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 clarify the landward boundary of the exclusive economic zone between areas south of Montauk, New York, and Point Judith, Rhode Island, for the purposes of all federal laws governing marine fisheries management.
would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage charitable contributions of real property for conservation purposes by Native Corporations.
would require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to provide certain western states assistance in the development of statewide conservation and management plans for the protection and recovery of sage grouse species.
which would direct the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Administrator of EPA to take actions to provide additional water supplies to California due to drought, was passed by the Senate.
which would reinstate and transfer certain hydroelectric licenses and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of certain hydroelectric projects, was passed by the Senate, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
which would authorize the conveyance of two small parcels of land within the boundaries of the Coconino National Forest containing private improvements that were developed based upon the reliance of the landowners in an erroneous survey conducted in May 1960, was passed by the Senate.
which would amend the CAA to remove the requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles, was passed by the Senate.
would provide for the conveyance of the Forest Service Lake Hill Administrative Site in Summit County, Colorado.
would modify the Forest Service Recreation Residence Program as the program applies to units of the National Forest System derived from the public domain by implementing a simple, equitable, and predictable procedure for determining cabin user fees.
would amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Missisquoi River and the Trout River in Vermont as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.