Rules of the House of Representatives, here is a 
report of the legislative and oversight activities of the 
Committee on Resources during the 104th Congress.
            Sincerely,
                                                 Don Young,
                                                          Chairman.


                            C O N T E N T S

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                                                                   Page
Letter of Transmittal............................................    XI
Overview and Jurisdiction........................................  1, 2
    Full Committee...............................................     5
    Legislative Activities.......................................     5
    Oversight Activities.........................................    16
        Task Force on Endangered Species Act.....................    20
        Task Force on Wetlands...................................    23
        Task Force on Private Property Rights....................    25
        Task Force on Salvage Timber and Forest Health...........    27
        Task Force on Indian Fund Management.....................    29
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands................    30
    Legislative Activities.......................................    32
    Oversight Activities.........................................    53
Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans...................    60
    Legislative Activities.......................................    62
    Oversight Activities.........................................    72
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.....................    80
    Legislative Activities.......................................    81
    Oversight Activities.........................................    84
Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources........................    90
    Legislative Activities.......................................    93
    Oversight Activities.........................................    98
Subcommittee on Native American and Insular Affairs..............   103
    Legislative Activities.......................................   106
    Oversight Activities.........................................   110
Appendices.......................................................   115
    Printed Hearings.............................................   115
    Enacted Laws.................................................   122


                                                 Union Calendar No. 480
104th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 2d Session                                                     104-878
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  REPORT ON LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON 
                  RESOURCES DURING THE 104TH CONGRESS

                                _______
                                

January 2, 1997.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

_______________________________________________________________________


  Mr. Young of Alaska, from the Committee on Resources, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                                overview

    The Committee on Resources meet on January 11, 1995, for an 
organizational meeting of the 104th Congress under the 
direction of Chairman Don Young of Alaska. The Committee 
membership was 45 Members with 25 Republicans and 20 Democrats.
    On May 10, 1995, Congressman Nathan Deal of Georgia 
resigned from the Committee on Resources after joining the 
Republican Conference. Congressman Deal's seat on the Committee 
was filled and each side added another Member bringing the 
membership of the Committee to 47. Congressman Owen Pickett of 
Virginia and Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., of New Jersey were 
appointed from the Democratic Conference and the Republican 
Conference appointed Congressman John E. Ensign of Nevada.
    On September 21, 1995, Congressman W.J. (Billy) Tauzin of 
Louisiana also joined the Republican Conference. He retained 
his membership on the Committee on Resources and the Democratic 
Conference appointed two Members, Congressman Edward Markey of 
Massachusetts and Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy of Rhode 
Island. The Committee membership then was 49 Members with 27 
Republicans and 22 Democrats.
    The Committee set up five subcommittees: National Parks, 
Forests and Lands (James V. Hansen, Chairman); Fisheries, 
Wildlife and Oceans (Jim Saxton, Chairman); Energy and Mineral 
Resources (Ken Calvert, Chairman); Water and Power Resources 
(John T. Doolittle, Chairman); and Native American and Insular 
Affairs (Elton Gallegly, Chairman).
    Chairman Don Young also established five task forces to 
hold oversight hearings in Washington, D.C. and across the 
Nation to listen to the people's views on the issues. The task 
forces were: the Task Force on the Endangered Species Act, the 
Task Force on Wetlands, the Task Force on Private Property 
Rights, the Task Force on Salvage Timber and Forest Health, and 
the Task Force on Indian Fund Management. Each Task Force was 
established for not longer than six months.

                              jurisdiction

    (1) Fisheries and wildlife, including research, 
restoration, refuges, and conservation.
    (2) Forest reserves and national parks created from the 
public domain.
    (3) Forfeiture of land grants and alien ownership, 
including alien ownership of mineral lands.
    (4) Geological Survey.
    (5) International fishing agreements.
    (6) Interstate compacts relating to apportionment of waters 
for irrigation purposes.
    (7) Irrigation and reclamation, including water supply for 
reclamation projects, and easements of public lands for 
irrigation projects, and acquisition of private lands when 
necessary to complete irrigation projects.
    (8) Measures relating to the care and management of 
Indians, including the care and allotment of Indian lands and 
general and special measures relating to claims which are paid 
out of Indian funds.
    (9) Measures relating generally to the insular possessions 
of the United States, except those affecting the revenue and 
appropriations.
    (10) Military parks and battlefields, national cemeteries 
administered by the Secretary of the Interior, parks within the 
District of Columbia, and the erection of monuments to the 
memory of individuals.
    (11) Mineral land laws and claims and entries thereunder.
    (12) Mineral resources of the public lands.
    (13) Mining interests generally.
    (14) Mining schools and experimental stations.
    (15) Marine affairs (including coastal zone management), 
except for measures relating to oil and other pollution of 
navigable waters.
    (16) Oceanography.
    (17) Petroleum conservation on the public lands and 
conservation of the radium supply in the United States.
    (18) Preservation of prehistoric ruins and objects of 
interest on the public domain.
    (19) Public lands generally, including entry, easements, 
and the grazing thereon.
    (20) Relations of the United States with the Indians and 
the Indian tribes.
    (21) Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline (except ratemaking).
    (22) Oversight functions provided for in clause 3(e) of the 
House Rules with respect to all programs affecting Indians.

    Source: Rule X(1)(l) and (3)(e) of the House of 
Representatives.
                           Activities Report

                   committee on resources statistics

Total number of bills and resolutions referred....................   530
Total number of reports filed.....................................   131
Total number of bills passed by the House.........................   131
Total number of bills enacted into law............................   184
Total number of bills vetoed......................................     1
Total number of task force oversight hearings held................    25

                             Full Committee

                            i. introduction

    In summarizing the Resources Committee's activities in the 
104th Congress, both at the Subcommittee and Full Committee 
level, we believe that the Committee has addressed a host of 
perennial issues in a fundamentally different way from the 
past. We have demonstrated this through legislative initiatives 
and pursuit of aggressive oversight.
    We have passed legislation on many matters which reflect 
the concerns of citizens from all walks of life--the people we 
were sent to Congress to represent. These initiatives included 
measures to streamline the management of the Department of 
Interior; reform of the Endangered Species Act; preservation of 
State control over coastal waters; improved management of the 
Nation's parks through increased self-funding mechanisms and 
management improvements; increase private property rights 
protection; mining law reforms; fisheries protection; improved 
management and protection of timber resources in the Pacific 
Northwest; and components of the Balanced Budget Act.
    Our record on oversight has been aggressive, yet balanced 
and fair. Our emphasis has been on finding ways to make 
government function better and more efficiently, focusing on 
agencies that need that type of attention, including the Bureau 
of Reclamation, the National Park Service, the Forest Service, 
the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Bureau of Land 
Management.
    Some legislation was held at Full Committee instead of 
being referred to the appropriate subcommittee for procedural 
reasons.
    This activities report reflects the hard work of the 
Members and staff of this Committee. It is a record we all can 
be proud of.

                            ii. jurisdiction

    (1) Measures and matters concerning the transportation of 
natural gas from or within Alaska and disposition of oil 
transported by the trans-Alaska oil pipeline.
    (2) Measures and matters relating to Alaska public lands, 
including forestry and forest management issues, and Federal 
reserve water rights.
    (3) Environmental and habitat measures and matters of 
general applicability.
    (4) All measures and matters relating to Native Alaskans.
    (5) All measures and matters retained by the Full Committee 
under Committee Rule 15.

                      iii. legislative activities

A. Legislative Hearings and Markups

    January 18, 1995--Mark up of H.R. 101, to transfer a parcel 
of land to the Taos Pueblo Indians of New Mexico; H.R. 256, to 
withdraw and reserve certain public lands and minerals within 
the State of Colorado for military uses; H.R. 400, to provide 
for the exchange of lands within the Gates of the Arctic 
National Wildlife Park and Preserve; and H.J. Res. 50, to 
designate the Channel Islands National Park visitor center as 
the ``Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitor Center''.
    February 8, 1995--Adoption of Committee oversight plan 
under Rule X, clause 2(d) of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives; Mark up of H.R. 402, to amend the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act; H.R. 421, to amend the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act to provide for the purchase of 
common stock of Cook Inlet Region; H.R. 715, Sea of Okhotsk 
Fisheries Enforcement Act; H.R. 716, to extend authorization of 
the Fishermen's Protective Act until the year 1998; H.R. 622, 
to implement the convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation 
in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries; H.R. 535, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to convey the Corning National Fish 
Hatchery to the State of Arkansas; H.R. 584, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to convey the Fairport National Fish 
Hatchery to the State of Iowa; and H.R. 614, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to convey the New London National 
Fish Hatchery Production Facility to the State of Minnesota.
    February 15, 1995--Mark up of H.R. 531, to designate the 
Great Western Scenic Trail as a study trail under the National 
Trails System Act; H.R. 694, Minor Boundary Adjustments and 
Miscellaneous Park Amendments Act of 1995; H.R. 529, to 
authorize the exchange of National Forest System lands in the 
Targhee National Forest in Idaho for non-Federal lands within 
the forest in Wyoming; H.R. 536, to extend indefinitely the 
authority of the Secretary of the Interior to collect a 
commercial operation fee in the Delaware Water Gap National 
Recreation Area; H.R. 562 to modify the boundaries of Walnut 
Canyon National Monument in the State of Arizona; H.R. 517, to 
amend title V of Public Law 96-550, designating the Chaco 
Culture Archeological Protection Sites; and H.R. 606, to amend 
the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992.
    March 30, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 1266, Greens Creek Land 
Exchange Act.
    April 5, 1995--Mark up of H.R. 541, to reauthorize the 
Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1995; H.R. 1139, Striped Bass 
Act of 1995; H.R. 1141, Sikes Act Improvement Amendments; H.R. 
1175, the Marine Resources Revitalization Act; and H.R. 1266, 
Greens Creek Land Exchange Act.
    May 9, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 70, to permit exports of 
certain domestically produced crude oil.
    May 10, 1995--Mark up of H.R. 39, Magnuson Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act.
    May 17, 1995--Mark up of H.R. 70, to permit exports of 
certain domestically produced crude oil; H.R. 260, National 
Park System Reform Act of 1995; H.R. 1077, to authorize the 
Bureau of Land Management; H.R. 1122, Alaska Power 
Administration Sale Act; and H.R. 1332, Omnibus Insular Areas 
Act of 1995.
    May 24, 1995--Mark up of H.R. 1332, Omnibus Insular Areas 
Act of 1995; H.R. 1070, to designate the reservoir created by 
Trinity Dam in the Central Valley project, California, as 
``Trinity Lake''; and S. 523, to amend the Colorado River Basin 
Salinity Control Act to authorize additional measures to carry 
out the control of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-
effective manner.
    June 14, 1995--Mark up of H.R. 1091, to improve the 
National Park System in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
    July 12, 1995--Mark up of S. 268, to authorize the 
collection of fees for expenses for triploid grass carp 
certification inspections; H.R. 629, to authorize the Secretary 
of the Interior to participate in the operation of certain 
visitor facilities associated with, but outside the boundaries 
of, Rocky Mountain National Park in the State of Colorado; H.R. 
1296, to provide for the administration of certain Presidio 
properties at minimal cost to the Federal taxpayer; and H.R. 
1675, to amend the National Wildlife Refuge System 
Administration Act of 1966 to improve the management of the 
National Wildlife Refuge System.
    August 2, 1995--Mark up of H.R. 1743, to amend the Water 
Resources Act of 1984 to extend the authorizations of 
appropriations through fiscal year 2000; H.R. 238, to provide 
for the protection of wild horses within the Ozark National 
Scenic Riverways and prohibit the removal of such horses; and 
H.R. 1745, to designate certain public lands in the State of 
Utah as wilderness.
    September 13, 1995--Mark up of H.R. 1580, to require the 
transfer of title to the District of Columbia of certain real 
property in Anacostia Park to facilitate the construction of 
National Children's Island, a cultural, educational, and 
family-oriented park; H.R. 1756, to abolish the Department of 
Commerce; and H.R. 1815, to authorize appropriations for the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for fiscal year 
1996.
    September 19, 1995--Mark up of Budget Reconciliation 
instructions.
    September 20, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 2275, to reauthorize 
and amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
    September 27, 1995--Mark up of H.R. 1253, to rename the San 
Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge as the Don Edwards San 
Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge; H.R. 1358, to require 
the Secretary of Commerce to convey to the Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service Laboratory 
located on Emerson Avenue in Gloucester, Massachusetts; and 
H.R. 2005, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make 
technical corrections in maps relating to the Coastal Barrier 
Resources System.
    October 12, 1995--Mark up of H.R. 2275, to reauthorize and 
amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
    October 19, 1995--Mark up of H.R. 1020, Nuclear Waste 
Policy Act of 1982 (no action was taken).
    October 25, 1995--Mark up of H.R. 207, Cleveland National 
Forest Land Exchange Act of 1995; H.R. 826, to extend the 
deadline for the completion of certain land exchanges involving 
the Big Thicket National Preserve in Texas; H.R. 924, to 
prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from transferring any 
national forest system lands in the Angeles National Forest in 
California out of Federal ownership for use as a solid waste 
landfill; H.R. 1163, to authorize the exchange of National Park 
Service land in the Fire Island National Seashore in the State 
of New York for land in the Village of Patchogue, Suffolk 
County, New York; H.R. 1581, to require the Secretary of 
Agriculture to convey certain lands under the jurisdiction of 
the Department of Agriculture to the City of Sumpter, Oregon; 
H.R. 1585, Modoc National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act; H.R. 
1838, to provide for an exchange of lands with the Water 
Conservancy District of Washington County, Utah; and H.R. 2437, 
to provide for the exchange of certain lands in Gilpin County, 
Colorado.
    November 7, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 2560, to provide for the 
conveyances of certain lands in Alaska to Chickaloon-Moose 
Creek Native Association, Inc., Ninilchik Native Association, 
Inc., Seldovia Native Association, Inc., Tyonek Native 
Corporation and Knikatnu Inc. under the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act; and H.R. 2561, Glacier Bay National Park and 
Preserve Boundary Adjustment Act.
    November 15, 1995--Mark up of H.R. 33, to transfer the Fish 
Farming Experimental Laboratory in Stuttgart, Arkansas, to the 
Department of Agriculture; H.R. 2243, to amend the Trinity 
River Basin Fish and Wildlife Management Act of 1984, to extend 
for three years the availability of moneys for the restoration 
of fish and wildlife in the Trinity River; and H.R. 1784, to 
validate certain conveyances made by the Southern Pacific 
Transportation Company within the cities of Reno, Nevada, and 
Tulare, California.
    November 16, 1995--Mark up of H.R. 2402, to authorize an 
exchange of lands in the State of Utah at Snowbasin Ski Area.
    December 8, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 2677, to require the 
Secretary of the Interior to accept from a State donations of 
services of State employees to perform, in a period of 
Government budgetary shutdown, otherwise authorized functions 
in any unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System or the 
National Park System; and H.R. 2706 to authorize the Secretary 
of the Interior to accept from a State donations of services of 
State employees to perform hunting management functions in a 
National Wildlife Refuge in a period of Government budgetary 
shutdown.
    December 13, 1995--Mark up of S. 1341, to provide for the 
transfer of certain lands to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa 
Indian Community and the City of Scottsdale, Arizona; H.R. 
2100, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make technical 
corrections to maps relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources 
System; H.R. 2726, to make certain technical corrections in 
laws relating to Native Americans; and H.R. 2738, to make 
amendments to the Central Valley Project Improvement Act and to 
the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities 
Act.
    February 15, 1996--Field hearing in Wrangell, Alaska, on 
H.R. 2413, Tongass Transfer and Transition Act and management 
issues associated with the Tongass National Forest.
    February 16, 1996--Field hearing in Ketchikan, Alaska, on 
H.R. 2413, Tongass Transfer and Transition Act and management 
issues associated with the Tongass National Forest.
    February 26, 1996--Hearing on H.R. 497, to create the 
National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission (hearing limited 
to consideration of Indian gaming).
    March 13, 1996--Mark up of H.R. 1527, to amend the National 
Forest Ski Area Permit Area of 1986 to clarify the authorities 
and duties of the Secretary of Agriculture in issuing ski area 
permits on National Forest Systems lands and to withdraw lands 
within ski area permit boundaries from the operation of the 
mining and mineral leasing laws; H.R. 1823, to amend the 
Central Utah Project Completion Act to direct the Secretary of 
the Interior to allow for prepayment of repayment contracts 
between the United States and Central Utah Water Conservancy 
District dated December 28, 1965, and November 26, 1985; H.R. 
1965, to reauthorize the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972; 
H.R. 2107, to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 
1965 to improve the quality of visitor services provided by 
Federal land management agencies through an incentive-based 
recreation fee program (did not complete action); H.R. 2160, to 
authorize appropriations to carry out the Interjurisdictional 
Fisheries Act of 1986 and the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act; 
and H.R. 2824, to authorize an exchange of lands in the State 
of Utah at Snowbasin Ski area.
    March 19, 1996--Hearing on H.R. 2505, to amend the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act to make certain clarifications to 
the land bank protection provisions; and H.R. 1786, to regulate 
fishing in certain waters of Alaska.
    March 28, 1996--Mark up of H.R. 2107, to amend the Land and 
Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to improve the quality of 
visitor services provided by Federal land management agencies 
through an incentive-based recreation fee program; H.R. 1129, 
to amend the National Trails Systems Act to designate the route 
from Selma to Montgomery as a National Historic Trail; H.R. 
1772, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire 
certain interests in the Waihee Marsh for inclusion in the Oahu 
National Wildlife Complex; H.R. 1836, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to acquire property in the town of 
East Hampton, Suffolk County, New York, for inclusion in the 
Amagansett National Wildlife Refuge; H.R. 2660, to increase the 
amount authorized to be appropriated to the Department of the 
Interior for the Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge; H.R. 
2679, to revise the boundary of the North Platte National 
Wildlife Refuge; H.R. 3034, to amend the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act to extend for two 
months the authority for promulgating regulations under the 
Act; and H.R. 1975, to improve the management of royalties from 
Federal and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases.
    April 25, 1996--Mark up of H.R. 3286, Adoption Promotion 
and Stability Act of 1996; H.R. 2982, to direct the Secretary 
of the Interior to convey the Carbon Hill National Fish 
Hatchery to the State of Alabama; H.R. 2464, to amend Public 
Law 103-93 to provide additional lands within the State of Utah 
for the Goshute Indian Reservation; H.R. 2560, to provide for 
the conveyances of certain lands in Alaska to Chickaloon-Moose 
Creek Native Association, Inc., Ninilchik Native Association, 
Inc., Seldovia Native Association, Inc., Tyonek Native 
Corporation and Knikatnu Inc. under the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act; and S. 1459, to provide for uniform management 
of livestock grazing on Federal lands; and consideration of a 
motion to issue a subpoena.
    May 8, 1996--Mark up of H.R. 2823, to amend the Marine 
Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to support the International 
Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific 
Ocean; and H.R. 2909, to amend the Silvio O. Conte National 
Fish and Wildlife Refuge Act to provide that the Secretary of 
the Interior may acquire lands for purposes of that Act only by 
donation or exchange, or otherwise with the consent of the 
owner of lands.
    May 16, 1996--Mark up of H.J. Res. 70, authorizing the 
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a memorial to Martin 
Luther King, Jr. in the District of Columbia or its environs; 
H.R. 3068, to accept the request of the Prairie Island Indian 
Community to revoke their charter of incorporation issued under 
the Indian Reorganization Act; and H.R. 848, to increase the 
amount authorized to be appropriated for assistance for highway 
relocation regarding the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National 
Military Park in Georgia.
    June 11, 1996--Hearing on H.R. 401, Kenai Natives 
Association Equity Act; and H.R. 2505, to amend the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act to make certain clarifications to 
the land bank protection provisions.
    June 19, 1996--Mark up of H.R. 3378, to amend the Indian 
Health Care Improvement Act to extend the demonstration program 
for direct billing of Medicare, Medicaid and other third party 
providers; H.R. 401, Kenai Natives Association Equity Act; H.R. 
2941, to improve the quantity and quality of the quarters of 
land management agency field employees; H.R. 3290, to authorize 
appropriations for the Bureau of Land Management for each of 
the fiscal years 1997 through 2002; H.R. 3660, to amend the 
Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act 
to authorize additional projects; H.R. 3198, to reauthorize and 
amend the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992; and H.R. 3249, 
to authorize appropriations for a mining institute to develop 
domestic technological capabilities for the recovery of 
minerals from the Nation's seabed.
    June 26, 1996--Mark up of Committee Resolution introduced 
on the Sense of Congress' Strong Opposition to the 
Administration's Decision to Support Whale Hunting; H.R. 3024, 
to provide a process leading to full self-government for Puerto 
Rico; H.R. 1786, to regulate fishing in certain waters of 
Alaska; H.R. 3006, to provide for disposal of public lands in 
support of the Manzanar Historic Site in the State of 
California; H.R. 2636, to transfer jurisdiction over certain 
parcels of Federal real property located in the District of 
Columbia; and H.R. 2292, to preserve and protect the Hanford 
Reach of the Columbia River.
    July 3, 1996--Field Hearing in Sitka, Alaska, on H.R. 2413, 
Tongass Transfer and Transition Act.
    July 5, 1996--Field Hearing in Thorne Bay, Alaska, on H.R. 
2413, Tongass Transfer and Transition Act.
    July 11, 1996--Joint hearing with Committee on Agriculture, 
Subcommittee on Resources Conservation, Research and Forestry 
on H.R. 3659, the Environmental Improvement Timber Contract 
Extension Act.
    July 17, 1996--Mark up of H.R. 2505, to amend the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act to make certain clarifications to 
the land bank protection provisions; H.R. 2122, to designate 
the Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest in the States of 
California and Nevada to be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture; H.R. 2438, to provide for the conveyance of lands 
to certain individuals in Gunnison County, Colorado; H.R. 2518, 
to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain 
lands in the Wenatachee National Forest, Washington, for 
certain lands owned by the Public Utility District No. 1 of 
Chelan County, Washington; H.R. 2709, to provide for the 
conveyance of certain land to the Del Norte County Unified 
School District of Del Norte County, California; H.R. 3147, to 
provide for the exchange of certain Federal lands in the State 
of California managed by the Bureau of Land Management of 
certain non-Federal lands; H.R. 2135, to provide for the 
correction of boundaries of certain lands in Clark County, 
Nevada, acquired by persons who purchased such lands in good 
faith reliance on existing private land surveys; H.R. 2711, to 
provide for the substitution of timber for the canceled Elkhorn 
Ridge Timber Sale; H.R. 3534, to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to renew certain permits for Mineral King Addition of 
the Sequoia National Park, and to protect historic and cultural 
resources in that National Park; H.R. 3537, to improve 
coordination of Federal oceanographic programs; H.R. 3579, to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain property 
containing a fish and wildlife facility to the State of 
Wyoming; H.R. 3287, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey the Crawford National Fish Hatchery to the City of 
Crawford, Nebraska; H.R. 3546, to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to convey the Walhalla National Fish Hatchery to the 
State of South Carolina; H.R. 3557, to direct the Secretary of 
the Interior to convey the Marion National Fish Hatchery to the 
State of Alabama; and H.R. 3487, to reauthorize the National 
Marine Sanctuaries Act.
    July 23, 1996--Hearing on H.R. 3061, to resolve certain 
conveyances under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 
related to Cape Fox Corporation.
    August 1, 1996--Mark up of H.R. 3828, to amend the Indian 
Child Welfare Act of 1978; S. 811, Water Desalinization 
Research and Development Act of 1996; H.R. 3640, to provide for 
the settlement of issues and claims related to the trust lands 
of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians; H.R. 3642, to 
provide for the transfer of public lands to certain California 
Indian Tribes; H.R. 2997, to establish certain criteria for 
administrative procedures to extend Federal recognition to 
certain Indian groups (withdrew measure by unanimous consent); 
H.R. 2591, Indian Federal Recognition Administrative Procedures 
Act of 1995 (withdrew measure by unanimous consent); H.R. 2512, 
Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Infrastructure Development Trust Fund 
Act of 1995; H.R. 3879, to provide for representation of the 
Northern Mariana Islands by a nonvoting Delegate in the House 
of Representatives (failed to report by vote of 12-13); H.R. 
2710, Hoopa Valley Reservation South Boundary Correction Act; 
H.R. 3547, to provide for the conveyance of a parcel of real 
property in the Apache National Forest in the State of Arizona 
to the Alpine Elementary School District 7 to be used for the 
construction of school facilities and related playing fields; 
H.R. 2693, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make a 
minor adjustment in the exterior boundary of the Hells Canyon 
Wilderness in the State of Oregon and Idaho to exclude an 
established Forest Service road inadvertently included in the 
wilderness; H.R. 1179, Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities Historic Building Restoration and Preservation 
Act; H.R. 2392, to amend the Umatilla Basin Project Act to 
establish boundaries for irrigation districts within the 
Umatilla Basin (withdrew measure by unanimous consent); S. 
1467, Fort Peck Rural County Water Supply System Act of 1995; 
H.R. 3903, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to sell the 
Sly Park Dam and Reservoir; and H.R. 3910, Emergency Drought 
Relief Act of 1996.
    September 12, 1996--Hearing on H.R. 3752, to preserve the 
sovereignty of the United States over public lands and acquired 
lands owned by the United States, and to preserve State 
sovereignty and private property rights in non-Federal lands 
surrounding those public lands and acquired lands.
    September 17, 1996--Hearing on H.R. 3862, to amend the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 to clarify the intent of 
Congress and ensure that any person having any economic 
interest that is directly or indirectly harmed by a designation 
of critical habitat may bring a citizen's suit under that Act.
    September 18, 1996--Mark up of H.R. 2392, to amend the 
Umatilla Basin Project Act to establish boundaries for 
irrigation districts within the Umatilla Basin; H.R. 3258, to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain real 
property located within the Carlsbad Project in New Mexico to 
Carlsbad Irrigation District; H.R. 2561, Glacier Bay National 
Park and Preserve Boundary Adjustment Act of 1995; H.R. 3973, 
to provide for a study of the recommendations of the Joint 
Federal-State Commission on Policies and Programs Affecting 
Alaska Natives; H.R. 3752, American Land Sovereignty Protection 
Act of 1996; H.R. 3155, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
by designating the Wekiva River, Seminole Creek, and Rock 
Springs Run in the State of Florida for study and potential 
addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; H.R. 
3568, to designate 51.7 miles of the Clarion River, located in 
Pennsylvania as a component of the National Wild and Scenic 
Rivers System; H.R. 3497, Snoqualmie National Forest Boundary 
Adjustment Act of 1996; H.R. 4067, to provide for 
representation of the Northern Mariana Islands by a nonvoting 
Delegate in the House of Representatives; and H.R. 2041, Guam 
War Restitution Act.

B. Legislation Enacted

    H.J. Res. 50, to designate the visitors center at the 
Channel Islands National Park, California, as the ``Robert J. 
Lagomarsino Visitors Center'' (enacted as part of Public Law 
104-333).
    H.R. 70, to permit exports of certain domestically produced 
crude oil (enacted as part of Public Law 104-58).
    H.R. 101, to transfer a parcel of land to the Taos Pueblo 
Indians of New Mexico (enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
    H.R. 256, to withdraw and reserve certain public lands and 
minerals within the State of Colorado for military uses, and 
for other purposes (enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
    H.R. 400, to provide for the exchange of lands within Gates 
of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, and for other 
purposes (enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
    H.R. 401, the Kenai Natives Association Equity Act (enacted 
as part of Public Law 104-333).
    H.R. 421, amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to 
provide for the purchase of common stock of Cook Inlet Region, 
and for other purposes (Public Law 104-10).
    H.R. 402, amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 
and for other purposes (Public Law 104-42).
    H.R. 440, to provide for the conveyance of lands to certain 
individuals in Butte County, California (enacted as part of 
Public Law 104-333).
    H.R. 497, creates the National Gambling Impact and Policy 
Commission (Public Law 104-169).
    H.R. 2726, makes certain technical corrections in laws 
relating to Native Americans (Public Law 104-109).
    H.R. 1266, provides for the exchange of lands within 
Admiralty Island National Monument (Public Law 104-123).
    H.R. 1786, to regulate fishing in certain waters of Alaska 
(enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
    H.R. 2561, to provide for an exchange of lands located near 
Gustavus, Alaska (enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
    H.R. 2824, to authorize an exchange of lands in the State 
of Utah at Snowbasin Ski Area (enacted as part of Public Law 
104-333).
    H.R. 3060, implements the Protocol on Environmental 
Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (Public Law 104-227).
    H.R. 3660, amends the Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 104-266).
    H.R. 3706, to designate the Mollie Beattie Alaska 
Wilderness Area in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (enacted 
as part of Public Law 104-167).
    H.R. 3903, to require the Secretary of the Interior to sell 
the Sly Park Dam and Reservoir, and for other purposes (enacted 
as part of Public Law 104-333).
    H.R. 3910, provides emergency drought relief to the City of 
Corpus Christi, Texas, and the Canadian River Municipal Water 
Authority, Texas (Public Law 104-273).
    H.R. 3973, provides for a study of the recommendations of 
the Joint Federal-State Commission on Policies and Programs 
Affecting Alaska Natives (Public Law 104-270).
    H.R. 4018, makes technical corrections in the Federal Oil 
and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (Public Law 104-200).
    H.R. 4168, amends the Helium Act to authorize the Secretary 
to enter into agreements with private parties for the recovery 
and disposal of helium on Federal lands (Public Law 104-273).
    H.R. 4283, provides for ballast water management to prevent 
the introduction and spread of nonindigenous species into the 
waters of the United States (Public Law 104-273).
    S. 395, authorizes and directs the Secretary of Energy to 
sell the Alaska Power Administration, and to authorize the 
export of Alaska North Slope crude oil, and for other purposes 
(Public Law 104-58).
    S. 1341, provides for the transfer of certain lands to the 
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and the City of 
Scottsdale, Arizona (Public Law 104-102).
    S. 1834, reauthorizes the Indian Environmental General 
Assistance Program Act of 1992 (Public Law 104-233).
    S. 1970, amends the National Museum of American Indian Act 
to make improvements in the Act (Public Law 104-273).
    S. 1973, provides for the settlement of the Navajo-Hopi 
land dispute (Public Law 104-273).

D. Legislation Passed House

    H.J. Res. 50, to designate the visitors center at the 
Channel Islands National Park, California, as the ``Robert J. 
Lagomarsino Visitors Center''.
    H. Res. 544, providing for the concurrence by the House 
with an amendment in the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 3378.
    H.R. 70, to permit exports of certain domestically produced 
crude oil, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 101, to transfer a parcel of land to the Taos Pueblo 
Indians of New Mexico.
    H.R. 256, to withdraw and reserve certain public lands and 
minerals within the State of Colorado for military uses, and 
for other purposes.
    H.R. 400, to provide for the exchange of lands within Gates 
of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, and for other 
purposes.
    H.R. 401, the Kenai Natives Association Equity Act.
    H.R. 402, to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 
and for other purposes.
    H.R. 421, to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 
to provide for the purchase of common stock of Cook Inlet 
Region, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 440, to provide for the conveyance of lands to certain 
individuals in Butte County, California.
    H.R. 497, to create the National Gambling Impact and Policy 
Commission.
    H.R. 1266, to provide for the exchange of lands within 
Admiralty Island National Monument, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 1786, to regulate fishing in certain waters of Alaska.
    H.R. 2505, to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 
to make certain clarifications to the land bank protection 
provisions, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 2726, to make certain technical corrections in laws 
relating to Native Americans, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 3060, to implement the Protocol on Environmental 
Protection to the Antarctic Treaty.
    H.R. 3286, to help families defray adoption costs, and to 
promote the adoption of minority children.
     H.R. 3660, to make amendments to the Reclamation 
Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act, and for 
other purposes.
     H.R. 3907, to facilitate the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in 
the State of Utah at the Snowbasin Ski Area, to provide for the 
acquisition of lands within the Sterling Forest Reserve, and 
for other purposes.
     H.R. 3910, to provide emergency drought relief to the City 
of Corpus Christi, Texas, and the Canadian River Municipal 
Water Authority, Texas, and for other purposes.
     H.R. 3973, to provide for a study of the recommendations 
of the Joint Federal-State Commission on Policies and Programs 
Affecting Alaska Natives.
     H.R. 4018, to make technical corrections in the Federal 
Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982.
     S. 1341, to provide for the transfer of certain lands to 
the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and the City of 
Scottsdale, Arizona, and for other purposes.
     S. 1834, to reauthorize the Indian Environmental General 
Assistance Program Act of 1992, and for other purposes.
     S. 1970, to amend the National Museum of the American 
Indian Act to make improvements in the Act, and for other 
purposes.

E. Legislation Ordered Reported by Committee

     H.J. Res. 50 (H. Rept. 104-10), to designate the visitors 
center at the Channel Islands National Park, California, as the 
``Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitors Center.''
     H.R. 70 (H. Rept. 104-139, Part I), to permit exports of 
certain domestically produced crude oil, and for other 
purposes.
     H.R. 101 (H. Rept. 104-7), to transfer a parcel of land to 
the Taos Pueblo Indians of New Mexico.
     H. R. 256 (H. Rept. 104-28, Part I), to withdraw and 
reserve certain public lands and minerals within the State of 
Colorado for military uses, and for other purposes.
     H.R. 400 (H. Rept. 104-8), to provide for the exchange of 
lands within Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, 
and for other purposes.
     H.R. 401 (H. Rept. 104-756), the Kenai Natives Association 
Equity Act.
     H.R. 402 (H. Rept. 104-73), to amend the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes.
     H.R. 421 (H. Rept. 104-40), to amend the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act to provide for the purchase of common 
stock of Cook Inlet Region, and for other purposes.
     H.R. 440 (H. Rept. 104-9), to provide for the conveyance 
of lands to certain individuals in Butte County, California.
     H.R. 1266 (H. Rept. 104-115), to provide for the exchange 
of lands within Admiralty Island National Monument, and for 
other purposes.
     H.R. 1786 (H. Rept. 104-687), to regulate fishing in 
certain waters of Alaska.
     H.R. 2275 (H. Rept. 104-778, Part I), to reauthorize and 
amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
     H.R. 2505 (H. Rept. 104-797), to amend the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act to make certain clarifications to the 
land bank protection provisions, and for other purposes.
     H.R. 2560 (H. Rept. 104-643), to provide for conveyances 
of certain lands in Alaska to Chickaloon-Moose Creek Native 
Association, Inc., Ninilchik Native Association, Inc., Seldovia 
Native Association, Inc., Tyonek Native Corporation, and 
Knikatnu, Inc. under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
     H.R. 2561 (H. Rept. 104-840, Part I), to provide for an 
exchange of lands located near Gustavus, Alaska.
     H.R. 2726 (H. Rept. 104-444), to make certain technical 
corrections in laws relating to Native Americans, and for other 
purposes.
     H.R. 2738, to make amendments to the Central Valley 
Project Improvement Act and to the Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act, and for other purposes.
     H.R. 2824 (H. Rept. 104-493), to authorize an exchange of 
lands in the State of Utah at Snowbasin Ski Area.
     H.R. 3286 (H. Rept. 104-542, Part I), to help families 
defray adoption costs, and to promote the adoption of minority 
children.
     H.R. 3660 (H. Rept. 104-703), to make amendments to the 
Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities 
Act, and for other purposes.
     H.R. 3752 (H. Rept. 104-835), to preserve the sovereignty 
of the United States over public lands and acquired lands owned 
by the United States, and to preserve State sovereignty and 
private property rights in non-Federal lands surrounding those 
public lands and acquired lands.
     H.R. 3828 (H. Rept. 104-808), to amend the Indian Child 
Welfare Act of 1978, and for other purposes.
     H.R. 3903 (H. Rept. 104-768), to require the Secretary of 
the Interior to sell the Sly Park Dam and Reservoir, and for 
other purposes.
     H.R. 3910 (H. Rept. 104-770), to provide emergency drought 
relief to the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, and the Canadian 
River Municipal Water Authority, Texas, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 3973 (H. Rept. 104-838), to provide for a study of the 
recommendations of the Joint Federal-State Commission on 
Policies and Programs Affecting Alaska Natives.
    H.R. 4067 (H. Rept. 104-856), to provide for representation 
of the Northern Mariana Islands by a nonvoting Delegate in the 
House of Representatives.
     S. 1341 (H. Rept. 104-439, Part I), to provide for the 
transfer of certain lands to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa 
Indian Community and the City of Scottsdale, Arizona, and for 
other purposes.

