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H.R.2466
Sponsor: Rep Regula, Ralph(introduced 7/2/1999)
Related Bills: H.CON.RES.234H.RES.243H.RES.337S.1292
Latest Major Action: 10/21/1999 Cleared for White House. (See H.R. 3194 for further action.) (On November 18, 1999, pursuant to H.Con.Res. 234, the enrolled copy of H.R. 2466 was not presented to the President and was laid on the table.) (CR 11/18/1999 D1317)
Title: Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
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7/2/1999 4:19pm:
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 106-222, by Mr. Regula.
7/2/1999 4:20pm:
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 128.
7/12/1999 8:11pm:
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 243 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2466 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments. The amendment printed in H. Rept. 106-228 may be offered only by a member designated in the report, shall not be subject to amendment. All points of order against the amendment are waived.
7/13/1999 11:40am:
Rule H. Res. 243 passed House.
7/13/1999 3:16pm:
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 243.
7/13/1999 3:18pm:
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 243 and Rule XXIII.
7/13/1999 3:18pm:
The Speaker designated the Honorable Steven C. LaTourette to act as Chairman of the Committee.
7/13/1999 4:03pm:
H.AMDT.257 Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. McGovern.
Amendment provides $30 million to the State-side program of the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
7/13/1999 5:20pm:
H.AMDT.258 Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Sanders.
Amendment increases Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funding by $20 million; provides $30 million for deficit reduction; and reduces fossil energy research and development funding by $50 million.
7/13/1999 5:44pm:
H.AMDT.259 Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Coburn.
An amendment to reduce funding for the Fish and Wildlife Service funding by $5.1 million.
7/13/1999 5:53pm:
H.AMDT.259 By unanimous consent, the Coburn amendment was withdrawn.
7/13/1999 6:01pm:
H.AMDT.260 Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Coburn.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Fish and Wildlife Service by $2 million.
7/13/1999 6:12pm:
H.AMDT.261 Amendment (A005) offered by Mr. Ehlers.
An amendment to make available $422,000 for Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife restoration activities.
7/13/1999 6:18pm:
H.AMDT.261 By unanimous consent, the Ehlers amendment was withdrawn.
7/13/1999 6:20pm:
H.AMDT.262 Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. Gutknecht.
Amendment sought to provide $250,000 for an indoor American Bald Eagle viewing and teaching facility.
7/13/1999 6:29pm:
H.AMDT.262 On agreeing to the Gutknecht amendment (A006) Failed by voice vote.
7/13/1999 6:36pm:
H.AMDT.263 Amendment (A007) offered by Mr. George Miller.
Amendment increases funding for urban parks and recreation grant programs by $4 million and reduces funding for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands accordingly.
7/13/1999 6:42pm:
H.AMDT.263 On agreeing to the Miller, George amendment (A007) Agreed to by voice vote.
7/13/1999 6:43pm:
H.AMDT.264 Amendment (A008) offered by Mr. Regula.
Amendment strikes language that amends the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966.
7/13/1999 6:43pm:
H.AMDT.264 On agreeing to the Regula amendment (A008) Agreed to by voice vote.
7/13/1999 6:45pm:
H.AMDT.265 Amendment (A009) offered by Mr. Mica.
An amendment no. 7 and printed in the Congressional Record to make available $9 million for acquisition of land along the St. Johns River in Central Florida.
7/13/1999 6:47pm:
H.AMDT.265 By unanimous consent, the Mica amendment was withdrawn.
7/13/1999 7:12pm:
H.AMDT.257 On agreeing to the McGovern amendment (A001) Agreed to by recorded vote: 213 - 202 (Roll no. 281).
7/13/1999 7:24pm:
H.AMDT.258 On agreeing to the Sanders amendment (A002) Agreed to by recorded vote: 248 - 169 (Roll no. 282).
7/13/1999 7:34pm:
H.AMDT.260 On agreeing to the Coburn amendment (A004) Failed by recorded vote: 131 - 287 (Roll no. 283).
7/13/1999 7:34pm:
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2466 as unfinished business.
7/13/1999 7:36pm:
Considered as unfinished business.
7/13/1999 7:36pm:
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
7/13/1999 7:36pm:
H.AMDT.266 Amendment (A010) offered by Mr. George Miller.
An amendment to prohibit any funding to be used to directly construct timber access roads in the National Forest System.
7/13/1999 7:43pm:
H.AMDT.266 On agreeing to the Miller, George amendment (A010) Agreed to by voice vote.
7/13/1999 7:44pm:
H.AMDT.267 Amendment (A011) offered by Mr. Ney.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for departmental management in the Department of the Interior by $5 million.
7/13/1999 7:49pm:
H.AMDT.267 On agreeing to the Ney amendment (A011) Failed by voice vote.
7/13/1999 7:49pm:
H.AMDT.268 Amendment (A012) offered by Mr. Faleomavaega.
Amendment establishes a procedure for the payment of existing debt owed by the government of American Samoa.
7/13/1999 7:53pm:
H.AMDT.268 On agreeing to the Faleomavaega amendment (A012) Agreed to by voice vote.
7/13/1999 7:53pm:
H.AMDT.269 Amendment (A013) offered by Mr. Crowley.
Amendment specifies that urban minorities shall be included in the list of entities that are eligible to receive assistance from the National Endowment for the Arts.
7/13/1999 8:02pm:
H.AMDT.269 On agreeing to the Crowley amendment (A013) Agreed to by voice vote.
7/13/1999 8:02pm:
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2466 as unfinished business.
7/13/1999 8:02pm:
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2466.
7/14/1999 10:38am:
Considered as unfinished business.
7/14/1999 10:39am:
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
7/14/1999 10:43am:
Mr. Young (AK) raised a point of order against the content of the measure. Mr. Young of Alaska stated that language on page 37 line 23 through page 38 line 13 constituted legislation in an appropriations bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.
7/14/1999 10:58am:
H.AMDT.270 Amendment (A014) offered by Mr. Sanders.
Amendment increases funding for the Weatherization Assistance Program by $13 million and reduces Strategic Petroleum Reserve funding accordingly.
7/14/1999 11:44am:
H.AMDT.271 Amendment (A015) offered by Mr. Sanders.
Amendment sought to strike the requirement for a 25 percent match by States for weatherization assistance grants.
7/14/1999 12:34pm:
H.AMDT.270 On agreeing to the Sanders amendment (A014) Agreed to by recorded vote: 243 - 180 (Roll no. 284).
7/14/1999 12:43pm:
H.AMDT.271 On agreeing to the Sanders amendment (A015) Failed by recorded vote: 198 - 225 (Roll no. 285).
7/14/1999 12:44pm:
H.AMDT.272 Amendment (A016) offered by Ms. Slaughter.
Amendment sought to increase funding for the National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities, each by $10 million and decrease Strategic Petroleum Reserve funding by $20 million.
7/14/1999 2:10pm:
Mr. Kildee raised a point of order against the content of the measure. Mr. Kildee stated that language on page 76 line 16 through line 22 constituted legislation in an appropriations bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.
7/14/1999 2:11pm:
Mr. Simpson raised a point of order against the content of the measure. Mr. Simpson stated that language on page 80 line 11 through line 23 constituted legislation in an appropriations bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.
7/14/1999 2:18pm:
H.AMDT.273 Amendment (A017) offered by Mr. Stearns.
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the National Endowment for the Arts by $2 million.
7/14/1999 3:09pm:
H.AMDT.274 Amendment (A018) offered by Mr. Stearns.
An amendment no. 18 and printed in the Congressional Record to allocate National Endowment for the Arts grants to the States on the basis of population.
7/14/1999 3:17pm:
H.AMDT.274 By unanimous consent, the Stearns amendment was withdrawn.
7/14/1999 3:39pm:
H.AMDT.272 On agreeing to the Slaughter amendment (A016) Failed by recorded vote: 207 - 217 (Roll no. 286).
7/14/1999 3:51pm:
H.AMDT.273 On agreeing to the Stearns amendment (A017) Failed by recorded vote: 124 - 300 (Roll no. 287).
7/14/1999 3:55pm:
H.AMDT.275 Amendment (A019) offered by Mr. Young (FL).
Amendment reduces land acquisition funding by $5 million, increases the clean coal technology deferral by $66 million, and imposes a 0.48 percent across-the-board reduction to domestic discretionary programs in the bill for a total reduction of $140 million.
7/14/1999 4:15pm:
H.AMDT.275 On agreeing to the Young (FL) amendment (A019) Agreed to by voice vote.
7/14/1999 4:16pm:
H.AMDT.276 Amendment (A020) offered by Mr. Rahall.
Amendment prohibits any funds from being used to process applications for approval of patents, plans of operations, or amendments to plans in contravention of the opinion dated November 7, 1997, by the Solicitor of the Department of the Interior that limits the disposal of mining waste to five acres.
7/14/1999 5:47pm:
H.AMDT.277 Amendment (A021) offered by Mr. Weldon (FL).
Amendment sought to prohibit any funding to approve class III gaming on Indian lands by any means other than a Tribal-State compact entered into between a State and a tribe.
7/14/1999 7:23pm:
H.AMDT.278 Amendment (A022) offered by Mr. Klink.
Amendment prohibits the Park Service from implementing certain plans related to construction of a visitors center at Gettysburg National Military Park.
7/14/1999 7:50pm:
H.AMDT.279 Amendment (A023) offered by Mr. DeFazio.
Amendment sought to prohibit the Forest Service from implementing the recreational fee demonstration program.
7/14/1999 8:38pm:
H.AMDT.279 On agreeing to the DeFazio amendment (A023) Failed by voice vote.
7/14/1999 8:39pm:
H.AMDT.280 Amendment (A024) offered by Mr. Farr.
An amendment no. 3 and printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of any jawed leghold trap or neck snare in any unit of the National Wildlife Refuge except for research, subsistence, conservation, or facilities protection.
7/14/1999 8:57pm:
H.AMDT.281 Amendment (A025) offered by Mr. Tancredo.
An amendment to reduce Forest and Rangeland Research funding by $16.9 million.
7/14/1999 9:35pm:
H.AMDT.282 Amendment (A026) offered by Mr. Wu.
Amendment sought to reduce forest timber sales management funding by $24 million.
7/14/1999 10:56pm:
H.AMDT.276 On agreeing to the Rahall amendment (A020) Agreed to by recorded vote: 273 - 151 (Roll no. 288).
7/14/1999 11:06pm:
H.AMDT.277 On agreeing to the Weldon (FL) amendment (A021) Failed by recorded vote: 205 - 217 (Roll no. 289).
7/14/1999 11:14pm:
H.AMDT.278 On agreeing to the Klink amendment (A022) Agreed to by recorded vote: 227 - 199 (Roll no. 290).
7/14/1999 11:20pm:
H.AMDT.280 On agreeing to the Farr amendment (A024) Agreed to by recorded vote: 259 - 166 (Roll no. 291).
7/14/1999 11:28pm:
H.AMDT.281 On agreeing to the Tancredo amendment (A025) Failed by recorded vote: 135 - 291 (Roll no. 292).
7/14/1999 11:36pm:
H.AMDT.282 On agreeing to the Wu amendment (A026) Failed by recorded vote: 174 - 250 (Roll no. 293).
7/14/1999 11:36pm:
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2466.
7/14/1999 11:36pm:
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
7/14/1999 11:37pm:
The House adopted the amendment as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
7/14/1999 11:39pm:
H.AMDT.278 Mr. Goodling demanded a separate vote on the Klink amendment (A022).
7/14/1999 11:55pm:
H.AMDT.278 On agreeing to the Klink amendment (A022) Agreed to by recorded vote: 220 - 206 (Roll no. 294).
7/14/1999 11:57pm:
Mr. Obey moved to recommit with instructions to Appropriations.
7/15/1999 12:10am:
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 187 - 239 (Roll no. 295).
7/15/1999 12:15am:
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 377 - 47 (Roll no. 296).
7/15/1999 12:15am:
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
7/16/1999:
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 210.
7/27/1999:
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
7/27/1999:
Amendment SP 1357 proposed by Senator Gorton.
7/27/1999:
S.AMDT.1357 Proposed by Senator Gorton.
In the nature of a substitute.
7/27/1999:
Amendment SP 1357 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
7/27/1999:
S.AMDT.1357 Amendment SP 1357 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
7/27/1999:
Amendment SP 1359 proposed by Senator Gorton.
7/27/1999:
S.AMDT.1359 Proposed by Senator Gorton.
Of a technical nature.
7/27/1999:
Amendment SP 1360 proposed by Senator Murray.
7/27/1999:
S.AMDT.1360 Proposed by Senator Murray.
To strike the provision relating to millsite limitations.
7/27/1999:
Amendment SP 1361 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SP 1360.
7/27/1999:
S.AMDT.1361 Proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SP 1360.
To provide for a prohibition on millsite limitations.
7/27/1999:
Motion to table SP 1360 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55-41. Record Vote No: 223.
7/27/1999:
S.AMDT.1360 Motion to table SP 1360 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55-41. Record Vote No: 223.
7/27/1999:
SP 1361 fell when SP 1360 tabled.
7/27/1999:
S.AMDT.1361 SP 1361 fell when SP 1360 tabled.
8/5/1999:
Considered by Senate.
8/5/1999:
S.AMDT.1359 Considered by Senate.
8/5/1999:
Amendment SP 1563 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Burns.
8/5/1999:
S.AMDT.1563 Proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Burns.
To increase funds in the Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal College account by $700,000 with offset from Forest Service land acquisition on the San Juan National Forest.
8/5/1999:
Amendment SP 1564 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Campbell.
8/5/1999:
S.AMDT.1564 Proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Campbell.
To provide additional funding to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for activities relating to the Preble's meadow jumping mouse, with an offset from Forest Service Land Acquisition in Colorado.
8/5/1999:
Amendment SP 1565 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Dewine.
8/5/1999:
S.AMDT.1565 Proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Dewine.
To make unobligated funds available for the acquisition of land in the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, for the Dayton Aviation Heritage Commission, and for the preservation and restoration of the birthplace, boyhood home, and schoolhouse of Ulysses S. Grant, Ohio.
8/5/1999:
Amendment SP 1566 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Lugar.
8/5/1999:
S.AMDT.1566 Proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Lugar.
To transfer $700,000 in land acquisition funds from the San Juan National Forest (Silver Mountain) CO to the Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge, IN.
8/5/1999:
Amendment SP 1567 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Mack.
8/5/1999:
S.AMDT.1567 Proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Mack.
To provide funding for construction of the Seminole Rest Facility at the Canaveral National Seashore, Florida, with an offset from the J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Florida.
8/5/1999:
Amendment SP 1568 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Reid.
8/5/1999:
S.AMDT.1568 Proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Reid.
To provide $150,000 for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program within the Habitat Conservation Program.
8/5/1999:
Amendment SP 1563 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
8/5/1999:
S.AMDT.1563 Amendment SP 1563 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
8/5/1999:
Amendment SP 1564 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
8/5/1999:
S.AMDT.1564 Amendment SP 1564 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
8/5/1999:
Amendment SP 1565 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
8/5/1999:
S.AMDT.1565 Amendment SP 1565 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
8/5/1999:
Amendment SP 1566 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
8/5/1999:
S.AMDT.1566 Amendment SP 1566 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
8/5/1999:
Amendment SP 1567 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
8/5/1999:
S.AMDT.1567 Amendment SP 1567 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
8/5/1999:
Amendment SP 1568 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
8/5/1999:
S.AMDT.1568 Amendment SP 1568 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
8/5/1999:
Amendment SP 1569 proposed by Senator Smith, of NH.
8/5/1999:
S.AMDT.1569 Proposed by Senator Smith, of NH.
To eliminate funding for the National Endowment for the Arts.
8/5/1999:
Motion to table SP 1569 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 80-16. Record Vote No: 260.
8/5/1999:
S.AMDT.1569 Motion to table SP 1569 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 80-16. Record Vote No: 260.
9/8/1999:
Considered by Senate.
9/8/1999:
S.AMDT.1359 Considered by Senate.
9/8/1999:
Amendment SP 1577 proposed by Senator Graham.
9/8/1999:
Amendment SP 1621 proposed by Senator Bond for Senator Lott.
9/8/1999:
S.AMDT.1621 Proposed by Senator Bond for Senator Lott.
