Below are summaries of Bills Introduced, Committee Reports, Chamber Actions, and Public Laws reported in the most recent issue of ELR's Weekly Update.
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.
would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to use designated funding to pay for construction of authorized rural water projects.
would amend FLPMA to improve the management of grazing leases and permits.
would sustain the economic development and recreational use of National Forest System land and other public land in Montana, add certain land to the National Wilderness Preservation System, release certain wilderness study areas, and designate new areas for recreation.
would authorize the exploration, leasing, development, production, and transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain in Alaska.
would authorize the exploration, leasing, development, and production of oil and gas in and from the western portion of the Coastal Plain of Alaska without surface occupancy.
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.