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 designate certain federal land in California as wilderness.
would require DOI to conduct offshore oil and gas Lease Sale 220 as soon as practicable.
would establish the Clear Creek National Recreation Area in San Benito and Fresno Counties, California, designate the Joaquin Rocks Wilderness in those counties, and designate additional components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
would require DOI and the Departemnt of Agriculture to enter into agreements with state and local governments to provide for the continued operation of public land, open air monuments and memorials, units of the National Park System, units of the National Wildlife Refuge System, and units of the National Forest System during a lapse in appropriations.
would prohibit the conditioning of any permit, lease, or other use agreement for the transfer of any water right to the United States by DOI and the Department of Agriculture, and would require DOI and the Departemnt of Agriculture to develop water planning instruments consistent with state law.
would require DOI to take four parcels of federal land into trust for the benefit of certain Indian Pueblos in New Mexico.
would amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act of facilitate the establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges.
would prohibit the conditioning of any permit, lease, or other use agreement for the transfer of any water right to the United States by DOI or the Department of Agriculture, and would require DOI and the Departement of Agriculture to develop water planning instruments consistent with state law.
would clarify the definition of navigable waters.
would clarify the effect of designating a National Monument on certain land in Chafee County, Colorado.