To provide funds to assess the potential hydrologic and biological impact of lead and zinc mining in the Mark Twain National Forest of Southern Missouri.
9/8/1999:
S.AMDT.1577 Proposed by Senator Graham.
To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from implementing class III gaming procedures without State approval.
9/8/1999:
Amendment SP 1577 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
9/8/1999:
S.AMDT.1577 Amendment SP 1577 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
9/8/1999:
Amendment SP 1603 proposed by Senator Hutchison.
9/8/1999:
S.AMDT.1603 Proposed by Senator Hutchison.
To prohibit the use of funds for the purpose of issuing a notice of rulemaking with respect to the valuation of crude oil for royalty purposes until September 30, 2000.
9/8/1999:
Amendment SP 1583 proposed by Senator Robb.
9/8/1999:
S.AMDT.1583 Proposed by Senator Robb.
To strike Section 329 from a bill making appropriations for the Department of Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.
9/9/1999:
Considered by Senate.
9/9/1999:
S.AMDT.1359 Considered by Senate.
9/9/1999:
S.AMDT.1583 Considered by Senate.
9/9/1999:
S.AMDT.1603 Considered by Senate.
9/9/1999:
S.AMDT.1621 Considered by Senate.
9/9/1999:
Amendment SP 1621 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54-44. Record Vote No: 265.
9/9/1999:
S.AMDT.1621 Amendment SP 1621 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54-44. Record Vote No: 265.
9/9/1999:
Amendment SP 1583 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45-52. Record Vote No: 266.
9/9/1999:
S.AMDT.1583 Amendment SP 1583 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45-52. Record Vote No: 266.
9/9/1999:
Motion to table SP 1603 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 2-96. Record Vote No: 267.
9/9/1999:
S.AMDT.1603 Motion to table SP 1603 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 2-96. Record Vote No: 267.
9/9/1999:
Amendment SP 1571 proposed by Senator Torricelli.
9/9/1999:
S.AMDT.1571 Proposed by Senator Torricelli.
To prohibit the use of funds made available by this Act to authorize, permit, administer, or promote the use of any jawed leghold trap or neck snare in any unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
9/9/1999:
S.AMDT.1571 Motion to table SP 1571 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 64-32. Record Vote No: 268.
9/9/1999:
Motion to table SP 1571 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 64-32. Record Vote No: 268.
9/9/1999:
Amendment SP 1591 proposed by Senator Durbin.
9/9/1999:
S.AMDT.1591 Proposed by Senator Durbin.
To require the Bureau of Land Management to establish a schedule for completion of processing of expiring grazing permits and leases.
9/9/1999:
S.AMDT.1591 Motion to table SP 1591 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 58-37. Record Vote No: 269.
9/9/1999:
Motion to table SP 1591 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 58-37. Record Vote No: 269.
9/10/1999:
Considered by Senate.
9/10/1999:
S.AMDT.1359 Considered by Senate.
9/10/1999:
S.AMDT.1603 Considered by Senate.
9/10/1999:
Cloture motion on amendment SP1603 presented in Senate.
9/10/1999:
S.AMDT.1603 Cloture motion on amendment SP1603 presented in Senate.
9/13/1999:
Considered by Senate.
9/13/1999:
S.AMDT.1359 Considered by Senate.
9/13/1999:
S.AMDT.1603 Considered by Senate.
9/13/1999:
Amendment SP 1588 proposed by Senator Bryan.
9/13/1999:
S.AMDT.1588 Proposed by Senator Bryan.
To make available certain funds, by reducing the subsidy for the below-cost timber program administered by the Forest Service and for the construction of logging roads in national forests, for other Forest Service programs including road maintenance, wildlife and fish habitat management, and for threatened, endangered, and sensitive species habitat management.
9/13/1999:
Amendment SP 1623 proposed by Senator Bryan to Amendment SP 1588.
9/13/1999:
S.AMDT.1623 Proposed by Senator Bryan to Amendment SP 1588.
To make available funds for the survey and manage requirements of the Northwest Forest Plan Record of Decision.
9/13/1999:
Cloture on Amendment SP 1603 not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55-40. Record Vote No: 271.
9/13/1999:
S.AMDT.1603 Cloture on Amendment SP 1603 not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55-40. Record Vote No: 271.
9/13/1999:
Motion by Senator Lott to reconsider the vote by which cloture on amendment SA 1603 (Roll Call Vote No. 271) entered in Senate.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1359 Considered by Senate.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1588 Considered by Senate.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1603 Considered by Senate.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1623 Considered by Senate.
9/14/1999:
Considered by Senate.
9/14/1999:
Motion to table SP 1588 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54-43. Record Vote No: 272.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1588 Motion to table SP 1588 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54-43. Record Vote No: 272.
9/14/1999:
SP 1623 fell when SP 1588 tabled.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1623 SP 1623 fell when SP 1588 tabled.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1628 proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Dorgan.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1628 Proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Dorgan.
To make technical corrections to the National Forest-Dependent Rural Communities Economic Diversification Act of 1990.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1629 proposed by Senator Gorton.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1629 Proposed by Senator Gorton.
To make a technical correction to a U.S. Code cite.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1630 proposed by Senator Gorton.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1630 Proposed by Senator Gorton.
To provide for the Interstate 90 Land Exchange.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1631 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Kyl.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1631 Proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Kyl.
To clarify that a Bureau-funded school may share a campus with a school that offers expanded grades and that is not a Bureau-funded school.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1632 proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Reid.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1632 Proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Reid.
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to Nye County, Nevada, and for other purposes.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1633 proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Reid.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1633 Proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Reid.
To give the city of Mesquite, Nevada, the right to purchase at fair market value certain parcels of public land in the city.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1634 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Lugar.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1634 Proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Lugar.
To provide for certain forest and rangeland renewable resources.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1635 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Murkowski.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1635 Proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Murkowski.
To prevent expenditure of funds that may be used to circumvent or contradict existing law and policy regarding the Federal government's energy efficiency programs.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1636 proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Breaux.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1636 Proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Breaux.
To authorize the Fish and Wildlife Service to retain and use fees collected for certain damages caused to national wildlife refuge lands in Louisiana and Texas to assess and mitigate or restore the damaged resources, and monitor and study the recovery of such damaged resources.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1628 Amendment SP 1628 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1628 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1629 Amendment SP 1629 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1629 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1630 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1630 Amendment SP 1630 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1631 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1631 Amendment SP 1631 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1632 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1632 Amendment SP 1632 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1633 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1633 Amendment SP 1633 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1634 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1634 Amendment SP 1634 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1635 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1635 Amendment SP 1635 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1636 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1613 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Collins.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1610 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Hatch.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1601 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Murkowski.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1600 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Murkowski.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1595 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Campbell.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1595 Proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Campbell.
To require the Forest Service to use appropriated or other funds to improve the control or eradication of pine beetles in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1600 Proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Murkowski.
Making contingent funding plans.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1601 Proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Murkowski.
To assist small exporters of certain animal products.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1610 Proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Hatch.
To ban the use of public funds for the study of decommissioning the Glen Canyon Dam or the draining of Lake Powell.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1613 Proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Collins.
Expressing the sense of the Senate that the National Park Service should begin planning for the quadricentennial commemoration of the Saint Croix Island International Historic Site.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1636 Amendment SP 1636 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1587 proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Bryan.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1408 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Burns.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1593 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Stevens.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1371 proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Durbin.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1371 Proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Durbin.
To place a requirement on the use of funds for development of a resource management plan and for timber sales in the Shawnee National Forest, Illinois.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1408 Proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Burns.
To prevenet physical reintroduction of grizzly bears into the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness of Idaho and Montana in FY2000 and to allow for greater public involvement in the project.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1587 Proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Bryan.
To establish the scientific basis for noise standards applied to the Grand Canyon National Park.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1593 Proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Stevens.
To provide for increased funding of certain programs of the Smithsonian Institution and the Indian Health Service.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1613 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1610 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1601 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1600 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1595 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1587 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1408 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1593 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1371 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1371 Amendment SP 1371 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1408 Amendment SP 1408 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1587 Amendment SP 1587 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1593 Amendment SP 1593 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1595 Amendment SP 1595 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1600 Amendment SP 1600 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1601 Amendment SP 1601 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1610 Amendment SP 1610 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1613 Amendment SP 1613 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1637 proposed by Senator Gorton.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1637 Proposed by Senator Gorton.
To provide funds to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management account for grants under the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Program and for spartina grass research.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1597 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Cochran.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1597 Proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Cochran.
To provide an additional $4,000,000 for the National Endowment for the Humanities.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1493 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Bennett.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1493 Proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Bennett.
To provide additional funding for the National Endowment for the Arts.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1362 proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Lieberman.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1362 Proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Lieberman.
To provide funding for the acquisition of the Weir Farm National Historic Site in Connecticut, with an offset.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1367 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Abraham.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1367 Proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Abraham.
To provide funding for facilities maintenance at Isle Royale National Park.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1638 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Jeffords.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1638 Proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Jeffords.
To increase funding for weatherization assistance grants and state energy conservation grants, with an offset.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1639 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Crapo.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1639 Proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Crapo.
To set aside funding for development of a habitat conservation plan for cold water fish in the States of Idaho and Montana.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1573 proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Torricelli.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1573 Proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Torricelli.
To provide funding for the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, with an offset.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1575 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Johnson.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1575 Proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Johnson.
To provide funding for tribally controlled colleges and universities.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1578 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Shelby.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1578 Proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Shelby.
To make funds available to the Secretary of the Interior to develop a pilot wildlife data system for the State of Alabama.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1582 proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Inouye.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1582 Proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Inouye.