F. Legislation Discharged from the Committee

     H.R. 497, to create the National Gambling Impact and 
Policy Commission.
     H.R. 3060, to implement the Protocol on Environmental 
Protection to the Antarctic Treaty.
     H.R. 3907, to facilitate the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in 
the State of Utah at the Snowbasin Ski Area, to provide for the 
acquisition of lands within the Sterling Forest Reserve, and 
for other purposes.
     H.R. 4018, to make technical corrections in the Federal 
Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982.
     S. 1834, to reauthorize the Indian Environmental General 
Assistance Program Act of 1992, and for other purposes.
     S. 1970, to amend the National Museum of the American 
Indian Act to make improvements in the Act, and for other 
purposes.

      IV. Oversight Activities of the Full Committee on Resources

A. Introduction

            Trans-Alaska Pipeline
     At the start of the 104th Congress, the Committee on 
Resources expanded its jurisdiction over the trans-Alaska 
pipeline. The Committee indicated that it would continue its 
vigilant oversight of the operation and safety of the pipeline. 
The Committee was particularly concerned that the repairs and 
maintenance upgrades agreed to by the operator of the pipeline, 
Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, as a result of Federal and 
internal audits be strictly adhered to. Regular briefings and 
consultation were required from Alyeska and the regulating 
agencies. In addition, Committee staff planned to perform field 
inspections of Alyeska equipment and facilities at least once a 
year to assess compliance. At the completion of repairs, the 
Committee indicated that a hearing might be held to close out 
this particular set of oversight concerns which were first 
raised by the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce in the 103d Congress.
    A Member field inspection of the pipeline was planned as a 
component of an Alaska issues field trip in mid-1995.
    During the course of the 104th Congress, virtually all of 
the goals stated above were achieved. There were numerous 
briefings in Washington and Anchorage by Federal and 
interagency entities. Specifically, the Joint Pipeline Office 
(JPO) (the Federal-State interagency regulatory entity 
overseeing the pipeline) met many times with staff regarding 
the status of repairs and responses to a variety of employee 
and outside group concerns. Staff also met many times with 
representatives of the companies that comprise Alyeska 
regarding the Committee's concerns. The General Accounting 
Office also briefed staff on the status of the repair work, and 
JPO's regulatory effectiveness.
    In addition, there was a Member field trip to Alaska in the 
Summer of 1995, in which Members had an opportunity to tour the 
Valdez Terminal and the Coast Guard facility, and to inspect 
oil spill response equipment to get a first hand report of the 
status of issues related to Alyeska's activities. There also 
was staff inspection trip in the Summer of 1996 to view the 
status of repairs at the terminal and along the pipeline.
    While a close out hearing has not been held because of the 
pending status of audit closure items, such a hearing is 
anticipated during the 105th Congress. In the meantime, the 
Committee intends to continue to exercise its oversight 
responsibilities through close consultations with the Joint 
Pipeline Office. The Committee will also continue to receive 
regular briefings from all interested parties.
            Alaska Public Lands
    In addition to the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, the full 
Committee retains jurisdiction over public lands in Alaska, 
including forestry and forest management issues.
    Congresses past have legislated that Alaska be home to 85 
percent of the nation's acreage in the National Wildlife Refuge 
system (75.3 million acres), 69 percent of the nation's acreage 
in the National Park System (54.7 million acres) and roughly 70 
percent of the nation's wilderness system. The sheer size of 
Federal land holdings in parks, forests and other lands have 
made Alaska a perennial concern of the Committee. The enormous 
mineral reserves, including petroleum, are also of interest to 
the Committee. At the start of the Congress it was decided that 
as the situation warranted, the Committee would consider 
holding one or more hearings on issues related to timber 
production and conservation in the Tongass National Forest and 
on potential petroleum production in the Arctic National 
Wildlife Refuge. Management of the national parks in Alaska was 
also recognized as another topic of interest.
    Given the large number of new Members, including freshmen, 
the Committee planned an oversight field trip to Alaska in mid-
1995 to acquaint members with a range of issues.
    Several members participated in field trip to Alaska in the 
Summer of 1995 which gave them an opportunity to see first hand 
the practical affects of the statistics mentioned above. The 
trip included a series of briefings and meetings with state, 
Federal, industry, and Alaska native officials. Also, Members 
visited Valdez to look at the site of the 1989 oil spill, 
surveyed several working mines and fisheries, visited the 
Tongass National Forest and inspected portions of the trans-
Alaska Pipeline.
    Specific concerns regarding fishing, wildlife, mining, oil 
exploration, timber, and Indian issues facing the state and the 
nation were addressed through a broad cross section of hearings 
discussed elsewhere in this activities report.
    Regarding the Committee's action on matters related to the 
Tongass National Forest, the Full Committee held five hearings 
on two bills. Hearings were held in Wrangell, Ketchikan, Thorne 
Bay, and Sitka, Alaska, on H.R. 2413, The Tongass Transfer and 
Transition Act. The bill proposed a legal mechanism for the 
State of Alaska to assume ownership of the Tongass National 
Forest and for the transition from Federal to state ownership. 
Most witnesses testifying supported the concept of State 
ownership of the Tongass, including elected officials, Native 
corporations, and other commercial interests. Many Alaskans 
base their support of Tongass transfer on the belief that 
Federal decision making with respect to the Tongass has moved 
further and further away from Alaska and closer to Washington, 
D.C. and, as a result, decisions are premised on popular, 
paternalistic notions of a surmised need to ``protect'' the 
``fragile'' Tongass from human activity.
    The fifth hearing was on H.R. 3659, the Environmental 
Improvement Timber Contract Extension Act. The bill proposed 
extending the only remaining long-term timber sale contract 
held by the Ketchikan Pulp Corporation (KPC) by fifteen years. 
The bill's premise was that an extended contract justified 
expenditure of approximately $200 million in environmental and 
energy efficiency improvements to the mill by the mill's owner. 
Without an extended contract, such an expenditure could not be 
amortized. However, the bill was not acted upon, in large part 
because of the Clinton Administration opposition. As a result, 
the owners of the KPC pulp mill announced that closure would 
occur in March 1997. Discussions are currently underway 
(December 1996) between the Clinton Administration and the 
company on providing a transitional timber supply sufficient to 
keep the KPC sawmill open for up to two years. Approximately 
500 people work at the KPC pulp mill and 500 work at the KPC 
sawmill.

B. Oversight Hearings

    January 26, 1995--Oversight hearing on ``Federal Efforts to 
Introduce Canadian Gray Wolves into Yellowstone National Park 
and the Central Idaho Wilderness''.
    March 2, 1995--Oversight hearing on ``Trends in Federal 
Land Ownership and Management.''
    August 3, 1995--Oversight hearing on leasing of the 1002 
study area of the Arctic Coastal Plain to oil exploration and 
development.
    November 16, 1995--Joint oversight hearing with Senate 
Committee on Energy and National Resources and the Senate 
Committee on Indian Affairs on the Federal-State Alaska Natives 
Commission Report dated May 1994.
    February 2, 1996--Oversight field hearing in Houston, 
Texas, to examine the economic and employment implications of 
declining U.S. oil and gas production.
    March 20, 1996--Oversight hearing on the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973.
    April 17, 1996--Oversight hearing on Funding of Programs to 
Protect Endangered Species.
    April 18, 1996--Oversight hearing on Federal Management and 
Policies on Federal Lands: State Legislators' Perspective.
    April 24, 1996--Oversight hearing on a review of the 
Department of the Interior's Activities and Programs and the 
Department's fiscal year 1997 Budget.
    May 15, 1996--Oversight hearing held on U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service activities and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
    June 18, 1996--Oversight hearing held on Citizens' 
Perspectives on Federal Land Use Policies.
    June 25, 1996--Oversight hearing on lifting of the 
moratorium on listings of species under the Endangered Species 
Act.
    July 24, 1996--Oversight hearing on Implementation of the 
Endangered Species Act with regard to Section 10(a) permits 
(Habitat Conservation Plan) and other incentives.
    September 17, 1996--Oversight hearing on equal access to 
the courts under the Endangered Species Act.
    October 16, 1996--Joint oversight field hearing in 
Anchorage, Alaska, with the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, 
to hear testimony on the proposed draft legislation on the 
Joint Federal-State Alaska Native Commission Report.

                      v. full committee statistics

Total number of bills and resolutions held at Full Committee......    70
Total number of bills held at Full Committee that were reported 
    from Committee................................................    27
Total number of bills held at Full Committee that were passed by 
    the House.....................................................    25
Total number of bills held at Full Committee that were enacted 
    into law......................................................    29
Public Hearings and Markups:
    Legislative Hearings..........................................    16
    Oversight Hearings............................................    15
    Markup Sessions...............................................    29
    Total number of meetings (days)...............................    59
                Task Force on the Endangered Species Act

                            i. introduction

    The Endangered Species Act (ESA) was last reauthorized in 
1988 for four years. Since that time, the listing of the 
northern spotted owl in the Pacific Northwest, the golden cheek 
warbler in Texas and a number of other species in various 
regions of the country have led to widespread concern over the 
implementation of the Act, including its effectiveness and 
impact on property owners and communities.
    The Task Force on Endangered Species of the Committee on 
Resources was created in February 1995 to review and study the 
Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the operations and regulations 
of any Federal agency or entity having responsibility in or for 
administration of that Act, to determine whether the ESA is 
being implemented and carried out in accordance with the intent 
of Congress and whether it is desirable to enact new or 
additional legislation on the subject matter.
    The Task Force held seven field hearings and three hearings 
in Washington, D.C. (listed below.) (For further information 
see the ``Report of the Committee on Resources--Report on the 
Endangered Species Conservation and Management Act of 1995'' H. 
Rept. 104-778.)
     The Task Force identified a number of concerns to be 
addressed in legislation, based on the testimony received from 
the witnesses. The major areas of concern are:
          Reform the ESA to balance the methods by which 
        endangered or threatened species are protected while 
        protecting rights of private property owners and 
        workers, meeting public safety and health needs, and 
        achieving species conservation and recovery.
          Provide protection for private property rights and 
        provide incentives that would encourage private 
        landowners to protect species. Compensate private 
        property owners, through short- or long-term contracts, 
        when their property must be used by the public for 
        habitat for endangered or threatened species.
          Give the States a greater role in Federal decision 
        making processes and encourage more delegation of the 
        ESA to the States.
          Encourage voluntary measures that protect species.
          Streamline and simplify the process for obtaining 
        permits or for using the consultation process to obtain 
        approvals for activities in areas where species might 
        be present.
          Authorize general permits for routine activities with 
        minimal impacts.
          Require the Federal Government to share the costs of 
        expensive ESA-mandated mitigation measures.
          Limit the application of the ``take'' prohibition on 
        private property to only those actions that proximately 
        and foreseeably kill or physically injure an 
        identifiable member of an endangered species rather 
        than the broader prohibition on modification of 
        potential, as well as actual, habitat.
          Provide sufficient funds to pay for the programs 
        authorized in the ESA.
          Improve the credibility of the scientific 
        decisionmaking processes, particularly the listing 
        decision.
          Protect endangered species and subspecies but limit 
        the listing of ``distinct population segments'' to 
        those of national interest as determined by Congress.
          Clarify the distinction between regulations to 
        protect ``endangered species'' and those for 
        ``threatened species''.
          Give the Secretaries more flexibility after listing 
        to set achievable conservation objectives for the 
        species and develop conservation plans that consider 
        economic impacts, relying heavily on the advice and 
        assistance of a special assessment team.
          Make better use of Federal lands already in 
        conservation status through the establishment of the 
        National Biological Diversity Reserve System.
          Ensure that the ESA would not preempt other Federal 
        laws and is implemented consistently with other 
        important Federal missions.
          Discourage unnecessary and frivolous litigation and 
        ensure that all parties have equal access to judicial 
        review.

                              ii. members

    The Members of the Task Force on Endangered Species were:

Richard W. Pombo, Chairman
John T. Doolittle
Barbara Cubin
Helen Chenoweth
Linda Smith
George P. Radanovich
William M. (Mac) Thornberry
Jack Metcalf
Wes Cooley
Wayne T. Gilchrest
Richard (Doc) Hastings
J.D. Hayworth
Gerry E. Studds, Ranking Minority Member
Eni F.H. Faleomavaega
Calvin M. Dooley
Maurice D. Hinchey
W.J. (Billy) Tauzin*
Bruce F. Vento
Solomon P. Ortiz
  
  
  
  

    * Congressman Tauzin later became a Member of the Republican 
Conference.

                             iii. meetings

    March 13, 1995--Joint oversight hearing with the Wetlands 
Task Force in Belle Chase, Louisiana, on the Endangered Species 
Act and Wetlands Issues.
    March 20, 1995--Oversight field hearing in Boerne, Texas, 
on the Endangered Species Act.
    April 1, 1995--Joint oversight field hearing with the 
Wetlands Task Force in New Bern, North Carolina, on the 
Endangered Species Act and Wetlands Issues.
    April 17, 1995--Oversight field hearing in Bakersfield, 
California, on the Endangered Species Act.
    April 24, 1995--Oversight field hearing in Vancouver, 
Washington, on the Endangered Species Act.
    April 26, 1995--Oversight field hearing in Riverside, 
California, on the Endangered Species Act.
    April 28, 1995--Oversight field hearing in Stockton, 
California, on the Endangered Species Act.
    May 10, 1995--Oversight hearing on the Endangered Species 
Act.
    May 18, 1995--Oversight hearing on the Endangered Species 
Act.
    May 25, 1995--Oversight hearing on the Endangered Species 
Act.

                       iv. task force statistics

Oversight hearings held...........................................     3
Oversight field hearings held.....................................     7
Total hearings held...............................................    10
                         Task Force on Wetlands

                            i. introduction

    The Committee's jurisdiction over wildlife and fish extends 
to laws affecting the habitat of these biological resources. In 
recent years, the expansion of Federal protection of wetlands 
as biological habitat through the application of Section 404 of 
the Clean Water Act has had huge effects on land use in many 
parts of the country. The Task Force on Wetlands proposed to 
gather information for use in considering any Clean Water Act 
wetlands amendments which may be referred sequentially to the 
Committee on Resources and for further use in fashioning 
legislation pursuant to the Committee's primary jurisdiction in 
this area.
    The Task Force on Wetlands held three hearings in 
California, North Carolina and Louisiana. The Federal wetlands' 
regulatory program under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act has 
been implemented as a national land use planning tool and it is 
viewed by many interest groups as such. The Task Force hearings 
resulted in documentation of tens of examples of how the 
wetlands permitting program has been used to subvert private 
property rights, take property, and harass property owners. The 
cumbersome and often bureaucratic permitting process touches 
communities in every corner of the Nation--from Alaska (with 
170 million acres of wetlands) to Florida (with 11 million 
acres of wetlands). The task force heard testimony from 
farmers, ranchers, property owners, environmentalists, State 
officials, local officials and other interested groups.
    Testimony from witnesses justified several of the changes 
in law that were proposed in H.R. 1330, which was incorporated 
into the House-passed Clean Water Act Reform bill, H.R. 925. 
That bill proposed regulating wetlands based on their value 
classification. More valuable wetlands would be regulated more 
strictly and very low value, abundant wetlands would be 
regulated less strictly or not at all. The bill also 
streamlined the wetlands permitting program by requiring agency 
permit decisions within 90 days. Wetland delineation would be 
made on a site-specific basis and on ``clear evidence'' of 
wetland soil, vegetation and hydrology. Mitigation banking was 
also established under the House-passed bill, as were general 
permits for States, regions and classes of activities for the 
entire country. Private property rights were also addressed 
with a compensation provision, which contained a valuation 
threshold after which property owners must be compensated if 
the inability to receive a wetland permit devalued property.
    Members of the Task Force on Wetlands contributed to the 
refinement of legislative language based on task force hearing 
testimony.

                              ii. members

    The Members of the Task Force on Wetlands were:

John T. Doolittle, Chairman
Walter B. Jones, Jr.
Jack Metcalf
James B. Longley, Jr.
George Miller, Ranking Minority Member
Carlos A. Romero-Barcelo
W. J. (Billy) Tauzin *

    * Congressman Tauzin later became a Member of the Republican 
Conference.

                             iii. meetings

    March 13, 1995--Joint oversight hearing with the Endangered 
Species Act Task Force in Belle Chase, Louisiana, on the 
Endangered Species Act and Wetlands Issues.
    April 1, 1995--Joint oversight field hearing with the 
Endangered Species Act Task Force in New Bern, North Carolina, 
on the Endangered Species Act and Wetlands Issues.
    April 19, 1995--Oversight field hearing in Roseville, 
California, on Wetlands issues.

                       iv. task force statistics

Oversight hearings held...........................................     0
Oversight field hearings held.....................................     3
Total hearings held...............................................     3
                 Task Force on Private Property Rights

                            i. introduction

    In the 103d Congress, the Committee on Resources dealt with 
several related issues which arose under the issue of private 
property rights. These included the use of eminent domain by 
the Federal Government, regulatory takings as a Fifth Amendment 
issue, the right to privacy on private property, the 
application of State trespass laws to Federal agents, and the 
ongoing public policy debate over the proper balance between 
public benefits verses private costs. These issues continued to 
resurface in the 104th Congress not only as incidents to 
environmental legislation (including ESA and wetlands) but also 
in relation to management of Federal lands (including 
regulation of private inholdings and buffer areas) and Federal 
land use regimes protecting historic, cultural and other 
values. The Task Force on Private Property Rights proposed to 
gather testimonial evidence and to study these issues for the 
benefit of the Committee in dealing with legislation in this 
Congress.
    Private property is required for the capitalistic economic 
system envisioned by the founding fathers of the United States, 
who incorporated the principle of private property protection 
into the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The property 
clauses of the U.S. Constitution ensure that government does 
not unnecessarily interfere with or appropriate private 
property.
    However, several Federal laws and programs have slowly been 
interpreted by the courts and applied by the Federal Government 
so as to erode the ability of private property owners to use 
and enjoy their property. Two laws, the Endangered Species Act 
and the Clean Water Act (Section 404 wetland provisions), have 
been the basis for Federal regulators and agencies to place 
restrictions on the use of private property and even prohibit 
use of private property. Doing so is not ordinarily in the 
property owner's best economic interest and often does not 
improve environmental protection.
    As the Committee on Resources undertook review of laws 
within its jurisdiction in the 104th Congress, the Chairman 
formed the Task Force on Private Property rights to examine the 
balance of how issues of private property rights have shifted 
in application of laws within the Committee's jurisdiction. The 
Task Force was Chaired by Congressman John Shadegg and four 
hearings were held. The Task Force heard from 87 witnesses 
including Constitutional scholars, property owners subject to 
Federal laws and regulation, litigants and attorneys with 
pertinent property rights cases, environmental groups, elected 
officials, corporate representatives and association 
representatives.
    Task Force testimony established, for example, the 
following information in three volumes of Committee hearing 
records:
          Congress has a Constitutional basis to legislate 
        private property protection;
          Congress has a basis to advance current court 
        interpretations of the Fifth Amendment (i.e., provide 
        greater protection of private property rights);
          Property right infringements occur in wetlands 
        permitting under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act 
        when permits are withheld for mitigation of damage to 
        wetlands;
          Property right infringements occur in application of 
        the Endangered Species Act when the Federal agencies 
        demand that a portion of a property owner's land be 
        preserved for habitat;
          Private nuisance actions can adequately address 
        disputes between property owners and Federal 
        legislation need not address this issue;
          Federal legislation need not (and H.R. 925, the 
        House-passed Clean Water Act Reauthorization bill did 
        not) infringe on State and local authority to regulate 
        land use through zoning power;
          The judicial process to enforce property rights from 
        Federal Government infringement is time-consuming and 
        expensive;
          Property right infringements occur as a result of 
        other Federal actions such as the rails-to-trails 
        program and in designation of recreation and park 
        areas; and
          Property rights infringements occur when unreasonable 
        restrictions are placed on Federal permits (such as 
        grazing permits).

                              ii. members

    The Members of the Task Force on Private Property were:

John Shadegg, Chairman
Richard W. Pombo
Barbara Cubin
Helen Chenoweth,
William M. (Mac) Thornberry
Richard (Doc) Hastings
Jack Metcalf
Sam Farr, Ranking Minority Member
W. J. (Billy) Tauzin*
Bruce F. Vento
Robert A. Underwood
  
  
  

    *Congressman Tauzin later became a Member of the Republican 
Conference.

                             iii. meetings

    May 17, 1995--Oversight hearing on Private Property Rights.
    June 3, 1995--Oversight field hearing on Private Property 
Rights.
    June 13, 1995--Oversight hearing on Private Property 
Rights.
    July 17, 1995--Oversight field hearing in Sheridan, 
Wyoming, on Private Property Rights.

                       iv. task force statistics

Oversight hearings held...........................................     3
Oversight field hearings held.....................................     1
Total hearings held...............................................     4
             Task Force on Salvage Timber and Forest Health

                            i. introduction

    The Timber Salvage and Forest Health Task Force was created 
to oversee and report on implementation of the timber 
provisions contained in Section 2001 of Public Law 104-13. This 
legislation was developed by House (and then Senate) 
authorizing committees in cooperation with the Committee on 
Appropriations and the prime sponsor, Representative Charles 
Taylor (R-NC).
    There were two timber provisions in Section 2001. The first 
provision was an expedited timber salvage program, which was 
designed to ensure dead and dying ``salvage'' trees could be 
expeditiously harvested while giving the Secretary of 
Agriculture complete and total discretion to apply substantive 
environmental laws (including forest standards and guidelines) 
in preparing and offering the salvage sales. Hard target levels 
were removed from the House version of the bill in conference. 
The second provision was called the Section 318 proviso. The 
Section 318 proviso provided sufficiency language to ensure 
harvesting of timber sales that were presumed in the biological 
analysis of the Northwest Forest Plan to be already harvested 
with no significant impact to the environment. Subsection (d) 
and subsection (k) of Section 2001 directed the release of 
those sales to fulfill the obligations of the President's 
Option 9 Northwest Forest Plan.
    The Task Force held six hearings, including one joint 
hearing with the Senate authorizing committee and three field 
hearings. Testimony from Forest Service officials, timber 
businesses, environmental groups, logging companies, State 
officials, local officials and other interest groups form the 
basis of the following observations from the hearing record:
          Salvage timber sales reduce fire risk and can be used 
        to clean up forests for restocking after fires;
          Salvage timber sales are helpful by improving the 
        health of forests;
          Salvage timber accumulated on Forest Service lands 
        after the 1994 fire season was 18 billion board feet, 
        6-9 billion board feet of which is commercially 
        harvestable;
          While the law provided ample latitude for foresters 
        to prepare and offer salvage timber sales, the 
        discretion was withheld by the Department of 
        Agriculture;
          Withholding discretion prevented the achievement of 
        the level of salvage timber harvesting contemplated by 
        the sponsors of the salvage timber law (6 billion board 
        feet) over the time period of the law's applicability;
          Withholding discretion may have also contributed to 
        the record fire season in 1996 (6 million acres 
        burned);
          Harvesting more timber salvage would have provided 
        needed timber supply for mills (particularly small 
        business mills) that rely on pubic land timber to 
        maintain their operation and employment levels;
          Because the law was not fully or properly utilized as 
        contemplated by the drafters, those relying on timber 
        for their careers, medical benefits and family income 
        became or remained unemployed due to lack of timber 
        supply;
          Because the law was improperly implemented, the 
        forest health conditions have not improved on public 
        lands;
          There was a high degree of frustration about 
        implementation of the law among those who rely on 
        timber for their livelihoods because the Administration 
        did not properly utilize its discretion to produce 
        salvage sales;
          Contrary to claims by some environmental groups, the 
        law did not result in ``logging without laws'' because 
        the discretion to apply all standards and guidelines 
        remained with the Secretary of Agriculture and he 
        explicitly did not waive substantive laws, standards 
        and guidelines for the salvage sales; and
          Contrary to claims by some environmental groups, 
        salvage sales were not old growth sales of healthy 
        trees (some groups confused sales authorized by the so-
        called Section 318 proviso of the timber provisions of 
        Section 2001 with salvage sales).

                              ii. members

    The Members of the Task Force* were:

Wes Cooley, Chairman
Helen Chenoweth
Richard W. Pombo
Frank Cremeans
George A. Radanovich
Walter B. Jones, Jr.
Richard (Doc) Hastings
Jack Metcalf
James B. Longley, Jr.

    *The Minority choose not to appoint any Members to the Task Force.

                             III. meetings

    October 6, 1995--Oversight field hearing in Lewiston, 
Idaho, on Timber Salvage.
    October 21, 1995--Oversight field hearing in Redding, 
California, on Timber Salvage.
    October 24, 1995--Oversight hearing on Timber Salvage.
    November 4, 1995--Oversight field hearing in Medford, 
Oregon, on Timber Salvage.
    November 29, 1995--Joint oversight hearing with the Senate 
Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands Management of the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on the Emergency 
Salvage Timber Sale Program Provisions of the Fiscal Year 1995 
Rescissions Act.
    December 19, 1995--Oversight hearing on Timber Salvage.

                       IV. task force statistics

Oversight hearings held...........................................     3
Oversight field hearings held.....................................     3
Total hearings held...............................................     6

                  Task Force on Indian Fund Management

                            i. introduction

    The Task Force on Indian Trust Fund Management was created 
on May 21, 1996, to review and study the management and 
reconciliation of Indian trust fund accounts administered by 
the Department of the Interior. The Task Force held hearings in 
Washington, D.C., Alaska and Arizona on what was found to be 
one of this Nation's longest scandals. Billions of dollars of 
transactions conducted by Federal officials were found to be 
unreconcilable by Arthur Andersen LLP in a reconciliation study 
completed in 1995. A new task force may be created during the 
105th Congress to follow up on the work completed in 1996 and 
to recommend legislation which will effectively terminate the 
Administration's mismanagement of Indian trust fund accounts 
which continues to this day.

                              ii. members

    The Members of the Task Force on Indian Trust Fund 
Management were:

J.D. Hayworth, Chairman
Wayne T. Gilchrest
Ken Calvert
Richard W. Pombo
Barbara Cubin
Don Young (ex officio)
Dale E. Kildee, Ranking Minority Member
Pat Williams
Bill Richardson
Tim Johnson
George Miller (ex officio)

                             iii. meetings

    June 18, 1996--Oversight hearing on Management of Indian 
Trust Funds.
    August 10, 1996--Oversight field hearing in Anchorage, 
Alaska, on the mismanagement of Indian Trust Fund accounts 
relating to Alaska Natives.
    August 20, 1996--Oversight field hearing in Phoenix, 
Arizona, on the mismanagement of Indian Trust Fund accounts by 
the Department of the Interior.
     September 26, 1996--Oversight hearing on the mismanagement 
of Indian Trust Fund accounts by the Department of the 
Interior.

                       iv. task force statistics

Oversight hearings held...........................................     2
Oversight field hearings held.....................................     2
Total hearings held...............................................     4
           Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands

                            i. introduction

    The 104th Congress proved to be historic for the 
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands. Although the 
Subcommittee has a long tradition of an aggressive legislative 
agenda, the 104th Congress resulted in the passage of the 
Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996, which is 
the largest and most important parks and public lands 
legislation in nearly 20 years. In a truly bipartisan fashion, 
H.R. 4236 includes measures that benefit Americans from coast 
to coast. Overall, the Subcommittee, under the direction of 
Chairman Jim Hansen, was referred 241 bills, held hearings on 
102 different bills, and enacted in some form over 80 different 
bills.
     The Omnibus Parks bill created several new national park 
units including the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in 
Kansas, to protect one of the last remaining unplowed stretches 
of tallgrass prairie; the Nicodemus National Historic Site, to 
protect a historic community established for freed slaves; the 
New Bedford National Historic Park, to honor the Nation's 
whaling industry; Boston Harbor Islands, to protect unique 
islands in Boston Harbor; and the Washita National Battlefield, 
to preserve a Plains Indians battlefield. Moreover, the 
Subcommittee included a unique provision to preserve the 
Presidio of California that involves the National Park Service 
and the newly created Presidio Trust that will allow private 
non-profit management of the extensive resources of the 
Presidio. The Omnibus bill also provides for the protection of 
the Sterling Forest for the States of New Jersey and New York 
through matching funds and State management. Much of the 
success of the Subcommittee can be measured in terms of finding 
new and better ways to manage our resources and the Presidio 
and Sterling Forest initiatives are prime examples.
    Historic preservation and the establishment of new 
memorials were important parts of the Omnibus Parks bill. 
Included are provisions to further protect the Manzanar 
National Historic Site, Independence Hall, establishing a 
historic trail to commemorate the Selma to Montgomery civil 
rights march and reauthorization of the Advisory Council on 
Historic Preservation. Memorials were established for the 
memory of Martin Luther King, Jr., Black Revolutionary War 
Patriots and Japanese-American Patriots. Initiatives were also 
included to preserve important battlefields from Independence 
at Yorktown to Civil War sites in Virginia, Mississippi, 
Louisiana and Georgia. Eight new National Heritage Areas were 
established that will allow for the preservation of the customs 
and culture of areas through unique Federal and local 
management.
    Other provisions of the Omnibus bill involve several land 
exchanges, including the Snowbasin exchange that will 
facilitate the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Utah. The Sand 
Hollow land exchange near Zion National Park will allow a 
historic water agreement between the State of Utah and the 
Department of the Interior to ensure protection of Zion Park. 
National Park Service administrative reform was included to 
improve the management of the service, improve housing for Park 
employee, eliminate unnecessary reporting requirements and 
require Senate confirmation of the Park Service Director.
    Overall, the 104th Congress will prove to be a landmark in 
environmental responsibility. The Subcommittee recognizes 
current budget and resource constraints and is finding new and 
better ways to preserve our environment, our history and our 
resources.

                            ii. jurisdiction

    (1) Measures and matters related to the National Park 
System and all of its units.
    (2) National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, National Trails 
System, national recreation areas, and other national units 
established for protection, conservation, preservation or 
recreational development administered by the Secretary of the 
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture.
    (3) Military parks, battlefields, cemeteries, and parks 
administered by the Secretary of the Interior within the 
District of Columbia.
    (4) Except for Alaska, the National Wilderness Preservation 
System generally, and all matters regarding wilderness in the 
National Park System.
    (5) Federal outdoor recreation plans, programs and 
administration including the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
    (6) Plans and programs concerning non-Federal outdoor 
recreation and land use, including related plans and programs 
authorized by the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 
and the Outdoor Recreation Act of 1963.
    (7) Preservation of prehistoric ruins and objects of 
interest on the public domain and other historic preservation 
programs and activities, including programs for international 
cooperation in the field of historic preservation.
    (8) Matters concerning the following agencies and programs: 
Urban Parks and Recreation Recovery Program, Historic American 
Buildings Survey, Historic American Engineering Record, 
American Conservation Corps, and U.S. Holocaust Memorial.
    (9) Except for public lands in Alaska, public lands 
generally, including measures or matters related to entry, 
easements, withdrawals, and grazing.
    (10) Except in Alaska, forest reservations, including 
management thereof, created from the public domain.
    (11) Forfeiture of land grants and alien ownership, 
including alien ownership of mineral lands.
    (12) Federal reserved water rights on public lands and 
forest reserves.
    (13) General and continuing oversight and investigative 
authority over activities, policies and programs within the 
jurisdiction of the Subcommittee.

