NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION for NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

S 1433 To amend the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to provide competitive status to certain Federal employees in the State of Alaska.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

S 1709 To amend the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act of 1998 to provide additional staff and oversight of funds to carry out the Act, and for other purposes. S 1696 Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. HR 3161 Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. S 1859 Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. HR 3093 Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. S 1745 Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. HR 2641 Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. S 1751 Making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. HR 2643 Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. S 1696 The text of S 1696 has not yet been received from GPO HR 2764 Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. S 1253 To establish a fund for the National Park Centennial Challenge, and for other purposes. HR 3094 To establish in the Treasury of the United States a fund which shall be known as the National Park Centennial Fund, and for other purposes. S Con Res 21 Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012. H Con Res 99 Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2007, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 through 2012. S 1300 A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2008 through 2011, to improve aviation safety and capacity, to modernize the air traffic control system, and for other purposes. HR 2643 Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. HR 1239 To amend the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act of 1998 to provide additional staff and oversight of funds to carry out the Act, and for other purposes.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3093 (110th), S.Con.Res. 21 (110th), H.R. 2643 (110th), H.R. 2764 (110th), H.R. 1239 (110th), H.R. 2641 (110th), H.Con.Res. 99 (110th), H.R. 3094 (110th), H.R. 3161 (110th)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

HR 2881 To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2008 through 2011, to improve aviation safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for the national aviation system, and for other purposes.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2881 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

HR 810 To amend certain provisions of the Federal Power Act added by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 relating to the use of eminent domain authority for the construction of electric power lines, and for other purposes. HR 809 To repeal section 216 of the Federal Power Act (as added by the Energy Policy Act of 2005) providing for the use of eminent domain authority for the construction of certain electric power lines, and for other purposes. HR 2337 To promote energy policy reforms and public accountability, alternative energy and efficiency, and carbon capture and climate change mitigation, and for other purposes. HR 829 To amend the Federal Power Act to make certain changes in provisions relating to National Interest Transmission Corridors, and for other purposes.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 810 (110th), H.R. 2337 (110th), H.R. 829 (110th), H.R. 809 (110th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

S 728 To authorize the Secretary of the Army to carry out restoration projects along the Middle Rio Grande. HR 2421 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the United States over waters of the United States. HR 553 To require the Secretary of the Army to operate and maintain as a system the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal dispersal barriers. S 336 To require the Secretary of the Army to operate and maintain as a system the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal dispersal barriers, and for other purposes. HR 617 The text of HR 617 has not yet been received from GPO HR 1495 To provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 617 (110th), H.R. 2421 (110th), H.R. 553 (110th), H.R. 1495 (110th)

Natural Resources NAT

HR 1179 To clarify the authority of the Secretary of the Interior with regard to management of elk in Rocky Mountain National Park. S 684 To clarify the authority of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the management of the elk population located in the Theodore Roosevelt National Park. HR 450 To designate the Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail, and for other purposes. S 268 To designate the Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail, and for other purposes. HR 161 To adjust the boundary of the Minidoka Internment National Monument to include the Nidoto Nai Yoni Memorial in Bainbridge Island, Washington, and for other purposes. S 1380 To designate as wilderness certain land within the Rocky Mountain National Park and to adjust the boundaries of the Indian Peaks Wilderness and the Arapaho National Recreation Area of the Arapaho National Forest in the State of Colorado. S 917 To clarify the authority of the Secretary of the Interior with regard to management of elk in Rocky Mountain National Park. HR 554 To provide for the protection of paleontological resources on Federal lands, and for other purposes. S 408 To recognize the heritage of hunting and provide opportunities for continued hunting on Federal public land. HR 359 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of sites associated with the life of Cesar Estrada Chavez and the farm labor movement. HR 1798 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Ka'u Coast on the island of Hawaii as a unit of the National Park System. S 1808 To authorize the exchange of certain land in Denali National Park in the State of Alaska. HR 1210 To authorize the exchange of certain land in Grand, San Juan, and Uintah Counties, Utah, and for other purposes. HR 764 To expand the boundary of Saguaro National Park, to study additional land for future adjustments to the boundary of the Park, and for other purposes.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1210 (110th), H.R. 161 (110th), H.R. 1798 (110th), H.R. 764 (110th), H.R. 554 (110th), H.R. 450 (110th), H.R. 359 (110th), H.R. 1179 (110th)