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Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Signed by President. Bill TextA bill to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy, to implement further the Act approving the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, to amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003, and for other purposes. 5/8/2008--Public Law. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.)Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 - Title I: Forest Service Authorizations - (Sec. 101) Designates certain lands in the Skykomish River Valley, Washington, as the Wild Sky Wilderness, to be managed by the Secretary of Agriculture. Directs the Secretary to establish a trail plan. Authorizes the use of helicopter access to construct and maintain a joint [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 09/09/2008 - Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Dorgan without amendment. With written report No. 110-450. Bill TextA bill to provide for equitable compensation to the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation for the use of tribal land for the production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam, and for other purposes. 9/9/2008--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Grand Coulee Dam Equitable Compensation Settlement Act - Establishes in the Treasury the Spokane Tribe of Indians Settlement Fund to compensate the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation in the state of Washington for the use of its land for the generation of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) make payments to the Fund in FY2008-FY2012; (2) pay compensation from the Fund to the Spokane Business Council.Requires [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Agriculture, Alaska, Alternative energy sources, Animals, Appalachia, Appalachian Regional Commission, Appropriations, Aquatic ecology, Arizona, Armed forces, Army Corps of Engineers, Birds, Bridges, Budgets, California, Canals, Central Valley Reclamation Project (California), Chesapeake Bay, Clean coal technology, Coal, Colorado, Colorado River development, Competitive bidding, Congress, Congressional oversight, Construction costs, Dams, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Delaware, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of the Interior, Disaster relief, Drainage, Dredging, Ecosystem management, Electric power distribution, Emergency management, Endangered species, Energy, Energy efficiency, Energy research, Energy supplies, Energy transportation, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Federal aid to water resources development, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Federal-Indian relations, Federally-guaranteed loans, Finance, Fish culture, Fishery management, Flood control, Floodplains, Floods, Fossil fuels, Government contractors, Governmental investigations, Hawaii, Health facilities, Heating, Hurricanes, Hydroelectric plants, Hydroelectric power, Illinois, Independent regulatory commissions, Indian lands, Indian medical care, Indiana, Infrastructure, Inspectors general, Intelligence activities, Irrigation, Kentucky, Laboratories, Lakes, Land transfers, Law, Licenses, Louisiana, Maryland, Medical care, Medicine, Minnesota, Minorities, Mississippi, Mississippi River, Missouri, Missouri River development, Natural gas, Natural resources, Navigation, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Northeastern States, Nuclear energy, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear facility decommissioning, Nuclear nonproliferation, Nuclear reactors, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Nuclear security measures, Nuclear ships, Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, Oil shales, Petroleum reserves, Politics and government, Power marketing administrations, Predator control, Public contracts, Radioactive waste disposal, Radioactive wastes, Reprogramming of appropriated funds, Rescission of appropriated funds, Research and development, Research and development facilities, Reservoirs, Restoration ecology, Rural health, Science policy, Severance pay, Shore protection, Solid wastes, South Dakota, Technological innovations, Technology, Texas, Transportation, Uranium enrichment, Utah, Warships, Washington State, Water pollution, Water pollution control, Water quality, Water resources, Water supply, Watersheds, Waterways, Weapons systems, West Virginia, Wetlands
Latest Action: 07/09/2007 - Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Dorgan. With written report No. 110-127. Bill TextAn original bill making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 7/9/2007--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2008 - Title I: Corps of Engineers-Civil - Makes FY2008 appropriations for: (1) the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for civil functions pertaining to rivers and harbors, flood and storm damage reduction, and aquatic ecosystem restoration; (2) general investigations and construction (including rescissions of funds); (3) flood damage reduction for the Mississippi River alluvial valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri; (4) operation, maintenance, and administration of laws pertaining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands; (5) clean up of [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Africa (Sub-Saharan), Agriculture, Air piracy, Air pollution, Air pollution control, Alaska, Alternative dispute resolution, Animals, Appropriations, Arizona, Bears, Budgets, California, Children, Civil war, Climate change, Commemorations, Competitive bidding, Congressional oversight, Criminal justice, Cultural centers, Dams, Deer, Department of Agriculture, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of the Interior, Diesel motor, Dislocated workers, District of Columbia, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Elephants, Elk, Emergency management, Endangered species, Energy, Environmental health, Environmental justice, Environmental protection, Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental research, Everglades, Executive departments, Executive Office of the President, Executive orders, Executive reorganization, Exhibitions, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to Indians, Federal aid to the arts and humanities, Federal aid to water pollution control, Federal employees, Federal law enforcement officers, Federal-Indian relations, Federally-guaranteed loans, Finance, Fire fighters, Fire prevention, Fishery management, Florida, Forest conservation, Forest fires, Forest health, Forest management, Forest roads, Forestry research, Geothermal resources, Government