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Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests
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Phone: (202) 224-4971
Fax: (202) 224-7970
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| Jurisdiction of the Subcommittee includes oversight and legislative responsibilities for: public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service including farming and grazing thereon, and wilderness areas; establishment of wildlife refuges on public lands and wilderness designation therein; military land withdrawals; reserved water rights; Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act; territorial affairs; national mining and minerals policy and general mining laws; surface mining, reclamation and enforcement; mining education and research; Federal mineral leasing; Outer Continental Shelf leasing; Naval oil shale reserves; National Petroleum reserve -- Alaska; and deep seabed mining.
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Democratic Subcommittee Members
 Ron Wyden (Chairman)
Daniel K. Akaka
Tim Johnson
Mary L. Landrieu
Maria Cantwell
Ken Salazar
Robert Menendez
Blanche Lincoln
Bernard Sanders
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Republican Subcommittee Members
John Barrasso
Larry E. Craig
Lisa Murkowski
Richard Burr
Jim DeMint
Jeff Sessions
Gordon Smith
Jim Bunning
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Jeff Bingaman (ex officio member)
Pete V. Domenici (ex officio member)
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Related Legislation
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• SP- 21
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IMPACTS OF THE CHINESE HARDWOOD PLYWOOD TRADE ON THE NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM
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• SP- 31
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MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS TO THE GREAT BASIN IN THE 21ST CENTURY
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• SP- 36
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FOREST RESTORATION AND HAZARDOUS FUELS REDUCTION EFFORTS IN THE FORESTS OF OREGON AND WASHINGTON
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• SP- 47
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TESTIMONY REGARDING OLD-GROWTH FOREST SCIENCE, POLICY AND MANAGEMENT IN THE PACIFIC NORHTWEST REGION
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• H.R. 249
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05-Jan-07
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To restore the prohibition on the commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros.
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• H.R. 276
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05-Jan-07
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To designate the Piedras Blancas Light Station and the surrounding public land as an Outstanding Natural Area to be administered as a part of the National Landscape Conservation System, and for other purposes.
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• H.R. 356
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09-Jan-07
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To remove certain restrictions on the Mammoth Community Water District's ability to use certain property acquired by that District from the United States.
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• H.R. 523
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17-Jan-07
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To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain public land located wholly or partially within the boundaries of the Wells Hydroelectric Project of Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County, Washington, to the utility district.
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• H.R. 815
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05-Feb-07
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To provide for the conveyance of certain land in Clark County, Nevada, for use by the Nevada National Guard.
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• H.R. 816
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05-Mar-08
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To provide for the release of certain land from the Sunrise Mountain Instant Study Area in the State of Nevada and to grant a right-of-way across the released land for the construction and maintenance of a flood control project.
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• H.R. 838
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06-Feb-07
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To provide for the conveyance of the Bureau of Land Management parcels known as the White Acre and Gambel Oak properties and related real property to Park City, Utah, and for other purposes.
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• H.R. 865
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06-Feb-07
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To grant rights-of-way for electric transmission lines over certain Native allotments in the State of Alaska.
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• H.R. 886
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To enhance ecosystem protection and the range of outdoor opportunities protected by statute in the Skykomish River valley of the State of Washington by designating certain lower-elevation Federal lands as wilderness, and for other purposes.
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• H.R. 903
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07-Feb-07
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To provide for a study of options for protecting the open space characteristics of certain lands in and adjacent to the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado, and for other purposes.
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• H.R. 1011
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13-Feb-07
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To designate additional National Forest System lands in the State of Virginia as wilderness or a wilderness study area, to designate the Kimberling Creek Potential Wilderness Area for eventual incorporation in the Kimberling Creek Wilderness, to establish the Seng Mountain and Bear Creek Scenic Areas, to provide for the development of trail plans for the wilderness areas and scenic areas, and for other purposes.
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• H.R. 1285
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01-Mar-07
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To provide for the conveyance of a parcel of National Forest System land in Kittitas County, Washington, to facilitate the construction of a new fire and rescue station, and for other purposes.
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• H.R. 1311
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To provide for the conveyance of the Alta-Hualapai Site to the Nevada Cancer Institute, and for other purposes.
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• H.R. 1374
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07-Mar-07
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To amend the Florida National Forest Land Management Act of 2003 to authorize the conveyance of an additional tract of National Forest System land under that Act, and for other purposes.
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• H.R. 2121
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02-May-07
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To modify a land grant patent issued by the Secretary of the Interior.
