[Senate Report 104-398]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



104th Congress                                                   Report
                                 SENATE      
 2d Session                                                     104-398
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 HISTORY, JURISDICTION, AND A SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON
        ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES DURING THE 103D CONGRESS

                               __________

                              COMMITTEE ON
                      ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
                          UNITED STATES SENATE

                                     


                                     

               November 21, 1996.--Ordered to be printed


 Filed under authority of the order of the Senate of September 28, 1996
               COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

         (104th Congress)

   FRANK H. MURKOWSKI, Alaska, 
             Chairman
J. BENNETT JOHNSTON, Louisiana       MARK O. HATFIELD, Oregon
DALE BUMPERS, Arkansas               PETE V. DOMENICI, New Mexico
WENDELL H. FORD, Kentucky            DON NICKLES, Oklahoma
BILL BRADLEY, New Jersey             LARRY E. CRAIG, Idaho
JEFF BINGAMAN, New Mexico            BEN NIGHTHORSE CAMPBELL, Colorado
DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii              CRAIG THOMAS, Wyoming
PAUL WELLSTONE, Minnesota            JON KYL, Arizona
HOWELL HEFLIN, Alabama               ROD GRAMS, Minnesota
BYRON L. DORGAN, North Dakota        JAMES M. JEFFORDS, Vermont
                                     CONRAD BURNS, Montana
  Gregg D. Renkes, Staff Director
 Gary G. Ellsworth, Chief Counsel
Benjamin S. Cooper, Staff Director 
         for the Minority
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               COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

          (103d Congress)

 J. BENNETT JOHNSTON, Louisiana, 
             Chairman
MALCOLM WALLOP, Wyoming              DALE BUMPERS, Arkansas
MARK O. HATFIELD, Oregon             WENDELL H. FORD, Kentucky
PETE V. DOMENICI, New Mexico         BILL BRADLEY, New Jersey
FRANK H. MURKOWSKI, Alaska           JEFF BINGAMAN, New Mexico
DON NICKLES, Oklahoma                KENT CONRAD, North Dakota *
LARRY E. CRAIG, Idaho                DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii
ROBERT F. BENNETT, Utah              RICHARD C. SHELBY, Alabama
ARLEN SPECTER, Pennsylvania          PAUL WELLSTONE, Minnesota
TRENT LOTT, Mississippi              BEN NIGHTHORSE CAMPBELL, Colorado
                                     HARLAN MATHEWS, Tennessee
                                     BOB KRUEGER, Texas **
Benjamin S. Cooper, Staff Director
 D. Michael Harvey, Chief Counsel
G. Robert Wallace, Staff Director 
         for the Minority
 Gary G. Ellsworth, Chief Counsel 
         for the Minority

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* Senator Conrad served on the committee until January 21, 1993.
** Senator Krueger became a member of the committee January 21, 1993.

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                       MEMORANDUM OF THE CHAIRMAN

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To Members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:
    The enclosed report reviews the accomplishments of the 
Committee in the 103d Congress. It will be submitted to the 
Senate pursuant to section 8 of Senate Rule XXVI.

                                      Frank H. Murkowski, Chairman.

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                            C O N T E N T S

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Memorandum of the Chairman.......................................   iii
History and jurisdiction.........................................   vii
Summary of 103d Congress legislative and oversight activities....     1
    Full Committee:
        Jurisdiction.............................................     3
        Overview.................................................     3
        Oversight activities.....................................     3
        Legislative activities...................................     6
        Measures enacted into law................................     9
        Related public laws......................................     9
    Subcommittee on Energy Regulation and Conservation:
        Jurisdiction.............................................    11
        Legislative activities...................................    11
    Subcommittee on Energy Research and Development:
        Jurisdiction.............................................    13
        Legislative activities...................................    13
    Subcommittee on Mineral Resources Development and Production:
        Jurisdiction.............................................    15
        Legislative activities...................................    15
        Measures enacted into law................................    16
    Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks and Forests:
        Jurisdiction.............................................    17
        Oversight activities.....................................    17
        Legislative activities...................................    18
        Measures enacted into law................................    20
        Other measures actively considered.......................    23
    Subcommittee on Water and Power:
        Jurisdiction.............................................    31
        Oversight activities.....................................    31
        Legislative activities...................................    31
        Measures enacted into law................................    32
        Related public laws......................................    32
        Other measures actively considered.......................    32

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                    History and Current Jurisdiction

                                history

    Although the Federal Constitution does not even mention 
committees, the committee system was established by the First 
Congress. Our first lawmakers recognized the need for workable 
units to find facts and make policy recommendations, based on 
indepth study and expertise.
    The present committee organization was created in 1977 by 
the ``Committee System Reorganization Amendments of 1977'' (S. 
Res. 4, 95th Cong.). The purpose of S. Res. 4 was to streamline 
the Senate's procedural organization by reorganizing the 
committee jurisdictions as reasonably as possible and within 
the hands of fewer committees.

                          current jurisdiction

    Under Senate Rule XXV(g) the jurisdiction of the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources extends to--
          all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, 
        memorials, and other matters relating to the following 
        subjects:
                  1. Coal production, distribution, and 
                utilization.
                  2. Energy policy.
                  3. Energy regulation and conservation.
                  4. Energy related aspects of deepwater ports.
                  5. Energy research and development.
                  6. Extraction of minerals from oceans and 
                Outer Continental Shelf lands.
                  7. Hydroelectric power, irrigation, and 
                reclamation.
                  8. Mining education and research.
                  9. Mining, mineral lands, mining claims, and 
                conservation.
                  10. National parks, recreation areas, 
                wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, 
                historical sites, military parks and 
                battlefields, and on the public domain, 
                preservation of pre-historic ruins and objects 
                of interests.
                  11. Naval petroleum reserves in Alaska.
                  12. Nonmilitary development of nuclear 
                energy.
                  13. Oil and gas production and distribution.
                  14. Public lands and forests, including 
                farming and grazing thereon, and mineral 
                extraction therefrom.
                  15. Solar energy systems.
                  16. Territorial possessions of the United 
                States, including trusteeships.
    In the 103d Congress, the Committee had five subcommittees: 
the Subcommittee on Energy and Regulation and Conservation; the 
Subcommittee on Energy Research and Development; the 
Subcommittee on Mineral Resources Development and Production; 
the Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks and Forests 
and the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
    Under the subcommittee structure, the jurisdiction of the 
Subcommittee on Energy Regulation and Conservation includes 
oversight and legislative responsibilities for Federal energy 
conservation programs; energy information; commercialization of 
new technologies (e.g., wind, solar, ocean thermal energy 
conversion); liquified natural gas projects; oil and gas 
pipelines and pipeline regulation including regulation of 
Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System, Trans-Alaska Pipeline 
System, and other oil or gas pipeline transportation systems 
within Alaska (e.g., the Trans-Alaska Gas line system); 
regulatory functions of ERA; refinery policy; gasoline 
rationing; emergency preparedness; petroleum allocation; and 
coal conversion.
    The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Energy Research and 
Development includes oversight and legislative responsibilities 
for nuclear R&D coal and synfuels R&D nuclear and nonnuclear 
energy commercialization projects; nuclear fuel cycle policy, 
including uranium resources; new technologies R&D (e.g., 
conservation, solar, OTEC, and MHD); nuclear facilities siting; 
and breeder reaction development.
    The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Mineral Resources 
Development and Production includes oversight and legislative 
responsibilities for energy and nonfuel mineral resources; 
Federal mineral leasing; national mining and minerals policy 
and general mining laws; surface mining, reclamation and 
enforcement; coal production, distribution and utilization; oil 
and gas production and distribution; mining education and 
research; minerals exploration, development and production from 
public and acquired lands; mineral conservation; royalty 
management; coal severance tax, Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale 
Reserves; deep water ports; and deep seabed mining.
    The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Public Lands, 
National Parks and Forests includes oversight and legislative 
responsibilities for the public lands administered by the 
Bureau of Land Management; National Forest System; National 
Park System; National Wilderness Preservation System; Wild and 
Scenic Rivers System; National Trails System; establishment of 
wildlife refuges on public lands; Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act; Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation 
Act; reserved water rights; military land withdrawals; national 
recreation areas; national monuments; historic sites; military 
parks and battlefields; Land and Water Conservation Fund; 
historic preservation; renewable resources; outdoor recreation 
resources; and on the public domain, preservation of 
prehistoric ruins and objects of interest.
    The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Water and Power 
includes oversight and legislative responsibilities for 
irrigation; reclamation projects, including related flood 
control purposes; power marketing administrations (e.g., 
Bonneville Power, Alaska Power, Southwestern Power, Western 
Area Power, Southeastern Power); energy development impacts on 
water resources; groundwater resources and management; small 
power producers; hydroelectric power; low head hydro.
    In addition, numerous important matters were considered 
directly by the full Committee without initial reference to a 
subcommittee. In addition to Executive nominations, such 
matters include issues that (1) require extremely expeditious 
handling, or (2) substantially overlap two or more subcommittee 
jurisdictions, or (3) are of exceptional national significance 
in which all Members wish to participate fully.






