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 ESA to improve the disclosure of certain expenditures under that Act.
would amend the ESA to conform citizen suits under that Act with other existing law.
would amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail.
would authorize a settlement in accordance with the agreement entered into by the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Department of the Interior, and counties within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make qualified biogas property eligible for the energy credit and to permit new clean renewable energy bonds to finance qualified biogas property.
would improve timber management of Oregon and California Railroad and Coos Bay Wagon Road grant land.
would amend the ESA to require the Secretary of the Interior to publish and make available for public comment a draft economic analysis at the time a proposed rule to designate critical habitat is published.
would approve and implement the Klamath Basin agreements.
would amend Title 23, United States Code, with respect to weight limitations for natural gas vehicles.
would amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 with respect to high priority corridors on the National Highway System.