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 conform citizen suits under that Act with other existing law.
would amend the ESA to require disclosure to states of the basis of determinations under such Act and ensure use of information provided by state, tribal, and county governments in decisionmaking under such Act.
would amend the ESA to improve the disclosure of certain expenditures under that Act.
would amend the ESA to require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species.
would authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within the Northport Irrigation District in Nebraska.
would remove a use restriction on land formerly a part of Acadia National Park that was transferred to the town of Tremont, Maine.
would amend the East Bench Irrigation District Water Contract Extension Act to permit the Secretary of the Interior to extend the contract for certain water services.
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.
would ratify a water settlement agreement affecting the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe.
would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to identify and declare wildlife disease emergencies and to coordinate rapid response to these emergencies.