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• H.R. 2246
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09-May-07
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To provide for the release of any reversionary interest of the United States in and to certain lands in Reno, Nevada.
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• H.R. 2632
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10-Jun-08
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To establish the Sabinoso Wilderness Area in San Miguel County, New Mexico, and for other purposes.
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• H.R. 3473
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05-Mar-08
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To provide for a land exchange with the City of Bountiful, Utah, involving National Forest System land in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest and to further land ownership consolidation in that national forest, and for other purposes.
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• H.R. 3490
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30-Apr-08
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To transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands from the Bureau of Land Management to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to take such lands into trust for Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria, and for other purposes.
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• H.R. 3651
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01-Apr-08
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To require the conveyance of certain public land within the boundaries of Camp Williams, Utah, to support the training and readiness of the Utah National Guard.
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• H.R. 3682
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10-Jun-08
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To designate certain Federal lands in Riverside County, California, as wilderness, to designate certain river segments in Riverside County as a wild, scenic, or recreational river, to adjust the boundary of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, and for other purposes.
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• H.R. 5151
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23-Apr-08
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To designate as wilderness additional National Forest System lands in the Monongahela National Forest in the State of West Virginia, and for other purposes.
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• H.R. 5541
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10-Jul-08
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To provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities on Department of the Interior and National Forest System lands, to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy, and for other purposes.
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• S. 202
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08-Jan-07
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A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain Forest Service land to the city of Coffman Cove, Alaska.
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• S. 203
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08-Jan-07
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A bill to provide equitable treatment for the people of the Village Corporation established for the Native Village of Saxman, Alaska, and for other purposes.
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• S. 205
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08-Jan-07
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A bill to grant rights-of-way for electric transmission lines over certain Native allotments in the State of Alaska.
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• S. 216
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09-Jan-07
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A bill to provide for the exchange of certain Federal land in the Santa Fe National Forest and certain non-Federal land in the Pecos National Historical Park in the State of New Mexico.
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• S. 232
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A bill to make permanent the authorization for watershed restoration and enhancement agreements.
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• S. 240
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10-Jan-07
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A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992.
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• S. 260
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11-Jan-07
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A bill to establish the Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area.
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• S. 262
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11-Jan-07
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A bill to rename the Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in the State of Idaho as the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in honor of the late Morley Nelson, an international authority on birds of prey, who was instrumental in the establishment of this National Conservation Area, and for other purposes.
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• S. 275
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11-Jan-07
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A bill to establish the Prehistoric Trackways National Monument in the State of New Mexico.
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• S. 320
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17-Jan-07
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A bill to provide for the protection of paleontological resources on Federal lands, and for other purposes.
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• S. 380
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24-Jan-07
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A bill to reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, and for other purposes.
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• S. 390
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25-Jan-07
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A bill to direct the exchange of certain land in Grand, San Juan, and Uintah Counties, Utah, and for other purposes.
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• S. 493
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06-Feb-07
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A bill to designate certain public land as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in the State of California, to designate Salmon Restoration Areas, to establish the Sacramento River National Recreation Area and Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, and for other purposes.
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• S. 520
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07-Feb-07
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A bill to enhance ecosystem protection and the range of outdoor opportunities protected by statute in the Skykomish River valley of the State of Washington by designating certain lower-elevation Federal lands as wilderness, and for other purposes.
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• S. 532
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08-Feb-07
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A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Bureau of Land Management land to Park City, Utah, and for other purposes.
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• S. 570
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13-Feb-07
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A bill to designate additional National Forest System lands in the State of Virginia as wilderness or a wilderness study area, to designate the Kimberling Creek Potential Wilderness Area for eventual incorporation in the Kimberling Creek Wilderness, to establish the Seng Mountain and Bear Creek Scenic Areas, to provide for the development of trail plans for the wilderness areas and scenic areas, and for other purposes.
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• S. 647
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15-Feb-07
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A bill to designate certain land in the State of Oregon as wilderness, and for other purposes.
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• S. 758
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05-Mar-07
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A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Alta-Hualapai Site to the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, for the development of a cancer treatment facility.
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• S. 779
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06-Mar-07
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A bill to reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.
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• S. 802
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07-Mar-07
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A bill to provide for the implementation of the Owyhee Initiative Agreement, and for other purposes.
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• S. 811
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08-Mar-07
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A bill to establish the Sacramento River National Recreation Area in the State of California.