To provide funding for modifications to the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, with an offset.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1640 proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Bingaman.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1640 Proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Bingaman.
To increase funding for Post Secondary Schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and for other purposes.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1641 proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Bingaman.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1641 Proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Bingaman.
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to increase the number of youth employed during the summer to accomplish conservation projects.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1590 proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Kohl.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1590 Proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Kohl.
To provide funding for the acquisition of new properties in Kenweenaw National Historic Park, Michigan, with an offset.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1592 proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Edwards.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1592 Proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Edwards.
To provide funds for the Forest Service to acquire lands at Lake Logan, NC.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1642 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Abraham.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1642 Proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Abraham.
To increase funding for payments in lieu of taxes, with offsets.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1643 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Murkowski.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1643 Proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Murkowski.
To provide funds for the land and water conservation fund stateside program, with offsets.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1644 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Stevens.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1644 Proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Stevens.
To provide for increased funding of certain programs of the Smithsonian Institution and the Indian Health Service.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1606 proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Levin.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1606 Proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Levin.
To provide funding for the acquisition of new properties in Kenweenaw National Historic Park, Michigan, with an offset.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1612 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Collins.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1612 Proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Collins.
To make funds available for planning and development of interpretive sites for the quadricentennial commemoration of the Saint Croix Island International Historic Site, with an offset.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1615 proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Feinstein.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1615 Proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Feinstein.
To authorize the Forest Service to reimburse Harry Fray for the cost of his home, $143,406 (1997 dollars) destroyed by arson on June 21, 1990 in retaliation for his work with the Forest Service.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1645 proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Bingaman.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1645 Proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Bingaman.
To make available funds for grants to municipal governments for cost-shared research projects in buildings, municipal processes, transportation and sustainable urban energy systems.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1646 proposed by Senator Byrd.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1646 Proposed by Senator Byrd.
To provide funding for Wheeling National Heritage Area.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1647 proposed by Senator Gorton.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1647 Proposed by Senator Gorton.
Provide funding for an environmental impact statement to be prepared by the Forest Service, as mandated by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1648 proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Reid.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1648 Proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Reid.
To strike section 129 in its entirety and replace with language that directs a review of possible alternatives to the Weber Dam on the Walker River Paiute Reservation in Nevada without requiring completion of an Environmental Impact Statement.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1649 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Stevens.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1649 Proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Stevens.
To provide funds for timber pipeline supply on the Tongass National Forest.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1650 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Lott.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1650 Proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Lott.
To set aside funding for a feasibility study on the preservation of certain Civil War battlefields along the Vicksburg Campaign Trail.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1651 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Grams.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1651 Proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Grams.
To provide for the conveyance of the Twin Cities Research Center.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1652 proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Kerrey.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1652 Proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Kerrey.
To provide for the Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge land acquisition.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1653 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Bond.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1653 Proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Bond.
To make funds available for the Wilson's Creek National Battlefield.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1654 proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Hollings.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1654 Proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Hollings.
To make funds available for the acquisition of lands at Fort Sumter National Monument.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1655 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Abraham.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1655 Proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Abraham.
To make funds available for the creation of a community development database at the Michigan State University.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1656 proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Warner.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1656 Proposed by Senator Gorton for Senator Warner.
To make funds available for certain water resources development programs.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1572 proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Torricelli.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1572 Proposed by Senator Byrd for Senator Torricelli.
To provide funding to carry out the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978, with an offset.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1657 proposed by Senator Gorton.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1657 Proposed by Senator Gorton.
To provide funding to carry out the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978, with an offset.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1637 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1637 Amendment SP 1637 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1597 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1597 Amendment SP 1597 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1493 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1493 Amendment SP 1493 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1362 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1362 Amendment SP 1362 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1367 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1367 Amendment SP 1367 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1638 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1638 Amendment SP 1638 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1639 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1639 Amendment SP 1639 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1573 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1573 Amendment SP 1573 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1575 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1575 Amendment SP 1575 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1578 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1578 Amendment SP 1578 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1582 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1582 Amendment SP 1582 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1640 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1640 Amendment SP 1640 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1641 Amendment SP 1641 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1641 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1590 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1590 Amendment SP 1590 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1592 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1592 Amendment SP 1592 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1642 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1642 Amendment SP 1642 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1643 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1643 Amendment SP 1643 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1644 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1644 Amendment SP 1644 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1606 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1606 Amendment SP 1606 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1612 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1612 Amendment SP 1612 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1615 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1615 Amendment SP 1615 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1645 Amendment SP 1645 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1645 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1646 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1646 Amendment SP 1646 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1647 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1647 Amendment SP 1647 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1648 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1648 Amendment SP 1648 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1649 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1649 Amendment SP 1649 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1650 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1650 Amendment SP 1650 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1651 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1651 Amendment SP 1651 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1652 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1652 Amendment SP 1652 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1653 Amendment SP 1653 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1653 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1654 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1654 Amendment SP 1654 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1655 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1655 Amendment SP 1655 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1656 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1656 Amendment SP 1656 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1572 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1572 Amendment SP 1572 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1657 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1657 Amendment SP 1657 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
Amendment SP 1359 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/14/1999:
S.AMDT.1359 Amendment SP 1359 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
9/23/1999:
Considered by Senate.
9/23/1999:
S.AMDT.1603 Considered by Senate.
9/23/1999:
S.AMDT.1603 Motion to proceed to motion by Senator Lott to reconsider the vote by which cloture on amendment SA 1603 was not invoked agreed to by Yea-Nay Vote. 60 - 39. Record Vote Number: 287.
9/23/1999:
Motion by Senator Lott to reconsider SP 1603 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 60-39. Record Vote No: 288.
9/23/1999:
S.AMDT.1603 Motion by Senator Lott to reconsider agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 60-39. Record Vote No: 288.
9/23/1999:
Cloture on amendment SP 1603 invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 60-39. Record Vote No: 289.
9/23/1999:
S.AMDT.1603 Cloture on amendment SP 1603 invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 60-39. Record Vote No: 289.
9/23/1999:
Amendment SP 1603 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51-47. Record Vote No: 290.
9/23/1999:
S.AMDT.1603 Amendment SP 1603 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51-47. Record Vote No: 290.
9/23/1999:
Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 89-10. Record Vote No: 291.
9/23/1999:
Senate insists on its amendment asks for a conference, appoints conferees Gorton; Stevens; Cochran; Domenici; Burns; Bennett; Gregg; Campbell; Byrd; Leahy; Hollings; Reid; Dorgan; Kohl; Feinstein.
9/24/1999:
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
10/4/1999 5:03pm:
Mr. Regula asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference.
10/4/1999 5:03pm:
On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection.
10/4/1999 5:03pm:
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
10/4/1999 5:04pm:
Mr. Dicks moved that the House instruct conferees.
10/4/1999 5:05pm:
DEBATE - The House is debating the motion to instruct conferees for one hour. The motion instructs the managers on the part of the House to (1) insist on disagreement with the provisions of Section 335 of the Senate amendment and insist on the provisions of Section 334 of the House bill; (2) to agree with the higher funding levels recommended in the Senate amendment for the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities; and (3) to disagree with the provisions in the Senate amendment which will undermine efforts to protect and restore our cultural and natural resources.
10/4/1999 6:49pm:
On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 199 (Roll no. 473).
10/4/1999 6:49pm:
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
10/4/1999 8:15pm:
The Speaker appointed conferees: Regula, Kolbe, Skeen, Taylor (NC), Nethercutt, Wamp, Kingston, Peterson (PA), Young (FL), Dicks, Murtha, Moran (VA), Cramer, Hinchey, and Obey.
10/14/1999 6:09pm:
Mr. Regula asked unanimous consent that managers on the part of the House have until midnight on Oct. 15 to file a conference report on H.R. 2466. Agreed to without objection.
10/20/1999:
Conferees agreed to file conference report.
10/20/1999 8:04pm:
Conference report H. Rept. 106-406 filed.
10/20/1999 9:37pm:
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 337 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 2466 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions.
10/21/1999 5:17pm:
Rule H. Res. 337 passed House.
10/21/1999 5:19pm:
Mr. Regula brought up conference report H. Rept. 106-406 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 337.
10/21/1999 6:07pm:
The previous question was ordered without objection.
10/21/1999 6:31pm:
On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 225 - 200 (Roll no. 528).
10/21/1999 6:31pm:
Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
10/21/1999:
Conference papers: Senate report and managers' statement and official papers held at the desk in Senate.
10/21/1999:
Senate agreed to conference report by Unanimous Consent.
10/21/1999:
Cleared for White House. (See H.R. 3194 for further action.) (On November 18, 1999, pursuant to H.Con.Res. 234, the enrolled copy of H.R. 2466 was not presented to the President and was laid on the table.) (CR 11/18/1999 D1317)
10/22/1999:
Message on Senate action sent to the House.

