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SENATE RESOLUTION 338--RELATIVE TO THE DEATH OF THE HONORABLE PAUL
COVERDELL, A SENATOR FROM THE STATE OF GEORGIA

Mr. LOTT (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Akaka, Mr.
Allard, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Biden, Mr.
Bingaman, Mr. Bond, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Bryan,
Mr. Bunning, Mr. Burns, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Campbell, Mr. L. Chafee, Mr.
Cleland, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Collins, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Craig, Mr. Crapo,
Mr. DeWine, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Durbin, Mr.
Edwards, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Feingold, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr.
Frist, Mr. Gorton, Mr. Graham, Mr. Gramm, Mr. Grams, Mr. Grassley, Mr.
Gregg, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Helms, Mr. Hollings, Mr.
Hutchinson, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Jeffords, Mr.
Johnson, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Kyl, Ms.
Landrieu, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs.
Lincoln, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Mack, Mr. McCain, Mr. McConnell, Ms. Mikulski,
Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Reed, Mr.
Reid, Mr. Robb, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Roth, Mr. Santorum,
Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Smith of New
Hampshire, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Specter, Mr. Stevens,
Mr. Thomas, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Voinovich,
Mr. Warner, Mr. Wellstone, and Mr. Wyden) submitted the following
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

S. Res. 338

Whereas the Honorable Paul Coverdell served Georgia in the
United States Senate with devotion and distinction;
Whereas the Honorable Paul Coverdell served all the people
of the United States as Director of the Peace Corps;
Whereas his efforts on behalf of Georgians and all
Americans earned him the esteem and high regard of his
colleagues; and
Whereas his tragic and untimely death has deprived his
State and Nation of an outstanding lawmaker and public
servant: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow
and deep regret the announcement of the death of the
Honorable Paul Coverdell a Senator from the State of Georgia.
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate communicate
these resolutions to the House of Representatives and
transmit an enrolled copy thereof to the family of the
deceased.
Resolved, That when the Senate adjourns today, it stand
adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of the
deceased Senator.

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AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT,
2001

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GRASSLEY (AND HARKIN) AMENDMENT NO. 3910

Mr. GORTON (for Mr. Grassley (for himself and Mr. Harkin)) proposed
an amendment to the bill (H.R. 4578) making appropriations for the
Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 163, after line 23, insert the following:

SEC. 1__. MISSISSIPPI RIVER ISLAND NO. 228, IOWA, LAND
EXCHANGE.

(a) Identification of Land To Be Received in Exchange.--Not
later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (referred to in
this section as the ``Secretary''), shall provide Dubuque
Barge & Fleeting Services, Inc. (referred to in this section
as ``Dubuque''), a notice that identifies parcels of land or
interests in land--
(1) that are of a value that is approximately equal to the
value of the parcel of land comprising the northern half of
Mississippi River Island No. 228, as determined through an
appraisal conducted in conformity with the Uniform Appraisal
Standards for Federal Land Acquisition; and
(2) that the Secretary would consider acceptable in
exchange for all right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to that parcel.
(b) Land for Wild Life and Fish Refuge.--Land or interests
in land that the Secretary may consider acceptable for the
purposes of subsection (a) include land or interests in land
that would be suitable for inclusion in the Upper Mississippi
River Wild Life and Fish Refuge.
(c) Exchange.--Not later than 30 days after Dubuque offers
land or interests in land identified in the notice under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall convey all right, title,
and interest of the United States in and to the parcel
described in subsection (a) in exchange for the land or
interests in land offered by Dubuque, and shall permanently
discontinue barge fleeting at the Mississippi River island,
Tract JO-4, Parcel A, in the W/2 SE/4, Section 30, T.29N.,
R.2W., Jo Daviess County, Illinois, located between miles
#578 and #579, commonly known as Pearl Island.
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GORTON AMENDMENT NO. 3911

Mr. GORTON proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 4578; supra; as
follows:

On page 126, line 16, strike ``$207,079,000'' and insert
``$208,579,000''.
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BOXER AMENDMENT NO. 3912

Mrs. BOXER proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 4578, supra; as
follows:

At the end of the amendment, add the following:
``None of the funds appropriated under this Act may be used
for the preventive application of a pesticide containing a
known or probable carcinogen, a category I or II acute nerve
toxin or a pesticide of the organophosphate, carbamate, or
organochlorine class as identified by the Environmental
Protection Agency in National Parks in any area where
children and pregnant women may be present.''
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AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND
RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2001

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BAUCUS AMENDMENTS NOS. 3913-3916

Mr. BAUCUS submitted four amendments intended to be proposed by him
to the bill (H.R. 4461) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies programs
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes;
as follows:

Amendment No. 3913

On page 14, line 23, strike ``and''.
On page 15, lines 1 and 2, strike ``in all, $494,744,000.''
and insert ``and $500,000 for the Montana Sheep Institute; in
all, $495,244,000, of which $500,000 shall be derived by
transfer of a proportionate amount from each other account
for which this title makes funds available for administrative
and related expenses.''.
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Amendment No. 3914

On page 14, line 23, strike ``and''.
On page 15, lines 1 and 2, strike ``in all, $494,744,000.''
and insert ``and $500,000 for a 1-year economic study on live
cattle packer concentration at the University of Florida; in
all, $494,894,000, of which $150,000 shall be derived by
transfer of a proportionate amount from each other account
for which this title makes funds available for administrative
and related expenses.''.
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Amendment No. 3915

On page 12, line 22, strike ``expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b):''
and insert ``expended, of which $2,000,000 shall be derived
by transfer of a proportionate amount from each other account
for which this title makes funds available for administrative
and related expenses, and of which not less than $2,000,000
shall be available for the Northern Plains Agricultural
Research Laboratory, Sidney, Montana, for facility
construction:''.
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Amendment No. 3916

On page 50, lines 9 through 12, strike ``$21,221,293,000,
of which $100,000,000 shall be placed in reserve for use only
in such amounts and at such times as may become necessary to
carry out program operations'' and insert ``$21,221,793,000,
of which $100,000,000 shall be placed in reserve for use only
in such amounts and at such times as may become necessary to
carry out program operations and $500,000 shall be available
to provide a waiver to the State agency of the State of
Montana from the standard utility allowance requirements of
section 5(e)(7)(C) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
2014(e)(7)(C))''.

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