104th Congress                                                   Report
                                 SENATE

 2d Session                                                     104-398
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HISTORY, JURISDICTION, AND A SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON 
         ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES DURING THE 103D CONGRESS
                                _______
                                

               November 21, 1996.--Ordered to be printed

 Filed under authority of the order of the Senate of September 28, 1996

_______________________________________________________________________


   Mr. Frank H. Murkowski, from the Committee on Energy and Natural 
                   Resources, submitted the following
                 SPECIAL REPORT ON COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES

     Summary of 103d Congress Legislative and Oversight Activities

                                summary

    During the 103d Congress, the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources conducted an extensive oversight and 
legislative program. A total of 281 bills and resolutions were 
referred for consideration to the Committee. Several other 
bills and resolutions under the Committee's jurisdiction were 
considered and passed by the Senate without Committee referral. 
In addition, the Committee received 40 nominations, 4 
Presidential messages, and 291 Executive Communications.
    In the aggregate, the Committee held 119 days of public 
hearings (including 11 field hearings) during the 103d 
Congress. These hearings encompassed 53 days of oversight, 90 
days of legislative, and 20 days of nomination hearings. The 
Committee also held 32 business meetings and participated in 2 
House-Senate conferences.
    Action was completed on a broad range of oversight, 
legislative, and executive matters. Legislatively, 85 bills or 
resolutions were reported by the Committee, and the Committee 
was discharged of 5 other matters.
    The Congress enacted a total of 51 public laws within the 
jurisdiction of the Committee.
    When the Congress adjourned sine die, 18 Senate-passed 
measures within the jurisdiction of the Committee were pending 
before the House of Representatives. Forty-four other measures 
reported by the Committee were pending on the Senate Calendar 
or being held at the desk.
    During the 103d Congress, 40 nominations were submitted by 
President Clinton and referred to the Committee. Of these, 39 
were reported favorably by the Committee and confirmed by the 
Senate. One nomination was discharged from the Committee.
    The Committee filed 85 Senate Reports on measures reported 
by the Committee. The Committee also published 111 hearing 
records.
    As discussed below, the four principal areas of Committee 
activity--budget, energy, natural resources, and territories--
were distributed among the full Committee and five 
Subcommittees.
                             Full Committee

                     J. Bennett Johnston, Chairman

                              Jurisdiction

    Numerous important measures were considered directly by the 
full Committee without initial reference to a Subcommittee. 
During the 103d Congress, the jurisdiction of the full 
Committee included oversight and legislative responsibilities 
for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; intergovernmental 
relations; Outer Continental Shelf leasing; investigation and 
oversight; international energy affairs; territorial affairs; 
and Antarctica. In addition, other measures are retained in the 
full Committee on an ad hoc basis. Generally, these are issues 
which (1) require extremely expeditious handling, (2) 
substantially overlap two or more Subcommittee jurisdictions, 
or (3) are of exceptional national significance in which all 
members wish to participate fully.

                                OVERVIEW

Nominations
    During the 103d Congress, 40 nominations were submitted by 
President Clinton and referred to the Committee. Of these, 39 
were reported favorably by the Committee and were confirmed by 
the Senate. One nomination was discharged from the Committee.
Presidential messages
    Four Presidential messages were transmitted to the 
Committee during the 103d Congress.
Executive communications
    The Committee received a total of 291 Executive 
Communications transmitting legislative recommendations and 
relating to the Committee's oversight responsibilities.
Reports and publications
    During the 103d Congress, the full Committee filed 112 
Senate Reports on measures reported by the Committee.
    The Committee also published 111 hearing records. Nineteen 
of those dealt with Presidential appointees, and the remaining 
publications provided background material pertinent to the 
Committee's legislative activities and oversight 
responsibilities.
    In addition, the Committee published two Committee prints. 
They dealt with the Rules, Membership and Jurisdiction of the 
Committee and the Legislative History of the Energy Policy Act 
of 1992.

                          Oversight Activities

                                 BUDGET

    During the 103d Congress, the full Committee considered the 
President's proposed budgets for fiscal years 1994 and 1995 for 
the Department of Energy, the Department of the Interior, the 
Forest Service, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    During the second session of the 103d Congress, the full 
Committee held four days of hearings on the President's budget 
for fiscal year 1995. On February 23, 1994, the Committee heard 
testimony on the proposed budget for the Department of Energy; 
on February 24, 1994, on the proposed budgets for the 
Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service; on 
March 1, 1994, on the proposed budget for the Department of 
Energy's Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management; and 
on March 8, 1994, on the proposed budget for the Department of 
Energy's renewable energy programs.
    Following its review of the President's budget proposals, 
the Committee submitted its Views and Estimates report to the 
Senate Budget Committee. In general, the Committee concurred in 
the President's overall budget totals for the agencies under 
the Committee's jurisdiction. The Committee noted its 
disagreement, however, with some of the Administration's 
proposals for fundamental changes in priorities among 
Department of Energy programs, and expressed its concern over 
the Administration's request for funds for ambitious, long-term 
scientific projects that neither Congress nor the 
Administration has committed to see through to completion.

                                 ENERGY

    The full Committee conducted 34 days of oversight hearings 
on a variety of energy issues pertinent to its jurisdiction.
Energy tax options
    The full Committee held an oversight hearing on the 
Administration's energy tax proposal and alternative broad-
based consumption tax proposals on February 24, 1993 (S. Hrg. 
103-43).
Oil and gas issues
    The full Committee held three days of oversight hearings on 
issues related to the domestic oil and gas industry. These 
hearings considered: (1) the state of the domestic oil and gas 
industry, held in Houston, Texas on March 5, 1993 (S. Hrg. 103-
39); (2) Federal policy on oil and gas development on the Outer 
Continental Shelf, on September 14, 1993 (S. Hrg. 103-413); and 
(3) issues affecting existing and prospective domestic oil and 
gas development and production, on April 14, 1994.
Energy demand in China and the Pacific Rim
    The full Committee held two days of oversight hearings on 
energy demand in China and the Pacific Rim. On March 11, 1993, 
the Committee held a hearing on energy needs in the People's 
Republic of China (S. Hrg. 103-38). On March 16, 1994, the 
Committee held a hearing on the growth of energy demand in 
China and other rapidly developing countries in Asia (S. Hrg. 
103-735).
Global climate change
    The full Committee held six days of oversight hearings on 
global climate change issues. These hearings included: (1) two 
days of hearings on the science underlying the global climate 
change debate, on March 30, 1993 and May 24, 1994 (S. Hrg. 103-
55; 103-808); (2) three days of hearings on the 
Administration's National Action Plan for reducing greenhouse 
gas emissions, on June 29 and October 28, 1993 (S. Hrg. 103-
276, Pts. 1 and 2) and on May 10, 1994 (S. Hrg. 103-794); and 
(3) one day of hearings on the role of the oceans in global 
climate change, on March 8, 1994 (S. Hrg. 103-585).
Cleanup of the Department of Energy's nuclear weapons complex
    The full Committee held two days of oversight hearings on 
the Department of Energy's Environmental Restoration and Waste 
Management program. On July 29, 1993, the Committee held an 
oversight hearing on the Department of Energy's efforts to 
clean up its nuclear weapons complex (S. Hrg. 103-257); and on 
March 24, 1994, it held a hearing on the impact of the 
Administration's proposed reforms to the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
(Superfund) on the cleanup program (S. Hrg. 103-532).
Superconducting Super Collider
    On August 4, 1993, the full Committee held a joint 
oversight hearing with the Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development of the Senate Committee on Appropriations on the 
Department of Energy's Superconducting Super Collider project 
(S. Hrg. 103-185).
Actinide recycle research and development
    On August 5, 1993, the full Committee held an oversight 
hearing on the Department of Energy's actinide recycle research 
and development and liquid metal research reactor programs (S. 
Hrg. 103-196).
Nuclear safety assistance to Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe
    On October 28, 1993, the full Committee held an oversight 
hearing on U.S. nuclear safety assistance to Russia, Ukraine, 
and the nations of Eastern Europe operating Soviet-built 
nuclear power plants (S. Hrg. 103-338.)
Risk and cost-benefit analysis
    On November 9, 1993, the full Committee held an oversight 
hearing on the use of risk analysis and cost-benefit analysis 
in setting environmental priorities (S. Hrg. 103-336.)
Natural gas pipeline safety
    On April 19, 1994, the full Committee held an oversight 
hearing on the March 23, 1994 failure of a natural gas pipeline 
in Edison, New Jersey, and on current policies regarding 
pipeline rights of way in congested urban areas (S. Hrg. 103-
635).
Boron Neutron Capture Therapy
    On May 3, 1994, the full Committee held an oversight 
hearing on the Department of Energy's program to develop boron 
neutron capture therapy as an effective cancer treatment (S. 
Hrg. 103-664).
Renewable oxygenate standard
    On May 12, 1994, the full Committee held an oversight 
hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed 
rulemaking to require that 30 percent of the oxygenates used in 
reformulated gasoline be derived from renewable feedstocks (S. 
Hrg. 103-741).
Excess weapons plutonium
    On May 26, 1994, the full Committee held an oversight 
hearing on options available to deal with excess plutonium 
recovered from nuclear weapons and on the Administration's 
efforts to formulate a policy to address the surplus (S. Hrg. 
103-857).
Alternative fuel vehicles
    On June 17, 1994, the full Committee held an oversight 
hearing on the implementation of the Department of Energy's 
alternative fuel vehicle program (S. Hrg. 103-825).
Radon policy
    On July 14, 1994, the full Committee held an oversight 
hearing on the scientific and technical basis for policies and 
programs on indoor radon (S. Hrg. 103-753).
Euratom agreement
    On September 29, 1994, the full Committee held an oversight 
hearing on the importance of the Agreement for Cooperation on 
the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy between the United States 
and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) and on the 
Executive Branch's efforts to negotiate a new agreement (S. 
Hrg. 103-944).