                      III. Legislative Activities

A. Legislative Hearings and Markups

    January 24, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 531, to designate the 
Great Western Scenic Trail as a study trail under the National 
Trails System Act; H.R. 536, to extend indefinitely the 
authority of the Secretary of the Interior to collect a 
commercial operation fee in the Delaware Water Gap National 
Recreation Area; H.R. 517, to amend title V of Public Law 96-
550, designating the Chaco Culture Archeological Protection 
Sites; H.R. 529, to authorize the exchange of National Forest 
System lands in the Targhee National Forest in Idaho for non-
Federal lands within the forest in Wyoming; and H.R. 562, to 
modify the boundaries of Walnut Canyon National Monument in the 
State of Arizona.
    January 26, 1995--Markup of H.R. 531, to designate the 
Great Western Scenic Trail as a study trail under the National 
Trails System Act; H.R. 536, to extend indefinitely the 
authority of the Secretary of the Interior to collect a 
commercial operation fee in the Delaware Water Gap National 
Recreation Area; H.R. 517, to amend title V of Public Law 96-
550, designating the Chaco Culture Archeological Protection 
Sites; H.R. 529, to authorize the exchange of National Forest 
System lands in the Targhee National Forest in Idaho for non-
Federal lands within the Forest in Wyoming; and H.R. 562, to 
modify the boundaries of Walnut Canyon National Monument in the 
State of Arizona.
    February 2, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 694, Minor Boundary 
Adjustments and Miscellaneous Park Amendments Act of 1995; H.R. 
606, to amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 
1992; and H.R. 621, to amend the Act of January 26, 1915, 
establishing Rocky Mountain National Park.
    February 7, 1995--Markup of H.R. 694, Minor Boundary 
Adjustments and Miscellaneous Park Amendments Act of 1995 and 
H.R. 606, to amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation 
Act of 1992.
    February 23, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 260, National Park 
Service Reform.
    March 9, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 1091, to improve the 
National Park System in the Commonwealth of Virginia and H.R. 
1077, to authorize the Bureau of Land Management.
    March 28, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 1280, to establish 
guidelines for the designation of National Heritage Areas, and 
H.R. 1301, to establish the American Heritage Areas Partnership 
Program.
    March 29, 1995--Markup of H.R. 260, National Park System 
Reform Act; H.R. 1077, to reauthorize the Bureau of Land 
Management; and H.R. 1091, to improve the National Park System 
in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
    May 16, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 1296, to provide for the 
administration of certain Presidio properties at minimal cost 
to the Federal taxpayer.
    May 18, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 629, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to participate in the operation of 
certain visitor facilities associated with, but outside the 
boundaries of, Rocky Mountain National Park in the State of 
Colorado; H.R. 238, to provide for the protection of wild 
horses within the Ozark National Scenic Riverways and prohibit 
the removal of such horses; H.R. 826, to extend the deadline 
for the completion of certain land exchanges involving the Big 
Thicket National Preserve in Texas; and H.R. 1508, to require 
the transfer of title to the District of Columbia of certain 
property in Anacostia Park to facilitate the construction of 
National Children's Island, a cultural, educational, and 
family-oriented park.
    June 23, 1995--Field hearing in Cedar City, Utah, on H.R. 
1745, to designate certain public lands in the State of Utah as 
wilderness; and H.R. 1500, to designate certain Federal lands 
in the State of Utah as wilderness.
    June 24, 1995--Field hearing in Salt Lake City, Utah, on 
H.R. 1745, to designate certain public lands in the State of 
Utah as wilderness; and H.R. 1500, to designate certain Federal 
lands in the State of Utah as wilderness.
    June 27, 1995--Markup of H.R. 629, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to participate in the operation of 
certain visitor facilities associated with, but outside the 
boundaries of, Rocky Mountain National Park in the State of 
Colorado; H.R. 1296, to provide for the administration of 
certain Presidio properties at minimal cost to the Federal 
taxpayer; and H.R. 1508, to require the transfer of title to 
the District of Columbia of certain real property in Anacostia 
Park to facilitate the construction of National Children's 
Island, a cultural, education and family-oriented park.
    June 29, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 1745, to designate certain 
public lands in the State of Utah as wilderness; and H.R. 1500, 
to designate certain Federal lands in the State of Utah as 
wilderness.
    July 11, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 1713, to provide uniform 
management of livestock grazing on Federal land.
    July 18, 1995--Markup of H.R. 238, Ozark Wild Horses 
Protection Act, and H.R. 1745, Utah Public Lands Management Act 
of 1995.
    July 20, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 207, Cleveland National 
Forest Land Exchange Act of 1995; H.R. 1163, to authorize the 
exchange of National Park Service land in the Fire Island 
National Seashore in the State of New York for land in the 
Village of Patchogue, Suffolk County, New York; H.R. 1581, to 
require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands 
under the jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture to the 
City of Sumpter, Oregon; H.R. 1585, Modoc National Forest 
Boundary Adjustment Act; H.R. 1784, to validate certain 
conveyances made by the Southern Pacific Transportation Company 
within the cities of Reno, Nevada, and Tulare, California; H.R. 
1838, to provide for an exchange of lands with the Water 
Conservancy District of Washington County, Utah; and H.R. 1922, 
to provide for the exchange of certain lands in Gilpin County, 
Colorado.
    July 25, 1995--Hearing on Title V (National Park 
Concessions) of H.R. 721, to establish fair market value 
pricing of Federal natural assets; H.R. 773, to reform the 
concession policies of the National Park Service; H.R. 1527, to 
amend the National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 to 
clarify the authorities and duties of the Secretary of 
Agriculture in issuing ski area permits on National Forest 
System lands and to withdraw lands within ski area permit 
boundaries from the operation of the mining and mineral leasing 
laws; and H.R. 2028, Federal Land Management Agency Concession 
Reform Act of 1995.
    July 27, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 2081, to recognize the 
validity of rights-of-way granted under Section 2477 of the 
Revised Statutes.
    August 1, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 2032, to transfer the lands 
administered by the Bureau of Land Management to the State in 
which the lands are located.
    August 3, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 2107, to amend the Land and 
Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to improve the quality of 
visitor services provided by Federal land management agencies 
through an incentive-based recreation fee program, and H.R. 
2025, to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 
as regards the National Park Service.
    September 7, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 1188, to provide for the 
preservation of the coal mining heritage of southern West 
Virginia; H.R. 1447, to revise the boundaries of the Blackstone 
River Valley National Heritage Corridor in Massachusetts and 
Rhode Island; H.R. 1542, to amend the Illinois and Michigan 
Canal Heritage Corridor Act of 1984 to modify the boundaries of 
the corridor; H.R. 1553, to establish the South Carolina 
National Heritage Corridor; H.R. 1961, to designate the 
Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area; H.R. 1999, to establish the 
Augusta Canal National Heritage Area in the State of Georgia; 
H.R. 2057, to establish the Cache La Poudre River National 
Water Heritage Area in the State of Colorado; H.R. 2172, to 
establish the Vancouver National Historic Reserve; H.R. 2186 to 
establish the Ohio & Erie Canal Corridor National Heritage 
Corridor in the State of Ohio; and H.R. 2188, to establish in 
the Department of the Interior the Essex National Heritage Area 
Commission.
    September 12, 1995--Mark up of H.R. 1280, to establish 
guidelines for the designation of National Heritage Areas, and 
H.R. 1713, to provide for uniform management of livestock 
grazing on Federal land.
    September 19, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 1129, to amend the 
National Trails Systems Act to designate the route from Selma 
to Montgomery as a National Historic Trail, and H.R. 924, to 
prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from transferring any 
national forest system lands in the Angeles National Forest in 
California out of Federal ownership for use as a solid waste 
landfill.
    September 28, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 194, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to make matching contributions toward 
the purchase of the Sterling Forest in the State of New York; 
H.R. 1256, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
provide funds to the Palisades Interstate Park Commission for 
acquisition of land in the Sterling Forest area of the New 
York/New Jersey Highlands Region; and H.R. 2402, to authorize 
an exchange of lands in the State of Utah at Snowbasin Ski 
Area.
    October 10, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 1020, to amend the 
Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982.
    October 17, 1995--Mark up of H.R. 207, Cleveland National 
Forest Land Exchange Act of 1995; H.R. 826, to extend the 
deadline for the completion of certain land exchanges involving 
the Big Thicket National Preserve in Texas; H.R. 924, to 
prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from transferring any 
national forest system lands in the Angeles National Forest in 
California out of Federal ownership for use as a solid waste 
landfill; H.R. 1163, to authorize the exchange of National Park 
Service land in the Fire Island National Seashore in the State 
of New York for land in the Village of Patchogue, Suffolk 
County, New York; H.R. 1581, to require the Secretary of 
Agriculture to convey certain lands under the jurisdiction of 
the Department of Agriculture to the City of Sumpter, Oregon; 
H.R. 1585, Modoc National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act; H.R. 
1784, to validate certain conveyances made by the Southern 
Pacific Transportation Company within the cities of Reno, 
Nevada, and Tulare, California; H.R. 1838, to provide for an 
exchange of lands with the Water Conservancy District of 
Washington County, Utah; H.R. 2402, to authorize an exchange of 
lands in the State of Utah at Snowbasin Ski Area; and H.R. 
2437, to provide for the exchange of certain lands in Gilpin 
County, Colorado.
    October 24, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 2466, Land Exchange 
Reform Bill.
    October 26, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 2067, to facilitate 
improved management of National Park Service Lands; H.R. 2025, 
to amend the Land Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 as 
regards the National Park Service (Sections 2(o), 4 and 6 
only); H.R. 2465, to establish 5-year terms for, and require 
the advice and consent of the Senate in the appointment of, the 
Director of the National Park Service; and H.R. 2464, to amend 
Public Law 103-93 to provide additional lands within the State 
of Utah for the Goshute Indian Reservation.
    October 31, 1995--Mark up of H.R. 2081, to recognize the 
validity of rights-of-way granted under section 2477 of the 
Revised Statutes; and H.R. 2172, to establish the Vancouver 
National Historic Reserve.
    November 14, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 2528, to require the 
Secretary of the Interior to renew to the heirs of permittees 
permits for historic cabins located in the Mineral King 
Addition of the Sequoia National Park; and H.R. 1666, to amend 
the Act of October 21, 1970, establishing the Sleeping Bear 
Dunes National Lakeshore to permit certain persons to continue 
to use and occupy certain areas within the lakeshore.
    December 7, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 810, to provide for the 
study of battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 
1812; H.R. 848, to increase the amount authorized to be 
appropriated for assistance for highway and relocation 
regarding the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military 
Park in Georgia; H.R. 970, to improve the administration of the 
Women's Right National Historical Park in the State of New 
York; and H.J. Res. 70, authorizing the Alpha Phi Alpha 
Fraternity to establish a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr. 
in the District of Columbia or its environs.
    December 7, 1995--Mark up of H.J. Res. 70, authorizing the 
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a memorial to Martin 
Luther King, Jr. in the District of Columbia or its environs. 
December 19, 1995 Mark up of H.R. 1129, to amend the National 
Trails Systems Act to designate the route from Selma to 
Montgomery as a National Historic Trail; H.R. 1527, to amend 
the National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 to clarify the 
authorities and duties of the Secretary of Agriculture in 
issuing ski area permits on National Forest System lands and to 
withdraw land within ski area permit boundaries from the 
operation of the mining and mineral leasing laws; H.R. 2107, to 
amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to 
improve the quality of visitor services provided by Federal 
land management agencies through an incentive-based recreation 
fee program; and H.R. 2464, to amend Public Law 103-93 to 
provide additional lands within the State of Utah for the 
Goshute Indian Reservation.
    March 5, 1996--Hearing on H.R. 2941, to improve the 
quantity and quality of the quarters of land management agency 
field employees.
    March 20, 1996--Hearing on H.R. 563, to amend the National 
Historic Preservation Act to prohibit the inclusion of certain 
sites on the National Register of Historic Places; H.R. 1179, 
to authorize appropriations for the preservation and 
restoration of historic buildings at historically black 
colleges and universities; and H.R. 3031, to amend the Act of 
October 15, 1966 (80 Stat. 915), as amended, establishing a 
program for the preservation of additional historic property 
throughout the Nation.
    April 5, 1996--Field hearing held in Las Vegas, Nevada, on 
H.R. 3127, to provide for the orderly disposal of Federal lands 
in Southern Nevada, and for the acquisition of certain 
environmentally sensitive lands in Nevada.
    April 16, 1996--Hearing on H.R. 639, West Virginia National 
Rivers Technical Amendments Act of 1995; H.R. 640, West 
Virginia National Rivers Boundary Modifications Act of 1995; 
H.R. 1825, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to limit 
acquisition of land on the 39-mile headwaters segment of the 
Missouri River, Nebraska and South Dakota, designated as 
arecreation river, to acquisition from willing sellers; H.R. 
2255, Lamprey Wild and Scenic River Act; and H.R. 2292, Hanford 
Reach Preservation.
    April 18, 1996--Mark up of H.R. 810, to provide for the 
study of battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 
1812; H.R. 848, to increase the amount authorized to be 
appropriated for assistance for highway and relocation 
regarding the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military 
Park in Georgia; H.R. 970, to improve the administration of the 
Women's Right National Historical Park in the State of New 
York; H.R. 1179, to authorize appropriations for the 
preservation and restoration of historic buildings at 
historically black colleges and universities; H.R. 2941, to 
improve the quantity and quality of the quarters of land 
management agency field employees; H.R. 2028, Federal Land 
Management Agency Concession Reform Act of 1995; and H.R. 194, 
to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make matching 
contributions toward the purchase of the Sterling Forest in the 
State of New York.
    April 23, 1996--Hearing on H.R. 3127, to provide for the 
orderly disposal of Federal lands in Southern Nevada, and for 
the acquisition of certain environmentally sensitive lands in 
Nevada.
    May 9, 1996--Hearing on H.R. 2636, to transfer jurisdiction 
over certain parcels of Federal real property located in the 
District of Columbia; and H.R. 3006, to provide for disposal of 
public lands in support of the Manzanar Historic Site in the 
State of California.
    May 30, 1996--Hearing on H.R. 3147, to provide for the 
exchange of certain Federal lands in the State of California 
managed by the Bureau of Land Management for certain non-
Federal lands; H.R. 2135, to provide for the correction of 
boundaries of certain lands in Clark County, Nevada, acquired 
by persons who purchased such lands in good faith reliance on 
existing private land surveys; and H.R. 2711, to provide for 
the substitution of timber for the canceled Elkhorn Ridge 
Timber Sale.
    June 6, 1996--Hearing on H.R. 2122, to designate the Lake 
Tahoe Basin National Forest in the States of California and 
Nevada to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture; H.R. 
2438, to provide for the conveyance of lands to certain 
individuals in Gunnison County, Colorado; H.R. 2518, to 
authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain 
lands in the Wenatachee National Forest, Washington, for 
certain lands owned by Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan 
County, Washington; H.R. 2693, to require the Secretary of 
Agriculture to make a minor adjustment in the exterior boundary 
of the Hells Canyon Wilderness in the States of Oregon and 
Idaho to exclude an established Forest Service road 
inadvertently included in the wilderness; H.R. 2709, to provide 
for the conveyance of certain land to the Del Norte County 
Unified School District of Del Norte County, California; H.R. 
3146, to provide for the exchange of certain Federal lands in 
the State of California for certain non-Federal lands; and H.R. 
3547, to provide for the conveyance of a parcel of real 
property in the Apache National Forest in Arizona to the Alpine 
Elementary School District 7 to be used for the construction of 
school facilities and related playing fields.
    June 13, 1996--Mark up of H.R. 3006, to provide for 
disposal of public lands in support of the Manzanar Historic 
Site in the State of California; H.R. 2636, to transfer 
jurisdiction over certain parcels of Federal real property 
located in the District of Columbia; H.R. 3127, to provide for 
the orderly disposal of Federal lands in Southern Nevada, and 
for the acquisition of certain environmentally sensitive lands 
in Nevada; H.R. 2292, to preserve and protect the Hanford Reach 
of the Columbia River; and H.R. 3534, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to renew certain permits for Mineral 
King Addition of the Sequoia National Park, and to protect 
historic and cultural resources in that National Park.
     June 27, 1996--Mark up of H.R. 2122, to designate the Lake 
Tahoe Basin National Forest in the States of California and 
Nevada to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture; H.R. 
2438, to provide for the conveyance of lands to certain 
individuals in Gunnison County, Colorado; H.R. 2518, to 
authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain 
lands in the Wenatachee National Forest, Washington, for 
certain lands owned by Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan 
County, Washington; H.R. 2693, to require the Secretary of 
Agriculture to make a minor adjustment in the exterior boundary 
of the Hells Canyon Wilderness in the States of Oregon and 
Idaho to exclude an established Forest Service road 
inadvertently included in the wilderness; H.R. 2709, to provide 
for the conveyance of certain land to the Del Norte County 
Unified School District of Del Norte County, California; H.R. 
3547, to provide for the conveyance of a parcel of real 
property in the Apache National Forest in Arizona to the Alpine 
Elementary School District 7 to be used for the construction of 
school facilities and related playing fields; H.R. 3147, to 
provide for the exchange of certain Federal lands in the State 
of California managed by the Bureau of Land Management for 
certain non-Federal lands; H.R. 2135, to provide for the 
correction of boundaries of certain lands in Clark County, 
Nevada, acquired by persons who purchased such lands in good 
faith reliance on existing private land surveys; H.R. 2711, to 
provide for the substitution of timber for the canceled Elkhorn 
Ridge Timber Sale; and H.R. 2466, to improve the process for 
land exchanges for the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land 
Management.
    July 9, 1996--Hearing on H.R. 3155, to amend the Wild and 
Scenic Rivers Act by designating the Wekiva River, Seminole 
Creek, and Rock Springs Run in the State of Florida for study 
and potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 
System; H.R. 3568, to designate 51.7 miles of the Clarion 
River, located in Pennsylvania, as a component of the National 
Wild and Scenic Rivers System; and H.R. 3405, to designate a 
portion of the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers as a 
component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
    July 16, 1996--Hearing on H.R. 3297, to provide for 
improved access to and use of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area 
Wilderness; H.R. 3298, to provide for the establishment of the 
Voyageurs National Park Intergovernmental Council; and H.R. 
3470, to enhance the conservation and protection of the 
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and the Voyageurs 
National Park.
    July 25, 1996--Hearing on H.R. 3099, to establish the 
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site in the State of 
Oklahoma; H.R. 3819, to amend the Act establishing the National 
Park Foundation; H.R. 3486, to dispose of certain Federal 
properties at Dutch John, Utah, and assist local government in 
the interim delivery of basic services to the Dutch John 
Community; H.R. 3769, to provide for the conditional transfer 
of the Oregon and California Railroad Grant Lands, the Coos Bay 
Military Wagon Road Grant Lands, and related public domain 
lands to the State of Oregon; and H.R. 3497, to expand the 
boundary of the Snoqualmie National Forests.
    September 12, 1996--Hearing on H.R. 2712, to promote 
balance between natural resources, economic development, and 
job retention in Northwest California.

B. Legislation Enacted

    H.J. Res. 70, authorizing the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to 
establish a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr. in the District 
of Columbia or its environs (enacted as part of Public Law 104-
333).
    H.R. 207, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to 
enter into a land exchange involving the Cleveland National 
Forest, California, and to require a boundary adjustment for 
the national forest to reflect the land exchange, and for other 
purposes (enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
    H.R. 238, to provide for the protection of wild horses 
within the Ozark National Scenic Riverways and prohibit the 
removal of such horses (enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
    H.R. 466, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
acquire and to convey certain lands or interests in lands to 
improve the management, protection, and administration of 
Colonial National Historical Park, and for other purposes 
(enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
    H.R. 517, amends title V of Public Law 96-550, designating 
the Chaco Culture Archeological Protection Sites (Public Law 
104-11).
    H.R. 529, to authorize the exchange of National Forest 
System lands in the Targhee National Forest in Idaho for non-
Federal lands within the forest in Wyoming (enacted as part of 
Public Law 104-333).
    H.R. 531, to designate the Great Western Scenic Trail as a 
study trail under the National Trails System Act, and for other 
purposes (enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
    H.R. 536, to extend indefinitely the authority of the 
Secretary of the Interior to collect a commercial operation fee 
in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, and for 
other purposes (enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
    H.R. 562, to modify the boundaries of Walnut Canyon 
National Monument in the State of Arizona (enacted as part of 
Public Law 104-333).
    H.R. 606, to amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage 
Preservation Act of 1992, and for other purposes (enacted as 
part of Public Law 104-333).
    H.R. 621, to amend the Act of January 26, 1915, 
establishing Rocky Mountain National Park, to provide for the 
protection of certain lands in Rocky Mountain National Park and 
along North St. Vrain Creek and for other purposes (enacted as 
part of Public Law 104-333).
    H.R. 629, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
participate in the operation of certain visitor facilities 
associated with, but outside the boundaries of, Rocky Mountain 
National Park in the State of Colorado (enacted as part of 
Public Law 104-333).
    H.R. 639, to make technical amendments relating to three 
units of the National Park System in the State of West Virginia 
(enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
    H.R. 640, to modify the boundaries of three units of the 
National Park System in the State of West Virginia (enacted as 
part of Public Law 104-333).
    H.R. 694, the Minor Boundary Adjustments and Miscellaneous 
Park Amendments Act of 1995 (enacted as part of Public Law 104-
333).
    H.R. 763, to establish the Shenandoah Valley National 
Battlefields and Commission in the Commonwealth of Virginia, 
and for other purposes (enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
    H.R. 810, to provide for the study of battlefields of the 
Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (enacted as part of 
Public Law 104-333).
    H.R. 826, to extend the deadline for the completion of 
certain land exchanges involving the Big Thicket National 
Preserve in Texas (enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
    H.R. 848, to increase the amount authorized to be 
appropriated for assistance for highway relocation regarding 
the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park in 
Georgia (enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
    H.R. 924, to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from 
transferring any national forest system lands in the Angeles 
National Forest in California out of Federal ownership for use 
as a solid waste landfill (enacted as part of Public Law 104-
333).
    H.R. 970, to improve the administration of the Women's 
Right National Historical Park in the State of New York, and 
for other purposes (enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
    H.R. 1077, to authorize the Bureau of Land Management 
(enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
    H.R. 1091, to improve the National Park System in the 
Commonwealth of Virginia (enacted as part of Public Law 104-
333).
    H.R. 1129, to amend the National Trails Systems Act to 
designate the route from Selma to Montgomery as a National 
Historic Trail (enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
    H.R. 1179, to authorize appropriations for the preservation 
and restoration of historic buildings at historically black 
colleges and universities (enacted as part of Public Law 104-
333).
    H.R. 1188, to provide for the preservation of the coal 
mining heritage of southern West Virginia, and for other 
purposes (enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
    H.R. 1296, to provide for the Administration of certain 
Presidio properties at minimal cost to the Federal taxpayer 
(enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
    H.R. 1307, to establish the New Bedford Whaling National 
Historical Park in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and for other 
purposes (enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
     H.R. 1415, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
enter into an appropriate form of agreement with the town of 
Grand Lake, Colorado, authorizing the town to maintain 
permanently a cemetery in the Rocky Mountain National Park 
(enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
     H.R. 1447, to revise the boundaries of the Blackstone 
River Valley National Heritage Corridor in Massachusetts and 
Rhode Island, and for other purposes (enacted as part of Public 
Law 104-333).
     H.R. 1449, to provide for the establishment of the 
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Kansas, and for other 
purposes (enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
     H.R. 1508, requires the transfer of title to the District 
of Columbia of certain real property in Anacostia Park to 
facilitate the construction of National Children's Island, a 
cultural, educational, and family-oriented park (Public Law 
104-163).
     H.R. 1527, to amend the National Forest Ski Area Permit 
Act of 1986 to clarify the authorities and duties of the 
Secretary of Agriculture in issuing ski area permits on 
National Forest System lands and to withdraw lands within ski 
area permit boundaries from the operation of the mining and 
mineral leasing laws (enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
     H.R. 1542, to amend the Illinois and Michigan Canal 
Heritage Corridor Act of 1984 to modify the boundaries of the 
corridor, and for other purposes (enacted as part of Public Law 
104-333).
     H.R. 1548, to provide for an interpretive center at the 
Civil War Battlefield of Corinth, Mississippi, and for other 
purposes (enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
     H.R. 1553, to establish the South Carolina National 
Heritage Corridor, and for other purposes (enacted as part of 
Public Law 104-333).
     H.R. 1581, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to 
convey certain lands under the jurisdiction of the Department 
of Agriculture to the City of Sumpter, Oregon (enacted as part 
of Public Law 104-333).
     H.R. 1585, to expand the boundary of the Modoc National 
Forest to include lands presently owned by the Bank of 
California, N.A. Trustee, to facilitate a land exchange with 
the Forest Service, and for other purposes (enacted as part of 
Public Law 104-333).
     H.R. 1825, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to 
limit acquisition of land on the 39-mile headwaters segment of 
the Missouri River, Nebraska and South Dakota, designated as a 
recreational river, to acquisition from willing sellers 
(enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
     H.R. 1838, to provide for an exchange of lands with the 
Water Conservancy District of Washington County, Utah (enacted 
as part of Public Law 104-333).
    H.R. 1825, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to limit 
acquisition of land on the 39-mile headwaters segment of the 
Missouri River, Nebraska and South Dakota, designated as a 
recreational river, to acquisition from willing sellers 
(enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
     H.R. 1922, to provide for the exchange of certain lands in 
Gilpin County, Colorado (enacted as part of Public Law 104-
158).
     H.R. 1961, to designate the Tennessee Civil War Heritage 
Area, and for other purposes; (enacted as part of Public Law 
104-333).
     H.R. 1999, to establish the Augusta Canal National 
Heritage Area in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes 
(enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
     H.R. 2057, to establish the Cache La Poudre River National 
Water Heritage Area in the State of Colorado, and for other 
purposes (enacted as part of Public Law 104-323).
     H.R. 2067, to facilitate improved management of National 
Park Service Lands (enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
     H.R. 2172, to establish the Vancouver National Historic 
Reserve, and for other purposes (enacted as part of Public Law 
104-333).
     H.R. 2186, to establish the Ohio & Erie Canal Corridor 
National Heritage Corridor in the State of Ohio (enacted as 
part of Public Law 104-333).
     H.R. 2188, to establish in the Department of the Interior 
the Essex National Heritage Area Commission, and for other 
purposes (enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
     H.R. 2255, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to 
designate certain segments of the Lamprey River in New 
Hampshire as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 
System, and for other purposes (enacted as part of Public Law 
104-333).
     H.R. 2260, to establish America's Agricultural Heritage 
Partnership in Iowa, and for other purposes (enacted as part of 
Public Law 104-333).
     H.R. 2266, to establish the Hudson River Valley American 
Heritage Area (enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
     H.R. 2292, to preserve and protect the Hanford Reach of 
the Columbia River, and for other purposes (enacted as part of 
Public Law 104-333).
     H.R. 2402, to authorize an exchange of lands in the State 
of Utah at Snowbasin Ski Area (enacted as part of Public Law 
104-333).
     H.R. 2437, provides for the exchange of certain lands in 
Gilpin County, Colorado (Public Law 104-158).
     H.R. 2464, provides additional lands within the State of 
Utah for the Goshute Indian Reservation (Public Law 104-211).
     H.R. 2465, to establish 5-year terms for, and require the 
advice and consent of the Senate in the appointment of, the 
Director of the National Park Service, and for other purposes 
(enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
     H.R. 2473, to authorize funding within the Department of 
the Interior to implement the plan of the Steel Industry 
Heritage Project, and for other purposes (enacted as part of 
Public Law 104-333).
     H.R. 2636, to transfer jurisdiction over certain parcels 
of Federal real property located in the District of Columbia, 
and for other purposes (enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
     H.R. 2709, to provide for the conveyance of certain land 
to the Del Norte County Unified School District of Del Norte 
County, California (enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
     H.R. 2711, to provide for the substitution of timber for 
the canceled Elkhorn Ridge Timber Sale (enacted as part of 
Public Law 104-333).
     H.R. 2728, to amend the National Trails System Act to 
designate the Old Spanish Trail and the Northern Branch of the 
Old Spanish Trail for potential inclusion into the National 
Trails System, and for other purposes (enacted as part of 
Public Law 104-333).
     H.R. 2763, to establish the Boston Harbor Islands National 
Recreation Area, and for other purposes (enacted as part of 
Public Law 104-333).
     H.R. 2941, to improve the quantity and quality of the 
quarters of land management agency field employees, and for 
other purposes (enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
     H.R. 3006, to provide for disposal of public lands in 
support of the Manzanar Historic Site in the State of 
California, and for other purposes (enacted as part of Public 
Law 104-333).
     H.R. 3013, to increase the availability and continuity of 
health coverage for individuals, small employers, and other 
groups, to reduce paperwork and simplify administration of 
health care claims, and for other purposes (enacted as part of 
Public Law 104-333).
     H.R. 3099, to establish the Washita Battlefield National 
Historic Site in the State of Oklahoma (enacted as part of 
Public Law 104-333).
     H.R. 3147, to provide for the exchange of certain Federal 
lands in the State of California managed by the Bureau of Land 
Management for certain non-Federal lands, and for other 
purposes (enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
     H.R. 3155, amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by 
designating the Wekiva River, Seminole Creek, and Rock Springs 
Run in Florida for study and potential addition to the National 
Wild and Scenic Rivers System (Public Law 104-311).
     H.R. 3193, to recognize the significance of the AIDS 
Memorial Grove, located in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, 
California, and to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
designate the AIDS Memorial Grove as a national memorial 
(enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
     H.R. 3256, to establish the Nicodemus National Historic 
Site in Kansas, and for other purposes (enacted as part of 
Public Law 104-333).
     H.R. 3290, to authorize appropriations for the Bureau of 
Land Management for each of the fiscal years 1997 through 2002 
(enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
     H.R. 3497, to expand the boundary of the Snoqualmie 
National Forest, and for other purposes (enacted as part of 
Public Law 104-208).
     H.R. 3547, to provide for the conveyance of a parcel of 
real property in the Apache National Forest in the State of 
Arizona to the Alpine Elementary School District 7 to be used 
for the construction of school facilities and related playing 
fields (enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
     H.R. 3568, designates 51.7 miles of the Clarion River, 
located in Pennsylvania as a component of the National Wild and 
Scenic Rivers System (Public Law 104-314).
     H.R. 3707, to extend the legislative authority for the 
Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation to establish a 
commemorative work (enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
     H.R. 4059, to provide for the acquisition of certain 
property on Santa Cruz Island (enacted as part of Public Law 
104-333).
     H.R. 4236, provides for the administration of certain 
Presidio properties at minimal cost to the Federal taxpayer, 
and for other purposes (Public Law 104-333).
     S. 103, the Lost Creek Land Exchange Act of 1995 (enacted 
as part of Public Law 104-333).
     S. 1662, to establish areas of wilderness and recreation 
in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes (enacted as part 
of Public Law 104-333).
     S. 1720, to establish the Nicodemus National Historic Site 
and the New Bedford National Historic Landmark (enacted as part 
of Public Law 104-333).

C. Legislation Passed House

     H.J. Res. 70, authorizing the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity 
to establish a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr. in the 
District of Columbia or its environs.
     H. Res. 316, deploring individuals who deny the historical 
reality of the Holocaust and commending the vital, ongoing work 
of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
     H.R. 207, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to 
enter into a land exchange involving the Cleveland National 
Forest, California, and to require a boundary adjustment for 
the national forest to reflect the land exchange, and for other 
purposes.
     H.R. 238, to provide for the protection of wild horses 
within the Ozark National Scenic Riverways and prohibit the 
removal of such horses.
     H.R. 517, to amend title V of Public Law 96-550, 
designating the Chaco Culture Archeological Protection Sites, 
and for other purposes.
     H.R. 529, to authorize the exchange of National Forest 
System lands in the Targhee National Forest in Idaho for non-
Federal lands within the forest in Wyoming.
     H.R. 531, to designate the Great Western Scenic Trail as a 
study trail under the National rails System Act, and for other 
purposes.
     H.R. 536, to extend indefinitely the authority of the 
Secretary of the Interior to collect a commercial operation fee 
in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, and for 
other purposes.
     H.R. 562, to modify the boundaries of Walnut Canyon 
National Monument in the State of Arizona.
     H.R. 606, to amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage 
Preservation Act of 1992, and for other purposes.
     H.R. 629, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
participate in the operation of certain visitor facilities 
associated with, but outside the boundaries of, Rocky Mountain 
National Park in the State of Colorado.
     H.R. 694, the Minor Boundary Adjustments and Miscellaneous 
Park Amendments Act of 1995.
     H.R. 826, to extend the deadline for the completion of 
certain land exchanges involving the Big Thicket National 
Preserve in Texas.
     H.R. 848, to increase the amount authorized to be 
appropriated for assistance for highway relocation regarding 
the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park in 
Georgia.
     H.R. 924, to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from 
transferring any national forest system lands in the Angeles 
National Forest in California out of Federal ownership for use 
as a solid waste landfill.
     H.R. 1091, to improve the National Park System in the 
Commonwealth of Virginia.
     H.R. 1129, to amend the National Trails Systems Act to 
designate the route from Selma to Montgomery as a National 
Historic Trail.
     H.R. 1163, to authorize the exchange of National Park 
Service land in the Fire Island National Seashore in the State 
of New York for land in the Village of Patchogue, Suffolk 
County, New York.
    H.R. 1179, to authorize appropriations for the preservation 
and restoration of historic buildings at historically black 
colleges and universities.
    H.R. 1296, to provide for the Administration of certain 
Presidio properties at minimal cost to the Federal taxpayer.
    H.R. 1508, to require the transfer of title to the District 
of Columbia of certain real property in Anacostia Park to 
facilitate the construction of National Children's Island, a 
cultural, educational, and family-oriented park.
    H.R. 1527, to amend the National Forest Ski Area Permit Act 
of 1986 to clarify the authorities and duties of the Secretary 
of Agriculture in issuing ski area permits on National Forest 
System lands and to withdraw lands within ski area permit 
boundaries from the operation of the mining and mineral leasing 
laws.
    H.R. 1581, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to 
convey certain lands under the jurisdiction of the Department 
of Agriculture to the City of Sumpter, Oregon.
    H.R. 1585, to expand the boundary of the Modoc National 
Forest to include lands presently owned by the Bank of 
California, N.A. Trustee, to facilitate a land exchange with 
the Forest Service, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 1838, to provide for an exchange of lands with the 
Water Conservancy District of Washington County, Utah.
    H.R. 2122, to designate the Lake Tahoe Basin National 
Forest in the States of California and Nevada to be 
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other 
purposes.
    H.R. 2135, to provide for the correction of boundaries of 
certain lands in Clark County, Nevada, acquired by persons who 
purchased such lands in good faith reliance on existing private 
land surveys.
    H.R. 2292, to preserve and protect the Hanford Reach of the 
Columbia River, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 2437, to provide for the exchange of certain lands in 
Gilpin County, Colorado.
    H.R. 2438, to provide for the conveyance of lands to 
certain individuals in Gunnison County, Colorado, and for other 
purposes.
    H.R. 2464, to amend Public Law 103-93 to provide additional 
lands within the State of Utah for the Goshute Indian 
Reservation, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 2518, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to 
exchange certain lands in the Wenatachee National Forest, 
Washington, for certain lands owned by Public Utility District 
No. 1 of Chelan County, Washington, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 2636, to transfer jurisdiction over certain parcels of 
Federal real property located in the District of Columbia, and 
for other purposes.
    H.R. 2709, to provide for the conveyance of certain land to 
the Del Norte County Unified School District of Del Norte 
County, California.
    H.R. 2710, to provide for the conveyance of certain land in 
the State of California to the Hoopa Valley Tribe.
    H.R. 2711, to provide for the substitution of timber for 
the canceled Elkhorn Ridge Timber Sale.
    H.R. 2941, to improve the quantity and quality of the 
quarters of land management agency field employees, and for 
other purposes.
    H.R. 3006, to provide for disposal of public lands in 
support of the Manzanar Historic Site in the State of 
California, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 3147, to provide for the exchange of certain Federal 
lands in the State of California managed by the Bureau of Land 
Management for certain non-Federal lands, and for other 
purposes.
    H.R. 3155, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by 
designating the Wekiva River, Seminole Creek, and Rock Springs 
Run in the State of Florida for study and potential addition to 
the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
    H.R. 3464, to make a minor adjustment in the exterior 
boundary of the Devils Backbone Wilderness in the Mark Twain 
National Forest, Missouri, to exclude a small parcel of land 
containing improvements.
    H.R. 3497, to expand the boundary of the Snoqualmie 
National Forest, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 3547, to provide for the conveyance of a parcel of 
real property in the Apache National Forest in the State of 
Arizona to the Alpine Elementary School District 7 to be used 
for the construction of school facilities and related playing 
fields.
    H.R. 3568, to designate 51.7 miles of the Clarion River, 
located in Pennsylvania, as a component of the National Wild 
and Scenic Rivers System.
    H.R. 3642, to provide for the transfer of public lands to 
certain California Indian Tribes.
    H.R. 4236, to provide for the administration of certain 
Presidio properties at minimal cost to the Federal taxpayer, 
and for other purposes.

D. Legislation Ordered Reported by the Full Committee

    H.J. Res. 70, authorizing the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to 
establish a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr. in the District 
of Columbia or its environs.
    H.R. 207 (H. Rept. 104-310) to authorize the Secretary of 
Agriculture to enter into a land exchange involving the 
Cleveland National Forest, California, and to require a 
boundary adjustment for the national forest to reflect the land 
exchange, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 238 (H. Rept. 104-296) to provide for the protection 
of wild horses within the Ozark National Scenic Riverways and 
prohibit the removal of such horses.
    H.R. 260 (H. Rept. 104-133) to provide for the development 
of a plan and a management review of the National Park System 
and to reform the process by which areas are considered for 
addition to the National Park System, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 517 (H. Rept. 104-56) to amend title V of Public Law 
96-550, designating the Chaco Culture Archeological Protection 
Sites, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 529 (H. Rept. 104-55) to authorize the exchange of 
National Forest System lands in the Targhee National Forest in 
Idaho for non-Federal lands within the forest in Wyoming.
    H.R. 531 (H. Rept. 104-54) to designate the Great Western 
Scenic Trail as a study trail under the National Trails System 
Act, and for other purposes.
     H.R. 536 (H. Rept. 104-57) to extend indefinitely the 
authority of the Secretary of the Interior to collect a 
commercial operation fee in the Delaware Water Gap National 
Recreation Area, and for other purposes.
     H.R. 562 (H. Rept. 104-60) to modify the boundaries of 
Walnut Canyon National Monument in the State of Arizona.
     H.R. 606 (H. Rept. 104-58) to amend the Dayton Aviation 
Heritage Preservation Act of 1992, and for other purposes.
     H.R. 629 (H. Rept. 104-211) to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to participate in the operation of certain visitor 
facilities associated with, but outside the boundaries of, 
Rocky Mountain National Park in the State of Colorado.
     H.R. 694 (H. Rept. 104-59) the Minor Boundary Adjustments 
and Miscellaneous Park Amendments Act of 1995.
     H.R. 826 (H. Rept. 104-371) to extend the deadline for the 
completion of certain land exchanges involving the Big Thicket 
National Preserve in Texas.
     H.R. 848 (H. Rept. 104-603) to increase the amount 
authorized to be appropriated for assistance for highway 
relocation regarding the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National 
Military Park in Georgia.
     H.R. 924 (H. Rept. 104-309) to prohibit the Secretary of 
Agriculture from transferring any national forest system lands 
in the Angeles National Forest in California out of Federal 
ownership for use as a solid waste landfill.
     H.R. 1077 (H. Rept. 104-155) to authorize the Bureau of 
Land Management.
     H.R. 1091 (H. Rept. 104-176) to improve the National Park 
System in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
     H.R. 1129 (H. Rept. 104-567) to amend the National Trails 
Systems Act to designate the route from Selma to Montgomery as 
a National Historic Trail.
     H.R. 1163 (H. Rept. 104-313) to authorize the exchange of 
National Park Service land in the Fire Island National Seashore 
in the State of New York for land in the Village of Patchogue, 
Suffolk County, New York.
     H.R. 1179 (H. Rept. 104-758) to authorize appropriations 
for the preservation and restoration of historic buildings at 
historically black colleges and universities.
     H.R. 1296 (H. Rept. 104-234) to provide for the 
Administration of certain Presidio properties at minimal cost 
to the Federal taxpayer.
     H.R. 1508 (H. Rept. 104-277, Part I) to require the 
transfer of title to the District of Columbia of certain real 
property in Anacostia Park to facilitate the construction of 
National Children's Island, a cultural, educational, and 
family-oriented park.
     H.R. 1527 (H. Rept. 104-516, Part I) to amend the National 
Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 to clarify the authorities 
and duties of the Secretary of Agriculture in issuing ski area 
permits on National Forest System lands and to withdraw lands 
within ski area permit boundaries from the operation of the 
mining and mineral leasing laws.
     H.R. 1581 (H. Rept. 104-308) to require the Secretary of 
Agriculture to convey certain lands under the jurisdiction of 
the Department of Agriculture to the City of Sumpter, Oregon.
     H.R. 1585 (H. Rept. 104-307) to expand the boundary of the 
Modoc National Forest to include lands presently owned by the 
Bank of California, N.A. Trustee, to facilitate a land exchange 
with the Forest Service, and for other purposes.
     H.R. 1745 (H. Rept. 104-396) to designate certain public 
lands in the State of Utah as wilderness, and for other 
purposes.
     H.R. 1784 (H. Rept. 104-691, Part I) to validate certain 
conveyances made by the Southern Pacific Transportation Company 
within the cities of Reno, Nevada, and Tulare, California, and 
for other purposes.
     H.R. 1838 (H. Rept. 104-306) to provide for an exchange of 
lands with the Water Conservancy District of Washington County, 
Utah.
     H.R. 2107 (H. Rept. 104-757) to amend the Land and Water 
Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to improve the quality of visitor 
services provided by Federal land management agencies through 
an incentive-based recreation fee program, and for other 
purposes.
     H.R. 2122 (H. Rept. 104-772, Part I) to designate the Lake 
Tahoe Basin National Forest in the States of California and 
Nevada to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, and 
for other purposes.
     H.R. 2135 (H. Rept. 104-755) to provide for the correction 
of boundaries of certain lands in Clark County, Nevada, 
acquired by persons who purchased such lands in good faith 
reliance on existing private land surveys.
     H.R. 2292 (H. Rept. 104-716) to preserve and protect the 
Hanford Reach of the Columbia River, and for other purposes.
     H.R. 2402 (H. Rept. 104-409) to authorize an exchange of 
lands in the State of Utah at Snowbasin Ski Area.
     H.R. 2437 (H. Rept. 104-305) to provide for the exchange 
of certain lands in Gilpin County, Colorado.
     H.R. 2438 (H. Rept. 104-766) to provide for the conveyance 
of lands to certain individuals in Gunnison County, Colorado, 
and for other purposes.
     H.R. 2464 (H. Rept. 104-562) to amend Public Law 103-93 to 
provide additional lands within the State of Utah for the 
Goshute Indian Reservation, and for other purposes.
     H.R. 2518 (H. Rept. 104-764) to authorize the Secretary of 
Agriculture to exchange certain lands in the Wenatachee 
National Forest, Washington, for certain lands owned by Public 
Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County, Washington, and for 
other purposes.
     H.R. 2636 (H. Rept. 104-368, Part II) to transfer 
jurisdiction over certain parcels of Federal real property 
located in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
     H.R. 2693 (H. Rept. 104-779) to require the Secretary of 
Agriculture to make a minor adjustment in the exterior boundary 
of the Hells Canyon Wilderness in the States of Oregon and 
Idaho to exclude an established Forest Service road 
inadvertently included in the wilderness.
     H.R. 2709 (H. Rept. 104-763) to provide for the conveyance 
of certain land to the Del Norte County Unified School District 
of Del Norte County, California.
     H.R. 2710 (H. Rept. 104-762) to provide for the conveyance 
of certain land in the State of California to the Hoopa Valley 
Tribe.
     H.R. 2711 (H. Rept. 104-761, Part I) to provide for the 
substitution of timber for the canceled Elkhorn Ridge Timber 
Sale.
     H.R. 2941 (H. Rept. 104-802, Part I) to improve the 
quantity and quality of the quarters of land management agency 
field employees, and for other purposes.
     H.R. 3006 (H. Rept. 104-709) to provide for disposal of 
public lands in support of the Manzanar Historic Site in the 
State of California, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 3147 (H. Rept. 104-760) to provide for the exchange of 
certain Federal lands in the State of California managed by the 
Bureau of Land Management for certain non-Federal lands, and 
for other purposes.
    H.R. 3155 (H. Rept. 104-824) to amend the Wild and Scenic 
Rivers Act by designating the Wekiva River, Seminole Creek, and 
Rock Springs Run in the State of Florida for study and 
potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 
System.
    H.R. 3290 (H. Rept. 104-658) to authorize appropriations 
for the Bureau of Land Management for each of the fiscal years 
1997 through 2002.
    H.R. 3497 (H. Rept. 104-816) to expand the boundary of the 
Snoqualmie National Forest, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 3534 (H. Rept. 104-866) to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to renew certain permits in the Mineral King 
Addition of the Sequoia National Park and to protect historic 
and cultural resources in that National Park, and for other 
purposes.
    H.R. 3547 (H. Rept. 104-759) to provide for the conveyance 
of a parcel of real property in the Apache National Forest in 
the State of Arizona to the Alpine Elementary School District 7 
to be used for the construction of school facilities and 
related playing fields.
    H.R. 3568 (H. Rept. 104-825) to designate 51.7 miles of the 
Clarion River, located in Pennsylvania, as a component of the 
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
    H.R. 3642 (H. Rept. 104-767) to provide for the transfer of 
public lands to certain California Indian Tribes.
    S. 1459 (H. Rept. 104-674, Part I) to provide for uniform 
management of livestock grazing on Federal land, and for other 
purposes.

