[Senate Report 110-47]
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110th Congress 
 1st Session                     SENATE                          Report
                                                                 110-47
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                       HISTORY, JURISDICTION, AND

                     A SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES OF THE

                              COMMITTEE ON

                      ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

                       DURING THE 109TH CONGRESS

                               __________

                              COMMITTEE ON

                      ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

                          UNITED STATES SENATE

                                     


                                     

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               COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
                            (110th Congress)

                  JEFF BINGAMAN, New Mexico, Chairman
DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii              PETE V. DOMENICI, New Mexico
BYRON L. DORGAN, North Dakota        LARRY E. CRAIG, Idaho
RON WYDEN, Oregon                    CRAIG THOMAS. Wyoming
TIM JOHNSON, South Dakota            LISA MURKOWSKI, Alaska
MARY L. LANDRIEU, Louisiana          RICHARD BURR, North Carolina
MARIA CANTWELL, Washington           JIM DeMINT, South Carolina
KEN SALAZAR, Colorado                BOB CORKER, Tennessee
ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey          JEFF SESSIONS. Alabama
BLANCHE L. LINCOLN, Arkansas         GORDON H. SMITH, Oregon
BERNARD SANDERS. Vermont             JIM BUNNING, Kentucky
JON TESTER, Montana                  MEL MARTINEZ, Florida
                    Robert M. Simon, Staff Director
                      Sam E. Fowler, Chief Counsel
            Frank J. Macchiarola, Republican Staff Director
             Judith K. Pensabene, Republican Chief Counsel
                                     

               COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
                            (109th Congress)

                 PETE V. DOMENICI, New Mexico, Chairman
LARRY E. CRAIG, Idaho                JEFF BINGAMAN, New Mexico
CRAIG THOMAS. Wyoming                DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii
LAMAR ALEXANDER, Tennessee           BYRON L. DORGAN, North Dakota
LISA MURKOWSKI, Alaska               RON WYDEN, Oregon
RICHARD BURR, North Carolina         TIM JOHNSON, South Dakota
MEL MARTINEZ, Florida                MARY L. LANDRIEU, Louisiana
JAMES M. TALENT, Missouri            DIANNE FEINSTEIN, California
CONRAD BURNS. Montana                MARIA CANTWELL, Washington
GEORGE ALLEN, Virginia               JON S. CORZINE, New Jersey *
GORDON SMITH, Oregon                 KEN SALAZAR, Colorado
JIM BUNNING, Kentucky                ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey *
                   Frank Macchiarola, Staff Director
                     Judy Pensabene, Chief Counsel
               Robert M. Simon, Democratic Staff Director
                Sam E. Fowler, Democratic Chief Counsel

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* Senator Corzine resigned on January 17, 2006 and Senator Menendez was 
appointed to the vacancy on January 18, 2006.
  

                       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 109th Congress. It will be submitted to the 
Senate pursuant to section 8 of Senate Rule XXVI.
      
                                           Jeff Bingaman, Chairman.


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Memorandum of the Chairman.......................................   iii

Summary..........................................................     1

Jurisdiction.....................................................     2

Full Committee:
    Jurisdiction.................................................     3
    Overview.....................................................     3
    Oversight hearings...........................................     6
    Legislative hearings.........................................     9
    Business meetings............................................    10

Subcommittee on Energy:
    Jurisdiction.................................................    21
    Oversight hearings...........................................    21
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Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests:
    Jurisdiction.................................................    23
    Oversight hearings...........................................    23
    Legislative hearings.........................................    24

Subcommittee on National Parks:
    Jurisdiction.................................................    29
    Oversight hearings...........................................    29
    Field hearings...............................................    30
    Legislative hearings.........................................    30

Subcommittee on Water and Power:
    Jurisdiction.................................................    35
    Oversight hearings...........................................    35
    Legislative hearings.........................................    35

Major legislative initiatives....................................    39

Measures enacted into law........................................    40

Other measures actively considered...............................    49
      
      
      
      
110th Congress                                                   Report
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 1st Session                                                     110-47

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HISTORY, JURISDICTION, AND A SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON 
         ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES DURING THE 109TH CONGRESS

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                 April 10, 2007.--Ordered to be printed

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        Mr. Bingaman, from the Committee on Energy and Natural 
                   Resources, submitted the following

                 SPECIAL REPORT ON COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES

                                Summary

    The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources conducted an 
extensive oversight and legislative program during the 109th 
Congress. A total of 491 bills and resolutions, 29 nominations, 
and 307 Executive Communications were referred to the Committee 
for consideration.
    The Committee held 104 days of public hearings, including 5 
field hearings during the 109th Congress. These hearing 
encompassed 67 days of oversight, 24 days of legislative, and 
13 days of nomination hearings. The Committee also held 27 
business meetings.
    Action was completed on a broad range of oversight, 
legislative, and executive matters. Legislatively, 120 bills or 
resolutions were reported by the Committee, and the Committee 
was discharged of 13 other matters.
    The Congress enacted a total of 67 public laws within the 
jurisdiction of the Committee. In addition, 33 Senate-passed 
measures within the jurisdiction of the Committee were pending 
before the House of Representatives when the 109th Congress 
adjourned sine die. Seventeen other measures reported by the 
Committee were pending on the Senate Calendar or being held at 
the desk.
    Twenty-nine nominations submitted by President Bush were 
referred to the Committee during the 109th Congress. Twenty-
four nominations were reported by the Committee and confirmed 
by the Senate. Four nominations were discharged from Committee 
and Confirmed by the Senate. Five nominations were returned to 
the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, 
paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
    The Committee filed 120 reports on measures it ordered 
reported, and published 113 hearing records.

                              Jurisdiction

    Rule XXV(1)(g)(1) of the Standing Rules of the Senate gives 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources jurisdiction over 
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 mineral 
        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 prehistoric ruins and objects 
        of interest.
          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.
                             FULL COMMITTEE

                      Pete V. Domenici, Chairman,

                              jurisdiction

    During the 109th Congress, the Full Committee retained 
jurisdiction, without reference to a subcommittee, over the 
following matters: National Energy Policy, including 
international energy affairs and emergency preparedness; 
strategic petroleum reserves; Outer Continental Shelf leasing; 
nuclear waster policy; privatization of Federal assets; 
territorial affairs, including Freely Associated States; 
regulation of Trans-Alaska Pipeline System and other oil or gas 
pipeline transportation systems within Alaska; National 
Petroleum Reserve-Alaska; Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act; 
Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act; Antarctica; 
Arctic research and energy development; and Native Hawaiian 
matters. In addition, the Full Committee retained, on an ad hoc 
basis, issues which: (1) required extremely expeditious 
handling; (2) substantially overlapped two or more subcommittee 
jurisdictions; or (3) were of exceptional national significance 
in which all members wished to participate fully.

                                overview

Nominations
    During the 109th Congress, 29 nominations were submitted by 
President Bush and referred to the Committee. There were 24 
nominations reported favorably by the Committee and these were 
subsequently confirmed by the Senate.
Executive communications
    The Committee received a total of 307 Executive 
Communications transmitting legislative recommendations and 
relating to the Committee's oversight responsibilities.
Reports and publications
    During the 109th Congress, the Committee filed 120 Senate 
Reports on measures reported by the Committee.
    The Committee also published 113 hearing records. 15 of 
those dealt with Presidential appointees, and the remaining 
publications provided background material pertinent to the 
Committee's legislative activities and oversight 
responsibilities.
Nominations confirmed
    The Committee held hearing on and favorably reported 24 
nominations, which were subsequently confirmed by the Senate. 
These nominations were for:
            Department of the Interior
    Patricia Lynn Scarlett, to be Deputy Secretary of the 
Interior, Department of the Interior; hearing held March 9, 
2005; S. Hrg. 109-20. The Committee ordered reported the 
nomination on March 16, 2005; confirmed March 18, 2005.
    R. Thomas Weimer, to be Assistant Secretary of the Interior 
for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; 
hearing held July 14, 2005; S. Hrg. 109-145. The Committee 
ordered reported the nomination on July 21, 2005; confirmed 
December 21, 2005.
    Mark A. Limbaugh, to be Assistant Secretary of the Interior 
for Water and Science, Department of the Interior; hearing held 
July 14, 2005; S. Hrg. 109-145. The Committee ordered reported 
the nomination on July 21, 2005; confirmed July 22, 2005.
    David Longly Bernhardt, to be Solicitor of the Department 
of the Interior; hearing held March 9, 2006; S. Hrg. 109-432. 
The Committee ordered reported the nomination on September 13, 
2006; confirmed September 26, 2006.
    Dirk Kempthorne, to be Secretary of the Interior, 
Department of the Interior; hearing held May 4, 2006; S. Hrg. 
109-507. The Committee ordered reported the nomination on May 
10, 2006; confirmed May 26, 2006.
    Mark Myers, to be Director of the United States Geological 
Survey, Department of the Interior; hearing held July 20, 2006; 
S. Hrg. 109-721. The Committee ordered reported the nomination 
on September 13, 2006; confirmed September 15, 2006.
    Robert W. Johnson, to be Commissioner of Reclamation, 
Department of the Interior; hearing held September 14, 2006; S. 
Hrg. 10- 767. The Committee ordered discharged by unanimous 
consent the nomination on September 29, 2006; confirmed 
September 29, 2006.
    C. Stephen Allred, to be Assistant Secretary of the 
Interior for Land and Minerals Management, Department of the 
Interior; hearing held September 14, 2006; S. Hrg. 109-767. The 
Committee ordered discharged by unanimous consent the 
nomination on September 29, 2006; confirmed September 29, 2006.
    Mary Amelia Bomar, to be Director of the National Park 
Service, Department of the Interior; hearing held September 21, 
2006; S. Hrg. 109-776. The Committee ordered discharged by 
unanimous consent the nomination on September 29, 2006; 
confirmed September 29, 2006.
            Department of Energy
    Samuel W. Bodman, to be Secretary of Energy, Department of 
Energy; hearing held January 19, 2005; S. Hrg. 109-1. The 
Committee ordered reported the nomination on January 26, 2005; 
confirmed January 31, 2005.
    Jeffrey Clay Sell, to be Deputy Secretary of Energy, 
Department of Energy; hearing held March 9, 2005; S. Hrg. 109-
20. The Committee ordered reported the nomination on March 16, 
2005; confirmed March 17, 2005.
    David Garman, to be Under Secretary of Energy, Department 
of Energy; hearing held April 6, 2005; S. Hrg. 109-31. The 
Committee ordered reported the nomination on April 13, 2005; 
confirmed June 15, 2005.
    David R. Hill, to be General Counsel for the Department of 
Energy; hearing held July 12, 2005; S. Hrg. 109-127. The 
Committee ordered reported the nomination on July 21, 2005; 
confirmed July 28, 2005.
    Jill L. Sigal, to be Assistant Secretary of Energy 
(Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs), Department of 
Energy; hearing held July 12, 2005; S. Hrg. 109-127. The 
Committee ordered reported the nomination on July 21, 2005; 
confirmed July 28, 2005.
    James A. Rispoli, to be Assistant Secretary of Energy 
(Environmental Management), Department of Energy; hearing held 
July 12, 2005; S. Hrg. 109-127. The Committee ordered reported 
the nomination on July 21, 2005; confirmed July 29, 2005.
    Jeffrey D. Jarrett, to be Assistant Secretary of Energy 
(Fossil Energy), Department of Energy; hearing held November 
10, 2005; S. Hrg. 109-346. The Committee ordered reported the 
nomination on November 16, 2005; confirmed December 17, 2005.
    Edward F. Sproat, to be Director of the Office of Civilian 
Radioactive Waste Management, Department of Energy; hearing 
held November 10, 2005; S. Hrg. 109-346. The Committee ordered 
reported the nomination on November 16, 2005; confirmed May 26, 
2006.
    Raymond L. Orbach, to be Under Secretary for Science, 
Department of Energy; hearing held March 9, 2006; S. Hrg. 109-
432. The Committee ordered reported the nomination on March 15, 
2006; confirmed May 26, 2006.
    Alexander A. Karsner, to be Assistant Secretary of Energy 
(Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy), Department of Energy; 
hearing held March 9, 2006; S. Hrg. 109-432. The Committee 
ordered reported the nomination on March 15, 2006; confirmed 
March 16, 2006.
    Dennis R. Spurgeon, to be Assistant Secretary of Energy 
(Nuclear Energy), Department of Energy; hearing held March 9, 
2006; S. Hrg. 109-432. The Committee ordered reported the 
nomination on March 15, 2006; confirmed March 27, 2006.
            Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
    Philip D. Moeller, to be a member of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission; hearing held June 8, 2006; S. Hrg. 109-
609. The Committee ordered reported the nomination on June 21, 
2006; confirmed July 14, 2006.
    Jon Wellinghoff, to be a member of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission; hearing held June 8, 2006; S. Hrg. 109-
609. The Committee ordered reported the nomination on June 21, 
2006; confirmed July 14, 2006.
    Marc Spitzer, to be a member of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission; hearing held June 28, 2006; S. Hrg. 109-
674. The Committee ordered reported the nomination on June 12, 
2006; confirmed July 4, 2006.
            Office of the Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas 
                    Transportation Projects
    Drue Pearce, to be Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural 
Gas Transportation Projects, Office of the Federal Coordinator 
for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects; hearing held 
July 20, 2006; S. Hrg. 109-721. The Committee ordered reported 
the nomination on August 3, 2006; confirmed August 3, 2006.