                           NATURAL RESOURCES

Livestock grazing regulations
    The full Committee held hearings in Twin Falls, Idaho; 
Richfield, Utah; and Casper, Wyoming on the Department of the 
Interior's proposed regulations concerning livestock grazing on 
public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (S. 
Hrg. 103-655). The Committee also held a hearing in Washington, 
D.C. to review the proposed regulations on April 20, 1994.

                         Legislative Activities

    During the 103d Congress, 28 Senate bills, 1 Senate joint 
resolution, 1 Senate concurrent resolution, and 1 House bill 
were referred for consideration of the full Committee. The full 
Committee held 13 days of legislative hearings.

                                 BUDGET

    The Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 
1994 (H. Con. Res. 64) contained budget reconciliation 
instructions directing the Committee to report changes in laws 
within the Committee's jurisdiction to reduce the deficit $118 
million in fiscal year 1994 and $737 million for the five-year 
period of fiscal years 1994 through 1998.
    In compliance with these reconciliation instructions, the 
Committee reported to the Senate Budget Committee legislation 
to collect additional recreational and commercial fees for the 
use of national parks and public lands; to impose new hardrock 
mining claim maintenance fees; to lower financial assistance 
payments to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; 
and to reduce outlays for the costs of administering the 
mineral receipts program. The Congressional Budget Office 
estimated that these measures would reduce outlays by $119 
million in fiscal year 1994 and by $749 million for the five-
year period of fiscal years 1994 through 1998.
    The Committee's recommendations were passed by the Senate 
but later modified in conference. As enacted, the Omnibus 
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-66) reduced 
federal outlays by an estimated $660 million over the five-year 
period of fiscal years 1994 through 1998 by increasing 
recreational and commercial user fees, increasing hardrock 
mining fees, and deducting part of the cost of mineral royalty 
collection program from the royalties otherwise paid to the 
states.
    The Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 
1995 (H. Con. Res. 218) did not contain reconciliation 
instructions for the Committee and no budget reconciliation 
legislation was reported by the Committee during the second 
session of the 103d Congress.
Department of Energy national laboratories
    The full Committee held three days of hearings on S. 473, 
the Department of Energy National Competitiveness Technology 
Partnership Act of 1994 on March 18, 23, and 24, 1993 (S. Hrg. 
103-70). The full Committee reported S. 473 on June 24, 1993 
(S. Rept. 103-69). The Senate passed S. 473 on November 20, 
1993. S. 473 was referred jointly to the House Committees on 
Armed Services; Energy and Commerce; and Science Space and 
Technology. The House Energy and Commerce Committee reported S. 
473 on July 19, 1994 (H. Rept. 103-611).
    The Senate added provisions of S. 473 to S. 1298, the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994, on 
September 9, 1993, but they were subsequently dropped in 
conference. The Senate also added the text of S. 473 to S. 
2251, which passed the Senate on September 30, 1994 but was not 
enacted.
Petroleum Marketing Practice Act
    On February 25, 1993, the full Committee held a hearing on 
S. 338, a bill to amend the Petroleum Marketing Practice Act to 
clarify the Federal standards governing the termination and 
non-renewal of franchises and franchise relationships for the 
sale of motor fuel (S. Hrg. 103-36). The Committee reported S. 
338 to the Senate with amendments on September 29, 1994 (S. 
Rept. 103-387). The Senate subsequently passed a companion 
measure, H.R. 1520, on October 19, 1994 (Public Law 103-371).
Fusion
    The Committee held a hearing on S. 646, the International 
Fusion Energy Act of 1993 on May 6, 1993 (S. Hrg. 103-104). The 
Committee reported S. 646 to the Senate on June 22, 1994 (S. 
Rept. 103-62). The Senate passed S. 646 on June 29, 1993. S. 
646 was referred jointly to the House Committees on Foreign 
Affairs; Energy and Commerce; and Science, Space and 
Technology. The House passed H.R. 4908, the Hydrogen, Fusion, 
and High Energy and Nuclear Physics Research Act of 1994 on 
August 19, 1994. This version of the fusion legislation was 
sufficiently incompatible with the Senate bill that no further 
action was taken in the 103d Congress.
Ward Valley land transfer
    On July 19, 1994, the full Committee held a hearing on S. 
2151, the Ward Valley Land Transfer Act, a bill to require the 
Secretary of the Interior to transfer 1,000 acres of public 
land in San Bernardino County, California to the State of 
California for purposes of the Southwestern Low-Level 
Radioactive Waste Compact's low-level waste repository. The 
Committee took no further action on the bill during the 103d 
Congress.
Emergency Energy Policy
    The full Committee held a hearing on S. 2032, the Emergency 
Petroleum Supply Act, and a draft Administration proposal to 
amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) on May 24, 
1994 (S. Hrg. 103-674). S. 2251, to reauthorize and amend the 
EPCA to manage the strategic petroleum reserve more effectively 
and for other purposes, introduced by request for the 
Administration, was reported by the Committee with an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute on Aug. 12, 1994 (S. Rept. 103-
334). The Senate passed S. 2251 as a Committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. Differences between the House passed 
bill, H.R. 4752, and S. 2251 were irreconcilable.
    S. 2466, a simple extension of the program authorizations 
under EPCA, was introduced on Sept. 27, 1994 and discharged 
from the Committee and passed by the Senate without amendment 
on Sept. 30, 1994. S. 2466 passed the House on October 7, 1994. 
The bill was signed into law on October 22, 1994 (P.L. 103-
406).
Outer Continental Shelf Royalty Relief
    On Sept. 14, 1993, the full Committee held a hearing on 
U.S. policy on oil and gas development on the Outer Continental 
Shelf, including S. 318, a bill to encourage the production of 
domestic oil and gas resources in deep water on the Outer 
Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico. The Committee reported 
S. 318 to the Senate on April 11, 1994 (S. Rept. 103-248). The 
Senate took no further action.
Territories
    On October 21, 1993, the Committee held a hearing on S. 
447, a bill to facilitate the development of Federal policies 
with respect to those territories under the jurisdiction of the 
Secretary of the Interior (S. Hrg. 103-418).
    The Committee held a hearing on S. 558, the Northern 
Mariana Islands Financial Assistance Act, on March 18, 1993 (S. 
Hrg. 103-87).
Lower Mississippi Delta Initiatives
    The full Committee held a hearing on S. 991, a bill to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
Energy to undertake initiatives to address certain needs in the 
Lower Mississippi Delta Region, on May 27, 1993 (S. Hrg. 103-
123). The Committee reported S. 991 to the Senate on Nov. 18, 
1993 (S. Rept. 103-187). The Senate passed S. 991 on November 
20, 1993. The bill was referred jointly to the House Committees 
on Education and Labor, Public Works and Transportation, 
Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space and 
Technology. (Provisions of S. 991 were included in Public Law 
103-433).
Land and Water Conservation Fund
    The Committee held a hearing on May 18, 1993 on S. 721, the 
Land and Water Conservation Fund Emergency Funding Act (S. Hrg. 
103-213).
Hawaiian Homelands
    On June 16, 1994, the full Committee held a hearing on S. 
2174, a bill to provide for the administration of the Hawaiian 
Homes Commission Act (S. Hrg. 103-888). On September 30, 1994, 
the Committee reported S. 2174 to the Senate with an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute (S. Rept. 103-393).

                       MEASURES ENACTED INTO LAW

    Public Law 103-406 (S. 2446; Johnston and Wallop) To amend 
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to manage the Strategic 
Petroleum Reserve more effectively, and for other purposes.

                          RELATED PUBLIC LAWS

    H.R. 3678, Mr. Ortiz: A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to negotiate agreements for the use of the Outer 
Continental Shelf sand, gravel, and shell resources. Enacted 
into law as Public Law 103-426.
       Subcommittee on Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, and 
                            Competitiveness

    JEFF BINGAMAN, New Mexico, 
             Chairman
 PAUL WELLSTONE, Minnesota, Vice 
             Chairman
DON NICKLES, Oklahoma                BILL BRADLEY, New Jersey
ARLEN SPECTER, Pennsylvania          DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii
TRENT LOTT, Mississippi              RICHARD C. SHELBY, Alabama
MARK O. HATFIELD, Oregon             HARLAN MATHEWS, Tennessee
PETE V. DOMENICI, New Mexico         BOB KRUEGER, Texas
FRANK H. MURKOWSKI, Alaska

                              JURISDICTION

    The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee includes oversight and 
legislative responsibilities for Federal energy conservation 
programs; energy information; commercialization of new 
technologies (e.g., wind, solar, ocean thermal energy 
conversion); liquefied natural gas projects; oil and gas 
pipelines and pipeline regulation including regulation of 
Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System, TransAlaska Pipeline 
System, and other oil or gas pipeline transportation systems 
within Alaska (e.g., the Trans-Alaska Gas line system); 
regulatory functions of ERA; refinery policy; gasoline 
rationing; emergency preparedness; petroleum allocation; and 
coal conversion.

                         LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES

    During the 103d Congress, 3 Senate bills and 1 House bill 
were referred to the Subcommittee. Those measures upon which 
major action was taken or hearings held are discussed below.

Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

    On April 22, 1993, the Subcommittee held an oversight 
hearing to consider opportunities and barriers to successful 
commercialization of renewable energy and energy efficiency 
technologies (S. Hrg. 103-112).
    On April 29, 1993, the Subcommittee held an oversight 
hearing on increasing industrial competitiveness through energy 
efficiency and waste minimization (S. Hrg. 103-103).

Competitiveness of the Domestic Oil and Gas Industry

    On Nov. 30, 1993, the Subcommittee held an oversight 
hearing in Roswell, New Mexico on the opportunities for and 
benefits from technology transfer to the domestic oil and gas 
industry (S. Hrg. 103-561).
            Subcommittee on Energy Research and Development

    WENDELL H. FORD, Kentucky, 
             Chairman
 RICHARD C. SHELBY, Alabama, Vice 
             Chairman
PETE V. DOMENICI, New Mexico         DALE BUMPERS, Arkansas
ARLEN SPECTER, Pennsylvania          JEFF BINGAMAN, New Mexico
DON NICKLES, Oklahoma                PAUL WELLSTONE, Minnesota
LARRY E. CRAIG, Idaho                HARLAN MATHEWS, Tennessee
TRENT LOTT, Mississippi              BYRON L. DORGAN, North Dakota

                              JURISDICTION

    The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Energy Research and 
Development included oversight and legislative responsibilities 
for nuclear R&D coal and synfuels R&D nuclear and nonnuclear 
energy commercialization projects; nuclear fuel cycle policy, 
including uranium resources; new technologies R&D (e.g., 
conservation, solar, OTEC, and MHD); nuclear facilities siting; 
and breeder reactor development.

                         LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES

    During the 103d Congress, four Senate bills were referred 
to the Subcommittee. The Subcommittee held one day of 
legislative hearings.
    The Subcommittee held a hearing on S. 2104, the Albert 
Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Act of 1994 on June 
28, 1994 (S. Hrg. 103-682). The full Committee ordered the bill 
reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute on 
August 3, 1994 (S. Rept. 103-350). The provisions of S. 2104 
were incorporated into P.L. 103-382, the Improving America's 
School Act of 1994. The full Committee held three days of 
hearings on S. 473, the Department of Energy National 
Competitiveness Technology Partnership Act of 1994 on March 18, 
23, and 24, 1993 (S. Hrg. 103-70). The full Committee reported 
S. 473 on June 24, 1993 (S. Rept. 103-69) and the Senate passed 
it with an amendment in the nature of a substitute on November 
20, 1993. S. 473 was referred jointly to the House Committees 
on Armed Services; Energy and Commerce; and Science Space and 
Technology. The House Energy and Commerce Committee reported S. 
473 on July 19, 1994 (H. Rept. 103-611).
    The Senate added provisions of S. 473 to S. 1298, the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994, on 
September 9, 1993, but they were subsequently dropped in 
conference. The Senate also added the text of S. 473 to S. 
2251, which passed the Senate on September 30, 1994, but was 
not enacted.
    Other bills referred to the Subcommittee were S. 1376, a 
bill to repeal the Helium Act and require the Secretary of the 
Interior to sell the Federal helium reserves; and S. 1859, the 
Breeder Reactor Termination Act of 1994, a bill to terminate 
the Department of Energy's liquid metal reactor research and 
development program.
      Subcommittee on Mineral Resources Development and Production

 DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii, Chairman
 HARLAN MATHEWS, Tennessee, Vice 
             Chairman
LARRY E. CRAIG, Idaho                DALE BUMPERS, Arkansas
FRANK H. MURKOWSKI, Alaska           WENDELL H. FORD, Kentucky
DON NICKELS, Oklahoma                BEN NIGHTHORSE CAMPBELL, Colorado
ROBERT F. BENNETT, Utah

                              JURSIDICTION

    The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee includes oversight and 
legislative responsibilities for energy and nonfuel mineral 
resources; Federal mineral leasing; national mining and 
minerals policy and general mining laws; surface mining, 
reclamation, and enforcement; coal production, distribution, 
and utilization; oil and gas production and distribution; 
mining education and research; minerals exploration, 
development, and production from public and acquired lands; 
mineral conservation; royalty management; coal severance tax; 
Naval Petroleum Reserve--Alaska; Naval Oil Shale Reserves; deep 
water ports; and deep seabed mining.

                         LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES

    During the 103d Congress, 6 Senate bills and 2 House bills 
were referred to the Subcommittee. Those measures upon which 
major action was taken are discussed below.

Mining law reform

    During the 103d Congress, the Subcommittee spent much time 
and effort considering legislation to reform the Mining Law of 
1872. On March 16, 1993, the Subcommittee conducted a hearing 
on S. 257, legislation introduced by Senator Bumpers and others 
that would comprehensively reform existing law governing the 
mining of minerals such as gold, silver and copper on Federal 
lands. The Subcommittee also conducted hearings on a mining law 
reform proposal introduced by Senator Craig and others on May 
4, 1993 (S. 775). The Committee subsequently reported this 
measure and it later passed the Senate without amendment.
    The House also had several mining reform proposals under 
consideration, most notably, H.R. 332 introduced by Congressman 
Rahall and others. The House passed this measure on November 
18, 1993. Subsequent to that action, the House substituted the 
text of the House approved measure for the text of S. 775 and 
sent it back to the Senate.
    Several formal and informal meetings of the conferees and 
staff were held throughout the summer of 1994 in an effort to 
resolve the differences between the two versions. No final 
agreement could be reached and the 103d Congress adjourned 
without enacting a mining law reform bill.

Stock Raising Homestead Act

    On March 17, 1993, the Committee favorably reported S. 336, 
a bill to amend the Stock Raising Homestead Act to resolve 
certain problems regarding subsurface estates, introduced by 
Senator Bingaman. The Stock Raising Homestead Act governs 
mining on lands where the surface has been patented into 
private ownership for stock raising purposes and the Federal 
Government owns the mineral estate. On March 30, 1993, the 
House passed its version of the bill, H.R. 239. The Senate 
passed the House bill two days later and the President signed 
it into law on April 16 (P.L. 103-23).

Naval Oil Shale Reserves--Oil and gas leasing

    On October 14, 1993, the Subcommittee conducted a hearing 
on S. 1170 introduced by Senator Campbell. This bill would 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue oil and gas 
leases in two Naval Oil Shale Reserves in Colorado in a effort 
to prevent drainage of public oil and gas resources resulting 
from the drilling of numerous wells on private lands adjacent 
to the Reserve areas. The Committee favorably reported this 
measure on July 11, 1994, but no further action was taken.

Geothermal development outside of Yellowstone National Park

    On March 16, 1994, the Subcommittee held a joint hearing 
with the Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks and 
Forests to consider H.R. 1137, legislation introduced by 
Congressman Williams of Montana, to amend the Geothermal Steam 
Act of 1970 to prohibit leasing and development on lands 
outside Yellowstone National Park. This legislation was 
subsequently reported from the Committee to the Senate, with 
amendments, but was not considered further by the full Senate.

Guam excess lands

    On February 3, 1994, the Subcommittee held a hearing on 
H.R. 2144, a bill to provide for the transfer of excess land to 
the Government of Guam. This legislation would transfer, 
without cost, approximately 3,200 acres of excess Federal land 
to the Government of Guam for public benefit use. Under 
existing law, most of these lands would have to be sold to the 
highest bidder and would likely not be available for the 
enjoyment and use of the people of Guam.
    This legislation was reported favorably from the Committee 
on June 24, 1994, without amendment, but no further action was 
taken by the Senate.

                       MEASURES ENACTED INTO LAW

    Public Law 103-23 (S. 336/H.R. 239; Bingaman/Lehman) To 
amend the Stock Raising Homestead Act to resolve certain 
problems regarding subsurface estates, and for other purposes.
        Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks and Forests

 DALE BUMPERS, Arkansas, Chairman
BEN NIGHTHORSE CAMPBELL, Colorado, 
           Vice Chairman
FRANK H. MURKOWSKI, Alaska           BILL BRADLEY, New Jersey
MARK O. HATFIELD, Oregon             JEFF BINGAMAN, New Mexico
TRENT LOTT, Mississippi              DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii
PETE V. DOMENICI, New Mexico         RICHARD C. SHELBY, Alabama
ROBERT F. BENNETT, Utah              PAUL WELLSTONE, Minnesota
LARRY E. CRAIG, Idaho                BYRON L. DORGAN, North Dakota
ARLEN SPECTER, Pennsylvania

                              JURISDICTION

    The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Public Lands, 
National Parks and Forests includes oversight and legislative 
responsibilities for the: public lands administered by the 
Bureau of Land Management; National Forest System; National 
Park System; National Wilderness Preservation System; Wild and 
Scenic Rivers System; National Trails System; establishment of 
wildlife refuges on public lands; Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act; Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation 
Act; Federal reserved water rights; military land withdrawals; 
national recreation areas; national monuments; historic sites; 
military parks and battlefields; Land and Water Conservation 
Fund; historic preservation; renewable resources; outdoor 
recreation resources; and on the public domain, preservation of 
prehistoric ruins and objects of interest.

                          OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES

Radio and television communication site fees

    On March 24, 1993, the Subcommittee held a hearing to 
review the proposed fee schedule developed by the Forest 
Service and the Bureau of Land Management for radio and 
television communication sites located on Federal land (S. Hrg. 
103-72).