E. Legislation Marked up at Subcommittee

    H.J. Res. 70, authorizing the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to 
establish a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr. in the District 
of Columbia or its environs.
    H.R. 194, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make 
matching contributions toward the purchase of the Sterling 
Forest in the State of New York, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 207, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to 
enter into a land exchange involving the Cleveland National 
Forest, California, and to require a boundary adjustment for 
the national forest to reflect the land exchange, and for other 
purposes.
    H.R. 238, to provide for the protection of wild horses 
within the Ozark National Scenic Riverways and prohibit the 
removal of such horses.
    H.R. 260, to provide for the development of a plan and a 
management review of the National Park System and to reform the 
process by which areas are considered for addition to the 
National Park System, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 517, to amend title V of Public Law 96-550, 
designating the Chaco Culture Archeological Protection Sites, 
and for other purposes.
    H.R. 529, to authorize the exchange of National Forest 
System lands in the Targhee National Forest in Idaho for non-
Federal lands within the forest in Wyoming.
    H.R. 531, to designate the Great Western Scenic Trail as a 
study trail under the National Trails System Act, and for other 
purposes.
    H.R. 536, to extend indefinitely the authority of the 
Secretary of the Interior to collect a commercial operation fee 
in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, and for 
other purposes.
    H.R. 562, to modify the boundaries of Walnut Canyon 
National Monument in the State of Arizona.
    H.R. 606, to amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage 
Preservation Act of 1992, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 629, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
participate in the operation of certain visitor facilities 
associated with, but outside the boundaries of, Rocky Mountain 
National Park in the State of Colorado.
    H.R. 694, the Minor Boundary Adjustments and Miscellaneous 
Park Amendments Act of 1995.
    H.R. 810, to provide for the study of battlefields of the 
Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.
    H.R. 826, to extend the deadline for the completion of 
certain land exchanges involving the Big Thicket National 
Preserve in Texas.
    H.R. 848, to increase the amount authorized to be 
appropriated for assistance for highway relocation regarding 
the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park in 
Georgia.
    H.R. 924, to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from 
transferring any national forest system lands in the Angeles 
National Forest in California out of Federal ownership for use 
as a solid waste landfill.
    H.R. 1077, to authorize the Bureau of Land Management.
    H.R. 1091, to improve the National Park System in the 
Commonwealth of Virginia.
    H.R. 1129, to amend the National Trails Systems Act to 
designate the route from Selma to Montgomery as a National 
Historic Trail.
    H.R. 1163, to authorize the exchange of National Park 
Service land in the Fire Island National Seashore in the State 
of New York for land in the Village of Patchogue, Suffolk 
County, New York.
    H.R. 1179, to authorize appropriations for the preservation 
and restoration of historic buildings at historically black 
colleges and universities.
    H.R. 1280, to establish guidelines for the designation of 
National Heritage Areas, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 1296, to provide for the Administration of certain 
Presidio properties at minimal cost to the Federal taxpayer.
     H.R. 1508, to require the transfer of title to the 
District of Columbia of certain real property in Anacostia Park 
to facilitate the construction of National Children's Island, a 
cultural, educational, and family-oriented park.
    H.R. 1527, to amend the National Forest Ski Area Permit Act 
of 1986 to clarify the authorities and duties of the Secretary 
of Agriculture in issuing ski area permits on National Forest 
System lands and to withdraw lands within ski area permit 
boundaries from the operation of the mining and mineral leasing 
laws.
    H.R. 1581, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to 
convey certain lands under the jurisdiction of the Department 
of Agriculture to the City of Sumpter, Oregon.
    H.R. 1585, to expand the boundary of the Modoc National 
Forest to include lands presently owned by the Bank of 
California, N.A. Trustee, to facilitate a land exchange with 
the Forest Service, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 1713, to provide for uniform management of livestock 
grazing on Federal land, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 1745, to designate certain public lands in the State 
of Utah as wilderness, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 1784, to validate certain conveyances made by the 
Southern Pacific Transportation Company within the Cities of 
Reno, Nevada, and Tulare, California, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 1838, to provide for an exchange of lands with the 
Water Conservancy District of Washington County, Utah.
    H.R. 2028, to provide for a uniform concessions policy for 
the Federal land management agencies, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 2081, to recognize the validity of rights-of-way 
granted under section 2477 of the Revised Statutes, and for 
other purposes.
    H.R. 2107, to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund 
Act of 1965 to improve the quality of visitor services provided 
by Federal land management agencies through an incentive-based 
recreation fee program, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 2122, to designate the Lake Tahoe Basin National 
Forest in the States of California and Nevada to be 
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other 
purposes.
    H.R. 2135, to provide for the correction of boundaries of 
certain lands in Clark County, Nevada, acquired by persons who 
purchased such lands in good faith reliance on existing private 
land surveys.
    H.R. 2172, to establish the Vancouver National Historic 
Reserve, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 2292, to preserve and protect the Hanford Reach of the 
Columbia River, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 2402, to authorize an exchange of lands in the State 
of Utah at Snowbasin Ski Area.
    H.R. 2437, to provide for the exchange of certain lands in 
Gilpin County, Colorado.
    H.R. 2438, to provide for the conveyance of lands to 
certain individuals in Gunnison County, Colorado, and for other 
purposes.
    H.R. 2464, to amend Public Law 103-93 to provide additional 
lands within the State of Utah for the Goshute Indian 
Reservation, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 2466, to improve the process for land exchanges with 
the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management.
    H.R. 2518, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to 
exchange certain lands in the Wenatachee National Forest, 
Washington, for certain lands owned by Public Utility District 
No. 1 of Chelan County, Washington, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 2636, to transfer jurisdiction over certain parcels of 
Federal real property located in the District of Columbia, and 
for other purposes.
    H.R. 2693, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make 
a minor adjustment in the exterior boundary of the Hells Canyon 
Wilderness in the States of Oregon and Idaho to exclude an 
established Forest Service road inadvertently included in the 
wilderness.
    H.R. 2709, to provide for the conveyance of certain land to 
the Del Norte County Unified School District of Del Norte 
County, California.
    H.R. 2711, to provide for the substitution of timber for 
the canceled Elkhorn Ridge Timber Sale.
    H.R. 2941, to improve the quantity and quality of the 
quarters of land management agency field employees, and for 
other purposes.
    H.R. 3006, to provide for disposal of public lands in 
support of the Manzanar Historic Site in the State of 
California, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 3127, to provide for the orderly disposal of Federal 
lands in Southern Nevada, and for the acquisition of certain 
environmentally sensitive lands in Nevada, and for other 
purposes.
    H.R. 3147, to provide for the exchange of certain Federal 
lands in the State of California managed by the Bureau of Land 
Management of certain non-Federal lands, and for other 
purposes.
    H.R. 3290, to authorize appropriations for the Bureau of 
Land Management for each of the fiscal years 1997 through 2002.
    H.R. 3534, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
renew certain permits in the Mineral King Addition of the 
Sequoia National Park and to protect historic and cultural 
resources in that National Park, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 3547, to provide for the conveyance of a parcel of 
real property in the Apache National Forest in the State of 
Arizona to the Alpine Elementary School District 7 to be used 
for the construction of school facilities and related playing 
fields.

F. Legislation Discharged from Subcommittee

    H.R. 1020, to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982.
    H.R. 2710, to provide for the conveyance of certain land in 
the State of California to the Hoopa Valley Tribe.
    H.R. 3155, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by 
designating the Wekiva River, Seminole Creek, and Rock Springs 
Run in the State of Florida for study and potential addition to 
the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
    H.R. 3464, to make a minor adjustment in the exterior 
boundary of the Devils Backbone Wilderness in the Mark Twain 
National Forest, Missouri, to exclude a small parcel of land 
containing improvements.
    H.R. 3497, to expand the boundary of the Snoqualmie 
National Forest, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 3568, to designate 51.7 miles of the Clarion River, 
located in Pennsylvania, as a component of the National Wild 
and Scenic Rivers System.
    S. 1459, to provide for uniform management of livestock 
grazing on Federal land, and for other purposes.

iv. oversight activities of the subcommittee on national parks, forests 
                               and lands

A. Introduction

    While enacting many initiatives during the 104th Congress, 
the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands 
aggressively fulfilled its oversight mandate by conducting 23 
oversight hearings on a wide variety of issues. The 
Subcommittee focused its oversight on waste, fraud and abuse 
within the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management 
and the Forest Service. The Subcommittee also sought out 
solutions to the problems identified in the course of the 
oversight hearings and acted on those solutions. In its on-
going efforts to provide for better management of our Nation's 
Federal lands, the Subcommittee probed the mismanagement of 
funds, regulations that are overburdensome and outdated, access 
to the public, health of our resources and alternative 
management policies.
    The National Park Service and the resources it manages were 
a major focus of the Subcommittee's oversight activities. In 
its proposed oversight plan, the Subcommittee proposed nine 
oversight hearings to shed light on the problems facing the 
National Park System. Seven of the proposed oversight hearings 
were conducted by the Subcommittee. These hearings looked into 
the financial mismanagement crisis facing the National Park 
Service, the Park Service's re-organization plan, historic 
preservation, subsidies to visitors, concessions reform, and 
public access and use of National Parks. These oversight 
activities resulted in significant Park Service reforms and 
important progress on many other issues. These activities were 
assisted by three completed General Accounting Office (GAO) 
reports and the initiation of four other on-going reports.
    Recognizing the many problems and issues facing America's 
National Forests and their management, the Subcommittee on 
National Parks, Forests and Lands conducted ten oversight 
hearings in a systematic approach to identify and isolate the 
many complex issues facing the U.S. Forest Service. At a time 
when forest health in the West is in a crisis, the Subcommittee 
identified many problems such as salvage timber, fuel loads, 
impacts of species recovery, the Forest Service planning 
process, the Forest Service decision making process, eco-region 
based decision making, implementation of the President's forest 
plan, fire management and control, and the appeals process. 
Correction of all these issues is critical to a sustainable 
forest system for the future. Millions of acres of National 
Forest were lost to a record fire season in 1996 and the 
Subcommittee identified many of the issues that lead to this 
level of destruction of the Nation's resources. Although the 
Subcommittee proposed only seven oversight hearings, the ten 
that were conducted establish the basis for Forest Service 
reform that the Subcommittee will pursue in the upcoming 
Congress.
    The Subcommittee completed three of the four proposed 
oversight hearings in carrying out its oversight 
responsibilities of the Bureau of Land Management. These 
oversight hearings investigated the Federal land exchange 
process, RS 2477 right-of-way regulations and Federal versus 
State management of public lands. These hearings identified 
overly burdensome and unworkable regulations that have severe 
impacts on those who live in the rural West. The Subcommittee 
found that the land exchange process is currently unworkable 
and makes land exchanges too expensive, too slow and too 
expensive. This resulted in Chairman Hansen proposing 
legislation to streamline the process and to make it more 
accessible to small land owners. Likewise, the oversight into 
RS 2477 rights-of-way found the proposed regulations by the 
Administration would financially cripple many local governments 
and would result in closing thousands of miles of roads 
necessary for access across Federal lands.
            National Park Service (NPS)
    Status of the National Parks: The Subcommittee proposed to 
hold a joint oversight hearing with the Senate Energy and 
Natural Resources Committee that would focus on a General 
Accounting Office (GAO) report which states that the NPS 
managers cannot provide any assurance that they are meeting the 
dual agency mandates of protecting park resources or serving 
park visitors. The Subcommittee held this hearing on March 7, 
1995.
    Budget Crisis Facing Our National Parks: Instead of a 
hearing on the Clinton Budget proposal, the Subcommittee 
proposed to hold a hearing on the broader topic of the NPS 
budget shortfall and funding accountability. The main witnesses 
were the GAO and the Interior Inspector General who were asked 
to summarize many reports of recent years. The Subcommittee 
explored these issues in a hearing held on February 9, 1995.
    Reinventing the National Park Service: The NPS has a 
proposal for a massive and costly reorganization plan. The 
Subcommittee proposed to hold a joint hearing with the Interior 
Appropriations Subcommittee, providing a chance to work 
together with that Subcommittee while answering questions of 
concern to both Subcommittees. These issues were taken up 
during the oversight hearing held on February 9, 1995.
    Heritage Areas: National Heritage Areas are an increasingly 
popular designation for which no NPS policy or organic act 
exists. The Subcommittee will consider legislation that will 
establish the Park Service's role in these areas. An 
investigation of one of the existing areas will help the 
Members understand how these areas operate and to what extent 
the Federal Government should be involved. The Subcommittee 
held a hearing on proposed generic legislation on March 22, 
1995.
    Presidio Management: Management of the Presidio Army base 
has passed to the NPS due to the Military Base Closure process. 
Much debate has occurred over NPS management of what is 
essentially a small city. The Subcommittee proposed to fully 
investigate the true leasing potential of the facilities at the 
Presidio, the cost to the NPS during and after any transition 
period, and what areas of the Presidio belong in the park 
system. The Subcommittee completed its oversight on this issue 
in the hearing held on May 16, 1995.
    Natural Resource Management and Wildlife Management Within 
the Park System: A number of scientists have questioned the NPS 
policy of natural regulation, especially with regard to 
management of large mammals and fire. Some have even gone so 
far as to question whether the NPS is in violation of the 
Endangered Species Act in Yellowstone National Park where elk 
have been allowed to far exceed the carrying capacity of the 
range and have impacted several rare plant species. A hearing 
was proposed to highlight the need for more enlightened and 
activist resource management policies in our parks. Due to time 
constraints this hearing was postponed until early in the 105th 
Congress.
    Oversight of Trail Usage and Programs: Congressman Bruce 
Vento (D-MN) and Congressman Nick Jo Rahall, Jr., (D-WV) had 
previously planned to hold this hearing and a group of 
interested persons from the trail community held several public 
meetings around the country to solicit public comment. They 
planned to complete a report of their findings this spring. An 
oversight hearing on this issue was proposed on what is 
probably the most popular outdoor recreation activity. It is 
important to define precisely what the role of the Federal 
Government should be. This hearing is now planned for the 105th 
Congress.
    Concessions Reform: The Subcommittee proposed to explore 
ways to reform concessions policy without negatively impacting 
visitor services at our parks. The Department of the Interior 
acknowledges these problems and is seeking a way to reform the 
system that will benefit competition and retain excellent 
visitor services. The Subcommittee proposed to investigate 
several different types of concessionaires and the quality of 
service they provide and what impact, if any, they are having 
on park resources. Concessions reform was explored during 
hearings held on July 25, 1995, and on July 18, 1996.
    Historic Preservation: There are an increasing number of 
issues surrounding historic preservation, especially with 
regard to protection of private property. Additionally, there 
has been criticism that the entire system is bureaucracy laden 
and needs serious reform to ensure that more dollars are spent 
on bricks and mortar as opposed to paying administrative 
overhead expenses. How is the Federal side interacting with the 
State side? Is there duplication of bureaucracy? Should the 
Federal role be limited? The Subcommittee intended to pursue 
these issues through an oversight hearing assessing the entire 
system. This oversight hearing was held on March 20, 1996.
            Forest Service
    Emergency Salvage Sales: The Subcommittee proposed to 
conduct an oversight hearing on forest health and the need for 
emergency salvage sales. During last year's fire season this 
nation lost millions of board feet of harvestable timber to 
fires due to alleged mismanagement of our national forests. In 
addition to the loss of timber, the Subcommittee is concerned 
about unnecessary loss of life and property. A hearing was held 
on February 10, 1995.
    Appeals Reform: The Subcommittee proposed to investigate 
and hear testimony on the effectiveness, fairness, and 
efficiency of the current appeals process on Forest Service 
actions. Issues that were investigated included: Is there a 
level playing field in this process and are legitimate Forest 
Service actions being thwarted through regulations that are not 
achieving the just results intended from an appeals process? 
How can the current process be streamlined, and reformed to 
result in a fairer and more effective process? The Subcommittee 
held a hearing on this issue on June 20, 1996.
    Administration Reform: The Forest Service is currently 
going through administrative reform. The Subcommittee proposed 
to hold an oversight hearing on this reform, looking at the 
impacts this reform will have on the Agency. Agency efficiency, 
accountability for funds and products, outcomes, savings and 
cost effectiveness will be the primary focus of this effort. A 
hearing was postponed until the 105th Congress.
    Below Cost Timber Sales: Over the past years the timber 
industry has been accused of receiving subsidies due to ``below 
cost'' timber sales on Federal lands. In fact, in 1993 the 
Forest Service published a list of forests where all timber 
sales will be terminated due to an allegation of below cost 
sales. Others have alleged that the assumptions behind ``below 
cost'' sales are fallacious due to many factors, including cost 
accounting, Forest Service policies and other reasons. The 
Subcommittee proposed to investigate these issues to fairly 
determine whether Federal timber programs are subsidized. This 
issues was explored during a hearing held on June 20, 1995.
    Forest Service Planning Process: An oversight hearing was 
proposed to assess the workability of the forest planning 
process and the Agency's plans for regulatory change. The 
hearing will identify changes needed, and assess the Agency's 
compliance with current authorities. Planning is governed by 
the National Forest Management Act (NFMA) and is impacted by 
the National Environmental Policy Act. Issues proposed to be 
explored included: What does the Agency identify as major 
problems with the present planning statutes and regulations? 
What impact are those problems having on the ground and on the 
timber industry? The Subcommittee held a series of oversight 
hearings on this complex issue on February 29, 1996, March 26, 
1996 and May 21, 1996.
    Northwest Forest Plan: The Administration has implemented 
the Northwest timber plan known as Option 9. The Subcommittee 
proposed to examine the successes and failures of the plan thus 
far. What have the impacts been on these communities and what 
changes need to be made to make the program successful or does 
Option 9 need to be terminated? A hearing was held on July 23, 
1996.
    Commodity Output Goals: The Forest Service is directed to 
set and achieve commodity output goals under the Organic Act, 
the Multiple Use-Sustained Yield Act, and the NFMA. The 
Subcommittee proposed to assess the Agency's performance in 
setting these goals and the failure of the Agency to achieve 
those output goals. Issues include what are the reasons behind 
these failures and what type of policy initiatives should be 
pursued to cure these failures? These issues were addressed in 
a hearing held on November 30, 1995.
            Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
    RS 2477 Proposed Regulations: The Subcommittee proposed to 
hold an oversight hearing on the current proposed RS 2477 
regulations that greatly impact right-of-ways across Federal 
lands. This is primarily a BLM issue and the proposed 
regulations promise to close thousands of roads across the 
West. The hearing focused on the history of RS 2477 right-of-
ways, legal rights of State and local governments, the 
financial and administrative burden placed on these governments 
to comply with the regulations and the impacts these 
regulations will have on the surrounding communities. The 
Subcommittee held a hearing on March, 16, 1995.
    Federal versus State Management of Public Lands: The BLM 
has been accused of subsidizing grazing, timber and other 
commodity uses on public lands. There is an increasing interest 
in turning these management responsibilities over to the States 
where they so desire. Advocates say this will lift the burden 
off the Federal Government and give the States more control 
over the lands within their borders. There is increasing 
opinion that the States manage their public lands more 
efficiently and are producing resources in better condition 
than those managed by the BLM. The Subcommittee proposed to 
analyze the possibilities of State management of these lands 
and the fiscal impacts on both the Federal and State 
Governments. This issue was heard during a June 20, 1995, 
hearing.
    BLM Land Exchange Process: Currently the BLM 
administratively exchanges Federal BLM lands identified for 
disposal for State or private lands identified for acquisition 
by the BLM. This process provides a way for the BLM to meet its 
mission and allows inholders and other private interests to 
resolve Federal ownership problems. An exchange under perfect 
conditions takes approximately two years to complete at 
enormous cost. Thus, only large and/or wealthy inholders are 
able to take advantage of this process. The Subcommittee 
proposed to hold an oversight hearing on the program and look 
into ways the program can be streamlined and opened up to small 
landowners. A hearing was held on May 9, 1995.
    BLM Management of Wild Horses and Burros: Under the Wild 
and Free Roaming Horses and Burros Act, these animals are 
protected and managed by the BLM. These species create serious 
resource management problems. The BLM has spent millions of 
dollars attempting to manage these animals through adoption 
programs, sterilization experiments and other methods. The 
Subcommittee proposed to look at the success and failures of 
this program and look into the needs and shortfalls of the 
program. This hearing is now planned for the 105th Congress.
            Miscellaneous Issues
    Wilderness Criteria and Wilderness Management: The 
Subcommittee proposed to explore the implementation of the 1964 
Wilderness Act, including wilderness area under the 1964 
Wilderness Act. This issue became very controversial during 
debate of the California Desert Protection Act in the 103d 
Congress: specifically, what does ``roadless'' mean? The 
Subcommittee proposed to look at examples of areas designated 
as wilderness to determine if they comply with the 1964 Act and 
will explore amendments to the Act to resolve future issues. 
This issue will be explored during the 105th Congress.
    Recreational User Fees on Federal Lands: Recreational use 
of Federal lands receives an annual subsidy of $1.2 billion. 
The Subcommittee planned to conduct an oversight hearing on the 
recreational use of all Federal lands to determine how these 
uses can become more self-sufficient. This hearing was held on 
May 11, 1995.
    Single Land Use Agency: Currently, management of Federal 
lands is conducted by four different agencies: Forest Service, 
National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, and the Fish 
and Wildlife Service. These agencies have very similar missions 
and their activities often overlap and are only separated by 
political boundaries that do not make management sense. The 
Subcommittee proposed to look into the feasibility of combining 
these functions into a single land management agency. This 
inquiry will discuss possible efficiencies, united policy 
directions, cost savings and other management advantages. The 
Subcommittee did not hold a hearing on this issue.
    Wild and Scenic River Act Study Designations: Currently, 
once a river is designated for study under the Act, it stays in 
this status until the study is completed, and then up to three 
additional years. The Subcommittee proposed to look at the 
effects this has had on river management and the effects on 
private interests on and around these study rivers. The 
Subcommittee will hold this hearing during the 105th Congress.
    Ecosystem Management: Ecosystem management is the new buzz 
word in Federal lands management. While numerous agencies claim 
to be practicing it, no one is quite sure exactly what it is. 
The Administration has several pilot projects, one of the most 
visible is South Florida where the cost to implement ecosystem 
management is estimated to be $1-4 billion. An oversight 
hearing was proposed to examine this program as well as some of 
the underlying scientific assumptions. This issue was explored 
during a hearing held on May 21, 1996.

B. Hearings

    February 9, 1995--Joint oversight hearing with Subcommittee 
on Interior of the Committee on Appropriations to review 
financial management in the National Park Service and the 
National Park Service Reorganization Plan.
    February 10, 1995--Joint oversight hearing with 
Subcommittee on Resources Conservation, Research, and Forestry 
of the Committee on Agriculture, on the timber salvage 
situation on National Forest and BLM lands.
    March 7, 1995--Joint oversight hearing with Subcommittee on 
Parks, Historic Preservation and Recreation of the Senate 
Committee on Energy, on Park Service Reform.
    March 16, 1995--Oversight hearing held on RS 2477 
regulations.
    May 9, 1995--Oversight hearing on Federal Land Exchange 
Policies and Regulations.
    May 11, 1995--Oversight hearing on Recreation Fees on 
Federal Lands.
    June 6, 1995--Oversight hearing on California Spotted Owl 
Recovery Plan on Forest Service lands in California.
    June 20, 1995--Oversight hearing on State land management 
versus Federal land management.
    August 18, 1995--Joint oversight field hearing with the 
Senate Subcommittee on Parks, Historic Preservation, and 
Recreation, in International Falls, Minnesota, to conduct 
oversight of visitor access and public use management in the 
Boundary Waters Canoe Area and Voyageurs National Park.
    October 28, 1995--Oversight field hearing held in St. Paul, 
Minnesota, on visitor access and public use management in the 
Boundary Waters Canoe Area and Voyageurs National Park.
    November 30, 1995--Oversight hearing on Forest Timber 
Salvage and Forest Health.
    February 29, 1996--Oversight hearing on the Forest 
Service's Draft 1995 Renewable Resources Planning Act Program.
    March 20, 1996--Oversight hearing on Historic Preservation.
    March 21, 1996--Oversight hearing on Federal lands and 
Federal regulation of private property.
    March 26, 1996--Oversight hearing on Forest Service's 
decision-making process.
    April 30, 1996--Oversight hearing on U.S. Forest Service's 
river management policies for the Green River and Hells Canyon.
    May 21, 1996--Oversight hearing on several ecoregion-based 
assessments currently being conducted by the U.S. Forest 
Service.
    June 20, 1996--Oversight hearing on the Forest Service 
Appeals Process.
    June 22, 1996--Oversight field hearing in Roseburg, Oregon, 
on transfer of the O&C land administered by the Bureau of Land 
Management to the State of Oregon.
    July 18, 1996--Oversight hearing held on Concessions 
Management.
    July 23, 1996--Oversight hearing on the Forest Service's 
implementation of the President's Forest Plan.
    July 30, 1996--Oversight hearing on Inspector General Audit 
Report on Bureau of Land Management land transactions in 
Nevada.
    September 12, 1996--Oversight hearing on Forest Service 
resource management and fire control.

                       v. subcommittee statistics

Total number of bills and resolutions referred....................   241
Total number of bills reported from subcommittee..................    56
Total number of bills reported from full committee................    53
Total number of bills passed by the House.........................    46
Total number of bills enacted into law............................    81
Public Hearings and Markups:
    Legislative...................................................    36
    Oversight.....................................................    23
    Markup sessions...............................................    13
Total number of subcommittee meetings (days)......................    69
             Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans

                            i. introduction

    Embodying the majority of the jurisdiction of the former 
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (abolished at the 
beginning of the 104th Congress), the Subcommittee on 
Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans brought a new set of 
complimentary issues to the Members of the Resources Committee.
    Drawing on its bi-coastal membership, the Subcommittee, 
under the leadership of Chairman Jim Saxton of Mt. Holly, New 
Jersey, explored topics ranging from the bottom of the ocean to 
the top of the world in the Arctic.
    During the first Republican-controlled Congress in over 40 
years, Chairman Saxton promoted the goal of reducing the size 
of the Federal Government by transferring title to seven 
Federal fish hatcheries to State and local control; Federal 
ocean programs were streamlined to increase effectiveness, 
reduce bureaucratic costs, and improve Federal-State 
coordination; realistic funding levels were implemented for the 
Coastal Zone Management Program, the National Marine 
Sanctuaries Program, the National Sea Grant College Program, 
and other environmental laws to reflect budget constraints; 
user fees were established to recover costs from a small group 
of farmers who have requested fisheries certification from the 
Federal Government; private property rights were recognized in 
Federal land use decisions; a balance was created between the 
need to protect fish and wildlife populations and compatible 
multiple uses of public lands; the wise expenditure of 
taxpayers money was ensured by demanding greater accountability 
of Federal programs through increased oversight; free trade in 
fisheries and wildlife areas was promoted; and cutting-edge 
technology and its application in frontier regions was 
examined.
    The Subcommittee also had an extremely successful 
legislative agenda during its debut Congress. Major bills 
originating in the Subcommittee include:
Fisheries Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-43)
    This comprehensive conservation measure provides effective 
solutions to properly manage and protect international fishery 
stocks. It requires the issuance of fishing permits to U.S. 
vessels on the high seas; reauthorizes the Fishermen's 
Protective Act; protects pollock stocks in the Sea of Okhotsk; 
encourages the global ban on driftnets; extends U.S. 
participation in International Convention for the Conservation 
of Atlantic Tunas; and implements U.S.-Canada salmon agreement.
Coastal Zone Protection Act (Public Law 104-150)
    This legislation extends the landmark Coastal Zone 
Management Act of 1972, which encourages States to regulate 
land and water uses that affect their coastal environment. 
Twenty-nine of the 35 eligible coastal States and territories 
have Federally approved coastal zone management plans. These 
plans provide essential protection to 95,000 miles of coastline 
or almost 95 percent of our Nation's total.
National Marine Sanctuaries Preservation Act (Public Law 104-238)
    This measure reauthorizes the National Marine Sanctuaries 
Act of 1972. The primary objective of this vital environmental 
law is to protect marine resources, such as coral reefs, sunken 
historical vessels, or unique habitats, while facilitating all 
``compatible'' uses of those resources.
Sustainable Fisheries Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-297)
    The fundamental goal of this Act is to improve the 
conservation and management of Federal fishery resources within 
the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone. This legislation reauthorizes 
the historic Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
and it addresses a number of problems identified by the eight 
Regional Fishery Management Councils.
National Wildlife Refuge Improvement Act of 1996
    This legislation amends the National Wildlife Refuge 
Administration Act of 1966 to improve the management of our 
Nation's National Wildlife Refuge System. This System needs to 
have a statutory list of purposes, uniform guidelines to 
determine what activities are permissible, comprehensive 
conservation plans, and the enthusiastic support of the 
American people.

                            ii. jurisdiction

    (1) Fisheries management and fisheries research generally, 
including the management of all commercial and recreational 
fisheries, the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management 
Act, interjurisdictional fisheries, international fisheries 
agreements, aquaculture, seafood safety, and fisheries 
promotion.
    (2) Wildlife resources, including research, restoration, 
refuges and conservation.
    (3) All matters pertaining to the protection of coastal and 
marine environments, including estuarine protection.
    (4) Coastal barriers.
    (5) Oceanography.
    (6) Ocean engineering, including materials, technology, and 
systems.
    (7) Coastal zone management.
    (8) Marine sanctuaries.
    (9) U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea.
    (10) Sea Grant programs and marine extension services.
    (11) General and continuing oversight and investigative 
authority over activities, policies and programs within the 
jurisdiction of the Subcommittee.

                      iii. legislative activities

A. Legislative Hearings and Markups

    January 25, 1995--Hearing on proposed High Seas Fisheries 
Licensing Act; H.R. 715, Sea of Okhotsk Fisheries Enforcement 
Act; H.R. 716, to extend authorization of the Fishermen's 
Protective Act until the year 1998; H.R. 535, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to convey the Corning National Fish 
Hatchery to the State of Arkansas; H.R. 584, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to convey the Fairport National Fish 
Hatchery to the State of Iowa; H.R. 541, to reauthorize the 
Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975; H.R. 542, to approve a 
governing international fisheries agreement between the United 
States and the People's Republic of China; and H.R. 543, to 
approve a governing international fisheries agreement between 
the United States and the Republic of Estonia.
    February 1, 1995--Mark up of H.R. 715, Sea of Okhotsk 
Fisheries Enforcement Act; H.R. 716, to extend authorization of 
the Fishermen's Protective Act until the year 1998; H.R. 541, 
to reauthorize the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975; H.R. 
622, to implement the Convention on Future Multilateral 
Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries; H.R. 535, to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Corning 
National Fish Hatchery to the State of Arkansas; H.R. 584, to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Fairport 
National Fish Hatchery to the State of Iowa; and H.R. 614, to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the New London 
National Fish Hatchery Production Facility to the State of 
Minnesota.
    February 23, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 39, to reauthorize the 
Magnuson Fisheries Conservation and Management Act.
    March 16, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 1139, Striped Bass Act of 
1995; and H.R. 1141, Sikes Act Improvement Amendments of 1995.
    March 23, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 1175, Marine Resources 
Revitalization Act of 1995.
    March 30, 1995--Mark up of H.R. 898, High Seas Fishing 
Compliance Act; H.R. 1139, Striped Bass Act of 1995; H.R. 1141, 
Sikes Act Improvement Amendments of 1995; and H.R. 1175, Marine 
Resources Revitalization Act of 1995.
    May 16, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 1112, to transfer management 
of the Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge to the State of 
Oklahoma.
    May 25, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 1675, National Wildlife 
Refuge Improvement Act.
    June 8, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 649/S. 268, Triploid Grass 
Carp Certification.
    June 27, 1995--Mark up on S. 268, to authorize the 
collection of fees for expenses for triploid grass carp 
certification inspections; and H.R. 1675, National Wildlife 
Refuge Improvement Act of 1995.
    July 27, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 1741, Conveyance of C.S.S. 
HUNLEY to the State of South Carolina; H.R. 2005, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to make technical corrections in maps 
relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System; and H.R. 
2100, technical changes to the Coastal Barrier Resources Act.
    August 3, 1995--Mark up of H.R. 1253, to rename the San 
Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge as the Don Edwards San 
Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge; H.R. 2005, to direct 
the Secretary of the Interior to make technical corrections in 
maps relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System; and H.R. 
2160, Cooperative Fisheries Management Act.
    September 12, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 1965, to reauthorize 
the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972.
    September 21, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 33, to transfer the 
Fish Farming Experimental Laboratory in Stuttgart, Arkansas, to 
the Department of Agriculture; and H.R. 1358, to require the 
Secretary of Commerce to convey the Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory 
located on Emerson Avenue in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
    October 18, 1995--Mark up of H.R. 33, to transfer the Fish 
Farming Experimental Laboratory in Stuttgart, Arkansas, to the 
Department of Agriculture; and H.R. 1965, to reauthorize the 
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972.
    November 2, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 2243, to amend the 
Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Management Act of 1984, 
to extend for three years the availability of moneys for the 
restoration of fish and wildlife in the Trinity River.
    November 7, 1995--Mark up of H.R. 1741, Conveyance of 
C.S.S. HUNLEY to the State of South Carolina; H.R. 2100, 
technical changes to the Coastal Barrier Resources Act; and 
H.R. 2243, to amend the Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife 
Management Act of 1984, to extend for three years the 
availability of moneys for the restoration of fish and wildlife 
in the Trinity River.
    December 12, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 2655, to amend the 
Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act to authorize the Mid-
Atlantic Fishery Management Council to prepare a fishery 
management plan for Atlantic Striped Bass under the Magnuson 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
    December 14, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 1772, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain interests in the 
Waihee Marsh for inclusion in the Oahu National Wildlife Refuge 
Complex; H.R. 1836, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
to acquire property in the town of East Hampton, Suffolk 
County, New York, for inclusion in the Amagansett National 
Wildlife Refuge; H.R. 2660, to increase the amount authorized 
to be appropriated to the Department of the Interior for the 
Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge; and H.R. 2679, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make certain 
boundary changes to the North Platte National Wildlife Refuge.
    June 27, 1996--Mark up of H.R. 3287, the Crawford National 
Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act; H.R. 3546, the Walhalla National 
Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act; and H.R. 3557, the Marion 
National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act.
    July 11, 1996--Hearing on H.R. 3579, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to convey certain property containing 
a fish and wildlife facility to the State of Wyoming.