                           OVERSIGHT HEARINGS

Energy
    On February 3, 2005, the Full Committee held an oversight 
hearing to review the Energy Information Administration's 
Annual Energy outlook 2005 report, which provides supply, 
demand and price projections for oil, natural gas, nuclear, 
coal, and renewable resources. S. Hrg. 109-3.
    On March 3, 2005, the Full Committee held an oversight 
hearing on the President's fiscal year 2006 budget request for 
the Department of Energy. S. Hrg. 109-25.
    On March 8, 2005, the Full Committee held an oversight 
hearing on ways to encourage the diversification of power 
generation resources. S. Hrg. 109-27.
    On April 12, 2005, the Full Committee held an oversight 
hearing on developing a reliable domestic supply of oil from 
the vast U.S. oil shale resources. S. Hrg. 109-35.
    On April 19, 2005, the Full Committee held an oversight 
hearing regarding offshore hydrocarbon production and the 
future of alternate energy resources on the outer Continental 
Shelf. S. Hrg. 109-95.
    On April 26, 2005, the Full Committee held an oversight 
hearing by full committee on the Department of Energy's Nuclear 
Power 2010 Program. S. Hrg. 109-103.
    On July 21, 2005, the Full Committee held an oversight 
hearing regarding the current state of climate change 
scientific research and the economics of strategies to manage 
climate change. S. Hrg. 109-188.
    On September 20, 2005, the Full Committee continued an 
oversight hearing regarding climate change. S. Hrg. 109-188.
    On September 6, 2005, the Full Committee held an oversight 
hearing on gasoline prices and factors contributing to current 
high prices such as global oil demand, constraints on refinery 
capacity, and increased speculation in the futures market. S. 
Hrg. 109-235.
    On October 6, 2005, the Full Committee held an oversight 
hearing on the impact of hurricanes Katrina and Rita on U.S. 
energy production and related infrastructure located in the 
Gulf of Mexico region. S. Hrg. 109-279.
    On October 27, 2005, the Full Committee held an oversight 
hearing by full committee continued to review the 
Administration's hurricane recovery efforts and to discuss 
energy policy in general. S. Hrg. 109-279.
    On October 18, 2005, the Full Committee held an oversight 
hearing on the winter fuels outlook and impact on consumers of 
high energy prices this coming winter. S. Hrg. 109-287.
    On October 18, 2005, the Full Committee held an oversight 
hearing to consider the importance of technological innovation 
to the strength of our economy, and the capacity of our 
nation's scientific and research institutions to produce 
continued innovation. S. Hrg. 109-290.
    On November 9, 2005, the Full Committee held a joint 
oversight hearing with the Senate Committee on Commerce, 
Science and Transportation on oil prices and price gouging. S. 
Hrg. 109-307.
    On February 9, 2006, the Full Committee held an oversight 
hearing on the President's fiscal year 2007 budget request for 
the Department of Energy. S. Hrg. 109-410.
    On February 16, 2006, the Full Committee held an oversight 
hearing to review the Energy Information Administration's 
Annual Energy Outlook 2006 report, which provides supply demand 
and price projections for oil, natural gas, nuclear, coal and 
renewable resources. S. Hrg. 109-362.
    On March 7, 2006, the Full Committee held an oversight 
hearing regarding the goal of energy independence. S. Hrg. 109-
412.
    On April 12, 2006, the Full Committee held an oversight 
hearing in Casper, Wyoming, on the legislative, economic, and 
environmental issues associated with the growth of the Wyoming 
coal industry. S. Hrg. 109-476.
    On April 24, 2006, the Full Committee held an oversight 
hearing continued regarding the economic and environmental 
issues associated with coal liquefaction technology and the 
implementation of the provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 
2005 addressing coal liquefaction. S. Hrg. 109-503, Pt. 1.
    On May 1, 2006, the Full Committee held an oversight 
hearing continued regarding the economic and environmental 
issues associated with gasification technology as it relates to 
the production of syngas for industrial purposes and the 
implementation of the provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 
2005 addressing gasification of coal, petroleum coke and other 
materials. S. Hrg. 109-503, Pt. 1.
    On May 8, 2006, the Full Committee held an oversight 
hearing continued regarding the economic and environmental 
issues associated with hydroelectric licensing and the 
implementation of the provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 
2005. S. Hrg. 109-503, Pt. 1.
    On May 15, 2006, the Full Committee held an oversight 
hearing continued regarding the implementation of the electric 
reliability provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. S. 
Hrg. 109-503, Pt. 2.
    On May 22, 2006, the Full Committee held an oversight 
hearing continued regarding developments in nuclear power as a 
result of the passage and implementation of the provisions of 
the Energy Policy Act of 2005. S. Hrg. 109-503, Pt. 2.
    On June 12, 2006, the Full Committee held an oversight 
hearing continued on the next generation nuclear plant project 
as a result of the passage and implementation of the provisions 
of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. S. Hrg. 109-503, Pt. 2.
    On June 19, 2006, the Full Committee held an oversight 
hearing continued on the implementation of the renewable fuel 
standard as contained in Title XV of the Energy Policy Act of 
2005 and additional opportunities to develop and deploy 
technologies for the production of renewable fuels. S. Hrg. 
109-503, Pt. 2.
    On June 27, 2006, the Full Committee held an oversight 
hearing continued on implementation of Energy Policy Act 
provisions on enhancing oil and gas production on Federal lands 
in the Rocky Mountain Region. S. Hrg. 109-503, Pt. 3.
    On July 11, 2006, the Full Committee held an oversight 
hearing continued on implementation of Energy Policy Act 
provisions on geothermal energy and other renewable energy 
production on Federal lands in western states. S. Hrg. 109-503, 
Pt. 3.
    On July 17, 2006, the Full Committee held an oversight 
hearing continued on implementation of Energy Policy Act 
provisions on hydrogen and fuel cell research and development. 
S. Hrg. 109-503, Pt. 3.
    On May 16, 2006, the Full Committee held an oversight 
hearing on the Department of Energy's Yucca Mountain Project. 
S. Hrg. 109-547.
    On July 18, 2006, the Full Committee held an oversight 
hearing to examine United States and India energy cooperation 
in the context of global energy demand, the emerging energy 
needs of India, and the role nuclear power can play in meeting 
those needs. S. Hrg. 109-692.
    On September 12, 2006, the Full Committee held an oversight 
hearing to receive testimony relating to the effects of the BP 
pipeline failure in the Prudhoe Bay Oil Field on U.S. oil 
supply and to examine what steps may be taken to prevent a 
recurrence of such an event. S. Hrg. 109-766.
Natural Resources
    On March 1, 2005, the Full Committee held an oversight 
hearing on the President's fiscal year 2006 budget request for 
Department of the Interior. S. Hrg. 109-17.
    On March 2, 2005, the Full Committee held an oversight 
hearing on the President's fiscal year 2006 Forest Service 
Budget Request. S. Hrg. 109-29.
    On November 15, 2005, the Full Committee held an oversight 
hearing on the Environmental Management programs of the 
Department of Energy with discussion of the general status of 
progress at DOE cleanup sites. S. Hrg. 109-351.
    On February 28, 2006, the Full Committee also held an 
oversight hearing on the fiscal year 2007 Forest Service budget 
request. S. Hrg. 109-395.
    On March 1, 2006, the Full Committee held an oversight 
hearing on the state of the economies and fiscal affairs of the 
Territories of Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. 
S. Hrg. 109-417.
    On March 2, 2006, the Full Committee held an oversight 
hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year 2007 Department of the 
Interior budget request. S. Hrg. 109-436.
    On April 19, 2006, the Full Committee held an oversight 
hearing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on current drought 
conditions affecting New Mexico, research efforts by Sandia 
National Laboratories to address water scarcity, and the Bureau 
of Reclamation Water Conservation, Efficiency, and Management 
Improvement Act, S. 2561. S. Hrg. 109-477.
    On May 23, 2006, the Full Committee held an oversight 
hearing on the National Research council report, Managing 
Construction and Infrastructure in the 21st Century Bureau of 
Reclamation and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Report, Managing 
for Excellence: An Action Plan for the 21st Century. S. Hrg. 
109-573.
    On November 15, 2006, the Full Committee held an oversight 
hearing to receive testimony on the December 2005 report from 
the President's Task Force on Puerto Rico's status. S. Hrg. 
109-796.

                          LEGISLATIVE HEARINGS

Energy
    On September 27, 2005, the full committee held a hearing on 
S. 1701, a bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and 
Reclamation Act of 1977 to improve the reclamation of abandoned 
mines; and S. 961, a bill to amend the Surface Mining Control 
and Reclamation Act of 1977 to reauthorize and reform the 
Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program, and for other purposes. S. 
Hrg. 109-256.
    On February 15, 2006, the full committee held a hearing on 
S. 2197, to improve the global competitiveness of the United 
States in science and energy technology, to strengthen basic 
research programs at the Department of Energy, and to provide 
support for mathematics and science education at all levels 
through the resources available through the Department of 
Energy, including at the National Laboratories. S. Hrg. 109-
358.
    On June 22, 2006, the full committee held a hearing on S. 
2747, to enhance energy efficiency and conserve oil and natural 
gas, and for other purposes. S. Hrg. 109-666.
    On July 13, 2006, the full committee held a hearing on H.R. 
5254, the Refinery Permit Process Schedule Act.
    On August 3, 2006, the full committee held a hearing on S. 
2589, to enhance the management and disposal of spent nuclear 
fuel and high-level radioactive waste, to ensure protection of 
public health and safety, to ensure the territorial integrity 
and security of the repository at Yucca Mountain, and for other 
purposes. S. Hrg. 109-736.
Natural Resources
    On May 11, 2005, the full committee held a hearing is to 
receive testimony on S. 895 a bill to direct the Secretary of 
the Interior to establish a rural water supply program in the 
Reclamation States to provide a clean, safe, affordable, and 
reliable water supply to rural residents. S. Hrg. 109-105.
    On October 20, 2005, the full committee held a hearing on 
S. 1016, to direct the Secretary of Energy to make incentive 
payments to the owners or operators of qualified desalination 
facilities to partially offset the cost of electrical energy 
required to operate the facilities, and for other purposes; and 
S. 1860, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to improve 
energy production and reduce energy demand through improved use 
of reclaimed waters, and for other purposes. S. Hrg. 109-314.
    On February 16, 2006, the full committee held a hearing on 
S. 2253, to require the Secretary of the Interior to offer 
certain areas of the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and 
gas leasing. S. Hrg. 109-381.
    On April 19, 2006, the full committee held a field hearing 
in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on S. 2561, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to make available cost-shared grants 
and enter into cooperative agreements to further the goals of 
the Water 2025 Program by improving water conservation, 
efficiency, and management in the Reclamation States, and for 
other purposes. S. Hrg. 109-477.
    On September 1, 2006, the full committee held a field 
hearing in Havre, Montana, on S. 3563, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to conduct studies to determine the 
feasibility and environmental impact of rehabilitating the St. 
Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works and the Milk River Project, 
to authorize the rehabilitation and improvement of the St. Mary 
Diversion and Conveyance Works, to develop an emergency 
response plan for use in the case of catastrophic failure of 
the St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works, and for other 
purposes. S. Hrg. 109-764.
Territories
    On October 25, 2005, the full committee held a hearing on 
S. 1829, to repeal certain sections of the Act of May 26, 1936, 
pertaining to the Virgin Islands; S. 1830, to amend the Compact 
of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003, and for other 
purposes; and S. 1831, to convey certain submerged land to the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other 
purposes. S. Hrg. 109-291.

