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Energy, Environment And Interior

  • 26. H.R. 2707, to direct the U.S. Forest Service to assess the extent of the invasion of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive trees on lands in the western United States and authorize funds to carry out demonstration programs to assess ways to control the trees on public and private lands. Yes.  Passed 367-40, under suspension of rules. 2/24/04.
  • 27. S. 714, to provide for the Bureau of Land Management to convey, without costs, some 68 acres of land to Douglas County, Oregon, to provide for improved access to the Ocean Dunes National Recreational Area. Yes.  Passed 397-0, under suspension of rules. 2/24/04.
  • 73. H.R. 958, to require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to maintain four navigation response teams in priority coastal areas to conduct navigational safety activities and to verify hydrographic data, which helps chart or map bodies of water and extend the Fisheries Survey Vessel Authorization Act of 2000, which allows NOAA to acquire or lease up to six fishery research vessels. Yes.  Passed 384-23, under suspension of rules. 3/23/04.
  • 74. H.R. 2408, to reauthorize funding for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s volunteer programs, which allow the agency to recruit volunteers and enter into cooperative agreements with partner organizations, such as academic institutions. Yes.  Passed 401-10, under suspension of rules. 3/23/04.
  • 75. H.R. 2489, to set aside 20 percent of the funds from a government settlement owed to the Cowlitz Indian Tribe of Washington for a tribal elderly assistance program, with the remainder distributed among eight other assistance programs. Yes.  Passed 404-0, under suspension of rules. 3/23/04.
  • 94. H.R. 2584, to concur with the Senate amendment to the bill to provide for the conveyance of a decommissioned National Oceanic and Atmospheric ship to the Utrok Atoll in the Marshall Islands to support radiological monitoring and resettlement of the atoll, whose residents were affected by U.S. nuclear testing. Yes.  Passed 379-1, under suspension of rules. 3/29/04.
  • 240. H.R. 4503, Energy Policy Act. Motion to recommit the bill to the Energy and Commerce Committee with instructions to strike the provisions and insert language aimed at reducing fraud and manipulation of energy markets and preventing future blackouts and defer deliveries of crude oil to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in an effort to control the costs of gasoline. No.  Failed 192-230. 6/15/04.
  • 241. H.R. 4503. On passage of the bill to implement a comprehensive national energy policy for energy conservation, research and development, authorizing $27.5 billion in tax breaks over 10 years and $18 billion in loan guarantees for a natural gas pipeline from Alaska; requiring that gasoline sold in the U.S. contain an increased volume of ethanol, and protecting makers of the gasoline additive MTBE from liability while requiring cessation of production of the additive by 2015. No.  Passed 244-178. 6/15/04.
  • 242. H.R. 4513, to streamline licensing and siting for alternative energy projects on federal lands and provide that federal agencies would not be required to identify alternate project locations, other than the proposed action and a “no action” alternative, when preparing an environmental assessment or impact statement for a renewable energy project. No.  Passed 229-186. 6/15/04.
  • 246. H.R. 4517, to provide incentives for building and expanding oil refineries and  designate the Energy Department as the lead agency with authority over environmental reviews for refinery expansion and rebuilding, replacing the current system which is spread over several agencies. No.  Passed 239-192. 6/16/04.
  • 247. H.R. 4545, to amend the Clean Air Act to allow the EPA to grant limited waivers from a state’s fuel additive requirements during periods of fuel shortages and impose a nationwide cap on the number of specialty fuel blends. No.  Passed 236-194. 6/16/04.
  • 248. H.R. 4568, FY 2005 Interior appropriations. Amendment to provide an additional $10 million for the National Endowment for the Arts and an additional $3.5 million for the National Endowment for the Humanities with the increase offset by cuts in administrative costs at the Interior Department. No.  Passed 241-185. 6/16/04.