B. Legislation Enacted

    H.R. 33, to transfer the Fish Farming Experimental 
laboratory in Stuttgart, Arkansas, to the Department of 
Agriculture, and for other purposes (enacted as part of Public 
Law 104-127).
    H.R. 39, to amend the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act to improve fisheries management (enacted as part 
of Public Law 104-297).
    H.R. 481, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make 
technical corrections to maps relating to the Coastal Barrier 
Resources System (enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
    H.R. 535, directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
the Corning National Fish Hatchery to the State of Arkansas 
(Public Law 104-23).
    H.R. 541, reauthorizes the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 
1975, and for other purposes (enacted as part of Public Law 
104-43).
    H.R. 543, reauthorizes the National Marine Sanctuaries Act 
(Public Law 104-283).
    H.R. 583, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
certain fish hatcheries to the States of Iowa, Minnesota, and 
Arkansas (enacted as parts of Public Laws 104-23, 104-24, and 
104-25).
    H.R. 584, directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey a 
fish hatchery to the State of Iowa (Public Law 104-24).
    H.R. 614, directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
to the State of Minnesota the New London National Fish Hatchery 
production facility (Public Law 104-25).
    H.R. 622, implements the Convention on Future Multilateral 
Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries (enacted as 
part of Public Law 104-43).
    H.R. 649, authorizes the collection of fees for expenses 
for triploid grass carp certification inspections and for other 
purposes (enacted as part of Public Law 104-40).
    H.R. 715, amends the Central Bering Sea Fisheries 
Enforcement Act of 1992 to prohibit fishing in the Central Sea 
of Okhotsk by vessels and nationals of the United States 
(enacted as part of Public Law 104-43).
    H.R. 716, amends the Fishermen's Protective Act (Public Law 
104-43).
    H.R. 898, prohibits high seas fishing vessels from engaging 
in harvesting operations on the high seas without specific 
authorization from the Secretary of Commerce, and for other 
purposes (enacted as part of Public Law 104-43).
    H.R. 1205, to transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture 
jurisdiction over research and experimentation program to 
develop methods for the commercial production of fish in 
shallow reservoirs and flooded rice lands and to transfer the 
experiment station in Marion, Alabama, established as part of 
the program (enacted as part of Public Law 104-127).
    H.R. 1253, renames the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife 
Refuge as the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife 
Refuge (Public Law 104-78).
    H.R. 1358, requires the Secretary of Commerce to convey to 
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries 
Service laboratory located on Emerson Avenue in Gloucester, 
Massachusetts (Public Law 104-91).
    H.R. 1407, to provide for the transfer of certain excess 
property at Fort Devens Military Reservation to the Secretary 
of the Interior for inclusion in the Oxbow National Wildlife 
Refuge, and for the conveyance of a parcel of property at such 
military reservation to the Town of Lancaster, Massachusetts 
(enacted as part of Public Law 104-106).
    H.R. 1465, to amend the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act to establish additional prohibitions against 
removing, damaging, tampering with, or moving fishing gear and 
fish, including gear and fish from aquaculture operations in 
the exclusive economic zone (enacted as part of Public Law 104-
297).
    H.R. 1772, authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to 
acquire certain interests in the Waihee Marsh for inclusion in 
the Oahu National Wildlife Refuge Complex (Public Law 104-209).
    H.R. 1836, authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to 
acquire property in the town of East Hampton, Suffolk County, 
New York, for inclusion in the Amagansett National Wildlife 
Refuge and directs the Secretary of the Interior to make 
technical corrections in maps relating to the Coastal Barrier 
Resources System (Public Law 104-148).
    H.R. 1965, reauthorizes the Coastal Zone Management Act of 
1972 (Public Law 104-150).
    H.R. 2005, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make 
technical corrections in maps relating to the Coastal Barrier 
Resources System (enacted as part of Public Law 104-148).
    H.R. 2100, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make 
technical corrections to maps relating to the Coastal Barrier 
Resources System (enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
    H.R. 2160, to authorize appropriations to carry out the 
Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986 and the Anadromous 
Fish Conservation Act (enacted as part of Public Law 104-297).
    H.R. 2243, amends the Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife 
Management Act of 1984, to extend for three years the 
availability of moneys for the restoration of fish and wildlife 
in the Trinity River (Public Law 104-143).
    H.R. 2369, to provide for the development of the fishery 
resource within the exclusive economic zone of the insular 
areas of the United States, and for other purposes (enacted as 
part of Public Law 104-297).
    H.R. 2660, increases the amount authorized to be 
appropriated to the Department of the Interior for the Tensas 
River National Wildlife Refuge (Public Law 104-253).
    H.R. 2679, revises the boundary of the North Platte 
National Wildlife Refuge (Public Law 104-212).
    H.R. 2982, directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
the Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery to the State of Alabama 
(Public Law 104-213).
    H.R. 3217, to provide for ballast water management to 
prevent the introduction and spread of nonindigenous species 
into the waters of the United States, and for other purposes 
(enacted as part of Public Law 104-332).
    H.R. 3287, directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
the Crawford National Fish Hatchery to the City of Crawford, 
Nebraska (Public Law 104-215).
    H.R. 3303, to establish a national oceanographic 
partnership program to promote the national goals of assuring 
national security, advancing economic development, protecting 
quality of life, and strengthening science education through 
oceanographic research and development (enacted as part of 
Public Law 104-201).
    H.R. 3487, to reauthorize the National Marine Sanctuaries 
Act, and for other purposes (enacted as part of Public Law 104-
283).
    H.R. 3546, directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
the Walhalla National Fish Hatchery to the State of South 
Carolina (Public Law 104-265).
    H.R. 3579, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey certain property containing a fish and wildlife facility 
to the State of Wyoming, and for other purposes (enacted as 
part of Public Law 104-276).
    H.R. 4048, to enhance California's habitat, water quality, 
and water supply (enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
    H.R. 4126, to support the California-Federal Bay-Delta 
Program in developing, funding and implementing a balanced, 
long-term solution to the problems of ecosystem quality, water 
quality, water supply and reliability, and system vulnerability 
affecting the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento San Joaquin Delta 
Watershed in California (enacted as part of Public Law 104-208 
and Public Law 104-333).
    H.R. 4236, provides for the administration of certain 
Presidio properties at minimal cost to the Federal taxpayer, 
and for other purposes (Public Law 104-333).
    H.R. 4283, provides for ballast water management to prevent 
the introduction and spread of nonindigenous species into the 
waters of the United States, and for other purposes (Public Law 
104-332).
    S. 268, authorizes the collection of fees for expenses for 
triploid grass carp certification inspections, and for other 
purposes (Public Law 104-40).
    S. 1662, to establish areas of wilderness and recreation in 
the State of Oregon, and for other purposes (enacted as part of 
Public Law 104-333).

C. Legislation Vetoed

    H.R. 2909, to amend the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and 
Wildlife Refuge Act to provide that the Secretary of the 
Interior may acquire lands for purposes of that Act only by 
donation or exchange, or otherwise with the consent of the 
owner of the lands.

D. Legislation Passed House

    H.R. 33, to transfer the Fish Farming Experimental 
laboratory in Stuttgart, Arkansas, to the Department of 
Agriculture, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 39, to amend the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act to improve fisheries management.
    H.R. 535, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
the Corning National Fish Hatchery to the State of Arkansas.
    H.R. 543, to reauthorize the National Marine Sanctuaries 
Act.
    H.R. 584, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
a fish hatchery to the State of Iowa.
    H.R. 614, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
to the State of Minnesota the New London National Fish Hatchery 
production facility.
    H.R. 622, implements the Convention on Future Multilateral 
Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries.
    H.R. 715, amends the Central Bering Sea Fisheries 
Enforcement Act of 1992 to prohibit fishing in the Central Sea 
of Okhotsk by vessels and nationals of the United States.
    H.R. 716, to amend the Fishermen's Protective Act.
    H.R. 1139, to amend the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation 
Act, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 1141, to amend the Act popularly known as the ``Sikes 
Act'' to enhance fish and wildlife conservation and natural 
resources management programs.
    H.R. 1253, to rename the San Francisco Bay National 
Wildlife Refuge as the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National 
Wildlife Refuge.
    H.R. 1358, to require the Secretary of Commerce to convey 
to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts the National Marine 
Fisheries Service laboratory located on Emerson Avenue in 
Gloucester, Massachusetts.
    H.R. 1675, to amend the National Wildlife Refuge System 
Administration Act of 1966 to improve the management of the 
National Wildlife Refuge System, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 1772, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
acquire certain interests in the Waihee Marsh for inclusion in 
the Oahu National Wildlife Refuge Complex.
    H.R. 1836, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
acquire property in the town of East Hampton, Suffolk County, 
New York, for inclusion in the Amagansett National Wildlife 
Refuge.
    H.R. 1965, reauthorizes the Coastal Zone Management Act of 
1972.
    H.R. 2005, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make 
technical corrections in maps relating to the Coastal Barrier 
Resources System.
    H.R. 2160, to authorize appropriations to carry out the 
Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986 and the Anadromous 
Fish Conservation Act.
    H.R. 2243, to amend the Trinity River Basin Fish and 
Wildlife Management Act of 1984, to extend for three years the 
availability of moneys for the restoration of fish and wildlife 
in the Trinity River.
    H.R. 2405, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 
1996 and 1997 for civilian science activities of the Federal 
Government, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 2660, to increase the amount authorized to be 
appropriated to the Department of the Interior for the Tensas 
River National Wildlife Refuge.
    H.R. 2679, to revise the boundary of the North Platte 
National Wildlife Refuge.
    H.R. 2823, to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 
1972 to support the International Dolphin Conservation Program 
in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 2909, to amend the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and 
Wildlife Refuge Act to provide that the Secretary of the 
Interior may acquire lands for purposes of that Act only by 
donation or exchange, or otherwise with the consent of the 
owner of the lands.
    H.R. 2982, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey the Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery to the State of 
Alabama.
    H.R. 3217, to provide for ballast water management to 
prevent the introduction and spread of nonindigenous species 
into the waters of the United States, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 3287, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey the Crawford National Fish Hatchery to the City of 
Crawford, Nebraska.
    H.R. 3322, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1997 
for civilian science activities of the Federal Government, and 
for other purposes.
    H.R. 3487, to reauthorize the National Marine Sanctuaries 
Act, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 3546, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey the Walhalla National Fish Hatchery to the State of 
South Carolina.
    H.R. 3557, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey the Marion National Fish Hatchery to the State of 
Alabama.
    H.R. 3579, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey certain property containing a fish and wildlife facility 
to the State of Wyoming, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 4139, to reauthorize and amend the Atlantic Striped 
Bass Conservation Act and the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act.
    H.R. 4236, to provide for the administration of certain 
Presidio properties at minimal cost to the Federal taxpayer, 
and for other purposes.
    H.R. 4283, to provide for ballast water management to 
prevent the introduction and spread of nonindigenous species 
into the waters of the United States, and for other purposes.
    S. 268, to authorize the collection of fees for expenses 
for triploid grass carp certification inspections, and for 
other purposes.

E. Legislation Ordered Reported by the Full Committee

    H.R. 33 (H. Rept. 104-357) to transfer the Fish Farming 
Experimental laboratory in Stuttgart, Arkansas, to the 
Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 39 (H. Rept. 104-171) to amend the Magnuson Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act to improve fisheries 
management.
    H.R. 535 (H. Rept. 104-34) to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to convey the Corning National Fish Hatchery to the 
State of Arkansas.
    H.R. 541 (H. Rept. 104-109, Part I) reauthorizes the 
Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 584 (H. Rept. 104-35) to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to convey a fish hatchery to the State of Iowa.
    H.R. 614 (H. Rept. 104-36) to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to convey to the State of Minnesota the New London 
National Fish Hatchery production facility.
    H.R. 622 (H. Rept. 104-41) implements the Convention on 
Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic 
Fisheries.
    H.R. 715 (H. Rept. 104-42) amends the Central Bering Sea 
Fisheries Enforcement Act of 1992 to prohibit fishing in the 
Central Sea of Okhotsk by vessels and nationals of the United 
States.
    H.R. 716 (H. Rept. 104-47) to amend the Fishermen's 
Protective Act.
    H.R. 1139 (H. Rept. 104-105) to amend the Atlantic Striped 
Bass Conservation Act, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 1141 (H. Rept. 104-107, Part I) to amend the Act 
popularly known as the ``Sikes Act'' to enhance fish and 
wildlife conservation and natural resources management 
programs.
    H.R. 1175 (H. Rept. 104-123, Part I) to amend Public Law 
89-454 to provide for the reauthorization of appropriations.
    H.R. 1253 (H. Rept. 104-290) to rename the San Francisco 
Bay National Wildlife Refuge as the Don Edwards San Francisco 
Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
    H.R. 1358 (H. Rept. 104-287) to require the Secretary of 
Commerce to convey to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts the 
National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory located on Emerson 
Avenue in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
    H.R. 1675 (H. Rept. 104-218) to amend the National Wildlife 
Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to improve the 
management of the National Wildlife Refuge System, and for 
other purposes.
    H.R. 1756, to abolish the Department of Commerce.
    H.R. 1772 (H. Rept. 104-528) to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to acquire certain interests in the Waihee Marsh 
for inclusion in the Oahu National Wildlife Refuge Complex.
    H.R. 1815 (H. Rept. 104-237, Part II) to authorize 
appropriations for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration for fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 1836 (H. Rept. 104-529) to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to acquire property in the town of East Hampton, 
Suffolk County, New York, for inclusion in the Amagansett 
National Wildlife Refuge.
    H.R. 1965 (H. Rept. 104-521) reauthorizes the Coastal Zone 
Management Act of 1972.
    H.R. 2005 (H. Rept. 104-288) to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to make technical corrections in maps relating to the 
Coastal Barrier Resources System.
    H.R. 2100 (H. Rept. 104-452) to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to make technical corrections to maps relating to the 
Coastal Barrier Resources System.
    H.R. 2160 (H. Rept. 104-517) to authorize appropriations to 
carry out the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986 and the 
Anadromous Fish Conservation Act.
    H.R. 2243 (H. Rept. 104-395) to amend the Trinity River 
Basin Fish and Wildlife Management Act of 1984, to extend for 
three years the availability of moneys for the restoration of 
fish and wildlife in the Trinity River.
    H.R. 2660 (H. Rept. 104-526) to increase the amount 
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of the Interior 
for the Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge.
    H.R. 2679 (H. Rept. 104-527) to revise the boundary of the 
North Platte National Wildlife Refuge.
    H.R. 2823 (H. Rept. 104-665, Part I) to amend the Marine 
Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to support the International 
Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific 
Ocean, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 2909 (H. Rept. 104-579) to amend the Silvio O. Conte 
National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Act to provide that the 
Secretary of the Interior may acquire lands for purposes of 
that Act only by donation or exchange, or otherwise with the 
consent of the owner of the lands.
    H.R. 2982 (H. Rept. 104-568) to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to convey the Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery to 
the State of Alabama.
    H.R. 3287 (H. Rept. 104-700) to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to convey the Crawford National Fish Hatchery to the 
City of Crawford, Nebraska.
    H.R. 3487 (H. Rept. 104-717) to reauthorize the National 
Marine Sanctuaries Act, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 3537 (H. Rept. 104-771, Part I) to improve 
coordination of Federal Oceanographic programs.
    H.R. 3546 (H. Rept. 104-701) to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to convey the Walhalla National Fish Hatchery to the 
State of South Carolina.
    H.R. 3557 (H. Rept. 104-702) to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to convey the Marion National Fish Hatchery to the 
State of Alabama.
    H.R. 3579 (H. Rept. 104-771) to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to convey certain property containing a fish and 
wildlife facility to the State of Wyoming, and for other 
purposes.
    S. 268 (H. Rept. 104-189) to authorize the collection of 
fees for expenses for triploid grass carp certification 
inspections, and for other purposes.

F. Legislation Marked up at Subcommittee

    H.R. 33, to transfer the Fish Farming Experimental 
laboratory in Stuttgart, Arkansas, to the Department of 
Agriculture, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 535, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
the Corning National Fish Hatchery to the State of Arkansas.
    H.R. 541, reauthorizes the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 
1975, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 584, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
a fish hatchery to the State of Iowa.
    H.R. 614, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
to the State of Minnesota the New London National Fish Hatchery 
production facility.
    H.R. 622, implements the Convention on Future Multilateral 
Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries.
    H.R. 715, amends the Central Bering Sea Fisheries 
Enforcement Act of 1992 to prohibit fishing in the Central Sea 
of Okhotsk by vessels and nationals of the United States.
    H.R. 716, to amend the Fishermen's Protective Act.
    H.R. 898, to prohibit high seas fishing vessels from 
engaging in harvesting operations on the high seas without 
specific authorization from the Secretary of Commerce, and for 
other purposes.
    H.R. 1139, to amend the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation 
Act, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 1141, to amend the Act popularly known as the ``Sikes 
Act'' to enhance fish and wildlife conservation and natural 
resources management programs.
    H.R. 1175, to amend Public Law 89-454 to provide for the 
reauthorization of appropriations.
    H.R. 1253, to rename the San Francisco Bay National 
Wildlife Refuge as the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National 
Wildlife Refuge.
    H.R. 1675, to amend the National Wildlife Refuge System 
Administration Act of 1966 to improve the management of the 
National Wildlife Refuge System, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 1741, to provide for the conveyance of the C.S.S. 
HUNLEY to the State of South Carolina.
    H.R. 1772, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
acquire certain interests in the Waihee Marsh for inclusion in 
the Oahu National Wildlife Refuge Complex.
    H.R. 1836, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
acquire property in the town of East Hampton, Suffolk County, 
New York, for inclusion in the Amagansett National Wildlife 
Refuge.
    H.R. 1965, reauthorizes the Coastal Zone Management Act of 
1972.
    H.R. 2005, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make 
technical corrections in maps relating to the Coastal Barrier 
Resources System.
    H.R. 2100, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make 
technical corrections to maps relating to the Coastal Barrier 
Resources System.
    H.R. 2160, to authorize appropriations to carry out the 
Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986 and the Anadromous 
Fish Conservation Act.
    H.R. 2243, to amend the Trinity River Basin Fish and 
Wildlife Management Act of 1984, to extend for three years the 
availability of moneys for the restoration of fish and wildlife 
in the Trinity River.
    H.R. 2660, to increase the amount authorized to be 
appropriated to the Department of the Interior for the Tensas 
River National Wildlife Refuge.
    H.R. 2679, to revise the boundary of the North Platte 
National Wildlife Refuge.
    H.R. 2823, to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 
1972 to support the International Dolphin Conservation Program 
in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 2909, to amend the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and 
Wildlife Refuge Act to provide that the Secretary of the 
Interior may acquire lands for purposes of that Act only by 
donation or exchange, or otherwise with the consent of the 
owner of the lands.
    H.R. 2982, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey the Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery to the State of 
Alabama.
    H.R. 3287, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey the Crawford National Fish Hatchery to the City of 
Crawford, Nebraska.
    H.R. 3487, to reauthorize the National Marine Sanctuaries 
Act, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 3537, to improve coordination of Federal Oceanographic 
programs.
    H.R. 3546, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey the Walhalla National Fish Hatchery to the State of 
South Carolina.
    H.R. 3557, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey the Marion National Fish Hatchery to the State of 
Alabama.
    S. 268, to authorize the collection of fees for expenses 
for triploid grass carp certification inspections, and for 
other purposes.

G. Legislation Discharged from Subcommittee

    H.R. 39, to amend the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act to improve fisheries management.
    H.R. 1358, to require the Secretary of Commerce to convey 
to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts the National Marine 
Fisheries Service laboratory located on Emerson Avenue in 
Gloucester, Massachusetts.
    H.R. 1756, to abolish the Department of Commerce,
    H.R. 1815, to authorize appropriations for the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for fiscal year 1996, 
and for other purposes.
    H.R. 3579, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey certain property containing a fish and wildlife facility 
to the State of Wyoming, and for other purposes.

IV. Oversight Activities of the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and 
                                 Oceans

A. Introduction

            Budget Review
    The Subcommittee proposed to hold an oversight hearing to 
evaluate the President's Fiscal Year (FY) 1996 budget 
recommendations for the National Marine Fisheries Service and 
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In addition, the 
Subcommittee proposed to review selected programs administered 
by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    On February 16, 1995, the Subcommittee conducted a budget 
oversight hearing. Testimony was obtained from Dr. D. James 
Baker, Department of Commerce, Mr. George T. Frampton, 
Department of the Interior, and Ms. Mollie Beattie, Director, 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
    During the Winter of 1996 the Subcommittee proposed to hold 
an oversight hearing on the President's fiscal year 1997 budget 
recommendations for the National Marine Fisheries Service, the 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the ``wet'' NOAA programs.
    On March 27, 1996, the Subcommittee conducted an oversight 
hearing on the Administration's fiscal year 1997 budget 
recommendations. Testimony was obtained from a number of 
individuals including: Dr. D. James Baker, Department of 
Commerce, Dr. Robert W. Correll, National Science Foundation, 
and Dr. Andrew Solow, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.
            National Marine Fisheries Services
    Oversight Hearing on Various Fish Statutes: On Wednesday, 
January 25, 1995, the Subcommittee held the first of a series 
of oversight hearings on our Nation's major fish, wildlife and 
oceanography laws. At that time, testimony was received on the 
following statutes:
    (1) Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967. Authorization for 
the Fishermen's Guaranty Fund expired on September 30, 1993. 
This Fund, which is voluntary and self-financed, compensates 
U.S. fishermen for the seizure of their boats and catch by a 
foreign country. Last year, 258 U.S. fishermen were forced to 
pay $1,100 each to the Canadian Government for sailing through 
the Inside Passage. These ``transit fees'' were illegal and the 
Fishermen's Protective Act was amended by Public Law 104-43 to 
allow these Americans to be compensated for their financial 
loss.
    (2) Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975. This statute 
authorizes the United States participation in the International 
Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas. Its 
authorization of appropriations expired September 30, 1993, but 
was extended by Public Law 104-43.
    (3) The Central Bering Sea Fisheries Enforcement Act. This 
measure prohibited U.S. fishermen from fishing in an area of 
international waters off the coast of Russia known as the Donut 
Hole. Legislation was enacted (Public Law 104-43) to extend 
this prohibition to another area known as the Peanut Hole.
    On November 3, 1995, the President signed H.R. 716, the 
Fisheries Act of 1995, into law. Incorporated within this 
measure was a reauthorization of the Fishermen's Protective Act 
of 1967 and the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975. In 
addition, the Act implemented the Central Bering Sea Fisheries 
Enforcement Act, which will protect valuable pollack fishery 
stocks in the Sea of Okhotsk.
    Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act: This Act 
provides a national program for the conservation and management 
of the Nation's marine fishery resources within our 200-mile 
Exclusive Economic Zone. The Act established eight Regional 
Fishery Management Councils that have primary responsibility 
for managing the fishery resources outside of State waters. The 
authorization for this Act expired on September 30, 1993. On 
October 11, 1996, the Sustainable Fisheries Act of 1996 became 
law (Public Law 104-297). This legislation reauthorizes and 
reforms the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act. 
The fundamental purpose of this law is to conserve and manage 
the Federal fishery resources within the U.S. Exclusive 
Economic Zone.
            Fish and Wildlife Service
    Wildlife Management on Military Lands: The Sikes Act 
governs the management of wildlife on Department of Defense 
lands. The law's authorization for appropriations expired on 
September 30, 1993. During the 104th Congress, the House 
approved by voice vote H.R. 1141, the Sikes Act Improvement 
Amendments, on July 11, 1995. In addition, the provisions of 
this bill were incorporated within the House's version of the 
National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 323). Unfortunately, 
this provision was removed from the bill in Conference.
    National Wildlife Refuge System: The Subcommittee has 
jurisdiction over more than 91 million acres of Federal lands 
within the National Wildlife Refuge System. The Subcommittee 
conducted several oversight hearings on our Nation's National 
Wildlife Refuge System (H.R. 1675). It also took a leadership 
role in moving the National Wildlife Refuge Improvement Act. 
This landmark legislation was approved by the House of 
Representatives on April 24, 1996. The Senate took no action on 
this proposal.
    National Fish and Wildlife Foundation: The National Fish 
and Wildlife Foundation assists in implementation of the North 
American Waterfowl Management Plan and provides matching funds 
for conservation activities nationwide. The law establishing 
the Foundation expires on September 30, 1998. On May 16, 1996, 
the Subcommittee conducted an oversight hearing on the National 
Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Testimony was heard from the 
Honorable Helen Chenoweth (R-ID), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, and public witnesses.
            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
    Anadromous Fish Conservation Act: This Act has been 
primarily a Federal grant program to the States to assist them 
in the management and conservation of various anadromous 
species, which are fish that migrate up rivers from the sea to 
reproduce in fresh water. Since in recent years there have been 
separate initiatives for several high-profile anadromous 
species, such as salmon, steelhead, and Atlantic striped bass, 
the Subcommittee examined the ongoing need for this program and 
whether its authorization of appropriations should be extended 
beyond September 30, 1995. The Anadromous Fish Conservation Act 
of 1965 was reauthorized until September 30, 2000, by Public 
Law 104-297 (Sustainable Fisheries Act of 1996).
    Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act: This Act provides 
Federal support for the enforcement of the Atlantic States 
Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) striped bass management 
program to conserve this species. Individual States are 
required to implement management measures for their own waters 
consistent with the ASMFC Interstate Management Plan for 
striped bass. The authorization of appropriations for this Act 
expired on September 30, 1993. The House of Representatives on 
two separate occasions (H.R. 1139 and H.R. 4139) approved 
legislation to extend this important conservation measure, 
which has been largely responsible for the recovery of the 
Atlantic striped bass. Sadly, the Senate took no action on 
either measure.
    National Sea Grant College Program: This is a program that 
serves the marine science and business community. There are 29 
university-based State Sea Grant College programs which fund 
marine resource based research and provide marine advisory 
service. The program also provides a limited number of 
fellowships in marine affairs. Authorization of appropriations 
for the program expired on September 30, 1995. The Subcommittee 
conducted an oversight hearing on the National Sea Grant 
College Program and approved a three-year reauthorization 
measure. The House of Representatives took no action on H.R. 
1175, the Marine Resources Revitalization Act.
    Interjurisdictional Fisheries: The Interjurisdictional 
Fisheries Act of 1986 is designed to provide management of 
interjurisdictional fishery resources throughout their range, 
as well as encourage State participation in management. The Act 
expired on September 30, 1995. Authorization of appropriations 
for three years for the Act was incorporated within Public Law 
104-297, the Sustainable Fisheries Act of 1996.
    Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA): Last authorized in 
1990, this program encourages States to develop land use and 
near shore management programs based on State and local laws to 
better utilize and protect coastal resources. A State may veto 
certain Federally-permitted activities if that activity is not 
consistent with the State's program. Authorization for 
appropriations expired on September 30, 1995. On May 21, 1996, 
the President signed H.R. 1965, the Coastal Zone Protection 
Act, into law (Public Law 104-150). This legislation 
reauthorized funding for the Coastal Zone Management Act 
program development, administrative, resource management, 
enhancement, technical assistance, and estuarine grants until 
September 30, 1999.
    NOAA Corps: NOAA has under its jurisdiction a 405-person 
uniformed corps that is trained in both science and vessel 
operations. The Corps, which operates 18 active vessels and10 
aircraft, receives military type pay and benefits. On June 15, 
1995, the Subcommittee conducted an oversight hearing on the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's ocean and 
coastal programs. Testimony was received on a wide range of 
NOAA programs, including its uniformed corps. The Corps was 
proposed for phase-out and elimination in H.R. 1756, a bill to 
abolish the Department of Commerce.
    NOAA's Generic Laws: The Subcommittee proposed to hold 
hearings on those NOAA programs and responsibilities under the 
jurisdiction of the Committee on Resources. On June 15, 1995, 
the Subcommittee conducted an oversight hearing on the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's ocean and coastal 
programs. Testimony was received on a wide range of NOAA 
programs.
    Seafood Safety and Inspection Programs: Legislation to 
develop an expanded, mandatory national seafood safety program 
has been introduced and debated at length in previous 
Congresses. There is an ongoing debate over who should be the 
lead agency for seafood safety, the Food and Drug 
Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, or the Agriculture Department. The Subcommittee 
proposed to hold an oversight hearing on this subject in Winter 
1996, but took no action on this issue.
    Fish Passages Technologies: Last Congress, the Committee on 
Merchant Marine and Fisheries requested that the Office of 
Technology Assessment prepare a report on the state of 
technology of fish passages and other systems for transferring 
hatchlings around Federal power projects. The Subcommittee 
proposed to have a hearing to assess this report in Winter 
1996. The Subcommittee took no action on this issue.
    Aquaculture: Each year, Federal funds are appropriated to 
the National Marine Fisheries Service to promote the growth of 
the marine aquaculture industry. The Subcommittee proposed to 
hold an oversight hearing to evaluate the effectiveness of this 
program and whether continued investment by the Federal 
Government is warranted, but it took no action on this issue.
    Dolphin/Tuna Issue: The Subcommittee has received 
information that several of our trading partners are being 
harmed by the embargo on any tuna caught using certain methods 
of capture involving dolphins. The Inter-American Tropical Tuna 
Commission has recommended tuna capture methods that include 
dolphins, but which have reduced dolphin deaths to extremely 
low levels. Several foreign governments have requested that the 
U.S. take another look at our embargo due to these new 
techniques. The Subcommittee proposed to hold an oversight 
hearing in Spring 1996. During the 104th Congress, the 
Subcommittee conducted an oversight hearing on this issue and a 
legislative hearing on H.R. 2823, the International Dolphin 
Conservation Program Act. On July 31, 1996, the House of 
Representatives approved this legislation, which implements the 
international agreement known as the ``Panama Declaration''.
    Pacific Salmon Treaty: The United States and Canada signed 
the Pacific Salmon Treaty in 1985. Since then, the two 
countries have met numerous times to further negotiate 
outstanding issues related to the Treaty. The U.S. is currently 
preparing an offer to resolve several critical issues. The 
Subcommittee proposed to hold an oversight hearing on these 
negotiations in Spring or Summer 1996. The Subcommittee did not 
hold an oversight hearing on this issue, however, language was 
incorporated into Public Law 104-293, the Sustainable Fisheries 
Act, implementing a U.S.-Canada agreement on joint salmon 
stocks.
    NOAA Fleet Modernization: As part of the 1992 NOAA 
Authorization Act, Congress required NOAA to prepare a fleet 
modernization plan for the Agency's aging research vessel fleet 
and to submit the plan to Congress. While NOAA has submitted 
the plan, fundamental questions remain whether these vessels 
should be replaced, the value of the data obtained and if these 
functions could be contracted out to private sector vessels. On 
June 15, 1995, the Subcommittee conducted an oversight hearing 
on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's ocean 
and coastal programs. Testimony was received on a wide range of 
NOAA programs, including its fleet program.
    National Marine Sanctuaries Program: Operated by NOAA, the 
National Marine Sanctuaries Program is comprised of 13 
underwater preserves, stretching from Stellwagen Banks offshore 
Massachusetts, to the Florida Keys, to a Hawaiian Humpback 
Whale Sanctuary. The authorization of appropriations for this 
Act expired on September 30, 1996. The Subcommittee proposed to 
hold one or more hearings on NOAA's efforts to manage the 
existing sanctuaries on a very limited budget; the status of 
the newly designated sanctuaries; and NOAA's ability to solve 
problems in resource management, including pollution threats, 
salvage operations, conflicts with fishing and recreational 
interests. The hearing was held on March 21, 1996. On October 
11, 1996, the President signed H.R. 543, the National Marine 
Sanctuaries Preservation Act, into law. The fundamental purpose 
of the National Marine Sanctuaries Program is to protect marine 
resources, such as coral reefs, sunken historical vessels, or 
unique habitats, while facilitating the ``compatible'' uses of 
those resources. The Act extended the authorization until 
September 30, 1999.
    Artificial Reefs: In recent years, there have been several 
proposals to allow National Defense Reserve Fleet surplus ships 
to be sold for scrap or used for artificial reefs. The 
Subcommittee proposed to hold an oversight hearing on the 
effectiveness of artificial reefs in building new fish and 
shellfish habitats, but the Subcommittee took no action on this 
issue.
    Saltonstall-Kennedy Program: The Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant 
Program is administered by the National Marine Fisheries 
Service and is used to provide grants for fisheries research 
and development projects. Funding is provided by the Department 
of Agriculture as a percentage of the gross receipts collected 
on imported fish and fish products. All grant projects undergo 
technical and industry review and are encouraged to have a 
cost-sharing component. The Subcommittee proposed to review the 
amounts received and granted under this program. The 
Subcommittee took no action on this issue.
            Miscellaneous and Joint Agency Issues
    Coastal Barrier Resource System: This Act was approved to 
reduce Federal expenditures in flood-prone coastal areas and to 
provide some environmental protection for certain coastal 
barriers. Inclusion in the system results in a prohibition on 
Federal funds for flood insurance, water and sewer grants, and 
highway construction. The authorization of appropriations for 
the program is set to expire on September 30, 1998. The 
Subcommittee proposed to hold an oversight hearing on the Act 
in 1996. During the 104th Congress, the Subcommittee conducted 
an oversight hearing on the Coastal Barrier Resources System 
and approved legislation that removed certain acreage from 
Coastal Barrier units in Florida, New York, and South 
Carolina.These modifications were signed into law by the President 
(Public Law 104-148, Public Law 104-265 and Public Law 104-333).
    Marine Mammal Protection Act: This Act, first enacted in 
1972, governs a variety of subjects, including public display, 
scientific research, subsistence use of marine mammals, and the 
incidental take of marine mammals during commercial fishing 
operations. Last year, Congress enacted a comprehensive 
reauthorization bill, which made a number of important changes 
to the Act. The Subcommittee intended to hold an oversight 
hearing this Fall on the Act and to evaluate the effectiveness 
of the new provisions and the implementation of regulations by 
the appropriate agencies, but the Subcommittee took no action 
on this issue.
    North American Wetlands Conservation Act: The purpose of 
this Act is to conserve wetland ecosystems and the species they 
support, which are primarily waterfowl. While authorization of 
appropriations for this Act does not expire until September 30, 
1998, the Subcommittee proposed to hold an oversight hearing on 
the effectiveness of this Act. The Subcommittee took no action 
on this issue.