COMMITTEE(S):
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AMENDMENT(S):

1. H.AMDT.257 to H.R.2466 Amendment provides $30 million to the State-side program of the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Sponsor: Rep McGovern, James P.- Latest Major Action: 7/13/1999 House amendment agreed to

2. H.AMDT.258 to H.R.2466 Amendment increases Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funding by $20 million; provides $30 million for deficit reduction; and reduces fossil energy research and development funding by $50 million.
Sponsor: Rep Sanders, Bernard- Latest Major Action: 7/13/1999 House amendment agreed to

3. H.AMDT.259 to H.R.2466 An amendment to reduce funding for the Fish and Wildlife Service funding by $5.1 million.
Sponsor: Rep Coburn, Tom A.- Latest Major Action: 7/13/1999 By unanimous consent, the Coburn amendment was withdrawn.

4. H.AMDT.260 to H.R.2466 Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Fish and Wildlife Service by $2 million.
Sponsor: Rep Coburn, Tom A.- Latest Major Action: 7/13/1999 House amendment not agreed to

5. H.AMDT.261 to H.R.2466 An amendment to make available $422,000 for Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife restoration activities.
Sponsor: Rep Ehlers, Vernon J.- Latest Major Action: 7/13/1999 By unanimous consent, the Ehlers amendment was withdrawn.

6. H.AMDT.262 to H.R.2466 Amendment sought to provide $250,000 for an indoor American Bald Eagle viewing and teaching facility.
Sponsor: Rep Gutknecht, Gil- Latest Major Action: 7/13/1999 House amendment not agreed to

7. H.AMDT.263 to H.R.2466 Amendment increases funding for urban parks and recreation grant programs by $4 million and reduces funding for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands accordingly.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, George- Latest Major Action: 7/13/1999 House amendment agreed to

8. H.AMDT.264 to H.R.2466 Amendment strikes language that amends the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966.
Sponsor: Rep Regula, Ralph- Latest Major Action: 7/13/1999 House amendment agreed to

9. H.AMDT.265 to H.R.2466 An amendment no. 7 and printed in the Congressional Record to make available $9 million for acquisition of land along the St. Johns River in Central Florida.
Sponsor: Rep Mica, John L.- Latest Major Action: 7/13/1999 By unanimous consent, the Mica amendment was withdrawn.