                           BUSINESS MEETINGS

January 26, 2005
    The Committee subcommittee assignments were announced.
    The Committee ordered reported:
    S. Res. 13, an original resolution authoring expenditures 
by the Committee.
    The nomination of Samuel W. Bodman, to be Secretary of 
Energy.
February 9, 2005
    The Committee ordered reported:
    S. 47--A bill to provide for the exchange of certain 
Federal land in the Santa Fe National Forest and certain non-
Federal land in the Pecos National Historical Park in the State 
of New Mexico. S. Rept. 109-7.
    S. 63--A bill to establish the Northern Rio Grande National 
Heritage Area in the State of New Mexico, and for other 
purposes. S. Rept. 109-1.
    S. 74--A bill to designate a portion of the White Salmon 
River as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 
System. S. Rept. 109-8.
    S. 134--A bill to adjust the boundary of Redwood National 
Park in the State of California. S. Rept. 109-23.
    S. 153--A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
conduct a resource study of the Rim of the Valley Corridor in 
the State of California to evaluate alternatives for protecting 
the resources of the Corridor, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 
109-9.
    S. 156--A bill to designate the Ojito Wilderness Study Area 
as wilderness, to take certain land into trust for the Pueblo 
of Zia, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 109-13.
    S. 163--A bill to establish the National Mormon Pioneer 
Heritage Area in the State of Utah, and for other purposes. S. 
Rept. 109-2.
    S. 176--A bill to extend the deadline for commencement of 
construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Alaska. 
S. Rept. 109-681.
    S. 177--A bill to further the purpose of the Reclamation 
Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 by directing 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner 
of Reclamation, to carry out an assessment of demonstration 
program to control salt cedar and Russian olive, and for other 
purposes. S. Rept. 109-15.
    S. 178--A bill to provide assistance to the State of New 
Mexico for the development of comprehensive State water plans, 
and for other purposes. S. Rept. 109-16.
    S. 200--A bill to establish the Arabia Mountain National 
Heritage Area in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes. 
S. Rept. 109-3.
    S. 203--A bill to reduce temporarily the royalty required 
to be paid for sodium produced on Federal lands, and for other 
purposes. S. Rept. 109-4.
    S. 204--A bill to establish the Atchafalaya National 
Heritage Area in the State of Louisiana. S. Rept. 109-5.
    S. 205--A bill to authorize the American Battle Monuments 
Commission to establish in the State of Louisiana a memorial to 
honor the Buffalo Soldiers. S. Rept. 109-24.
    S. 207--A bill to adjust the boundary of the Barataria 
Preserve Unit of the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and 
Preserve in the State of Louisiana, and for other purposes. S. 
Rept. 109-25.
    S. 212--A bill to amend the Valles Caldera Preservation Act 
to improve the preservation of the Valles Caldera, and for 
other purposes, to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources. S. Rept. 109-10.
    S. 214--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
to cooperate with the States on the border with Mexico and 
other appropriate entities in conducting a hydrogeologic 
characterization, mapping, and modeling program for priority 
transboundary aquifers, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 109-
17.
    S. 225--A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
undertake a program to reduce the risks from and mitigate the 
effects of avalanches on recreational users of public land. S. 
Rept. 109-11.
    S. 229--A bill to clear title to certain real property in 
New Mexico associated with the Middle Rio Grande Project, and 
for other purposes. S. Rept. 109-18.
    S. 231--A bill to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to 
participate in the rehabilitation of the Wallowa Lake Dam in 
Oregon, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 109-30.
    S. 232--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, 
acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to assist in the 
implementation of fish passage and screening facilities at non-
Federal water projects, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 109-
31.
    S. 243--A bill to establish a program and criteria for 
National Heritage Areas in the United States, and for other 
purposes. S. Rept. 109-26.
    S. 244--A bill to extend the deadline for commencement of 
construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of 
Wyoming. S. Rept. 109-32.
    S. 249--A bill to establish the Great Basin National 
Heritage Route in the States of Nevada and Utah. S. Rept. 109-
6.
    S. 252--A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey certain land in Washoe County, Nevada, to the Board of 
Regents of the University and Community College System of 
Nevada. S. Rept. 109-38.
    S. 253--A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey certain land to the land to the Edward H. McDaniel 
American Legion Post No. 22 in Pahrump, Nevada, for the 
construction of a post building and memorial park for use by 
the American Legion, other veterans' groups, and the local 
community. S. Rept. 109-39.
    S. 254--A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey certain land to Lander County, Nevada, and the Secretary 
of the Interior to convey certain land to Eureka. S. Rept. 109-
12.
    S. 263--A bill to provide for the protection of 
paleontological resources on Federal lands, and for other 
purposes. S. Rept. 109-36.
    S. 264--A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize certain 
projects in the State of Hawaii. S. Rept. 109-33.
February 16, 2005
    The Committee ordered reported:
    S. 48--A bill to reauthorize appropriations for the New 
Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route, and for other purposes. S. 
Rept. 109-41.
    S. 52--A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey a parcel of real property to Beaver County, Utah. S. 
Rept. 109-43.
    S. 54--A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to 
require the Secretary of the Interior to update the feasibility 
and suitability studies of four national historic trails, and 
for other purposes. S. Rept. 109-44.
    S. 55--A bill to adjust the boundary of Rocky Mountain 
National Park in the State of Colorado. S. Rept. 109-19.
    S. 56--A bill to establish the Rio Grande Natural Area in 
the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 109-45.
    S. 57--A bill to further the purposes of the Sand Creek 
Massacre National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2000. S. 
Rept. 109-20.
    S. 97--A bill to provide for the sale of bentonite in Big 
Horn County, Wyoming. S. Rept. 109-37.
    S. 99--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
contract with the city of Cheyenne, Wyoming, for the storage of 
the city's water in the Kendrick Project, Wyoming. S. Rept. 
109-27.
    S. 101--A bill to convey to the town of Frannie, Wyoming, 
certain land withdrawn by the Commissioner of Reclamation. S. 
Rept. 109-46.
    S. 128--A bill to designate certain public land in 
Humboldt, Del Norte, Mendocino, Lake, and Napa Counties in the 
State of California as wilderness, to designate certain 
segments of the Black Butte River in Mendocino County, 
California as a wild or scenic river, and for other purposes. 
S. Rept. 109-47.
    S. 136--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
to provide supplemental funding and other services that are 
necessary to assist certain local school districts in the State 
of California in providing education services for students 
attending schools located within Yosemite National Park, and to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to adjust the 
boundaries of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. S. 
Rept. 109-63.
    S. 152--A bill to enhance ecosystem protection and the 
range of outdoor opportunities protected by statute in the 
Skykomish River valley of the State of Washington by 
designating certain lower-elevation Federal lands as 
wilderness, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 109-28.
    S. 161--A bill to provide for a land exchange in the State 
of Arizona between the Secretary of Agriculture and Yavapai 
Ranch Limited Partnership. S. Rept. 109-40.
    S. 182--A bill to provide for the establishment of the 
Uintah Research and Curatorial Center for Dinosaur National 
Monument in the States of Colorado and Utah, and for other 
purposes. S. Rept. 109-42.
    S. 272--A bill to designate certain National Forest System 
land in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as components of the 
National Wilderness Preservation System. S. Rept. 109-34.
    S. 276--A bill to revise the boundary of the Wind Cave 
National Park in the State of South Dakota. S. Rept. 109-21.
    S. 301--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
to provide assistance in implementing cultural heritage, 
conservation, and recreational activities in the Connecticut 
River watershed of the States of New Hampshire and Vermont. S. 
Rept. 109-22.
March 16, 2005
    The Committee ordered reported:
    The nomination of Clay Sell, to be Deputy Secretary of 
Energy.
    The nomination of Lynn Scarlett, to be Deputy Secretary of 
the Interior.
April 13, 2005
    The Committee ordered reported:
    The nomination of David Garman, to be Under Secretary of 
Energy.
May 17, 2005
    The Committee began consideration of comprehensive energy 
legislation, focusing on provisions relating to Indian Energy, 
DOE management, and Personnel and Training, but did not 
complete action thereon.
May 18, 2005
    The Committee met to consider comprehensive energy 
legislation, focusing on provisions relating coal matters, 
vehicles and fuels, hydrogen matters, and research and 
development, but did not complete action thereon.
May 19, 2005
    The Committee met to consider comprehensive energy 
legislation, focusing on provisions relating to energy 
efficiency, and electricity, but did not complete action 
thereon.
May 25, 2005
    The Committee met to consider comprehensive energy 
legislation, focusing on provisions relating to renewable 
energy, nuclear matters, and studies, but did not complete 
action thereon.
May 26, 2005
    The Committee met to consider comprehensive energy 
legislation, focusing on provisions relating to PUHCA Repeal 
and Merger Review, native load, incentives, oil and gas, 
liquefied natural gas siting, and ordered reported an original 
bill entitled ``Energy Policy Act of 2005.'' S. 10, S. Rept. 
109-78.
July 21, 2005
    The Committee ordered reported:
    The nomination of Mark Limbaugh, to be Assistant Secretary 
of the Interior.
    The nomination of Thomas Weimer, to be Assistant Secretary 
of the Interior.
    The nomination of James Rispoli, to be Assistant Secretary 
of Energy.
    The nomination of David Hill, to be Assistant Secretary of 
Energy.
    The nomination of Jill Sigal, to be Assistant Secretary of 
Energy.
September 28, 2005
    The Committee ordered reported:
    S. 166--To amend the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 
1996 to reauthorize the participation of the Bureau of 
Reclamation in the Deschutes River Conservancy, and for other 
purposes. S. Rept. 109-164.
    S. 206--To designate the Ice Age Floods National Geologic 
Trail, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 109-144.
    S. 213--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
certain Federal land to Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. S. Rept. 
109-166.
    S. 242--To establish 4 memorials to the Space Shuttle 
Columbia in the State of Texas. S. Rept. 109-145.
    S. 251--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a water resource 
feasibility study for the Little Butte/Bear Creek Sub-basins in 
Oregon. S. Rept. 109-165.
    S. 592--To extend the contract for the Glendo Unit of the 
Missouri River Basin Project in the State of Wyoming. S. Rept. 
109-167.
    S. 652--To provide financial assistance for the 
rehabilitation of the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial in 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the development of an exhibit 
to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin 
Franklin. S. Rept. 109-147.
    S. 761--To rename the Snake River Birds of Prey National 
Conservation Area in the State of Idaho as the Morley Nelson 
Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in honor 
of the late Morley Nelson, an international authority on birds 
of prey, who was instrumental in the establishment of this 
National Conservation Area, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 
109-162.
    S. 777--To designate Catoctin Mountain Park in the State of 
Maryland as the ``Catoctin Mountain National Recreation Area'', 
and for other purposes. S. Rept. 109-171.
    S. 819--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
reallocate costs of the Pactola Dam and Reservoir, South 
Dakota, to reflect increased demands for municipal, industrial, 
and fish and wildlife purposes. S. Rept. 109-168.
    S. 891--To extend the water service contract for the 
Ainsworth Unit, Sandhills Division, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin 
Program, Nebraska. S. Rept. 109-169.
    S. 895--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
establish a rural water supply program in the Reclamation 
States to provide a clean, safe, affordable, and reliable water 
supply to rural residents. S. Rept. 109-148.
    S. 955--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct 
a special resource study to determine the suitability and 
feasibility of including in the National Park System certain 
sites in Williamson County, Tennessee, relating to the Battle 
of Franklin. S. Rept. 109-149.
    S. 958--To amend the National Trails System Act to 
designate the Star-Spangled Banner Trail in the States of 
Maryland and Virginia and the District of Columbia as a 
National Historic Trail. S. Rept. 109-150.
    S. 1154--To extend the Acadia National Park Advisory 
Commission, to provide improved visitor services at the park, 
and for other purposes. S. Rept. 109-151.
    S. 1170--To establish the Fort Stanton-Snowy River National 
Cave Conservation Area. S. Rept. 109-163.
    S. 1238--To amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to 
provide for the conduct of projects that protect forests, and 
for other purposes. S. Rept. 109-152.
    S. 1338--To require the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through the Bureau of Reclamation and the United States 
Geological Survey, to conduct a study on groundwater resources 
in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 109-
170.
    S. 1627--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
conduct a special resources study to evaluate resources along 
the coastal region of the State of Delaware and to determine 
the suitability and feasibility of establishing a unit of the 
National Park System in Delaware. S. Rept. 109-153.
    H.R. 126--To amend Public Law 89-366 to allow for an 
adjustment in the number of free roaming horses permitted in 
Cape Lookout National Seashore. S. Rept. 109-154.
    S. 584 (H.R. 432)--To require the Secretary of the Interior 
to permit continued occupancy and use of certain lands and 
improvements within Rocky Mountain National Park. S. Rept. 109-
146.
    H.R. 539--To designate certain National Forest System land 
in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as a component of the 
National Wilderness Preservation System. S. Rept. 109-155.
    H.R. 584--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
recruit volunteers to assist with, or facilitate, the 
activities of various agencies and offices of the Department of 
the Interior. S. Rept. 109-156.
    H.R. 606--To authorize appropriations to the Secretary of 
the Interior for the restoration of the Angel Island 
Immigration Station in the State of California. S. Rept. 109-
157.
    H.R. 1101--To revoke a Public Land Order with respect to 
certain lands erroneously included in the Cibola National 
Wildlife Refuge, California. S. Rept. 109-172.
    S. 485 (H.R. 2362)--To reauthorize and amend the National 
Geologic Mapping Act of 1992. S. Rept. 109-161.
    The Committee presented Senate Service Awards to Carol 
Craft, Vicki Thorne, Mia Bennett, and Nancy Hall.
October 19, 2005
    The Committee ordered reported:
    Reconciliation legislation to be submitted in accordance 
with the reconciliation instructions contained in the budget 
resolution for 2006 with report language and minority views to 
be filed.
November 16, 2005
    The Committee ordered reported:
    The nomination of Jeffrey Jarrett, to be Assistant 
Secretary of Energy.
    The nomination of Edward Sproat, to be Director of Civilian 
Radioactive Waste Management, Department of Energy.
    S. 310--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
the Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility 
to the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District in the State of 
Nevada. S. Rept. 109-188.
    S. 435--To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to 
designate a segment of the Farmington River and Salmon Brook in 
the State of Connecticut for study for potential addition to 
the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other 
purposes. S. Rept. 109-189.
    S. 648--To amend the Reclamation States Emergency Drought 
Relief Act of 1991 to extend the authority for drought 
assistance. S. Rept. 109-190.
    S. 1025--To amend the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for 
the construction of the Cheney division, Wichita Federal 
reclamation project, Kansas, and for other purposes'' to 
authorize the Equus Beds Division of the Wichita Project. S. 
Rept. 109-192.
    S. 1096--To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to 
designate portions of the Musconetcong River in the State of 
New Jersey as a component of the National Wild and Scenic 
Rivers System, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 109-193.
    S. 1310--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
allow the Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation to increase the 
diameter of a natural gas pipeline located in the Delaware 
Water Gap National Recreation Area. S. Rept. 109-194.
    S. 1552--To amend Public Law 97-435 to extend the 
authorization for the Secretary of the Interior to release 
certain conditions contained in a patent concerning certain 
land conveyed by the United States to Eastern Washington 
University until December 31, 2009. S. Rept. 109-195.
    S. 1578--To reauthorize the Upper Colorado and San Juan 
River Basin endangered fish recovery implementation programs. 
S. Rept. 109-196.
    S. 1760--To authorize early repayment of obligations to the 
Bureau of Reclamation within Rogue River Valley Irrigation 
District or within Medford Irrigation District. S. Rept. 109-
197.
    S. 1860--To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to improve 
energy production and reduce energy demand through improved use 
of reclaimed waters, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 109-198.
March 8, 2006
    The Committee ratified Senator Menendez's appointment to 
the subcommittees on Energy, National Parks, and Water and 
Power.
    The Committee ordered reported:
    S. 1131--To authorize the exchange of certain Federal land 
within the State of Idaho, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 
109-232.
    S. 1288--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
enter into cooperative agreements to protect natural resources 
of units of the National Park System through collaborative 
efforts on land inside and outside of units of the National 
Park System. S. Rept. 109-233.
    S. 1346--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct 
a study of maritime sites in the State of Michigan. S. Rept. 
109-234.
    S. 1378--To amend the National Historic Preservation Act to 
provide appropriation authorization and improve the operations 
of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. S. Rept. 109-
235.
    S. 1913--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
lease a portion of the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center 
for use as a visitor center for the Indiana Dunes National 
Lakeshore, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 109-238.
    S. 1970--To amend the National Trails System Act to update 
the feasibility and suitability study originally prepared for 
the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail and provide for the 
inclusion of new trail segments, land components, and 
campgrounds associated with that trail, and for other purposes. 
S. Rept. 109-239.
    S. Con. Res. 60--Designating the Negro Leagues Baseball 
Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as America's National Negro 
Leagues Baseball Museum. S. Rept. 109-228.
    S.J. Res. 28--Approving the location of the commemorative 
work in the District of Columbia honoring former President 
Dwight D. Eisenhower. S. Rept. 109-227.
    H.R. 318--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
study the suitability and feasibility of designating Castle 
Nugent Farms located on St. Croix, Virgin Islands, as a unit of 
the National Park System, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 109-
241.
    H.R. 326 (S. 505)--To amend the Yuma Crossing National 
Heritage Area Act of 2000 to adjust the boundary of the Yuma 
Crossing National Heritage Area. S. Rept. 109-242.
    H.R. 409 (S. 179)--To provide for the exchange of land 
within the Sierra National Forest, California, and for other 
purposes. S. Rept. 109-243.
    H.R. 1129 (S. 100)--To authorize the exchange of certain 
land in the State of Colorado. S. Rept. 109-245.
    H.R. 1728 (S. 323)--To authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of 
designating the French Colonial Heritage Area in the State of 
Missouri as a unit of the National Park System, and for other 
purposes. S. Rept. 109-246.
    H.R. 2107--To amend Public Law 104-329 to modify 
authorities for the use of the National Law Enforcement 
Officers Memorial Maintenance Fund, and for other purposes. S. 
Rept. 109-247.
    S. 2197--To improve the global competitiveness of the 
United States in science and energy technology, to strengthen 
basic research programs at the Department of Energy, and to 
provide support for mathematics and science education at all 
levels through the resources available through the Department 
of Energy, including at the National Laboratories. S. Rept. 
109-249.
    S. 2253--To require the Secretary of the Interior to offer 
the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing. S. 
Rept. 109-240.
March 15, 2006
    The Committee ordered reported:
    The nomination of Raymond Orbach, to be Under Secretary of 
Energy.
    The nomination of Alexander Karsner, to be Assistant 
Secretary of Energy.
    The nomination of Dennis Spurgeon, to be Assistant 
Secretary of Energy.
    The nomination of David Bernhardt, to be Solicitor of the 
Interior.
    S. 476--To authorize the Boy Scouts of America to exchange 
certain land in the State of Utah acquired under the Recreation 
and Public Purposes Act. S. Rept. 109-231.
    S. 1829--To repeal certain sections of the Act of May 26, 
1936, pertaining to the Virgin Islands. S. Rept. 109-236.
    S. 1830--To amend the Compact of Free Association 
Amendments Act of 2003, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 109-
237.
    H.R. 562--To authorize the Government of Ukraine to 
establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of 
Columbia to honor the victims of the manmade famine that 
occurred in Ukraine in 1932-1933. S. Rept. 109-244.
    H.R. 3443 ( S. 1498)--To direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to convey certain water distribution facilities to the 
Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District. S. Rept. 109-248.
May 10, 2006
    The Committee ordered reported:
    The nomination of Dirk Kempthorne, to be Secretary of the 
Interior.
May 24, 2006
    The Committee ordered reported:
    S. 997--To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey 
certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge Forest, Montana, to 
Jefferson County, Montana, for use as a cemetery. S. Rept. 109-
299.
    S. 1529--To provide for the conveyance of certain Federal 
land in the city of Yuma, Arizona. S. Rept. 109-300.
    S. 1548--To provide for the conveyance of certain Forest 
Service land to the city of Coffman Cove, Alaska. S. Rept. 109-
301.
    S. 2003--To make permanent the authorization for watershed 
restoration and enhancement agreements. S. Rept. 109-302.
    S. 2028--To provide for the reinstatement of a license for 
a certain Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project (West 
Virginia Hydro Extension). S. Rept. 109-303.
    S. 2035--To extend the time required for construction of a 
hydroelectric project in the State of Idaho, and for other 
purposes. S. Rept. 109-304.
    S. 2054--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct 
a study of water resources in the State of Vermont. S. Rept. 
109-305.
    S. 2150--To direct the Secretary of Interior to convey 
certain Bureau of Land Management Land to the city of Eugene, 
Oregon. S. Rept. 109-306.
    S. 2373--To provide for the sale of approximately 132 acres 
of public land to the city of Green River, Wyoming, at fair 
market value. S. Rept. 109-307.
    S. 2403--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
include in the boundaries of the Grand Teton National Park land 
and interests in land of the GT Park Subdivision, and for other 
purposes. S. Rept. 109-308.
    S. 2568--To amend the National Trails System Act to 
designate the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic 
Trail. S. Rept. 109-309.
    S. Res. 468--A resolution supporting the continued 
administration of Channel Islands National Park, including 
Santa Rosa Island, in accordance with the laws (including 
regulations) and policies of the National Park Service. S. 
Rept. 109-310.
    H.R. 394--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
conduct a study to evaluate the significance of the Colonel 
James Barrett Farm in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and 
assess the suitability and feasibility of including the farm in 
the National Park System as part of the Minute Man National 
Historical Park, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 109-311.
    H.R. 482--To provide for a land exchange involving Federal 
lands in the Lincoln National Forest in the State of New 
Mexico, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 109-312.
    H.R. 486--To provide for a land exchange involving private 
land and Bureau of Land Management land in the vicinity of 
Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, for the purpose of 
removing private land from the required safety zone surrounding 
munitions storage bunkers at Holloman Air Force Base. S. Rept. 
109-313.
    H.R. 1492--A bill to provide for the preservation of the 
historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were 
detained during World War II, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 
109-314.
    H.R. 4000--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
revise certain repayment contracts with the Bostwick Irrigation 
District in Nebraska, the Kansas Bostwick Irrigation District 
No. 2, the Frenchman-Cambridge Irrigation District, and the 
Webster Irrigation District No. 4, all a part of the Pick-Sloan 
Missouri Basin Program, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 109-
315.
June 21, 2006
    The Committee ordered reported:
    The nomination of Philip Moeller, to be a member of the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    The nomination of Jon Wellinghoff, to be a member of the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
July 12, 2006
    The Committee ordered reported:
    The nomination of Marc Spitzer, to be a member of the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
August 3, 2006
    The Committee ordered reported:
    The nomination of Drue Pearce, to be Federal Coordinator 
for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects.
    The nomination of John Ray Correll, to be Director of the 
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 
Department of the Interior.
    The nomination of Mark Myers, to be a Director of the 
United States Geological Survey, Department of the Interior.
September 13, 2006
    The Committee ordered reported:
    The nomination of David Bernhardt, to be Solicitor of the 
Department of the Interior.
    The nomination of John Ray Correll, to be Director of the 
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 
Department of the Interior.
    The nomination of Mark Myers, to be a Director of the 
United States Geological Survey, Department of the Interior.
                         Subcommittee on Energy

                  LAMAR ALEXANDER, Tennessee, Chairman

              RICHARD BURR, North Carolina, Vice Chairman

MEL MARTINEZ, Florida                BYRON L. DORGAN, North Dakota
JAMES M. TALENT, Missouri            DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii
GEORGE ALLEN, Virginia               TIM JOHNSON, South Dakota
JIM BUNNING, Kentucky                MARY L. LANDRIEU, Louisiana
LISA MURKOWSKI, Alaska               DIANNE FEINSTEIN, California
LARRY E. CRAIG, Idaho                MARIA CANTWELL, Washington
CRAIG THOMAS, Wyoming                JON S. CORZINE, New Jersey *
CONRAD BURNS, Montana                KEN SALAZAR, Colorado
                                     ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey *

                               __________
* Senator Corzine resigned on January 17, 2006 and Senator Menendez was 
appointed to the vacancy on January 18, 2006.

                              JURISDICTION

    Jurisdiction of the Subcommittee includes oversight and 
legislative responsibilities for: nuclear, coal and synthetic 
fuels research and development; nuclear and non-nuclear energy 
commercialization projects; nuclear fuel cycle policy; DOE 
National Laboratories; global climate change; new technologies 
research and development; nuclear facilities siting and 
insurance program; commercialization of new technologies 
including, solar energy systems; Federal energy conservation 
programs; energy information; liquefied natural gas projects; 
oil and natural gas regulation; refinery policy; coal 
conversion; utility policy; strategic petroleum reserves; 
regulation of Trans-Alaska Pipeline System and other oil and 
gas pipeline transportation systems within Alaska Arctic 
research and energy development; and oil, gas and coal 
production and distribution.

