Rep. Gilchrest, Wayne T. [R-MD-1]

Amendment sought to appropriate $500,000 for the Environmental Protection Agency to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study to examine the scientific basis for methods used in identifying and dilineating wetlands. \ A point of order was sustained against the amendment on the grounds that it constituted legislation on an appropriations bill.

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An amendment in the nature of a substitute to make technical changes to the bill.

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An amendment, offered as a substitute to the Regula amendment, which would allow the U.S. Geological Survey to continue to use funds to administer volunteers, provided that the volunteers are properly trained and that the information gathered is carefully verified.

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An amendment to transfer $783 million from various accounts which fund NASA to accounts providing funding for NOAA.

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An amendment to include the use of trespass laws by housing authorities to keep evicted tenants or criminals out of public housing property.

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Amendment sought to appropriate $500,000 for the Department of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study to examine the scientific basis for methods used in identifying and dilineating wetlands, for the purpose of conserving fish and wildlife resources and their habitat.

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An amendment (printed as amendment No. 25 in the Congressional Record of May 9) to prohibit property from being designated as wetland based solely on the likelihood that migratory birds might use it.

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An amendment numbered 24 printed in the Congressional record to strike sec. 210 that specifies the exclusive jurisdiction of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi over fish in the Gulf of Mexico within 9 miles of the coast of the state.

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An amendment to reduce the appropriation for the General Investigations account by $100,000.

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An amendment to make technical changes and express the sense of the Congress that the President should issue guidelines regarding oil spill response actions to clarify that a person who is not responsible for the spill yet takes action to prevent the effects of it shall not be held liable for the violation of fish and wildlife laws.

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An amendment numbered 23 printed in the Congressional Record to create the Conservation Corridor Program.

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An amendment in the nature of a substitute to make technical modifications to the bill.

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An amendment, consisting of several amendments offered en bloc, to make technical corrections to the bill.

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An amendment to reduce the account for Operation and Maintenance, General by $6,801,000 from $1,854,000,000 to $1,847,199,000.

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An amendment to strike section 3011 of the bill. Section 3011 prohibits use of funds to take any action to approve or otherwise allow the acquisition of any leases, contracts, rights, or any other obligations of P&O Ports by Dubai Ports World or any other legal entity affiliated with or controlled by Dubai Ports World.

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An amendment not preprinted in the Congressional Record to modify the Magnuson Act definition of "optimum yield" in order to prohibit regional fishery management councils from allowing a fish stock to be harvested at a rate that exceeds the maximum sustainable yield for that fishery.

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An amendment, not preprinted in the Congressional Record, to specify that the funding reductions called for in the Duncan amendment shall not apply with respect to the new FDA construction project in Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties in Maryland, if a prospectus is approved pursuant to the Public Buildings Act.

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An amendment (printed as amendment No. 25 in the Congressional Record of May 9) to delete provisions of the bill that establishes a new definition for wetlands.

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An amendment numbered 21 printed in the Congressional Record to strike section 337 that excludes 36 acres in Florida from the Coastal Barrier Resources System.

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An amendment to the Boehlert amendment in the nature of a substitute to authorize a General Accounting Office study of the costs and nature of Endangered Species Act mitigation associated with routine manintenance to levees.

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National Fish Habitat Conservation Act

United States · United States Congress · 26 September 2008

National Fish Habitat Conservation Act - Establishes a National Fish Habitat Board to promote, oversee, and coordinate the implementation of this Act and the existing National Fish Habitat Action Plan and to review and recommend fish habitat conservation projects. Authorizes the Board to designate Fish Habitat Conservation Partnerships to coordinate Plan implementation at a regional level and develop and carry out fish habitat conservation projects. Sets forth Partnership approval criteria, including that a Partnership: (1) have representatives of a diverse group of public and private partners that are focused on conservation of aquatic habitats to achieve results across jurisdictional boundaries and public and private lands; and (2) is able to address issues and priorities at a nationally significant scale. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to fund, from amounts appropriated under this Act, up to 50% of the cost of approved fish habitat conservation projects. Requires the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to: (1) create the National Fish Habitat Conservation Partnership Office within such Service; and (2) develop the Office's interagency operational plan and its technical and scientific assistance program. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) enter into a cooperative agreement or contract with a Partnership for fish habitat conservation, restoration, and enhancement projects; and (2) enter into an agreement with a charitable organization to solicit private donations to carry out the this Act.

Designating the third week of October as "National Estate Planning Awareness Week".

United States · United States Congress · 25 September 2008

Encourages the distribution of estate planning information by professionals to all Americans. Supports the designation of a National Estate Planning Awareness Week (third week of October).

Solemnly commemorating the 25th anniversary of the tragic October 1983 terrorist bombing of the United States Marine Corps Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon and remembering those who lost their lives and those who were injured.

United States · United States Congress · 9 September 2008

Honors and remembers the service and sacrifice of the victims on the 25th anniversary of the bombing of the U.S. Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. Joins family and friends in mourning the victims who lost their lives in the tragic bombing.

Congratulating Michael Phelps, 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics champion swimmer, on winning 8 gold medals in the Games of the XXIX Olympiad and becoming one of the most highly decorated athletes in Olympic history.

United States · United States Congress · 8 September 2008

Congratulates Michael Phelps for his outstanding athletic achievements during the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games. Recognizes the achievements of all the members of the 2008 U.S. Olympic swim team.