 B. Hearings

    February 16, 1995--Oversight hearing on the Fiscal Year 
1996 Budget Request for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the 
National Marine Fisheries Service, and certain programs of the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
    March 30, 1995--Joint oversight hearing with the 
Subcommittee on Resource Conservation, Research and Forestry of 
the Committee on Agriculture to Review Law Enforcement 
Activities on Federal Lands.
    April 22, 1995--Oversight field hearing held in Barnegat, 
New Jersey, on Wildlife Refuge Reform.
    June 8, 1995--Oversight hearing on Interjurisdictional 
Fisheries Act, Anadromous Fish Conservation Act, the Great 
Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act, and the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Marine Fisheries 
Authorization Act.
    June 15, 1995--Oversight hearing held on the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Ocean and Coastal 
Programs.
    June 22, 1995--Oversight hearing held on Tuna/Dolphin 
Issues.
    July 18, 1995--Oversight hearing held on establishment of a 
National Institute for the Environment.
    September 21, 1995--Oversight hearing held on 
Administration's Proposal to Transfer Certain Federal Fish 
Hatcheries.
    September 28, 1995--Oversight hearing on Wild Bird 
Conservation Act of 1992.
     October 18, 1995--Oversight hearing on Disaster Relief 
Assistance for Fishermen.
     December 6, 1995--Joint oversight hearing with 
Subcommittee on Military Research and Development of the 
National Security Committee on Ocean Disposal of Radioactive 
Materials.
     January 25, 1996--Joint oversight hearing with the 
Subcommittee on Military Research and Development of the 
Committee on National Security and the Subcommittee on Energy 
and Environment of the Committee on Science, on leveraging 
national oceanographic capabilities.
     March 21, 1996--Oversight hearing on Marine Sanctuaries 
Act.
     March 27, 1996--Oversight hearing on fiscal year 1997 
budget requests from National Marine Fisheries Service and 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
     April 1, 1996--Oversight field hearing held in Toms River, 
New Jersey, on examining the Federal role in the management of 
bluefish.
     April 10, 1996--Oversight field hearing held in Gillette, 
Wyoming, on wildlife conservation on private and public lands 
in Wyoming.
     May 16, 1996--Oversight hearing on National Fish and 
Wildlife Foundation.
     June 6, 1996--Oversight hearing on ``Teaming with 
Wildlife'' Idea.
     June 13, 1996--Oversight hearing on the examination of the 
science and permitting processes relating to the management of 
bluefin tuna.
     June 20, 1996--Oversight hearing on the African Elephant 
Conservation Act of 1988 and the Rhinoceros and Tiger 
Conservation Act of 1994.
     July 11, 1996--Oversight hearing on Nonindigenous Species.
     July 25, 1996--Oversight hearing on National Wildlife 
Refuge System.
     August 1, 1996--Oversight hearing on the economic effects 
of the New England Groundfish Management Plan (Amendment 7).
     August 6, 1996--Oversight field hearing in Seaside Park, 
New Jersey, on the Impact of Offshore Sand Production on Fish 
and Wildlife Populations.
     September 12, 1996--Oversight hearing on the 
implementation of provisions of the Fisheries Act of 1995--
(Public Law 104-43)
     September 19, 1996--Oversight hearing on operations and 
maintenance backlog at National Wildlife Refuge System (Part 
II).

                       V. Subcommittee Statistics

Total number of bills and resolutions referred....................    92
Total number of bills reported from subcommittee..................    33
Total number of bills reported from full committee................    36
Total number of bills passed by the House.........................    37
Total number of bills enacted into law............................    42
Total number of bills vetoed......................................     1
Public Hearings and Markups:
    Legislative...................................................    18
    Oversight.....................................................    26
    Markup sessions...............................................    10
Total number of subcommittee meetings (days)......................    47
              Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources

                            i. introduction

     The Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources had 
successful legislative initiatives in the 104th Congress, with 
three bills becoming law. The most significant piece of 
legislation to be enacted was the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty 
Fairness and Simplification Act. This comprehensive law will 
serve both the Federal Government and the Federal lessee to 
streamline, clarify and provide certainty for royalty payments 
made for Federal onshore and Outer Continental Shelf oil and 
gas production. The Act is the first legislative initiative in 
13 years to cost-effectively increase the Nation's third 
largest source of revenue--oil and gas royalties. The bill 
enjoyed the support of 14 Governors from States cumulatively 
accounting for over 98 percent of the onshore Federal 
production. The Governors saw this bill as an avenue to 
participate more actively in collection of the significant 
source of revenue that Federal oil and gas production brings 
into the State treasuries. By assuming some of the Federal 
collection responsibilities, the States can do these jobs 
better, fairer, and less expensively, thereby increasing 
revenues to the State and Federal treasury.
     Legislation was also enacted to end the Federal 
Government's participation in the production and refining of 
helium. The Helium Act reduces the deficit, ensures repayment 
of the Federal helium program debt, returns all proceeds from 
the sale of the facilities and equipment to the Treasury, and 
applies all revenue received from the private sector as the 
result of crude helium sales towards repayment of the debt. The 
Act gets the Federal Government out of the helium business, 
including sale of the stockpile, and shuts down an inefficient 
helium refinery without undue disruption of the private helium.
     Additionally, legislation was enacted to authorize 
appropriations for a mining institute or institutes to develop 
domestic technological capabilities for the recovery of nonfuel 
minerals from the Nation's deep seabed, shallow Outer 
Continental Shelf sand and gravel resources, and arctic/cold 
water regions. A bill to reauthorize the National Geologic 
Mapping Act of 1992 was passed by the House of Representatives 
but failed to be acted upon by the full Senate.
     The Subcommittee held a legislative hearing on a bill to 
amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for a royalty payment 
for heavy crude oil produced from the public lands which is 
based on the degree of API gravity. The Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM) has always had the authority to grant royalty 
reduction on a case-by-case basis. However, the agency has not 
provided many lessees relief because of the onerous application 
process. The Subcommittee pursued the BLM's proposed rule in a 
legislative hearing to broaden the scope of the models used to 
justify the benefits and trade-offs of royalty relief for 
higher gravity oil.
     Furthermore, the Subcommittee held a legislative hearing 
and mark-up on a bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and 
Reclamation Act of 1977 to determine the proper role of Federal 
oversight of State regulatory programs. After more than a dozen 
years since most States achieved primacy under the Act, the 
Office of Surface Mining can, and does, exercise authority to 
issue notices of violation to coal operators in primacy states 
where a valid State-issued permit has already been granted. 
These enforcement actions remain contentious for those State 
governments that adequately regulate active coal mining and for 
which the Federal role ought to be limited to broad oversight 
of the adequacy of States' enforcement provisions.

                            ii. jurisdiction

    (1) All measures and matters concerning the U.S. Geological 
Survey.
    (2) All measures and matters affecting geothermal 
resources.
    (3) Conservation of United States uranium supply.
    (4) Mining interests generally, including all matters 
involving mining regulation and enforcement, including the 
reclamation of mined lands, the environmental effects of 
mining, and the management of mineral receipts, mineral land 
laws and claims, long-range mineral programs, and deep seabed 
mining.
    (5) Mining schools, experimental stations and long-range 
mineral programs.
    (6) Mineral resources on public lands.
    (7) Conservation and development of oil and gas resources 
of the Outer Continental Shelf.
    (8) Petroleum conservation on the public lands and 
conservation of the radium supply in the United States.
    (9) General and continuing oversight and investigative 
authority over activities, policies and programs within the 
jurisdiction of the Subcommittee.

                      iii. legislative activities

A. Legislative Hearings and Markups
    May 16, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 699, to amend the Mineral 
Leasing Act to provide for a royalty payment for heavy crude 
oil produced from the public lands which is based on the degree 
of API gravity.
    June 22, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 846, to amend the Helium Act 
to require the Secretary of the Interior to sell Federal real 
and personal property held in connection with activities 
carried out under the Helium Act; H.R. 873, to amend the Helium 
Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to sell Federal 
real and personal property held in connection with activities 
carried out under the Helium Act; and S. 898, to amend the 
Helium Act to cease operation of the government helium 
refinery, authorize facility and crude helium disposal, and 
cancel the helium debt.
    July 18, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 1975, to provide certainty, 
clarity and simplicity for Federal onshore and Outer 
Continental Shelf oil and gas lease royalty payments.
    August 4, 1995--Mark up of H.R. 699, to amend the Mineral 
Leasing Act to provide for a royalty payment for heavy crude 
oil produced from the public lands which is based on the degree 
of API gravity.
    November 9, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 2372, to amend the 
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977.
    February 28, 1996--Mark up on H.R. 1975, to improve the 
management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental 
Shelf oil and gas leases.
    March 7, 1996--Hearing on H.R. 1813, to establish a 
Minerals Management Service within the Department of the 
Interior.
    April 23, 1996--Hearing on H.R. 3198, to reauthorize and 
amend the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992.
    May 9, 1996--Hearing on H.R. 3249, to authorize 
appropriations for a mining institute to develop domestic 
technological capabilities for the recovery of minerals from 
the nation's seabed.
    July 18, 1996--Mark up of H.R. 2372, to amend the Surface 
Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to minimize 
duplication in regulatory programs and to give States exclusive 
responsibility under approved States programs for permitting 
and enforcement of the provisions of that Act with respect to 
surface coal mining and reclamation.

B. Legislation Enacted

    H.R. 846, to amend the Helium Act to require the Secretary 
of the Interior to sell Federal real and personal property held 
in connection with activities carried out under the Helium Act, 
and for other purposes (enacted as part of Public Law 104-273).
    H.R. 873, to amend the Helium Act to require the Secretary 
of the Interior to sell Federal real and personal property held 
in connection with activities carried out under the Helium Act, 
and for other purposes (enacted as part of Public Law 104-273).
    H.R. 1975, improves the management of royalties from 
Federal and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (Public 
Law 104-185).
    H.R. 2106, to provide for the energy security of the Nation 
through encouraging the production of domestic oil and gas 
resources in deep water on the Outer Continental Shelf in the 
Gulf of Mexico (enacted as part of Public Law 104-58).
    H.R. 2906, to amend the Helium Act to authorize the 
Secretary to enter into agreements with private parties for the 
recovery and disposal of helium on Federal lands, and for other 
purposes (enacted as part of Public Law 104-273).
    H.R. 3008, to amend the Helium Act to authorize the 
Secretary to enter into agreements with private parties for the 
recovery and disposal of helium on Federal lands, and for other 
purposes (enacted as part of Public Law 104-273).
    H.R. 3249, authorizes appropriations for a mining institute 
to develop domestic technological capabilities for the recovery 
of minerals from the nation's seabed (Public Law 104-312).
    H.R. 4168, amends the Helium Act to authorize the Secretary 
to enter into agreements with private parties for the recovery 
and disposal of helium on Federal lands, and for other purposes 
(Public Law 104-273).

C. Legislation Passed House

    H.R. 1975, to improve the management of royalties from 
Federal and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases.
    H.R. 3008, to amend the Helium Act to authorize the 
Secretary to enter into agreements with private parties for the 
recovery and disposal of helium on Federal lands, and for other 
purposes.
    H.R. 3198, to reauthorize and amend the National Geologic 
Mapping Act of 1992, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 3249, to authorize appropriations for a mining 
institute to develop domestic technological capabilities for 
the recovery of minerals from the nation's seabed.
    H.R. 4168, to amend the Helium Act to authorize the 
Secretary to enter into agreements with private parties for the 
recovery and disposal of helium on Federal lands, and for other 
purposes.

D. Legislation Ordered Reported by the Full Committee

    H.R. 1975 (H. Rept. 104-667) to improve the management of 
royalties from Federal and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas 
leases.
    H.R. 3198 (H. Rept. 104-668) to reauthorize and amend the 
National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 3249 (H. Rept. 104-673) to authorize appropriations 
for a mining institute to develop domestic technological 
capabilities for the recovery of minerals from the nation's 
seabed.

E. Legislation Marked up at Subcommittee

    H.R. 699, to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for a 
royalty payment for heavy crude oil produced from the public 
lands which is based on the degree of API gravity, and for 
other purposes.
    H.R. 1975, to improve the management of royalties from 
Federal and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases.
    H.R. 2372, to amend the Surface Mining Control and 
Reclamation Act of 1977 to minimize duplication in regulatory 
programs and to give States exclusive responsibility under 
approved States program for permitting and enforcement of the 
provisions of that Act with respect to surface coal mining and 
reclamation operations, and for other purposes.

F. Legislation Discharged from Subcommittee

    H.R. 3198, to reauthorize and amend the National Geologic 
Mapping Act of 1992, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 3249, to authorize appropriations for a mining 
institute to develop domestic technological capabilities for 
the recovery of minerals from the nation's seabed, and for 
other purposes.

  IV. Oversight Activities of the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
                               Resources

A. Introduction

    The Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources was active 
in the oversight of Federal agencies and programs concerning 
exploration for and development (or nondevelopment, as the case 
may be) of minerals from Federal lands and interests in lands, 
including the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Additionally, the 
Subcommittee oversees the regulation of the impacts of surface-
mined coal (and lignite) anywhere in the U.S. irrespective of 
the mineral ownership through jurisdiction of the Surface 
Mining Control and Reclamation Act. In general, the 
Subcommittee's oversight activities endeavored to find ways to 
empower States with respect to decisions regarding onshore 
Federal mineral resources which clearly affect the States 
fiscally, and to establish rationale for reforms of OCS lease-
related provisions which now diminish receipts to the U.S. 
Treasury.
    Oversight hearings began immediately, with a hearing on the 
flight of domestic hardrock mineral exploration and development 
investment to overseas venues and its causes. Thereafter the 
Subcommittee examined the Fiscal Year 1996 budget proposals of 
the departmental agencies within its purview: the U.S. 
Geological Survey (USGS), Bureau of Mines, Minerals Management 
Service (MMS), Bureau of Land Management (energy and minerals 
programs), and Office of Surface Mining (OSM), with 
recommendations for the full committee budget views and 
estimates. The Subcommittee's recommendations with respect to 
OSM in particular were instrumental in the Appropriations 
Committee reporting a significantly reduced budget for that 
agency.
    Subsequently, the Subcommittee held oversight hearings on 
issues involving barriers to sodium mining in Wyoming; 
streamlining of onshore Federal oil and gas lease activities 
via State agency substitution; allowing ``primacy'' States to 
regulate coal mine operators with lessened Federal enforcement 
interference in permit decisions; and the Administration 
proposal to sell off the OCS royalty stream and devolve MMS 
functions to another Federal agency. Hearings on oversight of 
energy policy generally (in Houston) and specifically with 
respect to the potential for Federal lands (including the OCS) 
to provide an exploration base for new discoveries and to 
increase domestic reserves were also held. Thereafter the 
Subcommittee examined the USGS' mineral resources survey 
program, as reviewed by a panel of the National Academy of 
Science/National Research Council; the Bureau of Land 
Management's (BLM) regulatory burdens on small oil and gas 
operators; taking royalty in-kind (rather than in-value) for 
certain Gulf of Mexico natural gas production; leasing and/or 
development moratoria for various portions of the OCS; and 
progress on negotiations between the States and BLM toward 
State takeover of oil lease inspection duties.
    Agency Budget Oversight: The Subcommittee oversees four 
Interior Department agencies in toto and programs in two 
others: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Bureau of Mines (BOM), 
Office of Surface Mining (OSM), Minerals Management Service 
(MMS), the energy and minerals program of the Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM), and the minerals and geology program of the 
Forest Service (FS). On February 14, 1995, the Subcommittee 
examined these agencies' programs for streamlining and 
privatization opportunities. Budget oversight of the science 
agencies (USGS, BOM) occurred February 23, 1995, and examined 
opportunities for contracting out work or otherwise 
streamlining research programs. Outside witnesses familiar with 
the programs' output testified regarding prioritizing programs/
turning work over to State agencies and the private sector, 
including orderly phase-out of the Federal Helium Reserve 
Program.
    The Subcommittee's oversight contributed to the Full 
Committee's fiscal year 1996 Views and Estimates report to the 
Committee on Budget concerning the aforementioned agencies. The 
Subcommittee concluded, in particular, that OSM could and 
should absorb a significant reduction commensurate with a 
proper role of oversight of primacy States' programs rather 
than its current practice of performing Federal oversight of 
the States through direct inspection and enforcement 
activities. Ultimately, both Congress and the Administration 
agreed, via the Omnibus Appropriations Act (Public Law 104-
131), which reduced OSM's Federal regulatory program budget by 
approximately 26 percent. Furthermore, Subcommittee 
recommendations regarding the Bureau of Mines and Geological 
Survey contributed to the merger of some of the former agency's 
functions into the latter, which was likewise mandated by 
Public Law 104-131. The other bureaus' programs within the 
Subcommittee bailiwick received little or none of the increase 
in funding sought by the Administration. For fiscal year 1997, 
the Subcommittee's oversight was less formal, but no less 
effective, as the Congress and the Administration effectively 
agreed to level funding for these programs.
    Hardrock Mineral Exploration and Development: The 
Subcommittee explored investment trends for so-called hardrock 
minerals mining in an effort to ascertain ways to improve the 
U.S. business climate for such ventures, particularly with 
respect to access to public lands for exploration and 
development. Such oversight is preparatory for beginning the 
legislative process for reform of the Mining Law of 1872.
    A hearing was held on January 31, 1995, examining factual 
investment data for trends in capital flow with industry and 
environmental testimony explaining reasons for these trends. An 
additional hearing with testimony from foreign nationals 
explaining their systems for balancing attracting investment 
versus regulatory oversight of mining proposals was scheduled 
after agency budget hearings in Spring 1995. A possible 
oversight hearing was proposed to focus on royalty definitional 
terms workable for the vast range of hardrock mineral 
commodities.
    The oversight gained on this issue led Chairmen Don Young 
(R-AK) and Ken Calvert (R-CA) to introduce H.R. 1580, a bill to 
amend the general mining laws to provide a reasonable royalty 
from mineral activities on Federal lands, to specify 
reclamation requirements for mineral activities, and to create 
a State program for the reclamation of abandoned hard rock 
mining sites. H.R. 1580 served generally as the basis for 
provisions within H.R. 2491, the Balanced Budget Act of 1995, 
vetoed by the President on December 7, 1996, which would have 
levied a royalty on metallic (and certain other) minerals mined 
from public lands for the first time since 1847 when President 
Polk signed legislation repealing royalties on lead mined in 
Wisconsin and Missouri territories. Furthermore, H.R. 2491's 
Mining Law Revenue Act of 1995 would have required the payment 
of fair market value for the land within claim boundaries to be 
patented together with a right-of-reentry by the United States 
if the patented land is used for non-mining purposes 
thereafter.
    Coal Mining Regulatory Reform: The Surface Mining Control 
and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) governs the manner in which 
all coal is mined by surface methods in the U.S., and 
underground-mining operations for which surface impacts occur. 
SMCRA mandates regulatory primacy be turned over to the States 
which seek it and which meet a minimum program requirement. 
Since the mid-1980's all but two coal-producing States have 
achieved primacy, but OSM continues to ``second guess'' State 
regulatory agencies' decisions. Following the OSM budget 
oversight, the Subcommittee proposed to further explore 
abolition of the Federal oversight role of OSM.
    After an oversight hearing held on June 27, 1995, 
Congresswoman Barbara Cubin (R-WY) introduced H.R. 2372, a bill 
to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 
to minimize duplication in regulatory programs and to give 
States exclusive responsibility under approved State programs 
for permitting and enforcement of the provisions of that Act. A 
similar bill was introduced in the Senate by Senator Robert F. 
Bennett (R-UT). A legislative hearing on H.R. 2372 was held in 
November, 1995, after which OSM and member States 
representatives of the Interstate Mining Compact Commission 
unsuccessfully attempted to negotiate their differences. A 
Subcommittee mark-up of H.R. 2372 was conducted in July, 1996. 
No further action was taken. As outlined above in the budget 
oversight section, OSM's program budget for Federal enforcement 
activities was significantly reduced in fiscal year 1996 and 
1997 from previous levels, largely because of the 
Subcommittee's posture on oversight and by action on H.R. 2372.
    Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Production-
Boosting Initiatives: The OCS Lands Act of 1954 governs the 
leasing of tracts in Federal waters off our coasts for oil and 
gas exploration. This program is by far the biggest revenue 
raiser of all Department of the Interior programs and is likely 
the second biggest in all the Federal Government (after the 
Internal Revenue Service). The MMS collects about $3 billion 
per year in bonus bids, rentals and royalties from oil and gas 
producers, a portion of which goes into the Land and Water 
Conservation Fund for Federal and State land acquisition 
programs. The OCS leasing program has been subjected to 
numerous leasing and drilling bans via appropriations bills, 
and threatened executive order. The Subcommittee proposed to 
investigate the rationale for retention versus elimination of 
such bans on activity in various waters in an effort to find 
acceptable ways to increase production from the OCS.
    Oversight hearings on ``energy policy'' generally were held 
in February and March 1996 with emphasis on the role of public 
lands and the OCS in raising domestic production levels. An 
oversight hearing on OCS leasing and drilling moratoria was 
held in July 1996 at which many Members expressed strong 
opinions regarding segments of the OCS adjacent to their 
States. No effective change from existing appropriations-based 
moratoria on OCS leasing was possible given the strongly 
bipartisan appeal for the status quo.
    The Subcommittee planned an oversight follow-up to a 103d 
Congress hearing into ``deepwater and frontier area'' royalty 
relief to stimulate investment in parts of the Gulf of Mexico 
and Alaskan OCS. Issues to be discussed included: Is it 
necessary at projected resource prices? How should such relief 
be configured? Without other measures such as alternative 
minimum tax relief will a royalty ``holiday'' stimulate 
drilling? Oversight of MMS' OCS Policy Committee recommendation 
for ``conflict resolution'' and of the property rights question 
regarding drilling bans on already leased OCS tracts were 
expected.
    The Subcommittee participated strongly in the legislative 
effort to promote development of greater than 200 meters water 
depths tracts in the western and central Gulf of Mexico region. 
Public Law 104-58 contained such provisions. The first lease 
sale held by MMS after enactment gained over one-third of a 
billion dollars for the U.S. Treasury in bonus bids, no doubt 
stimulated by the provisions of the deepwater royalty relief 
law.
    Onshore Federal Oil and Gas Initiatives: The BLM, lessor of 
Federal onshore minerals, is currently undergoing an oil and 
gas ``performance review.'' The Subcommittee proposed to hold 
an oversight hearing on the need for ``heavy oil'' royalty 
reduction to stimulate production from reservoirs with highly 
viscous crude oil, e.g. Kern County, California. The need for 
an oversight hearing was obviated when the Subcommittee held a 
legislative hearing on H.R. 699, a bill to amend the Mineral 
Leasing Act to provide for a royalty payment for heavy crude 
oil produced from the public lands which is based on the degree 
of API gravity. Thereafter, the BLM agreed administratively to 
reduce heavy oil royalties in a somewhat similar fashion, 
albeit with a slightly different formula. The pressure brought 
to bear by the Subcommittee's action clearly contributed to the 
action taken by the Administration.
     The Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 grants rights-of-way to 
Federal lessees for pipelines from producing fields but 
obligates ``common carriers'' to ensure equitable access to the 
transportation system. The Subcommittee proposed to hold an 
oversight hearing to explore the issues of ensuring this 
obligation is being met everywhere. The Subcommittee worked 
behind the scenes with the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight's Subcommittee on Government Management investigating 
the Federal Government's potential loss of royalty revenue from 
undervaluation of crude oil from Federal onshore and OCS leases 
in California. A Department of the Interior-led task force 
reviewed these allegations and recently announced that the 
Secretary would make demands of twenty different oil company 
lessees of the U.S. for back royalties of approximately $400 
million, including interest. To date, approximately $160 
million of demands have issued.
    Disposition of Other Federal Minerals: The so-called 
fertilizer minerals, trona (a sodium carbonate mineral), 
phosphate and potash, are produced from Federal leases in 
California, Wyoming, Idaho and New Mexico. The Subcommittee 
proposed to hold an oversight hearing to examine a number of 
associated issues. An oversight hearing was held on May 9, 
1995, on the issue of proper valuation of royalty rates in a 
factual situation such as occurs in the Green River Basin of 
Wyoming. Governor Geringer of Wyoming, among others, testified 
as to the importance of the trona industry to the State. The 
Secretary of the Interior delayed for a year an increase in the 
royalty rate, perhaps as a result of the Subcommittee hearing, 
but later held a lease sale for several sections of trona 
leases at an eight percent royalty rate.

B. Hearings

    January 31, 1995--Oversight hearing on Investment in 
Hardrock Mineral Exploration and Development.
    February 14, 1995--Oversight hearing on Office of Surface 
Mining, Minerals Management Service, and Bureau of Land 
Management (Energy and Minerals Program Only) fiscal year 1996 
Budget Requests.
    February 23, 1995--Oversight hearing on U.S. Geological 
Survey and Bureau of Mines fiscal year 1996 Budget Requests.
    May 9, 1995--Oversight hearing held on Sodium mineral 
leasing issues: ``What is fair market value royalty on trona, 
and what are its implications on the export market for soda 
ash?''.
    June 8, 1995--Oversight hearing to investigate sound 
alternatives for streamlining and better management of onshore 
Federal mineral activities.
    June 27, 1995--Oversight hearing on amending the Surface 
Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 consistent with 
granting primacy to States with approved regulatory programs.
    July 27, 1995--Oversight hearing on the management of Outer 
Continental Shelf oil and gas resources, including the 
Administration's proposals to (1) sell the royalty stream, and 
(2) transfer the Minerals Management Service to another Federal 
agency.
    March 21, 1996--Oversight hearing on Energy Policy.
    May 30, 1996--Oversight hearing on mineral resources survey 
programs of the United States Geological Survey.
    June 20, 1996--Oversight hearing on Bureau of Land 
Management's oil and gas inspection, enforcement 
responsibilities, and regulatory burdens on small operations.
    June 27, 1996--Oversight hearing on Royalty-In-Kind for 
natural gas (lessons learned from the Gulf of Mexico pilot 
program).
    July 25, 1996--Oversight hearing on Outer Continental Shelf 
Moratoria.
    September 25, 1996--Oversight hearing to investigate the 
progress of a 1995 REGO II proposal to allow states to perform 
BLM's inspection and enforcement on Federal lands.

                       V. Subcommittee Statistics

Total number of bills and resolutions referred....................    32
Total number of bills reported from subcommittee..................     3
Total number of bills reported from full committee................     3
Total number of bills passed by the House.........................     5
Total number of bills enacted into law............................     8
Public Hearings and Markups:
    Legislative...................................................     7
    Oversight.....................................................    13
    Markup sessions...............................................     3
Total number of subcommittee meetings (days)......................    23
               Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources

                             i. introduction

A. Legislation to streamline the Federal Government and move power out 
        of Washington
    There was a recognition by the 104th Congress that although 
the Federal Government had built major civil works projects 
throughout the United States, the Government is now involved in 
operating facilities and programs in which there is no longer a 
compelling Federal interest. In addition, insufficient 
operation and maintenance funds are available to Federal 
agencies for the maintenance of these aging Federal facilities, 
many of which continue to deteriorate. These facilities could 
be better maintained by non-Federal entities, including water 
districts and other units of local government. Citing these 
concerns, the Subcommittee approved several bills to move 
facilities out of Federal ownership, including:
    S. 395/H.R. 1122 (Public Law 104-58), authorizes and 
directs the Secretary of Energy to sell the Alaska Power 
Administration.
    The Power Marketing Administration Sale/Study (the study 
provisions of this language were included in H.R. 2491, the 
Balanced Budget Act vetoed by the President). The Resources 
Committee bill would have sold the Southeastern Power 
Administration, the underlying power generation assets, and the 
associated dams and reservoirs. The bill provided for the 
control of rate increases, protection of existing contracts and 
obligations, placed the sale assets under the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission control, opened the sale to both 
customers and non-customers, and provided further information 
for evaluating the sale of the remaining Power Marketing 
Administrations.
    H.R. 3903, the Sly Park Unit Conveyance Act, would provide 
for the sale and conveyance by the Secretary of the Interior of 
the Sly Park Unit of the Central Valley Project to the El 
Dorado Irrigation District, Placerville, El Dorado County, 
California. The bill as amended was ordered favorably reported 
to the House of Representatives by voice vote (H. Rept. 104-
768).
    H.R. 3258, would direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey certain real property located within the Carlsbad 
Project in New Mexico to the Carlsbad Irrigation District. This 
bill was ordered reported from the Full Committee on September 
18, 1996. No further action was taken.
    Collbran Project Unit Conveyance. Language to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to convey the Collbran Reclamation 
Project in Colorado to the Ute Water Conservancy District and 
the Collbran Conservancy District was approved by the Congress 
as part of H.R. 2491, the Balanced Budget Act, which was vetoed 
by the President.
B. Legislation to improve existing Federal programs and enhance agency 
        flexibility
    Several bills approved by the Subcommittee are designed to 
improve existing Federal programs by refocusing goals to meet 
contemporary needs, tightening or restructuring eligibility 
criteria, reducing authorization ceilings to reflect 
appropriations levels, or providing agencies with flexibility 
to make Treasury payments. Legislation approved by the 
Subcommittee in this area includes:
    H.R. 930 (Public Law 104-20), amends the Colorado River 
Basin Salinity Control Act to authorize additional measures to 
carry out the control of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam in a 
cost-effective manner. Salinity in the Colorado River increases 
dramatically as the River makes its 1,400-mile journey. Almost 
half of the salinity occurs naturally, although another major 
contributor to the River's salinity is the use of water for 
agriculture. The new program would enable the Bureau of 
Reclamation to accept proposals from non-Federal entities for 
salinity control measures, and then provide funding to the most 
cost-effective proposals. The existing salinity control program 
was inflexible and relied on expensive hardware solutions to 
water quality problems. Public Law 104-20 will for the first 
time allow private companies and other organizations to 
participate in creative solutions to salinity control in the 
Colorado River Basin.
    H.R. 799, Bonneville Power Administration Appropriations 
Refinancing Act, provides for the reconstitution of outstanding 
repayment obligations of the Administrator of the Bonneville 
Power Administration (BPA) for the appropriated capital 
investments in the Federal Columbia River Power System. This 
Act raised the low interest rates on BPA's old appropriated 
debt up to current Treasury rates. The Act actually increased 
revenues to the U.S. Treasury, because BPA agreed to pay an 
additional $100 million to be able to restructure this debt. An 
amended version of this bill was incorporated into Public Law 
104-134.
    H.R. 1743 (Public Law 104-147), reauthorizes an ongoing 
program administered through the United States Geological 
Survey. It provides a research funding program at the 54 State 
Water Resources Research Institutes located at the land grant 
university in each of the 50 States and several of the 
territories. These institutes are a primary link between the 
academic community, the water-related personnel in Federal and 
State government, and the private sector. The law reduces the 
authorization ceiling to reflect amounts actually appropriated 
for the program in recent years.
    H.R. 1823 (Public Law 104-286), provides the Secretary of 
the Interior with the authority to accept prepayment from the 
Central Utah Water Conservancy District for the costs of 
certain project features associated with the Bonneville Unit of 
the Central Utah Project. This legislation will result in the 
Federal treasury receiving repayment by 2002 of over $140 
million that would otherwise be repaid through 2048.
     H.R. 3660 (Public Law 104-266), the Reclamation Wastewater 
and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act. This law amends a 
1992 act (Public Law 102-575) that directed the Secretary of 
the Interior to study cost-shared opportunities to reclaim and 
reuse wastewater and naturally impaired ground and surface 
water, and authorized five specific feasibility studies and 
four demonstration projects. H.R. 3660 adds several new 
projects that would be eligible to receive Federal cost-share 
funding under the existing program. Further, the bill 
establishes more stringent criteria for receiving 
appropriations for any project, including requirements for 
feasibility studies and for cost-sharing agreements with the 
Secretary of the Interior.
     H.R. 2738, the Central Valley Project Reform Act. This 
bill was intended to address concerns that had been raised 
about the implementation of the 1992 Central Valley Project 
Improvement Act (Title XXIV of Public Law 102-575). The bill 
was ordered reported from the Committee on December 13, 1995, 
but further action was suspended on the bill in May 1996, at 
the request of California water users and Interior Department 
officials. The bill did result in a formal administrative 
process involving the various stakeholders, initiated by the 
Interior Department in late 1995, to address ongoing problems 
with implementation of the 1992 Act. The success of this 
administrative process has yet to be determined, and it will be 
the subject of additional oversight hearings by the 
Subcommittee in the 105th Congress.

C. Legislation targeted to resolving specific problems

     The Subcommittee approved several bills in the 104th 
Congress aimed at solving problems in specific geographic 
locations, or at targeting scarce Federal research funds. The 
bills moved by the Subcommittee to meet these objectives 
include:
     S. 811 (Public Law 104-298), Water Desalinization Research 
and Development Act of 1996, authorizes research into the 
desalinization and reclamation of water and authorizes a 
program for States, cities, or qualifying agencies desiring to 
own and operate a water desalinization or reclamation facility 
to develop such facilities, and for other purposes.
     S. 1467/H.R. 2819 (Public Law 104-300), Fort Peck Rural 
Water Supply System Act. This Act authorizes appropriations of 
$5.8 million for the construction of a rural water supply 
distribution facility for Fort Peck Rural County Water 
District, Montana. Currently, 95 percent of the residents of 
the area must haul their drinking water from Fort Peck Lake to 
meet domestic needs. The process of hauling water is difficult 
and expensive, particularly during the cold winter months. In 
addition, this area receives more than 280,000 visits each year 
by recreational users at Fort Peck Reservoir, and a reliable 
supply of good quality drinking water is needed to serve these 
visitors. The Act contains a sunset provision that deauthorizes 
the project if appropriations are not obtained within a 
specified timeframe.
     H.R. 3910 (Public Law 104-318), Emergency Drought Relief 
Act of 1996. This Act provides emergency drought relief to the 
City of Corpus Christi and the Canadian River Municipal Water 
Authority, both in Texas, by suspending their repayment 
obligations to the Federal Government for five and three years, 
respectively. This will free up the money they need to develop 
alternate water supplies. The Act also provides that if the 
construction of alternative water supplies for the City of 
Corpus Christi requires a Federal permit for use of Bureau of 
Reclamation lands or facilities, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall issue such permit within 90 days of enactment.

                            II. Jurisdiction

    (1) Generation and marketing of electric power from Federal 
water projects by Federally chartered or Federal regional power 
marketing authorities.
    (2) All measures and matters concerning water resources 
planning conducted pursuant to the Water Resources Planning 
Act, water resource research and development programs, saline 
water research and development.
    (3) Compacts relating to the use and apportionment of 
interstate waters, water rights, and major interbasin water or 
power movement programs.
    (4) All measures and matters pertaining to irrigation and 
reclamation projects and other water resources development 
programs, including policies and procedures.
    (5) General and continuing oversight and investigative 
authority over activities, policies and programs within the 
jurisdiction of the Subcommittee.

                       III. Legislative Activities

A. Legislative Hearings and Markups

     March 15, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 1122, Alaska Power 
Administration Sale Act.
    May 11, 1995--Mark up of H.R. 1122, Alaska Power 
Administration Sale Act.
    May 11, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 930, to reauthorize Title II 
of the Salinity Control Act; and H.R. 1070, to designate a 
certain lake in California as ``Trinity Lake.''
    June 8, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 599, Bonneville Power 
Administration Appropriations Refinancing Act; H.R. 799, 
Bonneville Power Administration Appropriations Refinancing Act; 
and H.R. 1743, to reauthorize the Water Resources Institutes.
     June 15, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 1823, to amend the Central 
Utah Project Completion Act to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to allow for prepayment contracts between the United 
States and the Central Utah Water Conservancy District dated 
December 28, 1965, and November 26, 1985.
    July 13, 1995--Mark up of H.R. 1743, to amend the Water 
Resources Research Act of 1984 to extend the authorizations of 
appropriations through fiscal year 2000.
    July 20, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 1906, to amend the Central 
Valley Project Improvement Act.
    October 24, 1995--Mark up of a Committee Print entitled the 
``Central Valley Project Reform Act of 1995''.
    November 2, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 1803, to amend the 
Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act 
to authorize additional projects; and H.R. 2549, to authorize 
the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts to assist 
the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency, California, to 
implement a basin management plan for the elimination of 
groundwater overdraft and seawater intrusion.
    November 16, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 1232, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to convey, upon request, certain 
property in Federal reclamation projects to beneficiaries of 
the projects and to set forth a distribution scheme for 
revenues from reclamation project lands; H.R. 2609, the Texas 
Reclamation Projects Indebtedness Purchase Act; and H.R. 2644, 
the Missouri River Basin, Pick-Sloan Projects Facility 
Transfers Act.
    April 18, 1996--Hearing on H.R. 2392, to amend the Umatilla 
Basin Project Act to establish boundaries for irrigation 
districts within the Umatilla Basin; H.R. 2781, to authorize 
the Secretary of the Interior to provide loan guarantees for 
water supply, conservation, quality, and transmission projects; 
H.R. 3041, to supplement the Small Reclamation Projects Act of 
1956 and to supplement the Federal reclamation laws by 
providing for Federal cooperation in non-Federal projects and 
participation by non-Federal agencies in Federal projects; H.R. 
2819, to authorize the construction of the Fort Peck Rural 
County Water Supply System, to authorize assistance to the Fort 
Peck Rural County Water District, Inc., a nonprofit 
corporation, for the planning, design, and construction of the 
water supply system; and H.R. 3258, to direct the Secretary of 
the Interior to convey property in New Mexico to the Carlsbad 
Irrigation District.
    July 11, 1996--Mark up of H.R. 2392, to amend the Umatilla 
Basin Project Act to establish boundaries for irrigation 
districts within the Umatilla Basin; S. 1467, to authorize the 
construction of the Fort Peck Rural County Water Supply System, 
to authorize assistance to the Fort Peck Rural County Water 
District, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, for the planning, 
design, and construction of the water supply system; H.R. 3258, 
to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain real 
property within the Carlsbad Project in New Mexico to Carlsbad 
Irrigation District; and a Subcommittee Print, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to sell the Sly Park Dam and 
Reservoir.
    September 26, 1996--Hearing on H.R. 3777, Oroville-Tonasket 
Claim Settlement and Conveyance Act.