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• S. 832
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09-Mar-07
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A bill to provide for the sale of approximately 25 acres of public land to the Turnabout Ranch, Escalante, Utah, at fair market value.
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• S. 900
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15-Mar-07
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A bill to authorize the Boy Scouts of America to exchange certain land in the State of Utah acquired under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act.
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• S. 934
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20-Mar-07
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A bill to amend the Florida National Forest Land Management Act of 2003 to authorize the conveyance of an additional tract of National Forest System land under that Act, and for other purposes.
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• S. 1139
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18-Apr-07
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A bill to establish the National Landscape Conservation System.
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• S. 1143
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18-Apr-07
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A bill to designate the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and the surrounding Federal land in the State of Florida as an Outstanding Natural Area and as a unit of the National Landscape System, and for other purposes.
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• S. 1152
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18-Apr-07
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A bill to promote wildland firefighter safety.
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• S. 1170
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19-Apr-07
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A bill to designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in the State of Utah for the benefit of present and future generations of people in the United States.
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• S. 1311
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04-May-07
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A bill to permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing in the North Aleutian Basin Planning Area, and for other purposes.
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• S. 1377
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14-May-07
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A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the City of Henderson, Nevada, certain Federal land located in the City, and for other purposes.
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• S. 1433
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21-May-07
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A bill to amend the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to provide competitive status to certain Federal employees in the State of Alaska.
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• S. 1478
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24-May-07
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A bill to provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System.
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• S. 1608
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13-Jun-07
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A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain land in Clark County, Nevada, for use by the Nevada National Guard.
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• S. 1635
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15-Jun-07
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A bill to provide for the reimbursement of wildland firefighters for the cost of professional liability insurance.
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• S. 1680
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21-Jun-07
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A bill to provide for the inclusion of certain non-Federal land in the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and the Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.
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• S. 1724
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28-Jun-07
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A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land Management land in the State of Nevada to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and for other purposes.
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• S. 1740
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28-Jun-07
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A bill to amend the Act of February 22, 1889, and the Act of July 2, 1862, to provide for the management of public land trust funds in the State of North Dakota.
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• S. 1746
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29-Jun-07
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A bill to provide for the recognition of certain Native communities and the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes.
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• S. 1802
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17-Jul-07
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A bill to adjust the boundaries of the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness in the State of Idaho.
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• S. 1803
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17-Jul-07
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A bill to authorize the exchange of certain land located in the State of Idaho, and for other purposes.
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• S. 1862
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24-Jul-07
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A bill to provide for the exchange and conveyance of certain National Forest land and other land in southeast Arizona, and for other purposes.
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• S. 1931
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01-Aug-07
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A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to ensure that development of certain Federal oil and gas resources will occur in a manner that protects water resources and respects the rights of surface owners, and for other purposes.
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• S. 1939
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02-Aug-07
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A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain land in the Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico.
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• S. 1940
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02-Aug-07
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A bill to reauthorize the Rio Puerco Watershed Management Program, and for other purposes.
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• S. 1949
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02-Aug-07
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A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to provide loans to certain organizations in certain States to address habitats and ecosystems and to address and prevent invasive species.
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• S. 2034
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10-Sep-07
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A bill to amend the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 to designate the Copper Salmon Wilderness and to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the North and South Forks of the Elk River in the State of Oregon as wild or scenic rivers, and for other purposes.
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• S. 2109
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27-Sep-07
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A bill to designate certain Federal lands in Riverside County, California, as wilderness, to designate certain river segments in Riverside County as a wild, scenic, or recreational river, to adjust the boundary of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, and for other purposes.
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• S. 2124
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01-Oct-07
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A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Montana, to Jefferson County, Montana, for use as a cemetery.
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• S. 2229
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25-Oct-07
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A bill to withdraw certain Federal land in the Wyoming Range from leasing and provide an opportunity to retire certain leases in the Wyoming Range.
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• S. 2231
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25-Oct-07
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A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to strengthen cooperative conservation efforts and to reduce barriers to the use of partnerships to enable Federal natural resource managers to meet their obligations, and for other purposes.
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• S. 2241
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25-Oct-07
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A bill to provide consistent enforcement authority to the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Forest Service to respond to violations of regulations regarding the management, use, and protection of public land under the jurisdiction of those agencies, and for other purposes.