Civil War Sites Advisory Commission

    On September 14, 1993, the Subcommittee held a hearing to 
review the report of the Civil War Site Advisory Commission on 
the status of the nation's Civil War battlefields (S. Hrg. 103-
417).

Mining activities in national park units in Alaska

    The Subcommittee held a hearing in Anchorage, Alaska on 
November 6, 1993, to review the status of mining activities in 
National Parks located in Alaska (S. Hrg. 103-577).

Disney's America

    The Subcommittee held a hearing on June 21, 1994, to review 
the proposal to develop the ``Disney's America'' theme park and 
its potential impact on Manassas National Battlefield Park in 
Virginia (S. Hrg. 103-782).

                         LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES

    During the 103d Congress, 155 Senate bills, 3 Senate Joint 
Resolutions, and 42 House bills were referred to the 
Subcommittee.
    The Subcommittee held 29 days of legislative hearings, 
including 2 days of legislative field hearings. The Congress 
enacted 41 public laws within the jurisdiction of the 
Subcommittee.
    As discussed below, those bills enacted into law which are 
of particular interest include the California Desert Protection 
Act, the Colorado Wilderness Act, the Saguaro National Park 
Establishment Act, legislation establishing the New Orleans 
Jazz National Historical Park and the Cane River National 
Historical Park and National Heritage Area in Louisiana, and 
legislation establishing the Snake River Birds of Prey National 
Conservation Area in Idaho.

California Desert Protection Act

    Titles 1 through 10 of Public Law 103-433, the California 
Desert Protection Act, designated 69 areas comprising 
approximately 3.75 million acres of lands administered by the 
Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service as wilderness. 
The Act added approximately 234,000 acres to Joshua Tree 
National Monument and approximately 1.3 million acres to Death 
Valley National Monument, and redesignated both monuments as 
National Parks. The Act established the approximately 1.2 
million acre Mojave National Preserve, to be administered by 
the National Park Service, and designated over 4 million acres 
of wilderness within the newly added and existing areas of the 
3 park units. Approximately 9,031 acres of land within the 
Imperial and Havasu National Wildlife Refuges in California was 
also designated as wilderness. In addition, the Act released 
over 2.8 million acres of lands in wilderness study areas for 
multiple use management by the BLM, and withdrew and reserved 
for the use of the Department of the Navy the 1.1 million acre 
China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station and the 226,711 acre 
Chocolate Mountains Aerial Gunnery Range for a period of 25 
years.

Colorado Wilderness

    Public Law 103-77 designated 19 areas comprising 
approximately 611,700 acres in Colorado as wilderness. These 
lands are managed by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land 
Management. The bill also designates the Fossil Ridge, Bowen 
Gulch, Piedra, Roubideau Tabeguache and Spanish Peaks areas for 
special management and includes several administrative/
management provisions, including provisions related to water 
and water resources located in the various wilderness areas.

Saguaro National Park

    Public Law 103-364 redesignated the Saguaro National 
Monument in Arizona as Saguaro National Park, and authorized 
the addition of approximately 3,460 acres to the Tucson 
Mountain unit of the park.

New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park

    Title XII of the Public Law 103-433 contains provisions 
establishing the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park in 
New Orleans, Louisiana. This legislation was also reported from 
the Committee and passed by the Senate as a free standing bill 
(S. 1596) introduced by Senator Johnston. This legislation 
implements the key recommendations made by the Preservation of 
Jazz Advisory Commission which was established several years 
ago for the commemoration, interpretation, and preservation of 
jazz in the city of New Orleans.

Cane River Creole National Historical Park and National Heritage Area

    Titles II and III of Public Law 103-449 establishes the 
Cane River Creole National Historical Park and National 
Heritage Area in Natchitoches, Louisiana. This designation 
would recognize the many significant cultural and historical 
resources of this region and provide a creative partnership for 
their care and management. Elements of the proposed park 
include all or portions of Oakland and Magnolia Plantations, an 
interpretive center and others sites and structures along the 
Cane River and within the Natchitoches National Historic 
Landmark District that meet the criteria for national 
significance and can feasibly be managed for public use 
pursuant to cooperative agreements.
    This legislation was also reported from the Committee as a 
free standing bill (S. 1980) introduced by Senator Johnston. 
This bill passed the Senate but was not considered by the 
House.

Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area

    Public Law 103-236 established the 482,457 acre Snake River 
Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in Idaho, to be 
administered by the Bureau of Land Management. The conservation 
area boasts one of the densest nesting populations of birds of 
prey in North America, including peregrine and prairie falcons; 
bald and golden eagles; great-horned, screech, burrowing, and 
long-eared owls; red-tailed ferruginous, Swainson's, and marsh 
hawks; ravens, and turkey vultures.

Lower Mississippi Delta Initiatives Act

    Title XI of Public Law 103-433 contains the provisions of 
legislation introduced by Senator Johnston and others (S. 991) 
known as the Lower Mississippi Delta Initiatives Act. This 
legislation includes proposals within the jurisdiction of the 
Department of the Interior to help address some of the economic 
needs of the Lower Mississippi Delta, a region comprising 219 
counties in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, 
Illinois, Tennessee and Kentucky, which taken together comprise 
the poorest region of the United States. These proposals were 
drawn from the recommendations in a 1990 report prepared by the 
Lower Mississippi Delta Development Commission, chaired by then 
Governor Bill Clinton.

