Recent Federal Bills

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 revise the authorized route of the North Country National Scenic Trail in northeastern Minnesota, and extend the trail into Vermont to connect with the Appalachian National Science Trail.

would designate the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument in California.

would ensure that amounts in the Land and Water Conservation Fund are made available for projects to provide recreational public access.

would amend the Animal Welfare Act to require humane treatment of animals at federal government facilities.

would amend the Internal Revenue Code to facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote conservation and efficiency.

would impose limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements whose terms require agencies to take regulatory action.

would provide for the establishment of nationally uniform standards governing discharges incidental to normal vessel operation. 

would remove a limitation on a prohibition relating to permits for discharges incidental to normal vessel operation.

would improve rangeland conditions and restore grazing levels within the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah.

would direct DOI to sell federal lands in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming, previously identified as suitable for disposal.