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Small Business SMB

S 1960 A bill to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to improve surety bond guarantees, and for other purposes.

Contacted: UNDETERMINED; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Park Service (NPS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

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

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); UNDETERMINED; SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Park Service (NPS)

Immigration IMM

HR 2593 To secure and conserve Federal public lands and natural resources along the international land borders of the United States, and for other purposes.

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); UNDETERMINED; Natl Park Service (NPS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 2593 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

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 1789 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. S 1253 A bill to establish a fund for the National Park Centennial Challenge, 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. 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. 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 1696 An original bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 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 2830 To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes. S 1859 An original bill 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 1751 An original bill making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. HR 1731 To eliminate the annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog in the national parks, and for other purposes. HR 2959 To establish a fund for the National Park Centennial Challenge, and for other purposes. Great Smoky Mountains NP North Shore Road Cash Settlement

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); UNDETERMINED; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Park Service (NPS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2830 (110th), H.R. 2641 (110th), H.R. 2643 (110th), H.R. 2764 (110th), H.R. 2959 (110th), H.R. 3094 (110th), H.R. 3161 (110th), H.R. 1731 (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. 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.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Park Service (NPS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; UNDETERMINED; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

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

Education EDU

HR 3994 To amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to provide further self-governance by Indian tribes, and for other purposes. HR 3463 To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a partnership between the Department of Education and the National Park Service to provide educational opportunities for students and teachers. S 2194 A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a partnership between the Department of Education and the National Park Service to provide educational opportunities for students and teachers, and for other purposes.

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); UNDETERMINED; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Park Service (NPS)

Bills named: H.R. 3463 (110th), H.R. 3994 (110th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

S 2191 A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes. S 1168 A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish a regulatory program for sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, mercury, and carbon dioxide emissions from the electric generating sector. S 1177 A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish a national uniform multiple air pollutant regulatory program for the electric generating sector. 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. S 1578 A bill to amend the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to establish vessel ballast water management requirements, and for other purposes. HR 2421 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the United States over waters of the United States. S 1870 A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the United States over waters of the United States. S 728 A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to carry out restoration projects along the Middle Rio Grande.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); UNDETERMINED; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Park Service (NPS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

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

Natural Resources NAT

S 189 A bill to decrease the matching funds requirements and authorize additional appropriations for Keweenaw National Historical Park in the State of Michigan. HR 2262 To modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands, consistent with the principles of self-initiation of mining claims, and for other purposes. S 1380 A bill 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. HR 2334 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 1808 A bill to authorize the exchange of certain land in Denali National Park in the State of Alaska. HR 830 A bill to authorize the exchange of certain interests in land in Denali National Park in the State of Alaska. HR 450 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 268 A bill to designate the Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail, and for other purposes. HR 3111 To provide for the administration of Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. HR 1239 A bill to amend the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act of 1998 to authorize additional funding to carry out the Act, and for other purposes. S 1709 A bill 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. HR 359 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of sites associated with the life of Cesar Estarada Chavez and the farm labor movement. HR 783 To modify the boundary of Mesa Verde National Park, 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. S 1341 A bill to provide for the exchange of certain Bureau of Land Management land in Pima County, Arizona, and for other purposes. HR 53 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a long-term lease with the Government of the United States Virgin Islands to provide land on the island of Saint John, Virgin Islands, for the establishment of a school, and for other purposes. HR 1143 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease certain lands in Virgin Islands National Park, and for other purposes. HR 1350 To establish a collaborative program to protect the Great Lakes, and for other purposes. S 791 A bill to establish a collaborative program to protect the Great Lakes, and for other purposes. HR 617 To authorize ecosystem restoration projects for the Indian River Lagoon-South and the Picayune Strand, Collier County, in the State of Florida. S 353 A bill to authorize ecosystem restoration projects for the Indian River Lagoon-South and the Picayune Strand, Collier County, in the State of Florida. HR 6176 To authorize the expansion of the Fort Davis National Historic Site in Fort Davis, Texas, and for other purposes. HR 3998 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct special resources studies of certain lands and structures to determine the appropriate means for preservation, use, and management of the resources associated with such lands and structures. S 1808 A bill to authorize the exchange of certain land in Denali National Park in the State of Alaska. Draft bill to implement GAO recommendations for Yellowstone NP Bison management Yellowstone NP Winter Use Grand Teton NP Pathways

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; UNDETERMINED; Natl Park Service (NPS); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 1350 (110th), H.R. 783 (110th), H.R. 2262 (110th), H.R. 359 (110th), H.R. 830 (110th), H.R. 6176 (110th), H.R. 1239 (110th), H.R. 2334 (110th), H.R. 1143 (110th), H.R. 161 (110th), H.R. 450 (110th), H.R. 53 (110th), H.R. 764 (110th), H.R. 3998 (110th), H.R. 617 (110th), H.R. 3111 (110th)