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 boundaries of units within the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System in North Carolina.
would provide for the sale or transfer of federal land in Nevada.
would reauthorize federal support for passenger rail programs.
would amend the Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act of 2011 to extend authority granted to FEMA to waive certain debts relating to disaster assistance provided to individuals and households.
would reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act.
would require the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust approximatley 46,000 acres of land for several Indian tribes and convey approximatley 275 acres of federal land to Elko County, Nevada, for a motocross, bicycle, off-highway vehicle, or stock car racing area.
would provide for the conveyance of 26,565 acres in Nevada from BLM to the Moapa Band of Paiutes.
provides for greater EPA transparency and timeliness in granting permits.
would authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.
would amend the SDWA to provide for the assessment and management of the risk of cyanotoxins in drinking water.