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• S. 2283
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01-Nov-07
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A bill to preserve the use and access of pack and saddle stock animals on public land administered by the National Park Service, and Bureau of Land Management, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Forest Service on which there is a historical tradition of the use of pack and saddle stock animals.
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• S. 2354
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14-Nov-07
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To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 4 parcels of land from the Bureau of Land Management to the city of Twin Falls, Idaho.
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• S. 2379
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16-Nov-07
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To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to cancel certain grazing leases on land in Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument that are voluntarily waived by the lessees, to provide for the exchange of certain Monument land in exchange for private land, to designate certain Monument land as wilderness, and for other purposes.
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• S. 2443
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A bill to provide for the release of any revisionary interest of the United States in and to certain lands in Reno, Nevada.
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• S. 2448
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11-Dec-07
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To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to make certain technical corrections.
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• S. 2468
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13-Dec-07
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A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through the Chief of the Forest Service) to enter into a cooperative agreement with the State of Wyoming to allow the State of Wyoming to conduct certain forest and watershed restoration services, and for other purposes.
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• S. 2475
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A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to provide an exception for certain States with respect to the distribution of amounts by the Secretary of the Interior from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund.
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• S. 2508
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A bill to provide for a study of options for protecting the open space characteristics of certain lands in and adjacent to the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado, and for other purposes.
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• S. 2546
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23-Jan-08
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A bill to reduce the risks to Colorado communities and water supplies from severe wildfires, especially in areas affected by insect infestations, to provide model legislation that may be applied to other States experiencing similar insect infestations or other forest-related problems, and for other purposes.
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• S. 2568
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29-Jan-08
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A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met.
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• S. 2581
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30-Jan-08
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A bill to designate as wilderness additional National Forest System lands in the Monongahela National Forest in the State of West Virginia, and for other purposes.
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• S. 2601
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06-Feb-08
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A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to King and Kittitas Counties Fire District No. 51 a certain parcel of real property for use as a site for a new Snoqualmie Pass fire and rescue station.
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• S. 2602
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06-Feb-08
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A bill to amend the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, to terminate the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to deduct amounts from certain States.
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• S. 2833
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09-Apr-08
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A bill to provide for the management of certain public land in Owyhee County, Idaho, and for other purposes.
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• S. 2834
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09-Apr-08
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A bill to establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, and improve public land in Washington County, Utah, and for other purposes.
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• S. 2875
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16-Apr-08
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A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide grants to designated States and tribes to carry out programs to reduce the risk of livestock loss due to predation by gray wolves and other predator species or to compensate landowners for livestock loss due to predation.
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• S. 2879
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17-Apr-08
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A bill to provide for orderly and balanced development of energy resources within the Roan Plateau Planning Area of Colorado, and for other purposes.
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• S. 2898
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22-Apr-08
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A bill to provide for the release of certain land from the Sunrise Mountain Instant Study Area in the State of Nevada.
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• S. 3042
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20-May-08
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A bill to establish a coordinated avalanche protection program, and for other purposes.
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• S. 3065
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22-May-08
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A bill to establish the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area and the Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area.
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• S. 3066
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22-May-08
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A bill to designate certain National Forest System land in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests and certain land in the Royal Gorge Resource Area of the Bureau of Land Management in the State of Colorado as wilderness, and for other purposes.
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• S. 3069
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22-May-08
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A bill to designate certain land as wilderness in the State of California, and for other purposes.
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• S. 3085
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05-Jun-08
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A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to establish a cooperative watershed management program, and for other purposes.
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• S. 3088
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05-Jun-08
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A bill to designate certain land in the State of Oregon as wilderness, and for other purposes.
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• S. 3089
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05-Jun-08
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A bill to designate certain land in the State of Oregon as wilderness, to provide for the exchange of certain Federal land and non-Federal land, and for other purposes.
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• S. 3157
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18-Jun-08
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A bill to provide for the exchange and conveyance of certain National Forest System land and other land in southeast Arizona, and for other purposes.
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• S. 3179
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23-Jun-08
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A bill to authorize the conveyance of certain public land in the State of New Mexico owned or leased by the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.
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• S. 3256
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11-Jul-08
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A bill to provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities on Department of the Interior and National Forest System lands, to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy, and for other purposes.
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• S. 3302
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22-Jul-08
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A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with State foresters authorizing State foresters to provide certain forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration and protection services.
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• S. 3393
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31-Jul-08
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A bill to promote conservation and provide for sensible development in Carson City, Nevada, and for other purposes.
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