10. H.AMDT.266 to H.R.2466 An amendment to prohibit any funding to be used to directly construct timber access roads in the National Forest System.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, George- Latest Major Action: 7/13/1999 House amendment agreed to

11. H.AMDT.267 to H.R.2466 Amendment sought to reduce funding for departmental management in the Department of the Interior by $5 million.
Sponsor: Rep Ney, Robert W.- Latest Major Action: 7/13/1999 House amendment not agreed to

12. H.AMDT.268 to H.R.2466 Amendment establishes a procedure for the payment of existing debt owed by the government of American Samoa.
Sponsor: Rep Faleomavaega, Eni F. H.- Latest Major Action: 7/13/1999 House amendment agreed to

13. H.AMDT.269 to H.R.2466 Amendment specifies that urban minorities shall be included in the list of entities that are eligible to receive assistance from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Sponsor: Rep Crowley, Joseph- Latest Major Action: 7/13/1999 House amendment agreed to

14. H.AMDT.270 to H.R.2466 Amendment increases funding for the Weatherization Assistance Program by $13 million and reduces Strategic Petroleum Reserve funding accordingly.
Sponsor: Rep Sanders, Bernard- Latest Major Action: 7/14/1999 House amendment agreed to

15. H.AMDT.271 to H.R.2466 Amendment sought to strike the requirement for a 25 percent match by States for weatherization assistance grants.
Sponsor: Rep Sanders, Bernard- Latest Major Action: 7/14/1999 House amendment not agreed to

16. H.AMDT.272 to H.R.2466 Amendment sought to increase funding for the National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities, each by $10 million and decrease Strategic Petroleum Reserve funding by $20 million.
Sponsor: Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh- Latest Major Action: 7/14/1999 House amendment not agreed to

17. H.AMDT.273 to H.R.2466 Amendment sought to reduce funding for the National Endowment for the Arts by $2 million.
Sponsor: Rep Stearns, Cliff- Latest Major Action: 7/14/1999 House amendment not agreed to

18. H.AMDT.274 to H.R.2466 An amendment no. 18 and printed in the Congressional Record to allocate National Endowment for the Arts grants to the States on the basis of population.
Sponsor: Rep Stearns, Cliff- Latest Major Action: 7/14/1999 By unanimous consent, the Stearns amendment was withdrawn.

19. H.AMDT.275 to H.R.2466 Amendment reduces land acquisition funding by $5 million, increases the clean coal technology deferral by $66 million, and imposes a 0.48 percent across-the-board reduction to domestic discretionary programs in the bill for a total reduction of $140 million.
Sponsor: Rep Young, C. W. Bill- Latest Major Action: 7/14/1999 House amendment agreed to

20. H.AMDT.276 to H.R.2466 Amendment prohibits any funds from being used to process applications for approval of patents, plans of operations, or amendments to plans in contravention of the opinion dated November 7, 1997, by the Solicitor of the Department of the Interior that limits the disposal of mining waste to five acres.
Sponsor: Rep Rahall, Nick J., II- Latest Major Action: 7/14/1999 House amendment agreed to

21. H.AMDT.277 to H.R.2466 Amendment sought to prohibit any funding to approve class III gaming on Indian lands by any means other than a Tribal-State compact entered into between a State and a tribe.
Sponsor: Rep Weldon, Dave- Latest Major Action: 7/14/1999 House amendment not agreed to

22. H.AMDT.278 to H.R.2466 Amendment prohibits the Park Service from implementing certain plans related to construction of a visitors center at Gettysburg National Military Park.
Sponsor: Rep Klink, Ron- Latest Major Action: 7/14/1999 House amendment agreed to

23. H.AMDT.279 to H.R.2466 Amendment sought to prohibit the Forest Service from implementing the recreational fee demonstration program.
Sponsor: Rep DeFazio, Peter A.- Latest Major Action: 7/14/1999 House amendment not agreed to

24. H.AMDT.280 to H.R.2466 An amendment no. 3 and printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of any jawed leghold trap or neck snare in any unit of the National Wildlife Refuge except for research, subsistence, conservation, or facilities protection.
Sponsor: Rep Farr, Sam- Latest Major Action: 7/14/1999 House amendment agreed to

25. H.AMDT.281 to H.R.2466 An amendment to reduce Forest and Rangeland Research funding by $16.9 million.
Sponsor: Rep Tancredo, Thomas G.- Latest Major Action: 7/14/1999 House amendment not agreed to

26. H.AMDT.282 to H.R.2466 Amendment sought to reduce forest timber sales management funding by $24 million.
Sponsor: Rep Wu, David- Latest Major Action: 7/14/1999 House amendment not agreed to

27. S.AMDT.1356 to H.R.2466 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Levin, Carl- Latest Major Action: 7/27/1999 Senate amendment submitted

28. S.AMDT.1357 to H.R.2466 In the nature of a substitute.
Sponsor: Sen Gorton, Slade- Latest Major Action: 7/27/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

29. S.AMDT.1358 to H.R.2466 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Reed, Jack- Latest Major Action: 7/27/1999 Senate amendment submitted

30. S.AMDT.1359 to H.R.2466 Of a technical nature.
Sponsor: Sen Gorton, Slade- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

31. S.AMDT.1360 to H.R.2466 To strike the provision relating to millsite limitations.
Sponsor: Sen Murray, Patty- Latest Major Action: 7/27/1999 Motion to table SP 1360 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55-41. Record Vote No: 223.

32. S.AMDT.1361 to H.R.2466 To provide for a prohibition on millsite limitations.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry M.- Latest Major Action: 7/27/1999 SP 1361 fell when SP 1360 tabled.

33. S.AMDT.1362 to H.R.2466 To provide funding for the acquisition of the Weir Farm National Historic Site in Connecticut, with an offset.
Sponsor: Sen Lieberman, Joseph I.- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

34. S.AMDT.1363 to H.R.2466 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Lieberman, Joseph I.- Latest Major Action: 7/27/1999 Senate amendment submitted

35. S.AMDT.1364 to H.R.2466 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Lieberman, Joseph I.- Latest Major Action: 7/27/1999 Senate amendment submitted

36. S.AMDT.1366 to H.R.2466 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Graham, Bob- Latest Major Action: 7/27/1999 Senate amendment submitted

37. S.AMDT.1367 to H.R.2466 To provide funding for facilities maintenance at Isle Royale National Park.
Sponsor: Sen Abraham, Spencer- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

38. S.AMDT.1371 to H.R.2466 To place a requirement on the use of funds for development of a resource management plan and for timber sales in the Shawnee National Forest, Illinois.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard J.- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

39. S.AMDT.1372 to H.R.2466 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Crapo, Michael D.- Latest Major Action: 7/28/1999 Senate amendment submitted

40. S.AMDT.1389 to H.R.2466 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Thomas, Craig- Latest Major Action: 7/28/1999 Senate amendment submitted

41. S.AMDT.1408 to H.R.2466 To prevenet physical reintroduction of grizzly bears into the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness of Idaho and Montana in FY2000 and to allow for greater public involvement in the project.
Sponsor: Sen Burns, Conrad R.- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

42. S.AMDT.1489 to H.R.2466 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Enzi, Michael B.- Latest Major Action: 7/29/1999 Senate amendment submitted

43. S.AMDT.1490 to H.R.2466 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Mack, Connie- Latest Major Action: 7/29/1999 Senate amendment submitted

44. S.AMDT.1492 to H.R.2466 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Moynihan, Daniel Patrick- Latest Major Action: 7/29/1999 Senate amendment submitted

45. S.AMDT.1493 to H.R.2466 To provide additional funding for the National Endowment for the Arts.
Sponsor: Sen Bennett, Robert F.- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

46. S.AMDT.1494 to H.R.2466 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Jeffords, James M.- Latest Major Action: 7/30/1999 Senate amendment submitted

47. S.AMDT.1498 to H.R.2466 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Moynihan, Daniel Patrick- Latest Major Action: 8/2/1999 Senate amendment submitted

48. S.AMDT.1505 to H.R.2466 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Crapo, Michael D.- Latest Major Action: 8/3/1999 Senate amendment submitted

49. S.AMDT.1563 to H.R.2466 To increase funds in the Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal College account by $700,000 with offset from Forest Service land acquisition on the San Juan National Forest.
Sponsor: Sen Burns, Conrad R.- Latest Major Action: 8/5/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

50. S.AMDT.1564 to H.R.2466 To provide additional funding to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for activities relating to the Preble's meadow jumping mouse, with an offset from Forest Service Land Acquisition in Colorado.
Sponsor: Sen Campbell, Ben Nighthorse- Latest Major Action: 8/5/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

51. S.AMDT.1565 to H.R.2466 To make unobligated funds available for the acquisition of land in the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, for the Dayton Aviation Heritage Commission, and for the preservation and restoration of the birthplace, boyhood home, and schoolhouse of Ulysses S. Grant, Ohio.
Sponsor: Sen DeWine, Michael- Latest Major Action: 8/5/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

52. S.AMDT.1566 to H.R.2466 To transfer $700,000 in land acquisition funds from the San Juan National Forest (Silver Mountain) CO to the Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge, IN.
Sponsor: Sen Lugar, Richard G.- Latest Major Action: 8/5/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

53. S.AMDT.1567 to H.R.2466 To provide funding for construction of the Seminole Rest Facility at the Canaveral National Seashore, Florida, with an offset from the J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Florida.
Sponsor: Sen Mack, Connie- Latest Major Action: 8/5/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

54. S.AMDT.1568 to H.R.2466 To provide $150,000 for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program within the Habitat Conservation Program.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry M.- Latest Major Action: 8/5/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

55. S.AMDT.1569 to H.R.2466 To eliminate funding for the National Endowment for the Arts.
Sponsor: Sen Smith, Bob- Latest Major Action: 8/5/1999 Motion to table SP 1569 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 80-16. Record Vote No: 260.

56. S.AMDT.1571 to H.R.2466 To prohibit the use of funds made available by this Act to authorize, permit, administer, or promote the use of any jawed leghold trap or neck snare in any unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
Sponsor: Sen Torricelli, Robert G.- Latest Major Action: 9/9/1999 Motion to table SP 1571 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 64-32. Record Vote No: 268.

