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 protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting.
would promote research, monitoring, and observation of the Arctic.
would amend the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to provide guidance on utility energy service contracts used by federal agencies.
would amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to exempt certain Alaska Native articles from prohibitions against the sale of items containing nonedible migratory bird parts.
would establish the Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area.
would facilitate the planning, permitting, administration, implementation, and monitoring of pinyon-juniper dominated landscape restoration projects within Lincoln County, Nevada.
would provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States and the conservation and development of water and related resources.
would amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to provide certain exemptions relating to the taking of migratory game birds.
would amend title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal renewable electricity standard for retail electricity suppliers and a Federal energy efficiency resource standard for electricity and natural gas suppliers.
would designate a peak in the State of Nevada as Maude Frazier Mountain.