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 extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2024.
would amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen.
would expand geothermal production.
would direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating sites in the Lower Mississippi River Area in Louisiana as a unit of the National Park System.
would modify the Forest Service Recreation Residence Program by implementing a simple, equitable, and predictable procedure for determining cabin user fees.
would amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to improve recreation opportunities and increase consistency and accountability in the collection and expenditure of recreation fees collected on public lands and forests.
would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to retire coal preference right lease applications for which the Secretary has made an affirmative commercial quantities determination.
would correct the boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit P16.
would prohibit closing or repurposing any fish hatchery or aquatic species propagation program of the Department of the Interior unless such action is expressly authorized by Congress.
would transfer recreational management authority for Lake Berryessa in California from the Bureau of Reclamation to the Bureau of Land Management.