                       MEASURES ENACTED INTO LAW

    Public Law No. 103-2 (H.R. 1183), Mr. Doolittle, et al.: An 
Act to validate conveyances of certain lands in the State of 
California that form part of the right-of-way granted by the 
United States to the Central Pacific Railway Company.
    Public Law No. 103-16 (S. 164), Mr. Daschle, et al.: An Act 
to authorize the adjustment of the boundaries of the South 
Dakota portion of the Sioux Ranger District of Custer National 
Forest, and for other purposes.
    Public Law No. 103-17 (S. 252), Mr. Craig, et al.: An Act 
to provide for certain land exchanges in the State of Idaho, 
and for other purposes.
    Public Law No. 103-25 (S. 326), Mr. Warner, et al.: An Act 
to revise the boundaries of the George Washington Birthplace 
National Monument, and for other purposes.
    Public Law No. 103-26 (S. 328), Mr. Bradley: An Act to 
provide for the rehabilitation of historic structures within 
the Sandy Hook Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area in the 
State of New Jersey, and for other purposes.
    Public Law No. 103-32 (S. 214), Mr. Thurmond, et al.: An 
Act to authorize the construction of a memorial on Federal land 
in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor members of 
the Armed Forces who served in World War II and to commemorate 
U.S. participation in that conflict.
    Public Law No. 103-46 (S. 80), Mr. Gramm, et al.: An Act to 
increase the size of the Big Thicket National Preserve in the 
State of Texas by adding the Village Creek corridor unit, the 
Big Sandy corridor unit, and the Canyonlands unit.
    Public Law No. 103-48 (H.R. 765), Mr. Dooley, et al.: An 
Act to resolve the status of certain lands relinquished to the 
United States under the Act of June 4, 1897 (30 Stat. 1136), 
and for other purposes.
    Public Law No. 103-56 (H.R. 843), Mr. Kolbe: An Act to 
withdraw certain lands located in the Coronado National Forest 
from the mining and mineral leasing laws of the United States, 
and for other purposes.
    Public Law No. 103-58 (H.R. 1347), Mr. Dickey: An Act to 
modify the boundary of Hot Springs National Park.
    Public Law No. 103-63 (H.R. 63), Mr. Bilbray: An Act to 
establish the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area in 
Nevada, and for other purposes.
    Public Law No. 103-64 (H.R. 236), Mr. Larocco, et al.: An 
Act to establish the Snake River Birds of Prey National 
Conservation Area in the State of Idaho, and for other 
purposes.
    Public Law No. 103-77 (H.R. 631), Mr. Skaggs, et al.: An 
Act to designate certain lands in the State of Colorado as 
components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and 
for other purposes.
    Public Law No. 103-91 (H.R. 873), Mr. Williams, of MT: An 
Act to provide for the consolidation and protection of the 
Gallatin Range.
    Public Law No. 103-93 (S. 184), Mr. Hatch, et al.: An Act 
to provide for the exchange of certain lands within the State 
of Utah, and for other purposes.
    Public Law No. 103-104 (H.R. 38), Mr. Richardson: An Act to 
establish the Jemez National Recreation Area in the State of 
New Mexico, and for other purposes.
    Public Law No. 103-131 (S.J. Res. 78), Mr. Murkowski, et 
al.: An Act designating the beach at 53 degrees 53'51"N, 166 
degrees 34'15"W to 53 degrees 53'48"N, 166 degrees 34'21"W on 
Hog Island, which lies in the Northeast Bay of Unalaska, Alaska 
as ``Arkansas Beach'' in commemoration of the 206th regiment of 
the National Guard, who served during the Japanese attack on 
Dutch Harbor, Unalaska on June 3 and 4, 1942.
    Public Law No. 103-132 (H.R. 328), Mr. Richardson: An Act 
to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands 
in the town of Taos, New Mexico.
    Public Law No. 103-144 (S. 836), Mr. Bingaman, et al.: An 
Act to amend the National Trails System act to provide for a 
study of El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro (The Royal Road of 
the Interior Lands), and for other purposes.
    Public Law No. 103-145 (S. 983), Mr. Johnston, et al.: An 
Act to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to study the El Camino Real Para Los 
Texas for potential addition to the National Trails System, and 
for other purposes.
    Public Law No. 103-162 (H.R. 2650), Mr. Hughes, et al.: An 
Act to designate portions of the Maurice River and its 
tributaries in the State of New Jersey as components of the 
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
    Public Law No. 103-163 (H.R. 898), Mr. Hutto, et al.: An 
Act to authorize the Air Force Memorial Foundation to establish 
a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs.
    Public Law No. 103-169 (H.R. 698), Mr. Vento: An Act to 
protect the Lechuguilla Cave and other resources and values in 
and adjacent to Carlsbad Caverns National Park.
    Public Law No. 103-170 (H.R. 914), Mr. Rogers: An Act to 
amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain 
segments of the Red River in Kentucky as components of the 
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.
    Public Law No. 103-175 (S. 433), Mr. Johnston, et al.: An 
Act to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey certain lands in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, and for 
other purposes.
    Public Law No. 103-184 (H.R. 486), Mr. Wheat: An Act to 
provide for the addition of the Truman Farm Home to the Harry 
S. Truman National Historic Site in the State of Missouri.
    Public Law No. 103-197 (H.R. 1944), Mr. Underwood: An Act 
to provide for additional development at War in the Pacific 
National Historical Park, and for other purposes.
    Public Law No. 103-219 (H.R. 3617), Mr. Shaw: An Act to 
amend the Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion Act 
of 1989, and for other purposes.
    Public Law No. 103-242 (S. 375), Mr. Bingaman, et al.: An 
Act to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by designating a 
segment of the Rio Grande in New Mexico as a component of the 
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.
    Public Law No. 103-243 (S. 1574), Mr. Bradley: An Act to 
authorize appropriations for the Coastal Heritage Trail Routes 
in the State of New Jersey, and for other purposes.
    Public Law No. 103-253 (H.R. 1134), Mr. Skaggs: An Act to 
provide for the transfer of certain public lands located in 
Clear Creek County, Colorado, to the United States Forest 
Service, the State of Colorado, and certain local governments 
in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes.
    Public Law No. 103-255 (S. 341), Mr. Campbell, et al.: An 
Act to provide for a land exchange between the Secretary of 
Agriculture and Eagle and Pitkin Counties in Colorado, and for 
other purposes.
    Public Law No. 103-280 (S. 273), Mr. Hollings: An Act to 
remove certain restrictions from a parcel of land owned by the 
city of North Charleston, South Carolina, in order to permit a 
land exchange, and for other purposes.
    Public Law No. 103-281 (S. 1402), Mr. Craig, et al.: An Act 
to convey a certain parcel of public land to the county of Twin 
Falls, Idaho, for use as a landfill, and for other purposes.
    Public Law No. 103-313 (H.R. 2815), Mrs. Johnson, et al.: 
An Act to designate a portion of the Farmington River in 
Connecticut as a component of the National Wild and Scenic 
Rivers System.
    Public Law No. 103-321 (H.R. 2947), Mrs. Johnson, of CT, et 
al.: An Act to amend the Commemorative Works Act, and for other 
purposes.
    Public Law No. 103-326 (S. 859), Mr. Hatch, et al.: An Act 
to reduce the restrictions on lands conveyed by deed under the 
Act of June 8, 1926.
    Public Law No. 103-350 (S. 1703), Mr. Sarbanes, et al.: An 
Act to expand the boundaries of the Piscataway National Park, 
and for other purposes.
    Public Law No. 103-364 (S. 316), Mr. DeConcini, et al.: An 
Act to expand the boundaries of the Saguaro National Monument, 
and for other purposes.
    Public Law No. 103-365 (S. 1233), Mr. DeConcini: An Act to 
resolve the status of certain lands in Arizona that are subject 
to a claim as a grant of public lands for railroad purposes, 
and for other purposes.
    Public Law No. 103-397 (S. 455), Mr. Hatfield, et al.: An 
Act to amend title 31, United States Code, to increase Federal 
payments to units of general local government for entitlement 
lands, and for other purposes.
    Public Law No. 103-398 (S. 528), Mr. Burns, et al.: An Act 
to provide for the transfer of certain United States Forest 
Service lands located in Lincoln County, Montana, to Lincoln 
County in the State of Montana.
    Public Law No. 103-433 (S. 21), Ms. Feinstein, et al.: An 
Act to designate certain lands in the California Desert as 
wilderness, to establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National 
Parks, to establish the Mojave National Preserve, and for other 
purposes.
    Public Law No. 103-449 (H.R. 1348), Mr. Gejdenson, et al.: 
An Act to establish the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley 
National Heritage Corridor in the State of Connecticut, and for 
other purposes.