                           OVERSIGHT HEARINGS

    During the 109th Congress, the Subcommittee held two 
oversight hearings.
    On February 15, 2005, the Subcommittee held an oversight 
hearing to examine the prospects for liquefied natural gas 
(LNG) in the United States and to discuss the safety and 
security issues related to LNG development. S. Hrg. 109-10.
    On July 27, 2005, the Subcommittee held an oversight 
hearing on the recent progress in hydrogen and fuel cell 
research sponsored by the Department of Energy and by private 
industry and the remaining challenges to the development of 
these technologies. S. Hrg. 109-179.
                Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests

                    LARRY E. CRAIG, Idaho, Chairman

                  CONRAD BURNS, Montana, Vice Chairman

CRAIG THOMAS, Wyoming                RON WYDEN, Oregon
JAMES M. TALENT, Missouri            DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii
GORDON SMITH, Oregon                 BYRON L. DORGAN, North Dakota
LAMAR ALEXANDER, Tennessee           TIM JOHNSON, South Dakota
LISA MURKOWSKI, Alaska               MARY L. LANDRIEU, Louisiana
GEORGE ALLEN, Virginia               DIANNE FEINSTEIN, California
                                     MARIA CANTWELL, Washington

                              JURISDICTION

    Jurisdiction of the Subcommittee includes oversight and 
legislative responsibilities for: public lands administered by 
the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service including 
farming and grazing thereon, and wilderness areas; 
establishment of wildlife refuges on public lands and 
wilderness designation therein; military land withdrawals; 
reserved water rights; Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act; 
territorial affairs; national mining and minerals policy and 
general mining laws; surface mining, reclamation and 
enforcement; mining education and research; Federal mineral 
leasing; Outer Continental Shelf leasing; Naval oil shale 
reserves; National Petroleum Reserve--Alaska; and deep seabed 
mining.

                           OVERSIGHT HEARINGS

    During the 109th Congress, the Subcommittee held ten 
oversight hearings.
    On February 8, 2005, the Subcommittee held an oversight 
hearing to review the implementation of Titles I through III of 
P.L. 106-393, the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
Determination Act of 2000. S. Hrg. 109-5.
    On March 2, 2005, the Subcommittee held an oversight 
hearing to receive testimony on the President's fiscal year 
2006 budget request for the U.S. Forest Service. S. Hrg. 109-
29.
    On April 26, 2005, the Subcommittee held an oversight 
hearing to to review the preparedness of the Departments of 
Agriculture and the Interior for the 2005 wildfire season, 
including the agencies' assessment of the risk of fires by 
region, the status of and contracting for aerial fire 
suppression assets, and other information needed to better 
understand the agencies' ability to deal with the upcoming fire 
season. S. Hrg. 109-86.
    On September 28, 2005, the Subcommittee held an oversight 
hearing to review the grazing programs of the Bureau of Land 
Management and the Forest Service, including proposed changes 
to grazing regulations, and the status of grazing permit 
renewals, monitoring programs and allotment restocking plans. 
S. Hrg. 109-245.
    On October 26, 2005, the Subcommittee held an oversight 
hearing to receive testimony on the implementation of the 
Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, P.L. 108-447 by the 
Forest Service and the Department of the Interior. S. Hrg. 109-
321.
    On February 15, 2006, the Subcommittee held an oversight 
hearing to review the progress made on the development of 
interim and long-term plans for use of fire retardant aircraft 
in Federal wildfire suppression operations. S. Hrg. 109-368.
    On March 1, 2006, the Subcommittee held an oversight 
hearing to review the role of the Forest Service and other 
Federal agencies in protecting the health and welfare of 
foreign guest workers carrying out tree planting and other 
service contracts on National Forest System lands, and to 
consider related Forest Service guidance and contract 
modifications issued in recent weeks. S. Hrg. 109-427.
    On April 5, 2006, the Subcommittee held an oversight 
hearing to review the 2005 wildfire season and the Federal land 
management agencies' preparations for the 2006 wildfire season. 
S. Hrg. 109-475.
    On June 21, 2006, the Subcommittee held an oversight 
hearing to review the General Accountability Office report 
entitled ``Wildland Fire Suppression--Lack of Clear Guidance 
Raises Concerns about Cost Sharing between Federal and 
NonFederal Entities'' (GAO-06-570). S. Hrg. 109-629.
    On July 19, 2006, the Subcommittee held an oversight 
hearing to provide oversight on the implementation of Public 
Law 108-148 (The Healthy Forests Restoration Act). S. Hrg. 109-
506.

                          LEGISLATIVE HEARINGS


March 8, 2005--S. Hrg. 109-19.

    S. 179, to provide for the exchange of land within the 
Sierra National Forest, California, and for other purposes;
    S. 213, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
certain Federal land to Rio Arriba County, New Mexico;
    S. 267, to reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and 
Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, and for other 
purposes;
    S. 305, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
recruit volunteers to assist with or facilitate the activities 
of various agencies and offices of the Department of the 
Interior;
    S. 476, to authorize the Boy Scouts of America to exchange 
certain land in the State of Utah acquired under the Recreation 
and Public Purposes Act; and
    S. 485, to reauthorize and amend the National Geologic 
Mapping Act of 1992.

May 11, 2005--S. Hrg. 109-104.

    S. 100, to authorize the exchange of certain land in the 
State of Colorado;
    S. 235 and H.R. 816, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture 
to sell certain parcels of Federal land in Carson City and 
Douglas County, Nevada;
    S. 404, to make a technical correction relating to the land 
conveyance authorized by Public Law 108-67;
    S. 741, to provide for the disposal of certain Forest 
Service administrative sites in the State of Oregon, and for 
other purposes;
    S. 761, to rename the Snake River Birds of Prey National 
Conservation Area in the State of Idaho as the Morley Nelson 
Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in honor 
of the late Morley Nelson, an international authority on birds 
of prey, who was instrumental in the establishment of this 
National Conservation Area, and for other purposes; and
    H.R. 486, to provide for a land exchange involving private 
land and Bureau of Land Management land in the vicinity of 
Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, for the purpose of 
removing private land from the required safety zone surrounding 
munitions storage bunkers at Holloman Air Force Base.

July 20, 2005--S. Hrg. 109-157.

    S. 703, to provide for the conveyance of certain Bureau of 
Land Management land in the State of Nevada to the Las Vegas 
Motor Speedway, and for other purposes;
    S. 997, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey 
certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge Forest, Montana, to 
Jefferson County, Montana, for use as a cemetery;
    S. 1131, to authorize the exchange of certain Federal land 
within the State of Idaho, and for other purposes;
    S. 1170, to establish the Fort Stanton-Snowy River National 
Cave Conservation Area;
    S. 1238, to amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to 
provide for the conduct of projects that protect forests, and 
other purposes; and
    H.R. 1101, to revoke a Public Land Order with respect to 
certain lands erroneously included in the Cibola National 
Wildlife Refuge, California.

November 2, 2005--S. Hrg. 109-347.

    S. 405, to provide for the conveyance of certain public 
land in Clark County, Nevada, for use as a heliport;
    S. 1541, to protect, conserve, and restore public lands 
administered by the Department of the Interior or the Forest 
Service and adjacent land through cooperative cost-share grants 
to control and mitigate the spread of invasive species, and for 
other purposes;
    S. 1548, to provide for the conveyance of certain Forest 
Service land to the city of Coffman Cove, Alaska;
    S. 1552, to amend Public Law 97-435 to extend the 
authorization for the Secretary of the Interior to release 
certain conditions contained in a patent concerning certain 
lands conveyed by the United States to Eastern Washington 
University until December 31, 2009; and
    H.R. 482, to provide for a land exchange involving Federal 
lands in the Lincoln National Forest in the State of New 
Mexico, and for other purposes.

March 29, 2006--S. Hrg. 109-444.

    S. 1056, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
to the city of Henderson, Nevada, certain Federal land located 
in the City, and for other purposes;
    S. 1832, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
lease oil and gas resources underlying Fort Reno, Oklahoma, to 
establish the Fort Reno Management Fund, and for other 
purposes;
    S. 2150, to direct the Secretary of Interior to convey 
certain Bureau of Land Management Land to the city of Eugene, 
Oregon;
    S. 2373, to provide for the sale of approximately 132 acres 
of public land to the city of Green River, Wyoming, at fair 
market value; and
    H.R. 3507, to transfer certain land in Riverside County, 
California, and San Diego County, California, from the Bureau 
of Land Management to the United States to be held in trust for 
the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians, and for other 
purposes.

May 10, 2006--S. Hrg. 109-518.

    S. 906, to promote wildland firefighter safety;
    S. 2003, to make permanent the authorization for watershed 
restoration and enhancement agreements;
    H.R. 585, to require Federal land managers to support, and 
to communicate, coordinate, and cooperate with, designated 
gateway communities, to improve the ability of gateway 
communities to participate in Federal land management planning 
conducted by the Forest Service and agencies of the Department 
of the Interior, and to respond to the impacts of the public 
use of the Federal lands administered by these agencies, and 
for other purposes; and
    H.R. 3981, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to 
carry out certain land exchanges involving small parcels of 
National Forest System land in the Tahoe National Forest in the 
State of California, and for other purposes.

May 24, 2006--S. Hrg. 109-582.

    S. 2466, to authorize and direct the exchange and 
conveyance of certain National Forest land and other land in 
southeast Arizona;
    S. 2567, to maintain the rural heritage of the Eastern 
Sierra and enhance the region's tourism economy by designating 
certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild 
and scenic rivers in the State of California, and for other 
purposes; and
    S. 2788, to direct the exchange of certain land in Grand, 
San Juan and Uintah Counties, Utah, and for other purposes.

September 27, 2006--S. Hrg. 109-778.

    S. 3000, to grant rights-of-way for electric transmission 
lines over certain Native allotments in the State of Alaska;
    S. 3599, to establish the Prehistoric Trackways National 
Monument in the State of New Mexico;
    S. 3794, to provide for the implementation of the Owyhee 
Initiative Agreement, and for other purposes;
    S. 3854, to designate certain land in the State of Oregon 
as wilderness, and for other purposes;
    H.R. 3603, to promote the economic development and 
recreational use of National Forest System lands and other 
public lands in central Idaho, to designate the Boulder-White 
Cloud Management Area to ensure the continued management of 
certain National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land 
Management lands for recreational and grazing use and 
conservation and resource protection, to add certain National 
Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands in 
central Idaho to the National Wilderness Preservation System, 
and for other purposes; and
    H.R. 5025, to protect for future generations the 
recreational opportunities, forests, timber, clean water, 
wilderness and scenic values, and diverse habitat of Mount Hood 
National Forest, Oregon, and for other purposes.

November 16, 2006--S. Hrg. 109-792.

    S. 3636, to establish wilderness areas, promote 
conservation, improve public land, and provide for high quality 
economic development in Washington County, Utah, and for other 
purposes; and
    S. 3772, to establish wilderness areas, promote 
conservation, improve public land, and provide for high quality 
development in White Pine County, Nevada, and for other 
purposes.
                     Subcommittee on National Parks

                    CRAIG THOMAS, Wyoming, Chairman

               LAMAR ALEXANDER, Tennessee, Vice Chairman

GEORGE ALLEN, Virginia               DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii
RICHARD BURR, North Carolina         RON RYDEN, Oregon
MEL MARTINEZ, Florida                MARY L. LANDRIEU, Louisiana
GORDON SMITH, Oregon                 JON S. CORZINE, New Jersey *
                                     KEN SALAZAR, Colorado
                                     ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey *

                               __________
* Senator Corzine resigned on January 17, 2006 and Senator Menendez was 
appointed to the vacancy on January 18, 2006.

                              JURISDICTION

    Jurisdiction of the Subcommittee includes oversight and 
legislative responsibilities for: National Park System; Wild 
and Scenic Rivers System; National Trails System; national 
recreation areas; national monuments; historic sites; military 
parks and battlefields; Land and Water Conservation Fund; 
historic preservation; outdoor recreation resources; and 
preservation of prehistoric ruins and objects of interest on 
the public domain.

                           OVERSIGHT HEARINGS

    During the 109th Congress, the Subcommittee held seven 
oversight hearings.
    On February 17, 2005, the Subcommittee held an oversight 
hearing to review the National Park Service's implementation of 
the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act authorized in 
Public Law 108-447. S. Hrg. 109-11.
    On April 12, 2005, the Subcommittee held an oversight 
hearing to review management and planning issues for the 
National Mall, including the history of development, security 
projects and other planned construction, and future development 
plans. S. Hrg. 109-45.
    On May 10, 2005, the Subcommittee held an oversight hearing 
to review the National Park Service's funding needs for 
administration and management of the national park system. S. 
Hrg. 109-84.
    On July 14, 2005, the Subcommittee held an oversight 
hearing to review the National Park Service's business strategy 
for operation and management of the national park system, 
including development and implementation of business plans, use 
of business consultants, and incorporating business practices 
into day-to-day operations. S. Hrg. 109-150.
    On November 1, 2005, the Subcommittee held an oversight 
hearing to receive testimony on the National Park Service's 
Draft Management Policies, including potential impact of the 
policies on park operations, park resources, interaction with 
gateway communities, and solicitation and collection of 
donations. S. Hrg. 109-313.
    On March 14, 2006, the Subcommittee held an oversight 
hearing to review the President's proposed budget for the 
National Park Service for Fiscal Year 2007. S. Hrg. 109-422.
    On June 20, 2006, the Subcommittee held an oversight 
hearing to receive testimony on the National Park Service's 
Revised Draft Management Policies, including potential impact 
of the policies on park operations, park resources, wilderness 
areas, recreation, and interaction with gateway communities. S. 
Hrg. 109-313, Pt. 2.

                             FIELD HEARINGS

    During the 109th Congress, the Subcommittee held one field 
hearing.
    On August 9, 2005, the Subcommittee held a field hearing in 
the Kilauea Visitors Center auditorium, Hawaii Volcanoes 
National Park, Hilo, HI, to gather information regarding 
invasive species. Specific areas of interest include challenges 
and needs of the National Park Service, existing legislation, 
legislative solutions, and use of partnerships for managing 
invasive species in and around National Parks. S. Hrg. 109-209.

                          LEGISLATIVE HEARINGS


March 15, 2005--S. Hrg. 109-28.

    S. 175, to establish the Bleeding Kansas and Enduring 
Struggle for Freedom National Heritage Area, and for other 
purposes;
    S. 322, to establish the Champlain Valley National Heritage 
Partnership in the States of Vermont and New York, and for 
other purposes;
    S. 323, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study 
the suitability and feasibility of designating the French 
Colonial Heritage Area in the State of Missouri as a unit of 
the National Park System, and for other purposes; and
    S. 429, to establish the Upper Housatonic Valley National 
Heritage Area in the State of Connecticut and the Commonwealth 
of Massachusetts, and for other purposes.

April 28, 2005--S. Hrg. 109-74.

    S. 242, to establish four memorials to the Space Shuttle 
Columbia in the State of Texas;
    S. 262, to authorize appropriations to the Secretary of the 
Interior for the restoration of the Angel Island Immigration 
Station in the State of California;
    S. 336, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry 
out a study of the feasibility of designating the Captain John 
Smith Chesapeake National Historic Watertrail as a national 
historic trail;
    S. 670, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
conduct a special resource study of sites associated with the 
life of Cesar Estrada Chavez and the farm labor movement;
    S. 777, to designate Catoctin Mountain Park in the State of 
Maryland as the ``Catoctin Mountain National Recreation Area'', 
and for other purposes; and
    H.R. 126, to amend Public Law 89-366 to allow for an 
adjustment in the number of free roaming horses permitted in 
Cape Lookout National Seashore.

June 28, 2005--S. Hrg. 109-101.

    S. 206, to designate the Ice Age Floods National Geologic 
Trail, and for other purposes;
    S. 556, to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the 
Secretary of Agriculture to jointly conduct a study of certain 
land adjacent to the Walnut Canyon National Monument in the 
State of Arizona;
    S. 588, to amend the National Trails System Act to direct 
the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture 
to jointly conduct a study on the feasibility of designating 
the Arizona Trail as a national scenic trail or a national 
historic trail; and
    S. 955, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct 
a special resource study to determine the suitability and 
feasibility of including in the National Park System certain 
sites in Williamson County, Tennessee, relating to the Battle 
of Franklin.

July 28, 2005--S. Hrg. 109-201.

    S. 584 and H.R. 432, to require the Secretary of the 
Interior to allow the continued occupancy and use of certain 
land and improvements within Rocky Mountain National Park;
    S. 652, to provide financial assistance for the 
rehabilitation of the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial in 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the development of an exhibit 
to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin 
Franklin;
    S. 958, to amend the National Trails System Act to 
designate the Star-Spangled Banner Trail in the States of 
Maryland and Virginia and the District of Columbia as a 
National Historic Trail;
    S. 1154, to extend the Acadia National Park Advisory 
Commission, to provide improved visitor services at the park, 
and for other purposes;
    S. 1166, to extend the authorization of the Kalaupapa 
National Historical Park Advisory Commission; and
    S. 1346, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct 
a study of maritime sites in the State of Michigan.

September 22, 2005--S. Hrg. 109-213.

