To provide for the exchange of certain lands in the Coconino and Tonto National Forests in Arizona, and for other purposes.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on Wednesday, July 23, 2003, at 9:30 a.m. on Public Interest and Localism in SR-253.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on Wednesday, July 23 at 10 a.m. to consider pending calendar business.

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Agenda Item 2: S. 391--A bill to enhance ecosystem protection and the range of outdoor opportunities protected by statute in the Skykomish River valley of the State of Washington by designating certain lower- elevation Federal lands as wilderness, and for other purposes.

Agenda Item 3: S. 434--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange all or part of certain parcels of National Forest System land in the State of Idaho and use the proceeds derived from the sale or exchange for National Forest System purposes.

Agenda Item 4: S. 435--A bill to provide for the conveyance by the Secretary of Agriculture of the Sandpoint Federal Building and adjacent land in Sandpoint, Idaho, and for other purposes.

Agenda Item 5: S. 452--A bill to require that the Secretary of the Interior conduct a study to identify sites and resources, to recommend alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the Cold War, and for other purposes.

Agenda Item 6: S. 714--A bill to provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of Bureau of Land Management land in Douglas County, Oregon, to the county to improve management of and recreational access to the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, and for other purposes.

Agenda Item 9: S. 1003--A bill to clarify the intent of Congress with respect to the continued use of established commercial outfitter hunting camps on the Salmon River.

Agenda Item 10: H.R. 417--To revoke a Public Land Order with respect to certain lands erroneously included in the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, California.

Agenda Item 11: H.R. 622--To provide for the exchange of certain lands in the Coconino and Tonto National Forests in Arizona, and for other purposes.

Agenda Item 12: H.R. 762--To amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and the Mineral Leasing Act to clarify the method by which the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture determine the fair market value of certain rights-of-way granted, issued, or renewed under these Acts.

Agenda Item 13: H.R. 1012--To establish the Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

In addition, the Committee may turn to any other measures that are ready for consideration.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 at 9:30 a.m. to hold a Business Meeting.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 at 2:45 p.m. to hold a hearing on Iraq: Status and Prospects for Reconstruction--Next Steps.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet in Executive Session during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 23, 2003.

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S.__, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2003

Presidential Nominations: Daniel Pipes, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace; Charles Edward Horner, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace; Stephen David Krasner, of California, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace; Eric Dreiband, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Any additional nominees cleared for action.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, July 23, 2003, at 10:00 a.m. in Room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct a hearing on S. 556, a Bill to Reauthorize the Indian Health Care Improvement Act.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on Wednesday, July 23, 2003, at 9:00 a.m. in Hart Room 216.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on ``Oversight Hearing: Law Enforcement and Terrorism'' on Wednesday, July 23, 2003, at 10:00 a.m. in the Hart Senate Office Building Room 216.

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The Honorable Robert S. Mueller, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice, Washington, DC; The Honorable Asa Hutchinson, Under Secretary for Border & Transportation Security, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct an Executive Nominations hearing on Wednesday, July 23, 2003, at 2:00 p.m. in the Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226.

Agenda

Panel I: Senators.

Panel II: Rene Alexander Acosta to be Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice and Daniel J. Bryant to be Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Policy, United States Department of Justice.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on ``Agriculture, Consolidation and the Smithfield/Farmland Deal'' on Wednesday, July 23, 2003, at 4:00 p.m. in Room 138 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.

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Panel I: Senator Tim Johnson.

Panel II: Mr. Joseph Sebring, CEO, John Morrell, Inc., Cincinnati, OH; Mr. William Hughes, Administrator, Division of Agricultural Development, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Madison, WI; Dr. Luther Tweeten, Agriculture Consultant, Columbus, OH; Mr. Russ Kremer, President, Missouri Farmers' Union, Jefferson City, MO; Mr. Patrick Bell, Farmer, Kenansville, NC; and Mr. Michael Stumo, General Counsel, Organization for Competitive Markets, Winstead, CT.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 23, 2003, at 2:30 p.m. to conduct a hearing on ``Enhancing the Role of the Private Sector in Public Transportation.''

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry be authorized to conduct a hearing during the session of the Senate on Thursday, June 12, 2003. The purpose of this hearing is to discuss the United States Department of Agriculture's implementation of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 and related crop insurance issues.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on June 12, 2003, at 10:00 a.m. to conduct a hearing on ``expanding homeownership opportunities.''

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on Thursday, June 12, 2003, at 9:30 a.m. on Global Overfishing.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet in open Executive Session during the session on Thursday, June 12, 2003, at 9:00 a.m., to consider an original bill entitled, The Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003; to consider S. 312, ``Availability of SCHIP Allotments for Fiscal Years 1998 through 2001''.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, June 12, 2003, at 9:30 a.m., to hold a Hearing on Beyond Iraq: Repercussions of Iraq Stabilization and Reconstruction Policies.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet for a hearing on TWA/American Airline Workforce Integration during the session of the Senate on Thursday, June 12, 2003 at 2:00 p.m. in SD- 430.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on Thursday, June 12, 2003, at 9:30 a.m. in Dirksen Room 226.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on Thursday, June 12, 2003, immediately following the Full Committee markup scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. in Dirksen Room 226.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, June 12, at 2:30 p.m. in Room SD-366 to receive testimony on S. 434--a bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange all or part of certain parcels of National Forest System land in the State of Idaho and use the proceeds derived from the sale or exchange for National Forest System resources; S. 435--a bill to provide for the conveyance by the Secretary of Agriculture of the Sandpoint Federal Building and adjacent land in Sandpoint, Idaho, and for other purposes; S. 490--a bill 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; H.R. 762--to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and the Mineral Leasing Act and for other purposes; S. 1111--a bill to provide suitable grazing arrangements on National Forest System land to persons that hold a grazing permit adversely affected by the standards and guidelines contained in the record of decision of the Sierra Nevada Forest Plan Amendment and pertaining to the Willow Flycatcher and the Yosemite Toad; and H.R. 622--to provide for the exchange of certain lands in the Coconino and Tonto National Forests in Arizona, and for other purposes.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space be authorized to meet on Thursday, June 12, 2003, at 2:30 p.m. on Cloning.

