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 the use of hand-propelled vessels in Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, and the National Elk Refuge.
which provides for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2018, was signed into law on February 7, 2014.
which would direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain federal features of the electric distribution system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District, was passed by the House.
would amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to establish a competitive grant program for renewable fuel infrastructure.
would amend the Act that provides for the establishment of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in the State of Wisconsin in order to adjust the boundary of that National Lakeshore to include the lighthouse known as Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light.
would direct the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Administrator of EPA to take actions to provide additional water supplies and disaster assistance to the State of California due to drought.
would exempt from Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 certain water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority.
would direct the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Administrator of EPA to take actions to provide additional water supplies and disaster assistance to the State of California due to drought.
which would reauthorize the National Integrated Drought Information System, was passed by the House.
would require the Secretary of the Interior to transfer all federal land, facilities, and any other assets associated with the Ozark National Scenic Riverways to the State of Missouri for the purposes of maintaining a state park.