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At the Crossroads
Environmental Threats and Opportunities in the 106th Congress

Appendix D

FISCAL YEAR 2000 BUDGET RIDERS STATUS CHART

X Indicates rider is contained in the bill text as approved. X* Indicates rider was included in report language, rather than bill text. ? Indicates rider was modified so that it is no longer objectionable. -- Indicates rider was considered and rejected.
Anti-Environmental Rider	House Subcommittee	House Committee	House Floor	Senate Subcommittee	Senate Committee	Senate Floor	Conference
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-113)
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE
Limits Preparation for Climate Protection		X	X				X
Prohibits Funding for World Heritage Sites in the U.S.			X				X
Interferes With Ongoing Assessments of Climate Change Effects		X	X				X*
Prohibits Funding for the Development of National Environmental Economic Indicators		X*					X*
Waives the Endangered Species Act for Endangered and Threatened Salmon Caught in Alaskan Waters							?
FOREIGN OPERATIONS
Burdens International Efforts to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions	X	X	X				X
Limits Preparation for Climate Protection		X	X				X
Prohibits funding for U.S. activities of the U.N. Man and the Biosphere program or the U.N World Heritage Fund	X	X	X				X
INTERIOR
Allows Grazing on Public Lands to Continue Without Environmental Review	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Conveys over 2,500 acres of Public Land near Las Vegas, Nevada to the City of Mesquite Free of Charge						X	X
Prohibits the Department of Interior from Studying whether to Drain Lake Powell						X	X
Expands Exemption for Fur Dealers to Include Internationally Protected Species						X	X
Promotes Damaging, Subsidized Logging of Old Growth Forest in the Tongass Rainforest						X	X
Bars Non Profit Groups, Researchers, and Contractors that Receive Federal Funds from Disseminating Information on Current Legislative Proposals	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Delays Efforts to Revise Most National Forest Plans	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Diverts Public Trail Maintenance Funds for Logging	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Interferes with Restoration of the Kankakee River	X	X	X			X
Undermines Consensus-Based River Management	X	X	X				X
Increases Incentives to Log Old Growth Red Cedar from the Tongass National Forest	X	X	--	X	X	X	X
Limits Preparation for Climate Protection		X	X				X
Encourages Contracting Demonstration Project for Forest Management Without Providing Necessary Protections.				X	X	X	X
Promotes Lead Mining in Ozark National Scenic Riverways					X	X	X
Delays Implementation of the Forest Plan for the White River National Forest in Colorado for 90 days							X
Circumvents Federal Environmental Review for the Potomac River Development Project							X
Forces Reduction or Termination of Critical Wildlife, Fish, Water, and Air Research					X*
Imposes Strict Reporting Requirements on Climate Control Programs					X*		X*
Directs $5 million to City of Ketchikan, Alaska to Construct Unnecessary and Damaging Power Line Through the Tongass National Forest					X*		X*
Delays Important Hardrock Mining Regulations							?
Impedes Science-Based Management of National Forest and Bureau of Land Management Lands	X	X	-	X	X	X	--
Effectively Waives NEPA Requirements for a Land Exchange in Washington State						X	?
Creates a Special Deal for Washington State Grazing Interests	X	X	X	X	X	X	--
Delays Critical Land Acquisition in the Columbia River Gorge	X	X	--	X	X	X	--
Delays Implementation of Noise Standards in the Grand Canyon National Park						X	--
Interferes with Grizzly Bear Introduction in Idaho and Montana				X	X	X	--
Interferes with Federal Energy Efficiency Programs					X	--	?
Blocks Improvements at the Gettysburg National Military Park			X				--
Prohibits Interior Funding for the Man and the Biosphere Program		X	X		X	X	--
Allows the Oil Industry to Continue Underpaying Royalties	X	X	--	X	X	X	?
Weakens 1872 Mining Law	X	X	--		X	X	?
MISCELLANEOUS RIDERS IN THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 2000
Exempts Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining from Federal and State Water Protections and Surface Mining Laws							--
Provides Immunity for Coal-Fired Power Plants from Violations of the Clean Air Act							--
Delays New Protections for Roadless Wilderness Areas							--
S. 1948
Needs Technical Amendment to Clarify Superfund Liability for Radioactive Scrap Metal Recycling							X
H.R. 3425
Exempts the Wilson Bridge Construction from Environmental Requirements							X
OTHER FY 2000 APPROPRIATIONS BILLS
TRANSPORTATION
Freezes Existing Fuel Efficiency Standards (CAFE standards)	X	X	X				X
Establishes a "Transit Cap" Restricting Funding for State Transit Programs				X	X	--
VA-HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Limits Preparation for Climate Protection	X	X	X				X
Prevents the EPA from Investigating Civil Rights Claims	X	X	X				X
Delays Progress on the EPA�s Rules for Polluted Waters� Cleanup Plans						X	X
Unnecessarily Burdens EPA from Setting Drinking Water Standards For Radium							X*
Interferes with Ongoing Assessments of Climate Change Effects		X	X				X*
Requires the EPA to Conduct Questionable Studies Favoring the Petroleum Refining Industry					X*
Threatens the Public�s Right to Know					X*
Dictates Scientific Opinion on Global Warming		X*
Requires special certification for public interest and non-profit groups				X	X	X	--
Prevented non-profit groups and researchers from educating the public on legislative proposals				X	X	X	?
Creates New Penalties and Obligations Designed to Harass Non Profit Public Interest Groups				X	X	X	?
DEFENSE
Creates Civil Immunity for DOD from Environmental Penalties							X
Prohibits Defense Funds from Being Used for the Clinton Administration�s American Heritage Rivers Initiative							X
ENERGY AND WATER
Interferes With a Successful Federal Energy Efficiency Program.	X	X	X				X
Limits Preparation for Climate Protection		X	X				X
Blocks Habitat Restoration in California�s Central Valley		X*
Delays Congressionally Mandated Restoration of the Trinity River in California		X*
Allows Destruction of Valuable Wetlands	X	X	X				?
TREASURY, POSTAL
Requires a Burdensome and Useless Mandatory Accounting of Regulatory Costs and Benefits	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Requires Detailed Plan for Implementing Climate Change Related Activities							X*
AGRICULTURE
Blocks Enrollment of Lands Under the Wetlands Reserve Program	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Prohibits Spending on Farm Conservation Program	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Limits Preparation for Climate Protection	X	X	X				X
*Prepared by the Natural Resource Defense Council, February 2000*