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 622) to provide for the exchange of certain lands in the Coconino and Tonto National Forests in Arizona, and for other purposes.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Speaker, H.R. 622 would require the Secretary of Agriculture to perform two land exchanges in the Tonto and Coconino National Forests in Arizona, the Montezuma Castle Land Exchange and the Diamond Point Land Exchange. With the help of the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Hayworth), I introduced this legislation on February 5, 2003.

First, under the Montezuma Castle Land Exchange, the Forest Service would acquire a 157-acre parcel of private land adjacent to Montezuma Castle National Monument, which it may reconvey to the National Park Service, and the 143-acre Double Cabin Park parcel, both in the Coconino National Forest. In the exchange, the Montezuma Castle Land Exchange Joint Venture, an Arizona partnership, will receive approximately 122 acres of National Forest system land adjacent to the Town of Payson municipal airport. The Town of Payson has entered into an agreement to purchase a portion of the property to create a private- sector business development and job opportunities. This exchange will protect riparian areas around Beaver Creek, the view-shed for the National Monument, and it will transfer Double Cabin Park to Federal ownership.

Second, under the Diamond Point Land Exchange, the Forest Service will receive a 495-acre parcel known as the ``Q Ranch'' in an area which has completed previous acquisitions and consolidated Federal land. In exchange, the Diamond Point Summer Homes Association will acquire 108 acres of Federal land which have been occupied by the association's 45 residential cabins since the 1950s. The Tonto National Forest Plan specifically recommends conveyance of the Federal land to the cabin owners.

The exchange will transfer public land of limited public use to the association in exchange for private lands that will greatly increase the management efficiency and enhance public use, access and the enjoyment of the surrounding National Forest lands. Both exchanges have multiple benefits, enhancing environmental protection and recreation, while also increasing economic opportunities for the community.

H.R. 622 is the result of almost a decade of cooperative efforts between local officials and the Forest Service and is based on a balanced solution to responsibly use the land and conserve this area. I urge adoption of this measure.

Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. President, I would like to announce for the information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been scheduled before the Subcommittee on Public Land and Forests of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

The hearing will be held on Thursday, June 12, at 2:30 p.m. in SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.

The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on S. 434--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange all or part of certain parcels of National Forest System land in the State of Idaho and use the proceeds derived from the sale or exchange for National Forest System Resources; S. 435--A bill to provide for the conveyance by the Secretary of Agriculture of the Sandpoint Federal Building and adjacent land in Sandpoint, Idaho, and for other purposes; S. 490--A bill 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; H.R. 762--To amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and the Mineral Leasing Act and for other purposes; S. 1111--A bill to provide suitable grazing arrangements on National Forest System land to persons that hold a grazing permit adversely affected by the standards and guidelines contained in the Record of Decision of the Sierra Nevada Forest Plan Amendment and pertaining to the Willow Flycatcher and the Yosemite Toad; H.R. 622--To provide for the exchange of certain lands in the Coconino and Tonto National Forests in Arizona, and for other purposes. (Contact: Frank Gladics 202-224-2878 or Dick Bouts 202-224-7545).

Because of the limited time available for the hearing, witnesses may testify by invitation only. However, those wishing to submit written testimony for the hearing record should send two copies of their testimony to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510-6150.

For further information, please contact the staff as indicated above.

Mr. Speaker, H.R. 622, the Coconino and Tonto National Forests Land Exchange Act authorizes, directs and expedites two land exchanges in the Coconino and Tonto National Forests in Arizona: the Montezuma Castle/Payson Airport Land Exchange and the Diamond Point Land Exchange.

Through this land exchange, the Town of Payson will receive land adjacent to its airport that will be used for expansion and economic development activities. This is particularly valuable to Payson because the Town is totally surrounded by national forest lands, virtually land-locking the community. Local officials feel that the lack of land for industry and low-cost housing is the major obstacle to economic development in the region.

These two exchanges have been pending for 6 or 7 years, with no conclusion anywhere in sight. The administrative process unfortunately broke down, leaving the Town of Payson and the homeowners of the Diamond Point Summer Homes Association with no other alternative than a legislated exchange. What's more, the exchanges are supported by the Forest Service and are already a part of the Tonto National Forest Plan.

This is common-sense legislation that accomplishes goals that even the Forest Service has stated are a priority. These land exchanges are endorsed by the Gila County Board of Supervisors, the Rim County Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Town of Payson, the Payson Regional Economic Development Corporation, and the National Park Service, among others.

I commend the gentleman from Arizona, Mr. Renzi, for making this legislation a priority, and for bringing it to the floor so quickly.