57. S.AMDT.1572 to H.R.2466 To provide funding to carry out the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978, with an offset.
Sponsor: Sen Torricelli, Robert G.- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

58. S.AMDT.1573 to H.R.2466 To provide funding for the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, with an offset.
Sponsor: Sen Torricelli, Robert G.- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

59. S.AMDT.1574 to H.R.2466 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Torricelli, Robert G.- Latest Major Action: 8/5/1999 Senate amendment submitted

60. S.AMDT.1575 to H.R.2466 To provide funding for tribally controlled colleges and universities.
Sponsor: Sen Johnson, Tim- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

61. S.AMDT.1576 to H.R.2466 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen McCain, John- Latest Major Action: 8/5/1999 Senate amendment submitted

62. S.AMDT.1577 to H.R.2466 To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from implementing class III gaming procedures without State approval.
Sponsor: Sen Graham, Bob- Latest Major Action: 9/8/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

63. S.AMDT.1578 to H.R.2466 To make funds available to the Secretary of the Interior to develop a pilot wildlife data system for the State of Alabama.
Sponsor: Sen Shelby, Richard C.- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

64. S.AMDT.1579 to H.R.2466 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen McCain, John- Latest Major Action: 8/5/1999 Senate amendment submitted

65. S.AMDT.1580 to H.R.2466 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard J.- Latest Major Action: 8/5/1999 Senate amendment submitted

66. S.AMDT.1581 to H.R.2466 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard J.- Latest Major Action: 8/5/1999 Senate amendment submitted

67. S.AMDT.1582 to H.R.2466 To provide funding for modifications to the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, with an offset.
Sponsor: Sen Inouye, Daniel K.- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

68. S.AMDT.1583 to H.R.2466 To strike Section 329 from a bill making appropriations for the Department of Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.
Sponsor: Sen Robb, Charles S.- Latest Major Action: 9/9/1999 Senate amendment not agreed to

69. S.AMDT.1584 to H.R.2466 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Bingaman, Jeff- Latest Major Action: 8/5/1999 Senate amendment submitted

70. S.AMDT.1585 to H.R.2466 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Bingaman, Jeff- Latest Major Action: 8/5/1999 Senate amendment submitted

71. S.AMDT.1586 to H.R.2466 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Bryan, Richard H.- Latest Major Action: 8/5/1999 Senate amendment submitted

72. S.AMDT.1587 to H.R.2466 To establish the scientific basis for noise standards applied to the Grand Canyon National Park.
Sponsor: Sen Bryan, Richard H.- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

73. S.AMDT.1588 to H.R.2466 To make available certain funds, by reducing the subsidy for the below-cost timber program administered by the Forest Service and for the construction of logging roads in national forests, for other Forest Service programs including road maintenance, wildlife and fish habitat management, and for threatened, endangered, and sensitive species habitat management.
Sponsor: Sen Bryan, Richard H.- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Motion to table SP 1588 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54-43. Record Vote No: 272.

74. S.AMDT.1589 to H.R.2466 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry M.- Latest Major Action: 8/5/1999 Senate amendment submitted

75. S.AMDT.1590 to H.R.2466 To provide funding for the acquisition of new properties in Kenweenaw National Historic Park, Michigan, with an offset.
Sponsor: Sen Kohl, Herb- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

76. S.AMDT.1591 to H.R.2466 To require the Bureau of Land Management to establish a schedule for completion of processing of expiring grazing permits and leases.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard J.- Latest Major Action: 9/9/1999 Motion to table SP 1591 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 58-37. Record Vote No: 269.

77. S.AMDT.1592 to H.R.2466 To provide funds for the Forest Service to acquire lands at Lake Logan, NC.
Sponsor: Sen Edwards, John- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

78. S.AMDT.1593 to H.R.2466 To provide for increased funding of certain programs of the Smithsonian Institution and the Indian Health Service.
Sponsor: Sen Stevens, Ted- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

79. S.AMDT.1594 to H.R.2466 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Warner, John W.- Latest Major Action: 8/5/1999 Senate amendment submitted

80. S.AMDT.1595 to H.R.2466 To require the Forest Service to use appropriated or other funds to improve the control or eradication of pine beetles in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States.
Sponsor: Sen Campbell, Ben Nighthorse- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

81. S.AMDT.1596 to H.R.2466 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Abraham, Spencer- Latest Major Action: 8/5/1999 Senate amendment submitted

82. S.AMDT.1597 to H.R.2466 To provide an additional $4,000,000 for the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Sponsor: Sen Cochran, Thad- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

83. S.AMDT.1598 to H.R.2466 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Murkowski, Frank H.- Latest Major Action: 8/5/1999 Senate amendment submitted

84. S.AMDT.1599 to H.R.2466 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Murkowski, Frank H.- Latest Major Action: 8/5/1999 Senate amendment submitted

85. S.AMDT.1600 to H.R.2466 Making contingent funding plans.
Sponsor: Sen Murkowski, Frank H.- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

86. S.AMDT.1601 to H.R.2466 To assist small exporters of certain animal products.
Sponsor: Sen Murkowski, Frank H.- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

87. S.AMDT.1602 to H.R.2466 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Stevens, Ted- Latest Major Action: 8/5/1999 Senate amendment submitted

88. S.AMDT.1603 to H.R.2466 To prohibit the use of funds for the purpose of issuing a notice of rulemaking with respect to the valuation of crude oil for royalty purposes until September 30, 2000.
Sponsor: Sen Hutchison, Kay Bailey- Latest Major Action: 9/23/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

89. S.AMDT.1604 to H.R.2466 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Sessions, Jeff- Latest Major Action: 8/5/1999 Senate amendment submitted

90. S.AMDT.1605 to H.R.2466 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Levin, Carl- Latest Major Action: 8/5/1999 Senate amendment submitted

91. S.AMDT.1606 to H.R.2466 To provide funding for the acquisition of new properties in Kenweenaw National Historic Park, Michigan, with an offset.
Sponsor: Sen Levin, Carl- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

92. S.AMDT.1607 to H.R.2466 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Robb, Charles S.- Latest Major Action: 8/5/1999 Senate amendment submitted

93. S.AMDT.1610 to H.R.2466 To ban the use of public funds for the study of decommissioning the Glen Canyon Dam or the draining of Lake Powell.
Sponsor: Sen Hatch, Orrin G.- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

94. S.AMDT.1611 to H.R.2466 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Hatch, Orrin G.- Latest Major Action: 8/5/1999 Senate amendment submitted

95. S.AMDT.1612 to H.R.2466 To make funds available for planning and development of interpretive sites for the quadricentennial commemoration of the Saint Croix Island International Historic Site, with an offset.
Sponsor: Sen Collins, Susan M.- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

96. S.AMDT.1613 to H.R.2466 Expressing the sense of the Senate that the National Park Service should begin planning for the quadricentennial commemoration of the Saint Croix Island International Historic Site.
Sponsor: Sen Collins, Susan M.- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

97. S.AMDT.1614 to H.R.2466 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Boxer, Barbara- Latest Major Action: 8/5/1999 Senate amendment submitted

98. S.AMDT.1615 to H.R.2466 To authorize the Forest Service to reimburse Harry Fray for the cost of his home, $143,406 (1997 dollars) destroyed by arson on June 21, 1990 in retaliation for his work with the Forest Service.
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

99. S.AMDT.1616 to H.R.2466 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text.
Sponsor: Sen Levin, Carl- Latest Major Action: 8/5/1999 Senate amendment submitted

100. S.AMDT.1621 to H.R.2466 To provide funds to assess the potential hydrologic and biological impact of lead and zinc mining in the Mark Twain National Forest of Southern Missouri.
Sponsor: Sen Lott, Trent- Latest Major Action: 9/9/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

101. S.AMDT.1623 to H.R.2466 To make available funds for the survey and manage requirements of the Northwest Forest Plan Record of Decision.
Sponsor: Sen Bryan, Richard H.- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 SP 1623 fell when SP 1588 tabled.

102. S.AMDT.1628 to H.R.2466 To make technical corrections to the National Forest-Dependent Rural Communities Economic Diversification Act of 1990.
Sponsor: Sen Dorgan, Byron L.- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

103. S.AMDT.1629 to H.R.2466 To make a technical correction to a U.S. Code cite.
Sponsor: Sen Gorton, Slade- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

104. S.AMDT.1630 to H.R.2466 To provide for the Interstate 90 Land Exchange.
Sponsor: Sen Gorton, Slade- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

105. S.AMDT.1631 to H.R.2466 To clarify that a Bureau-funded school may share a campus with a school that offers expanded grades and that is not a Bureau-funded school.
Sponsor: Sen Kyl, Jon- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

106. S.AMDT.1632 to H.R.2466 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to Nye County, Nevada, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry M.- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

107. S.AMDT.1633 to H.R.2466 To give the city of Mesquite, Nevada, the right to purchase at fair market value certain parcels of public land in the city.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry M.- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

108. S.AMDT.1634 to H.R.2466 To provide for certain forest and rangeland renewable resources.
Sponsor: Sen Lugar, Richard G.- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

109. S.AMDT.1635 to H.R.2466 To prevent expenditure of funds that may be used to circumvent or contradict existing law and policy regarding the Federal government's energy efficiency programs.
Sponsor: Sen Murkowski, Frank H.- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

110. S.AMDT.1636 to H.R.2466 To authorize the Fish and Wildlife Service to retain and use fees collected for certain damages caused to national wildlife refuge lands in Louisiana and Texas to assess and mitigate or restore the damaged resources, and monitor and study the recovery of such damaged resources.
Sponsor: Sen Breaux, John B.- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

111. S.AMDT.1637 to H.R.2466 To provide funds to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management account for grants under the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Program and for spartina grass research.
Sponsor: Sen Gorton, Slade- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

112. S.AMDT.1638 to H.R.2466 To increase funding for weatherization assistance grants and state energy conservation grants, with an offset.
Sponsor: Sen Jeffords, James M.- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

113. S.AMDT.1639 to H.R.2466 To set aside funding for development of a habitat conservation plan for cold water fish in the States of Idaho and Montana.
Sponsor: Sen Crapo, Michael D.- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

