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 repeal the transportation alternatives program of the federal highway prorgam.
would discontinue funding for landscaping and scenic enhancement under the federal highway program.
would provide for the advancement of energy-water efficiency research, development, and deployment activities.
would direct DOI to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the James K. Polk Home in Columbia, Tennessee, as a unit of the National Park System.
would direct FEMA to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study on urban flooding.
would amend CERCLA to modify provisions relating to grants.
would amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen.
would protect and preserve international cultural property at risk due to political instability, armed conflict, or natural or other disasters.
would reauthorize the National Estuary Program.
would designate a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness of the Sierra National Forest as ''Sky Point.''