Recent Federal Bills

Below are summaries of Bills Introduced, Committee Reports, Chamber Actions, and Public Laws reported in the most recent issue of ELR's Weekly Update.

which would provide for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S. Code, of the rule submitted by BLM relating to "National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision," was passed by the Senate.

would amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to reauthorize certain EPA programs.

would reauthorize funding to monitor, assess, and research the Great Lakes Basin.

would amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make a technical correction to the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund and amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to make technical corrections to the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund and Aamodt Settlement Pueblos' Fund.

would amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make a technical correction to the water rights settlement for the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation.

would amend the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2010 to make improvements to the Act.

would amend the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands to make the Act applicable to hard-rock minerals.

would designate the Flatside-Bethune Wilderness in the Ouachita National Forest.

would provide for a land exchange in the Chippewa National Forest, Minnesota.

would designate the Camp Hutchins Wilderness and establish special management areas in the Shawnee National Forest in the state of Illinois.