    S. 435, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to 
designate a segment of the Farmington River and Salmon Brook in 
the State of Connecticut for study for potential addition to 
the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other 
purposes;
    S. 1096, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to 
designate portions of the Musconetcong River in the State of 
New Jersey as a component of the National Wild and Scenic 
Rivers System, and for other purposes;
    S. 1310, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
allow the Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation to increase the 
diameter of a natural gas pipeline located in the Delaware 
Water Gap National Recreation Area;
    S. 1378, to amend the National Historic Preservation Act to 
provide appropriation authorization and improve the operations 
of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; and
    S. 1627, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
conduct a special resources study to evaluate resources along 
the coastal region of the State of Delaware and to determine 
the suitability and feasibility of establishing a unit of the 
National Park System in Delaware.

November 15, 2005--S. Hrg. 109-355.

    S. Con. Res. 60, to designate the Negro Leagues Baseball 
Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as America's National Negro 
Leagues Baseball Museum;
    S. 431, to establish a program to award grants to improve 
and maintain sites honoring Presidents of the United States;
    S. 505, to amend the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area 
Act of 2000 to adjust the boundary of the Yuma Crossing 
National Heritage Area;
    S. 748 and H.R. 1084, to authorize the establishment at 
Antietam National Battlefield of a memorial to the officers and 
enlisted men of the Fifth, Sixth, and Ninth New Hampshire 
Volunteer Infantry Regiments and the First New Hampshire Light 
Artillery Battery who fought in the Battle of Antietam on 
September 17, 1862, and for other purposes;
    S. 1288, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
enter into cooperative agreements to protect natural resources 
of units of the National Park System through collaborative 
efforts on land inside and outside of units of the National 
Park System;
    S. 1544, to establish the Northern Plains National Heritage 
Area in the State of North Dakota, and for other purposes; and
    H.R. 2107, to amend Public Law 104-329 to modify 
authorities for the use of the National Law Enforcement 
Officers Memorial Maintenance Fund, and for other purposes.

February 16, 2006--S. Hrg. 109-381.

    S.J. Res. 28, to approve the location of the commemorative 
work in the District of Columbia honoring former President 
Dwight D. Eisenhower;
    S. 1870, to clarify the authorities for the use of certain 
National Park Service properties within Golden Gate National 
Recreation Area and San Francisco Maritime National Historical 
Park, and for other purposes;
    S. 1913, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
lease a portion of the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center 
for use as a visitor center for the Indiana Dunes National 
Lakeshore, and for other purposes;
    S. 1970, to amend the National Trails System Act to update 
the feasibility and suitability study originally prepared for 
the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail and provide for the 
inclusion of new trail segments, land components, and 
campgrounds associated with that trail, and for other purposes;
    H.R. 318, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
study the suitability and feasibility of designating Castle 
Nugent Farms located on St. Croix, Virgin Islands, as a unit of 
the National Park System, and for other purposes; and
    H.R. 562, to authorize the Government of Ukraine to 
establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of 
Columbia to honor the victims of the manmade famine that 
occurred in Ukraine in 1932-33.

April 6, 2006--S. Hrg. 109-447.

    S. 1510, to designate as wilderness certain lands within 
the Rocky Mountain National Park in the State of Colorado;
    S. 1719 and H.R. 1492, to provide for the preservation of 
the historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were 
detained during World War II, and for other purposes;
    S. 1957, to authorize the Secretary of Interior to convey 
to The Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark Interpretive Trail 
and Visitor Center Foundation, Inc. certain Federal land 
associated with the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail in 
Nebraska, to be used as a historical interpretive site along 
the trail;
    S. 2034 and H.R. 394, to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to conduct a study to evaluate the significance of the 
Colonel James Barrett Farm in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
and assess the suitability and feasibility of including the 
farm in the National Park System as part of the Minute Man 
National Historical Park, and for other purposes;
    S. 2252, to designate the National Museum of Wildlife Art, 
located at 2820 Rungius Road, Jackson, Wyoming, as the National 
Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States; and
    S. 2403, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
include in the boundaries of the Grand Teton National Park land 
and interests in land of the Grand Teton Park Subdivision, and 
for other purposes.

May 16, 2006--S. Hrg. 109-547.

    S. Res. 468, to support the continued administration of 
Channel Islands National Park, including Santa Rosa Island, in 
accordance with the laws (including regulations) and policies 
of the National Park Service;
    S. 1686, to amend the Constitution Heritage Act of 1988 to 
provide for the operation of the National Constitution Center;
    S. 2417 and H.R. 4192, to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to designate the President William Jefferson Clinton 
Birthplace home in Hope, Arkansas, as a National Historic Site 
and unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes;
    S. 2419 and H.R. 4882, to ensure the proper remembrance of 
Vietnam veterans and the Vietnam War by providing a deadline 
for the designation of a visitor center for the Vietnam 
Veterans Memorial;
    S. 2568, to amend the National Trails System Act to 
designate the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic 
Trail; and
    S. 2627, to amend the Act of August 21, 1935, to extend the 
authorization for the National Park System Advisory Board, and 
for other purposes.

June 22, 2006--S. Hrg. 109-663.

    S. 574, to amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley 
National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 to increase the 
authorization of appropriations and modify the date on which 
the authority of the Secretary of the Interior terminates under 
the Act;
    S. 1387, to provide for an update of the Cultural Heritage 
and Land Management Plan for the John H. Chafee Blackstone 
River Valley National Heritage Corridor, to extend the 
authority of the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley 
National Heritage Corridor Commission, to authorize the 
undertaking of a special resource study of sites and landscape 
features within the Corridor, and to authorize additional 
appropriations for the Corridor;
    S. 1721, to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands 
Management Act of 1996 to extend the authorization for certain 
national heritage areas, and for other purposes;
    S. 2037, to establish the Sangre de Cristo National 
Heritage Area in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes; 
and
    S. 2645, to establish the Journey Through Hallowed Ground 
National Heritage Area, and for other purposes.
                    Subcommittee on Water and Power

                    LISA MURKOWSKI, Alaska, Chairman

                  GORDON SMITH, Oregon, Vice Chairman

LARRY E. CRAIG, Idaho
RICHARD BURR, North Carolina         TIM JOHNSON, South Dakota
MEL MARTINEZ, Florida                BYRON L. DORGAN, North Dakota
CONRAD BURNS, Montana                RON WYDEN, Oregon
JIM BUNNING, Kentucky                DIANNE FEINSTEN, California
JAMES M. TALENT, Missouri            MARIA CANTWELL, Washington
                                     JON S. CORZINE, New Jersey *
                                     LEN SALAZAR, Colorado
                                     ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey *

                               __________
* Senator Corzine resigned on January 17, 2006 and Senator Menendez was 
appointed to the vacancy on January 18, 2006.

                              JURISDICTION

    Jurisdiction of the Subcommittee includes oversight and 
legislative responsibilities for: irrigation; reclamation 
projects, including related flood control purposes; power 
marketing administrations (e.g., Bonneville Power, Southwestern 
Power, Western Area Power, Southeastern Power); energy 
development impacts on water resources; groundwater resources 
and management; hydro-electric power; low head hydro; and 
energy related aspects of deepwater ports.

                           OVERSIGHT HEARINGS

    During the 109th Congress, the Subcommittee held one 
oversight hearing.
    On February 28, 2006, the Subcommittee held an oversight 
hearing on the Bureau of Reclamation's Reuse and Recycling 
Program (Title XVI of P.L. 102-575). S. Hrg. 109-400.

                          LEGISLATIVE HEARINGS


April 19, 2005--S. Hrg. 109-96.

    S. 166, to amend the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 
1996 to reauthorize the participation of the Bureau of 
Reclamation in the Deschutes River Conservancy, and for other 
purposes;
    S. 251, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
conduct a water resource feasibility study for the Little 
Butte/Bear Creek Subbasins in Oregon;
    S. 310, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
the Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility 
to the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District in the State of 
Nevada;
    S. 519, to amend the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water 
Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 to authorize 
additional projects and activities under that Act, and for 
other purposes; and
    S. 592, to extend the contract for the Glendo Unit of the 
Missouri River Basin Project in the State of Wyoming.

July 12, 2005--S. Hrg. 109-138.

    S. 49, to establish a joint Federal-State Floodplain and 
Erosion Mitigation Commission for the State of Alaska;
    S. 247, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
assist in the planning, design, and construction of the Tumalo 
Irrigation District Water Conservation Project in Deschutes 
County, Oregon;
    S. 648, to amend the Reclamation States Emergency Drought 
Relief Act of 1991 to extend the authority for drought 
assistance;
    S. 819, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
reallocate costs of the Pactola Dam and Reservoir, South 
Dakota, to reflect increased demands for municipal, industrial, 
and fish and wildlife purposes;
    S. 891, to extend the water service contract for the 
Ainsworth Unit, Sandhills Division, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin 
Program, Nebraska; and
    S. 1338, to require the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through the Bureau of Reclamation and the United States 
Geological Survey, to conduct a study on groundwater resources 
in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.

October 6, 2005--S. Hrg. 109-273.

    S. 1025, to amend the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for 
the construction of the Cheney division, Wichita Federal 
reclamation project, Kansas, and for other purposes'' to 
authorize the Equus Beds Division of the Wichita Project;
    S. 1498, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
certain water distribution facilities to the Northern Colorado 
Water Conservancy District;
    S. 1529, to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal 
land in the city of Yuma, Arizona;
    S. 1578, to reauthorize the Upper Colorado and San Juan 
River Basin endangered fish recovery implementation programs; 
and
    S. 1760, to authorize early repayment of obligations to the 
Bureau of Reclamation within the Rogue River Valley Irrigation 
District or within the Medford Irrigation District, and for 
other purposes.

March 30, 2006--S. Hrg. 109-460.

    S. 1577, to facilitate the transfer of Spearfish 
Hydroelectric Plant Number 1 to the city of Spearfish, South 
Dakota, and for other purposes;
    S. 1962 and H.R. 4000, bills to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to revise certain repayment contracts with the 
Bostwick Irrigation District in Nebraska, the Kansas Bostwick 
Irrigation District No. 2, the Frenchman-Cambridge Irrigation 
District, and the Webster Irrigation District No. 4, all a part 
of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, and for other 
purposes;
    S. 2028, to provide for the reinstatement of a license for 
a certain Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project;
    S. 2035, to extend the time required for construction of a 
hydroelectric project in the State of Idaho, and for other 
purposes;
    S. 2054, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct 
a study of water resources in the State of Vermont;
    S. 2205, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
certain parcels of land acquired for the Blunt Reservoir and 
Pierre Canal features of the initial stage of the Oahe Unit, 
James Division, South Dakota, to the Commission of Schools and 
Public Lands and the Department of Game, Fish, and Parks of the 
State of South Dakota for the purpose of mitigating lost 
wildlife habitat, on the condition that the current 
preferential leaseholders shall have an option to purchase the 
parcels from the Commission, and for other purposes; and
    H.R. 3812, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
prepare a feasibility study with respect to the Mokelumne 
River, and for other purposes.

June 28, 2006--S. Hrg. 109-677.

    S. 1812, to amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization 
and Adjustment Act of 1992 to provide for the conjunctive use 
of surface and ground water in Juab County, Utah;
    S. 1965, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey certain buildings and lands of the Yakima Project, 
Washington, to the Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District;
    S. 2129, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey certain land and improvements of the Gooding Division of 
the Minidoka Project, Idaho;
    S. 2470, to authorize early repayment of obligations to the 
Bureau of Reclamation within the A & B Irrigation District in 
the State of Idaho;
    S. 2502, to provide for the modification of an amendatory 
repayment contract between the Secretary of the Interior and 
the North Unit Irrigation District, and for other purposes;
    S. 3404, to bill to reauthorize the Mni Wiconi Rural Water 
Supply Project;
    H.R. 2383, to redesignate the facility of the Bureau of 
Reclamation located at 19550 Kelso Road in Byron, California, 
as the ``C.W. `Bill' Jones Pumping Plant''; and
    H.R. 4204, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
transfer ownership of the American River Pump Station Project, 
and for other purposes.

July 27, 2006--S. Hrg. 109-738.

    S. 3638, to encourage the Secretary of the Interior to 
participate in projects to plan, design, and construct water 
supply projects and to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to encourage the design, 
planning, and construction of projects to treat impaired 
surface water, reclaim and reuse impaired groundwater, and 
provide brine disposal in the State of California;
    S. 3639, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to provide standards and 
procedures for the review of water reclamation and reuse 
projects;
    H.R. 177, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary 
of the Interior to participate in the Prado Basin Natural 
Treatment System Project, to authorize the Secretary to carry 
out a program to assist agencies in projects to construct 
regional brine lines in California, to authorize the Secretary 
to participate in the Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination 
demonstration and reclamation project, and for other purposes;
    H.R. 2341, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary 
of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and 
construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater 
within and outside of the service area of the city of Austin 
Water and Wastewater Utility, Texas; and
    H.R. 3418, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary 
of the Interior to participate in the Central Texas Water 
Recycling and Reuse Project, and for other purposes.

September 21, 2006--S. Hrg. 109-781.

    S. 1106, to authorize the construction of the Arkansas 
Valley Conduit in the State of Colorado, and for other 
purposes;
    S. 1811, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
study the feasibility of enlarging the Arthur V. Watkins Dam 
Weber Basin Project, Utah, to provide additional water for the 
Weber Basin Project to fulfill the purposes for which that 
project was authorized;
    S. 2070, to provide certain requirements for hydroelectric 
projects on the Mohawk River in the State of New York;
    S. 3522, to amend the Bonneville Power Administration 
portions of the Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation 
Act of 2000 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2006 
through 2012, and for other purposes;
    S. 3832, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
establish criteria to transfer title to reclamation facilities, 
and for other purposes;
    S. 3851, to provide for the extension of preliminary permit 
periods by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for certain 
hydroelectric projects in the State of Alaska;
    S. 3798, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to exclude 
and defer from the pooled reimbursable costs of the Central 
Valley Project the reimbursable capital costs of the unused 
capacity of the Folsom South Canal, Auburn-Folsom South Unit, 
Central Valley Project, and for other purposes;
    H.R. 2563, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
conduct feasibility studies to address certain water shortages 
within the Snake, Boise, and Payette River systems in Idaho, 
and for other purposes; and
    H.R. 3897, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, 
acting through the Bureau of Reclamation to enter into a 
cooperative agreement with the Madera Irrigation District for 
purposes of supporting the Madera Water Supply Enhancement 
Project.
                     MAJOR LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES

Comprehensive Energy Policy Legislation
    During the 107th and 108th Congresses, both the Senate and 
the House of Representatives passed comprehensive energy policy 
legislation dealing with energy conservation and efficiency, 
energy research and development, renewable, hydrogen, oil, gas, 
coal, and nuclear energy resources, vehicle efficiency, and 
electricity regulation and infrastructure. None of these 
measures was enacted.
    During the 109th Congress, the Committee conducted several 
hearings examining various aspects of energy. On February 15, 
the Committee conducted a hearing on the Future of Liquefied 
Natural Gas: Siting and Safety; on March 8, the Committee 
conducted a hearing on Power Generation Resource Incentives and 
Diversity Standards; on April 12, the Committee conducted a 
hearing on the Development of America's Oil Shale Resources; 
and on April 26, the Committee conducted a hearing on the 
Department of Energy's Nuclear Power 2010 Program. In addition, 
the Committee conducted a series of meetings on issues to be 
addressed in comprehensive energy legislation. On January 24, 
the Committee met on Natural Gas; on March 10 and April 21, on 
Coal; and on April 5, on Water Supply and Resource Management.
    The Committee conducted five business meetings to consider 
comprehensive energy policy legislation. On May 17, the 
Committee considered title V, Indian Energy; title X, 
Department of Energy Management; and title XI, Personnel and 
Training. On May 18, the Committee considered title IV, Coal; 
title VII, Vehicles and Fuels; title VIII, Hydrogen; and title 
IX, Research and Development. On May 19, the Committee 
considered title I, Energy Efficiency; and title XII, 
Electricity. On May 25, the Committee considered title II, 
Renewable Energy; title VI, Nuclear Matters; and title XVI, 
Studies. On May 26, the Committee considered title III, Oil and 
Gas; and title XIV, Incentives for Innovative Technology. At 
the business meeting on May 26, 2005, the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources voted to report favorably an original 
bill. On June 9, 2005, S. 10 as reported by the Committee was 
placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar.
    The House of Representatives passed comprehensive energy 
legislation, H.R. 6, on April 21, 2005. The Senate began 
consideration of that measure on June 14, 2005. The text of S. 
10 as reported by the Committee was substituted for the text of 
H.R. 6 and further amended by the Senate. The Senate passed 
H.R. 6, as amended, on June 28, 2005. Following conference with 
the House of Representatives on the measure, the conference 
report on H.R. 6 was agreed to in the House on July 28, 2005, 
and was agreed to in the Senate on July 29, 2005, by a vote of 
74-26. H.R. 6 was signed by the President on August 8, 2005, 
and became Public Law No. 109-58.

                       MEASURES ENACTED INTO LAW

    Public Law 109-44 (H.R. 38, Mr. Baird): An Act to designate 
a portion of the White Salmon River as a component of the 
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Passed the House on 
June 27, 2005. Discharged from Committee and passed by the 
Senate in lieu of S. 74 (S. Rept. 109-8) on July 26, 2005. 
Approved by the President on August 2, 2005.
    Public Law 109-45 (H.R. 481, Mrs. Musgrave, et al.): An Act 
to further the purposes of the Sand Creek Massacre National 
Historic Site Establishment Act of 2000. Passed the House on 
June 27, 2005. Discharged from Committee and passed by the 
Senate in lieu of S. 57 (S. Rept. 109-20) on July 26, 2005. 
Approved by the President on August 2, 2005.
    Public Law 109-46 (H.R. 541, Mr. Gibbons): An Act to direct 
the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain land to Lander 
County, Nevada, and the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
certain land to Eureka County, Nevada, for continued use as 
cemeteries. Passed the House on April 12, 2005. Discharged from 
Committee and passed by the Senate in lieu of S. 254 (S. Rept. 
109-12) on July 26, 2005. Approved by the President on August 
2, 2005.
    Public Law 109-48 (H.R. 1046, Mrs. Cubin): An Act to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contract with the 
city of Cheyenne, Wyoming, for the storage of the city's water 
in the Kendrick Project, Wyoming. Passed the House on May 16, 
2005. Passed the Senate in lieu of S. 99 (reported on March 10, 
2005, S. Rept. 109-27) on March 9, 2006. Approved by the 
President on August 2, 2006.
    Public Law 109-58 (H.R. 6, Mr. Barton et al.): An act to 
ensure jobs for our future with secure, affordable, and 
reliable energy. Passed by the House on April 21, 2005. Passed 
by the Senate with an amendment on June 28, 2005. Conference 
report agreed to by the House on July 28, 2005, by the Senate 
on July 29, 2005. Approved by the President on August 8, 2005.
    Public Law 109-69 (S. 252, Mr. Reid, et al.): An Act to 
authorize the exchange of lands between an Alaska Native 
Village Corporation and the Department of the Interior, and for 
other purposes. Reported on March 14, 2005. S. Rept. 109-38. 
Passed by the Senate on July 26, 2005. Passed by the House on 
September 13, 2005, and approved by the President on September 
21, 2005.
    Public Law 109-70 (S. 264, Mr. Akaka, et al.): An Act to 
amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and 
Facilities Act to authorize certain projects in the State of 
Hawaii. Reported on March 10, 2005. S. Rept. 109-33. Passed by 
the Senate on July 26, 2005. Passed by the House on September 
13, 2005, and approved by the President on September 21, 2005.
    Public Law 109-71 (S. 276, Mr. Johnson, et al.): An Act to 
revise the boundary of the Wind Cave National Park in the State 
of South Dakota. Reported on March 8, 2005. S. Rept. 109-21. 
Passed by the Senate on July 26, 2005. Passed by the House on 
September 13, 2005, and approved by the President on September 
21, 2005.
    Public Law 109-93 (S. 55, Mr. Allard): An Act to adjust the 
boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park in the State of 
Colorado. Reported on March 8, 2005. S. Rept. 109-45. Passed by 
the Senate on July 26, 2005. Passed by the House on October 18, 
2005, and approved by the President on October 26, 2005.
    Public Law 109-94 (S. 156, Mr. Bingaman, et al.): An Act to 
designate the Ojito Wilderness Study Area as wilderness, to 
take certain land into trust for the Pueblo of Zia and other 
purposes. Reported on February 28, 2005. S. Rept. 109-13. 
Passed the Senate on July 26, 2005. Passed the House on October 
18, 2005, and approved by the President on October 26, 2005.
    Public Law 109-110 (S. 161, Mr. McCain, et al.): An Act to 
provide for a land exchange in the State of Arizona between the 
Secretary of Agriculture and Yavapai Ranch Limited Partnership. 
Reported on March 16, 2005. S. Rept. 109-40. Passed the Senate 
on July 26, 2005. Passed the House on November 15, 2005, and 
approved by the President on November 22, 2005.
    Public Law 109-117 (H.R. 126, Mr. Jones): An Act to amend 
Public Law 89-366 to allow for an adjustment in the number of 
free roaming horses permitted in Cape Lookout National 
Seashore. Passed the House on March 14, 2005. Reported on 
October 19, 2005. S. Rept. 109-154. Passed the Senate on 
November 16, 2005, and approved by the President on December 1, 
2005.
    Public Law 109-118 (H.R. 539, Mr. Fortuno, et al.): An Act 
to designate certain National Forest System land in the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as a component of the National 
Wilderness Preservation System. Passed the House on September 
13, 2005. Reported on October 19, 2005. S. Rept. 109-155. 
Passed the Senate on November 16, 2005, and approved by the 
President on December 1, 2005.
    Public Law 109-119 (H.R. 606, Ms. Woolsey, et al.): An Act 
to authorize appropriations to the Secretary of the Interior 
for the restoration of the Angel Island Immigration Station in 
the State of California. Passed the House on May 23, 2005. 
Reported on October 19, 2005. S. Rept. 109-157. Passed the 
Senate on November 16, 2005, and approved by the President on 
December 1, 2005.
    Public Law 109-120 (H.R. 1972, Mrs. Blackburn): An Act to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special 
resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of 
including in the National park System certain sites in 
Williamson County, Tennessee, relating to the Battle of 
Franklin. Passed by the House on November 15, 2005. Passed by 
the Senate in lieu of S. 955 on November 16, 2005. Approved by 
the President on November 28, 2005.
    Public Law 109-125 (H.R. 584, Mr. Pombo): An Act to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to recruit volunteers 
to assist with, or facilitate, the activities of various 
agencies and offices of the Department of the Interior. Passed 
the House on March 14, 2005. Reported on October 19, 2005. S. 
Rept. 109-156. Passed the Senate on November 16, 2005, and 
approved by the President on December 7, 2005.
    Public Law 109-127 (H.R. 1101, Mr. Hunter): An Act to 
revoke a Public Land Order with respect to certain lands 
erroneously included in the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, 
California. Passed the House on May 23, 2005. Reported on 
October 27, 2005. S. Rept. 109-172. Passed the Senate on 
November 16, 2005, and approved by the President on December 7, 
2005.
    Public Law 109-130 (S. 52, Mr. Hatch, et al.): An Act to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey a parcel of real 
property to Beaver County, Utah. Reported March 30, 2005. S. 
Rept. 109-43. Passed the Senate on July 26, 2005. Passed the 
House on December 6, 2005, and approved by the President on 
December 20, 2005.
    Public Law 109-131 (S. 136, Mrs. Feinstein): An Act to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide supplemental 
funding and other services that are necessary to assist certain 
local school districts in the State of California in providing 
educational services for students attending schools located 
within Yosemite National Park, to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to adjust the boundaries of the Golden Gate 
National Recreation Area, to adjust the boundaries of Redwood 
National Park and other purposes. Reported on April 28, 2005. 
S. Rept. 109-63. Passed by the Senate on July 26, 2005. Passed 
by the House on December 6, 2005, and approved by the President 
on December 20, 2005.
    Public Law 109-132 (S. 212, Mr. Domenici, et al.): An Act 
to amend the Valles Caldera Preservation Act to improve the 
preservation of the Valles Caldera, and for other purposes. 
Reported on February 23, 2005. S. Rept. 109-10. Passed by the 
Senate on July 26, 2005. Passed by the House on December 6, 
2005, and approved by the President on December 20, 2005.
    Public Law 109-138 (H.R. 4195, Mr. Walden): An Act to 
authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of 
Reclamation within Rogue River Valley Irrigation District or 
within Medford Irrigation District. Passed the House on 
December 6, 2005. Discharged from Committee and passed by the 
Senate on December 16, 2005. The President approved the measure 
on December 22, 2005.
    Public Law 109-152 (S. 205, Mr. Landrieu, et al.): An Act 
to authorize the American Battle Monuments commission to 
establish in the State of Louisiana a memorial to honor the 
Buffalo Soldiers. Reported on March 9, 2005. S. Rept. 109-24. 
Passed by the Senate on July 26, 2005. Passed by the House on 
December 19, 2005, and approved by the President on December 
30, 2005.
    Public Law 109-153 (S. 652, Mr. Specter, et al.): An Act to 
provide financial assistance for the rehabilitation of the 
Benjamin Franklin National Memorial in Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania, and the development of an exhibit to commemorate 
the 300th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin. 
Reported on October 19. 2005. S. Rept. 109-147. Passed by the 
Senate on November 16, 2005. Passed by the House on December 
19, 2005, and approved by the President on December 30, 2005.
    Public Law 109-154 (S. 1238, Mrs. Feinstein, et al.): An 
Act to amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to provide for 
the conduct of projects that protect forests, and for other 
purposes. Reported on October 19, 2005. S. Rept. 109-152. 
Passed by the Senate on November 16, 2005. Passed by the House 
on December 19, 2005, and approved by the President on December 
30, 2005.
    Public Law 109-156 (S. 1310, Mr. Santorum, et al.): An Act 
to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to allow the 
Columbia Gas Transmission corporation to increase the diameter 
of a natural gas pipeline located in the Delaware Water Gap 
National Recreation Area, to allow certain commercial vehicles 
to continue to use Route 209 within the Delaware Water Gap 
National Recreation Area, and to extend the termination date of 
the National Park System Advisory Board to January 1, 2007. 
Reported on December 8, 2005. S. Rept. 109-194. Passed by the 
Senate on December 16, 2005. Passed by the House on December 
19, 2005, and approved by the President on December 30, 2005.
    Public Law 109-183 (S. 1578, Mr. Allard, et al.): An Act to 
reauthorize the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basin 
endangered fish recovery implementation programs. Reported on 
December 8, 2005. S. Rept. 109-196. Passed by the Senate on 
December 16, 2005. Passed by the House on March 8, 2006, and 
approved by the President on March 20, 2006.
    Public Law 109-219 (S. 592, Mr. Thomas, et al.): An Act to 
amend the Irrigation Project Contract Extension Act of 1998 to 
extend certain contracts between the Bureau of Reclamation and 
certain irrigation water contractors in the States of Wyoming 
and Nebraska. Reported on October 27, 2005. S. Rept. 109-167. 
Passed by the Senate on November 16, 2005. Passed by the House 
on April 25, 2006, and approved by the President on May 5, 
2006.
    Public Law 109-220 (S.J. Res. 28, Mr. Stevens, et al.): An 
Act approving the location of the commemorative work in the 
District of Columbia honoring former President Dwight D. 
Eisenhower. Reported on April 3, 2006. S. Rept. 109-227. Passed 
by the Senate on April 4, 2006. Passed by the House on April 
25, 2006, and approved by the President on May 5, 2006.
    Public Law 109-265 (S. 310, Mr. Ensign, et al.): An Act to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Newlands 
Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard facility to the 
Truckee-Carson Irrigation District in the State of Nevada. 
Reported on December 8, 2005. S. Rept. 109-87. Passed by the 
Senate on December 16, 2005. Passed by the House on July 24, 
2006, and approved by the President on August 3, 2006.
    Public Law 109-297 (S. 176, Ms. Murkowski): An Act to 
extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a 
hydroelectric project in the State of Alaska. Reported on 
September 26, 2006. S. Rept. 109-681. Passed by the Senate on 
July 26, 2005. Passed by the House on September 26, 2006, and 
approved by the President on October 5, 2006.
    Public Law 109-298 (S. 244, Mr. Craig): An Act to extend 
the deadline for commencement of a hydroelectric project in the 
State of Wyoming. Reported on March 10, 2005. S. Rept. 109-32. 
Passed by the Senate on July 26, 2005. Passed by the House on 
September 26, 2006, and approved by the President on October 5, 
2006.
    Public Law 109-299 (S. 1025, Mr. Roberts): An Act to amend 
the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the construction of 
the Cheney division, Wichita Federal reclamation project, 
Kansas, and for other purposes'' to authorize the Equus Beds 
Division of the Wichita Project. Passed the Senate on December 
16, 2005. Passed the House on September 20, 2006, and the 
President approved the measure on October 5, 2006.
    Public Law 109-309 (H.R. 4841, Mr. Udall): An Act to amend 
the Ojito Wilderness Act to make a technical correction. Passed 
the House March 14, 2006. Discharged from Committee and passed 
the Senate on September 29, 2006. Approved by the President on 
October 6, 2006.
    Public Law 109-314 (H.R. 2107, Mr. Saxton, et al.): An Act 
to amend Public Law 104-329 to modify authorities for the use 
of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Maintenance 
Fund, and for other purposes. Passed by the House on May 16, 
2005. Reported on April 20, 2006. S. Rept. 109-247. Passed by 
the Senate on September 29, 2006, and approved by the President 
on October 6, 2006.
    Public Law 109-317 (H.R. 318, Mrs. Christensen): An Act to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the 
suitability and feasibility of designating Castle Nugent Farms 
located on St. Croix, Virgin Islands, as a unit of the National 
