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 reverse the designation by DOI and USDA of certain communities in Alaska as nonrural.
would provide for the recognition of certain Native communities and the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
would prohibit the transportation of certain volatile crude oil by rail.
would lift the oil export ban and modernize federal policies regarding the nationwide supply and distribution of energy.
would amend FLPMA to facilitate vegetation management on federal lands in order to enhance the reliability of the electrical grid and reduce the threat of wildfires to and from electric transmission and distribution facilities.
would amend the ESA to require making all data that is the basis of determining a species' status as threatened or endangered available to states affected by the determinations.
would extend the authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2020.
would extend the date after which interest earned on obligations held in the wildlife restoration fund may be available for apportionment.
would authorize DOI to acquire certain property related to the Fort Scott National Historic Site in Kansas.
would direct DOT to establish a transformational infrastructure competitive grant program.