114. S.AMDT.1640 to H.R.2466 To increase funding for Post Secondary Schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Bingaman, Jeff- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

115. S.AMDT.1641 to H.R.2466 To direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to increase the number of youth employed during the summer to accomplish conservation projects.
Sponsor: Sen Bingaman, Jeff- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

116. S.AMDT.1642 to H.R.2466 To increase funding for payments in lieu of taxes, with offsets.
Sponsor: Sen Abraham, Spencer- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

117. S.AMDT.1643 to H.R.2466 To provide funds for the land and water conservation fund stateside program, with offsets.
Sponsor: Sen Murkowski, Frank H.- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

118. S.AMDT.1644 to H.R.2466 To provide for increased funding of certain programs of the Smithsonian Institution and the Indian Health Service.
Sponsor: Sen Stevens, Ted- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

119. S.AMDT.1645 to H.R.2466 To make available funds for grants to municipal governments for cost-shared research projects in buildings, municipal processes, transportation and sustainable urban energy systems.
Sponsor: Sen Bingaman, Jeff- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

120. S.AMDT.1646 to H.R.2466 To provide funding for Wheeling National Heritage Area.
Sponsor: Sen Byrd, Robert C.- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

121. S.AMDT.1647 to H.R.2466 Provide funding for an environmental impact statement to be prepared by the Forest Service, as mandated by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Sponsor: Sen Gorton, Slade- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

122. S.AMDT.1648 to H.R.2466 To strike section 129 in its entirety and replace with language that directs a review of possible alternatives to the Weber Dam on the Walker River Paiute Reservation in Nevada without requiring completion of an Environmental Impact Statement.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry M.- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

123. S.AMDT.1649 to H.R.2466 To provide funds for timber pipeline supply on the Tongass National Forest.
Sponsor: Sen Stevens, Ted- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

124. S.AMDT.1650 to H.R.2466 To set aside funding for a feasibility study on the preservation of certain Civil War battlefields along the Vicksburg Campaign Trail.
Sponsor: Sen Lott, Trent- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

125. S.AMDT.1651 to H.R.2466 To provide for the conveyance of the Twin Cities Research Center.
Sponsor: Sen Grams, Rod- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

126. S.AMDT.1652 to H.R.2466 To provide for the Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge land acquisition.
Sponsor: Sen Kerrey, J. Robert- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

127. S.AMDT.1653 to H.R.2466 To make funds available for the Wilson's Creek National Battlefield.
Sponsor: Sen Bond, Christopher S.- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

128. S.AMDT.1654 to H.R.2466 To make funds available for the acquisition of lands at Fort Sumter National Monument.
Sponsor: Sen Hollings, Ernest F.- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

129. S.AMDT.1655 to H.R.2466 To make funds available for the creation of a community development database at the Michigan State University.
Sponsor: Sen Abraham, Spencer- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

130. S.AMDT.1656 to H.R.2466 To make funds available for certain water resources development programs.
Sponsor: Sen Warner, John W.- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to

131. S.AMDT.1657 to H.R.2466 To provide funding to carry out the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978, with an offset.
Sponsor: Sen Gorton, Slade- Latest Major Action: 9/14/1999 Senate amendment agreed to


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Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 - Makes appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for FY 2000.

Title I: Department of the Interior - Makes appropriations for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for: (1) land and resource management; (2) wildland fire management; (3) remedial action of hazardous waste substances; (4) construction; (5) payments in lieu of taxes to local governments; (6) land acquisition; (7) Oregon and California grant lands; (8) range improvements; (9) service charges, deposits, and forfeitures with respect to public lands; and (10) miscellaneous trust funds.

Appropriates funds for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for: (1) resource management; (2) construction; (3) land acquisition; (4) expenses related to carrying out the Endangered Species Act of 1973; (5) the National Wildlife Refuge Fund; (6) expenses related to carrying out the North American Wetlands Conservation Act; (7) expenses related to carrying out the African Elephant Conservation Act, the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997, and the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994; and (8) commercial salmon fishery capacity reduction with respect to Washington State Fraser River sockeye.

Makes appropriations for the National Park Service (NPS) for: (1) the National Park System; (2) national recreation and preservation activities; (3) expenses related to carrying out the Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996; (4) construction; and (5) land acquisition and State assistance from the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

Rescinds specified contract authority to obligate funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for FY 2000.

Makes appropriations for: (1) the U.S. Geological Survey for surveys, investigations, and research; (2) the Minerals Management Service for royalty and offshore minerals management and oil spill research; (3) the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement for regulation and technology and the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund; (4) the Bureau of Indian Affairs for operation of Indian programs, construction, miscellaneous payments to Indians, and Indian guaranteed loans; (5) assistance to U.S. territories and for carrying out the Compacts of Free Association with respect to Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau; (6) departmental management and the Offices of the Solicitor and the Inspector General; (7) trust programs for Indians; (8) a pilot program for consolidation of fractional interests in Indian lands by direct expenditure or cooperative agreement; and (9) natural resource damage assessment.

Sets forth authorized and prohibited uses of specified funds.

(Sec. 107) Prohibits the use of funds provided in this title for specified offshore leasing and related activities.

(Sec. 114) Bars the NPS from developing a reduced entrance fee program to accommodate non-local travel through a unit. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide for and regulate local non-recreational passage through National Park System units, allowing each unit to develop guidelines and permits for activity appropriate to such unit.

(Sec. 116) Renames the Steel Industry American Heritage Area the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area.

(Sec. 120) Exempts all properties administered by the NPS at Fort Baker, Golden Gate National Recreation Area and other agreements associated with such properties from all taxes and special assessments, except sales tax by the State of California and its political subdivisions.

(Sec. 122) Authorizes persons utilizing Federal lands within the boundary of Lake Roosevelt National Recreational Area for grazing purposes pursuant to NPS permits to renew such permits.

(Sec. 123) Authorizes the renewal of grazing permits and leases which expire or are transferred until the Secretary completes processing, at which time a permit or lease may be canceled, suspended, or modified to meet requirements of applicable laws and regulations.

(Sec. 124) Provides that for purposes of reducing the backlog of Indian probate cases in the Department of the Interior, certain hearing requirements under provisions regarding descent and distribution of Indian lands are deemed satisfied by a proceeding conducted by an Indian probate judge appointed by the Secretary without regard to provisions governing competitive service appointments. Permits such appointments to be made only if the Secretary is unable, by January 1, 2000, to secure the services of at least ten qualified administrative law judges.

(Sec. 125) Requires the Secretary to make a specified amount available as a loan to the Government of American Samoa. Provides for repayment of the loan with funds payable to American Samoa from the Escrow Account established under the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement entered into under American Samoa Government v. Philip Morris Tobacco Co., et. al. Sets forth conditions on availability of loan proceeds, including a requirement that American Samoa provide the Secretary with a fiscal and managerial reform plan designed to bring annual government operating expenses into balance with projected revenues for the years 2003 and beyond. Establishes priorities for debt repayments by American Samoa.

(Sec. 126) Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to designate Midway Atoll as a national memorial to the Battle of Midway.

(Sec. 127) Allows the Secretary to redistribute any Tribal Priority Allocation funds to alleviate tribal funding inequities by transferring funds to address identified, unmet needs, dual enrollment, overlapping service areas, or inaccurate distribution methodologies. Bars any tribe from receiving a reduction in such funds of more than ten percent in FY 2000. Makes such percentage limitation inapplicable under circumstances of dual enrollment, overlapping service areas, or inaccurate distribution methodologies.

(Sec. 128) Makes funds provided in this Act unavailable for transferring land into trust status for the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe in Clark County, Washington, until the tribe and county reach a legally enforceable agreement that addresses the financial impact of new development on the county, school and fire districts, and other local governments and the impact on zoning and development.

(Sec. 129) Bars the use of funds provided in this Act to implement specified provisions of the secretarial order entitled "American Indian Tribal Rights, Federal-Tribal Trust Responsibilities, and the Endangered Species Act."

(Sec. 130) Requires the Secretary to provide a grant, from funds appropriated in the Fiscal Year 1998 Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, to the Fairbanks North Star Borough for acquisition of undeveloped parcels along the banks of the Chena River for purposes of establishing an urban greenbelt within the Borough. Provides for a grant to the municipality of Anchorage for the acquisition of wetlands adjacent to a municipal park (the Jewel Lake Wetlands).

(Sec. 132) Directs the Secretary, acting through the BLM Director, to convey specified parcels of public land to Nye County, Nevada, for the construction and operation of the Nevada Science and Technology Center as a nonprofit museum and exposition center.

Grants the County the exclusive right to purchase other specified parcels of public land for their fair market value for five years, with the proceeds to be deposited into and made available to the Secretary from a special account established under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998.

(Sec. 133) Amends Federal law to grant the city of Mesquite, Nevada, the exclusive right to purchase specified parcels of public land for a limited time period. Conveys such lands to the city upon notification of which lands it intends to purchase. Provides for conveyance of additional lands to the city.

(Sec. 134) Expresses the sense of the Senate with respect to planning for historical exhibits about Saint Croix Island at Red Beach and the town of Calais, Maine.

(Sec. 135) Bars the use of funds appropriated for the Department of the Interior by any Act to study or implement any plan to drain Lake Powell or to reduce the water level of the Lake below the range of water levels required for the operation of the Glen Canyon Dam.