B. Legislation Enacted

    H.R. 599, to provide for the reconstitution of outstanding 
repayment obligations of the Administrator of the Bonneville 
Power Administration for the appropriated capital investments 
in the Federal Columbia River Power System (enacted as part of 
Public Law 104-134).
    H.R. 799, to provide for the reconstitution of outstanding 
repayment obligations of the Administrator of the Bonneville 
Power Administration for the appropriated capital investments 
in the Federal Columbia River Power System (enacted as part of 
Public Law 104-134).
    H.R. 930, to amend the Colorado River Basin Salinity 
Control Act to authorize additional measures to carry out the 
control of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-
effective manner (enacted as part of Public Law 104-20).
    H.R. 1122, to authorize and direct the Secretary of Energy 
to sell the Alaska Power Administration, and for other purposes 
(enacted as part of Public Law 104-58).
    H.R. 1743, amends the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 
to extend the authorization of appropriations through fiscal 
year 2000 (Public Law 104-147).
    H.R. 1803, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize additional 
projects (enacted as part of Public Law 104-266).
    H.R. 1823, amends the Central Utah Project Completion Act 
to direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow for prepayment 
of repayment contracts between the United States and the 
Central Utah Water Conservancy District dated December 28, 
1965, and November 26, 1985 (Public Law 104-286).
     H.R. 1879, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
participate in the Alamitos Barrier Recycled Water Project and 
in the Long Beach Water Desalination and Reuse Research and 
Development Project (enacted as part of Public Law 104-266).
    H.R. 2512, provides for certain benefits of the Missouri 
River basin Pick-Sloan project to the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe 
(Public Law 104-223).
     H.R. 2819, to authorize the construction of the Fort Peck 
Rural County Water Supply System, to authorize assistance to 
the Fort Peck Rural County Water District, Inc., a nonprofit 
corporation, for the planning, design and construction of the 
water supply system, and for other purposes (enacted as part of 
Public Law 104-300).
     H.R. 3350, to extend contracts between the Bureau of 
Reclamation and irrigation districts in Kansas and Nebraska, 
and for other purposes (enacted as part of Public Law 104-326).
    H.R. 4048, to enhance California's habitat, water quality, 
and water supply (enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
    H.R. 4126, to support the California-Federal Bay-Delta 
Program in developing, funding and implementing a balanced, 
long-term solution to the problems of ecosystem quality, water 
quality, water supply and reliability, and system vulnerability 
affecting the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento San Joaquin Delta 
Watershed in California (enacted as part of Public Law 104-208 
and Public Law 104-333).
    H.R. 4188, to authorize the construction of the Fort Peck 
Reservation Rural Water System, Montana, and for other purposes 
(enacted as part of Public Law 104-300).
    H.R. 4236, provides for the administration of certain 
Presidio properties at minimal cost to the Federal taxpayer, 
and for other purposes (Public Law 104-333).
    S. 523, amends the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control 
Act to authorize additional measures to carry out the control 
of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-effective 
manner, and for other purposes (Public Law 104-20).
    S. 811, authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to conduct 
studies regarding the desalinization of water and water reuse 
(Public Law 104-298).
    S. 1467, authorizes the construction of the Fort Peck Rural 
County Water Supply System, to authorize assistance to the Fort 
Peck Rural County Water District, Inc., a nonprofit 
corporation, for the planning, design, and construction of the 
water supply system (Public Law 104-300).
    S. 1662, to establish areas of wilderness and recreation in 
the State of Oregon (enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).

C. Legislation Passed House

     H.R. 1070, to designate the reservoir created by Trinity 
Dam in the Central Valley project, California, as ``Trinity 
Lake.''
    H.R. 1743, to amend the Water Resources Research Act of 
1984 to extend the authorization of appropriations through 
fiscal year 2000.
    H.R. 1823, to amend the Central Utah Project Completion Act 
to direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow for prepayment 
of repayment contracts between the United States and the 
Central Utah Water Conservancy District dated December 28, 
1965, and November 26, 1985.
    H.R. 2512, to provide for certain benefits of the Missouri 
River basin Pick-Sloan project to the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe.
    H.R. 4236, to provide for the administration of certain 
Presidio properties at minimal cost to the Federal taxpayer, 
and for other purposes.
    S. 523, to amend the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control 
Act to authorize additional measures to carry out the control 
of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-effective 
manner, and for other purposes.
    S. 811, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
conduct studies regarding the desalinization of water and water 
reuse.
    S. 1467, to authorize the construction of the Fort Peck 
Rural County Water Supply System, to authorize assistance to 
the Fort Peck Rural County Water District, Inc., a nonprofit 
corporation, for the planning, design, and construction of the 
water supply system.

D. Legislation Ordered Reported by the Full Committee

    H.R. 1070, (H. Rept. 104-134) to designate the reservoir 
created by Trinity Dam in the Central Valley project, 
California, as ``Trinity Lake.''
    H.R. 1122 (H. Rept. 104-187, Part I) to authorize and 
direct the Secretary of Energy to sell the Alaska Power 
Administration, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 1743 (H. Rept. 104-242) to amend the Water Resources 
Research Act of 1984 to extend the authorization of 
appropriations through fiscal year 2000.
    H.R. 1823 (H. Rept. 104-531) to amend the Central Utah 
Project Completion Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
to allow for prepayment of repayment contracts between the 
United States and the Central Utah Water Conservancy District 
dated December 28, 1965, and November 26, 1985.
    H.R. 2392 (H. Rept. 104-680) to amend the Umatilla Basin 
Project Act to establish boundaries for irrigation districts 
within the Umatilla Basin, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 2512 (H. Rept. 104-675) to provide for certain 
benefits of the Missouri River basin Pick-Sloan project to the 
Crow Creek Sioux Tribe.
    H.R. 3258, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey certain real property located within the Carlsbad 
Project in New Mexico to Carlsbad Irrigation District.
    S. 523 (H. Rept. 104-132) to amend the Colorado River Basin 
Salinity Control Act to authorize additional measures to carry 
out the control of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-
effective manner, and for other purposes.
    S. 811 (H. Rept. 104-790, Part I) to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to conduct studies regarding the 
desalinization of water and water reuse.
    S. 1467 (H. Rept. 104-769) to authorize the construction of 
the Fort Peck Rural County Water Supply System, to authorize 
assistance to the Fort Peck Rural County Water District, Inc., 
a nonprofit corporation, for the planning, design, and 
construction of the water supply system.

E. Legislation Marked up at Subcommittee

    H.R. 1122, to authorize and direct the Secretary of Energy 
to sell the Alaska Power Administration, and for other 
purposes.
    H.R. 1743, to amend the Water Resources Research Act of 
1984 to extend the authorization of appropriations through 
fiscal year 2000.
    H.R. 2392, to amend the Umatilla Basin Project Act to 
establish boundaries for irrigation districts within the 
Umatilla Basin, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 3258, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey certain real property located within the Carlsbad 
Project in New Mexico to Carlsbad Irrigation District.
    S. 1467, to authorize the construction of the Fort Peck 
Rural County Water Supply System, to authorize assistance to 
the Fort Peck Rural County Water District, Inc., a nonprofit 
corporation, for the planning, design, and construction of the 
water supply system.

F. Legislation Discharged from Subcommittee

    H.R. 1070, to designate the reservoir created by Trinity 
Dam in the Central Valley project, California, as ``Trinity 
Lake.''
    H.R. 1823, to amend the Central Utah Project Completion Act 
to direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow for prepayment 
of repayment contracts between the United States and the 
Central Utah Water Conservancy District dated December 28, 
1965, and November 26, 1985.
    H.R. 2512, to provide for certain benefits of the Missouri 
River basin Pick-Sloan project to the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, 
and for other purposes.
    S. 523, to amend the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control 
Act to authorize additional measures to carry out the control 
of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-effective 
manner, and for other purposes.
    S. 811, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
conduct studies regarding the desalinization of water and water 
reuse.

    IV. oversight activities of the subcommittee on water and power 
                               resources

A. Introduction

    Budget Overview: The Subcommittee proposed to hold a 
hearing on that portion of the President's budget proposal 
falling within its jurisdiction each year. The Subcommittee 
held a hearing on that portion of the President's budget 
proposal falling within its jurisdiction on March 7, 1995. 
Administration officials representing the Department of Energy 
and the Department of the Interior testified.
    Central Valley Project Improvement Act Implementation 
(CVPIA): The Subcommittee proposed to review actions taken by 
Federal, State and other organizations to implement the various 
provisions of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act 
(CVPIA). Early in the 104th Congress, the Resources Committee 
was contacted by a number of California interests, including 
irrigation districts, municipalities, and power customers 
concerned about the way provisions of the CVPIA were being 
implemented or interpreted. The Subcommittee held four hearings 
(in California as well as in Washington) related to the 
implementation of the CVPIA. In June of 1995, legislation was 
introduced to reform the CVPIA. After the introduction of the 
CVPIA Reform Act, the Department of the Interior started an 
administrative process to resolve problems with the 
implementation of the CVPIA--an explicit recognition that 
significant problems existed. The Subcommittee held an 
oversight hearing on the status of the administrative process. 
At that hearing, the Administration witness requested that 
action on the bill be suspended until the administrative 
process was completed. In May 1996, action on the CVPIA reform 
bill was suspended, conditioned on the administrative process 
producing real results and meeting its self-imposed deadlines.
    On September 12, 1996, the Subcommittee held another 
oversight hearing on the administrative process. At that 
hearing, two stakeholder groups testified that some legislative 
changes to the CVPIA will be needed once the administrative 
process is completed. Some deadlines in the administrative 
process have slipped, and there is an ongoing concern that 
certain problems are not being addressed through the process at 
all.
    Regulation Reform: The Subcommittee proposed to review the 
need for and advisability of reducing and eliminating those 
Federal rules and regulations falling within its jurisdiction. 
The Subcommittee conducted numerous investigations and informal 
reviews concerning the Bureau of Reclamation's regulatory 
program. Subcommittee Chairman John T. Doolittle (R-CA) joined 
Chairman Don Young (R-AK) in urging the Department of the 
Interior to comply with court settlements requiring the 
reissuance of the water conservation regulations under the 
Reclamation Reform Act of 1982. No formal Subcommittee hearings 
or other actions were taken.
    Restructuring the Bureau of Reclamation: The Subcommittee 
proposed to review current efforts to downsize the Bureau of 
Reclamation and will consider new proposals relating to the 
further reduction or termination of the existence of that 
bureau. The Subcommittee held several hearings on Bureau of 
Reclamation operations. These hearings included: a March 30, 
1995, oversight hearing on Bureau of Reclamation operational 
issues; a June 15, 1995, oversight hearing on the possible 
transfer of Reclamation facilities out of Federal control; 
field hearings in Oregon and Idaho in October 1995 on Federal 
Government actions affecting water rights; and a March 7, 1996, 
hearing on dams safety and deferred maintenance issues at 
Bureau of Reclamation facilities. The Subcommittee approved 
several bills to transfer specific Reclamation facilities out 
of Federal ownership, thereby reducing the size and scope of 
the Bureau of Reclamation.
    California Bay--Delta Agreement: The Subcommittee proposed 
to review the agreement reached between the Federal Government, 
the State of California and various other parties relating to 
the protection of the Sacramento Delta estuary and the supply 
of water to farms and cities in a major portion of California. 
The issues related to the implementation of the December 1994 
agreement are similar, and in some instances linked, to the 
implementation of the 1992 Central Valley Project Improvement 
Act (CVPIA). The Subcommittee's actions on the CVPIA are 
discussed above. However, the Committee was supportive of 
efforts to fund the Federal share of a balanced, long-term 
solution to the problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-
San Joaquin Delta Watershed. This authorization language was 
included in Public Law 104-333 and Public Law 104-208.
    Central Arizona Project Debt Repayment: The Subcommittee 
proposed to review proposals made by the Administration to 
restructure the debt currently held by the owners of the 
Central Arizona Project. Negotiations to reach a settlement 
agreement on the repayment issues pertaining to the Central 
Arizona Project (CAP) were unsuccessful, and these issues are 
now in litigation. The litigation has limited the ability of 
the Subcommittee to investigate certain issues that are the 
subject of the lawsuit. However, the Subcommittee did ask the 
General Accounting Office to conduct a preliminary 
investigation concerning the appropriateness of the Bureau of 
Reclamation's use of funds from the Lower Colorado River Basin 
Development Fund for certain costs related to the Central 
Arizona Project. The Subcommittee staff have also received 
briefings from the Department on the various Basin Funds, and 
on the operation of the Central Arizona Project. In addition, 
Chairman John T. Doolittle (R-CA) wrote the Department in 
September 1996 asking detailed questions about CAP operations. 
The Subcommittee will continue its oversight of the Bureau's 
role in the Central Arizona Project. Hearings are possible in 
the 105th Congress.
    Sale of Federal Power Marketing Administrations: The 
Subcommittee proposed to review proposals to sell those 
agencies within the Department of Energy known as power 
marketing administrations (PMAs) which market the electrical 
power produced at Federal water projects. The Resources 
Committee approved provisions in its part of the reconciliation 
bill that would have sold the Southeastern Power 
Administration, the underlying power generation assets, and the 
associated dams and reservoirs. The bill provided for the 
control of rate increases, protection of existing contracts and 
obligations, placed the sale assets under Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission control, opened the sale to both 
customers and non-customers, and provided further information 
for evaluating the sale of the remaining PMAs. However, only a 
study version of this language was included in H.R. 2491, the 
Balanced Budget Act vetoed by the President.
    The debate over the various PMA proposals introduced or 
considered during the First Session of the 104th Congress 
raised many policy issues. Therefore, in December 1995 Chairman 
John T. Doolittle (R-CA) sent a letter to the General 
Accounting Office (GAO) requesting that the GAO conduct certain 
investigations. This request resulted in three separate GAO 
reports that were the subject of the following hearings: May 2, 
1996, hearing on Pick-Sloan Project Repayment Issues; July 25, 
1996, hearing on Deferred Maintenance and Energy Reliability 
Issues at Facilities Generating Power Marketed by the 
Southeastern Power Administration; September 19, 1996, hearing 
on accounting practices for Federal power marketing 
administrations.
    Oversight of Bonneville Power Administration Management: 
The Subcommittee proposed to hold hearings on the actions taken 
by the management of the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) 
relating to various matters of concern. The Subcommittee agreed 
to defer significant actions on the management of the 
Bonneville Power Administration until the December 1996 
completion of the Comprehensive Review of the Northwest Energy 
System, a regional review commissioned by the four Northwest 
Governors.
    Nonetheless, the Subcommittee did hold two hearings on BPA-
related issues. The first hearing was on May 21, 1996, on 
Bonneville Power Administration Operations and the Status of 
the Comprehensive Review of the Northwest Energy System. The 
second hearing was a field hearing on November 7, 1996, on 
issues and recommendations concerning the August 10, 1996, 
Bonneville/Western U.S. Power Outage.
    In addition, the Committee approved H.R. 799, the 
``Bonneville Power Administration Appropriations Refinancing 
Act,'' as amended, which provides for the reconstitution of 
outstanding repayment obligations of the Administrator of the 
Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) for the appropriated 
capital investments in the Federal Columbia River Power System. 
This Act raised the low interest rates on BPA's old 
appropriated debt up to current Treasury rates. The Act 
actually increased revenues to the U.S. Treasury, because BPA 
agreed to pay an additional $100 million to be able to 
restructure this debt. An amended version of H.R. 799 was 
eventually incorporated into Public Law 104-134.
    Hoover Dam Visitors Center: The Subcommittee proposed to 
hold hearings on the expenditures over budget for the Hoover 
Dam Visitors center. Bureau of Reclamation officials were 
subjected to lengthy questioning on this issue at the March 30, 
1995, oversight hearing on Bureau of Reclamation operational 
issues. Written follow-up questions on Hoover Dam were also 
submitted to the Department.
    Oversight of Colorado River Operations: The Subcommittee 
proposed to hold hearings on the operation of the Colorado 
River in both the Upper and Lower basins. The Subcommittee held 
a May 11, 1995, hearing to examine the significant impacts of 
high salinity levels on human health and the environment. The 
Subcommittee subsequently moved legislation, now Public Law 
104-20, to revise the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control 
Program.
    With respect to the impact of hydropower production on 
Colorado River operations, the Subcommittee held a March 19, 
1996, oversight hearing on Western Area Power Administration 
Construction and Maintenance Activities and Bureau of 
Reclamation Power Facilities Management.
    Further, the issues raised with respect to the Central 
Arizona Project, discussed above, are linked to any 
investigation of Colorado River Operations, since the CAP was 
constructed to deliver Colorado River water within Arizona.
    Water Technology Development: The Subcommittee proposed to 
hold hearings on various aspects of water technology 
development which will impact Federal waste water reclamation 
activities. Although the Subcommittee did not hold hearings on 
water technology development, the Committee did approve two 
bills to address waste water reclamation. They are: H.R. 3660 
(Public Law 104-266), the Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act; and S. 811 (Public Law 
104-298), the Water Desalinization Research and Development Act 
of 1996.
    DOI Irrigation Drainage Program: The Subcommittee proposed 
to hold hearings on the Department of the Interior's Irrigation 
Drainage Program. A major unresolved drainage issue at the 
beginning of the 104th Congress was how to allocate the costs 
for the San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program and the cleanup of 
selenium from drainage water at the Kesterson Wildlife Refuge 
in California. This cost-allocation issue was finally resolved 
in the fiscal year 1997 Energy and Water Development 
Appropriations Act. Chairmen Don Young (R-AK) and John T. 
Doolittle (R-CA) wrote in support of this agreement. Beyond 
this action, the Subcommittee took no further actions on the 
Department's Irrigation Drainage Program.

B. Hearings

    March 7, 1995--Oversight hearing held on the Department of 
Energy and Bureau of Reclamation fiscal year 1996 Budget 
Requests.
    March 30, 1995--Oversight hearing on Department of Energy 
and Bureau of Reclamation Operational Issues.
    April 18, 1995--Oversight field hearing in Sacramento, 
California, on the transfer of the Central Valley Project (CVP) 
out of Federal ownership and the implementation of the CVP 
Improvement Act.
    May 18, 1995--Oversight hearing on the potential transfer 
of the Power Marketing Administrations out of Federal 
ownership.
    June 15, 1995--Oversight hearing on the possible transfer 
of Reclamation facilities out of Federal control.
    July 25, 1995--Oversight hearing held on the Trinity River 
Basin Fish and Wildlife Management Program.
    October 4, 1995--Oversight field hearing on Hermiston, 
Oregon, on Federal Government Actions Affecting Oregonians' 
Water Rights.
    October 5, 1995--Oversight field hearing held in Boise, 
Idaho, on Federal Government Actions Affecting Idahoans' Water 
Rights.
    February 23, 1996--Oversight field hearing held in 
Stockton, California, on water supply issues in San Joaquin 
County, California.
    March 7, 1996--Oversight hearing on dam safety and deferred 
maintenance issues at Bureau of Reclamation facilities.
    March 19, 1996--Oversight hearing on Western Area Power 
Administration Construction and Maintenance Activities and 
Bureau of Reclamation Power Facilities Management.
    April 18, 1996--Oversight hearing held on Results/Status 
Report of Administrative Process on CVPIA Implementation.
    May 2, 1996--Oversight hearing on Pick-Sloan Project 
Repayment Issues.
    May 21, 1996--Oversight hearing on Pacific Northwest Water 
and Power Issues.
    July 19, 1996--Oversight field hearing in Corpus Christi, 
Texas, on Emergency Drought Conditions Affecting Reclamation 
Facilities in Texas.
    July 25, 1996--Oversight hearing on Deferred Maintenance 
and Energy Reliability Issues at Facilities Generating Power 
Marketed by the Southeastern Power Administration.
    September 12, 1996--Oversight hearing on progress report on 
the administrative efforts to implement the Central Valley 
Project Improvement Act.
    September 19, 1996--Oversight hearing held on accounting 
practices for Federal hydropower marketing.
    November 7, 1996--Oversight field hearing held in Los 
Angeles, California, on Issues and Recommendations Concerning 
the August 10, 1996, Bonneville/Western U.S. Power Outage.

                       v. subcommittee statistics

Total number of bills and resolutions referred....................    54
Total number of bills reported from subcommittee..................     5
Total number of bills reported from full committee................    10
Total number of bills passed by the House.........................     8
Total number of bills enacted into law............................    19
Public Hearings and Markups:
    Legislative...................................................     9
    Oversight.....................................................    19
    Markup sessions...............................................     4
Total number of subcommittee meetings (days)......................    29
          Subcommittee on Native American and Insular Affairs

                            i. introduction

A. Native American Issues
    A large number of bills relating to Native Americans was 
considered by the 104th Congress. The following is a 
compilation of that Native American-related legislation, 
referred to the Resources Committee and, in most instances, to 
the Native American and Insular Affairs Subcommittee, which 
were enacted into law:
          The Advisory Council on California Indian Policy Act 
        was amended to extend the term of the Advisory Council 
        from 18 to 36 months.
          Public Law 104-16 was enacted to reauthorize funding 
        for two years for grants to tribes for treatment 
        programs for Indians who have been victims of child 
        sexual abuse, for the development of Indian Child 
        Protection and Family Violence Prevention programs, and 
        for the funding of Indian Child Resource and Family 
        Service Centers.
          The Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Infrastructure Development 
        Trust Fund Act of 1996, Public Law 104-223, was enacted 
        to create a $27.5 million dollar development fund to 
        provide the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe with resources for 
        health care facilities, a water system, recreational 
        facilities, and other projects and programs.
          Legislation was enacted which amends the Utah Schools 
        and Lands Improvement Act to provide for lands and 
        mineral interests to be added to the Goshute Indian 
        Reservation.
          Legislation was enacted to amend the Indian Health 
        Care Improvement Act to extend the demonstration 
        program for direct billing of Medicare, Medicaid, and 
        other third party payers.
          The Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute Settlement Act of 1996 
        was enacted to implement a Federal court-ordered 
        settlement agreement entered into between the Hopi 
        Tribe, Navajo families who reside of Hopi lands, and 
        the Federal Government.
          The Indian Environmental General Assistance Program 
        Act, which provides funding to all Tribes for the 
        implementation of solid and hazardous waste programs, 
        was reauthorized by Public Law 104-233.
          Section 401 of Public Law 100-581 was amended to 
        provide authority to the Army Corps of Engineers to 
        provide funding for the operation and maintenance of 
        certain in lieu fishing access sites.
          The Indian Self-Determination and Education 
        Assistance Act was amended by Public Law 104-109 to 
        provide that participating tribes may elect to include 
        any or all provisions of Title 1, which deals with 
        Public Law 93-638 contracts, in Title III and Title IV 
        Self-Governance compacts. That Act was also amended by 
        Public Law 104-133 to extend the authority for 
        promulgating regulations under the Act.
          The Jicarilla Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement 
        Act was amended to extend for two years the deadline 
        for the parties to that water rights settlement to 
        complete certain requirements provided for in the Act.
          Authority was granted to the Lac Vieux Desert Band of 
        Lake Superior Chippewa Indians to amend its base 
        membership roll.
          Authority was provided to the Secretary of the 
        Interior to reprogram, in accordance with resolutions 
        approved by the Mescalero Apache Tribe, certain funds 
        awarded to the Tribe by the Indian Claims Commission.
          Legislation was enacted to revoke the charter of 
        incorporation of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, as 
        requested by the Tribe, pursuant to the Indian 
        Reorganization Act.
          Public Law 104-15 was enacted to reauthorize funding 
        for two years for the housing relocation portion of the 
        Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute Settlement Act.
          Authority was granted to the Ponca Indian Tribe of 
        Nebraska to utilize funds provided in prior fiscal 
        years to acquire, develop, and maintain a transitional 
        living facility for Indian adolescents. Section 5 of 
        the Ponca Restoration Act was amended to modify the 
        service area of the Tribe to include tribal members 
        living in Sarpy, Burt, Platte, Stantion, Hall, Holt and 
        Wayne counties in Nebraska and tribal members living in 
        Woodbury and Pottawattomie counties in Iowa.
          Legislation was enacted to revoke the charter of 
        incorporation of the Prairie Island Indian Community, 
        as requested by the Tribe, pursuant to the Indian 
        Reorganization Act.
          Public Law 104-102 was enacted to ratify and 
        implement a land settlement agreement between the 
        Resolution Trust Corporation, the City of Scottsdale, 
        and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community.
          The San Carlos Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement 
        Act was amended to extend until June 30, 1997, the 
        deadline for the parties to the settlement to complete 
        certain agreements between the San Carlos Apache Tribe, 
        the Phelps-Dodge Corporation and the Town of Globe.
          Legislation was enacted which transferred 764 acres 
        of land, known as the Bottleneck tract, to management 
        by the Taos Pueblo to be a part of the Pueblo de Taos 
        Reservation.
          Minor technical amendments were made to the following 
        Indian-related statutes:
                  (1) the American Indian Trust Fund Management 
                Reform Act;
                  (2) the Auburn Indian Restoration Act;
                  (3) the Crow Boundary Settlement Act;
                  (4) the Indian Dams Safety Act;
                  (5) the Indian Lands Open Dump Cleanup Act;
                  (6) the Indian Self-Determination Contract 
                Reform Act;
                  (7) the Native American Languages Act;
                  (8) the Odawa and Ottawa Restoration Act;
                  (9) the Pascua Yaqui Indians Act;
                  (10) the Pokagon Potawatomi Restoration Act; 
                and
                  (11) the Tlingit and Haida Status 
                Clarification Act.

B. Insular Affairs

     The Subcommittee on Native American and Insular Affairs 
legislative focus on insular issues centered on increasing 
local self-government in the islands and reforming Federal 
policies for the administration of the insular areas. 
Significant legislative accomplishments reflected in laws 
enacted during the 104th Congress included the termination of 
the Department of the Interior's Office of Territorial and 
International Affairs and the political position of the 
Assistant Secretary for Territorial and International Affairs, 
reduction in the size of unnecessary Federal territorial staff 
and programmatic funding, phase-out of the special annual grant 
to the Northern Mariana Islands, and completion of a final 
resettlement plan for Rongelap Atoll. In addition, legislation 
was reported by the Committee to establish a process leading to 
the resolution of Puerto Rico's political status, the largest 
island group with 90 percent of the population of all of 
America's territories. These legislative and other activities 
include:
     Title I of H.R. 602 (later incorporated into H.R. 1332) 
terminated the Department of the Interior Office of Territorial 
and International Affairs and the position of Assistant 
Secretary, and reduced Federal insular staff and program 
funding was provided for in the Fiscal Year 1997 Appropriations 
Act (Public Law 104-208).
     Title III of H.R. 1332, which was reported by the 
Committee, would have immediately eliminated the annual special 
grant to the Northern Mariana Islands. Congress enacted an 
alternative phased-out of the funds in the 1997 Fiscal Year 
Appropriations Act (Public Law 104-208).
     Originating as Title I of H.R. 1332, Public Law 104-208 
provided for a final resettlement of the Rongelap Community and 
the radiological rehabilitation of the atoll.
     H.R. 3024 provided a Federally-authorized process to 
resolve Puerto Rico's political status. Similar legislation was 
introduced in the Senate, S. 2019. The bill was reported 
unanimously by the Subcommittee and favorably by the Committees 
on Resources and Rules.
     Title III of H.R. 602 would grant Hawaii jurisdiction for 
seven small U.S. territorial islands and atolls near the State. 
The legislation received support from the Senate of Hawaii, 
which adopted S.R. No. 21 on April 10, 1995, urging the 
Congress to support this provision. Companion legislation was 
introduced in the Senate (see S. 1906).
     H.R. 3634, the Virgin Islands Organic Revision Act of 
1996, was incorporated into H.R. 1332 and passed by the House. 
The measure increased the powers of local self-government for 
the Virgin Islands.
     Title VII of H.R. 3721 provided a non-paid commission of 
limited duration involving the private sector to consider 
alternative economic development strategies for the Virgin 
Islands. The bill passed the House as part of H.R. 1332.
     H.R. 2254 repealed the separate ballot requirement for the 
Delegate representing Guam. The bill was incorporated into H.R. 
1332 and passed by the House.
     H.R. 2624 established a non-paid commission of 18-months 
to address American Samoa's history and economic options. The 
bill was incorporated into H.R. 1332.
     H.R. 1306 provided funding for economic development in 
American Samoa. The bill was incorporated into H.R. 1332. An 
alternative funding provision for American Samoa was provided 
for in the Fiscal Year 1996 Appropriations Act (Public Law 104-
134).
     H.J. Res. 192, the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act 
Amendments, was incorporated into H.R. 1332 and passed by the 
House.
     H.R. 4067 would authorize the local election of a non-
voting delegate to Congress for the Northern Mariana Islands. 
The bill was reported from the Committee on Resources.
     H.R. 602 would authorize a commission to identify those 
individuals on Guam who qualify for World War II restitution. 
The bill was incorporated into H.R. 2041 and ordered reported.
     H.R. 2159, which would provide for the transfer of certain 
lands on the Island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, to the 
Municipality of Vieques, was approved by the Subcommittee.

                            II. jurisdiction

    (1) Except for Native Alaskans, measures relating to the 
welfare of Native Americans, including management of Indian 
lands in general and special measures relating to claims which 
are paid out of Indian funds.
    (2) Except for Native Alaskans, all matters regarding the 
relations of the United States with the Indians and the Indian 
tribes, including special oversight functions under clause 3(e) 
of Rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives.
    (3) All matters regarding Native Hawaiians.
    (4) Except for Native Alaskans, all matters related to the 
Federal trust responsibility to Native Americans and the 
sovereignty of Native Americans.
    (5) All matters regarding insular areas of the United 
States.
    (6) All measures or matters regarding the Freely Associated 
States and Antarctica.
    (7) Cooperative efforts to encourage, enhance and improve 
international programs for the protection of the environment 
and the conservation of natural resources within the 
jurisdiction of the Committee.
    (8) General and continuing oversight and investigative 
authority over activities, policies and programs within the 
jurisdiction of the Subcommittee.

                       III. legislative activities

A. Legislative Hearings and Markups

    January 31, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 602, Omnibus Territories 
Act; the impact of the Contract With America on the 
territories, reducing and reforming government through the 
termination of the Office of Territorial and International 
Affairs; and general oversight of the territories.
    March 29, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 1306, America Samoa 
Economic Development Act; and H.R. 1332, Rongelap Recovery and 
Community Self-Reliance Act.
    April 5, 1995--Mark up of H.R. 1332, Rongelap Recovery and 
Community Self-Reliance Act.
    May 10, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 1448, Indian Child Welfare 
Act.
    June 22, 1995--Joint hearing with Senate Committee on 
Indian Affairs on S. 487, to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory 
Act.
    August 3, 1995--Mark up of H.R. 2159, to provide for the 
transfer of certain lands on the Island of Vieques, Puerto 
Rico, to the Municipality of Vieques.
    November 14, 1995--Hearing on H.R. 2591, to provide for 
administrative procedures to extend Federal recognition to 
certain Indian groups; H.R. 2490, Saddleback Mountain-Arizona 
Settlement Act of 1995; and H.R. 377, Burt Lake Band 
Recognition Act.
    November 14, 1995--Mark up of H.R. 377, Burt Lake Band 
Recognition Act.
    March 23, 1996--Field hearing held in San Juan, Puerto 
Rico, on H.R. 3024, to provide a process leading to full self-
government for Puerto Rico.
    April 25, 1996--Joint hearing with Senate Committee on 
Indian Affairs, on H.R. 2512/S. 1264, to provide for certain 
benefits of the Missouri River basin Pick-Sloan project to the 
Crow Creek Sioux Tribe.
    June 12, 1996--Mark up of H.R. 3024, to provide a process 
leading to full self-government for Puerto Rico.
    June 19, 1996--Hearing on H.R. 3640, to provide for the 
settlement of issues and claims related to the trust lands of 
the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians.
    June 19, 1996--Mark up of H.R. 3640, to provide for the 
settlement of issues and claims related to the trust lands of 
the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians; H.R. 3642, to 
provide for the transfer of public lands to certain California 
Indian Tribes; and H.R. 2591, to provide for administrative 
procedures to extend Federal recognition to certain Indian 
groups.
    June 26, 1996--Hearing on H.R. 3634, to amend provisions of 
the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands; and H.R. 3635, 
transfer of management authority for the Christiansted Historic 
Site.
    July 17, 1996--Hearing on H.R. 2710, to provide for the 
conveyance of certain lands in the State of California to the 
Hoopa Valley Tribe; and H.R. 3671, to provide for the 
recognition of the United Houma Nation and to provide for the 
settlement of land claims of the United Houma Nation.
    July 24, 1996--Hearing on certain provisions of H.R. 3721, 
the Omnibus Territories Act.
    August 1, 1996--Hearing on H.R. 3595, to make available to 
the Senate Sioux Tribe of Nebraska its proportionate share of 
funds awarded in Docket 74-A to the Sioux Indian Nation.

B. Legislation Enacted

    H.R. 1431, to make certain technical corrections in laws 
relating to Native Americans (enacted as part of Public Law 
104-91).
    H.R. 2369, to provide for the development of the fishery 
resource within the exclusive economic zone of the insular 
areas of the United States, and for other purposes (enacted as 
part of Public Law 104-297).
    H.R. 2490, to provide for the transfer of certain lands to 
the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and the City of 
Scottsdale, Arizona, and for other purposes (enacted as part of 
Public Law 104-102).
    H.R. 2512, provides for certain benefits of the Missouri 
River basin Pick-Sloan project to the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe 
(Public Law 104-223).
    H.R. 3034, amends the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act to extend for two months the authority 
for promulgating regulations under the Act (Public Law 104-
133).
    H.R. 3068, accepts the request of the Prairie Island Indian 
Community to revoke their charter of incorporation issued under 
the Indian Reorganization Act (Public Law 104-261).
    H.R. 3378, amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to 
extend the demonstration program for direct billing of 
Medicare, Medicaid, and other third party payors (Public Law 
104-313).
    S. 349, reauthorizes appropriations for the Navajo-Hopi 
Relocation Housing Program (Public Law 104-15).
    S. 441, reauthorizes appropriations for certain programs 
under the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence 
Prevention Act (Public Law 104-16).
    S. 1662, to establish areas of wilderness and recreation in 
the State of Oregon (enacted as part of Public Law 104-333).
    S. 1973, provides for the settlement of the Navajo-Hopi 
land dispute, and for other purposes (Public Law 104-301).

C. Legislation Passed House

    H.R. 1332, to establish certain policies and 
responsibilities with respect to the administration of the 
Rongelap Resettlement Trust Fund, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 2512, to provide for certain benefits of the Missouri 
River basin Pick-Sloan project to the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe.
    H.R. 3034, to amend the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act to extend for two months the authority 
for promulgating regulations under the Act.
    H.R. 3068, to accept the request of the Prairie Island 
Indian Community to revoke their charter of incorporation 
issued under the Indian Reorganization Act.
    H.R. 3378, to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act 
to extend the demonstration program for direct billing of 
Medicare, Medicaid, and other third party payors.
    H.R. 3640, to provide for the settlement of issues and 
claims related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert 
Cahuilla Indians.
    H.R. 3642, to provide for the transfer of public lands to 
certain California Indian Tribes.
    H.R. 3804, to remove the restriction on the distribution of 
certain revenues from the Mineral Springs parcel to certain 
members of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians.
    S. 349, to reauthorize appropriations for the Navajo-Hopi 
Relocation Housing Program.
    S. 441, to reauthorize appropriations for certain programs 
under the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence 
Prevention Act.
    S. 1973, to provide for the settlement of the Navajo-Hopi 
land dispute, and for other purposes.

