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 an exchange of land between the United States and the Trinity Public Utilities District of Trinity County, California, involving a parcel of National Forest System land in Shasta-Trinity National Forest.
would reauthorize the National Estuary Programs.
would amend the CWA to clarify when the EPA Administrator has the authority to prohibit the specification of a defined area, or deny or restrict the use of a defined area for specification, as a disposal site under section 404.
would amend the CWA to exempt certain silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements.
would require the Secretary of the Interior to take four parcels of federal land into trust for the benefit of certain Indian Pueblos in the state of New Mexico.
would amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to promote watershed health.
would provide for certain land to be taken into trust for the benefit of Morongo Band of Mission Indians, with an amendment.
would direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a registry for certain toxic exposures and to include certain information in the electronic health records of veterans.
would implement reforms to the Federal land management agency fire programs in order to address the complexities of 21st century wildfires in a more cost-effective and efficient manner.
would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide guidance and clarification regarding issuing new and renewal permits.