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 require that certain federal lands be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of federally recognized tribes in Oregon.
would amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail.
would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire approximately 44 acres of land in Martinez, California for the John Muir National Historic Site.
would amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail.
would establish a Hazardous Materials Information Advisory Committee to develop standards for the use of electronic shipping papers for the transportation of hazardous materials.
would expand the boundary of Fort Frederica National Monument in Georgia.
would relinquish all federal interests in certain lands in Louisiana to correct errors resulting from possible omission of lands from previous surveys.
would help the country adapt to changing crude oil market conditions.
would amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to promote sustainable conservation and management for fisheries and communities that rely on them.
would require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of
the United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of energy action plans aimed at promoting access to affordable, reliable energy, including increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources.