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 reauthorize the America's Conservation Enhancement Act.
would direct the Administrator of FEMA to conduct a review of the criteria for evaluating the cost-effectiveness of certain mitigation projects.
would amend Titles 46 and 49, U.S. Code, to streamline the environmental review process for major projects.
which would amend the Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000 to provide the Secretary of the Interior with certain authorities with respect to projects affecting the Klamath Basin watershed, was passed by the Senate.
which would amend the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 to reauthorize the Deschutes River Conservancy Working Group, was passed by the Senate.
which would amend the Marine Debris Act to improve the administration of NOAA's Marine Debris Program and improve the administration of the Marine Debris Foundation, was passed by the Senate.
which would improve recreation opportunities on, and facilitate greater access to, federal public land, was passed by the Senate.
which would direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to Mesa County, Colorado, certain federal land in Colorado, was passed by the Senate.
which would require the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to carry out a study on reservation systems for federal land, was passed by the Senate.
which would extend the Alaska Native Vietnam era veterans land allotment program, was passed by the Senate.