D. Legislation Ordered Reported by the Full Committee

    H.R. 1332 (H. Rept. 104-471) to establish certain policies 
and responsibilities with respect to the administration of the 
Rongelap Resettlement Trust Fund, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 2041 (H. Rept. 104-867, Part I) to amend the Organic 
Act of Guam to provide restitution to the people of Guam who 
suffered atrocities such as personal injury, forced labor, 
forced marches, internment, and death during the occupation of 
Guam in World War II, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 2512 (H. Rept. 104-765) to provide for certain 
benefits of the Missouri River basin Pick-Sloan project to the 
Crow Creek Sioux Tribe.
    H.R. 3024 (H. Rept. 104-713, Part I) to provide a process 
leading to full self-government for Puerto Rico.
    H.R. 3034, to amend the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act to extend for two months the authority 
for promulgating regulations under the Act.
    H.R. 3068 (H. Rept. 104-584) to accept the request of the 
Prairie Island Indian Community to revoke their charter of 
incorporation issued under the Indian Reorganization Act.
    H.R. 3378 (H. Rept. 104-742, Part I) to amend the Indian 
Health Care Improvement Act to extend the demonstration program 
for direct billing of Medicare, Medicaid, and other third party 
payors.
    H.R. 3640 (H. Rept. 104-777) to provide for the settlement 
of issues and claims related to the trust lands of the Torres-
Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians.
    H.R. 3642 (H. Rept. 104-767) to provide for the transfer of 
public lands to certain California Indian Tribes.

E. Legislation Marked up at Subcommittee

    H.R. 377, to reaffirm and clarify the Federal relationship 
of the Burt Lake Band as a distinct Federally recognized Indian 
Tribe, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 1332, to establish certain policies and 
responsibilities with respect to the administration of the 
Rongelap Resettlement Trust Fund, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 2159, to provide for the transfer of certain lands on 
the Island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, to the Municipality of 
Vieques.
    H.R. 2591, to provide for administrative procedures to 
extend Federal recognition to certain Indian groups, and for 
other purposes.
    H.R. 3024, to provide a process leading to full self-
government for Puerto Rico.
    H.R. 3640, to provide for the settlement of issues and 
claims related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert 
Cahuilla Indians.
    H.R. 3642, to provide for the transfer of public lands to 
certain California Indian Tribes.

F. Legislation Discharged from Subcommittee

    H.R. 2041, to amend the Organic Act of Guam to provide 
restitution to the people of Guam who suffered atrocities such 
as personal injury, forced labor, forced marches, internment, 
and death during the occupation of Guam in World War II, and 
for other purposes.
    H.R. 2512, to provide for certain benefits of the Missouri 
River basin Pick-Sloan project to the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe.
    H.R. 3034, to amend the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act to extend for two months the authority 
for promulgating regulations under the Act.
    H.R. 3068, to accept the request of the Prairie Island 
Indian Community to revoke their charter of incorporation 
issued under the Indian Reorganization Act.
    H.R. 3378, to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act 
to extend the demonstration program for direct billing of 
Medicare, Medicaid, and other third party payors.
    S. 349, to reauthorize appropriations for the Navajo-Hopi 
Relocation Housing Program.
    S. 441, to reauthorize appropriations for certain programs 
under the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence 
Prevention Act, and for other purposes.

  IV. Oversight Activities of the Subcommittee on Native American and 
                            Insular Affairs

A. Introduction

            Native American Issues
    Budget Overview: The Subcommittee held a hearing on that 
portion of the President's budget proposal falling within its 
jurisdiction for Fiscal Year 1996.
    Administration of Indian Trust Accounts: The Task Force on 
Indian Trust Fund Management was created to review actions 
taken by the Department of the Interior to audit and account 
for mismanagement of Indian trust accounts. Much of the money 
which tribes receive from land or water settlements or treaty 
provisions, and which individual tribal members receive from 
the same sources or from oil or gas leases on reservation, is 
placed in trust fund accounts managed by the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs (BIA).
    Hearings were held in Washington, D.C., Anchorage, Alaska, 
and Phoenix, Arizona. It was found that there are almost 
317,000 such accounts and that the Department of the Interior 
(DOI), in reviewing a mere 2000 of these accounts, could not 
reconcile $2.4 billion in account transactions conducted since 
1972. It is expected that a new Task Force will be created 
during the 105th Congress to continue that work performed 
during the 104th Congress.
    Regulation Reform: The Subcommittee staff reviewed the need 
for and advisability of reducing and eliminating those Federal 
rules and regulations falling within its jurisdiction. Hearings 
were not held but may become necessary during the 105th 
Congress.
    Restructuring of the Bureau of Indian Affairs: The 
Subcommittee staff reviewed various proposals to reorganize the 
BIA. It has been alleged that the BIA is the worst-run and most 
inept Federal agency in the Federal Government. The 
Subcommittee was concerned about claims by tribes that most of 
the money appropriated to the BIA is never received by the 
tribes, but is eaten up by the bureaucracy. These claims were 
disputed by officials within the DOI. Oversight hearings on 
proposals to reorganize the BIA may be held during the 105th 
Congress.
    Promulgation of Rules Concerning Scope of Self Governance 
Program: Under the BIA's Self-Governance Program, tribes can 
contract with the BIA to perform services formerly provided by 
that agency. For example, the BIA maintains police forces on 
several reservations. Under self governance, a tribe can 
contract with the BIA to provide the service itself. The BIA 
then transfers to the tribe the block of funds allocated for 
that tribe's police force and allows the tribe do the hiring, 
supervision, and control. The Subcommittee staff reviewed the 
rules promulgated by the BIA concerning the scope of the 
programs which fall within the range of those tribes which 
choose to participate in the Self Governance Program.
    Indian Gaming: The Subcommittee held hearings concerning 
various proposals to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 
1988 as well as the activities of the Indian Gaming Commission 
created pursuant to that Act. Although the conduct of Indian 
gaming has resulted in extensive litigation throughout the 
Nation, the 104th Congress, like those Congresses preceding it, 
was unable to craft and pass legislation which would resolve 
the many gaming-related issues in dispute between tribes and 
the States.
            Insular Affairs
    The Subcommittee on Native American and Insular Affairs 
dealt with oversight of insular issues primarily through 
legislative and oversight hearings in Washington and in the 
islands. The following are the oversight activities of the 
Subcommittee in addressing the insular affairs priorities 
identified in the Committee's Oversight Plan for the 104th 
Congress:
    Economic Self-Sufficiency through Trade in U.S. 
Territories: A legislative hearing was held in Washington 
regarding ``Consultation of and Efforts to Include Territories 
Regarding Free Trade Agreements,'' as contained in Title VII of 
H.R. 602. Oversight meetings were conducted with private 
industry in certain territories regarding the process of 
becoming part of the United States Custom Territory. There was 
continuous monitoring of the expansion of the North American 
Free Trade Agreement and the development of the Asia-Pacific 
free trade agreement of the Asia Pacific Economic Conference 
and the impact on the inclusion and exclusion of the 
territories.
    The Impact of the Contract With America for the 
Territories: A legislative hearing was held which addressed the 
adverse impact of the current fiscal relationship between the 
Federal Government and the territories. The General Accounting 
Office produced testimony and documentation regarding the 
negative Federal budgetary impact due to the lack of fiscal 
integration: Federal expenditure in the territories exceeds 
receipts by more than $9 billion per year. The territories do 
not pay Federal taxes (except for Social Security taxes and 
certain fees and taxes on U.S.-source income) and a possessions 
tax credit. Generic legislation was developed to provide a 
mechanism for territories to opt for fiscal integration in 
exchange for special economic and fiscal incentives and equal 
treatment in benefits. Meetings were conducted with other 
Committees with fiscal, budget, and programmatic jurisdiction 
to develop a legislative proposal which produced a net gain in 
revenue to the U.S. Treasury while permitting fiscal 
integration with the territories. Congress acted to phase-out 
the possessions tax credit over ten years, but without 
providing for alternative economic and fiscal incentives and 
the option of fiscal integration for the territories (see 
Public Law 104-188 and GAO reports GAO/GGD-95-71 AND GAO/GGD-
96-184R).
    Consolidating Smaller Island Possessions: A legislative 
hearing was held regarding ``The Insular Areas Consolidation 
Act,'' a major provision of H.R. 602. This measure would give 
the State of Hawaii the option for including in the State's 
jurisdiction a number of smaller territories which have 
historical, cultural, and geographic links to Hawaii. This 
would provide for increased local control over the future use 
of the islands by eliminating Federal administration. 
Discussions were conducted with offices of the Governor of 
Hawaii, members of the Legislature, other organizations and the 
owners of two of the islands. The Senate of Hawaii enacted 
Senate Resolution No. 21, supporting the ``Insular Areas 
Consolidation Act,'' of H.R. 602. Companion legislation was 
introduced in the Senate, S. 1906.
    Modification of Authority to the Northern Mariana Islands 
(NMI): Legislative and oversight hearings were held on a number 
of proposals to change Federal policies in the NMI regarding 
temporary authority provided to the islands before the 
residents became U.S. citizens and under the sovereignty of the 
United States. In part as a result of the Federal oversight 
process, the NMI modified their local tax rebate structure, 
increased enforcement of immigration practices, and authorized 
the establishment of an NMI private-public wage review board to 
establish a minimum wage on an industry-by-industry basis. 
Congress also acted to phase-out a special annual grant to the 
NMI, considered extending some mechanism to establish a Federal 
minimum wage, reviewed immigration practices and policies in 
the islands, and filed a report on the need for a non-voting 
delegate from the NMI to the House of Representatives.
    Responding to the Results of the Puerto Rico Plebiscite: A 
joint hearing of the Subcommittee on Native American and 
Insular Affairs and the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere of 
the Committee on International Relations was held in Washington 
during the first session of the 104th Congress on the results 
of the November 1993 Puerto Rico Status Plebiscite, in which a 
locally-defined enhanced ``Commonwealth'' definition received 
48 percent of the vote, versus 46 percent for statehood, and 
four percent for independence. The Puerto Rico legislature 
requested Congress to respond to the plebiscite and to clarify 
what were the acceptable status alternatives to resolve Puerto 
Rico's status problem. Extensive discussions were held 
regarding all status alternatives. Formal separate responses 
from Chairmen and Minority Ranking Members of the committees of 
jurisdiction regarding various aspects of Puerto Rico's status 
were transmitted to the leadership of the Puerto Rico House and 
Senate regarding the lack of viability of the 1993 enhanced 
``Commonwealth'' ballot definition.
    Extensive testimony was received during the Subcommittee's 
legislative hearing in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on the United 
States-Puerto Rico Political Status Act, H.R. 3024. Continuing 
dialogue was conducted with the proponents of different status 
options for Puerto Rico, with numerous suggestions being 
incorporated into the legislation. An extensive report, H. 
Rept. 104-713, Parts I and II, was filed on H.R. 3024, 
legislation to provide a final response to the Puerto Rico 
plebiscite results through a complete and balanced process 
leading to full self-government for Puerto Rico. Additional 
discussions and input without and within the Congress regarding 
the substance and scope of a response to Puerto Rico's 
political status resulted in modifications contained in an 
Updated United States-Puerto Rico Political Status Act, H.R. 
4281. Discussions were also conducted on a bicameral basis and 
similar legislation was introduced in the Senate, S. 2019.
    American Samoa Self-Sufficiency: Oversight and legislative 
hearings were conducted on various proposals to provide for 
increased self-sufficiency in American Samoa. Discussions were 
conducted with former and current leaders as well as the 
private sector on ways to improve the economy and efficiency in 
local government. Considerable input was sought and received 
from the Department of the Interior Inspector General regarding 
the establishment of measurable audit criteria to be used to 
advance accountability and self-sufficiency by the American 
Samoa Government. Congress enacted limited standards as 
conditions for receiving certain appropriated Federal funds for 
capital improvements and considered the establishment of a non-
paid private-public commission to examine in part economic 
development alternatives for American Samoa.
    Oversight of the progress of the Compacts of Free 
Association: A joint hearing was held by the Subcommittee on 
Native American and Insular Affairs and the Subcommittee on 
Asia and the Pacific of the Committee on International 
Relations regarding the Micronesian compacts of Free 
Association. Testimony was secured and input sought from 
diverse U.S. government and private sectors regarding the 
success of the current relationships under the Compacts and 
future prospects. Oversight is crucial as the United States is 
getting closer to the end of two 15-year relationships defined 
in Compacts of Free Association with the Republic of the 
Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia.
    Disposal of Water Island in the Virgin Islands: Letters 
were written to the Department of the Interior during the first 
session to spur the Administration in completing the transfer 
of title of residential home sites to the lessees who had 
entered into contracts to purchase their lots in 1992. Title 
was transferred to private lessees and to the local government 
after two hearings of the Subcommittee in the second session of 
Congress.

B. Hearings

    March 7, 1995--Oversight hearing on Bureau of Indian 
Affairs Fiscal Year 1996 Budget Request.
    August 3, 1995--Oversight hearing on American Samoa White 
Collar Crime Assessment.
    October 17, 1995--Joint oversight hearing held with 
Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere of the Committee on 
International Relations, on review of Puerto Rico status 
plebiscite.
    June 26, 1996--Oversight hearing on Northern Mariana 
Islands issues.
    July 24, 1996--Oversight hearing on territorial technical 
matters, including the disposal of Water Island in the Virgin 
Islands, and Resolution 433 of the Guam Legislature requesting 
that Congress permit Guam to determine the method of selecting 
the Attorney General of Guam.
    September 25, 1996--Joint oversight hearing held with 
Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, Committee on 
International Relations, on U.S. interests in the South 
Pacific.

                       V. Subcommittee Statistics

Total number of bills and resolutions referred....................    69
Total number of bills reported from subcommittee..................     7
Total number of bills reported from full committee................     9
Total number of bills passed by the House.........................    11
Total number of bills enacted into law............................    11
Public Hearings and Markups:
    Legislative...................................................    12
    Oversight.....................................................     5
    Markup sessions...............................................     6
    Total number of subcommittee meetings (days)..................    18
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                            Printed Hearings

    SJ-1/Senate Hearing No. 104-83--Joint Oversight Hearing on 
the General Accounting Office's Study of the National Park 
System. March 7, 1995, in Washington, DC. (Senate Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Parks, Historic 
Preservation and Recreation, and the House Committee on 
Resources, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands)
    SJ-2/Senate Hearing No. 104-232--Joint Hearing on S. 487, 
Gaming Regulatory Act Amendments Act of 1995. June 22, 1995, in 
Washington, DC. (Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and House 
Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Native American and 
Insular Affairs)
    104-1--Hearing on H.R. 260, National Park System Reform 
Act. February 23, 1995, in Washington, DC. (Subcommittee on 
National Parks, Forests and Lands)
    104-2--Joint Oversight Hearing on Financial Management in 
the National Park Service. February 9, 1995, in Washington, DC. 
(Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands of the 
Committee on Resources, and Subcommittee on Interior of the 
Committee on Appropriations)
    104-3--Oversight Hearing on Trends in Federal Ownership and 
Management. March 2, 1995, in Washington, DC. (Full Committee)
    104-4--Oversight Hearing on Introducing Gray Wolves in 
Yellowstone and Idaho. January 26, 1995, in Washington, DC. 
(Full Committee)
    104-5--Hearing on H.R. 602, Impact of Contract With America 
on the Territories. January 31, 1995, in Washington, DC. 
(Subcommittee on Native American and Insular Affairs)
    104-6--Oversight Field Hearings on the Impacts of 
Endangered Species Act and Wetlands on the States of Louisiana 
and Texas. March 13, 1995, in Belle Chasse, LA (ESA and 
Wetlands), March 20, 1995, in Boerne, TX (ESA). (Task Force on 
Endangered Species Act and Task Force on Wetlands)
    104-7--Oversight Field Hearings on the Impacts of 
Endangered Species Act and Wetlands on the State of North 
Carolina. April 1, 1995, in New Bern, NC (Task Force on 
Endangered Species Act and Task Force on Wetlands)
    104-8--Hearing on H.R. 1280 and H.R. 1301, Technical 
Assistance and American Heritage Areas Acts of 1995. March 28, 
1995, in Washington, DC. (Subcommittee on National Parks, 
Forests and Lands)
    104-9--Oversight Field Hearing on the Impact and Cost of 
Wetlands Regulations. April 19, 1995, in Roseville, CA. (Task 
Force on the Endangered Species Act)
     104-10--Oversight Hearing on the Impact of the Endangered 
Species Act on the Nation. May 10, 1995, in Washington, DC. 
(Task Force on the Endangered Species Act)
     104-11--Oversight Field Hearing on the Impact of the 
Endangered Species Act on the Area Around Riverside, 
California. April 26, 1995, in Riverside, CA. (Task Force on 
the Endangered Species Act)
    104-12--Hearing on H.R. 70, To Permit Exports of Certain 
Domestically Produced Crude Oil. May 9, 1995, in Washington, 
DC. (Full Committee)
    104-13--Oversight Field Hearing on the Impact of the 
Endangered Species Act on the Area of Bakersfield, California. 
April 17, 1995, in Bakersfield, CA. (Task Force on the 
Endangered Species Act)
    104-14--Oversight Hearing on the Impact of the Endangered 
Species Act on the Nation (Part II). May 18, 1995, in 
Washington, DC. (Task Force on the Endangered Species Act)
    104-15--Oversight Field Hearing on Local Impacts of the 
Endangered Species Act. April 24, 1995, in Vancouver, WA. (Task 
Force on the Endangered Species Act)
    104-16--Oversight Field Hearing on the Impact of the 
Endangered Species Act on Northern California. April 28, 1995, 
in Stockton, CA. (Task Force on the Endangered Species Act)
    104-17--Oversight Hearing on Investment in Hardrock Mineral 
Exploration and Development. January 31, 1995, in Washington, 
DC. (Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources)
    104-18--Oversight Hearing on the Impact of the Endangered 
Species Act on the Nation (Part III). May 25, 1995, in 
Washington, DC. (Task Force on the Endangered Species Act)
    104-19--Oversight Hearings on Crafting the Best Possible 
Legislation to Prevent Excessive Federal Regulations on Private 
Property Owners (Part I). May 17, 1995, in Washington, DC and 
June 3, 1995, in Phoenix, AZ. (Task Force on Private Property 
Rights)
    104-20--Oversight Hearing on the State of the Law in the 
Taking of Private Property Rights by the Government and the 
Experiences of Citizens in this Matter (Part II). June 13, 
1995, in Washington, DC. (Task Force on Private Property 
Rights)
    104-21--Hearings on the Expansion of and Public Access to 
the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge. April 22, 1995, 
in Barnegat, NJ; H.R. 1112, to Transfer Management of the 
Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma to the State of 
Oklahoma, and H.R. 1675, to amend the National Wildlife Refuge 
System Administration Act of 1966 to Improve the Management of 
the National Wildlife Refuge System. May 16 and 25, 1995, in 
Washington, DC. (Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and 
Oceans)
    104-22--Oversight Hearing on the Forest Service's Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement
    Regarding the Management of the Sierra Nevada Range in 
California. June 6, 1995, in Washington, DC. (Subcommittee on 
National Parks, Forests and Lands)
    104-23--Oversight Hearing on Management Transfer of Public 
Lands from the Federal Government to the States. June 20, 1995, 
in Washington, DC. (Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and 
Lands)
    104-24-- Hearings on H.R. 1500, to Designate Certain 
Federal Lands in the State of Utah as Wilderness; and H.R. 
1745, to Designate Certain Public Lands in the State of Utah as 
Wilderness. June 23, 1995, in Cedar City, UT. June 24, 1995, in 
Salt Lake City, UT. June 29, 1995, in Washington, DC. 
(Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands)
    104-25--Oversight Hearing on Reviewing the Issue of State 
Primacy in the Regulation of Active Coal Mining Operations 
under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977. 
June 27, 1995, in Washington, DC. (Subcommittee on Energy and 
Mineral Resources)
    104-26--Oversight Hearing on Review of Administration's 
Proposal Regarding Management of Onshore Federal Mineral 
Leasing Tasks and Consideration of BLM's Oil and Gas 
Performance Review Draft Proposals. June 8, 1995, in 
Washington, DC. (Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources)
    104-27--Hearing on H.R. 1975, To Improve the Management of 
Royalties from Federal and Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas 
Leases. July 18, 1995, in Washington, DC. (Subcommittee on 
Energy and Mineral Resources)
    104-28--Oversight Hearing on the Potential Transfer of the 
Power Marketing Administrations Out of Federal Ownership. May 
18, 1995, in Washington, DC. (Subcommittee on Water and Power 
Resources)
    104-29--Oversight Hearing on Review of the REGO II Proposal 
to Devolve the Functions of the MMS With Regard to Leasing and 
Operations Management of the OCS Energy and Mineral Resources 
to Another Agency, Together With a Proposal to Sell a Portion 
of the OCS Royalty Stream MMS Collects on Behalf of the Federal 
Treasury. July 27, 1995, in Washington, DC. (Subcommittee on 
Energy and Mineral Resources)
    104-30--Hearing on Federal Land Concessions Reform (H.R. 
721, H.R. 773, H.R. 1527, and H.R. 2028). July 25, 1995 in 
Washington, DC. (Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and 
Lands)
    104-31--Hearing on H.R. 2081, Rights of Way. July 27, 1995 
in Washington, DC. (Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and 
Lands)
    104-32--Hearing on H.R. 2032, Transfer of BLM-Managed Lands 
to the States. August 1, 1995, in Washington, DC. (Subcommittee 
on National Parks, Forests and Lands)
    104-33--Oversight Hearing on Leasing of the 1002 Area of 
the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to the Oil 
Exploration and Development Industry. August 3, 1995, in 
Washington, DC. (Full Committee)
    104-34--Oversight Hearing on Leasing of Sodium Compounds. 
May 9, 1995, in Washington, DC. (Subcommittee on Energy and 
Mineral Resources)
    104-35--Hearing on Recreation Fees: Oversight Hearing on 
May 11, 1995, in Washington, DC; and on H.R. 2107 and H.R. 2025 
on August 3, 1995, in Washington, DC. (Subcommittee on National 
Parks, Forests and Lands)
    104-36--Hearing on H.R. 1906, Central Valley Project 
Improvement Act. July 20, 1995, in Washington, DC (Subcommittee 
on Water and Power Resources)
    104-37--Hearing on H.R. 2275, Endangered Species Act 
Amendments. September 20, 1995, in Washington, DC. (Full 
Committee)
    104-38--Hearing on H.R. 1713, Livestock Grazing on Federal 
Lands. July 11, 1995, in Washington, DC. (Subcommittee on 
National Parks, Forests and Lands)
    104-39--Oversight Hearing on Wild Bird Conservation Act. 
September 28, 1995, in Washington, DC. (Subcommittee on 
Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans)
    104-40--Oversight Hearing on the State of the Law in the 
Taking of Private Property Rights by the Government and the 
Experiences of Citizens in this Matter (Part III). July 17, 
1995, in Sheridan, WY (Task Force on Private Property Rights)
    104-41--Hearing on H.R. 1020, Nuclear Waste Policy Act 
Amendment. October 10, 1995, in Washington, DC. (Subcommittee 
on National Parks, Forests and Lands)
    104-42--Hearing on National Park Service Legislation (H.R. 
2025, H.R. 2067, H.R. 2464, and H.R. 2465). October 26, 1995, 
in Washington, DC. (Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and 
Lands)
    104-43--Oversight Field Hearings on Voyageurs National Park 
and Boundary Waters Canoe Area. August 18, 1995, in 
International Falls, MN (Joint with Senate Subcommittee on 
Parks, Historic Preservation and Recreation). October 28, 1995, 
in St. Paul, MN. (Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and 
Lands)
    104-44--Oversight Hearing on Salvage Timber and Forest 
Health (Part I). October 6, 1995, in Lewiston, ID, and October 
21, 1995, in Redding, CA. (Task Force on Salvage Timber and 
Forest Health)
    104-45--Oversight Field Hearings on Salvage Timber and 
Forest Health (Part II). October 24, 1995, in Washington, DC. 
and November 4, 1995, in Medford, OR. (Task Force on Salvage 
Timber and Forest Health)
    104-46--Hearing on H.R. 2560, Conveyance of Certain Alaskan 
Lands. November 7, 1995, in Washington, DC. (Full Committee).
    104-47--Oversight Field Hearings on Water Rights. October 
4, 1995, in Hermiston, OR and October 5, 1995, in Boise, ID. 
(Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources)
    104-48--Hearing held on H.R. 2655, Atlantic Striped Bass. 
December 12, 1995, in Washington, DC. (Subcommittee on 
Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans)
    104-49--Hearing held on H.R. 39, Improving Fisheries 
Management in Magnuson Act. February 23, 1995, in Washington, 
DC. (Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans)
    104-50--Oversight hearing on Samoan White-Collar Crime. 
February 23, 1995, in Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Native 
American and Insular Affairs)
    104-51--Hearing on H.R. 2677 and H.R. 2706, State Service 
Donations in Budgetary Shutdown. December 8, 1995, in 
Washington, DC. (Full Committee)
    104-52--Joint Oversight Hearing on Alaska Native Commission 
Report. November 16, 1995, in Washington, DC. (Full Committee, 
Senate Committees on Energy and Natural Resources and Indian 
Affairs)
    104-53--Hearing on H.R. 2372, Surface Mining (Part II). 
November 9, 1995, in Washington, DC. (Subcommittee on Energy 
and Mineral Resources)
    104-54--Oversight Hearing on Salvage Timber and Forest 
Health (Part III). December 19, 1995, in Washington, DC (Task 
Force on Salvage Timber and Forest Health)
    104-55--Oversight Field Hearing on U.S. Energy Policy. 
February 2, 1995, in Houston, Texas (Full Committee)
    104-56--Joint Oversight Hearing on Puerto Rico Status 
Plebiscite. October 17, 1995, in Washington, DC. (Committee on 
Resources, Subcommittee on Native American and Insular Affairs, 
and Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on the 
Western Hemisphere)
    104-57--Hearing on H.R. 2413, Tongass National Forest. 
February 15, 1996, in Wrangell, AK, and February 16, 1996, in 
Ketchikan, AK. (Full Committee)
    104-58--Hearing on Tuna/Dolphin Issues. Oversight on June 
22, 1995, in Washington, DC, and on H.R. 2823 and H.R. 2856 on 
February 29, 1996, in Washington, DC. (Subcommittee on 
Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans)
    104-59--Oversight Hearing on Endangered Species Act 
Implementation. March 20, 1996, in Washington, DC. (Full 
Committee)
    104-60--Oversight Hearing on U.S. Energy Policy (Part II). 
March 21, 1996, in Washington, DC. (Subcommittee on Energy and 
Mineral Resources)
    104-61--Oversight Hearing on Federal Lands and Federal 
Regulation of Private Property. March 21, 1996, in Washington, 
DC. (Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands)
    104-62--Hearing on H.R. 2941, Land Management Agency. March 
5, 1996, inWashington, D.C. (Subcommittee on National Parks, 
Forests and Lands)
    104-63--Oversight Field Hearing on Bluefish on the East 
Coast, their Apparent Decline, the Effect it has on the 
Recreational and Commercial Fishing Industry, and how to Manage 
them more Efficiently. April 1, 1996, in Toms River, NJ. 
(Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans)
    104-64--Oversight Field Hearing on Wildlife Conservation in 
Wyoming. April 10, 1996, in Gillette, Wyoming. (Subcommittee on 
Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans)
    104-65--Oversight Hearing on Endangered Species Protection. 
April 17, 1996, in Washington, DC. (Full Committee)
    104-66--Hearing on H.R. 3198, To Amend the National 
Geological Mapping Act of 1992. April 23, 1996, in Washington, 
DC. (Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources)
    104-67--Hearings on H.R. 3127, Southern Nevada Land. April 
5, 1996, in Las Vegas, NV, and April 23, 1996 in Washington, 
DC. (Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands)
    104-68--Oversight Hearing on National Fish and Wildlife 
Foundation. May 16, 1996, in Washington, DC. (Subcommittee on 
Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans)
    104-69--Oversight Hearing on Migratory Birds and FWS. May 
15, 1996, in Washington, DC. (Full Committee)
    104-70--Oversight Hearing on Federal Lands Management and 
Policies. April 18, 1996, in Washington, DC. (Full Committee)
    104-71--Oversight Hearing on ``Teaming With Wildlife'' 
Initiative. June 6, 1996, in Washington, DC. (Subcommittee on 
Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans)
    104-73--Oversight Hearing on Bonneville and Northwest 
Energy. May 21, 1996, in Washington, DC. (Subcommittee on Water 
and Power Resources)
    104-74--Oversight Hearing on Pick-Sloan Project. May 2, 
1996, in Washington, DC. (Subcommittee on Water and Power 
Resources)
    104-75--Oversight Hearing on the U.S. Geological Survey 
Program of 1995. May 30, 1996, in Washington, D.C. 
(Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources)
    104-76--Hearing on H.R. 3249, Mining Institute 
Authorization. May 9, 1996, in Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee 
on Energy and Mineral Resources)
    104-77--Oversight Hearing on Elephant, Rhino, and Tiger 
Conservation. June 20, 1996, in Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee 
on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans)
    104-78--Oversight Hearing on Historic Preservation and on 
H.R. 3031, H.R. 563, and H.R. 1179. March 20, 1996, in 
Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and 
Lands)
    104-79--Oversight Hearing on BLM Oil and Gas. June 20, 
1996, in Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources)
    104-80--Oversight Hearing on Management and Reconciliation 
of Indian Trust Fund Accounts. June 18, 1996, in Washington, 
D.C. (Task Force on Indian Trust Fund Management)
    104-81--Oversight Hearings on U.S. Forest Service. November 
30, 1996, February 29, 1996, and March 26, 1996, in Washington, 
D.C. (Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands)
    104-82--Oversight Hearing on MMS's Royalty-In-Kind Pilot 
Program. June 27, 1996, in Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on 
Energy and Mineral Resources)
    104-83--Oversight Hearings on Forest Service's Management 
Policies and Ecoregion Assessments. April 30, 1996, and May 21, 
1996, in Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on National Parks, 
Forests and Lands)
    104-84--Oversight Hearing on Concessions Management. July 
18, 1996, in Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on National Parks, 
Forests and Lands)
    104-85--Oversight Hearing on Citizens' Perspectives on 
Federal Land Use Policies. June 18, 1996, in Washington, D.C. 
(Full Committee)
    104-86--Oversight Hearing on Implementation of the 
President's Forest Plan for the Pacific Northwest. July 23, 
1996, in Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on National Parks, 
Forests and Lands)
    104-87--Field Hearing on H.R. 3024, U.S.-Puerto Rico 
Political Status Act, March 23, 1996, in San Juan, PR. 
(Subcommittee on Native American and Insular Affairs)
    104-88--Oversight Hearing on Nevada BLM Land Transactions 
Audit. July 30, 1996, in Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on 
National Parks, Forests and Lands)
    104-89--Oversight Hearing on Lifting of Moratorium on ESA 
Listings. June 25, 1996, in Washington, D.C. (Full Committee).
    104-90--Oversight Hearing on Forest Service Appeals 
Process. June 20, 1996, in Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on 
National Parks, Forests and Lands)
    104-91--Field Hearings on H.R. 2413, Tongass Transfer and 
Transition Act. July 3, 1996, in Sitka, AK, and July 5, 1996, 
in Thorne Bay, AK. (Full Committee)
    104-92--Joint Hearing on H.R. 3659, Tongass Timber Reform 
Act. July 11, 1996, in Washington, D.C. (Committee on 
Resources, Full Committee and Committee on Agriculture, 
Subcommittee on Resource Conservation, Research, and Forestry)
    104-93--Oversight Hearing on a Review of the Department of 
the Interior's Activities and Programs and the Department's 
fiscal year 1997 Budget. April 24, 1996, in Washington, D.C. 
(Full Committee)
    104-94--Hearings on H.R. 3634, H.R. 3635, and H.R. 3721, 
Virgin Islands, Guam, and Northern Mariana Island Issues. June 
26, 1996, and July 24, 1996, in Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee 
on Native American and Insular Affairs)
    104-95--Oversight Hearings on Indian Trust Fund Accounts 
Management. August 10, 1996, in Anchorage, AK; August 20, 1996, 
in Phoenix, AZ; and September 26, 1996, in Washington, D.C. 
(Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans)
    104-96--Oversight Hearings on National Wildlife Refuge 
System. July 25, 1996, and September 19, 1996, in Washington, 
D.C. (Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans)
    104-97--Oversight Hearing on ESA Habitat Conservation. July 
24, 1996, in Washington, D.C. (Full Committee)
    104-98--Hearing on H.R. 3752, Sovereignty of Public Lands, 
September 12, 1996, in Washington, D.C. (Full Committee)
    104-99--Oversight Hearing on Resource Management and Fire 
Control. September 12, 1996, in Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee 
on National Parks, Forests and Lands)
    104-100--Hearing on H.R. 3862, Equal Access to Courts Under 
ESA and Citizen's Fair Hearing Act. September 17, 1996, in 
Washington, D.C. (Full Committee)
    104-101--Oversight Hearing on Federal Power Marketing 
Administrative Accounting Practices. September 19, 1996, in 
Washington, D.C. (Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources)
    3104-102--Oversight Hearing on Transfer of BLM's Oil and 
Gas Lease Duties to States. September 25, 1996, in Washington, 
D.C. (Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources)
    104-103--Oversight Field Hearing on Issues and 
Recommendations Concerning the August 10, 1996, Bonneville/
Western U.S. Power Outage. November 7, 1996, in Los Angeles, 
CA. (Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources)
                          List of Enacted Laws

First Session:
    Public Law 104-10.........................................  H.R. 421
    Public Law 104-11.........................................  H.R. 517
    Public Law 104-15.........................................    S. 349
    Public Law 104-16.........................................    S. 441
    Public Law 104-20.........................................    S. 523
    Public Law 104-23.........................................  H.R. 535
    Public Law 104-24.........................................  H.R. 584
    Public Law 104-25.........................................  H.R. 614
    Public Law 104-40.........................................    S. 268
    Public Law 104-42.........................................  H.R. 402
    Public Law 104-43.........................................  H.R. 716
    Public Law 104-58 ........................................    S. 395
    Public Law 104-78......................................... H.R. 1253
 Second Session:
    Public Law 104-91......................................... H.R. 1358
    Public Law 104-102........................................   S. 1341
    Public Law 104-106........................................ S. 1124 *
    Public Law 104-109........................................ H.R. 2726
    Public Law 104-123........................................ H.R. 1266
    Public Law 104-127.......................................H.R. 2854 *
    Public Law 104-133........................................ H.R. 3034
    Public Law 104-134.......................................H.R. 3019 *
    Public Law 104-143........................................ H.R. 2243
    Public Law 104-147........................................ H.R. 1743
    Public Law 104-148........................................ H.R. 1836
    Public Law 104-150........................................ H.R. 1965
    Public Law 104-158........................................ H.R. 2437
    Public Law 104-163........................................ H.R. 1508
    Public Law 104-167........................................ S. 1899 *
    Public Law 104-169........................................  H.R. 497
    Public Law 104-185........................................ H.R. 1975
    Public Law 104-200........................................ H.R. 4018
    Public Law 104-201.......................................H.R. 3230 *
    Public Law 104-208........................................H.R. 3610*
    Public Law 104-209........................................ H.R. 1772
    Public Law 104-211........................................ H.R. 2464
    Public Law 104-212........................................ H.R. 2679
    Public Law 104-213........................................ H.R. 2982
    Public Law 104-215........................................ H.R. 3287
    Public Law 104-223........................................ H.R. 2512
    Public Law 104-227........................................ H.R. 3060
    Public Law 104-233........................................   S. 1834
    Public Law 104-253........................................ H.R. 2660
    Public Law 104-261........................................ H.R. 3068
    Public Law 104-265........................................ H.R. 3546
    Public Law 104-266........................................ H.R. 3660
    Public Law 104-270........................................ H.R. 3973
    Public Law 104-273........................................ H.R. 4168
    Public Law 104-276........................................ S. 1802 *
    Public Law 104-278........................................   S. 1970
    Public Law 104-283........................................  H.R. 543
    Public Law 104-286........................................ H.R. 1823
    Public Law 104-297........................................   S. 39 *
    Public Law 104-298........................................    S. 811
    Public Law 104-300........................................   S. 1467
    Public Law 104-301........................................   S. 1973
    Public Law 104-311........................................ H.R. 3155
    Public Law 104-312........................................ H.R. 3249
    Public Law 104-313........................................ H.R. 3378
    Public Law 104-314........................................ H.R. 3568
    Public Law 104-318........................................ H.R. 3910
    Public Law 104-323........................................  S. 342 *
    Public Law 104-325........................................ S. 1194 *
    Public Law 104-326........................................ S. 1649 *
    Public Law 104-332........................................ H.R. 4283
    Public Law 104-333........................................ H.R. 4236
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contain legislation that was referred to the Committee on Resources.
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