I would support whatever assistance the Bureau of Indian Affairs could devote to repairs of the Twin Reservoir Dam, so long as the expenditure of any funds is consistent with the Bureau's priorities.

just 2 or 3 days ago, we had a not dissimilar discussion in this Chamber on proposals that would change present law with respect to Indian and non-Indian relationships. There were two provisions in this bill, of which I was the author…

The Park Service has ample flexibility to consider equipment purchases if that is necessary for proper maintenance. The Director is aware of the problem and I encourage him to remain attentive to the situation so that this road remains…

The BIA task force on the Wapato Irrigation District should include a private sector representative and a tribal representative.

I am unfamiliar with the details of the proposed CO2 project, but I can assure my colleagues from North Dakota and Montana that I will work with you, Senator Byrd and the House conferees to include Statement of Managers language allowing…

In view of some of the concerns which have been raised, BLM should consider working with all the experts, including the Utah Geological Survey, to ensure that there is an accurate reading of the current and future state of the Kaiparowits…

Mr. President, I recommend to my colleagues the rejection of the Ashcroft amendment with a degree of sympathy and understanding of the purity and the sincerity of his motives. I don't intend to go into great detail on it. Personally, I…

I fully understand the concerns that have been raised about these provisions. As is the case with any measure developed over a long process, there are parts of this title which will not please everyone. I believe my proposal represents the…

the Senator from Nevada states that it is not the purpose of this amendment to terminate harvesting in our national forests. He also states that it is the intent of the amendment to reduce harvesting in our national forests. He recognizes…

But I ask the Senator from New Mexico, there is nothing there that mentions any specific project?

Section 120 of the bill is a section that conditioned tribal priority allocations on the abandonment of a doctrine called sovereign immunity on the part of Indian tribes. There has been much said during the course of the day about justice…

I am firmly of the opinion, because that is the amendment that deals with the National Endowment for the Arts in the most radical fashion, that it should be voted on first, because if it is defeated, there are other amendments, including…

the amendment is technical. In response to the growing backlog of unmet need for replacement and repair of BIA schools, the committee recommended that tribes be allowed to use their Tribal Priority Allocations funds for replacement and…

The Secretary may use the funding in this provision to improve and restore the hydrological function of the Everglades watershed. Nothing here prevents the Secretary from providing park acquisition funding to assist the State of Florida in…

in the interests of clarity in dealing with two related but distinct issues, I have asked, and the Senator from Colorado has agreed, to deal separately with two amendments on his part to sections 118 and 120. So, while most of the speakers…

The simple justice referred to in this article is the death of an 18-year-old high school student in an automobile accident in the lower Yakima Valley in the State of Washington. That accident, according to the father of the boy and the…

And so when the chairman of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the Senator from Alaska, states that he has a number of questions about the very complicated transactions for these two projects proposed by the President and…

I do want to say this, Mr. President. A number of compliments have been made about the way in which Members deal with issues that are highly controversial and on which they have great differences of opinion. I say, with respect to every…

So, I ask the Senator from New Mexico, then the bill that I drafted and is being debated on the floor here today regarding appropriations for the Department of the Interior includes both the $700 million for the land and water conservation…

Why don't you make the relevant page of the bipartisan agreement a part of the Record.

As manager of the bill, I say to my colleague from North Carolina, I asked both the previous two Senators who spoke, and Senator Hutchison who preceded them, not to introduce their block grant amendments because it seemed to me most…

I do not think it would be possible for a Member of this body to defend more eloquently the mission of the National Endowment for the Arts or the place that the arts in the broadest sense of that term play in our society than we have just…

the issue involved in this amendment is extremely simple. If you believe that the regulation of our public schools is best conducted through hundreds of pages of detailed regulations, imposed by the Department of Education in Washington…

I reflected, as they discussed the value of higher education, in this case to Indians, on the force of their argument. It certainly is possible that on some other elements of this bill relating to Indians that we may have some…

I find it regrettable but not surprising that the expressions against the amendment which we just adopted are based on the proposition that all knowledge with respect to educational priorities is lodged right here among the 100 Members of…