  • 249. H.R. 4568. Amendment to provide an additional $23 million for the U.S. Forest Service with the increase offset by a reduction of $60 million for the National Endowment for the Arts. No.  Failed 112-313. 6/16/04.
  • 250. H.R. 4568. Amendment to increase funding for wildfire fuel-reduction programs by $6 million and offset the increase by cutting appropriations to other programs covered under the bill. No.  Failed 186-241. 6/16/04.
  • 251. H.R. 4568. Amendment to provide $1 million for the Energy Smart Schools Program to improve the energy-efficiency of school buildings. No.  Failed 199-227. 6/16/04.
  • 252. H.R. 4568. Amendment to prohibit funds from being used to adversely affect American Indian sacred sites on certain federal lands. No.  Failed 209-215. 6/16/04.
  • 253. H.R. 4568. Amendment to block the use of funds to plan or construct forest development roads in the Tongass National Forest in Alaska for the purposes of harvesting timber. No. Passed 222-205. 6/16/04.
  • 254. H.R. 4568. Amendment to prohibit funds from being used to finalize or implement regulations that would change scientific and public input criteria related to developing forest management plans. No.  Failed 195-230. 6/16/04.
  • 255. H.R. 4568. Amendment to increase the bill’s appropriations by $15 million for payments in lieu of taxes and offset the increase by reducing funding for the Smithsonian Institution by $13 million and the National Endowment for the Humanities by $2 million. No.  Failed 94-332. 6/16/04.
  • 261. H.R. 4568. Amendment to bar funds from being used to kill, or assist in killing, bison in Yellowstone National Park. No.  Failed 202-215. 6/17/04.
  • 262. H.R. 4568. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds to maintain more than 647 million barrels of oil in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the level in the reserve as of mid-March 2004. No.  Failed 152-267. 6/17/04.
  • 263. H.R. 4568. Amendment to prohibit the use of funds to permit recreational snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton Park and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway, which connects the two parks. No.  Failed 198-224. 6/17/04.
  • 264. H.R. 4568. On passage of the bill to provide $19.5 billion in FY 2005 appropriations for the Interior Department and related agencies. Yes.  Passed 334-86. 6/17/04.
  • 321. H.R. 4614, FY 2005 energy and water appropriations. Amendment to increase funding for renewable energy sources by $30 million and offset the cost by a decrease in the Advanced Simulation and Computing program in the weapons activities budget. No.  Failed 150-241. 6/25/04.
  • 322. H.R. 4614. Amendment to increase funding for defense-related nuclear non-proliferation programs by $5 million and offset the cost by cuts in administrative funds. No.  Failed 163-224. 6/25/04.
  • 323. H.R. 4614. Amendment to increase funding for the Global Threat Reduction initiative by $30 million and offset the cost with a decrease in funding for nuclear weapons programs by the same amount. No.  Failed 151-235. 6/25/04. 324. H.R. 4614. Amendment to reduce total discretionary spending in the bill by 1 percent. No.  Failed 68-319. 6/25/04.
  • 325. H.R. 4614. On passage of the bill to provide $28.5 billion in FY 2005 appropriations for energy and water development programs. Yes.  Passed 370-16. 6/25/04.
  • 338. H.R. 3980, to establish the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program to coordinate federal efforts and consult with academic and private sector organizations to reduce the loss of life and property from windstorms. Yes.  Passed 387-26, under suspension of rules. 7/8/04.
  • 354. H.R. 2828, California water supply improvements. Motion to recommit the bill to the House Resources Committee with instructions to strike a provision in the bill that would require the Interior secretary to determine a proposed water project’s feasibility and notify Congress if it were feasible and provide Congress 120 days to disapprove the project or it would be automatically authorized. No.  Failed 139-255. 7/9/04.
  • 488. S. 1814, to transfer ownership of the Mingo Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center in Puxico, Missouri, from the Interior Department’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to the Agriculture Department’s Forest Service. Yes.  Passed 333-0, under suspension of rules. 10/4/04.