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.

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.

would direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain National Forest System land located in Franklin County, Mississippi.

would establish the Shenandoah Mountain National Scenic Area in the state of Virginia.

would designate additions to the Rough Mountain Wilderness and the Rich Hole Wilderness of the George Washington National Forest.