Considers S. 1388, to authorize Interior Dept to establish a Pacific Northwest account for revenue from federally constructed hydroelectric power plants to assist Columbia River Basin farmers in repaying the cost of irrigation projects.
Considers legislation on states' jurisdiction over lands beneath navigable waters within original states' boundaries; Federal control and development of oil and petroleum reserves on continental shelf lying outside original state boundaries ...
Considers legislation to establish Interior Dept jurisdiction over Outer Continental Shelf lands and mineral rights and to require that offshore leasing revenues be used for national defense and education aid programs.
Considers S. 814, to establish a National Park Foundation with authority to receive gifts of real and personal property for the development of natural, scenic, historic, and recreational resources.