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 amend the Indian Reorganization Act to apply the Act to all federally recognized Indian tribes, regardless of when any tribe became recognized, reaffirming the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes.
would make technical corrections to certain Native American water rights settlements in the State of New Mexico, with an amendment.
Would direct the Secretary of the Interior to take certain land and mineral rights on the reservation of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of Montana and other culturally important land into trust for the benefit of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
which reauthorizes the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp, was passed by the Senate.
would exchange trust and fee land to resolve land disputes created by the realignment of the Blackfoot River along the boundary of the Fort Hall Indian Reservation.
would establish a Carbon Capture and Sequestration Deployment Acceleration Fund to promote the establishment of not fewer than 10 commercial-scale carbon capture and sequestration units in the United States during the next 10 years.
would preserve existing rights and responsibilities with respect to waters of the United States.
would amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to prescribe an additional requirement for the designation of marine sanctuaries off the coast of Alaska.
would establish a WaterSense program.
would provide for the designation of, and the award of grant with respect to, air and health quality empowerment zones.