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 authorize the Administrator of General Services to convey a parcel of real property in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to the Amy Biehl High School Foundation.
would direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to evaluate the significance of the Mill Springs Battlefield located in Pulaski and Wayne Counties, Kentucky, and the feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System.
which would remove a use restriction on land formerly a part of Acadia National Park that was transferred to the town of Tremont, Maine, was passed by the House.
which would amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch in Idaho, was passed by the House.
which would amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch in Idaho, was passed by the House.
which would amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to exempt certain Alaskan Native articles from prohibitions against sale of items containing nonedible migratory bird parts, as passed by the House.
which would reauthorize the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp through 2016, the profits of which support programs to help to protect African and Asian elephants, rhinoceroses, tigers, great apes, and marine turtles, was passed by the House.
Would provide for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5078) to preserve existing rights and responsibilities with respect to waters of the United States, and for
consideration another bill (H. Res. 644).
Would amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to exempt certain Alaskan Native articles from prohibitions against sale of items containing nonedible migratory bird parts.
would amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to permit exemptions for external power supplies from certain efficiency standards.