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“Senate” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D705-D706 on June 28, 2002.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Friday, June 28, 2002
Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S6297-S6325
Measures Introduced: Nine bills and four resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 2700-2708, S. Res. 296-298, and S. Con. Res. 127.
Pages S6318-19
Measures Reported:
S. 2119, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax treatment of inverted corporate entities and of transactions with such entities, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
(S. Rept. No. 107-188)
S. 2498, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require adequate disclosure of transactions which have a potential for tax avoidance or evasion, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
(S. Rept. No. 107-189)
S. 454, to provide permanent funding for the Bureau of Land Management Payment in Lieu of Taxes program and for other purposes. (S. Rept. No. 107-190)
S. 691, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, Nevada, to the Secretary of the Interior, in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California. (S. Rept. No. 107-191)
S. 1010, to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of North Carolina. (S. Rept. No. 107-192)
S. 1649, to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to increase the authorization of appropriations for the Vancouver National Historic Reserve and for the preservation of Vancouver Barracks, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 107-193)
S. 1843, to extend hydro-electric licenses in the State of Alaska.
(S. Rept. No. 107-194)
S. 1852, to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Wyoming. (S. Rept. No. 107-195)
S. 1894, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the national significance of the Miami Circle site in the State of Florida as well as the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System as part of Biscayne National Park, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 107-196)
S. 1907, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to the city of Haines, Oregon, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 107-197)
H.R. 223, to amend the Clear Creek County, Colorado, Public Lands Transfer Act of 1993 to provide additional time for Clear Creek County to dispose of certain lands transferred to the county under the Act.
(S. Rept. No. 107-198)
H.R. 1456, to expand the boundary of the Booker T. Washington National Monument. (S. Rept. No. 107-199)
H.R. 1576, to designate the James Peak Wilderness and Protection Area in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in the State of Colorado.
(S. Rept. No. 107-200)
S. 2708, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003. (S. Rept. No. 107-201)
Page S6318
Appointment:
American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress: The Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore, pursuant to Public Law 94-201, as amended by Public Law 105-275, appointed the following individuals as members of the Board of Trustees of the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress: Susan Barksdale Howorth of Mississippi, for a term of six years; and Marlene Meyerson of Texas, for a term of six years.
Page S6323
Nominations Discharged and Placed on Calendar: Senate discharged from committee and placed on the Executive Calendar, the following nominations:
From the Committee on Environment and Public Works: Jeffrey S. Merrifield, of New Hampshire, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
From the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Fred L. Dailey, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation;
Grace Trujillo Daniel, of California, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation;
Sharon Brown-Hruska, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission;
Walter Lukken, of Indiana, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; and
Douglas L. Flory, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration.
Page S6318
Nominations Discharged and Referred: Senate discharged the following nomination from the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and was then referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs:
Phyllis K. Fong, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Department of Agriculture.
Page S6323
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Richard Allan Roth, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Senegal, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea-Bissau.
Peter Eide, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five years.
Routine lists in the Air Force, Navy.
Page S6324
Nominations Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of the following nominations:
Francis L. Cramer III, of New Hampshire, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term expiring fifteen years after he takes office, which was sent to the Senate on November 28, 2001.
Page S6325
Messages From the House:
Pages S6317-18
Measures Referred:
Page S6318
Measures Read First Time:
Page S6323
Enrolled Bills Presented:
Page S6318
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S6319-20
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S6320-22
Additional Statements:
Pages S6314-17
Authority for Committees to Meet:
Page S6323
Adjournment: Senate met at 9:31 a.m., and pursuant to the provisions of S. Con. Res. 125, adjourned at 1:49 p.m., until 2 p.m., on Monday, July 8, 2002. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S6324).