contractors, Government employees, Government liability, Government liability (International law), Governmental investigations, Grazing, Greenhouse gases, Habitat conservation, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste sites, Hazardous wastes, Historic sites, History, Humanities, Hunting, Import restrictions, Indemnity, Indian claims, Indian lands, Indian medical care, Inspectors general, Islands, Job training, Labor, Lakes, Land transfers, Law, Liability for environmental damages, Licenses, Marine mammals, Marine resources, Marine terminals, Marshall Islands, Medical care, Medicine, Micronesia, Migratory bird conservation, Military parks, Mines and mineral resources, Mining royalties, Minorities, Mississippi, Montana, Motion pictures, Museums, National Capital Planning Commission, National forests, National Institutes of Health (NIH), National monuments, National parks, Natural areas, Natural resources, Nevada, New Jersey, New York City, North Dakota, Northwestern States, Oil and gas royalties, Oil pollution, Open space lands, Oregon, Outdoor recreation, Palau Islands, Payments in lieu of taxes, Pennsylvania, Photography, Politics and government, Private forests, Protection of animals, Public contracts, Public lands, Range management, Reclamation of land, Reprogramming of appropriated funds, Research centers, Restoration ecology, Rhinoceroses, Right-of-way, Road construction, Rural affairs, Rural economic development, Salmon, Science policy, September 11, 2001, Smithsonian Institution, Sound recording and reproducing, Sports, Strip mining, Supervisors, Taxation, Tennessee, Territories (U.S.), Tigers, Timber sales, Trade, Transportation, Turtles, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, Underground storage, Utah, Water pollution, Water pollution control, Water resources, Water storage, Water treatment plants, West Virginia, Wetlands, Wildlife conservation, Wildlife refuges, Wyoming, Youth employment
Latest Action: 06/26/2007 - Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Feinstein. With written report No. 110-91. Bill TextAn original bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 6/26/2007--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Makes appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and related agencies for FY2008. Title I: Department of the Interior - Makes appropriations for FY2008 to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for: (1) land and resource management; (2) wildland fire management (including transfer of funds); (3) construction; (4) land acquisition; (5) Oregon and California grant lands; (5) range improvements; (6) service charges, [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Admission of nonimmigrants, Afghanistan, Africa (Sub-Saharan), Agriculture, Agriculture in foreign trade, AIDS (Disease), Air force, Alabama, American investments, Appropriations, Architect of the Capitol, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Army, Army Corps of Engineers, Asbestos, Block grants, Budgets, Business, Cambodia, Capitol (Washington, D.C.), Central Asia, Chemical industries, Children, Civil liberties, Coastal zone, Commemorations, Communications, Congress, Congressional agencies, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Conservation easements, Courthouses, Criminal justice, Debt relief, Defense budgets, Defense economics, Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, Department of Education, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Justice, Department of State, Department of the Interior, Department of Transportation, Department of Veterans Affairs, Disaster loans, Disaster relief, District of Columbia, Drug abuse, Drug abuse prevention, Drug law enforcement, East Asia, Economic development, Economic policy, Education, Electric power plants, Electric power production, Elementary and secondary education, Emergency housing, Emergency management, Emergency medicine, Energy, Energy assistance for the poor, Energy research, Entrepreneurs, Environmental protection, Epidemics, Executive departments, Executive Office of the President, Executive reorganization, Farm lands, Federal aid to child health services, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to law enforcement, Federal aid to water resources development, Federal employees, Federally-guaranteed loans, Finance, Fire prevention, Flood control, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Forest conservation, Forest fires, Foster home care, General Services Administration, Geothermal resources, Government Accountability Office (GAO), Government employees, Government information, Government procurement, Governmental investigations, Gulf of Mexico, Hazardous substances, Health insurance, Health policy, Health warnings, Higher education, Historic sites, History, Housing, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Human rights, Hurricanes, Immigration, Import relief, Indian housing, Influenza, Inspectors general, Insurgency, Intelligence activities, International affairs, International broadcasting, International military forces, Iraq, Iraq compilation, Job training, Jordan, Judicial compensation, Kazakhstan, Laboratories, Law, Leases, Lebanon, Liberia, Local finance, Louisiana, Lumber trade, Marine resources, Marines, Maryland, Medicaid, Medical care, Medical education, Medical personnel, Medically uninsured, Metropolitan areas, Middle East and North Africa, Military assistance, Military bases, Military construction operations, Military hospitals, Military medicine, Military occupation, Military operations, Military training, Military vehicles, Military withdrawal, Mines and mineral resources, Minorities, Mississippi, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Archives and Records Administration, National forests, National parks, NATO military forces, Natural resources, Navy, Nevada, Nuclear nonproliferation, Nuclear security measures, Nuclear weapons, Pakistan, Peacekeeping forces, Performance measurement, Petroleum industry, Planning-programming-budgeting, Politics and government, Poor children, Power marketing administrations, Produce trade, Public contracts, Public housing, Public lands, Real estate appraisal, Rescission of appropriated funds, Research and development, Science policy, Securities regulation, Security classification (Government documents), Security measures, September 11, 2001, Signs and signboards, Small business, Small Business Administration, Social services, South Asia, State and local government, Storms, Subpoena, Sudan, Supplemental appropriations, Supreme Court justices, Technical assistance, Telecommunication, Terrorism, Texas, Timber sales, Torture, Trade, Treaties, Tunnels, Urban affairs, Vegetables, Veterans, Veterans' benefits, Veterans' medical care, War relief, Water resources, Weapons systems, Welfare, Wetlands
Latest Action: 03/22/2007 - Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Byrd. With written report No. 110-37. Bill TextAn original bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. 3/22/2007--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 - Title I: Global War on Terror Supplemental Appropriations - Chapter 1: Department of Agriculture - Makes emergency supplemental FY2007 appropriations for specified activities related to the global war on terror to the Department of Agriculture (including food relief to certain foreign countries). (Sec. 1101) Makes specified appropriations to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for the release of eligible commodities for emergency humanitarian food needs in developing countries [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 11/09/2007 - Became Public Law No: 110-114. Bill TextTo provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes. 11/8/2007--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since the Conference Report was filed in the House on July 31, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Water Resources Development Act of 2007 - Reauthorizes the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). Authorizes flood control, navigation, and environmental projects and studies by the Army Corps of Engineers.Title I: Water Resources Projects - (Sec. 1001) Authorizes projects for navigation, ecosystem or environmental restoration, and hurricane, flood, or storm damage reduction in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota,[...] show full description
Also tagged in: Boundaries, Easements, Ecosystem management, Energy, Environmental education, Environmental protection, Hazardous substances, Helicopters, Hydroelectric plants, Hydroelectric power, Land transfers, Land use, Law, Metropolitan areas, National forests, Natural resources, Public lands, Public utilities, Real estate appraisal, Sports, Trails, Transportation, Urban affairs, Washington State, Water resources, Watersheds, Wilderness areas
Latest Action: 02/07/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1715-1716) Bill TextA 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. 2/7/2007--Introduced. Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2007 - Designates certain lands in the Skykomish River valley, Washington, as the Wild Sky Wilderness, to be managed by the Secretary of Agriculture. Directs the Secretary to establish a trail plan. Authorizes the use of helicopter access to construct and maintain a joint Forest Service-Snohomish County telecommunications repeater site to provide improved communication for safety, health, and emergency purposes. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire lands in the Wild Sky Wilderness by purchase, donation, or exchange, with priority to be given to specified Priority Acquisition Lands. Requires the boundaries of the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and the Wild Sky Wilderness [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Boundaries, Easements, Ecosystem management, Energy, Environmental education, Environmental protection, Hazardous substances, Helicopters, Hydroelectric plants, Hydroelectric power, Land transfers, Land use, Law, Metropolitan areas, National forests, Natural resources, Public lands, Public utilities, Real estate appraisal, Sports, Trails, Transportation, Urban affairs, Washington State, Water resources, Watersheds, Wilderness areas
Latest Action: 06/11/2008 - Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530) Bill TextTo 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. 6/28/2007--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Designates certain lands in the Skykomish River valley, Washington, as the Wild Sky Wilderness, to be managed by the Secretary of Agriculture. (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary to establish a trail plan. Authorizes the use of helicopter access to construct and maintain a joint Forest Service-Snohomish County telecommunications repeater site to provide improved communication for safety, health, and emergency purposes. Allows the continued use of floatplanes [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Commemorations, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Cultural property, Environmental protection, Governmental investigations, Historic sites, History, Humanities, Indians, Minorities, Natural resources, Nature conservation, Oregon, Public lands, Social life and customs, Washington State, Water resources
Latest Action: 03/20/2007 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-73. Bill TextA bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of establishing the Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area in the States of Washington and Oregon, and for other purposes. 1/11/2007--Introduced. Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of designating the study area of the coastal areas of Clatsop County, Oregon, and Pacific County, Washington (known as the North Beach Peninsula) and areas relating to Native American history, local history, Euro-American settlement culture, and related economic activities of the Columbia River within a corridor along such River eastward in Clatsop County, Oregon, and Pacific, Columbia, and Wahkiakum Counties, Washington, as the "Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area."
Also tagged in: Commemorations, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Cultural property, Environmental protection, Governmental investigations, Historic sites, History, Humanities, Indians, Minorities, Natural resources, Nature conservation, Oregon, Public lands, Social life and customs, Washington State, Water resources
Latest Action: 06/11/2008 - Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530) Bill TextTo direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of establishing the Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area in the States of Washington and Oregon, and for other purposes. 9/17/2007--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on May 7, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of designating the coastal areas of Clatsop County, Oregon, and Pacific County, Washington (also known as the North Beach Peninsula) and areas relating to Native American history, local history, Euro-American settlement culture, and related economic activities of the Columbia River eastward in Clatsop County and Pacific, Columbia, and Wahkiakum Counties, Washington, as the "Columbia-Pacific [...] show full description
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