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 Public Law No. 89-108 to modify the authorization of appropriations for state and tribal, municipal, rural, and industrial water supplies.
would provide for the water quality restoration of the Tijuana River and the New River.
would amend the Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977 with respect to assessments of conservation programs.
would establish a mineral and mining innovation program within DOE to advance domestic mineral resources, economic growth, and national security.
would establish the Fort Ontario National Monument in the state of New York as a unit of the National Park System.
would amend the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to authorize states to approve certain organizations to acquire, hold, and manage conservation easements under the Forest Legacy Program.
would extend federal recognition to the Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe of Virginia.
would provide for certain requirements of the Surface Transportation Board and any state, political subdivision, or qualified private organization requesting interim recreational use of an abandoned railway right-of-way.
would amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to extend the Every Kid Outdoors program.
would require the Administrator of EPA to collect, calculate, and publish information regarding emissions of carbon dioxide and methane outside the boundaries of the United States that are associated with exports of fossil fuels.