Park System, and for other purposes. Passed by the House on 
November 15, 2005. Reported on April 20, 2006. S. Rept. 109-
241. Passed by the Senate on September 29, 2006, and approved 
by the President on October 2, 2006.
    Public Law 109-318 (H.R. 326, Mr. Grijalva): An Act to 
amend the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Act of 2000 to 
adjust the boundary of the Yuma Crossing national Heritage Area 
and for other purposes. Passed the House on November 15, 2005. 
Reported on April 20, 2006. S. Rept. 109-242. Passed by the 
Senate on September 29, 2006, and approved by the President on 
October 11, 2006.
    Public Law 109-319 (H.R. 1728, Mr. Carnahan, et al.): An 
Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the 
suitability and feasibility of designating portions of Ste. 
Genevieve County in the State of Missouri as a unit of the 
National Park System, and for other purposes. Passed by the 
House on February 28, 2006. Reported on April 20, 2006. S. 
Rept. 109-246. Passed by the Senate on September 29, 2006, and 
approved by the President on October 11, 2006.
    Public Law 109-321 (H.R. 3443, Ms. Musgrave): An Act to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain water 
distribution facilities to the Northern Colorado Water 
Conservancy District. Passed by the House on December 13, 2005. 
Reported on April 20, 2006. S. Rept. 109-248. Passed by the 
Senate on September 29, 2006, and approved by the President on 
October 11, 2006.
    Public Law 109-324 (S. 213, Mr. Bingaman, et al.): An act 
to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
Federal land to Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Reported on 
October 27, 2005. S. Rept. 109-166. Passed by the Senate on 
November 16, 2005. Passed by the House on September 27, 2006, 
and approved by the President on October 11, 2006.
    Public Law 109-337 (S. 56, Mr. Allard, et al.): An Act to 
establish the Rio Grande Natural Area in the State of Colorado. 
Reported on March 30, 2005. S. Rept. 109-45. Passed by the 
Senate on July 26, 2005. Passed by the House on September 27, 
2006, and approved by the President on October 12, 2006.
    Public Law 109-338 (S. 203, Mr. Craig, et al.): An Act to 
reduce temporarily the royalty required to be paid for sodium 
produced, to establish certain National Heritage Areas, and for 
other purposes. Reported on February 16, 2005. S. Rept. 109-4. 
Passed by the Senate on July 26, 2005. Passed by the House on 
July 24, 2006, and approved by the President on October 12, 
2006.
    Public Law 109-340 (H.R. 562, Mr. Levin, et al.): An Act to 
authorize the Government of Ukraine to establish a memorial on 
Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims 
of the manmade famine that occurred in Ukraine in 1932-1933. 
Passed by the House on November 16, 2005. Reported on April 20, 
2006. S. Rept. 109-244. Passed by the Senate on September 29, 
2006, and approved by the President on October 13, 2006.
    Public Law 109-370 (S. 435, Mr. Dodd, et al.): An Act to 
amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of 
the Farmington River and Salmon Brook in the State of 
Connecticut for study for potential addition to the National 
Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Reported on December 8, 2005. S. 
Rept. 109-189. Passed by the Senate on December 16, 2005. 
Passed by the House on November 13, 2006, and approved by the 
President on November 27, 2006.
    Public Law 109-371 (S. 819, Mr. Johnson): An Act to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to reallocate costs of 
the Pactola Dam and Reservoir, South Dakota, to reflect 
increased demands for municipal, industrial, and fish and 
wildlife purposes. Reported on October 27, 2005. S. Rept. 109-
168. Passed by the Senate on November 16, 2005. Passed by the 
House on November 13, 2006, and approved by the President on 
November 27, 2006.
    Public Law 109-372 (S. 1131, Mr. Craig): An Act to 
authorize the exchange of certain Federal land within the State 
of Idaho, and for other purposes. Reported on April 20, 2006. 
S. Rept. 109-232. Passed by the Senate on September 29, 2006. 
Passed by the House on November 13, 2006, and approved by the 
President on November 27, 2006.
    Public Law 109-375 (H.R. 409, Mr. Radanovich, et al.): An 
Act to provide for the exchange of land within the Sierra 
National Forest, California, and for other purposes. Passed by 
the House on September 20, 2005. Reported on April 20, 2006. S. 
Rept. 109-243. Passed by the Senate on September 29, 2006, and 
approved by the President on December 1, 2006.
    Public Law 109-377 (H.R. 1129, Mr. Udall, et al.): An Act 
to authorize the exchange of certain land in the State of 
Colorado. Passed by the House on December 6, 2005. Reported on 
April 20, 2006. S. Rept. 109-245. Passed by the Senate 
September 29, 2006, and approved by the President on December 
1, 2006.
    Public Law 109-378 (H.R. 3085, Mr. Wamp, et al.): An Act to 
amend the National Trails System Act to update the feasibility 
and suitability study originally prepared for the Trail of 
Tears National Historic Trail and provide for the inclusion of 
new trail segments, land components, and campgrounds associated 
with that trail, and for other purposes. Passed by the House on 
July 17, 2006. Discharged from Committee and passed by the 
Senate on September 29, 2006. Approved by the President on 
December 1, 2006.
    Public Law 109-380 (S. 101, Mr. Enzi): An Act to convey to 
the town of Frannie, Wyoming, certain land withdrawn by the 
Commissioner of Reclamation. Reported on March 20, 2005. S. 
Rept. 109-46. Passed by the Senate on July 26, 2005. Passed by 
the House on November 15, 2006, and approved by the President 
on December 1, 2006.
    Public Law 109-384 (H.R. 2383, Mr. Nunes, et al.): An Act 
to redesignate the facility of the Bureau of Reclamation 
located at 19550 Kelso Road in Byron, California, as the ``C.W. 
`Bill' Jones Pumping Plant''. Passed by the House on March 8, 
2006. Reported on October 17, 2005. S. Rept. 109-247. Passed by 
the Senate on November 16, 2006, and approved by the President 
on December 12, 2006.
    Public Law 109-385 (H.R. 3817, Mr. Udall, et al.): An Act 
to withdraw the Valle Vidal Unit of the Carson National Forest 
in New Mexico from location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws, and for other purposes. Passed by the House on July 24, 
2006. Discharged from Committee and passed by the Senate on 
November 16, 2006. Approved by the President on December 12, 
2006.
    Public Law 109-386 (H.R. 4000, Mr. Moran, et al.): An Act 
to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to revise certain 
repayment contracts with the Bostwick Irrigation District in 
Nebraska, the Kansas Bostwick Irrigation District No. 2, the 
Frenchman-Cambridge Irrigation District, and the Webster 
Irrigation District No. 4, all a part of the Pick-Sloan 
Missouri Basin Program, and for other purposes. Passed by the 
House on December 19, 2005. Reported on July 31, 2006. S. Rept. 
109-315. Passed by the Senate on November 16, 2006, and 
approved by the President on December 12, 2006.
    Public Law 109-396 (H.R. 3699, Mr. Davis, et al.): An Act 
to provide for the sale, acquisition, conveyance, and exchange 
of certain real property in the District of Columbia to 
facilitate the utilization, development, and redevelopment of 
such property, and for other purposes. Passed by the House on 
September 30, 2006. Referred to the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs. Discharged from HSGA, 
sequentially referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources, discharged from ENR, and passed by the Senate on 
November 16, 2006. Approved by the President on December 15, 
2006.
    Public Law 109-419 (H.R. 394, Mr. Meehan): An Act to direct 
the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a boundary study to 
evaluate the significance of the Colonel James Barrett Farm in 
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the suitability and 
feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System as 
part of the Minute Man National Historical Park, and for other 
purposes. Passed by the House on September 20, 2005. Reported 
on July 31, 2006. S. Rept. 109-311. Passed by the Senate on 
December 7, 2006, and approved by the President on December 20, 
2006.
    Public Law 109-431 (H.R. 5646, Mr. Rogers): An Act to study 
and promote the use of energy efficient computer servers in the 
United States. Passed by the House on July 12, 2006. Discharged 
from Committee and passed by the Senate on December 7, 2006. 
Approved by the President on December 20, 2006.
    Public Law 109-436 (S. 1346, Ms. Stabenow, et al.): An Act 
to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of 
maritime sites in the State of Michigan. Reported on April 20, 
2006. S. Rept. 109-234. Passed by the Senate on September 29, 
2006. Passed by the House on December 6, 2006, and approved by 
the President on December 20, 2006.
    Public Law 109-441 (H.R. 1492, Mr. Thomas, et al.): An Act 
to provide for the preservation of the historic confinement 
sites where Japanese Americans were detained during World War 
II, and for other purposes. Passed by the House on November 16, 
2005. Reported on July 31, 2006. S. Rept. 109-314. Passed by 
the Senate on November 16, 2006, and approved by the President 
on December 21, 2006.
    Public Law 109-448 (S. 214, Mr. Bingaman, et al.): An Act 
to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to cooperate with 
the States on the border with Mexico and other appropriate 
entities in conducting a hyderogeologic characterization, 
mapping, and modeling program for priority transboundary 
aquifers, and for other purposes. Reported on March 7, 2005. S. 
Rept. 109-17. Passed by the Senate on July 26, 2005. Passed by 
the House on December 6, 2006, and approved by the President on 
December 22, 2006.
    Public Law 109-451 (S. 895, Mr. Domenici, et al.): An Act 
to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish rural 
water supply program in the Reclamation States to provide a 
clean, safe affordable, and reliable water supply to rural 
residents. Reported on October 19, 2005. S. Rept. 109-148. 
Passed by the Senate on November 16, 2005. Passed by the House 
on December 6, 2006, and approved by the President on December 
22, 2006.
    Public Law 109-452 (S. 1096, Mr. Corzine, et al.): An Act 
to to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate 
portions of the Musconetcong River in the State of New Jersey 
as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, 
and for other purposes. Reported on December 8, 2005. S. Rept. 
109-193. Passed by the Senate on December 16, 2006. Passed by 
the House on December 9, 2006, and approved by the President on 
December 22, 2006.
    Public Law 109-453 (S. 1378, Mr. Talent, et al.): An Act to 
amend the National Historic Preservation Act to provide 
appropriation authorization and improve the operations of the 
Advisory council on Historic Preservation. Reported on April 
20, 2006. S. Rept. 109-35. Passed by the Senate on September 
29, 2006. Passed by the House on December 9, 2006, and approved 
by the President on December 22, 2006.
    Public Law 109-454 (S. 1529, Mr. Kyl, et al.): An Act to 
provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in the city 
of Yuma, Arizona. Reported on July 31, 2006. S. Rept. 109-300. 
Passed by the Senate on December 7, 2006. Passed by the House 
on December 9, 2006, and approved by the President on December 
22, 2006.
    Public Law 109-457 (S. 2150, Mr. Wyden, et al.): An Act to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Bureau 
of Land Management Land to the city of Eugene, Oregon. Reported 
on July 31, 2006. S. Rept. 109-306. Passed by the Senate on 
December 7, 2006. Passed by the House on December 9, 2006, and 
approved by the President on December 22, 2006.
    Public Law 109-458 (S. 2205, Mr. Thune, et al.): An Act to 
to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
parcels of land acquired for the Blunt Reservoir and Pierre 
Canal features of the initial stage of the Oahe Unit, James 
Division, South Dakota, to the Commission of Schools and Public 
Lands and the Department of Game, Fish, and Parks of the State 
of South Dakota for the purpose of mitigating lost wildlife 
habitat, on the condition that the current preferential 
leaseholders shall have an option to purchase the parcels from 
the Commission, and for other purposes. Discharged from 
Committee and passed by the Senate on December 7, 2006. Passed 
by the House on December 9, 2006, and approved by the President 
on December 22, 2006.
    Public Law 109-470 (H.R. 486, Mr. Pearce): An Act to 
provide for a land exchange involving private land and Bureau 
of Land Management land in the vicinity of Holloman Air Force 
Base, New Mexico, for the purpose of removing private land from 
the required safety zone surrounding munitions storage bunkers 
at Holloman Air Force Base. Passed by the House on March 14, 
2005. Reported on July 31, 2006. S. Rept. 109-313. Passed by 
the Senate on December 7, 2006, and approved by the President 
on January 11, 2007.
    Public Law 109-474 (H.R. 482, Mr. Neugebauer, et al.): An 
Act to provide for a land exchange involving Federal lands in 
the Lincoln National Forest in the State of New Mexico, and for 
other purposes. Passed by the House on April 12, 2005. Reported 
on July 31, 2006. S. Rept. 109-312. Passed by the Senate on 
December 7, 2006, and approved by the President on January 12, 
2007.
    Private Law 109-1 (S. 584, Mr. Salazar): An Act to require 
the Secretary of the Interior to allow the continued occupancy 
and use of certain land and improvements within Rocky Mountain 
National Park. Reported on October 19, 2005. S. Rept. 109-146. 
Passed by the Senate on November 16, 2005 in lieu of H.R. 432. 
Passed by the House on May 2, 2006, and approved by the 
President on May 12, 2006.
                   OTHER MEASURES ACTIVELY CONSIDERED

