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 Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to grant to states on the Gulf of Mexico jurisdiction over fisheries out to nine nautical miles from shore.
would revise the authorized route of the North Country National Scenic Trail in northeastern Minnesota and extend the trail into Vermont to connect with the Appalachian National Scenic Trail.
would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase, expand, and extend the credit for hydrogen-related alternative fuel vehicle refueling property and increase the investment credit for more efficient fuel cells.
would authorize federal agencies to establish prize competitions for innovation or adaptation management development relating to ocean acidification.
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.