                   OTHER MEASURES ACTIVELY CONSIDERED

    S. 112, Mr. Moynihan: A bill to establish the Hudson River 
Artists National Historical Park in the State of New York, and 
for other purposes. (Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-775). (Reported 
to the Senate with an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
and an amendment to the title. S. Rept. 103-413).
    S. 150, Mr. Kohl: A bill to provide for assistance in the 
preservation of Taliesin in the State of Wisconsin, and for 
other purposes. (Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-407). (Reported to 
the Senate with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. S. 
Rept. 103-269). (Passed Senate with an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute).
    S. 172, Mr. Bryan and Mr. Reid: A bill to establish the 
Spring Mountains National Recreation Area in Nevada, and for 
other purposes. (Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-208). (See H.R. 63)
    S. 206, Mr. Brown and Mr. Campbell: A bill to designate 
certain lands in the State of Colorado as components of the 
National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other 
purposes. (Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-19). (See H.R. 631)
    S. 208, Mr. Bumpers, et al.: A bill to reform the 
concessions policies of the National Park Service, and for 
other purposes. (Hearings held. S. Hrg. 103-246). (Reported to 
the Senate with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. S. 
Rept. 103-226). (Passed Senate with an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute). (Reported in the House with amendments. H. 
Rept. 103-571). (Passed House as amended).
    S. 218, Mr. DeConcini: A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
Agriculture to convey certain lands in the State of Arizona, 
and for other purposes. (Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-594).
    S. 250, Mr. McConnell: A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic 
Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Red River in 
Kentucky as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 
System, and for other purposes. (Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-
208). (See H.R. 914)
    S. 278, Mr. Daschle, et al.: A bill to authorize the 
establishment of the Chief Big Foot National Memorial Park and 
the Wounded Knee National Memorial in the State of South 
Dakota, and for other purposes. (Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-
407).
    S. 294, Mr. Bingaman, et al.: A bill to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to formulate a program for the 
research, interpretation, and preservation of various aspects 
or colonial New Mexico history, and for other purposes. 
(Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-221). (Reported to the Senate with 
amendments. S. Rept. 103-90). (Passed Senate with amendments).
    S. 297, Mr. Stevens, et al.: A bill to authorize the Air 
Force Memorial Foundation to establish a memorial in the 
District of Columbia or its environs. (Hearing held. S. Hrg. 
103-463). (Reported to the Senate with an amendment. S. Rept. 
103-210). (Indefinitely postponed). (See H.R. 898).
    S. 310, Mr. Domenici and Mr. Bingaman: A bill to amend 
title V of Public Law 96-550, designating the Chico Culture 
Archeological Protection Sites, and for other purposes. 
(Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-221). (Reported to the Senate with 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute. S. Rept. 103-91). 
(Passed Senate with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute).
    S. 313, Mr. Domenici and Mr. Bingaman: A bill to amend the 
San Juan Basin Wilderness Protection Act of 1984 to designate 
additional lands as wilderness and to establish the Fossil 
Forest Research Natural Area, and for other purposes. (Hearing 
held. S. Hrg. 103-221). (Reported to the Senate with 
amendments. S. Rept. 103-230). (Passed Senate with amendments).
    S. 344, Mr. Kohl and Mr. Feingold: A bill to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the 
suitability and feasibility of designating the Fox and Lower 
Wisconsin River corridors in the State of Wisconsin as a 
National Heritage Corridor, and for other purposes. (Reported 
to the Senate. S. Rept. 103-16). (Passed Senate).
    S. 471, Mr. Wallop: A bill to establish a new area study 
process for proposed additions to the National Park System, and 
for other purposes. (Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-748).
    S. 472, Mr. Wallop and Mr. Murkowski: A bill to improve the 
administration and management of public lands, National 
Forests, units of the National Park System, and related areas 
by improving the availability of adequate, appropriate, 
affordable, and cost effective housing for employees needed to 
effectively manage the public lands. (Hearing held. S. Hrg. 
103-539). (Reported to the Senate. S. Rept. 103-271). (Passed 
Senate with amendments).
    S. 523, Mr. Wofford and Mr. Specter: A bill to expand the 
Fort Necessity National Battlefield, and for other purposes. 
(Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-837).
    S. 742, Mr. Akaka and Mr. Inouye: A bill to amend the 
National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 to establish the 
Friends of Kaloko-Honokohua, an advisory commission for the 
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, and for other 
purposes. (Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-235). (Reported to the 
Senate with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. S. 
Rept. 103-92). (Passed Senate with an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute).
    S. 761, Mr. Stevens and Mr. Murkowski: A bill to amend the 
``unit of general local government'' definitions for Federal 
payments in lieu of taxes to include unorganized boroughs in 
Alaska. (Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-463). (Reported to the 
Senate with amendments. S. Rept. 103-272). (Passed Senate with 
amendments).
    S. 796, Mr. Kerry and Mr. Kennedy: A bill to provide for a 
feasibility study of including Revere Beach in the National 
Park System. (Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-837).
    S. 851, Mr. Bumpers: A bill to establish the Carl Garner 
Federal Lands Cleanup Day, and for other purposes. (Hearing 
held. S. Hrg. 103-235). (Reported to the Senate. S. Rept. 103-
94). (Passed Senate).
    S. 855, Mr. Murkowski and Mr. Stevens: A bill to authorize 
the Secretary of the Interior to consolidate the surface and 
subsurface estate of certain lands within 3 conservation system 
units on the Alaska Peninsula, and for other purposes. (Hearing 
held. S. Hrg. 103-407).
    S. 986, Mr. Lott and Mr. Cochran: A bill to provide for an 
interpretive center at the Civil War Battlefield of Corinth, 
Mississippi, and for other purposes. (Hearing held. S. Hrg. 
103-516). (Reported to the Senate with amendments. S. Rept. 
103-211). (Passed Senate with amendments).
    S. 1033, Mr. Warner, et al.: A bill to establish the 
Shenendoah Valley National Battlefields and Commission in the 
Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other purposes. (Hearing 
held. S. Hrg. 103-516). (Reported to the Senate with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. S. Rept. 103-273). 
(Passed Senate with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute).
    S. 1047, Mr. Murkowski: A bill to convey certain real 
property located in Tongass National Forest to Daniel J. Gross, 
Sr., and Douglas K. Gross, and for other purposes. (Hearing 
held. S. Hrg. 103-463).
    S. 1222, Mr. Kennedy, et al.: A bill to revise the 
boundaries of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage 
Corridor in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and for other 
purposes. (Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-939).
    S. 1270, Mr. Brown: A bill to establish the Cache La Poudre 
River National Water Heritage Area in the State of Colorado. 
(Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-610).
    S. 1278, Mr. Warner and Mr. Robb: A bill 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. (Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-837).
    S. 1324, Mr. Gorton and Mrs. Murray: A bill to authorize 
the Secretary of the Interior to exchange certain lands of the 
Columbia Basin Federal reclamation project, Washington, and for 
other purposes. (Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-610).
    S. 1332, Mr. Lieberman and Mr. Dodd: A bill to designate a 
portion of the Farmington River in Connecticut as a component 
of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other 
purposes. (Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-556).
    S. 1341, Mr. Byrd: A bill to establish the Wheeling 
National Heritage Area in the State of West Virginia, and for 
other purposes. (Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-516). (Reported to 
the Senate with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. S. 
Rept. 103-249).
    S. 1342, Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Kerry: A bill to establish in 
the Department of the Interior the Essex Heritage District 
Commission, and for other purposes. (Hearing held).
    S. 1509, Mr. Domenici and Mr. Bingaman: A bill to transfer 
a parcel of land to the Taos Pueblo Indians of New Mexico. 
(Hearing held).
    S. 1586, Mr. Johnston, et al.: A bill to establish the New 
Orleans Jazz National Historical Park in the State of 
Louisiana, and for other purposes. (Hearings held. S. Hrg. 103-
503 and S. Hrg. 103-594). (Reported to the Senate with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. S. Rept. 103-242). 
(Passed Senate with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute).
    S. 1612, Mr. Murkowski: A bill to extend the authority of 
the Women in Military Service for America Foundation to 
establish a memorial in the District of Columbia area. (Hearing 
held. S. Hrg. 103-572).
    S. 1639, Mrs. Boxer and Mrs. Feinstein: A bill to provide 
for the management of portions of the Presidio under the 
jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, and for other 
purposes. (Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-675).
    S. 1652, Mr. Bennett and Mr. Hatch: A bill to amend the 
National Trails System Act to designate the Great Western trail 
for potential addition to the National Trails System, and for 
other purposes. (Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-837).
    S. 1660, Mr. Lautenberg and Mr. Bradley: A bill to 
establish the Great Falls Historic District, and for other 
purposes. (Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-775).
    S. 1683, Mr. Bradley and Mr. Lautenberg: A bill 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 for other purposes. (Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-
775).
    S. 1726, Mr. Simon, et al.: A bill to provide for a 
competition to select the architectural plans for a museum to 
be built on the East Saint Louis portion of the Jefferson 
National Expansion Memorial, and for other purposes. (Hearing 
held. S. Hrg. 103-939).
    S. 1790, Mr. Bumpers: ``The National Peace Garden 
Reauthorization Act''. (Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-572).
    S. 1818, Mr. Metzenbaum and Mr. Glenn: A bill to establish 
the Ohio and Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor in the State 
of Ohio as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and 
for other purposes. (Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-939).
    S. 1871, Mr. Kennedy: A bill to establish a Whaling 
National Historical Park in Bedford, MA, and for other 
purposes. (Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-939).
    S. 1897, Mr. Bingaman and Mr. Domenici: A bill to expand 
the boundary of the Santa Fe National Forest, and for other 
purposes. (Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-720). (Reported to the 
Senate with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. S. 
Rept. 103-304). (Passed Senate with an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute).
    S. 1919, Mr. Bingaman: A bill to improve water quality 
within the Rio Puerto watershed and to help restore the 
ecological health of the Rio Grande through the cooperative 
identification and implementation of best management practices 
which are consistent with the ecological, geological, cultural, 
sociological, and economic conditions in the region. (Hearing 
held. S. Hrg. 103-720). (Reported to the Senate with 
amendments. S. Rept. 103-306).
    S. 1975, Ms. Moseley-Braun, et al.: A bill to establish a 
grant program to restore and preserve historic buildings at 
historically black colleges and universities, and for other 
purposes. (Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-720).
    S. 1980, Mr. Johnston and Mr. Breaux: A bill to establish 
the Cane River National Historical Park and the Cane River 
National Heritage Area in the State of Louisiana, and for other 
purposes. (Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-720). (Reported to the 
Senate with amendments. S. Rept. 103-276). (Passed Senate). 
(See H.R. 1348).
    S. 1998, Mr. Moynihan: A bill to provide for the 
acquisition of certain lands formerly occupied by the Franklin 
D. Roosevelt family, and for other purposes. (Hearing held. S. 
Hrg. 103-942). (Reported to the Senate with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. S. Rept. 103-419).
    S. 1999, Mr. Moynihan and Mr. D'Amato: A bill to establish 
the Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site. 
(Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-775).
    S. 2001, Mr. Moynihan: A bill to improve the administration 
of the Women's Rights National Historical Park in the State of 
New York, and for other purposes. (Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-
942).
    S. 2033, Mr. Baucus and Mr. Burns: A bill to provide for 
the exchange of certain lands within the State of Montana. 
(Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-942).
    S. 2064, Mr. Lieberman and Mr. Dodd: A bill to expand the 
boundary of the Weir Farm National Historic Site in the State 
of Connecticut. (Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-939).
    S. 2078, Mr. Campbell, et al.: A bill 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. (Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-942).
    S. 2089, Mr. Mitchell for Mr. Wofford and Mr. Specter: A 
bill to authorize the establishment of the Steamtown National 
Historic Site, and for other purposes. (Hearing held. S. Hrg. 
103-837).
    S. 2121, Mr. Johnston (by request): A bill to promote 
entrepreneurial management of the National Park Service, and 
for other purposes. (Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-930). (Reported 
to the Senate with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
S. Rept. 103-422).
    S. 2234, Mr. Breaux, et al.: A bill to amend the 
Mississippi River Corridor Study Commission Act of 1989 to 
extend the term of the commission established under that Act. 
(Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-939). (Reported to the Senate with 
an amendment. S. Rept. 103-423).
    S. 2236, Mrs. Hutchison: A bill to direct the Secretary of 
the Interior to enter into negotiations concerning the Nueces 
River project, Texas, and for other purposes. (Hearing held. S. 
Hrg. 103-942).
    S. 2249, Mr. Murkowski and Mr. Stevens: A bill to amend the 
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes. 
(Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-942). (Reported to the Senate with 
amendments. S. Rept. 103-424).
    S. 2303, Mr. Murkowski and Mr. Stevens: A bill to provide 
for the exchange of lands within the Gates of the Arctic 
National Park and Preserve, and for other purposes. (Hearing 
held. S. Hrg. 103-939).
    S.J. Res. 152, Mrs. Feinstein: A resolution to designate 
the visitors center at the Channel Islands National Park, 
California, as the ``Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitors Center''.
    S.J. Res. 217, Mr. Johnston (by request): A resolution to 
approve the location of a World War II Memorial.
    H.R. 194, Mr. Hefley: A bill to withdraw and reserve 
certain public lands and minerals within the State of Colorado 
for military uses, and for other purposes. (Hearing held. S. 
Hrg. 103-610). (Reported to the Senate with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. S. Rept. 103-352).
    H.R. 240, Mr. Lehman, et al.: A bill to provide for the 
protection of the Bodie Bowl area of the State of California, 
and for other purposes. (Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-407). (See 
S. 492).
    H.R. 457, Mr. Herger: A bill to provide for the conveyance 
of lands to certain individuals in Butte County, California. 
(Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-942). (See S. 399).
    H.R. 1137, Mr. Williams of MT: A bill to amend the 
Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001-1027), and for 
other purposes. (Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-706). (Reported to 
the Senate with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. S. 
Rept. 103-431).
    H.R. 1305, Mr. Vento, et al.: A bill to make boundary 
adjustments and other miscellaneous changes to authorities and 
programs of the National Park Service. (Hearing held. S. Hrg. 
103-516). (Reported to the Senate with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. S. Rept. 103-246). (Passed Senate).
    H.R. 1716, Mr. Skaggs: A bill to amend the Act of January 
26, 1915, establishing the 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. (Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-942). (Reported to the 
Senate without amendment. S. Rept. 103-427).
    H.R. 2620, Mr. Matsui, et al.: A bill to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain lands in 
California through an exchange pursuant to the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976, and for other purposes. 
(Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-942). (Reported to the Senate 
without amendment. S. Rept. 103-428).
    H.R. 2921, Mr. Clement, et al.: A bill to authorize 
appropriations for the preservation and restoration of historic 
buildings at historically black colleges and universities. 
(Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-720). (Reported to the Senate with 
amendments. S. Rept. 103-279). (Passed Senate). (See S. 991).
    H.R. 3252, Mr. Vento, et al.: A bill to provide for the 
conservation, management, or study of certain rivers, parks, 
trails and historic sites, and for other purposes. (Hearing 
held. S. Hrg. 103-837).
    H.R. 3286, Ms. Pelosi: A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to lease certain properties at the Presidio of San 
Francisco, California. (Text of H.R. 3286 included in S. 433, 
Public Law 103-175).
    H.R. 3498, Mr. Klein, et al.: A bill to establish the Great 
Falls Historic District, and for other purposes. (Hearing held. 
S. Hrg. 103-775). (Reported to the Senate with amendments. S. 
Rept. 103-430).
    H.R. 3516, Mr. Deal, et al.: A bill to increase the amount 
authorized to be appropriated for assistance for highway 
relocation regarding the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National 
Military Park in Georgia. (Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-968).
    H.R. 3708, Mr. Vento: A bill to reform the operation, 
maintenance, and development of the Steamtown National Historic 
Site, and for other purposes. (Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-837). 
(See S. 2089).
    H.R. 3905, Mr. Kopetski, et al.: A bill to provide for the 
establishment and management of the Opal Creek Forest Preserve 
in the State of Oregon. (Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-968).
    H.R. 4034, Mr. Miller, et al.: A bill to amend the Urban 
Park and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978 to authorize grants 
for the expansion of recreation opportunities for at risk youth 
in urban areas with a high prevalence of crime, and for other 
purposes. (Hearing held. S. Hrg. 103-837).
                    Subcommittee on Water and Power

BILL BRADLEY, New Jersey, Chairman
ROBERT F. BENNETT, Utah              WENDELL H. FORD, Kentucky
MARK O. HATFIELD, Oregon             BEN NIGHTHORSE CAMPBELL, Colorado
FRANK H. MURKOWSKI, Alaska           BYRON L. DORGAN, North Dakota

                              JURSIDICTION

    Jurisdiction of the Subcommittee includes oversight and 
legislative reponsibilities for irrigation; reclamation 
projects, including related flood control purposes; power 
marketing administrations (e.g., Bonneville Power, Alaska 
Power, Southwestern Power, Western Area Power, and Southeastern 
Power); energy development impacts on water resources; 
groundwater resources and management; small power producers; 
hydroelectric power; and low head hydro.

                          OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES

    The Subcommittee held six oversight hearings during the 
103d Congress. The Subcommittee held two oversight hearings 
(including a field hearing in Reno, Nevada) to receive 
testimony on the contemporary needs and management of Federal 
irrigation projects which are operated or overseen by the 
Secretary of the Interior through the U.S. Bureau of 
Reclamation.
    The Subcommittee also held oversight hearings on the 
implementation of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act of 
1992 (CVPIA) and the coordination of these actions with other 
Federal protection and restoration efforts in the San Francisco 
Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (Bay-Delta); the potential 
role of the Bureau of Reclamation in meeting the water supply 
needs of the colonias in Texas; a coordinated approach to the 
evaluation and resolution of outstanding ecological problems 
related to water quality, water quantity, endangered species, 
and wildlife habitat in the Klamath Basin, Oregon (a field 
hearing in Klamath Falls, Oregon); and water quality and 
quantity problems and opportunities facing the lower Colorado 
River area.

                         LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES

    During the 103d Congress, 26 Senate bills and 2 House bills 
were referred to the Subcommittee. The Subcommittee conducted 4 
days of legislative hearings. The Congress enacted one public 
law referred to the Subcommittee and one public law referred to 
the Committee on Indian Affairs which included 7 separate bills 
referred to the Subcommittee. These separate bills are listed 
below under ``Measures Included Within Related Public Laws.'' 
One of the bills enacted into law is of particular note, the 
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation Grand Coulee 
Dam Settlement Act (Public Law 103-436).
    Public Law 103-436 settles the claims of the Confederated 
Tribes of the Colville Reservation against the United States 
for the inundation of their lands by the reservoir from the 
Grand Coulee Dam by providing a one-time payment from Justice 
Department settlement funds of $53 million, along with annual 
payments of $15 million to be made by the Bonneville Power 
Administration for the life of the Grand Coulee facility.

                       MEASURES ENACTED INTO LAW

    Public Law 103-434 (S. 1146), Mr. McCain: ``Yavapai-
Prescott Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 1994.''
    Public Law 103-436 (H.R. 4757), Mr. Miller, et al: 
``Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation Grand Coulee 
Dam Settlement Act.''

              MEASURES INCLUDED WITHIN RELATED PUBLIC LAWS

    S. 1786, Mr. Daschle and Mr. Pressler: ``A bill to increase 
the authorization of appropriations for the Belle Fourche 
Irrigation Project, and for other purposes.'' (Enacted into law 
as part of Public Law 103-434).
    S. 1988, Mr. Brown and Mr. Campbell: ``A bill to authorize 
the transfer of a certain loan contract to the Upper Yampa 
Water Conservancy District, and for other purposes.'' (Enacted 
into law as part of Public Law 103-434).
    S. 2066, Mr. Daschle and Mr. Pressler: ``A bill to expand 
the Mni Wiconi Rural Water Supply Project, and for other 
purposes.'' (Enacted into law as part of Public Law 103-434).
    S. 2124, Mr. Campbell and Mr. Brown: ``A bill to provide 
for private development of power at the Mancos Project, and for 
other purposes.'' (Enacted into law as part of Public Law 103-
434).
    S. 2213, Mr. Bennett and Hatch: ``A bill to make applicable 
the provisions of the Act commonly known as the ``Warren Act'' 
to the Central Utah Project, Utah, and for other purposes.'' 
(Enacted into law as part of Public Law 103-434).
    S. 2253, Mr. Nickles and Mr. Boren: ``A bill to modify the 
Mountain Park Project in Oklahoma, and for other purposes.'' 
(Enacted into law as part of Public Law 103-434).
    S. 2393, Mr. DeConcini and Mr. McCain: ``A bill to 
eliminate a maximum daily diversion restriction with respect to 
the pumping of certain water from Lake Powell, and for other 
purposes.'' (Enacted into law as part of Public Law 103-434).

                   OTHER MEASURES ACTIVELY CONSIDERED

    S. 1954, Mr. Simon: ``A bill to extend the deadlines 
applicable to certain hydroelectric projects under the Federal 
Power Act.'' (Reported to the Senate as part of original bill 
S. 2384, which passed the Senate with amendments).
    S. 2068, Mr. Pressler, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
Harkin, Mr. Durenberger and Mr. Wellstone: ``A bill to 
authorize the construction of the Lewis and Clark Rural Water 
System and to authorize assistance to the Lewis and Clark Rural 
Water System, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, for the planning 
and construction of the water supply system, and for other 
purposes.'' (Hearings held by the Subcommittee on Water and 
Power. S. Hrg. 103-844).
    S. 2115, a bill to amend the Federal Power Act to remove 
the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to 
license projects on fresh waters in the State of Hawaii.'' 
(Hearings held by the Subcommittee on Water and Power. S. Hrg. 
103-924). Reported to the Senate as part of original bill S. 
2384, which passed the Senate with amendments).
    S. 2236, Mrs. Hutchison: ``A bill to direct the Secretary 
of the Interior to enter into negotiations concerning the 
Nueces River Project, Texas, and for other purposes.'' 
(Hearings held. S. Hrg. 103-942).
    S. 2262, Mrs. Murray and Mr. Bradley: ``A bill to amend the 
Elwha River Ecosystem and Fisheries Restoration Act.'' 
(Hearings held. S. Hrg. 103-926).
    S. 2266, Mr. Bradley: ``A bill to amend the Recreation 
Management Act of 1992.'' (Hearings held. S. Hrg. 103-926). 
(Reported to the Senate with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. S. Rept. 103-382). S. 2295, Mr. Ford: ``A bill to 
authorize extensions of time limitations in a FERC-issued 
license.'' (Reported to the Senate as part of original bill S. 
2384, which passed the Senate with amendments).
    S. 2319, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Campbell, and Mr. Hatch: ``A bill 
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.'' 
(Hearings held. S. Hrg. 103-942). (Reported to the Senate with 
amendments. S. Rept. 103-383).
    S. 2383, Mr. Johnston: ``A bill to authorize the sale of 
the Alaska Power Administration.'' (Reported to the Senate as 
an original bill without amendment. S. Rept. 103-335).
    S. 2384, Mr. Johnston: ``A bill to extend the deadlines 
applicable to certain hydroelectric projects under the Federal 
Power Act, and for other purposes.'' (Reported to the Senate as 
an original bill without amendment. S. Rept. 103-336. Passed by 
the Senate on October 5, 1994. Amended and passed by the House 
on October 7, 1994.)

                       
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