    S. Con. Res. 60; Mr. Talent, et al.: A concurrent 
resolution designating the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in 
Kansas City, Missouri, as America's National Negro Leagues 
Baseball Museum. The Subcommittee on National Parks held a 
hearing on the bill on November 15, 2005. S. Hrg. 109-355. The 
Committee ordered reported S. Con. Res. 60 with an amendment on 
April 3, 2006. S. Rept. 109-228. The Senate agreed to the 
resolution with an amendment and an amended preamble on April 
4, 2006. The House agreed to the resolution on July 24, 2006.
    S. Res. 13; Mr. Domenici; An original resolution 
authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources. Reported on January 26, 2005 and referred to the 
Committee on Rules and Administration.
    S. Res. 468; Mrs. Feinstein, et al.: A resolution 
supporting the continued administration of Channel Islands 
National Park, including Santa Rosa Island, in accordance with 
the laws (including regulations) and policies of the National 
Park Service. The Subcommittee on National Parks held a hearing 
on May 16, 2006. S. Hrg. 109-547. The Committee reported S. 
Res. 468 on July 31, 2006. S. Rept. 109-310. The Senate agreed 
to the resolution on August 3, 2006.
    S. Res. 595; Mr. Domenici, et al.: A resolution recognizing 
the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory as one of the premier 
science and research institutions of the world. Discharged from 
Committee and agreed to by the Senate on November 16, 2006.
    S. 10; Mr. Domenici: A bill to enhance the energy security 
of the United States. The Committee ordered reported as an 
original bill on June 9, 2005. S. Rept. 109-78. The text of S. 
10 was offered as an amendment to H.R. 6 in the nature of a 
substitute and was agreed to by unanimous consent on June 14, 
2005. See Comprehensive Energy Policy Legislation under Major 
Legislative Initiatives and Public Law 109-58 under Measures 
Enacted into Law.
    S. 47; Mr. Bingaman, et al.: A bill to provide for the 
exchange of certain Federal land in the Santa Fe National 
Forest and certain non-Federal land in the Pecos National 
Historical Park in the State of New Mexico. Reported on 
February 23, 2005. S. Rept. 109-7. Passed by the Senate on July 
26, 2005. Referred to the House Subcommittee on National Parks 
on August 2, 2005.
    S. 48; Mr. Lautenberg: A bill to reauthorize appropriations 
for the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route, and for other 
purposes. Reported on March 17, 2005. S. Rept. 109-41. Added as 
an amendment to S. 203, which became Public Law 109-338.
    S. 54; Mr. Hatch, et al.: A bill to amend the National 
Trails System Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to 
update the feasibility and suitability studies of four national 
historic trails, and for other purposes. Reported on March 30, 
2005. S. Rept. 109-44. Passed by the Senate on July 26, 2005. 
Referred to the House Subcommittee on National Parks on August 
2, 2005.
    S. 57; Mr. Allard: A bill to further the purposes of the 
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Establishment Act of 
2000. Reported March 8, 2005. S. Rept. 109-20. H.R. 481, which 
became Public Law 109-45, was passed in lieu of S. 57, which 
was indefinitely postponed, on July 26, 2005.
    S. 63; Mr. Bingaman: A bill to establish the Northern Rio 
Grande National Heritage Area in the State of New Mexico, and 
for other purposes. Reported on February 16, 2005. S. Rept. 
109-1. Added as an amendment to S. 203, which became Public Law 
109-338.
    S. 74; Ms. Cantwell: A bill to designate a portion of the 
White Salmon River as a component of the National Wild and 
Scenic Rivers System. Reported on February 23, 2005. S. Rept. 
109-8. H.R. 38, which became Public Law 109-44, was passed in 
lieu of S. 74, which was indefinitely postponed, on July 26, 
2005.
    S. 97; Mr. Enzi: A bill to provide for the sale of 
bentonite in Big Horn County, Wyoming. Reported on March 14, 
2005. S. Rept. 109-37. Passed by the Senate on July 26, 2005. 
On August 2, 2005 the bill was referred to the House 
Subcommittee on National Parks.
    S. 99; Mr. Enzi: A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to contract with the city of Cheyenne, Wyoming, for 
the storage of the city's water in the Kendrick Project, 
Wyoming. Reported on March 10, 2005. S. Rept. 109-27. The 
Senate passed H.R. 1046, which became Public Law 109-48, in 
lieu of S. 99.
    S. 128; Mrs. Boxer: A bill to designate certain public land 
in Humboldt, Del Norte, Mendocino, Lake, and Napa Counties in 
the State of California as wilderness, to designate certain 
segments of the Black Butte River in Mendocino County, 
California as a wild or scenic river, and for other purposes. 
Reported on March 30, 2005. S. Rept. 109-47. Passed the Senate 
on July 26, 2005. See H.R. 233, which became Public Law 109-
362.
    S. 134; Mrs. Feinstein et al.: A bill to adjust the 
boundary of the Redwood National Park in the State of 
California. Reported on March 9, 2005. S. Rept. 109-23.
    S. 152; Mrs. Murray et al.: A bill to enhance ecosystem 
protection and the range of outdoor opportunities protected by 
statute in the Skykomish River valley of the State of 
Washington by designating certain lower-elevation Federal lands 
as wilderness, and for other purposes. Reported on March 10, 
2005. S. Rept. 109-28. Passed by the Senate on July 26, 2005. 
On August 1, 2005 the bill was referred to the House 
Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
    S. 153; Mrs. Feinstein, et al.: A bill to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to conduct a resource study of the 
Rim of the Valley Corridor in the State of California to 
evaluate alternatives for protecting the resources of the 
Corridor, and for other purposes. Reported on February 23, 
2005. S. Rept. 109-9. Passed by the Senate on July 26, 2005. On 
August 1, 2005 the bill was referred to the House Subcommittee 
on National Parks.
    S. 163; Mr. Bennett: A bill to establish the National 
Mormon Pioneer Heritage Area in the State of Utah, and for 
other purposes. Reported on February 16, 2005. S. Rept. 109-2. 
Added as an amendment to S. 203, which became Public Law 109-
362.
    S. 166; Mr. Smith, et al.: A bill to amend the Oregon 
Resource Conservation Act of 1996 to reauthorize the 
participation of the Bureau of Reclamation in the Deschutes 
River Conservancy, and for other purposes. The Subcommittee on 
Water and Power held a hearing on the bill on April 19, 2005. 
S. Hrg. 109-96. The Committee reported S. 166 on October 27, 
2005. S. Rept. 109-164. The bill passed the Senate on November 
16, 2005. The House Subcommittee on Water and Power held a 
hearing on April 26, 2006.
    S. 177; Mr. Domenici: A bill to further the purposes of the 
Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 
by directing the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
Commissioner of Reclamation, to carry out an assessment and 
demonstration program to control salt cedar and Russian olive, 
and for other purposes. Reported on March 7, 2005. S. Rept. 
109-15.
    S. 178; Mr. Domenici, et al.: A bill to provide assistance 
to the State of New Mexico for the development of comprehensive 
State water plans, and for other purposes. Reported on March 7, 
2005. S. Rept. 109-16. Passed by the Senate on July 26, 2005. 
Referred to the House Subcommittee on Water and Power on August 
2, 2005.
    S. 182; Mr. Bennett: A bill to provide for the 
establishment of the Uintah Research and Curatorial Center for 
Dinosaur National Monument in the States of Colorado and Utah, 
and for other purposes. Reported on March 17, 2005. S. Rept. 
109-42. Passed by the Senate on July 26, 2005. On August 2, 
2005 the bill was referred to the House Subcommittee on 
National Parks.
    S. 200; Mr. Chambliss, et al.: A bill to establish the 
Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area in the State of Georgia, 
and for other purposes. Reported on February 16, 2005. S. Rept. 
109-3. Added as an amendment to S. 203, which became Public Law 
109-338.
    S. 204; Mrs. Landrieu, et al.: A bill to establish the 
Atchafalaya National Heritage Area in the State of Louisiana. 
Reported on February 16, 2005. S. Rept. 109-5. Added as 
amendment to S. 203, which became Public Law 109-338.
    S. 206; Ms. Cantwell, et al.: A bill to designate the Ice 
Age Floods National Geologic Trail, and for other purposes. The 
Subcommittee on National Parks held a hearing on the bill on 
June 28, 2005. S. Hrg. 109-101. The Committee reported S. 206 
on October 19, 2005. S. Rept. 109-144. The Senate passed the 
bill on November 16, 2005. On November 30, 2005 the bill was 
referred to the House Subcommittee on National Parks.
    S. 207; Ms. Landrieu, et al.: A bill to adjust the boundary 
of the Barataria Preserve Unit of the Jean Lafitte National 
Historical Park and Preserve in the State of Louisiana, and for 
other purposes. Reported on March 9, 2005. S. Rept. 109-25. 
Passed by the Senate on July 26, 2005. On August 2, 2005 the 
bill was referred to the House Subcommittee on National Parks.
    S. 225; Mr. Stevens, et al.: A bill to direct the Secretary 
of the Interior to undertake a program to reduce the risks from 
and mitigate the effects of avalanches on recreational users of 
public land. Reported on February 23, 2005. S. Rept. 109-11. 
Passed by the Senate on July 26, 2005. On July 27, 2005 a 
hearing was held by the House Subcommittee on Forests and 
Forest Health.
    S. 229; Mr. Bingaman, et al.: A bill to clear title to 
certain real property in New Mexico associated with the Middle 
Rio Grande Project, and for other purposes. Reported on March 
7, 2005. S. Rept. 109-18. Passed by the Senate on July 26, 
2005. Reported by the House Committee on Resources and placed 
on the House Calendar on November 18, 2005. H. Rept. 109-311.
    S. 231; Mr. Smith, et al.: A bill to authorize the Bureau 
of Reclamation to participate in the rehabilitation of the 
Wallowa Lake Dam in Oregon, and for other purposes. Reported on 
March 10, 2005. S. Rept. 109-30. Passed by the Senate on July 
26, 2005. On August 2, 2005 the bill was referred to the House 
Subcommittee on Water and Power.
    S. 232; Mr. Smith: A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to assist 
in the implementation of fish passage and screening facilities 
at non-Federal water projects, and for other purposes. Reported 
on March 10, 2005. S. Rept. 109-31. Passed by the Senate on 
July 26, 2005. On August 2, 2005 the bill was referred to the 
House Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.
    S. 242; Mrs. Hutchison, et al.: An act to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to carry out a study to determine the 
suitability and feasibility of establishing memorials to the 
Space Shuttle Columbia on parcels of land in the State of 
Texas. The Subcommittee on National Parks held a hearing on the 
bill on April 28, 2005. S. Hrg. 109-74. Reported on October 19, 
2005. S. Rept. 109-145. Passed by the Senate on November 16, 
2005. On December 2, 2005 the bill was referred to the House 
Subcommittee on National Parks.
    S. 243; Mr. Thomas: A bill to establish a program and 
criteria for National Heritage Areas in the United States, and 
for other purposes. Reported on March 9, 2005. S. Rept. 109-26. 
Passed by the Senate on July 26, 2005. On August 2, 2005 the 
bill was referred to the House Subcommittee on National Parks.
    S. 249; Mr. Reid: A bill to establish the Great Basin 
National Heritage Route in the States of Nevada and Utah. 
Reported on February 16, 2005. S. Rept. 109-6. Added as an 
amendment to S. 203, which became Public Law 109-338.
    S. 251; Mr. Smith; et al.: A bill to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of 
Reclamation, to conduct a water resource feasibility study for 
the Little Butte/Bear Creek Sub-basins in Oregon. The 
Subcommittee on Water and Power held a hearing on the bill on 
April 19, 2005. S. Hrg. 109-96. Reported on October 27, 2005. 
S. Rept. 109-165. Passed by the Senate on November 16, 2005. On 
December 2, 2005 the bill was referred to the House 
Subcommittee on Water and Power.
    S. 253; Mr. Reid; et al.: A bill to direct the Secretary of 
the Interior to convey certain land to the land to the Edward 
H. McDaniel American Legion Post No. 22 in Pahrump, Nevada, for 
the construction of a post building and memorial park for use 
by the American Legion, other veterans' groups, and the local 
community. Reported on March 14, 2005. S. Rept. 109-39. Passed 
by the Senate on July 26, 2005. On August 2, 2005 the bill was 
referred to the House Subcommittee on Forests and Forest 
Health.
    S. 254; Mr. Reid: A bill to direct the Secretary of 
Agriculture to convey certain land to Lander County, Nevada, 
and the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to 
Eureka County, Nevada, for continued use as cemeteries. 
Reported on February 23, 2005. S. Rept. 109-12. H.R. 541, which 
became Public Law 109-46, passed in lieu of S. 254. S. 254 
indefinitely postponed on July 26, 2005.
    S. 263; Mr. Akaka; et al.: A bill to provide for the 
protection of paleontological resources on Federal lands, and 
for other purposes. Reported on March 11, 2005. S. Rept. 109-
36. Passed by the Senate on July 26, 2005. On August 8, 2005 
the bill was referred to the House Subcommittee on Forests and 
Forest Health.
    S. 272; Mrs. Clinton: A bill to designate certain National 
Forest System land in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as 
components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. 
Reported on March 10, 2005. S. Rept. 109-34. Passed by the 
Senate on July 26, 2005. Received in the House and held at the 
desk.
    S. 301; Mr.Leahy; et al.: A bill to authorize the Secretary 
of the Interior to provide assistance in implementing cultural 
heritage, conservation, and recreational activities in the 
Connecticut River watershed of the States of New Hampshire and 
Vermont. Reported on March 8, 2005. S. Rept. 109-22. Passed by 
the Senate on July 26, 2005. On August 2, 2005 the bill was 
referred to the House Subcommittee on National Parks.
    S. 476; Mr. Hatch, et al.: A bill to authorize the Boy 
Scouts of America to exchange certain land in the State of Utah 
acquired under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act. The 
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests held a hearing on the 
bill on March 8, 2005. S. Hrg. 109-19. Reported on April 20, 
2006. S. Rept. 109-231. Passed by the Senate on September 29, 
2006, and held at the desk in the House.
    S. 485; Mr. Craig, et al.; A bill to reauthorize and amend 
the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992. The Subcommittee on 
Public Lands and Forests held a hearing on the bill on March 8, 
2005. S. Hrg. 109-19. The Committee reported S. 485 in lieu of 
H.R. 2362 on October 27, 2005. S. Rept. 109-161. The bill 
passed the Senate on November 16, 2005, and it was held at the 
desk in House.
    S. 648; Mr. Smith; A bill to amend the Reclamation States 
Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 to extend the authority 
for drought assistance. The Subcommittee on Water and Power 
held a hearing on the bill on July 12, 2005. S. Hrg. 109-138. 
Reported on December 8, 2005. S. Rept. 109-190. Passed by the 
Senate on December 16, 2005. On December 20, 2005 the bill was 
referred to the House Subcommittee on Water and Power.
    S. 761; Mr. Craig, et al.: A bill to rename the Snake River 
Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in the State of Idaho 
as the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National 
Conservation Area in honor of the late Morley Nelson, an 
international authority on birds of prey, who was instrumental 
in the establishment of this National Conservation Area, and 
for other purposes. Reported on October 27, 2005. S. Rept. 109-
162. Passed by the Senate on November 16, 2005. On December 2, 
2005 the bill was referred to the House Subcommittee on Forests 
and Forest Health.
    S. 777; Mr. Sarbanes: A bill to designate Catoctin Mountain 
Park in the State of Maryland as the ``Catoctin Mountain 
National Recreation Area'', and for other purposes. Reported on 
October 27, 2005. S. Rept. 109-171. Passed by the Senate on 
November 16, 2005. On December 2, 2005 the bill was referred to 
the House Subcommittee on National Parks.
    S. 891; Mr. Hagel: A bill to extend the water service 
contract for the Ainsworth Unit, Sandhills Division, Pick-Sloan 
Missouri Basin Program, Nebraska. Reported on October 27, 2005. 
S. Rept. 109-169. Passed by the Senate on November 16, 2005. On 
December 2, 2005 the bill was referred to the House 
Subcommittee on Water and Power.
    S. 955; Mr. Frist et al.: A bill to direct the Secretary of 
the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine 
the suitability and feasibility of including in the National 
Park System certain sites in Williamson County, Tennessee, 
relating to the Battle of Franklin. Reported on October 19, 
2005. S. Rept. 109-149. H.R. 1972 passed in lieu of S. 955. 
H.R. 1972 became Public Law 109-120.
    S. 958; Mr. Sarbanes; et al.: A bill to amend the National 
Trails System Act to designate the Star-Spangled Banner Trail 
in the States of Maryland and Virginia and the District of 
Columbia as a National Historic Trail. The Subcommittee on 
National Parks held a hearing on the bill on July 28, 2005. S. 
Hrg. 109-201. Reported on October 19, 2005. S. Rept. 109-150. 
Passed by the Senate on November 16, 2005. On December 2, 2005 
the bill was referred to the House Subcommittee on National 
Parks.
    S. 997; Mr. Burns: An act to direct the Secretary of 
Agriculture to convey certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge 
National Forest, Montana, to Jefferson County, Montana, for use 
as a cemetery. The Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests 
held a hearing on the bill on July 20, 2005. S. Hrg. 109-157. 
Reported on July 31, 2006. S. Rept. 109-299. Passed by the 
Senate on December 7, 2006, and held at the desk in the House.
    S. 1154; Ms. Collins; et al.: A bill to extend the Acadia 
National Park Advisory Commission, to provide improved visitor 
services at the park, and for other purposes. The Subcommittee 
on National Parks held a hearing on the bill on July 28, 2005. 
S. Hrg. 109-201. Reported on October 19, 2005. S. Rept. 109-
151. Passed by the Senate on November 16, 2005. On December 2, 
2005, the bill was referred to the House Subcommittee on 
National Parks.
    S. 1170; Mr. Domenici; et al.: A bill to establish the Fort 
Stanton-Snowy River National Cave Conservation Area. The 
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests held a hearing on the 
bill on July 20, 2005. S. Hrg. 109-157. Reported on October 27, 
2005. S. Rept. 109-163. Passed by the Senate on November 16, 
2005. On December 2, 2005, the bill was referred to the House 
Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
    S. 1288; Mr. Wyden; et al.: A bill to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements 
to protect natural resources of units of the National Park 
System through collaborative efforts on land inside and outside 
of units of the National Park System. The Subcommittee on 
National Parks held a hearing on the bill on November 15, 2005. 
S. Hrg. 109-355. Reported on April 20, 2006. S. Rept. 109-233. 
Passed by the Senate on September 29, 2006. Referred to the 
House Committee on National Parks.
    S. 1338; Ms. Murkowski; et al.: A bill to require the 
Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of 
Reclamation and the United States Geological Survey, to conduct 
a study on groundwater resources in the State of Alaska, and 
for other purposes. The Subcommittee on Water and Power held a 
hearing on the bill on July 12, 2005. S. Hrg. 109-138. Reported 
on October 27, 2005. S. Rept. 109-170. Passed by the Senate on 
November 16, 2006. Referred to the House Subcommittee on Water 
and Power.
    S. 1548; Ms. Murkowski; et al.: A bill to provide for the 
conveyance of certain Forest Service land to the city of 
Coffman Cove, Alaska. The Subcommittee on Public Lands and 
Forests held a hearing on the bill on November 2, 2005. S. Hrg. 
109-347. Reported on July 31, 2006. S. Rept. 109-301. Passed by 
the Senate on December 7, 2006, and held at the desk in the 
House.
    S. 1552; Ms. Cantwell: A bill to amend Public Law 97-435 to 
extend the authorization for the Secretary of the Interior to 
release certain conditions contained in a patent concerning 
certain land conveyed by the United State to Eastern Washington 
University until December 31, 2009. Reported on December 8, 
2005. S. Rept. 109-195. Passed by the Senate on December 16, 
2005. Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
    S. 1627; Mr. Carper: A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to conduct a special resources study to evaluate 
resources along the coastal region of the State of Delaware and 
to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing a 
unit of the National Park System in Delaware. Reported on 
October 19, 2005. S. Rept. 109-153. Passed by the Senate on 
November 16, 2005. Referred to the House Resources Committee on 
November 17, 2005.
    S. 1760; Mr. Smith: A bill to authorize early repayment of 
obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within Rogue River 
Valley Irrigation District or within Medford Irrigation 
District. Reported on December 8, 2005. S. Rept. 109-197. The 
Senate passed H.R. 4195 in lieu of S. 1760. H.R. 4195 became 
Public Law 109-138.
    S. 1829; Mr. Domenici: A bill to repeal certain sections of 
the Act of May 26, 1936, pertaining to the Virgin Islands. 
Reported on April 20, 2006. S. Rept. 109-236. Passed by the 
Senate on September 29, 2006. Passed by the House with 
amendments on December 6, 2006.
    S. 1830; Mr. Domenici: A bill to amend the Compact of Free 
Association Amendments Act of 2003, and for other purposes. 
Reported on April 20, 2006. S. Rept. 109-237. Passed by the 
Senate on September 29, 2006. Held at the desk in the House.
    S. 1860; Mr. Domenici: A bill to amend the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005 to improve energy production and reduce energy 
demand through improved use of reclaimed waters, and for other 
purposes. Reported on December 8, 2005. S. Rept. 109-198.
    S. 1913; Mr. Lugar: A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to lease a portion of the Dorothy Buell Memorial 
Visitor Center for use as a visitor center for the Indiana 
Dunes National Lakeshore, and for other purposes. Reported on 
April 20, 2006. S. Rept. 109-238. Passed by the Senate on 
September 29, 2006. Referred to the House Resources Committee 
on September 29, 2006.
    S. 1970; Mr. Coburn et al.: A bill to amend the National 
Trails System Act to update the feasibility and suitability 
study originally prepared for the Trail of Tears National 
Historic Trail and provide for the inclusion of new trail 
segments, land components, and campgrounds associated with that 
trail, and for other purposes. Reported on April 20, 2006. S. 
Rept. 109-239.
    S. 2003; Mr. Wyden: A bill to make permanent the 
authorization for watershed restoration and enhancement 
agreements. Reported on July 31, 2006. S. Rept. 109-302. Passed 
by the Senate on December 7, 2006. Held at the desk in the 
House.
    S. 2028; Mr. Byrd: A bill to provide for the reinstatement 
of a license for a certain Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
project. Reported on July 31, 2006. S. Rept. 109-303. Passed by 
the Senate on November 16, 2006. Held at the desk in the House.
    S. 2035; Mr. Craig et al: A bill to extend the time 
required for construction of a hydro-electric project in the 
State of Idaho, and for other purposes. Reported on July 31, 
2006. S. Rept. 109-304.
    S. 2054; Mr. Jeffords: A bill to direct the Secretary of 
the Interior to conduct a study of water resources in the State 
of Vermont. Reported on July 31, 2006. S. Rept. 109-305. Passed 
by the Senate on December 7, 2006. Held at the desk in the 
House.
    S. 2197; Mr. Domenici et al.: A bill to improve the global 
competitiveness of the United States in science and energy 
technology, to strengthen basic research programs at the 
Department of Energy, and to provide support for mathematics 
and science education at all levels through the resources 
available through the Department of Energy, including at the 
National Laboratories. Reported on April 24, 2006. S. Rept. 
109-249.
    S. 2253; Mr. Domenici: A bill to require the Secretary of 
the Interior to offer the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for 
oil and gas leasing. Reported on April 20, 2006. S. Rept. 109-
240.
    S. 2373; Mr. Thomas: A bill to provide for the sale of 
approximately 132 acres of public land to the city of Green 
River, Wyoming, at fair market value. Reported on July 31, 
2006. S. Rept. 109-307. Held at the desk in the House.
    S. 2403; Mr. Thomas: A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to include in the boundaries of the Grand Teton 
National Park land and interests in land of the GT Park 
Subdivision, and for other purposes. Reported on July 31, 2006. 
S. Rept. 109-308. Passed by the Senate on December 7, 2006. 
Held at the desk in the House.
    S. 2568; Mr. Sarbanes et al.: A bill to amend the National 
Trails System Act to designate the Captain John Smith 
Chesapeake National Historic Trail. Reported on July 31, 2006. 
S. Rept. 109-309.

                                  
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