[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
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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
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November 21, 1996.--Ordered to be printed
Filed under authority of the order of the Senate of September 28, 1996
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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.)