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 provide for certain land to be taken into trust for the benefit of Morongo Band of Mission Indians.
would require the Office of Management and Budget to annually submit a report on all disaster-related assistance provided by the federal government to Congress.
would prohibit the United States from contributing to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or the Green Climate Fund.
would rescind funds made available to EPA if the agency fails to meet certain deadlines.
would provide for expedited approval of natural gas exports.
would require NOAA to create an electronic database of research and information on the causes of, and corrective actions being taken with regard to algal blooms in the Great Lakes, their tributaries, and other surface fresh waters.
would provide for improved coordination of agency actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents for permitting determinations.
would direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish and implement an oil and gas leasing program that will result in the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas in the Coastal Plain of Alaska.
would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage charitable contributions of real property for conservation purposes by Native Corporations.
would reauthorize the African Elephant Conservation Act, the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997, the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000, and the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004.