Below are summaries of Bills Introduced, Committee Reports, Chamber Actions, and Public Laws reported in the most recent issue of ELR's Weekly Update.
provides for the elimination or modification of various federal reporting requirements.
would revise the boundaries of several units in the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System in North Carolina.
would permit commercial applicators of pesticides to retain and submit pesticide application-related records and other information in electronic form.
would provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California.
would direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into the Big Sandy River-Planet Ranch Water Rights Settlement Agreement and the Hualapai Tribe Bill Williams River Water Rights Settlement Agreement, to provide for the lease land located within Planet Ranch on the Bill Williams River to benefit the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program, and to provide for the settlement of water rights claims in the Bill Williams River watershed in Arizona.
would amend the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act to increase the price of stamps to fund the acquisition of conservation easements for migratory birds.
would require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
would revise the boundaries of several units of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System in North Carolina.
would provide for the sale or transfer of approximatley 46,000 acres of federal lands to several Indian tribes in Nevada, and 275 acres to Elko County, Nevada for a motocross, bicycle, off-highway vehicle, or stock car racing area.
would direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into the Big Sandy River-Planet Ranch Water Rights Settlement Agreement and the Hualapai Tribe Bill Williams River Water Rights Settlement Agreement, to provide for the lease of land located within Planet Ranch on the Bill Williams River to benefit the Lower
Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program, and to provide for the settlement of specific water rights claims in the Bill Williams River watershed in Arizona.