(Sec. 136) Prohibits the use of funds made available in any Act by a Federal employee or agency to impose or require payment of an inspection fee in connection with the export of shipments of fur-bearing wildlife containing 1,000 or fewer raw, crusted, salted, or tanned hides or fur skins, or separate parts thereof, including species listed under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. Makes this provision inapplicable, for the duration of the calendar year in which the shipment occurs, to any person who ships more than 2,500 of such hides, fur skins, or parts during the course of such year.

(Sec. 137) Prohibits the use of funds appropriated under this Act to implement sound thresholds or standards in the Grand Canyon National Park until the NPS reports to Congress on the scientific basis for, and the peer review process used to validate, such thresholds or standards.

(Sec. 141) Prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act to issue a notice of final rulemaking with respect to the valuation of crude oil for royalty purposes until the Comptroller General reviews the issues presented by the rulemaking and reports to Congress.

(Sec. 142) Amends Federal law to require the authority for the Thomas Paine National Historical Association to establish a memorial to Thomas Paine in the District of Columbia to expire on December 31, 2003.

(Sec. 145) Amends the National Park Omnibus Management Act of 1998 to increase to 15 percent the maximum amount of revenues from the sale of national park passports that may be used to administer and promote the passport program and the National Park System.

Incorporates provisions similar to those contained in the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105-83) concerning: (1) employees of BLM's Helium Operations; and (2) Huron Cemetery in Kansas City, Kansas.

Title II: Related Agencies - Makes appropriations for the Department of Agriculture for the Forest Service for: (1) forest and rangeland research; (2) State and private forestry; (3) the National Forest System; (4) wildland fire management; (5) construction and reconstruction; (6) land acquisition; (7) range rehabilitation and improvement; and (8) forest and rangeland research.

Defers a certain amount of funds made available for obligation in prior years for Department of Energy (DOE) clean coal technology projects until FY 2001.

Makes appropriations for DOE for: (1) fossil energy research and development activities; (2) naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities; (3) payment to the State of California for the State Teachers' Retirement Fund from the Elk Hills School Lands Fund; (4) energy conservation; (5) economic regulation activities of the Office of Hearings and Appeals; (6) the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; and (7) the Energy Information Administration.

Makes appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services for the Indian Health Service and Indian health facilities.

Makes appropriations for: (1) the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation; (2) the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development; (3) the Smithsonian Institution, including amounts for repair and rehabilitation of buildings owned or occupied by the Smithsonian and construction; (4) the National Gallery of Art, including an amount for repair and restoration of facilities owned or occupied by the National Gallery; (5) operations, maintenance, and construction expenses of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; (6) carrying out the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968; (7) the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA); (8) the National Endowment for the Humanities; (9) the Institute of Museum and Library Services; (10) the Commission of Fine Arts; (11) national capital arts and cultural affairs; (12) the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; (13) the National Capital Planning Commission; (14) the Holocaust Memorial Council; and (15) the Presidio trust.

Sets forth provisions regarding uses of, and limitations on, funds appropriated under this title.

Title III: General Provisions - Sets forth limitations on the use of funds under this Act, including Buy American requirements.

Incorporates provisions similar to those contained in the Department of Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105-83) concerning: (1) the sale of timber from giant sequoias; (2) the underground lunchroom at Carlsbad Caverns National Park; (3) funding for the Americorps program; (4) the bridge between Jersey City, New Jersey, and Ellis Island; (5) patents for mining or mill site claims; (6) competition for watershed restoration project contracts in the Pacific Northwest; (7) designation of Biosphere Reserves; and (8) restrictions on NEA grants.

(Sec. 317) Bars the use of funds made available in any Act to designate any portion of Canaveral National Seashore in Brevard County, Florida, as a clothing-optional area or area in which public nudity is permitted if such designation would be contrary to county ordinance.

(Sec. 331) Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) implement a pilot program for FY 2000 through 2004 for enhancing Forest Service administration of rights-of-way and other land uses; and (2) report to specified congressional committees on whether the use of funds for such program resulted in more expeditious approval of rights-of-way and special use authorizations.

Directs the Secretary to deposit fees collected to recover the costs of processing applications for, and monitoring compliance with, authorizations to use and occupy National Forest System lands pursuant to specified Acts. Makes such amounts available to cover costs incurred by the Forest Service for the processing of applications for special use authorizations and monitoring activities in connection with such authorizations.

(Sec. 332) Authorizes the Secretary to conduct technology transfer and development, training, dissemination of information, and applied research in the management, processing, and utilization of the hardwood forest resource.

Permits the Secretary of Agriculture to operate and utilize assets of the Wood Education and Resource Center in West Virginia as part of a newly formed Institute of Hardwood Technology Transfer and Applied Research. Requires Institute revenues to be deposited in a special Treasury fund known as the Hardwood Technology Transfer and Applied Research Fund.

Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 333) Sets forth requirements for the sale of timber in Region 10 of the Forest Service, including those regarding the volume of western red cedar timber available for processors.

(Sec. 336) Prohibits the use of funds appropriated by this Act to propose or issue rules or orders for implementing the Kyoto Protocol.

(Sec. 337) Prohibits the Departments of the Interior or Agriculture from expending funds to limit the number or acreage of millsites based on the ratio between the number or acreage of millsites and the number or acreage of associated lode or placer claims with respect to specified grandfathered patent applications and operations or property for which a plan of operations has been approved or submitted to the BLM or Forest Service.

(Sec. 338) Requires the Forest Service to review Forest Service campground concessions policy to determine if modifications can be made to Forest Service contracts for campgrounds so that such concessions are exempted from the Service Contract Act. Requires the Forest Service to offer such exemptions in FY 2000.

(Sec. 339) Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to implement a pilot program to charge and collect at least the fair market value for forest botanical products (vegetation, excluding trees, that grows on National Forest System lands) harvested on such lands.

Requires the Secretary to conduct analyses to determine whether and how the harvest of such products on such lands can be conducted on a sustainable basis. Prohibits harvesting of such products at levels exceeding sustainable harvest levels as defined in the Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960.

(Sec. 341) Expands Forest Service authority to enter into stewardship contracting demonstration pilot projects to authorize an additional nine projects in Region One.

(Sec. 342) Authorizes increases in recreation residence fees, with a specified ceiling.

(Sec. 343) Requires the use of monies appropriated for the purchase of land by the Forest Service in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area in compliance with a specified acquisition protocol.

(Sec. 345) Amends the National Forest-Dependent Rural Communities Economic Diversification Act of 1990 to change references to "rural forestry and economic diversification action teams" to "rural natural resources and economic diversification action teams."

Requires action plans under such Act to identify opportunities to enhance local economies dependent on National Forest System land resources (currently, national forest resources).

Changes references in such Act to "forest resources" and "national forest resources" to "natural resources" and "National Forest System land resources," respectively, in provisions regarding action plan implementation, training and education, and loans to economically disadvantaged rural communities.

(Sec. 346) Amends the Interstate 90 Land Exchange Act of 1998 to require title to certain lands offered to the United States by the Plum Creek Timber Company to be placed in escrow by Plum Creek for a three-year period. Bars Plum Creek from undertaking any activities on such lands, except for fire suppression and road maintenance, during the escrow period without the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture. Conditions conveyance of selected lands by the United States to Plum Creek upon placement in escrow of the title of such lands. Removes certain lands from the list of selected lands and provides measures for equalizing values of offered and selected lands.

(Sec. 347) Adjusts the boundary of the Snoqualmie National Forest in Washington. Considers such boundary to be the boundary of the Forest as of January 1, 1965, for purposes of allocation of Land and Water Conservation Fund monies for Federal purposes under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965.

(Sec. 348) Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to make certain provisions regarding confidentiality of information applicable to a forest inventory and analysis under the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978.

(Sec. 350) Bars the use of funds made available by this Act to relocate grizzly bears into the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness of Idaho and Montana.

(Sec. 351) Makes BLM funds available for high priority projects carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps or related partnerships in order to increase the number of summer jobs available for youth on Federal lands.

(Sec. 352) Amends the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 to remove a sunset provision regarding the Environmental Improvement and Restoration Fund.

(Sec. 353) Prohibits the use of funds in this Act by the Secretary of the Interior to issue a prospecting permit for hardrock mineral exploration on Mark Twain National Forest land in the Current River-Jack's Fork River Eleven Point Watershed.

(Sec. 357) Directs the Secretary, as part of the President's budget submission for FY 2001, to include a plan for implementing the recommendations of the National Academy of Science's-National Research Council's study entitled "Hardrock Mining on Federal Lands."

Bars the use of funds in this Act by the Secretary to promulgate final rules to revise regulations regarding surface management or to finalize the accompanying draft environmental impact statement.

Title IV: Mississippi National Forest Improvement Act of 1999 - Mississippi National Forest Improvement Act of 1999 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange U.S. right, title, and interest in and to specified lands in Mississippi. Makes proceeds from such sales or exchanges available for: (1) the construction of a research laboratory and office at the Forest Service administrative site at Mississippi State University at Starkville, Mississippi; (2) the acquisition, construction, or improvement of administrative facilities in connection with National Forest System units in the State; and (3) the acquisition of lands and interests in land for such units in the State.

(Sec. 404) Authorizes the Secretary to acquire all right, title, and interest in land owned by the University of Mississippi within or near the boundaries of the De Soto National Forest in Stone, George, and Jackson Counties, Mississippi.

(Sec. 405) Ratifies a 1999 agreement entered into between the Secretary, the State of Mississippi, and the Franklin County School Board that provides for the Federal acquisition of State-owned land for the construction of the Franklin Lake Dam.

(Sec. 408) Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act.

Title V: United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund - Transfers a specified amount of interest credited to the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund to the United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund to pay the amount of any shortfall in any premium account for any plan year under the Combined Fund.